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The Elbert County tribune., 1908-10-15

there are no distractions directly
about the bell. The sound VIII. be
clear. Now wrap a cloth AROUND the
bell and ring 1t again. The sound
you hear is no longer clear, but muf-
fled and clouded. You have placed an
obstruction between the object that
produces the sound and the air wave
which transmits the sound. The
cloth breaks the sound vibrations.
The waves that reach your hearing
nerves are the broken waves outside
the cloth and. therefore. you get a
mulIled sound.
But what has this to do directly
with singing and speaking, you ask.
When the tones of the voice can vi
brate Immediately upon the air with
out encountering an obstruction, they
reach the ear of the listener as clear.
unmuliled sounds. The obstruction
that the tones of the singer or speak
er usually find is right within the
mouth. The face acts like the cloth
about the bell. When the face be-
comes an obstruction. 1t is because
the tones are formed In the throat in
stead of on the lips. When tone is
formed by an opening between the
lips. the outside air can Immediately
ly take up the vibrations. The sound
waves, then. will reach the ear of the
listener unhampered and unbroken.
Watch yourself when you talk. Let
the front part of your mouth do all
the work. Make the consonants pop
out the words. Apply this idea in
your daily business talks and keep 1t
in mind whenever you speak or sing.
Your voice will quickly gain In power
and you will gain an ease of express
sion. But your greatest gain will
come through the musical quality that
is bound to result when the tone is
produced brilliantly.
A musical voice. every one knows,
is one of the greatest assets that a
personality can possess either In bust
ness life or in the social world.
Copyright, 1905. by Joseph b. Bowies) }
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sounds. When you whisper words, as
sea, bee, pea, tea, fee, you find that
you form the sounds at the lips and
teeth. Try it by whispering the fol-
lowing sentence. Nobody ever thinks
of whispering in the throat, In fact,
1t is quite impossible.
Whether you know 1t or not, Nature
has endowed you with a singing and
speaking voice which ought to be an
asset to you both in business and in
social life. You can cultivate your
voice with but little effort and a great
deal of pleasure when you once know
what tone really is. Application is
energy wasted II you try to do or
make a thing without learning first
the principles that govern it. If the
German Count Zepplep, who is spend
ing his life time in building air ships.
discovers the laws that will make it
possible for us to navigate in the air,
the building of air ships for our daily
use and pleasure will become simple
matter In order to develop your
voice, 1t is Just as necessary first for
you to know the laws through which
tone finds Its existence. When you
once know the laws. you can easily
apply them in practice. In fact. you
should give them practical applica-
lion. else your knowledge OF them is
of no use. Development demands two
things-the knowledge of the law and
its practical application.
Let us now find out the law that
governs the existence of tone, or
sound. Sound is an ai- wave. When
you speak or sing you disturb the par
ticles of air about you. When one lit
tie molecule of air is disturbed it in
turn disturbs the next one. and so on.
But when the next molecule puts the
one farther from it in motion, 1t has
lost little in energy. Place four
marbles in row. Give the first one
push-it will strike and start the sec
ond, the second will start the third,
and the third the fourth. The force,
however, necessary to start another
marble rolling each time lessons the
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-10-15

is between the two original Bills
Bryan and Taft-so perhaps in order
that your advance information may
be OF truly authentic character. per-
haps 1t would be best to try starting
from Lintoln and Columbus.
This problem is not alone for the
man who is vitally interested in the
presidency, although he may value the
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says about Taft, Roosevelt
and Hearst; what Bryan says about
Taft, Foraker and Roosevelt, and what
Taft says about Bryan. All this per-
sifiage contained in statements given
out to-day attacking" etc, SINNERS
down to a mere question of a four
years leasehold upon the White
House. the presidential domicile at
Washington.
No doubt it's worth money to you
! TO know whether Bryan or Taft is to
be the successful "Bill." The author
of the puzzle embodied in the accom-
panying diagram knows. He figured it
cut several weeks ago, merely await
ing corroborating circumstances be-
fore he submitted it to the editor.
Hence. by a little mental exertion
you may find out for yourself who is to
be the next president. The problem is
this:
II William Howard Taft, Republican
candidate for the presidency of the
United States, starts from Columbus,
O., capital of his home state, at the
same time that his opponent in this
ocean-to-ocean race, William Jennings
Bryan, Democrat, starts from Lincoln,
Neb., his home capital. which one of
the pair would reach Washington, d.
c., first, after having touched every
state capital in the country? OF course
they both travel at the same speed.
The puzzle manufacturer gives you
this assistance: The smallest number
of miles in which either can travel
the prescribed distance. OF course. the
candidate who has the shortest dis
tance to traverse wins.
Now, which one is It? That's up to
you, and there is not a citizen of the
United States who wouldn't accept ad-
vance information on the next occu-
pant of the chair after President Roose-
velt steps out to hunt the wild deni-
zens of the East African jungle.
One of our esteemed citizens who
stood behind the editors chair when
the representative of the puzzle fac
tory submitted his complex PROPOSE
ton, and who rates himself something
of a "kidder." exclaimed as If insulted
in having his mental ability ques-
toned:
.'Why, Bill will win. of course"
One lonesome smile crept round the
room. 1t lighted up the face of the
r. C. (esteemed citizen).
Yes. Bill will win. But which Bill?
Bill Bryan or Bill Taft?
We might even go as far as allowing
Bill Randolph Hearst to depart from
New York city and touch every capt.
tai In the United States. eventually
arriving in Washington. and then ask
you which Bill will win.
You could arrive at partial solu-
ton of that problem by the process of
elimination, but then you might imag-
ine there was some trick connected
with it, which there isn't. 1t is just
a plain puzzle in the simple science of
addition. commingled with an ounce or
two Of reasoning power
The map gives the distances be-
tween the adjacent capitals These,
of course, must be used in order that
the puzzle may work out correctly. A
straight line is the shortest distance
between two points, you were taught
IL you studied geometry. and that
ought TO help you little bit. but you
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-10-15

the drawing and paste 1t upon a good
sized sheet of cardboard. Then with
a well-sharpened penciI-for there is
accurate figuring to do-and pad of
paper. gather the family around and
hit it up for Washington. Start eth
er at Lincoln or Columbus. The de-
parture is of your own selection.
If you are constituent of Debs.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-10-15

Chain or William Randolph Hearst
you can work 1t out on those lines for
the sake of amusement. Hearst's
start properly would be made from
Albany. N. Y. that being the capital
of the Empire state, while Chafin
would depart from Springfield. Ill,
that being the Illinois state capital.
But of course the race apparently
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-10-15

never run for the Office again, and It's
all over. You are then ready to settle
down and wonder who is going To get
annihilated in the message to con
gress and whether the senate will
stand for being bossed.
There are no speeches to listen to;
no periodical cry from Wall street
that there should be no executive Of
ficers; no photos OF the candidates
family seated upon the lawn at ''the
modest homestead at Min9e.ha-ha1on-
the-veldt" There are no campaign
press agents to wrestle with, no spell
binders and no worry. It's all over
in a few minutes, the time being
gauged by the ingenuity of the persons
engaged in endeavoring to arrive at Z
plausible solution.
They say the solid south is for
Mr.. Bryan Of Lincoln and the sofid
north is for Mr.. Taft OF Cincinnati.
and that If Mr.. Taft can win Missouri
and a part Of Kentucky he win
win, while II Mr.. Bryan can eapturc
the southeastern corner OF Indiana
and Idaho his will be the victory. SO
you see the manner OF settlement
which is presented here doesn't allow
you to worry about Indiana and Mis-
souri,.
Here is a good system, II you are a
bit puzzled about the way to start aft
er a solution:
Cut out the map and paste 1t on
cardboard. As you trace the route
from city to city write down the
name of each city and the number OF
miles from the city last touched until
you reach Washington. Then add up
the figures on your pad and you viii
have the total distance travelled.
This puzzle Is fascinating. Most
problems which come from the regular
puzzle manufactures are hard, but
oftentimes they cannot command your
attention long enough for you to ar
rive at a solution. There are puzzle
fiends. of course. who study days
over the hardest sort OF problems, D0i
1t takes something really Interesting
to amuse the American popnlace for q
stretch of 20 minutes. And we have
IL here.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-10-15

-OU have heard what Hearst
? says about Foraker, Bryan
and Haskell; what Roosevelt
says about Foraker, Haskell
& and Bryan; what Foraker
y says about Taft, Roosevelt
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-10-15

returns most. 1t Is for boys, girls,
young men, young woman, middle
aged men and women; for the aged,
halt, deaf and dumb alike.
Even a one-leggcd man may
solve 1t. He doesn't have to
actually traverse the distance, so
his defect doesn't count In this
sort OF race for the presidency.
The beauty of deciding the presi'
dental struggle in this way fB mat
it's all over in is minutes, the re-
turns are in in less time than IT
takes TO tell 1t, there is only a scant
possibility OF needing recount
The pantomime loser congratulates
the. pantomime winner; the latter
thanks him and promises to never,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-24
DASHED ID DEATH
 BY EXPRESS TRAIN Six Young People Are Killed
 and Three Injured
GRADE CROSSING IS FATAL
Responsibility for the Frghtfu Ac- cident Cannot Be Placed, as the Survivors Are Too Badly
 Injured To Tell of 1t.

Spring Valley, N. Y, February 23.-A foam-specked pair of horses that tore through the streets early today dragging between them the splintered wagon pole, brought to the village the first news of grade crossing accident in which nine members of it's most prominent families were either killed outright or frightfully injured
 The runaways came to a stop at the iv- cry stable of George Young, from whom they had been hired the night before to take a party of men and girls to bas- ketbail game at Nyack. Returning in the early hours of today, the wagonload of merrymakers was run down at West Nyack crossing by an Ontario and Vest ern express train Four of the party were instantly killed, two died while being re- moved to the Hudson County hospital at Hoboken, N. J., and the other three lie in a serious condition at that institution tonight
 The dead:
 George Keith, aged 30. assistant super intendent of the telephone office and man. ager of the Spring Valley basketball team.
 Nelson May, aged 19. who drove the team
 Bertha Singer, aged IS.
 Edith Singer, aged 20
 George Sh.nn aged sS. a basketball player.
 Jeanette Palmer, aged 21.
 The injured:
 Warren Palmer, p years condition se- rious.
 Henry Dieren. aged 23 years, basketball player, will probably recover.
 Mary Edith Bird, aged IS, condition crit ical
 The responsibility for the accident is in dispute The survivors cannot be qnes- toned as yet, and the only other witness was the crossing gate tender. He claims that the team was driven through the lowered gates. The gate on the side of approach was broken down, but the op- posite gate was intact, and if previously lowered must have been hurded by the frightened horses after the wagon had been struck and torn from its pole. The animals were uninjured
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-24
.SElLLPUL CATCH OF
 BAND OF PLO7TERS
RUSSIAN POLICE ARE BEING PRAISED FOR ARREST OF TER FORESTS THROUGH THE AID OF OTHER DETECTIVES.

St. Petersburg, February 23.-The sl1ilful performance of the police in the roundup of the great band of plotters has won praise throughout the city bearing wit ness to the thoroughness of the methods evolved for fighting terrorism. The secret police are spending unlimited sums, in bringing the terrorsts to justice, and have drafted agents of international experience who are thoroughly familiar with the by ways of western anarchism, and who will be able to introduce an improved tech nique into the system here to aid them in their work
 The police department also has entered into relations with detective agencies abroad and has organized an extensive service in all the centers where Russian emigrants congregate, particularly in New Y ork, Paris and Switzerland and are making efforts to penetrate within the in- nermost councils of the social democratic and social revolutionlst organizations.
 In connection with the latest plot the members of the secret service were abso- lutely trusted by comrades of the revollI- tionists who attended the meetings held in Finland, where the final plan for the assassination of Grand Duke Nicholas Nichoaievitch and Judge Chtcheglovitoff minister of justice, was elaborated. Two hundred plain clothes men were called in by the heads of the police department and given precise instructions as to what action should be taken. and apparently they arrested without error the persons involved.
 Thus far the police have failed to ex- tract a confession from any of those ar- rested as to their identity, but several un- doubtedly are members of the aristocratic houses. It is certain that numbers of conspirators have managed to evade ar rest, and a careful watch is being kept for these.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-24
BIG BREAKWATER
 NEARLY COMPLETE
A CONFERENCE OF ENGINEERS WILL BE HELD TO DISCUSS MA TIoNAL HARBoR OF REFUGE AT POINT JUDITH.

Newport, R. l., February 23.-Arrange- ments for hastening the completion of the national harbor of refuge at Point Judith are confidently expected to rise from a conference of engineers which opens in the Colorado building at Wash ington tomorrow
 Work on the construction of an arti- ficial harbor at Point Judith began nearly a score of years ago, the purpose being to provide shelter for coastwise shipping. Between the easterly end of Lond Island sound and the westerly entrance to Vine yard sound there Is an unprotected stretch of more than 60 miles within which vessels have often been caught and there is a long record of marine disasters in that place, among them the steamer Larchmont w. Alos, about 175 lives be- ing lost. More shipping passes Point Judith than any other point on the New England coast and the need of q safe anchorage for vessels there has been keenly felt for many years.
 The delay in completing the big break water for the proposed national harbor of refuge has prompted much protest on the part of those interested, and it is now be- lieved that some action by the govern ment will follow the conference at Wash ington.
 A national harbor of refuge at Point Judith was approved by an act of Septem- Der 19 1890, and an appropriation of $75,OC0 was made to start the work. Up to March 9 1907, $1, ,650,000 had been appropriated and used in the work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-24
CHIEF OF POLICE
 KILLED BY NEGRO
AFTER ATTEMPTS BY A MOB TO LYNCH THE MURDERER HE IS JAILED AND A MILITARY GUARD PLACED.

Charlotte. N. C., February 23-James H. Benton, chief of police of Fayette- vile, N. C., was shot and instantly killed today by a negro. The negro, Sam Murchison, was captured an hour after the crime, and despite three efforts to lynch him. was safely lodged in jail. To- night, at the direction of the governor, the local militia company surrounds the jail, though no further trouble is apprehended.
 Murchison quarreled with one of his own race today and shot his antagonist, infiicting a slight wound. Chief Benton started out in search of Murchison. and after a few words the negro drew his pls- tol and shot the officer In making his escape the negro fired at his pursuers and was wounded by a shot fired by one of them.
 Murchison continued his flight to the outskirts where an hour later he was captured. En route to the jail three at tempts were made to take the prisoner from the officers, and the last time he was beaten over the head with fists and sticks by angry citizens. The negro has a serious wound in the groin.
 Less than year Chief of Police Ches- son of Fayetteville and one of his off, ficers were killed by a negro desperado.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-24
OTTO KELSEY WILL
 HOLD HIS OFFICE

Albany, N. r., February 23.-Every in- dication favors the belief that on Wednes- day the senate for the second time will refuse by decisive, if not an over whelming' majority, to remove Otto Kel- sey from the office of state superintend- ent of insurance as recommended by Gov ernor Hughes. The probability seems to be that the vote will be F republicans and IF democrats, 34 in all against removal, and 15 republicans and two democrats, F in all, for removal
 In accordance with the terms of the resolution under which the vote will be taken, Superintendent Kelsey will submit to the senate tomorrow night his answer to the report of Matthew c. Fleming, who investigated the insurance depart ment, which report formed largely the basis of the governors renewed recom- mendaton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-24
AUSTRALIA WANTS
 AMERICAN FLEET

Melbourne, Australia, February 23-Aus- tralia wants the American fleet of bat tleships, now its way to San Francisco, to come to this country. The government already has given the matter due con- sideration, and letter has been sent to President Roosevelt, inviting the fleet to visit the chief Australian ports.
 As yet no reply has been received here but today the prime minister, Alfred Deakin, issued statement in which he said:
 If the invitation is accepted the reccp- ton given the fleet at Rio Janeiro Val- paraiso and Callao will be repeated by Australia, The visit would mark new era in the history of this part of the world"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-24
KING LEOPOLD IS
 AN INDIAN GlVER
BELGIUM'S RULER TAKES BACK HIS PROMISES ABOUT GIVING CONTROL OF CONGO TO PARLIA- MENT.

Brussels, February 23.-The situation in the matter of the annexation to Belgium of the Congo Independent States is as- sumlng a disquieting aspect. 1t is stated that King Leopold has taken back all his promises, and now demands that the special fund which was to replace the crown domain be placed under his con trol, and not under that of parliament. as it was originally agreed. In addition he asks $J0000.000 to be placed at his disposal to carry out various projects
 It is understood that the government Is firmly resisting these demands and is de- termined if it becomes necessary, to re- sign. which, as King Leopold could not. under such circumstances. find any one to form new ministry, it is pointed out would mean elections that would be bound to result in the return of a majority most hostile to the King. The Petit Bleu, while admitting that there had been exchanges in the last few days between King Leopold and Premier Schol- laert on the question of annexation, says they have not resulted in settlement of the matter, owing to inability to agree on special works to be executed out of the revenue from the special fund and denies that ministerial crisis is immi- nent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-24
NO HOPE FOR VESSEL.
Ship Has Not Betn Heard From Since
 Last August.

Dorchester, N. B., February 2S.-Rela- tives of Capt. William Palmer. a vessel owner of this town, who was an officer on the British ship Alacrita have aban- doned hope that the vessel will be heard from again. The Alacrita sailed from Delagoa bay, South Africa, on August D., 1907. for Hong Kong and Baltimore, and, according to advices received here, has has not been reported.
 The ship was under command of Cap tain Thornton, and carried a crew of probably 20 men. The Alacrita registered 1923 tons Last year she was chartered by the Standard oil company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-24
FOUND GUILTY OF
 SELLING SECRETS
OFFICER OF FRENCH ARMY IS DE- GRADED AND PENALTY OF sIM- PRIsoNMENT FOR LIFE IS IM- POSED.


 Toulon, February 2s.-(Special Cable.)- Sub-Lieutenant Benjamin Ulmo of the navy was found guilty by a courtmartial today of attempting to sell naval secrets to Germany and sentenced to degrada- tion and Imprisonment for life.
 After his arrest Ulmo made confes- sion. Among the documents he had for sale were a secret signal book and the naval cipher His downfall caused great surprise among his fellow officers, as he stood well in the service. was a. member of wealthy family and had n liberal allowance. But 1t is understood that he squandered large sums of money upon woman Thirty thousand dollars was the price he wanted for the secrets he had for sale. Before he was arrested he had already sold for $6000 a confiden- tial pamphlet containing the Ainciples of the new French naval tacHcs.