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Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-05-14
Fitz Calls Kid Mccoy.

Bob Fitzsimmons has come out
with a def to Kid Mccoy, and if the
Hoosier is sincere in his offer to
fight Lanky Bob he will be able to
don the mitts with the ex-heavy-
weight champion shortly.
Fitzsimmons will fight Mccoy
either six or twenty-five rounds. If
Mccoy chooses the six-round gallop
he can have a fight within three
weeks before one of the Philadelphia
clubs Fitzsimmons will not make
the middleweight limit for this short
fight He will sign to box at catch
weights only.
If Mccoy wants to fight for the mid
dleweight championship he will have
to make the distance twenty or TWEEN
ty-five rounds and give the Cornish
man three months in which to train.
To show that he means business
Fitzsimmons will post a forfeit to
guarantee weight and appearance, and
will bet $4,000 to $4,000 on the side.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-05-14
Insisted on Her Dignity.

President Roosevelt recently added
a French governess to his household.
The young woman has Quentin. Mr..
Roosevelt's youngest son, in her es-
peciaI charge and insists that he shall
address her as ''Mademoise1le." The
Roosevelt children, accustomed to
calling people by the first or last
name only, were indisposed to agree,
but the young woman at once served
notice on Mrs. Roosevelt that every
one in the house must call her Made
moiseIle'' or she would leave at once.
She had her way and the cIlildren's
revolt was summary squelched.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-05-14

rived from the names of women"
From certain references in the book
it was evident that it was accompan-
led by some sort of map, yet the map
was missing. Copies were found of a
map which geographers believed be-
longed to the book, but still no one
knew what had become of the origi-
nal. It was finally proved that Valid
seemuller wrote the book, and certain
maps were found bearing his name,
but not the coveted map for which the
world had been seeking so long.
The search had been abandoned and
the subject almost forgotten when
German professor stumbled over the
missing map in the princely library Of
the castle of Wolfegg. Here it had
lain hidden amid tones of rich moroc-
co and parchment.
The professors name was Joseph
Fischer, of Feldirch, who was making
an examination of the library OF
Prince Francis, of Walburg-W olfegg.
He found "a volume of great size"
says ''The Monthly Bulletin of the In
ternationaI Bureau of American Re-
publics," antiquarian folio, Gothic
style, substantially bound, and hav-
ing for it's covers two beech boards,
supplied with clasps or brass fasten-
ers, in which were found united,
forming a kind of atlas, various
leaves of three distinct maps.
Zone of these was the original
| Waldseemuller map of 1907, which
had been so persistently searched for
and of which so much had been spo-
ken, magnifcently printed in twelve
sheets, and in an excellent state
| of preservation"
The prince permitted the map to be
| photographed, so that the facsimilies
which have been made public are cor
rect reproductions.
| When it's parts are put together
| the Waldseemuller map measures s
feet wide and 4 feet high. 1t repre-
sents the new continent with a
vagueness which seems comical to a
man of to-day. Yet when one consid-
years after Columbus had crossed
the Atlantic on his first voyage. it is
| possible to understand the cloudiness
with which the new land is bounded.
| A few of the West Indies are depicted
by clumsy blotches and North Ameri-
ca is pinched into a strip of land,
which looks more like an attenuated
island than a continent. The proper
tions of South America are more near
| the truth, and represent to certain
| extent the v shape character of that
| continent The name America" ap-
pears written transversely in capital
letters in. the southern part of the
continent to the north of the Tropic
of Capricorn.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-05-14
THE NAME AMERICA
DISCOVERY OF FIRST MAP ON
WHICH 1T APPEARED.
Precious Document Has Been Eagerly
Sought for Four centuries-Draw-
ing of the Then New Continent Is
Rather Vague.

After nearly four centuries of mys-
terry the first map on which the name
of America was used to designate the
Western Hemisphere has been found.
1t was made by Martin Waldseemul-
Ter, a geographer and photographer of
the little city of st. Diel, situated in
the French department of the Vosges.
Ever since the year 1907 the world
has known of a little Latin book,
printed in st. Diel and made famous
because it first advocated that the
new hemisphere should be called
America, after America Vespucci
Il do not see who can rightfully
object to its being called Land of
America. or America - said the
writer, from America, or Amerigo,
the name of the sagacious man of
genius who discovered it, since the
names Europe and Asia were de
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-05-14
NEVER LOOK FOR DEER.
Advice Given to Beginners by Hunt
ing Authority.

Advice Given to Beginners by a Hunt
ing Authority.
Persons who have wondered why SO
many deer hunters are shot by fellow
hunters may get some light on the
matter from Theodore Van Dykes in
structions to sportsmen. He says in
his book on still-hunting: Having
selected the ground upon which you
are to hunt you will probably, if left
to yourself. go wandering around the
woods with your eyes fixed about
fifty yards ahead of you. expecting at
every turn to see a large calflike OBJ
iect standing broadside to you in a
nice open spot. patiently awaiting
your buIlet-distance twenty-five or
thirty yards The first thing you
must do is to lay aside each and
every idea OF how a wild deer looks
that you have ever derived from your
imagination, from pictures, even by
the best artists. Look carefully all
around you as far as you can see,
but do not look for deer. Remember
this singular advice. Do not forget
it for a moment. One of the great
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-05-14
A Hot Time in Prosneet.

One of the many charitable women
who are interested in the work OF
the University Settlement among the
New York East Side poor tells of this
incident, which occurred quite recent
~ while she was making a round of
visits in the tenements. She enter
er one tiny apartment just as the
doctor who was attending sick child
was leaving He had ordered for the
little patient a bath as hot as she
could bear. While the visitor was
talking to the physician the mother of
the child came to the head of the
stairs and yelled to her neighbor be-
low:
Mrs. Casey, will you lend me the
loan of washtub to scaId the baby
in 2''
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-05-14
Bic Three cornered Affair.

Efforts are being made to match
Claude Fogalin, the Italian automo-
bile driver; II. l.. Bowden of Boston,
and S. B. Stevens of Rome, N. Y. the
two last named being millionaires.
The race is an assured fact, as all
have accepted terms.
Fogalin will drive the sixty horse
power replica of the Italian cup racer;
Bowden will drive his sixty horse
power Mercedes, with which he lower
ed his fifteen mile record at Ormond,
averaging 0:41 Is, and Stevens Will
drive the sixty horsepower car with
which he divided honors with Bowden
at Ormond.
The three cars being of equal horse
power, the ability of the drivers Will
decide the contest, which will take
place at the annual meet of the Mas
sachusetts Automobile club at the
Readville track May 80. This will be
Fogalin's first trial of track racing.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-05-14
Faithful to Old Master.

Richard Bullock Seawell, the Oldest
native-born resident of Raleigh, N. c.,
died few days ago. The pallbearers
at his funeral were six of his former
slaves and among the principal mourn
ers was Harry Boykin, who was for
many years his slave and for whom
Mr.. SeaweH called repeatedly during
his last illness. Though Harry is
more than so years old, is feeble and
lives several miles from the SeawelI
home, he went there every day, and
when his old master died stood weep
ing at the foot of the bed.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-05-14
loaded Horses bv siuns.

An unusual decision was rendered
in Rutland county, VT, court in the
case of John Rodo, a Polander VS..
Isadore Trepania, a Frenchman. In
the suit Rodo sought to recover dam
ages from Trepania, who, it is claim
ed, sold him a balky horse. Neither
understood the language of the other.
causing a misunderstanding of the
animals condition. The court decid-
ed that the defendant must take back
the horse and the plaintiff must pay
him the damage done the animal
while in his possession
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-05-14

tiers of the American Revolution Fri
day afternoon. April Is. with exercises
at the school. Dorothy Bates, the lit
tie daughter of the governor, pulled
the silken white cord which unveiled
the tablet. Lieut.-Gov. Guild, in the
enforced absence Of Gov. Bates, rep
resented the state.-Boston Globe
>~-~so-N-oSe~oo4eS~-~Io~4~
keys were first cast and then CHS
eled by an expert artisan. The So
called ''Strozzi key" formerly the
property of Henri III of France,
changed hands a few years ago for
the enormous sum of $4,000. The
bow represents two sphinxes with
grotesQue heads, back to back, en- the
capital Of a column. The stem is in
the form of two concentric pipes; the
bit is shredded like very fine comb.
Another famous key dates from the
beginning of the seventeenth century;
the elaborate bow represents two
seated male figures supporting a du-
cal coronet. A third key is excep-
tionally ornate: the entire available
space is enriched with arabesques,
terminating in cupids, reclining river
gods, standing figure of Victory and
similar devices The stem of this
key is supported by figures OF man
and woman
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-05-14
From Breaker Boy to Artist.

John ]. Boyle, Is years old. for a
number OF years resident Of Ger
mantown, Pa, has been elected a
member of the National Society Of
Fine Arts of, Paris on account of a
painting which was this year exhibit
ed in the salon. Boyle until he was II
years old worked as a breaker boy in
the anthracite regions. He fell a vic
tim to a spinal trouble and was taken
up by phiIanthropic citizen of Scran-
ton. This aid enabled him TO develop
his talent for painting
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-05-14
MRS. BENJAMIN D. WOODWARD.

1.-THE most beautiful of created be-
ings! Madam, 1 must paint your por-
trait! 1t shall make us famous for
ever!"
That was the unconventional re-
Spouse made by Thaddeus on being
presented to Mrs. BENJAMIN D. Wood
ward, for painters, like poets,f have Ii
cense. But the object of the artists
outspoken admiration was unprepared
for such testimony to her loneliness.
She is only 10 years old, and bride
of six months. She dropped rather
than sat on a convenient chair, and
stared at the appreciative painter in
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-05-14
Words Of Anthem Unknown.

King Edward, while visiting at the
residence of one of his subjects re-
Gently, saw proof that not many Eng
lishmen know the words of their
national anthem. He was waiting at
the station for his train when a few
of the ultra-loyal began to sing God
Save the King but each in success
sion came to a sudden pause and Ia
mentally broke down. A desperate
f1anal attempt failed most ignomini-
ously, greatly to the amusement of
his majesty, who vainly tried to con-
ceaI his smiles under cover of a part
ing chat with his noble and slightly
embarrassed hostess.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-05-14
rhelr ReIative Importanee.

The president gave a private audi
ence the other day to the Harvard
baseball team, headed by Capt Walter
Clarkson. Mr.. Roosevelt received the
and was wishing them good luck on
the diamond when the veteran door
keeper came in with a senator's card.
Yes, know" said the president, "the
ante room is full of senators and rep
rentatives, but = laughing they
must be taught their place when a
Harvard delegation is about.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-05-14

Sir Hiram Maxim's newest inven-
ton is a mammoth merry-go-round,
with flying machines in place of the
ordinary cars, boats or horses. The
illustration shows one of these ma
attached to the merry go-round, but
Sir Hiram hopes to alter their con-
struction so that they can be let loose
in mid-air. Sir Hiram Maxim's- new
flying machine is not an advance in
the art of self-propulsion through the
air, nor does it profess to be SO, since
it is merely a captive flying ma
chine" It resembles a huge, roof
less umbrella, with the ribs sIoping
upward, at the ends of which are
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-05-14
WouId Abandon Port Arthur.

Gen. DragOmirom, one of the chief
military authorities in Russia, is said
to have been from the outset in favor
of the abandonment of Port Arthur
and to have declared after the first
Japanese attack that it was untenable
and that efforts to hold it would prove
costly and finally ineffective ORA
gomiroff would have had the fleet
make for the open sea and fight there.
This general was one of the principal
figures in the Russo-Turkish war,
commanded the advance guard in the
passage of the Danube and was with
Kuropatkin at Plevna He is known
as a tactician.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-05-14
Lave Cross Carries Big Bill.

Lave Cross is sole proprietor and
manager of a $500 bill, and it is a
beauteous object to look upon. For
years Lave has toted this small for
tune in his clothes. Whenever the
subject of money comes up he hauls
forth and exhibits the massive bill,
thereby producing sinking sensation
in the finances of the less fortunate.
The bill is said to be in fine state of
preservation, as the thoughtful Lave
regularly has the creases iron out Of
it twice a year.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-05-14

wide-eyed wonder. Then came ex-
plantations, a tentative consent, and
now Mrs. Woodward, whose husband
was Commissioner General to the
Paris Exposition, is having her fea-
lures reproduced on canvas.
The artist, H. ]. Thaddeus, arrived
in this country for his first visit in the
middle of the winter, and has on ex-
hibition at Knoedler's art gallery in
New York portraits of the new Pope,
of Cardinal Merry del Val, Sir H. Nor
timer Durand, the British Ambassa-
dor to Washington, and of Mrs. Loril-
lard Ronalds and Mrs. Philip Lydig.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-05-14
corbett is OF Tor EnaIand.

William Rothwell (Young Corbett)
sailed April 16 on the American Line
steamship ST. Paul for England,
where he will meet Ben Jordan, the
clever English lightweight. "Corbett''
has been working hard for the past
two years, and is taking this trip pri-
marily for pleasure and only incident
ally to meet the English boxer. Re
garding his financial condition, Cor.
bett" declares that he is far from be
ing broke. He claims that he has been
dabbling little in mining stocks, and
was recently offered $4,000 for them,
which he refused.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-05-14

from his suspension by the S. A. A.
A. in order that he may drive one of
the cars in the international cup race.
1t was said that l.. p. Moers might
select Oldfeld to drive one of his cars.
AT present the champion is indefinite
~ suspended for racing at unsanction-
ed meets at Savannah and Birming-
ham. He will shortly make a trip to
New York to interview Chairman Par
dington with respect to his reinstate-
ment.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-05-14
More Newa from pinffv.

The story that Arthur F. Duffy, the
worlds champion Splinter, will not
compete in this country during the
coming season has again gone forth.
Duffy has been advised by several
well known athletic trainers not to
compete against the other college
cracks this spring, owing to his con-
dition. If he follows their advice he
will go abroad and meet the English
sprinters, in place of racing the group
OF cracks now forging to the front,
who are capable of doing the hundred
in better than 0:10 fiat.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-05-14
SENATOR LOST HIS TEMPER.
And the United States Is Out One
Handsome HuSri1or

Ana the United states Is OUT One
Handsome Cuspidor.
Senator Cockrell sat at his desk alb
sorbed in a letter which he had just
received from a constituent. In the
middle of the letter he determined
to consult a colleague on the other
side Of the chamber. He arose hastily
and stumbled against handsome Gus
pidor which stood by his desk. Re
covering his balance, he Immediately
repeated the misstep. Then, with a
blessing not loud, but deep, he swung
the senatorial foot against the trouble
some cuspidor, which was shattered
into q dozen pieces by the blow. The
senator looked rather foolish for a
moment, but finally Joined in the gen
eral smile and proceeded on his way.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-05-14
vsnderbiIt,s RECORD stands.

Although some records were bro
ken at the recent automobile tourna-
ment at Nice, the foreigners were I'M
able to equal the wonderful mile of
80 seconds supplied by w. K. Wander
bilt Jr., in the Florida tournament.
The best time was made by Rigolly,
who negotiated a kilometer, which
is about five-eighths of a mile in 25A
seconds, or at the rate of mile in Al
seconds
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-05-14
what Could Have Happened9

Never heard what broke up their
friendship! Dear me. I thought
everyone had heard that. Brown is
engaged, you know.
'sOb, yes! I've heard that was
White IN love with the same girI?"
mo. no. Not at all But white
saw her portrait in Browns room and
asked whose it WAS It's a picture OF
my fa1ce.' said Brown. White 9x-
amined It critically. and then Pat If
down with the remark that she must
be very rich. don't know what nan
pened after that, but White was tax
en home In cab and neither of them
seen cut of doors for q week"
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-05-14
Thinks Fighter Not in Earnest.

iH'hNS F'SheSi NO1 III GSlhSS
That much talked of match between
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien and Kid
Mccoy wears all the earmarks of a
clever advertising scheme. In the
first place, Mccoy could not make the
middle-weight limit and fight one
round. In the second place, the sup
posed quarrel between the pair. fol-
lowing the Ryan-O'Brien contest at
Philadelphia, was evidently prearrang
ed to gull the public into believing
that they were enemies and willing
to scrap at the drop of the hat. Be
hind it all lay the hope of fake bat
tie and the consequent financial har-
vest.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-05-14
HAS MADE INDIANS GOOD.
Excellent Work for Temperance Done
by American.

Commissioner Hugh J. Lee, the
newspaper man of Meriden, Mass,
who two years ago went to Wales,
Alaska, for the United States govern
ment to lock after the reindeer and
the natives there, has established a
temperance camp there. In a year
there has been but one case of drunk
e1ness there. Before his arrival, he
says, the natives were q lawless set,
given to drinking, but in his first ex-
perience as a justice of the peace he
sent one transgressor to the federal
jail for three months and since that
time law and order have prevailed.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-05-14

suspended fsh-shaped cars, In which
the passengers sit. The cars are pro-
PEELED round and round by the rotat-
ing shaft, or umbrella stick, at high
rate of speed, and the sensation of
travelling through the air fifty feet
above ground at sixty-five miles or
so an hour is sufficiently novel and
exhilarating. One of these curious
machines viii be among the attrac-
lions of this years exhibition at
EarI's Court, and another will delight
holiday crowds at the Crystal Palace.
It is said that Sir Hiram intends to
devote the money received through
this invention to the final solution of
the problem OF flight in the air.-The
Tat1er.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-05-14
Lone Walk for Two canadians.

Two French Canadians recently
made a wager with wealthy French
man of Quebec that they would be
able to walk from North to South
America. The French resident, it is
claimed by a Paris paper, has depos-
tied $500, which is the amount prom
ised to the travellers if they succeed.
No time stipulations were made; but
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-05-14
Foreleners May conpete.

Vice President Edward p Martin of
the United States Golf association an
nounces that the executive committee
has changed the bylaws to permit in
yitation to the amateurs of the world
to compete in the national champion
ship at Baltusrol, n. J., Sept. to 10.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-05-14
Auto Entrv Llst Oman

The racing committee of the auto
mobile club decided to throw open the
entry list for the international cup
race and keep it open until May 1,
when all candidates must be ready for
inspection and such trials as may be
ordered.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-05-14
Endowment for Crew.

Announcement was made at Column
bia university that Edwin Gould had
given $4,000 as a perpetual endow-
ment fund. the interest of which, at
4 per cent, was to go toward the ex-
penses of the varsity crews. Several
years ago Mr.. Gould gave to Columbia
the handsome boathouse on the Hud-
son. Mr.. Gould was a graduate of
the class of 80
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-05-14
SAW CONDITIONS FOR HIMSELF.
Secretary corteiyou Makes Unexpect
ed Visit to Ellis Island.


Secretary Cortelyou essayed the
role of Haroun-al-Raschid last week.
Late one evening he called up Com
missioner General Sargent of the bu-
reau of immigration by telephone and
asked him to get ready at once for a
trip to New York and be at the sta
ton in time for the midnight train.
That was the first notice anyone had
of the secretary's intention to visit
migration station the next morning
bright and early and when he re-
turned, three days later, it was with a
lot of first-hand information, which
be thinks will prove very useful in
handling the Washington end of the
service
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-05-14

est troubles that beset the beginner
is looking all the time for a deer. If
the artists deer is in sight you will
see him quickly enough. Never mind
that beast at ALL Spend all your
time looking for spots and patches of
light gray, dark gray, brown or even
black. Examine all you can see from
the size OF your hand to the size of a
small goat Never mind the shape of
them"
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-05-14

The tablet purchased through dona-
tons made by chapters of the Daugh-
tiers of the American revolution,
through the efforts of Miss Marion
Brazier, in memory of Commodore
Paul Jones, was formally presented
to the school committee by the Daugh-
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-05-14
Pat cat lint

At the outbreak of the war the med
zeal department. at st. Petersburg
should have had in store about $15,-
600 worth of line There was none.
The official explanation is that the
lint was "eaten by rats
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-05-14
prosnerous Mission in China.

The year 1903 in the Presbyterian
mission in Canton; China, was the
best in its history. To the twenty
churches there were 1908 additions,
and the local contributions amounted
to more than $4,000.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-05-14
oIdfieId Asks Reinstatement.

Barney Oldfeld, the champion
among drivers of automobiles, is at
his home at Toledo. He has complet-
ed his work with Alexander Winton
and desires to secure reinstatement
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-05-14
Milwaukee May Give up Matches

The cold, backward spring has led
to the postporement of the opening
of the golf links at the Country Club
at Milwaukee until May z. If the
weather moderates it is believed that
the course can be used by that time.
There is a growing sentiment among
the members of the club against team
play with other clubs. Even the usual
games with Onwentsia, Kenosha and
ST. Paul may be given up this season
in consequence of this sentiment