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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-07-19
KRAENZLElN LEADS.
FORMER VARSITY BOY l
WORLDS CHAMPION.
Takes First of the Great Games a
Paris-Has a Walk-Away in
Hurdle Race.

Paris, July 15-rhe American ath-
letes, fresh from their victories III Lon
don, won the only two events decided
yesterday and secured leading places in
all the trials which took place on the
opening day of the worlds amateur
championships, held under the aus
pices of the exposition. The contests
were lnaugurated with magnificent
weather, at the Paris racing club. in
Pre- Catalan, a charmingly situated
glade in the Bots de Boulogne. The
meager attendance was perfectly as
founding to the American and English
visitors accustomed to see tens OF
thousands at athletic contests of such
international Importance as that OF
yesterday. Not more than thousand
spectators were present and the ma
jority of these came from America.
The Americans started by winning
the first heat in the 10 meter hurdles.
and places in the other two heats,
which they converted into complete
victory in the final heat. they winning
first, second and third places.
This they followed up by
winning first and second
places in the 100 meters fat
race, and they would have been first,
second and third but for an accident to
Duffy who won his heat quite handily,
as well as the semi-fnal, only to have
a tendon of his left give way while
leading in the final heat, when half of
the distance from the tape
The Americans then won two heats
out of the three in the 500 metres fiat
race, all three heats in the 400 metres
fiat race and both heats in the 400
metres hurdle race.
The Americans swept the pool in
the first event for the worlds athletic
championships, the Kilometres hurdle
races, A. c. Kraenzlein, of the Unlver-
sity of Pennsylvania, winning; MeClain
of the University of Michigan, getting
second and +. G. Moloney of Chicago
university finishing third. Kraenzlein
won rather easily in IA 2-5 seconds.
Richard Sheldon of the New York
Athletic club secured a place for the
finals in the discus throwing event
which viii be decided Monday
Richard Sheldon, New York Athletic
club; J. c. McCraeken, University Of
Pennsylvania, and Garrett, Princeton,
qualified for the finals in the shot put
ting contest and we're well ahead Of
the other competitors.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-07-19

the various forces of Chinese and
Manchus. Unfortunately many OF
Prince Ching's troops deserted to
Prince Tuan, and Prince Ching fell. 1t
was supposed at the time he was killed,
but search for the body the next
morning was unsuccessful, and il is
now believed he was only wounded,
carried off, and secreted by faithful re-
tainers. Wang Weng-Shao, although
a gray-haired old man of 70, valiantly
led the troops in person. He was
Killed, and his force being completely
outnumbered was routed. Throughout
the night repeated attacks were made
on the legation, but were invariably re-
pulsed with heavy losses. Towards
the end Of the third watch. about
a. M, the allies practically defeated
the beselgers, who were wavering and
gradually withdrawing, when General
Tung- Fuh-Siang arrived from the
vicinity OF Tien Tsin with large force
Of Kansu braves. By this time the
walls of the legation had been battered
down and most of the buildings were
in ruins from the Chinese artillery
fire. Many allies had fallen at their
posts, and the remaining small band
still alive took refuge in the wrecked
buildings, which they endeavored
hastily to fortify. Upon them the fire
of the Chinese artillery was now dl-
rected Towards sunrise it was evident
that the ammunition of the allies was
running out, and at o'clock, as the
advances of the Chinese in force had
failed to draw response, it was clear
they were completely exhausted, and a
rush was determined upon. Thus
standing together as the sun rose fully
the little remaining band OF all the
Europeans met death stubbornly.
There was a desperate ha1d-to- hand
encoup.ef in which the Chinese lost
heavily, but as one fell the others ad-
vanced and finally overcome them by
overwhelming odds. Every one of the
Europeans remaining, men, women,
and children, with two exceptions,
were put to the sword in the most
atrocious manner. Two escaped for
only a short time and once outside the
walls of the city both were captured
and killed
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-07-19
SPRING SHOOTING.
The Cause of the Rapid Decrease of
Game Birds.

Sportsmen in all sections OF the
country will be interested In the bird
census recently taken by members OF
the different Audubon societies aud the
League Of American Sportsmen, aided
By scientists Of note. W. T. Hornadav
has complied the returns, and the re-
suit forms one Of the most interesting
song bird and game statistical tables
ever issued.
At the outset 1t may be said that in
only three states-North Carolina
California and Oregon-has tsathercd
life held It's own. In Illinois the birds
have decreased IS per cent in the last
fifteen years. a sorry showing for the
manner In which the laws have beer
enforced. The compilation separates
the songsters from the game birds
and sportsmen viii be more interested
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-07-19
PATCHEN DEFEATS GENTRY.

Detroit. July 13.--The match race on
Windsor track between Joe Patcnsh
and John r Gentry vas wen oy me
former In two straight, the first 2:V4 -
the second 2:04Is The black stall1oI
covered the quarter in 2at4 seoonts'
one of the fastest ever made tn Can
ada
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-07-19

Gen. +. NJ. Rogers has withdrawn
from the gubernatorial race. His
card reads. Il announce my With
arawal as a candidate for governor, 10
the friends who have 50 kindly as
sured me OF their support and en-
eohraged me with their good will | ex-
tend hearty thanks
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-07-19
KILLED BY BOXERS
EVERY PERSON IN BRITISH LEGA-
TI0N KILLED.
ALLIES IN ATICHT CORNER

Iaavy Guns Make a Breach in the
Walls Through Which Hordes of
Fanatical Chinese Force Their Way
and, Though Repeatedly Repulsed,
Faally Massacre Men and Women.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-12-22

There were two of US and we had
between US a surplus of three or four
dollars. We cast about for something
to do with our money. Suddenly an
idea occurred to the Three-Spot. It
isn't very often that this happens, but
the surplus probably did it on this
occasion.
4 have it, he said. He didn't mean
the money, for the Two-Spot was care
full to keep that in his pocket. Il have
it, he repeated. Let's go along the
street until we find some poor, ragged
children looking eagerly in the shop
windows. Then We'll find out what
they want most and go in and buy
it,
Good" replied the Two-Spot, ''but
what shall we do with the rest of the
money!
Wen go till we're tired, and
guess they'll be no rest for the
weary"
And so we started out. And let it be
recorded here that we had visions of
swarms of ragged children gazing into
every window along the business
streets. But in this we were doomed
30 disappointment. Early in the aft
ernoOn there was not one poor look
ing child who was not trudging along
beside its mother. The latter gener-
ally had an armful of parcels and
was evidently intent on purchasing
more. Up and down the entire length
of Woodward avenue we went with
out spying one child who was a likely
looking candidate for our magnanim-
ity. Then we tried Gratiot avenue.
Surely there would be lots Of them, we
thought, on Gratiot avenue, little Poles
and German children. But we walked
nearly out to the railroad tracks, up
one side and down the other, and set
eyes on never a one.
The Tnree-Spot was beginning to
cast eyes On some new pipes in the
store windows and made several re-
marks about the desirability of having
a stein on ones mantel
do you know said he to the Two
Spot, Il don't believe there are any
poor, ragged children looking into
store windows"
The Two-Spot replied that it wasn't
time, yet; that their hours for looking
into windows did not begin until
three-thirty or four. Then we came tc
the front of very big store, with q
Santa Claus scene up over the great
entrance and sleigh bells jingling
away pleasantly. Here we stood fol
some minutes.
There they are!" calculated The
| Two-Spot
Where, where?" asked the Three.
| Spot.
Right there in the corner of the
| window
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-12-22
OIHTime ChrE.rfmor-

What has become of the old-fashiOn-
ed, cold Christmas? Has it left no icy
echo along the high roads it travelled,
shrouded in the SHOWS of long ago?
Did it escape between thaws and fly
away on the wings of unhealthy fogs,
or has it died the death of ali good old
time institutions, and shared their
common fate? Long before the inVen-
ton of the gum DOT it was a fire.
quenter of this portion of the globe.
That was in the days when colds were
scarce, and when hospitality left the
latch string out to the weary wanderer.
That was when Jack Frost wore his
ancient title, and when mercury went
into executive session at the very ap-
proach of the twelfth month 1t was a
kingly period and a kingly reign
Pumps froze up on schedule time, and
farmers who drove swine in for 100
miles around went home on skates,
but they were not the same skates
farmers go home on these days An
other implement altogether. Those
were the days when the north wind
blew. and when the cider sparkled and
the apples had occasion to sputter in
a row as Whittier describes in his New
England melody.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-12-22
Holly e0oOen Round Hearth.

The holly, with its bright berries
and glossy leaves, is one of the most
decorative greens used at the Christ
mas season, and is adapted especially
well to wreath form, the color lasting
longer and the general shape being
more satisfactory than when made OF
the evergreen. Strange as it may
seem, hundreds of holly wreaths are
sent out to the cemeteries, their green
and red brightness signifying the low
ing remembrance for the dear ones
passed away-yet somehow a little in
cOngruous even from a sentimental
standpoint. One is apt to associate
holly with cracking wood fires, roll
licking Jollity, good eating and drink
ing, and other material enjoyment,
that in memoriam it seems a trifle out
of place; yet in the poem of that name
which Tennyson has made immortal,
we read: with trembling fingers did
we weave the holly round the Christ
mas hearth" So that the holly has
before its present vogue in cemeteries
been associated with the memory OF
those no longer in our midst.
BotanicaIly speaking. the holly is a
genus OIL trees ana SHRUBS OIL the nat
ural order Aqui foliaseae, chiefly ma
tives of temperate climates, with ever
green, leathery, shining and generally
spinous leaves. The common holly,
the only European species, and a ma
tive of some parts OF Asia, also is a
well-known ornament OF woods, parks
and strawberries IN Great Britain, the
stiffness of its habit being so compen-
stated by the abundance of its branches
and leaves as to make it one of the
most beautiful evergreens. 1t is found
as a native plant in Scotland, al
though Britain is nearly its northern
limit. 1t attains greater size and dis
plays greater Iuxuriance in the north
ern than in the southern parts Of its
geographic range, often appearing in
the former as a tree of considerable
size-twenty to fifty feet high-while
in the latter it is generally a mere
bush. The name holly used to be de-
rived from the very ancient use Of the
branches and BERRIES to decorate
churches at Christmas. said to be con-
nected originally with the Roman
Saturnalia, from which the tree was
called holy tree.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-12-22

She was shown several samples, some
with golden hair, some with dark
hair
Does it go to sleep?" she asked, as
one was handed to her She was as
sured it did go to sleep when it lay
on its back, for then the eyes were
closed. Then she took it in her arms
and fairly Rugged it and her eyes were
dancing with joy. By this time all
four were standing in open mouthed
establishment to see themselves the
possessors of so many things. Each
was holding his selection tightly in his
arms
Don't We get them right now?"
they asked. And they laughed out
right when they were told that this
was to be the case. The Two-Spot
handed the money to the clerk, who
took the things and had them wrapped
up Two of the little ones were look
ing up at the Two-Spot, two at the
Three-Spot. Almost simultaneously
from four little mouths came the ques-
ton, Who are you?" And the an
swer was the same in both cases-'Oh,
1 am a friend of Santa Claus
rs this the store where Santa Claus
lives?"
Yes
Then the tables were turned and
the Spots found out from the children
that they lived on Woodbridge street
and had ten brothers and sisters. The
Ittliest fellow chung to the Two-Spot's
thumb on the way out, as he had com
ing in. Finally the party came to the
big entrance again.
Now you'll go home and be good
children, won't you?"
Yes they all said in chorus. And
they all turned and smiled goodbye
AS the little girl passed the Two-Spot
she came close to him and whispered
the smiling words, Thank you" Then
they crossed the street, hand in hand,
a happy little caravan, each hugging
his precious bundle.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-12-22
Tie CbrEstt7ar Dfnoer.

Christmas days and Christmas din
ners are essentially Of the home. LAS
sad as Christmas dinner away from
home" is a comparison whose
strength has stood the test of endless
repetition. The birth of Christ Great
ed the first Christmas home 1t was
only a stable, to be sure, but there
was Joseph and Mary and the new
born babe. There are thousands upon
thousands of those ''elder ones in the
old farmhouses and in the home
steads which stand back from the viii
lage street who now with hand-shaded
eyes are looking along the road to the
four corners or down the tree-guarded
walk to the swinging gate for the
homecoming of the boys and girls.
Grown men and women, with children
Juggling at their skirts, they may be,
but they are boys and girls now and
forever to the old couple who await
their coming
Corporations, as it has been said,
may have no souls, but something
seems to touch them along about
Christmas, even though it necessitates
a subsequent month of privation. The
keeping of the railroad rates at the
normal figure would not turn back
one in ten, though the ticket took the
pocket money to the last dime. There
are few railroad arrangements, how
ever, that are not now sending broad
cast notices under whose business-like
statements of mileage rates and round
trip ticket prices the man whose heart
is at farmhouse miles away reads
this: ''You may go home and take
Christmas dinner with the old folks
and have enough money left to take
them a remembrance besides
Christmas dinner is to be eaten at
home; this has come to be regarded
as a duty, and it is one Of those duties
in the fulfillment of which no man or
woman nor boy nor girl finds anything
but pleasure. The holiday week is a
time which is given over by the mod
ems to a round of merrymaking. 1t
was the custom of their ancestors in
Old England and in the continental
countries. 1t was a custom that went
into some little disuse where the lea
ven of Puritanism made its power felt.
But the Puritan relaxed and with the
recognition of his day of Thanksgiv-
ing by the Cavalier of the South the
Puritan absorbed not a little of the
gay spirit Of Christmastide, which was
| the season of seasons for his southern
| fellow countrymen- There are now
| dancing and gayety at Christmas from
| East Cape in Puritan New England to
the southernmost point of California,
| But nowhere in all that vast country
which comes between these neither
most points of this land can there be
| found place where the sacredness OF
| Christmas dinner to the home circle
is not maintained, nor where the tie
Of home life is not strong enough tc
lead to the homestead the feet of al
wanderers that they may pass the
| threshold in time for mothers Christ
| mas dinner.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-12-22
Ole Christmas Drum.

Children are very keen these days.
An eisht-year-old boy who was
arousing the house with his drum last
Christmas day stopped in front of his
mother and fixed her with his gilt
tering eye"
Mamma, did Santa Claus bring me
this drum?''
why, yes; you heard your father
say So
Where did Santa Claus get it?''
81 don't know, I'm sure"
We'll. Jones shop has got a lot OF
drums just like this
"Indeed?"
Did Santa Claus buy it there?'
Perhaps"
But isn't Santa Claus a kind Of
fairy?"
Il suppose he must be-"
We'll. how can fairies go into
Jones shop and trade there?"
''Oh, don't ask so many questions"
But he'd have to pay with fairy
money Would Mr. Jones take fairy
money!
He might"
How could hep"
Harold Clifford Hodgkins, don't
let me hear another word out Of you"
But, mamma, want to know. And
how could Santa Claus, who is so fat,
get down our little bit Of chimney
He's a fairy"
But how can fairies be fat?''
His mother turned purple and rous-
ed her husband from his newspaper
Henry she gasped, take this
boy down town tomorrow and appren-
tice him TO a lawyer"
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-12-22

ing And then next day Alice would
come home from down town and her
mother would ask her if she had re-
membered the match boxes, and blank
is too feeble a word to describe the
expression of her face on those several
occasions.
For two weeks they said things un-
der their breaths in the inky dark
ness, or burned gas recklessly. Then
one morning Marion departed for her
semi-weekly music lesson down town
and said the same old thing-''Pm go
ing to get some match boxes today
and her mother smiled patiently and
replied: IF you should happen to re-
member it, dear, you might get the
whole number-eight.'
That noon Alice came home from
the north side. where she had been
staying for a few days, and laid par
eel triumphantly in her mothers lap.
81 didn't even have them sent out, -
she said, gleefully. Il was SO deter
mined to have them here tonight
was just getting on a car and hap
pened to think of them by seeing a
man light his cigar, so got Off. There
are eight of them
Mrs. Hopkins was properly glad and
they laughed together over Marion's
declaration that morning, and of how
for the last time they would call that
blank expression into play before they
showed her that some one in the fam
lily had at last remembered. By and
by Marion came.
1--WE got them" she called "The
whole eight"
Sixteen match boxes" said Mrs.
Hopkins, with resignation. Choose
| the prettiest, girls, and We'll put the
rest away for another such emer-
! gency."
That evening Mr.. Hopkins came in
with his face wreathed in smiles.
The young fry are so hot-headed
| these days" he remarked, as he COM
placently laid knobby bundle in his
wife's lap. I'm sorry for Tom
| What about Tom?" asked Mrs
Hopkins, as she felt suspiciously of the
package.
I'VE had started home together, .
said Toms father, the keenest enjoy.
ment in his voice, land were up tc
Van Buren,, when Tom jumped up AMI
made for the platform. 1 called to him
and he yelled back Match boxesI' ant
shot out the door. I tried to get tC
him to tell him that I'd got the batch
but he was gone. What's the matter
Didn't 1 get enough?"
Alice exerted herself feverishly tt
get the twenty-four receptacles ar
ranged on a table before Toms arrival
and when Tom came he didn't for
I
his eye fell on the tableful Of distorted
shapes and he slowly added his quot;
to the general contribution, while hi
father gave an impromptu lecture Oh
haste VS.. waste. The Hopkins famil.
have concluded to give match boxe
for Christmas presents this year.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-12-22

And sure enough, there were four
poorly clad. cold-looking little urchins,
three little boys and a girl somewhat
larger, gazing as earnestly at the gay
things within as if they were priceless
Jewels. We crossed the street and
came near to them from behind.
''Oh, look at that fire engine" the
biggest boy was saying, and the 9TH
ers were pointing out SO many things
that they were all talking at once.
What are you going to get for
Christmas?" asked the Three-Spot OF
the littliest one The lad glanced up,
smiled, and looked into the window
again without speaking. The question
was repeated.
"I-don't-know," came the answer
slowly and softly.
We'll, what would you like to get
for Christmas 20
The little one smiled and looked
hard into the window again without
answering.
Finally he whispered softly, "a
horse
tAnd what would you like, my lit
tie man?" asked the Two-Spot of the
next largest boy. This boy had beau
tiful big brown eyes and clean face,
though evidently pinched by hunger.
"a hook and ladder" was the an
swer-
And the third wanted a fire engine
and the little girl would like to get a
doll So the Spots took the eoVey in
tow and led them into the entrance Of
the big building, where the crowds
were surging to and fro, and the
elevator took the whole party to the
floor where toys were dispensed to
purchasers Then the march up the
long aisIes between tables covered
with bright and tempting things was
| begun, until the horse" department
was reached The 1ittliest one was
hanging on to the Two-Spot's thumb
with a grip that made sure he was
MT going to lose the chance, unless the
thumb gave way.
.tOh, gimme that" exclaimed the
biggest boy, pointing to fire engine
with real hose. But it cost as many
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-12-22
For cbrfsfmos Gixlfne.

The Hopkins family were out Of
match boxes. and if there is one thing
on which the Independent and diverse
minded Hopkins family stands as
unit it is that a match box be provided
for every room. One by one the boxes
had disappeared. The tin ones had
fallen to pieces and the china ones had
broken and for two weeks the Hopkins
family trotted to the saucer of matches
on the parlor mantel or to the paste
board box in the kitchen when they
wanted a light. Their gas bill in
creased perceptibly, for with so much
trouble as it took to light the gas one
could not turn it off SO instantaneous
ly as the gas companies have trained
householders into doing. Consequent
~ inquisitive neighbors from beneath
Or above, or across the way, gOssiped
over the amount Of company the Hop
kinses seemed 10 be having lately, for
a regular glare Ct illumination stream
ed out nightly from their windows.
1t was a queer thing that no one
seemed able to think Of the family
necessity till twilight came. Then reg
ular remarks would be made, and Ma
rion would blame Alice, and Alice
would ask Tom why in the world he
couldn't take a little responsibility,
and Mr.. Hopkins would inquire Of his
wife if there was no one in the family
who could go surety for the appearance
of some match boxes by the next even
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1900-12-22
C6riSfmas fn South.

Somehow there is a charm about a
Christmas in Dixie, peculiarly fascin-
ating. 1t savors more of the old Eng
Iish holiday when the wassail bowl
was filed to the brim, when the yule
log gIowed and the boar's head was
borne into the banquet. It was in the
good old days before the war that the
folks Of the south observed this joy
Gus season with prodigality more Law
ish and hospitality more extensive than
was dreamed OF even in the annals
OF Bracebridge hall Then came the
true carnival of meTriment. The old
manor was ablaze with life and beauty
From the surrounding country all the.
bellies and the beaux had gathered
Morning brought a meet at daybreak
for the fox hunt and night time called
for odd Uncle Ephraim." the planta-
ton fiddler, whose reels were famous
throughout the whole country. Feast
fouowed feast and the spirit OF cele-
bration extended from tire master
down to the field hands, each of whom
received a jug filed with good cheer
when he called for his Christmas "a
tons