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The Elbert County tribune., 1911-06-23
GREAT STADIUM AT TACOMA
Structure 10 Shaped Like a Horse
shoe and VIII Comfortably Seat
Twenty-Five Thousand.

Tacoma's. high school. which plays
an important part in Pacific-Coast ath-
letics. is the only high school in Amer
lea having an Olympic stadium, II not
the only one In the whole world. 1t
Is ponderous mass OF steel and con-
crete. just completed at cost of more
than 100000 in gulch at one side
of the high school building The gulch
happened to be just the right shape
for the stadium, so but little excava
tion was required. The structure Is
shaped like horseshoe. with the open
end overlooking Commencement bay.
1t will seat twenty-five thousand peo.
pie. has a center sufficiently large for
baseball, football. track and field
events. and viii also be used for out.
door musical concerts and entertain
ments.
A movement ia already on foot to
secure the next Olympic games In
America. the people of Washington
believing that in the Tacoma stadium
they have one Of the best arenas in
the United States for such an event.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-06-23
SERGE is POPULAR MATERIAL
Coats for Both orown-Ups and Chill
dren Are Seen Both In Dark Blue
and Checks.

Serge is preferred to cloth for the
serviceable coat and very often a
smart little coat of serge has no
trimming at all save a big collar of
some contrasting material.
Dark blue serge and black and
white check seem to be the favor
ties for the tailored coats designed for
serviceable wear. though biscuit and
khaki tones are considerably used.
On the dark blue serge big collar
OF dull blue crash. plain or with seal
loped and embroidered edge and per-
haps some other embroidery design
is liked. Ecru linen is used for col.
lars. too. and some little coats in dark
blue have big collars of soft rose linen
embroidered In white
Then. too. big collars of embroid-
cred white pique are very smart on
the dark coats. Often In the coats
for children from three to six years
of age the coat which falls almost to
the bottom of the dress has collar
wide over the shoulders and sloping
down quite to the bottom OF the coat.
Or perhaps the fronts cross diagonally,
following the natural line of such a
collar and two big buttons are set on
diagonally at the very bottom of the
overlapping front. the collar ending
just above.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-06-23
TAPESTRIES IN NEW DESIGNS
Light Summer Hanginps This Year
Arc Prettier Than Those Of
Recent Seasons.

Each year brings Its special fashions
In furnishings. and just now, when the
question of house cleaning is promi-
nently to the fore. no little interest is
being taken In the new chintz and
tapestries which are now on show for
loose coverings Of all kinds. Every
where one notices the effect OF the
Jacobean Influence which is reassert-
Ing itself in matter appertaining to
household decorations.
In place of the bunch OF roses tied
with bows of colored ribbon, which
have figured on all chintz of late. one
finds the new furnishing fabrics are
printed In variation Of rich reds.
greens. browns or wine color on a
cream ground. or display bold conven-
tional designs somewhat closely pat
termed. which lend themselves admir-
ably to furnishing purposes and which
look far more handsome and imposing
than the simple floral designs Of yes
terday?
This new Jacobean taffeta is being
used for curtains, bedspreads and
cushion covers, as we'll as for cover
Ing chairs and sofas.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-06-23

thousands OF acres of wheat In this
county yielded AZ bushels to the acre
and many fields cut 35 bushels and
better.
You can figure 1T for yourself He
has 1900 acres In wheat this year
and 1t was planted WIN less cost than
any other wheat in the state. His
traction plows tore up the earth. har-
rowed 1t and seeded 1t. all In one op-
GRAFTON. at the rate OF one hundred
acres day. 1t cost him $4,000 when
the 1900 acres wero in. II he
should happen to get an average of 20
bushels to the acre-he won't. because
the weather won the bet this year-but
was 25 bushels to the acre. that
would be 425.000 bushels.
Now. take your pencil again: 425.-
900 bushels of wheat at, we'll say. 81
a bushel; that's S425.000; enough
profit there for some carloads of pat
ent leather shoes and trips to the sea
shore and around the world.
Ffke sat scrooched down in his Of
fee chair In this town the other day.
an old slouch hat pulled down over
his eyes. his muddy boots up on his
desk. and he looked through the win
dow at the drizzling rain.
PITY that rain didn't come last fall
jim said one OF his neighbors.
"Y-a-a-s." Fike drawled. But It
didn't. It's gamble" he said.
We've struck FIVE poor years. In a
bad year we get six or seven bushels
to the acre and barely pull out. In a
good year it's easy to cut 25 to as
bushels here. In that kind of a year.
with the rains coming right. raising
wheat in this country is like shooting
FISH in barrel. That's the kind of
a year I've been figurin' on getting
If ! once get 1t I'll tell old Rockefel-
Ter to go chase himself. But it's been
a scrap. I've been increasin' my acre
age faster than I've been gettin'
wheat. A fair year with. say. fifteen
thousand acres in. would make ma
better than 100000 clear profit. and
a ringer. that's what am waitin' for
a ringer. I'll clean up a good quarter
of million in one crop. and II several
good crops follow one after another
as they have done In times past and
as they surely will again, you can mt
my name with the other millionaires'
in the Who's Who in America book
that book with the red covers and
gold letters on the back. James N.
Fike. millionaire wheat king of Kan.
sas.' how'll tha. look, hey?"
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-06-23
SMOOTH EYE NEEDLE BEST
Choice Of Needles for Embroidery
Matter In Which Great Care
Should Be Exercised.

Exercise care in the choice of nee
dies for embroidery. The best is a
needle with smooth eye that allows
the silk plenty of leeway and will not
pull or rough 1t.
Be sure your needle is adapted to
the size of the silk. A too small eye
cuts and trays the silk. gathering It
in thick lump which must be forced
through the fabric. A too large one.
on the other hand. shows the holes
and makes the work look as II 1t had
too few stitches.
In general. when working on the
usual materials. No. or a No. 10
needle is best for double silk, No. IL
for fine embroidery with a single
thread. No. Z for thick floss, twisted
embroidery silk and outline silk and
No. 8 for rope silk.
In shading, where a number OF col
ors are used alternately. have needle
for each color. and use the different
needles in succession. instead Of un-
threading and threading again as you
come to each new color.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-06-23
CAN you FOLLOW THIS YARN7
Tom and Vera Have Secret Between
Them and Each In Burst Of Con-
hdenee Tells Friend.

Tom and Vera had q secret between
them. In a burst OF confidence Tom
told It to mutual friend. Will. but
regretting his action. obtained prom
ise from VIII that he would never let
Vera know that the secret had been
told.
VIII. however, told Vera that Tom
had let him into the secret. but made
her promise not to tell Tom that he
(WilD had Informed her OF having
obtained the Information from Tom.
A little later Tom decided to let Vera
know that he had told the secret to
VIII. but instructed her not to tell
VIII that he (Tom) had admitted to
giving away the secret to VIII.
Vera went to VIII and told him that
Tom had confessed TO having let him
into the secret. but she made VIII
promise not to let Tom Know that she
had given him this Information. She
also went to Tom and told him. in
strict confidence. that win had told
her about having learned the secret
from him.
VIII next went to Tom and inform
ed him OF Vera having stated that he
tTom) had admitted to giving away
the secret. Tom retorted by saying
that Vera had told him that he (WiiD
had advised her of being let into
the secret. They both promised not
to tell Vera of having given away
the condolences which she had late
ly given.
But this is thu question: Were any
more condolences necessary? Or had
all of the three friends heard enough
to be convinced that the others knew
everything that could be told?
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-06-23

she pleases. anu s4y.is -. word OF
the following rhyme to each as she
touches her:
"Please-good = farmer cut = the
corn,
Keep-the-wheat- eat--and-burn- the
thorn.
-gate--and--turn = the
lock,
Keep-the = FIVE geese - in a
flock"
As soon as she says the word
flock" the one first touched jumps
up and runs away. The market wom-
an pursues her But while she is
catching her. the other geese have
er and reseat her in her place before
the game can begin again. The one
first caught becomes in her turn the
market woman.
Den" is good out-of-doors game.
Each boy takes the name of wild
beast and has a tree to himself. which
represents his den. Amy player who
leaves his den ia liable to be tagged
by the next one out The best runner
6thtA any otRi 70 Oah hAots q oCtOho
pursues him, and SO on until all may
be out at once. II player can tag
any one he has right to capture.
he takes him home to his own den,
and the latter must help him to take
the rest The pursuer cannot be
tagged while bringing home a pris-
oner.
The children sit In row with hands
folded to play Button. Button, Who's
Got the Button?" One takes a button
and. holding 1t between both hands.
pretends to give 1t to each one Of the
players. who open their hands as II
to receive It.
AS she does this the leader says
to each one. Keep all give you"
When she has finishei she puts the
question to each one in turn. But
ton. button. who's got the button ?"
The answer is Next door neighbor"
When she returns to the head of the
line and asks Who's got the but
ton? p the player mentions the name
of the one she thinks has It, The
successful guesser takes the leaders
place.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-06-23
WANTED TO SLEEP
Curious That a Tired Preacher should
Have Such Desire.

A minister speaks of the curious Of
feet of Grhpe-Nuts food on him and
how it has relieved him.
You will doubtless understand how
the suffering from Indigestion with
which l used to be troubled made my
work an Utmost uncomfortable burden;
and why 1, was that after my Sabbath
duties had been performed, sleep was
a stranger to my pillow till nearly
daylight.
II had To be very careful as to, what
l ate. and even with all my care ex-
perienced poignant physical distress
after meals, and my food never satis-
fed me.
Since 1 began the use of Grape
Nuts the benefits / have derived from
1t are very definite. l no longer suffer
from indigestion, and began to i'm
prove from The time Grape-Nuts ap-
peared on our table.
II find that b. eating a dish of this
food after my sabbath work is done.
(and / always dc SO now) my nerves
are quieted and rest and refreshing
sleep are ensured me.
Il feel that Gould not possibly do
without Grape-Ntts food. now that
know its value. t is invariably on our
table-we feel that we need 1t to make
the meal complete and our children
will eat Grape-Ntts when they cannot
be persuaded to ouch anything else"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek. Michigan.
Read the famois booklet, "The Road
to Wellville." h pkgs. There's a
Reason"
Ever read thu above letter. A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-06-23
BETS It WILL RAIN
Kansas Farmer Stakes $50, 900
on the Weather.
Has Tried II Five Times and He's
Out $t75, ,ooo-if He Ever
Wins He'll Be
Rich.

Colby. Kan.-"Jim' F1ke Ia trying to
get rich betting against the weather.
Last August he staked $4,000 on the
chance that 1t would rain within
three months. II 1t had rained. as he
bet 1t would. he would have made
quarter of a million and got his $780,
900 back. too. But 1t didn't rain. The
weather is a freakfsh thing out on this
high plateau. and Ffke will be mighty
thankful II the $4,000 is returned to
him SO he can have 1t to take another
flyer against the weather this year.
Ffke calls his method OF fortune hunt
Ing Gambling against the weather"
He has been at 1t now for Ave years
and has never won.
But" he says. I'll make the big
killing one OF these years. just as
sure's shootin'. and when do I'll put
on patent leather shoes and go to the
seashore."
Ffke has staked $4,000 In fve
years on the chance that there would
be enough rain and seasonable weather
TO give him bumper crop of wheat
Each year OF the Ave something went
wrong, either 1t didn't rain enough to
start the wheat right, or 1t didn't
freeze enough to give 1t good stand
or the high winds blew most of it out
of the ground. or the drought hindered
1t from maturing; but there was
enough OF crop In the worst OF the
five years to return him nearly all he
had ventured, and In several of the
years he made profit of mere $780,
900 or SO.
The thing he is after Is a crop that
will average twenty-five or thirty-five
bushels of wheat to the acre. II ever
he gets that he may go to the seashore
sure enough. or to any old place. And
1t Is sure thing that, he will get 1t II
he stays with the game. for In 1908
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-06-23
ActIno Animals,

This is a game called acting ami.
mails. One child pretends to be some
kind OF animal and acts just as that
animal would act. Then the other
children guess what he is trying to
be. The child who guesses correctly
may be the next one to represent an
animal. 1t is really very funny, espe-
cially II you try to initiate something
like stork standing on one leg or a
rhinoceros or a turtle or even a
mosquito, for insects are included as
we'll as animals Sometimes It is we'll
to allow the guessers three questions
that may be answered by yes" or
no"
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-06-23
Neekband Aaaln.

The mode of the low-necked dress
and the collarless frock has called
out the black velvet neckband once
more This band is about an inch in
width. When last worn this was
merely band. fastening In back or
front under buckle or pretty pin.
Now. however. It is fastened In the
back in the manner of thirty or forty
years ago. with the long ends hanging
down the back.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-06-23
Baby on Its Hind Leos.

Little Bessie was so accustomed to
seeing the baby crawl around the
room that she thought 1t was his
natural mode of travelling. One day
when he succeeded in standing up
with the aid of chair she was much
astonished and. running to her moth
er, exclaimed: "Oh. mamma. come
quick. Baby is standing up on his
hind legs"
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-06-23

has skirt of white liberty yelled
with white mousseline de sole. which
is slightly gathered. trimmed with an
applique of fine black guipure and I'm
ished. according to fashion, with
nounce Of green liberty.
The pretty new bolero is also OF
green liberty with collar OF white satin
bordered with gold embroidery and a
band of black satin. The plastron is
of white mousseline de sole with an
applique of black lace. A gold cord
with tassels forms the girdle.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-06-23
Showed Tact of kina.

1t was the order of the day at a
late shoot at Sandringham that when
pheasants should not be shot, and one
of the quests brought down q. hen
which fell near King Edwards place
In the Zine. Anxious not to hurt the
offenders feelings by an over rebuke.
the king pointed to the corpus delicti
and said: "Ah. Gurney, what man
you are for the ladiesI"-Life of Ed
ward VII.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-06-23
He Got the Pass.

Il want pass.
Pass? You're not entitled to a
pass. You are not an employe.
Sorry"
mo; but here the antipass law says
free transportation can be granted to
necessary caretakers of live stock.
poultry and fruit Well. I'm going on
this trip with an aunt that's a hen
there's your poultry; girl that's a
peach-there's your fruit: and
nephew that's a mule-theres your
live stock. Gimme The Way
Bill.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-06-23
skirt contrasta

The sheath, harem. hobble and other
clinging skirts of today serve to make
this Photographic reproduction of this
skirt of couple of generations ago
the more interesting. 1t was made OF
lowered silk and its fair wearsr oc,
cupied an entire sofa
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-06-23

"HE handsome calling costume at
the left is of scarlet satin. The
= skirt laps to one side both In
back and front and is ornamented
with passementerie buttons to match.
The corsage is draped and crossed
and Is trimmed with sort of revers
collar of venetian lace and with a
cockade OF gold ribbon. The guimpe.
with round low neck. is Of white lace
ornamented with two rings of Jet but
tons.
The more dressy toilet at the right
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-06-23

ADVICE
TO WOMEN

Women suffering from any form Of
illness are invited to promptly COM
municate witk Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn,
Mass. All letters are received, opened,
read and answered by Nomen. "A Mo-
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-06-23

Decidedly chic Is this simple little
empire frock built Of snow white mo-
hair and trimmed only with big white
pearl buttons. The shawl revers give
a graceful line to the shoulder and at
the back these revers extend into a
deep sailor collar. The smart side frill
Of tucked muslin and lace is matched
by deep cuffs. which have much to do
With the distinction Of this simple lit
tie afternoon costume. The hat is a
white chip model faced under the brim
with black velvet and trimmed with q
white curled ostrich wreath. The par
asol is white silk with border of
yepise lace and a carved ivory handle.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-06-23
9sls1eIz[s2
0IK@2TfGE
JURORS
"FIvE GEESE IN A FLOCK"
Particularly Amusing Game to Play
When Your Little Friends Come
to Pay Short Visit.

When your friends come to see you,
play Five Geese in a Flock" The
children sit on the grass. or on a
bank or bench. side by side One
stands an Market Woman opposite the
row Of players,
She walks along the row. and
touches each child. beginning where
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-06-23

lished . testimonial or used . letter
without the written consent of the
writer, and never has the Company
allowed these confidential letters to
get out of their possession, as the
hundreds of thousands of them In
their files will attest.
Out of the vast volume of experience
which Mrs. Pinkham has to draw
from, it is moro than possible that she
has gained the very knowledge needed
in your case. She asks nothing in re-
turn except your good will, and her
advice has helped thousands. Surely
any woman, rich or poor, should be
glad to take advantage of this gener-
Gus offer of assistance. Address Mrs.
Pinkham, care of Lydia e. Pinkham
Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass.
Every woman ought to have
Lydia e. Ptnkham's 8O-page
Text Book. It is not a book for
general distribution, as 1t Is too
expensive. 1t is free and only
obtainable by mail. Write for
1t today.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-06-23

man can freely talk
of her private ILL
ness to q womans
thus has been es-
tablished this con-
ndence between
Mrs. Pinkham and
the Wo M en- OK
America which has
mover been broken.
Navar has ahA ptrh
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-06-23
A HeartIess Father.

W. N. u, DENVER. NO. 2s-1s11.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-02-17
Religious Notices.

Services at Ascension Church. Gathers
burg, first and third Sundays in February
at 3 p. NJ
Baptist Church. Rockville. services every
Sunday morning and night. with sermon
by the pastor, Rev. o. W. Henderson
Mr.. d. c. W. Ward will speak at the
Christian Church, Rockville, Sunday morn
ing, February 10Th, at II O'Clock. Subject,
Object of Christian"
There will be services at Hermon Presby-
terrain Church, near Cabin John. Md, next
Sunday, as follows Preaching at $3.50 P. M
by DIR. Geo. S. Duncan Sunday School at
2 p. M. Everyone most welcome.
Rev. VIM. L. Smith will preach at Po-
tomac M. E. Church South next Sunday
at II A. M; Jamestown at 3 P. M. and
Germantown at 1880 p. NJ. Communion
services at Jamestown and Germantown
Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Beane, Md,
Rev Melvin G. Leaman. pastor, preaching
every Sunday. First Sunday. at II A. M,
communion; every other Sunday at 3 P. M
Sunday School. first Sunday. at 10 A. NJ
every other Sunday at 2 P. M.
The M. +. Church South Poolesville. will
hold its missionary anniversary for the con-
ference year Sunday morning, February
28th, at II O'Clock Hon. j. Thomas Heflin
Congressman from Alabama. will be pres
ent and deliver an address. The public is
cordially invited to attend.
Mrs. Campbell, returned missionary
from Korea. will make an address in Grace
Methodist Church. Gaithersburg, next Sun
day morning at II O'Clock. and at Melon
aid Chapel in the afternoon at 3 O'Clock
Mrs. Campbell was one Of the prominent
speakers at the missionary jubilee recently
held in Washington. The public is cor
daily invited to be present
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-02-17
Petitions Congress Not To FOrtify
The Panama Canal.

For the sake of economy, humanity.
the spirit of progress and the Just and
lasting peace among ourselves and with
all nations that Lincoln sought to estab-
lish we urge that the Panama canal be
not fortified" declares an appeal to Con-
gress adopted at a recent meeting of
the Society of Friends of Sandy Spring,
this county.
The appeal further sets forth that las an
American enterprise. constructed at great
expense by the people of the United States,
it is right and proper to police it by suffi
cient guard on land and sea to protect it
against damage by bands of marauders or
other evilly disposed persons; but we de-
plore and condemn the idea of building
Notifications there. believing it would be
needless tax on the people, heavy at the
start and continuous for maintenance :
that il would be inconsistent with the
trend Of thought all over the world toward
peaceful settlements and arbitration and
President Taft's noble stand in favor Of
submitting all questions to such tribunal ;
that far more efficient protection could be
obtained by international neutrality agree
ment; that the forts would tend to create
distrust and bad feeling among our sister ma
tons. thus being a source Of danger rather
than security.
THE Suez canal has remained unfortif-
ed. Are we to confess that our country
is more suspicious than those across the
Atlantic; that the twentieth century is
more benighted than the nineteenth, and
that we see no better way Of defending
the erandest engineering feat ever accom-
plished by man than the antiquated, bar
barous method discarded by foreign coun-
tries for a similar enterprise ?"