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The Elbert County tribune., 1919-08-29
SWAMP-ROOT FOR
KIDNEY AILMENTS

There is only one medicine that really
stands out prc-cminent as a medicine for
durable ailments of the kidneys. liver and
bladder.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root stands the
highest for the reason that it has proven
to be just the remedy needed in thousands
upon thousands Of distressing cases
Swamp-Root makes friends quickly bc-
cause its mild and immediate effect is soon
realized in most cases. 1t il = gentle,
healing vegetable compound.
Start treatment at once Sold at all
drug stores in bottles of two sizes. medi-
um and large.
However, If you wish to test this great
preparation send ten cents to DR.. Kilmer
q Co.. Binghamton, N. Y, for a sample
bottle. When writing be sure and men
ton this paper.-Adv.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-08-29
Mammoth Cave Ha. RIv.I.

Workers In mine at Matehuala
near San Luis Potosi. Mexico. have
discovered n cave which is said to be
one of the largest In the republic.
II is more than 800 feet below the
level of the mine and is 10 feet in
width.
Its length has never been estima ed
1t carefully In the near future. One of
the most fantastic of its many gro
tesque adornments is u sulphurous
fountain which pours out continuously
a stream of blue water
1t promises to rival In magnificence
Kentucky's famous Mammoth cave,
when fully explored.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-08-29
One Drawback.

Washington is colored man and he
follows the profession of cleaning up
back yards. Also he was the first man
to think of wrapping horses fore
legs with fly paper, keeping the flies
off their legs and catching Mr.. Fly at
the same time.
One of the women he was working
for said to him; Washington. your fly
paper is a success. l see that by the
great number of flies there are on the
paper
Yes! Yesl'' said Washington. but
once In while that horse gets his
legs too close together and they stick
and l has TO pull 'em apart for him."
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-08-29
Lawyer Unearths Interesting In
formation About "Smock
Marriages"
were COMMON CENTURY AGO
Brides Appeared In scant Attire to
Protect HurNand From Liability for
Her Debts-Narious Espedients
t. Preserve Modesty.

Bangor, Maine.-A Bangor lawyer
attending court in the ancient town Of
Wiscasset, Lincoln county, recently
went rummaging In the Colonial court
records Of the place and In the course
of his reading came across the official
registration of "smock marriage
Not knowing what smock marriage
was, the lawyer looked farther, and
got considerable light upon a strange
custom prevalent In England CEN
fury or more ago and also to some ex-
tent in the American colonies.
Smock marriages were weddings
where the bride appeared dressed In a
white sheet or chemise. The reason
for such a garb was the belief that II
man married woman who was in
debt he could be held liable for her
Indebtedness II he received with her
any Of her property; and also, that If
woman married man who was in
debt, his creditors could not take her
property to satisfy their claims II he
had received nothing from her at
marriage.
In England. says an antiquarian.
bride was clothed in puris naturalibus
while the ceremony was being per-
formed In the great church at Birming-
ham. The minister at first refused
to perform the ceremony, but. finding
nothing in the rubric that would ex-
cuse him, he finally married the pair.
To carry out the law fully as the
people understood 1t, the ceremony
should always have been performed as
it was In the church at Birmingham,
In the case noted, but. modesty for
bidding, various expedients were used
to accomplish the desired end without
the unpleasant features.
Sometimes the bride stood In a
closet and put her hand through hole
In the door; sometimes she stood be-
hind cloth screen and put her hand
out at one side; again, she wound
about her white sheet furnished by
the bridegroom, and sometimes she
stood In her chemIse or smock. Event
ually, in Essex county at least, all i'm
modesty was avoided by the groom
furnishing all the clothes worn by the
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-08-29
No Way to Beat the Game.

There is no way to dodge the high
cost of Wing.
Once we thought there was. 1t wns
a fine plan and we determined to try
1t out. Meat wns too expensive. SO
we would quit eating meat.
Therefore we ordered cabbage and
asparagus and spinach and beets. I'm
mediately the price of vegetables went
up.
We found you couldn't fool the food
man. He has a sure system. The
price Is high on whatever you want to
buy. You can switch from one dish
to another as often as you choose, but
the little old price tag will beat you
to 1t.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-08-29

or in the territory which is now so
known
Practice Died Before Revolution.
There is nothing to show that the
practice outlived the revolution. In
Maine, up to 1852. a husband was liza
bic for debts of his wife contracted
before marriage. and no such subter-
fuge as the smock marriage could re
lieve him.
Smock marriages were frequently
performed in Vermont about century
ago. They were entirely honorable TO
both the participants, for they put
wholly aside all considerations of
financial and selfish interest. Accord
Ing to tradition. they all turned out
happily. and well they might. The
principle involved In them may be said
to have triumphed in our social life
the great majority of marriages being
now smock marriages In the sense that
the parties nre financially Independent
of each other.
by the way. one of the earliest and
strongest arguments for woman suf-
frnge was the necessity of relieving
women from the financial bondage TINT
they were under TO their husbands 90
years ago. All that woman had then
practically belonged to her husband.
Wendell Phillips, in his address Mt the
first national woman suffrage conven-
tion. held at Worcester in October,
1851. called attention to q curious case
that had lately occurred In this state.
man married a woman who had
S50.0O0 of her own. inherited from her
father. Dying about year after his
marriage, this man left remarkably
generous and manly will-he left these
$4,000 TO his wife. so long as she
should remain a widow!
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-08-29
Parchmented Leather Valuable.

Parchmented leather has greater
strength while lacking the elasticity
of tanned leather. and the betting of
NJ. Fellce GilardirI of Turin is designed
TO combine these special qualities. The
hide being impressed deeply with n
trelliswork pattern, the compressed
portions are unaffected by tanning
agents. while the Interior Of the
meshes is tanned in the usual way.
The product has the required elasticity
and is claimed to be so strong that
belts may be much narrower than the
ordinary.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-08-29
Records Reveal
Queer Ceremony

bride. retaining title to the same in
himself. This he did in the presence of
witnesses, that he might be able to
prove the fact in case he was sued
for any debts, she might lave CON
tracted.
A marriage of this kind occurred at
Bradford in 1773. and the following Is
o true copy of the record of the same
Bradford, Dec. we "a. 11T3.
This may certif1e whomsoever 1t may
concerne that James Bailey of Brad
ford who was married to the widow
Mary Bacon Nov % last past by me
We subscriber then declared shat he
took said person without anything of
estate and that Lydia the wife of
Eliazer Burbank & Mary the wife of
Thomas Stickney and Margaret the
wife of Caleb Burbank all Of Bradford
were witnesses that the clothes she
then had on were of his providing and
bestowed upon her.
WILLIAM BALCH.
Minister of We Gospel.
1t is noted by the same writer that
in all cases of smock marriages that
have come to his notice the brides
have been widows
1t is thought that during the reign
of George III there were many smock
marriages in Maine, then a'part of the
province of Massachusetts Bay, chief
ly in the counties of Lincoln and York,
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-08-29
Went Too Far.

1.-The aged caretaker OF certain
castle in England was Frustrated the
other day"
How did that happen|
"A facetious visitor, just for joke,
asked to be shown room once occu-
pied by the kaiser. r."-Birmingham Age
Herald.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-08-29
Couldn't See IL.

Fortune Teller (reading cards)-"You
have money coming to you. but no sick
ness whatever" Client-"That's singu-
lar! I'm the new doctor across the
way.'-Boston Transcript.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-08-29
These Irritating Husbands.

"You must buy me some new clothes.
Other women can't tell me from my
cook"
Now. why do you say that. my
dear? Has any lady tried to hire you
awayT-Louisville CourIer-Journal
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-08-29
BELCnIne
Caused by
Acid-Stonlach

Let EAToNfc. the wonderful modsvn
stomach remedy. give you quick relief
from disGastlnG bsichinE. food-rspsstinss
indigestion. blosted. Eassy stomach. dyspep-
STA heartburn and other stomach miseries.
They are all Caused by Actd-Stomach from
which about nine people out Of ten suffer
in way arcthe.. One writes fol-
lows: "Before I used EATOSIC. could noz
eat bite without elcbinE right up. sour
and bitter. have not had bit of trouble
since tho frrt abiet"
Millions victims OF Acid-etomAois
without knowing IT, They are weak ana
aiIing. have poor digestion. bodies inprop-
erly nourished although they may eat heart
lily. Gravs disorders arc likely to follow Y
an acid stomach Is neglected. Cirrhoais OF
the liver. Intestinal congestion. gestritis.
catarri- OF tho stomach--theae arc only
few OF the many ailments often caused BY
Acid-stomnch.
A sufferer from cassrrh OF the Stomach
Of II years standing writes: II had cAtarrh
OF the stomach TO- IL long years and never
found anything to do any good--Just
temporary rclief-.untf' used BAToN1C~ IL
Is a wcnderfri remedy and do not want to
be without IT,
II you are not feeling arits risht-Iaok
energy and enthusiasm and don't know just
whore to Locate tho trouble--try nAroN1o
and see how much better you Will feel In
every way.
At all drug storcs--A big box for Soc anA
your money back IL you are not satiBnsd.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-08-29

How superior an old codger with
eight hairs on his head looks at a
bald-headed man.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-08-29

"Pa. what is the most difficult kind
OF hunting there ISL"
"House-huntiDg, my boy"
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-08-29

Luck" is merely a sugar-coated
name for mental laziness.
The Elbert County tribune., 1919-08-29

Busy men nearly always are happy
men.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-02
'CATARRH MUST
BE CURED!

The most common mistake
made in the treatment of Ca
tarrh is in directing all effort
toward the symptoms, rather
than the source of The disease.
The inflammation of the mem
branes in the nose and air pas
sages causing the head to be-
come stopped up, and making
it difficult to breathe, is but an
indication of the disease. In
other words, this is not the dis
ease itself, but natures meth
cd Of informing the victim that
he has been attacked. You
may treat Catarrh all your life
with sprays, atomizers, DOUGH
es and similar local applica-
tons, and you will never be
really rid of the disease.
The burning question, then,
is ''How Can | Get Rid of Ca
larrh?" You have doubtless
used numbers of local RENE
dies, and like every other suf-
ferer you have found out that
they are nothing but make
shifts and do you no permanent
good. S. S. S. has proven high
ly successful in the treatment
of Catarrh because the real
seat of the disease is in the
blood, and there is no disorder
of the blood which does not
promptly yield to this great
vegetable remedy.
S. S. S. goes direct to the
seat of the disease, and routs
out from the blood every YES
tige of impurity. No disorder
of the blood can remain in
competition with S. S. S. 1t
simply eradicates and elimin-
ates every germ of Catarrh
from the blood, after which the
irritated mucous membranes
promptly heal and the sufferer
once more enjoys perfect free
dom from this annoying dis
ease.
Our medical department will
gladly give you all necessary
information about the treat
ment of your own individual.
case, for which no charge will
be made. Write today to the
Swift Specific Co., 4l1 Swift
Laboratory, Atlanta, Georgia.
ADV.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-02
TONNAGE is REACHED
IN CLOTHING DRIVE
FOR WAR SUFFERERS

When Mrs. Harvey M. Short, chair
man of the clothing committee for the
Red Cross, closed the receiving sta =
ton Tuesday afternoon, she not only
had the lotion quota assigned, but 1866
pounds in addition.
Two extra days were required to put
Boise over the top. but the work was
accomplished and more would have
been given had it been necessary. Had
not one section of the city been over
looked Saturday by the automobilists,
the quota would have been probably
reached on that day This district had
a large contribution and in it was a
large school in which the children has
been especially active.
The Red Cross women give Mrs.
Short great credit for her work as she
was on the job early and late receiv-
ing clothing and experimenting the
packing and shipping.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-02
High School Notes
TRYouT FOR CLASS PLAY.

Miss Barns of the expression depart
ment of the Boise high school and
Michael Compton, chairman of the
senior class committee, called all the
members of the graduating class to-
gether during the noon hour Tuesday
for the purpose of explaining the try
out for the class play to be given later
in the year. Miss Barns gave formal
announcement that the parts for the
play to be put on, THE Rivals" were
here, and that all seniors sure of
graduating were eligible to tryout for
parts.
'The Rivals Is a quaint old comedy
of the eighteenth century, written by
Richard Brinsely Sheridan, and was
one of the most popular vehicles of
Joseph jefferson, the peer of Ameri-
can actors. The action of the play is
laid in Bath, England and calls for II
characters, eight male and four female.
Wednesday afternoon directly after
school the first trial reading for parts
will be held and Miss Barns urges as
many as possible to come out.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-02
TOLEDO WOMEN HIGH FIVE.

Toledo, Ohio, April 2-The Minor
Cutler ladies team, Toledo, was the
high five after the first night of roll
ing in the women's American Bowling
congress tourney here.
This team gathered 2346 count
Rolling in the singles event Joe
Rivest. of Chicago, went into tie with
Dominick Devito of Chicago and Mort
Lindsey of New Haven with a go
score.
The final days doubles rolling was
only ordinary. None of the teams were
able to break into the leaders divi-
sion.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-02
Sport News
BRITISH CHAMPION SIGNS
TO MEET YANK FOR TITLE

London, April Jimmy Wilde has
signed an agreement to meet Pete Her.
man or Pal Moore for the worlds ban
tam weight championship, it was an
nounced today by c. &. Cochran, box
ing promoter
They will fight for a purse of $685.
600 and will be required to make III
pounds ringside. Wilde's hackers are
ready to wager $4,000 on him.
Wilde British flyweight champion
won a decision over Joe Lynch, Am
erican bantam Monday night. He lost
to Pal Moore in the Anglo American
service tournament.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-02
WOMAN CRIED WITH PAIN.

Thousands of women work today
while suffering from kidney or blad-
der ailments that can be relieved
Mrs. L. Wavue, 2726 2rd St. Ocean
Park, Cal, writes: Il had to sit down
during my housework. My back ach-
ed so, also my hip panied me so
used to cry out, the pain was so great.
Now ! am thankful to say that Foley
Kidney Pills rid me of all my pain
Backache, sore muscles, stiff or swol.
len joints, rheumatic pains are indi-
cations of kidney trouble. Foley
Kidney Pills are safe and reliable.
They bring quick results. Whitehead's
Drug store.--Adv. T tn s.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-02

his head off to beat that record. Che
ney is trifle old, but his splitter is
working well and he has lots of speed,
Marquard looks the same as ever. Fun
ny thing about this actor -athlete-you
never can tell what he will do. He
may have good season and again he
may not. But he is working hard and
is in good physical condition.
Al MamauX says he is in better
shape than ever before; his arm is
giving him no trouble and he will be
making good while taking his regular
turn in the box. Al says so himself,
which means he has quite little con-
fidence in his own ability. lie has been
on the downgrade for three years and
admits is time to travel in the other
direction.
The pitching staff is Brooklyn's ONLY
hope. If the hurlers come through as
they should, the Dodgers will cause
some trouble. If not, well. there al
Why's must be a couple of tail-end
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-02
Make-Shift Remedies Are Alb
soIuteIy Worthless

Don't think lightly of Ca
tarrh. Do not make the mis-
take of believing that it is
merely an aggravated bad cold.
True, this trouble usually starts
with what is apparently a cold
in the head, but beware of any
cold that "hangs on" You
may as well realize at the out
set that Catarrh is a serious
disease and one that should not
be trifled with. In fact, in
many instances it is a forerun-
ner of the most dreaded of all
dlseases-consumption.
Catarrh has become almost
a universal ailment among the
American people. Almost ev-
erywhere, in theatres, cars, and
on the streets there is a con-
slant shifting and hawking for
there is bound to be someone
in almost every place who is
afflicted with catarrh. And
everyone is a possible victim,
for the germs Of the disease
are easily communicated from
one person to another.
So many people afflicted
with this disease have been I'M
able to find a cure, although
they have taken many differ
ent kinds of treatment for
years, until now they are al
most willing to believe the dis
ease is incurable. Like every
thing else, to find relief from
this disease, the proper treat
ment must be resorted to. No
other kind can be expected to
do any good.
Read what Mr.. C. F. Venatta
of New kensington, Pa, has to
say about his Catarrh:
81 have used S. S. S. in my
family and know what 1t is, and
have recommended it to my
friends. Some years ago, 1 had
Catarrh in my head, and after
using other remedies without
results which only seemed to
dry up the irritated mucous, /
commenced taking S. S. s., and
after taking few bottles, I
G. f. vENATTA,
724 Anderson Ave,
New Kensington. Pa
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-02
STRONG GUARD IN BROOKLYN
OUTFIELD

Nothing can be said about the out
field-not even Il mild slam With
Cap'n Zach Wheat, Myers and Tom
Griffith in the far pasture, Robbs's
outposts are well taken care of. Hick-
man also will be available as win
Jimmy Johnson, after ii is discovered
he is not n first baseman
Griffith is a welcome addition to the
squad, for Brooklyn has not had a good
sun fielder since Casey Stengel was
shunted to Pittsburgh. Tom also came
from Cincinnati in the Daubert trans
action and already has cinched his job.
His fielding is good and he is no SLOUGH
of hitter. Wheat virtually led the
league last year in batting, and Myers
is a consistent swatter.
The catchers are Miller, Kreuger,
Mack Wheat and Jack Snyder, with the
first two having the best chance to
stick through the season.
Brooklyn is practicing in the west
end of town on Barr's field, once used
by the Athletics. Two practices are
held daily-a hard workout in the
morning and a short game between two
picked teams in the afternoon. Here
is the squad:
ilellcf, 'adofe, crimes, MamauX,
Marauard, and Cheney. pitchers; Miller.
kreuger, NJ. Wheat and Snyder, catch
ers; Johnson and Frank Brazil, of
Franklin, Pa, first base; Schmandt,
second base; Olson, Malone and Sheri-
dan, Brooklyn semi-pro, shortstcp;
OMara and Neagle, third base; u.
Wheat, Myers, Griffith and Hickman,
outfielders.
Brooklyn should not be considered
seriously in the pennant race this year.
The pitching staff is exceptionally
good, the outfield is high class, but
that let's them out. Fifth or sixth place
will be as good as they can possibly
hope for.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-02
RECRUIT DOES WELL

St Louis, April arthur Rein
hart came nearer to expectations yes
terday. Twirling for one squad of the
st. Louis Cardinals, the recruit lasted
until May was sent in for a work out
in the sixth inning.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-02
YOUNG'S TEAM WINS

Macon, Ca, April 2.--"Pep" Young's
team handed a licking to Bill James
selections here yesterday to tho tune
of to 2. The Tigers went through
warm up session and everybody felt
so good that Jennings told them to
split up and play it out. kalio pitched
for Goung's mon. Ghmke pitched rol.
James. Both showed an excellent
brand of hurting. Today the Tigers
play the Mercer college team,
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-02
McMULLEN SIGNS UP

Mineral Wells. Tex, April MAN
ager kid" Gleason Of the White Sox
today devoted personal attention to
the youngsters on his squad, leaving
the regulars to care for themselves.
The fight for infield positions grew
hotter with the announcement that
Fred McMullen had signed and will re-
port at Houston Saturday.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-02
REZDEk CHANGES LINEUP

Birmingham, Ala, April Manager
up of his regular team, sending Cliff
Lee to the scrubs and placing Carson
Bigbee in right field in his stead. The
Yannigans were defeated yesterday
8 to /.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-02
WHEAT ONLY ABSENTEE

Jack sonville, Fla, April with the
arrival here last night of Jimmy
Hickman, Zack Wheat is the only alb
sentee in the Dodger ranks. Wheat
expects to report in a few days in or
der to get in trim for the Brooklyn
Boston series April 10.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-02
BINGLES AND FUMBLES
FROM MAJOR TOSSERS
IN We TRAINING CAMPS

Pasadena, Calf, April THE Chi
cago Cubs were bristing all over to-
day in their anxiety to send a team
of aviators up in the air" in a game
scheduled for Riverside. The Bruins
won an easy to victory yesterday
at Long Beach over juvenile team
representing the Polytechnic academy.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-02

nings Moore, a southpaw. showed how
weak the Reds will be against left
handed pitchers. He held Morans men
to two hits and no runs in five innings
and Pat has started hasty search
for right hand hitters.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-02
GooFS BEAT REGULARS

San Antonio, Tex, April 2.-The
"Goofs" fooled the st. Louis Browns
regulars yesterday. The Goofs won
) to 4. The practice game the day be-
fore was q seven inning tie.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-02
ALBERT TO SEE WILSON

Paris, April liking Albert, who
arrived here from Brussels in an air
plane yesterday is expected to confer
with President Wilson tomorrow re-
garding the latter's impending trip to
Belgium.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-02
DOYLE DEMON HIJTER

GAINESVILLE. Fla, April -Four hits
and four runs in four times at bat was
Larry Doyle's record yesterday In the
Giants batfest. Fifteen hits were
garnered by the regulars in seven in
nings.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-02
INDIANS GET ALTON

New Orleans, April 1.-The monot-
ony of two weeks routine stunts will
be broken for the Cleveland Indians
tomorrow when the rockies stack up
against the regulars. Games with the
Pelicans are slated for Saturday and
Sunday.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-02
Piles Cured in 6 to IA DAYS.

Druggists refund money if PAzO
OINTMENT fails to cure itching,
Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles.
stops Irritation; Soothes and Heals.
You can get restful sleep after the
first application. Price 60c.-W
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-02
THREE MAcks IN FOLD

Philadelphia. April 2.-Three more
Athletics, Bobby Roth, Roy Grover ana
Maurice Shannon are now in the fold
training earnestly with the Mackmen
here. Connie Mack has expressed
much enthusiasm over his teams pen
nant possibilities. Roth has been ap-
pointed captain.