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The Elbert County tribune., 1912-08-23
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LITTIEONES
EASY TO MAKE BARREL BOAT
TImbers Attached Prevent capsIzIne
and May Be Constructed by
Any Handy Boy.

A boat that any handy boy can
easily make is constructed of a bar
rel which is kept with the opening
cut In one side up by two by Gin.
timbers and two tie pieces, by 4.
says the Popular Mechanics. The
lengths of these pieces will depend
on the size Of the barrel
A good watertight barrel should be
selected and an opening cut In the
center between the hoops, of such a
size as to allow the body OF the oc-
cupant room for handling an oar The
umbers are attached to the barrel
with iron straps-pieces of old hoops
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-08-23
Half and Half.

Ralph A. Cameron, who was de-
feated for election to the United
States Senate from Arizona not long
ago. once had an office boy whose
duty It was every morning to fill with
fresh water big cooler in the ante
room. Cameron was very particular
that this water should be fresh every
day. One morning he took drink
from the cooler and then glared at the
office boy.
willie" he demanded sternly. fs
this water fresh?'
Eyes, sir" answered the boy with
out meeting Cameron's glance.
s'sWillie," insisted the boss, "are you
sure this water is fresh?"
''Well. SIR" qualified Willie. part
of it is"
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-08-23
why Tommy Was Glad.

Small Tommy's father had been
elected commander of the G. A. r.
post. and the little fellow could not
conceal his Joy when he heard the
news.
"Oh. papal" exclaimed: I'm lust
awful glad you got elected"
THANK you, my son." said the IA
ther. "but why are you SO glad?"
Because now you'll have all the
soldiers at your funeral" answered
Tommy.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-08-23
Mothers LinouaI Attainment.

The mother of little boy in Kan
sas City. Kan, recites negro dialect
stories charmingly. Her small son is
quite proud OF her accomplishment
and frequently boasts of it. One day
recently, when some OF his playmates
were vaunting the achievements of
their several mothers, the little boy
braggingly remarked:
My mother is smarter than any of
yours; she can talk two languages"
What are they?" demanded his
companions.
White and colored."
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-08-23

in the figure. Do not go quite to the
line with the chisel. and finish with
the plane.
Next drill the hole. Drill until the
point of the drill begins to come
through the wood and then take 1t out
and put the point In on the other side
OF the board. When the Eole is fin
ished. plane the sides of the board and
finish 1t with sandpaper
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-08-23
Mot In Black and WhIte.

Breach of promise was the subject Of
discussion, and the lawyer had gone
very fully into the pros and cons of the
case with the prospective fair plaintirf.
'And have you," asked the man of
law. "the proposal itself in black and
white?"
"The dear young thing blushed.
"Oh, no." she responded. IT'S in
violet and pink"
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-08-23
A Barrel Boat.

will do. The two tie pieces are put
across the timbers at the ends OF the
barrel and spiked in place.
The boat is to be propelled with a
single. double-end paddle. There is
no danger of the boat capsizing or the
water splashing into the barrel
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-08-23

of all things unto good
Il believe In the purposed evolution
OF all things toward the better and
the best"
Ceremony at stonehenae.
The date. June 2S. was selected for
the ceremony because 1t was the long
est day in the calendar. The sacred
Ave. clad In flowing robes of Tyrian
purple. white and gold. which bore
mystic signs about them, set out for
the historic circle of Stonehenge long
before the dawn. They were follow
ed reyerently by goodly number Of
worshipers. who included several
Americans who were visiting Stone
henge.
When the sacred FIVE arrived at
the great stones they sat down pa
tiently to await the rising of the sun.
1t Is necessary that they should walt
until the first shaft OF light strikes
the head of Chaba, the great altar
stone in the center when their cere
mony can begin.
little after a. m. the sun swung
up above the horizon and a few mo-
ments later a point of light appear
ed on the head Of the ancient altar
stone. At once the ceremony of the
sun worshipers commenced.
AS the sun slowly rose over the
great plain OF Salisbury the weirdly
clad priests Of the order rose, too.
and proceeded to walk solemnly round
each of the giant stones, bowling low
before each and chanting the invoca-
ton Of praise to the sun. When they
reached the altar stone the chanting
ceased and the chief priest or mes
senger stood forward and In stento-
rian tones asked:
Brethren. know ye why we are
gathered into this sacred meet
ing?'
To which the worshipers solemnly
made reply together:
ITO proclaim our recognition OF
the power Of Allah. the universal ma
jesty and love infinite. according to
the commands Of the sacred FIVE. the
great souls and angel messengers OF
Allah to the sons of men,"
Following this one messenger pass
ed into a deep contemplation, while
his followers raised their ha1ds to
the sun from time to time and utter
ed strange cries and invocations.
At the end of an hour the pilgrim
age returned to have breakfast. There
was another ceremony called the
service of preparation at IL a. M, and
at $40 in the evening message was
delivered to the pilgrims within the
sacred inclosure by the high priest.
He told them Of a wonderful mani.
festation which was coming to them
from on high in 1914. and urged them
to prepare for 1t.
See that It does lot catch you un.
awaresi" he cried.
The last time that sun worshipe-s
were prominent in London was al
the end Of last year. when represent
atives OF the Mazdaznan. the queer
Chicago sect. came over to make con
verts In the metropolis The Mazdaz
nan sun worshipers were accused oi
having worshiped as an earthly sur
god Willie Lindsay. the IL year old
son of an American donractor.
For time they held services In
an unfurnished house in Seymour
street. near the marble arch, but the
cult found little favor In London.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-08-23
WILLING to Please AoaIn

Little James while at neighbor's
was given a piece of bread and but
ter. and politely said, Thank YOU"
That's right. James," said the lady.
81 like to hear little boys say Thank
you"
WELL" rejoined James. IF you
want to hear me say 1t again you
might put some jam on it."
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-08-23
Instructive. Q.
White and colored."

so you took your wife to the base
ball gamer"
Yes" replied Mr. Meekton.
Ibid she enjoy it?"
only part of 1t. She thought they
wasted great deal of time running
around the lot, but she thought the ar
guments with the umpire were quite
interesting. ng."-Washingto Star.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-08-23
Very Suspicious.

How about this fare?" demanded.
the stranger in New York.
Il haven't overcharged you, sir, de
clared the cabman
81 know you haven't, and why
haven't you? What sort of deep
game game are you up to? Answer
me, now
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-08-23
Tho Way Of II.

She-So your cousin is thinking Of
marrying nice girl and settling down.
He-Not exactly; he's thinking oi
marrying rich girl and settling up
Boston Evening Transcript.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-08-23
His Reason.

e-Dearest-During the first dance
have with you be sure and say some
thing to me.
She-Why?
He-Because you're SO light. If you
don't speak l will not know l have
you In my arms.-Princeton Tiger.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-08-23
Nice Little Lamps.

Little Eva-I wonder what the
twinkling stars really are?
Little Olga-Oh. l guess they are
good little night lamps that have died
and gone to heaven.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-08-23
CUTTING BOARD QUITE HANDY
Convenient Article for Use In Any
Play Room May Be Made Of Or
dinary Piece Of Pine.

Use pine three-quarters OF an inch
thick. You should have a. piece 7k
inches by IL inches for cutting
board.
Round the corners by making them
one-quarter of circle whose radius
is three-quarters of an inch. Round
with the grain of the wood. as shown
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-08-23
Wowl

A Yankee clinched his argument
with an Englishman as to the relative
size of the Thames and the Mississippi
by saying:
why. look here, mister, there amt
enough water in the whole of the
Thames to make a gargle for the
mouth of the Mississippi"
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-08-23
Quito a Numhar.

Patience-There are four species OF
manlike apes-the gibbon. the orang.
the gorilla and the chimpanzee.
Patrice-I know another one, but
I'm not going to tell you his name.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-08-23
lnfsllIblo.

One Of the surest ways to make Q
man consider you person Of remark
ably sound judgement is to look at
him sadly and tell him he's working
too hard.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-08-23
BALANCING A PLATE AND PIN
Trick 10 Comparatively Easy Of Exc.
cution II Instructions Given
Are Followed.

Can you balance dinner plate on
pin?
Easy enough. If you do 1t this way:
Drive pin into cork In a bottle.
Take four forks and four other corks
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-08-23
Vigilance.

II am afraid" said the active politi.
clan. that l am afflicted with insom'
MIA. stay awake night and day"
THAT isn't an affiiction. That's .
talent"
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-08-23

and stick each fork into a cork. near
Its end. Then. by hanging the forks
about the edge of the plate as shown
in the picture you can balance the
plate on the pin.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-08-23

In woman's eye the most attrac-
tive thing about man is her ability
to attract him.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-08-23
GAajzsucGMa<

Denver. Colo. will send. free, n usefui prey
ent and a valuable book. .How 70 Becomo
Most successful. to all who write this week
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-08-23
HOWARD {. BURTON, ASSAYER & CHEMIST
LFAuVII.I.E CnVOu

LEADVILLE. COLORADO,
specimen prices; Gold. silver. lead, 81; gold
silver. 7sc: gold. soc: xino or copper ii
Mailing envelopes and full price list sent on
nppi1catlon: Control and umpire work no.
hcited. Reference: Carbonate National Bank
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-08-23
DENVER & RIO GRANDE-wEsTERN
PACIFIC

The Royal Gorge-Feather River
Canon Route"
Taken together form the most beauti-
ful line of continuous travel Denver
Salt Lake. City, San Francisco.
. inc marvellous scenic attractions of
me Rockies. the Great Salt Beds of
can be seen from the car windows.
WITHOUT extra expense for side trips
For illustrated descriptive matter,
yrtc Frank A. Wadleigh, General
Passenger Agent. QSqvsr & Rio 0rande
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-08
How Gas and Electric Light Bills Get So Big These
Winter Months.

Many people wonder why their
gas and electric iight bills are so
much higher In the fall and winter
than In the summer and spring.
They know that winter nights are
longer. but how many people are
there who can tell just how much
longer they aref
II surprises the ayerage iayman
10 learn the truth. There IN
slight difference in different sec.
lions of the country. north and
south. but glance at the chart ac'
companylng this which. BY the
way. would be good thing 10 pre-.
serve for future reference
show Just what the difference IL.
II viii be seen that the chart Is
divided into three sections. one for
daylight. one for artificial light
and one labeled sleep. The sleep
section is uniform az cight hours.
and Is supposed to show when no
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-08

against TakiIi Hamai. bifamy ~
tho ground ON which the complain.
II based, the woman charging tha'
Hamai already had wife when sne
married him Inns 20 last THIS ~
the first divorce suit ever bronEhl
in California by a Japanese.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-08
Arctic Brotherhood

Arctic Brotherhood is preparing
for big. time at the annual grand
camp, to be held at North Van
couver, u. G., on November ~, 10.
H. This viii be an annual reunion
OF the men Of Alaska and the North.
The Arctic club Is the headquarters
Of the order here. and J. G. Gaffney
:sAhis city Is at present the grand
Arctic chief. A large delegation
from. Seattle In expecting 10 attend
the convention In a body.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-08
FIRST JAP DIVORCE

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. s.--A
new fashion among orlentala was
set here today when Mrs. kayo
Hamai. Japanese picture bride"
brought suit for absolute divorce
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-08

= II could have stood President =
= Taft. aud also Gov Hay. but =
4 when they haddled the uni .
4 yeralty iand.grab and Prexy >
4 Kane onto me. II completely .
4 threw me out 81 the running" =
4 This In how Edgar &. 4
4 Wright explains his defeat ia =
= the t2nd legislative district =
. by Thomas Murphinc and W.
. r. Christensen. pr0gressiyy ,.
4 4 4 4 a a -
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-08
GOV. CLARK SAILS

Gov. Walter r. CLARK Of Alaska
sailed for juneau on the Jcifcrson
last night Mrs. Clark and her
friend, Miss Caro- Green Of wash
lng'on. % C.. accompanied him
Gov. aud Mrs. Clark have been In
this city since September sth.
while Mrs. Clark has hccn under.
going treatment following a
nervous breakdown. which she suf-
fered while with the governor on
his annual tour Of Alaska.
Gov. Clark continued the regular
work OF his office while in this
city. and wrote his annual report.
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1912-11-15
Sin Mort an bic 0praer.

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tlng2 8laiben 5ic nidlt, bar
hies cine llugered)tigfeit geaeniiber
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ieidt III nrtnieIben AuaeRhEid ners
miiftll. Sorgen Sie on oaii
nie s1moIa lribiiuc" eit rqgeI
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1912-11-15
Sab.Cmaba.

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loro Gorruin, alias a5riseo Slim"
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8oric in eirter @rotcrD ami ben
giid,c liegeu loiicu.
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broro fir ibrc gienitc bei Der Sab
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Der Rciolution heibt e., bob oil
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LANCER tbdtig poreti uno SIG oafet
IN penig let.
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1912-11-15

maBiger geiadjcr Sores Sauies lit
Ger OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES lit elm
GcIOanlagc. Die iid) gut be5o1lI
eurd gerbreitung pom 9iloumq
,iulo aenntuiiien
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Market Letter
To the Avalanche:

To the Avalanche:
Kansas City Stock Yards, Nov.
4. 1912. There was good many
re. adjustments of values in the
various classes OF cattle last
week, price changes being gov
erned by the volume of the sup
ply in each class. More short
fed steers came in than in any
two weeks previously this fall,
and that kind lost Is to 40 cents.
Prime steers are not considered
to have been involved in the de.
cline, though there were none of
the finished variety offered.
Cows and heifers continue scarce
and they closed the week 10 TO
10 cents higher. Veal deman d
got ahead of the supply, and the
prices went up 25 TO rs cents.
Stocker and feeder demands fell
off a little and values slumped of
70 10 30 cents. Quarantine steers
sold readily. and closed with the
same advance noted on cows and
helfers. Range cattle from the
Panhandle. New Mexico and
Colorado were offered freely. and
had to stand the same mutations
as the offerings from native tfr-
ritory. Today the run Ia cut in
two by the proximity Of the eiec
ton. and the trade looks for q
light run tomorrow, the day Of
voting Killing kinds sold quick
ly To-Day at 10 TO 25 cents higher
prices, the 10000 head received
not being enough TO go round.
The condition today is largely
fictictious. but il reflects a
healthy basis. Stock and feed
ing cattle were content with a
slight advance today, and cows
and heifers likewise sold merely
strong, veal calves up another
quarter. Top short fed steers
$40 90. quarantine steers 81 Is.
range beef $7.25. feeders 7.25.
stock steers So rs. Range cows
and heifers $500. Panhandle
cows So. 26, wet cows ST. 40. veal
calves 1915.
The hog break was stopped
the middle Of last week. and con-
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-11-07

old bachelor or widower and
they'll do it, too, If you'll only
give them a chance.
Texas old maids are the most
genial, kind-hearted creatures in
the world, except when they're
mad. They are willing to
share your joys, your pleasures,
your sorrows, you troubles and
your pocketbooks. They will
stand by you in everything under
the shining sun. whether it be
in the barren fields Of adversely,
or on fame's eternal camping
ground. They will prepare your
meals for you while you snooze
in hammock under a Chinese
umbrella tree, and why others
and am left TO live this lonely
life ! cannot, cannot see.
In behalf of the Texas
maidens. | shall say | am not a
fair sample of the old maids of
Texas. Owing to the severe
winter, ! am considered "a cut
back" and cannot possibly come
on the market for a year or
two-l am sorry TO say. But
remember the vines that bear
too many flowers will trail deep
in the dust
| am ruler Of all survey,
My might there il none to dispute.
From the center all round you see.
! am queen Of the fowl and the brute
Oh, solcitude, where are thy charms,
That saRes have seen In thy face;
Better dwell In the midst of alarms
Than be In an old maid place.
arm out OF the bachelors reach.
! must finish my journey alone;
To never hear that sweet music Of
speech,
Makes my heart ache and Rroan.
The widowers do they now and then
send
A word or thought after meY
Oh, tell me that yet have n chance
Though a chance ] may never see.
What n chance would be 10 me,
You can never. never know:
But II you are thinking seriously,
Come and with me 10 Texas go.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-11-07
MISS BRIGGS SPEAKS
Before Large Colorado Audience
Tells Of Texas and
Old Maids.

During the month of Septem-
Der there are always large
crowds of visitors and special oc-
casions of interest at Manitoba,
Colo. There are picnic days
set aside for many states. On
these occasions each state has
several of its home speakers and
tourists to speak of their state,
its attractions. resources and
products.
On Texas Day many speeches
were made by prominent judges,
lawyers, school teachers and
other celebrities but il remain
ed for a native Tennessean 10
receive the prize and first honor
Miss Willie Briggs, now of
Lubbock, Texas, but formerly Of
Dickson County, Tenn, and a
graduate Of Peabody Normal
College. There was an atten-
dance of 5000 people. Among
the Tenneseans present were
Gen. A. b. Anderson and wife,
Gen. }. Washington Moore and
wife, j II. Reeves and family,
Dorsey NJ. Kelly and wife. Miss
Bryan and Mrs. Bertram Howe.
The excellent speech and victory
OF Miss Briggs was a victory for
all Tennessee and created great
enthusiasm. Her subject was
Texas and Old Maids. "
She said:
Ladies and gentleman: am
both glad and sorry too. Glad
that | have one of the greatest
states in the union 10 represent,
also one Of the greatest subjects.
A subject that is not only arous-
ing Texas, but the whole world
why so many old maids?
Sorry that in these two subjects
| have Of 80 little Importance to
say.
First, | shall speak of Texas:
her history, and you who have
not read the history of Texas
have missed one of the most i'm. f.
portant events of modern his
tory.
Owing 10 the discovery Of /
America by Columbus, who sail |
ed under the Spanish flag, the
settlements made in 1900, the
Missions built in the fifteenth
and sixteenth centuries By the
Spanish and the invasion of
Mexico by Cortez, Texas fought
under the Spanish flag.
BUILT TRADING POSTS
The French in 1910 built
trading posts along the ST.
Lawrence River. the Great
Lakes and thence down the
Mississippi River. BY the per
mission Of Louis XIV. then
King Of France. LaSalle made a
settlement west OF the mouth of
the Mississippi River. His in
tentions were 10 settle at the
mouth. but having the latitude
and not the longitude, be was
borne westward and landed near
Port Lavaca. hence she fought
under the French flag.
At the battle Of San Jacinto,
where the Mexican laurels were
turned to weeping willows, when
Sam Houston wrested Texas
from under the Mexican yoke.
and offered her a bloody sacri-
Ace as a republic for nine years;
thence her advent into statehood.
,ince which time she has waved
The Stars and Stripes so proudly
over her broad acres and teem-
ng prairies, which are kissed
" the zephys of a summer sea.
On the prairies lay the dead
heroes of the Alamo and Goliad (
Until their bodies were brutally
consigned to the flames and the
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-11-07

For SALE 3s0R 30 horse
power CadilIa<4utomobile. A
bargain p16d1t once. Apply
to AlfaIfss9fDer Company or
The WesterlNindmiIl Co. Ia If
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-11-07

smoke waited their ashes to a
cloudless sky.
TEXAS OLD MAIDS
Ladies and gentlemen, the old
maids of Texas are descendants
of that noble, brave, courageous,
self sacrificing patriotic dead.
Texas with her billions and
billions of acres Of land, can
give a home to every man
woman and child in the United
States.
One of the Colorado speakers
spoke of putting the state Of
Connecticut over in San Luis
Valley and the great space that
would be left. Another spoke
Of the number of thousands Of
square miles Missouri contained.
We wish TO say nothing against
our sister states. We love them
and can't do without them. But
If Missouri or Colorado were put
over in Texas, they would be
about the size of one Of our
largest counties.
II the County Of FL Paso.
Texas could be placed over the
New England States, with the
large telescope at Lick's OBJ
servatory. you could not discern
the largest boulder left there by
the ancient ice sheet. We could
not even locate the rock on
which the Mayhower landed the
Pilgrims in 1920. The New
England States would be a dead
letter off the face of Mother
Earth. If the New England
States, together with New York.
Pennsylvania, Maryland, New
Jersey and Delaware, were
placed in the center of Texas.
they would compare in size as an
oasis in the great desert of Sa-
hara. There would be space
enough left Of Texas soil around
these states for the cavalry of
the world 10 march twelve |
abreast. Around this the in
fantry could march eight abreast.
We could then let the domes-
tic animals of the United States
march around this in pairs, as
they marched into Noah's ark.
Around this the wild animals
could pass in tandem. The
United States navy with her
great battleships, torpedo and
gun boats. could be placed one
after another in line around
these. We could then stand the
ninety-six million people of the
States around all this in
a circle, 10 view the wonderful
panoramic scene being enacted
IN the great state of Texas
There is still a space left, but
lbtHlut w Ho vi ~.
TEXAS ASSISTS
Texas is divided into humid. |
irid and semi-airid sections.
Her precipitation is sufficient 10
-aise anything from a blue weed
% a UNDERGROUND melon. She
has the three things, air. mois
.ure and sunshine, necessary 10
he propagation OF plant life. /
hence all plants can be raised
here. Her climate is varied.
not, cold and temperate. In the
south it is so hot they feed the
lens cracked ice TO keep them
rom laying hard-boiled eggs.
IN the north IL is so cold when
We want ice cream we feed the
,ows sugar and milk the ice
.ream when needed. III should
are TO drink a toast to my
tate. ! should drink it in honor
II the Texas hen, may her son
SUM never set.
The Indian, buffalo and cow
10Y have pass away. In his
tead the prairies are dotted
With beautiful homes, laughing
hildren and fields of waving ,
rain. But the jack-rabbit and !
oyote still play hide and seek
N a long summer day and afar
fl NAV be seen the school house {
nd old maid teacher with a
alary sufficient tc support any Z,