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The Elbert County tribune., 1915-11-12
Corrohorated.

Tell me moo. Jamie, what was the
most wonderful thing you saw at
sea?"
Il think the strangest thing ever
saw was the flying fish"
Moo, laddie. dinna max fule o
yer mither. Wha ever heard O. a fish
ieein'?"
Another strange thing saw when
crossing the Red sea. We dropped an
chor, and when we raised it again
there was one of the wheels of Pha-
raoh's chariot entangled on it."
Aye. laddie, believe shat. We've
Scripture for that."-London Tit-Bits
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-11-12
Not Guilty.

There had been a railway collision
near a country town in Virginia, and
q shrewd lawyer had hurried from
Richmond to the scene of the disaster.
He noticed an old colored man with a
badly injured head, and hurried up to
him where he lay moaning on the
ground.
How about damages?" began the
lawyer.
But the sufferer waved him OF.
"G'way,, boss. g'way,' he said. Il
never hit de train. l never done sich
a thing in all nah life, SO help me
Gawd! Yo' can't git no damages outen
me-"
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-11-12

eggs. a half cupful of sugar and a
quart of milk and a pinch OF salt
Cook the custards and on top OF each
place two spoonfuls of the fig mixture.
cover with a meringue or whipped
cream and serve cold.
Chopped dates and figs. mixed with
chopped nuts and little cream to
make 1t of spreading consistency is
fine for sandwich filling. Dates on top
of coffee cake. with raisins. makes a
most dainty and wholesome breakfast
dish
Fig Loaf Cake.-Take two cupfuls of
chopped figs. two cupfuls of sugar. q
half cupful of butter. cupful of milk.
four cupfuls of -four. four eggs, three
teaspoonfuls of baking powder. mix. as
usual and bake in loaf.
Date Pie.-Make a rich pastry shell
and bake it. Fill with the following
mixture: Wash a pound of dates. heat
them tafter removing the stones) in
quart of milk, when soft run through
sieve and add one egg well beaten,
a pinch of salt. and pour into the
baked she'll Cover with whipped
cream and serve cold.
Dates and figs added to a simple
apple and celery salad add much of
richness and flavor to it. Stuffed
dates may be made with fondant for
filling or cream cheese. Figs stewed
in water and lemon Juice with little
sugar make a most delicious sauce to
serve on ice cream. In fact these
fruits can hardly be out of place they
are so well liked.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-11-12
d Peruna To
All Sufferers
OF Catarrh -
Recommend r.

have taken four bottles OF PerunA.
and can say that 1t has done me
a great deal OF good for catarrh OF
the head and throat recommend
Peruna to all sufferers with catarrh-
do not think I ever felt much bet
ter am really surprised at the work
/ can do. do not think too much
praise can be said for Peruna-
Our booklet, telling you how to keep
well. free to ALL :,
Those who object to liquid rnsdi-
einss can now procure Peruna TAD
lets.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-11-12

do not wait to realize
these longings. but serve
tea to your friends with
the equipment at hand.
A sewing table. lunch
cloth. tea tray. teapot
and a few pretty cups
will be sufficient. The
tea wagon is. of course.
a wonderful assistance.
On thiu p,oy ha ,lcood
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-11-12
Some Truth In This

Il got my suspicious" said Uncle
Eben, dat Satan ain 'bliged to lay
in wait fob whole lot of people.
Dey takes DER checkbooks In hand
an natchelly posters him to name his
own price foh temptations"
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-11-12

VIII north and east
exposure. Nova
days we want a
kitchen. II It is not
10 be used as a din
ing room. to be
small. so that time
and strength may
- -
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-11-12
Happy Solution.

What happy solution of the equal
suffrage problem it would be II all
women who are fit for the ballot could
vote in place of the men who are
noti
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-11-12


pan very hot and stir constantly while
cooking. Tip the pan while it is cook
ing, 80 that it may not stew in its
own grease. Bacon should always be
served dry and crisp enough to eat
from the fingers.
Broiled Ham.-Cut thin slices from
ham and cover with sour milk and let
stand over night. In the morning
rinse well and broil over Goals or in
hot pan. In either case the cook
ing should be done quickly and the
ham Drowned.
Fried Chicken With Olive Sauce
Cut up well-dressed chicken, dip in
seasoned flour and brown in butter,
then cook slowly until thoroughly
done. Serve with olive sauce.
Olive Sauce.-Brown two table
spoonfuls each of onion and carrot in
tablespoonful of butter. add table,
spoonful Of flour and brown. Stir in
cupful of stock, that from beef ex-
tract will do II no other is at hand,
and cook until smooth. Add one
dozen stuffed olives and let stand un-
til the olives are well heated through.
Pianked Whitefish.-Heat and oil a
plank made for this purpose oak or
maple make suitable boards. Spread
upon this board skin-side down a
whitefish, cleaned and split down the
under side; brush over with butter
or oil, and set in the dripping pan
under the gas; after cooking a few
minutes remove to the floor of the
oven to finish cooking. Cook about
twenty-five minutes. basting often. Set
the fish on the plank upon a platter,
spread with butter that has been
mixed with lemon juice in the pro-
portion of three tablespoonfuls of
butter to one Of lemon juice. season
with salt and pepper and serve piping
hot. Cornish the edge of the plank
with mashed potato. put through a
pastry bag and tube. Parsley and
lemon is used to finish the decora-
| tion.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-11-12

an excellent dessert for
a light meal.
Fig Custsrd- = Wash
a pound of figs and
cover them with water
to cook an hour, add the
juice of a lemon. a few
bits of peel. which may
be removed after the
figs are tender. Make
cup custards. using four
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-11-12

The best quality of tea leaves must
have creases like the leathern boot of
the Tartar horseman. curls like the
dewlap of n mighty bullock. unfold like
a mist rising out OF ravine. CLEAN
like n lake touched by a zephyr. and
be wet and soft like fine earth newly
swept by rain. Luwuh. a Japanese
Poet
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-11-12
Zero.

I'VE don't hear much about Doctor
Cook since the time he claimed to
have discovered the North pole"
NO; l daresay he never fully re-
covered from the terrible frost he en-
countered."
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-11-12
Remedy for a Gold

When you feel cold coming on.
take half teaspoonful of ginger, one
teaspoonful of white sugar. mix thor
pughly with about three tablespoon
luls of cold water and drink.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-11-12
Nu.a n4xn- n-seQ
Handicap of Ignorance.

Ignorance has no light. but error fol
lows a false one. The consequence is
that error. when she retraces her
steps. has farther to go before she can
arrive at truth than ignorance.-Col.
ton.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-11-12

Glass paving block used in an ex-
perimental way in a French city street
lasted less than two years.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-11-12
Outclassed.

Were you much impressed by the
majestic roar of Niagara?"
Il was at first, but later on, when
my husband put up roar about our
hotel BILL Niagara sounded like q
ripping brook"
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-11-12
And Lots of Them.

81 see where the Russian cavalry
rode down the Germans in the
trenches where they were digging in
themselves for the winter"
See, that was horse on them!"
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-11-12

Don't be misled. Ask for Red Cross
Bag Blue. Makes beautiful white clothes
At all good grocers. Adv.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-11-12

People who are aware that they are
In the right need never lose their
temper.
Do without stimulants. Let fresh air
and cold water be your stirnulants.-
Harriet Martineau
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-11-12

Economy is usually confined I'd ine
management of money. but II may be
shown on many other occasions Econ
omy may be exercised in taking care
Of whatever belongs to us--Maria
Edgeworth.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-11-12
Just II.

II see by the papers old Tompkins
has failed for half million"
why. 1 had no idea he had half SO
much"
He didn't"
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-11-12
TEA MAKING AN ART.

Every woman longs for the dainty
appointments of pretty tea table. but
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-11-12
THE KITCHEN.

The ideal situation for the kitchen
is considered by popular opinion to bs
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-11-12

cooks. To prepare
it first have 1t cut
V cry thin: the
butcher will do
this on the dried
beef cutter. Then
place it on ice to
C h i'll. Have a
heavy iron frying
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-11-12
SUPERIOR FIGS AND DATES.

Dates and figs are rich in nutriment
and contain food enough to supply
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-11-12
sEAsoNABLE FISHES.

The simple curled bacon seems to
be somewhat OF a puzzle to many
Rock Island Argus., 1915-06-28

Nov. the ball was a mountain and you
What vefy long JOB would certainly be
10 ds and TO dig and to dig there until
here wasa't thing Of this very Bag hill
But Fred spoke 10 Ned. and he said. We stay
And Dig al our life all VIC dig II away:
guess NC u get ired long before set through L.
But you know hat,ye promised the would do IT,
% tsey took fat stone and an old broken bone
And with these they made real funny old spade:
But although his queer spade used BY brother
There sill lots Of work be done by the other
Fos he dug jus, fast as he could with each hand
And he carried of many a handful Of sand.
But after they'd dug there a week. very long.
Neither boy feeling all well strong
And / m that they d have tainted away.
But they dug Up a fpF.ns on the very day
Ard the water was al Of Il fresh. cool and sweet.
Blu, they isl, rather hungry for something to eat
Rock Island Argus., 1915-06-28

TIL there wasn't a hill anywhere to be found
Except Just a very small pile called mound.
And there the last thing they dug up was Vase
hat naughty bad Goblin had hid in this place:
Blu, the top Of the Vase closed up very tight
And stuck though they pulled It with all of their might
Then. Fred took and he started to pound
But from the Vase there out strange sound:
7 axe osrel Oh. take oarel for truly declare
You vlll XII me once if you let in the airl
oh what shall do then. said Fred to this Vase.
For the King longs to look the Queens lovely face "
And then said the Queen, My name | cant tell
Blu, If you now know it then right well.
BY saying backwards, and then from this Vase
safely and go any place.
So Of course, Fred now did what she told him to do
And he sand her backwards Just Bright Blossom Blue
Then of the Vase the Queen Of the Flowers.
With lovely blue dress that grown showers.
And she said ''Of the Flowers. | truly the Queen
And live the fores; where things all green.
But where Is my King who changed to Tree?''
And Fred said. Follow and you quickly Will sect"
So they walked the shore and they that Tree.
Then It changed to a and It very ran
Right up the lady and told her he missed her
And square her pretty lips he kissed her.
Then he thanked both the boys and he said Come and dwell
With The fair woodland flowers n the valley and dell
AND m all the flowers there Will you real we'll
Two by hand IN hand they lett this queer land
And they walked far away and they came another
And there very wei NEE: Fred and his brother.
Rock Island Argus., 1915-06-28
{ 4 MORNING STROLL

Indeed no. answered Edith, smiI-
inE and trying TO speak in that cold.
polite tone she had so often heard
her mother use. only I was really
disappointed. Tommy Jones and his
sister Ruth mean two really de-
Hghtfui friends OF mine were there and
was so anxious for you 70 meet them.
nay dear. I am afraid I must hurry
back home now, If you don't mind.
one of the twins IS sick. ! was afraid
20 take him out with me though he
does need the air terribly. And"
Alice. you AIice." a loud strident
voice broke in upon them from the
other side Of a big bush along the
walk. You come here, Didn't 7 tell
YOU not TO go away. You come here
right away. or I'll take you home and
tell your Mamma on you!"
"Oh. bother, That's Nurse calling
she won't let me do anything I want
70, You just wait until I get big
enough not TO have a Nurse. Yes,
Nurse, yes I'm coming right away.
G'bye, Edith mean my dear-so
glad to have -seen-yes. Nurse, I told
you I am coming, didn't L"
Rock Island Argus., 1915-06-28

Tea Oh. Trse no ssss frsiy kaaE as sad.
Spoke sgsaa 10 ffrads Lgi.s Ffsd asd yog1E Ned
Go szd Esd ~ d,sf Qse-a. VITO a Blaz Bstsom Bnsa;
Asd vt-n yea kass fs,asd her ~ hraft WI b. hsai
Yer il ehsszr itsss Tee. Us; aa qaes a. can Be
Wen ~ bessfsiai B.sr B.sssoen Bugtt can sec
So ta- begs tsld ts Tee -y voa-d soh do isf hes'
Ard -seY'd isok g. place sad ihsy voa.d fst
I'D tsey fseud tbr last LADY. taaf Bsssom 90 Blue.
Aad would braz hsf las; he kas. slad and irs
Tbrn e Tree tsd de bays Ca its t.sHd so-ar place
Wy bcsalt4- Css-a s saat ~ a vase
So ss boys started aai be hey daia't know vhefs
o .sok fss tbs C(ssea Who vas pretty and iau.
Fer. there vsasa't a kagsr q ieace that a.r
ThsasA t5e boys walked al. over Hats. ~ mis.
Bss s dsf sarg f5la3 fss-e dirt and esate sand
Excrpt aae BIG tI thsf rose hish ifom thr land
Bas ~ Oarcs id ttrY aad ti1s serv strange place
THeaza ta-y boxed s sfasad Tor r vondsfiul Nas.-
Bat thea vsbrn ttey f,9ad o. the hll al. aoas
Ned packrd ~ a sesalial. bright. blue f'oas
A-d as soon h- did POI. thst pretty stone ssid.
q happy ID neet yog both Neridy and Fred
&-tl ff rea sas4.a ask a question. 90 doubt.
IksE a vrfy good answer soon could speak auil"
So ss asec irr- Ned f5 fts pretty st1rr fstd-
-Ce ,fh~te e. tfr C1rraf 10 she here l5 f5s placer
Fer tsr east f-d ptst7s s1d can't a1d that Va.
I-s. de Qssa asaf bsss. said de stone Hsh away.
Rock Island Argus., 1915-06-28

from friend ard foe
- spider natst Frn5erimes save him
ssrg from Gs gF.fEds. :nr when tlcS
srf rrsr1 thrF ras each other lp For
Efts rrFsHa fhrY arc solitary rFrafaFrr.
tffF urr airHr. fhrF ana it safer 90.
Ta- wife has been known fn cat her
hlsaaaa. taF father hs children We
90 noe fr1 fte happy VliiHErE where
at. wafE together. as we an among
anfs 1E .s true faas 1fr. spider rags
VISITS fn DTS friends and relations but
he etu upt F-fE HtlrE with them
TIE house of thr fresh water spider
l. ander water but lt opens cu thr
surface whrn be wills it so. 90 is O.
fanerabia house tEr a house-hrat l.
Is water fisht ard Co lt the spider
brings bubbles os aiF. for hc tlust
breathe. Sometime DE- swtuia eEvr.-
ar-1 lu an a.E ness. ilsc "a Tiny SUBJ
marine. seek.uE - prey from be-
meath
n spite q che spiders being at one
moment Ike a cnrrihnl dcvouriuE his
oun kind. and az another ike a tlgcr
IN the tuneir watching Tor his prey,
vet ho lu friend 90 mankind (which
would surprise hlm very much ~ sou
should seii himD For tho prey that
ne watches and waits for most pa
tlrntiy - our enemy. the rs. The fies
that trouble as 90 90 summer would
swarm about IN greater numbers a
menace 90 our health. u - were not
FOR the diiiEont persistence % AR.
spider behind his trapdcor-
Rock Island Argus., 1915-06-28

on its side on the ground, stood on it
and then walked. making the barrel
spin round and round under them
with amazing rapidity. All! He would
try that. He knew he could do 1t.
tool
So. balancing himself carefully. he
climbed up on the barrel. Then. bold
" and strongly, he stepped out. The
barrel spun all right Indeed yesi In
fact. it revoIved too much. Like a
fash 1t whirled out from under him
and Bob sat down on the ground so
hard that he felt certain he must have
gone clear through TO China. And he
saw about a million stars!
Which was quite enough for Bob.
at least for that day. But he con-
soled himself with the thought that
II he had been born a Japanese he
could have done the tricks. He didn't
realize that those same Japanese who
had performed so wonderfully in the
circus had practiced days and days
and months and months before they
were able to do so.
Nothing, you know, that is difYicult
TO do in this world can be done of
hand; you must work hard to accom-
plish It.
Rock Island Argus., 1915-06-28
TX Best 5ook
II | should read million books.
y,,ot,id not be "A N,iSe

TT | should read a million books.
I would not be as wise.
As Il studied trees and brooks
Ou, underneath the skies.
For there IS where the pigeons build.
And where they try their wings.
And where the sood brown earth Is
hlled.
And where the robin sings.
Aad where the silk-woTm ~eAves and
spins.
And where the blossoms blow.
And where the riNuls; begins
And where the berries grow.
A million books vii do 10 harm.
Be, think OF natures stores.
OF BIRDS and bees and endless charm
HurTahi For GU; Of dooFsi
Rock Island Argus., 1915-06-28

shzs sfr. SPIDER - prepared for evea
shss misfortune t4ke a fash the
Spider retreats % the back @ his
b1rrow and epsns a serre; eoos wAieh
arp~ers last Ike ths SIDE % Eis SILK
vail lie L. shEsaEh thls n = twtak-
uss an1 - = sseset passage 20 the
surface % the sei before sss easEns
- hzt time 60 Fszllzs that thers is
30 6ns as hoaas.
Ehs lzrEes os ths traptoos spiders
ssrFaw nlae irehes sate the Ereuat-
ne lrzzzsz ze wadess snfa . comfortable
fiss.s rsssn saftiF iss.s4 Wsfh slik. ~f ere
shs ianesT spider can Fess saa sas1i-
ssse. Here - solitude ~ lives. drr
zas VAN la hse Wsafhsr. and safe
Rock Island Argus., 1915-06-28

al a. ones. a ihlt grew up from the ground
And night there tai good cakes toundl
And young Ned aid 20 FEed. 1t IS certainly hne
To D. able ro take lots % cake from this vine:
Fer ieit rather ised and IN glad now to meet
With sarteihirr good for fellow 90 cat.
Thea hry both dug and they worked just like men.
Bui de mountain high and though long did they try
The mountain looked higher ihsn ever before
Ard r5ry ieii ,efy tgscd and they ieii very
80, tr, a promised find the los, Queen. YOU kao,y
s. sy STAYED there work housh they b1h wished so.
Thea. oui from hs bill where they saw big hole.
There saddcaly a great b,s. funny Mole.
Now a Mole. yau know. dig tal, with bis feet
s. he started 90 Dig a1d he dug fast and neat.
Rock Island Argus., 1915-06-28
c1lR. SPIDERS TRAPDOOR,o ,

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Hr.. as as.s4a. sal maeez = heaFtg
far Fstt=s csc faFuet na
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aaf la.s rH aH atwaEfrt aa-s ea.
e vG HaE s1Hst tlf9. satera
re E-FF asaeF. be- braces Hlaa-
f HFe s.s ~ ass less against tse
a..= 90 Es trss.1a.r. end h9.Gs tar
aafa FHs aeHeF rup less Whra
DTS raF .s FFH ssfnus gaf Hiw aa+
-.s--Hs u fFrears EHr Ga-F D. Heaf
Rock Island Argus., 1915-06-28
AJuvenile Juggler

~ OBJ had been to the circus. And
he was much impressed with
the wonderful feats performed
~ by the japanese jugglers. espe-
cially when they lay on their backs
and balanced and spun small. bright
ly painted barrels on their feet.
End over end and round and round
the barrels whirIed on the soles of
their feet. With marvellous dexterity
they tossed them to each other. back
and forth, catching them on their feet
better than you or I could have done
with our hands.
So, the next afternoon, Bob decided
that he would play japanese juggier.
He found an old barrel behind tho
woodshed and. carrying it down TO .
secluded part of the garden. he looked
carefully around to see that no one
was watching. He had visions OF HIM
self making that old barrel spin
around in way that would have made
even the japanese juggiers themselves
envy him.
He lay down on his back. raised his
feet high up in the air and picked up
the barrel TO place IL on the soles of
his feet, just as the tugglers in the
circus had done. But. somehow. IL
wouldn't stay there-not even for
moment! It rolled right Off
Then he remembered that they gave
the barrel certain rotary motion. first
with one foot, then with the other
So. confident that he had the secret
of the trick. Bob balanced the barrel
on his feet and then kicked down
ward and backward with one foot.
Bang. Down came the barrel-al.
most on his face. In fact. 1t just did
craze his head! He tried It several
times and was finally rewarded with
a nice. fat. aching bump on his fore
head where the barrel struck him as
il fell.
He remembered just then that the
Japaues jugglers had placed a barrel
Rock Island Argus., 1915-06-28

walk wiki ruc.' said little Edith,
y y urcfrud.uE tc bc "a ''rrnwn-up.
iadg az She met Alice at the edge of
tar park. 4 ann 5ust tnkinE J. freda
ou; for an aiT.us. Poor thins. she
Was 90 sick last uirht-an awful at
tack % spiral meningitis But shes
better now"
-Aly Itrlc Eiri. Dolly. was sick too
itst night" answered Alice. affection
atciy. pattinE the doll she carried in
hcr arms she had-I'm not sure.
but Z think - was appendicitis put
q l1t % hot cloths on her and, would
you believe o. my dear. lt wasn't Ions
before that horrld old appendix OF
hers came wigEluE risht cut the end
OF her toe. Goodness me. aren't chill
drcu a bother. sometimes. But thcy
are such a comfort too"
Here. Rover. you behave yourseifi''
Edith called out 20 her pretty little
FOX terrier that had been trottng along
beside them as they walked lie IS
such an iil-bred doEEie, sometimes.
Al mean. my dear Elfreda sits
in her carriage as good as can be.
as YOU can see FOR yourself. But that
bad Rover every now and then tries
90 jump Up in the carriagc-he's just
that lazy. my dear! And he friEhtens
poor Eifreda so that I'm afraid her
heart will go back on her. There
there-that's n good dog. Rover. Now
don't YOU dare run or and leave mel
Yes. we all have our troubles. my
dear said Alice. signing audibly. but
what can you expect when you have
children and dogs TO look after? Isn't
this a lovely morning, and such a nice
one for a walk through the park? /
was SO sorry. my dear. that couldn't
come over 20 play-I mean 10 call
upon you yesterday afternoon But my
Mamma wouldn't lett mean my
Mamma asked me as a special favor
10 stay with her. So. OF course,
couldn't come. I do hope you under
stand and you mustn't think didn't
want 20 come-you won't. viii you ?"
Rock Island Argus., 1915-06-28

- OBJ had been to the circus And
he was much impressed with
the wonderful feats performed
~ by the japanese iugglers. espe-
Rock Island Argus., 1915-06-28

nW do you do-yes indeed.
shall be pleased 90 have YOU
walls wiki mc.' said little Edith,
rrcfrnd.uE 90 bc -rrpwn-up"
Rock Island Argus., 1915-06-28
The Beginning



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