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The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-04

C00Q the plains after the discov-
cry of gold in California followed the
route which was known as the Oregon
Trail.
The story of that vast emigration.
so finely told by historians, is familiar
to all. The great thoroughfare as 1t
looked at that eventful period is less
known, but only a little less appealing
to the imagination. In 1851 Father
De Smet, Jesuit missionary among
the Indians of the Northwest and their
sincere and practical friend, crossed
the plains with a considerable party of
Indians and white men on the way to
general council of all the Western
tribes east of the Rocky Mountains. ac-
cording to plan arranged by the
Government Near the present town
of Casper, Wyoming, they came upon
the Oregon Trail. 1t was an i'm
pressive sight, even TO white men, say
the authors of "The Life, Letters and
Travels of Father De Smet,' and as to
the Indians. the effect upon them is
best told in the good missionary's
words.
"Our Indian companions he wrote,
"who had never seen but the narrow
hunting-paths, by which they trans
port themselves and their lodges, Were
filed with admiration on seeing this
noble highway. which is as smooth
as barn floor swept by the winds.
and not blade of grass can shoot up
on II on account of the continual pass
ing.
1. taI. - . I.n
countless White Nation, as they ex-
press it. They fancied that all had
gone over that road, and that an i'm
mense void must exist in the land of
the rising sun.
Their countenances testified evident
incre6ulity when 1 told them that the
exit of the emigrants was in nowise
perceived in the land of the whites.
.They styled the route the great
medicine road of the Whites
The unsophisticated Indians visited
and examined in detail all the forsaken
camping grounds on the way; they took
a great variety of objects to Father
De Smet TO have their use and signifi-
cance explained; they filled their
pouches with knives, forks. spoons,
basins, coffee-pots and other cooking
articles. with axes, hammers, and so
forth. With bits of earthenware which
, bore any inscription. they fabricated
some ornament for their necks and
ears.
Happily for the admirlng savages,
they did not see what their friend saw
along the great trail. There he saw
for himself the true meaning of the
migrations that had worn the high
way "as smooth as barn floor" in
the relics cast away by the emigrants,
in the graves of those who had per-
ished by the way, and in many return
ing parties who had found their hopes
of fortune to be only barren dreams.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-04
ALONE WITH SEA BIRDS.

As the most "cllmable" and camp
able looking rock of the Oregon
coast we selected the huge stack of
basalt farthest out Mt sea. which was
296 feet high and 200 feet long. The
rock rose in abrupt cliffs from the
ledge. With block and tackle we
hauled our boat to table twelve feet
above the beating waves. and went
into camp on an eight foot ledge forty
feet above the water. For five days
we climbed along the narrow lcdges
and photographed in this great sea-
bird metropolis; for five nights we
slept, or tried to sleep, on this lonely
rock shelf in mid-ocean.
hope the crowding. throbbing
multitudes on Three Arch rocks may
never be diminished in number.
can never forget the nervous strain
of spending five days and nights in
that dense feathered metropolis by
the sea. The danger in climbing
lodges, where we had to risk life and
limb ii dozen times every hour; the
constant screeching of the fowls, day
and night, overhead. seaward, land
ward, everywhere, a screaming and
calling never for a minute intermitted.
But it is worth the hardship. just to
feel the charm of seeing nature in
her primordial state and to see how
she revels in the wild life of the
feathered myriads. that live on the
cliffs in the midst of the sea.-W. L.
Finley, in The Country Calendar.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-04
What Payson Tucker Would Do.

The late Payson Tucker, for SO
many years connected with the Maine
Central railroad, was man of humor
as well as of great business ability.
Once a man who had had the misfor-
tune to lose all the fingers on his
right hand met Mr.. Tucker. and. hold
ing up his thumb, which was all that
remained of the hand, said: "Mr.
Tucker. what would you do If that
thumb was all you had to earn your
living WITH
Without an instant's hesitation. Mr..
Tucker replied: Il should wash M''
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-04
RE-ENFoRcED BUTToNHoLEs

1t is suggested that bit of wrap
ping cord be placed around the edge OF
buttonhole with the loop to the front
and the stitches taken over 1t. This is
recommended for children's clothes
that will have hard usage.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-04
no RE,rovE INK STAINS.

The best way to remove ink stains
from IA delicate fabric is to soak the
piece first. in milk, then cover with
common table salt Let it remain for
couple of hours and then wash out
In lukewarm water. This should be
done before the garment has been wet.
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ga AFFAIRS
BXa7E3
THE RUSTY wASHBOILER-

When the washboiler is rusted place
the clothes in bag or old pillow slip
before putting them in to boil. writes
a correspondent But why not Try the
up-to-date soaps that do away with
the boiling?
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-04

poor life one of these days; that she
will bury my house in streams Oh
liquid metal or raze it to its founda-
tions. Already she has hurt me- mas
injured me sorely. Yet forgive her'
wait upon her. am hers always"
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-04
TO IpENrITY ovERsHoEs.

A novel way for ones overshoes to
be identified is to fasten them together
with clothes pin bearing ones name;
more practical idea, however. is co
have the name written in each shoe
with red ink
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-04
CHAPTER xxx.
Well Won,

No sooner does Jack feel the soft
tan bark under his feet than he takes
in the situation. In the few seconds
that have interviewed the bull has
started upon his crusade again.
His horns are no longer shiny
black. but dulled with the is.eblood
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-04
GOOD BUSTERS.

Small pieces of cotton batting,
slightly steamed, make good busters
that should be burned after once
using. A medium sized camefs hair
paint brush is most useful in busting
the carving of furniture.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-04
ruE rops or wARpRoBNs.

The tops of wardrobes and cupboards
(that do not reach to the cefiingl
should have papers laid over them NOT
only to keep the dust from sitting
down, but to tighten the monthly
house cleaning.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-04

ments sending forth their notes of
harmony-yes, even above the thun-
derous sound of the big drum
comes a fearful crash that reaches
every year. 1t is as II an explosion
has taken place. and many timid
people imagine this to be the truth.
Jack and Smithers know better.
They see the shattered boards that
formed the door of the bull-pen fly in
every direction and great black OBJ
ject lumber into view. Taurus has
done II.
Frenzied shouts burst out from
scores-yes. hundreds Of throats. The
. NAL pays no heed to the tum.'-
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Pluck and Qdpenture.
VEg7Es2S4ygsgyE7gsy7g7yE
GREAT MEDICINE ROAD.

He great rush of emigrants
to Oregon which began in
the early forties and the
later tide that swept over
the plains after The discoy-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-07
Herman on to Los Angeles.

Chicago, Ill, April kid Herman,
who meets Jimmy Britt in a twenty
round battle before the Pacific athletic
club OF Los Angeles May 8, has gone
west Herman will stop off at Kansas
City, Denver, and San Francisco.
Herman, who has recently returned
from West Baden, where he has been
in training for over a week, looks to
be in grand shape. and declares he
will be the lightweight champion of
the world. Inaspeaking of the battle
with Britt Herman says:
when [ meet Britt in May I will
win. After beating him I will go after
the winner of the Herrera-Nelson fight.
The winner Of this battle can not deny
me a match. Before leaving the coast
I will be the lightweight champion Of
the world"
Referring to the Britt match, Her
man says:
Jimmy Britt is one of the cleverest
light weights that I know of, and I ex-
pect no Easy time when we meet in
the ring. But Jimmy never met a boy
of my style before, and, though I am
handicapped in height and reach, I
will put the Californian away before
the end of the tenth round"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-07

Deafness CannOt Be- Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion OF the ear. There Is
only one way to cure deafness. and that
ig by constitutional remedies. Deafness
81 caused by an inflamed condition of the
mucous lining OF the Eustachian tube.
When this tubs is inflamed you have a
runhlinE sound or Imperfect hearing. and
when It Is entirely closed deafness is the
result. a-ad unless the Inflammation can
So taken out and this tube restored to its
normal condition, hearing will be DESTROY
cd forever; 9 cases out OF 10 are caused
BY cataIrh, which is nothing but an in-
famed condition OF the mucous surfaces,
we wifi give Si00 for any case Of deaf
ness Caused by catarrh) that can not be
cured byf Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars, free.
p. j. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, O.
meld By druggists. TIC.
TAKE Halls Family Pills Tor constipation.
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SUTTON MAKES HIGH RUN.
Marks of ia and 107 Are Clicked on
by Billiardist.

New York. April With two high
runs of ia and 107, George sutton.
the billiard expert, who Will compete
in the oming international champion
ship tournament next Monday, de-
feated George Frank in their eighteen
inch, two shots in the balkline billiard
exhibition game at the Broadway bill
lard academy, the score being 500 to
"a.
In the evening game Sutton met
John Henerick under the same condi-
ion and beat him by d score of 500
points to SO. The winner finished his
string in seventeen innings. making a
high run of III. with an average of
20 III. The loser averaged 81 3-16
and his highest runs were 80, "a and
u. Sutton viii meet Edward Nc
LaughIin in a 500-point game this at
ernoOn Louis Cure, he Frenchman,
who is doing his practicing at Maui
rice Days billiard rpoms, won 10Th
his exhibition games In the afternoon
His high runs were SO and 81. Days
best runs were IS and SO and he aver
aged II.
The evening game resulted in he
Frenchman defeating Mark MuIner by
400 to 231. Champion Willie Hoppe
won his practice game with Thomas
Gallagher. The was Hoppe 400,
Gallagher 209.
Jake Schaefer. the billiard wizard.
defeated William DAILY of Chicago IN
an exhibition game Yesterday after
noon at Allinger's room in Philadel-
phia by a score Of 300 to 81. The
wizard ran out his score in nine
innings. He was in excellent form.
averaging SO Ia. His high run was
1875. Supplementing this was another
Of S.. Daily was only able to collect
81 points.
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Baker Basketban Season Cosea.

Baldwin, Kan, April 7.-Sweaters
and BIS" were awarded to the Baker
basketball team at chapel yesterday.
Six men, Arnet, Sample, Mason. Pres
ton, Hoover n Funston, having
played in three or more intercollegiate
games, were honored. The team broke
practice after the game with the Allen
brothers Monday night. The team
made an enviable record this year.
having won II out Of 20 games and
with but one defeat on the home floor.
A great a of credit is due to Man
ager Nicholson and Forrest Allen, who
coached the team in the early part of
the season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-07

Hot Springs. Ark, April Louis
Criger. the Boston American league
backstop, has left the springs for his
home in Elkhart. Ind. It is understood
that his physician advised him that
there was little use of his remaining
here at this time. since they would
hardly be able to do him any good.
and that he wouId probably not be
able to play ball again. With tears in
his eye Criger started for the old
farm. The Pittsburg players gave
Criger a great send-off as ne went to
the train.
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Fitz Is Talking Again.

Toledo. o.. April Robert Fitz-
simmons can't see Jeffries as cham
pion. No, not even with a f~eld-glass.
He said so himself. The red-top does
not think any pugiIist living has any
thing on him. and to prove his asser-
ton he stands ready to fight any of
them. Not even Jeffries is barred.
yes. III fight Jeffries," said Fitz, sif
man I'm now after. though is Jack
O'Brien. who beat me a short time ago.
I'll take him on again. and will bet a
few that he can't get q decision again"
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O,Keefe to Right at Spokane.

Chicago, April Jack O'Keefe, the
local lightweight, left Yesterday for
Spokane, where on April 81 he is to
meet Maurice Thompson of Butte in
a twenty round contest. After that
contest O'Keefe will hike to San Fran
cisco. having practically been matched
to fight Joe Cans the latter part of
May al 135 pounds, weigh in at s
o'clock. Jack is as clever as they
turn them out. and he really believes
he has a chance to beat the colored
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Bradstretet's summary of the state of
trade says:
Real spring weather, which has slim
uiated retail trade except in a few sec
tons still affected by heavy rains and
bad country roads, an excellent, in fact,
almost ideal, winter wheat situation, a
little more animation in the iron mar
ket. continued activity in nearly all
lines of industry, heavy railway earn
ings, increased bank c%learings and the
surprisingly little adverse effect Of the
coal miners partial shutdown, are the
significant features presenting them
selves this week.
The rush OF spring jobbing Is now
about over, but improved retail demand
has already evoked some recorder bust
ness and encouraging reports as to en-
larged orders for full delivery present
themselves. All kinds of light summer
wear goods are active and strong in
price. Dry goods, millinery, shoes,
marked features at retail, while in
wholesale lines the demand for lumber.
hardware. paints. glass and other ma
terials bears witness to the present rec
ord rate of building.
The beneficial effects Of the heavy
snowfall toward the close Of winter,
followed by copious rains are now wish
BILE in the very high wheat conditions
reported throughout the country. On
the Pacific coast and in Texas and the
southwest moisture is abundant and
the crop as a whole compares favorably
with the banner yea 1901. Business
week ending April 5 number ISL,
against ITO in the IL week Of 1908. In
Canada failures were II. as against %
a wear ago."
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Oklahoma City. Okla. April Tn
the first of a series of four exhibition
games the G%reenville. Texas, league
team defeated Oklahoma City Friday
by the score of / to O.. The run was
made or an overthrow by ST. John
hen he had a chance for an easy
double play and would have retired
the side. Batteries=Oklahoma CITY.
Woods and Lewis; Greenville, DOYLE
and Reed. Umpire-Mvers.
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RIVALS POSE THEIR PART.
Nelson Promises Herrera a Drubbing
and Compliment Is Returned.

90 Angeles, April Battling Nell
son and Aurelio Herrera, Who will con-
test for the lightweight worlds cham
pionsaip here, held an impromptu re-
ception at a newspaper office here.
Herrera had just arrived from Bakers
field on horseback and was rounded up
while %parading up and down the
Rialto before the admiring fans.
Nelson was just having his picture
taken when Herrera rode up. They
shook hands and each promised the
other a fearful drubbing. They then
felt of each others muscles and passed
comments. Nelson was dressed in the
very latest and wore a derby hat, while
his opponent wore a pair of overalls,
sweater and a cowboy hat.
Then they posed together for a pho
tograph. shook hands again and part
ed, not to meet until the fight.
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vaInahle Trotter Dead.

Lexington, KY. April THE four
year-old green trotter. Mothorn, by
Moko. dam Lottie Prall. owned joint
~ by State Treasurer Henry NJ. Bos-
worth and Joseph Thayer, died at the
Breeders association track today of
pneumonia Mothorn showed a trial
mile as a three-year-old in 2:14, and
was valued at Sc. He died in the
same barn where John Ne was quar-
tered when he died last sunday.
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Salt Lake City. Utah. April All
doubts about the Young Corbett-Dick
Hyland fight were settled, when the
pair me- n signed articles. There
conditions. and in a few minutes both
fighters had attached their signatures
to the document binding them to meet
in Salt Lake City. The articles call for
twenty rounds. regular Q~ueensberry
rules, contestants to weigh 1873 at S
o'clock. The date is set for April "a,
subject to a change of a couple of days
either way.
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BIG INDIAN AFTER JEFF.
Brave Weighing $50 Pound Would
Take Champions Scalp.

Denver, Col, April An indian,
weighing $50 pounds. without his
feathers. is after Jeffries' scalp. All
the way from Arizona came this start
ling announcement today-startling
because of its righteousness. But the
redskin is said to be in earnest. He
has armed of the gold that goes to
p~resent-day fighters, and imagines he
has heard the Jingle of the wampum
calling him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-07

Nashville. Tenn, April 7.=Kerche-
val, S. H. Kunz's Cumberland Derby
candidate. has been sent a mile. The
colt had two running companions. and
negotiated the distance in 1:44 2-5 in
the easiest kind of fashion. He stepped
the first half in O:51, and for the rest
of the route was merely breezing. This
trial stamps Kercheval as a serious
contender in the local derby.
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Georgetown Z. O. Of p. g.

Washington. April 7.=Georgetown
defeated the University of Pennsylvania
by Z to s. The visitors errors were
costly and gave Georgetown the game.
acknowledgements, CantwelI and
Mudd; Pennsylvania, Layton and Hare.
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Sonth Is Groring ANaricions.


Philadelphia, Pa. April Jack
O'Brien of the quaker city and Frank
Gotch, who is something of a wres-
tier, have arranged for a twenty-round
bout to take place some time during
the month of May. The mill will be
pulled of either in Philadelphia or on
the coast.
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St. Louis, April Tn the fourth
game Of the series being played here
between the st. Louis American and
National league baseball teams. the
Nationals won by the score of 8 to 2.
This is the first game Of the series that
the Cardinals have won. The Ma
tionaIs made ten hits and three errors
and the Americans four hits and no
errors.
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CHESS.
By the Kansas State Chess
Forecaster.

Major A. NJ. Harvey Of Topeka and
H. D. Thompson Of Junction City will
surely settle that championship ques-
ton the next time. It has become a
veritable Morocco imbroglio.
J.. G. Waters has the distinction Of
being the best strong arm chess play
ers in Kansas. A set Of men never
lasts more than two games when he
uses them.
c.. B. Hoffman IF Enterprise. a con-
testant in one of the State Journal
correspondence games, has gone east
and the play has been suspended until
he returns.
Interest in chess here in Topeka has
been revived this winter. It is espe-
cially noticeable in the increased sale
of chess men.
One Of the shortest championship
chess games ever played was one be-
tween Mr.. Thompson and Major Har-
vey at their recent meeting in To-
peka- It continued but Is moves, and
the end was precipitated by Mr..
Thompson overlooking the critical po-
sition of his castle. It is given here
with.
OTrEFNrS cAMRTT nECT TNED
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DROP $4,000.
Disastrous Season for Major
Leaguers in the South.
--
Bad Weather Allowed Very Few
Exhibition Games.
+ 1905 PROFITS.
Procession Through the Cotton
States Satiates Fans.
Ball Grounds Heretofore Free
will BE Asked Rental For.


Chicago. April by a of the
bad weather this spring it is estimated
that the sixteen major league base
ball clubs have lost at least $4,000
and the southern training trips have
been little else. so far as the magnates
are concerned. than a nance to spend
their profits of last eason by giving
their players a tolerably pleasant
jaUnt throughout the land of cotton
h is the estimate Of President
Charles A. COmiskey of the Chicago
American league club after a mental
survey of the situation and a few cal
culations based on h reports from
the training centers in the daily pa
Spring Has Been Bad.
The spring of 1905 will be long
known as the most disastrous train
ing year in baseball history, and this
condition is emphasized because prac-
tically every one of the sixteen clubs
in the American and National leagues
sought the south to prepare for the
seasons grind and incidentally to pick
up training expenses through exhibit
ton games
Not only has outdoor work been
c~urtailed in nearly every city patron
lied by baseball teams, but even as the
season advanced h exhibition con-
tests have been cut down in number
probably two-thfrds because Of rain
directly or indirectly, wet grounds oc-
casioning many postponements.
AS the method nowadays is to de-
pend largely on outdoor work for the
conditioning process Of avball player
rather than a gymnasium. it is gener-
ally believed that the men of both
leagues will not be in the same shape
next week that they were last year and
previous seasons
The wholesale INVASION of the south
by the major league teams this yea
is likely to ave a bad effect on the at
tendance of the Southern league. With
sixteen clubs containing the pick of
baseball talent touring the country,
and despite the rain playing more fast
ball than that section has ever seen, it
is argued that the Southern fans will
not be as well satisfied with the minor
stars as formerly. Paying rs and SO
cents to see the best men on the dia-
mono play against their own teams, and
later spending 25s SO and IS cents for
the pleasure of watching the locals
play men of their own caliber is not
likely to appeal to the ball patrons in
those cities which have entertained E
procession of major leaguers during the
spring.
South Is Growing Avaricious.
There is also a tendency to chill the
Southern welcome somewhat, and mex
year, it is asserted. bail parks tina
were thrown open gladly to the North
ern teams will open their gates only
when ground entail is produced.
Nothing new developed in the Vim
son case, according to President B. B
Johnson of the American league. The
national commission is expected to an
nounce its decision today. In tbs
meantime the player, although IN al
legged danger of being bIacklisted, is
I permitted to play. and has heard moth
ing from the commission as to his re
instatement application, not even ar
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Of its recaint.
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QUEENS GAMBIT DECLINED.
Ovation for Chancellor stronc

Lawrence, Kan, April THE appear
ance OF Chancellor Frank Strong. of
Kansas university,in chapel. after anil-
ness of three months, was the signal
for an ovation from the largest body
OF students that has assembled at the
university this year.
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champion. 81 have got everything to
gain and nothing to lose in a fight with
Cans" said O'Keefe. and I am sure
/ viii give him a better fstic argu
ment than did Mike Sullivan"