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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-14
THE NOGASSET LONESOME.
BY HAROLD WILLIAMS, JR.

Ask Buscombe.' I said. and Todd
turned toward the veteran. but the
click OF iron against he bali was heard
and Buscombe followed his ball over
the hill at a pace more hurried than
his usual leisurely, confident gait To
such al extent was | Destered with
questions that it was not solely on ac-
count OF my own curiosity that | re-
joiced at the coming of Saturday
Saturday was an ideal golfng day.
The moors were just assuming the rich
brilliancy of early autumn and the sun
seemed too busy giving light to bother
about making the players swelter. on
the way to the start l met Carlton. who
nervously said: i wonder what the
cracy scatter-b brain is going to do?"-
"Oh, he knows What he's about |
rejoined with much mere confidence
than | felt
As we neared the first tee we saw a
group of players gathered about and
all around them an expectant thrOng
Of watchers. Richards was drawing
near With the saunter of one who con-
trolls the situation. The group crowded
around him and felt an inward tu-
mutt of wrath against him as he stood
simpering in his self-satisfied way. In
d moment he spoke:
the mixed lonesome, he said. IF
any one does not understand, l viii an
swer his questions.
For moment there was a turmoil,
but Richards quelled it with a move of
his hand that made something throb
inside me.
Why" said he, in a superior manner,
there are ten competitors. All will
play the first hole, then best nine scores
viii play the second hole, the best eight
the third and so on until the two Win
ners fight it out on the last hole
There was murmur of satisfied curl
osity and Richards began to read the
list of entries, each player answering
to his name.
Where is Buscome? Oh, here he is"
said Richards, as the crack emerged
from the clubhouse and strolled toward
the group. I suppose you understand
all about the match" said Richards.
and he even ventured to wink at me
when the veteran carelessly replied, "of
course"
The contest was now to begin and
Carlton was to begin it. He made his
tee and as he poised his club the look
ers-on became so quiet that a remark
from the outskirts of the throng was
plainly heard:
What if ne should miss? The first
one generally does"
Carlton flushed as he raised his club,
then swung and missed his ball clean.
l could have Drained Richards with my
mashie. Carlton said nothing, but
aimed carefully and got his ball away
cleanly, we'll along in the course. Todd
made a fine long drive. and even [
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-14
ORIGIN OF TERM "ELDORADO,
spaniards Believed it Was the Name
of Wealthy Savage King.


Pittsburg Commercial Gazette: FL
Dorado is the term now heard on every
side in connection with the placer
mines of Alaska and the northwest ter
ritory of Canada. It's derivation is of
interest In the fifteenth century it
was rumored that there existed in the
northern part of South America city
of great wealth called Manoa, whose
king. Ell Dorado by name, was period
ically smeared with oil or balSam and
was then powdered with gold dust until
his whole body had q gilded appear
ance. 1t was said that on these occa-
sions he threw gold. emeralds and
other precious metals and gems into
a sacred lake, in which he afterwards
bathed Beginning in 1892 the Span
iardS sent many large expeditions to
search for this phantom city and most
of them ended disastrously, hundreds
of lives being lost. One explorer. Orel-
lano, averred that he found FL Dorado
in his voyage down the Amazon in
1910 This was disproved. but the
search was continued down TO the
eighteenth century. Some of the re-
suits were the conquest and settlement
of New Granada, the making known to
the world of the mountain region Of
Venezuela, the discovery of the noble
rivers. the Orinoco and the Amazon,
and the exploration of the vast forests
west of the Andes.
About the end of the sixteenth CEN
fury an English expedition either sent
OUT by or under the personal leader
ship of Raleigh, penetrated into Cut
ana, thereby obtaining a claim on the
country which has resulted in the
requirement of the modern British col
Ony of that name. 1t has been supposed
that the origin of this fable arose from
the yearly celebration of tribe of In
dians near BOgOta. whose chief was on
these occasions gilded with gold dust.
but this ceremony was never witnessed
by the Spaniards, and the story may
simply be another version of the E,l
Dorado myth. The name Ell Dorado
was commonly used to describe the city
or country which was the object of the
search, but a later usage of the term
has been in fgurative application with
regard to any region of more than COM
mon riches.
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ness, that whole Indian ought to be
beyond redemption.
"Ohl" said the leader Here's my old
friend, Jim. come with the rest to help
hang me-" But Jim was not so good
a friend as the half-breeds had thought
him. For, and in consideration OF S10O
to him IL hand paid this same Jim
had revealed to the people of Douglas
Lake the plans of the half-breeds.
which included the killing off of the
entire white population. This cOnclu-
sion had been reached Immediately
after the killing of the shepherd.
1t was not until the afternoon Of the
sixth day that the gang came out, emp
tied Their revolvers. tossed them in q
heap upon the ground, and held up
their hands. Hunger and thirst had
made even death preferable to such
torture. and so the gang surrendered.
Here was material and opportunity for
an interesting lynching. The prOvOca-
ton haG been great, but, according to
our Informant such a thing was not
even suggested. Having red and wat
cred the gang, deputatiOn of citizens
the constable having been killed
started across the country, so miles, to
New Westminster, where a whole week
was wasted in the trial of the murder
ers. Two Of the four brothers and an
other half-breed We're hanged. The
other three being younger. were impris-
oned, and the suuaw set free. Having
spent a considerable part of his fortune
in a bootless effort to save the Eecks
of his more or less unlawful children.
the Old Frenchman went back to
France to try to forget it.
And that IS the way the Canadians
will Go IL the Klondize The dashing
desperado Will not have the honor of
being shot. Even the famous reformer,
Riel, was hanged like a horse thief at
at the end of a rope. VOLTA.
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"The Hanfords are gone" said Rich
ards, as he walked into the committee
room.
"Then it's all up with our plan for
next Saturday. and I don't see what we
can do said Carlton, dolefully The
Joneses left last Tuesday, and if those
three Hanford girls have gone, we can't
have foursome.
Carlton was president. and what he
said represented the feelings Of us all.
The championship match was over.
DOGGY matches were exhausted, and we
had even had a driving contest. but
here we We're with nearly a dozen OF
cur best players still left-for the No
gasset season was not Yet over and
nothing left for them to do.
We Were 2 pretty discOnsOlate com
mittee, ALI but Richards; he never
seemed 10 be troubled by any Of the
difficulties which troubled us. When
our professional green keeper left US
with half the clubs in the place, Rich
ards seemed eXaspeTatingly cheerful,
and boosted Of his god luck in having
taken his caddy bag home from the
links, instead Of having left it in his
locker.
In fact, the committee had long since
voted Richards q nuisance. IN the pres
ant emergency he seemed more good
humored than ever. and even laughed
contentedly. Carlton said sharply:
Il wish you would try to help; youV
done little enough so far"
Why" said Richards, quietly, i
should suggest mixed lonesome.
"A mixed what?" queried every one
in the room.
"A mixed lonesome, answered Rich
ards. Leave = to me"
And we could not persuade him to
enlighten US. However, the situation
was desperate, and so Carlton made the
best of it, and said:
VERY well, have your way about it;
only don't have any fooling now.
And that was how this notice came
to be posted on the bulletin board:
Next Saturday there will be Mixed
Lonesome for gentlemen. Members are
requested to acquaint themselves thor
oughly with the rules which govern
such contests.
The next afternoon. while playing
round the links, I was assailed with
questions by inquisitive beginners as
they plodded and ,ploughed from tiaS
to fag. Young Todd, our boy Won
der" came 10 with the query: What
in the name Of young Tom Norris. is a
mixed lonesome and why is it mixed,
if only men are going TO play?
/ hesitated and looked for relief TO-
ward Buscombe, our champion, who
was playing round near us. He was
smiling with the superior grin OF an Old
player at the youngsters question. but
] noticed that he stopped addressing his
bah when began to reply.
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went we'll beyond Carlton. Richards,
too, drove exasperatingly we'll
All the drives were good BuscOme's,
the last, being the farthest of the lot
The play was very even, and Ord, one
of the poorer players, made the high
est score, so the other nine went to
the second teeing ground. Buscome haC
the honor and drove far over the low
ridge which proved such a mountain
of despair to buffers. Six other balls
dropped over the hill
Richards and Carlton alone failed to
clear it. The trial was between them
now, so we watched with interest.
Richards. who was behind, lifted his
ball to the top of the hill. Carlton
played over it, but fell into a patch of
whins which extended across the
course. Richards had brassy lie and
dropped his ball within a yard of the
green, holing out in better figures than
most of us, While Carlton, who lost two
strokes in the hazard, had to withdraw
from the game.
The third hole was devoid of Incl
dent and, though both Richards and |
did badly, man named Brown was
last Now, on the Nogasset links the
fourth hole is my especial bette noir,
and it was with enVious eyes that l
watched Buscome, Todd and the others
Richards made a poor drive, but my
JOY was short. I fooled mine, too.
A cleek shot each brought us up with
the others. Another stroke all around
brought the party more or less near
the green, but l had had lie and
Richards was the farthest back, so we
two were again penalized, and on the
green were two strokes behind any of
the others.
Like as we lie" said 1.
Richards grinned The others had
for my putter and played twice.
Seven and in" said l.
Playing six" rejoined Richards, and
, with that he putted in from at least
ten yards beyond the edge of the green.
| was out of it and there were only six
left-Buscombe, Richards, the boy
Todd and three others, Scott, Harris
and Heddfnger, all first-rate players.
One by one they drove straight and
far, all landing within 90 yards of each
other. Heddinger played his second
We'll, and SO did Buscombe and Scott.
Harris, Richards and the youngst ter
fell behind a hazard. Then Richards
iofted just over the obstacle a -skilful
though not ambitious shot. Young
rood addressed his ball, swung hard
ana raised cloud of sand. We all
gazed toward the flag, but no bah was
Swimming in it's direction
It's at your feet" said Harris. and a
look of confidence came into his face
as he poised his niblick He aimed
and his club came down with the
crackle of a shattered Shaft: the ball
barely moved and Harris held up the
! handle of his club broken sauarely off.
| the mead hanging, suspended only by
the thread which had wound it.
Harris looked blank, and so did the
youngster, and they both modestly
| lofted over to where Richards was.
They were playing five. Richards was
playing four, and the rest were playing
three and near the green. The six
] holed out in order, Scott, who missed,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-14

the friendly attitude of the German
Catholic Peoples party toward athe
SlaV malcontents. Premier BadeCi
stands opposed to the Germans, and
official orders given out by him have
made the German language subsidiary
to the native tongues of the various
parts of the empire. 1t is the revoca-
ton of this order which the German
delegates demand, and which Badeni
would rather die than grant. He has
surrounded himself with anti-Germans
in the Austrian capital, the very center
Of the German sentiment. Three Poles
are members of his cabinet, and official
stations are now being filed with Slavs.
A scene in the Austrian parliament is
typical of the cosmopolitan character of
the empire. The benches are arranged
in semi-circles between the marble carya-
tides, with The Siavs to the right the
Catholic Germans in the center and the
Germans to the LETT. Near them at the
extreme left are the Radical socialists and
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taking to celebrate in a fitting manner the
golden jubilee of the emperor by restor-
ing TO it's pristine sDlendor the ancient
royal palace of the kings of Poland, ON the
Wavel hin, at Cracow, with the object of
presenting it to his majesty as resi-
dence.
When the emperor was last at Cracow
he was mortified to see tine state of dGiapi-
dation into which it had been allowed 10
fall, and expressed hope that the irnpos-
ing pile so replete with historical associa-
tons should be rescued from decay. This
desire on the part of his majesty was
taken TO heart. some 50, 0O0 GOO mas been
raised among the Polish nobility sin the
neighborloOd and the result is thar
wonders have been ACCOMPLISHED.
Under the circumstances, the Poles Will
naturally expect that in return Emperor
Francis Joseph viii permit himself 10 be
crowned in the ancient cathedral adjoin-
ing the castle as king of Poland. 1t is in
this venerable fame. by the way. that re-
pose the remains of that national hero,
Kosciusko, the Polish friend and COM
rade in arms of Washington, to whom
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-14
GREATEST STRUGGLE OF The ACE.
herman Sy Czech and Pole Fighting Desperately for Control Great
Empire.

Vienna, Nov. 12.-The struggle now in
progress in the Austrian parliament is
attracting the attention of the civilized
world, for its end may be the over
thrown Of constitutional government .in
tna1 great nation, or possibly the very
opposite The aged monarch, whose 5Oth
anniversary as an emperor, is to be
celebrated in December, 1885, looks on,
somewhat sullenly, listening to the
leaders from both sides, those who
would end the fight between Czech and
German by absolutism, and those who
would extend the constitutional rights
of The people
For the past month the Austrian par
lament has been holding riotous ses-
slons daily. It's violent sessions have
oeccme an international spectacle 1t
mas done no business to speak of, and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-14
They Eat Him Back.

zone day" says southern paper. "a
farmer rode into small country town
in a state adjoining Louisiana and got
into talk with some friends at store
where he had gone to make some pur-
chases. well. John, said one, now are
you getting alOng2"
What me? ON tolerably well-just
like l am. We never allow any differ
ence out pur way. you know.
No? Well, now do you manage that?
Well, whenever we notice any fellow
getting ahead. you know. we just go out
to him and we stay with him until We
eat him back.
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The trains will run at the rate of IA
miles per hour, including stoppages
and the average time taken between
the stations will be a minute and a
half. There will be an entire absence
of smoke or smell throughout the rail-
way, as every detail will be supplied
by electricity.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-14

heavy rails will be laid, having a
weight of 100 pounds to the yard. while
the whole length Of the tunnels will
be made perfectly smooth, to obviate
noise.
The work is throughout the entire
line being carried through the London
clay. and forms one of the most daring,
as it will undoubtedly prove one of the
most useful, of modern engineering
UNDERTAKINGS
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-14
AN ATRBRAkE SCHOOL TRAIN.
Where Railroad Men Are Taught to Use the Intricate
Mechanism.

The lives of passengers who travel
by mail are to be made safer by an
important addition to the equipment
of road that has just been put into
use on the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chi
cago & st. Louis railway.
The company has constructed and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-14

One of the principal features on
which the engineers pledge themselves
is an exceptional smoothness of run
ming, to which end and ito secure free
dom from vibration, exceptionally
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-14
EXCURSION TO PROVO

Via the Oregon Short Line,
Thanksgiving day, Nov. %. Round
trip only $1.25. Football match and
evening entertainment
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-24
THE HAS BEENS" OF
THE RACING TRACK.

the income of king
to
in
apprehension Of
of
of the United
administration Mr.
his
Midlothian that
prominent candidate
mentioned
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badly bitten Freddy
Gehhard $4,000
a
yeng tried uned sound eed
has time To tel hard luck
OF hopes built
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wodfrd tho queen Of the turf brought oo at the sale Green b. Morris
exchanged that 81 gold q failure
AZ the sale Of Congressman scs stable the Dwycrs paid 5000 for Bo-
eventually obtained him
Congress
ling Congress Immediately adjourned and nvok Since
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-24

1 Kenwood Country club and the Wyan-
dotte Tennis club hope To hold their in
vitatiOn tournaments, in which the Eng
lish experts Will compete. Just after the
| golf championships TO be held at Whea-
ton Aug. II and succeeding days the on
wentsia club OF Chicago has another
great golf tournment scheduled AS
| soon as this is over IL is hoped to bring
off the Lake Forest (Chcago) invita-
| tion lawn tennis event, in which the
| Englshmen viii compete. This will ex-
tend the playing season until nearly the
end of September.
Robert ID. Wrenn who won the title
Of United States lawn tennis champion
| for the third time last year at Newport
| has had remarkable career, so far as
athletics is concerned. He is well known
i'm college circles as an all round ath-
ete. He is the son OF George l.. Wrenn.
prominent insurance man of Chica-
go. He was born "a years ago in High
land Park, where his parents reside.
He Is stocky weighs $50 pounds and is
OF average height.
The principal colleges OF the country
offer interscholastic prizes each year.
the design being TO encourage athletics
among young men who are preparing
which young Wrenn entered Harvard.
he was a member Of the team of the
Cambridge High Latin school, which
won the Harvard interschoastic polo
championship. In that year he became
captain of the baseball team which won
the iuterscholastic championship. He
won also the tennis championship in
singles and the Auburndale (Mass)
tournament, which was a notable one.
The following year he and Winslow
won the tennis doubles in the intercol-
legiate The same year he took the
Mossley Hall championship at Bar Har-
Dor. defeating T.. L. Hall. on his first
appearance at Newport. in 1892, he drew
special attention to himself by defeat
ing w. Il. Knapp in the all comers
tournament in a five hours contest.
This was the longest game ever played
in this country. In this year he reached
his semifnals being defeated at New
port by Fred Hovey.
In 1898 he won the all comers tour
nament at Newport, defeating Hovey in
finals. He took the championship OF
America, q. $. Campbell, the holder. de-
faulting to him. In addition to these
victories, he won the tournament and
the championship at Tampa Bay, Fla,
and took the double championship at
the same place, with A. Il. Wright. He
was also victorious at the Sorrento
tournament, which took place the same
year.
Champion Wrenn did not play in
many tournaments in 1894 owing to
his taking a summer course at Harvard
and to his having seriously injured his
foot IN a bail game. His most notable
playing that year was at the Norwood
Park IN. j. tournament, where he won,
defeating Malcolm Chace. Richard Ste
vens and NJ. Il. Goodbody
In 1895 Wrenn did not play tennis, as
he was a member of the Harvard var
sity baseball team, and that took up all
his time
Last year he again took up tennis and
reganed the championship by defeating
Larned for the All Corners cup, Aug. a.
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WHAT THE TENNIS
PLAYERS ARE DOING.

steady work. but ii Is earnestly hoped
he will be in form to meet the English
men and defend his cups at Longwood
and Newport His reputation for head
mess and his ability 10 play match
out to the end make him favorite on
whom many are basing their hopes for
an American victory. IL Will be a
great loss If the western champion.
Neel, keeps TO his decision Of not play
ing on eastern courts this year. His
great steadiness and sharp net work
would make him peculiarly adapted to
meet the Englishmen. and IL would be
very interesting 10 see whether they
could fathom his game where so many
eastern players have failed.
The first event in which the English
men will participate will be the invita-
tion tournament of the st. George
Cricket club and Tennis club at Ho-
boken, N. j.. on Aug. 2. Three or four