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The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-25
HE DISCOVERED THE cULPRIT
Announcement Of School Principal
Not at All Comforting to the
Teacher.

One OF the women teachers went to
the principal of a school in Queens
borough the other day "alr, Mark"
she said. Il think you had better go
upstairs. A substitute teacher is ON
duty up there. and am afraid she
is having terrible time. The noise
is SO terrific the children down here
scarcely can study"
The principal went up the stairs two
steps at a time, and the noise soon
ceased. When he returned to the
lower room his face was grim. Miss
Henderson" he said, III you hear any
more OF those noises let me know at
once"
Indeed l WILL" she replied. 1T is
simply outrageous that parents should
bring their children up so they will
behave that way. Did you End out
who the children were?"
yes. l found out" the principal
said. scowlingly "One is your nephew
and the other Is my son." he replied,
and the woman teacher almost col
lapsed-New York Press.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-25

within range of the earth and be captured and
pulled down to the surface? II SO. would It
Jar the earth in its orbit or set the planet
on fire?
All we will ever have in the way Of final
answer to these questions as they belong to
the complete and final loss OF Bielas comet
is given officially now in the records of Mex
leo in the statement recorded by Senior Jose
A. Bonilla. director OF the astronomical oD-
servatory in the state OF Zacatecas. In No
vember, 1885, II was supposed that between
the twenty-fourth and twenty-ninth of the
month the earth would pass in space through
or near the fragments left by Biela's comet.
AS they were then called "Bielids" 1t had
been concluded that they were swarm of
hundreds of thousands or perhaps Of mil
lions of small masses of meteoric matter, per-
haps weighing from ounce up to ton or
more. 1t was feared that II the earth passed
through them and drew them to the surface in
daylight they would not be seen at ALL but
would either burn up in gas or else fall In
few scattering stones on distant parts of the
earth. This may have occurred In other
places, but on a ranch near Mazapil. in the
state of Zacatecas. one OF them Tor mass OF
nickel-iron belonging to some group of the
same kind) was seen to fall and recovered at
once by the owner of the ranch who made the
deposition taken down in Spanish by Senior
Bonilla and translated by William Earl Hid
den. to close the last chapter in the story of
Biela's lost comet:
ut was about o'clock on the night of No
vember 81 d3S5)," said the ranchman in his
deposition when went out to the corral to
feed the horses. Suddenly l heard a loud, siz-
zing noise, exactly though something red
hot was being plunged into cold water and al
most instantly there followed somewhat
loud thud. At once the corral was covered
with phospborescent light, while suspended
in the air were SMALL luminous sparks, as
though from rocket I had not recovered
from my surprise before saw this luminous
air disappear and there remained on the
ground only such light as is made when a
match is rubbed number Of people tame
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tronomer's comet, like Biela's, but comet for
everybody. with all mankind Interested in it.
1t may set all the gongs In Asia beating while
we are watching it through telescopes. Mil
lions who do not know enough to be fright
ened at the idea of its striking the earth may
lind 1t awful enough to make them try hard
to think. with results which, while they last
may seem to them the most awful they ever
felt in their lives.
While all who are intelligently interested
In comets will want Halleys back regularly,
tail and all, as something to think about there
is chance that 1t will lose its tail and also
chance. very remote now, that 1t may be
shipwrecked finally and lost in space. 1t is
chance" only until the law is learned The
chance Is worth discussing only In the hope
of learning more of the law. Can a comet
lawfully get out of its regular path and be
pulled down finally by the earth some other
planet? That is question of law and as far
we have learned the law the answer is that
it can.
We do not know much yet about the law
All we are beginning to find out dates from
the night in January, 1876. when Prof Challis
looked through his telescope at the Cambridge
observatory and could not believe his eyes.
astonishing to believe. 1t was Biela's comet
split into two distinct comets. Such a thing
had never been heard of or imagined as pos
sible. But in some way it had actually oc-
CURED. Had the comet exploded by its own
forces? Had 1t come in reach OF the attrac-
ton Of one of the planets and been pulled
apart? What must become Of comet after
being thus split in pieces? Could 1t come
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-25

sky before the fall OF Jerusalem. 1t may end
finally as Biela's comet did, falling in a star
shower on earth, some other planet or
into the sun, or scattering through space
around the sun in masses perhaps of nickel
iron, unseen earth, unless the earth cap
lures them out Of space and sets them blazing
through the sky they fall.
Suppose we were to capture Halley's comet
and 1t were really to fall. what would become
of the earth of the comet?
That is fair question for all who wish to
keep proper scientific awe of our finest reg
ular comet. 1t may offer something to take
The place of the unscientific awe which used
to send thousands to their knees remember
ing their sins and praying for pardon as soon
as Haley's comet began to spread its magnifi-
cent tail across the sky. In other words, 1t
made them try to think, which was, no doubt,
the best thing comet could do for them.
Another important question is whether Hal
ley's comet will bring its magnificent tail back
with 1t. restored to its ancient and awful
spendor If it does not the world, learned
and unlearned will be disappointed. for
comet without tail Is not awful or sublime
enough to be worth growing either enthusiasts
tic or repentant over. We cannot tell about
the tail 1t may come back with the comet.
reduced 30 per cent, or 1t may finally be lost
altogether or increased back to AWFUL magnin-
cence streaming across the sky in such a
snectacle as can be hoped for on earth only
once in lifetime.
II # RECEIVERS its tall In its full historic
snlendor. Halley's will be too magnificent
comet to be lost according to our ways OF
looking at comets 1t is not thirdrate as
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-25
Important to Mothers,

Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children. and see that 1t
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-25
Good Work Goes On.

During the year that has passed
since the international congress on tu-
berculosis met at Washington. one In
'stitution or organization for the treat
ment or prevention of tuberculosis has
been established every day, Sundays
and holidays included. according to
bulletin of the National Association
for the Study and Prevention of Tu-
berculosis. Fifteen new beds In hos
pitfalls or sanitoria have been provided
also for every day of the year.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-25

traces OF sulphur, carbon and chlorine Mr..
Hidden wrote its history in the American Jour
nal OF Science. In the century Magazine Of
August 1885, he answered the question, "Is
1t piece of comet?" by summing up the
evidence in connection with the known history
OF Biela's lost comet since 1t split in 1916 and
returned as two comets in 1852. to disappear
finally In what were supposed to be a swarm
OF "belids.'
"At the time of the fall of this meteorite"
lin Mexico), Hidden writes. ut was 10 hours
after the maximum number of meteors was OBJ
served. The earth was meeting with only the
stragglers of the train. It cannot be doubted
that the cosmical dust proceeding from the
disintegration of Bielas comet wholly envel-
oped the earth and was seen meteors from
every part Of it, Such was the magnincence
of the celestial phenomena in some parts Of
the eastern continent that some people be-
lieved there would be no more stars left In
the sky"
Biela's comet had returned regularly In q
period Of little less than seven yeads until IL
underwent complete shipwreck in the heavens.
No one ever expects to see 1t again. The end,
as far as known. is this star shower in the
night the Bonilla bielid was picked up In Ma
zapil. to give us the best knowledge we Asye
of what may be expected when a comet falls
Biela's lost comet does not compare with
Halley's. which must have billions of stones
or small and large misses Of matter, probably
nickel-iron. in its magnificent head. II it were
shipwrecked by Jupiter. by the earth or by
any other planet. these. II they were drawn
close enough by the planet to break the hold
the sun has on them. may do number Of
interesting things.
They might revolye around the earth at
distance. collecting in such ring as that Of
Saturn, which is supposed to be composed Of
an infinite number Of such stones, or they
might whirl closer and closer In revolving
around IL until finally of
which do not burn up in the atmosphere by
friction, must fall as this bielid fell In Mex
fco. The hope Of getting a beautiful earth
ring. such as that of Saturns. by capturing
comets is very small, If only because comets
have not matter enough in them to mako IL
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-25

running towards from the ncghboring houses and
they helped quiet the horses which had become
much excited. We afraid of being burned We all
what could be the matter In few moments when
had recovered from fear the light dsap-
pear Bringing lanterns. found hole in the ground
ball Of light We retired to little distance.
fearing 1t would explode and harm Looking up to the
sky. civilizations stars which went out without
noise. We returned after little and found in the hole
hot stone could barely handle. This on the next
day. looked like piece of iron. All night II
rained stars We none fall to the ground as they
all seemed to be extingusbed while yet high up
II this stone. the only known to have reached
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-25

ohc schedule. as Biela's comet did
when 1t did the most remarkable
thlng thus far known in the history
OF the solar system since men have
pegun to watch the sky. That is.
after coming back over and over on
schedule time, until it was supposed
10 De as regular as the earth itself, it
spilt In two. underwent final ship
wreck somewhere in the heavens, and
according to the last supposed to be
known of it, fell on earth several hun
dred miles southeast of Ell Paso. Tex
The probability that this was the
last of that comet is conceded by
such cautious astronomers as Prof.
Young of Princeton. 1t is an anthem
tic record. valued because 1t is about
as near the history of Biela's comet
as we will ever get. 1t is certainly
lost, and is thought that we have
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-25

heat as the telescope shows In
much larger way on the face of the
moon,
AS this was considered the most
distinguished visitor that had ever
reached the earth from infinite space.
it was presented as a mark of his
distinguished consideration by Prof.
Bonilla to William Earl Hidden. as
one of the most distinguished Ameri-
can mineralogists. who was also an
authority on meteors and meteoric
minerals. Analysis showed that 1t
was 91.26 per cent. iron, 1884 per
cent nickel. 65-100 per cent. cobalt
30-100 per cent phosphorus. with
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-25

DO you think your son will be an
able factor in elevating- the standard
of living?"
Able. nothingl He will do more
in the line of raising Cain."-Balti
more American.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-25

awe on the approach
of our most remark
able comet, from ask
ing what might take
place if. for any rea-
son it leaves the scien-
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-25


@ who discovered W
IAN IN shower somewhere
heat friction
comet has
rs II tail ane the
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-25

When two women begin 10 talk over
the back fence his satanic majesty
hears a lot about their neighbors that
he never even suspected.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-25

HE astronomers announce
that Halley's is ap SssSsS%s
preaching the earth at the of million 'Ssska
miles a day. AS Haeys is the most splen
ddly attractive otherwise the aarming) of all
our regular comets, they add that need not fear
that it will strike the EARTH not come
closer to than 100000 miles.
This is the scientific schedule. but that does not
keep any one who wishes to be inspired with proper
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-25
shake into Your shoes

Aliens Foot Ease. the antlseptic powder.
II makes tight or new shoes feel easy. 1t
Is n certain cure for sweating. calious and
hot tired. aching feet. Always use It to
Break Ia new shoes Sold hy all Druggists.
25c. Trial package mailed Free. Address
Allen S. Oimsted. Leroy. New York.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-11-25
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Milford chronicle., 1909-01-15
Bearers Of Great Names.

A London journalist has found these
personal names in the records of the
general register office: He has discov-
cred a girl registered in lS47 as rs II
Maria" in 1888 boy as Napoleon
the Great" 1871 Robert Alma Bala-
claya Inkerman Sebastopol Delhi
1860. Arthur Wellesley Wellington
Waterloo" 1851 Not Wanted James: :"
1863. jerome Napoleon Edward Hen
ry john" 1860. Edward Byng Tally
no Forward" 1870. One Too Many:
1877. Peter the Great and william
the Conqueror." twins; 1883. Richard
Coeur de Lion Tyler Walter" 1856.
That's 1t Who'd Have Thought IT.
1887. Laughing Waters" Some re-
markable single names are TO be met
with. such us righteous. Sc Comfort,
Happy" "Elector." Hopeful" Re
demption." Meditation" obedience
and alphabet" Twins, Love" and
Unity" are to be found. and, besides
Faith Hope" and Charity as
triplets, there are 'Shadrach," Me
shach" and "Abednego." boys, and
two boys and a girl, Alpha" Beta"
and Omega"
Milford chronicle., 1909-01-15
Talking Of Many New State Laws.

Some of the bills being considered fol
presentation to the new General Assem-
blv of Delaware will, if adopted and en-.
acted. revolutionize some Of the the con.
ditions Of government in this State.
They include the following Clothing
the Auditor with powers except clerical
and passinglon accounts after the money is
all spent. Money is drawn from the
State treasury in bulk and some officials
refuse to allow minute examinations of
their accounts. Enforcing the collection
of forfeited bond In criminal cases
there is not record in recent years OF a
forfeited bond having been collected.
ANY criminal bail bond is therefore straw
bail" and is, correspondingly farce.
Several times bonds in cases of default
ing officials have been partly forgiven.
Taking the oyster beds from the private
corporations now operating them and en-
abling individual planters and oyster
men to engage in the business and ex-
tend the area OF fertility. This, it is ar
ranged, will not only increase the States
Revenue, but will make oysters more
abundant.
Appropriating $3.50, 900 and appointing
a commission to build new State Cap
itol at Dover.
Milford chronicle., 1909-01-15

fathers eyes-his name that he finade
famous throughout the world. the name
cast aside with my youth. the lname
flung away in anger-they wish me
10 take that"
She Withdrew her hand and rose and
looked away toward the western hills.
"Vhe greatest romance in the world
is here. Shirley. have dreamed it all
over-in the Canadian woods, on the
Montana ranch as watched the herd
at night My father spent his life
keeping a king upon his throne, but ]
believe there are higher things and
finer things than steadying a shaking
throne or being a king. And the name
that has meant nothing to me except
dominion and power-it can serve no
purpose for me 10 take II now. learn
ed much from the poor archduke. He
taught me 10 hate the sham and shame
of the life he had fed from. My IA
ther was the last great defender Of the
divine right of kings. but l believe in
the divine right Of men, And the dome
of the capitol in Washington does no,
mean 10 me force or hatred or power.
but faith and hope and mans right to
live and do and be whatever be can
Milford chronicle., 1909-01-15

clean shaven for
the first time since bis illness. and the
two men looked at him with a new in
terest. His deepened temples and lean
cheeks and hands told their story, but
his step was regaining its old assur-
ance, and his eyes were clear and
bright He thrust the little stick under
his arm and stood erect, gazing at the
near gardens and then at the hills. The
wind tumbled his brown. newly trim
med hair and caught the loose ends OF
his scarf and whipped them free
"Sit down. We were just talking OF
you. You are getting so much strong
er every day that we can't be sure OF
you long" said the baron.
You have spoiled me. / am not at
all anxious to venture back into the
world. These Virginia gardens are a
dream world where nothing is really
quite true"
Something must be done about your
fathers estate soon 1t is yours, wait
ing and ready"
The baron bent toward the young
man anxiOusly.
ArmitaEe shook his head slowly and
claSped the stick with both hands and
held II HcrOss his knees
"NO-nol Please let us not talk OF
that any more. / could not feel com
Portable about IT, have Kept my |
pledge to do something for his country |
something that we may hope peases /
him II he knows"
The three were silent for a mome- /
A breeze. sweet with pine scent OF the /
hills, swept the valley, taking tribute
Of the gardens as 1t passed. The baron
was afraid to venture his last request
"But the name-the hOnOred name Of
the greatest statesman Austria has
knOwn-a name that will endure with
the greatest names Of Europe-surely
you can at least accept that"
The ambassadors tone was as grave
~ importunate as though he were beg
ging the cession OF a city from a harsh
cOnqueror Armitage rose and walked
the length Of the veranda. He had not
seen Shirley since that morning when
the earth had slipped from under his
feet at the bungalow The Claibornes
had been back and forth often between
Washington and Storm Springs. The
Milford chronicle., 1909-01-15

make himself l viii not go back or
take the old name unless-unless you
tell me must. Shirley"
There was an instant in which they
both faced the westering sun. He
looked down suddenly, and the deep
feeling in his heart went 10 his lips
1T was that way. You were just
like that when ! saw you first, Shirley
with the dreams in your eyes"
He caught her hand and kissed it,,
bending very low indeed. Suddenly. as
he stood erect her arms were about
his neck and her cheek, with its
warmth and color. lay against his face
Il do not know"-and he scarcely
heard the whispered words-"I do not
know Frederick Augustus Won stree
bel, but ] love John Armitage," she
said
Then back across the meadow
through the rose alsled ways Of the
quiet garden. they went hand in hanC
together and answered the barons
question.
THE END.l
Milford chronicle., 1909-01-15
5ChapterXXVM
JOHN ARMITAGE.


COll UNE roses overfowed the
veranda rail of Baron
l&9& Won Marhofs cottage at
yeS Storm Springs. The am
AeS bassador and bis friend
and counsel, Judge Hill
ton Claiborne. sat in cool corner with
a wicker table between them. The rep
fesentative OF Austria Hungary shook
his glass with an impatience that tin
kled the ice cheerily.
"He's as obstinate as n muller
Judge Claiborne laughed at the bar
On's vehemence.
"I5e comes by it honestly. ! can i'm
Egine his father doing the same thing
under similar circumstances"
"Whatl This rot about democracy,
This light tossing away Of an honest
title. a respectable fortune! My dear
sir, there is such a thing as carrying
democracy too farr'
Il suppose there is, but he's Of age.
Hes a grown man. don't see what
you're going to do about it."
Neither do / But think what he's
putting aside. The boys clever; he has
courage and brains, as we know; be
could have position; the home govern
ment is under immense obligations to
him. A word from me to Vienna and
his services to the crown would be ac-
knowledged in the most generous fash
Con. And with his fathers memory and
reputation behind him
But the idea Of reward doesn't ap-
peal to him. We canyassed that last
night"
There's one thing haven't dared to
ask him-to take his own name, to be-
come Frederick Augustus Won Stroe
bel. even if be doesn't want his fathers
money or the title. Quite likely he will
refuse that too"
1T is possible. Most things seem
possible with Armitage."
IT'S simply proyldential that he
hasn't become a citizen of your repuh-
lie. That would have been the last
Btraww
They rose as Armitage called to theu
Milford chronicle., 1909-01-15

from a French
window near by.
Good after
noon. gentlemen!
When two diplO-
mats get their
heads together
on a summer aft
ernoon the uni
verse is in dan
ger"
He came to-
ward them. hat
less. but trailing
a stick that he'd
been the prop Of
his later conva-
lescence. His
blue serge coat. a
negligee shirt and
duck trousers had
been dra wn a
few days before
from the trunks
brought by Oscar
from the bunga-
..unu
Milford chronicle., 1909-01-15

O. a TO Ia
r....,t. sThs Kind You Have AlWays BOggh
..s.s.'" &zHAZ1z1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
OPEN EVENINGS
UNTIL FRIDAY.

me imports of india rubber also chiefly
from Brazil, have been 80 ODOleW as
against SlI,Uo0W0 during the correspond
ing period of last year; hides $l3 600 1ss
compared with $6Un.WW: wool Ss0pONp
compared with x3.5U0,Ww last year: goa
skins, a.OO0,000. against less than 5000 :
0oo last year, and crude chocolate S31.p :
oOO, which is about the same as the i'm
ports of 1905.
We are the greatest coffee drinkers in
the world. The best qualities of the berry
are sent to Europe and the rest of thu.
crop. good, bad and indifferent is dump
ed on our docks from every coffee grow
ing country. We use an average of about
twelve pounds per capita a year for every
man, woman and child in our population
During the ten months ending October
81. 1909. we paid $64.OoO,O00 for s45, OO0. Oo
pounds of coffee, and had two months
more to complete our annual supply OF
this amount, 649,00O,000 pounds came from
Brazil
The other figures of trade sound stu
pendous. We have bought 13,0O0.OoO
pounds of rubber this year thus far; 9s :
OOONU pounds of goat skins. 20S 600 O0o
and enormous quantities of other raw ma
terials to eat or for our factories to work
up into finished products.
While the exports of American products
TO the neighboring countries are improv-
ing. We have only slight share OF the
trade. and the total for the last ten
months is $67 100000 This represents re-
fined petroleum. lumber. agricultural i'm
plements. railway supplies, and hardware
wire and other articles of iron and steel.
furniture, leather goods, lard and other
provisions. electrical machinery type
writers and various other necessaries OF
life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
LEEsBURG, VA.

LEESBCRG, Va. December 2O.-The
December term of circuit court for Lou
doun county adjourned late Saturday
night. and Judge Edward S. Turner. the
presiding judge, returned 10 his home in
Warrenton, Va, Sunday.
The suit Of the Culpeper National Bank
against the Peoples Bank of Leesburs
was won by the defendant. The case
will be appealed.
Roscoe Berry, who was indicted at the
October term of court for the murder OF
Eva Douglass in August last. pleaded
guilty to murder in the second degree
and was sentenced to fifteen years in the
state penitentiary. The murder with
which Berry was charged occurred at a
picnic near Mount Zion. Loudoun county
Berry was engaged in an alteration
with Joshua Douglass, husband Of Eva
Douglass. when the latter rushed be-