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The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-23

superiority on the part of the mission
aries.
Underlying the problem, also, is the
ingrained and ineradicable Anglo-Sax-
on sense of superiority to other races.
/ myself have seen enough to warrant
the belief that there is ground for the
Japanese sensitiveness on this sub
ject. Not all missionaries conduct
themselves toward the Japanese
preachers and Christians as toward
man, brother and an equal. Such
men are few, but they should be
called home. Their usefulness here is
ended, If it ever existed. To this at
titude on the part of certain foreign
ers may be traced the ecclesiastical
inconsiderateness, not to say hostil-
ity, of the Japanese. Missionaries not
few know as well as the native
ministry what it is to have their feel
ings hurt.
Church Union Ahead of Homeland
The upshot of the matter has been
the growth of self-governing Japan
ese denominations. The largest of
these is THE Church of Jesus Christ
in Japan" which includes all the Pres
byterian and Reformed bodies; there
are here none of the Presbyterian sub
divisions that exist in America Next
in size comes the "Kumiai," or Con-
gregational churches. with whom will
shortly be included the United Breth-
rem and Methodist Protestants. The
Japanese Methodist bodies-North,
South and Canadian-have been seek
ing consolidation. At first the mis-
sion boards across the water which
are interposed obstacles to this union.
objected but the Japsuese Metho-
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-23
MISSIONARIES WANTED"

dis.s spoke out so promptly and
loudly that all barriers to the
creation of one Methodist church
in Japan have been removed. The
Protestant Episcopal church and tho
Church of England have likewise
Joined forces here. There is little
doubt that this union movement will
continue, the Congregatio-alists and
the Presbyterians coalescing at an
early date. Many predict a speedy
union OF all native churches into one
Japanese Christian church. Certainly
it is the consensus of opinion that the
minute UNCONVENTIONAL and sectarian
divisions of American Christendom
cannot be perpetuated here.
The present enrolled membership
of the Protestant churches of Japan.
by the way. is about $4,000. the past
year showing an apparent decrease
through an error. 1t is claimed in the
statistics. Long before the churches
of American got together in New
York in the Interchurch Confer
ence on Federation, there existed
soundly established federal organiza-
ton here. the Standing Committee of
Cooperating Missions" which has eff
fected several practical results. in
cluding the production of a common
hymn book for all the Japanese
churches.
Where the Conflict Comes.
The paradoxical statement is true,
broadly speaking. that while the rela-
tions between the individual mission
airy and the individual Japanese Chris
tian have been cordial. the relations
between the missions and the native
churches have been strained.
The crux of the question has been
the control of the forces and the
funds. The missionary and his per-
sonal helpers have worked in and for
the local congregations. but the latter
have had no control over them. The
missionary is entirely outside the ju-
risdiction of the native church. He
works when and where and how he
pleases. or as his mission directs. So.
too. the evangelists employed by the
missionary are governed in the matter
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-23
Men and Dead Leaves.

You know the fine picture OF Homer
of the dead leaves which fall to make
place for the young buds. 1t is as
time and pass away Behind our van
ished youth terminates the youth OF
others. Our childrens destiny ought
not to be dulled by what there has
been in ours.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-23
His 5a.Year.old Coat.

John p. Ledyard of Clinton town
ship. Wayne county. Pennsylvania. is
wearing an overcoat the wool of
which was pulled from the pelts of
the sheep. carded and spun. and the
cloth was cut and the garment made
SO years ago by his mother.
The coat is without a rent or break
and as perfect as when made. with
the exception of showing slight fad
ing with age.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-23
Good Evidence.

One Sunday morning recently tho
pastor OF n church remarked to his
wife. upon returning from service:
Mary. there was stranger at serv-
ice this morning"
What did he look like?" asked the
wife.
Il don't know. for didn't see him."
Then how did you know that he
was n stranger?"
Because found a dollar In the con-
tribution box" replied the pastor
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-23
Value of Enthusiasm.

The word enthusiasm really means
possession by a god. The trait itself
belongs to what we call our better
selves. And whether 1t is an elevated
and noble excitement in pursuit Of
some object, or the ardent response
to some high pleasure which has
kindled the imagination. the effect Is
the same. the uplifting of human ma
ture.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-23
at Suits TO a T."

familiar instrument, the T-square. or
T-rule tso-called from its resemblance
to the letter tt. used by mechanics
and craftsmen for making angles true
and for obtaining perpendiculars. The
expression was In common use In the
time of DR.. Johnson. who is quoted by
Boswell as saying of Wharburton.
You see they'd have fitted him "a
a T."-Sunday Magazine.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-23
or the New School.

Are you going to send your boy to
college?"
Il don't see the use." answered
Farmer Corntossel THE first thing n
college professor does when he gets
bright idea is to publish 1t. I'd
rather subscribe to the newspapers"
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-23

twelfth birthday the girl becomes a
woman. She adopts the "tcharchaff."
and Joins that silent sisterhood who
are condemned to see the world dark
ly through veil. without having lost
any of their natural Gesire to partici-
pate in It's gayeties.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-23
Faint Heart.

u. Know Who, writing to his local
newspaper from a rural district in
Texas says School is almost ont;
then we will hear the children wish
ing for school again and will miss
the smiling face of Miss Woodruff in
our neighborhood" Mr.. U. Know
Who should go in and win. Faint
heart never won fair lady" U. Know
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-23
Oriuin of "Surname.v

The term surname Is supposed by
some to be derived from the French
surnom. meaning over name" be.
cause a persons family name was
formerly writteA above instead OF
after the baptismal name.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-23
They Are All Prominent.

Dispatches tell of Georgia citizen
found dead in the woods with his
fa..hful but apparently not prominent
dog watching the body. Problem To
find the prominent citizen who did it.
Charlotte IN. c. Observer.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-23
Lonu sIeep erouqht Death.

There is a record in medical works
of a man near Rochester. N. Y. who
slept five years. never waking more
than l6 hours at time, and that only
at intervals of six weeks or more.
When seized by the trance he weighed
160 pounds. and he dwindled to 80
pounds. No treatment availed; he
died.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-23
The Pleasure t4aters.

A good many people 20 through this
life as II they were trying to punish
themselves for a grudge they had
ought along from some former ex-
istence.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-23

fiuently. The child began to give ut
terance TO words when it was but six
months old, and now has an extern
sive vocabulary. Doctors who have
heard the little one converse are puz-
lied. But doctors sometimes become
puzzled over very simple things. The
baby is a girl.-Chicago Record-Her-
aid
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-23
Proved a Necessity.

Twenty-Five years ago Voluntary
Street Ambulance association was
formed in Vienna. That year its serv-
ices were required 1000 times; last
year nearly 10000 times.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-23

Information in regard to several ex-
cellent weekly newspapers that are for
sale can be obtained by writing to the
Western Newspaper Union. Denver.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-23
Turkish chiId.Women.

Up to the age of 12 Turkish girls
are as free and untrammeled as
European children. but with her
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-23
Puzzled Doctors.

There is baby in ST Louis that at
the age OF nine months is able to talk
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-23
Water WAGON Gets Cav.

The sprinkle wagon made its first,
appearance in new coat Of paint
Yesterday ay.-Minnesota Newspaper
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-23

Zanzibar as Storehouse.
The island of Zanzibar has beer
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-18
New York Harbor Has 10 be
Deepened for Lusitania.
HAVE DELAYED THE WORK
Government Is Starting Late In Making
Ready For Visiting Of Largest Ship
in tho World--Impossible to Complete
Work 80 Channel Will Do Marked.

WASHINGTON, August 1.-THE engi.
neer corps Of the War Department at
present Is busying itself with plans for
the deepening Of portion Of New York
harbor 10 admit OF the entrance OF the
monster quadruplex screw turbine
steamship Lusitania on It's initial trip
across the Atlantic next month. The en-.
ginecr In charge Of the work has report.
ed that II will be impossible to com.
plete the work on the Ambrose channel,
which Is the original course OF the Hud-
son river, in time, but that the center
OF the channel will be marked with
buoys aud reserved for the anchorage OF
the big leviathan, and the work will be
pushed with all possible dispatch. AL
though the government has ample notice
Of the contemplated construction Of the
big vessel and could have made the
necessary improvements to the harbor,
the fact that today the work only Is
half completed goes TO show the lethargy
with which this sort OF betterments
have been undertaken by the United
States. Only last Friday one OF the big
Hamburg. American steamships ran
aground while entering New York har.
Dor, and II Is a much smaller boat than
tho Lusitania. However. 1t is believed
here that the nation now 10 fully awake
to the Importance Of keeping its rivers
and harbors in the best possible condi.
tion. not only for the stimulation of the
ever'increasing commerce OF the coun.
try, but also TO relieve the railroads OF
a freight traffic which long since has
eclipsed their ability to handle It. The
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-18
For an Impaired Appetite.

To improve the appetite and strength
en- the digestion try a few doses of
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab
let's. Mr.. ]. II. Seitz, Of Detroit, Mich,
says: "They restored my appetite
when impaired, relieved me Of bloatei
feeling and caused pleasant and salts
factory movement Of the bowels" I"
Price, rs cents. Samples free. Frank
Hart and leading druggists.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-18

A decision was handed down in the
New York City courts this week which
local attorneys especially those who are
affected by the hot weather. affirm will
be even more ar.reaching than any rul.
ing yet obtained under the antitrust
prosecutions Briefly summed up the
decision In question holds that II a
person wishes 10 make fool OF him.clf
or herself the courts OF New York have
no right to interfere, Personal fool
ishnCss being thus justified, Statisticians
are already trying 10 figure out how
many people will DO affected by this re.
markable decision. The popultion Of
New York being in the neighborhood Of
100000, rynical lawyers have already
come TO the conclusion that about g..
$4,000 persons in the great city will
DO affected by this surprising judicial
ruling. the exempt 10000 presumably
constituting the practitioners before the
bar. Should the ruling bc applied to
the whole country, argue thcse same
cynics, II could hardly affect less than
100000 pecple and would therefore
easily take precedence over any decision
prviouslN rendered by any courts what.
ever whether fc,benl, state or munici.
pal. The right Of the citizen TO make
fool Of himself was affirmed In a rcgu'
lar proceeding In which wife attempted
by means Of an injunction to prevent
her husband from indulging in what,
in spite Of the decision, was judicially
held to be foolishness. Legal experts
are already OF the watch for the effects
OF this decision, which II Is feared may
seriously affect the actions Of the whole
city.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-18

NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-THE tidy sum
OF s30o.ooo,ooo, enough to pay tho Stan
dard OIL fine several times over, repre-
sents the decrease In real estate value
In New York, according to figures just
complied. for the frat seven months this
Oar IA ccmpaicd TO the same period
II year ago, Prophets OF the long pre-
licted real estate slump find more than
grain OF nnbstantation In those figures
which show that while during the first
Of tho long seven months Of last year
1914 parcels OF land were sold for
STg3, 49,, ,lse OF on an average OF SaI,'
900 each the corresponding period this
year shows salcs OF s1l5 parcels for a
total Of s905 5.pi0,ssd at mn average of
StI 900 each. In other words not only
has tho average selling price decreased,
but tho total Of activities In what IA
regarded ~ the basis OF wealth has fell
cir about tfty per cent. Brought down
10 individual iigures the reaction In New
York land values which Is In progress
amounts 10 a loss of $4,000 on each pro-
perty handled. More than this the
assessed value OF real estate properties
shows a similar decrease. Th total as-
sessed values Of properties sold during
the 1905 period was s5o3, 100000 while
for this year to date II IL only S247.-
100000 or lees than one.half. Mortga'
ges remain about the same, and an in.
dieation Of the spirit which has led
New Workers to pledge their homes 10 or
der to purchase automobiles, diamonds
and tho like 10 found Ia the fact that
the properties transferred 10 far this
year were encumbered to tho extent OF
seas, 100000, an amount slightly In ex.
ceas Of that borne by double the values
last year This surprising decline OF
$500 100000 Ii laid at the door Of the
lcwly Hat dwellcr, OF whom the city in
all It's sections numbers nearly 100000
a population greater than that Of any
except four cities in the country. The
suburban outflow OF these metropolitan
cave dwcllcie Is responsible, 1t Is believed
for the greatest shrinkage In real cs-
tate values which New York has ever
known #. M#M g..
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-18

the only raft which exceeded tho present
one In sise reachd port afr prylous los
NJ which involved hundreds OF thousands
OF dolhrs and cost the life Of United
States Consul Murray. stationad At Vt.
John In Nova Scotia, on the Bay OF
fundy. In 1883, Mr.. Murray construc'
tod at that point what is known In New
York lumber history as the first great
Lcary craft, It's title being due 10 the
fact that. II was built for lumber dca-
Ter Of that name. II was constructed
under Consul Murray's supervision. plis
largest he ever attempted, and the lar"
eest, too, ever destined for this port,
an after meeting terrific equinoxial
storms was wrecked In passage. From
tine to time for years since shipmasters
have reported sighting units Of the great
raft floating In tho Atlantic floating rs
far north as Greenland. Tho second
great raft, slightly smaller than the iirst,
was constructed in the bay Of Fundy In
1850 and II too was wrecked. The
third was launched In 1901 and finally
reached New York safely, the last big
raft TO arrive until this week. Counsel
Murray who constructed all three ac.
IL but the strain Of the voy-
age proved too much for him and he
lied q week after reaching port. Since
hat date, sixteen years ago, New York
barber has seen no big lumber rafts un'
III this week
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-18

National Rivers & Harbors Congress has
been working steadily for six years TO
bring home 10 Congress and the Ameri-
can people tho necessity for this work,
and its efforts already have borne fruit.
The organization realizes, however, the
need for sustaining the present vide
spread interest In the problem Of water
transportation, and therefore Is bending
oil It's efforts to the recruiting OF q
larger membership 10 as TO insure
greater success with the incoming Con.
geM
France ,is at last complete, and IN a few
days will be sent to the foundry To be
cast In bronze.
1t is hoped that by October the work
will DO quite ready TO DO placed In posi-.
tion. Mr.. Paul Bartlett, the American
sculptor, who was charged with the exc.
cition Of the statue. recently invited NJ.
Fallieres to his studio TO view II.
M Fallieres, who was accompanied by
NJ Dujardin- Beaumetz, was received by
Mr.. Henry White, Mr. henry vignaud,
First Secretary Of the Embassy, and
Alexander Reyell, president Of the La
fayctte Memorial Commission.
There were also present Mr.. John Nc.
cutcheon, the American artist; Mr.. Rob.
ert j. Thomson and Mrs. Alexander Re.
veil, N. Fallieres was most interested
In the statute, and before leaving shook
hands with Mr.. Bartlett. ana exclaimed.
warmly: II am greatly pleased. You
are giving to France a grand and beau.
tiful work OF art"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-18

Nv York Is naturally somewhat In
terested in the fact that the most IA.
nous as well as the largest young wo.
msn In the United States will be bathed
I and dressed in public in the near fu.
Sure on Bcdlocs Island in the harbor.
SNangc as 1t may seem, Anthony Com
stock, the consorvator OF the morals OF
the metropolis, has raised objections to
the proceeding for the young woman in
question Is none other than the famous
Statue OF Liberty in the lower harbor,
familiar to all viSitors to New York, Her
bath. which will be real scrubbing from
head to toe, will undoubtedly be the most
expensive on record, as 1t is estimated
that this badly needed effort at clean.
lness will cost no less than $1,000. Af-
ter this operation Is completed, Miss
Liberty Is TO receive an entire new dress,
Of bronze, which will cost the modest
sum of $l,S00, or triile less than one
sixth Of the cost OF the wardrobe which
she wore when arriving from France.
Figured down TO the square yard this
dress. the second this unlucky female
has ever possessed, will not be 80 extra
VACANT as might appear from the figures
for she is q rather sensible young lady.
This Is indicated from the fact that q
stairway and an elevator are to DO in.
stalled in her good right arm which up
holds the light which is supposed to
make bright the harbor. The eleva'
tor indeed will circulate through her
system in place Of blood. The tenn
porary base, faced with boards, on which
she stands, is to be faced with granite,
and altogether after the 100000 which Is
to be spent on her rehabilitation is dis
tributed this famous statue may be re.
ally worthy Of her place.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-18
Don't Grumbie

when your joints ache and you suffer
from Rheumatism. Buy bottle Of Bal
lard's. Snow Liniment AMI get instant
relief. A positive cure for Rheumatism,
Burns. Cuts, Contracted Mucles, Sore
Chest etc, Mr.. I. T. Bogy, q prominent
merchant at Willow Point, Texas. says
that he finds Ballard's Snow Uniment
the best oil round Liniment he even
used" Sold BY Hart's Drug Store.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-18
HELD FOR THEFT OF CABBAGE.

BROOKLYN, August l7,--Mrs. Marie
Lefero, so years old, OF 6lO Mulberry
street, Manhattan, was held in 5000 bail
for Special Sessions by Magistrate Gels.
mar in the Fifth avenue court today.
The woman was charged by L. j, Nc.
Donald, who has small farm at Sixty.
first street and Third avenue, with steal.
ing 40 heads Of cabbage. The accused
pleaded guilty, The cabbage was found
in her possession. t
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-18


After four years OF hard work the city
hospital win shortly turn out as cured a
patient who will go through the rest Of
his life with about three inches of his
backbone-presumably an indispensable
part OF ones anatomy-missing, The
case is believed to be unique in medical
records for although paricnts have pre-,
viously lived for some time with bro.
ken back or neck their activities have
always been more or less limited. The
patient in the present case, however who
was shot in the back four years ago,
resulting in shattered spine, began af,
ter some months by wriggling his toes,
progressing to the present point at which
he has all his faculties restored The
patient, an Italian named Adrehi, will
be minus the tenth, eleventh and twelfth
vertebme-a walking anomaly from the
medical standpoint. 1t is believed
however that nature will in time cover
the spinal cord. The treatment of the
case cost the city more than 5000.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-18

The largest lumber raft which has en-
tered New York Harbor in sixteen years
made port this week and was success
fully navigated through He'll Gate. 1t
yas maize up of 5000 spruce piles and
was 800 feet long, 40 feet wide amidships
and drew twelve feet Of water It's
arrival served to recall the tragic history
Of other giant RATS which have been
consigned to this port. as well Fs the
dsngers Of ocean trips for these lumber
craft. It was away Bach .iasls0l that
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-18
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar.
rhoea Remedy, Better Than
Three Doctors

"Three years ago we had three doctors
with our little boy and everything Tint
they could do seemed in vain. At last
when all hope seemed to be gone we
began using Chamberlain'as Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and in
a few hours he began to improve. Today
he istas healthy . child as parents could
wish tor."-Mary B. J. Johnston, LIN
ton, Miss, For sale by Frank Hart and
leading druggists. '''' IN
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-18

G LMfA41 IQf ls b.9a Eas.l :. III u -. salsls
Panama hats Cleaned aiSd blocked.
Leave them vita Deli skully.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-18
Land VALUES DROP
Real Estate slnmp In New York
Ascribed 10 Tenements
ASSESSED VALUES DECREASE

Enormous Shrinksge OF Real Estate In
The Metropolis As Compared To Lat
Year--publie Bth And Toilet For Miss
Liberty--New York's Giant Baths.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-10-18

each part of the undertaking himself
short of using bludgeon.
He slept again and dreamed of long
flights through space pursued by de-
mons How he longed for day! How
slowly the hours passed after dawn
until the newspapers were obtainable,
with their columns of emptiness for
him.
A letter came from Evelyn. 1t was
q tritie reserved, with an impulse to
tears concealed in IL:
l asked mother for $50, so the Blue
Atom incident has ended, but / don't
think / will ever understand the mood in
which you wrote your last telegram.
Perhaps your letter now in the post-I
half expected II at midday-will explain
matters somewhat.
He consigned Blue Atom to sultry
cline and began to ask himself why
Mr.. Abingdon had not written. The
ex-magistrate's reticence annoyed him.
A letter even demonstrating with him
would be grateful. This silence was
doubt was the one phase of thought he
wished to keep out of Mr.. Abingdon's
mind at that moment.
AS for Evelyn, she mistrusted even
his kilograms, while a bank had ac-
copied his signature without reserva-
ton. He would punish her with zest
Philip Anson's memory would be pois-
oned in her heart long before she real
lied that he was dead.