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The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-18

finding an unimpeded right Of way
through so dense strip of wood.
found 1t dificult to get rid of the idea
that some one had taken . pot shot
at me.
The woman's mocking voice from
the lake added to my perplexity. 1t
was not, l reflected, such voice as
one might expect to hear from a coun-
try girl: nor could l imagine any
errand that would Justify a woman's
presence abroad on an October night
whose cool air inspired first conf
dences with fire and lamp, There was
something haunting in that last cry
across the water: it kept repeating it.
self over and over in my ears. 1t was
voice of quality. OF breeding and
charm.
Good night, merry gentlemen,"
In Indiana, reflected, rustics, young
or old, men or women. were probably
not greatly given to salutations of Just
this temper.
Bates now appeared.
BEG pardon. sir; but your rooms
ready whenever you wish to retire."
l looked about in search of clock.
There are no timepieces in the
house, Mr.. Glenarm. Your grandfather
was quite opposed to them. He had
n theory. sir, that they were conducive.
as he said, to idleness. He considered
that man should work by his con-
science, sir, and not by the clock.-the
one being more exacting than the
other
j smiled as drew out my watch
as much at Bates solemn tone and
grim. lean visage as at his quotation
from my grandsire. But the fellow
puzzled and annoyed me. His unob-
trusive black clothes. his smoothly
brushed hair, his shaven face, awak-
ened an antagonism in me.
Bates. If you didn't fire that shot
through the window, who did-will you
answer me that?"
Yes. sir; II l didn't dc it, it's quite
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-18
Beautiful Eastern 1hlnas.

The Chinese know lot. They know
how to make the tea, and, above all,
how to keep it hot without resorting
to setting the pot on the stove and
poisoning the drinker with tanin. And
they have given the occidentals the
tea cosey, that hoodlike cover the Eng
lish particularly affect, and padded
baskets into which the steaming tea
pot is dropped while undergoing re-
moval from fire to table. Some of the
baskets for holding precious teacups
are like boxes intended for jewels.
and should the American with per-
versity peculiar to her so desire, these
lovely woven willow antiques with
brocaded Innings might serve to hold
her fancy work and the ever-present
piece of summer embroidery. Both
Chinese and Japanese understand the
art of enhancing the rarety of por-
celain by placing it in a padded cell. i"
as it were. Hence the beauty of these
baskets.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-18

cent. But his writings probably will
add largely to his bank roll for the
debate on national issues likely to fig
ure in the next national campaign,
which he is conducting through the
columns of a western magazine, is
one OF the greatest things ever at
tempted by publication. The de-
bate already has opened on states
rights lines. Mr.. Beveridge taking ad-
vanced ground and contending for
what he calls "nationalism."
Former Senator Fred T. Dubois, of
Idaho, quit public life on March 4, be-
cause his opposition to the Mormon
church cost him his seat. But he prob
ably will make more money and create
more sentiment during the next year
than he has ever before done in a
similar period. The women's organi-
cations which fought to drive the
Mormon apostle, Reed Smoot. from
the senate, all are now clamoring for
lectures from Mr.. Dubois on the Nor
mon question, and he has a rich
string of Chautauqua lecture engage
ments to fill.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-18
WHITE HOUSE PET DOG
NAUGHTY is BANISHED

D OLLO has been banished from the
~ White House. The time was when
Rollo. big st, Bernard pup, was the
most priced of all the White House
pets. But Rollo fell into evil ways.
When the French ambassador NJ.
Jusserand, came over to play tennis
with the president, or Baron Speck
Won Sternburg, the German ambassa-
dor, wandered about the grounds,
Rollo evinced a disposition to make
them climb trees or jump fences.
All of Rollo's troubles are blamed
on bull terrier presented to Mrs.
Roosevelt several months ago. Up to
the coming of the bull terrier Rollo
was the best liked animal anywhere.
The terrier and Rollo apparently
were awfully good friends. They were
both about the same age and the bull
terrier undertook to teach Rollo
trough house" games. He would grab
Rollo by the throat and roll him good
and plenty. Rollo, who grew until
he was about the size of calf, tired
of this, and the constant attacks of
the terrier appeared to ruin his dis
position.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-18
Washington Day by Day
News Gathered Here and There
at the National Capital
cONCREsSMEN NOT IDLE
DURING SUMMER RECESS

w ASHINGTON. = Notwithstanding
w the fact that every member of
the senate and house is now drawing
pay at the rate of $500 a year-5O
per cent. more than the salary before
March mot a few of them will be
found during the summer earning an
honest penny by entertaining the pub
lie with their particular accomplish
ments. The echo of the vice presi-
dents gavel had not died away when
Senator Tillman. of South Carolina.
was on his way to fill lecture en-
gagement at Baltimore. With but
one or two exceptions he will deliver
his famous lecture on the race ques-
tion every week day evening from
now until congress meets in Decem-
ber. His pay is reputed to be 5000
lecture, so 1t will be seen that whether
the sun shines or not Senator Tillman
has lucrative haymaking time ahead
of him.
Mr.. Beveridge, of Indiana, will be
much before the public both on the
platform and in print, but the speech
making he does will not yield him a
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-18

He became petulant and retiring,
disliking the company of either man
or beast. Several times members OF
the presidents tennis cabinet have
had to step lively to escape a nip from
Rollo
After chasing ambassadors, cabinet
ministers, and minor officials. Rollo
sealed his doom the other night when
he treed a couple of the watchmen
from the navy department who were
going through the White House
grounds about midnight.
Rollo wagged his tail, expecting to
be commended for what he had done,
but after it became known and dis
cussed Rollo was sentenced to be ban
ished to the farm of Surgeon General
Rixey, down in Virginia, where he can
chase rabbits and butterflies.
The bull terrier, now that Rollo is
gone, has turned his attention to Skip.
the little black and tan hound which
was given the president on his lion
hunting trip in Colorado Skip. so
the president says in his book. "can
climb trees" but the terrier has not
made him do it yet
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-18


81 don't believe they do any shoot
ing, Mr.. Glenarm. It's a pretty strict
school, Judge. sir. from all accounts. .
And the teachers-thsy are all
women?"
They're the Sisters of st. Agatha,
believe they call them. sometimes
see them walking abroad. They're
very quiet neighbors. and they 20 away
in the summer usually, except Sister
Theresa. The schools her regular
home. sir. And there's the little
chapel just beyond the wall; the young
minister lives there; and the garden
er's the only other man on the
grounds"
SHOW me my cell,' said, rising,
'and Ill go to bed"
He brought from somewhere a great
brass candelabrum that held a dozen
lights. and explained:
This was Mr.. Glenarm's habit. He
always used this one to go to bed with.
I'm sure he'd wish you to have II. sir. .
He led the way, holding the cluster
of lights high for my guidance up the
broad stairway.
The hall above shared the generous
lines OF the whole house. but the walls
were white and hard to the eye. Rough
planks had been laid down for a floor,
and beyond the light of the candles lay
a dark region that gave out ghostly
echoes as the loose boards ratified un-
der our feet.
Il hope you'll not be too much dis.
appointed, sir" said Bates, pausing a
moment before opening a door. ITS
all quite unfinished, but com. ,rtable, ]
should say. quite comfortable
open the door,"
He was not my host and I did not
relish his apology. / walked past him
into small sitting-room that was, iI
way. miniature of the great library
below. Open shelves filed with books
lined the apartment to the ceiling on
every hand save where small fire.
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BELLS OF OLD HOLLAND.
Ancient Chimes That Have Delighted
the Dutch for Centuries.

From the earliest times the people
OF the Netherlands have SO greatly
loved their bells and chimes that the
architecture of their belfries and
! steeples shows marked traces of 1t.
/ Most Of these are of open-work de-
sign. SO that the bells might be heard
in the widest circumference. writes
The Hague correspondent of the Chi
cago Daily News. Beautiful examples
of this style can be seen in the cathe-
ldral towers of Utrecht and Delft. Sew
eral of the smaller towns possess even
| finer specimens, either in their church
| spires or in the belfries of watch tow
ers. Like the well-known belfry of
Monnikendam. these towers generally
stood in the principal squares. The
| bells were tolled in case of danger. to
alarm the burghers, or to call them
| together for important communica-
tions. Such tower Is that of Bruges.
of which Longfellow sings:
In the market place OF Bruges
| Stands the belfry. old and brown.
Thrice destroyed and thrice rebuilded,
Still II watches DER the town.
In Holland there is scarcely a place
of Importance that does not have one
or more towers with chimes. The
tunes of these are changed once or
twice year. generally on New Years
day. This is so at The Hague and
Utrecht. Some places. however, are
not content with this and have the
tunes changed oftener. 1t is on rec
ord that in one town, which had fine
carlton cast by the famous Hemony
In 1877, 1t was decreed that the tunes
should be changed every fortnight or
at least once a month, so fond were
the burghers of their bells.
In a time when clocks were by no
means general the church bells were
the timekeepers for the burghers. The
heavier bell struck the hours and the
lighter bell the half hours. If these
were chimes they played tune at
noon and another at midnight. while
before the stroke of the hour or di-
vision of the hour a part of the tune
would be played.
The inscriptions on the bells are
generally in rhyme and made to read
as IL the bell itself is telling its name
and the history of its making. Hol-
land still possesses many of these
ancient bells, notably in the province
of Friesland. The earliest authenti-
Gated bell IS that of Krommenie. cast
in 1896 by Rodolphus de Montigny.
Most bells now in existence were,
however, cast in the fifteenth, six
teenth or seventeenth centuries.
The reformation brought change
In the naming of bells. The Catholic
saints were forsaken, and only Bibli-
cal or worldly names were allowed,
while the inscription also breuthed
other views. as can be seen by COM
pairing the bells cast in the seven
teenth century with those of earlier
date. Those on the older bells have
| a purely religious Significance. while
the later ones refer to worldly sub
| jects, as, for instance, the famous bell
at Ham, which recounts in it's in
! scription how it burst in 1866 "be-
cause it had too loudly pealed out it's
| Joy at the victory of the Dutch fleet
over the English"
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place and cabinet broke the line OF
shelving. In the center of the room
was a long table with writing mate
rials in nice order. ] opened hand
some case and found that it contained
set of draftsmans instruments.
/ groaned aloud.
Mr.. Glenarm preferred this room
for working. The instruments were
his very own. sir,"
'The devil they were." exclaimed,
irascibly. | snatched a book from the
nearest shelf and threw 1t open on the
table. 1t was THE Tower: Its Early
Use for Purposes of Defense. London:
1876"
l closed it with a slam.
THE sleeping-room is beyond. s.r. I
hope
Don't you hope any more!" l
growled: and it doesn't make any diff
ference whether I'm disappointed or
not"
Certainly not. sir!" he replied in a
tone that made me ashamed of my
anger.
The adjoining bedroom was small
and meagerly furnished. The walls
were unlimited and were relieved only
by prints of the English cathedrals,
French chateaux, and like suggestions
of the best things known to architec-
ture. The bed was of the commonest
iron type; and the other articles of
furniture were chosen with strict re-
gard for utility. My trunks and bags
had been carried in, and Bates asked
from the door for my commands.
Mr.. Glenarm always breakfasted at
seven-thirty, sir, as near as he could
hit 1t without timepiece; and he was
quite punctual."
MY grandfather's breakfast hour
Will suit me exactly, Bates"
IF there's nothing further. sir"
That's all;-and Bates"
Yes. Mr.. Glenarm"
"Of course you understand that l
didn't really mean to imply that you
had fired that shot at me?"
Cro BE CoNTINUED)
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-18
D ARoN sPEcK Won sTERNBURG,

D ARON SPECK Won STERNBURG,
y the German ambassador. showed
young Theodore and Kermit Roose-
velt how to jump hurdles just beyond
Rock Creek park, the other day. He
taught them so well they beat their
father, the president, who failed to
clear five-foot hurdle. Baron Stern.
burg was a hussar in the German
army in the war with France and
what he doesn't know about horses is
not to be found in the best literature
on the subject. He learned the art of
riding from the ground up, for he en-
listed as a private and worked his
way along to a commission in crack
cavalry regiment.
The lesson that Baron Sternburg
gave the Roosevelt boys was not their
first under his tutelage. He has been
out with them several times ION the
quiet" and has managed to bring them
to state of efficiency that already
gives them the confidence and ability
to follow the hounds. Capt. Fitzhugh
Lee, of the Seventh cavalry, is assist
ant tutor and the president also takes
hand occasionally, but leaves most
of the instruction to the German am
bassador and the army officer.
The Roosevelt boys had the time of
their lives. There was tonic In the
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-18

a large question who did. I'll grant
you that, sir"
1 stared at him. He met my gaze
without fiinching; nor was there any
thing insolent in his tone or attitude.
He continued:
Il didn't do 1t. sir. / was in the
pantry when l heard the crash in the
refectory window. The bullet came
from out of doors, as / should Judge,
SIR"
The facts and conclusions were un-
doubtedly with Bates. and 1 felt that
I had not acquitted myself creditably
in my effort to fix the crime on him.
My abuse of him had been tactless, to
say the least, and now tried another.
line of attack.
"Of course, Bates, was merely jok-
ing. What's your own theory of the
matter?"
81 have no theory. sir. Mr.. Glenarm
always warned me against theories.
He said-if you will pardon me-there
was great danger in the speculative
mind"
The man spoke with slight Irish
accent, which in itself puzzled me. |
have always been attentive to the
peculiarities of speech, and his was
not the brogue of the Irish servant
class. Larry Donovan, who was Eng
lish born. affected at times an exag-
gerated Irish dialect that was wholly
different from the smooth liquid tones
of Bates. But more things than his
speech were to puzzle me in this man.
The person in the canoe? How do
you account for herr" asked.
Il haven't accounted for her, sir.
There's no women on these grounds.
or any sort of person except our
selves"
But there are neighbors,
people of some kind must live along
the lake."
"A few. sir; and then there's the
school quite bit beyond your own
west wall"
His slight reference to my proprie-
torship. my own wall. as he put 1t,
pleased me.
"Oh. yes; there is school-girls?-
yes:. Mr. Pickering mentioned it. But
the girls hardly paddle on the lake at
night. at this season-hunting ducks
should you say. Bates?"
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-18
PRESIDENTS BOYS BEAT
FATHER AT HURDLING

air and the animals they rode at fence
and hurdle were full of mettle and in
spired with the spirit of the sport
Two of them were the presidents own
mounts, Roswell and Audrey. mag
nificent blooded hunters of line d
hunters.
The horse that was first sent at the
jump was Gray Dawn, a gift to Theo.
dore, Jr.. by Capt. Seth Bullock. of
Deadwvod. If he lacks the style and
conformation of Roswell and Audrey,
he makes up in ginger and endurance.
The jumping started at four and one
half feet. The boys cleared this with
little difficulty, but the president only
topped the hurdle by supreme effort.
Then Baron Sternburg put up the
bars to five feet, and the two boys
tried it again. There were one or two
balks for each, but they finally got
over, their father and other spccta-
tors applauding.
The president was not to be beaten
by his boys if he could help it, so he
put Roswell at the rail again. Ros-
well started well, but the rail was too
high and his rider too heavy so he
quit at the bar. Again and again the
president tried, but in vain, and to the
delight of his sons he had to admit
that he was beaten.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-18
Brown Knew Those Chars.

Mrs. Brown awoke her husband IL
the dead of night with the startling in.
formation that she had just heard a
burglar in the room below. Now" "
she exclaimed, excitedly. he's light.
ing one of those cigars | gave you for
your birthday. / heard him pick up
the box and put it down again" Then
John sat up and listened. by Jove,
Mary, you're right" he answered. "He
is! He's actually smoking one of
those-er-er those cigars" Then he
nestled once more comfortably beneath
the blankets. Go to sleep again.
Mary" he said. complacently. "Wel'
find the poor wretch In the morning.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-18
PRESIDENT is ASKED TO
LECTURE ON THE CANAL


ready to face it. Let us not live as
drones in the hive of modern politics.
but Join, young and old. to work for
our advancement and the advance
ment OF the grand old Republican par
~, football, science. tenpins, rate leg
isiation, boxing, hunting, literature,
yachting, tawn tennis, polo and mill.
tary and naval supremacy.
The next picture displays" etc.
Eight congressman who have lust
returned from the canal zone. are pre-.
pairing to make tour telling their
constituents the good news.
The president has not consented to
be booked as yet. but smilingly admit
ted that the suggestion might be a
good one.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-18

D REPRESENTATIVE MARSHALL, of
N South Dakota, wants President
Roosevelt to tour the west, giving
"travelogues" describing the Panama
canal work.
Arrangements have been made SO
that the president can have a moving
picture machine accompany him If he
desires, or Just plain stereopticon if
he considers it more suitable.
Now. ladies and gentlemen" he
viii be expected to say, the next pic
ture on the canvas is that of the awe
inspiring Culebra pass. Right back
of there | shot two alligators, which
the next film displays in their last
.agonies of death. Death, we must re-
member, comes to all in time.
I'VE should SO live that we are
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-18
Quicker Action.

Here's an article which says that
family jars eventually kill love"
Family jugs kill 1t sooner than
that. Houston Posi-
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-30

bad leg. he has been mainstay
Of the Pittsburg club. One OF his best
performances was made In 1899 when
he went six times to bat and made
six hits, and Aug. 6. in Philadelphia.
but two weeks later, he made Ave
hits Including three triples ana a
double, a total of 12 bases. Twica
that season he made four hits In
game.
Jiggs Donahue. now the star first
sacker for the White Sox, was once a
college star Of great magnitude. John
l.. Zimmerman, prominent Democratic
politician OF Springfield, tells the story
OF Jiggs' first experience as bah
player outside the town lots Of Spring.
field. "A decade ago. said Mr. Zim-
norman, "Ohio colleges paid far less
attention to the amateur standing Of
the members of the teams than they
now do. At Wittenberg we found that
we had a pretty fair team, with the
exception Of catcher, for we had no
ane to hold the pitcher. ! began to
fgure on what we could do. Some one
told me that Jiegs would be a good
man. secured him, and while think
that he occasionally attended chapel
he certainly did no more. At any rate,
he filled all the requirements, and
Wittenberg had the best baseball
team In her history as result, al
though Jiggs at times found It ex
ceedingiy hard to conceal his identity
From Wittenberg Jiggs went to Mari.
etta. and the year following became
full hedged professional. l have fol.
lowed his career with the greatest In
terest since that time. and | believe.
that was more responsible than any,
one else for bringing him out" For
years Mr.. zimmerman has been a
sponsor for Wittenberg athletics. but
Donahue is the only real star of ths
irst magnitude which the school has
vysr turned out.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-30
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.

A burglar entered the bedroom oi
Mrs. John Frazer in Wakefield n. Y,
and took pocketbook containing
$1,000 from under her pillow.
Mrs. Lena Menensko, Polish wo.
man who came to the Laporte county
Qnd) infirmary in 1876 when she was
S2 years old, died there recently at
the age of 113 years.
A boat on the Catawba river cap.
sized near Catawba Station. ~. c.. and
Misses Fulbright and Goble were
drowned. Men swan from the bank
and rescued another lady.
Mrs. Kate Kearner, aged 60 years,
was burned to death at her home in
Philadelphia while preparing break
fast. and 500 in notes which she car.
ried in pocket OF. her dress were de-
stroyed. In her pocket she also car
ried S75 in gold, but all of this was
found.
The supreme court OF the United
States has decided that the railroad
commissions of North Carolina can
compel railroad company operating
in that state to so adjust it's schedule
as to accommodate passengers IN
other lines from any particular part
OF the state.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-30
Aman Followed a Gin|
te Kill Her.
SECOND ATTEMPT
OF q Prussiea to Murder . woa'aa
Who Refused to Marry Him h
Proved to be Successful. Z

Philadelphia, April 30.-Martha
K6rais, a comely Prussian girl, was
shot and instantly killed here Monday
by Franz Endrukat, an enraged lover,
who after numbering the girl sent q
bullet into his own brain, inflicting a
wound from which he cannot recover.
Endrukat, who was angry because
the girl would not marry him, fol-
lowed her to this country from the
province of Pomerania, in Rheinisn
Prussia, where four years ago he at
tempted to kin her by beating her
over the head with hatchet. After
this attempt he cut bis throat in an
effort to end his life and after lying
for four months In hospital, accord
ing to the Information given to the
coroner, he was sentenced to one year
and eight months imprisonment.
How he got into this country with
penal record has not been ascer-
tanned.
After the assault in Europe, Miss
Korais, who was the daughter OF "a
physician, came to Philadelphia. End
rukat, despite the refusal of the cir.
to marry him In his native country,
followed her to America and 10 Phila..
delphia. He went to work at Cramps
shipyards and boarded In the north.
ern section OF the city. Miss Korais
secured a place as maid in the home
of August Ramsteln, In the southern
section of the city.
Endrukatsmet the girl by chance in
the street on Easter and endeavored
to renew his attentions. He was re-
pulsed. He followed her about and
threatened to kill her unless she mar
ried him. Finally Miss Korais caused
a warrant to be issued for his arrest.
but at the last minute she declined to
prosecute him.
Endrukat on Monday met Miss
Kurais and followed her from the
home Of her employer to a nearby
bakery and again pressed his suit.
The girl told him she would sooner
die than marry him, whereupon he
drew a revolver and sent two bullets
into her brain. He then turned the
weapon upon himself and sent one OF
the leaden missiles into his head,
falling unconscious across the body of
the girl. Endrukat is SO years Of age
and his victim was %.