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The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09
AWED BY THE CROSS
SAVAGE INDIANS RESPECTED
SYMBOL OF CHRISTIANITY.
crucifix on Breast Of Young irishman
Who Fell with Custer Was Means
Of Saving Body from
MutiIation,


The following story of the Custer
one who received it from an eye-wit
ness of the scene described-a witness
who, indeed, had fatal interest in the
field, since he himself had lost his IA
ther in that last heroic stand of Custer
and his men.
Among the soldiers who were en-
gagged in fighting the Indians, in the
campaign of which the Custer episode
forms a part, were two young Irish
men who had been in the Papal Guard
at Rome. Before they left for America,
the pope had given them his blessing
and presented each of them with a
gold crucifix upon which the mystic
beneficence OF his prayers had fallen.
One of these young men was with
Custer when the general and all his
followers went down before the fero-
cious onslaughts of the Indians. The
other was with the company which
was the first to arrive upon the field.
The scene of the battle was inde-
scribably horrible. The CHASTITY nude
bodies of the dead lay about in man
ner to sicken the soul. They had been
stripped, scalped and mutilated &C.
cording to the custom of the savages.
The young Irishman wandered hope
lessly about in this fearful charnel
place in despair of finding his friend.
All at once he discovered a body
neither scalped nor stripped. but with
it's limbs decently composed as If by
a kindly hand. He recognized 1t as
that of his comrade. On the quiet
breast lay the gold crucifix of the
pope, attached to the slender chain
on which it had always been worn.
The squaws engaged in stripping
the bodies had discovered the holy
emblem hung about the young mans
neck, and awed at the sight of it, had
feared to wreak their usual horrors
upon him. They had Strengthened
his limbs and left him without the dis
figuring marks of the tomahawk
The friend of the dead man took the
crucifix and lock of his comrades
hair and sent them to the young mar
tyr's mother in Ireland.
1t was said by those who looked on
that the Indians who spared the
corpse because of the crucifix must
have been those who had come under
the training of the famous Father De
Smet, since he had given the savages
among whom he worked such a deep,
though ignorant, reverence for the
cross, that they would never dare to
maltreat body on which it was found
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09
A Matter of Buttons.

Under a street lamp in New York
group of men and boys were talking
and gesticulating excitedly. Two of
the men were in uniform. Presently
third man in civilians dress drew
knife from his pocket and began to
execute savage thrusts about the neck
and shoulders of one of the uniformed
men. A woman sitting on a doorstep
near by screamed in alarm.
What are they trying to do to that
MANI" she said. Kill him?"
Not at ALL" laughed her compan-
ion. They are simply exercising the
right of all free-born American citi
zens and are demanding his buttons
as souvenirs. That fellow with the
knife is saving them off.
Every sailor and soldier who
strikes this port ought to come pro-
vided with several gross of extra but
tons, IL he expects to keep his ward
robe in presentable condition. The
collecting fever has now reached such
virulent stage that he is held up
every trip about town and robbed of
one or more of those ornamental and
useful accessories to the toilet
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09
tTo BE coNTINuEp3
STIRRED UP NEW WORKERS.
Veteran Drove "Prairie Schooner"
With Oxen Through City Streets.

New York-A team of oxen drawing
a prairie schooner" the driver of
which was a rugged looking old man
who wore typical western garb, includ-
Ing sombrero. attracted great
crowds on Broadway.
The vehicle and driver were not
only in striking contrast with the jam
of automobiles and carriages on the
Great White Way" but they were a
decidedly novelty in New York.
The driver was Ezra Meeker, a
pioneer of the Oregon trail, who had
returned over the trail he followed to
the west half century ago. All along
Riverside. from Grants tomb to Sew
enty-second street, Meeker was fol-
lowed by an interested and curious
throng
When Broadway was reached the
crowd was SO dense that the oxen,
which the hale old man afterward de-
scribed as Dave and Dandy. had
hard time to make any headway.
Meeker's trip ended at last at the
Battery. He had come all the way
from Puyallup, Wash. to New York
in 626 days.
Meeker's object in making his
unique journey is to persuade the gov
eminent to build national highway
from east to west
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09
New from Old.

1t does not pay to spend much
money in renovating clothing. If ma
terials are good and the style not too
hopelessly behind the time very cred
liable garments can be evolved from
left over fabrics and new trimmings.
Sometimes articles which have been
packed away for years come forth as
stylish garments which need but a
few touches in the freshening process
1t pays to have home dressmaker OH
your list, for in emergencies of this
kind she can be engaged in the dull
season and you get better work from
her because she is not rushed and
tired. Try it some season when you
have been disappointed in the one who
has done your work none too well.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09
Time to Pick Up Bargain curios.

Foreigners in Japan find a great op-
portunity to purchase curios at the be-
ginning of each new year. Every one
in Japan is expected to clear up his
books and pay his debts by the last
day of the old year. The tradesmen
send in their yards-more often miles
of bills to the honorable lady of
the house." and presents are politely
exchanged all around. Shopkeepers
hold bargain sales to enable them to
pay the wholesale houses, and If a
man cannot raise suffic cient money to
pay his creditors it is not an uncom-
mon thing for him to sell off suffi ficient
or even all of his property at a sacri-
flee to enable him to meet the new
year with smiling face. The only
other honorable way out of his diff
culties is for him to commit suicide.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09

six rather deep points and is shaped
without seams into a high stock.
Such a collar is easily adjusted to
any plain blouse.
The belt worn with this blouse Is
one that all Frenchwomen like. for it
is of satin elastic and clings close to
the figure, decreasing the usual waist
measurement by an inch or two. The
elastic is studded with fair sized jet
cabochons, and the long upright
buckle is of jet in an open pattern.
which shows the satin elastic through
the design. Another belt is made OF
silk crushed into the width Of three
inches The material is stiffened un-
der the triple shirrings which form
point in the back.
Another steel studded belt has de-
cidedly novel line curving to give 1t
much greater width in the back than
in the front Slender figures will find
this style of belt most becoming. 1t
has the knack of emphasizing their
slenderness and of imparting dainty
curves to the figure. A small steel
studded oval buckle forms the fasten-
ing in front.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09
HArPlN TRIMMINGS ARE NEW.
Really Useful Novelty Taken Up by
Fair Parisians.

Hatpin trimmings figure prominent
ly among the modish eccentricities of
French women. The fad has grown
to such an extent that the hatpin out
fit is a real necessity to the wardrobe
This consists of cardboard boxes in
which repose rows of hatpins as stolid
as dead soldiers. The pins are short
and sometimes as many as 25 are in
cluded in a set. There are bird pins.
floral pins, bow pins, veil pins and
every other kind of pin that the fancy
can concoct But the little ornaments
have also practical use, and for that
reason are indispensable. The dernier
cri in hatpins is the embroidered nov
city giving the enchanting effect of
flower stuck on the hat. Thus a
white hat may be seen adorned with
pink chenille rosebuds in the morning
while in the afternoon the same bit
of millinery will triumph in trail of
purple chematis.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09

says archly: YES, I'm all here, La
Belle Blackwood. 1t is a little sur
prise. is it not. my ardent bridegroom.
Mr.. Barnes of New York;"
MY heaven. how did you come
here?" Burton's voice is hoarse with
amazement.
How? In Cipriano's swift yacht
and afterward on Corsican pony"
And why?" An awful anxiety has
crept into his voice.
Why? To save your life!"
ITO save my life?" Burtons tone
Is incredulous.
Yes. l guessed from Cipriano that
they were Turing you to Corsica for
your death. came here to warn you"
And Mr.. Ruggles ?" remarks Barnes,
still astounded.
"Oh. Ruggles quarreled with me;
got Jealous of you or Cipriano, dom.
know which. 1 was tired of Dan.
Then bizarre Cipriano. he is so funny
he said to me: Ma chere, you want
to even yourself with Barnes of New
York; l had told him you were such
a gallant knight you wouldn't even
kiss an old sweetheart because you
were going to be married to a pretty
faced, fair-haired, blue-eyed English
ingenue. and so, at Cip's suggestion.
came over to Corsica by Cipriano's
fast yacht yesterday"
But where is Enid and by what
DEVILS chance did you take my brides
placer" asks Barnes.
"Oh, the Corsicans-they wanted
you to follow them. They expected
that. They didn't intend for you to
get your bride, at all events not until
you had given them several chances
to kill you. So l was on the shore at
Sagone waiting for them when Sail
cet arrived per schedule on the Sea-
gull. l saw them from a distance.
They brought your bride off the yatch
all right. Great Scott, she has fine
nerve. that young lady of yours.
Naughty as captured goddess"
by the Eternal. have they killed
herr" Barnes is white to the lips.
''Oh, not yet anyway. Saliceti. with
two friends, hurried her on long way
ahead of me through the mountains.
Some dark-eyed gentleman escorting
me gave you distant chance to see
us. You were never on the same road
as your wife after you left vico-you
were pursuing mel"
My God!"
'It was such an exciting affair."" she
half laughs: something SO out of this,
ordinary, an adventure SO bizaree that
| liked to do 1t. Word was brought
you were in pursuit up the mountain
path. l knew they wanted to ambush
you. So told a shepherd to give you
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09
CHAPTER XIV.
A Little Surprise for Mr.. Barnes

n Little surprise Tor Mr. Barnes.
The American springs up the steps
into the house again, and rapidly as
cending the stairway to the second
floor, sees very faint CLEAN of light
shining under the doorway of the great
guest chamber in the front of the old
Corsican mansion.
He knocks almost reverently and a
faint, sweet voice answers timidly:
Come in
His heart lighted by hope and love.
his whole form trembling with anx-
iety to take his bride within his arms,
the thought that she is his and safe
making his flashing eyes very tender,
the eager bridegroom opens the door.
Reclining on a lounge in a white
robe her head bashfully turned from
him, the long. beautiful. almost dis
heveled hair streaming over her shoul-
ders, is his rescued bride.
She is in a nook of the big room well
from the faint candle light.
He passes an arm about her slender
waist and kisses her passionately. Her
lips respond as sweetly and clingingly
as ever did those of young bride.
But even in the midst of the ,iss,
Barnes starts back with a sharp,
amazed cry of almost horror: MY
God. Sally Blackwoodi"
And the lady turning to him so that
the candle light shines upon her radi-
ant features that are almost laughing,
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09
Lingerie Dresses.

The lingerie dresses are single
piece garments, and have a waist line
of narrow embroidery or insertion,
says writer in Harper's Bazaar Those
of linen or cloth are given stitched
or braided waistband. They all but
ton in the back. Unless all signs fail.
these Jumper" dresses will be the ia
vorite forms for the summer They
are made with fancy waists, attached
to the skirt by finished belt. The
waist portion. which is designed to be
worn over a lingerie blouse, is quite
likely to consist of stitched bands set
into round yoke at the top and mold
ed into the waistband. Bretelles or
sleeve caps or Ottoman armholes are
added, through which or below which
the lingerie sleeves are seen.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09
Sew on Bands,

Instead of basting bias silk bands
for trimming dresses, etc, stick two or
more long pins, several inches apart.
in press board, leaving a space at
center of each pin to run the bias
band under. The space is as wide as
the band when done. Insert band
under the first pin and pull through
that and the other pin or pins, press
ing as you go along. This will tur7
the bias band on each side and the
pressing will keep it down, and it is
ready for stitching. This is a great
time saver, as several yards can be
pressed in few minutes.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09
A lie Novelty.

The tailored girl this spring is wear
butterflies of leather.
They are made of suede and glazed
leather. in two harmonizing shades of
the same color.
Each piece is cut in four wings just
the shape of butterfly, the upper a
trifie smaller than the lower, and per-
forated in oval markings to let the
color show through.
These ties are seen in dark purple
and violet, brown and tan color. dark
blue and light. myrtle and apple
green and two tones of red. The
under piece is of the lighter shade
in glazed leather, the perforated parts
in suede.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09
Modern Turpentlne Catherine,

Twenty million turpentine cups are
used in the pine forests of the south
to catch the flow of resin from the
trees. and 100000 or 100000 are
added each year. These simple-look-
ing cups, which are not unlike flower
pots In size and shape. indicate a
rapid and highly important change in
the American method of gathering
turpentine. due to the need of econo-
my in using all forest products and to
the application of science in an old
fashioned industry.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09

these flowered cretonne waistcoats in
various styles and colors will add
much to the warmth and to the ap-
pearance of the spring suit. EN-
broidered waistcoats are worn by
women who like to have something
out of the ordinary. Taffeta is worked
in various floral designs and made into
the neatest of little vests to be worn
with the pony coat. the cutaway and
the eton. 1t is well worth the while
OF the woman who aims to dress be-
comingly to look into the matter of
her spring vests.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09

roses, green leaves, ETC., in a heavy
and ornate design, as shown in our il
lustration.
The material is not really that of the
cretonnes. but is rather heavy linen,
and most of these trimmings come
as borders on linen materials which
are meant to be used for the frock
itself. Some of the designs suggest
an entire innovation in the ideals of
dressing, they are SO elaborate, so pro-
nounced and seen at first glance, so
altogether beyond what woman Of
refined taste would care to wear. But
this is apt to seem the case when
new materials are first shown, and
yet by the time the season for wearing
them has really come, unless one has
been little indulgent toward the
new styles. ones frocks do not seetS
sufficiently novel and smart
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09
cReToNNE TRIMMINGS IN FAVOR.
Are a Feature of the Cotton and Linen
House Frocks.

Quite the most pronouncedly new
feature of the new cotton and linen
frocks meant for morning and infor-
NAL afternoon wear will be the Gre
tonne trimmings which are being used
on many of the most attractive new
frocks. These are in the genuine cre-
tonne or Chintz patterns and in the
varied colors that have always been
used in these designs, large and small
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09
A Little Color

The newest white dresses shown in
the shops have some touch of color in
embroidery or lace. but the all-over
embroidery coats trimmed with lace
are pure white. Linen suits for the
summer will show cuffs and collars of
a contrasting color. Pale blue, laven-
der and pink can be used to splendid
advantage on white linen suits.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09

and my f,ster father is stiil a fugitive.
II will he best that Edwin and ! take
him out of Corsica entirely. ! have
given orders TO my servants make
this place your home as long as you
like" She has already stepped out
upon the porcn.
you had better see Enid first" re-
marks Burton. following her.
mo, 1 think not Your Interview
should be before mine and l haven't
time. The drive to Bastia is SO long"
Barnes hurriedly puts her into the
vehicle. MAY you be happy as | am. .
she calls to him, and the young Cor
sican wife is driven rapidly down the
great avenue OF chestnut trees. To
masso being. apparently. also eager
to leave the gendarmes that have hunt
ed him over the mountains.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09
Embroidered Waistcoats.

One of the most telling features of
dress is the waistcoat. which is
very gay affair this spring. In Paris
they make the little waistcoat of gayly
flowered cretonne. The front is en-
tirely of the cretonne, while the
back is perfectly plain. A tiny row of
white buttons reaches from the smart
eravat to the belt Half a dozen of
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09
COLLARS AND BELTS
IRISH POINT LACE USED FOR THE
FORMER.
Very Dainty and Becoming for the
Small Woman Are Such Access
.ories-BeIts of Satin Elastic
Suit Most Figures.

Deep pointed collars of Irish point
lace are quite as dainty and becoming
as the many filet lace accessories the
small woman wears now. For lingerie
blouses they are particularly useful
and effective, because they supply the
entire trimming all in one piece. Take
the collar shown in the illustration,
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09
Widely Different Varieties.

rs IL good idea to make a speech
whenever you get chance?" said the
young man who is learning the states
manship business.
1T depends answered Senator Sor-
ghum. "on whether your speech is the
kind that shows your constituents how
much do you know or how much you
don't"
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09
The Retort Courteous.

"You had the nerve to marry me
for my money, sir"
We'll, madam, you certainly have
not the face to suggest that married
you for your beauty ?"-Baltimore
American
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09
The Virtue of Brevity.

Kwoter-Too many words, of course.
are wearisome. Brevity is the soul of
wit.
Wise with a yawn)-Not always;
but in any event it is always COM
mendable.
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"A Strong Combination.

Three of the oldest aud best known dry
goods men OF Huntington have combii ed
their forces and intend giving to Huntington
and surrounding towns the largest and hes,
dry goods ablishment that has ever been
seen in the state. We refer To ]. W. NaIen
tine, I. :. Garland and =. G.. Blggs.
Mr.. Valentine has been iden tined with the
business in Huntington TOR twenty-siN
years, Mr.. Garland for thirty i've year, and
FIR. Biggs was one OF those who helped make
promit ent the great wholesale dry goods
house OF Biggs. Watts Il co.
The new firm VIII occupy the ele ant new
valentine Building" ON Fourth avenue
opposite the Frederick Hotc aud viii carry
mammoth stock of Dry GODS, Millinery
Notions aud Heady-to-wear garments for
ladies'
There have always been some OF our peo.
PIE VINO nave felt that to get the advantage
OF perfect assortment they would have Ia
go to the city To do their shopptng rh.r.
VIII be no need from this time Of going
farther than huntington for the new stor.
Il comprehensive one carrying all the
articles that women generally use and orr
ing "a variety that would Toe hard To equal I'm
any city of The country
The names OF the men who compose the
new firm Is sufficient guarantee that the
store Will be Iun properly ana that prices
will always be right.
BON Mr. Garland and Mr.. Valentine have
hosts OF personal friends all over the Terri
tory contiguous to Huntington aud thoy
VIII try To meet personally all those WHO
come 10 the new store and To zee that the,
get exactly what they want.
II VIII be pleasure for ladies TO do their
shopping with the Nalentine-Gntlaud-B iggs
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Row on Bio Sandy Trdin..One
Man Killed.

Last Sunday evening there was a row
on the excursion train on the Big Sandy
division of the G.. * o Railway
which resulted IN John Whitaker being
killed. Our inform alton in re. ard Ia
IN matter is as follows: There were
several men in the ladies' coach I'M.
toxicated and raising a disturban and
the conductor went into the smoking
car and asked DIR Fred ID. Marcum, city
marshal OF Lo~ lisa, to ass It the train
crew In quoting the drunken men
Marcum readily asSented 10 the en-.
uuctor request and as he entered the
ladies car he was knocked down and
the conductor, whose name is Frank
BIeVens, was also assaulted Then the
desperadoes attacked the fallen men
with beer bottles and before the men
could regain their feet Marcum was
bad beaten. When he did rails. how.
ever, he had his revolver in hand and
shot Whitaker, one of the RING
leaders IN the trouble, and killed him
almost instantly. Whitaker lived i'm
Floyd county, Ky This sobered the
gang and the disturbance came to an
end. The trouble took place a few
miles this side of Louisa, XIV
Ut. Marcum gave himself up to the
authorities and was released on his own
recognizance. According to what we
can learn of the affair he acted entirely
in self.defense.
Mr. Marcum formerly lived at this
place and Is son of Judge w. w.
Marcum. 1t reports are true there is
no doubt but that he will be vind;cated
OF wrong doing III connection with rho
death of Whitaker.
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Notice to Lien Holders.

To all persons holding liens 10y judg-
ments or otherwise ON the real estate, or
any part thereof, of Cyrus T. Dillon;
In pursuance of decree of the Cir
cult Court OF Wayne County, made in n
cause therein pending, TO subject the
real estate of the said Cyrus f. Dillon,
TO the satisfaction, of the liens thereon
you are hereby required to present all
claims held by You and each of You
against the said Cyrus T.. Dillon, which
are hens ON his real estate, or any part
of 1t, for adjudication, to me, Mt my
Office in the town OF Wayne, Wayne
County, West Virginia. on or before the
LIST day OF October, 1908
JNo Holt TIERNAN,
2sept 4w Commissioners.
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HIGH Glass Toiles PreDdratIons.

We try TO keep posted on what
are the best face powders, COS
me'lcs, cold creams, complexion
lotions, perfumes, tooth powders.
ere III you are not quite sure of
what you want come here and we
VIII assist you in its selection.
Wild q Boette, Florentine Drug
store, Huntington, w. Va.