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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-11-06
SPORT NEWS

The Easton Star Democrat has the
following to say regarding the chances
of the Easton Clubs being in the
Eastern Shore League next var:
Will Easton have baseball team
next year? This question is asked by
interested fans in all sections of the
county. Last week a notice was sent
out to the stockholders calling their at
tention to the annual meeting. Pos
sibly this aroused interest, for in ev-
cry section of Talbot one met inquir-
les regarding the future of Easton's
club.
The question IS hard to answer at
this time. There is no doubt the
fans want a team next season This
is settled. They want a team, but
those who have backed the club in the
past are not willing to carry on as
they have in the past. Some radical
changes must be made if Easton is to
be seen in the circuit next year.
It has already been said by those
in power that a player manager will
be the best thing not only for Eastoa
but for every club in the circuit. A
high priced man sitting on the bench
all season is more than the clubs Of
the Eastern Shore League can mair-
tain. This has been proven by the
last years experience, when every
club finished the season with deficit.
The class player rule, which cost
the league so much trouble and which
upset the standing toward the end of
the season, needs little revision.
There are those here who favor a rule
allowing each club one class player,
and this man TO be the player man.
ager. Possibly a little lower brand
of ball will be seen if this is carried
out, but in the face Of past expert
ences the circuit cannot afford to have
any better.
Another proposition is that each
club finance itself from its own gate.
This proposition has been discussed
before, and it is said that Easton,
Cambridge, and Salisbury have been
in favor of each club taking its en-
tire gate receipts at home and re-
ceiving none Of the gate money when
on the road. In this way the home
club would contribute solely to the
support of the local club. It has beer
learned that some of the Dover back
ers favor such a move, and this would
be sufficient to carry it through.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-11-06
SALEM M. e. CHURCH.

8 A. NJ, Class Meeting.
10 A. NJ, Sunday School and Bible
Class.
IL A. NJ, Preaching by pastor.
7.15- p M, Epworth League.
500 P. M, preaching by the pastor.
Prayer Meeting Wednesday even
ing, 800.
Junior League, Friday from z to 8.
J. w. JONES, Pastor.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-11-06
FROM OUR
EXCHANGES


The resignation of Captain Martin,
head of the Headquarters Company
Maryland National Guard, of Talbot
leaves this company without a Cap
tain. Captain Martin has qualiefed
for the State Motor Police and is now
stationed at Laurel.
It is said that Lieutenant Korte, is
the choice of the majority of Head
quarters Company for Captain, and
he is now taking the examination
necessary to qualify for the position.
He is said to be an exceptional drill
master, and he is the holder of num-
Der of rifle and pistol shooting medals
won at the craftsmanship contests at
the State rifle ranges.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-11-06

During the heavy wind which swept
the Shore last week loaded torpedo
was washed into the Cape Charles
,harbor. There was little danger of
the machine exploding as it was not
capped. It was discovered by one of
the railroad employees near the dock
early in the morning but before it
could secured was lost in sight. Other
employees were notified and search
was instituted resulting in the dis
covery of the torpedo about 10
o'clock near the car bridge. It was
secured, placed aboard the Norfolk
Division tug Wicomico and delivered
to the naval authorities at Norfolk.
The torpedo was not measured but
is said to have been about three feet
in length and eight inches in diam
eter.
The Rev. S. r. MacEwan, Oneida,
N. Y, who has accepted a call to
Christ Church, Easton, is very highly
regarded in Oneida. The Daily Dis
patch, of that city, makes editorial
reference to him as follows:-
The resignation of Rev. S. r. Mac
EVAN as rector of st. Johns church
is not only a loss to that parish but
to the entire community.
In the little more than seven years
that he has been here he has gained
a leading place in both church and
city. A handsome new parish house
and many improvements in the church
edifice are the visible results of his
labors, but deeper and more enduring
is the record which he has written in
to st. Johns history and the hearts
of hundreds of our people. In his
quiet, effective way he has endeared
himself to all, and it is with deep re-
greet that Oneida will see him leave.
Uplifting influence such as his can
i'll be spared but the inspiration from
it will go on, leaving for years to
come a beautiful ray of ideal citizen
ship and sterling American manhood.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-11-06
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

Sunday school, 10 A. M, R. H. Rob-
ertson, Supt.
Mems Bible Class, 10 A. M.
Mid-week service, Wednesday 7.5G
p. M.
Ladies' Aid Society, 7.S0 P. M, first
Thursday in each month.
Junior Aid Society-1st Tuesday in
each month. ~
Missionary Society, 7.30 PM, third
Thursday in month.
Willing Workers, 2.30 P. M, first
Wednesday in month.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-11-06
CHURCH OF ST. MARY THE
VIRGIN.

Church school every Sunday at $50
Calendr for November:
7th-Holy communion at 1890.
Morning Prayer at 1870.
21st-Evening prayer at 7.3O.
28th-Corporate communion of the
men and boys of the parish at 1880.
25th-Thursday, Thanksgiving Day
Service and offering for Children's
Home at 1870.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-11-06
FEED! FEED! FEED!

Just unloaded car of that good
Black Hawk middlings. Car of B. B.
L. Laying mash etc., in first Of next
week. Inquire for prices at car door;
you will be surprised.
Je-5 <B. F. STURGIS,
Phone 119 Poultry Eggs and Feed.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-11-06
BETHANY M. CHURCH.

10 A. M.-Sunday school and Adult
Bible classes. =.
II A. M.-Divine service and SER
mon. -
6.45 P.sM.-Chlfstian Endeavor.
7.3O P. M.-Divine service and SER
mon.
Prayer service and short address on
Wednesday evening at 7.45 o'clock.
e. L. BUNCE, Minister.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-11-06
IN THE CHURCHES.
BAPTIST CHURCH.

Sunday School at 10 A. M.
II A. M. and 7.SO P. NJ, Preaching
B. Y p. u, at 100 P. M.
Prayer Meeting Wednesday evening
80 o'clock.
Pitts Creek-Sunday School, 2 p
N. Preaching at 8 P. M.
d. w. LITTLETON, Pastor.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-11-06

Two surprises were sprung in the
football world last week. One was
the defeat of Michigan by the Navy
totally unexpected. The other, I'LL
nois' victory over the University OF
Pennsylvania. The latter game was
not so much of a surprise as the for
mer, since some figured that the
western team, fighting on its own
gridiron had a chance. But no one
thought the Navy could do more than
make good showing against the
team that showed them under last
year by the score of 81 to o,
The drop kick which scored points
for the Navy seemed to take the vim
out of the invaders, and paved the
way for touch down little later,
the final score being 10 to 8.
/ In. the State, Maryland University
was the only team that managed to
pull out victory, coming out on the
long end of score made against
Gallaudet. Washington College made
a much better showing against Mt.
st. Mary's than was looked for. The
Catholics were held scoreless until a.
bout five minutes before the game
when a touchdown was secured. This
shows that the Chestertown boys are
beginning to find themselves, and il
the team can be kept together for a
year more it will be heard from.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-11-06
GREENBACKvILLE, VA.
TOO Late for Last Week.

Mrs. Robert Brimer entertained
guests from Pocomoke, Sunday.
Messrs. w. Lang and John Roach,
of Accomac, were visitors Sunday in
the home of Mr.. w. C. Pruitt.
Mrs. Alton Davis, Mrs. Walter
Brown, and Mrs. John Howard spent
Monday with their mother at Stock
ton.
Mrs. Dan Hudson and Mrs. Ernest
Hudson shopped in Wilmington last
Thursday.
Mrs. John Pruitt spent a part Of
last week in Wilmington.
Mrs. Dan Hudson and Mrs. Ernest
Hudson entertained last Tuesday ev-
ening in honor of the birthday of Miss
Ruth Mason.
Miss Nancy Ellis entertained rela-
tives from Dcylestown, Pa, during
the week.
Mr. and Mrs. John. Kelley have re-
turned to New York, accompanied by
Mrs. w. C. Kelley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Hudson spent
Saturday in Salisbury and Snow Hill.
Miss Jessie Jones and Mr.. Edwards
of Salisbury were guests Sunday Of
Mr.. and Mrs. S. M. Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G.. Morris spent
Saturday and Sunday at Lewes, Del.
Mr.. Estee Jones was in Snow Hill
Monday afternoon.
Mr.. Morris Hall and sister, of Har-
rington, spent Sunday with Mr.. M.
Coffin.
Mr.. Hillary Sharpley and Mr.. Law
son Justice spnt few days last week
with Mr. Justices wife, who had her
tonsils removed by DR.. Hidden, of Pun
colleague, last week.
Mr.. Tob Watson gave an oyster
roast to few Of his friends from
Pocomoke Sunday.
Mrs. John E. Pruitt entertained on
Monday evening in honor of the 9th
birthday of her little son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman johnson and
son of Pocomoke were Sunday guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Paradis, Mrs. B.
M. Paradis, Of, Washington, is also
their guest.
Mrs. Nelson Collins and daughter,
Dora, have been visiting relatives in
Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Brown an
nounce the birth of a daughter.
Mr.. Dan Hudson andwife entertain
ed Mr.. and Mrs. David Petit of Snow
Hill, Sunday.
Miss Ida Birmingham is visiting
her brother here.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Howard are en-
pertaining Mr.. Towards grandmoth-
er, of Pocomoke.
Miss Elizabeth Carter spent Sun
day with her uncle here.
Mr.. J. E. Bevans and family mot
ored to Cape Charles, Sunday.
Misses Gladys Mock, Catherine Ira
der, and Nellie Waterfield spent the
weekend at their homes in Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Richardson en-
tertained Mr.. and Mrs. Rayne from
Indiantown.
Messrs. E. C. Morris, John Mears,
Frank Hudson, Herman Trader and
E. A. Richardson have been attending
curt in Snow Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ards recently
visited their daughter in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Mary Johnson is visiting her
daughter in Keller, Va.
Mrs. Logan Taylor has returned
home accompanied by Mrs Bet. Pol
lit of Allentown, Pa.
Mr.. Taylor, Of Salisbury, is visiting
his mother here.
Mr.. I. v. Jones and wife spent a
part of last week in Philadelphia and
attended the Sesqui- Centennial.
Mr.. Eugene Lynch left Sunday. for
Wilmington where he has accepted a
position.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-11-06

The District Conference of the
Salisbury district met at the Emanuel
M. E. Church in Crisfeld, and was
presided over by DR.. E. H. Dashiell,
District Superintendent. The morn
ing session was given over to roll
call. All preachrs had very encour-
aging reports of the year thus far in
this conference year. Later in. the
morning addresses were made by DR..
IF. A. Lindhorst on Religious Educa-
tion and by Rev. DR.. Maurice E..
Swartz on Missionary Financial af-
fairs. The closing address was made
by Ernest A. Grant on the subject Of
the subject of the Present Temper
ance Situation.
The Ladies Of. the Mite Society Of
Emmanuel M. E. Church served de-
licious lunch in the Community House
to those in attendance.
The afternoon session was given
over to general discussion. The chief
ADDRESS of he afternoon was deliver
ed by DR. .Linzell, who for twenty-five
years was a missionary in India. He
was very interesting speaker. Prof.
Nv. C. Kinsey and wife, noted Evange-
listic singers, who are assisting with
the revival services at Asbury M. E.
Church, Lawsonia, furnished the
music for this special service.
Bishop Mcdowell was present at
the evening service and addressed a
large congregation. DR.. Linzell also
spoke in the evening for the second
time. Visitors from Pennsylvania
Delaware and Virginia attended these
meetings which proved to be great
success.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-02
SOMETHING TO
THINK ABOUT
By F. "A. WALK r
SLIPPING AWAY

NOV precious is this day which ID
~ yours to do with as you may elect
Ito waste In idleness or to dedicate
to noble, enduring endeavor.
A day is but a brief space Of time,
yet 1t Is about all we can with any
degree of certainty call our own. No
man Is sure of the morrow, though
millions Of men count upon its COM
ing with assurance, and plan to meet
it without any visible doubt as to its
arrival.
This day is yours. How are you
spending lit
Are you filing 1t with ill-humor, am
biguous acts, objectionable words,
thoughtless or wasted time and op-
portunity?
II you are, you will regret 1t when
the night comes, when your sun is
gone down and you stand alone In the
dark an unknown, without friends in
world which to your amazement has
slipped away from you, leaving you be-
numbed and dazed.
There are no sympathetic ears to
hear your cry, no loving hand to dry
your tears.
Young men and women. and those In
the meridian of life as well, who wish
to be assured Of their future should
pack their kits with fine resolutions
and make the best use of their time.
BY following the straight road and
keeping step with the faithful, when
the shadows fall there will be no dread
Of loneliness, for there will come In
the nighttime sweet dreams of day
well spent and the assurance Of a
brighter day in the dawning
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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-02
The Pirate Hero of a Novel

A THOUGH Capt. John Cow, alias
"A Smith, alias COTE, had the honor
of having an account of his piratical
career written by Defoe and ninety
years later, as Captain Cleveland"
he was made the hero Of a novel by
Sir Walter Scott, there was In reality
little in his life to justify so much at
tention. The principal interest lies in
the incidents connected with his trial
and execution because they show that
society 200 years ago was often fully
as brutal and cruel in punishment as
were the pirates themselves.
Cows career Of piracy began with
the usual mutiny and he, the second
mate, was chosen leader by the
mutineers after they had murdered
the officers of their ship. the George.
Next they renamed the vessel, the
Revenge favorite name for pirate
ship, it seems-and began cruise of
the coast of Spain, but plundering the
shipping of their own country, Eng
land, and of Cows native Scotland.
Then they sailed for Madeira where
Cow established friendly relations
with the governor by presenting him
with box Of Scotch herring. Their
next port OF call was the Orkney
islands where they sold most of the
cargoes of the ships they had robbed.
At Carristown Cow landed his men
and began plundering the houses Of
the gentry, after which, in a spirit Of
bravado, he marched back to his ship
with bagpipe leading the parade.
After a series Of raids along the
Scottish coast, Cow and his men were
finally captured by his aroused coun-
trymen and taken to London on the
British frigate Greyhound for trial.
The trial opened at the famous New
gate prison on May s, 1725. Cow was
sullen In behavior and refused to en-
ter any plea, so it was ordered that he
be pressed" the only form of tor
ture allowed at that time. This con-
sisted of claiming the criminal down
upon floor with arms and legs out
spread. Weights were then piled upon
him until he consented to plead"
II not, he was pressed to death.
At the last moment the pirate lead
er yielded and entered plea Of not
guilty. He was found guilty, however,
and hanged on June IL. An old chron-
icle gives the following naive account
Of the manner of his dying: AS he
was turned off, he fell down from
the gibbet, the rope breaking by the
weight Of some that pulled his leg.
Although he had been hanging for
four minutes, he was able to climb up
the ladder second time, which
seemed to concern him very little, and
he was hanged again. His body was
then taken to Greenwich and there
hanged In chains to warn others
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-02
WHEN / WAS
TWENTY-ONE
BY JOSEPH KAYE
At 21: John j. Carly Might Be En-
We'd by Many Others of His Age.
BY JOSEPH KAYE

&C a L TWENTY-ONE I was with tha
"A Bell Telephone company of Bos-
ton, where / started two years before.
II got this position when I was fired
from a laboratory supply shop. In a
fit of humor / coated several chunks
of old brass with an acid preparation
to make it look like gold. The pro-
prietor of the store actually thought
it was the precious metal and was
wildly excited. Just as he was about
to test the Jumps burst out laughing
and gave the show away. He failed
to share the joke with me.
81 went to the superintendent Of
the telephone company and he put me
into the business 1 have been in ever
since. The first time / tried to listen
over the telephone in those early days
I couldn't hear thing. For a few
moments the fear gripped me that !
was going deaf Later / did learn to
hear, but there was so much noise on
the lines that 1t was quite trick to
understand what was being said
John J. Carly"
TODAY: Mr.. Carly Is one of the
heads of the great American Tele-
phone and Telegraph company, and IL
responsible for numerous inventions
which have made telephoning possible.
20 by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-02
s LOOT
~ ELMO SCOTT WATSON
,@. 1875, Western Newspaper Union,
A Career of Contradictions

THE career of Capt. John Phillips
= as pirate was short one-it
lasted only nine months-but 1t was
one filed with many queer contradic-
tiOns. A carpenter by trade, Phillips
sailed from England for Newfound-
land in 1923 in a ship that was cap
tured by the noted pirate leader, Cap
tain Anstis In his ship the Good
fortune. Anstis forced Phillips to be-
come his ships carpenter.
After leaving Anstis Phillips worked
for while in a cod fishery In New
foundland. Then one night, he with
four others, stole a vessel from Peter
harbor and sailed away, with Phillips
as captain. Articles of agreement
were drawn up among the crew which
he soon collected and, In the absence
of a Bible on board the ship, these
articles were sworn to upon Ratchet!
Among these articles were these two
curious ones: There shall be ~
stripes lacking one, known as Moses
law, afflicted for striking fellow
pirate" and IF at any time you meet
with a prudent Woman, that Man that
offers to NEEDLE with her, without her
Consent, shall suffer present Death"
The pirates were successful almost
from the start. They captured sew
eral fishing boats and in one of them
found an ex-pirate named John Rose
Archer, who had served his appren-
ticeship under the notorious Black
beard and who they at once promoted
to quartermaster. They next sailed
to Barbados, but their luck was poor.
At last when they were almost
starving they sighted a big French
ship, much larger and better armed
than their vessel, but so terrified was
the French crew when Phillips men
hoisted the black flag that they sur
rendered without firing a shot. AS
time went on and Phillips continued
to be successful, he became even
more desperate and blOodthirsty,
often butchering his prisoners without
any provocation. Occasionally he did
have a "qualm of conscience come
athwart his stomach" as one chron-
icler quantity records it, and on one
occasion when he had captured a
Newfoundland vessel and prepared to
scuttle it, he desisted because he
found that it belonged to Mr..
Minors. Phillips had stolen his first
vessel from Minors. "We have done
him enough injury already" he said
and returned the ship to its owner.
Although this pirate captured no less
than 80 ships and vast amount OF
loot in the nine months of his career,
1t ended In disaster at last. His crew
mutinied In April. 1724, off the coast
of Newfoundland, where his first act
of piracy had been committed, seized
Phillips and threw him overheard.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-02
HEALING THE MIND
BY WORK

yKTE HEAR much today about
w physio-therapy and occupational
therapy, and many people, impressed
by these long and unfamiliar words,
doubtless imagine that there is some
thing new and mysterious about them.
Yet they are both as old as the human
race and only seem strange because
they appear in an unaccustomed form.
Physio-therapy is the use of physical
methods in the treatment of disease,
such as hot and cold baths, massage,
electricity and the different forms Of
light we know about. Occupational
therapy is treating the person who Is
physically or mentally handicapped by
teaching them some kind of work to
occupy their hands and their minds.
Neither of these ideas is new. Yet of
late years we have heard much more
about them than ever before.
The examination required by the
draft showed that there were many
young men who needed special train
ing. The training camps proved that
there were many more who could not
stand the strain of mental and physical
discipline. Then the strain of active
service broke down some more and
wounds and disease wrecked more.
So the surgeon general of the army
established division of reconstruc-
ton to look after the shell-shocked
and war-shattered men, and as a re-
suit the public has heard more about
this way Of helping defective and
handicapped persons than ever before.
1t isn't new. Right after the Reyo-
luton which probably brought much
the same burdens and problems to
the new nation that the World war
brought to us, DR.. Benjamin Rush, the
leading physician of Philadelphia and
one Of the signers Of the Declaration
Of independence, said in 1893 that one
of the best ways Of treating some men,
tai conditions was by giving the de-
ranged patients something to do, such
as spinning, sewing and churning for
women; grinding corn, cutting straw,
digging in the garden and saving and
planning boards for men.
Present-day occupational therapy Is
exactly the same thing it was one
hundred years ago, except it is better
understood and more elaborate. Almost
all state and public hospitals for the
insane now have departments with
specially trained teachers, In which
weaving, farming, gardening, basket
making, carpenter work and other
forms Of light work are taught. Our
best authorities now agree that work
of some kind is needed for every one,
sick or well, and that the busy brain
is happier than the idle one.