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The Elbert County tribune., 1910-04-01
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NIGHT TELEGRAPH FOR BOYS
Apparatus Arranged for Use After
Dark by Two Clever Youths,
by Dot and Dash System.

John and Charley are two very
clever boys. even If they are rela-
tiyes of the author. They live on op-
posite sides of river. are fast friends
and spend as much time together as
they can. They have boat of their
own making in which they cross
back and forth. and they have worked
out a system of signals for commu-
nicating across the water.
Thus. II the boat is on Charley's
side of the river and John wants 1t
or him, he goes to the river bank and
swings his hat, spelling out his mes
sage. telegraph fashion. up and down
movements meaning dots and right
and left dashes. If Charley is not in
sight John goes to his own room and
hangs out flag. When Charley's flag
appears. showing that he is ready to
receive the message. 1t is spelled out
to him nat fashion
This works well IN the daytime, but
one evening when was visiting
Johns parents we planned an excur-
sion requiring an early start, and
wanted Charley to go with us. says
writer In an exchange. The boat
was on his side; we could not make
him hear and to go round by the
bridge meant ten-mile ride. which
neither Of us wished to take.
So we decided to try lamp signal.
We went to Johns room and waited
until light appeared in Charley's.
Co1d we attract his attention?
We set the lamp on the window sill
and began to turn the wick up and
down, making it bright and dark in
the. room. ct regular intervals; but
Charley took no notice. At last his
light went out. and John said; mo
use; he's gone to bed"
TRY again." / said; from a dark
room he will be more apt to see our
light, and his bed faces the window.
We did try. but had almost lost hope,
when the light flashed out from
Charley's window. and rapid raising
and lowering of the curtain showed
that he recognized that we were call
ing him.
Then by long and short flashes we
spelled out: Come over early in the
morning"
We had to repeat it several times
before he caught the idea and replied
with his lamp: Yes; 1 understand"
He was across by daylight next
morning, and the excursion was all we
anticipated Coming home the boys
eagerly discussed several plans for
night signals. They had decided to
have me send them. on my return to
the city. couple of bulls eye Ian
terms" to signal with. when l sug-
gested that 1t might save time and be
cheaper to make something for them.
selves that would answer their pur-
pose. They tried. and after some ex-
perimenting produced cigar box ap-
paratus that worked admirably: each
boy having one.
1t was fixed in this way: Through
the top of a cigar box they cut a
hole for the chimney of an ordinary
lamp. and smaller holes were to be
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-04-01
LAY 1o,654,loe DOZEN EGGS
Hens In Now State Of Oklahoma
cackie Many Times During the
Year Just Passed.

Guthrie. Okia.-The hen has been
busy In Oklahoma. according to the
second annual report of the state de-
partment Of labor by Commissioner
Charles Daugherty.
During the time considered in his
report the hens OF the new state
cackled at least 10. .854 .109 dozen times.
Mr.. Daugherty says he knows positive
ly OF that many dozen eggs which
were listed last year as surplus prod
uct. The egg buyers paid more thap
s2.000.0OO to the Oklahoma farm wife
for these eggs.
During the fiscal year included In
the report. Oklahoma produced more
than 14.000.000 pounds Of live poultry,
valued at s1.450. .s20.50. and OF dressed
poultry 1.970,452 pounds. valued at
$240.305.60. Feathers totaled 1904
pounds valued at tri1e over $1,000
The total value OF the farm yard
products was $3.622. .129.02.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-04-01

"Hinky Dink" Kenna They have run
things in the ward where a great por-
ton OF the city's underworld lives to
suit themselves. Nobody ever has
been able to get their scalp or even
their goat on election day. Hence the
herculean task before Mr.. Townsend,
who In announcing his candidacy,
said:
1t Is my judgment that the psyche
logical political moment has come for
successful campaign to be made
against Coughlin. l am not seeking
the office for political reasons or to
gain notoriety. l have lived in the
district ever since 1877, and think
could have received the aldermanic
nomination at many recent cam
paigns. At any rate, the nomination
has been offered to me several timex
before.
1T seems to me. however, that tha
First ward by this time realizes its
own condition. The civic awakening
which has been noticeable all over the
city ought to be reaching the city's
heart. the First ward, by this time,
and | have accepted the nomination
against Alderman Coughlin upon the
theory that there is to be a natural
overturning of conditions which have
obtained for so long in the ward
Il wish to go to the city council as
a business man. and there serve the
city as a business representative of
the greatest business ward in the
world. While ! am not politician. l
have lived here long enough to know
what practical politics means and
what it has done to lower civic stand
ards.
Il realize that 1t is a stone wall
which l am facing. but | have conf
dence that the time has arrived when
the certain rebellion against Alderman
Coughlin is due to materialize"
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-04-01
COPIES OUR STYLE
Mexico Expert Studies American
Forecasts to Improve System.
Work In That Country Particularly
Difficult Owing to the Peculiar
Typographical Features
Of Country.

Washington.--Mexico In seeking to
improve its weather bureau service
by studying methods in use In the
United States. The Mexican experts
work Is particularly hard, owing to the
peculiar typographical features Of the
country
In Mexico there are three mountain
chains running parallel to the COASTS.
Along the western border lie the Pa
chic coast mountains, link between
the great Rocky mountain and the
Andes. while along the eastern coast
lie the gulf mountains. Stretching be-
tween Is tho central plateau, the aver
age height of which is 1000 feet. Since
these ranges modify greatly the high
and low pressure and the course OF
storms which drift over the country,
the problem of forecasting plainly be-
comes complex
The Mexican government has sent
Sencr v. Castaneda to observe the
systems in the United States and
Canada
Senior Castaneda came to the Uni
ted States some ten months ago. He
first visited the weather bureau in
New York. where he remained for sew
erai weeks. Thnce he proceeded to
Canada. where he visited the stations
at Montreal and Toronto.
Recently he went to Boston and will
remain there three or four weeks be-
fore going to Baltimore. where he will
have conference with Prof Able,
one OF the oldest men in the weather
bureau service and really the founder
OF the system. Senior Castaneda ex-
poets to profit greatly under his able
tuteiage. and. with the conclusions he
has drawn from observations of fore
casting methodS believes he win be
I, able to recommend some definite plans
| to his government.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-04-01
Night Telegraph.

bored in the bottom to supply the
lamp with air In the end of the box
on level with the flame of the lamp
they cut round window and covered
1t on the inside with piece of glass,
in case they might want to signal out
of doors. On the outside Of the win
dow they fixed shutter. hung SO as
to swing over the opening and shut
out the light The messages were
spelt out by means of short and long
flashes. With little practice the
boys became quite expert in talking
by lamp signals. and they often amuse
themselves In the evenings with such
silent conversations. through half a
mile of darkness.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-04-01
nounce Scheme to Improve
Rural Conditions.

Chicago.-An undertaking which Is
expected to work a wonderful improve
ment in the condition OF rural life in
this state, is announced by the Uni
versity of Illinois. The plan is to Ill
troduce agriculture as a study in the
rural schools OF the state. where the
farmer boy In general acquires about
all the education he receives before
he grows to manhood.
AS the first step. Prof Fred l..
Charles Of the state university at
Urbana has sent out a call for a con-
ference to be held at the state college
of agriculture on March "a. % and 26.
'At this season Of the year." Prof.
Charles said. many teachers are ask
ing for assistance. administrative off,
GERS are requesting materials. bulle-
tins. aid in planning experimental
plots. etc. The state normal school.
farmers institutes. rural school di-
rectors. educational and agricultural
journals and other important agencies
are all working upon the problem In
Its various phases. There is felt a
need. however, for closer cooperation,
and this confidence will do much to
unity these forces and to formulate
definite steps In advance.
"As it is intended to bring together
at this time only the more active
workers. the sessions win be confined
to the treatment of practical concrete
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-04-01
Water Oddly Seductive.

Chester. Pa.-For several days past
there was quite run on barrel of
water at the Penn steel casting
works. On account of large num-
ber of the workmen becoming Ill from
drinking the salty city water the COM
pany substituted spring water. An
empty whisky barrel was secured from
local firm and the change seemed
to work like charm. The fascina-
ting influence about the barrel finally
drew the attention of the officials OF
the plant, who. on examination. found
that sufficient whisky had been left
in the receptacle to give the spring
water most seductive palatabIeness.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-04-01
The BUSY Mouse.

1t has been found that the mouse.
when he is free to range about, sleeps
only two hours in the "a, or less than
any other animal known. During the
rest of the time he is on the hustle
and probably covers five miles in his
runnings. The honey bee sleeps from
dark to dawn, and that old saying. las
busy as a bee." should be changed to
"as busy as mouse" In four days
and nights a mouse will either eat or
convey a pound of cheese. He has
alwaya got his appetite with him.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-04-01
SAVE FRUIT FLAVOR

California by the preceding method
VIII have adequate facilities
Railroad officials explain that this
preceding device is the fireiess cook
er turned inside out. The economical
housekeeper. they explain. starts pot
to boiling. transfers 1t to a carefully
insulated oven and. since the heat can.
not escape. 1t just goes on boiling.
The shipper of fruit. reversing this
process. gets his fruit thoroughly
cooled of. puts It In car insulated
against heat and takes 1t out at the
journeys end as cool and fresh as he
put 1t In. He does compromise when
his car Is to cross hot sage brush des-
erts. by putting some ice in the car.
but for the shorter distances the ice
Is quite superfuous. 1t is said
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-04-01
MEDICINE RECEIVED BY TON
Minnesota Farmer Given Agency for
Drug House is Asked to Pay
5000 for Goods

Olivia. Minn.-Last November q
dapper young man appeared and ar
ranged with M. E. Olsen. farmer. to
take the agency for a medicine house.
and papers were drawn up whereby
the house was to supply its agent with
medicine wagon. provided he took
certain amount of the medicine.
Everything went smoothly until last
week. when several tons of medicine
appeared. At about the same time It
is said that claim for $4,000 came to
hand against the Olsens for collection.
The consignees have refused to ac-
cept the goods or to pay the claim.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-04-01
HE ENTERTAINs ROOSEVELT
Gen. Sir Reginald Wingate Host to
Former President at khar-
tum, Egyptian Sudan.

Khartum. Egyptian Sudan.-Theo-
dore Roosevelt. former president OF
the United States, can sign a few in.
itials after his name by reason of de
grees conferred upon him by uni.
versities OF this and other countries,
but his list looks insignificant beside
that of Gen. Sir Reginald Wingate,
d. s. O.. X. c. b., X. C. NJ G., etc.
To be the only living ex-president OF
the United States was sufficient honor
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-04-01
Planning for Farm Courses

topics. Five sessions wiz be held:
formal papers will be brief. assuring
amplest opportunity for round-table
discussion. 1t is hoped that school au-
thorities will recognize the Importance
OF this gathering and make 1t possible
for interested teachers to attend with
out expense"
1t is believed that the conference
Will arouse general interest through
out the state and will result In much
practical good
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-04-01

for Col. Roosevelt. so there was no
rivalry between the returning hunter
and Sir Reginald when the great
American was the generals guest at
the governor generals palace here.
Sir Frederick made the trip all the
way from England to be here on time
to act as host to the former president
and he left nothing undone to make
the visit of Col and Mrs. Roosevelt
their son and daughter and members
of the Roosevelt jungle expedition
pleasant. The general acted as spe-
cial representative of King Edward
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-04-01
Reversing a PIatItude.

Have you ever noticed" began the
the bald gentleman. who liked to en-
tertain the people gathered in his
corner of the hotel piazza. that little
men invariably marry large women?'
1T may be SO" murmured the mild
eyed fellow guest. but ] had always
supposed that 1t was the other way
aboutt-that the large women married
the small men."-Youth's Companion
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-04-01
stingy.

her fifth birthday to visit her cousin
May. At night they were put to bed
early. An hour passed. when heart
breaking sobs were heard from the
children's bedroom.
Whats the matter, children?" asked
Mays mother, entering the dark room.
From under the bedclothes Ina
sobbed out: May won't give me
any of her peanuts"
But May has no peanuts" replied
her aunt
81 know that sobbed Ina, but she
said If she did have peanuts she
wouldn't give me any"
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-04-01
Much Of It Is Now Imported from
Japan and India on Account Of
Lower Prices.

London.-Japan and India alike con-
tribute to the fashionable coiffure of
the day. which has enormously in
creased the already large demand for
false hair.
Curis are being revived. the long
tails remain, and the return of waves
has caused great rush for trans
formations.
More transformations are being
sold at present than have been for the
last six months" the proprietor of a
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-04-01
Pupils In sIate-smashIno.

McKeesport. Pa.-Every slate In the
McKeesport school has been smashed
by the pupils. A recent decree of the
board Of health abolished the states
and substituted pads and pencils. upon
the theory that states were germ
breeders.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-04-01

The Mexican government has been
forecasting weather for about FIVE
years. and during that time has en-
ployed largely what is known as the
mimeograph process. More recently
1t adopted the chalk plate process,
which Is far more practical and mex
pensive than the former. and is the
method generally In use throughout
the United States.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-04-01

Round the world goes Edna May
On her horse. SO grand and gay.
Gallop. trot and maybe run.
oh. but riding's lots of fun,
'Ge up. horseyr Edna cries:
And old horsey fairly flies:
Down the valley. up the hill.
Always going-never still
Round the world. then quickly back:
Coming o'er the self-same track;
For It's tea time, don't you know.
And they must no farther go.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-04-01
BASEBALL FOR SMALL BOY
Pastime That Will Afford Much
Amusement for Youngsters, In
vented by New York Man.

A game that will provide much
amusement for the small boy is that
invented by a New York man. 1t is
an apparatus for playing the great ma
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-04-01

Common sense Is SO named not from
Its prevalence. but from the very com
mon need of II.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-26

matter of the reconstruction OF the
Agnews asylum, it snould be borne in
mind that the state engineer is COM
PEELED by law to award contracts to
the lowest bidder. Contractors who
employ union labor have contracts for
some of the buildings at Agnews and
are working by the side of Engstrom.
He pays union wages and he also en-
ploys union labor Every time the
labor leaders have started anything on
Ellery at Agnews he has beaten them
to standstill They haven't anything
on him. He could not do anything diff
ferent and be fair to the tax payers of
the state nor comply with the law
TARPEY NOT TO OPPOSE BELL
1t is an odds on bet that NJ f. Tar
pey,. the biggest of the big democrats
in the San Joaquin, will not oppose
Theodore A. Bell for his party's nomi-
nation for governor. Quite apart from
the consideration that Tarpey prob
ably could not make the affidavit pre-
scribed by the primary law as a pre-
requisite 10 a place on the official bal
lot, he is not anxious to make the race.
He has intimated that he would not be
sorry 10 learn that the direct primary
law did effectually bar him from a
place on the ballot. He was not ready
yesterday to announce that he would
or would not be a candidate, but he did
announce that he would not go TO
Fresno today to attend the big booster
celebration scheduled for tonight in his
honor.
Former Supervisor George A. Con-
molly has formally entered the race for
democratic nomination to the superior
bench. Isaac Leipsic, a dairyman, has
filed for republican nomination to the
assembly in the thirty eighth district.
Inclusive of Tuesdays enrolment the
local registration showed a total of
are republicans. 1871 democrats, $3.50
union labor party men. 2s5 socialists.
ss prohibitionists. 35 doodle dees and
e36 electors declined to state partisan
affiliations
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-26
LADS and LASSIES
IN HIGHLAND GARB
Caledonian Club Picnic Will Be
Sport for Competitive
Dances

A gathering of lads and lassies In
Highland costume greater than ever
before attended a picnic of the Gale
donfan club will be present for the
competitive dancing Monday. when the
brawniest Scots that ever welded a
claymore and the daintiest lasses that
ever stepped fling will meet in the
forty-fourth annual outing. One hun
dred and ten entries have been re-
ceived already for the athletic events
alone. College. high school and gram
mar school athletes will compete in the
36 contests of strength and skill.
Six teams of grammar school ath-
letes will line up for the relay race.
The winning team gets the big silver
cup offered by John o. Bells Four
teams are entered for the Caledonian
club annual trophy.
Prizes aggregating more than $4,000
in all are offered. The activities will
begin at IL o'clock in the morning and
continue without interruption until 4
in the afternoon. From until will
be amateur athletics only.
Bagpipe players from all over the
United States have been attracted here
by the new McGilvary medal, and the
best pipers in the country will be
heard. A keen competition is prom
ised in the dancing also. l. Cohn is
giving a gold medal for the best sword
dancer among the lads and lassies and
a beautiful gold medal has been offered
by Philo Jacoby. A. Matthews, well
known dancer, is entered in the mems
feature.
Officers of the club are Chief James
H. Duncan, First Chieftain T. w. Mum
roe, Treasurer M. P. Forbes, Secretary
A. j. Macdonald and Financial Secre-
tary S. McGregor
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-26
LOAN ASSOCIATIONS
SHOW LARGE INCREASE
Assets Take Bound of $4,000, 900
Over Previous Year

CHARLOTTE, n. c., May 25.-Phe-
nomenal growth and prosperity of the
local building and loan associations of
the United States were shown in the re-
port of Secretary II. r. CeIlarius of
Cincinnati, who said that the gain in
assets of the building and loan associa-
tions in the country in 1909 over the
previous year amount to over $70,000.-
600, the largest increase in a single
year in the associations history.
The number of these institutions
he said, lis 5.713, with 2,016.651 mem
bers and with assets aggregating
S56.332.719. This is an increase for
the year of ia associations, 1896
members and s72,156,96 in total as
sets"
In assets, the report shows the
greatest gains have been made in Ohio
s14,164,077; Pennsylvania, $12,9S9, ,255;
New Jersey, *5,2S9,927; Massachusetts,
s4,605,731, and Illinois. $4,413,506
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-26
Queen MOTHER and
! TEDDY'S Wife TALK
Mrs. Roosevelt Spends More
Than an Hour With DOwager
at Palace
Former President Receives Dep
utation From British Group
of Peace Party

LONDON, May 25 - Mrs Roosevelt
spent an hour or more today in the
company of the Queen Mother Alexan-
dra, while the former president received
deputation from the British group of
the Interparliamentary union. This was
composed of Lord Weardale T. P. OiCon-
nor. Sir Edward Sasscon and Arthur H.
Cransfeld, NJ. P, who presented him
with an address setting forth the aims
of the union and the hopes of the Brit
ish group for universal peace.
Roosevelt, in reply, expressed his
sympathy with the cause represented
by his visitors. He spoke briefly, as
his throat is still bothering him.
Mrs. Roosevelt remained for more
than an hour at the palace, and the con-
versation had wide range. The queen
mother was especially interested in her
visitors description of the place occu-
pied by women in the United States
Her majesty also inquired about Mrs.
Roosevelts journey to the Sudan to
meet her husband. and listened with
evident pleasure to the experiences re-
lated
breakfasting with Sir Edward Grey.
foreign secretary. Then with r. j.
Cunninghame. Leslie A Tarlton of Mai
robi and Seth Bullock, he proceeded to
the zoo. Other visitors learning of
Roosevelts presence, soon gathered
around. but kept at a respectful dis
tance.
Several big game hunters whom the
former president met in Africa Joined
him at luncheon at Lieutenant Colonel
Lees. A committee from the Hamilton
club of Chicago, before which Roose-
velt will make an address in the autumn,
paid their respects and assured him of
the great reception that awaited him
in Chicago.
Among his afternoon callers were
Lord Avebury, Rudyard Kipling and
several members of the house of com
mons
The Royal Society of Arts today
elected Roosevelt life member The
first American member of the society
was Benjamin Franklin.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-26
NEW DRAFT OF OIL
BILL is ORDERED
Amendments Protect Explorers
of Petroleum Lands

WASHINGTON. May 25.-The senate
committee on public lands today au-
thorized Senator Smoot to draft
amendments TO the administration land
withdrawal bill in order to give pro-
lection to persons who have expended
large sums in exploring oil lands.
When he has prepared the new draft
of the bill it is expected that 1t will
be allowed to take the place on the
senate calendar now occupied by the
bill previously reported.
This indicates that the measure may
be enacted at the present session.
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-26

MLwARD ADAMS RETIRES- Chicago. May 25.
The retirement of Miward Adams as manager
of the Auditorium theater after 23 years of
service, during which almost all of the great
artists of grand opera played in the house was
announced today. Adams received yesterday
the decoration of the Order of the Crown con-
ferred by King Victor Emmanuel of Italy
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-26
AGED WARRIORS MEET
AT ANNUAL REUNION
Texas-Mexican War Veterans
Gather in Houston

HOUSTON, Tex, May 25.-Texas-
Mexican war veterans met In reunion
today with an attendance OF IL. Thurs
day will be spent on the field of San
Jacinto, where General Sam Houston
crushed General Santa Ana in 1885.
winning the independence of Texas.
Alonzo Steele, survivor of the battle
and 93 years of age, is among those
in attendance.