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The Elbert County tribune., 1912-01-05

is SO far from being impossible that
1t Is the strict truth. Nor was the
theft the only crime of which the man
was guilty. In stealing that Jewel. he
committed dreadful sacrilege."
Mrs. Missioner was SO overcome by
her emotions that she was obliged. in
spite of her intention, to sit down,
and therefore to extend to her visitor
an invitation to be seated also. before
she could get herself well enough in
hand to follow the Swami's narrative
calmly
THAT diamond" continued the sage.
"once blazed in the forehead OF the
great Buddha. In the Temple of Delhi.
1t was revered by thousands, hundreds
Of thousands. by millions. as the most
sacred work OF the god; for tradition
says 1t was the undisputed property
of Buddha himself when he walked
the earth In his latest incarnation"
Mrs. Missioner's lips were parted.
Her eyes were fixed upon the Orien-
tails In the intensity OF her interest.
"One night" the sage went on,
when a band OF militant priests as.
signed to guard the shrine of Buddha
in the great Delhi temple relaxed its
vigilance, a sacrilegious wretch-on
whose head be all the curses of all
the centuries made his way into
the heart OF the sacred building, and
wrested the diamond from the brow
Of the god. That he was not blasted
in his tracks by the lightning of divine
wrath proves that the mind OF the
god at that moment was shrouded in
meditation for the benefit of his chill
dren, The stone was missed at dawn.
Within the hour. armed men were
securing the city for the apostate
thief. No trace of him was found.
The Maharajah of that kingdom. lax
though he had been in certain OBJ
servances Of the faith. was too true n
son Of the Temple to let the careless
priests go unpublished. By his order
they were seized. hundred OF them.
and thrown into prison. A royal do
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-01-05

sioner had not cultivated in this part
OF the world.
He waited until she was close to
said with profound bow:
Madam. my intrusion is excused
by the fact that can restore your
Jewels"
''Is It possible!" she exclaimed.
"It is more than possible. 1t is q
fact accomplished" he answered
Taking from an inner pocket a pack
age in silk tissue, he extended It
toward her with the words,
You will find in this parcel. madam
all the diamonds of your necklace
with the exception OF the largest
the Maharanee."
But the big diamond OF the whole
necklace-the Maharanee!" cried Mrs.
Missioner. How did you find these
and not find that?"
II have not said that did not re-
cover It," said the Swami "On the
contrary. I confess to you that I
gained possession of the Maharanee
at the time when got these; but It
AAu'l hoep Shhhotp 10 HCblOIcu 70 you.
'T am grateful for what you have
DONE" the widow said gently; "but 1
am unable~to understand your atti.
tude in regard to the missing stone.
Why should not have that. too? It
IL mine"
Madam" said the Oriental, in the
courtiiest way, II would not for the
world say anything to disturb your
faith in your husband. There Is no
need Of doing SO. Your faith is war.
ranted. Mr.. Missioner, when he said
that. thought he was telling the truth
Unfortunately for you. as well as for
many others, he was not speaking the
truth. The renegade who sold that
Jewel to your husband did not buy 1,
from Maharanee. He did not buy It
from anyone. He stole IT."
stole it," the widow cried, with a
little wall in her voice. Impossible"
Pardon me once more. madam 1t
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-01-05
pumas' Quiet Hebuke.

During Victor Hugo's exile. Dumas
went to Guernsey. where Hugo 70
ceived him kindly. and took him to
breakfast on veranda overlookine
the ocean. 1t did not take Dumas long
tc discover that Hugo was already
posing as the prescribed prophet. and
when the poet said. with an Olympian
wave OF his hand: you see me. my
dear Dumas. on my rock Of exile like
the prescribed one Of antiquity
Never mind" said Dumas. with bis
mouth full. 1.-THE butter is far bsttsr
here than in Paris. There is no dis
putting that"
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-01-05
srl.z shows HIs Hard.

brttx SHOWN His Hand.
Following the tflk between Brftx
and Manning In the ONCE OF the chief
of detectives. tho lieutenant hastened
to his own room, where Fitch was
awaiting him. He excused himself to
the physician and entered q telephone
booth at the far end of his ONCE in
which he was accustomed to conduct
his more private wire conversations.
Through the glass of the silence parti-
ton. Fitch saw the detectives eyes
sparkle as he listened to what the
man at the other end of the wire was
saying. While Britx still was talking.
Manning came in. glanced inquiringiy
at the doctor and settled himself in
big chair as II for further and
more protracted interview with his
able lieutenant.
How does 1t look to you. doctor.
now?" said the Chief OF Fitch. cycling
him closely meanwhile.
at looked for awhile as IL we had
run into a hornets nest" Fitch an
swered
Pretty exciting experience you had
uptown. eh7" The Chief laughed.
well. Just little" said the doctor
"One doesn't expect to encounter a
cobra In well-regulated brown.
stone front"
Think the hunt is getting any
closer?''
Britt seems to think SO. His opin.
Ion carries weight with me-"
mo doubt. in your mind. he will
catch the thief. them" asked the
Chief.
Thief. or thieves" said the medical
man quietly. II am convinced he will
run them down soon or late, II they're
anywhere on the face of the earth"
Thank you. DOCTOR" Britz inter
rupted. coming out OF the booth.
Your confidence Is not misplaced.
now"
Manning looked up with an air OF
surprise.
YES" continued Britt. addressing
his chief. I've just been talking to
Gordon. Had him out all day on q
special trail. Turns out to be the right
lead We know where the second
batch Of thieves can be found after
the next hour or So"
where are they?" asked Manning
eagerly.
"I'll take you to them. Chief" Brita
replied. III you don't mind. I'll ask
you to wait little whi,e until I can
do so. Meanwhile. let's gather up the
loose ends"
do you mean you have solved the
Missioner mystery?" Fitch inquired,
trembling slightly as he reflected
what the answer might mean to the
woman Of his heart.
Britz responded cheerily. There
hasn't been any in my mind for sew.
eral hours"
Lets have it," exclaimed tho Chief
impatiently.
Just for an instant Britz stiffened
under his excellentiy controlled ex
terror. He believed in discipline. He
was known favorably to his superiors
from the commissioner down for the
obedience and respect he always
showed them. But there lurked be.
meath his departmental sense of duty
the independence of man who felt
he could always stand on his own two
feet. and that he could work alone, II
need be. to accomplish the most dim
cult task. His impulse of revolt last
ed scarce a seconds space. however.
and with a military salute that per
haps was meant to remind him Of
Manning's rank. he slid into his re-
volvIng chair and looked intently at
first one and then the other Of the
men. who waited tensely for his
words.
CTo BE coNTINUED.)
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-01-05
How ArtIf!eI.I Fur. Are Made.
tTo BE coNrINUED)

The raw pieces are frozen and ths
skin carefully shaved on. thawed and
send to the tanneries to be made into
leather. The frozen fur which ro
mains is allowed to thaw slightly Al
the bottom. SO that a small part OF the
hair is freed from Ice. This thawed
portion is then covered with soiu
ton OF rubber, which IL allowed to set
The result is that large seamless
pieces Of fur are obtained much
cheaper than those which como with
the natural skin. These same artifl-
cial furs are said to be more Iastins
than the real. because they are I'm
hume from the attacks OF moths.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-01-05
In His Own Defense.

The Prisoner At the Bar-Now.
asks yer. gents Of tho Jury. II rd
got away with all that swag. hike
they say did. d yer s'pose I'd have
hired this here little SIS lawyer &
defend mef-Puck
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-12

billions OF MIR. Beck TO membership on the Ad-
ministratiye Board,
MIR Beck has been already given fattering
increase in salary on account of the fact that
the city chose TO keep him in public employ
ment. rather than to permit him to be bought
away by a private corporation.
1t does not now appear that similar condi-
tons OF public bidding for Mr.. Beck's services
Hecesitates the latest increase.
II looks very much as though somebody
we're preparing to render it impossible that 1t
should not occur to MIR. Beck that a 81, 500 GER
tainty is a better proposition than a $4,000
possibility complicated with the risk of An
election.
Appreciatng Mr.. Beck $ abilities aud trustin &
that he will long remain in the service of the
tity, IT seems TO MS that it would be bad
thing TO flag so competent man away from
the desire to hold position SO full OF honor
and SO adaptable to useful exercise that of
member of the Administrative Board,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-12

money back
Read SpauIding on Testimony and
you VIII find that the value OF wit
nesa's statements depends upon who
The witness Is. That - TO say. you
must get his point OF view in order to
know whether lie sees a wildcat or
the trouble IS merely a fly on his eye
brow.
The whole favor Of the article is
that OF whipped cut disa ppeintn,enf
Having failed as a lawyer. the author
turns states evidence, hoping to re-
trieve his hazard OF lost fortunes. HIS
mental attitude is that OF the escaped
nun. His article is petition in mental
bankruptcy.
The beiiaking lawyer is no better
than the beltaking business man. An
employer could just we'll make an
Indictment against his workmen. Civ
Ing ltst OF their faults and IA ibies,
as this lawyer can bring an Indictment
against the judic iary by combinE his
memory and imagination for the lapses
Of courts.
Elk parte post-morterts on Law suits
should be left TO the ffedgings In every
big law offics--these boys that get
around in the morning and while they
are busting the furniture. try the cases
OF the great men who show UP at 10
O'Clock
Every village railroad station. gro
Gerry and blacksmith shop has this con
tiHBent tnat SITS IN judgment en- the
action Of Its betters.
Emerson speaks OF the inmates Of
almshouses who sit In the san and
gravely discuss the presidents policy.
This lawyer author seems to be a
has been or never was.
II lawyers were debarred from
heaven this man would probably find
no trouble in getting in and Keeping
his seat.
His whole line OF argument is re-
veaied In this statement There is
Widespread growing tfstrusr among
business men of our courts which mani
tests itself in tendency TO arbitrate
compromise and keep out of court at
any cost.
That wise business men keen out Of
court when they can is true But they
keep out not because modern Judges
are corrupt. but because litigation is
non productive. 1t disturbs and breaks
in on ones peace OF mind so that
compromise, with known loss. is Very
much better than litigation with its
uncertainties.
believe the quality and cai'brA OF
cur judges are higher today than ever
before In histroy. and any Judge any
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-12
lefty reporter. "trod the light fantastic Life

eiety reporter. ''trod the light fantastic" Life
In these parts is serious, but we hope that It's
outlook Ia charitable. We can smile In power
ty on riches and the air that they carry around
with them. For all OF that we do not think
that the socially elect should patronize the
street cars. No one can tell what seed of an
archy may be sown as the result of such a
practice No one can know what despair may
be brought to humble heart by such a pa
raded contrast. No one can imagine to what
madness OF half-baked resentments the man on
the street car may be melted by the presence of
the social flowers Of the community, whose
clothes talk their superiority like calliope!
Approaching the instinct that leads young
man to save a laundry bill by taking his sweet
heart TO dance in street car instead of In a
taxicab, condoning this economy that promises
riches Just ahead. consider that there is a
social danger in this admixture of commons
and aristocracy that bodies no good. II it
must be, let the youth dance less frequently.
but let them rush to the function when they
engage IT leaving reek of gasoline behind to
remind hoi polloi of the very inconsidera BILE
part that they play in the community. The peo-
Pile are never dangerous when they are abused;
IL is only when the aristocracy rubs elbows
them to cut off the head of king
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-12
FATAL FAMILIARITY .

They boarded Broad Street car and,
faith. they were the handsome gentlemen.
Their clothes fitted them with the perfection OF
the House OF Fitwell. Presser and Co. With
them were three shmmering damseis, who
mounted the steps, With aeasc and, a aigh.
while the conductor waited with his hand on
the bell cord. They glistened with diamonds
and things They smelled-or should we say,
flower garden. In the commons of street car
with in overails, handwriting clerks
humpshouldered bookkeepers. girls back from
the movies they formed sort OF exotic COM
pamy Ineomparabiy proud we're the hand
some gentlemen in the glad rags Especially
he who, In burst OF generosity. pulled the
glittering quarter from his pocket for the pur-
Midas could have more prodgaly spread his
gold on the quest of his own amusement.
Nevertheless, wondered, several things.
We wondered why, instead of taking common
passage in public vehicle with these birds of
paradise we were not compelled to emulate the
mountain goat in lodging their on-rushing au-
tomobile. We wondered to the relations ex-
listing between the handsome gentlemen and
the radiant ladies in ball costume Was 1t a
case in one or all instances of love or matri-
mony? Did the 10 cent til ket treat spell
economy or parsimony? Why the dress suit,
and the crush silk hat. and the pumps andthe
rest OF it, along with the washerwoman in the
corner and the horny-handed trucker In the
front seat? How and why did such elegance,
fiaunt itself In the company OF meager and
misery Democracy?
1t has been long time since anyone ON this
paper with the exception, OF course. of the
sporting editor has, in the verbiage of the So
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-12
MOTHERS DAY,

II is small thing TO white flower
to-day. but it is the significant thing.
II viii mean 3hae m some small measure @e
are trying to display in an outer symbol an in
ner obligation.
1t lie stunning thought to consider that for
every human being crawling under the arc OF
Gods sky there blooms the flower OF Mothers
love
How much affection how much devotion,
how much sacrifice is spent on these crooked
creatures OF life, What gorgeous glasses Of
affection irradiate the ugly drab in which thu
shrinking souls OF men are clothed What
hope of salvation exists except the certainty
that the Mothers heart beats warm except the
faith in the great progression OF Motherhood
into the inanites OF feeling.
This is Mothers Day We hope that there
will be none SO berest. and certainly none so
forgetful, not TO a white flower on his
coat In his heart. At the churches MANY
CT Motherhood which tho story of Mary
lends it's lesson OF faith and hope There will.
perhaps, be eloquent descriptions of what
Mothers are, what they ought to be- and what
they will be.
After he has listened TO ali that everyone can
nay, the best sermon that any man can listen to
bitter-sweet OF his own memories
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-12

where, will advise business men to
settle their own disputes.
The business of a good lawyer now
Is to keep his client out Of court.
Judges are men. and such they
are liable 10 mistakes and errors. As
we get better business men. we get
better lawyers and judges. Indeed. II
often happens that commonplace men
lifted to d iudgeshiP are inspired
mentally and spiritually and placed on
their good behavior as never before.
They are more sooer. more discreet,
more judicial in all of their actions.
The position of a judge makes hifa--
superior IN character to either lawyer
or clients Lawyers may be for sale.
but this man is not.
success eft 55.a3s 80 1pes- t3nt- con
sst in catering to this party or that,
but IN interpreting public opinion
Wisely and well. and In bringing COM
mon sense To bear I'm his decisions.
This popular magazine that has en-
deavored TO boom circulation by max
ing an attack on our courts. all along
tho line has overshot the mark,
The first instaiment OF this exposure
Of the judiciary. widely hersled. ~
deadly commonplace. beth literary
stvle and subject matter. II ~ without
the saving soul at Wit and Us devoid
OF wisdom.
prophecy that the second article
will not appear
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-12
ON DYING GAMI..

a week ago it was graVeiy announced that
ex-Goyernor Crothers- Of Maryland dying
Ills hours were numbered BY the best doctors
III the country His maladg was paipahIy a
fatal one The sands ran low Relatives
gathered, The papers dug in their morgues
and printed his obituaries in advance. One
fash OF a telegraph Instrument and they would
have killed Mr.. Crothers. and buried him along
With an appropriate epitaph.
l, gives US peculiar satisfaction to read that
the Ex-Governor is doing very we'll, thank YOU
He has come back from the valley OF the shad-
ow. not exactly smiling, but we imagine with
the grim lines OF sonl-satisfying jest about
lis mouth Against science, against theory
against all The rules, MIR, Crothers took
thought and concluded not TO die, Ne glory
Ia bis spunk and lack ans aud all sympathy
with those who feel chagrin in The postpone
neut
Incidents such as this are very comforting
to faith. Nothing * quite so AHe in human
nature the quality OF soul. of aura or wh;t-
sver you wish to call H. that bids defiance to
human weakness. Cases like that OF ex-Goy-
through life. men are going down in the Crap
pie with death. Here and there some brave
sout refuses 70 give mp Nov aud again s0I= Q
OF a fighting spirit hurts defiance at the
ultimate victor with much enthusiasm ms if
he knew that he could ultimately defeat him
Such q man, If mistake not was that Gov
ernor Northern, of Georgia who disappointed
he Ia, I ;attta Gave
when be absolutely refused 10 die. shattering in
the process all known medical rules aud specif-
cations About the will to live. there is a
thriil which plumbs The very foundations Of
manhood
II is in this uncompromising attitude that
exists the real bravery which makes up the
universal membership of the Legion of Honor
OF the Brotherhood of Men Because death is
20 non-understandabe. we have attached 10 it's
acceptance the gamor of heroism Nothing
could be more false To embrace Il; may. in
fact, mean nothing more than curiosity. To
bow 10 it may mean nothing beyond theatre
cal pose But to fight 1t with the grim silence
OF man battling against odds; to endure for
lis defeat all pain and all hopelessness. 10
cling 10 the thread -nf life oHer the inviting
oblivion OF beckoning chaos: to- in short play
the fighting man To the gasp is TO exhibit that
sort OF strength. that quality 81 courage, which
first pnt in the hear; Of humanity The coheeit
OF it's immortality.
II is the example OF the men who die game
that makes us certain that the economy Of the
universe cannot spare that type to destruction,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-12
VINO fought, bled and died. and still delight to
do It, for the Union or against 1t.

VINO fought, bled and died. and still delight to
do It, for the Union or against 1t.
There was a pretty general impression In
those parloas times that the Northern armies
were hghting the battle OF the negroes The
negroes themselves did not appear to appreci-
ate the fact, even to take kindly to 1t as an
idea. since for the most part they STAYED on
the farms and made record of loyalty for
which the South is yet, and will always be,
profoundly grateful. AS to negro veterans
sdch of them as existed in the Confederate
army were warriors of the skillet and the
chicken roost who managed. with an ingenu-
ity which could never be adequately repaid, to
provide sustenance for their masters after the
heat of the day. Such of them as we're in the
Northern army were for the most part put in
position where they got all the fire that was
know that enough of them survive to raise a
racial question In the Homes
At any rate, do not see what Mr. Rod
denoerg has to do With H. II the negro was
good enough to be Incorporated In the North
ern army as lighting force. he is good enough
for Northern veterans to sleep with and eat
with. We think of such things somewhat DIFF
ferently in the South, ii is true but it is not
Mt all apparent how Congressman from Geor-
eia has a call to interfere with the social plea
sures OF the heroes who followed Grant
through Petersburg to Richmond.
Prominently displayed in Southern Court
House two Bibles, one of which bears the
4t.ln
tsurd to attempt to draw the color line in Fed
era Homes for veterans than to apply It in
matters OF growth and grace.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-12
CURRENT COMMENT
Weather Prophet Industry.

Weather prophets are growing boider as we'll
as more numerous every day. A brand-new
school Of un-spot specialists is developing and
fheF essay 10 calculate the precise conditions
months ahead. Their theory is plausible and
lhelr Gazing contributes much interest to lfe II
not gayety to nations.
iTophesying weather IL one of the most invit-
ing OF pursuits for the reason that while It al
ways entertains 1t never carries any response
bnty Everybody is interested In the predie-
lions, but every amateur secretly thinks he is "A
better forecaster than the professionals and
NOBODY seriously expects anything of the latter
The weather man is the only man who can
TOOL all or the people virtually all Of the time
and. what Is more, do it with impunty II is the
most beautiful tribute to the disposition OF the
people that they go on INDUCING him. but the
element of carelessness in their attitude may be
responsible for the fact that no very marked
strides have been made In the science OF meteor
ology In long tinle--St Louis Republic.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-12
INTERVENTION AND THE DINNER PAIL

A great victory reported as having been
by the regular Mexican army furnishes details
OF the routing of one thousand rebels after a
pitched hattie and extremely elaborate manoeu-
sres by Government force OF slightly larger
numbers.
Still the United States mumbles the question
OF Intervention without being able, apparently,
to determine whether it will send troops OF
keep them at home.
There must be serious lack of interest in
the Mexican situation Judging by the size OF
the armies. According to all the political gos-
sip, Mexico has been in state of armed unrest
for more than two years 1t has been torn
with dissensons. Rival forces have marched
through and around It, Warfare has been
made the national pastime. And yet, when
there comes show of hands. the commander
in-chief of the rebels musters a bare thousand
men. and the Government opposes him in the
Mexican Gettysburg with host which numbers
something like two hundred more.
II may be true, MIR. Taft 80 evidently fears
that Intervention in Mexico would bring some
thing like one-fortieth of the forty million of
its population into the field. II Is more prob
able that such interference would be met with
feeling of relief. And it is exactly for this
reason that this country has ground for in
terventon. Its army, like the army that in
vaded Cuba, would probably be- hard hit in its
ccmmssary department. 1t would have to
feed the IL came to fight. 1t would have
TO succor the starving and cloths the naked
No benefit OF benevolent assimilation would
possibly repay the Government for the inroads
which hungry soldiery would make into it's
source Of supplies,