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Morgan County republican., 1913-04-03
Modern Country Churches.

Here and there but, we must ad-
nit, only here and there-modern
country churches are appearing, pre-
cursors OF what will, we hope, be
common in the next generation.
Sometimes these are in the open
country. At other times they are in
villages of from two to five hundred
people, which happen to be the best
meeting place for the farmers of the
community. Such church has rec
emily been built at Brock, Neb., at
cost OF eight thousand dollars.
These churches are modern in two
senses: one that they are equipped
with modern conveniences. not mere
ly for preaching services. but for Sun
dav School. prayer meeting. and 9TH
er gatherings Of the people. semi-re-
ligious as we'll as strictly religious.
In church of this kind there might
we'll be kitchen. as in modern city
churches. There might we'll be an
assembly room for meetings OF farm
ers to discuss purely agricultural mat
ters.
The best sense IN which these
churches are modern, however. is
this: that they are not built solely or
mainly for the accommodation of those
who want to be members, or who
profess that particular torm of faith,
but tor the benefit OF the entire COM
munity.
That there are not more such
churches is due to the fact that many
churches have not caught the modern
idea (modern in one sense but quite
ancient in another that the church
is built for the benefit of the COM
munity, not merely the spiritual bene-
fit, but for human betterment in
every phase-a better social lite, a
better intellectual life. a higher code
OF ethics, better living. better civil
lization.
Why not? There are any number
OF farmers living in the country who
do not belong to any church, who
perhaps seldom attend church, but
who want their children to associate
with the best people in the commun-
ity. which Is generally and in fact al
most always those who belong to some
church. These people have money.
which they can well afford. even from
a purely commercial standard. TO in
vest in an up-to-date church, of which
the whole community could be proud,
and which could be made the social
center for all meetings that tend to-
ward better life. One modern
church in community is all ,ha, is
needed, and is really DETER than two;
just as ab )ut two modern churches
in village. say OF three or four
hundred people, would be a great
deal better than four or five half
starved churches and preachers. such
as exist in many oi our towns today.
Once We get the modern idea that
the church exists for the benefit of
the entire community, then we will
Morgan County republican., 1913-04-03

will soon make the line of cleavage
clear. Then perhaps we shall be-
come intelligent enough to secure the
increment in land value to the whole
community, and not to the steadily
decreasing number to whom it is now
a source of private and enormous
gain.-Collier's Weekly.
Morgan County republican., 1913-04-03

Well, my old friend, am glad to
hear from you and to know that you
are still alive and helping in the fight
Tor God and humanity. think you
are in too big a hurry, want 10 get fhe
millennium here before il is due. |
used to be that way myself. thought
that when proof of boodling, grating
and stealing was put up TO ,he tax
payers they would take notice and
put stop to it, but so many hope to
&c, position some day where they
can Doodle, and graft and steal, so
there is nothing much dong; it re-
quires line upon line, precept upon
Morgan County republican., 1913-04-03
Condensed Official Report OF the
Condition of
The Bank OF Versailles

Made by Committee of Stockholders
at the close OF business Sept. Ia, 1912:
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts, S248. 1884 81
Bonds, 1,OO0.OO
Real Estate. S,180,8
Furniture and Fixtures. 100000
Cash and due from Banks 7O,O25. 81
Total, $3.50 55O.0S
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock, full paid 100000
SURPLUS 46,723.5O
Bills Payable and Redis-
counts 37,9OOO.OO
DEPOSITS 215,926.58
Total, $3.50, ,55O.08
The Above Statement is correct.
WILL l.. STEPHENS. Cashier.
Morgan County republican., 1913-04-03
DIRECTORY.


Circuit court-Srd Monday In April and 2nd Mon
day In August and December.
Probate court-2nd Monday In February. May and
November. and 4th Monday In August.
County court--First Monday In February. May
August and November.
Morgan County republican., 1913-04-03
Advertlslnf Rates.

display advertising. by .he year. to average
four inches or more, snc. per inch each issue.
Professional cards. one inch. 50 cents per
month; two inches. IS cents per month.
Locals-hve lines or over. cents per line for
dr>t Insertion; :Kc. per line for each subsequent
insertion. In black type 10 cents per line for
srst insertion, S cents per line for each subse-
aueut insertion.
'-egai advertising at legal rates
special rates on page Advertisements
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-11
WALKING TYPHOID
Has Grip on Perry Celebration Party
From Rhode island.

Providence, r. l., Oct 10.-Typhoid fe-
yer is epidemic among members of the
party which went as representatives OF
Rhode Island to the Perry Centennial
celebration at Put-in-Bay. Ohio a month
ago. Two deaths have occurred TO date.
Physicians said, Thursday night, how
ever. that, although, the situation has
been an alarming one, it is believed no
new cases will develop.
There are II cases among members of
the Newport Artillery Co., one of whom
died. The latest member of this COM
pany to be stricken was Major Christie
pher F. Barker, the company surgeon,
who was himself taken to a hospital.
Thursday night, after treating other
members of the organization.
Half the members of the Cd Company
of Providence are suffering from symp-
toms diagnosed as cases of walking ty-
phoid," according to a statement, Thurs
day, by Dr. Frank A. Fearney, captain of
the hospital corps of the Rhode Island
National Guard. One member of this
company is dead.
An official member of thep arty was
reported to be seriously i'll of the fever.
today, in Senator John Il. Wilder of
Johnston. His recovery is expected.
Most of the infested members OF the
Sd Company were inoculated, Thursday,
with anti-toxin. Others will be inoculat-
ed later.
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Tornado Sweeps
Through Nebraska,

Omaha, Neb., Oct. 10-A tornado,
which originated near Oeeento, in Gus
ter county, early last evening, swept
across the country to the northeast for
nearly 20 miles, spreading it's force
near Argent. Details of it's result
were hard to secure, wires being down.
1t is known, however, that great dam
age was done in the path of the storm
and that the towns of Lodi and Broken
Bow ever sufferers. First reports
stated that Broken Bow had been
struck squarely, but Burlington Rail-
way officials here believe that only a
small corner of the town suffered.
Broken Bow, Neb., Oct. 9.-A tor
nado tore it's way through Custer
county. this evening, striking Broken
Bow a glancing blow and doing only
minor damage here. bu wrecking many
buildings and injuring a number of
persons in the country districts. So
far as reported no one was killed.
Railroad telegraph wires and telephone
wires are down, there being but one
telephone wire into Broken Bow.
The town of Sargent is reported to
have been badly damaged, but nothing
definite has come from there.
In Broken Bow, the damage was
confined chiefly to the fair grounds,
where all the buildings were wrecked
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Democratic Blunder
Must be FIXED. y

Washington, Oct. 10.-Efforts to re-
peal the per cent. tariff discount pro-
vision on imports in American ships,
which has aroused the state ana treas
ury departments, met setback, Ihurs-
day, with the return to thecity OF Hep.
Underwood, chairman of the ways and
means committee, original champion
of the clause.
After Joseph w. Folk, solicitor OF the
state department, who advocates re-
peal of the provision, had talked 10
Mr.. Underwood, he announced that
there would be no developments in the
matter for several days. 1t also was
stated that President Wilson's nina IN
the premises still is open.
Mr.. Underwood still emphatlcaiiy la
vors the provision, and had no hesi-
fancy in saying so.
1.-The tariff is now a law and l am lol
the bill as it stands Mr.. Underwood
declared. "If the Presidents thinks the
issue grave enough to send a message
to Congress urging the repeal OF the DIS
count provision or if he indicates tha'
he wishes it repealed, I will call the
ways and means committee to consider
the idea. But even then l would ho'
favor a repeal until thorough hearing
had been held and everything mas peen
said on both Sides
Mr.. Underwood further stated that he
believed there was misconception IN
the departments regarding the clause
and that he believed it would work ou'
advantageously to this country.
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RaIeigh"s Lost Colony.

There lives in the woods and
swamps of Robson county, North
Carolina, strange group of people, in
appearance somewhat resembling
Portuguese or mulattoes. Their man.
ners, customs, and personal appear
ance are unlike those of any other race
on the American continent. and inter
course with their neighbours white and
colored, is limited to the extent which
necessity demands.
Harking back to 1887, it will be re-
called that one of the expeditions of
colonists sent out from England by
Sir Walter Raleigh, arrived on Roam
oke island, North Carolina. under
command Of Capt. John White, Sew
eral previous bands of colonists have
been accounted for, but Capt. White
never saw his people after he left
them on Roanoke island and returned
TO England for supplies and provisions.
among those remaining on the island
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-11

calf was stakeholder. two notes, &c.,
Voo; American A Co, another subsid-
iary, four notes. $4,000; George D.
Cook Il Co, brokers'. $30Oo Henry f.
Dekay, $4,000; Edward p. Metcalf, s12,-
500, and ]. F. Allen. $4,000: Columbus
Securities. Co. $l0.150.
Most of the notes were discounted
and several We're purchased. On April
2 last. Metcalf resigned as president
and sailed for Europe. Twelve days
later the bank suspended payment by
order of Joseph Belcher. national bank
examiner. At that time, the deposits
amounted to s2,076. 26S, the capital stock
paid in was 100000, with a surplus
fund of 100000 The loans and dis
counts amounted to s2,574O43. After a
superficial examination the stockhod-
ers We're assessed 100 per cent on their
stock, the par value of which was $500
share. and on June ~ last, divi-
dend OF rs per cent. amounting to
about 100000 was paid to the deposit
tors.
Attorney General Stiness declared
in court, this afternoon, that the di-
rect loss to the bank through Metcalf's
alleged misapplication of funds would
amount to about $4,000. Joseph G..
Robin, the New York banker, who
went to prison, was at one time one of
Mctcalf's directors.
Metcalf is AZ years old. Before COM
ing to the Atlantic National Bank he
had been assistant treasurer of the
Carolina Mills Co, superintendent of
the Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New
York, president of the Old National
Bank and national bank examiner for
Rhode Island and Connecticut.
The action taken, today, is the re-
suit OF an investigation which has
been conducted, all summer, by Albert
f. Robert. expert bank accountant, of
the department of justice, and Wres-
ley Brown, special agent of the attor-
ney generals department. The grand
jury was instructed to report again,
next Thursday morning.
The former bank president was re-
leased, this evening, four individuals.
including his daughter and his SON.
inlaw. a bonding company putting up
the $50. 900 bail bond.
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Mrs. Charlemange Tower, Jr.,
Sues Husband for Divorce.

Philadelphia, Oct. 10.-Claiming that
she was married to Charlemagne Tow
or, Jr., on June z. 1911, in New Haven,
CT, Mrs. Georgeanna Tower, former
~ Miss Burdick, brought suit here,
Thursday, against Charemagne Tow
err former ambassador to Germany,
for alleged alienation of her husbands
affections
The young woman, who is now living
in this city with her mother, Mrs.
George A. Burdick declares she does
not care for pecuniary damages so
much as to compel recognition by her
husband and his family. She is IS years
old ard formerly lived in New Haven.
Younger Tower is 26 and was a Jun
ior at Yale when she met him. A de-
sire that he secure his diploma, she
says, prevented an earlier announce
ment of the marriage.
Members of her family and few
intimate friends, however, We're told
of the secret she says and she lived
with her husband at her mothers
home in New Haven and subsequently
in New York. She declares he visited
the former ambassador here at the
beginning of this year and was receiv-
ed most courteously until she refused
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Cavalry Review
By Pres. Wilson.

Washington, Oct 10-Trotting down
from the Virginia hills hooking
Washington. 1000 khaki-clad cavalry
men invaded Washington, Thursday,
to pass in review before Pres. Wilson
and the military attaches of the for
eign embassies and legations. The
review was planned to illustrate the
great advance made in cavalry tao
tics. The men, fresh from their camp
in Fort Myer, constituted the strong
est regular mounted force of the army
that has passed before President
since the close of the Civil War
The center of the maneuvers. which
were arranged to follow the march in
review. was a stand IN Potomac park,
especially constructed for the Presi-
dent. Invited to share it with the Chief
Executive were Secretary Garrison
and other members If the cabinet; Ma
Tor General Leonard Wood, chief of
staff of the army: the heads of the va
rious bureaus of the war department
and the members of the Senate ana
House military affairs committees. The
foreign military attaches, wearing the
brilliant uniforms of their respective
ranks anu IIltluIltGoB "Sit oii Wv s'~~''N
to lend setting of color to the PIC
ture.
The brigade which will be disbanded,
tomorrow, and sent to the different
posts from which it was assembled,
consisted of the 10th from Fort Ethan
Allen, VT; the 18th from Fort Ogle-
throp. Va. and two squadrons from
the 18th, one of them from Fort sher-
idan, H., and the other from Fort
Myer, Va.
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One Is Killed in Head-On
Collision Between Electric
And Train--Eleven Injured.

Westfeld, CT, Oct. l0.-As the result
of head-on collision on the Berlin
branch of the New York. New Haven
& Hartford Railroad between a Mid
dletown- bound steam train and a
Meriden- bound electric car here. at s
o'clock tonight. one person was killed
and II injured, three perhaps fatally.
The dead. Ralph A. Blydenburgh of
Midcletown, city editor Of the Middle
town Penny Press. Instantly killed.
Fatally injured--Max Glass, Hol-
yoke, Mass: Otto st. Arnold. Meriden
a waiter; Miss Frances Florain.
Inblred-Ephrafm Hines, Middle
town, conductor of trolley car: Ben
1amin Lord, Middletown, motorman of
trolley car; Harry Gurian. New Hav-
en-; Michael Cronin, Portland; Mrs.
Robert Mathison, Middletown; Charles
Ehrens, Middletown; Adam Brauer,
West Cromwell; Miss Anna Quitting.
Middletown.
The crash occurred near the local
depot. There is single line track
from this place to Middletown, which
branches off at a junction here, one
line going to Berlin and the other to
Meriden. 1t is said that through a
misunderstanding of orders. the troll
ley left Newfield, few miles to the
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The Church and
Marriage Discussed

New York, Oct 10-Proposed church
legislation on the subject OF marriage
and divorce occupied the attention OF
the House of Deputies. Thursday, at
the triennial general convention OF the
Protestant Episcopal church. DISCUS
sion of the NE temere" PRONUNCIATION
of the Roman Catholic church, regard
ing marriage between Cathoilcs anu
nom Catholics led to a suggestion Oh
the floor of the convention that the
Episcopal church agitate before Con-
gress a constitutional amendment pre-
scribing definitely what Shall consul
tute validity of marriage in TINS coun-
try The diocese of western New
York requested the convention TO con-
slider the situation created by the Ro-
man Catholic PRONUNCIATION, the olo-
cese urging THAT the marriage tie
should not be dealt with other than as
the Holy Scriptures and the laws OF
this land based thereon allowed"
The Rev. J. Washton offered res
olution that, the House of Blshops
concurnrig, a special commission OF
five bishops, five presbyterian anu
five laymen being appointed TO con-
slider and report to the next general
convention the whole subject of mar
rage and Especially on the GROUNDS
of assumed authority of the Church
of Rome to declare that only those
marriages are valid which are con-
tracted according to the terms OF the
Ne temere' decress so far as the OPP
Grafton of said decree affects MEM
bers Of this communion who contract
mixed marriages"
The suggestion that the church seek
enactment of an amendment TO the
United States constitution was form
ally made by Dr. Ashton after DIS
cussion of the matter. Resolution and
the Ashton amendment were referred
to the committee on canons to De re-
ported back to the House of Deputies.
Similar action was taken on res
olution to amend Section OF canon
80 to read
No minister knowingly, after due
inquiry, shall solemnize the marriage
of any person. who las been or is the
husband or wife of any person then
living from whom he or she has been
divorced for any cause arising after
marriage"
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THE FOG LIFTS.
Temporary Risinss Allows Steamer
laeonia to Work Way to Port.

Boston. Oct. 10.-A temporary lift
, In the fog which has enshrouded Bos-
ton harbor for nearly a week enabled
the .Cunard Line steamer Laconia.
. from Liverpool, to work her way with
the aid Of tugs to the East Boston
docks. early today. The Laconia,
which ran into thick weather half way
across the Atlantic. was a day late
when she reached Boston light,
wednesday night. There she was halt
ed by the fog, but, yesterday, she crept
up to Quarantine only to be held there
until after midnight by further dark
ening of the atmosphere
The fog set in thick again, today,
and the Hamburg american liner
Cleveland, due this morning, from
Hamburg, was delayed In her arrival.
Several freight steamers and many
sailing craft remained at anchor in
the lower harbor. Fishing boats have
found it difficult to pass to and from
the fishing grounds, this week, and the
resulting scarcity of fresh fish has
sent prices soaring in the Boston
market.
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CAUSES ALARM.
Troops Leaving Mexico City Gives
Feeling of Anxiety to Foreigners.

Mexico City, Oct. 10-Foreigners VINO
until now have felt safe in the capital
were filled with misgivings, Thursday
by reason of the despatch of all avail
able troops to the north with the IN
tention, according to the war depart
ment, of Immediately re-taking Tor
reon. The sending out of the re-
mainder of the 29th battalion OF Gen
Blanquet's veterans. who were placeo
on guard at the palace just prior TO
the arrest of President Madero ana
in whose loyalty to the administration
great confidence is felt, was the cause
of much comment.
Only a few troops remain in the
capital. The mounted police who nave
always inspired a feeling of security
have been replaced by new men. Tine
old organization has been Incorporated
into the army and sent to the front.
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were his own daughter Eleanor, wife
of Ananias Dare, and little Virginia
Dare, his granddaughter, who was
born after the mother reached Roam
oke. The grim old Indians and their
dusky squaws looked with wonder AMI
admiration on this little stranger, call
ing her the white doe In the light
of succeeding events it is interesting
to know (as reported by White) that
friendly feeling was displayed by tho
Indians toward this particular band of
colonists, which was the only com
pany sent out from England having
women and children among the num-
Der.
On reaching England, White found
the whole country alarmed and ex
cited over the threatened invasion of
Spain, with her so-called "Invineible
armada" Raleigh, Granville, and
Lane, the three individuals on whom
the relief of the colony depended, were
all members of the council of war, but
Notwithstanding the troublous times,
Raleigh and White fitted out three ex-
petitions, two of which, owing to the
war; never left England. The third.
under White, finally reached Roanoke
in 1892. In his report to Raleigh,
White said, Upon the island, we
sounded signal trumpet, but no an
swer disturbed the melancholy still
ness" The little band of colonists
had departed, leaving only the word
"Croatoan" carved on an oak tree as
a clew to their destination. 1t had
Iat
and the colonists that if for any rea-
son the latter had to leave the island
against their will before his return,
cross should be carved above the
word. AS no cross was found, 1t Is
believed that their necessities induced
them to go to the mainland with a
friendly tribe of Indians. Years af-
terward, when the country had be-
come sparsely settled by the English
offshoots of the jamestown settlement
of 1907, and when the Tuscarora In
dams were the dominant tribe, il was
a tradition among them that in the in
terror there were white men and wo-
men who were members of a smaller
band of Indians, and that these men
possessed many of the gifts of the
English. An historian living in North
Carolina in 1714 wrote. The Hatteras
Indians, who lived on Roanoke, or
much frequented it, tells us that their
ancestors were white people, and could
talk out of book as we do, the
truth of which is confirmed by gray
eyes and light hair found among these
Indians as among no others
1t is now we'll established fact that
the descendants of this tribe of In
dians are at this time living in Robe
son county where more than 80 fami-
lies have names similar to those OF
Whites colonists. and many old Eng
lish words and rudely formed utensils
of English origin are in common use
among them.-Southern Workman.
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east, on the single track, where il
should have remained on a siding. The
MiddletoWn bound steam train got
order to proceed. it is said and a few
moments later the collision occurred
on straight track.
The steam train, as is the custom,
was backing toward Middletown, with
the engine pushing. The front of the
trolley was smashed like an egg shell.
Nearly every passenger in the trolley
was injured, more or less.
Passengers on the steam train rush.
ed out and did what they could to
assist the injured. AS soon as posi-
Bile, the wrecked trolley was hauled
onto a switch and the injured were
taken to Middletown on the train. Spe-
cial trolleys carried them direct to the
Middlesex hospital in that, city, where
all the physicians in the vicinity had
been summoned.
Mr.. Blydenbnrgh. who was killed in
stantly, was one of the best known
newspaper men in central Connecticut
He was for many years city editor of
the Middletown Penny Post and for
more than Is years correspondent
there of the Associated Press. He was
about so years old and leaves a widow
and daughter.