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The Elbert County tribune., 1907-09-12
DUCK TIES UP PHONE SYSTEM.
Gets Wire in Its Mouth and Line Is
Short-Circuited.

Watertown, S. Done spoonbill
duck was the cause of the suspension
OF the long distance telephone service
east of this city for several hours.
All tests known to the management
were applied but failed to locate the
seat of trouble. A lineman was
despatched by team to ascertain the
cause. He found that, just east of AL.
lamont. the third station from this
city, on the Northwestern railroad, a
spoonbill duck. in its flight from one
lake to another, had evidently started
to quack either o greeting or warn
ing to It's mate and had caught the
wire full in the mouth. The momen-
tum had carried 1t against a second
wire, the two forming yicelike grip
upon the birds neck. the body making
several revolutions around the wires
and twisting them into a cable. thus
short-circuiting the system. The duck,
with a broken neck. was still suspend
ed from the wires when the linesman
reached the scene.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-09-12
SUBURB REFUSES CARRIERS.
Lake Forest Prefers Rural Fashion Of
Going to the Post Office.

Waukegan, Ill.-There will be no
free delivery of mail for the city of
Lake Forest If the residents can pre-
vent the post office department giving
them such system. The innovation
is entirely too citified for Lake Forest.
which is striving to maintain at any
cost truly rural atmosphere.
Then, too, say the suburbanites, the
institution of free delivery system
will deprive them of the pleasure of
"going for the mail" And no country
crossroads grocery ever boasted a
cracker box clientele as sincere in its
attachment for the common meeting
place as is the Lake Forest contingent
in it1 affection for the post office as a
place for the exchange of social small
talk and the clearing house of harm.
less gossip of the suburb.
Leave us our old-fashioned post
Office" cries Lake Forest, "and give
the mail carriers to some one who
wishes them. We are satisfied to be
as countrified as possible"
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-09-12
SEA GIVES UP BANK CHECKS.
Papers Drift 500 Miles and Puzzle the
Finders.

London.-A remarkable discovery of
checks, which had drifted 500 miles
at sea, has been made on the German
coast at Wyk. in the Island of Fohr.
They were drawn on the Dover
branch of the National Provincial
Bank of England, the manager of
which was notified of their discovery
through Lloyd's agency at Fohr. The
German finders believed them to be
valuable. and asked If any reward was
offered for their recovery.
At first the whole affair was a mys.
terry to the bank officials, but inquiries
resulted in a peculiar explanation.
About six months ago a client OF
the bank. who had changed his ad.
dress, placed a large number of old
checks and other papers in a sack.
He had the sack taken out into the
straits of Dover and sunk.
In the drift of about 500 miles from
Dover to the Island of Fohr. off the
German coast. the sack had burst.
with the result that the checks it con-
tained will probably be floating ashore
on various parts of the European
coast line.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-09-12
TREE MAKES FIGHT FOR LIFE.
Attacked by Ants and Other Parasites,
Maple Still Lives.

Brooklyn, N. Y.-There is tree on
Rockaway road. near Fulton street, ia
maica, which, because of its tenacity
to life, is the wonder of residents and
passersby. 1t is Norway maple,
probably not more than Is years old
measuring over yard in circumfer-
ence about the trunk, and about 30
feet high. For a length of six feet
right in the middle of the trunk, the
wood has been rotted completely
through in one spot, while wood, well
sapped, measuring at the narrowest
probably not more than two inches
thick, is the channel through which
leaves and roots communicate All
this inside is the home OF big black
ants, which have bored big holes into
1t. Other parasites, invisible to the
naked eye, are also there. Really, the
whole side of the trunk is corroded.
Yet the top of the tree is as green
and fourishing as any tree could be.
There are practically no dead leaves
or boughs, and the tree gives sign of
perfect health throughout.
Besides being rotted beneath. how
ever. three of the biggest limbs OF
the tree have been broken off in times
gone by, and the present foliage is on
their descendant shoots, which are
about as thick as one would find on
the ordinary willow after its top has
been sawed OF.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-09-12
GREAT-GRANpFATHER AT 81.
Pennsylvania Man Has Achieved
Unique Distinction for His Age.

Reading. Pa.-At 81, Peter F. Nagle
OF this place boasts of being the most
youthful greatgrandfather in the
state, while his son, William A. Nagle
OF z543 Berks street, Philadelphia, is
equally positive that few GRANDPA
thers can put down their ages at 3S.
Besides having the most youthful
greatgrandfather in the state. Baby
Carroll can boast OF the distinction of
having great-grandmothers living.
They are; Mrs. Peter F. Nagle. Mrs.
Thomas F. Beckley, who lives with
her husband at the home of William
Nagle; Mrs. Leonard Lewis. of Alba.
Pa, and Mrs. Anna Greenlaw, of vii.
Transport. The husbands of the two
latter are dead.
The latter is the father of Earl
Nagle. also of Philadelphia who is 81
years of age. and he has son. Carroll
Nagle. who was born two years ago.
William A. Nagle was a grandfather
at 81. which is considered very young
At family reunion held here some
time ago Peter F. Nagle, his son, vii
liam A: grandson, Earl, and great
grandson. Carroll. had their pictures
taken in a group.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-09-12
ARMY COURTS MARTIAL
FEWER THAN LAST YEAR

THERE was decrease of 683 trials
OF officers and men of the army by
courts-martial for the fiscal year end
ing June 80 last, as compared with the
previous year, according to the report
OF Nal Porter. the acting Judge advo-
cate of the army.
Thirty-four officers were tried by
court martial and nine we're acquitted.
Last year four officers were dismissed
from the service as compared with IA
during the previous year. The num-
Der of enlisted men tried was 3.s79
and 305 were acquitted. The total
number of officers and men tried was
3,913.
Among the enlisted men .1O1 we're
tried for desertion, 1872 on the charge
OF absence without leave, 223 for
drunkenness, 258 for larceny, 241 for
disobedience to non-commissioned Of
ficers. and 211 for disobeying superior
officers.
The report dwells upon the evil re-
suits following the passage of the anti
canteen act, which. IT is said, has
undoubtedly caused the location near
military reservations OF resorts for
the sale of intoxicating liquors" :"
These places are considered highly
detrimental to military discipline.
1t is suggested that the limit OF
punishment should be increased for
selling clothing issued to enlisted men,
and that provision be made for takir 3
up the uniform of a discharged sc !,
dier at an appraised value
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-09-12
PROF. LOWELL DECLARES PLAN
EFT is INHABITED.
WeIl-known Astronomer Says Recent
Observations Confirm Belief He
HeId-Star Gazer Watches
Evolution of Canals.

London.-In answer to a request
from the editor of Nature for an au-
thoritative statement of his observa-
tons of Mars made during the 1907
opposition Prof. Percival Lowell com
municates to that publication what he
believes are the most important re-
suits obtained.
Prof. Lowell declares the planet Is
at present the abode of an intelligent,
constructive life. "The results OBJ
tained," he writes, exceed what SEEM
ed likely in view of the unfavorable
declination of the planet to a position
SO southern as to render 1t practically
undesirable in England, France, or
the northern part of the United States.
The first of these relates to the polar
caps. From the fact that the observa-
tions were begun in March, three
months and half before opposition,
it was possible to catch both caps at
an interesting phase of their careers.
the southern one at its maximum and
the northern at the minimum ex-
tent.
THE southern cap at this epoch
stretched across 95 degrees latitude,
counting from one side of 1t to the
other, the northern only over night.
Since that date the dwindling of the
southern cap and the making of the
northern has been carefully watched
to the complete confirmation of the
curious manner in which the latter is
formed as witnessed here at two pre-
yious oppositions.
The next observed was the develop
ment of the canal system in the an
thracite and south temperate zones.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-09-12
SWALLOWS SNAKE IN WATER.
Cincinnati Man Has Unpleasant Expo
rience While Camping.

Lawrenceburg. Ind.-Shortly after
he had taken a drink of water from n
spring while camping in Kentucky.
Tnonas Jeffries. member of a Cincin-
nau club, became deathly sick, his
moans and groans awakening the 9th.
er members of the party. His distress
soon alarmed his friends. and a mes
senser was sent to Petersburg, KY.
ana returned with DR.. Ralph Tilley.
who. after a careful examination. was
unable to diagnose the case from the
external symptoms.
Inc doctor finally decided to admin
lister an emetic. which readily disclosed
tne cause of the sudden illness. JEFF.
fries complained to the doctor. saving
that ne thought he had severed or
wrehched some parts OF his internal
organs. DR.. Tilley found a garden
snake about five or six inches long
anu allVe- 1t is believed Jeffries swal-
lowed the snake when he drank at
the spring.
Jenrles said he was about hall
asleep when he went to get the drink
OF watef7 and he did not remember
swallowing the snake, but in a few
minutes afterward felt peculiar sen
sation in his stomach. jerking and
twisting feeling. He was given a stim
ulant and he improved rapidly. DR.
RILEY jokingly remarked that 1t was
the nrst time he knew or ever heard
OF man having snakes from drinking
water.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-09-12
Not Yet Dead In Law.

Vienna.-German courts appear to
take no chances in dealing with appli-
cations to presume the death of per-
sons who have long disappeared. The
principal Vienna papers publish a
long official advertisement from the
court at Oberndorf, calling upon one
Fildelis Rohr. born on April "a. 1910,
to appear before the said court some
time before March IL, 1908. other
wise he will be declared dead Is
Herr Fildelis Rohr would now be 1877
years old. were he alive, it is hardly
likely that the court will have the
pleasure of seeing him.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-09-12
GIRLS eAas SHOCKS voYAeERs.
Pads. corsets. Shoes, Stockings and
Undergarments Tabooed by Her.

New York.-There arrived the other
day on the steamship Lorraine young
woman who does not believe in nature
taking She frowns upon pads, cor
sets and all the rest that go to make
the female form divine. Even shoes
and stockings she views with con-
tempt. And as for a multiplicity OF
undergarments. she regards those
things as altogether unnecessary.
The ideal costume. according to this
remarkable young woman, Miss Eva
Palmer, who, by the way is New
Yorker, is a loose gown, nothing more.
When she applied for passage aboard
the Lorraine she gave brief synopsis
of her views on the clothing question
to the ticket agent.
do you adhere strictly to your be-
liefs?" he falteringly inquired.
Certainly" she replied.
The ticket agent was stumped. The
young woman, however, came to his
be perfectly proper" she said. Only
/ shall wear sandals instead of shoes"
The compromise satisfied the agent.
but Miss Palmer had neglected to tell
the agent that stockings were not
included in her costume. AS result,
persons who had heard Of the Kneipp
cure watched Miss Palmer with a
great deal of interest when she ap-
peared on the promenade deck"
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-09-12
CRUSADE ON GAMBLERS
Is LED BY ROOSEVELT
D RESIDENT ROOSEVELT is inter

ID RESIDENT ROOSEVELT is inter
ested deeply in the crusade against
gambling In the District of Columbia.
He is more than cooperating with the
local authorities. The campaign is
made under his direction. He has
thoroughly impressed upon the dis
trict commissioners his determination,
announced in one of his speeches, to
make Washington a clean city. As
the commissioners are his appointees,
and can be removed at his pleasure,
It is not surprising that the incum-
bents show zeal in the work cut out
for them.
In raid on alleged bucket-shops re-
Gently secret service officers were con-
spicuous. The explanation OF the
presence of federal officers is that the
president is determined that the local
laws shall be enforced and that gam.
bling shall be suppressed. The metro
polltan police and detective forces
are sufficiently strong, numerically, to
do the work, but to see that 1t was
performed thoroughly secret service
men were detailed. Whether they
have been assigned to keep tab on
local police is not known. 1t is known,
however, that much of the evidence
upon which the raids we're made was
gathered by the federal detectives.
No cry will be raised by the district
commissioners of federal interference
The prosecutions which are to follow
in the courts will be directed by a
presidential appointee, the district at.
torney. who in the District OF Colum
bia has charge of all cases before the
criminal courts.
The president also is giving hearty
federal cooperation in the efforts to
make Washington a clean city from
\ sanitary point OF view.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-09-12
Roosevelt Favors Old Home.

Hampstead. L. I.-That President
Roosevelt does not forget his home
county when personal requirements
are to be made good is manifested in
the purchase of two finely bred car
riage horses. which he has recently
bought from William Post & Son of
East Williston. The horses are deep
bays, with long names and tails, are
full brothers. and are capable of pull
ing a brougham at good speed. The
horses have been sent to Washington.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-09-12
Forsets Letter; Cost is sa12.

Atlantic City. N. J.-Failure to mail
a letter to his wife. who is in Vienna,
cost Charles Patton. western mining
man. 1912 in cable tolls when he filed
the letter over the deep sea lines tc
make up for his forgetfulness.
I've got letter here that l forgot
to mall on the last steamer" he said,
"and l want 1t sent direct as quickly
as possible"
The operators gasped when they
saw the closely written sheets, but the
dutiful husband never even WINGED
when he received the bill.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-09-12
Savinu Of Time.

Mabel can't see how you have
SO much time to devote to your music
Stella-Oh. my hair curls naturally.
Chicago News.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-09

, the Confederate troopers loaded
, themselves and their horses with
every conceivable thing, taken
mostly from the stores of the
towns they passed through. Not
only did they provide literally for
themselves, but they did not for
get TO remember the girls they
left behind them. At all events,
they loaded themselves and their
horses, and even spring wagons
with ai vast quantity of plunder,
such as muslin by the bolt, calico
by the hundred yards. shoes, stock
ings, corsets, underwear and
gloves. The hardware stores were
by no means neglected, these SOL
diers loaded themselves down with
skates. They lived entirely off the
country, taking bread from the
ovens. and meat from the family
larders. They punched their thirst
with
"Sometimes water, sometimes
milk;
Sometimes apple jack, fine as
silk. +"
On the 18th of July, more thar
two weeks after our start at the
Cumberland River, Morgan was APP
preaching the Ohio River, near
Burlington Island, not far from
the historic Blennerhasset Island.
In mid summer the Ohio River is
usually fordable at this poinr.
Morgan was striking for these fords
expecting to cross the Ohio River
Into West Virginia General Hob
SON S command was now about
eight hours in the rear of Nor
gan. and our men seemed thorough
ly exhausted. and the most of our
horses were "all in. -
Under this condition, General
Hobson ordered the picked men
and horses of three regiments, the
Seventh Ohio cavalry. under Col.
Israel Garrard; the English Michi-
gan cavalry under Col. William
2. Sanders, and the Second Ohio
cavalry all under the command
of Col. A. V. Kautz of the last
named regiment, with two pieces
OF artillery iH ised forward to
make supreme effort, sparing
neither man nor horse to bring
Morgan to bay and compel him to
fight before he could ford the Ohio
hiver. 1t was my coed fortune to
be selected as a factor in this for
lorn hope. This force Of picked
men frightened their belts, took up
their saddle girths two holes and
sprang into their saddles for the
sixteenth consecutive all-night
march on the evening of July
18th.
Col. A. V. Kautz the commend
er of the flying column, was an
officer Of the regular army, who
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-09

were 10000 in number, but as q
matter Of fact they numbered only
$500.
After crossing Cumberland River
below Burksville, Morgan made q
rapid march across the state of
Kentucky, the first $50 miles being
merely the warming-up heat. On
July 4th. at Green River Bridge,
near Columbia, he called upon Col
onel Moore, Of a Michigan regi-
ment, guarding the railroad bridge,
to surrender TO save the effusion
of blood. This Union officer
promptly replied that the Fourth
of July was not good day for sur
rendering, and that he was prepar-
ed to effuse all the blood that
might be called for. Morgan ac-
cepted the challenge, made the at
tack, and was speedily repulsed,
losing heavily in officers and men.
Morgan did not have time to re-
new the attack, as he learned that
Colonel Frank Wolford's brigade,
comprising the First Kentucky cav
airy and the Seventh Ohio cavalry
two large regiments, were APP
preaching to reinforce Colonel
Moore. Morgan withdrew, and
leaving his wounded to the care
OF Colonel Moore, continued his
rapid march northward.
On the morning of the 5th of
July, Morgan attacked the garrison
at Lebanon, KY. on its refusal to
surrender, and with severe loss cap.
tured this garrison. In the list of
killed was Captain Tom Morgan,
a brother OF General John Nor
gan.
We, the pursuers, expected Gen.
eral Morgan to turn eastward be-
fore striking the Ohio River, but
in this we were mistaken, as, upon
arriving at Brandenburg, some
forty miles below Louisville, he
seized passing steamboats, and
landed his forces in Indiana.
Before crossing the Ohio River
the Confederate leader sent a p0r-.
tion of his command to threaten
Louisville, and then melt away.
He picked men mounted on the best
horses, to the number of abou.
1000, comprised the force he lei
on the raid north of the Ohio
River.
Following his trail, we arrived at
Brandenburg just in time to sec his
rear guard disappear over the river
bank, going northward into Indiana
This rear guard stopped long
enough TO wave their hats ut US,
and bid us good-by. The steam
boats they had used in crossing
were at that moment bursting INTO
Flames and burned to the waters
edge, tied fast to the Indiana
shore. Other steamboats, were
hurriedly obtained and our pursu-
ing force, 5000 strong. under
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-09

had previously commanded our brig
ale, and we were only too glad
to follow his flag. which we felt
certain would lead to victory. AS
we sprang into our saddle for this
final effort, General Iobson bade
us God-speed. and assured us OF
his prompt support in every way
with the remainder of the
force under his command. Our
flying column moved rapidly
through the summer night. Little
was said by the men or officers
as the night hours passed rapidly
by Like q phantom troop in
Dreamland:
"On the march. each wind-shod
troop the purple midnight
through,
Now at q walk. now at trot. as
though passing to review;
With sabers drawn and misty ban.
ners waving all.
And drifting upyard to the stars
an inspiring bugle cal,
The phantom sounds of battle
float along the peopled air,
Mutfled commands the catan's
shout and-hark! A distant
cheer. -
just as the sky was growing gray
with the coming dawn on July 10Th
the welcome sound of few shots
by our advance guard told us we
had struck Morgan s outpcsls.
Colonel Kautz Immediately pushed
his command forward at a brisk
gait. Riding into the valley os ths
Ohio near Burlington Island. we
developed Morgan's force whers il
had been delayed in fog, wait
ing for daylight to ford the river
into West Virginia. Morgan's 1000
horsemen were waiting IN The low
cr end of the valley, which !ay be-
tween the hills and the river.
The Union troops, under General
Judah (including General Scam.
mons detachments from the Kan
"'h" 'uifeNf = TSuitOT IlWSS.l
coming up the river from Pomc-
roy, where the steamboats, had land
ed them. approached the encmy
about the same time our vanguard
OF General Hobson's force. led
by Colonel Kautz, began the des-
cent into the middle of the valley
occupied by Morgan. We attacked
bird cages, sleigh bells and even
pieces OF artillery. answering judi
AN guns, told Morgan that those
who had followed him from the
Cumberland River had closed in ON
him.
In one of the numerous hot rear
guard skirmishes that took place
Doth before and after Judab,s
troops had arrived on the scene,
Continued on Page Twelve
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-09

The Army of the Cumberland, un-
der General Rosecrans was prepar.
ing for the advance on the cam
paign which was checked at Chick.
arhauga, and eliminated in the
"Battle Above the Clouds" at
Lookout Mountain, and the victory
at Missionary Ridge. At the same
time General Burnside's Army OF
the Ohio was preparing for the ad-
vance into east Tennessee, thereby
cooperating with the Army of
the Cumberland, under General
Rosecrans. AN this was in the
early summer Of 1868.
Out Of the night marched 10000
Confederate horsemen, under the
leadership of that most distinguish
cd raider, Gen. John II. Morgan.
These Confederate horsemen were
headed to the north, and passed
between the armies of Rosecrans
and Burnsides. The, Union COM
manders made hasty preparations
to meet this movement OF the en-
envy, and within few hours 5000
Union horsemen, under command Of
Gen. E. II. Hobson, were in pur-
suit Of Morgan's forces.
This was the famous so-called
"Ohio raid," which extended across
the states of Kentucky. Indiana and
Ohio, and terminated at New LIS
bon,, .Columbiana county, Ohio. If
Morgan had been permitted to have
gone one day longer he could have
watered his horse in Lake Erie.
This bold dash of the Confederate
cavalry persistently pursued by the
Un:bn horsemen, for distance of
about thousand miles, reaching
into and across the northern states
Of Indiana and Ohio at the highest
tide Of isthe Civil War, was one Of
the most interesting 'and certainly
one of the most picturesque events
Of The great war.
A particularly striking feature
Of this cavalry campaign was that
it was witnessed by more persons
than &hy other military operation
OF ti,s- sSntirs war. Thousands and
tens AZ tlieusands of citizens Of,
kentlicky hnd.6na and Ohio
thr0ngcd the lire of march taken
by General Morgan and the pursu-
ing forces under General Hobson.
General morgan and his troopers
were the beau ideal raiders of the
South, and, as such. had won great
fame, Morgan and his chief lieu
tenant, Geieral Basil Duke, were ex-
ceedingly skilled in' misleading the
Union forces, and up to this time
had been universally successful in
their cavalry operations and had
effected great damage upon the
railway lines supplying the Union
armies in the field.
General Morgan and his troopers
were most industrious in giving out
the information that his horsemen
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-09
SENATOR JULIUS c. BURROWS,

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years during
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sued the practice of law He first elected to
a reelected BY unanimous Of bis