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The Elbert County tribune., 1912-04-19
CUT RATE FOR AN AMERICAN
Judge DonneIiy's Amusing Experience
With the Sharp Irish Cab
Driver in Dublin.

Chief Justice Joseph G. Donnelly of
the civil court. in illustrating an Irish
mans idea of wit, told a story of an
adventure with an Irish hack driver in
Dublin. relates the Milwaukee Wiscon-
sin.
81 asked him how much he would
take to drive me to Hotel -" he
said. THE driver looked at me and
said: You are from the states. aren't
your | answered yes.
"'Well,' he said. since you are from
the states. and I've driven nothing but
Englishmen all day. I'll drive you to
the hotel for three shillings.'
"As l thought that was reasonable.
got into the hack. We drove on and
on for hours, over hills and across
streams. until we finally got to the
hotel While driving, wondered at
the difference between this hack
driver and those in America. and won
dered what an American hack driver
would say if were to hand him three
shillings for such long ride
81 went to bed and slept sound that
night. When | woke up early in the
morning, ! went down and out on the
front steps. almost tainted. for d.
rectly in front of the hotel was the
self-same depot that l arrived at on
the train. | suppose the hack driver
thought he was having a pile of fun
while driving me around the city and
country"
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-04-19
Probably Made a Hit.

young woman who presides over
one Of the kindergarten schools of
Cambridge appeared at her desk re-
Gently attired in new close-fitting
skirt. With no thought other than
the conducting of her regular routine
work. the teacher went about her du-
ties. She noticed, however, that one
of her charges was paying little atten-
ton to his work, but following her
with his eyes wherever she chanced to
go. Approaching the little fellow with
the intention of ascertaining the trou-
BILE. she said: well, Tommy" Be-
fore she could go any further the
youngster shook his boyish head and
said: Say, teacher, that's classy
skirt you've got on!'-Boston Post
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-04-19
In the Garden Of Eden.

Did you know this was my birth
dayr' asked Eve.
Gould | forget it7" answered Adam
Let's see-how old are you. this year
now don't answer-let me guess.
Your are-ah-seveni"
You hateful wretch!" cried Eve.
I'm only five. and you know It
But. that is just like you men
you try to pretend that the time is
dragging and that your wives are
growing old! Just because you are
over six. and have lots of gray hairs
you think you can insult your wife.
Eden was never the same after that
TIN
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-04-19
hausted Was the shman STRUGGLED Wth LttIe SKIM

plot OF grass. likewise. with flowers
generous of their cordial perfume
The girl came silently out from the
shadows beneath the gallery. bringing
him cup and Jar Of earthenware
brimming with wine.
He accepted the service with a bow.
''Mademoiselle il as kind as she is
beautiful" said he. and with the ap-
probation Of connoisseur first
watched her blush, then drained the
| Jug to its last drop and felt the crate
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-04-19
SYNOPSIS.

The story opens at Monte Carlo with
Col Terence O'Rourlee, a military free
lance and something OF gambler. In his
hotel Leaning on the balcony he sees a
elevator and passes from sight At the
gaming table O'Rourke notices two men
watching him. One is the Hon. Berte
Glyun. while his companion Is Viscount
him the French government has directed
him TO O'Rourke ms n man who would
undertake. a secret mission. At his apart
ment. O'Rourke. who had agreed to un-
letter. The viscount arrives. hands a
sealed package to O'Rourke, who is not
to open 4 until on the ocean. a pair OF
dainty slippers are seen protruding from
under a doorway curtain The Irishman
finds the owner of the mysterious feet to
be his wife, Beatrix. from whom he had
run away year previous. They are
reconcilcd. and opening the letter he finds
100000 pounds for a jewel known as the
Pool Of Flame and left to him by a dy-
Ing friend but now In keeping OF one
named Chambret In Algeria. OiRourke
bids o'Rourke farewell and he promises
to soon return with the reward He dis
covers both Glynn and the viscount on
board tho ship, As he finds Chnmbret
friend dies telling O'Rourke that he has
left the Pool OF Flame with the governor
general, who. at sight of n signet Ping
given the colonel will deliver over the
Jewel. Arriving at Algeria the Irlshman
finds the governor general away Des
Trebes mnkes mysterious appointment.
and tells O'Rourke that he has gained
possession OF the Jewel by stealing 1t. In
a duel O'Rourlse masters the viscount.
secures possession of the Pool OF Flame
and starts by ship for Rangoon. He finds
the captain to be a smuggler who tries to
steal the jewel
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-04-19
FooIIna the Lord.

Mother" teased little boy of five.
docs God know everything that I'm
going to do before do it?"
Yes, dear, everything she said.
well, does he know that I'm 60
ing upstairs in minute and put on
my pajamas and say my prayers and
get into bed?"
Yes. dear. he knows everything"
We'll. tonight he's going to get
fooled, for I'm not going to say my
prayers. st. Louis Republic.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-04-19

a.
ing ye more than ye deserve Is
In love with you she is!"
Danny stole sidelong glance at the
girl ''Besgin' yer honors pardon, ne
stammered. "and behave she is that
"Umm,' snorted O'Rourke- And
what. II ye please. about poor Annie
Bragin. at home? Is 1t marrying
Greek ye would be. and leaving poor
Annie to cry her eyes out for ye. ye
worthless scut?'
"Divvle a bit. respects to yer HON
or, Sure. tbs only for amusement
And who may she be. that ye make
SO free to amuse yourself with her?
THE daughter av me partner. yer
merchant"
This will be his house. them"
No. sir. but IA sort av sthore-
house. in way ay speaking. 'Tis jist
round tn corner they do be livin' in
gran foine house. sir"
Then what's the young lady doing
here?'
Waiting for me to take her place.
sir. Noccovie is away and-and." in
blurted confession. It's bit Of
hashfsh smuggling we be doing on the
side. The. stun is always brought
here sor; and tonights the night a
consignment's due"
"Ah-h!" observed O'Rourke darkly.
One by one, 1t seemed, he was gather
ing the trumps again into his own
hand. He resumed his catechism of
the boy.
Danny. is this the way a decent
man should be behaving himself?" he
browbeat him Is 1t your mothers
son and the sweetheart of Annie
Bragin that's become no more than an
idle breaker of hearts? Danny. Dan
ny. what would Father Malachi be
saying If he could hear what ye've
just told me? Whin. boy. did ye CON
fess last?'
Danny covered "Aw. dear," he
whimpered -Aw. deariedear, And
meself meant no harm at ALI"
Thin take your light-o'love home.
Danny. and come back to me here at
once with change of clothesi-
"Yiss, yer honor. I'll do that. yer
honor. But will We bark for the signal
at the door and let Cap'n Hole in?"
1t was true. thenl
81 will. But see that ye don't for
get the change of clothes. Danny. and
don't be lingering too long over your
fond sarewells with the lady. II ye're
not looking for hiding. and
Danny."
"Yis, sor?"
Have ye a revolver"
Here. sor''
Give it here. and bring another
back with ye. Lively, now.''
Alone. O'Rourke seated himself on
the edge of the fountain and consid-
cred gravely the uncertainties of life.
'Tis fate he concluded soberly, at
length. And It's hard upon eleven
now. They will not dare to run that
cargo before midnight: and-meself
sorely needs a bath
Deliberately he stripped off rags and
tatters and plunged into the fountain.
Danny was back with the promised
wearing apparel ere he had finished
splashing.
And while O'Rourke dressed. and for
long thereafter. the two sat and
smoked and confabulated. talked of
Men and Things and the turn of the
Wheel of the World
tTO BE CONTINUED)
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-04-19

tested earnestly Beyond Greek and
French and Arabic. sure. she's ignor-
ant as Paddy's pigl"
So much was plainly evident from
the girls manner and expression of
puzzlement Reassured. O'Rourke pro-
ceeded:
"'Tis good hearing Faith. If she
understood the Kings English. tis
me hair she would bo tearing out by
the roots in one minute. Danny.
gather that the lady is be way of Tx
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-04-19
inexpensive.

81 am thinking OF going to Europe
on a vacation"
You arel | didn't know you had
that much money
II haven't. but, you see. 1t doesn't
cost anything to think of going
Lippincott's.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-04-19
How AqqravatInq.

Brown saw a man drop twenty
stories the other day. and it was .
caution the way he swore.
Greene-Swore after dropping twen-
ty stories?
Brownies. They were in mag
azine he had just bought. and hs
dropped it in the mud-Judge.
dropped 1t in the mud-Judge.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-04-19
II Not Better.

Copy Reader-Say. this line, In the
Clutches of Loan Shark" is q few
letters too long. How shall l change
it?
Night Editor-Perhaps the word
Jaws" will convey the idea just as
well as Clutches"
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-04-19

Gerald-People can get used to any
thing.
Geraldine-Then why not cheer upf
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-04-19
Chance for Him.

Garfield Tea insures normal action of
the liver.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-04-19
CHAPTER xlv.-(contlnued.)

lore, strainfng and labOrtng. Stumb bling
recovering and plunging onward. And.
by the gods. wasn't It hot! The
khamsin raved and tore like a spirit
of helisflre through that narrow alley
turning 1t into a miniature inferno
But in the course of some minutes,
the end Of the tunnel came in view;
a lighted rift between house walls
giving upon the Illuminated street be-
yond. The sight brought forth fresh
burst Of speed from O'Rourke. lie
dashed madly out of the alley.
stumbled and ran headlong into a
strolling Greek. who grappled with
him. at first In surprise and then in
resentment. while the clamor of the
pursuing rabble shrilled loud and
near and ever nearer
Exhausted as he was. the Irishman
struggled with little skill before he
mastered his own surprise; and IN the
end saw his finis written along the
blade of thin. keen knife which the
Greek mad whipped from the folds of
his garments and jerked threateningly
above his head
II was falling when O'Rourke saw
it. In another breath he had been
stabbed. Unexpectedly the Greek
shrieked. dropped the knife as though
It had turned suddenly white-hot in
his hands. and leaped back from
O'Rourke, nursing broken wrist:
while voice as sweet as the singing
OF angels rang In the fugitives ears.
though the spirit of Its melody was
simple and crude enough.
"O'Rourke. be all tn powers. The
masther himself! Glory. ye beggar.
tbs sorry am that ] didn't split the
ugly face OF ye wild me sthick!
This way yer honor, Come
wild mel"
Blindly enough Indeed the world
was all awhirl about him) O'Rourke.
his arm grasped by strong and conf
dent hand. permitted himself to be
swung to the right and across the
street In thought blackness again
was all about him. but the hand
gripped his arm. hurrying him onward:
and he yielded blindly to Its guidance
without power. for that matter, to
f'~'N&tH VI " obJttls WHdl DTeaIH
he had he sorely needed And as blind
ly he stumbled on for perhaps another
hundred yards. while the voice of the
rabble made hideons the night be-
hind them. Hardly. indeed, had the
two whipped into the mouth of the
back-way ere It was choked by a
swarm Of pnrsuers But-"Niver
fenri" said the voice af HE ejda
'Tis ourselves that'll outwit them.
Here. now. yer honor, do ye
60 straight on widout sthoppin' ontil
ye come to an iron dure in a dead wall
at the end av this. Knock there
vance. count tin. and knock again.
I'll lead em away and be wild We again
in brace av shakes!"
Benumbed by fatigue and exhaus-
ton, O'Rourke obeyed. He was aware
that his preserver with Wild whoop
had darted aside into cross-alley. but
hardly aware of more. Mechanically
he hlundered on until brought up by
wall that closed and made a Guide.
sac of the way.
With trembling hands he felt before
him. fingers encountering the smooth,
cool surface OF sheet of metal. This,
then. was the door. AS carefully as
he could he knocked, counted ten. and
knocked again--while the mob that
had lusted for his blood trailed on
down the side alley in frantic pursuit
of his generous preserver And he
heard With smile. the lattax's shrill
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-04-19

The deserving poor do not always
deserve to be.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-11-19
NOTICE.

To All Who Are Subject to Read
Duty in NeWberry County: The time
for paying commutation tax expires
on December 81. All who are subject
to road duty had better pay your tax,
or YOU certainly will be required to
put in your full time under my over
seers. A word to the wise is sufficient
W. A Hill,
Supervisor-elect.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-11-19

month, the polls to be opened at 8
o'clock in the forenoon and to close
at 6 o'clock in the afternoon. G. W
Hitler, J. R. Davidson and Alex Single
ton are appointed managers of the said
election
By order of the Town Council OF
Newberry, S. c., on this the 9th day
Of September, 1912
J. J. Langford,
Attest: Mayor.
]. R. Scurry,
C. & T.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-11-19

NOTICE OF ELECTION FOR MAYOR
AND ALDERMEN OF THE TOWN
OF NEWBERRY, SOUTH CARO-.
LIMA.
Notice is hereby given that the reg
ular annual election for a mayor and
five aldermen, one alderman for each
Of the five wards, to serve for a term
Of one year, will be held at the Coun-
Gil Chamber i'll the opera house in the
Town of Newberry, South Carolina,
on the second Tuesday in December.
1912, being the tenth day Of said
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-31
.G2ANlE
Of Basketball Here is Want.
ed by Crack Union
town Team.

The Unlontown basketball team OF
the Central League will play the
Fairmoht Young Mems Christian AS
sociation team of Fairmont at Fair
mont next Tuesday night. The
Uniontown team has an open date for
the next night and it desires to ar
range game with some Clarksburg
team that night.
The Uniontown boys formerly con
stituted the McKeesport team, win
ner of the Central League pennant
the last two seasons, and at present
it is leading the league. The manage
ment of any local team desiring a
game the night stated should write
Charles A. o:Donnell at Uniontown,
Pa, treasurer of the yniontown team.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-31

and Nlth retefence 70 me world
statistie wen Is tie world
preeions metal or reserves, under
tis direction 81 gsologist Of intsF
national repute
This procedure applied to the
|statistics Tor the several score
metals ana minerals whose prodnc-
.tion is reported annually by the SUR
Iyey, coupled with the fast that the
annual statistics are derived from
individual reports from almost every
mine owner and operator gives to
the survey, reports Of mineral prodnc-
ton an authority and standing
which make themspreeminent.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-31
FeWer Daiiy Newspaper,s.

tRONtgA SerAAI 79NGN9 R4ARS7El9s 8ts r. =
Newspaper census figures Tor 1911
compiled by the American Newspa-
per Annual and Directory, published
in Philadelphia, indicate that null
duplication Of daily papers in the
United States has come to q halt.
A year ago the number was 2,472;
the 1912 Annual lists thirteen less,
showing that the trend is now in the
downward direction. According to
this authority, greater mortality
than birth rate is explained by
suspension or consolidation of news
papers in crowded and unproductiye
fields. New England has lost four
|dailies, New York four, middle West
states nine, and the western states
have thirteen less than a year ago.
Gains have been heaviest in the
southern states, while the middle
Atlantic section has an increase Of
three.
weekly and semt-weekly peWspa-
|pers also seem to have reached their
limit in numbers. The 1912 annual
names and describes 1929 week.
lies. forty less than in 1911, and
sos semi-weeklles, as compared
with 6l17 in 1911.
The 1912 Annual marks its
.forty-fourth year, contains more
than 1900 pages describing '24,345
newspapers and periodicals, pre-
sents ten distinct items about each,
including its circulation rating, and
gives 1910 census populations for
the 1900 towns in which newspa-
+pers are published. -
Aeronautics, moving pictures and
Esperanto are responsible for new
lists ofpublications devoted to these
subjects. There are over two hun.
dred of these lists in the book Just
from the press. Religious publications
number s65; agricultural journals
total 1853, and there are no less than
.13slseparate divisions Of class and
trade periodicals. Exponents of
more than forty secret society or
ders are catalogued. Foreign
language papers printed in thirty
four different forms of speech are
described in classification of their
own.
These statistics are gathered
from returns by the press of the
country and sifted, verified and ar
ranged by the publishers of this d.
rectory, who are engaged in such
revision throughout the year. The
Importance Of the newspaper pub
fishing industry, likewise the devel-
opment and rapid increase of adver-
Using, is tmpressively illustrated in
the magnitude of this work.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-31
AT Niagara Falls or Rather
That Represents the
Water Power Jsed.

NIAGARA FALLS, n y, Jan. al.
The average man is apt to speak very
gltbly Of 50 many hundred thousand
horsepower harnessed Niagara
Falls. but It Is doubtful ii one person
in g hundred begins 70 understand
the tremendous conservation Of ma,
tural recoufces erected at the falls
without interfering with the grandeur
Of the spectacle.
The 872,sOo horsepower now deyei,
oped at the fails is the equivalent Of
1s,77s,oOo man-power working an
eight-hour day or more than the com
bined strength OF all able-bodied men
in the United States.
Under the American Canadian
treaty promulgated by the two ma
tons to guard the scenic beauty Of
the falls for all time, only $4,000
cubic feet Of water per second, out
of total of 100000 cubic feet, may
= +
be diverted from the Niagara river
for power purposes. But even with
this restriction, when the treaty goes
into effect the force conserved by
falling water will be the equivalent
Of S5I55s.o00 men working the aver
age eight-hopr day.
stupendops although this saving is,
81 is nothing compared to the full
strength of the falls. The volume Of
water that will be permitted to run,
50 as to perpetrate the beauty Of the
falls, is estimated to represent 11s
$4,000 eight-hour man-power o,
about 1s,ooOopO0 more man power
than there are men, women and
children in the United States and all
its possessions,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-31
Exact Mineral STATISTICS.

The United States Geological Sur
yey is probably one of the few or
CARNATIONS where statistics are
handled and discussed by scientists
who are the leaders in their partic-
uiar professions, or special lines,
For example. the statistics of annual
gold and silver production, after be-
ing collected by statisticians, are ar
ranged and discussed in their rela=
ton to the output Of previous years
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-31

The local exponent Of Democrats
policies declares and iterates tfat
la blind man can see. That is, the
way the peeyish thing tries to argue
out proposition. 1T should go on and
ten how a horse can. fly, how Wood,
row Wilson can tell the truth, how
the Democrats of West Virginia can
elect their senator's and few other
paradoxical things.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-31
* { 2 ll ., Ion
MEN IE14 z VIZ SSED

and the same s.. carried out there
win be no sWe re-aflrm. declare and
denounce1 on the party Of the Dem
ocratic party in West Virginia the
coming campaign.
The boss says there should be no
position taken by the party on any,
thing or anybody. Read again what
he says and then reflect for q mo-
ntent on what Il means.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-31
Pred,ctio,n

That there is some sentiment
among Republicans in favor Of
forcing presidential nomination
upon Col. Theodore Roosevelt.
it Is useless to deny, but in the
opinion Of the Telegram those who
have enlisted in the practically
hopeless movement are misguided .
They have allowed their excessive
zeal to run away with their sober
judgment. In the belief that these
well meaning persons will yet pause
for calmer reflection inthe case and
perhaps change. their hastily drawn
conclusions, the Telegram ventures
to make a political prediction.
To begin with, the Telegram takes
It for granted that all those who
know anything about Col. Roosevelt,
his characteristics. his work, his
fmethodsiyand his personality, GER
Itainly give him credit for being one
OF the shrewdest politicians this
country has produced, as well as be-
ing one Of its most remarkable and
effective statesmen. Naturally there
are some who have questioned the
-expediency of certain courses fol-
lowed by the former president, yet.
all considered, ii must be candidly
admitted that the colonel has been
rather clever and even cunning in
the field Of politics. In view of this
admission, 1t is not by any means
a mark of senile decay to assume
that Mr.. Roosevelt has not lost any
of his political acumen and that he
is Just about as much alive to pres
ent political conditions as he was six
years ago.
Theodore Roosevelt is not
asleep. He is not. the type of man
openly to court revulsion Of his
widespread popularity. Tie is not
unmindful of the great progress the
country has made under the perpet-
uation of his policies. He is not the
man to turn traitor to his party.
Now, mark this. Mr.. Roosevelt
does not purpose to sit in Silent ex-
clusion when the political pot be-
gins to boil. HE will do the only
thing there is for him to do. Some
time prior to the Chicago convention
Mr.. Roosevelt will rise up In his
might and shout Hurrah for Taft!
and that will settle 1T.
But, the present day, misguided
Roosevelt presidential agitators will
exclatm, why is Roosevelt taking
his present course of uncertain 81
lence? That seems easy. Mr..
Roosevelt is simply endeavoring to
rid the party of unnecessary
chickering's and discussions. He
is trying his level best to make
it possible for a number of anxious,
somewhat thoughtless politicians
and statesmen who have been trying
to ride into the ltmelight of pub
licity on the pillows of a Roosevelt
boom. to slide into the TAFT band
wagon: Mr. Roosevelt is not a
Ounce. a
OF course, this is merely predic-
ton and everybody is entitled to a
prediction in the political game.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-31

Col. Henry Watterson says that
Woodrow Wilson expressed the fear
that If the knowledge OF campaign
contribution from Thomas F. Ryan,
one Of the great trust magnates, got
abroad 1t might do Wilson more
harm than good. Dr. Wilson, then.
doesanot object to trust backing ex-
ceptl when the public finds it out,
The learned school man goes on the
principle that it is perfectly proper
to do things condemned by himself
80 long as the same is not found
ont. The doctor is that great and
good man boosted about as the one
who put the political grafters of his
state to digit.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-31

The United States senator's from
this state show signs of knowing
that the last Democratic legislature
was not elected on the strength Of
sending them to the Senate and they
evidently fully realize that the next
legislature can not rbe Democratic
on the strength of their desiring to
continue as5senators. and, so, they
have decided that the legislature
should be elected before the sena-
torial question is even thought Of.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-31
Words Are Twisted.

Governor Wilson's ,Ananias club
starts of with a very refractory and
fiery member = 'Marse" Henry
Watterson. Wheeling Intelligen-
GER.
The words appear to be a BIT
twisted: It..is Col. Watterson's
Ananias Club that has been in
creased by the addition Of Governor
Wilson.