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The Elbert County tribune., 1907-12-19
For a Quarter OF an Hour She Re-
manned on the Plank.

around to see II somebody was not in
sight. There was no one and / sup
pose | ran for the pit"
What really happened was that Mrs.
BRAND, in running across her yard.
saw protruding from a pile of rub
bish heavy long southern pine plank
She is a frail woman, and the task of
extricating the joist and dragging 1t
across the Intervening space in the
time at her disposal was tremendous
She did 1t, however, but when she
approached the pit she discovered
that she could not, owing TO the soft
ness of the clay, which had frozen
during the previous night and thawed
out during the middle OF the day and
afternoon, get within many yards of
the pond in which the little boy was
drowning.
A mound of mud left by the chill
place suggested the thought of trying
to reach the boy with the plank and,
acting on the thought, she soon had
him on the outer end of 1t and safely
balanced above the water.
He had by that time lost conscious
ness. She could not leave the other
end, on which she sat, without once
more throwing him into the water,
and, although she looked in all direc-
tions she could see no one who might
come to her assistance.
For a quarter of an hour she re-
NAMED on the plank. and during that
time the children, who had fed, had
oeen busy carrying the news of the
accident. They first told their story
at the central fire headquarters, and
Timothy Foley, a fireman, and Joseph
Barrett at once started for the clay
pit
1t was the work of but 4 few min
utes for them to secure the uncon-
scious form that hung over the water.
but when they had 1t was problemati-
cal whether or not he could recover.
Edward West, formerly sergeant of
the Revere Beach police force, was
one of those attracted to the pit by
the story of the youngsters. and he
at once administered first aid. BY the
time DR.. Carr arrived the little fellow
had regained consciousness, and
when he was removed to his home on
Fernwood avenue he was on the road
to recovery.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-12-19
MAN PARADES BY DAY
IN SLUMBER ATTIRE
THINKS HE Is A GIRL AND At
OTHER TIMES A ROOSTER
OR A CAR.

Detroit--The fact that 1t was early
In the afternoon and that 1t was not
the thing to do at any hour. day or
night. for that matter did not deter
Charles Shillington. a patient from
the Red Cross hospital. from taking
stroll in his night gown on Fort
street.
Shillington has something the mat
ter with his brain machinery Ordi.
narily he occupies small steel cage
In the basement of the hospital. Some
OF the time he thinks he is a Shanghai
chicken or a Gagged ourang-outang. but
In quieter moments he confidentially
Informs the doctor that he is the czai
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-12-19
MOTHER kIoNAPs OWN BOY.
Later Arrested with Daughter, Dis
gulsed as Men.

Paris, Tenn.-While her daughter
held the schoolmaster at bay with
revolver, Mrs. Grace Edwards, of
Wichita, Kan. kidnapped her unwilling
son, ten years old. The two women
fed with the boy, after Disgusting
themselves in mems clothing, and es-
capped on train for Dresden, Tenn.
They left the train two miles this
side of the station, and returned here.
where they were arrested. The boy
was taken from them and returned to
his uncle George Williamson, to whom
the father before his death had given
him. Mrs. Edwards and her daughter
gave bonds, changed their attire and
left here in buggy, driving through
the country to catch train for Nash
Vile.
Mrs. Edwards, hearing OF the death
of her divorced husband, came here
to get her son. Ascertaining the
school he was attending, she and her
daughter went there and asked the
teacher to send him out. The child
Immediately recognized her and in re-
sponse to her request that he flee
with her cried: mo, no, l don't want
to go with you"
Mrs Edwards seized him and hur.
ried him toward her buggy. The teach
er came out and started to interfere,
when the daughter drew her revolver
and threatened to kill him II he ad.
vanced.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-12-19
Cash VS.. Credit.

A cash transaction is more desirabl,
than a credit one. If customers would
Only pay the small town merchant
cash for all things purchased, the
same as the department stores and
mail order houses in the large cities
require. there would be no reason why
goods could not be sold at lower
prices. 1t is the constantly turning
over OF the money invested In bust
ness that makes the profit for the
merchant. This is one of the reasons
OF the success of the bly, city concerns
Few farmers when they sell theii
crops are willing to wait six months
for their pay. Why then should the
small merchant in the town be asked
to do SO. II he has the ready cash to
discount his bills, he will be enabled
to sell his goods at lower margin OF
pront. He cannot have the ready
money to do SO II he does a credit
business.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-12-19
GOOD ROADS LESSON.
Highway Improvement Causes a Bet.
terment In Agricultural Districts.

Good roads for the people" means
a saving of hundreds of millions of
dollars yearly to residents of agricul-
tural districts. Good roads mean bet
ter rural towns. better country schools,
more happiness and greater reward
for labor. Yet there are other things
that should go hand in hand with good
roads, and one of them is opposition
to every means that will cause trade
to drift from the hcme town. 1t mat
ters not how good the roads, the coun-
try Is impoverished II the roads are
the means of sending more dollars to
the large cities. In connection with
the good roads improvement, let every
taxpayer be impressed with the fact
that the more money kept in each com
munity makes the pro rata share of
taxes for the maintenance of good
roads less; that the dollars sent to the
big financial centers will not help pay
for local improvements.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-12-19
SAVES DROWNING
BOY WITH PLANK
CLAY AROUND POND TOO SOFT,
WOMAN KEEPS LAD IN AIR
TILL HELP COMES.
SCOOPS CHILD FROM WATER
Youngster Had Broken Through Ice
PIaymates Hasten for Help and
Men Finally Arrive to Re-
lieve Rescuer.

Boston.-Soft, sticky clay prevented
Mrs. Charles G. BRAND from reaching
the pit in which little Albert Reed, Jr
was drowning at Revere, but she man
aged to get leverage for a plank on
the bank, and with that held the un-
conscious boy suspended over the wa
ter until help arrived. The boy, who
is only three years old, is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Reed of Fern
wood avenue, and their first knowledge
OF the accident was secured when he
was brought home after the rescue
The little fellow, with a dozen 9TH
ers, some OF them older than him
self. was attracted to a clay pit near
his home during the afternoon by a
fringe of ice that surrounded the deep
pool in the center.
The ice was not sufficiently thick to
bear the weight of even the lightest
time none of them ventured upon it.
After a quarter of an hour of play the
Reed boy was in the pit beyond the
reach of his fellows.
His struggles frightened them, and
they started to run and scream Mrs.
BRAND was at her home several hun
dred yards away. and the shouts of
the youngsters brought her to the
door.
MY heart stood STILL" she after
ward declared, when / saw the little
fellow in the water. What did l do
not know, but | remember looking
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-12-19
Levers Tribute to pIck,n,

The greatest imaginative writer, un-
questionably, since Shakespeare, is
the author of "Chuzzlewit" (wrote
Charles Lever in 1869. With him we
encounter no repetitions; all is varied
novel. and interesting as nature her
self; and this great master of humor
moves US to tears or laughter without
the semblance Of an effort on his part;
and as for those inexpensive guests"
that sit beside our fireplace at lone
hours, or stroll with us in our solitary
rambler we owe more OF them to
Charles Dickens than to any other
writer OF the century.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-12-19
Importance Of Insurance.

Insurance against losses by fire
tornadoes and cyclones is a necessity.
How many farmers estimate the vast
amounts that are paid yearly to for.
eign insurance companies for which
comparatively small returns are re
ceiVed! How few realize that farm In.
surance Is the less hazardous of any,
and that 1t is too often the case that
the farmers are compelled to pay
losses incurred on hazardous risks.
such as factories Of various kinds, and
crowded city buildings? 1t is best to
patronize some home insurance com.
pany which you know to be sound,
and every state has number of such
ones. For the farmer good mutual In.
surance Is always the best. It costs
less. because the risks are select ones.
and the insured is not compelled to
nake up losses on the more hazardous
nd
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-12-19
A REIGN OF GRAFT
"cRAFT" NOT A NEW WORD IN
THE WORLDS LExIcoNs.
OF HIGH AND LOW DECREE
IsnobIe Practices That Are Con-
demned, But Recognized In BusI-
ness-PeopIe Responsible for
Their Existence.

Graft is not recent innovation.
History of remote periods tell of It,.
though perhaps the word that desig-
mates it now may belong to the newly
created words. and may be credited
to the category of slang. In the times
of Moses and Solomon there were
grafters. and the Egyptians and later
the Greeks had their priests and their
oracles, common gratis of the times.
History is replete from beginning to
the present with tales of graft and
grafters. Without graft to add its
zest, the work of the fictionists and
the historian would be prosy reading.
Graft lends its charm to The Epi-
curean," "Rasslas," and the works of
historians from Pliny down to the
present would be woefully dead with
out the numerous recitals of the do
ings of quacks, charlatans and graft
ers in general Who has not been
charged with the tale of the diamond
necklace" and what reader of history
has not laughed over the other opera
tions of Cagliostro?
Perhaps never in the past has graft
been reduced to the science that 1t is
now. 1t is SO closely interviewer in
the mesh of legitimate transactions
that there is hardly branch of bust
ness that is free from it. Alas, not
alone is 1t found in commercial and
financial affairs, but is a5undantly in
evidence In governmental transaction,
national. state and municipal. Revela-
tions of the methods of great corpora
tions, the timber land frauds, count
less railroad transactions, government
buildings, construction of municipal
improvements, etc. give a wide knowl-
edge of the world of graft.
Like an unbroken chain 1t extends
from the highest to the lowest in pow
er. The greater the interests. the
greater is the opportunity for the
operations for the grafters. The small
fry politician lives by it. The big
gun in congress adds to his prestige
and his bank account by 1t. 1t ap-
pears that 1t is only a matter of de-
gree between the CRATER who stands
on the street corner and hawks his
wares and the man of honor who holds
a place In the United States senate:
between the policeman on the beat
who cautiously takes dollar to close
his eyes to the doings of the law
breaker. and the man of millions at
the head of some mail-order house. or
monopoly who can rob the masses
high-handed six days in the week and
teach Sunday school class on the
seventh.
Graft teaches an ignoble lesson. 1t
is a creator of the hypocrite, and the
hereto. 1t is poison that benumbs
the finer qualities of manhood, and
strifes all that develops the spiritual.
Yet God reigns; immutable laws ex-
list; and it is poor philosophy, indeed.
that teaches that such qualities as
sincerity. goodness. and other virtues
are merely creations of the wind.
They are real, living, lasting, eternal
truths that cannot be downed. Graft
may exist, and have its balefuI infiu-
ences; yet in the end will be vic
torfous.
ID nj Cam
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-12-19
Storing Produce for Market.

Almost every small town has an ice
house OF sufficient capacity to supply
the people locally with ice 1t would
not be very expensive to conduct in
connection with 1t cold storage plant
OF capacity great enough to care for
the storing of fruit, eggs and other
produce brought in from the surround
ing country. Such an establishment
would often save farmers considerable
money by enabling them to keep their
products for a favorable market.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-12-19
SCHEMES FOR MoNEY-MAkINo.
Alleged CLUBS" That Operate to tn,
Loss of Their Members.

Buying of goods from distance hai
cases proves expensive. Fields ar,
green far away" and 1t is too Otter
that fads are responsible for mani
things that work against the interest,
of the individual Opposition shoult
be given to every plan and schem,
that. works toward the impoverishint
the smaller towns, and which worI
against their progress. II is only BY
combating the concentration of capi
tai In the large financial centers cal
the rural towns be kept up to the
standard that they should have
These small towns depend upon tn,
business of the merchants for theii
life. and when this business is divid
ed. the town is made so much the
poorer and kept from advancing. Herr
is where there is justification in advis
ing against the patronage of so-callet
clubs" which agree to send premi
ums to the getter-up Of orders for theii
wares. The secret of the Club" bust
ness lies in the selling of large lott
Of goods to individual purchasers ant
giving a premium, representing the
lot as valued at twice the amount pait
for 1t. The truth is, should the pur
chaser go to the average merchant
and desire the same class and guam
tlty OF goods and pay cash for the
same. the saving in dollars and cents
to the purchaser would enable him OF
her to buy better piece of furniture
or other prize than offered by the club
concern.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-12-19
Corn Husker Dies sInolno.

Allentown, Pa.-William Walter OF
Lenark, one OF the best known truck
farmers in the Saucon valley, died sud.
denly while engaged in husking corn
for a neighbor. He was In great good
humor over the fact that his neigh.
bor's corn crop was nearly husked
and was singing when he fell over
dead. For many years he had helped
his neighbor. The deceased was 81
years old and was born in the house In
which he lived all his life.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-12-19
LITTLE TOWN HELPS.
PsHinent Points for Progressive Pso
pie Who Would Be Prosperous.

many a town goes backward be
cause Its business men are too lazy tc
get move on themselves to improve
1t.
Don't lose hope in the future of yom
town but study conditions that need
correction and set about to apply .
proper remedy
your town will not lose anything by
impressing each and every farmer IL
the neighborhood with the fact that
the place exists for his benefit as much
as for those who reside within its cor
porate limits.
When there is any work to be don,
don't wait for your neighbor. Ton
Jones or Dick Brown, to commence
Get move on yourself, and go to then
and pull hand in hand with them.
Don't be afraid of criticism. Stud,
well your duty as a citizen and &c
about 1t without fear or favor. and yo,
VIII md that those simpletons who
may at first call you a busy-body will
be willing to give you credit for beins
an enterprising citizen when the need
ed reforms are brought about by YOU
work.
Give support to the local paper. Il
can be made a power for good in tn,
community. By the news and adver
Using pages of 1t the stranger can gair
an excellent idea of the Importance o.
the place. Encourage the editor b,
giving him all the support that yo,
can.
Good schools can be maintained
only in live. up-to-date communities
1t has been generally observed that tn,
education of one generation mean
benefits to coming generations. Nc
community can afford to let its edu
cational facilities decay.
Remember that there are few placer
outside the courts and the reform In
stituuons where liar Is useful. Don't
be liar 1t may work all right for q
time, but single lie may cost a repu
tatioa that will be destructive to bust
ness and success. If you are at fault
better tell the truth and abide by tn,
consequences.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-12-19
He EaIla AsIeep.

Pessimist Jones-"How is 1t, Smith.
that you look so hale and happy and
well?" Optimist Smith-"Every time
sit dovu to worry fail asleep."-
Success Magazine.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-12-19
Should
Won an Be
Educated
By Anna DeKopen

An Advocate of the Harem for
the Modem Woman-Is II Dam
gerous to be Clever2-A Woman
Must Be Intelligent TO Be Her
Husbands Friend-The Finish
ing School" Inadequate-Subor-
dinate knowledge to Charm.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-12-19

Gamma Farwell de Koven, wife of Regi-
known as an author Among her first lit
erary work may be mentioned her trans
iauon of Pierre Lofts Iceland Fisher
man" which was praised by the critics
In 1884 appeared her first novel THE Saw
aust DOLL dealing with society in New
port and New York. II went through ten
editions and was republished in England
and India. Her novel, by the Waters Of
BABYLON, was also distinct success"
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-12-19

When there is any work to be don,
ooht wait for your neighbor. Ton
Jones or Dick Brown, to commence
Get move on yourself, and go to then
and pull hand in hand with them.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-12-19

Your town will not lose anything b,
impressing each and every farmer ii
the heighborhood with the fact that
the place exists for his benefit as much
as Tor those who reside within its cor
porate limits.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-12-19


charm. There is no impossibility
illogical prejudice against 1t. Every
woman should be taught, first and
foremost, that in all social relations
knowledge must be subordinate to
sympathy, merged into the charm
which listens first and then expresses.
All greatness is simple and, above
all, unostentatious, as all strength,
If balanced and serene. is sweet True
education teaches this, as it develops
harmony with law, which is the
word" of the world, both spiritual
and material.
TIE preponderance of women who
intend to make a college education a
preparation for a wage-earning career
is a deterrent to those who consider
the natural association and friend
ships of youth to be an all-important
consideration. This deterrent must
inevitably disappear with the i'm
provement Of the already established
schools, many of Which already ap-
proach the college standard, and with
the development of the universities
for women existent in America. In
any case. whether this condition dis
appears in short or a longer time. 1t
must always be safer and better in
this country of fuctuating social con.
ditions to build the foundations of
character and Of mental cultivation
firmly and well. Sweetness and
grace, If individual, will not be de
stroyed by the education which devel
ops charu0 sr.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-07-05

teachers, allowed them to carry away
six violins, to levy on the piano
found in the deserted rooms at "A
Broughton street, west. 1t was stated
that the piano was not the property
Of the missing musicians.
miss Sheridan on more than one
occasion since coming to Savannah
had been the guest Of honor at musi-
Gales, it is stated. A few days before
her sudden flight she and Prof. Lieble
attempted to secure credit at music
stree where formerly they had been
paying cash for everything they
bought. Credit was refused them, and
they offered no objection to paying as
BEFORE"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-07-05

preciousness. Any person who is IA
miliar with me knows how to strike
ny average and therefore knows how
to get at the jewel Of any fact of
mine and dig it out Of the blue clay
matriS. Ny mother knew that art.
When I was seven or eight or ten or
years old-along there-a neighbor
said to her:
L" DO you ever believe anything
that that boy says?'
"My mother said:
"'He is the well-spring Of truth,
but you can't bring up the whole
we'll without bucket'-an6 she ad-
ded, 4 know his average, therefore
he never deceives me. I discount 80
per cent for embroidery, and what is
left is perfect and priceless truth,
without a flaw in it anywhere. ,"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-07-05

law, he shot the head keeper in the
leg the first morning he tried pheas-
ant shooting. The man limped away
cursing horribly.
Next day he had wretched luck,
though the wounded head keeper,
without malice, had assigned him to
a fairly good place. Bang, bang, bang
went his gun every. few seconds, but
not oird fell before it. He was much
embarrassed. It seemed, too, that at
each Of his misses the under keepers
smiled at one another oddly.
''Finally his cartridges gave out.
He hurried to the nearest keeper and
demanded more.
" There amt no more, SIR the
man answered.
emo more? Nonsense. Why, you'-
We got at least a thousand in that
box
"'Ah, but them amt for you, sir.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-07-05

find Milan Bennett, musical director
Of the company, dead, and Abbott
Dawson, the star, dying from pistol
wounds, inflicted by George Hasty.
one Of the hotel proprietors.
''It was charged that Hasty had re-
peatedly insulted Miss Sheridan and
another actress and had even tried
to break into Miss Sheridan's room.
He claimed self-defense in the fatal
battle with the two actors.
'It was stated that the young wo-
man was engaged to be married to
one Of the murdered men and when
she came to Savannah in October,
1906, was still wearing mourning for
his memory. She had said nothing Of
her connection with the Gaffney ira
gedies, but was one day asked by the
woman with whom she was boarding
if she we're alone in the world.
eyes, she replied, 'almost. The
man [ intended to marry was shot to
death last year, Then she told the
whole story of the shooting in the
dark and a great deal Of pity was
manifested for her. A short while af-
terwards. on account Of the late hours
she kept, she was caused 70 seek an
other boarding place.
"After she came here her one con-
Germ in regard to the killing Of her
lover and his friend seemed to be
that she might be called upon to re-
turn to South Carolina as a witness
in the trial Of Hasty for a second
time.
"'Anything but that she is quoted
as saying. I could never consent to
go back there and live that night over
again
"Among her victims in Savannah
is the Savannah public library. Prof.
Lieble and Miss Sheridan each car
ried away with them, it is charged, a
book of poems. Still dealing in senti-
ment Miss Sheridan seemed to want
poetical works upon nearly every visit
she paid to the library. June l8 she
secured copy Of Longfellow's poems,
due to be returned today. Prof. Lieble
secured copy of Scott's poems on
June 26. The two aetor-musicians
called together for the books and Miss
Sheridan selected them. While they !
were in the library it was noticed
that Prof. Lieble followed every move
meat Of his companion.
No Effort to Get Violins.
"No effort was made yesterday by
the parents Of the music pupils who,
Iulled by ice cream furnished by their