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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-31

Thursday to Monday holiday Thanks
giving, and we was off after that
moose Friday morning fore daylight.
AND we got him long bout four
'clock that afternoon.
Trailed the Moose
We knew where he must feed if he
was still in the country, and just
about where he'd be apt to lay down,
and We drifted all over that country
till we got his trail. It was mighty
hard walking in the drifts, but we took
our time, and when we did get the trail
it was so fresh the ooze in the tracks
WASH It froze yet. Then we injuned
right after him, and got onto him
laying down not twenty rods away.
Billy held back of one of his big ears,
[ on his heart, we counted three and
let go. He got on his feet once but
didn It stay there minute. We pumped
lead into him till he went down kick
ing; then we stood off till he stopped
that and laid still.
'Then we come up close and looked
at him awhile, and then Billy cut his
throat and made his getaway quick.
But the old fellow was too dead to
notice that, so we set to work to dress
him. 1t was an awful job, but we made
it at last, and then hotfooted it to
town, swiped Billy's fathers horse
and wagon and put back after the
moose. Then we played it on old Ole
by stoppin' at his shanty and tellin'
him we was in a fix bout KILN the
moose after the season was out, and
begin him to come along and help us
get the head loaded SOS we'd get home
and hide it while it was dark.
GIVE told him we dassn't take the
meat and was 'fraid to leave it there
lest somebody's find 1t and we get
ketched, and wouldn't he take and
hide it in his place where nobody'd
ever think it was, and use it up and
keep us out Of trouble. He never
tumbled little bit but come right
along. He cut up the moose like
regular butcher, too, and fore long we
had the whole carcass hid in his shanty,
and was pullin for home with the
head. Course we got rid of that too
easy, and tell you we felt good all
over and couldn't tell why we did,
either. Father n mother found out
bout it somehow, for I heard 'em
talkin' bout it. / heard mother say
! in, We'll, he's his fathers own son,
anyhow, and father answerin, Good
Lord, / hope so! But the little devil :
all right, all right So 1 don't think
they got mad about it, do youf"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-31

]y had hot time. BY fine nerve he had
su eeded in working some big railroad
man for a pass from Virginia City to
F; Carson. Jack McAuliffe, former light.
! weight champion, was or the train and
! had with him Harry Peffers, a: colored
| fighter, who had no ticket between
| those points. When the train pulled
out Of Virginia City McAuliffe SAID to
/ Connolly: .--.-..,. ~ -. =. u
-; g How did you get a ticket9" -.
! econ me nerve, O. course,' was the
reply.
and Connolly handed it over. McAu-
life promptly gave the ticket to PEI
fers and cone Eyed was in a stew
He pleaded with the two fighters in
E Eanno Wh fet the sond sxba5 came lon
wouldn t work. The train was stopped
and Connolly was hurled off into a
snowdrift. He was twenty five miles
! from Carson City then, but it was not
| too far for ttOne Eyed'. to tramp it
He got to the ringside just in time to
see the men put up their hands. The
/ beauty of this achievement was that
One Eyed" succeeded in beating his
way past Dan Stuart, a terror to dead
heads, who ran the fight and charged
! admission to newspapers and the tele
saw Connolly in line he said: 9' w..
"Connolly, youn' have to pay!" E
Had a Tip.
Live got tip i, DAB = was thf
Fin, but as youse been me friend, come
ter tell yer dat dere's goin' ter b.
trouble. Two Of the dead shots; here i!
i sore cause you. ain t let 'em in:
heard h,a ,en say dey was goin t; to s 81 .
ere and when i sees see EN- comm u
holler and you can duck quick. -Eh?'
eco in" said Stewart, YEARLY
4 eco in. It IS no use talking. Go in.'
i It was in Chicago later that Parser
Davies ran a big show. Connolly wa:
turned down hard at the doors and wa
i wild with rage. The police threw hiil
I around until his clothes were torn from
his back and he was bleeding from tn,
4 nose. Davies was deaf to all entreatie
1 and finally got into the ring to intro
uuce e ene nnen,s; began the Parse,
smoothly, 8 / take great pleasure :
Crash! A paving stone came thru.
: skylight and struck the floor in from
of Davies. The latter made hurrie,
exit from the ring.
i cit is One Eyed Connolly's card
said he. Tell him to come in. - Con
4 molly was soon at the ringside, littl,
q the worse for wear, but contented il
the thought that he had carried hi
j point. ~
i On his way to the proposed Jefries
Rubin fight at Cincinnati Connoll,
. hoped off fast freight at Buffal,
one night. He was almost frozen ant
his face was black with cinders. One
4 Eyed saw a glimmering light just out
side the railroad yard and he mad,
4 a Decline for it. twas in .salool
j and behind the bar s-was@a citizen o
the bulldog type, who started bacl
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-31
ATHLETIC RECORDS FOR 1905
AMATEUR.

so yards-5 2'5 seconds. A. F. Durfey
and Victor Rice. ' .' -, s-.
100 yards-9 3-5 seconds, A. F. Duftey.
22o yards-21 is seconds, 3. J. Wei.
ers. .~.,
$50 yards-47 seconds. NJ. w. Long.
$50 yards|1 minute So 2-s seconds. G.
hree-quarters Of 4 miles minutes
-~24s5 seconds. T. p. Conner.
One miie-4 minutes IS 3.5 seconds, T,
p. Connect.
TWO miles-9 minutes As seconds,
A. Shruhb.
Three railea-14 minutes 7a-5 sec.
- onds, A. Shrubb. ..
Four miies-1s minutes 81 s-5 seconds,
. A. Shruhh.~ >-t'' .. =
| Five miles-24 minutes 80 3-5 seconds
A. ;S'1rubh. 49,. -
Six mIles-2s minutes SO 2-5 seconds,
| J. q. Shrubh. w.. g
Seven mIies-35 minutes a Sd seconds,
a. Shrubb. .,...-s. -.
| Eight mlles-40 minutes Is seconds,
A. Shrubh.. ',,:.-,.--.~! --.-.'
Nine mies-45 minutes 81 3-35 seconds,
A. ShrubF. -. 49,: 49,. -. :
Ten m,es-5O minutes 40 seconds,
A.. Shrubh. - -.
| Eleven miies-5e minutes 20 2-5 sec.
! onds, A. Shrubb. .-.rt
One hour-11 miles,, 1.1a7 yards, A.
/ Shrubb.
12o-yard hurdIe-15 is seconds. A. c.
| kraenzlein.
22o-yard hurdIe-24 3-5 seconds, A. c.
kraenzIein.
Running broad Jump-24 feet 11A
inches, p. O'Connor. .
Running high Jumps feet, 53-s
inches, N. F. Sweeney. t.
| Pole vauIt-12 feet 32-10o inches, N.
Dole. .---. -: F.. ..--
Putting 1e.pound shot-4s feet
inches, w. w. Coe.
TroWing 16-pound hammer-172 feet,
II inches, J. Flanagan.
Throwing the discus-133 feet II
inches, J: Flanagan. =,
inches, NJ: sheridan.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-31

was an awful big bunch of lilies, so
we thought there might be bass in it.
We worked, like sixty buildin' a raft
SO s to get out on the water and try it,
but when we did we found out there
wasn't nothin' there but little perch,
so we came away aRd didn't go back
any more. :,
"Bnt we seen where there used to be
little creek runnin' out of the lake to
the river, and this summer we remem-
bered it and went up again. Sure
enough, the dam had backed up the
water till the lake was a whole lot
bigger and the creek was full Of water
and would float boat. So we took my
fathers duckboat and padded up. We
got into the lake easy, but we found
out there wasn't any fish in it but
snakes. " We could ketch million Of
them if we wanted to, but nobody with
any respect for himself will carry
snakes home where folks can see him,
so we let them go as fast as we caught
'em, and soon got tired of it. So we
quit fshin' and headed for the upper
end of the lake where the lilies was to
see if we couldn't get bunch to take
home. .-s- .s -. -... H.. ..
"My mother she's awful fond of 'em,
and Billy he tries to stand in with the
| schoolma 'am by takin' them to her,
| but she's onto him and thumps him
Just as hard as she does me, and I
never fetched nothin'. We padded along
without maxim sound, for that IS the
only way to handle boat whether
you re fshin or huntin', or not, for
# you don't always, you II forget and
make noise sometime when it III lose
you a big fish or a good shot. We got
! right nigh. the lily pads fore we saw
something that looked like an old drift
! stub right in the middle of 'em, and
while we was rubberin' at it and won,
derin' what it could be, we like to got
scared out Of a years growth. 1t moved
and right up out Of the mud and water
come the ugliest thing you ever laid
your eyes on. We was too scared to
even swing the boat around, and set
dead still till we seen it was big bull
moose's head, and even when we knew
what it was it scared US.
He Liked Mud.
"The big gobs Of black mud was
drippin off his face and ears, and not
having horns made him look uglie1
/ than the old devil more than he had
any right to. He give snort like the
mill whistle BLOWN for noon, anc
blew water and mud way out in the
lake, and we grabbed up the paddles
in a hurry for we thought he would
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-31

hook under the jaw that sent Connolly
to the floor dead to the world. Several
walters carried the fallen idol to a back
room, where he was revived with a
drink. AS he came to he clapped his
hands over his forehead and shrieked:
Ny God, I took out the wrong
eye!0 Then he tainted, apparently,
and they sent for a doctor. The tall
man, hearing Of the incident. came in,
known to fame, he placed a ten-doIIar
note in Connolly's vest pocket. In an
instant g one-Eyed' was himself. He
pulled the glass eye out Of his pocket
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-31
BY Malachy Hogan.

Perhaps the three most notable box
ing events of the past year are the re-
tirement of James j. Jeffries, the sue
cession of Battling Nelson to the light
weight title of the world thru his vic
tory over James Edward Britt, and the
final defeat Of Robert Fitzsimmons by
Philadelphia jack O'Brien. Each
:of these events added to the interest in
the sport, as they brought new names
and new faces before the public. In
general way the bouts of the year
were remarkably free from scandal and
there was no faint attached to any OF
the bigger ones Or even to one which
commanded a large sectional interest.
Next in Importance to the three bouts
mentioned were the defeat of Buddy
RYAN, the unquestioned welterwei ght
champion. by Jimmy Gardner, who held
the title only three months, or until
Mike (Twin) Sullivan defeated him at
San Francisco in November, leaving
Sullivan at the present time the welter-
weight champion of the world.
Al of these things have prevented the
loss of interest in the sport in the mid
die west, where boxing has fallen into
official disfavor. There has been abso-
lutely no professional boxing in Chi
cago during the year and the attitude
of the local municipal authorities has
had wide influence in the towns or
the surrounding territory. Milwaukee
clubs have been able to hold short
bouts, but these have not been of much
consequence. In other and smaller
towns there have been bouts savoring
of the "bush' variety, and these not
only failed to pay the promoters and
participants, but were unsatisfactory
from every viewpoint.
Tight at Chicago
Chicago promoters and clubs have en-
deavored to open up the sport without
success The Chicago Athletic associa-
ton did succeed in holding one pro
fessional entertainment early in the
fall, but the card was a poor one and
Of course it was held privately. Mayor
Dunno then frowned and that the
end of the sport as far as this locality
was concerned.
Marvin Hart, after his defeat Of
Jack Root at Reno, New, laid claim to
the heavyweight title thru the retire
ment of Jefries, who was unable to find
an opponent capable of giving him a
battle, and perhaps he has as good a
right to claim it as anyone. The sport
ing public has refused to accept JEFF
fries gift to Hart, and Marvin will be
called upon to show more class before
he will be acknowledged as a cham
pion.
This leaves the heavyweight title
under cloud, but in all Of the other
classes, except the middle, the cham
pionship claims are unquestioned. Joe
Bowker of England remains the ban
tamweight champion, but frankie Mel,
of California, still holds the American
bantam title. Abe Attell is still the
best Of the featherweight class. Mel
sons decisive defeat of Britt leaves
him the unquestioned lightweight cham
pion Of the world.
Hybrid Glasses.
O'Brien succeeded to Fitzsimmons
title of ELECTROMAGNETIC champion, if
there was such class, and of all the
three classes in which he excelled Rob-
ert now has claim to superiority only
in the middleweight DIVISION, the top
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-31

~ ILLS Friendly erecting.
er mHiel5o !sp Gaio,, was Conceived 81
"Who tn >. ell are yousn growled
the tough citizen. = :. 800,
.t.D yer gambleg'' asked Connolly.
" Mot, vic, youse? G'wan!' =:
Why, old boy, o. course with me
I've a new game, we know! I'll roll
me, eye for the .drinks!' and Connolly
unlocked the let optic, rolling it
around in his ri ght hand. The tough
citizens hair stood up straight and
he yelled: -. 80
:.Wot ell d yer mean9"
eye on thi bar, d yer see. and if t : :
pupils up, the drinks is on the house
and if it 8 pupil IS. down, why snort.
the tn ! drinks is on me! 1T s a new game!
eco ahead!'' snarled the barten-
der. Connolly promptly; spun the eve
on ~ the bar r., and it whirled around top
fashion: The bartender watched it
narrowly and as it began to wabbIe he
meath. .:.----s.2-. - -
? ;. 80 Yer beat!D the bartender blurted,
The R pupil is underneath,
Connolly smiled pleasantly. The eye
wabbled and finally was on the point
OF stopping when the pupil bobbed up
~ told you to wait!" said Connol
y, as he restored the eye to it's socket
"I'll take a little whissk!,, $500
#"Yer'H take nothin' but walloy il
der Jaw, roared the tough man
"You We got; a loaded eye dere ane
yer can't work me. Git!''
- But you cannot know me, kline
sir! = calculated Connolly. CT am Zone
Eyed Connolly and l IN on the. way
Difference to Royalty.
The Change that came over the bar
keeper was miraculous. His face fairl,
beamed. He took off his apron, adjust
carefully brushed his hair. Then he pu
on a silk hat and light overcoat.. Elk
tending his right hand to Connolly, h,
said: zs.s :.
Z. Connolly, I'm dead! Welcome t,
Buffalo! For, youse der best in de
town and anything on der calendar. ,
He took "One-Eyed' = out to. see tn,
sights and the latter had royal time.
Connolly was well known around tn,
Tenderloin district. Whenever they say
him coming the sports either scattered
or, remained to take their medicine. II,
walked into big saloon one night an,
saw a tall, athletic fellow, who nigh
have been a clubman, buying wine
Connolly tried to butt in, bur TIN
tall fellow wouldn't have it. Zone
Eyed was persistent, and the tall maj
turned with punch on the jaw tina
sent him sprawling. Connolly leape,
to his feet. pulled out his glass eye an,
squared off: As he rushed in for
smuggling bee, the tall one landed
| straight left between the eyes and
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-31
DE ORC SAYS HE
IS THRU WITH POOL
Champion Deeply Incensed Over His
Recent Treatment.

st. Louis, Dec. 3O.-Alfredo De Orc,
for many years looked upon as the
greatest pool player the world has ever
known, and still esteemed as the best in
the business. altho Thomas Hueston
holds the American title thru Do Orc 8
forfeit, will probably never again enter
a match game or tournament for the
world g championship. -Es&
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-31

and put it where it belonged. Then he
bill in his hand, went out to the bar
and treated.
Connolly was never down-hearted,
tho his luck left him when the boxing
law was repealed in New York. He
always wore pink in his buttonhole
and carried cane. He often said:
ssWith one eye on the blink, We know,
! I'M doing pretty we'll. But if | lose
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-31
TO SQUIRE ABINGTONi
NOTHING BUT MONEY!
I FROM JAN ES CONNOLLY!

The envelope was hastily opened and
was found to contain bar checks
amounting to Just $3.50. The squire
laughed and paid without murmur.
Thrown Off Train.
1t was on J obn L. Sullivan IS train to
Carson CITY, upon the occasion Of e
Gorbett-Tlt zsimmons tight, chat Connol-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-31
Croker Has Links in ireland.

Richard Croker, former Tammany
boss, has fallen victim to the charms Of
golf. He has laid out fine grounds on
his Irish estate, and spends much of his
s time with the, clubs: Mr.. Croker, is
said, has developed into a fine player.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-31

Dan McEwan will race Texas Rocker,
2:05H, over the Canadian ice tracks
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-31
His Friendly Greeting.

and reached, for bludgeon as Con.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-31

O'Brien succeeded to Fitzsimmons'
title of light-heavyweight champion, if
there was such class, and of all the
three classes in which he excelled Rob-
ert now has claim to superiority only
in the middleweight division, the top
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-03-24
WHEN WIVES WERE PLENTIFUL.
Conditions in English Marshes Two
Centuries Ago.

Centuries Ago.
Defoe, the author of Robinson Cru
see," travelled through the great east
orn marshes Of England in 1922. He
records that in that damp part of the
world. it was common to meet with
q man who had from five TO fifteen
wives; indeed, he says, that some had
more. Defoe adds that merry fel-
low, who had himself had about q
score of wives, told him that the men
Of the marshes, bsing seasoned 70 the
dsmp climate, TOOK little narm from
it. but that they went into the chilly
country" for their wives. when they
took the young lasses out Of the
wholesome and fresh air .sthey were
healthy, fresh and clear and well;
but when they came out Of their ma
tive air into the marshes among the
eogs and damp, there thev presently
changed their complexlons. got an
ague or two and seldom held It above
half a year or year at most" One
wife was sacrificed. another was pro-
cured; and so the process went on.
Defoe Is careful to state that this
merry informer "hbbed. little"-at
least, concerning his own wives; but
he declares that the general statement
is perfectly true.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-03-24
The Only Way.

sympathy's q noble virtue. but T. growa
on fallow soil.
eoftened by the tears of sorrow. msllowed
by the sweat Of toll:
For it Is q truth worth. needing. though
to all It Is not known,
That to feel another's troubles you must
have some Of your own.
II in riches you are rolling, undisturbsd
by thought Of care,
You can't sense" tho heavy burden yeur
poor brother has to bear:
II no thorns are in your pillow, II your
couch lies soft and light
Can you realize his worries Who lies
sleepless all the night7
No: your own heart must be broken.
crushed and sore in fragments lie,
Ere upon anothers wounding you the
touch Of healing try.
Oh, it Is as true as gospel, though by
some folks quite unknown,
That to bear another's burdens you must
have some Of your own:
There's but one sure way Of helping this
poor struggling human race:
You must learn by full experience how Il
fill your brothers place.
lesson that the Masters learning sane.
titles for every one,
That to feel another's sorrows you must
have ssne Of your own.
New York News.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-03-24
VERY LOW RATES.

The Union Pacific has made very
low rates for round trip Homeseek-
er's Excursions as follows:
From Missouri River Terminals,
kansas City to Council Bluffs inc. J
To Cheyenne, Laramie, Rawlin
and intermediate points in Kansas:
Nebraska and Wyoming at rate Of
$500
To Limon, Fort Morgan, Sterling
and intermediate points in Colorado
at rate Of $500
To Colby, Oakley and intermed-
late points in Kansas at rate of GIL.
To many other points in Kansas
and Nebraska, one fare plus $500
for the round trip.
Tickets on sale February z and 21.
March z and 81.
f. Homeseeker's tickets will also be
on salt. to Oregon, Washington and
Northern Idaho points, April 4 and
IS, May 2 and Is, June 6 and 20,
and to many Utah, Wyoming and
Idaho points on April 4 and 18 at
rate of one fare plus 5000 for the
round trip. For full information
call on or address II. F. Carter, T..
P. A., Omaha, Nebraska.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-03-24
Honey az oId-time Remedy.

From the earliest times honey ap
pears to have been held In sxtraordi
nary favor as universal specific fol
human ills. AS a hair restoror It was
largely recommended, rubbed IA plen
tifully night and morning, and ifsdead
bees were dried, pounded and work
UP into a thick paste with the hone,
It's hair-producing capabilities Were
much enhanced. This mess had to be
plastered on the bald places Of the
head overnight, with infallible results
ia the morning, If -one may credit q
certain fifteenth century writer. For
weak eyes the same authority says %
take a handful Ut the heads of bees,
S;:ra :seu and =iag!s tho ashes With
honey gathered Il the dog days. The
eyes were then anointed literally with
the mixture and clearness Of Vision
was the invariable reward.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-03-24
Amusing Mtxup.

A Paris newspaper on one occasion
made blunder which excited no small
amount of merriment at the expense
Of man of real talent. The following
paragraphs, intended to have been
printed separately, were by some er.
ror So arranged that they were read
consecutively: DR.. K. has been ap.
pointed head physician to the hospital
de la Charlie. Orders have been is-
sued oy the. authorities for the imme.
tiate extehAton. of the cemetery OF
Mont Paruasse. Tho works are being
.sxecuted with the utmost dispatch"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-03-24
Effective Dunnino Letter.

King Louis or Portugal years ago
promised to send Rossini pipe Of port
If Q vfntsGe Of which specimens have
only been preserved IN the royal col
lars. The wine did not arrive. but the
maestro was not a man to allow q
promise to be forgotten. Accordingly
he took up his pen and indited to his
Portuguese majesty the following re-
hinder: you promised ne some port
wine, sire, and it has not arrived.
Your majesty has certainly not forgot
ten your promise. for sovereigns nev.
er forget, but allow me to remind you
that am old and that at my age there
Is no time to be lost
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-03-24

SSpsIE2.I so NENsa8 7T.T3 y T.s..Il M M s.sT
Effect Of the Monotony Of slisxes upor
-" Human 1eings.

" 81. $3.50 y 4. 81 % s.f 4
Effect OF the Monotony Of siisnes upo''
~ Human Beings.
1T .is not generally understood that
the silence of the desert has . mad
denlng effect upon the human brain, "
said q traveller whose experiences are
not often paralleled. "Monotonyas is
moro severe than anything else deriT'
Ing its entire pain from mental effect
"hc monotony of silence Is worse than
any other kind. 49,. $ 4l.ss.sss
"Take man away from the hum al
the work of men and send him out on
the alkali deserts of Arizona, and the
deep silence becomes awful and Is
sometimes unbearable. All at once,
without any previous symptom some
MEMBER IF the party may stop sudden.
ly with dazed look on his face and a
wild expression in his eye. He Is
dangerous. His reason Is torn In wild
confusion. Anything or anybody ia
miliar infuriates him.
He must be disarmed and bound
at once or be will deal death to the
whole party. He is possessed OF. s:des'
ert Madness brought on by the mo
notony of silence. He suffers ex'
CIRCULATING mental anguish. He needs
to be relieved by being brought back
to his accustomed sN1rou0dinG1.@@
On this account men used p the
desert refuse to go out with those
with whom they are well acquainted.
The mad man ia not likely to attack
stranger. II there is no friend in
the party his madness Is likely to a.
sert itself in running rather than in
lighting. It is a fearful disease not
yet understood. "-Birmingham News.