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The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-10
DISCIPLES OF CHRIST TO MEET.
Flfty-fourth Annual Convention at De-
troit Oct. 1922

Flfty-fourth Annual Convention at De-
troit Oct. 1922.
The city of Detroit will be the Mec-
ca for the Disciples of Christ. when
the International Missionary Conven-
tion OF the Christian churches OF the
world cOnvenes there Oct. 1922 inclu-
sive.
Already in every part of the known
world men, women and children are
preparing to attend this, the fifty
fourth annual convention of the fol-
lowers of the teachings of Alexander
Campbell
The reception committee haze ar
ranged for the accommodation OF TWEEN
ty thousand visitors. and it is expected
ten thousand more will be added by
the end of next week.
The business sessions of the conven-
tion will be held in the main audito-
| rum of the First Baptist church. on
Woodward avenue. This great edifice
will be SO arranged that five thousand
persons may attend each session of
the convention Overflow meetings
! will be held in the three nearest ada.
cent churches to the main conven-
ton.
At this convention there will be
represented twelve thousand churches,
with an equal number of visitors,
while the laymen and evangeiists that
will attend should swell the number
to thirty thousand.
China, Japan, Cuba, the Philippines
Canada and Europe win send fiye hun
dred delegates.
The Disciples of Christ are growing
at the rate of a thousand a week. In
the United States alone they have a
| membership of nearly two millions.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-10
Return OF the soIdler nov.

Richard II. White. who had not been
seen by his father and mother for
forty years. has returned To his home
at Baltimore, Md Forty years ago.
when 21 years Of age. White enlisted
In the army. A few weeks ago he OBJ
tanned an honorable discharge as a
pensioned officer
When Mr.. Roosevelt visited the Yel-
lowstone Park. White was in the Pres
ident's escort. The President mani
Tested interest in Whites army exper-
fence and invited him to call on him
at the White House when he came to
see his parents In Baltimore.
White will spend the summer with
his parents and then will go to his
home In Oakland. Cal. His father is
10 years of age.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-10
II Blackens.

There is an old story about Greek
maiden named Eulalie: she wanted to
be friends with Lucinda, a very gay
and worldly woman. One day she said
to her father, Sophronius. Il would
like to call upon Lucinda; may | go
to-day?"
81 cannot allow you to do that. my
daughter" replied Sophronius.
But, father, you must think me ex'
ceedingly weak If YOU suppose |
should be injured by going" said
Eulalia. GROSSLY.
Her father stopped down and picked
up a piece of dirty coal and held it
out. Take that in your hand, my
child; it will not hurt you"
She did her fingers became
smudged. Eulalia did not understand.
why" she said. did you give me
this2 1t blackens."
Yes came the reply. Coal, when
It does not burn. blackens."
Do you see the lesson of the old
Greek? Bad company will blacken II
1t does not burn.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-10
The Little Heroine.

BY schoolyard where the children
played
paused a while to see:
Among them was a little maid
Who sweetiy glanced at me.
While others laughed and raced and
danced
With many a graceful air.
She stood aside alone and glanced
with glad eyes at them there.
Her face WAS beautiful and sweet.
But. hapless little one
She stood twisted withcrrd feet.
That ne'er were made to run.
] thought OF Gods mysterious way,
And watched her where she stood:
] wondered II she gave Him prnise
And deemed Him wise and good
long.
And. hedging her about
Danced around her with n merry song
And many u happy shout.
saw her clap her hands. her voice
In glecful accents rang
She had the courage to rejoice
With those who danced and sang.
I left them where they gladly played
a sweet voice seemed to cry.
while she can laugh. poor little maid.
Why should you ever sigh?"
The Chicago Record Herald
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-10
Dickens, School Pets.

When Charles Dickens was boy
at Wellington House Academy It was
the secret pride of the students there
that they owned more white mice. red
polls and linnets than any other set
of boys within their ken. These they
kept in hatboxes, drawers and even
in the school desks. A small but
very accomplished mouse, which lived
in the corner of Latin dictionary.
in Dickens desk, and could draw Ro-
man chariots, fire paper muskets and
scale pasteboard ladders. fell at last
into an overfull inkpot and lost both
its white coat and its life. Dickens,
nevertheless. won prize for his
Latin. and well thumbed and blotted
Horace which he once presented to
his coach recently fetched a high
price at an exhibition in England.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-10
THINKS SUNDAY BALL GOOD.
Professor of University of Chicago la
Outspoken

Sunday baseball as a means for
keeping the boys and young men of
the slums away from paths of vice
and crime * advocated vigorously by
Prof. Charles X Henderson, chaplain
at the University OF Chicago. Dr.
Henderson, who Is an international
authority ON "the social treatment OF
crime" was explaining the causes OF
crime among juvenile offenders. Ho,
said In part:
Sunday baseball. following Sunday
religious exercises, is valuable and
an available means Of. promoting NOR
ality and preventing vice and crime
among the young men and boys OF
limited opportunities. know that
in this position l am unorthodox. and
that as you report me to other Protest
ant clergymen thcy viii criticise the
position maintain. But after going
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-10
Exposed All the rhorns.

Edward MacDowell. the American
composer. was talking not long ago
with friend who had just come from
concert given by the students OF a
conservatory Of music-affairs which
are usually avoided by the unsteady
judicious. Il have just heard" re-
marked the friend. zone of the pupils.
little girl OF s. play your To Wild
Rose" The composer sighed de-
jectedly. Il suppose" he said. "she
pulled 1t up by the oots?"-Harper's
Weekly.
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fRoze HER INTO SUBMISSION.
Woman Who Says She Was Tortured
Sues for Damanea

Because she wouldn't sign n certain
paper that George Bailey wanted her
to sign. Mrs Luella Mott OF Scranton.
Pa. says she was locked up by Bailey
in the refrigerator OF dairy and
kept a prisoner until she signed il.
She began a suit for $1,000 damages
against Bailey.
II was on Sept. II. 1902. she says.
that Bailey demanded that she sign
the paper which he offered To her.
She refused to do so and declares he
forcibly locked her up in cold room
that was used for dairy purposes. He
told her she would have to remain
there until she signed 1t. The woman
had no means Of securing assistance.
as she was as much a prisoner AS II
she we're in a dungeon cell She re-
manned there. many hours. she says.
hoping that her jailer would release
her, but, she says after she had been
half frozen and seeing no way to cs-
cape, she signed the paper and was
released.
She was III for long time. she
says. and her physicians had great
difficulty In restoring her.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-10
Girl waItses into Lake.

Miss Genevieve Mills of Sonthing-
ton. Conn. while dancing, waltzed
through an open door OF the Spring
Lake clubhouse into Spring lake She
was rescued by other dancers after
she had gone down twice. Miss Mills
was unconscious, but was soon re-
vlyed.
A hop given by Golden Star lodge.
Sons of Bethlehem, was in progress
when Miss Mills and her partner,
John Morris. spied the open door and
waltzed through It, They thought it
led on to the clubs wide veranda.
Morris caught the doorpost. but lost
his hold on his partner.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-10
when the Herse eeeomes extlnet.

When horses and steel-tired wag-
ons are taken OF the pavement,
whether It be OF asphalt or something
more durable. 1t is going TO last much
longer and is not going away so read
lily to dust and mud under the usual
grinding. 1t is conceivable that many
good results will come of change
from horses and mules to automobiles
and the change is going to come
about in due time. The anto has
come to stay and it only remains to
regulate it wisely.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-10
Telling Drawn Cards.

A oieyer way is here given in which
TO discern one or more drawn cards;
Turn unperceived the bottom card of
a pack face upward: then let several
of tho company drew card. Reverse
the pack rapidly. SO that the bottom
is now the top card. and thus all the
other cards are turned face upward.
unseen by the spectators.
Hold the pack firmly in your fingers
and request those who have drawn to
replace their cards in the pack. rhus
all the drawn cards will lie with their
faces downward, while all the other
cards will lie with their face upward.
You now step aside. select the drawn
cards, aud shov them to the company.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-10

by Greek jugelers- Prepare before
hand by getting two ribbons exactly
alike and the same length; double
each SO the ends come together: tie
the ribbons at the folds with a thread
exactly the same color. slip on the
rings and give two OF the spectators
the ends to hold. They will believe
that each is holding the ends of the
two different ribbons. Have them
hold the ribbons slaclSly. and then
ask each of them for the ends they
hold and exchange with them the
ends they before held. Take hold OF
one of the rings at the centre. dex-
trously break the thread that holds
the ribbons and slip off the rings.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-10

Adrianople is the second city of
the Turkish empire, and has from
100000 to 10000 Inhabitants. at least
one-third OF whom are Greeks and the
rest Turks. Armenlans and Jews. 1t
is the capital of the viilayet of Edlr
mich. situated on the Martha tthe an
cient Hebrus) in Thrace. about 1870
miles northwest OF Constantinople
The most eapacious bazaar. named
after Ali Pasha, is the center of trade,
which Is considerable. the city being
the focus OF the whole OF Thrace. 1t
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-10
The Flour Merchant.


The one who personates the flour
merchant will try every way to dis
pose oil his stock of flour, by asking
question after question OF the others.
who must, in their answers, be caro-
full not to use these words: Flour. /.
yes on no; as they are forbidden. and
the one who is caught using them will
have to pay forfeit.
The flour merchant must persevere
in his endeavors to make the players
use one of the interdicted words.
For instance:
DO you wish any flour today"
There Is none required"
But you will soon want it; let me
persuade you to take some"
That is impossible"
why SO? 1t is the very best of
flour; just look at it; it is so very fine
and white
THE quality is matter of indif
ference to me-"
"But it will make such good. sweet
bread. Do take some"
You have had my answer"
Have l? must have forgotten ii.
What was it?"
MY answer was. decidedly not
any"
But. madame, consider; it is a
very reasonable price"
Il will not take any"
The -four merchant having succeed
ed in making her say a." proceeds to
the next one.
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Rata in the sun.

It used to be thought that the bat
was active only by night and sleeps
pretty well all winter. No doubt the
animal loves darkness and Is more
at home in it. but II the weather be
warm enough it will venture into day
light even in the cold months OF the
is beginning to fall. IT is common
enough to see them flying about in
summer. They can hardly be mis-
taken for birds. for their hight is
neither SO graceful nor SO rapid
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-10

sas and Texas railway. but during the
course Of twenty-five years has
represented in a legal capacity the
Santa F'e and several other roads. He
is virginian by birth, was raised and
educated in Iowa, and has practiced
law in Iowa, Kansas and Missouri.
mainly in the capacity OF railroad
attorney. He is about SO years Of
age.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-10
COMING TO GET LYncHEAAun

Detectives Sail from Liverpool on
Their Way to indianapolis.
Federal officials at Indianapolis have
received word that two Scotland Yard
detectives have left Liverpool for In
dianapolis armed with warrants and
extradltlon papers for James l.,
Lynchehaun. the Irish fugitive under
arrest here.
Lynchehaun is attracting more at
tention here than any other prisoner
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-10
4oNoRsD BY BAR ASSOCIATION.
James Haeerman. Prominent Railroad
Attorney, Elected President.

James Hagerman, who was elected
president of the American Bar Asso-
citation at the recent convention in
Hot Springs. is railroad attorney Of
national reputation. He IL now gen
eral solicitor for the Missouri, Kan
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-10

before given number of seconds
have passed Usually one minute is
the allotted time. Then. il he Is not
ready, any one in the company may
call IT out and change places
In this way number of clever
rhymes may be forthcoming. and the
game may he kept up till the ingenu.
ity of the players is exhausted
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-10
shout ereaks a CLASS.

Every one knows that windows will
rattle when loud noise is made in
a room, but very few persons know
that glass can be broken by shout
ing into it.
Any ordinary glass which has a
clear tone will do for this trick. and
the exact nature of its tone can read
lily be ascertained by passing a moist.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-10

ened finger around its rim. This point
being settled, the performer should
hold the glass in front of his mouth
and shout into it in n tone about an
octave higher than that of the glass.
The result will be that the glass
will break Immediately, and for the
reason that it will not have strength
enough to resist the force exerted
against 1t by the waves of air.
The thinner the glass is the more
easily will II be broken. A common
beer glass. however, is the one which
is generally used.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-10
Rhyming.

This game is never old. and for
rainy days there is nothing like it,
There are SO many topics which can
be jingied into funny rhymes, If the
rhymers have ingenuity.
The fun consists In the head person
starting the first line. The person
next must give the rhyming line
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-10
To peeorate Candies.

Candles can be decorated by rolling
pictures tightly round them and warm
ing the backs of the pictures by pass
ing the flame of match or another
candle ovp- them. To get the best
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-10

is also the residence OF governor gen
eral, a Greek archbishop foreign con
suls and missionaries. The town was
founded by the Emperor Hadrian. and
soon attained great commercial and
military Importance. It was the scene
of famous encounters in the time OF
the Romans. the byzantine Empire
and the crusados Taken by the Sui
tan Murad l. in 1861. It remained the
Turkish capital until the taking of
constantlnople in 1453 In 1929 Adri-
anople was captured by the Russian
general. Diobitsch. and treaty OF
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-10
The Japanese FLYER.

A very simple flying machine can
be made from a piece of cigar box
wood. Cut ruler-like strip OF wood,
and bore exactly in It's center "A small
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-10

results the engraving should be newly
printed on thin paper with plenty of
ink, and. If they are half tones.
should be coarse grained. Effective
designs can be found in great variety
in many illustrated periodicals.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-10

order to let each person get to
his own property without trespassing
on that Of others. The problem was
given last week. How many OF you
solved It?
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-10

hole. the size OF slate pencil. On
one half of the strip the right. on the
other half of the left side is filed
down to a knife-lilse edge tsee illustra-
tion). Cut round stick of wood
about the length and thickness of a
penholder. and insert 1t from below
into the hole of the flyer. The illus
tration to the right shows how the
stick of wood is brought to n whirling
motion. causing the flyer to fly high
into the air.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-10

over the whole situation the conciu-
sion is inevitable
These boys in the years OF adoles-
cence are entering into a new world
world full OF energy. They do not
know what to do with themselves
They must be kept busy. given con-
stant active outdoor occupation and
recreation. especially on Sunday.
when they have nothing to do. In
stead of going to the saloons. how
much better to have them either par
ticipate in or witness baseball games
and o.her sports. Or they may go
into the woods. Activity will tide
them over this storm and strcss
period of adolescence"
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-10
Maqic RInas.

Either large beads or rings may be
used in this trick. which is of classic
origin. as 1t was performed long ago
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-09-10

Answer to Plot Problem.
This is the way in which the plot
of land should have been divided in
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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-10-14
Suit and Counter Suit.

badly mixed case was tried before
Judge Peters in the municipal court Sat-
urday morning, in which Ira Hagan, jr.,
and Charles M. Whitman, both of Ellis
worth Falls, were the participants.
Hagan brought an action OF trespass
against Witham on account of damage
alleged to have been done his property by
the iatter's hens. He claimed that the
hens rooted up and destroyed his garden
during the summer, and,althongh he had
warned Witham that he would shoot the
hens unless they were shut up, they were
still allowed to run, and for protection of
his property Hagsn shot several of them.
Witham brought a counter suit to re-
cover damages for the loss of the hens.
Many witnesses were summoned and
the case occupied the t,ention OF the
court the entire forenoon.
Judge Peters rendered his decision in
the afternoon, awarding Hagan $40 dam
ages, and Withsm IS for the loss of his
hens.
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Thursday morning Ralph H. Hamilton,
Fred Starkey, Roland Austin and Charles
James, section hands on the Maine Cen
trail railroad, attached their hand car to
| the down freight, and In rounding curve
near Green lake, the car jumped the
track, and the men were thrown violently
10 tne GROUND. naml1on was severely
inlureo' sustaining numerous cuts ana
bruises; James received pao scalp
wound, Whhe tne otner TWO escaped unin-
Jureo. hamlitoh was Drought TO TINS city
on tne ireighe trein' ana after neing
treated oy Drs. osgooo ana Hoogklns'
was removed 10 the residence OF Mrs.
wesley salisbury, MS cousin. Iaken all
In all the men had lucky escape.
F. A. Orcutt, Clifton Woodward, c. H.
| Brown, r. B. Holmes, James Limeburner
and their wives, OF this city, and III. l..
Smith and wife, of Lamoine, drove to
Holden last Saturday afternoon and took
tea with Mr.. Orcutt's sister, Mrs. E. E..
Strout. In the evening they drove to
Bangor, accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-10-14
MURCH FAMILY REUNION.
First Annual Meeting - Interesting
Affair at Bayside.

First Annual Meeting - Interesting
Affair at Bayside.
The first reunion of the Murch family
was held at the home of William s..
Murch at Bayside, Oct. 6. The first to
arrive and the Oldest person present was
Mrs. CHARITY e. Royal, OF Ellsworth, she
having passed her eig hty- fifth birthday.
long before the dinner hour mem bers OF
the family to the number OF twenty two
had arrived.
At 80 Rev. j. P. Simonton offered
prayer, and then followed bountiful
picnic dinner. AT 8 o'clock business
meeting was held. Capt. David Mosley
was chosen moderator and Augustus T..
Jones clerk.
Officers were elected as follows: Will
liam S. Murch, presidents William E..
Clough, first vice. president; Mrs. Adelia
e. Clough, second vice-president; Mrs.
Alice j. Murch, treasurer.
Then followed an interesting address OF
welcome by Miss Lola A. Murch, who
referred to the auspicious circumstances
attending this, the first Murch reunion.
After the address, which was thoroughly
enjoyed by all, the company joined in
singing several familiar hymns.
The oldest gentleman present was Will
liam Murch Jones, who is in his seventy
sixth year.
The last to leave was Mrs. Kincaid, of
Ellsworth Falls.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-10-14

Miss Anna r. Hight is In Boston on
business.
Chief-Juetice wisweil Is holding court
in Portland.
Miss Nancy Dutton is Ill at her home on
Main street.
Walter Smith returned from Boston
Friday evening.
ExMayor c J. Hutchings, OF Brewer,
Is in town on business.
Mrs. John F. Whitcomb Is seriously Ill
at her home on Main street.
James Frazier, who has been yachting
during the summer, is home.
Rev. J. 2. Simonton returned from
Rock port last Saturday morning.
Harvard H. Lord has entered the Uni
versity OF Maine law school at Bangor.
There viii be harvest concert at the
Methodist church next Sunday evening.
Mrs. William ii. Dresser left Saturday
for a months visit in New York and
Boston.
Mrs. Lynnwod f. Giles and Mrs. John II
Mcdonald are visiting in Rockland and
Boston.
The Unitarian society will hold an old
time harvest supper in the vestry this
evening.
A harvest thanksgiving concert will be
given in the BAPTIST church Sunday even
Ing, Oct. rs.
There will be a harvest supper and
apron sale at the Methodist vestry We'd
nesday, Oct. 81.
Wins Foster has purchased the resi-
dence of.the IateCapt. John B. Jordan on
Water street.
Chester A. Maddocks, principal OF the
Northeast Harbor grammar school, was in
town last week.
A special meeting of Lygonia lodge, F..
and A. M, was held Saturday evening to
work the third degree.
F. M. Gaynor and wife have returned
from Northeast Harbor. "The Gaynor"
Is closed for the winter.
Capt. Samuel L. Lord, who accompanied
his half brother, Capt. Jacob Z. Lord, to
New York, has returned.
Capt. W. d. Bennett, George E. Patte>
son and J. Robert Emery, of Bucksport,
we're In town Monday.
r. E. Mason sailed for New York Sat-
urday, on the "Willie l.. MAXWELL, as the
guest of Capt. J. A. Bowden..
Rev. David Kerr went to Hancock Mon
day to attend the funeral OF Mrs. Mary
Crabtree, OF South Hancock.
A social hop will be given at Odd Fell
lows hall Friday evening. Monag hams
orchestra will furnish music.
At meeting OF the Dirigo club last
Friday evening, 1t was decided to hold
its annual concert and ball Thanks
giving eve. The following committee
has the affair in hand: G e. Mona
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North Ellsworth Fair.

The North Ellsworth Farmers club
held its first annual fair last Wednes-
day, and it proved huge success. 1t is
conseryatively estimated that over 1909
persons were in attendance.
The display of cattle, swine, poultry
and produce was as good as any seen in
this section this year.
The horse racing proved to be very in
teresting despite he fact that none OF the
horses were very speedy. The races re-
suited as follows
Farmers Race
Modoc Harry Rowe, Ellsworth ...... /
Rex, Marcellus Emery. Green Lake,. . / 2
Lady Pembroke, Alexander Gray, North
Time, o6M, sos, 259k.
Society Race
Franchon. Carlton McGown, Ellsworth 3
M Mckinley, Hamlin Maddocks, North Els
worth ......................... l
Nicolin Boy. Benz. Maddocks, Nicoin.. 2 2
Time, 20. 3.42.
Free For All Race
Dallas, Arthur Clement, Ellsworth..... 2 8
Midget, Alex Gray, North Orland...... IL
Willie Wilkes, Clarence Winchester.
Brewer 2
Time, 59S 2 49k.
Ladies' Race
Modoc, Mrs. Carrie Lynch ......-............
Rex, Mrs. Mary Emery ................
Commercial, Miss Addie Maddocks......... 8
The one hundred yard dash was won by
Hamin Maddocks; Winfred Maddocks,
second; Edward Msddocks, third; Harold
Maddocks, fourth
In the evening grand ball and supper
were given in Agricultural hall. About
$50 couples were present.