The Elbert County tribune. [volume], January 21, 1916, Image 6

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The photographing of the inhabitants of northern France by the Germans seems to be si colossal task, yet the
Germans believe It is absolutely necessary in order to keep tab on the women and children. The photographs, as
shown, are all numbered. When a change of habitation is desired by those whom the Germans are endeavoring
to Germanize it is necessary to establish one's identity with that of the photograph before the Germans issue a
passport.
BLOWING UP AN AUSTRIAN PONTOON BRIDGE
Photograph taken Just as Italian gunners got the range and succeeded in blowing up a pontoon bridge con
structed by the Austrians across the Adige river.
KAISER INSPECTS CAPTURED GUNS
During one of his recent Hying trips to the various fronts, the kaiser in
spected guns which were captured from the Russians. The kaiser can be
seen (third man from left) surrounded by his staff. In the background the
autos are waiting to speed the party off to another point along the front.
SUEZ CANAL THREATENED BY TEUTONS
View along the Suez canal, >Vhich may be the objective of the sext great
drive by the Teutonic and Turkish armies.
ALL PHOTOGRAPHED BY THE GERMANS
ELBERT COUNTY TRIBUNE.
MADE GENERAL BY RUSSIA
1—
Dr. P. Newton, an American phy
sician, who returned from Europe re
cently, has received high honors from
Russia, having been made a brigadier
general and given the cross of St
Andrew. i
CAUSE OF SLEEP UNKNOWN
Various Explanations, but None of
of Them May Be Set Down as
Absolutely True.
Curious and remarkable are the rea
sons assigned for the desire to sleep.
It is attributed by some scientists to
an accumulation in the system of the
poisonous products of the wear and
tear of the body during the day. Sleep
is the period when the nerve cells of
the brain dweil apart from each other,
as it were. The brain is composed of
millions of tiny bodies, called cells,
each having several delicate branches,
for the purpbse of communicating with
other cells.
When the brain I, fully active, all
these cells are in contact, or ready
to be in contact, with one another,
but the time occasionally comes, it is
thought, when the branches of all the
cells curl up. and their Isolation means
that complete communication be
tween the cells ceases. The state of
body and mind that follows is what
wo call sloep. The most probable ex
planation of sleep, however, Is that
In some way or other the Internal con
dition of the cellß is chnnged partly
from exhaustion and partly because of
diminished stimulation from other
parts of the body. ,
GETTING A START
By
NATHANIEL C. FOWLER., Jr.
(CoyynyUt, IVIS. by the McClure Newspaper byndicate. )
SAM WAS DISCOURAGED.
"What’s the matter, Sam?" asked
his friend Will.
"I'm discouraged,’ replied Sam. *'l
haven’t been late for a year, and I've
worked hard; but the boss doesn’t
seem to appreciate me. Only yester
day he raised the pay of a fellow who
hasn’t been there half as long as I
have.”
"Kind of tough. 1 admit,’’ replied
, Will, consolingly. “How did It hap
pen? You say the other fellow got
his pay raised. There must be a rea
son for it.”
“The only reason 1 can think of la
partiality. The boss always liked him
and just pushed him ahead.”
"Let’s talk it over,” said Will. "Per
haps the boss was partial, but was
: this partiality due to what the fel
j low did? Think hard.”
“Not much,” snapped Sam. "Wal
ter has always beeri fresh, putting
himself in the boss’ way, and get
ting him to notice him, w’hile I’ve
minded my business.”
"Let’s be fair, Sam.” said his friend.
”Ycu say that Walter has made his
boBB notice him. What has he done?”
"Well,” replied Sam, "he’s all the
time doing a lot of things that he
hasn t any business to do, things
which he Isn't paid for doing.”
; "Such as what?”
"Well, ho fixes up the boss' desk,
sees that the Inkstnnd Is filled, puts
on a new piece of blotting paper
once In a while, arranges the letters,
and a lot of other things which no
body asks him to do.”
"Sam,” said Will quietly, "you've hit
it. You’ve minded your own busi
ness, while Walter has done the same
thing and more. You’re getting all
you are worth for what you’re doing.
Walter hasn't neglected his regular
duties, has he?”
"No," snapped Sam.
"Now, you see, old boy, that Wal
ter has minded his own business as
well as you have. He hasn't neglect
ed anything which he should do, but
he has gone beyond that and done a
lot of little things which the boss
particularly appreciates."
"How is a fellow going to do more
than his regular work when he Is busy
all the time?”
"Isn’t Walter busy all the time,
too? But he found away, and so
can you, Sam, If you want to. Walter
has been interested. He has felt his
responsibility. You’ve not been par
ticularly Interested, and you've not
realized your responsibility. You’ve
let well enough alone. Walter has
gone farther. My boss lectured us
the other day, and told us how he
became a member of the house be
cause he felt just as though .he were
the firm himself, when he was get
ting five dollars a week; and he
. looked out for the firm's Interest
as well as he would have done if he
had owned it. I tell you, Sam, the
fellow who gets anywhere nowadays
has got to get out of the rut. Stick
ing to your duties isn’t enough. The
boss expects you to do that, but he
raises the pay of the man who does
what he doesn’t have to do, provided,
of course, that he performs his regu
lar duties satisfactorily.”
Was Sam convinced? 1 think not.
for at the end of the year he was
out of a job. and his friend—well, he
isn’t a partner yet. and perhaps he
never will be, but he Is the head of
a large department. He did what he
didn't have to dc and "got there."
Slightly Different.
Some little time ago a benevolent
lady read in the papers a paragraph
to the efTect that. In an effort to save
his cat from being crushed by the
wheels of a passing omnibus, a small
boy had been knocked down and seri
ously Injured by the vehicle, and had
I been obliged to be taken to a London
• hospital.
The lady, who kept cats herself,
greatly admired the boy’s devotion to
the "poor dumb animal,’* and wrote
to the hospital. Inclosing a handsome
sum "for the brave and humane suf
ferer.”
By return of post came a letter from
the matron acknowledging the receipt
of the money, but alas! explaining
that the cat which had been the cause
of all the woe was an even dumber
thing that the lady had imagined It
was. In fact, that somewhat dangerous
toy, a tipcat.
True Sport.
"The manager of my store,” declared
the merchant to a little coterie of
friends, “is a peculiar genius. Why,
would you believe it, when he draws
eis weekly salary he keeps out only
one dollar for spending money and
sends the rest to hiß wife in Indian
apolis!”
His listeners —with one exception,
who sat silent and reflective—gave
vent to loud murmurs of wonder and
admiration.
"Vow, tt may sound thin,” added
tse speaker, but it is true, neverthe
less.”
"Ob, 1 don’t doubt it at all!”
quickly rojolned the quiet one; ”1 was
only wondering what he does with the
j dollar!”
WHAT YOU PAY FOR.
"I’ll never trade at Blank's any
more,” exclaimed a friend.
"Why?”
"Look at this suit,” he replied. "It’s
all out of shape; it's shabby, and it
doesn't fit me.”
"How long have you had it?**
"Six months."
“Ever had it sponged and pressed?*
"No!”
"What did you pay for it?”
"Sixteen dollars, I think."
"John," I said soberly. "When you
buy a sl6 suit at Blank’s or anywhere
else, you may get sl6 worth of cloth,
wear, style, and fit, and you don’t get
any more. You’ve had the suit six
months, ahd no suit at any price looks
well if It Isn’t pressed as often as
once a month. I know Blank, and he
Is about as honest as anybody - else In
the business He makes a specialty
of low-priced clothes, and he gives you
your money’s worth."
But John went away disgruntled
He had purchased a cheap suit, and
expected It to wear as well, and to
look as well, as one for double or
more the price.
You can’t get more than you pay
for except by accident, and accidents
are not to be depended upon.
There is a restaurant not far from
my office, where they servo w’hole
some food at reasonable prices. The
food is good, but * e snrvi is ''r;
there are no finger bowls, and the
napkins are small; but everything is
scrupulously clean. The restaurant
gives you what you pay for, yet many
of the boarders are continually kick
ing. They expect the same quality
of food, and tho same service, for
40 cents that they would receive if
they paid $1 or $1.50. The restaurant
serves a good 40-cent dinner. It is
worth all you pay for It, and no more.
On the train the other da?’ I over
heard a stranger condemning the man
who sold him a watch. In the course
of the conversation It leaked out that
he had paid $lO for the timepiece and
didn’t like it because It didn't run as
well as Ills brother’s SSO watch.
The 10-cent moving picture house,
with vaudeville between the films.
Isn’t likely to give you as good an
acting show as you will receive where
the prices run from 50 cents to sl,
yet half of the audiences compare tho
acts with those of higher priced
houses.
If you don’t get what you pay for,
kick and kick hard. If you get what
you pay for, no matter what it is,
keep your mouth shut.
The kicker is one of the pushers of
progress, provided ho kicks at things
which should be kicked at.
Criticism Is all right when you have
something to criticize, but this ever
lasting kicking and criticism, when
you are receiving all that you have
paid for. Injures you and everybody
with whom you come In contact.
Take the weather, for example. It
doesn’t seem to suit more than a
small portion of tho people, and the
majority are finding fault with It I
have a suspicion that kicking against
the weather doesn't change it. If it
did, I’d raise a fund for the establish
ment of a weather-kicking bureau.
When it rains, lot it rain. Don’t
try to stop it. Buy an umbrella, a
raincoat, and a pair of rubbers.
THE FARMER AS CONSUMER
Agriculturist Noted as a Good All-
Around Customer of the Hard
ware Deaier.
The farmer is the greatest and most
universal consumer of goods In the
hardware line of any class In this
country. Not only does he use every
form of farming implement, but he
has likewise usually a complete as
sortment of carpenter's and mechan
ic’s tools. *
He is by far the best customer of
the hardware dealer In household and
kitchen utensils, and In these days of
sanitation has become a large user of
bathroom fixtures and plumbing sun
dries. He Is the great cobbler of the
day, being a steady absorber of shoe
soles, shoe nails, shoe hammers, shoe
lasts, and rubber heels. He Is about
the principal consumer now left In
the harness and saddlery line, and
likewise buys heavily of automobile
and bicycle sundries. Of late he has
become a large user of electric light
fixtures and of telephone appliances
Besides that he is & liberal spender
In the way of pocket knives and cut
lery In general. Also he is the best
buyer of stoves and stove fixings
known to the trade. He is of more
value to the hardware dealer as an all
around customer than a dozen city
men living in steamheated fiats and
apartments
Good Taste.
Patience—It is said that rats are
not only very cunning, but display
good taste.
Patrice—l guess that’s so. All the
pictures I have seen of girls being
frightened by mice were good-looking
girls.
PAINS IN SIDE
AND BACK
How Mrs. Kelly Suffered and
How She was Cured.
Burlington, Wis.—"l was very irreg- «
ular, and had pains in my side and back,
but after taking
Lydia E. Pinkham’*
Vegetable Com
pound Tablet* and
using two bottles of
the Sanative Wash
I am fully convinced
that I am entirely
cured of these trou
bles, and feel better
all over. I know
your remedies hav*
done me worlds of
good and I hope every suffering woman
will give them a trial.’*—Mrs. Anna
Kelly, 710 Chestnut Street, Burling
ton, Wis.
The many convincing testimonials con
stantly published in the newspapers
ought to be proof enough to women who
suffer from those distressing ills pecu
liar to their sex that Lydia E. Pinkham *s
Vegetable Compound is the medicine
they need.
This good old root and herb remedy
has proved unequalled for these dread
ful ills; it contains what is needed to
restore woman's health and strength.
If there is any peculiarity in
your case requiring special ad
vice, write the Lydia E. Pink
ham Medicine Co. (confidential),
Lynn, Moss., for free advice. *
No Conveniences.
New Servant —An’ have yez a garage
on the place? %
Suburban Housewife —No, we have
no car.
New Servaat —Then I can’t come
wid yez. I have to have a place for
me car.—Puck.
TAKES OFF DANDRUFF
HAIR STOPS FALLING
Girls! Try This! Makes Hair Thick,
Glossy, Fluffy, Beautiful —No
More Itching Scalp. j
Within ten minutes after an appli
cation of Danderine you cannot find a
single trace of dandruff or falling hair
and your scalp will not itch, but what
will please you most will be after a
few weeks’ use, when you see new
hair, fine and downy at first —yes —but
really new hair —growing all over the
scalp.
A little Danderine immediately dou- *
bios the beauty of your hair. No dif
ference how dull, faded, brittle and
scraggy, Just moisten a cloth with
Danderino and carefully draw it
through your hair, taking one small
strand at a time. The effect is amaz- A
ing—your hair will be light, fluffy and
wavy, and have an appearance of
abundance; an' incomparable luster,
softness and luxuriance.
Get a 25 cent bottle of Knowlton’a
Danderino from any store, and prove
that your hair is as pretty and soft
as any—that it has been neglected or
injured by careless treatment —that’s
all —you surely can have beautiful hair
and lots of it if you will just try a lit
tle Danderine. Adv.
"Holier Than Thou.”
"There are some forms of melan
choly with which I have no sympathy. ’
“For instance?”
"Well, there’s the sort of person who
finds It Impossible to smile because
his neighbors are so wicked.”
To keep clean and healthy tnke Dr 4
Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets. They regulate*
liver, bowels and stomach.—Adv.
Sawed-Off Sermon.
If there is anything more contrary
than the average female of the species,
it is a rlght-anded lock on a left
handed door.
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days
Druggists refund money if PAZO OINTMENT
fails to cure Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protrud
ing Piles. First application gives relief, 50c.
’Twould Spoil It All.
Mo*her—Young man, don’t ever let
me catch you kissing my daughter.
Young Man—No, ma’am, I won’t.
Makes Hard Work Harder
A bad back makes a day’s work
twice as hard. Backache usually
comes from weak kidneys, and If
headaches, dizziness or urinary dis
orders are added, don’t wait—get
help before the kidney disease
takes a grip—before dropsy, gravel
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Kidney Pills have brought new life
and new strength to thousands of
working men and women. Used
and recommended the world over.
A Colorado Case
F. M. Conrad,
ill prop, of cigar store.
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