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The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-08

principle in 1t. however. Wheat con.
tains some fat. 1t also contains pro-
tein. which is needed for egg and
tissue building. But 1t is one of 4
long line of egg building foods. It ia
not the best food for feathers. And
In some parts of the country It may be
the most expensive of the egg.build.
Ing foods. Corn. in some sections. ia
also prohibitfve. owing to its price,
10 De used economically. 1t is then
tnat knowledge of foods comes into
play and suggests substitutes. Chick.
ems. like all other live stock, REQUIRE
variety to do their best.
When dickens have unlimited
range they balance their own foods
and get what the system Graves
When man feeds he has to furnish
this balance. Common sense will not
always decide how to get the balance
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-08
IMPORTANCE OF
FEEDING HENS
Problem on Which All Inexperi.
eneed People Go Broke UntaI
They Have Mastered IT.
Few Master Science.
(By c. c. wENTZLER)

10Y - -. w ~
Feeding is the dividing line be-
tween failure and success in poultry
culture.
Even professionals sometimes as
sert that the feeding is a matter Of
secondary Importance. 1t is all I'm
rortant. u is the problem. the rock.
on which all inexperienced people go
broke until they have mastered It.
Poultry feeding is a science. Few
master the science.
1t is the one thing in which COM
mon sense will not guide you. You
can't feed common sense. It requires
q knowledge Of foods. Corn and
wheat and meat are as far as the
knowledge of some people extends.
We should become familiar with the
foods and learn what functions they
perform.
We know that corn makes fat. We
also know that fat is the fuel-the
source of the chickens heat and en-
ergy. There is very little egg-making
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-08
By PROF. H. e. ALvoRD.,

fBy PROF- IL. f. ALVORD.D
There is no point of greater I'M.
portance in selecting animals for the
foundation of herd or In making pur-
chases OF additions than to get per-
fectly healthy stock. Animals cho-
sen should be critically examined and
should afford evidence of being strong
In constitution and of healthful Wig
or. 1t is advised that all be tuber-
culin tested. and this of course should
be done by competent veterinarian.
Besides the robust character OF the
individuals. the breeding stock from
which they are descended and the
herd, stables and farms from which
they come should be closely exam
ined on the score of health. Breed
ing and rearing the animals needed
to replenish and increase the herd
and refusing to allow strange animals
on the farm are the best safeguards
against the introduction of disease.
II purchases must be made let the
new stock be strictly quarantined for
at least one month before mingling
with the herd. On every farm of any
size a weIl-secluded building for a
stock quarantine and hospital suitably
arranged and equipped is a most use
full adjunct. This not needed for calv-
ing cows or for cases of lameness or
ordinary accident. but for cases of
acute sickness. retention of afterbirth.
abortion or any symptoms of conta-
gious disease it is essential OF course
the building Itself. its care and the at
tendance upon it's occupants must be
subjected to regulations suitable to
any hospital or quarantine.
There are many of the ordinary ac-
cidents and ailments to which domes-
tic animals are subject which can be
managed by an intelligent owner or
under his direction without profess
sional assistance. Every man his own
cattle doctor" is a very delusive IT,
tie; one may well follow this sugges-
ton within reasonable limits, but
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-08
Science In FARMING.

convince your son and daughter that
10 be successful on the farm they must
nave healthy bodies and bright minds
and they must be proficient in mathe-
matics, chemistry. physiology, pathol.
ogy. bacteriology. biology. political
and domestic economy and a half.
dozen other sciences. and they will
begin to respect the farm and stop
calling farming "Dago business" and
a little later the world Will look ur
to the farmer. not down at him.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-08

complete bewilderment, the captors,
after carefully inspecting their work
and finding it satisfactory. seemed to
disappear utterly from the face OF the
earth.
m the woods to her left she thought
she heard horse neigh; then she saw
shadows moving in that direction;
and again. from the road. she heard
the brief debate of the two men as
to the whereabouts of bill" and 1t
struck Jerry humorously that he
would not soon see his friends unless
they came and helped him out Of his
predicament.
II may help to an understanding OF
Miss Jerry Dangerfield's character II
1t is recorded here that never In her
short life had she failed to respond to
the call of impulse. She was lost in
the woods, and strange men lurked
about: man had been attacked.
seized. and left sitting in a state Of
absurd helplessness on a horse pre-
sumably his own. and there was no
guessing what dire penalty his cap
tors had in store for him.
Quiet reigned In the nefghborhood
of the church; the lights had blinked
out: the bang Of the closing shutters
reassured Jerry, and she crept on her
knees toward the unconscious captive,
loosed his horses rein and led it rap
idly toward her own horse, a little
farther back In the woods. Her blind
folded prisoner. thinking his original
captors were carrying him on. renew
ed his efforts to free himself.
Jerry gained her own saddle in the
least bit Of panic. and when she
had mounted and made sure of the
leading-strap with which her prison
er's horse was provided. she rode on
at rapid walk until she reached the
clearing. where the stumps again
grimly Knocked her. She stopped to
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-08
Tho Luggage Question.

Delaney NicoIl, lawyer. Is always
a well-dressed man, and abominates q
slovenly appearance. At the Union
club he said of a westerner one day:
He has come on to New York for
week and don't believe he has
brought stitch of luggage with him."
Here Mr.. Nicoll smiled.
Unless. indeed" he added. hes
slowed something in the large bags
he carries in the knees of his trou-
sers"
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-08

Thomas Ardmore and Henry Maine
Griswold stumble upon intrigue when the
governors OF North and South Carolina
are reported to have quarreled. Griswold
ailics himself with Barbara Osborne,
lima, while Ardmore espouses the cause
OF Jerry Dangerheld, daughter of tie
governor OF North Carolina. These two
young ladies' are trying to fill the shoes
OF their fathers while the latter are miss
ing Both states are in a turmoil over
one Applewcight. an outlaw with great
political influence. Unaware of each 9TH
er's position. both Griswold and Ardmore
set out TO make the other prosecute Ap-
Griswoid also takes the field Frank Col
nns. Atlanta reporter is arrested by Ard
more. but released to become press agent
for the young mlliionaire's expedition.
iriswold's men capture Bill Appleweght.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-08

kLrw that the time had long passed
for her return to the house
She did not know then that three
men had Witnessed her flight from the
duke. or that they had taken swift
vengeance upon him for his unpardon.
sable conduct in the -blanched
road. 1t was not Jerry's way to ac-
cept misfortune tamely. and after cir
cling the wall of timber that shut her
in. in the hope of determining where
she had entered. she chose a trail at
random and plunged into the woods.
She assumed that probably all the
roads and paths on the estate led
more or less directly to the great
house or to some lodge or bungalow.
She had lost her riding-crop In her
mad fight, and she broke on a switch,
tossing its leaves into the moonlight
and laughing softly as they rained
about her.
Suddenly ahead OF her through the
woods fioated the sound OF singing
one of those strange. wavering pieux
cantiques peculiar to the south. She
rode on. thinking to find help and a
guide back to Ardsley: then the music
ceased. and lights now flashed family
before her, but she went forward
guaTdedly.
I'm much moro lost than thought
I was. for must be away of the es-
tate" she reflected She turned and
rode back few rods and dismounted.
and tied her horse to sapling. She
was disappointed at not finding a
camp of Ardmore's wood-cutters. to
whom she would unhesitatingly have
confided herself; but it seemed wise
now to exercise caution in drawing to
herself the attention of strangers. She
did not know that she had crossed the
state line and was in South Carolina,
or that the singing she had heard
fioated from the windows of Mount
Nebo church
She became now the astonished wit
ness of a series of incidents that oc-
CURED SO swiftly as fairly to take her
breath away. A tall. loosely articu-
lated man came from the direction of
the church and walked toward her.
She knelt at the tree and watched,
the moonlight giving her clear view
OF rustic somewhat past middle age,
whose chief characteristics seemed to
be a grizzled beard and long arms
that swung oddly at his side. The
brfm Of his wool hat was turned up
sharply from his forehead. and she
had glimpse OF the small, KEEN gray
eyes with which he swept the forest
before him. He freed horse which
she had not before noticed. and she
expected him to mount and ride away
to join others of the congregation
whom she heard making OF in a road
beyond the church. Then, with a
quickness and deftness that bafled
her eyes, two men rose beside him
Just as he was about to mount; there
was no outcry and no sound of scuf-
fling, so quick was the descent and so
perfect the understanding between the
captors. In moment the man was
gathered up, bound. and flung on his
saddle. She had better view of him,
now that he was hatless, though a gag
had been forced into his mouth and a
handkerchief tied over his eyes, so
that he presented a grotesque appear
ance. Jerry was SO absorbed that she
forgot to be afraid: never in her life
had she witnessed anything SO amaz-
ing as this: and now. to her more
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-08
Prompt Relief -Perna.s.s C.rs
Get After tho FIIes.

With the warm days flies multiply
amazingly. Now is the time to at
tack them and prevent the breeding
of millions from the few hundreds that
already exist. 4
Perhaps the most effective method
of destroying files is by burning
pyrethrum in each room. This stuns
the flies and they can be swept up and
burned
Flies are dangerous carriers Of dis
ease and an enemy of humankind. Do
your part toward keeping down the
pest and improving the health Of your
community.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-08
Perspective view
sputlog ds1G

The split-log drag shown herewith
i5 one of the simplest. cheapest. and
yet the most useful and effective i'm
roads ever invented. mere glance at
which will enable any practical farm
er to make one In some states the
farmers by common agreement drag
the road along their own fronts after
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-08
Faster.

Children. nature is supe
rior to man in everything. For in
stance, there is nothing that travels
SO fast as the unseen wind.
Willie-Huh! You ought to hear
what my pa says about a sight draft
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-08
PenaIlzed for HoIdIna,

Maud-Do you believe in palmistry1
Ethel-In way I've known 1t tc
work splendid as a starter when the
young man was shy.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-08
Value Of Sheep.

Sheep are great soil renovators and
weed eradicators. but the man who
would make profit on them should
not get the idea that they are simply
scavengers.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-08

and feel so well that my friends keep
asking me what has helped me SO
much, and I gladly recommend your
Vegetable Compound. ."-MRs. WILLIE
EDWARDS, Holly Springs, Miss.
One of the greatest triumphs OF
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound is the conquering of woman's.
dread enemy : tumor. If you have
mysterious pains, Inflammation ulcera-
ton or displacement, don't wait for
time to confirm your fears and go
through the horrors of hospital opera
ton, but try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table compound at once.
For thirty years Lydia E. PinkhamS
Vegetable Compound, made from roots
and herbs, has been thestandard remedy
for female ills, and such unquestion-
able testimony as the above proves tho
value of this famous remedy, and
should give everyone confidence.
If you would like special advice
about your case write q confiden-
tial letter to Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice is free,
and always helpful.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-08
Her Plana

Mistress-I feel very i'll, Bridget.
What would you do If should die?
Maid-Faith. an cud give warnin'
to the master as well az to yourself
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-08

yOurWOnueIIulucu-
icines have done for
me. The doctors said
/ had q tumor, and /
had an operation.
but was soon as bad
againase sever.Iw
toyouforadvice,a and
began to take Lydia
E. Pink.-am's Veg
etable Compound
as you told me to
do. l am glad to
COW III Of noW 7 link
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-08
TUMOR OF
YEARS
GROWTH
Removed by Lydia E. Pink
hams sVegetable Compound

Holly Springs, Miss. -" words arc
INADEQUATE for me to express what
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-07-08

every rain. and the results are almost
unbelievable.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1910-01-01
OLD NEW YEAR CUSTOMS.

In age most of the holidays we
keep through the year are young as
compared with the new year. From
the time of the Julian reformation
OF the calendar the old Romans kept
the first of January as a holiday.
dedicating 1t and the whole of the
following month to Janus who open
ed and closed the gates of the year
Sacrifices were offered to him on
twelve affairs corresponding to the
months Of the year. and people were
careful to be on their best behav-
ior that day that it might prove a
prop1tious augury for the whole
year.
1t was day of visiting, of family
gatherings. and of exchanging gifts.
and also Of the reconctling of differ
ccnces between friends and relatives.
2 hese -observances in. our day are
4sso ciated with Christmas rather than
with New Year. but the more full
~ they are observed. whether at
the ~one season or the other. the
more blessed the result
Among other ancient customs of
the new year were the cutting and
exchanging of branches Of mistletoe
by the Druids, and the presentation
of eggs by the Persians.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1910-01-01
Big Band Of Sheep.

John Balan, manager Of the outfit
transporting the immense band of 20.
200 sheep being brought from Elko to
Las Vegas by the Kaiser Live Stock
company, reached the city last week.
lie reports that the sheep are being
driven from the range naer Elko to
Goldfield, and have now reached Ton
opah in fine condition At Goldfield
the band will be entrained and a por-
zion will be shipped to Los Angeles
for the market. The remainder will
he unloaded at Arden station and
from there driven to the old Wilson
ranch which will be the headquarters
for the new range.-Las Vegas Age.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1910-01-01
SHUT THEM OUT.

It appears from the figures given in
the report of the department of COM
merce and labor that of the 944, 235
aliens who entered the, United States
last year, 81 per cent came from Rus
STA and the countries Of southern Eu-
rope. and that 20 per cent of them
were illiterate, says Bradstreets. The
Immigrants brought with them ST.
S31 1923, but it Is estimated by the off
Gals at Washington that about 33 per
Get, or, in round numbers, one-third
OF them were assisted with money to
reach the country. AT least part Of
the immigration into the country is of
al undesirable kind, as is indicated
by the fact that through the watchful-
ness of immigration inspectors a
sarge number of prosecutions have
t'een begun by the department of JUS
tice in the effort to break up the
white slave traffic"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1910-01-01
Tonopah Dividend.

At the regular monthly meeting Of
The directors of the Tonopah Mining
company recently held at the COM
lany's office at Philadelphia, a quar-
terly dividend Of Is cents per share
was declan, with Christmas pres.
emit to the stockholders in the form
OF an extra dividend of 10 cents per
share, a total of IS cents. says the
Tonopah Bonanza. -..
The dividend will be paid on Jan.
81. 1910. to stockholders of record
Dec. 81, 1909. The transfer books
will close at three p. M, Dec. 81, and
reopen Jan. at ten a. m.
BY the payment of this dividend,
the Tonopah Mining Co. is classed
as the greatest silver mine in the
United States at the present day with
the Silver King company of Utah a
close second, although this concern
has not paid q dividend for over two
years.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1910-01-01
In Bad Shape.

The Western Pacific is having con-
siderable trouble with its roadbed
near the Nevada Utah state line.
The track Is built across salt beds
and late heavy storms have caused
the same to become soft and mushy.
Seven miles OF track Is in very bad
shape, and the engineers Of the road
are greatly puzzled as to the prop
er remedy to supply.-Ely Record.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1910-01-01
Reciprocity.

There Is little shop in Park place
before the door of which is q small
box. The top 10 fastened by paddock.
The key is kept in hiding place
known only to the man who keeps the
shop, and to the postman. When the
postman has letter for that number
he uniocks the little box, drops In the
mail. finds cigar, locks the box and
proceeds on his way. This has been
going on long time. The man who
keeps the shop lives over ION Long
island. He has No clerk and comes to
business whenever the spirit moves
him.-New York Times.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1910-01-01

Zelaya, former president of Mica
raugua, has taken to the tall timber.
He has bid farewell to his native cou
try. having been taken aboard a Mex
lean gun-boat and conveyed to Mex
leo. Press dispatches say the ex-dic-
tator is going to Belgium.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1910-01-01

Butte is awakening to a renewed
Interest In politics. The theatric
welcome extended to Mr.. F. A..
He'nze on his recent visit is said
now to have been carefully staged
with one eye on the prosecuting at
torney in New York and the other on
fhe plain voters of Montana. Just
what Is up Is uncertain. but there
care Ia,inors OF an effort on Mr..
-Heinze's part to ..re-elect, MI. w. "A
ssClark to the senate In the place OF
Mr. +. H. Carter. We hope this
does not mean recurrence Of the
nasty hshting that so long disgraced
the politics and government Of that
state-Mining & Scientific Press
Press.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1910-01-01
The christmas News.

We have received I copy Of the
Christmas edition Of the Deseret Ever
Ing News Of Salt Lake. The publish
ers have maintained their reputation
In getting out the best holiday pa
per In Utah; the illustrations are ex.
cellent, the reading matter fully up
to the standard and altogether 1t
has come up to the level Of any pre-
vious effort
The only criticism we have to Of
fer Is that Phoebe Is tackled onto the
tail end Of the mining section: where
-, 1t Is entitled to, and should have
had. better recognition. However, II
was an excellant number.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1910-01-01

We have been asked: When will
TIE new Phoebe school building be
ready for occupancy? Ask us some
thing easy. We will venture the
guess, however. that September l,
1910. will hit it about right. But we
hope 1t will be sooner.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1910-01-01
Official Paper uf Lincoln County

It is an old and true saying that
AL work and no play makes Jack a
dull boy" But 1t is also equally
true that all play and no work makes
him a useless boy. or worse. What
the boy needs in every home and in
every spehe of life Is judicious
blending Of work and recreation.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1910-01-01

II the making New Year resolutions
we would be careful to study our
individual faults and limitations, and
riake such resolutions as would tend
to correct them. there would be less
failure In keeping them
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1910-01-01

The property Of the Crescent Mining
and Reduction Co., near Crescent
was attached last Thursday In a suit
brought by F. H. Corbin against H. M
Benson. The suit grows out of min
ing deal Wherein. Benson failed to
convey !, certain mining claims to
Mr.. Corbin after the payment of
money for the same.---Las Vegas Age.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1910-01-01

Through the efforts OF the Nevada
railroad commission lower express
rates have been secured for patrons
OF the Tonopah & Goidfield. Nevada
Northern and Virginia & Truckee
railroads. The commission would do
well to look into the rates now charg-
ed by Wells. Fargo & Co.. over the
Salt Lake Route.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1910-01-01

DIR. Frederick A. Cook, the crest.
while Arctic explorer. has been heard
from in Portugal. where he went UNI.
der an assumed name and success
fully evaded the journalistic sleuths
by shaving off his moustache. discard
Ing his silk hat and otherwise dis.
guising himself.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1910-01-01

The state rail road commission has
cited the Nevada Northern railway to
appear before them on January Is
and make q full explanation as to
their freight rates. The Tonopah &
Goldfield railway has also received .
like order and are to appear on jan
gary TO-.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1910-01-01

1t is astonishing how readily on
any pretext the prices of commodi-
ties so up and how slowly they go
down. They go up by telegraph,
but they go down with the slowness
OF an old canal boat.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1910-01-01

The man who hates work the most
will work the hardest trying to get
enough money not to have to do 1t any
more.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1910-01-01

Read the Phoebe Record during the
year 1910 and keep posted.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1910-01-01

A'woman can't help being suspicious
about telegram from her husband
because it isn't in his handwriting.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1910-01-01

Try one Of those oyster cocktails
at J. W. Fitzgerald's saloon.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1910-01-01

Have you made those New Years
resolutions?
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1910-01-01

Resolve to boost for Greater Pr
oche during 1910.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1910-01-01

Deeds, Mortgages, Location notices
4nds 6tner blanks for sole at the Rec
lrd office.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1910-01-01

This is going to be a prosperous
year for Phoebe. Just watch.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1910-01-01

Now watch the political pot begin
to siZzle.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1910-01-01

When anybody can show Christian
spirit in an argument it's because he
has all the better OF it,
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1910-01-01

Diplomat Whiskey. ''just right" at
J. w Fitxgerald's.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1910-01-01
REFLECTIONS OF A BAcHeto or

REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
Riches can't make happiness. but
poverty can unhappiness. q
A man can get good dea of pleas
ure out of life except On holidays.
Most education by college iaen are
acquired after they are graduated.
The reason you might as we'll make
love to girl is she'll say you did,
anyhow.
The more money a man spends on
smoking the srrer he can be it isn't
bad for the health.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1910-01-01

Get the habit Write it 1910.