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cesses. This applies to all lines of ath-
letic endeavor, but is especially appli-
cable to the track teams, whose con-
sistent wins have been the talk of the
intercollegiate world.
1t is no exaggeratiOn to say that TO-
day Fitzpatrick stands head and Shout
ders over every trainer in the coun-
try, just as Yost outshines rival foot
ball coaches. And without Fitzpatrick
Yost could not produce the winning
football teams LIE does. Keene Fitz-
patrick was born in Boston in 1865. He
never went to college, receiving only
common school education. He became
interested in athletics early and his
splendid physique and consistenttrain-
ing enabled him to earn a reputation
as a first-class all-around athlete. His
speciality was sprinting and this Sc
cured him a place on the great fire
brigade team of Natick, Mass, with
such teammates as mike" Murphy
and E. Donovan, the first man to run
100 yards in 3-5 seconds. Sought for
as a coach, Fitzpatrick in 1890 accept
ed a position at Yale as assistant
trainer In 1892 he came west, as di-
rector of athletics at the Detroit Ath-
letic club, where he brought out many
shining lights. In 1894 he became
trainer of the University of Michigan
and helped turn out football team
that won the western championship
and defeated Cornell 12-4, then consid-
cred a wonderful performance. The fol-
lowing year the eleven again won the
western championship, but was defeat
ed by Harvard, 4 to 0. III 1896 Fitz-
patrick went to Yale, but remained
only two years, returning to Michigan.
In 1899 he was appointed director OF
the gymnasium, position which gave
him a permanent chair on the faculty.
But it is in preparing track men that
Fitzpatrick's ability stands forth, for
he not only conditions the men, but
coaches them. Since 1900 Michigan has
won every western intercollegiate
meet-with the exception Of the last
one. which was captured by Chicago
and has lost but two dual meets
those with Chicago in 1901 and 1905.
In 1900 the university sent Q. team of
four men to Paris to compete in the in
ternational games and won three sec
onds and one third. Fitzpatrich's
proteges have never lost an indoor
meet. although competing with the best
western and eastern intercollegiate
teams.
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buck shot or kicked with a frozen
boot
Well, sir. dad was going 20 show
the Cossacks that he was pretty near
an American citizen and didn't pro-
pose to be whipped like a school boy
by a teacher that looked like a VAL
entine, so he tried to look like George
Washington defying the British, but
it didn't work, for a Cossack rode
right up to him and dashed him over
the back (and about Is buck shot in
his whip took dad right where the
pants are tight when you bend over
to pick UP something) and the Cos
sack laughed when dad Strengthened
up and started to run.
! never saw such a change In a
man as there was in dad. He started
for our hotel, and as good a Splinter
as I am l couldn't keep up with him,
tut kept him in sight. Before we
got to the hotel a sledge came along,
not an "old sledge," such as you play
with cards, high-low-Jack- game. but a
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believable than the myths and legends
of the ancients. 1t is inconceivable that
a learned astronomer and meteorolo-
gist actually believes that the sun is
passive except when it is ''perturbed"
by some planets equinox; that mists
and vapors are injected and infused into
the sun by Mercury's perturbation to
form mists and sleet on the earth; and
that during the so-called Jupiter peri
od' the carrying capacity of the earths
atmosphere becomes disordered and
weakened, so that it cannot transport
and diffuse humidity, thereby causing
consuming droughts in places and de-
structive cloudbursts in other localities.
One who actually believes that kind OF
absurdity is really beyond the reach of
influence by evidence and argument.
The bare statement OF such propositions
is sufficient refutation.
Planetary weather forecasts are too
far-fetched to be practicable. The
prophets in that line work at the wrong
end of the problem. When there is
little more than the usual degree of heat
or storminess they peer into the nebu-
lar spaces to see what caused the dis
turbance on the earth, and then allege
that it was done by Jupiter, or was the
maglign work of Saturn, which in their
philosophy causes epidenics and pes
tilential contagious diseases. Possibly,
also, they may in time discover that it is
due to Saturnian potency that we have
rings and combines in human affairs
Why not?
The libraries of the United States
weather bureau contain the substance
and much of the detail of all that is
known of weather wisdom, ancient and
modern, and the scientists of this bu-
reau certainly are familiar with the es-
sence of this knowledge. Those who
are in a position to know are well aware
that every possible effort is being made
to extend our knowledge of the laws that
control weather conditions and mean
while to give to those who are vitality
concerned the most trustworthy infor-
nation obtainable. 1t is matter of
common experience that the notable
success of some commercial article of
merit is sure 70 food the market with
spurious goods Of the same class, which
INSCRIPTIONS vendors spread before the
discriminating public. The rapid
strides of the United States weather
bureau in recent years toward popular
favor through the widespread dissem-
nation of the forecasts-a service made
possible largely by the phenomenal
spread of the telephone and the develop
ment of the rural delivery service-has
apparently given a new impetus to un-
scientific, not to say INSCRIPTIONS, fore
casts, based upon some theory of cycles
or of planetary control. And the chief
Of the weather bureau is believed to
be not only justified, but morally en-
joined to counteract as far as possible
the mischievous effects of the work OF
astrologers, who pretend to foretell the
character of coming seasons or the prog
ress of storms and ordinary weather
conditions for month or year in adj
vance and whose unfounded and unre-
reliable forecasts are too often given un-
due circulation by the less careful pub
fishers.
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WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
Passed Away.

Kenosha.-Maj Francis C. Culley,
former mayor of the city, II years edi-
tor of the Kenosha Daily Gazette, and
for many years one of the best known
politicians in southern Wisconsin, died
at his home in this city Maj. Culley
was a sufferer from Bright's disease,
and had been confined to his home
since last Christmas day. Death came
suddenly from heart failure. Maj. Gull
ley was 81 years old. Former Mayor
Culley has been closely connected with
the development of the city, and has
been power in democratic politics. In
his declining years he had gained note
as writer of historical romances, his
last work, Barbara, story of the
Lower Sandusky, being favorably re-
ceiVed
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is no foundation of fact or philosophy
for that system of long-range forecasts
So thus far, there has been entire failure
to establish scientific and practical
basis for any kind of trustworthy pre-
dictions as to the occurrence of storms
floods or droughts in specified local..
ties and at certain dates in future
months or seasons. Though such fore.
knowledge is very desirable, yet at the
present stage of human progress it is
beyond the possibility of realization.
In this field of scientific research the
wisest students have been most deeply
sensible of the limitations of human
knowledge; but charlatans and pre-
tenders claim to hold key to mysteries
in earth and the heavens that are hid
den to the balance of mankind. Quack.
cry in meteorology, as we'll as medicine,
is indicated by the extravaganza preten,
sions of its practitioners.
Modern astrologers, following closely
the lines of their ancient prototypes,
give the sun a minor or passive role
while the moon and planets form an
all-star aggregation in the evershifting
scenes of the earth's drama. To each
planet is assigned some speciality act
on the stage, each producing different
type of weather, and when the three act
in conjunction the complex results are
startling.
Really, it is difficult to treat such lu-
dicrous matter with becoming dignity
and seriousness. A certain almanacs
description of Each planets peculiar
phenomena" is absolutely irresistible
as a mirth provoker to any reader who
possesses a sense of the ridiculous and
some elementary knowledge of meteor
ology and astronomy. One is impressed
by the evident earnestness of the au-
thor, and yet it seems that he must be
too diligent to believe in his absurdly
fantastic theories. They are no more
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The News Condensed.

Baraboo-August Drees was instant
ly killed by lightning and his two
daughters married for life during an
electric storm at Loganville.
Marinette-Fire Chief Collins was
seriously injured in a fire run by col
liding with farmers wagon. Collins
was upset, and received a broken
ankle and other bruises.
Green Bay-Joseph Campbell was
probably fatally injured at a barn rails
ing in the town of Scott. A part of the
fame had been raised when the bal
ance was lost, and the heavy timbers
fell upon Mr.. Campbell, crushing him
severely.
Kenosha.-Maj. Frank c. Culley, for
merly mayor of the city and man
well known to the literary world, died
here. Major Culley was 81 years of
age.
Madison.-The annual meeting and
silver jubilee of the Wisconsin Phar-
maceutical association met here with
nearly 500 druggists in attendance.
Mayor Curtis made an address of well
come.
Janesville.-While standing on the
track awaiting the passing of freight
Mrs. Herman Piske was struck by
passenger train and hurled fifty feet
into the air, death resulting instantly.
Milwaukee.-As a result of the
handing down of indictments by the
grand jury, two members of the Re-
publican County committee, Fred Har-
tung and Max Reinnoldt, have been
asked to resign from that body. Four
true bills were returned against Har-
tung and three against Reinnoldt.
La Crosse.-Adolpn Bremen, aged
55, head teamster of the Gund Brew
ing company, was trampled on and
killed by team.
Unity-James Smith shot and prob
ably fatally wounded Roy Loney.
Smith is farmer and employed Loney
as farm hand. 1t is alleged Loney
has been paying undue attention to
Smiths wife. Smith gave himself up.
Racine-Boys playing with matches
caused a fire in the barn of Peter Jen-
sen, the building, with 100 bushels of
oats, two tons of hay, buggies and har-
nesses, being destroyed.
mathematician Frier, of Kau-
kauna, and Charles Sorenson, of Nee
nah, were injured in the legs and feet
by the explosion of a dynamite cane
on the Fourth.
GAINESVILLE = Mrs. Elmer Burtness,
aged 80. and Della Burtness, her sisten4
in-law, aged II, were found dead in tbs
cellar of the Burtness home at Oxford;
vile, Wis, near here, when Mr.. Burti
ness returned from work. Death is
supposed to have resulted from gas
fumes and cellar damp.
ilwaukee-Insurance Commissioner
Host sent letter to each of the 81
old line life insurance companies do
ing business in Wisconsin, directin
their attention to the new law, COM
pelling the distribution of surplus to
policy holders which went into effect
June "a
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sort Of a sleigh, with three horses
abreast, and l yelled to dad to take
a hitch on the sledge, and he grabbed
ON with his feet on the runners, and
a man in the sledge with a uniform
on, who seemed to be a grand duke,
cause everybody was chasing him and
yelling to head him off, hit dad in the
nose with the butt of revolver, and
dad fell off in the snow and the
crowd that was chasing the grand
duke picked dad up and carried him
on their shoulders because they
thought he had tried to assassinate
the duke, and we were escorted to our
hotel by the strikers.
We didn't know what they were, but
you can tell the laboring men here
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because they wear blouses and look
hungry, and when they left us the
landlord notified the police that sus-
piciouS characters were at the hotel.
and came there escorted by the mob
and the police surrounded the house
and dad went to our room and used
witch hazel on himself where the Cos
sack hit him with the loaded whip,
He says Russia will pay pretty dear
for that stroke of the whip by the
Cossack, and 1 think dad is going to
join the revolution that is going to be
pulled off next Sunday.
They are going to get about a mil.
lion men to take a petition to the
car, workingmen and anarchists, and
dad says he is going as an American
anarchist who is smarting from injus-
tice, and l guess no native is smart
ing more than dad is, cause he has
to stand up to eat and lie on hia
stummick to sleep. There is going to
be a hades of a time here in st.
Petersburg this next week, and dad
and / are going to be in it clear up tc
our necks.
Dad has given up trying to see the
car about stopping the war and saya
the car and the whole bunch can go
plum Ito the deviD and he will die
with the mob and follow priest who
is stirring the people to revolt.
Gee, hope dad will not get killed
here and be buried in trench with
thousand Russians, smelling as they
do.
l met a young man from Chicago,
who is here selling reapers for the
harvester trust, and he says Il you are
once suspected of having sympathy
with the working people who are on
a strike you might just as well say
your prayers and take rough on rats,
cause the Cossacks will get you, and
he would advise me and dad to get
out of here pretty quick, but when |
told dad about it he put one hand on
his heart and the other on his pants
and said: 'Arnica, arnica. arnica!"
and the police that were on guard
near his room thought he meant an
archy. and they sent four detectives
to stay in dads room.
The people here, the Chicago young
man told me, think the Cossacks are
human hyenas. that they have had
their hearts removed by surgical
operation when young, and a piece
of gizzard put in in place of the heart
and that they are natural murderers
the sight of blood acting on Their
the same as champagne on a hui
man being, and that but for the
Cossacks Russia would have a popu
iation of loving subjects that would
make it safe for the Little Father tc
go anywhere in Russia unattended,
but with Cossacks ready to whip
and murder and laugh at suffering
the people are becoming like men
bitten by rabid dogs, and they froth
at the mouth and have spasms and
carry bombs up their sleeves, ready
to blow up the members of the royal
family, and there you are.
If you do not hear from me after
next Sunday you can put dads obit-
uary and mine IN the local papers
and say we died of an overdose of
Cossack. If we get through this rev.
olution alive you will hear from me,
but this is the last revolution I am go
ing to attend. Yours,
HENNERY.
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Sheriff Captures Maniac.

Amigo. - James Weypender, the
maniac who murdered Chief of Police
Macarthur ten days ago, was captured
single-handed by Sheriff Greggs a few
miles from here. Greggs had trailed
Weypender for ten days through the
woods, being almost eaten up by mos
quitoes. Finally he caught sight OF
him in clearing. The sheriff dropped
down in the grass and stole up on the
maniac, sprang on him and bore him
to the ground. Weypender's neck and
arms are eaten raw by mosquitoes.
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Solve Servant Girl Problem.

Appleton housewives, as.
sisted by the governments act in ex-
tending the freedom of Oneida In.
dams, have solved the servant girl
problem. Five Oneida Indian girls,
graduates from government schools,
and all equipped with diplomas in do
nestle science, are now employed as
kitchen servants in as many leading
Appleton homes. Fully a hundred
Oneida girls now in schools expect
to come to Appleton to do housework.
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Bigelow Assets Small.

Milwaukee.-The commission ap.
pointed to appraise the assets of F.
G.. Bigelow, the former bank presi-
dent, made a partial report. The
total appraised value is $2,888,640,
while the claims which were filed and
approved foot up to $2,191,989.
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Hens Unearth Pocketbook.

Baraboo.-While some hens were
scratching under an elevator they un-
earthed bill book containing notes.
$1,000 The papers are the property of
the Prairie du Sac bank, which was
robbed two years ago.
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Death of a Veteran.

Portage.-Maj. S. S. lockwood,
aged 67 years, died at his home in
this city. He served with General
Custer in the Texas campaign and
was mustered out in 1865. Major Rock
wood was prominent in educational
circles. He was CHIEF clerk of the
department of agriculture under Sec
rotary Jeremiah Rusk. For the past
ten years he was secretary of the
board of regents of normal schools in
Wisconsin.
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Fire Chief Dead.

Milwaukee.-Chi Meminger, Of the
Milwaukee fire department, died recent
ly, aged As years. He succeeded James
Foley two years ago, when the latter
died after he had inhaled acid fumes
at a fire which cost five lives. Mem
inger's death was due to inhaling SINH
lar fumes.
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OF nations as we'll as weather sequences.
So obvious is this analogy that it is not
strange that in the childhood of the race
it was exalted into an absolute causal
connection. There is no more interest
ing page of history than that which
traces the growth of aStrology through
its various phases, the art of divination,
the taking of the horoscopes and au-
spices, and the gradual development of
the sciences of astronomy and meteor
ology. The first crude theories and con-
ceptions of the Chaldean priests and the
Magi were honest efforts to interpret
natural phenomena. In later and less
simple ages, however, when the priest
ly class were still the repositories of
wisdom, they sought to perpetuate their
influence by concealing knowledge from
the masses or by enshrouding it in mys-
terry, and finally they welded it not to
enlighten but to enslave. And so per-
sistent is mental slavery, and so deep
seaten in the heart of the race are these
early teachings and beliefs that there
is even yet predisposition to accept
the supernatural rather than to seek
the natural causes of things.
The infinite desirability of foreknow-
ing the seasons for the benefit of hus-
bandmen is at once the opportunity of
charlatans and the justification of ma
tional weather services. 1t avails little
to decry the methods of impostors or to
brand them as fakirs: the court of final
results, and such comparison everyone
can now make for himself. Weather
maps showing the actual conditions on
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The woman of to-day
is physically unable to
provide sufficient nour-
ishment to her offspring
after bearing four or
FIVE children. H Ter
strength is greatly ex-
hausted in the majority
of cases, and without
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the sons of Eli
have been trying
hard to land Keene
Fitzpatrick, Michi-
CANS famous ath-
letic coach, but
they have been
unable to secure
him. Athletic his
tory at the Uni
versity of Michi-
gan for the past
five years has been
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heads Of several OF
the larger univer-
stiles, was held in
New York recent
ly to arrange and
decide upon rules
for the next year.
Many ch a n g e s
were made. but
few of them are of
any Importance.
In fact the COM
mitteA SDent near
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The Bad Boy and His Dad Go to Rus
STA to Stop the War-They Blot
Little and Dad Gets Lashed with
a Cossack's Whip-He Takes a
Hitch on the Grand Dukes Sledge,
But Doesn't Ride Very Far.
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ly all of it's time in trying to interpret
some of the old rules, as they could not
agree on any of the suggestions offered
to make the games more open. Not
single suggestion that was made rela-
tive to opening up the game got liberal
support. AS it takes a unanimous vote
to pass any rule there were no changes
along this line made. Probably the
most important change made, accord
ing to Coach Stagg of the University of
Chicago, who attended the meeting.
was the new penalty for side-line
coaching. The new rule infiicts a pen
atty of ten yards for coaching from the
side lines, while the old rule made it
but five. In order to determine what
side-cOaching is, the committee decid-
ed that in case quarterback watches
the side lines frequently this shall be
taken as evidence that some one there
is signaling him. The minor changes
were as follows: Stealing the ball rule
was interpreted to mean that the blow
Ing of the whistle shall stop all prog
ress of the ball; lining up inside of the
bounds shall mean that all the players
shall line on field within side-lines.
Some coaches and officials were wont
to interpret the old rule to mean that
players could line up outside the side
line. 1t is also ruled that when a sub
stitute is sent into the game he shall
notify the referee first and that he is
not in the game until he does. This is
to avoid having IL men in any play
that may be in progress as the change
is made. This happened several times
during last season. Rule four is made
to apply to place kicks as well as to
drop kicks and punts. The mathema
ticians on the committee overtm ned
the laws of geometry when they at
tempted a new definition of line. Ac-
cOrding to the new rules the line of
scrimmage shall be foot in width
and to "play up to the line of scrin-
mage" as the rule requires, means that
the player shall have his head, hand
and foot at least up to the line. The
committee decided that rule Ii had ref
erence to a touchdown. Rule Is &c"
was changed to read that the first
player receiving the ball from the
snapper back may carry it forward,
providing he carries it five yards from
where the ball was snapped. This ena-
bles the snapper back to pass the ball
from other than the center position or
from any position. The point where
the ball goes over the opposing side, as
in rule %, when the ball goes out Of
bounds twice in succession after a
touchdown, is ruled to be the 25-yard
line instead of the 35-yard line, as the
old rule read. The catcher of punt
out after touchdown shall not be in
terfered with. No penalty shall be in
flicted in case of such interference, but
the kick shall be taken over.
Since the resignation of Mike Muir
ply. for several years Yale'S trainer,
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SPORTS AND
ATHLETICS

A meeting Of the. national Football
rules committee, composed of athletic
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HE ceaseless change In the
midst of essential stability
and permanence that is APP
parent among the heavenly
bodies suggests a relation
between those movements
aOd tho dact;oiae 0f may, apd
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BY HON. GEORGE W. PECK.
Ex-Governor of Wisconsin, Former Ed
itor of Pecks Sun, Author Of "Peck's
Bad Boy" etc.)
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Since the resignation of Mike Muir
ply, for several years Yales trainer,