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The Elbert County tribune., 1904-03-03
~ Didn't Think"

0iunt Intuk.
II all the troubles in the world
Were traced back to the start,
Wed fnd mot one in ten begun
From want OF willing heart.
But there's sly woodworking elf
who turks about youths brink.
ana sure dlsmny he brings away
The elf II didn't think"
lie seems so sorry when he's caught.
his mien Is all contrite;
IA. - regrets the woe he wrought.
AND wants to make things right.
But wishes do not heal n wound.
Nor weld n broken link:
Ine heart aches on. the link is gone
All through Il didn't think
When brain Is comrada to the heart.
And heart from soul draws grace.
Il didn't think viii quick depart
ror lack OF resting place.
II from that great unseifsh stream
The golden rule we drink
Wen keep Gods laws and have no
To say. II didn't think"
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-03-03
Glass sIowinq for Amusement.


Boys cannot blow glass SO as to
make bottles and goblets and other
articles of that kind, but they can
amuse themselves for hours by melt
Ing bits of glass and joining them to-
gether, or by melting small glass tubes
and either drawing them out to mere
threads or blowing them into little
balloons until their surface is as thin
as soap bubble and almost as fra
gile.
The glass tubes referred to are
smaller than the end of a pipestem
are about four inches in length, and
are made Of very thin glass. A dozen
of them may be bought for few cents
at any place where chemical supplies
are sold.
For this glass blowing amusement a
homemade blow pipe will be needed.
and that any boy can make without
trouble. Get two common clay pipes,
and break OF the stem of one about
three inches from the little end. Then
get cork that exactly fits the bowl
of the other pipe. cut a hole through
1t large enough to insert the mouth
piece already broken of, and draw
this piece through the cork until the
larger end is flush with the surface of
the cork.
Now put the cork in the bowl of the
pipe, and fill the small end of the
inserted stem with clay. Make hole
through the clay with a needle. and
your blowpipe is complete.
To use 1t on glass. the fame of
common tallow candle is all that you
need. Take piece of broken window
glass. and hold 1t with your left hand
close to the flame; then, holding the
blowpipe SO that the shorter stem
nearly touches the flame, blow stead
lily through the pipestem a current of
air into the fame. This will send the
fame on to the glass, and the heat
will be SO great that the glass will
soon become a red-hot, melting mass,
which may be worked into various
shapes with a pair of pinchers. Or
several bits Of glass of different colors
may be Joined by turning the full
force of the lame on them.
But 1t is even more amusing to ex-
pertinent with the glass tubes. Blow
the flame on the end of one of them
until 1t becomes red-hot, and then with
the pinchers press the ends together.
thus closing 1t. To make a balloon all
you have to do now is to heat the end
that is closed, or rather that part of
the tube near the closed end, and then,
laying aside the blowpipe. blow into
the open end of the tube with your
mouth. II you do this before the glass
has had time to cool, the tube will
expand at that end until 1t forms a
bubble, or balloon, and If you blow
long enough, and the glass is. hot
enough. you may make it about as
thin as a soap bubble.
Some Of the boys may want to know
why a blowpipe increases the heat Of
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-03-03

he deliberately adopt plan to outy7it
his foes, but he proves his wisdom by
selecting place up the river. know
ing that the alligators would have to
swim against the stream to reach him
and thus increasing his chance Of
safety.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-03-03
Boy Composer.

Very few little boys of enjoy
lesson on the plano. And OH how
they do hate to practicel Yet far
across the sea lives eight-year-old Max
Darenski. who is now far advanced
tn musical studies. and who. three
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-03-03
A Bit of Party Fun,

The effect OF this grotesque makeup
is indescribably funny. particularly II
the boy who assumes 1t has some
thing of the comic actor in him. 1t
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-03-03

thicknesses. crosswlse. These slits
extend from the long slit nearly to the
sides of the card. Now. If you unfold
the card you will have it in the singu-
lar shape shown In the picture. 1t is
almost all hole. you see. though it is
still all whole. and by spreading and
stretching it carefully you can pass.
through it without any trouble.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-03-03

the flame so much. 1t is because the
air blown into the flame supplies 1t
with largely increased amount Of
oxygen and this produces more COM
busticn.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-10-27

Federal post at JOhnSOnville had been
fortified by strong heavily armed
redoubt built upon Il hill commanding
the river. The vast military depot
was incloSed with long line of rife
pits, and at the time Forrest arrived
three gunboatS lay in the river which
at that point is 500 yards wide. For
rest attacked from the opposite or west
side of the river. which was under the
guns of the Federal redoubt.
The scene where Forrest WAS COM
PEELED to operate had already been
looked to by the Federals The bank
is abrupt and about twenty feet above
water level. Inshore the land fails
away and Il forest of large trees had
been cut away close To the river to
prevent hostile approach of the kind
Forrest was attempting. But the old
raider never fiinched from impossible
tiles and sent Il man of deeds. General
Lyon. to the spot TO establish guns
within range Of the enemies gunbOatS
and other shipping at the landing
Lyon and his men hauled four guns
by hand through the woods and stumpS
TO the natural rampant formed 10y the
high bank. Working all night. the
raiders eXcavated chambers in the
bank and cut four embraSures open
ing on the river, which they hid
from the foe by transplanting bushes
in front of them. Just below the town
six more guns We're hauled to the front
in,
bushes, but were not sunk, for Forrest
wished them ready to speed away aft
err any gunboats which should attempt
to escape down the river when the
bombardment opened. While this work
was in progress the colonies and briga-
diers posted their best shots in the
timber lining the west bank behind
logs and in ravines where they could
have range on the gunboats.
At - o'clock on the 4th all was
ready on the Confederate side. Forrest
ordered the guns to open at o'clock.
and to secure uniformity all the
watches of the officers were set uni
fOrmly. The enemy little dreamed of
the tempest ahead. Some gunboats
cruising around dropped down the riy-
err, but three at the landing We're rest
ing idly with steam up, their sailors
washing lheir clothes on deck. Sol
diers were moving about and pasSen-
gers, including ladies. were taking
steamers to depart. Says an eyeWit-
ness: Forrest anXiously surveyed the
scene until the moment for action had
come: Then, aiming with his own eye
and hand a piece in the lower battery
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-10-27

SHE HURRIED TO DIR. KIRBY's OFFICE
sometimes spoke of Wall street opera
tons with the air of one who directed
them.
Robert Walbridge has been men
toned already. He was big, hand
some, reckless young fellow, a close
pattern of his grandfather at the same
age.
Lastly there was Celia Graydon, a
very lovable girl with violet eyes and
fine spun red hair of the sort that
seems softly self illumined. Her rela-
tionship to Mr.. Durland was exceed
ingly remote, but she was dear to his
heart. He looked forward to her mar
rage with Robert Walbridge when the
young man should have proved his ca
pacity to strive with the world and
subdue the perils of a hasty disposi-
ton. The attitude of the young people
toward this match was somewhat in
determinate. 1t was viewed by the
other heirs with natural disfavor. Mrs.
Rebecca Durland had a son in the
west; Mrs. Starr had two daughters
at boarding school, land, for goodness
sake as she expressed it, what do
we want of any more?"
Early in the summer there had been
an ebullition in the Durland house
hold, and Robert Walbridge had boil
ed out over the edge of the kettle. He
had way of disappearing at such
times, to the grief of Celia and the
wrath of Mr.. Durland. The others
would always be anxious, though sus-
tanned by hope of the worst, and on
the occasion in question they had good
grounds, for 1t was reported that Rob
ert had gone back to certain political
associates whom his grandfather espe-
cially despised. Shortly after gradual
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for it was false, tricky and dishonora-
bic. He decided that the news must
come to Mr.. Durlands ears That Rob
ert had remained so long passive I'M
der the accusation was proof of his
guilt. 1t was not just that a thief
should inherit fortune in the dark
As result of his strenuous medita-
tons Kirby thrust on his hat and went
to public telephone. where he called
up the office Of Stanley Curtis. who
was Mr.. Durland's attorney Pretend
ing to be a reporter, Kirby inquired
about Robert Walbridge. rumored to
be incarceratcd in the city prison Mr.
Curtis had not heard the rumOr; lie
was amazed by it; he would investi-
gate Immediately.
Kirby took a long walk and then
went to the Durland house as if upon
his usual late afternoon call Mrs Re
becca met him in the hall. her face
wearing Il cast iron smile.
''Nr. Curtis just called by telephone"
said she. He has heard about Rob
ert.'
Good heavens" exclaimed Kirby
You haven't told Mr. Durland?'
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Nv IITH his jaw laid in the hOl-
! Nv low of his hand as if he had
w toOthache, DIR. Willard
Kirby paced the floor of his
office. He was tall young man. high
shouldered and bony, and he had IL
loose jointed gait, slightly suggestive
of Il skeleton propelling itself without
the usual assistance from the softer
fabric of the muscles His face was
intelligent and rather pleasing, except
for the deep lines across the forehead
which were partly fixed and partly the
result of his strenuous mental effort of
the moment.
DIR. Kirby was graphing with Il re
markable problem, which gripped him
i'll return as if with a dozen strong
hands. 1t took hold upon his heart
his pocket, his professional honor and
his private conscience 1t arose ont of
the following facts:
In the early spring he had been called
to attend old Putnam Durland, incom-
parably the best patient that had ever
come his way Upon this occasion the
regular family physician was not to be
found, and therefore the millionaires
grandson, Robert Walbridge. had sum-
moned DR.. Kirby, with whom he had a
slight acquaintance. 1t was not great
emergency, except as all illness is Sc
rious to man of ninety years. but
Mr.. Durland was well pleased with the
young doctor and angry with his for
mer medical adviser. whom he prompt
ly discharged and appointed Kirby in
his place. The advantages, emoluments
and incidental consequences of this APP
pointment had changed the face of the
world for Kirby, and he had expressed
hearty gratitude to Bob WaIbridge.
Under the venerable Mr.. Durland's
roof there dwelt a strange and inhar-
moniOus assemblage of prospective
d heirs. There was Mrs. Rebecca Dur
land, dark and tragic. Il picture all in
straight lines-straight black eye
brOws, straight thin lips, straight
meager shoulders and perennial
black dress that hung straight down
as rigid as iron. She was the widow Of
the old mans eldest son. There was
MIS- JulId SldII, uduSuteF OIL Ills SIS
ter, long since deceased. Mrs. Starr
was a weak woman of a straw yellow
hue who seemed to be listening and
waiting and always sat on the extreme
edge of a chair so that she might Jump
up the quicker to claim her share Of
the money. There was Il Mr.. Starr,
brother Of Mrs. Starts deceased hus-
band. Mr.. Starr naturally had no great
expectations, and he revealed that fact
by the settled melancholy of his visage
: He was and had been for many years
a clerk in a brokers' office, and he
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-10-27

at the appointed instant ten pieces,
the landing, We're discharged with such
harmony that it could not be discerned
that there was more than one report
one heavy gun. Immediately steam
and smoke poured forth from the boats
and at every aperture from one of
them, while her crew were seen jump
ing into the river nearest the shore and
swimming for the landing, showing
that her steam apparatus was mortal
ly hurt. Another of the gunboats turn
ed toward shore. The ladies just APP
preaching the transports rushed eX-
citedly up the hillside toward the fort
Only one of the gunboats returned the
fire, but the redoubt burst forth with
a storm of shells thrown with much
precision. The Confederates piled their
artillery with unabated energy, and,
the sharpshooters joining in, their UNI
erring rifles kept up fierce and deadly
fire at the ports of the gunboats."
At the end of an hour two gunboats
were in flames and the third was run
ashore and deserted. The burning gun
boats set several barges afire, and in
two hours from the time the first shot
was heard every vessel in sight was
blazing. A pile of hay and row of
filled whisky barrels were set on fire
by shells, and when the raiders moved
off at dark they left behind a confa-
grafton which licked up everything
combustible at Johnsonville The loss
was estimated at $S,0O0,0O0 and includ-
ed three gunboats, eleven transports,
eighteen barges, besides buildings and
stores. GEORGE L. KILMER.
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In the
Shadow of the
Dollar
By HOWARD FIELDING


u TITH his jaw laid in the hol-
~ low of his hand as if he had
v toOthache, DR.. Willard
Kirby paced the floor of his
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*No, stops at Oakland only to let off pas
sengers from points west of Grafton.
GEO. L. POTTER, General Manager
d. B. MARTIN =
Manager Passenger Traffic.
V. V. WASHBURNE. Agent.
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EDWARD II. SINCELL.
L ATTORNEY-AT-L
OAK LAND MARY T,A1

viii practice inthe Courts of Garrett and
Allegany counties, the Court of Appeals of
Maryland, and the adjoining counties OF
West virginia.
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nR. r. F. BARTLETT,
u DENTIST
ONCE in McComas Building, Second street,
Oakland, Md.
Special attention given to bridge and crown
work.
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BALTIMORE q OHIO R.R. TINE TABLE
~ IN EFFECT Nov. 49, 1903.
GOING WEST.

The following time table on the X. Il %,
went into effect on sunday, May 10 1904
Trains now leave Oak land as follows:
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Army Orders.

First Lieut.. Alexander J. Macnab. 25th
Infantry, and Second Lieuts. William E,
Gilmore 18th Infantry: H. Clay M. Sup
plee, 10Th Infantry; Carl C. Jones, Sd In
fantry; William w. White, 18th Infantry;
James G. Taylor. 18th Infantry, and Alex
ander NJ Hall, 18th Infantry, have been
ordered to examination for promotion.
The change in the name of Major Albert
d. Niskern, commissary. to that of Albert
d. Kniskern, by decree of the probate court
for the county of Barry. state of Michigan,
has been announced to the army, and he
will hereafter be borne on all rolls and rec
ords pertaining to the army as Albert ID.
Kniskern.
First Lieut.. John S. Chambers, Sd Infan-
try, has been transferred to the 18th In
fantry. Company b. and ordered to join
that company.
First lieutenants recently promo.ca ksve
been assigned to- regiments as follows:
Clyde b. Crusan, to the 10Th Infantry;
Sherman A. White, to the 23d Infantry;
Samuel c. Orchard, to the Sd Infantry;
Sydney Smith, TO the 22d Infantry; William
II. Clendenin, to the nth Infantry; John M
Craig, to the 10th Infantry. and Harold 3.
Pearce, to the 18th Infantry.
Capt. Robert d. Walsh. 9th Cavalry, has
been detailed to attend the encampment OF
the organized militia of the state of Idaho
to be held at American Lake during the en-
suing summer.
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circuit. submitted by Mr. e. p. AxwelI and
Mr. C. d. Rinehart for the petitioner, and
by Mr.. H. Bisbee andeMr5 George c. Bedell
No. i (originaD-Thes state of New Jersey.
complainant agt the State of Delaware
Time for taking testimony extended to the
first Monday in January next, on motion of
Mr. George II. Bates for defendant
No. 6e:,-The Mexican Central Rail-
way Company limited petitioner. agt. H.
A. RoJinson; petition for writ of certi-
orari 10 the United States circuit court of
appeals for the fifth circuit submitted by
Mr.. Alexander Britten. Mr A. B. Browne
and Mr. Eben Richands, for the petitioner,
and by, Mr.. Willard Patterson for the re-
snondant.
No. 8SO-The city OF johnson City, Tenn.
petitioner, agt. Municipal Trust Company,
limited petition for q writ of certiorari to
the United States circliitecourt of appeals
for the sixth circuit submitted by Mr.. Isaac
Harr and Mr. H. H Carr for the petitioner.
No. 6o2-World Marine,i Insurance Com
pany, limited, ct al, petitioners, agt. the
Lackawanna Transportation Company ct
al; petition for writ, of certiorari to the
United States circuit court of appeals for
~. second circuit, submitted by Mr.. Thos.
II. Clark in behalf of Mr.. Wilhelmus Myn-
derse for the petitioners, and by Mr.. John
G. Milburn and Mr.. Harvey d. Gouider for
the respondent.
America petitioner, agt steamship West
minister &C.; petition for writ of certio-
rari to the United States circuit court OF
appeals for the third circuit, submitted by
Mr.. Horace L. Cheyney and Mr. John F.
Lewis for the petitioner. and by Mr.. j.
Parker Kirfin for the respondent; leave
granted to petitioner to file reply brief
within three days
No. g. original-The state of South Da-
kota, complainant, agt. the state of North
Carolina ct al; leave to file petition for
rehearing herein on or before the first
day of the next term October 10) grant
ed, on motion of Mr.. James E. Shepard
Carolina.
Adjourned until Tuesday, May 81. at II
o'clock
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day; warmer in western portion tonight;
fresh southerly winds.
Minimum temperature past twenty-four
hours, So; a year ago, 40.
Weather conditions and general forecast:
The disturbance central Monday morning
in Arkansas has moved east-northeast and
increased considerably in intensity during
the last twenty-four hours. 1t has caused
general rains in the Ohio valley and thence
southwark to the gulf and eastward
to the Carolina coast. Rain has also fallen
in southern Texas and the middle Missis-
sippi valley. Fair weather has prevailed in
the western districts under the influence of
an area of high pressure that overlies the
middle Rocky mountain region. 1t is UNI
seasonably cold in that district, frost being
reported this morning from Colorado. Wy
oming, also from western North Dakota,
western New York and upper Michigan.
Cloudy, rainy weather will prevail tonight
and Wednesday In the Ohio valley, the
lower lake region, the middle and south At
lantic states
1t will be somewhat colder tonight in the
east gulf states
The winds on the lower lakes will be fresh
northeast to north; on the east gulf and
| south Atlantic coasts fresh southerly; on
the middle Atlantic coast fresh easterly,
increasing in force tonight.
Records for Twenty Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer ana barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning
at pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-May 16, pm, 66; s pm.
90; II midnight, 81. May II, am, "a; 8
am, %; II noon. "a; p.m., sc.
Maximum 81, at pm. May 10; minimum
50 at am. May IL.
Barometer-May 10, 4 pm, 1890; pm,
90 80; IL midnight, 2991. May II, am,
29. IS; pm., 29.s5.
Downtown Temperature.
The temperature registered today by At
heck's standard Thermometer was fol-
| lows: 8 am, 81; IL noon, 50; pm, II.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
am: Great Falls, temperature, "a; condi-
| ton "a. Dalecarlia reservoir, temperature,
| 81; condition at north connection, IS; con-
| dition at south connection, 80. Georgetown
| distributing reservoir. temperature, 81; con-
| dftion at infiuent gatehouse. 36; condition
at efiiuent gatehouse, SO. Washington city
reservoir, temperature, 66: condition at i'm
| fluent, SO; condition at efiiuent, SO.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
| lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
| tinguishing begun one hour before sunrise.
| All arc and incandeseent lamps lighted fif-
/ teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
I forty 1--we minutes before sunrise.
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Court of Appeals.

Present: Associate Justices Morris and
Shepard and Mr.. Thomas H. Anderson,
associate justice Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia.
1417-Swart agt Justh; continued.
141S-Looney agt.s Metropolitan Railroad
Company ct al; continued.
1414-Hughes agt- Grennan Construction
Company; argument commenced by Mr.. M.
N. Richardson for appellant and continued
by Mr. M. j. Colbert for appellee.
1419-Howard agt. Evans; argument COM
meneed by Mr.. B. F. Leighton for appel
liant and concluded by Mr.. j. d. Sullivan
for appellee.
1427-Neely Construction Company agt.
Browning ct al; continued. Adjourned
from day to day until Tuesday, May "a,
1904.
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District supreme Court.

EQUITY COURT NO. 1-Justice Anderson.
Rutherford agt. Jones; C. C.aTucker and
Myer Cohen appointed receivers; bond, $40,
900; complainant's solicitors, Myer Cohen
and Tucker & Kenyon.
Latimer agt Evans; trustee authorized
to invest funds in certain real estate; COM
plainant's solicitor. w. C. Clephane; de-
PENDANTS solicitors, A. H. Bell and r. D.
Smith.
Smith agt Smith; absolute divorce grant
ed; compliments solicitor, P. w. Frisby;
defendants solicitor, ], w. Patterson.
Nodine agt. Nodine; do; complainant $
solicitor, Chase Roys; defendants solicitor,
George c. Meigs.
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The City Lights.

The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
tinguishing begun one hour before sunrise.
All arc and incandeseent lamps lighted If
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-tive minutes before sunrise.
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Minimum temperature past twenty-four
hours, So; year ago, 40.
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Building Permits.

Building permits were issued today az
follows:
Davidson & Davidson. six three-story
brick dwellings, Nos. 1910 to 1920 10th street
northwest; cost. $4,000
j. w. Garrison. one two-story frame
dwelling, Nichols avenue, Anacostia; cost,
s., 500.
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nlb16-tf.47
Bank by Mail.

We lave q patented system of conducting the
business of banking by mail. applicable to both
savings and checking accounts. Ii is easier and
simpler to bank with b. mail than to 70 10 {
bank In person, Bv our system your account u
automatically checked and have a completes
statement each time deposit or draw money.
Your account In bank Is not subject to the On.
amin ,fion u YOUR tax assessor
81 savings deposits. 2h% on checking ae-
ccunta