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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-11-18
WITCHCRAFT AS AID
IN FOOTBALL GAME
MALAY PLAYERS INVOKED AID OF
MAGIC TO DEFEAT Rival
TEAM IN UNIQUE
CONTEST.

Singapore. Nov. ia Malay foot
trophy by demoralizing its opponents
with the and of witchcraft.
A rich Chinese merchant gave cup
to be competed for by native football
clubs. and twenty teams entered the
competition. Qualifying rounds were
successfully played. and finally two
Malay teams were left in the final.
One of the finalists determined to
leave no stone unturned to win the
cup, so they sought out the local ma
gician. They met him on the football
ground at midnight. and mysterious
ceremony was gone through. Lighted
tapers were placed on one goal, ana
round a pot of incense in the centre
of the ground.
The magician then performed some
weird contortionS and muttered IN
carnations. Members of the team
swiftly moved the tapers from one
goal to another, and more incantations
followed. This performance was
kent I'D for some time, and then the
consnirators left the field in silence.
The news of the incantations was
kent secret until just before the foot
hail match, when it was insidiously
spread among the members of the II
val team. II had the effect of COM
nletely demoralizing them, and the
team that invoked magic won a hoI-
low victory by goals to 0. The less
superstitious members of the beaten
team now think of appealing on foul
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-11-18
How An Old "Sheep Feeder
Beat the Railroad In
the Early Days.
DROVE FROM SANTA FEE TO CEN
TRIAL NEBRASKA WHEN WEST
WAS IN ITS Widest AND
WOOLIEST STAGE-EXPERIENCE
TO BE REMEMBERED.

To travel 1000 miles on foot with
10000 sheep is a stupendous under
taking, yet this feat was accomplished
recently by II herders, healed by r.
H. DAILY, livestock dealer and ranch
man of Omaha and Stevenson, Neb.
Mr.. DAILY passed through New York
the other day on his way to the Ca
madam northwest, on a business trip,
and at the Astor house gave a vivid
description of how the sheep were
herded. The journey was from Sante
Fe in New Mexico to Stevenson in
central Nebraska, and it was under.
taken primarily to defeat the railroad
company.
81 have for over % years been en-
gagged in handling of sheep being what
is called a sheep FEEDER" he said
"A sheep feeder is a man who re,
ceives the animals from the ranges
into the feed lots, where they are fat,
tened for market; and he is distin
/ guished from breeder who grows
his sheep on the range. Last March
| contracted with a Mexican living in
Santa Fe to buy 10000 sheep. -.
1t Took Seventeen Men.
Owing to a difficulty with the rail
way company in the mater of freight
rates, | determined to have the sheer
'trailed through to Nebraska, which
in western parlance, means driving
them overland. l selected my men al
the same time | contracted for the
sheep. 1 also procured two of the
heaviest grub wagons l had on my
ranch, four strong mules, and two
good saddle horses, together with al
camp utinsels and other necessaries
for the trip. The wagons, mules, etc.
l sent down to Santa Fe by freight
Altogether there were II men in my
employ detailed to bring the sheer
through.
Arriving at Santa Fe we at once
set about getting the sheep ready fol
the long drive. The Mexican with
whom | had contracted for the 10000
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1000 MILES ON FOOT
WITH 10000 SHEEP

at Princeton over which the intercol-
legiate championship is to be, run on
November IS, the college men believe
that an ideal meet is to be held and
those who have had change to go
over the course predict that new rec
ords Will be marked up. Seven teams
representing as many colleges will en-
ter the race, Princeton, Yale, Harvard,
Columbia, Cornell, Pennsylvania and
the Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology, and though, of course, the
Princeton runners will have some
thing over their competitors in the
matter of practice, the others, with
the exception of Cornell feel fairly
confident of making good showing.
Strenuous preparations for the con-
test are going on at the seven seats of
learning and fhe new men that have
reported have swung into line most
pleasantly.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-11-18
New York City.

~ New York City.
Dear Cousin Charley:
New York is dandy place to have
fun, but it certainly costs lot of
money to live here.
You never saw such tall buildings
in your life. Why! the steeple of our
church at home wouldn't reach a
third of the way up to some of them.
One of the highest is called the fiat
iron" building, because its foundation
is shaped like a fatiron 1t is so
narrow and high that it looks like
tall chimney But the worst part
about 1t is the wind that always blows
around that corner. Gee! It's some
thing fierce, One old fellow started
across Fifth avenue when big wind
hit him, He made a grab for his hat.
but he wasn't soon enough, for off it
went and his wig with it, both sailing
down the street before the wind, with
him after them. A messenger boy
and a big fat policeman Joined in the
chase, and Dorothy and / and Spots
fell in behind. Pretty soon there was
quite a crowd chasing that hat and
wig. Some fellow said it reminded
him of hair and hounds" The mes
seRger boy finally stopped the hat
and Spots caught the hair-you know
he's used to chasing rabbits.
We went out to Bronx Park to the
Zoo" also to Central Park, where
they have lots of animals and big
picture gallery. We also went out
to the Statue of Liberty. which stands
out in the harbor and is 200 or 300
feet high, think-it may be thous-
and, though. We went clear up in
the torch that the statue. which is
a woman, holds in her hand. l liked
the Hippodrome the best, though, It's
just like great big circus in an opera
house. We went to one awfully
scarey place-called Eden Musee,
where they have all the famous men
except Jim Jefries, made in wax,
and down in the basement they have
more scarey things-just scare you
green. We saw lots of other things
that I won't have time to tell you
about now, as l must close and help
pack, as we sail for Europe tomorrow.
~ e, Your cousin,
HARRY LAFAWAY.
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sheep had not a drop of water.
Nafar G,uo Ont

Sneep ndQ not crop OF WATER
Water Gave Out.
I'VE boarded the little we had, but
at length it was all gone. For two
whole days, in intense July heat, We
hadn't a drop for ourselves. We
chewed our dry bread and salt ba-
con, and thought how good cold
drink would taste. On the evening
of the second day the cook took a
mule and rode over to a little town
IL miles away TO get water. He hung
a jug over one side of the mule, and
then, just to make it balance proper
ly, hung a small demijohn on the
other. Every man had roaring
headache the next day.
1.-The sheep had been five days with
out water when we approached a
river. We were fully mile from
the bank when the poor animals
scented the water and stampeded. In
one mad, whirling rush, gathering
speed as they went, the bands crowd
ed together and reached the river
in a dense, struggling mass. They
plunged in, climbing over each other,
and piling up until it looked as if
we might lose all of them. We, of
course, plunged after them, towing,
dragging and throwing the sheep out
of the river, until every man was
! exhausted. When we got the flock
out of the tangle we found that at
least 500 lambs had been drowned
sent my foreman to warn the other
outfits to hold their flocks at a safe
distance from the river and bring
, one band at time.
Won't eat Mutton.
'Of course we had to replenish ouI
stores occasionally, and our cook
would go across the country to some
/ town near us when we needed any.
thing. Our principal fare was bread
bacon and gravy. Bread was baked
every day in the camp kettle, and |
can assure you that it takes cOnsid-
cradle to feed nine hungry men. II
might be supposed that we had NUT
ton for dinner sometimes, but we did
not. though we had 5000 sheep in
front of us. Very few sheep men will
eat mutton. l myself would have to
be very hungry indeed to eat it.
| VIC lOllOMGu Dul OIL uSh
out across open country wherever
forage was good. At night we always
tried to find a hillside for the camp
Sheep have a great many peculiar no
lions, and Will only lie down quietly
on a hillside. We made only about
eight miles day, as we gave the
sheep plenty of time to Craze; but
we were always tired enough to crawl
into our tarpaulins at dark, and lost
no time in going a to sleep. While
the rest of as slept the night watch
went his round. moving about the
edge of the camp and keeping SHARP
lookout for wolves.
A Shotgun" Bargain.
at was early in summer when we
started, and we kept on through mid
summer in the dry heat and alkal
dust till the grass was Drowned by
frost. Across Nebraska we took the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-11-18

sheep had, in turn, sub-contracted
with numerous small Mexican ranch
men for the required number. His
agreement was to deliver at Santa Fe
the specified number and quality of
animals. There were several reasons
for buying in this way. For example,
the MeXicans in the outlying districts
know nothing of money drafts and
checks, and gold would have to &C
company every purchase. And to ira
verse the wild hills and canyons of
Mexico with money in ones posses
sion would be positive madness, I'M
less, of course, one had a well-armed
company as bOdy-guard.
We'll, the small bands of sheep
were speedily brought in, and they
gTazed around the town until my Mex
lean friend told me through his in
terpreter that he was ready to hand
over the lot.
Next morning the wethers we're
braska, divided into five bands, each
in charge of a herder on foot. One
extra man went along to act as night
watcher. The cook travelled in the
wagon and the foreman of the gang
rode on horseback
Weather Hot as BIazes.
"Our $4,000 lambs were run in six
bands, with a herder in charge of
each We left Santa Fe on the first
day of May, and the weather was
hotter than blazes. On the second day
we discovered that the wethers ahead
of us were getting the best of the
feed and not leaving enough tender
stuff. So we made circuit around
their camp, and next morning the
lambs were leading the way.
New Mexico is always a dry region
and the spring had been unusually
dry, so that the grass was not very
good and the dust was dreadful Dust
/ by the way, is always the worst fea
ture of the trail. The cloud that
hangs over the flock looks, from d
distance, like the smoke from a prai
RE fire. Our faces we're black most
of the time, but we all wore shields
of tinted isinglass to protect ouI
eyes, otherwise some of us might
have gone blind. The soil of the re
gion, l should explain, contains some
aIkali, which makes it doubly irritat
ing. The waters are also tinged with
alkali, and this hurts the lips ant
throat.
From Las Vegas on into Colorado
the grass was burned down with the
drouth, and water was scarce o.
course we had to depend on ponds
or streams for our water supply
Some of it was pretty thick-'thici
enough as one of the boys said, 'tC
carry on a gunny stick But mar
is not at all particular when he is
ON the trail Sheep are not srea
drinkers, and can do without watel
if there are heavy dews on the grass
But on this occasion the air was Sc
dry that dews were very light, ant
much of the time there were none a
all. Finally we were without water
altogether, and for five days the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-11-18
WILL MARRY UNDER
SENTENCE OF DEATH

Paris, Nov. 17.-Andre Negro, who
is under sentence of death in a Paris
prison, is, with the permission of the
authorities, shortly to become bride
groom. While being tried for bur-
glary, he attempted to kill the warder
conducting him from the court to the
prison van, and for this he was SEN
fenced to death at the Seine Assizers.
He declined to petition the presi-
dent for a reprieve, but shortly after
his sentence applied to be allowed to
marry the woman with whom he had
been living, Eugene Bosocp. She was
suspected of having handed him the
knife with which he tried to kill the
warder.
1t is stated that Negro, while in
prison, has received a number of let
tiers couched in very warm terms from
another woman, who says that she ad.
mires his boldness in trying to kill
the wardeT. lis and his courageous
attitude in court had attracted her
towards him, and she asked him to
marry her.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-11-18

Nh. WINS THE
PUZZLE PRIZE
sorora Faggoini, of South
CeyalloS Street, Gets Sill
yer Dollar This Week.
ry OF CANDY GOES TO MISS
sa5lE |ELlOR-PUZZLE ARMY
,o7 CUT IN FORCE AS USUAL.

r, ...-a dollar this week was CAP
at jog L"uora FaggiOni, 314 s. Ce-
.a... and D'Alemberte's box
su,as candy goes to Sadie Mel
r.I f. Ldiiua street. Miss Fag-
m .ay f2T2 the dollar by calling
T.. Journal Office, and the candy
given 10 Miss Sadie when she
s.. Z, D'Alemberte's drug
vers 10 last Sundays puz-
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AR7TK2S NE1CHNOE
6Y1ETY C1RA

t ymGhW h Name Fomte cnA y Mex Thursday The Jdw
Give SI
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answers to this weeks puzzle must be this coupon and
bear this date.
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AMERICANS WALK
AROUND WORLD

Calcutta, Nov. 17.-Walking around
the world for wager, the American
athlete LOrimer has arrived at Gavin
pore. He has already been attacked
by a pack of wild dogs, of which he
killed four. has narrowly escaped be-
ing run over by train. and has been
suffering from ptomaine poisoning.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-11-18
ONE GREAT CROSS
COUNTRY RUNNING

New York, Noy. l7.-There is every
aspect now that intercollegiate
.oSs-couniry running is to be given
org boost this fan for with the es-
'lShmont Of The new six-mile course
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-08
DOESN'T WANT TO BE AN
AMERICAN CITIZEN.

New York. Dec. s.-Ferdinand V. A
Hoppe. a German, naturalized here IL
years ago. went TO the naturalization bu-
reau OF the supreme court yesterday and
said he wished to return his papers. as he
did not care to be a citizen OF this coun-
try any longer.
Chief Clerk Loos was nonplussed for
in his many years in the naturalization
bureau he had never had just such an ap-
pl.cation before when the applicant in
tended 10 stay i'm this country.
Mr. Loos told the applicant that the
application was unusual and that he did
rot know what he could do about the
raatter He consulted Justice O'Gorman
AID asked him what he should do. The
justice told him that he could not enter
Fny such order, but told the clerk to take
the surrendered naturalization paper and
file Il with the original papers
This was done and Mr.. Hoppe went
away satisfied lie refused TO say why
he rejected American citizenship. lie
said nc was a veterinary surgeon.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-08
FINE SALE. IN AID
OF SPRAGUE HOUSE

Many friends of the Sprague House as.
sociation attended the sale in the parlors
OF the Mathewson Street NJ. r. church
yesterday and again today. Mrs. John a..
Cross, chairman Of the association, Is in
charge OF the entire affair with the fol-
lowing assistants:
Mrs. Charles s. Chaplin, Miss Rena Mat
thews, Miss Carrie Walker. Miss Mary
Sphinx, Miss Bertha Pierce, Miss May r.
Whitney, Mrs. Louis Robinson. Miss
Clara Brown, Mrs. Seth Clifford Mrs. Err
nest Church, Miss Edith Blanchard, Miss
Grace Blanchard, Miss Louise Davenport,
Miss Agnes Lynch Miss Anna Burlington,
Miss Frances Hunt, Miss Marion Evans,
Mrs. /. G.. Iadd. Mrs. Arthur II. Weedea,
Miss Anne Pierce, Miss Nellie Falrchi'd,
Miss j. V. Budong. Mrs. Michael +.
Dooley. Mrs, j. Lippltt Snow. Mrs. John
j. Banigan, Mrs. A. n. Reed, Mrs. Al
drich, Miss Mary Carpenter Miss Mary
McGuinness. Mrs. William c. Dart, Miss
Amy Dart Miss Helen Chase, Miss Helen
Capron Miss Edna Lewis, Miss Edith
Foster Miss Amy Trip, Mrs. Charles
Cook. Mrs. James Dyer. Mrs III. a.
Whitmarsh, Mrs. William Macdonald, Mrs.
William Ballou. Mrs. Fletcher Mason,
Mrs G.. Mouton Stone, Mrs. Orray Taft.
Mrs. Howard Gardiner. Mrs. Root, Miss
Annie Brown. Miss Emma Taft, I'd Mrs.
James Il. Mcconnell and Miss Marguerite
Cross
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-08
BY THE WORLD FORGOT.

A week ago today Cassie McManus died on
cot in Bellevue hospital at New York. No one
appeared TO know more of her than that she
one of the great citys unfortunate poor who when
disease-stricken sought treatment and shelter in
the big institution
When she passed away it was discovered that
the few friends she left behind as poor she
had been in life. For four days her remains lay
unclaimed i'll the morgue and would have found
nameless grave in potters field had not news
paper reporter remembered what all the rest of the
busy and tceming city had forgotten-that this
pad piece of inanmatc clay was all that remained
of Cassie McManus, the heroine of the Slocum dis
aster at North Brother Island but two years ago.
How quickly the world forgets Two years
ago the name of Cassie McManus was known
wherever brave deeds win recognition and wher-
ever self-sacrifce prompts the paudits of human
kind Who did not hear of Cassie McManus in
the summer of 1904, who did not read with thrilling
interest the story of her almost reckless daring
when she went TO the rescue of the Socums per-
ishing passengers
1t was the strong-armed and stout-hearted
Irish girl, Cassie McManus, who at the risk of her
own life plunged into the rushing waters and
dragged TO safety seven of the Slocums victims.
Honors were heaped upon her By congress
sional order bronze medal was pinned upon her
breast. Through its executive the great city Of
New York publicly thanked her. The Empress of
Germany conferred upon her a diploma for bra
very Everywhere her picture and the story of her
bravery were printed and every day brought her
letters filled with praises of her herosm.
Yet in two years her name and her noble
achievement had passed from the public mind.
Does not the case of Cassie McManus typify the
treatment Americans accord many OF their heroes !?
First they place them on lofty pedestals, lavish
upon them praise that is often exaggerated and
then forget them.
This is not because Americans are ungrateful,
but because they tickle. They are too intent
upon trying to fathom what may happen two years
hence to remember what happened two years ago.
But let it be said to the credit of New York that
Cassie McManus does not repose in grave i'll
poters field, that there beautiful and fragant
flowers her casket and that headstone will
mark her last resting place, because there one
who didn't forget the Grace Darling of North
Brother Island.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-08
ODD THINGS WOMEN DO

Federal deputies have run down Mrs.
Malinda shrewsbury, SO years old. the
ginia. When the officers entered her
mountain hut she reached for her rifle,
but was not quick enough.
Miss Isadora Geoghegan is the third
woman in the District OF Columbia to
win a pharmacy certificate She hopes
TO open drug store.
Mrs. Irwin WentZel of Pottstown, Pa,
called her sister-in- law a witch, and is
hclt for trial.
Pearl Pancoast of Philadelphia gave
chase TO two husky young men, alleged
shopiitters' and captured both after
fight.
Mrs. G. Rio Hara of Denver, Ameri-
can wife OF a japanese dentist, swal-
lowed strychnine when her husband re-
pulsed her after she had withdrawn her
divorce suit. She recovered and they
made up.
Mrs. Fred Gebhardt Of Milwaukee
twice removed telephone pole and re-
placed the hitching post in front OF
her saloon. once more the corpora
ton minions put back the pole and
S Mrs, mo'dn MargaTet sars M Melvin of Louisville.
Ky, was found crawling about the
house where Mrs. Etly was murdered.
She said she was the famous san Fran
A woman OF 65 is among the appli-
eants for the 500 offered by Capt.
Fisher of Columbus. O., for a compan-
ion on his airship trial trip.
colored woman, "Old Black Harriet"
and she is 116.
Miss Lydia Kirby superintendent Of
sewing in Philadelphia public schools.
believes in making boys expert with
the needle.
Mrs. Amanda f.. Teefy says not one
husband In 1000 in Chicago is faith
full.
Miss Bessie Robb OF Evansville, Ind,
is suing. her father for $1,000 a year
TO complete her college course.
Agnes Haskell, II years six months
Of Chicago, rebels at the Judges order
that she walt six months TO marry Mr.
Simons, who was arrested for abduc-
ton.
With their dead sisters baby the
Misses Potts OF Winchester, Ky,
boarded train, Give it To Mrs. Perry"
suggested a passenger, jokingly. 1t
was done In moment and the girls
got off.
Miss Clementina Jones OF London
Eng, has applied for a hack license.
Emma Briedenthal Of Louisville was
operated on for appendicitis by her
brother, her sister assisting.
Mrs. Samantha Courtney. over 100,
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-08
THE WOMEN OF TODAY
FOR THE GIRL OF 'STEEh

Tailored frocks for smart young misses
are unusually original in outline and de-
sign this winter. A pleasant frock, illus
trated here. finds expression I'm pale fawn
colored cloth, trimmed with buttons OF the
same material and fancy silk braid. The
circular skirt fits closely over the hips,
bearing down its front "A row Of buttons
looped with tiny bits OF silk soutache
braid
Thetitted bodice reveals a pima fore
effect trimmed with silk braid and cut
away I'm V-shape To disclose a pretty little
vest of satin-ilnished taffetas and lace.
The sleeves are formed into tucked puffs,
gathered into smart cuffs OF lace. border
ed on elthSr edge with silk braid.
delightful finish for the costume is the
hat OF pale blue velvet with folds OF the
same material draped around the crown.
finishing at the left side under group of
blue and fawn colored ostrich tips. Flop
effects seem the rule In fashionable hats
for misses, and when made OF fine French
felts. the edges are left raw or finished
with narrow silk cord.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-08
ANOTHER CHANGE IN
THE CANAL CONTRACT.

Washington, Dec. s.-The Isthmlan
canal commission last night announced
that the date OF opening bids for the COM
pletion of the construction OF the Panama
canal has been postponed from Dec IL to
/. o'clock. noon, Jan. L. next.
The commission in a statement ex-
plains that the postponement is on ac-
count Of certain changes made at the In
stance OF number OF contractors In the
invitation and form OF contract required
TO be executed by the successful bidders
under the invitation for the completion ot
the construction OF the canal issued by
tho commission oct. Q last. The invitation
and form OF contract, with the changes
made will be held in the office OF tho
Isibn.an canal commission here subject
to inspection by all contractors or others
interested until Dec. IL. on which day in
their final form they will he formally re-
issued