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The San Francisco call., 1906-10-07
WONDERFUL. RUNNERS

Of 14O miles At the races held there
last November a number OF runners
covered the 40 miles IN 80 hours.
There were four runners on a side and
each runner was handicapped by hav-
ing to take with. him a wooden ball
which had to be kicked along tho
ground in front Of him for the whole
distalce without once being touched
with the hands.
Before the building Of the railroad
1t was nothing unusual for a Tarahu-
mara to leave Bocoyna for chihuahua.
135 miles distant by way of the most
direct trail over the mountains. one
morning and return next morning. 1t
hardly seems possible that this 270
miles could be covered by a man In
twenty-feur hours OF a little over but
it has been done time and time again
by hardy men belonging to this won
derful tribe of Indians. They seem to
be possessed of greater lung capacity
than any known race OF people. They
eat very little when making these long
journeys. They adapt their movements
to Iong-gaited trot that seems slow
to the casual observer, and they have
a faculty OF recouping their strength
quickly
A few years ago the commander OF
the Mexican soldiers in this district
arrived here. having an important re-
port which he desired to make at the
earliest possible moment to the war
Department. The nearest telegram
point was Chihuahua He intrusted
the message to a Tarahumara runner.
and 1t was delivered TO the Federal
telegraph operator at chihuahua nine
hours later. The runner was back in
Bocoyna in twelve more hours. He
slept for three hours and was thek sent
off to deliver another message to the
military commander at Parra1. zoo miles
distant He was three days making
the second round trip. but he was ap
parently none the worse for his won
derful feats OF endurance.
The Tarahunaras nave learned nona
OF the vices of the white men. Thav
are strictly temperate They have .
form Of religion which, they faithfully
observe This tribe of Indians has
been but little studied by scientists. It's
members have traits of character ana
manner of living which leads To fba
belief that they are descendants OF tha
prehistoric race of clir dwellers which
at one time occupied the mountains OF
this part of Mexico.
W. D. HoRNADAx.
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completed, as she missed her family
and became desperately homesick
In addition to all the good work she
is doing in individual cases of blind
ness, Miss Bubier has translated sew
enteen books into the Braille form, all
of which are now to be found on the
shelves of a new room that has re-
Gently been added for this purpose
The rooms are large and sunny, fur
'nished with tables and chairs, and
form pleasant center for reading,
chats, study and travel talks and read
ings by generous-hearted women who
~evote a certain amount of time each
week to the entertainment of these
blind students. There is no happier
assembly anywhere than may be found
in these cheerful apartments on Mon
day. Wednesday and Saturday after
Moons between the hours of and 5.
Although the library was designed
for the adult blind, a few children
have strayed in. They add to the
pleasantness of the atmosphere and
give the advantage of an increase in
the age range of the attendants, which
runs from 10 years to SO. And there
are many interesting characters in this
group OF people of certain and un-
certain years. J. w. Caverly, for in
.
jokes. Notwithstanding that he is
totally blind and is fast losing his
hearing, he is cheerful and charming.
Before he was afflicted with blindness
he was a well-known cornetist and
was the lessee and manager OF the old
Music Hall. His talent for music is
still active. as he composes many
songs Of sweet, simple melody, which,
he explains. may not be classical. but
are musical. and sprang from the
heart" Some of his recent compost
tions are The Dear Old Home"
Mothers Prayer" and Sweetheart
and I. It is his special delight to
dash off bright bits of poetry and
prose. often sentimental in nature,
which he reads to his blind friends
to entertain them. He always uses the
typewriter for his original work and
Is very skillful with the machine.
Miss Lizzie Hussey is a touching
example of the sadness of the loss OF
sight after maturity. She is also an
illustration of the beneficial effect OF
the library, as she could neither read
nor write when It was opened. She is
now an expert in Braille.
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~ OCOYNA, State OF chihuahua,
Mexico. oct. I'm some respects
the Tarahumara Indians Of this
place are the most interesting
tribe of savages in the world The
recent building of railroad to Bocoyna
has placed the town in touch with CIV
ilization, but the Tarahumaras have
lost none of their peculiar traits as
result of this precursor OF enlishten-
ment and industrial development.
In point of endurance the members
of the Tarahumara tribe are probably
not excelled by any people in Mexico
The Seri Indians who inhabit Tiburon
Island in the Gulf of California are
noted as long distance and rapid run
ners. but 1t is doubtful II they are the
equal in this particular of the Tarahu-
maras.
The American railroad contractors
and engineers who have been brought
to this mountain town by the building
OF the new ranroad have been getting
some amusement by wagering consid-
erable sums of money on long distance
races of the Tarahumaras. The favorite
race course is from Bocoyna to the
town of Minaca and return, distance
of 11O miles for the round trip The
road is over the mountains and is ex-
ceedingly rough in places At recent
racerthe Americans here who are in
terested in the noyel sport made up a
purse of S100 to be awarded tho win
ner of the race. The Indians become
greatly interested in the wager, and.
at a council of members of the tribe.
two Of the fastest runners, men of the
greatest endurance, were selected to
compete for the prize To these In
dians 500 is a fabulous sum of money.
The Americans Inspected the two
contestants and picked their favorites,
wagering large sums of money among
themselves on the result of the race
The two runners set off from Bocoyna
at slow speed. The winner made the
round trip of ITO miles in sixteen hours
and was apparently as fresh when he
reached here as when he started. He
was delighted to receive the purse OF
500.
The Tarahumaras indulge in annual
races at the town of Sisoquiche in No
vember of each year. They have a
race track near there which consists Of
eight laps and covers total distancs
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From early boyhood Mr. Hayes had
cherished a desire to help grown-up
blind people, and when. as he attained
out his plans his early wish became a
fixed purpose. with the beginning of
his interest in this special phase of
the subject he read volume after vol1
ume about the blind and visited WASH
ington and other cities, where he made
a careful study of conditions and cases
and institutions, always seeking some
practical working scheme. At last he
settled upop a feasible idea, and, upon
returning to Lynn, held conferences
ers. AS an outcome OF all this he
succeeded in obtaining permission to
convert one of the rooms of the new
Public Library into a reading room,
which was to be given over to the use
of the blind. The plan was at once
well received, and so rapid was the
progress that the small quarters were
soon outgrown, until today, at the end
Of three years. a room twice the size
has been provided, and it is thoroughly
equipped with bookcases containing 158
volumes in blind print. The room is
under the supervision OF a COMMITTEES
Of women of the Lynn Historical So
ciety, of which Mrs. NJ P. Church is
the chairman.
But the most interesting part Of this
unusual library is the Librarian. who
has the distinction OF being the only
blind librarian in the world. She is
Miss Jennie W. Bubier and is the very
life of the library. Always cheerful and
happy, she goes about among the fire.
quenters Of the library with kind,
helpful ways and a smiling face,
having opened the way to happiness
for many Of her AFFLICTED associates
She has taught twelve blind persons
to read and write Braille and other
systems. only one blind visitor being
able to read at the time the library
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HREE years ago in the town OF
Lynn, Mass, there were ninety
adults living in darkness with
out the means Of self-enter-
tsiament or any form Of upliftment
They were totally blind. They could
not read blind type; they had no means
OF making themselves useful and were
dependent upon those who took care
Of them for the only sunshine that
came into their lives. Less fortunate
than blind children, who found oppor-
tunities for education in the institu-
tions scattered throughout the State,
they were without resources for train
ing. having lost their sight in middle
or old age. and there was nothing to
look forward to but blank. hopeless
future
Several cities Of the State were
reused to the pressing needs of these
men and women, but no actual steps
were taken toward the alienation Of
their distressing conditions. The opin-
ion seemed to prevail that as there
was the Perkins Institute Of Boston.
which offered a refuge for the young.
and the Experiment Station at Cam
bridge, where, under the supervision OF
Mr. Campbell, many occupations. such
as weaving and typewriting, might be
learned, sufficient provision was being
made for these aficted people. But
there was no organization for adults.
There was no place where they might
assemble and converse and learn to
'.read with their fingers" And among
ali the efforts that were put forth to
provide for this deficiency it finally re-
mained for an earnest man, who had
long made the cause Of the blind a
chosen one. to discover the plan that
was to throw light and happiness into
their darkened lives.
1t is 70 the late Elihu B. Hayes that
the credit is due for the conception and
execution Of a project that opened a
new life TO the "shut-insv Of lynn.
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ceedingly simple, no headgear or div-
ing dress being used. The native has
each his diving stone, which is a
conical shaped piece Of granite Of
about ten pounds weight. Through
this is rove a double rope Of coin or
cocoanut fiber, of sufficient length to
reach the bottom. one end Of this
rope is fastened to the boat. When
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UP from fifty to seventy-fve oysters.
AS the last divers come over the sides
of the boat, the second 500, who have
quietly waited their turn, rise UP with
their nets and stones and, plunging
into the sea. disappear as rapidly and
as silently as their comrades had be-
fore them.
The preparations Tor diving are ex
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FLASHED under the ocean comes
the news that in future the gem
Of chance. the Oriental pearl, VIII
advance in price like the diamond,
and also like the diamond will it be
held by a powerful syndicate and
given to the public in small lots TO
keep the price up TO the highest pos
sible mark.
The pearl is undoubtedly the oldest
gem Of adornment and was in all
probability the first gem worn by
woman: its use is as old as man, and
in almost every record OF the dim and
misty past the pearl is referred to. It
is the emblem OF purity and sorrow,
the Tears Of Buddha, the Souls OF the
Angels. often given in exchange for
the fair white slave or the dusky Nu-
bian girl desired for the household of
the wealthy Oriental, frequently the
ransom OF a captive chief or the price
Of a human life. No matter if this
gem be dangling from the beautiful
throat OF a society belle, folded in oiled
3aper in the safe OF q Lombard or in
the filthy leather bag Of an Arab trader
its value is always known, and it is
probably the most frequently bartered
gem in the world
On the Last Indian islands, where
the pearl-producing oyster thrives, the
colonial government derives no small
part Of its revenue from the proceeds
Of the auction gambling attendant on
Of the pearl fleets daily visit to the
banks.
During a visit TO Aripo the writer
was invited by the superintendent OF
the pearl banks 10 accompany him TO
Salvatore. small village on the
island. On arrival we saw a miserable
little place. consisting Of single row
of mud huts, standing in hot and dusty
solitude, with occasional groves of
shady palms near them. AS far as
the eye could reach inland or coast
wise there was nothing to break the
endless monotony Of palm covered
plains save the white walls of the lofty
succeed Government building in the
distance, which glistened and shone
brilliantly in the rays of the morning
sun
only women and scrawny children,
whose curiosity for the moment over
came their love Of idleness, gathered
around the head man Of the district
and his deputy as these fine looking,
gray-bearded old natives conducted the
superintendent and his party to an
open-sided bungalow distinguished
from the other buildings by small
flagstaff Soon the officials were busy
with the details of the approaching
fisheries. and as the scene was SO desc
late and uninteresting I was glad TO
escape TO the cool shade of the yacht
awnings for the rest Of the day.
We spent the next fve days on board
the steamer, which was anchored near
enough TO the banks to enable the
superintendent to direct the placing of
buoys with various colored flags on
the oyster beds to be flshed. When
this work was finished we returned to
our first anchorage near the shore and
were astonished at the change the vii
iage had undergone. The very sands
Of the beach seemed redolent OF life.
the low. dirty huts had been entirely
covered or hidden with numberless gay
ly colored booths Of all shapes and
sizes, ornamented with palm leaves
and many colored strips Of cotton
cloth.
Thousands Of natives came fiocking
and wrangling down to the shore as
though they expected US to land all
the wealth OF the pearl banks. In the
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fancy. She was educated in the pub
lie schools of Lynn and by private in
struction. At one time she attempted
a course at Perkins Institute. but she
abandoned it before the course was
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was opened. She is also an accom-
plished musician and has instructed
two of her charges in the writing of
music.
Miss 'Bubier has been blind from in
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a GROUP OF PEARI. FI5HERhGEN MAKING A DIVE

The sensation experienced as the crowd
of human beings disappeared in the
depth, leaving but a few bubbles to
mark their downward path is beyond
description. The watch shows a quar-
ter, half, then three-quarters of q
minute, and stiIl none appears. Then
a dozen heads and shoulders, then fifty
then a hundred and more shoot up to
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the surface, bubbling and spluttering
as they reach the air after their sub
marine excursion.
Now all is hustle. The boatmen pull
in the nets of oysters. the divers. but
little fatigued, Chamber into the boats
and see their oysters counted into dis
tinct heaps by the peon in charge of
the boat each diver having brought
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forewater, as thick as they could be
moored, lay fully 200 native boats
OF different sizes but Of one universal
pattern-sharp both fore and aft; long.
low and ral1ish looking craft. all
manned by native oarsmen, with
boat steerer, and a coolie for bailing
out the water, as all native craft leak
badly, being constructed OF cocoanut
wood and bound with the fibre of the
same tree.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-18
The Primary Elections.

RRNJAMIN B. ODELL, Jr., and WILLIAM
bRGNpoLPH HEARST are the men most
lvikaily interested in the results OF the
sprlnaries in New York city to-day.
lQuIGd in New York county and DADY
I'M Kings are working for ODELL. For
INkARsT the eminent CHARLES F. MURPHY
is attempting to maintain his control OF
fEammany Hall. Under these conditions
1.-The duty of honest men in each party is
lcl6Er.
frwere QUIGG, MURPHY and DADY them
lselves attractive and confidence inspir-
ing kleaders they would deserve defeat
ltecause Of the liveries they wear. Be-
Isides the drubbing they merit on account
Eof their masters each should be beaten
lonrhis own record.
What an honorable place in political
history September Is, 1905, will have II
litcan be recorded that or that day ODELr
land HEARST were beaten in the New
York primary elections!
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5hOnO and the rain rained abroad, but
being unassisted by the wonder working
Dfngiey tariff they couldn't do much.
In the long spaces Of the book given up
to the tariff those old friends in buck
ram, the Free Traders, parade guilty.
Tariff revision il Free Trade revision. '
Reciprocity is kicked. There is the
usual futile and sickening proetration
at the knees Of labor" The spell
binder is taught to speak a piece about
low wages in Germany. He will not tell
his audience that Germany is a protec-
zionist country.
Among the triumphs OF Republican
legislation is enumerated "the artificial
propagation and distribution Of fish.
The purpose of a campaign text book is
the propagation and distribution OF
fishy political flapdoodle. It is hard for
an intelligent man to read a Republican
text book without imbiblng therefrom
a strong sympathy with the Democrats
or to read a Democratic campaign text
book without swearing to become a
Republican.
Still, let us be just. The Republican
Campaign Text Book" is entirely worthy
of the majestic and monumental intellect
Of the Hon. JAMES SCHOOLGIRL SHER-
MAN of the Oneida Reservation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-18

II seems only q few years ago that American
newspapers recorded the fact that the nTst white
child born In Kansas Was still living there. And
now Kansas Is to celebrate. during the last week
OF Sc september. the one hundredth anniversary OF the
unfurling of the American Gag on her soil.
Tnis commemorAtion will be held at IN" old
Pawnee village. In Republic county. where. scCvId-
ing TO his diary. Zebulon Pihe on September ~.
1900, held q grand eouacil with Pavnee chiefs, At
which we're present some 900 warriors. The In
dams were waveHing as 20 whether they should
show allie glance TO Spain or to the new Govern
ment which had so recently concluded the Louis
lana Purchase: and when Lieutenant Pike arrived
he found q spanish nag floating over the CHIEFS
door. After some argument the nag came down
and the stars and Stripes went up.
This unfuring Kansas Is TO celebrate. Wecnes-
day. September N. will be "Woman's Day" and
from 10 In the morning until late In the afternoon
addresses will be made and discussed b. delegates
representing organizations Interested In good citi-
Eenship. equal suffrage, temperance and other
matters Interesting TO the wives and daughters oil
the SunnOwer State. Thursday veterans OF the
civil war will listen to speeches by prominent MEM
bers Of the Grand Army. while Friday will be dc-
voted To she historical side Of the celebration. those
taking part telling OF the carly days OF Ksnsas. Of
the Indians. the nTst settlers, &c.
/ b. order Of the state superintendent OF Educs.
ton the 10000 public school children will that
afternoon have special inst uction concerning the
story Of pike and the nag. The closing session
on saturday. will be devoted TO Pike himself. "a
the pArt he has played In American history. and "a
the United states In general.
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m which % mussats mo power o. an szerrye
capacity which 10 without a peer among American
public men. Above ell things Mr.. HEARST Is a
man who does things. And II within this period'
his strenuous and tremendous powers succeed IN
establishing by Law the reforms for which he stands
at this time Mr.. HEARST will be more ihap ever q
national and International ngure, with his pdpu-
lArity enhanced a hundredfold, with his power
magnined beyond all present proportions and the
conceptions OF his talents and influences talAed al
last 70 the actual merits and services of the man.
Beautiful and terrible visionl We
throw the "ifs" Of little faith away. We
behold the strenuous and tremendous
powers establishing eighteen tremendous
and strenuous reforms in eighteen
months. HOIST radiates over the world.
The do~wntrodden millions Of Europe,
Asia, Africa and Oceanica lift up be-
seeching hands to the little father OF the
oppressed. He looms above the world
like TeneriYe Or Atlas unremoved. IL ia
well, it is better than well. But the
tribune is no orator, as TEMPLE Is. He
needs an associate who can wreathe him
with flowers and fumigate him with in
cense and chant perpetual hymns to his
strenuous and tremendous powers.
Is il your pleasure, gentlemen, that the
ticket be HOIST and GRAVES, the Pocket
book and the Poetrybook2
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To TEE EprroR or THE SuN-Str: In q recent
editorial TIE sun appeared to doubt the wisdom
of the conclusions drawn. by Mr.. Guy NickAna
the famous English oarvman, from the recent
Cambridge Harvard boat race. IL Is safe TO say
that a large majority OF rowing men IN this country
agree with TEE SUN. The race may have proved
that the English amateur Is more effective as
a coach than tho American professional, but 10
certainly did not convince Americans that the
professional should give way to the amateur In ihis
country. The conditions existing here are far dif-
ferent from those in England. There boys are
Instructed In rowing at an early age and they keep
at II through their public school and university
days and afterwaId as members Of the big rowing
clubs. They row because they love the sport and
do not Abondon II even AFTER their melng careers
are ended.
In this country the boy who goes to college with
any real knowledge Of rowing Is q rarity. Not
more than three or four Of our prep" schools pre-
tend to do anything In the boating line. and even
at these few aquatic activity dates back TO com
paratIveIy recent years. Then. TOO. very few
men who have made the crew" at college do any
rowing after leaving college. In the university
they strive for the crew. not because OF any fond
ness for the sport but because OF the honor and
dignity to be STAINED.
Where are We TO md our amateur coachcs'
How many amateurs are there In this country
capable OF turning out winning crews? How
many college graduates really understand th'
theory and practice OF rOwing' Isn't II bette
TO select as coach q man who has spent q rood par
OF his life in rowing. even II he has been a sculleT
than 20 pick out a man WHOSE sole experience
consists in having been part Of q machine for
few weeks each spring for three or perhaps fou
successive years! These are a few OF the question:
II would be Interesting 10 have answered by colleg,
men and oarsmen. EMO. g.
Troy, September IT,