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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-04-23

berries, when, according to it's devo-
tees, 1t makes a dish fit for the gods.
But the ether fiend is not a good sight
the next day He has had a bad night,
MS will and his strength are gone
and his pale face is drawn and bag
gard, while his eyes are dilated be-
yond measure. One night, when a
number of habitual "etheromanes"
were about to adjourn to an apart
ment where they would be free to in
dulge their favorite passion, a friend
who knew the risks they were run
ming attempted vainly to dissuade
them from their plan. But they
would not listen to him-they seemed
to be fatally drawn toward the ether
chamber by mysterious and invinci-
BILE force, and his arguments were in
vain. Next day he learned that the
ether seanee had almost had tragic
termination. One of the etheromanes
under the influence of the exciting
element had tried to kill one of his
comrades, and the others, suddenly
had hadl all they could do
to restrain his hand. Montmartre Is
the quarter of. Paris most addicted
to the ether habit, and the majority
OF the victims are women. Whole
lltres" OF the subtle fluid are drunk
with reckless abandon, and untiI
complete intoxication has oyertaken
The ether maniac there is no thought
Of putting away the diaboIical excit-
ant.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-04-23
Keeping Down the Belt Line.

"The trouble with you women. .
said man recently, SIS that you de-
pend upon the straight-front corset
instead Of the proper exercise" This
shows how little he knows about it..
Some Atchison women get down on
the floor every night and roll and roll
like puppies at play. Then they stand
on their toes and balance backward.
forward and sideways, and take other
exercise that would make contor-
ZIONIST envy them, and every bit of it
is done to keep the belt line down.
Women wear the straight front, but
they don't depend upon it.-AtShison
Globe.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-04-23
THE SPUR.

Bccanse Of your strong faith kept the
track
well-nigh spent
4 could not meet your eyes if turned
back:
So on went.
beeCciause you would not yield belief in me.
Inc threatening crags that rose, my WY
I conquered inch BY crumblins inch-to
The goal afar.
And though I struggle toward it through
hard years,
Z 81 finch: or faTter blindly, vet within.
LOU can! unwayering my spirit hears:
And shall win.
Adds Dunbar. in The Century.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-04-23
A Bad one.

They were talking Of the merry
Yuletide
do you know" remarked the in
durable Wag, why watch is the
best of all Christmas gifts?"
Spring it." they said, YEARLY.
Because" remarked the Incurable
Wag, there is no present like the
time"
What followed well-nigh cured him.
New York Times.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-04-23
Village Innocent No Fool.

1t was said of certain village I'm
nocent" or fool in Scotland that if he
were offered a silver sixpence or cop
per penny he would invariably choose
the larger coin of smaller value. One
day stranger asked him:
Why do you always take the pen
ny? Don't you know the difference
in value?"
Aye" answered the fool. 81 ken
the difference in value. But if | took
the saxpence they would never try me
again. ''-Everybody's Magazine.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-04-23

You've got chance to clear the
whole game up in about thirty sec
onds. work for Mr.. Cathcart. He
got chance to come into that big
merger case the other day. 1t would
be the making of him-and EFF
he could land it, even if he lost, but
he is going to turn it down because
he is SO worried about Miss Lorna
that he does not dare accept. He
knows very well that If he takes the
case he'll be thinking about her in
stead of the merger. Now If he
was sure Of her and didn't have to
worry he could make his career, and,
OF course, when the Office was pros
porous there would be chance for
my career, too. Won't you let Mr..
Cathcart marry Miss Lorna-and
give me a chance?"
The old lady sat infexible in her
chair. There was no sign in her re-
lenting in the cold, gray eyes and
Bobby tried again.
Suppose that you had little
boy" he began. Suppose that you
died when he was kid and he had
to take up to the newsboys' lodging
house and the best he could. Sup
pose that little boy was anxious to
get ahead and no one would take
him because he was just a newsie.
Then suppose chap came along
and said, Robert, you look good to h
me. You travel the straight and mar
cow path and I'll give you a dollar a
week and a chance for a career.
What would you think if l was your
,oy?"
Bobby spoke with simple earnest !
less that carried conviction. He did /
lot know that far back in the carly /
avs when Stanley was making the S
money that had left him a million S
Ire there had been little boy who t
al sought career. He had been Ii
ompelled to work along with the rest O
nd the mines had killed him. fl
In the cleaning eyes tear now e
listened and Bobby talked on un- ii
aecked. He told Of the trouble he is
nd Cathcart had when the funds v
ere low, of how Cathcart had gone Il
1thout money himself because he G
ould not take the cases he knew to
dishonest, and in the end his boy
q talk did more than all the plead
gs OF Lorna and Cathcart together. y,
le old lady planted kiss on the ~,
eckled cheek. :"
Run along now" she said in a ~
ice that trembled. II will see that 10
u have your career-and Mr.. Cath -
rt, too"
Bobby returned the kiss with a hug IN
interest and sped from the room.
knew a spot in the park where N.
thcart and Lorna were apt to be tbl
d ne made for this tryst with all 90,
sed. He met the lovers on their .
y home and halted them to give
utation.
Boss" he said gayly, don't beat cal
at the corner Take Miss Lorna ine
the way home. Mrs. Stanley
nts to talk to you about getting thi
rried and-about my career. -
len Sanborne, in New Orleans Pic her
me. BIT
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-04-23

seaeve the fertile plains mountains
# A
Time In
sometimes
and China
officials and merchants poured
the Ayan Inhabitants they have built
townsargy they
natives Then when foreign invasion
peared and Hn Kang lapsng
though the Chinese were not nor had Teen
TO
the days railroads It resembles
those states IN especially clnae
though respect its extremes far reter than
China
the
paganm to Buddhism
then MISUNDERSTANDING coered by Ughurs
Tbetans
pesice
but little
The Chinese India
Of
original Ayan stock remains dominant though mor
half a other races,-Harpers Magazine.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-04-23
A Nickel IN.

''Bigsley wears look of triumph,
He must have struck it right in the
stock market"
eNo. He explained to me q momeht
ago that the conductor forgot to COL
lect his fare when ne came down
town this morning. Chicago Rec
ord-Tferald.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-04-23

w
-
y y
soaRr~Oa

sidewalk portco paror and BED chamber the
the
at the
berate their god whe
expectations and this species of ngratude very
than OF
United after few months of surprise at the
pick flaws these Daughte
becoming like the forgetfu
they from in the
dissatisfaction, disa
them nevertheless
meanwhile they will look baC
regretfuly climate that cannot be enjoyed in Il
nothing his descendants retain
life climate permits
civilization wholly counterfeit this bias
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-04-23
V"W~V" L.
Cdllfornid'S
High Mucksd-Mucr
ev Erances .ALbert Doughty

HETHER or not there is rainy season. tnee Vays that
capital STOCK IN trade-the chmate somewhere Califor
MIA magnificent weather can be round IN any of the
year. but person cannot sit in spot for tW month
and have 1t tap March, April and May var Afoqs
on and near the coast june july anu August q ling
hot in the foothills and mountain valleys.
Climate is the High Muck-a-Muck the Grand an
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-04-23
A Frugal Mind.

Cleverton (who has hired taxi
cab to propose in)- Say Yes, darl-
ing!"
Miss Calumet-"Give me time to
think
Cleverton-' Heavens! But not in
here! Consider the expense!"- Tit
Bits.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-04-23
BY Rupert Hughes

nooN~~~N~~
9 C portrayal o
3 rolicking
9 It inherent delight
N > of Weber have the
grace catching the fastening
%vvVvS mind a
is
opera
recaives
the body"
weber which
waners pugnacy WILL he might have been the
establish
enough to have founded the national
have been hale and hearty influence in every branch Of
children
youth--From Smiths Magazine
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-04-23
lsA%rSpANvs1Na sOesAs%paNA&e.
n VeLO Province
TUO Thousand Years Old
BY Ellsworth HUNTINGTON

YER two thousand years China the nations,
spread her conquests far westward Ara the
caed Lake OF Cathay Hordes of barbarians drove
her back thousand miles, but able to maintain
ner authority 70 the east and south the TianShan Ce
estlal Mountains With them buwark she organized
the New Provincecommony known Chinese Iurkestan
which comprises the great Lob Tarim basn together
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-04-23

There Are 5000 islands in lake HUI
ron.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-07
MAYoR m 81 AcTs QUEERLY.
Man Who Threatened Pennsylvania
Railroad Indifferent.

Philadelphia, Aug. Il Abrah G. Eby
the mayor Of Burkville, Va, who was
committed to iai yesterday ii default
Of $4,000 bail on the charge 81 sending
letters to the president Of the Pennsyl
vania railroad, threatening the aestrue,
ton of railroad property by means 81
high explosives unless $4,000 were paid
him, entered into communication vester.
day with friends at Bmkville, Va, Il
bail
Unrufiied by the serious charge.
against him, the prisoner refused IA
make any statement today. While bel
ing led away from the hearing yesterday
IA deputy marshal declared today Eby
mammured that the railroads had
cheated him Of s2ao,0oo."
The accused mayor i said to be the
son of Samuel Ely, for many wears a
prominent resident Of Lancaster coun-
ty, Pa Al the ace Of seventeen he went
to Virginia, where he studied law and
was appointed a referee ia bankruptcy
BY the United States district court.
Richmond. va, Aug : BurkFille
friends Of A G. Ely. mayor Of that town
who was arrested IN Philadelphia YES
terday, charged with attempt to detraud
and extort Nancy from the president OF
the Pennsylvania railroad aver that he
has been showing symptoms Of men
tai collapse for some time
When he left Burkeville last Tuesday
he expected to return there yesterday
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-07
DIR. ELIOT ADDS A
FOOT TO HIS LIBRARY
Finds. Even without Bible and Shake
speare, Six Feet Of shelfroom
Necessary.

Boston. Aug. 7-~Ex President Eliot
Of Harvard has been perplexed over the
problem Of how ne could make good on
his promise 70 give The world library
Of classics that would snugly tit i've
foot shelf and as hc IN effect put y,
provide any man With liberal education
The outcome is that Mr.. Eliot has adj
ded foot to his library. Therefore II
will be the Elliot Six Feet Of Books.
The twelve inch extension does not
mean that the Bible and Shakespeare
works will be added 10 the list, but that
Dr. Eliot has included other volumes
which ne determined must 20 with the
list first announced. Another factor Is
the fact that DR.. Eliot has written and
has in preparation several long intro
auctions to the volumes, one Or two
reaching to the length Of $4,000 words.
IN fact. his introductions and annota-
lions are To be conspicuous features Of
the library.
There have been several conferences
between Dr.. Eliot and his publishers
over the matter, and his list, now prac-
tically complete. IS was figured, could
.bv no possibility be squeezedSi6to a five
foot shelf. Without the bindings, the
printers said, The printed pages could
barely be contained in five feet, and
at least foot must be allowed for the
bindings. Dr. Eliot. II is said, was a
bit disappointed as be desired 10 give
the world a library Of five feet that
would carry the desired liberal educa-
ton
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-07
GIRL WARNS GIRLS
FROM HER DEATHBED
Seven Months After Taking Her First
Drink, Helen Chambers, II and
Pretty, Dies.

Kansas city Aug 7.Just before she
died in a hospital Tuesday morning from
tile effects Of dissipation which prevent
ed her from rallyine after an operation
Miss Helen Chamber, seventeen and pref
til, told how She had taken her hrstdrnk
last New Years eve. eThat was The
beginning OF it, this is the ending Of ~
she said pathetically
Her home was in Aurora. Ill., near
Chicago, whore he family is highly re-
spacted. The unfortunate. who seven
months ago was simple country girl,
about to be graduated from high school
virtually lived On absinthe and morphine
for two weeks before being taken to the
hospital A message 70 her mother, still
living ia Aurora, received no response,
and the girl. with her life slowly ebbng
out, dozed restlessly through weary and
tortuous minutes until the end came.
Hoping that her fate might be warn
ing to other girls, she told her story
con New Years eve vent 70 Chicago
with another girl. We met two boys
and went 70 a cafe where the New Years
celebration was just starting | did not
know what 1t was like, bat ] found out.
Everything was in order, but ! noticed
that the girls seemed % drink as much
as the men.
Everyone drank freely and soon IL
seemed as though everyone was intoM.
Gated took my first drink because
everyone seemed to be drinking, and 70
be happy as we'll The minutes passed
quickly and my brain grew numb. do
not know exactly how ! got out 81 the
cafe or The events leading up TO Il. But
when | awoke the next morning ! felt
disgracad.
II then decided to run away from
home; decided it would be best. !
came 70 Kansas City about April J
ten IN with bad associates, but finally
married / went 10 Dallas, Tex. with
my husband There we quarreled, and
be returned 70 Kansas City without me,
but | soon followed We Made mp here,
but soon quarFcled again aud separated
and then ] started anew and the rest
you know | slept in q cheap rooming
house last sunday night. Monday
came here, hoping that there might be
some relief, but il seems all up with
me-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-07
The Perfect Person.

meeting was in progress at which
the speaker had waxed eloquent % The
Perfection Of the Ideal,a declaring that
perfection had never been attained IN
the human race. And soon be appealed
to bis audience.
"Think carefully, each for himself
and herself, every man and woman IN
this audience have you ever known or
heard Of perfect person. mean, now,
perfection absolute
Silence reigned over the audience I'M
I'll there WAS d soft rustling Of skirts,
and slowly there arose a demure little
womml, who, in meek voice, SAID, n
think / have sir
The whole audience turned to look "
the little woman a. the surprised spepd
en- said, with touch Of irony IN his
voice. And may we know, madam, who
was this perfect persona
Eyes, SIR answered the meek little
lady: my husbands first wife. Judge
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-07
WHY REVOLT
WAS CHECKED
The Spanish Fanatics Disgust
ed Republicans
FEAR ANOTHER OUTBREAK
---
This Depends on the Fate Of the pris-
The Water supply Of Me-
lila Cut BY Moors, It Is
Reported.
FEAR ANOTHER OUTBREAK

barcelona. Aug. 7 The prospects Of
another outbreak in Spain seemed yes.
terday to depend on the course the au.
thorities decide to pursue regarding the
prisoners that have been in the Mont
juich fortress since The disorders Of last
week These men include several alder.
men and a number Of prominent Repub-
lieans. II they are condemned 70 death,
or given unusually severe sentences, It
is said that 10000 men are prepared
to open q guerrilla warfare upon the
government in which bombs and incen-
diarsm viii play an important part. A
prominent Republican OF Barcelona said
yesterday;
@The insnrrection i first had the sup
port Of all the Republican element. in
the country ana promised to be a com.
plete success. but when the anarchists
and the anti-cIericals began burning and
saeking the churches and converts the
better class Of Republicans withdrew.
Had it not been FOR the insane ferocity
Of the fanatics ! sincerely believe that
the Republican dag would be to-day
floating over Catalonia
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-07
BIG TURTLE SCARE WOMEN
Comes to Life in Grocery Store and
Panic Ensues.

New York. Aug. IA green turtle
weighing lS5 pounds, with 4 queer look
inc parasitical ash attached "a It's back
caused excitement h the grocery store
Of John Antilles 1T Elizabeth, n j.
this week, when It suddenly came q
life 1t hopped down III front Of several
women customers and nearly frightened
them out Of their wits
The turtle was captured IN Princes
Hay. Staten island last sunday after 4
struggle ia which Antilles was pulled
overheard He was saved from drowning
only hy the quick work Of Capt. Foster.
Antilles thought be bad great catch
when he felt The strong tug. Il wa i'm
possible to detach the odd huge fish from
The turtles back
Anthes says that the turtle lay dor
mant in his grocery store until noon
Monday when the fish all Of a sudden
twitched its tail and the turtle tumbled
OIL the counter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-07
American League stanaIng.
Base BAN Notes,

The highest batting average made By
any PLAYER IN either league since 1906
was made by Napoleon Laioie ID 1901
while playing with Philadelphia His
batting aYerafe was .422 The next
batting average was 422 The next
Boston IN 1908 with ala average Of 400
to his credit
Lord is playing fine game for the
Red Sox and when he is out oi the game
Gardner holds down the bag ii good
shape for Q young player
The Detroit Tigers left Boston for
Philadelphia directly after the game
there was called off Oh account of rain.
III the last two weeks New York has
beaten the team three out Of four, and
the Red Sox followed the example that
the New York team Set
Boston's new man, Hail. from St. Paul,
was ont for practice for the first time
Thursday aud showed pretty good FORM
The White Sex are At Boston for d
four days stay to try conclusions with
the Red Sox
Hal Chdse sprained his ankle So se-
vtfely IN Tuesdays game that be viii
be laid up fQr about two weeks.
sam Crawford IF Detroit has made
eight home runs this season
Danny Shay, the ex-Gardinal. will sue
coed Jake Berkely as manager Of the
Kansas City team.
Owen keenan,, Youngstown pitcher,
is credited with defeating Newcastle IN
two games July 4, 1885 pitching right,
banded ii the morning and left handed
In the afternoon
Umpire Tim Hurst has been indefinite
~ relieved from duty By Pres Ban
Johnson as result Of The mix-up In
Philadelphia, where It IS said That Hurst
spit in the face Of Eddie Collins Of the
Athletic team, After the game an at
tempt was made 70 mob Hurst, but he
escaped the crowd
Cy Young won his game in Washing
ton Thursday Old CIV is not gone
by yet, anyway
Mordeeai Browns only faldown in
Thursday game was a wild pitch in the
first inning.
Billy Murray has three year contract
with Philadelphia club, signed last win.
ter BIZ which he i to receive 81 800 per
annum and have absolute control over
the team.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-07
DEATH IN DUST.
sprinkliug Carts May Check InfantiIe
Paralysis Epidemic.

Winona, Mimi, Aug @ Winona il
fighting an epidemic Of infanule paraiy-
sis. which attacks children between the
ages 81 d months and 70 years and where
if does not kll leaves the victims help.
less eripples
When efforts Of the board Of health
failed To check che growing number Ell
cases. the state authorities were called
in. They said the disease germ Is ear
ried in the dust from the streets into
susceptible orgtns Of thg children. The
thirty Of more eases are scattered
throughout The outlying districts which
are not sprinkled A speeial meeting of
the council was held Wednesday night
and It was decided to sprinkle ilia entire
.city, alleys. streets and sidewalks IN
an effort To iii the city Of the germs
There has been no rain n Ninona for
over q month
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-07
CONSUL LEUTE DIES
IN BRIDES ARMS
sueeumbs on Steamship On His Way to
a New Post At Zurich, Swift
zerland.

Antwerp, Aug Joseph II. Leute,
who was on bis way 70 take up the du-
ties Of his new office oil vice and deputy
consul general at Zurich, Switzerland
died IN the arms Of his Young bride On
board the steamer Marquette yesterday
just the vessel was entering this port
Alr Leule bad served the state de.
partment 81 Mannheim, Germany, but
lis commission to the American consul
ate II Zurich was dated only on june
last
He sailed from Philadelphia on July
70. The trip was IN reality bis honey
moon. his marriage having been cele.
brated on the eve Of bis departure from
America
Mr.. Leute, who was twenty five years
iold and native of Pennsylvania. was
said 10 have given evidences OF being 4
consular official 81 great promise. Death
resulted from tuberculosis
His bride formerly was Miss Mary II.
Costello, and her home was Lawndale,
a suburb Of Philadelphia
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-07
PARKER SAYS TARIFF
is FRAUD ON VOTERS
Former Presidential Candidate Adds
Concessions Gained By Taft at
Cost Of Constitutional
Principle.

New York, Aug. 7Ex Judge Alton
B. Parker, who was the Democratic can
didate for president in 1904, has made
the following statement on the new
tariff bill
"1he opinion widely entertained and
sometimes expressed IN the campaign
OF 1905 that the Republican platform
promise Of revision Of the tariff was
INTENDED Ia deceive the people, is now
fully justified,
Ily bold and imFudent speeches sens
tors and members Of Congress have as.
serted that the plank promised a reyi-
sion not a reduction Of tariff duties.
Their only reward Is public contempt,
for their arguments demonstrate that
the purpose Of the tariff plank was to
cheat and defrand voters. And az the
same time the action Of the majority
in Congress makes them parties to the
fraud in that they sought to consum.
mate it
"The president has made strong e.
fort to secure at least au appearance Of
party honesty. but the little he hos ac-
complished has been at great cost for
one more precedent Is created of an eN-
eeutive using bis great power 70 coeree
q coordinate and Independent depart
ment 81 government in violation 81 The
spirit Of the constitution.
"And after All, what shall this IN.
seemlv struggle 70 gain or retain largess
avail the tariff barons IN the ends Only
a little. for it win be found that this
tariff act does not, like its predeees.
sors. close the subject, Il and the cir
cumstances surrounding IT. making will
but serve to open again the fight The
final outcome will wipe out the unjust
results, If not the stain Of Che fraud !"