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The Elbert County tribune., 1918-02-22
"shut His Eyes and Hung On"

1t will probably be gone in the morn
ing. 1 was just explaining to you why
1 was silent"
"Your tooth may grow worse" said
Mrs. Bowser. "They say that hot salt
will stop the ache"
''But, as told you, 1t don't amount
to anything, and the man who can't
stand a little toothache hasn't got
much sand"
"Why not try the hot water bagr
"And why bother about trife?"
Just then the tooth, having been
getting ready for the last ten minutes,
gave jump which brought groan
from the owner. Mr.. Bowser tried to
hide the groan with a sneeze, but he
could not deceive Mrs. Bowser. She
came over to him and said:
my dear, open your mouth and let
me see the tooth. Perhaps can stuff
some cotton in the hollow"
The jump got through jumping and
Mr.. Bowser smiled and said:
"Of course, 1 thank you for your
offer, but please don't concern yourself
any more. I was talking and forgot
my force of will for a moment and
the blamed old tooth took advantage
of it. There, 1t is as quiet as a June
morning. Mrs. Bowser, what book
were you reading?"
"Well, 1t is book of romance" she
answered as she went back to her
chair.
"Then 1t is love story?" he asked.
well, l suppose you might call 1t
that, but there are some historical
facts connected with it."
II suppose that every woman, no
matter what her age, must read more
or less about love?" remarked Mr.. Bow
ser, "but she had better be thinking
Of something else. For instance, you
have soft corns?"
Yes, 1 have had them to my sor-
row"
''But you did not exercise your will
power or you could have made those
corns vanish. Do 1 ever have corns?
Neverl Why? Because will that 1
should not have. Here is great study
for you, Mrs. Bowser''
But you have backaches," she pro-
tested.
THAT is only when my will power
goes wandering"
II should think. Mr.. Bowser, If you
could will all those things you could
will most anything. For instance, why
don't you will full head of hair?"
When Mrs. Bowser touched upon Mr..
Bowser's bald pate she touched upon
a tender spot, but just now he had
point to sustain and he repressed his
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-02-22

movies" The names of the school
boys have not been made public and no
arrests have taken place.
The boys are said to have confessed
to threatening George II. MacGlllivay,
druggist of Mt. Pleasant, with de-
struction of property in case he refused
to hand over $500. A letter containing
the threat was found under MacGilli-
Ways drug store door. The boys called
themselves the "Black Four" Only
four boys were at first members of the
band, which was organized some
months ago. Two more were admit
ted later.
John S. Weldman, president of a
state bank and one of the wealthiest
men In the county, received Il letter.
threatening himself and family with
death If he did not leave $4,000 buried
In n certain place.
The charter of the "Blnck Four is
in the hands of the sheriff and reads
as follows:
"We do hereby promise to be loyal
to our gang and risk even death for It's
honor and glory, and to the traitor,
death"
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-02-22
WOMEN SUFFERERS MAY
NEED SWAMP ROOT

Thousands upon thousands of women
have kidney and bladder trouble and
never suspect it.
Womens complaints often prove to be
nothing else but kidney trouble, or the
result of kidney or bladder disease.
II the kidneys are not in healthy
condition, they may cause the other or
gans to become diseased.
Pain in the back, headache, loss OF am
bition, nervousness, are often times symp-
toms of kidney trouble.
Don't delay starting treatment. DIR.
Kilmers' Swamp Root, a physicians pre-
scription, obtained at any drug store. may
be just the remedy needed to overcome
such conditions.
Get medium or large size bottle inn
medately from any drug store.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DIR.
kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-02-22
HOLDS DoWRY, LOSES HUBBY
Wife Charges That New York Attor-
ney Demanded $4,000 or
Divorce.

New York.-"Your father got the
best of me. He promised me $4,000
to marry you, and he didn't give me u
cent. don't care whether he gave you
the money or not. The money belongs
to me. You are responsible"
This declaration, according to the
complaint filed by Mrs. Selma Levin
son, in suit for separation from Isaac
Levinson, lawyer, was made by the
defendant just one month and two days
after their marriage.
The plaintiff alleges the defendant
told her he would get the money. If
not in an agreeable way-in one that
would be disagreeable.
"If you don't give me that $4,000
then want to get n divorce" the plain.
tiff says she was told.
According to Mrs. Levinson, she re-
ceiyed $4,000 as her dowry but the
defendant did not get 1t nor was he
promised 1t.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-02-22
MAN STUMBL.Es ON FORTUNE
Janitor Picks Up Paper and Finds
He's Heir to Half of 100000
Estate.

Greensburg, Pa..C. e. Ellsworth.
janitor at the public school building.
swept out the rooms as usual the 9th
er night. A bit of pager caught his
eye and he read that he was heir to
half an estate of 100000.
The estate is that of Robert I. Ellis
worth, aged lightweight, who died IS
months ago at his home In Washing
ton and left his entire fortune to his
nephew in Greensburg and his sister,
Mrs. Elvina Blndon of Washington.
The nephew here had lost all trace
Of his uncle, neither having seen nor
heard from him for more than forty
years. Soon after he received notice
of his fortune from an attorney.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-02-22
An Uncertain Birthday.

He is trifie absent-minded but a
most dutiful brother and he congratu-
lated himself that he had never yet
missed sending his sister greetings for
her birthday. Feeling that her birth
day was imminent, but not certain
whether it was the sixteenth or seven
teenth, he dispatched his usual card
a few days ago. To make certain of
avoiding mistakes, however, he omit
ted the date.
A few days later he received note
from his sister, saying that she real.
lied she was old enough to be called
of uncertain age, and so she presumed
the date of her birth was growing cor
respondingly uncertain, but three
birthday cards from him in one month
was little too much, even for her.
and would he please change from birth
day to Christmas or Easter greetings.
as the little town in which she lived
was very gossipy. and so many birth
days might occasion talk.-Indianapo
lis News.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-02-22

Our boys are defending this country
on the high seas and on the land. Our
own defense against a common enemy
Is to keep the system clean by Kidding
the body of the toxins, or poisons. which
\ are bred In the intestines. When you
feel tired, sleepy, headachy, when your
breath is offensive, or pimpies appear
on the face and neck, it is time to recog-
nize the danger and protect your bodily
health by taking something for the liver
such as DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets.
The machinery of the body needs to
be oiled, kept in good condition, just as
the guns or machinery of ship. Why
should human person neglect his own
machinery more than that of his auto
mobile or his guns7 Yet most people
do neglect themselves. Their tongue
has dark brown color, skin sallow,
breath bad, yet they fail to see that
their machinery needs attention.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets have
been known for nearly half century
They are made of May-apple, leaves of
aloe and jalap, made into tiny pellet
and coated with sugar. They are stand
ard and efiicacious. You can obtain
them at any drug store in walls for
twenty-five cents. Ask for DIR. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets-and get no other
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-02-22
MICHIGAN YOUTHS
IN CRIME PACT
Inspired by Lurid Pictures of Ex-
lortion Scenes Seen in
the Movies"

Mt Pleasant. Mich.-Six schoolboys,
ranging In age from fifteen TO seven
teen years. and members of prominent
families here, are believed to be the
members of the gang OF blackmailers
operating under the dlreful title OF the
BLACK Four" with the object of OBJ
tanning, through threats of death.
money from business men and other
well-to-do citizens.
1t is believed the daring youths were
led into life of crime through wit
Messing the many vampire" and "un-
derground" pictures shown In the
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-02-22

"N-no," was the reply. But, say,
doc"
"Oh. you needn't say It," said the
druggist after Mr.. Bowser had got
through waltzing. 81 know what ails
you. You have got the toothache and
you're afraid of the dentist. Here. let
me open your mouth. Bad liberation.
1t will get into your jaw and you'll be
in bad way. The dentist is upstairs.
Go right up and tell him to yank out
that tooth. If you don't you are the
biggest coward in America !"
Bowser went up. He climbed the
stairs slowly-oh, so slowly! He hoped
to find the dentist dead when he got
up, but there was no such luck for
him. He climbed into the dental chair
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-02-22

He commended his soul to some place
or other, shut his eyes and hung on
and pitied the murderers who had
waited in the death chair at Sing Sing.
Mrs. Bowser heard someone open
the front door and come down the hall.
That someone was trying to whistle
gay air. That someone proved to be
Mr.. Bowser.
''Well?" she asked.
"Oh. 1t was nothing-a mere trIfle
You would have been sick n mont
with it, but my will power has sent
to the right-about and it will not com
back again. Now, then, let's tai
about raising chickens. for l know
there is big money in It'll"
Mrs. Bowser suspects, but she nevt
may know If Mr.. Bowser keeps HI
mouth shut.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-02-22
SHORT SENTENCE SAVES HIM
Man Released From Prison Because
Court Gave Shorter Sentence
Than Law Prescrbes.

Montgomery, Ala. - Because the
court gave him shorter sentence than
he law prescribed as punishment for
'perating gambling table, J. f. Bal
ey of Leighton is free man. Bal
~ was convicted and the court SEN
need him to serve six months In the
enitentiary. He sued out writ of
abeas corpus. After the hearing the
'rcuit court judge ordered his release
olding that the trial judge had erred
giving him only six months when
.e law prescribed not less than one
ar.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-02-22

them in another part of the body it
bounces off as 1t would from plate
steel. With rifles and spears the hunt
ers kill their game, sometimes even
clubbing the smaller ones. The sea
elephants are like seals and the only
ones that Will fight are the bulls, which
battle fiercely.
After the oil had been rendered on
ship board and the boat was filed with
the precious fluid, Captain Cleveland
turned the prov of his boat toward
America. He took secret route, so as
to avoid German raiders, although he
barely missed a mine while making
for the West Indies. Not long ago the
15,OOO-mile trip was finished, with the
seventy-year-old skipper on the deck
of his seventy-slx-year-old dream ship.
In the hold was the fortune that his
boyhood fancy had seen.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-02-22
Indignation and even smiled as he re-

indignation and even smiled as he re-
piled:
IT do not wish full head of hair.
have been told by thousands that
look better without any at all. 1 may.
however, try my will power that way
some day. Ouch ~
docs your tooth jumpr' she asked.
as he rose and held up one leg and
pressed his hand to his cheek.
The jumping tooth was not salts
fled to jump only once, and to jump
foot or two. 1t went right on jumping
five or six times, and at the last jump
it seemed to Mr.. Bowser that 1t jumped
clear to the ceiling. He struck n gait
something like waltz, and went
around the room twice before the
tooth settled back to its old habits.
Then he was pale, and looked exhaust
ed, and Mrs. Bowser exclaimed:
MIR. Bowser, know you are very
brave man, but l hate, nevertheless, to
see you go through this needless suf-
fering. 1 do not think we have got
anything in the house to help you. but
please go over to the drug store and
find something. / think you have got
an liberated tooth and 1t may lead
to serious consequences If you don't
have 1t attended to-"
"Of course, 1 do not care anything
about 1t, but 1 do not wish to cause
you any anxiety, and 1 will therefore
go over and have a chat with the drug
gist. We may talk politics all the time
1 am there, and never once mention
toothache, but will go over to oblige
you"
He went over. He fingered. He
stepped very softly and very slow. He
arrived at the drug store ten minutes
before he intended to. He intended to
go in with jovial salutation, and to
talk about the war and other things,
but when he went in there was nothing
jovial about him. He was so far from
being jovial that the druggist called
out at sight of him:
Hello, Bowser. Did they steal the
stone dog out of the yard last night
and has it almost broken your hearth"
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-02-22
BOwSer'S
Wll-Force
But jumping Tooth
Prevails
It, 1917. by the Mcclure New
per Syndicate.)
(By M. QUAD.)

(By M. QUAD.)
Mr.. Bowser had sat for a quarter
Of an hour without saying anything,
when he queried in tones which he
tried to make careless:
Mrs. Bowser, have you noticed any
thing rather queer about me for the
past three evenings?"
"Why, I have noticed that You were
rather silent and preoccupied."
"And you didn't suspect the cause?"
81 thought perhaps you were lone
some to see mother" she smiled.
Mr.. Bowser didn't even look as If he
would like to devour her. He didn't
even utter "humphl" He didn't
say word against the dear old lady,
who came down from her home, now
and then to give him few jolts. He
simply said:
1--WE had a slight toothache for the
last three days and 1 feel like exercis-
ing my will-power against 1t. That is,
Mrs. Bowser, 1t has been slight
toothache for me. 1t would have been
different with you, or most anyone
else. You would have been lodging
around and screaming half the time.
I have pretty near conquered 1t by
sheer force of Will"
'2nt 1 think you ought to do some
thing for it." she said, with some con-
Germ.
"Oh, shall viii 1t to go away, and
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-02-22
Aged Skipper Brings Home For
tune in Boat of Boyhood
Fancy.
CALLED BACK TO SEA
Deserts Life on Water, But Sight Of
Aged Bark Revives Dreams and
Lures Him Forth to
Riches.

New Bedford, Mass.-Three score
years ago small boy In this city
watched the whaler Charles w. Nor
gan leave port and sail beyond the
misty horizon. In boyish fancy he
saw himself bringing the ship back
to port, filed with valuable cargo.
Now the dream has come true. Capt.
Benjamin S. Cleveland, seventy years
old, has just returned to New Bed
ford in the dream ship of his boyhood
with cargo of $4,000.
As Cleveland grew to manhood he
took to the sea, but not In the Charles
w. Morgan. He spent his life on the
water, and returned to land few
years ago, with Just enough of for
tune TO keep him the rest of his days.
Then, little more than year ago,
he saw the dream ship of his youth
tied up at Fairhaven and doomed to
the scrap heap.
The ship was seventy-five years old,
but Captain Cleveland knew the men
who had built 1t. He knew where the
sturdy woodsmen had cut the oak and
locust trees out of which the ship was
fashioned. Visions of his boyhood
dream haunted him until he finally
bought the old bark, hired crew of
30 men and sailed, in September, 1916.
His goal was Desolation island, $500
miles south of Cape Town. South AZ
RIGA, the lair of the sea elephant.
On the shelving beaches of that
dreary island in the South Indian
ocean the sea elephants disport them
selves. They leave on three-months
feeding expedition each year, but re-
turn in the mating season. The bulls
| fight for the females and never quit
until one is killed. Hundreds come
ashore and lie on the beach. 1t is
then that the hunters reap their har-
vest.
Bullets Bounce From Bodies.
The bodies of the sea elephants are
invulnerable, except In one soft spot
above the eyes. If n bullet strikes
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-02-22
BOSCHEE'S GERMAN SYRUP

will quiet your cough, soothe the In
flammation of sore thront and lungs,
stop irritation in the bronchial tubes,
insurins good nights rest, free from
coughing and with easy expectoratlon
in the morning. Made and sold In
America for fifty-two years. A won
derful prescription, assisting Nature In
building up your general health and
throwing off the disease. Especially
useful In lung trouble, asthma. Group,
bronchitis, etc. For sale in all civil
lied countries.-Adv.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-02-22
catarrh Cannot BE Cured

by LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as they
cannot reach the seat OF the disease.
Catarrh is a local disease, greatly infiu-
enced by constitutional conditions. HALLS
CATARtH MEDICINE Will cure catarrh.
II Is taken internally and acts through
the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the
System. HALLS cATARRH MEDICINE
is composed OF some of the best tonics
known, combined with some OF the best
blood purifiers. The perfect combination
Of the ingredients in HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE is what produces such won
derful results IN catarrhal conditions.
Druggists 75c. Testimonials free
i. ]. Cheney & Co. Props, Toledo, O.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-02-22
$500, 900 Acres of Wheat in Kansas.

Topeka.-The Kansas board of ag-
riculture has estimated that 100000
acres of winter wheat have been sown
in that state. Based on 100 per cent,
condition of the state's growing wheat
Is 70.1 per cent, or lower by So points
han was reported year ago. The
government apportionment OF wheat
Tor Kansas was 100000 acres.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-02-22
Retribution,

r. D. Cooper, president of the Du1r g
mems league, said at a banquet In
New York:
Farmers should marry. A bacnelor
farmer is a solecism. No farmer
though, should marry wife as he
buys a tractor-for the work he car
get out of her"
Mr.. Cooper smiled.
1.-THE farmer who marries," he ended.
thinking he can do nothing without
wife, is apt to discover afterward that
he can do nothing with her.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-02-22
As They Say in the Army.

Overheard in the car:
Bella-Halloa. Peter, whaur did you
spring frae?
Peter-Ach, I'm DOT o. work.
Bella-Oot o. work. are ye2 Whit
are We gaun to dael
Peter-I havena settled yet. I'm
thinkin' o. applyin' for a job as valet
to munition worker.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-02-22
Not Good Boon Companions.

"Pd never accept an invitation to
drink with DOCTOR"
"Why not?''
Because even when they treat
man they make him pay for it."
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-02-22

81 hear that Polly Peach Is applying
for position as policewoman."
'Well, Polly would arrest attention
If nothing else"
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-02-22
W. N. w., DENVER, NO. s--191s.


Blll-Dld you go to the oyster sup
per at the church?
JILL sure did.
Were there many there7"
II found one"
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-02-22

Does he pay his debts?''
"No; gave him a Christmas pres
ent once and he only thanked me"
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-02-22

zone could hardly call her good
looking "Oh. no. but she's so rotten
sweet and devilish amiable.'
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-02-22

Piles Cured In 6 to IA Days
Druggists refund money II PAZO OINTMENT fails
20 cure Itching. Blind, Bleeding Protruding Piles.
Elrst application gives relief Soc.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-02-22

Usually it's the want of opportunity
that enables man to boast of his hon
esty.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-02-22

Smile on wash day. That's when you use
Red Cross Bag Blue. Clothes whittier than
snow. All qrocers. Adv.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-02-22
When Your Eyes Need Care
Try Murine Eye Remedy

No emarting = Just Eye Comfor 90 cents 81
Druggists on mail. Write for FREQ Rye Book.
MURINE EYE REdEDY CO.. CHICAGO
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-06-13
TOO MANY HAVE
POLICE COMMISSIONS
sHERlFF's ASSOCIATION MAKES
COMPLAINT THAT Appel NJ T.
MENTs A RE sRRoMIscuous";
TO ISSUE MONTHLY CIRCULAR

Albuquerque, N. M, June 12.-The
sheriffs and peace officers association
of the state have planned the publ
cation of a moRthly circular, at a con
vention recently held in Albuquerque.
The circular is to be issued each
month and will contain a list of all
forged checks and other ICON" games
which are practieed in their territory.
Other work of the organization was
the appointment of a. committee to
confer with Governor w. e. LINDSEY,
regarding the alleged promiscuous is
suing of commissions to the mounted
police. The officers are in favor of
the mounted police, they say, but
claim that many have obtained COM
missions VINO nave no right TO them
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-06-13
DENIES FOCH
(Continued from page one.l

CONTINUED from page one.)
every confidence both here and
abroad that the battle is half won,
officers here believe he can turn the
tables on the enemy ultimately and
use his reserves to crush German
ambition finally.
The reserves on both sides are
the vital factors in the Titanic game
that is being played out with the
allied supreme commander matching
wits against the German general
staff. Officers here pay high tribute
to the genius of General Foch By
cause he has avoided the employ
ment of his maximum power and has
blocked the road to the channel
ports in such fashion that his antag-
eRists have been compelled to seek
diversion at other points.
1t is his reserves standing ready
along the vital sectors of his line,
they say, that forced the enemy to
attempt the movement on the Aisne
front and the later efforts between
Mont Didier and Noyon.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-06-13
GROWERS NOW
HAVE ORGANIZATION

albuquerque, N. NJ, June 1.-The
New Mexico Bean Growers associa-
ton held its first meeting at the
chamber of commerce here, w +.
Martin, OF MountainaiT, was elected
president; G. II. Gaylord, OF French,
vice president, and G. N. Milbourn,
of Estancia, secretary and treasurer.
The purpose of the new organization
is to encourage better methods in
producing, harvesting, cleaning and
marketing the pinto and other vari-
cites of beans. The association will
also have the power to acquire and
distribute among its members all ma
ehinery and implements needed In
the growing and marketing Of beans.
Local bean growers associations will
now be organized all over the state
and one delegate from each will 0 n
stitute the membership Of the Or
ganization formed yesterday. The
bean growers have decided to use a
trademark in marketing the beans
and will also conduct an extensive
advertising campaign. The meeting
adjourned at 6 O'Clock after a reso-
luton of thanks to G. D. Bassett,
government representative from
Washington; @. A. McNabb, o. H..
Liebers, bean commissioner for the
Colorado food administration; to
Ralph G. Ely, and Isaac Barth, OF
this city, administration, and to Her
bert Hoover, in Washington. A sec
ond meeting of the growers may be
held In the near future. gsst