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The Elbert County tribune., 1915-09-24
KICKS OUT SIDE OF SHOP
Thirty-Five-Year-oId Horse Ruins
Building in Sudden Access
of Energy.

Greencastle, Ind.-Age does not
seem TO affect Dolly thirty-five-year-
old horse owned by T. C. Utterback,
a Cloverdale grocer. Dolly is the
hors used for deliver, service and
she has been owned by Mr.. Utterback
since she was colt. Utterback took
the animal to blacksmith shop to
have her shod.
When the dust cleared away, one
whole side of the blacksmith shop had
been kicked out and every window in
the building was broken.
Ropes were then obtained and the
refractory Dolly was thrown and tied.
Several men held Dolly while the
blacksmith nailed on the new set Of
shoes.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-09-24
STALLION SAVES GIRLS LIFE
Attacks Panther Which Sprans Upon
Canadian Young Woman When
Out Riding.

Vancouver, B. CA novelty saved
the life of Ethel Easterwood, the thir.
teen-year-old daughter of E. E. Easter.
wood, cattleman. when she was at
tackled by mountain lion, according
to advices brought into town by B. F..
Nichols. neighboring rancher.
The girl was riding on the range
when the mountain lion leaped at a
colt. The colt escaped and the lion,
seeing the girl and her mount, charged
on them. A stallion coming out of the
brush sprang upon the lion as it
crouched to spring at the girl. A fear.
full fight followed, and as the girl
turned her horse for home the lion
was in fight, with the stallion pur.
suing.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-09-24

table Compound, and now l feel like
different person. / believe there is
nothing like Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege--
table Compound for weak women and
Young girls, and l would be glad if l
could influence anyone to try the medi-
cine, for | know it will do all and much
more than it is claimed to do. - Mrs.
CLARA FRANKS, R. F. D. No. /, Maple
crest Farm, Kasota, Mimi.
Women who suffer from those dis
tressing ills peculiar to their sex should
be convinced of the ability of Lydia E.
Pinkham's s Vegetable Compound to re-
store their health by the many genuine
and truthful testimonials we are con-
stantly publishing in the newspapers.
IF you have the slightest doubt
that Lydia f.. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound will help you, write
to Lydia f. E.PinkhamMed edicineC Co.
(confidentiaD Lynn, Mass, for adj
vice. Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by woman,
and held In strict confidence.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-09-24
CHIEF JUSTICE WHITES JOKE

Although ponderous and learned
and dignified. Chief Justice White of
the Supreme court cracks an occa-
elonal joke.
White buys cigars at certain
drug store in Washington, and the
man behind the cigar counter has
come to know him well enough to talk
20 aim rather freely.
One day as he handed the chief
Justice his change the cigar salesman
inquired breezily. by way of small
talk
We'll, Mr.. Chief Justice. how's
the Supreme court going to decide
those antitrust cases next week."
ut isn't matter that we're sup
posed to talk much about" replied
White. pleasantly. Still don't mind
telling you, provided you'll give me
your assurance that it will go no fur
ther."
"Oh. shant tell a soul" declared
the cigar man. earnestly. Not
word
White leaned over the counter an
We're going to decide them-rigl
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-09-24
LOSSES SURELY PREVENTED
NEW CURE FOR RHEUMATISM
Woman Who Had Suffered for Many
Years Is Cured by Bolt of
Lightning.

The medical faculty was put to
shame by bolt of lightning which
the other night struck the farmhouse
of Charles A. Burdick. on Washing
ton Ridge, says the Berlin Comm
correspondent of the New York Her
aid. The electric bolt destroyed arti-
cles in all the eight rooms of the
house and did damage exceeding ST.,
900. but it cured Mrs. Burdick of rheu
matism, from which she had suffered
for many years.
Mrs. Burdick was about to put wood
in the kitchen stove when the, bolt
struck her. knocking her down and
rendering her unconscious. One of
her feet was on zinc beneath the
stove. The lightning took nail out
of the sole of her shoes and her foot
was severely burned Dr. Thomas
Mulligan of New Britain soon revived
her
Today Mrs. Burdick, although suf-
fering from the burns on her foot.
was free from rheumatic pains. She
does not think the price her husband
must pay in repairs to the house too
high, but Mr. Burdick is discreetly si-
lent.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-09-24
PLEASANT TOM TAGGART

The power of personality never
was better illustrated than in the ca
reer of Thomas Taggart, the Indi-
ana-and national-political leader
Irish by birth, Taggart must have
caressed the blarney stone from the
earliest days of his infancy to the day
OF his departure for American shores.
This is not to say that he is an orator.
He is nothing of the sort. On the con-
trary. he is nc speechmaker at all.
But when 1t comes to saying quickly
ia private conversation. or in passing
greeting. the right thing in the right
way at the right moment. Taggart is
without superior in the whole coun-
try. Not even his bitterest enemy will
,ind the slightest fault with Taggart's
eyer-brilliant. ever-pleasant smile.
That was the gift with which he
began life. That was his talent and
his capital. A CHEEKY smile, a firm,
friendly hand-clasp, ready sympa-
thy-these went with It, And the COM
bination elevated Thomas Taggart
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-09-24
Modern lmprovements

Maria" said Farmer Topsoil.
them city boarders is due here to
morrow"
Yes. Hiram
Better put away tn phonygraft an
tn pianner player, an tell tn hired
man ter keep tn autymobile locked VI
in tn garage. We've got ter make
this place look as rooral as possible
or them folks won't think they're get
tin their moneys worth"
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-09-24
PORTUGAL'S NEW PRESIDENT

Bernardino Machado, the recently
elected president of Portugal, has
been prominent for years in public
life. having served his country as pre-
mier, provisional minister OF foreign
affairs, minister of the interior and
minister to Brazil. He has been con-
sidered the foremost man in the re-
publican party. and before the over
throw of the monarchy was regarded
as the logical choice of that party fer
the presidency. In January, 1908, he
was accused of conspiracy against the
crown, but the charges never were
proved.
Senior Machado, who is sixty-five
years old, formerly was professor of
philosophy in Coimbra university. but
was ousted from his chair because he
Joined the anticlerical movement. He
is an excellent speaker. and during
his public career has been regarded
as strongly proBritish.
One of the interesting stories re-
garding Senior MachadO ia that he
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-09-24
Foreboding.

What are your objections to me as
a son-in-iaw?" said the young man
Il don't like the style of your
Clothes" replied Mr.. Cumrox.
why. | don't pay much attention to
Dress
That's the reason. have my
doubts about having you around the
houSe. I'm afraid you're the kind of
man who would let your wife buy
your clotEes>
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-09-24

TO THE MAN WITH AN IDEA.

| received recently the following
letter from one of my readers:
Being an admirer of your column.
and knowing your desire to assist
young people. / wish you would ad-
wise me, and at the same time others
in the same boat ] have been at my
trade for twenty years. have worked
for the largest six firms in our line. l
am at present with the largest in the
country, but the most mismanased.
BY applying efficiency to the shop,
know several thousand dollars could
be saved in the course of year. by
changing the system so that the work
would not be rehandled etc. What
| should like to know is to whom
should give my ideas, the foreman
(and have him get the credit, or the
owner? How should | go about the
latter?
Thanking you in advance. am
Yours truly,
"ADMlRER,
1t is exceedingly difficult to advise
unless one is familiar in the premises
and is acquainted with both the men
and the conditions. In this case, as i'll
many similar ones, | can speak only
in a general way | will assume that
the writer of the foregoing letter is
correct when he says that his factory
is mismanaged and will proceed upon
that hypothesis. Whether it is or not.
it is obvious thatsimprovement would
be possible, and that our friend may
have somo nracticaI fdeas I should
however. advise him not to present
them unless he is reasonably sure that
they are worthy of consideration.
should suggest that he talk them over
with competent and trustworthy
friends, if he can, and try them out
theoretically, at least. before bringing
them to the attention Of his EN-
ployer.
The question is, however, whether
it is best to present them through the
foreman or direct to the owner of the
factory.
If the foreman is man of integrity
can be trusted. and is fair and square.
| should advise our friend to have
frank talk with him, present his ideas
to him. and request him to bring them
to the attention of the proprietor. with
or without being accompanied by the
originator
The foreman can easily obtain an
audience. and will be given attention,
while the originator, being a mechanic,
is not likely to have the same oppor
tunity
If, however. the foreman is not to
be trusted our friend should present
his ideas directly to tho owner or to
one of them. either verbally or in
writing.
In either case. | should suggest that
he write out these iieas. retaining
duplicate copy of them, the original
to be given to the foreman or to the
owner, in connection with a verbal ex.
PLANTATION
For his own protection I should fur
ther advise him that he acquaint one
or two of his trustworthy friends with
the facts, so that, should his ideas be
appropriated without credit or re-
Enumeration for him, he would have
tangible evidence of being their orig
inator
If the carrying out of the system
suggested required machinery Or fix
lures of any kind, our friend should
protect himself by patent before ac
quainting others except reliable
friends, with his discovery.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-09-24
GUARDS PRECIOUS DOCUMENTS

Woman's sphere in affairs of state
extends into one of the most impor-
tant offices of the government. Espe-
cially important at the present day is
the library of the state department,
where are kept the treaties. records
and valuable data that determine the
American policy in world affairs.
Miss Lucy Stuart Fitzhugh. who
has catalogued and classified the
library, is the expert clerk of the
library, and cares for its precious doc
uments. She takes the place of the
honored Keeper of the rolls" who
ranks as high dignitary in foreign
governments.
1--WE have here a great many pub
1ications and documents that are to
be found nowhere else in the world"
she says. Among our most precious
documents are the Declaration of In
dependence and the Constitution of
the United States in the originals.
with the articles of confederation, the
emancipation proclamation and other
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-09-24

SSAAA
more for me than
anything else, and !
had the best physii
clan here. l was so
weak and nervous
that l could not do
my work and suf-
fered with pains low
down in m y right
side for a year or
more. l took Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vege-
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-09-24

he recovered his senses. he saw the
bodies of Macarthur and Miss Reilly
beside him on the pilot. The engine
driver already had applied the brakes
when Cuthbert was climbing back
along the running board and shouting
10 him to stop.
Miss Ahearn was found unconscious
80 feet from the crossing.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-09-24

a
dollars
and to the mllonaires n OF
has cost him than it His
hands,
OF the company that the French Lick Springs
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-09-24

Because some London streets are
too narrow for motor omnibuses to be
turned around. vehicles are being
tried with controlling apparatus at
each end
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-09-24


and knows the contents of treaties like a
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-09-24


resulted Lisbon sending
title which was of papal origin and resumed his family
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eiect ted.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-09-24
FARMERS WIFE
TOO ILLTo WORK
A Weak, Nervous Sufferer
Restored to Health by Iy-
dia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound.

Kasots, MINI. II am glad to say
that lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-01-21

The hat of the Hon. A. o. Stanley the political When
sought Senatorial nomination Beckham, his
friends fully TIE his
ability Mr. Bckham
democrat in Kentucky When Ne began that
Kentucky his brilliant
friends and admirers thousands of democrats
his opponent and for that
advised every
Beckhqm
1t
unting
of the While think he
and progressive elected he should
Kentacky acceptable His
plain HIS lead the party the
this thought by political or well
understood Hon Edwin Morrow known the ab republican leader
determined the State and National Democratic Administration
The will be practically united and will be the
this fight
The book of this
the candidates good public well
the abs defender of his par principles of the announced
would be feel proud of the of the Wilson Administration
would
republicans He would be
Kentucky look the field
should be nominated and ne will be
the August
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-01-21
GOOD ONES.

Here are some good ones. Why moi
make them yours, and do your very
best to live up to them during the en-
tire year?
l. This year | shall steadfastly en-
deavor to be tolerant of the mistake:
of others, as hope they will be also
tolerant Of the mistakes make.
2. This year | shall open the win,
dows of my eyes and look at the world
and my fellows. try to understand. try
to sympathlze and help as best can.
3. This year shall pay as 20. not
only what owe in money. but what
is due from me in kindness and in love.
4. This year | want to be constantly
reminded of the fact that as life is
measured not by what we get out of
the world. but by what we put into il.
should constantly, day by day. crowd
more service into it.
5. This year may be my last on
earth; hence ! want to do all the good
can. to all the people | can. in every
way can.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-01-21
GET ON The HONOR ROLL.

Whenever we publish the names of
pupils who have won distinction of
getting o. the honor roll we feel we
are settins' up in type the names of
young Kentuckians who have resolved
to get along in life by making them
selves a little better than the average.
1t means good deal Ito get on the
honor roll. The boy or girl who is
frequently upon the honor Toll in
school is pretty likely to be found
there in after life. Success in school
means hard licks. Strike hard ticks
in business if you are man, or in a
profession or in housekeeping if you
are a woman who marries. or in bust
mesa or profession if you are woman
who elects career as bread winner
direct. and YOU will make good.
Genius has been described as an in
finite capacity for hard work. Ask
any great genius in letters, science or
any other field Of honorable endeavor
and he will tell you that the way TO get
on is to work as if your days work
were the most important thing in life.
Every hard days work at school
makes easier the many working days
of adult life. And If you are going to
be worth your salt you will find work
to do in adulthood no matter whether
you are rich or poor.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-01-21

The Kentucky Illiteracy Commission
held meeting in its Office in Frank
fort, Thursday, January Z, 1915, at
which all of the members were present.
The members are as follows: Mrs. Cora
Wilson Stewart, President, Dr.. J. G.
Crabbe of Richmond, Secretary Treas
urer, Hon. Barksdale Hamleut, Frank
fort, Miss Ella Lewis, Leitchfeld, and
President H. H. Cherry. Bowling Green.
The Commission passed y resolution
thanking the Woman's Forward Move
ment for the funds raised bv them for
the Kentucky Illiteracy Commission.
and acknowledging receipt of 81, 1915 of
same. The committee which was APP
pointed by the Kentucky Illiteracy
Commission last May to raise funds,
but which deferred its work that the
Woman's Forward Movement might
wage the finance campaign, was auth
orized to now proceed with its work
and to raise funds to supplement the
amount raised by the women of the
State. The Commission made plans for
propaganda of the illiteracy movement
thru the academies and colleges of the
State thru illiteracv committees to be
appointed in each of the schools. Bull
letins giving the number of iliterates
in each county represented in such
schools will be placed on the walls, and
other features to stimulate the interest
Of students. The plan of campaign Of
the Education Committee of the Fed
GRAFTON of Women Clubs was consid-
cred and approved. The travelling
mems campaign, which is soon to be
launched, is to be very unique and
interesting one. 1t is designed to pene-
trate the most remote sections as well
as the small towns, and to carry the
message that adults have learned with
comparative ease, and at advanced
stages in life. The travelling men will
carry on their grips "No illiteracy in
Kentucky in 1920" and Everybody
reads and writes IN Kentucky-l92O. +"
They will tell stories which illustrate
the disadvantages of illiteracY and the
power and possibility of escaping from
it by attendance at moonlight schools.
One hundred and twenty orators, men
and wcmen will be turned loose in the
one hundred and twenty countries in
the State this year in speaking cam
paign on the subject of illiteracy. This
is probably the finest array Of talent
that has ever been listed in any one
effort, and includes only Kentuckians
and former Kentuckians. 1t is com
posed of State officials, United States
Senators and Congressman. Judges of
the Court Of Appeals, Circuit Court
Judges, prominent educators and other
distinguished men and women.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-01-21
SCHOOL NOTES.
by VIM. F. Miller.J

Miss finders room entertained the
school on last Friday morning.
Mr.. II. V. Basin visited the school
Monday morning and gave US talk.
Examinations for the mid-year are
being held in various rooms this week
Mrs. Joe Z. Bryant was welcome
guest at our school Tuesday afternoon.
Misses Morriss and Webb very charm
ingly entertained the faculty Friday
evening.
The two new studies taken up this
year, Domestic Science taught by Miss
Robinson and Manuel Training by Miss
NORRIS are meeting with great success.
County Supt. Miss Higgins and Prof
Martin of L. Ky. State Normal were
welcome guests at our school FRIDAY
afternoon AMI Mr. Martin gave US a
nice talk.
Mrs. Il. Z. McRoberts, Mrs. f. NJ.
finder. Mrs. VIM Elliott, Mrs. Henry
Moore, Mrs. W. r. Cook, Mrs. Emma
Kaufman and grandson, Mrs. Woodie
Burnside, and Messrs j. A. Beazley and
Billy Swope visited our school Tuesday
morning.
The Sophomore class prints a daily
newspaper at the school with pen and
ink each day. The name of it is THE
Ginks Diary. Their motto is Peace
at any Price" and they will not publish
any war news as they claim they are
strictly neutral.
Last Tuesday morning the Boy
Scouts. with Bro. finder as Scout mas
ter. entertained the school which was
greatly enjoyed They showed how and
what to do in case a member should
receive broken bone; If one should be-
rescued from drowning; if one should
be hurt so as to be unable to walk; and
told what to do in case you came in
contact with live wire; if you should
run upon mad dog; in case of fire
and other things worth your while to
know. The members Of the Boy Scouts
are all clean and refined boys. Febru-
AIRY sth will be the fifth>anniversary of
the Scouts. A number of new boys
will join at that time.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-01-21
SEE AMERICA FIRST!

Hundreds of thousands yes, millions
of Americans are going to. discover
America during the year Just born.
That's going to be one of the few fine
effects of the war so far as we in this
country are concerned. Seeing
America" will be the slogan from the
Atlantic to the Pacific for another year
anyway. Are you planning your vaca-
ton are you saving your dimes for
that United States seeing" trip in
1915?
The greatest incentive to this patriotic
movement to get acquainted with our
own country will come from the land
Of sunshine California where two
wonderful expositions will continue
turnout the year. While il has taken
years to build these great worlds fairs,
they are opening just in the nick of
time, just when they are most needle d
to attract the people in the eastern halt
of the United States to the wonders of
their own land.
II the people who started these
expos" were prophets and the sons
of phrophets, they could hardly have
builded more timely.
Foreign travel will not be pleasant
for long time to come. so no better
time could be selected to see your own
country.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-01-21

there is an ordinance requiring all per-
sons to report at once the case of any
contagious disease. Such law should
be enacted in every city and hamlet
and if it is obeyed contagious diseases
would soon be stamped out of com
munity. Control of epidemics is now
a well-developed science. But so long
as people living in community make
no effort to quarantine against diseases
OF know of contagion running around
the streets and keep their mouths shut,
just so long will epidemics exist.
The responsibility to make pubic the
existence of cases of the kind rests just
as much upon individuals as upon pub
lie officials, and "a neglect to. do so in
either case is failure to perform the
duties of citizenship.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-01-21
The PUBLIC SCHOOL.

The public school deserve more at.
tention than is usually given them.
Parents. as rule. regard their entire
duty in this connection discharged il
paying their tax and properly clothing
and sending their children to school.
There is reason to fear that many look
upon the school room as nursery t.
relieve them of their troublesome chill.
dren. The public schools cannot ac-
complish the full measure of their pos,
sibilities unless the parents join with
teachers and directors in attention to
p1pils, and enforce regular attendance.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-01-21
GOOD WORK
BY SUPERVISORS

The Board of Supervisors appointed
by Judge Arnold 10 equalize the tax
able property of the County, has ad.
journed after doing some excellent
work for the public. The Board did
the unusual thing of lowering the as
sessed value of the property for large
number Of the people of the County.
This is an unusual thing, for which the
Board should be commended. The
work consisted in gong over the values
of the property and without consider
ing the time of the transfer of any
real estate raised those who were CIV
ing in their property too low ard
lowered those who were assessed
too high, which occurred on account
OF the custom of requiring the
assessment 10 be at the consideration
paid Tor the property or eighty per
cent Of il. which has always been with
out any reason. While the Board could
not completely equalize the assessment
of the county it laid the foundation for
future boards to work and we do not
doubt that the property of the Goupfy
is now more equally assessed hap, 10
previous time. Upon the whSss<sth
assessed value of the property Of the
County was raised few hundred
thousands dollars over last year,
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-01-21

ANY person knowing Of the existence
of contagious disease should report il
at once to either the county or city
health officer. The responsibility for
the spread Of many contagious diseases
rests with people who are aware Of the
existence of such diseases and yet fail
to give information to the proper officer
whose duty it is to quarantine those sf.
fected and thereby prevent othefs from
contracting the disease. In some cities
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-01-21
WILL CONTESTED.

The will of the late A. j. Cadeli is
being contested before Judge c. A.
Arnold and has been occupying the at
tention of the court for several days.
The contestants are repre- scented by j.
E. Robinson, while Judge L. l.. Walker
and VIM. Herndon are on the side OF
the propounders.