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The Elbert County tribune., 1910-08-12

used to be pretty fair, too. in other
days. and went out to see what he
could do. Then every one got started.
But whatever the beginning may
have been, there can be no doubt that
the game has taken complete poses
sion of Blue Springs and that Pryor's
shop is its headquarters. Rain or
shine. winter or summer, there is
game every day in the shop or in the
street just in front of 1t. Last win
ter, when the thermometer stood near
zero. a game was played in which all
of the contestants wore overcoats.
When those men began blowing on
their knuckles to keep them warm
there was sound like shoal of por-
poises
Seven games" are necessary to win
Knock the middle marble out the
first shot and the game is yours. Such
a shot is called "middler."
Knock any marble out and you must
.clear the ring'-knock all the others
too, to win the game.
If your marble stays in the square
after the first shot. you are fat" or
dead" for the rest of the game.
If some one else hits your taw you
are dead for the rest of the game
Lynn Pryor, the blacksmith. stood
at taw. took careful aim. and from IL
feet away spotted the middle of the
square. One game for Pryor and
Bingerl But nobody got excited. Mid
dlers from taw are ordinary occur
rences in Blue Springs. John Henry
Moore holds record of having
knocked out IL of such middlers in IA
shots.
a minute later Uncle Dan Stanley
knocked middler. Capt. George
Webb. the furniture dealer and under
taker, did the same thing, too, as soon
as he had the chance. So did Farmer
George Binger. They didn't do SO all
the time. of course. but middlers came
with an astonishing regularity. And
when there was a game In which all
four men had a chance to shoot, other
plays Just as remarkable for distance
and accuracy were taken by the gal
lery at the blacksmith shop door as
matter Of course.
You must understand" the black
smith said, that II man comes with
a horse to be shod, the game stops in
stanter. But when there's nothing 60
Ing on, somebody is sure to start a
game. Farmers come in on rainy days,
sometimes from several miles around
and some of them are good hands at
marbles
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-08-12

used to be pretty fair, too. in other
days. and went out to see what he
could do. Then every one got started
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-08-12

/ morrow nisht. You cant have two
| states at war with each other this
| way without shaking up the universe,
and II federal troops come down here
to straighten things out 1t won't be
funny"
They had ridden about mile. when
Cooke checked his horse with an ex-
clamation.
There's somebody coming like the
devil was after him. 1t must be Gill
ingwater."
They drew rein and waited, the
quick patter of hoofs ringing out
sharply in the still night The moon
light gave them fair sweep of the
road. and they at once saw horse
man galloping rapidly toward them.
"Lordy, the mans on fire!" gasped
Ardmore.
by George. you're right" mutter-
ed Collins. moving nervously in his
saddle. Its human sun5urst."
ITS only his gold braid.y explained
the practical Cooke.
Seeing three men drawn across the
road. the horseman began to check
his fight.
Mem" he shouted. as his horse
paved the air with its forefeet, lis
this the road to Ardsley?"
Right you are" yelled Cooke, and
they were aware of flash, glitter
that startled and dazzled the eye and
Col Rutherford Gillingwater thunder
ed on.
They rode on and saw presently the
lights of campfires, and a little later
were tremendously halted at the road
side by an armed guard. ~.
1t had been arranged that Collins,
who had once been second lieuten-
ant in the Georgia militia, should be
presented as an officer of the regular
army. detailed as special aide to Gov.
Dangerfield during the encampment,
and that in case Gillingwater failed to
return promptly he should take COM
mand of the North Carolina forces.
An open field had been seized for
the nights camp, and the tents al.
ready shone white in the moonlight.
The three men introduced themselves
to the militia officers. and Collins ex-
pressed their regret that they had
missed the adjutant general
Gov Dangerfield wished you to
move your force on to Ardsley should
we fail to meet Col. Gillingwater; and
you had better strike your tents -and
be in readiness to advance in case he
doesn't personally return with orders
Capt. Collins, as he had designated
himself, apologized for not being in
uniform
Il lost my baggage train" he laugh
ed, "and Gov Dangerfield is so anx-
ious not to miss this opportunity to
settle the Appleweight case that | hur-
ried out to meet you with these gen
tlemen."
''Appleweight!" exclaimed the group
of officers in amazement
None other than the great Apple
weight" responded Collins. THE
governor has him in his own hands
at last. and is going to carry him
across the border and into South
Carolina bastile, as a little pleasantly
on the governor of South Carolina"
The militia officers gave the neces-
sary orders for breaking the half
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-08-12
Yankee philosophy.

When a man goe sout to hunt rep
utation all he gets is notoriety.
Luck is something we blame when
we fail and deny when we succeed.
When you are spreading the salve
look out that you don't slip up on it
yourself.
It has been truthfully said that a
man who needs monument should
not have one.
One good way to keep your helpers
interested is to let them share some
of the credit.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-08-12
roo Much shop Ta,n.

young woman OF Toledo. O.. was
asked by q friend as to the likable-
ness of young chap who for some
tim had been paying devoted atten-
tion to the young woman in question.
"Oh." replied the fair one carelessly,
WILLIAM is a nice enough fellow, but
he talks shop too much"
''How's that?" was the next ques-
ton Il thought he was street car
conductor"
$50 he is" returned the other; "and
he's continually saying. Sit up
closerl"-Judge.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-08-12

wakened the sleeping driver on tho
wagon with roar, and himself eapcc
upon the box and began turning this
horses
What do you think he's doing?''
asked Cooke
Hes in a hurry to get back to
mothers cooking" replied Ardmore.
Hes seen Miss Dangerfield and
learned that war is at hand. and he's
going to get his clothes out Of danger.
Lordy! Listen to him slashing the
mules!"
But you don't think-"
The wagon had swung round, and
already was in rapid flight. Collins
howled in glee.
Come on! We can't miss a show
like thisi"
Leave the horses then! There's a
hill there that will break his neck.
We'd better stop him IL we cant"
cried Cooke. dismounting.
They threw their reins to the driver
of the wagon, who had been brushed
from his seat by the impatient adju
tant general, and was chanting weird
ly to himself at the roadside.
The wagon. piled high with trunks
and boxes. was dashing forward, Gil
lingwater belaboring the mules furi-
ously. and, hearing the shouts of
strange pursuers. yelling at the team
In voice shrill with fear.
Come on. boys!" shouted Ardmore,
thoroughly aroused, catch the spy
and traitor,"
The road dipped down into the shad.
dow of a deep cut. where the moons
rays but feebly penetrated. and where
the flow of springs had softened the
surface; but the pursuers were led on
by the rumble of the wagon. which
swung from side to side perilously,
the boxes swinging about noisily and
toppling threateningly at the apex.
Down the sharp declivity the wagon
plunged like ship bound for the bot
tom of the sea-
The pursuers bent gamely to their
task in the rough road, with Cooke
slightly in the lead. Suddenly he
shouted warningly to the others, as
something rose darkly above them
like a black cloud, and a trunk fell
with mighty crash only a few feet
ahead of them. The top had been
shaken off in the fall, and into it head
first plunged Ardmore.
There's another coming." yelled
Collins. and a much larger trunk
struck and split upon a rock at the
roadside. Clothing of many kinds
strewed the highway A pair of trou
sers. flung fiercely into the air, caught
on the limb of a tree, shook free like
a banner. and hung there somberly
etched against the stars.
Ardmore crawled out of the trunk.
screaming with delight. The fra
GRANGE. of toilet water broke freshly
upon the air.
IT'S his ammunition" bawled Ard.
more, rubbing his head where he had
struck the edge of tray His scent
bottles are smashed. and it's only by
the grace of Providence that haven't
cut myself on broken glass;
They went down the road, stun
bling now and then over bit of
debris from the vanished wagon.
IT'S like walking on carpet" OBJ
served Cooke, picking up feathered
chapeau. Il didn't know there we're
so many clothes in all the world
They abandoned the idea of farther
pursuit on reaching trunk standing
on end, from which uniform dress
coat dropped sadly.
This is not our trouble; it's his
trouble. guess he's struck smooth
er road down there. We'd better go
back" said Cooke.
In moment they had climbed the
hill and were in hot pursuit of the ad
jutant generals abandoned army
1To BE CONTINUED.)
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-08-12
Signs.

what was the bridge of sighs?"
asked the woman who was looking at
the picture book.
81 suppose" replied Mrs. F1imglit.
that is, one of those games in which
you are obliged to make it spades
every time"
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-08-12
SYNOPSIS.
Copyright i0os BY The Bobbs-Merfiii Company


Thomas Ardmore and Henry Maine
Griswold stumble upon intrigue when the
governors OF North and South Carolina,
allies himself with Barbara Osborne.
daughter OF the governor of South Caro-
lima, while Ardmore espouses the cause OF
Jerry Dangerneld. daughter of the gov
ernor OF North Carolina These two ladies
are trying to fill the shoes OF their IA
theirs. while the latter are missing. Both
states are In turmoil over one Apple
weight. an outlaw with great political in
nuence. Unaware of each others posi-
ton, both Grlswold and Ardmorc set out
to make the other prosecute. Both have
forces scouting the border. Griswold cap
lures Appleweight, but Jerry finds him
and takes him to Ardsley, her own, pris-
oner. Griswold and Barbara, while in
vestigating the outlaws disappearance,
meet Ardmore and Jerry, the latter re-
veals the presence of Appleweight at
Ardsey. Ardmore arrests q man on his
property who says he Is Gov. Osborne.
Meanwhile another man IS arrested as
Appleweight by the South Carolina mill
ltia.
The Elbert County tribune., 1910-08-12
DENVER DIRECTORY

RIM l. In0K peal DsaisE N sii kinds OF MER-
log mailed free. Cor. 18th Blake. Denver.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-23

This is the sad story of a tragedy down
in the wild woods of Marys Landing, and
tells Of the pain, anguish and other heart
rending thrills that so hand-in-hand with
an unquenched thirst.
Recently a handsome young Philadel-
phian named Dick went to Marys Landing
with a party of friends from New Jersey
to hunt for deer, and during the course of
the exciting chase, which wanted nothing
but the deer TO make Il real Taddyesque,
the Philadelphian got separated from his
companions.
For a couple of hours he tramped around
alone, without meeting one opportunity to
achieve glory, for the only deer track he
saw was that left in the sand by the i'm
print of a pretty little school teachers shoe
last summer, Suddenly a shot rang out
from the other side of the brush, and clasp
ing his hand to his hip, Dick reeled for
ward with a despairlng cry. His friends
rushed through the bushes.
Great Scott, Dicky," piteously exclaimed
the one who had fired the gun, as has face
blanehod. u thought you were a deer!
Have hurt youg"
mo, man, nor was the almost inartic-
ulate reply Of Dicky, Who hand still
pressed his side. But you have broken the
pint bottle in my hip pocket, and there
isn't any more soothing syrup within ten
miles ,"-Philadelphia Telegraph.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-23

WI Ting-fang, the former ambassador to
Washington, Chen Nun Yen is a member
OF the Shanghai association, and Tong Kai
San, one Of the members of the opium com
mission, belongs to the national commits
sion.
Many Of the leading institutions and busl-
ness firms Of china are subscribing to
the Young Mems Christian association.
the Chinese Merchants Steamship company
recently gave over $1,000 to the Shanghai
association, and in that company there are
sixty sustaining members. each OF whom
pays $50 a year.
Teaching the Chfnese Professors.
The Young Mems Christian associations
are doing much In the new education OF
China. There are students associations
In various shoots and colleges, which have
a membership Of $4,000. They publish a
paper called Chiha's Young Men. which
has a circulation OF about 1900. and goes
into every province OF the empire, and in
addition to this there are something like
1900 copies of other publications printed
each year.
Robertson OF Tientsin recently brought out
a cabinet containing apparatus for the per-
Torrance of 500 different experiments in
physics, and he invited the professors and
educational authorities TO witness them.
They were greatly interested. and as a
result physics was introduced In many
Of the schools. Nearly every association
had its stereopticon lectures, and the au-
dience halls are well filled.
The secretaries are ready TO do all sorts
of work along the lines of the new move
ment. Not long ago the educational author
tiles of Tientsin wanted to introduce cleo
tro-plating into their Industrial schools.
They imported a costly apparatus from
abroad, but could not make 1t work. They
called upon Prof. Cole Of the Young Mems
Christian association, who happened to be
an expert on this worry linA. He put the
apparatus into shape and has been con-
Quoting the classes with splendid SUCCESS
for two years.
At present here at Shanghai ana ITEM
tsin bureaus of advice have been estab-
lished for Chinese students going abroad.
Here the young men can buy their tickets
learn all about the character and standing
of the great colleges OF America, England
and Germany and have letters OF introduc-
ton which will help them on their way.
Another striking illustration of the en-
terprise of these organizations was the as
sistance which the Chinese students got
when they went to Japan Just after the
signing Of the Portsmouth treaty between
Russia and Japan the Chinese began to
go to the lattt- country for study. They
came at the rate OF about 1900 q year.
They were way from home, and conse-
quently easily reached by Influence, good
or bad. The Young Mems Christian ASSOC
citation OF Toxic received them with open
arms. 1t got quarters for them, started
classes in English and had meetings at
which from 100 to 1900 were present at
once. 1t exerted an enormous influence.
and this is even now felt in China
FRANK @. CARPENTER
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-23
A DIR. MeGo.h story.

Princeton graduates love to relate an
old story about DR.. McCosh. who was pres
den OF the New Jersey college before DR..
r.. l.. Patton. Old DR.. McCosh was very
Aforementioned, and In making the an
nouncement, at s o'clock chapel in the
morning. had to nave some reminder ON a
memo card or he was almost sure to for
get One day the French professor asked
him Just as he was mounting the plat
form In chapel, 70 announce to the juniors
that their class would meet at 3 that morn
ing instead OF 10, The president nodded,
but completely forgot about Il, not finding
any reminder among his written announce
ments. A long prayer always brought
chapel to a close in those days. and DIT.
McCosh, on this day. was almost through
the prayer. when he suddenly remembered
the request, Undeterred, however. he
slipped IN an additional phrase just before
the Amen and the chapel taithGuls were
edited to hear, among other petitions,
'And, oh, God, cause the juniors to re-
member that their French GLASS win be al
3 this morning instead OF 10, The juniors
rememhered-Newark Advertiser,
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-23
work Of the Protentants.

Al the protestants, their foreign staff
now numbers about $500. OF whom less
than 1000 are men and almost 1000 are
women, or the latter 1000 are married and
94 single, TIL Protestants have more
than 5000 mission stations scattered over
the empire, and they claim altogether
about $4,000 OF a Christian community,
They began their work only q little more
than 100 years ago, and at first made way,
but slowly. As far back as seventy years
since they had only six communicable. In
1858 they had no more than $50 and In
1866 only 2,0O0, Ten years later their con-
verts had increased to $4,000, and in the
next decade that number had doubled. At
present there are between 1000 and 1900
native Protestant congregations, and their
baptized Chinese number about $50, O00. The
missionaries claim that this increase is
gratifying, and say that II they advance
during the next generation in the same
ratio as In the past they win at the end
Of that time have over $4,000, 900 communi-
cants and a Christian community Of over
10O, 100000. This Is one-fourth Of the whole
Chinese nation. / gave these figures from
missionary authorities and those of Pro-
testant Christianity, The Roman Catholics
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-23

she believes In a sacrificial life. She has
sacrificed much already, and now gives
her final effort when she has settled
upon her location. Choosing Salt Lake City
as her home and field OF labor, she has
determined upon the establishment Of a
school Of social science. Her sincerity
is shown in her own gifts. True to royal
tradition she has had not only the educa-
ton Of a princess, but that Of a woman
who might have to rely upon herself soma
time, and is an adept in domestic work
as well as in finer accomplishments. She
not only stands ready to be a teacher, but
in the endeavor to inaugurate the move
ment here, is willing to aid in the estab-
ishment of the school to the extent Of
personal sacrifice.
Nine. Bethlen still has in her possession
several pieces Of embroidered linens which
she says are the handiwork of the late
Empress Elizabeth, and which were per-
sonal gifts. These are to be offered by
Mime. Bethlen in her endeavor to establish
the home for girls, now her ambition, ana
will soon be offered at auction. From the
sale OF these linens, beautiful IN design
and Of even rarity in execution, Is antici-
pated by Nine. Bethlen that she will Sc
cure sufficient 10 establish the home. For
her own efforts she asks nor expects moth
ing, which expresses the new religioa OF
which she is the deyotee.
Nine. Bethlen has a personality pecu-
liarly her ~own-there is no counterpart
and after an interview she still leaves ono
puzzled. Sincere, yet worldly wise; know
ing the rich. yet knowing the poor equally
well; OF refined education, yet understands
ing the hliterate, she is almost a paradox p
Her religion and her cause, too, however.
is summed up in her own statement: II
was born Of royal blood. that's what you
call II, but the man born in the howell or
the hut is even better than I am. Why?
Because he had no chance and had every
chance"
but why did you give up your property
and cut yourself off from your Hungarian
family" she was asked.
when we are rich we forget God and
our people" she answered. When va
are in poverty we remember God ana our
fellow men first. / wished to live with the
people and help them, and / could not do
this unless l put myself in their elrcum-
stances"
Should her stated ambition be realized
a school OF social science where girls ana
young women will be taught domesticity(
will be established In Salt Lake, and the
school viii also be prepared ~ rsfis.%
for the girl Of the street.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-23
Great EducnttonnI work.

But ! started TO speak about mission
schools. They are to be found every
where, There are boys schools and girls
schools, and k~indergartens for both sexes.
There are primary schools, intermediate
schools and high schools, as well as col
leges Of arts, medicine and theology. The
Catholics have a university at Shanghai
and a college and Industrial school at
Secawei. five miles from Shanghai, with
fifty other schools near by, having an at
tendance altogether of $3.50 pupils. They
are doing some educational work in other
cities. but so far as | can learn they are
far surpassed by the protestants in this
branch of mission labor.
According to the latest figures, the Pro
testant missionaries have over 1000 primary
schools and $3.50 high schools and colleges.
In the primary schools $4,000 boys and more
than 1000 girls are now in attendance, and
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-23
M RMNHuR nmM au6MRnalA9SGMd III

could make a much better showing.
The great education movement which is
now going on in China was started by
the missionaries and is largely carried on
by them. Many Of them are teaching in
the Chinese government schools and most
OF the text books are Of their compost
ton. The first Chinese-E English diction-
airy was made by the first Protestant mis-
sionary to China. This was the Rev.
Robert Morrison, who arrived here In
1907, In connection with Or. Milne he also
made the first Chimes Bible. 1t was Mr..
Wylie Of the London Mission who pre-
pared the first Chinese school books in
mathematics, and later text books on
other subjects, including geology, were
written by Muirhead, Edkins and Will
hanson. The chief authorities on inter-
national law and political economy now
In use in the government academies and
colleges were prepared by DR.. w. A. P.
Martin, and biographies and other books
by DIR. c. d. Tenney, the Chinese secre-
tary Of our legation at Picking,
The printing press was brought into
China by the missionaries. DIR. S. Wells
Williams used the first metallic types at
Canton, n the first power press was
brought to Shanghai BY the Presbyterian
board.
Today the Presbyterian Press at
Shanghai is perhaps the largest pub
fishing house In Asia, 1t is pour
Ing fourth Bibles, books, tracts and
magazines at the rate of 10000 900
pages per annum, and is distributing
them all over China In addition there Is
the Mission Press OF the American Metho
dists. which is papering the country wit
Christian literature Of one kind inc an
other.
Both OF these establishments are pub
fishing school books,
AS to Bibles, they arc distributed by tn
American Bible society, which first cam
here about seventy-five years ago. 1t no,
sends out about 10000 volumes per yeai
and altogether It's circulation has run hig
into the millions.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-23
Outclassed.


In a small town over in Jersey there is a
cigar store, according to ex-Sheriff Charles
r. Fenton OF Mount Holly, where half the
male population gathers every evening to
recount the events of the day. Some of the
natives being polished liars, many pretty
big fish stories are told; also rabbit and
snake stories, but whenever any genial
citizen exceeds the speed limit the rest
Of the crowd walk out OF the store and
go home, or in some other way show that
they are in a doubtful mood.
TIL sheriff was familiar with his prac-
tlee and consequently when he happened in
the aforesaid burg the other night and saw
the cigar store crowd file out of the smoke
shop one by one and start up the road he
was not surprised. He merely wondered
at the size OF the snake or rabbit.
Il see that the crowd couldn' stand it,
remarked Charley to one of those who were
walking away. who is the offender this
time?'
Josh smith, were the native.
How big was the snake that he killed?'
smiingly queried Charley.
1t wasn't a snake" returned the native,
as he continued on his way. He told us
that his mother-in-law had given him a
quart of whisky for a Christmas present"
Philadelphia Telegraph.