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The Elbert County tribune., 1914-01-23

retained on numbers of demi-dress oc-
casions
The neckpieces and muffs are made
up of strands of marabout and strands
of ostrich tackled together. Some
times two colors, as black and white,
natural and white, or white and the
pastel shades, are combined. Natural
color-a taupe gray-is the great ia
vorite and wonderfully beautiful col
or. Neckpieces are usually straight
scarves. rather long. although there
are capes and stoles in some variety.
The muffs are made up in plain
shapes, not draped or in eccentric pat
tern, which have been popular in furs.
A good marabout set will last sew
eral seasons and promises to be in
creasingly popular. 1t is much better
than any of the very cheap furs, in
appearance. and quite as durable. If
one wants the comfortable appearance
and the real comfort of a, neckpiece
and muff. and measure of elegance
in the effect. marabout is much to
be preferred to furs at the same price
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-01-23
SCALP TROUBLE FOR YEARS

26S Harrison St.. Elyria. Ohio.-"My
case was a scalp trouble. first mo-
ticed small punches on my scalp which
commenced to itch and would
scratch them and In time they got
larger. forming scale or scab with a
little pus. and chunks of hair would
come out when / would scratch them
of. 1t caused me to lose most of my
hair. 1t became thin and dry and life
less. was troubled for over ten
years with 1t until 1t got SO bad was
ashamed to go to barber to get my
hair cut
Il tried everything l could get hold
OF, -- and --, but received no
cure until l commenced using Cuticu
ra Soap and Ointment when the scale
commenced to disappear. The way
used the Cuticura Soap and Ointment
was to wash my scalp twice day
with warm water and Cuticura Soap
and rub on the Cuticura Ointment. /
received benefit in n couple of weeks
and was cured in two months"
(Signed) F. ]. Busher. Jan. 2s. 1913.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free. with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura. Dept. L. Boston."-Adv.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-01-23
SIMPLE AND EASIER TO DO
Tramp's Methods Not Altogether Un-
like That Followed by Too
Many Others.

Hoboes came up for discussion In a
Washington club the other night, and
Senator Nathan p. Bryan of Florida
told this anecdote along the Weary
Willie line:
Some time ago hobo meekly tap
ped on the back door of suburban
home and asked for something to eat.
The good housewife responded that
she would feed him on the back step
along with Fido. providing he was
willing to earn the meal by cleaning
out the gutter.
The tramp agreed. and when he had
eaten his way through several sand
wiches to feeling of happiness. the
housewife came out with a reliable
looking hoe.
You needn't have gone to that trou-
BILE. madam" said the hobo. sizing up
the farm implement. Il never use a
hoe in cleaning out gutter
Never use a hoei" said the woman
with wondering expression. What
do you use. then. a shovel?"
NO. madam" replied the hobo.
starting for the back gate, my meth
cd Is to pray for rain"
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-01-23
DEATH IN CAPITALS ALLEYS
Alarming Mortality Among the Poor
OF Washington clty-Tuber-
culosis In Lead.

fas'm, It do look nice with all that
fresh paint on the front of the house,
and inside, too-the plaster mended
and the walls whitewashedl I've been
In this house goin' on four years, and
they never done nothin' till last week,
nor good while before l move In, ]
reckon, by the looks of it-not nail
druy nor the lick of whitewash
brush. But pears like since you ladies'
took to comm round-and the presi.
dents wife, too-they felt kinder
'bliged to spruce up"
The speaker was a gaunt coiored
woman of sixty-fve, writes Edith FL
mer Wood in the Survey. The family
was one of Washington's alley dwell
lers who came to the alley through
misfortune. not shiftlessness or vice.
Attention has been called many
times to the contrast between the al
ley death rate and the death rate on
the streets of Washington. In 1910
the death rate in the streets OF Wash
ington was 1856 per thousand inhabi-
tants and in the alleys 5000; that in
the alleys more than one child out
OF three died before it was year old.
whereas in the streets the proportion
was less than half as high.
The tuberculosis rate is almost un-
beiieYable. 1t is more than three
times as high as the tuberculosis rate
for colored people living on Washing
ton streets, though even there the rate
Is very high. and more than ten times
as nigh as the rate for the white pop
ulation of Washington. 1t is as high
as the total death rate from all causes
In Chicago or Kansas City. The per-
centage of arrests to population In al
leys is 95.93, or very nearly twice that
of the general colored population.
Yet 1t seems as II the alley prob
lem of Washington were nearing a So
luton Congress is at last thoroughly
aroused and will. 1t is believed, treat
the matter as national. not merely a
local issue For 1t seems obvious that
the nations capital should be a model
for the nation-not a warning
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-01-23

Washington. Georgia
T herewith reiterate my commen-
dation OF Peruna- It certainly has
benefited our daughter in every In
stance when she was suffering from
cold. have frequently used Peruna
In my family and have found It an
excellent remedy for colds and also as
tonic. often recommend It to my
friends. Peruna seems to be indis-
pensable In my family. as no other
remedy has been so effective In cases
of cold"
EVERY FAMILY wishing to be
protected from cold should have Pc
runa in the house constantly. Also o
copy of the latest edition of the Ills
of Life." sent free by the Peruna Co.
Columbus. Ohio.
Those who prefer tablets to liquid
medicines can now procure Peruna
In tablet form
Ask Your Druggist for Free Perun,
Lucky Day Almanac for 1914.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-01-23

This bodice Is not to be considered
as an example of the usual bodice
worn with the minaret gown. 1t shows
some stage gowns. The sash. made of
scarf of lace, is an excellent idea,
but the lack of any other draping over
the shoulders than a crisp of light lace
makes the bodice impossible for Amer
leans. They have used these sashes
in tulle and lace, with the big bows at
the back, sparingly, and never with
out other drapery.
The features embodied in this gown
have been repeated and developed in
other ways very successfully. Skirts
of moire, with tunics of chiffon edged
with marabout or fur, are very sue
cessful. Also skirts of satin or crepe
DECLINE with chiffon tunics, and soft
lace bodies with draping and over
sleeves of chiffon are beautiful and
effective.
Velvet dresses repeat the idea en-
ploying the velvet for the lower part
of the skirt and silk for the upper part.
Bodies of chiffon over silk and net are
in the same color as the skirt with
guimps and undersleeves of white
lace.
The head dress worn with the cos
tune pictured is one of the prettiest
which has appeared among the very
elaborate styles introduced early. 1t
is less pretentious than many designed
for the opera and it appears among
others that have been successful in
bidding for favor.
JULIA BoTToMLEY.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-01-23

A MONG the odd and novel ideas in
~ troduced in styles by Poiret last
fall few survived their introduction,
among them the minaret dress, of
which an example is shown here. A
narrow skirt, under a wired tunic,
which extends about to the knee char
acterizes this mode. Americans called
1t the "lamp-shade" style, which title
fits very well and explains more than
''minaret"
The tunic or overdress, wired at the
bottom to hold 1t away from the figure,
is usually Of transparent or semi
transparent naturalization or lace,
for example. The magnificent beaded
and embroidered nets for very elab-
crate dresses have been much liked.
But for the ordinary evening gown of
crepe. satin charmeuse and other
light fabrics, the tunic is of the same
material as the skirt, and the bodice
is made of lace combined with some
of the material in the skirt.
In the gorgeous gown pictured here
Gan extreme of the style) the bodice
is hardly more than a broad sash of
lace wrapped about the figure and
tied in big butterfly bow at the back
A narrower scarf of lace passes over
the shoulders and supports the sash.
There is a small embroidered panel
of beaded net finished with three large
tassels at the middle front of the
bodice, supported by invisible wires,
probably about the edge. These large
tassels are featured this season-an-
other one of the successful ideas of
the designer.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-01-23
Epltaph for a Trust.

Miss the trustsl" said Senator La
Toilette at a luncheon In Washington.
Yes. oh. yes. when the trusts go we'll
miss them-we'll miss them like the
widow.
"A widow. at her late husbands
funeral. happened, during the burial
service, to drop her handkerchief into
the open grave.
"A young man gallantly offered to
leap down and get the handkerchief
for her.
But the widow shook her head.
mo, she said. leave 1t there. l
have done with tears now"
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-01-23
Lace Novelty.

An odd idea in collar and cuff sets
just out is to weave Cupid's head in
Venise lace. The head is the central
portion of the design, the regulation
pattern extending to the edges Of the
collars and cuffs.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-01-23
FANCY MARABOUT
SET MUCH USED
INSTEAD OF FURS

A LMOST as warm as furs and far
"A less expensive, marabout sets have
been growing in favor with women in
the milder climes, and with those who
wear furs only when the weather is
very cold. They are very cozy, the
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-01-23

even by his most
intimate friends,
reached the White
House just before
Christmas. in a
pathetic, strange
way. II is the
work of an OBJ
scure Syrian. liv-
ing in far-away
Syria. and he has
never seen the
face of the prisi-
dent. With a pho
to as his ONLY
guide he has WOW
an in rare silks n
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-01-23
Helping Him to Save.

How long is your doctor going to
keep you on a diet. until you are
strong?"
mo, until his bill is paid"
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-01-23

1t isn't always love that enables a
married couple to get along. Some
times 1t is common sense
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-01-23

Don't believe all you hear Lots of
defaulting bank officials have never
been Sunday school superintendents.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-01-23

Be happy. Use Red Cross Bag Blue;
much better than liquid blue. Delights
the laundress. All grocers. Adv.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-01-23

An ounce of get-up-and-get is worth
a pound of rabbits feet.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-01-23
USED SILKEN THREADS
SYRIAN ARTIST WEAvEs PIC
TURE OF PRESIDENT WILSON.
Product Made From Photograph Sent
to Syria From this country-0ft
Accompanied by Pathetic
Letter.

The most marvellous picture of Pres
ident Wilson ever seen. it is believed.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-01-23

at the national capital. and when SEN
ators and cabinet members with their
wives and daughters are struggling
for social precedence, the vice-presl-
dent Iets the other fellow worry and
goes out to feed the squirrels. Mr..
Marshall likes to get out in the parks
In the early morning. Frequently he
feeds the little gray animals, and
this picture shows him offering a pea
Putnam patriot., 1914-11-20
ARTISTS NOT HIGHLY PAID
Salaries of the Past Seem Small to Those Received by the Present
 Day Celebrities.

Tn the good old days of 200 years ago or so singers and actors gave the world their greatest efforts for what was undoubtedly considered excellent remuneration, but which in these en- frightened times of high-priced voices and talents would seem to be pitifully small And who shall say the per formers of the past were not fully as capable as the pampered darlings of the present? The highest salary paid went to Chase, who received 5000 liyres, or $500 year, as her fixed salary. 1000 liyres extra for perqui- sites. 1900 livres for Easter and 200 for bread. wine and boots--in those days an extraordinary allowance. Mile Antier, the first soprano of her day, was close second with 4,800 francs, or nearly sl 900 year. Today the prima donna receives more than that for a single evening. In year La Camargo,' the most beautiful woman of her day, received in francs what many of the lesser singers of to- day receive Tn a week In dollars-2, roo francs. Louis XIV had the reputation of being a most generous manager and dramatic agent, since he granted 200 liyres (about forty dollars) for the first ten performances and about 100 livres for the following. The deviser of the ballet received 120 liyres for the first six performances and so for later ones
Putnam patriot., 1914-11-20
Russian Soldiers.

Many military experts have a pro found admiration for the Russian sol dier. whose very lack of imagination and education makes him tenacious and fearless. devoid of class ambitions and sensitiveuess. The Slav mind. quick though it be to make plans and estimates. is slow in interpreting them into action and movement, so that the average Russian moujik may be sent to certain death or led to victory, with equal lack of interest in the event in which he is but an inanimate pawn Nevertheless, he is a fine fight ing machine. and is well equipped. Properly directed by skilled generals, the Russian army is capable Of any thing
Putnam patriot., 1914-11-20
Comhatfnn tion Chnlrra

Dr. Marion Dorset, bichemist of the federal bureau of animal industry, is the scientist who first isolated the germ responsible for that farm seourge. cholera in the hog That ac- complished. he perfected a serum to combat it. protected his processes by patents, and then turned them over to the public, to be used without charge That he is wholly wrapped up in his work Is best testified to by the fact that although he receives a salary of only s3.500 a year, his dis covery. so freely given. is saving the country about s15,o00.00O year in this one branch of it's food supply. Dr. Dorset is also the inventor Of secret ink used by the government in stamping meats that have been passed upon by the federal inspectors in the packing houses. Prior to Dr. Dorset's discovery the government was paying a private firm s60,000 year for metal tags for the same purpose.
Putnam patriot., 1914-11-20

ham Remedies Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash. am now well and strong and can do all my own work. l owe 1t all to Lydia E. Pinkham's s Nege- table Compound and want other suffer- ing women to know about il. - Mrs H. F.. MABEN, 2l1 s. Spring, St, Mur- freesboro, Tenn.
 This famous remedy, the medicinal ingredients of which are derived from native roots and herbs. has for nearly forty years proved to be a most vaiua- ble tonic and invigorator of the female organism. Women everywhere bear willing testimony to the wonderful vir- tue of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
 Why Lose Hope.
 No woman suffering from any form of female troubles should lose hope un- til she has given Lydia E. Pinkham $ Vegetable Compound fair trial.
 If yon want special advice write to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. tconii- dential) IynR, Mass Your letter will be opened. read and answered by a woman and held in strict confidence.
Putnam patriot., 1914-11-20
SOLD NO MORE BAD EGGS
British Officer n Ecypt Induced mer- chant to See Errer Of His Ways
 and Reform.

Sir Gilbert Parker. M P. whose book. When Vasmond Came to Pon- tiac.~ ls being dramatized tells story of how he and a certain British offi- eer managed to secure fresh eggs at a small military post in Egypt The oa.y other food 70 be had was timed roast so the eggs were an important item o. diet. Day after day. however, the eggs were obviously not fresh, and one morning they were simply uneat- able.
 The officer who held the power Of life and death in the district, was de- termined to put stop 10 this sort of thing. SO he ordered the egg mer- chant to be brought before him In A short time the merchant arrived, conducted by two sentries.
 Are you the man who sold me those eggs2" demanded the officer
 In fear and trembling the other ad- mftted that he was indeed the man.
 Then open your mouth, command cd the officer, picking up dish con taining two bad eggs
 The trembling merchant obeyed, and before he realized what was going to happen to him the officer had slipped one of the evil-smelling eggs into his open mouth.
 With horrible grimaces the mer- chant was forced 10 swallow 1t, but his troubles were not ended
 Now open your mouth again" con- III 4nded the officer. and the second egg followed the first
 After that" says Sir Gilbert, the officer could always depend on hay ing fresh eggs"
Putnam patriot., 1914-11-20

two cords of firewood, and done a couple of canyases besides, and when Q pulled ashore she was sitting over the fire making toast.
 "'Yes. l think l shall spend the whole summer here, she says to me. And maybe Miss Jones will join mo later. l can't tell you how obliged to you l am for sending me here. Fine views. fine sunsets. good fishing plen- fy 10 paint, and no insects or men Yes, that's the way she put it to me. lt kind of bowled me over. and I rowed back feeling sort of melancholy. so think a little quarrel between two young people should have driven the girl to become hermit
 When l got back you could have knocked me down with feather. for the very first person l set eyes on was young Mir Eversleigh. l didn't know what to make of lt at all
 "'Clad to see you back again. 1 told him Staying at the hotel. sup pose. Mir EversleEh2
 !" Wedges. he answers. dubious Nike But 1 ain't thinking of staying shere very long The fact is, I've come dovn 10 spend the whole summer. I'm writing book of poems about melan- rholy now I'm not sure he said mel. .anchely. or whether l took the idea from his manner, but that was the Suppression he gave Do you happen so know nice lonely place where a anan can enjoy himself2 A place where shere aren't any women to come both ~ring one. you know. he asked
 ''I gasped, as you can imagine. No Mr Eversleigh. l don't. l answered him. The fact is continued there s apt 10 be women almost anywhere. 1hese days, They keeps pretty close Ro where the men are you know
 Don't l know! says young Mir Eyersleigh However. suppose HI bust have to stay on at the hotel
 T told my missis about il wher got home. and she guy me the worst Language l ever heard from her tSi. 6ou're perfect fool,' she says. which was hard. you'll admit Besides, 1t hint true.
 
 "'pnoye that. Marianl says L Geeved like.
 "T will she says Don't you see that that young senseless girl has home back in the sneaking hope of eeeing that young imhecile again this Eear7 And don't you see that that eoung imbeeile has come back in the hopes of meeting that young fool Of 6 temale person.
 "'No, Marian. don't see as do.' answered. Because. you see. each oi en told me he and she wanted to be n nice, lonely place, where there Fasn't any of tho opposite sects lround
 ~Wen. Sl. when I said you was g Fool was speaking only from nine end thirty years experience, she says fnut new I'm speaking out oi the eS slerisnee of just aboaf a haDdred mil lIons ol women guess you won't un
Putnam patriot., 1914-11-20
0N OLD MANS HEAD
By H. Nj. EeeERT.

"Cbangest" repeated my friend the fisherman thoughfully "Hes, ] reckon there has been some changes since you was here last year Folks come and go Maybe they'll skip year and come back fhe year after next You remember young Mr Egersleigh and that Mss Sadie Beauchamp? Well. there's 8 story in that
 You remember how thick they was last year Folks said that they'd get married for sure. But you went away before the fun started Nope. l don't know what started il, but by the time ahe fall leaves began to fall. as the poets puts it. they wasn't DO longer on speaking terms And SO they went away when the hotel closed. one at a time. and stiIl not speaking
 Well. that's the last ! thought to see Of them But no! Up pops Miss Sadie this spring quite early and what do you think she wanted? To camp out on Old Mans Head I told her the camp on the island hadn't been occupied for five year and more, and vas falling Into pieces. but she would have t that that vas just the place for her
 "Im studying natnre,' she sags 10 me. and next month one Of the girls Of our sketching club is coming to stay with me So we want nice lone Iy place where there aren't no men
 Prom the way Miss Sadie shot out that word men you'd have thought she might have been speaking of crabs or mice. or any Of them crea- lures that the ladies find SO obiec- tionable in general However. l fixed up the shack somehow. and put on new piece of tin here and there. to make 1t water-tight Then rowed her ever with her box of provisions. and looked to see her signaling for me 10 come and take her of next day Said signal was to be a white handkerchief tied to the top Of a pole. in token that Miss Sadie had had enough Of loneli- ness.
 Had enough? Not much. sir She fairly reveled in it. When she did hoist the handkerchief. five days later. and went over, l found all she wanted was some more four She'd fixed up the place as comfortable as you can believe. Shed chopped about
Putnam patriot., 1914-11-20
 Canal Saves plstance.

Opening of the Cape Cod canal en- ables all vessels as far south as Charleston, S. C. to cave 70 miles Of distance going to and from Boston, Translated into ether terms, this means that the average delay for the round trip yearly for barges and sehooners on the outside route Is near ly four days. which is equivalent to a peeuniary loss of ten cents ton on the 7.0o0 GOO tons of coal and on the large amount of lumber carried by these craft The total amount of coal and lumber carried by steamers Is 4.- 5o0. 900 tons annually and the sare amount 8 ton win be saved by these boats tn using the canal.
Putnam patriot., 1914-11-20
Tn the War of 1912.

One hundred years ago the British abandoned the expedition against Bal timore and withdrew their forces. Tn the battle at North Point they had lost their commander. General Ross. In the attack by sea they had bombarded Fort MeHenry 24 hours, throwing nearly two thousand shells Yet. al most incredible as it may appear, only four of the Americans were killed, and a few others wounded. The morning after the bombardment the fleet, after taking on board the remnant of the land forces, sailed suddenly away. and left Baltimore safe. Soon afterward the greater part of the fleet and the soldiery left Chesapeake bay and moved southward, to take part in the operations along the gulf coast, that eliminated in the disastrous defeat of the invaders at New Orleans early in January.
Putnam patriot., 1914-11-20
wIrele,, "wea.her. for erea. Lakes

A daily wireless weather bulletin for the great lakes was inaugurated by the United States weather bureau on June last. IL is distributed broad cast by the naval radio station at Radio. Va, few minutes after 10 D. m. immediately after the bulletin for the North Atlantic and Gulf of Mexi- co. which has now been sent out daily for some months
 The new bulletin. which is for the benefit Of marines on the lakes. gives the weather conditions prevailing at $ p. m of the current day al Duluth. Marquette. Sault St Marie, Green Bay. Chicago. Alpena. Detroit Cleve- land and Buffalo. and a forecast ot wind and weather conditions for the upper and lower lake regions for the following 24 hours
Putnam patriot., 1914-11-20
Her lime Was to Come.

When Sir NJ Grterson's funeral pro the gates of Glasgow cemetery the other day the crowd Of spectators was very great. and the police had some difficulty in preserving order and re- pressing the untoward curiosity of a certain section of them. mainly com posed of old women.
 "Aweel." indignantly exclaimed one venerable dame to a policeman who barred her further progress. .sye may keep me oot the moo. but the dayn come when I'll gang up in spite e ye