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The Elbert County tribune., 1912-03-22
'DESTITUTION
AMONG FARMERS
COLORADO HoMEsTEADERs, MEN
WOMEN AND CHILDREN
LITERALLY STARVING.
M UST HAVE H ELP
STATE BOARD OF CHILD AND AMI
NAL PROTECTION ASKS FOR
CONTRIBUTIONS.

Denver-The situation in some OF
the districts of the eastern part OF
the state, where the snowfall has been
very heavy and last years crop was
not sufficient to furnish feed for the
stock through the winter is recognized
by the State Board of Child and Ami
NAL Protection as one requiring quick
and adequate relief or the suffering
among the people and their stock Will
be very great The board has issued
an appeal for funds to be used in the
way of loans to tide these settlers
over for q few months and enable
them to buy food for themselves and
sustain their stock In proper consi-
ton for the spring work of cultiva-
ton. The appeal Is as follows:
To the Citizens of Colorado:
A condition of extreme destitution
and famine exists among the recent
settlers in three or four counties in
this state. Owing to the lack of rain
fall during the past two years, to the
newness and unbroken condition OF
their claims and to the extraordinary
severity of the winter, the worst on
the plains in thirty years. these peo-
pie and their children, with their
horses and COWS, are in many cases
literally starving.
Their gaunt horses cannot drag a
plow from weakness Their cows
give no milk. and unless help is given
them within the next few days both
horses and cows will die.
Moreover, although the heavy snow
fall makes a bountiful crop certain,
they have no seed.
These men, their wives and children
have endured great hardships to make
homes; they must be helped, their
children fed, their stock saved and
their crop sowed. Common humanity
demands that much.
They are good citizens, Industrious
and law-abiding. 1t will be incred-
IDLY short-sighted and foolish for the
people of this state to let them fail
Just now when their success is at
hand. They do not want charity. but
only to be helped till they can repay
with their summers crop.
Accordingly. the State Bureau OF
Child and Animal Protection asks
subscriptions for them. to be sent to
it's office and guarantees to see that
without any cost the fund SO raised
will be used to provide food. feed and
seed under the investigation and SUI
pervision of it's officers, and that
nOtCb Without lhttitot ioi dhi shat An
advanced will be obtained payable
when their crops are sold.
We earnestly ask that all who de-
sire to aid these most deserving fam.
lilies send their subscriptions to this
bureau at once. No time can be lost
Flowing should begin as soon as the
starved horses can be fed and gain q
little strength.
No matter how small the amount 1t
can be used. A few dollars will feed
a family for week; 81 will feed a
COW and 50 horse for a week; 81
will buy seed wheat for an acre.
The names of all subscribers will
be furnished to the daily press from
day to day, together with the use made
of their subscriptions.
(Signed) E. A. COLBURN,
President.
State House, Denver, March IL
1912.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-03-22
< &. 1ff Fl ld}1osvres asM Of ~ffRa5HGnoristsz>
a DOMESTIC PROBLEM.

The prospective bride and groom
(colored) were not known to the min
lister, and so. to perform the cere-
mony conscientiously. he asked a lot
Of questions. The man. he learned.
had come recently from the south and
was working in a hotel in town
where his desired bride was a wait
ress.
Have you been married before7-
TO the conventional black.
"Yas, sab"
wife livingf"
.'Yas, sah-"
Where is she?"
Down south. sah."
why doesn't she live with your"
We'll. sab. she lef me-"
why did she leave you7"
Don rightly know. sab. was
away when she lef'."
And they sought another minister.
--Everybody's Magazine.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-03-22
Truth viii Out

Being called to his feet unexpected
ly at the gathering and asked to re-
spond informally to the toast, "The
Ladies'. Gilfers hemmed and hawed
and began:
my friends. all that l am, all that
have In the world. owo to a woman
my wife,"
Here he was interrupted by that
lady herself. who rose and said:
IT told you when you put the pro-
perty in my name you'd give 1t away
the first time you opened your mouth.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-03-22
DELIGHTFULLY."- SITUATED

Jeremy Sanderson. the wellknown
sociologist of Duluth. was condemnins
the international marriage.
Those foreigners that take our
girls" said Mr. Sanderson. bitterly.
ARE well Orwell on. mean. in the
Calhoun use OF the term.
H. Clay Calhoun. testifying In =
case in court. spoke Of one Washing
ton White as well on
Now. Witness said the cross
examining lawyer. when you declare
White to be well of what do you
mean! Is he worth $10.000f'
No. sab Nah gracious. no.
'Is he worth s1.000?'
No. sab; he amt WORT IT cents
Then how is he well on?
Bekase. sab. his wife am a No
washlady and keeps the huh family
in bang-up style '"-washington
Star.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-03-22
His Only Complaint.


Senator Beveridge, at a luncheon in
New York, was talking about the child
labor problem.
Children are SO plucky and SO
cheerful" he said, 1--WE don't realize
how horribly overworked they are till
it's too late-till their bodies and
minds are stunted irretrievably.
Il was once talking to tiny errand
boy at the height of the Christmas
shopping season. He was working,
knew, IT hours day. AS he walked
sturdily along with a mountain of par
cells piled on his thin. narrow shoul-
ders, l said to him:
"'Do you like your job?'
"'Yes. SIR he said I like 1t fine.
Only
Here he grinned up at me gayly
from beneath his load.
"'Only I'm afraid I'm doing an au.
tomobile truck out of job"
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-03-22
WHY THE DOG HowLgD.

He was a poor. miserable looking
dog. and the strangers heart was
filed with pity. For the dog was
bowling. and 1t was only too evident
that he was suffering pain. So be
asked the tired rustic who lounged
near by why the dog howled.
1m?" asked the rustic "'E's
Just lazy. that's all"
But laziness doesn't make dog
how'll surely?" queried the benevolent
one.
Does im." said the tired owner
only lazy"
But how" queried the persistent
questioner. how can laziness make
him how'll"
We'll. you see." said the rural
Iounger. that pore dog is sittin' on
some real tough thistles. and 'e's too
lazy to get on. so e Just sits there
and owls cause It 'urts so."-Tft-
Bits
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-03-22
HARD TO DROP
But Many Drop 1t.

A young Calf wife talks about
coffee:
1T was hard to drop Mocha and
Java and give Postum trial, but my
nerves were SO shattered that l was
a nervous wreck and of course that
means all kinds of ills.
AT first thought bicycle riding
caused it and gave it up. but my con-
dition remained unchanged. 1 did not
want to acknowledge coffee caused the
trouble for l was very fond Of it.
About that time friend came to
live with us, and l noticed that after
he had been with US a week he would
not drink his coffee any more. asked
him the reason. He replied, I have
not had a headache since l left on
drinking coffee, some months ago, till
last week. when I began again, here at
your table. l don't see how anyone
can like coffee. anyway, after drink
ing Postum
Il said nothing, but at once ordered
package of Postum. That was five
months ago, and we have drank no
coffee since, except on two occasions
when we had company, and the result
not sleep, but lay awake and tossed
and talked half the night. We were
convinced that coffee caused his suf-
fering. so we returned to Postum, con-
vinced that the coffee was an enemy,
instead Of friend, and he is troubled
no more by insomnia.
Il. myself. have gained s pounds In
weight. and my nerves have ceased to
culver. 1t seems SO easy now to quit
the old coffee that caused our aches
and Ills and take up Postum" Name
given by Postum Co.. Battle Creek.
Mich.
Read the little book, 1.-The Road to
Wellville." In pkgs. There's reason"
Ever read the above IetterY A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full OF human
tnrercst.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-03-22

its unqaestioned supremacy as the buIb-producing
country of the world The reason for this may be
found In two circumstances. Firstly. the age OF
the industry which has given the growers such
grasp Of the whole subject to give them a great
advantage over more recent competitors, and, in
the second place. the out and out suitability the
soil in Holland for the culture of all kinds of bull
buous plants.
As is well known the larger part Of Holland con-
sists OF fat sandy plain which has been wrested
from the bed of the Nearly all Holland Is
below the level OF the sea and would quickly be
flooded with water were 1t not for the embank
ments which keep the waves in check the ocean
side and the busly pumping windmills which draw
up the accumulated inland moisture into elevated
canals in the interior. The whole country there
fore never knows the meaning Of the word
drought. while on account of the excessively light
nature of the soil the drainage is perfect.
Undoubtedly the time of all others to pay visit
to Dutch bulb farm is in the early spring. Then
the whole district, OF which the city of Harlem may
be taken as a center. is simply aglow with lowell
ness. In such fiat land. extensive views are not
easy to obtain. Let us therefore accept the inv
tation Of bulb grower and go over the farm
with its owner. closer examination OF the
patches OF color which were seen Just now from
distance. reveals the fact that each is composed
Of thousands OF separate blossoms. These flower
Ing bulbs are planted with wonderful regularity
being drawn up In rigid lines like 80 many sol
diers All those bulbs of like age are placed In
sections together and this method of planting pro
duces rather singular effect Starting at one
end OF this long row of hyacinths are the oneyear
old bulbs. these have produced nothing but tufts
of green leaves After few yards one comes to
the bulbs in the second year. Most OF them have
distinguished themselves with small blossom
In the case Of the threeyear-od plants the bios
SONS are much finer and SO the flowers go on
gradually increasing in ineness as we walk from
section to section until at the end of the row
one finds the bulbs which in their sixth or
seventh year. Thus 1t takes seven years to grow
a marketable hyacnth bulb. The same manner OF
planting is followed in the of both tulips and
narcissi. although In these instances the length
OF the time to produce a mature bulb Ia not so
great But ones curiosity is excited as to how
the original bulbs are obtained and this question
opens up one Of the most interesting chapters In
the history of bulb growing
With tulips and narcissi the available methods
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-03-22
MADE AL THe pIFFgRENce


They're clean daft" said a York
shire collier. as he stood watching a
wedding party leaving the church op
posite. Fancy chuckin' all that con.
fetu abart It's a crooi shame calls
1t"
But whyf" answered an interested
looker-on; ut seems to me a cheap
and harmless way Of showing friendly
feeling"
Cheap. mebbe. but not harmless"
said the collier. gloomily. Before
confetti wor invented there used to be
enough rice chucked abart here to sat
isfy the appetites OF all my pidgins;
but now they're pinin' away, and
Ah'm thinkin' o. maxim 'em into pies.
nm startin' to keep ostriches. which
can eat owt-even bits o. colored pa.
per-an' thrive on it"-Ideas
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-03-22
Plain Truth.

Paint looks better on an old house
than on an old woman.
The train that l am not going on is
the one that is invariably on time.
The trouble with the fool with
money is that there is never near
enough of him to go around.
In the advance notices of the aver
age marriage the only good reason for
mentioning the name of the groom
is so that the wedding guests may
be sure they are throwing their old
shoes at the right man.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-03-22

the fields. One is
struck by the complete
absence of digging
utensils among the lit
tie companies. AS II
matter of fact. spades
and forks are never
used in the bulb rails
ing operations. the
whole business being
carried out entirely by
hand. In order to pre-
vent damage by frost,
the surface of the fields
Is buried to a depth of
FIVE or six inches with
straw and other litter.
When the warm wealth
er sets in this cover is
removed and some
bulbs are found already
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-03-22
Summer Wear.

Patrick worked for a VIGOROUSLY
stingy boss and lost no chance to
let the fact be known. Once a wag.
gish friend, wishing to twit him, re-
marked:
Pat, l hear your boss Just gave
you a brand-new suit of clothes"
No" said Pat, "only par-rt of .
suit"
What part?"
'The sleeves iv the vest!"
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-03-22
What Did He Meanf

A courtier taking leave Of Louis
XIV. who was sending him as an am
bassador to foreign court, was told
by the King: my most important in
truction for you is to pursue policy
entirely different from that Of your
predecessor"
endeavor to do so, that your Majesty
may not repeat the advice to my sue
cessor"
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-03-22
Willing to Be Persuaded.

Are you in favor of government
ownership"
1T all depends" replied Dustin stax,
'on how much the government could
be persuaded to pay for the privilege
of owning some Of the things I CON
troll"
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-03-22
In Control.

"A man always like to feel that he
is in position to reward his friends
and punish his enemies"
That's true" replied Senator
Sorghum; "sometimes am tempted
to take a position as janitor of big
building"
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-03-22
Courteous ReIoIndar.

Il wonder why Solomon was con.
sidered the wisest MANI" asked Mr..
Meekton's wife.
Probably. my dear. because he had
so many wivos to give him good nd.
vice"
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-03-22
A Popular Girl.

Yes; she has promised to be mine
some day"
But when?"
she can't exactly say as yet
Seems she will first have to break OF
four or ave other engagements"
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-03-22
Was Reasonable.

Did you insist on having love, honor
and obey included in the marrige ser
vice?"
"No." replied Mr.. Flimguiit. "The
only thing I made my wife promise
was that she wouldn't smoke in the
house."
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-03-22

Some men try to avoid paying as
they go because they don't expect to
come back.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-03-22

When the Millennium comes Garfield Tes
and Holy Church will not be longer needed.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-03-22
Parlez.uous EraneaIsa

He-Does she speak French at all?
She-Well, yes; but only enough to
make herself intelligible-Judge.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-03-22
DU7SN GROWERS ARE
E1/TOUS FOR AlNdRlZLLS

ROM very early times the people OF
Holland have been famed for their
horticultural achievements. Indeed.
1t Will be no exaggeratlo1 TO say
that over long period they prac-
tically kept the art OF gardening
alive In Europe. Today the Dutch
people are well up in line with the
wealthy and larger nations OF the
earth In this direction. But there is
one point upon which the Neither.
lands may be said to stand alone
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-03-22
The Keynote.

Knicker-I thought simplicity was to
be the keynote of your gowns.
Mrs. Knicker-It is. I have SIM
ply got to have them.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-03-22

No. Alonzo, girl isn't necessarily
an angel because she is high flyer.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-01-24

gram, when deep down In their heart
Of hearts, there turks conciousness
that Demosthenes lived in vain, be-
cause he lived too soon to hear them
OF ate?
Why will lawyers, with solemn mien,
declare: Gentlemen Of the jury, all
our client wants is Justice, simple
JUSTICE or, we expect, your honor,
by half dozen reputable witnesses
fully to establish an alibi' And are
there any business men who escape
jury service by having conveniently
formed and expressed an opinion?
Why do politicians. when called on
to speak most anywhere, lift their
hands to high heaven and exclaim:
This, ladies and gentlemen, is the
proudest moment of my life Why will
they write cards beginning, owing to
the earliest solicitation of many friends
and voters. / have reluctantly con.
scented to become a candidate And
wi y, after the battle, will they impress
lively say: Believe me, fellow citizens,
/ do not mind my own defeat; | dm
only sorry Of the defeat of our ge.lori-
Gus policies?
You young men, why will you fer
vently whisper: All, yes darling,
would love YOU just as much if your
f,tbor b,dp,t /. dollar IL, tba uorld mr.
Il wouldn't walk across the street to
see prizefght', or, 'Ill pay that bill
in just day or two'2
And you brother benedicts, have you
ever affirmed, of course. honey, l
mailed it on the way down town, or,
Indeed, dear, thought of you every
minute I was in New York and longed
to be back home, or. Say, Maria, after
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-01-24

this act I've just gotta 60 out a few
minutes to see man. or, why con
ductor, he is under FIVE years of age
all right'9
Et tn, DIR. Powell, do ministers al
ways mean it when they remark: And
now, bretheren, just word in eoncIu'
sion?
And there are others-folks, who
hate the vile stuff, but the doctor says
they need a tonic; those who dislike
newspaper 'notoriety' of any sort; men
whose motor cars cost them practically
nothing for repairs; and surely those
who remember weather that would
have made the blizzard we have been
experiencing resemble balmy day in
June.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-01-24
RAYMOND NEWS
Matt ChappeIl Dead. Prominent
Citizen And Leaves Wife And
Large Family Many Person
al Notes Of Interest.

Again the angel of death has been In
our midst and taken away another aged
citizen and ex-soldier, the subject of
this sketch being Mr.. Matt Chappell.
He suffered a paralytic stroke on
Monday night of last week and died
Wednesday afternoon, Jan. II, and
was buried the following day in the
Raymond cemetery. Mr.. Chappell has
been twice married, his first wife pre-
ceeding him in death several years. BE
sides his last wife he is survived by the
following children: Mrs. Eva Trout
man, lwho is very low with lung trou-
ble), Mrs. Billie Hardesty, Ed, Neal.
Doke. Toy, Matte. Maude and Claude.
BY his first wife he leaves step-dau-
ghter, Mrs. H. Bandy, and three sons,
Tom. June. Ought and one daughter,
Mrs. Lille Slaton. He made profess
sion of religion at this place several
years ago. DIR. Hendrick and DR..
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-01-24

Parks were.called but to no avail. The
family have the sympathy of the entire
community. especially the writer.
Wilmon Hardesty, of Paynesville. was
here Sunday.
Winfield Hendry. of Irvington, was
visiting his mother here last week.
Buddy" Hardesty attended church
at Paynesville Sunday.
Miss Mamie Bassett has been on the
sick list for the past few days.
John claycomb, of Ekron, spent Fri
day night with Tom Johnson.
Mr.. Sutton, of Utah, was visiting his
niece, Mrs. Lonnie Pollock, last week.
Austin Knott has gone to keeping
bachelors hall in the house just vacated
by Proctor Knott. That looks bad
girls, as this is Leap Year.
Renfro Knott, of near Custom, was
visiting his parents one day last week.
Proctor Knott and family will leave
in short time for New Madrid. Mo-,
TO make their hcme. We wish them
much success.
Tom Chappell and Mrs. Lille Slaton.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-01-24
HAS REvOLUTIONIZED COOKING
Famous English Chef Who Worked
Out and Perfected Popular Sys-
tenn Of Paper Bag Cooking.

Women readers Of this paper will
be interested to learn that we have
arranged to publish series Of ar
ticles on the famous Soyer system
of paper bag cooking with recipes
that have been carefully worked out
by M. Soyer and Martha McCulloch
Williams. the well known American
cooking expert. The system Of paper
bag cooking. once understood, has
been eagerly adopted by housewives
and cooks all over the country
Some months ago M. Nicholas Soy
err, chef of Brooks Club, London
himself one of the worlds most noted
living chefs, and grandson of that
Soyer, "the immortal Alexis" who has
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-01-24
Hates To Miss Copies

Dear Mr.. Babbage; My paper fail
ed to come last week, and | would be
glad if you would send me last weeks
copy. / am very much interested in
Jack London's' story. This is twice
have failed to get the News. Seems
like the postal authorities are getting
careless with the mail, | do hate to
to miss an issue of your paper, for
dearly love TO read it. All the objec-
tions have to the News. is, it isn't
large enough. remain, as ever, Mrs.
Laura B. Tierney; Reynolds Station,
KY, Route No. l.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-01-24

Mr.. POSTMASTER and Gentlemen:
Frhaps 1t was one Of DIR. Powells lit
Sunday school scholars who boasted
her papas piety. Every morning
e said, al hear him pray, o, Lord,
bw hate to get upv'
NOW, wouldn't insist that in the
natter of modesty / have the lowly
toilet looking ike a Canadian thistle,
md yet, to confess that rising here In
his beautiful, new edifice, the shrink
ny cynosure of an ocular inquistion,
And bathed in the great, white light,
Feheeted from sundry scores of snowy
evening shirts, filed me with emotion
| and trepidation. would, dare say, be
work Of supererogatiou. pause just
a moment to allow that last word to
percoate.
My subject is Smiling the Tyre.
SO, you see, with due regard to its
various ramifcations, this is pretty
large theme. There is plenty of room
to move around In it oratorically 1t
doesn't cramp one like creeds and nigh
collars; and, in one way or another, it
affects us all. At the base of all hui
man activity truth lies. l don't mean
it prevaricates; perhaps rests would
be an apter term. Just as faith is the
principle on which business is operated,
so truth is the bond which holds to-
gether our entire social fabric. Destroy
it and chaos is created, anarchy ex-
lists.
What | would discuss for a little
while is popular fiction'-and author
ship is universal. Why, do you suppose,
will after-dinner speakers, present
company excepted, feign establishment
that they have been placed on pro-
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-01-24

been called the gastronomic regenera-
tor of the Nineteenth Century-work-
ed out and perfected a system OF
cooking in paper bags.
After years of study and effort he
did this-and then he told of his sys-
tenn and its advantages over the old
pot and kettle method.
M. Soyer's system of paper bag
cookery is unquestionably fast reyolu-
tionizing household cooking in Eng
land, for a thousand years noted for
Its ultra conservatism. All classes of
housewives are hailing 1t with de-
light; and. to cap the climax of praise
which has risen about M. Soyer' 5
ears, his fellow chefs have pro-
nounced his paper bag system of
cooking practical success in every
way. and have adopted 1t for much OF
their cooking.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-01-24

of near Custer, attended the burial of
their father here last week.
NJ. d. eastman spent several days
recently with Byron Cart, of Union
Star.
Glen Macv was called to Garfield
Sunday to see his father, Ben Macy,
who is very sick with pneumonia.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-01-24
Mrs. Williams Dead

Irvington, KY, Ian. 20. Especially
Word has been received here of Inc
death Of Mrs. Mamie w. Williams OF
Mount Vernon, Ill. The remains will
be brought here, and inferred in Cedar
Hill cemetery. Mrs Williams was the
mother of Mrs. Lydia A. Jolly, of this
city, who died just a year ago.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-01-24
Subscribe
Trip On The Gulf

Irvington, Jan. 22. Especial DIR. L.
B. Moremen and Mrs. Moremen, ac-
companied by Mr.. James Drury, of
Brandenburg, left Tuesday for Sar-
asto, Fla, where they will join
yachting party for a pleasure tri-
around the Gulf of Mexico.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-01-24

Torturng eczema spreads its burning
area every day. Doan's Ointment
quickly stops its spread, instantly re-
lieves the itching, cures 1t permane ntly.
AT any drug store.