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The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-23
The Pathos Of Fate.

The imperial glory that once was
Spain's long since passed from her.
and it is reported that pathetic and
tragic admission of the fact is to be
made in Madrid by dismantling the
Pantheon OF the Spanish colonies and
dispersion of its valuable collections
among the libraries and museums Of
the city, says the Boston Herald. The
site is needed for other purposes; the
fact political which the building sym
bolized 10 longer exists; and the
sooner present and future genera
tions are rid OF reminder of past
national waste and maladministra-
ton. the better. Thus the argument
runs. Greece. Rome. Carthage. Spain
and Holland. each have had their day
of empire on the sea. VIII London
ever witness such scene as Madrid
is to see? And Berlin after London?
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-23

Defective designing was the cause
Of the collapse of the cantilever bridge
across the St. Lawrence river at Que
bee several months ago. according to
the report of the royal commission ap-
pointed to make an investigation. The
designer used the standard formulas
in computing the strains, but In the
opinion of the commission he should
have modified them. as the bridge was
larger than any that had hitherto been
attempted ON the cantilever principle.
1t is easy to say this now. for all en-
gineers know more about the subject
than before the falling bridge demon
strated that the old formulas were
incorrect. But it is important to fu-
ture bridge-builders, as well as to the
public. that an adequate explanation
of the Quebec accident has been
found.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-23
Our Agricultural Adxantaasa.

Through Secretary w r. r. Mills of
the Denver Chamber OF Commerce the
Colorado Agricultural College has ar
ranged for series of papers to be
prepared by the experts of the college.
These papers will cover every field
OF agriculture adapted to Colorado
The status of each agricultural line
will be shown, together with the spe-
cial advantages Colorado has for each
particular branch of farming and the
probable future developments. Among
following
Irrigation in Colorado" Raising
Horses" Beet Producing" "Fruit
Growing" Grain Growing" Forage
Crops. Dry Land Farming" Hogs" :"
fDairying," Poultry" SHEEN Indus
try Potatoes" 'Cantaloupes" and
Sugar Beets."
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-23


The English advocates of woman's S
suffrage have made their demands a
real political issue. A resolution in
their favor was recently adopted by
the convention of English Liberals.
Their bill was read first time in the
house. practically without opposition,
though It will go NO further. Press
dispatches tell Of a really worried
London police, assert that the cabinet
ministers never know what will hap.
pen to them next, and aver that Mr..
Asquith never leaves home save in
the company of two detectives Even
he has capitulated to the extent Of re-
ceiving a deputation of the National
Union of Women's Suffrage Societies
and admitted that their case was pre-
sented with unusual precision and
persuasiveness."
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-23

The progress of the enormous new
system of water works of New York
city has made necessary the creation
OF a large new aqueduct police force,
for the patrol and protection of the
watershed. The chief Of the force is a
popular college graduate and society
man. The news of his appointment
brought applications to take the civil
service examinations from 300 college
men, who are attracted by what they
regard as a vacation in the beautiful
scenery of the Catskills, with $100 a
month as gratuity. The physical ex-
aminer of the civil service commission
pronounced the candidates the finest
body of men, physically. he had ever
examined, and the young men came
away from the mental tests grinning.
and declaring that they were easy"
The aqueduct force ought to be able
to rob the city police of its title of
''the finest
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-23
eattIeships at Los Angeles.

Los Angeles. Cal.-Los Angeles sent
more than 100000 of its residents to
the ocean side Saturday to welcome
the American battleship fleet of six
teen fighting vessels and three auxil-
iaries which steamed into San Pedro
harbor. twenty-tSvo miles away, in the
full radiance OF midsummer sun and
dropped anchor a. 8: 80 p. m. The ar
rival of the fleet was accompanied
by all of the flashing colors and embei-
lishments that have made its presence
in every home and foreign port visited
in the last four months marine pic
ture unrivalled in imposing beauty.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-23
Ebert County Tribune
;. E. p.pe. Editor and Publisher.
hilbert. COLORADO.
al AppreeI.tIon Of AtteetIen.


Most men appreciate affection. and
are disappointed when they fall to
nnd It demonstrated In their wives
They appreciate 1t in equal degree
with the wife who likes to be assured
that ssr husbands every thought Is
for her happiness. A man is not only
called upon to sacrifice many OF his
bachelor enjoyments when he be-
comes engaged. but when he is mar
ried he has still other trifles to fore
go. says the New York Weekly. 1t
is for the pleasure and JOY OF having a
wife and home OF his own that he is
more than proud OF his partnership.
Everything works SO smoothly that he
is happy. very happy; and still there
comes TO him special thrill OF sweet
ness when his wife puts her arm
around his neck and whispers in his
car that she loves him--loves him
very much. No girl could await the
alteration OF her lover with greater
joy than man does the tenderness
showered upon him by loving wife.
But just as some men grow lax In
their attentions to their young wives,
so do too many young wives forget
to keep ever burning the furnace Of
their loves upon the domestic rearth.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-23

1t is the same old story. North.
south. east and west the farmers are
short Of help. If the men looking for
work would add to their applications
No objection to going in the coun-
try" they would probably have choice
of any number of jobs.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-23

The fact that New York has par
rot that swears in six languages Is
being rather widely advertised. 1t is
certainly queer how very fond New
York can be OF its various forms of
wickedness.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-23
Sheep.
Grain.

Wheat. choice milling. per 100 lbs,
$1.50. Rye, Colo bulk, per 100 lbs,
S110. Oats. Colo, bulk. No. white.
s165; same in sacks, s1.75. Corn in
bulk, s1.29. in sack, s1.3G. Corn chop,
sacked. $1.37. Bran, Colo. per 100 lbs.
s1.20. Rolled oats. cwt., s1.S5. Flaked
barley, cwt., $1.65
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-23
Hay.

Upland. per ton, s1O.OOGs11.OO; sec
ond bottom, s7.50@sS.50; timothy.
$9.00@s10.00: alfalfa, s9.5O@s1O.5O;
straw, s300@$4.00: South Park wire
grass, $13.0O@S14.00.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26
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0 NE day as Fontaine. the great writer of fables. was passing O along q street of Paris a maid threw a bucketful of scalding water from a window above. It struck full upon the head of Fontaine.
 Fortunately. his wig protected him to such extent that he was not burned With the aid of several passersoy who recognized him he succeeded in wringing the water from his clothes. Then, fercely rat-a-tapping his cane along the street. Fontains speedily betook himself to his lodgings.
 At that time Fontaine lodged at the house of his friend, Madame de Ia sabliere. He passed into the drawing room, where a number of visitors were gathered. Upon beholding the famous writer in such wretched plight they crowded around him. de- raanding what had occurred. Fontains explained briefly.
 "And are you not going to lodge complaint against this miserable wbman?'' cried madame.
 T truat you have at least repri- mandsd the maid for her careless ness." added another lady.
 "Reprirnanded the wonnan?" respond cd Fontaine. Indeed. I thanked her"
 'aThauked herg' all assembled cried in astonishment
 Fontains smiled quietly as he re plisd-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26

N.YoT often of late had Betty vis-
 M ited the old-fashioned attic which \ contained so many of her treas ures-especially her wonderful Dream Book, the diary of that other little Betty who had lived years and years be- fore. Betty, you know, delighted to im- agine herself gfhe other Betty, and, in- deed. she seemed so like her ancestress in many things that this was not at all dtficult.- But her dream self belonged mostly to the attic, therefore she never even brought the diary to her own room. And now that her comfy seat among the branches of the old apple tree was so inviting. the attic saw little of her.
 One day, however. the sky ciouded over. Soon the ran fell and the apple tree castle was no longer habitable. Betty found her way to the attic. there to enjoy herself as best she might
 Of course. oy this time the little girl knew by heart almost every word com tained in the diary of her ancestress. Today one passage in the little book set her thinking. It told how this other Betty wondered just what her ances- tors were like,
 "I certainly have the advantage of her there." unused Betty. "cause last Christmas when I thought fell asleep in the attic all my ancestors came in such funny way and told me all about themselves. There was the dear old
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26
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began to write out neatly the invitations to her ancestors. All at once she paus- ed. knitting her brow thoughtfully.
 T do wonder whether I'd best Invite that pirate uncle of mine."
 But she didn't have the heart to keep the wicked old fellow away; and. be- sides. she thought that if she didn't in- vite him he might come anyway. and that would be very unpleasant.
 At last the invitations were written. Now. how in the world shall send themP' Betty asked herself.
 Then, 1t seemed, a voice whispered in her ear: f'Use the old candiestick."
 ''That's just the thingl" exclaimed Betty. clapping her hands together. Swiftly she sped downstairs. returning presently with a candle. This she plac- ed in the antique candlestieh. In the light she burnt one message after an- other. and she imagined she saw the ghosts of the messages rise after the paper was burnt and float away toward the far end of the attic.
 when nothing but ashes remained, she seated herself expectantiy on the chest milrmuring:
 'T hope it won't be long before some thing happens"
 CONTINUED NEXT sUNDAY.)
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26

gain much favor with his fun-loving playmates. He'really deserved a place on the team. but as he never put for- ward claims for a place. others nlled the position which should have been his.
 Ralph did himself proud that day. Accompanied by the cheers of the "Reds'" sympathizers. he began to bowl out one after another of the op- posing players. And he saved the match for the ''Reds."
 No sooner had Ralph bowled out the last man. than he toppled over in faint. His teammates. in consterna- tion, ran to his aid. He offered no excuse for his weakness when re- vfved, but the doctor told them after ward that the boy had played with one of the bones of his wrist broken.
 You can imagine what a hero Ralph became now. Of course, he had won glory in saving the game but the fact that he had mentioned not a word of the accident to his wrist that morning and his gameness in play ing despite the injury, endeared him to his fellows as no other act could have done.
 Ralph was chosen first of all to carry the banner on Empire Day. nor was there one who did not approve of the choice. And truly, Ralph felt proud as he could be when he led the procession. He appreciated the honor all the more. tnasmuch as 1t had come as such a great surprise to him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26

MYOT always were milestoues
 M obliged to stand immovable at 1 measured distances from each other along the roadside. The time was, ever so long ago. that at night fall, when wayfarers seldom journey ed abroad, milestones were given op- portunity for recreation. But mile- stones then were different from the Tniiestones of today. They were merely elves. who. by order of the Fairy Queen, took their stands by the wayside, and placards hanging about their nscks directed travellers.
 When freed from duty at night they hastened to join the fairies in their frolics. At dawn the elf milestones ceased their Teveling and returned to their posts.
 One night, while the elves were having an unusually merry time, q certain elf suggested to his fellow milestones:
 Let us have some fun on the nor row by exchanging placards with enc another"
 So, although every milestone elf knew thoroughly well the wrong he was doing, the next day found them along the roadside. with the placards misplaced in a sad way. Weary travellers. would come to. the nrst elf and would read upon the placard:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26
ffyY PONDER who will carry the W bannerr' observed Tommy
 w TFaInnr,nfA fa nia comrades,

ffyV PONDER who will carry the
 NA/ banner7'' observed Tommy
 w Halcombe to his comrades. AS they came from the cricket field-
 All knew to what Tommy refeffed' No other banner could be meant than the one carried at the head of the school chiIdren's procession on Ena- pire Day. This holiday, first held 70 commemorate Queen victoria's birth day. was celebrated with much splen- dor at IsIingtcn. But it was the pros cession that pleased the boys most or all, for this was of their own making. And h great honor came to the boys who carried the banner at the head of the parade. These were always the most popular boys st school ana weEe chosen by their fellows.
 sDon't know" replied Jack Daiford 10 Tommyss query; out do know That we'd better be thinking of our cricket match with the Blues in- stead of Empire Day."
 The others admitted that Jack was undoubtedly right. and they fell to discussing their chances of winning from the 'sBlues."
 But the match itselfs No one will ever forget 1t. Never before had there been such q struggle Handi- capped by the loss of two of their best bowlers, who were i'll, the "Reds" got along badly. Finally. in his des- peration, Captain Rob decided to give little Ralph Bancroft R chance. Ralph was a quiet chap-teo quiet to
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26
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 laughter. To them it was a most cornical sight. To look at the man who would pass the one-mile post with merry smile, the eight.mils post with a savage frown and the five-mile post with an utterly bewil- dered stare. seemed the best joke in the world.
 The Fairy Queen. however, couldn't see that it was funny at all. So vexed was she with the elves breach of rule. that she ordered them to march direct to their stations. No sooner were they posted than every one of them she changed into stone. Upon these stones were then placed the reading formerly carried by the plac- ards. Never more could the elves join at nighttime the joyous games of the fairies
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26
The Big Lion

OrR OLIVER LODGE. one of Eng.
 lands most learned men. on first ~ look seems to be rough and ur- kind, but upon acquaintance with him you learn that he is the contrary. In- deed. chiid-friend described him ss "a great big lion with white satin heart" Sir Oliver likes to talk as simply as pos- sible. On one occasion In ths class- room. he asked a student how to do an experiment in which the raising of water in a tube was necessary. The student endeavored 10 explain with
 many long words. While he was still fioundefing among these tongue twisters." Sir Oliver cut him short by saying briefly. Suck the thing"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26

Puritan lady, llfhs handsome Cavalier, that wicked pirate great-great-grand- uncle--' se.
 Here Betty bhivered at the recollec- ton of the bloodthirsty appearance Of her pirate ancestor.
 .'oh, I know what I'll do nowf ex- claimed Betty with sudden decision. 'I'm going to have an Ancestor Party, ana I'll invite all of them to come hero again and we'll have perfectly lovely time. I'm sure"
 Using an old chest as desk, the girl
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26
Politeness

NR AIRY looked shyly up at the WI handsome gentleman who had 4sA just been calling on her father and who now stopped to talk for a moment with the little maid. Evil dently Mary wished to say some thing, but somehow found 1t hard to speak. At last she pleaded desper- ately and with attroubled a air:
 Please don't think me impolite. sir; but would you mind doing me a fa- vor?"
 with the greatest pleasure. little girl" returned the man.
 Then said Mary. T wish you wouldn't lean on that gate post. Father just had it painted this. morn ing, and don't think he'd want to be troubled having it done over again."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26
An Object of Interest

TT IS told of certain English bish-
 op that he was visiting a friend, when he noticed that the son of his host, a lad of about years old, seemed much interested in him. This rather pleased the bishop, as he was fond of children He looked at the boy with his very best smile and asked:
 Don't you think we shall be good friends7"
 "oh, you're all right" replied the boy, slowly.
 Then, glaneing down at the bishops knee brooches. he added. But. say won't your mother let you wear long trousers yet7"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26
couldn't be Published.

A schoolgirl. who had to write an es- .sv ahout motoring. submitted the foi- lowing:
 .sAfy uncle bought e motor car. He xvau riding in the country. when it bust ed up A hill. I guess this makes about fifty words. The other two hundred are what my uncle said when he was walk ing back to town. but they are not ne for uublication.''
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26
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Quite severely the dignined gentle man commanded the boy who was sn- toying himself in the middle Of the street, Hey there. boy. get out ox that dirty water"
 But the boy merely stared. and, feei- ina himself secure. shouted:
 You go and find a mud puddle of vour owni You won't steal this one from fne!'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26

completing a big circle through the woods. returned to the starting point. Nero. with his baby rider. was right at his neck. The rest of us trailed in a moment later.
 You may know how relieved we were when we found that no accident had happened to the twins. Then we all laughed quite heartily at the thought of the babies winning the race. We did so wish Aunt Lillian could have taken a snapshot of us in action!
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26

through the woods. with Baby Joe clinging with all his might to the wool The next instant away dart ed Nero in pursuit. Freddy's donkey followed, starting so quickly that Freddy was thrown off into the bushes. Clara and I, anxious to see what end this mad frolic would have. rode fast along the route taken by the party.
 How the babies ever stuck on don't know, and suppose you'll hardly believe 1t when I tell you that both were seated when the ram, after
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26
Broke the Silence

1$IM had been especially cautioned
 not to disturb the guests at an ner by chattering. And as he re- garded 1t big privilege to sit in q 'ow chair such as grown folks used. ne promised bis mother and himself that ne would be very good. indeed.
 It was no hardship for Tim to keep silence at first. for his mouth was very close to his plate. by reason of the low ness of the chair. and Tim found that ne could eat an enormous lot in an ex- ceedingiy short time. But when des- sert was reached. he could restrain ms patience no longer.
 Father" said he, ''you can't guess what I've got under the table"
 The father. who had been quite pleas ed with Tim's silence. now rewarded the lad by asking kindly:
 And what have you under the table, my boy7s
 "An orfui stomach-ache." sadly re- piled Tim
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26
In the World of Curiosities

rrHIs strange looking animal, with
 huge, ghost-iike eyes. is related 10 \ the iemur family. He makes his home in the islands of Celebes, Su- rnatra, Borneo and the Philippines. where the natives regard him with great dread.
 Living entirely in the trees, he feeds mostly on insects and small reptiles. He takes his food after the fashion of the squirrel The little fellow moves in series of remarkable jumps. some
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26
Changing 3O,O00 Names

MOT long ago pr. Charles Eastman
 M made a trip to the Pine Ridge Reservation. South Dakota. for the sole purpose of remaining 5000 Sioux Indians. pr. Eastman, who is himself a fuii-blooded Sioux, had the task of changing such cumbrous names as '.Afraid-of-a- Bear.'' Big -Biack-Raven- with-the- White Eyes," Many Light nings." 'Thunder-in-the-c1oud and many others just as long. to plain John. Walter. Edward. and so on. Somehow it seems shame to part with these splendidly sounding names for such ordinary ones, doesn't 1t?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26

what like a flea. leaping from bough to bough in successive jerky leaps.
 This iemur isn't nearly as horrible as he looks. Indeed. he Is quite harmless and inoffensivs. Although there would be no especial advantage for any or us to be strikingly ugly. the appear ance of the specter lenur is his best safeguard, inasmueh as 1t protects him from the natives.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26
Her Prayer.

"oh. grandmaP' exclaimed little Mildred. 'T asked God last night to give us a nice. clear day. and see how fine 1t isi"
 Grandma smiled at the little girl as she responded. T am fond of pleasant weather. too. my child. Now won't you pray that it may be warmer to- morrow, so that my rheumatism may be better?"
 Mildred promised. and that night she added to her prayers this request;
 -"Oh! God. please make 1t hot
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26
How Old Are You }

TOW old are you on your tenth
 H birthday? Ten. of course, you
 ! will answer. But see if can not prove you wrong. In fact. you are only g. Your first birthday was on the day you were born. your sec ond birthday on the day you were l year old. and so on. until the tenth birthday. when you are years old. the age always keeping one year be. hind the number of the birthday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26

WYE REALLY didn't intend to M have a race. Aunt Lillian was
 VI merely posing us for a kodak picture. Freddy and I were on don- keys, Clara on her bicycle and the twins on Nero and the pet ram. And, of course, Freddy didn't mean it when he suggested, Wouldn't 1t be fun. to see who would win out in racer
 We did have a race. however. an exciting one. too. For some unac- countable reason. Billy, the ram. gave one jump and then started on run
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26
Try 1t Yourself.

A man once declared he could move an ordinary brick attached to two miles of cord along q level road. He failed to move the brick. If is estt- mated that the friction of the cord on the road made the weight of the brick and cord not far short of a ton.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26
That Indeflnable Air.

There's mo use tallxin's;r said Farmer Corntossel. as he knocked the ashes out piece, there's something about a college education that does give a young feher polish.''
 ;Do you think our boy Josh Is improv- ed?''
 siYep He kin smoke a pipe in a way that makes it look real stylish.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26
Nothing New Under the Sun.

Tha nicl:el.in-t the-slot machine dates mack 10 Egypt's haicyon days, when sr, automatic receptacle which sold holy water was placed at the dooFs Q. tne sbInsa aaily A coin was dropped into 1ha basin. and immediately q certain smo,int of sweet holy water was elected.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26
UneomplimentarY.

Bobby examined rather critically the face of the baby his friend Edna was
 aWeiIs said he, finally, q don't think he's very pretty; but I guess US the kind of face that grows on you.
 Edna retorted indignantly. Its not the sort of face that ever grew on you. You'd be nicer looking if 1t was"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26

Onion as weather Indicator.
 Place twelve onions In a row on Christmas Day, name each after a month and put salt on their tops. Those on which the salt is melted Inside of twelve days will be wet months.