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The Elbert County tribune., 1918-04-05

H imperial Rome clothed in errnlne
was the vision the vanishing year
of 1917 gave to surprised popu-
lace. The Eternal city mantled
In snow was the unusual and almost
unheard Of spectacle which greeted the
Romans on the morning after Christ
mas, writes Alice Robe. In the Kansas
City Star.
Those who woke to find the city
chastened with its white vestments,
lying peaceful and mysterious. felt the
spell of the unusual and wondered II
1t could be n sign of peace.
Whatever private emotions surged
through nm astonlshed people, the an
cient chroniclers announced that for
the first time in thirty years heavy
snow storm had descended upon Rome
There are those who record more re-
cent snow, but not OF similar heavy
fall. And snowstorms In Rome, gem
orally occur In january or February. :.
This time for three days snow fell
upon the sleeping city and then dlsap-
peared with the suns rays Mt noon.
Not only the people regarded the phe-
nomenon with wonderment, but the
tram lines and telephone wires were
so overcome by the strain that they
refused to operate.
citys Routine Upset.
The public conveyances were
stunned into helplessness. Roman cab
horses know nothing of snow and Ro-
man cabmen are likewise afflicted.
Consequently the intrepid pedestrians
found themselves wading through deep
slush by noon in a cabless town. The
Piazza Colonna was. with the tbawing,
like lake Of sherbet across which a
few venturesome escouts-generally for
elgners-were wadlng.
In the forenoon a group Of Ameri-
can boys from the aviation camp at
Foggia-up for a holiday-hired car
to take trip out the Appian Way
but the chauffeur, despite the protests
and stronger arguments of the avia-
tors, that little dampness wouldn't
hurt a machine. had to renounce the
trip at the Catacombs. To such an
extent had the unheard Of snowfall
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-04-05
Value of Sense of Smell
Proved in Discovery of
the Substance SeIenium

Have you an ambition to found q
new science? Why not measure a
smell7 Can you tell whether one smell
is just twice us strong as another7
Can you measure the difference be-
tween one kind of smell and another7
1t is obvious that we have very many
different kinds of smells. from the odor
of violets down to asafetida, but until
you can measure their likenesses and
differences You can have no science
of odor, writes Alexander Graham Bell
In Youths Companion.
In the first place we have to define
an odor. Is it an emanation Of mate
rial particles into the air or Is 1t a
form of vibration, like sound7 II you
can decide that question. you will have
the starting point for an entirely new
investigation. If odor is an emanation.
II could be reflected from a mirror.
Light and sound and heat can be re-
fiected. have even warmed my hands
at the reflection of fire In q mirror
of polished metal.
That a cultivation of the sense Of
smell may be very valuable was proved
. In the discovery or the substance
selenium. In experimenting with the
waste products obtained In manufac-
turing sulphuric acid. distinguished
chemist noticed the characteristic
smell of tellurium-an odor that has
no counterpart on earth or in heaven.
But the smell was the only indication
of the presence of the substance: ~
the chemical reactions declared thar
there was no tellurium present in the
powder. The chemist therefore con-
ciuded that. If no tellurium was pres
ent. there must be a new substance
there, as yet undiscovered. which re-
sembied tellurium. When he had ex-
tracted from the mass all the materials
that he knew were present, he found a
residue. which proved to be, rs he had
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-04-05
suspected. new elementary sub


suspected. new elementary sub
stance.
Nhis new substance. which was
named selenium, resembled black seal
Ing wax In appearance. In Its vitreous
form 1t was nonconductor Of cleo
trictty, but when heated almost to the
fusing point and allowed to cool very
slowly 1t completely changed its ap-
pearance. 1t acquired duh, metallic
look, like lead; and In that, Its crystal
line condition, It was conductor Of
electricity, but Of extremely high re-
sistance. A little pencil of crystalline
selenium, not much more than an inch
long, offered as much resistance to
the passage Of the electrical current as
960O0,0O0 miles of wire. enough to
reach from here to the sun. Yet 1t was
a conductor.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-04-05
EootbaIl IN the holy land.

There is desert football league
now. and Its "season" Is In fun swing.
There Is also Sinai team-a regret
to say at the bottom OF the list. In
towns with quite famous Biblical
names you can hear now shouts OF
"well played !" and "On side r. won
der what the Jebusites and the Perez
zites. the Hivites and the Hittites. and
Amorites would think of It all, II they
could hear it.-f'rom the London Daily
News.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-04-05
Austria on Verge Of Peace Farley.

London, April 4.-Austria- Hungary
was recently almost on the point of
beginning peace negotiations with the
entente" Count Czernin. the Austro-
Hungarian foreign minister. declared
in an address to the Vienna municipal
council. The wind suddenly veered," ="
he added, the entente deciding to
await developments In his country
which caused 1T to hope that the dual
monarchy would soon be defense
less
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-04-05
Wyoming.

Forty wells have been contracted
br in the Fossil field and all COM
panies are pushing operations.
The new Well OF the Producers and
Refiners' Corporation, on its Hudson
property in the Lander field. is re
ported as keeping up steady pro.
duction.-
Land containing glass sand depos
its, lying east of lowell. has been filed
ON with the expectation of erecting a
factory for the production of glass
productB.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-04-05
British Bag Tw;enty.one Planes.

London.-In intensive air fighting
thirteen German aircraft We're downed
and eight sent down out of control by
British airmen Tuesday, according to
the official communication. Seven
British machines are missing.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-04-05
u.Boats Sink Only Six Bio sbIps.

London.-The admiralty reports
that only six British merchantmen OF
1000 tons or over and seven under
that tonnage were sunk in the week
ending March 30
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-04-05
Arizona.

S$ttkoua.
Bisbee reports Old Silver Butte
mine showing samples OF wire silver.
Inspiration Copper Company de-
clared its regular quarterly dividend
OF 81 share.
Alpha Mine. Pima County, struck
ore 1854 ounces silver and 22.7 per
cent gray copper.
Calumet and Arizona annual report
Tor 1917 shows gross earnings Of $780,
O35.S66, with net income after all de-
ductions of s6,62S,500 Production all
metals during year amounted to 59,-
-353,140 pounds.
Shannon Copper Company reports
for the eight months ended Dec. 81.
1917, net profits of slS4,96S, after de-
Quoting s104,251 on account of strike
and s23,07G deficit of Shannon Arizona
railway, but allowing for depreciation.
mine depletion, exploration and other
charges.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-04-05
WESTERN
MINING AND OIL
NEWS

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Prices for Metals.
New York.-Lead $7.25.
Copper-$24.50.
Bar Silver-92kc.
St Louis, Mo--Spelter-s729.
Boulder. Colo.-Tungsten concen-
trates, GO per cent, s2o.oo@22.5o per
unit. Crude ores, 60 per cent. s22.000
$500; 25 per cent. $4,000 1850; 10
per cent. s9.40@12.20.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-04-05

Paris, April 4.-The war office an
nouncement last night says: There
was no infantry action during the
course of the day. Quite violent ar
tillery fighting was maintained in the
region north of Montdidier. especial
ly between Demuin and Hangarder-
Santerre. 1t was quiet everywhere
else"
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-04-05

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Paris, April A German attack
north of Moreuil was repulsed by the
French fire, and the enemy was>una-
BILE to gain footing in any part of the
French positions, the war office an
nounces. except at one point.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-04-05

disturbed the ordinary routine of Ro-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-22
BANKERS TALK
RAILROADS At
annual MEET
Discuss Values Of Securities
When They Gather in
Chicago This
Week.

Chicago, Sept. 2l.-Railroad secu-
rites will be one OF the important
subjects to be discussed by the saw
ings bank section of the American
Bankers association, which holds
its forty-fourth annual convention
at Chicago. September 1928. The
banks of the country have more
than $l,700,000,000 invested in rail-
road securities, hence the recent
contract made by the United States
railroad administration with the
railroads will have large effect up
on savings banks investments
Samuel Untermyer of New York.
counsel for the National Associa
ton of Railroad Security Owners.
will talk on this subject. Francis
H. Sisson of New York. vice chair
man of the railway executive adj
visory committee. will discuss "The
Effect of the War on Railroad Sc
curities."
"Has America Sufficient Capital
to Finance the War" will be the
subject of an address by David FRI
day of New York. Mr.. Friday has
been in Washington for some
months past making an intensive
study of this question.
Public utility securities and their
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-22

I'm going to take t1em, two at a
time, so they'll be company for
each other. Mary is going to fix
it up for me down there and pick
out the girls, and she says she
knows the man who owns the store
will be glad to let them off, for they
are all good help, and he's been
afraid he'd lose them. He'd offered
them a month off, besides their va
cation. but they couldn't take it, be-
cause they didn't have any place to
go or money to pay. OF course,
that part will be all right now. And
I'm so glad and excited | don't
know what to do. Oh, l do hope
you'll tell Mr.. Futon some time
how happy he's made me, and how
perfectly splendid that moneys been
for me.
well, Maggie; this is a long let
ter, and | must close Tell ME all
about the new clothes you are get
ting, and | hope you will get lot.
Lovingly ,s yours WS
up. S.-Does Mr.. Fulton look
like his pictures? You know I've
got one.
"P. S. again-Maggie Duff, for
PHYS sake, never, never, tell that
man that l ever went into mourn
ing for him and put flowers before
his picture. I'd be mortified to
deathW
"Bless her hearth With a smile
Mr.. Fulton folded the letter and
handed it back to Miss Maggie.
II didn't feel that / was betray-
ing conhdences--under the circum
stances" murmured Miss Maggie.
"Hardlyw
"And there was a good deal in
the letter that | did not want you to
see," added Miss Maggie.
Hmm; the congratulations for
one thing, of course" twinkled the
man. Poor Maggie"
II wanted you to see how really.
in the end, that money was not
doing so much harm. after all"
asserted Miss Maggie, with some
dignity, shaking her head at him
reprov.ngly. 81 thought you'd be
glad, sir"
81 am glad. I'm so glad that.
when I come to make my will now,
l shouldn't wonder if I remember.
ed them all again-a little--that is,
if I have anything left to will" he
teased shamelessly. "Oh, by the
way. that makes me think. I've
just been putting up a monument
to John Smith"
"Stanleyr Miss Maggie's voice
carried genuine shocked distress.
"But my dear Maggie. something
W due the man." maintained Full
ton. reaching for a small fiat parcel
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-22

desirability as a savings bank in
vestment will be discussed by Sam
uel insult of Chicago, chairman of
the State Council of Defense.
Savings Banks.
The question OF greater liquidity
Of savings bank assets will be dis
cussed by Edwin w. Kemmerer.
professor of finance and banking
of Princeton university. Professor
Kemmerer has just returned from
Mexico, after having reorganized
the currency system in that country.
Jerome Thralls, assistant secretary
of the American Trade Acceptance
Council. will give a five-minute talk
on THE Trade Acceptance as an
Investment for Savings Banks"
The clearing house Sc .tion will
hold conference on Monday morn
ing. after which William A. Law. of
Philadelphia. former president of the
American Bankers association, will
present his views of The Clearing
House as a Power in War and in
Peace"
Another feature of the convention
will be h. agricultural conference
under the auspices of the Agricul-
tural Commission of the associa-
ton. DR.. Clarence Ousley. assistant
secretary of agriculture. will address
the bankers, who will discuss vari-
GUS methods by which they can aid
in putting into effect the agricultural
program for 1918.
There will also be important SEES
sions of the national bank, trust
company and state bank sections.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-22
Author OF "Pollyanna."

to have the rest OF that money il
he didn't show up. But she told me
Just Thanksgiving Day that she
didn't know but twas just as we'll,
after all, that they didn't have that
money, for maybe Fred'd go wrong
again, or it would strike Benny this
time. Anyhow, however much
money she had, she said, she'd never
let her children. spend so much
again, and she'd found out money
didn't bring happiness always, any
way.
INTELLIGENT and Donald are going
to Be married next summer. Donald
don't get a very big salary yet, but
Mellicent says she won't mind a
bit going back to economizing
again, now that for once she's had
all the chocolates and pink dresses
she wanted. Whit funny girl she
is-but she's a dear girl, just the
same, and she's settled down real
sensible now. She and Donald are
as happy as can be, and even Jane
likes Donald real we'll now.
James gone back to her tides
and aprons and skimping on every
thing. She says she's got to make
UP that $4,000. But she enjoys it,
| believe. Honestly, she acts most
as happy trying to save 5 cents as
Frank does earning it in his old
place behind the COULTER. And that's
saying a whole lot. as you know.
Jane knows very we'll she doesn't
have to pinch that way. They've
got lots of the money left and
Franks business is better than ever.
But she just likes to.
"You complain because I don't tell
you anything. about myself in my
letters, but there isn't anything to-
tell. l am we'll and happy, and I've
just thought of the incest thing to
do. Mary Hicks came home from
Boston sick last September, and
she's been here at my house ever
since. Her own home amt no place
for a sick person, you know, with
all those children. and they're aw-
fully poor, too. So I took her
here with me. She's a real nice girl.
She, works in department store
and was all played out, but she's
picked up wonderfully here and is
going back next week.
well. she was telling me about
girl that works with her at the
same counter, and saying how she
wished she had place like this to
go to for rest and change. so I'm
going to do it-give them one. I
mean, she and the other girls. Mary
says there are dozen girls that
she knows right there that are half
sick, but would get we'll in a minute
if they only had a few weeks of
rest and quiet and good food. So
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-22

near him and placing it in Miss
Maggie's hands,
Butch, Stanley, how could
you?" she shivered. her eyes on
the words the millionaire had pen
c,led on the brown paper covering
OF the parcel.
Sacred to the memory of John
Smith"
Open it." directed the man.
With obvious reluctance Miss
Maggie loosened the paper covers
and peered within. The next mo-
ment she gave a glad cry.
In her hands lay handsome
brown leather volume with gold let
tiers, reading:
THE BLAISDELL FAMILY
JOHN SMITH
"And you-did that?' she asked,
her eyes luminous.
Yes. ! shall send copy each
to Frank and Jim and Miss Flora,
of course. That's the monument. |
thought it due-Mr. John Smith.
Poor man. it's the least | can do tor
him-and the most-unless-" He
hesitated with an unmistakable look
of embarrassment.
yes" prompted Miss Maggie
eagerly. "Yesw
"Well-unless let you take me
to Hillerton one of these days to
see Tiff Stanley G. Fulton. with
your gracious help. can make peace
for John Smith with those-er.,,,
cousins of mine. You see, still
feel confoundedly like that small
boy at the keyhole. and I'd like-to
open that doorl Could we do it,
do you Think
DO it? OF course we could And
oh. Stanley. it's the one thing needed
to make me perfectly happy" she
sighed blissfully.
(THE END)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-22
Program of Library
Section Meeting on
Thursday Given Out

Miss Edith Tobitt, Librarian OF the
Omaha Public library and president
of the Library section of the Ne.
braska State Teachers association.
has announced the program for the
Library section meeting Thursday
afternoon in the Central High school
library, as follows:
Securing and Using the Rural
School Library-A. V. iced, State
Normal school, Wayne. Neb.
A Method Of Dealing with Out.
side Reading-Jessie NJ. Towne. de-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-22
Hun-Led Russ Beaten.

London, Sept 20.-In northern
Russia Kare'ian troops severely de.
feated forces led by German officers
at UkhtInskaye, says an official
statement issued by the war Office
today.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-22
Hutchinson New Manager
Bearings Service COMPANY

T. L. Hutchinson, who has been a
special travelling representative for
The Bearings Service company. has
been made manager of the Omaha
branch to succeed w. c. L. Hodg-
son, who leaves Omaha to become
central district manager, with head
quarters in Chicago. Like Mr..
Hodgson, Mr.. Hutchinson worked
10 from the bottom.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-22
partment of English. Central High

partment of English. Central High
school.
Introductory Remarks TO the
School Exhib;t-H. A. Master, Irin4
clpal, Central High school. I
Anna V. Jennings of the KearneY
State Normal school is secretary
of the ] Library section.
On Thursday and Friday during
the State Teachers convention IN
the Central High school there will
be an exhibit of books and other
material, to show the service of the
school library in various courses.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-22
Huns Have New Plane.

American Headquarters in France.
Sept. 20.-Patrols report having en-
countered an entirely new tpye OF
enemy airplane. destined especially
10 make maneuvering easy.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-22
OH, r1ONEY!
gesx, NZamov III onar --oqSsR

Copyright. 1918, by Eleanor II. Porter and
by The Public Ledger Co.
BY Permission Of Houghton Miftlin Co.
All Rights Reserved.
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wANTED-A COPY OF THE LApIEs
Home Journal. August 1919. Call 50l
either phone. a
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HEROES DAY
(From New York sun

-
What we can do is to bow our heads
in gratitude and lay a flower upon the
altar Of remembrance. What they
have done is everything.
Our dead, we call them, using the
falsest noun in the language. Even
the pagan mind recoils from the UNI
truth of it. There is no clean soul
in any prison OF flesh but believes that
what we call death is the gate to life;
no clear y that, regarding the inn
PROJECTIONS Of our ball of earth and it's
tenants, does not see that this poor in
slant Of breath is not the end. It
could not be the end. The riddle OF
existence lies forever unsolYed upon
the table, but Providence mercifully
grants to it's creature an intuitive solu-
ton Of his future.
A man may die at rs In the light Of
the candles, or at rs in the glimmef
of the star shells. In Infinity tho
question is not as to the number Of
his enthusiastically brief years, but az
to his use Of them. There is no death
but wrong; no dead men but the evil.
There is n grief except with those
who linger, and wen with them,
though their tears must fall, pride and
faith will share he hour with sorrow.
ST want to meet my God awake
said Carlyle. We'll, these men we to-
Gay remember have gone to Him with
the open eyes of truth and honor,
They stand in the sunshine with Gods
errand done,
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American Transport
Torpedoed, But Makes
Harbor In Safety

Washington, Sept. 6.-The United
States army transport Mount Vernon.
formerly the North German Lloyd
Liner Kronprinzessin Cecilie was tor
pedoed by an enemy submarine yes
terday 200 miles from the coast Of
France while homeward bound, but
was able to return to port The re-
port to the nav department today
made 40 mention of any casualties,
and it was assumed that no one was
injured by the explosion.
No military units were on board, but
the big liner probably was carrying
some sick and wounded American SOL
diers in addition to her crew Of prob
ably 600 or 700 navy men. The ex-
tent of the damage was not given in
the departments advices, but from the
fact that the vessel was able to return
to France at a speed of ia knots. Off
Gals concluded that she was not bad
ly damaged. .
The Mount Vernon is the second Of
the great German liners taken over
when this country went to war to be
~torpedoed. The first was h Presi-
denet Lincoln, which vas sunk recent
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EIGHT ROOM STRICTLY MODERN
house on paved street, u block from
car line. Owner leaving city. viii
land. ~ 's&E
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HOUSES FOR RENT CONT.
WATCH GRAND FORKS GROW.

WATCH GRAND FORKS GROW.
FOR RENT.
crn but heat. South Fourth street.
$3.50 all modern store on De.
,ss.oo.s room all modern house. Uni
$4,000 room all modern house.
Ess5.G,o % - 1 we3nn 81 81 modern house. close
HS35. oa--s. room all modern house, North
.4o:ssms soe q all modern house. South
sso .oo-7N room all modern house on
5000? room ali modern house. Uni
heat, University Ave. DA'0e'n Out
$500 room house, all modern but
$1,000 room house, all modern but
heat, North Ninth st.
heat. North Sixth st.
$20.00t-7 room house. all modern but
heat, International Ave
$18.00-6 room house. all modern but
heat, Second Ave.
$10-6 room house, city water. North
Seventh st.
North Eighth St.
heat. International Ave.
$1b.oo-Small mo.ern store. Kittson
s21.oo.7 room house., all modern but
heat, Cottonwood st.
FOR SALE. 49,
$4o00.00-6 room. all modern house.
Vernon Ave. Hardwood floors, fur
nished. full basement.
s1ooo:oo-5 room cottage. South Third
St. g..
s125o:oo-5 room cottage. North Eighth
st.
s $4,000 room house. South Third
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HOUSES FOR SALE

HOUSE FOR SALE-ALL MODERN S
room and bath. South enc 11SS-R,
It's
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n PREDICTToN.

washington Sept 7s-Z-Weather pre-
/ dictions for the week beginning Nom
day>issued BY the weather bureau to-
day are:
Great Lakes Region: Showers
about Monday in upper lakes and
Monday night or Tuesday in lower
lakes followed by fair remainder OF
week Cooler Tuesday In upper lakes
lowed by return to normal temper
atures, lgS
Upper mississippi: Some prospects
OF showers Monday; generally fair
remainder Of week: somewhat cooler
Tuesday followed by rising temper
atures "wednesday and Thursday:
nearly normal thereafter.
athe HfNmPPjabawN.k OVAL al
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s ROOM ALL MODERN COTTAGE FOR
sale. Very reasonable. 1923 N. 4th. 1928
rs: N. ". $751;.
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FEMALE HELP

GOVERNMENT CIVIL SERVICE. Ex-
aminations, Grand Forks. in Septem-
Der. Government clerk. teacher, in
spectress, research clerk. typewriter.
Salary $1200-s2000. Experience UNI
necessary Women desiring govern
ment positions write for free particul-
ars to ]. c.. Leonard. Hormer Civil
Service examiner,) 647 Kenois Build
Ing, Washineton.
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AGENTS

WANTED-L1vE AGENTS FOR AN
old line insurance company. in towns
contracts given. Investigate by writ
ing to Box 116, Clyde. n. ..
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DOUBLE ROOM: ALSO SINGLE
+ rooms: Al m9dern house. Near Bel
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FOR sALE-DAvENPoRT MORRIS
Chair 2 small tables and a high chair.