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| 1t is not shown that the borrower gained
his point. and it may be this fact that
led him to Battle for the town clerkship,
which Mr.. Clarke won handily. Ter
years afterward he was again defied, and
five years later some one had the cour-
age to stand up against him. All those
contestants for the little Office are gath
| cred unto their fathers
/ Richmond has not advanced by long
strides since the beginning of the
Half-Century Town Clerkship. Sections
have stood still, sections have retro
graded, perhaps sections have stepped
forward, but if so with the giagerly,
coyish step of the maiden at Ter coming
cut. There is a little manufacturing
and little farming, but not as much of
either as one could wish for.
Farming is out of date in this coun-
try. of mountains and hills. If you drive
about a day you will be satisfied that
| this is no place for a man to grow rich
at farming. Wages are high-the pro-
ductiyeness of the land does not warrant
hiring men to till it at the srice." Thus
spoke the Grand Old Man of Richmond,
whose trim little farm argues for the
life rural in Richmond town in contra
diction of its owners words, though
born OF experience and practical knowl-
edge.
| Halsey p. Clarke lives in the mansion
of his forefathers. 1t was built-the
Oldest quarter of tin 1879, eight years
before the town was incorporated, and
is a fine example of colonial archi
lecture. Here. in the Oldest quarter
of the building. very appropriately. is
the town clerks Office The room, with
its massive beams is low studded, and
1t has that delicious air OF antiquity
which by right gees with an apartment
SO venerable in years. huge iron
safe at one side of the clerks table
looks strangely in such place; It's con-
tents include the towns records from
the earliest One book brought forth
by the master of the mansion contained
the records of Richmonds first doings.
This book had been presented to the
town by one Stephen Richmond. in
graceful recognition of the fact that
the settlement had honored him by Sc
!ecting his name for the towns.
Halsey Clarke's grandfather conducted
a country tavern in the famous old
mansion. His name was George Perry.
AS far back as 1893 swinging
sign in frcnt of the tavern notified
the weary traveller that rest and re-
freshment lay before him, that this was
the far-famed &c. Perry's Inn" Many
years ago from our point of reckoning
time. but it seems only yesterday to
the clerk, town meetings were held.
when the weather was pleasant. in the
front yard Of the tavern buildings.
Those were. indeed the good old times.
Here in this room" (the clerks pres
ent Office "the big table was burdened
by most oil kinds Of liquid refresh
mepts fer the voters" recalled Mr..
Clarke "And on either side of the
main room were small apartments used
as headquarters for the two parties dur
ing The meeting"
No man went away thirsty. How diff
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by W. c. T. U. George Perry's Inn
II its shingle were out this day, would
offer the weary traveller mug OF sar-
saparilla. II he called for a measure OF
ale, wineglass of unfermented grape
juice, II his honor demanded old rye.
For Richmond town Is mo license" now
adays. Not only do they refuse to trust
the voters on election day but they will
not sanction the traffic in malt and spir-
ituous liquors on other days. The kitch-
en- barroom folk may thrive, IL they will
and good Richmond authority vouches
for it that they do so will-but naught
that cheers and may inebriate shall be
dispensed openly and above board.
For ten years or more the town has
persistently voted mo license" Halsey
Clarke says that some years the vote is
mighty close. He himself is an ardent
mo license" advocate.
THE question is the great party
issue" said he. THE Republicans stand
out against the saloon. while the Demo-
Gratis believe in granting licenses"
us there no liquor sold in the town."
the visitor inquired.
The old man smiled-it was sufficient
answer!
Mr. Clarke's home and office is about
midway between the villages of Wyoming
and Carolina, the former being the near
er. Through Wyoming runs the town
line. Hopkinton claiming a part of the
little manufacturing village. There is a
small wooden mill in the place. In
Halsey Clarke's boyhood days the set
Element was called Brands Iron Works.
because Of the nature and ownership Of
the industry in thriving State. But
the iron works are gone, and so, too, by
fro hn ,t, M
last mill was of stone, somewhat larger
than its predecessor
1t was hustling little community;
the town clerk remembers when all at
once cotton mill was running, a grist
mill and sawmill. Times have
changed. Manufacturing In Wyoming as
well as agriculture, has Jared but i'll.
1t Is SO In other remote villages of the
State "a village may be considered re-
mote whose railroad transportation IA
cilities exist wholly in the imagination
OF the hopeful inhabitants): the cost of
carting the finished product overland to
market, and Of the raw materials and
supplies to the factory, has made COM
petition with the more favorably stu
ated plant e sad and perplexing problem
for many small halloween. Mill prop
critics allowed to go to ruin are not I'M
common sights in Rhode Island towns
these days.
The Town Clerk" says he, sis
buster officer than he used to be years
back. He's got to be mighty par
ticular. and keep posted right up on the
laws, for the Legislature is always max
ing changes in the laws, and if the
Town Clerk doesn't inform himself
m-i-g-h-t-y particular, he's likely to
make a bad mess of some matter or
other. Why, nowadays. il he fails to
dot an Il or cross T. the lawyers will
take the matter to court. The work
grows harder. year after year. | guess
there is four times as much work to the
Office Of Town Clerk today than when
first took a hold"
But it is said that Richmond's Grand
Old Man was never afraid of work!
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Vi II. l., WOuiuu
/ i advise the young man starting
out to make politics his CHIEF
vocation.
Il think he might find more profitable
employment" said he sagcly.
Yet the town clerk of Richmond has
no mind to complain of his own politi-
cal fortune. Like the successful farmer
my son. agriculture is dead, become a
car conductor" or like the wealthy
manufacturer. Young man, the road
to riches no longer leads to the factory
door. in agriculture is your oppor-
tunity," Halsey Clarke just follows the
eyer-prevailing fashion that wills We
should sneer at the bridge which has
brought us safely over.
He is the Grand Old Man of Rich
mond. He says he is eighty-four years
old. but there is an inclination to he
lieye he is exaggerating, though the
is a man of records. He has kept the
town records for fifty consecutive years.
Half a century in the town clerks Of
fec. and still performing the function
and receiving the emoluments of the
office. is part of his life record.
Mr. Clarke's public career shows a
wonderful succession of political good
luck. OF course. deep merits the man
must have possessed to have attained the
record, but the luck OF it all is what
- 10, al-
town clerk. Before the first election he
was town sergeant three years; deputy
sheriff three years. For twenty years
after the first election he was tax asses
sor as well. Two years he represented
Richmond in the State Senate. Notwith-
standing which. Halsey p. Clarke bids
you stop and think carefully. young
man. ere you decide on the political
path.
But the town clerk is not politician
Republican. stanch Republican.
though he stands ever ready to vote for
the best man. Because the Republicans
have always put up the best men is the
reason why the other fellows have not
received his support: yet once he did
cast a ballot for the Democrats. He
was twenty-one years old then-young
and inexperienced-and his father was
Democrat. Young Clarke voted under
the charter which gave the right of suf-
rage to the eldest son Of a freebooter.
Thrice and thrice only, has he bern
forced TO fight fo- the Office since his
victory as the Wing candidate over the
Democrats fifty Yeas ago. The first
fight grew out of a personal feeling. Mr..
Clarke was a director in a bank. A
townsman to whom money had been
loaned sought reduction of the interest
rate. Perhaps they had warm words.
this borrower and the bank director.
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he goes to church on Sunday morning,
and never on horseback. except when
he swings through on a gallop from the
White House to the country roads in
the vicinity of Cabin John Bridge or
Rock Creek Park.
His habit of going into highways and
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in bed in a few minutes; that he had
been walking with the President. and
Mr.. Lodge would understand, probably
what that meant. The Senator did IN
derstand thoroughly.
Mr.. Roosevelt is never seen walking
on the downtown streets, except when
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Buffalo Exposition was too fresh in
their minds to allow any relaxation.
Finally it resolved itself into a contest
between the wits of the President and
those of his guards, and. naturally. the
President won.
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ferent now; the town faes the man $50
who is convicted of giving away or sell
ing liquor on town meeting day within
one mile of the hall. This rule was of
the vintage of 1881. Some may say that
its adoption was a serious reflection on
the morale of the suffragists. aye. and
some may even PROFOUND the query:
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possible attempt on his life, he pro-
tested against being the center of q
corps of sleuths every time he ap-
pcared in public.
81 can take care of myself he said
vigorously.
The officials of the Government DO not
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table in the office OF the clerk. as one
delights to recall reyerentiaily and al
ways happily those somewhat spicy af-
fairs connected with a past that can
never return.
His grandfather, his father and his
uncle managed the inn, and they sold
good liquor, with the consent and license
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byways, afoot or on horseback. made it
imperative that he should have ade-
quate protection. During his first expe-
ditions after he came to Washington
he was literally surrounded with men.
While he realized how necessary it was
that he should be guarded from any
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1t is healthy example that the Pres
ident is setting for the people OF this
country at large, an example long famil-
lar to the English. who have given,
perhaps, too much attention to the life
of the muscle. There have been, and
are plenty of eminent examples with
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WHO'LL 10 COLhIdic tsoooC'Cit IA AoFS
of outdoor exercise-examples in the
sovereignty OF rank and the sovereignty
of intellect.
Eminent "Out of Door" Men.
Among notable men OF the past thus
addicted, was Charles Dickens, who let
no weather or time interfere with his
long, brisk walks or rides. He has told
himself how he walked all night from
London to little village many miles
distant, and how. toward morning, he
fell into a gentle doze to the sound OF
his own footsteps, and fancied great hills
rising and falling before him. Also, he
had described walking from Genoa to
Marseilles, whole nights journey.
along the beautiful shores of the Medi-
terranean.
Dean Swift, with the great literary
luminaries Of his time, walked. in COM
partnership. over a good portion of Eng
land. When the great master of Eng
lish prose could not go out, he would
run up and down stairs for hours. and
was wont to afirm that the majority OF
people did not know the blessing Of
hard physical exercise.
William II and Kipling.
Among the men Of today take the Ger
man Emperor, in the dominion of rank,
and Kipling in that Of intellect. Both
strongly resemble Roosevelt In that they
appreciate the great life work in which
they are engaged. Each has inherited q
delicate nervous organism Joined with
great muscular strength. and each acts
on the principle that no work Is worth
much that Is not done when the body is
at its best.
Kipling is said to be, at present, ap-
parently interested in nothing but train
ing the farmers Of his neighborhood to
become good soldiers. His neighbors
think of him mainly as a man who loves
to tramp about in rough boots and knick-
erbockers-who is likely to occasionally
sit down and write something-but
whose chief concern in life is to be
sound physical animal. and a jolly fell
low as we'll.
Roosevelt, the Kaiser, and Kipling are
all three devoted to the strenuous life
Each, IL he had hundred hours a day.
could not begin to do the work he would
like to do. Each, therefore, arbitrarily
marks of certain hours for strenuous
exercise, and all agree that the time so
spent is. not the least important and
happy of their respective days
Sport as Means to an End.
The President. like. the Kaiser, pur-
sued sport as a means to an important
end. 1t must seem strange, too. that
both these men have exceiled in sport
for which nature evidently, to consid-
cradle extent, disqualified them. Roose-
welt has imperfect eyesight. yet he has
ridden to hounds with the boldest fox
hunters on both SIDES. of the ocean, and
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Had John Barleycorn to do with the
somnolent state of the old town, so well
watered by the Pawcatuck and Wood
Rivers?" Others better posted concern
ing town political history and the part
alcoholic beverages have played in 1t
may understand better why Rich
mond applied the restriction. Halsey
Clarke looks, back pleasantly at the days
when the flowing bowl graced the large
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OF the community. During his fathers
regime young Halsey himself dispensed
the beverage as any son of an honest
tavern keeper might. Those were the
good old times; when lads and lassies
of the primary grade were not forced
to sign the pledge. when all the world
was bright and cheerful, and the honest
farmer who pressed apples for cider
wasn't considered the DEVILS henchman
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portunity for exercising his muscles.
When he is on his special car he follows
a system of gymnastics that keeps him
in trim.
He does not apprehend that he will
ever be called upon to use his revolver
in case he is attacked.
Il shall never be more than a fair
shot: my eyes are not good enough" he
recently said to a friend.
Just what he considers a good shot he
has never explained. He can hit tar
get or mountain lion at a good dis
lance with rifle, is expert with a shot
gun, and can make an excellent score
with a revolver. When he was in the
Spanish war he did a good
bit of practicing with the Colts issued
by the Ordnance Department. In his
history of the Rough Riders he tells
how he shot Spaniard with his re-
volver.
Took a Friend for little Walk"
Washington has never seen a Presi-
dent who has lived so much in the open
air as Roosevelt. If the roads are too
muddy for horseback riding he walks.
His walks are not little jaunts OF mile
or two, but excursions of from fifteen to
twenty miles. In his walks. as in his
rides, he likes the open country. He has
often walked out to Cabin John Bridge
and back again. A few days ago friend
called upon him.
wait until 3 o'clock, and we'll take
little walk together" said Mr.. Roose-
welt, who had some official business to
attend to in the meantime.
The friend readily waited, and they
both walked out together. The Presi-
dent set his usual pace, which may be
likened to the proverbial 2:4o. and the
friend did his best to keep up with him.
They went Georgetown way, out to the
Conduit Road. The friend wondered
when a halt would be called; he had an
engagement to dine informally with
Senator Lodge that evening, and he did
not want to tire himself too much.
We'll take turn on the road" said
the President; pretty scenery along
here"
Along they went. Mr.. Roosevelt SEEM
ing to gather fresh vigor at every step
he took. Cabin John Bridge was
reached; the Presidents friend did the
best he could to conceal his fatigue.
There was little time allowed for rest.
Mr.. Roosevelt set off homeward at the
same rushing pace.
The Senator Understood.
Coming to the Chain Bridge, he side
tracked, crossed the bridge, led the way
on the opposite shore over bramble and
through thicket till, coming to the Aque-
duct Bridge, they crossed again and at
length arrived at the White House, after
covering eighteen or twenty miles. The
guest did not keep his appointment with
Senator Lodge. He wrote saying that
all that was left Of him would he
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The Senator Understood.

= ALSEY P. CLARKE, town clerk
- of Richmond, R. l.. wouldn't
Il i advise the young man starting
out to make politics his chief
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whom to compare Roosevelt in his love
of outdoor exercise-exemples in the
sovereignty OF rank and the sovereignty
of intellect.
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Embodiment of Best Sport Spirit.
The notion of this sort of sport is that
it is a struggle for prize, and for the
glory of victory; that the supremacy Of
muscle and wind, with the necessary
concomItant of animal courage, means
supremacy OF one section over another
section of country, or of enc country
over another. The English have become
so imbued with this feeling that it is.
perhaps, impossible to make them ses
otherwise, and Kipling's rebuke only
aroused general roar of protest, not
unmixed with contempt.
In this country this feeling has been
steadily growing. and such an example
as the Presidents comes as the best
kind of a rebuke, much more effective
than the protest. however reasonable, or
strong, or bitter. Of any writer. Roose-
welt embodies the best spirit of sport.
ands the prize for which he strives and
the end which he sets before him. are
simply to render himself better able to
perform the moral and intellectual obli-
cations Of his station; in other words,
to possess a sound mind In a sound
body.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-07-12
DENIES THAT
INDIAN CONFESSED
Attorney Stuart Of the Prose-
cution Says Loveswar Did
Not Acknowledge Crime.
LYNcHING is A
State WHI Not Give Out Some
Shocking EvIdsnce for Fear OF
V.olence-Two Stories
In Confession.

Sturgis, S. D., July Wesley n
Stuart, the attorney retained to assist
In the prosecution Of Ernest Loveswar
charged with the murder Of Puck anG
Ostrander, denies hat the prisoner
made a confession Of the crime TO a
fellow prisoner, as reported. Many be
lieve the matter Is being kept quit for
fear of a lynching. Mr.. stuart says
the state can produce some sensational
evidence against the half breed, dem
onstrating his guilt beyond a p~readven-
ture and depicting one Of the most
atroCious crimes ever committed In tire
west. lie says the theory that Loveswar
had an accompliCe has been aban-
doned.
According 70 Loveswar's stories the
crime was committed In two ways.
The first was that he was at the
house OF Puck and Ostrander the night
OF the murder and that the two men
got into an alteration: that he ran
outdoors. When he got outside one man
killed the other and the survivor opened
the door and he shot the man standing
there, afterward taking him to the bed
and covering him up.
When the fact was brought 10 his at
tention that no blood was found at the
door, but only under the bed. he made
another confession. 1t IS said this one
was made in the presence of officers.
He said he had some time before the
night Of the murder sold Puck two
mares. He went to Puck's house that
afternoon and wanted $40 on the bar
gain. This amount Puck declined 10
give him, not having seen the mares,
n nc felt very sore. He was about to
leave as night came on, but Puck and
OStrander told him to stay until morn
ing, and made up the cot for Kim.
Loveswar says he laid awake, n
Pucks refusal to give him the money
preyed on his mind until he could stand
1t no longer. He got up In the night,
took Puck's revolver from the scabhard
hanging over the bed, and holding that
Weapon and his own, one in each hand,
fired them simultaneously, killing both
men. He was then seized with fear. He
had heard Of men being shot in a vital
spot but recovering; so he took the AK
and finished up the job AZ best he knew
how. He then threw the ak into the
cellar, and, saddling his horse, rode
away.
About fifteen miles from the house
threw PuCk's revolver down into Il
gulch or ravine. near a lone tree, and
he made his confession described
the place 80 clearly and infinitely that
officers had no difficulty in finding
the revolver. They also found the AK
in the cellar.
The only motive for the crime was a
bitter resentment against Puck, who
had refused TO advance him money on
horse deal.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-07-12
'JOBBEO' THE AMERICANS
Yankee College, Boys Had to Fight
British Professionals.

London, July 5.-Hoyt Gates of the
Kansas university, Girard Dodge Of
Harvard and Frederic Wenck of Yale,
the American collegians who were
beaten by Englishmen Monday night,
are very sore men. The papers con-
denim them outright for Monday nights
work, but say nothing against the
National Sporting club. The American,
collegians are hardly to blame: TheJ
were crushed to the wall and as a last
resort agreed TO fight. the men put up;
| against them by the club The Ameri-s
cans, did not fight English amateurs,
but were pitted against semi-profes-i
SIGNALS as they are classed here. n
out and out professionals according to,
American standards. 2
When the cables announced hat the.
Americans came here in defiance of
their college faculties the oxford n
Cambridge boxers refused to meet
them. The Americans came over on
expenses guaranteed by the National.
Sporting club. They spent their own,
money freely, expecting to get thei:
bills paid by the club. In a pennile SO
state they appealed to the club, but
to meet the so-called champion anna
tours, really the champions Of boxing
cldbs created for money making pur-
poses.
WarneS, ParkeS n Warner, the vic
torious Englishmen, have never fought
except for side bets. They are as near
professionals as they can be. They are
not recognized by the college men or
the real upper ten" OF the sporting
world. It is little wonder that the pa
pers devote disparaging paragraphs to
the Americans. Two Of the BTitishers
simply walloped the Americans to a
%standstill. They were bigger and bet
ter men in every way. Dodge in the
last round turned his back on Parkes
and virtually quit. Gates, the Kansan,
wanted to quit in the first round, but
was forced on and was out in the sec
ond. Wenck really won his fight, but
the referee ruled against him. His OPP
ponent, Warnes, is a professional clear
ly, as he has fought for prize money
often. 1t was a clean case OF ring
ing," but the Americans were glad to
nave their bills paid, and have ducked
for home, humbled as no Americans
ever were in Englad before.