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The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-04
He stopped in Time.

Little Bob's father was fond Of tell
ing bear stories to his little boys.
One evening he was telling a thrilling
one about a bear chasing a little girl.
and how he crept nearer and nearer
and nearer" At this point Bob caught
his fathers arm. and. with the big
tears falling down his cheeks. he
cried. "Oh. father, don't tell any
more. He might catch her."-The De-
lineator.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-04

plies arrived
at FitzGerald's
quarters.
The American
officer was no
mere d 1 n n g r
giver. The IN
vitations which
he sent to the
six British Of
fcers were en-
graved, bore the
arms of the
United States
in colors and
announced a
banquet.
1t took Lieut..
FitzGerald a
full week to un-
pack the boxes
which had come
from San Fran
cisco. He told
about 10 OF his
enlisted m e n
that it would
not do for an
American off,
Ger to be out
done in hospi-
tality by the
British. Forth
W / t h he in
structed t h e m
carefully in du-
fiaQ nc woftaro
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-04
Windy Wills.

AS contrast to the short will of e. Fl
Hartman, one might mention the will OF the
late Lord Grimthorpe. in the framing OF which
no fewer than 11.070 words were used: and
that of Mr.. Edward Bush, retired Gloucester
engineer. who died last autumn worth Ella.
s18, and disposed of 1t In a will containing
5000 words.-Strand.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-04

Didn't It take lots Of cer-e to face
crowded house the first time you
appeared on the stage as starr"
asked the inquisitive person. YES"
said the actress: that's what the
dramatic critics all said in the news
papers the next morning. Chicago
Tribune.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-04

again. he might advise us to hitch our
airships to star.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-04

A girl never feels moro important
than when she Is getting married. and
a man never looks more inoonapic-
uous.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-04

SIX ANY gray-haired
retired-list American
soldier in Washington
for an army story and
instantly he will start
to tell you of the tale
of Lieut.. Michael Fitz-
Gerald's dinner party.
1t is a favorite army
yarn, but not often
does 1t find its way
outside of the circle of
the blue.
Lieut.. Michael Fitz-
Gerald became Major
Michael FitzGerald I'm
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-04

Some people register their kicks. but
never vote them.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-04

Not all lawyers are legal lights"
some Of them are legal light weights
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-04

received In the very forefront of ~ T. |
battle for his adopted country he was
placed upon the retired list of the
army. He died within few months
at his quiet little home town in Penn
sylvania.
The dinner of Lieut.. FitzGerald was
an international episode. Some of
the elders will remember that it was
not until shortly after the close of
the civil that the last echo was
heard of the dispute between Great
Britain and the United States over
territory in the northwest. The ques-
tion of the ownership of the islands
between Vancouver and Washington
territory was still unsettled The two
governments in order not to lose pres
tge felt it necessary to maintain gar
risons on the disputed grounds.
The United States was represented by one
company of the old Ninth infantry command
ed by Second Lieut.. Michael FitzGerald Fitz-
Gerald the only American commissioned
officer in the field Not far away from his
headquarters were two companies of British
regulars with full complement of officers
Before FitzGerald and his command were
sent to the island occupied in part by the
British. Gen. Mcdowell. who commanded the
division of the Pacific, sent for the second
lieutenant for the purpose of impressing upon
him the delicate nature Of his mission.
above all things. Mr.. FitzGerald." said
the general, observe the rules of international
courtesy"
I'll do it, general" answered the second
lieutenant promptly, land no will grow
out of my treatment of the red-coats."
The British and American garrisons were
only few miles apart. When Lieut.. Fitz-
Gerald finally became comfortably fixed in his
quarters and feeling the full weight of
being not only company commander but COM
manding officer of United States garrison
well. he was called upon in turn by each of
the half-dozen relocated officers stationed be-
yond the hill F1tzGerald returned the calls
promptly and shortly thereafter he in
vited to dine with the six Englishmen as his
hosts.
At that dinner the American lieutenant
was entertained royalty. There was nothing
in the British garrison that was too good for
him. and as the veterans say to-day, "Fitz-
Gerald afterward told his comrades in the
states 1t was a wet night"
When FITZGERALD returned to his quarters
and three weeks had passed away he made up
his mind that it time to prepare to return
in some way the hospitality of the English
men, He took an account of the provender at
hand and found that the supply at his disposal
we're the ordinary army rations and jug
of whisky.
There was nothing fit for a banquet such
as FitzGerald to give. nearer than San
Francisco The second lieutenant was mar
of expedients. The next boat to San Francisco
carried some communications to certain sup
ply houses, and not long afterward the sup
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-04

of the English service. and
has a place in the story
telling groups of the Amer
ican army as IAN interna-
tional episode"
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-04

In Arlington cemetery,
Just across the Potomac
from Washington lies the
body of John G.. Bourke.
who in life was an officer
of the fighting Third cav
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-04

Don't abuse the rich: we can't all be
paupers.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-07-30
Truck Patch ana Orchard.

When one of our Western farmers
goes down East he is impressed with
the fact that the truck patch, the
orchard, the poultry yard and the
dairy are relatively of vastly greater
Importance than in this country where
broad fields of grain, alfalfa, spuds
and sugar beets are In fashion and big
punches of beef cattle enliven the
landscape. The great cities, some Of
them containing more people than the
entire State Of Colorado, must be fed
from the farms. The products Of the
West are mainly such as may be
readily transported over long dis
tances. But milk, vegetables and
small fruits are better, as well as
cheaper, II produced near the place of
consumption and this line Of agricul-
ture has from the exigency Of things
become the industry of Eastern farm
ers.-Field and Farm.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-07-30
RAPERS q The PEOPL

type of is certainty that ability and oppor
tunity to work until the end must satisfy What then
shall the young choose-R he compromising him
that longest independent usefulness?
Every day In the great cities no keen observer is
needed to thousands of young men risking their
whole future In actions that be only ruinous
them. Not all these actions positive The negative
stand may be menacng in hundred ways. This
working capital is working capital not ing careless
time serving routine with dissipation sandwichsd be
tween in the OF hours from duty. But work It.
self may be blind work. II may be honest work. with
only the next day tn the mind of the worker Or
may be cleareyed conscientious work that involves
future than contemplates the results of yeser
day OF last year.
Am better worker than last year?" is the
specific question Why | not better?" is the fur
Their question which need following and forcing
definite answer. Your working capital has been Inn
paired If you forced to this second query
What has done the mischief? Your employer, making
such discovery to his working capital probably
would employ expert accountant firm to show him
the source of such damage What you going to do
about your case?
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-07-30

wire screen on a strainer should be
replaced as soon as 1t becomes broken
or rusted. The only satisfactory way
to clean the screen of a strainer is
with small, stiff brush. The best
kind Of strainer is one with the
screen on the sides, rather than on
the bottom. for then there Is no I'M
due pressure, which sometimes forces
small particles Of dirt through the
screen. The screener cannot be count
ed upon to make up for previous care
lessness in milking Scientists say
that poor strainer may even In
crease the bacterial content of milk.
In using cheesecloth or thick linen
for straining milk 1t should not only
be boiled after use, but should then
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-07-30
SURPRISED HIM.
Doctors Test of Food.

Doctors Test of Food.
A doctor in Kansas experimental
with his boy in test of food and
gives the particulars. He says:
II naturally watch the effect of diff
ferent foods on patients. My own lit
tie son, lad of four, had been III
with pneumonia and during his con-
vaiescence did not seem to care for
any kind Of food.
81 knew something of Grape-Nuts
and Its rather fascinating favour and
particularly of its nourishing and
nerEe-building powers, so started the
boy on Grape-Nuts and found from the
first dish that he liked 1t.
His mother gave 1t to him steadily
and he began to improve at once, IN
less than month he had gained
about eight Pounds and soon became
so we'll and strong we had no further
anxiety about him.
can old patient of mine, 70 years
old, came down with serious stomach
trouble and before was called haa
got so weak he could eat almost notn'
ing. and was In a serious condition,
He had tried almost every kind Oh
food for the sick without avail.
81 Immediately put him on Grape
Nuts with good, rich milk and JUST
little pinch of sugar. He exclaimed
when I came next day, Why, doctor,
never ate anything so good or ta"'
made me feel so much stronger.
II am pleased to say that ne got We,L
on Grape-Nuts, but he had to S'ICA
to 1t for two or three weeks, then 10
began to branch out little with FlCo
or an egg or two. He got entHe'y
well In spite OF his almost hope!7s'
condition. He gained % pounas -
two months, which at his age Is 10
markable
81 could quote list Of cases WAe''
Grape-Nuts has worked wonders.
There's a Reason" Read 10
Road 20 Wellville," in pkgs'
Ever read the above letter
new one appears from time TO LIN, n
They are genuine, true, and lui'
human interest.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-07-30
Milking.

Milking under quiet, favorable con-
ditions is quite important, for the fol-
lowing reasons plainly set forth by
John Burroughs, the eminent natural
list. in speaking of the supposed pow
er Of cows to ''hold-up" their milk.
Says Mr.. Burroughs: Most farmers
and country people thing that the
giving down or holding up the milk
by the COW Is voluntary act. In
fact, they fancy that the udder Is a
vessel filled with milk, and that the
COW releases or withholds it just as
she chooses. But the udder Is man
ufactory; 1t is filled with blood from
which the milk is manufactured while
you milk. This process Is controlled
by the cows nervous system; when
she is excited or In any way disturb
ed, as by stranger, or by taking
away her calf, or any other cause, the
process is arrested and the milk will
not flow. The whole process Is as in
voluntary as Is digestion in man, and
Is disturbed or arrested In about the
same way."-Missouri Dairyman.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-07-30
Fever.

A clinical thermometer Is probably
as matter-of-course a household con
yentence in most families as is a step
ladder or broom; and 1t Is we'll that
its use and the general Significance
of its disclosures should be under
stood by those In authority. but fussl-
ness and constant resort to 1t and con.
tinual discussion Of temperatures are
to be deplored,
The old-fashioned way of placing the
hand upon the childs body and an.
nouncing that 1t felt feverish" or
had a fever" without any regard to
mathematical accuracy as to degrees
and fractions worked just as well and
perhaps better than the new-fashioned
way, carried to a nervous extreme.
AT the same time rise of tempera-
ture always means something, and It
most decidedly means the calling in of
a physician If it does not go down of
itself or yield to simple remedies.
When the temperature is taken by
the mouth the thermometer should
register about ninety-eight and seven.
tenths degrees, although this may vary
at different times during the day in
perfectly we'll people When 1t reg
listers ninety-nine degrees, or ninety.
nine and five-tenths degrees. the per,
son is said to be feverish Anythins
below ninety-eight degrees is subnor
NAL, and anything over one hundred
and five degrees Is called hyperpy.
rexia, or high fever
In many cases fever is a sort
of blessing in disguise. These are the
fevers caused by the toxins of BAG
terra, of which typhoid is type. The
whole system Is then engaged in a
fight against the germs, and the battle
is waged to mere advantage. apparent.
ly, when the blood is fighting hot. "
This is why, although the fever can
be beaten down by the application OF
cold and the administration of drugs
1t is often poor practice to suppress Il
in. this way. Getting the fever down
may be a momentary satisfaction, but
1t does nothing to help cure the un,
DERIVING cause 1t is as If a general
should insist upon silencing his own
guns.
At the same time the fever must be
watched and kept in check, because
this sort Of fight is calling for an i'm
mense outlay from the system. and
a raging fever not only burns up bac
terra, but it feeds upon tissue and
blood and all 1t can find, as any one
con testify who has watched or lived
through a convaIescenco from one
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-07-30

An automobile running along the
turnpike near Mill City, Pa, was
charged and damaged by a plucky
Guernsey bull which had broken from
his pasture and was browsing by the
roadside. In the machine were Dis
trict Attorney o. Smith Kinner OF
Wyoming County, James Dersheimer
of Tunkhannock, William Skinner OF
Washington. N. j.. and Leon D. Deck.
er of Binghamton, N. Y. They saw
the bull, but never suspected its bel.
ligerent intentions. 1t watched the
motor car curiously as 1t approached
and when 1t was thirty or forty feet
away the bull beloved, lowered its
head and charged. The driver put on
the brakes, but the bull and the ma.
chine met with a shock The bull was
sent sprawling backward He picked
himself up with surprised air, limp
ed to one side and gave the car un.
disputed right of way. The front OF
the radiator was somewhat damaged
but the machine was not put out OF
commission.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-07-30
nesiocntnd Water.

Some years ago the water In Phila-
delphia used to become unfit to battle
In, let alone to drink, after even the
mildest kind OF storm, Everybody COM
planned. says a writer In the Washing
ton Star One gentleman complained
to Peter Burmese. an incorrigible op-
timist But he received little encour-
agement
Actually" l said to Peter one
morning after q storm. II couldn't
take bath to-day on account of the
muddy water. 1t was like brown
paste"
"Oh, took good long BATH" said
Peter, when the Schuyllsill water Is
like that 1t Is the best thing In the
world to battle in. So medicinal, you
know, Better than Homburg or Ma.
rienbad or any of those places"
But it's SO muddy" says I.
That's Just the point" said Peter
tits medicinal mud. full of all sorts OF
phosphates and things. Tonight when
you get home fill your bath. jump in
and splash about; but afterward don't
use any towels"
mo towels?" objected.
There's a much better way thar
towels" said Peter. Stand before the
radiator and let the water dry on your
body Then brush 1t off with a whisk
broom"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-07-30
FOAM ouENcHEs OIL Frpr
Clilgs TO Burning Liquid and Shuts M
Air Necessary for Combustion

The attempt to extinguish fires bv va.
ter where petroleum. gasoline. benzina
or other liquid hydrocarbons lighter tbo1
water are involved usually results in tbn
spreading of the inaammabIe liouid on
increase IN the area of combustion ana
greater intensity of confagration. In on
interesting article of the July numbo-
Popular Mechanics describes No,
method of extinguishing such fires tba
means employed being a tenacious foam
which clings to the burning LIQUIDS ana
cuts off the supply of air necessary m
maintain combustion, thus extinguishin0
the flame. The apparatus employed con-
sists of simple metal cylinder provided
with a long spout and divided into two
chambers. One-chamber is charged with
an aqueous solution of potash alum and
sodium sulphate, the other with q SINH
lar solution of sodium bicarbouate So
dunn sulphate and licorice root extract
One successful test of the apparatus
was the filling of an iron vessel, 5I6x2I%
feet in size, and four in depth, with
eighteen gallons of benzine, the ground
also being saturated. This was lighted
and allowed to burn for three minutes
The contents of two foam extinguishers
were then allowed to flow over the whole
and combustion was promptly arrested
The layer of foam was removed, the ben
zine lighted again, and an attempt mada
to extinguish the flame with water from
a two-inch hose. Instead of extinguish.
ing the fame, the water increased fha
area of combustion.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-07-30
Dairy Notes.


Butter methods are gradually gain.
ing favor.
Working to the best advantage
means using brains.
Keep one calf growing all the time,
but don't feed 1t too much.
Cold and overlooking will kill the
young calf more quickly than any.
thing else.
Don't try to keep a COW for milk
and beef. She will disappoint you ev.
cry time,
The man with a dual purpose"
dream usually wakes up TO find that
he is in the beef business.
It's Just about as hard to get good
heller out of scrub as it Is to make
water run UP hill.
The creamery patron has his month,
ly cream checks while the other feI,
low has the store bill.
Every hand separator is built to
take care of a certain amount OF milk
Don't feed 1t above capacity.
The ordinary man may be Judged
by the company he keeps, but the
dairy farmer is judged by the cows
he keeps.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-07-30
The Ruling Passion,

His clothes said he was a tramp.
but his brow was high and his man
ner grand, Madam, may request
the favor of pair of your husbands
CASTOR trousers? These are some.
what passe." This, with sweep of a
tattered hat, brought results in the
shape of pair of hubby's oldest.
which were Just about two degrees
better than those the tramp was wear.
ing. After a critical survey of his &C
QUESTION, instead of the polite words
Of thanks the good woman was wait.
ing for. the tramp volunteered, with
a deep, long-drawn sigh OF regret
Madam, see your husband discards
from weakness. Puck.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-07-30
Monkey and Cont.

Monkeys are more renowned for
mischief than for kindness, but even
monkeys can be benevolent. NJ. Mou-
ton records the doings of one in Guade-
loupe that surely seemed to merit that
reputation. The monkey had friend
in goat that went daily to the pas
ture. Every night the monkey would
pick out the burs and thorns, some
times to the number of 1000 or 5000
from that goats fleece, in order that
the animal might lie down in peace
On coming In from the pasture the
goat regularly went in search of his
light.handed friend and submitted
himself to the operation. Strange to
say, the tricky instincts of the mon.
key reasserted themselves after the
pricks were removed He would tease
the poor goat numerically, plucking
his beard poking him in the eyes and
pulling out his hairs. The goat bore
it all with patience, perhaps regarding
it as only a fair price to be paid for
the removal OF the thorns.-London
Standard,
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-07-30

What Is true of the fever of germ
disease Is false altogether In the fever
of sunstroke In this case the fever
is the disease. 1t is not regiment
of infantry, but confiagration, and
1t must be put out as quickly as pos
sible, and by all the means at ones
disposal--cold baths, ice-Dacks, ice
water, anything that will beat it
down.
The character Of fever is a great
assistance to diagnosis In many cases,
and this Is why a physician should
always be asked to sit in judgment
on Il.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-07-30
rced,nu Manure TO Plants.

Our people are perfectly satisfied
that they can put character into milk
and cream and butter by feeding the
dairy COW properly balanced ration
and all that she will properly stand.
The COW is simply a machine, the soil
is simply a machine. and the cabbage
head is a machine into which we can
nut a certain amout of material and
turn out from 1t so many dollars. If
Won feed this vegetable matter, with
high-grade heterogeneous manure you
can make Ii pay.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-07-30
starting Indian. as Farmers.

The Cheyenne River Agency will be
busy for some time to come, as the
distribution Of live stock to Indians
has commenced. To each head of a
family Is to be given twenty-three
head of 2-year-old heifers, or In case
he so desires team Of mares, a wag-
on and harness, agricultural nipple
ments. Ave cows and $50 in cash, says
the Pierre correspondent of the st.
Paul Dispatch.
This distribution means that to any
Of the Indians who desire will be Civ
en- q start OF about $1,000 In value
either toward starting herd Of cat
tie or beginning farming operations
without any expense.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-07-30
THE LAST HERON.
Destruction of Bird Life in Catering to
>. tgsr Millinery Fads, 49,


The Technical World refers to the I ~.
termination of the white heron in a way
that ought to bring the blush of shame
to those who persist In adjoining them
selves at the expense of bird life, which
has been made precariouS if not impossi-
bic by the persistent onslaughts of the
feather and plume hunter, and thus
speaks of the last survivor of a beautiful
species:
High above the marshy wastes which
border the klamath lakes in southern
Oregon a lone white heron winged it's
desolate fight month ago, the sole
survivor of a once numerous family.
But one is left, according to the officials
Of the United States land office and of
the National Association of Audubon So
cieties; just one white sample remaining
of myriad thousands of one of the most
beautiful Of all native birds; the decree
of fashion having brought about such a
butchery that biological historians will
in future works record the fact that A.
d. 1908 the white heron followed the
great aux over the dismal trail that
stretches backward to the ages that are
gone.
The National Association of the Au.
dubon Societies Of Wild Birds and Ami
mails is active in the interest of the
wild heron. In April and May last the
customs officers at New York seized
$1,000 worth of aigrettes from the wild
heron, and in the ordinary course Of
events the aigrettes would have been Of
fered at auction but the national society
protested and asked for their destruction
Collector Loeb submitted the protest to
the solicitor of the treasury, who stated
that while the tariff laws cannot be af
fected or controlled by the protest of the
Audubon society, or by the statutes Of a
state, the act of Congress allows the con
struction that plumage in question has
the same status as If the herons had
been taken and produced in New York
Under this construction, the collector will
destroy the aiprettes
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-07-30

Ing, as 1t is lighter and much easier
to move when necessary than heavier
lumber; four pieces 2x4 inch and 6
feet long are for stills; two pieces 2x4
inch and s feet long are for ridge and
plate. The door In the roof can be
opened when the sun shines. Sun
shine is the best tonic known for lit.
tie pigs in early spring, and the door
is essential when the SOW needs at.
tention at pigging time as means
of entrance and, as is sometimes the
case, very hasty exit.-Breeders' Ga.
zette.