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The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-01-25

One of the greatest of living jock
cys has a most remarkable collection
OF tributes from admirers, unknown
end otherwise. 1t contains, among
Other strange things, pawn tickets,
writs and summonses contributed by
unsuccessful hackers of his mounts,
talismans of all kinds to bring him
luck in his races, sermons and tracts
for his spiritual welfare, recipes for
I'LL kinds of ailments from coughs to
d tendency to corpulence, forms for in
suring against accidents, offers of
marriage accompanied by bundles of
photographs of would-be wives, welsh
ers' tickets and pair of wornout
boots with the legend: "All that is
left of them after walking from
York to London; backed all your
mounts"
"A few years ago, after his horse had
iost an important race, a well-known
turfman went up to the jockey and
made him formal and public presen-
tation of silver snuffboX, saying
that If he would look inside he would
see the kind of horse he ought to ride
In future. The jockey opened the
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-01-25
Late News by Wire.

The players of the University OF
Pennsylvania won the seventh annual
tournament of the triangular college
chess league. scoring five games won
to Az for Brown and az for Cornell.
The annual tournament of the In
door Rifle League of the United States
will be held in Grand Rapids, Mich,
February IL to II. The date has just
been announced by the executive Off
GERS.
AT Montreal, December 20, Frank
Gotch defeated Delivuk, the Austrian
wrestler, in two straight falls Graeco-
Roman He took the first fall in one
hour and the second in twenty-six
minutes.
Hemery, winner OF the Vanderbilt
cup race, driving an eight cylinder 200
horse power automobile, covered kill
ometer (five-eighths of a mile) at
Paris, France, in 30 3d. This breaks
the worlds record.
At the Racquet and Tennis Club of
New York Peter Latham, the worlds
champion at court tennis, and AL
White, local professional, defeated
George Standing and j. White, both
local professionals. The score: 81,
as, 60, rs.
The New Zealand football team fin
ished its tour of Great Britain Deem
Der 80 by defeating Swansea by a
score of to 8. This was the visitors
| thirty-second game. The total number
of points is, New Zealand $40 and the
United Kingdom &c.
James Vaughan, former half back
at Dartmouth. is being urged to accept
the position of coach for next season
for the University of Cincinnati foot
ball eleven. Jimmy Vaughan is now
professor of mathematics at Lake
Forest university. Lake Forest, Ill.
Louis S. Ross, who won the Dewar
cup for the international straightaway
one mile automobile championship
during the Ormond races last January
has reconsidered his determination to
defend the trophy. He will not be a
competitor in the beach races next
month.
J. c. O'Brien, chairman of the regis
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-01-25

Many a man has tried to justify his
failure ON the ground that he was
doomed by the cards which fate dealt
h1M, that he must pick them mp and
play the game, and that no effort,
yhowever great, on his part could ma
terially change the result, says
writer in Success. But, my young
friend, the fate that deals your cards
lis In the main your own resolution
The result of the game does not rest
with fate or destiny, but with you.
You will take the trick If you have
the superior energy, ability and deter
imitation requisite to take it. You
have the power within yourself to
change the value of the cards which,
you say, fate has dealt you. The game
depends upon your training upon the
way you are disciplined to seize and
use your opportunities and upon your
ability to put grit in the place of SUI
perior advantages.
lust because circumstances do
Sometimes give clients to lawyers and
patients to physicians, put common
place clergymen in uncommon pulpits,
and place the sons of the rich at the
head of great corporations even when
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-01-25
WHISKY BOTTLE IN ARCHIVES

were dispatched to Bertelmanns place
and put on guard 1t was a strenuous
time. One night when the guards
were being changed every hour, SO
that no sentry would have an oppor-
tunity of falling asleep, the officer in
charge is said to have sent for some
hot coffee. This would aid in keeping
the soldiers awake. The coffee came.
Also bottle of whisky was brought
along. The officers said the men
could drink coffee, but not whisky. 1t
was suggested that whisky might be
put in the coffee. No. 1t might make
them drowsy But it happened that
one of the soldiers drank some whis.
ky. He fell asleep half an hour after.
ward and did not wake until the next
morning about daylight. He was
shaken several times during the night
but he was in a deep, heavy slumber
and could not be awakened.
The bottle of whisky was kept in
the camp. The contents are, and prob
ably will remain untouched, for there
seems to be general impression about
that the contents were, and may be
still, "doped. '-Hololulu Commercial
Advertiser.
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the first Friday in February.
Jack O'Brien, who recently defeat
ed Robert Fitzsimmons. has authori2-
ed the issuance of challenge to
James j. Jeffries, the retired heavy
weight. Any terms that Jeffries may
demand, he says. viii be accepted.
The biggest boxing event of the
year In England took place December
2D, at the National Sporting club,
when j. Palmer successfully defended
the heavyweight championship OF
England by knocking out Godfrey
Thorne in the fourth round. The
match was for $500 a side and a
purse of $3.50.
Tom Sharkey, representing George
Gardner. the Lowell (Mass) scrapper,
has issued a challenge to Philadel-
phia Jack O'Brien to fight any mum.
Der of rounds at from 16S pounds up
for side bet of $4,000. Gardner is
ready to fight O'Brien at any time or
place. and will let the conqueror OF
Bob Fitzsimmons name the condi-
lions of the battle, If O'Brien will
not fight fifteen, twenty or twenty
five rounds, or to a finish, Gardner
will meet him in six round bout in
Philadelphia, the side bet, of course
not going on a battle of such short
duration. Sharkey will post the
$4,000 side bet as soon as O'Brien
says the word.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-01-25

Poles. and grayish colors predomina.
in 1t. Their language has great simi-
larity to the Sanskrit The popular
poetry of both the Let's and Lith-
uauinans is rich in both idyllic and
lyric songs. imbued with the tenderest
love and melancholy and most po-
etical feeling for nature, and are re-
markable for their absolute chastity.
The national character is fully ex-
pressed in them-not warlike at all,
but melancholy and sociable. In the
Lettish song there is an added char
acteristic, the hatred which the peo-
pie feel toward the German landhold-
ers.
Despite the fact that the people are
either Lutherans or Roman or Greek
Catholics, the names of the old pagan
divinities, very numerous In their for
mer mythology, are continually men.
toned in songs and also in common
speech. The forests of Livonia and
Kurland have played an important
part in their history. Their chief
priest worshiped in the forests, the
people brought their offerings to their
divinities at the foot of mighty oaks,
and even during the fourteenth GEN.
fury the "zincz," an inextinguishable
fire. was maintained. To this day
traces Of the worship of oak trees
may be seen.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-01-25
Baseball.

The candidates for Harvard's team
will be called on January 8, the ear
lest in the history of the college.
There will be no professional coach
for the pitching department.
John ]. McCloskey of Louisville
has been signed as manager of the st.
Louis National League club, the an
nouncement being made in telegram
received from Stanley Robson, who
Is in Cleveland.
1t has been decided that the Har-
ward baseball team will not have pro-
fessional coaches for its pitchers next
spring. A graduate system will pre-
vail. Jack Chesbro and Cy Young
have done this work for years.
Earl Zook, promising Indiana
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-01-25

The Boston club has released Pitch
er Harry Olmstead outright to Louis
Vile.
Col. Dreyfuss has a deal on for an
other pitcher and when completed Will
stand pat on Premiers for 1906.
According to Patsy Donovan, mig"
Cuppy had the spit ball many years
ago, but never divulged its secret.
Fred Clarke, who has farm of
about 1,000 acres near Winfield, Kan,
is negotiating for an adjoining farm.
Pitcher Jack Harper, pictured
months ago as being all done as far
as Cincinnati goes, is to be retained
by Ned Hanlon.
Ned" Hanlon has decided to give
Third Baseman John Lobert trial,
and has arranged for his release from
Chicago,
The National commission has de-
cided that the st. Louis clubs draft
of Catcher Mike Slattery from Milwau-
kee is valid.
Before completing the single Willis
deal the Pittsburg club offered Boston
eight players for Willis, Moran and
one other player.
The Indian pitcher. Charles Roy
who promised to sign with Cincinnati
has now decided to remain at the Car
Isle Indian School two more years.
President Charley Murphy has not
been handed many bouquets in Chi
cago for making the trade by which
Sheckard becomes member of the
Cubs.
Hans Wagner looks for good work
from PAillippi next season, as he is
steadily gaining in weight, being now
1856 pounds, as against ITO pounds last
season.
The Pittsburg club has asked the
other National League clubs to waive
claim to fourteen players. including
Pitcher Flaherty, who refused to go to
Cincinnati.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-01-25

3 A1whisky bottle is filed away with
ears among the archives of the Ha-
waifnn government, as are also two of
the nodding chicken feather helmet
adornments formerly worn by King
Kalakaua on state occasions. The
bottle is certainly unique "docu-
ment' for the archives, but written
statement across the face of the label
shows that it played an important
part in the revolution of 1895, when
tho attempt was made TO overthrow
the republic and restore the queen to
her Throne.
IN bottle is an ordinary one, with
a bulging cork, and is about half full
ola liquid of which, for some reason
or another, no one in the capitol is
willing to partake.
Across the face is the following
written with pen and ink
An re treason of Gulick ct al. Elk.
B. Filed this -21st day of January,
1895. j. w. Jones, 1st Lieut.. Co. D..
Nc. H., Recorder"
After the death of Charles Carter
atHDiamond Head, who was killed by
revolutionists, the government troops
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-01-25
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Brooklyn's new manager, Patsy
Donovan. last week went TO Scranton,
Pa, and induced Pitcher NJ. j. O'Neil,
lately purchased from st. Louis, to
sign Brooklyn contract.
The Cincinnati club has, 1t is re-
ported decided not to experiment fur
Their with Pitcher vowinkle of Utica,
Pitcher Van Anda of Canton and
Pitcher Johns of Dayton.
Since the close of the season Chi
cago has disposed of seven players,
namely: Jake Weimer. John O'Neil,
Frank Pfeiffer. Billy Maloney. Jack
Mccarthy Jimmy Casey and Bert
Briggs.
The Robisons admit that they are
considering Arthur Irwin for the posi-
ton of manager of the ST. Louis Ma
tionals, but that they have not yet de-
cided whom they will place in charge
of the team.
From Cincinnati comes report that
President Hermann has decided to
transfer Charley Carr, recently Sc
cured from Cleveland. to Brooklyn,
and let Kelley and Barry fight 1t out
for Cincinnati's first base.
The Philadelphia Telegraph states
that Pitcher Willis some time ago
signed contract for 1906 with the
Altoona club of the Tri-State League;
| furthermore. that the Altoona club,
backed by the Tri.State League, will
seek to enforce the contract in the
| courts.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-01-25
American LEAGUE Notes.


The st. Louis club has transferred
Third .Baseman Charley Starr to st,
Paul
Umpire silk" OToughlin thinks
ICY" Young about the best pitcher TO
umpire for
The Washington club has completed
the deal with the Portland club for
Outfielder Larry Schafey.
It is reported that Boston has cut
Dineen's salary and that he will refuse
to sign at the terms offered.
The Washington club declared a div
idend this year. II is the first In the
history of baseball in Washington.
Manager Collins. of Boston. will
have a half-interest with Burkett in
the proposed Worcester, New England
League, club
John Powell, the Browns big pitch
err, has been engaged to coach the
ball team of the Christian Brothers
college of st. Louis.
Pete O'Brien, st. Paul's shortstop
for two years past, is being boosted
clear across the page in st. Louis He
is to have trial with McAleer's team,
Pitcher Newton of the Highlanders
is shipping clerk in an express Office
at indianapolis. He declares he will
be all right to pitch good ball next
season.
Washington will again train at
Charlottesville, on the ground of the
University of Virginia, where the
team got in such fine shape last
| spring.
President Comiskey has had the
| field at South Side park raised and
resodded, The White Sox will prob
ably do their spring training at New
| Orleans.
Since the national commission de
cided that Doc Hildebrand belongs
to the Washington club. If he wished
to play professional baseball, he has
been considering the fattering Offer
of that club
| The Boston club will be unable Il
put through the deal by which Grim
shaw was traded to Minneapolis, as
the American League clubs have MOI
waived claim to the player and they
will not do SO.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-01-25
Southern Sayings.

Pitcher Breitenstein was the first
New Orleans player to resign for next
year.
Pitcher Loucks OF Macon has asked
for place on the Atlanta team, as
he Is a nonreserved player,
Pitcher j. Clark OF the San Antonio
club of the Texas League, has been
drafted by the Memphis club.
George Wilson. well-known player,
with Atlanta in 1894 and New Orleans
in 1905, died at 1911 Bremen avenue,
st. Louis, on Dec IT,
The Atlanta club is trying to secure
Charlie DeArmond from Little Rock.
1t looks as though the clever infielder
again is making his way toward fast
company.
Shreveport last season had a
youngster named Abstein for utility
player. who is considered corker.
He Is young and gawky at present,
but fast as deer and natural hitter.
The Memphis Baseball Association
leased Red Elm Park for another sew
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-01-25
THE OLD LOVED TUNES

Arrah. Come back. lad! an we II love
you when you sing for US
Sure we're gettin, oulder an yen may
be come too late
Sing "Girl Dear!" an 1.-THE Bees among
the Ling" for us,
Still I'd shake foot to hear THE Pig
con on the Gate"
oh Hughie had the music, but there
come on him change.
He should ha' stayed the boy he was
an never grow a man.
seen the shadow on his face before his
time to range,~
An / knew he sung for sorrow as a
winter robin can.
But that's not the wayi--oh, I'd feel my
heart grow light again,
Hughie, IL I'd hear you at the pleas
ant Summer Rain"
Ould sweet tunes, sure my wrong 'ud
all come right again,
Listenin for an hour, I'd forget the
feel o. pain.
MORA o'Neill in the January McClure's
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-01-25

boy we had belongin' us. an och. but
he was gay,
n' we d sooner hear him singin' than
we d hear the birds in May;
or bullfinch was a fool to him, an all
We had to do
nly name the song We wanted annie d
sing 1t for we through
I'D his up now there!" an his Look
about an thry for it,
Faith. he had the quarest songs of any
we could find
Topples in ct the co. Corn H. too an MOllie
rThe pretty girl / courted," an
There's trouble in the wind"
|nsic is deludherin'. we Il hear the peo-
pie say,
.rhe more they be deludhered then the
better Is their case;
would sooner miss my drink than
never hear a fiddle play
And since Hughie up an left us this
has been another place.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-01-25
Boxing.

Jack Dougherty of Milwaukee has
issued a challenge TO fight any welter
weight. His manager has posted a
substantial forfeit.
Mike Schreck of Cincinnati and
John Willie of Chicago matched to
rattle twenty-five rounds at Colma an
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-01-25
National League News.

Pittsburg has asked for waivers
on Peitz. This is surprise.
Hanlon declares neither Harper nor
Chech will leave the Cincinnatis.
1t has been settled that the Cincin-
natl team is to train at Marlin Springs.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-02
NEWS FACTS IN OUTLINE

The White Durham Shoe company,
boot and shoe manufacturers of Brock
ton, Mass. has failed Liabilities. $400.
OOO.
The safe in the postoffice at New
Concord. O., was blown to pieces by
robbers and robbed Of $500 in cash
and about $500 worth of postage
stamps.
After being imprisoned in a mine at
Mauch Chunk, Pa, for twenty two
hours Robert TAFT and John Bolinko
were rescued uninjured.
Manuel Garcia, professor of singing
and inventor of the laryngoscope. j.
dead at London. He was 101 years
old
Mr.. Mclaughlin. of Columbus, O..
has been decorated by the French gov
eminent with the cross Of the Legion
Of Honor.
The Fabre line steamer America
with several hundred souls on board
is over week overdue at New York
The annual meeting of the Contra
Conference of American Rabbis is II
session at Indianapolis
Corporal" James Tanner, comman
der-in- chief of the G. a. r.. has left
Helena. Mont. for Washington. taking
the body of Mrs. Tanner. who was
killed in an automobile accident.
Sir Wilfrid Lawson. Liberal member
Of the British parliament, is dead a
London. aged - years.
In attempting to get out Of the wa!
Of a freight train near Orange, Va.
two negro women and two negro girl:
were killed by a Southern passenger
train.
The Japanese steamers Hinode anc
| Nichiyeicollide near Sasebo and TWEEN
| ty-seven members of the crews art
| missing.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-02
REAL ESTATE
TRANSFERS

A list of transfers of real estate
furnished daily by the Lake County
Title and Guaranty company
Abstractors Offices at Crown Point.
and Hammond, Ind.
Sarah L. Forsyth TO Irene Parcouta.
lots in sw 4 OF ne u of section
1879, Whiting . .s1S00.Oo
ne. OF. ne. section 1879 Whiting
. -. . ~ $4,000
Rev. Jno. Parscouta. to Iona Hunt,
lot 126, sw. ne of ne. section 1875
Whiting @ $4,000
Iona Hunt to Irene Parscouta. lot
126 sw 4 of ne section 1879
Whiting. -. -. ~ $4,000
East Chicago Co. to Frank Kingsley,
lot So, block ., md add to IN
diana Harbor. - 275.00
Sheriff Of Lake county to Albert NJ.
Thayer, lots So to Al, block 4, Oak
Park addition. Tolleston 500
Ida NJ. Allen TO Frank F. Fisher, lot
IS, block So, Indiana Harbor
John T. Hanna to Otto G. Borman.
8 lots in Tolleston. 49,. 100000
Calumet Land Co. to John T. Han
ma, 9 Its in Chicago -Tolleston
Land and Investment Company
Ind addition. Tolleston. 100000
Ernest Walter to Byron Burge, e u
lot 16 of l acre lots, containing
II acre, also part lot of &c acre
lots, section 16,35,S ). 10000
Geo Passow to Fred r. Mott, part
ne. Il ne. Il of section 1868.
Walter T. Merrill, ct al to Chas l..
Merrill part lot 8. section 16, 35.S
Besides the foregoing transfers
here have been filed for record with
The recorder of Lake county, Ind
mortgage. 6 releases and 2 mis-
cellaneous instruments.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-02

not far away but we expect to do business in
building at 98 State Street by that time.
We will have the LARGEST and most UP-TO-
DATE Drug Store in this part of the State
Remember 90 will be new location just op.
posite present location.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-02
Paul Jones, Promise.

After the great fight in which John
Paul Jones in the Bonhomme Richard
made splinters and shreds Of the Brit
ish vessel Scraps the English govern
ment generously decided that, though
vanquished beyond question, the cap
tain of the lost vessel had behaved
with becoming bravery and deserved
promotion to the rank of commodore
John Paul Jones heard of this promo
ton and its cause and said, well, by
George, If l ever meet that chap again
I'll make him an admiral"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-02
TACTICS THEIR THEME
Dominant Party in the Russ Par
lament Studies Up Trouble
for the Gar.
RETIREMENT OF M. GoREMYK1N
Still Matter That Is Open for Lack
of Man Testimony That Hits
Rojestyensky Very Hard.

st. Petersburg. Juy 2-No definite
statement with reference 10 the retire
ment of the Goremykin cabinet is forth
coming. Emperor Nicholas apparent
" is encountering trouble in finding
man 70 whom to intrust the rclns Of
power and effect an understanding with
the liberal group of parliament The
Constitutional Democratic parliament
committee met behind closed doors to
discuss tactics under the new situa-
ton. The Associated Press was in
formed after the meeting that the COM
mittee adhered TO its former decrsIon
that nothing less than a fully response
bic cabinet will be acceptable and thar
Constitutional Democrats will refuse
to take portfolios in any mixed minis
try.
Asking More Than They Expect.
The leaders scarcely expect that
these terms will be accepted at present.
Indeed. they have slight desire to
shoulder the responsibility of govern
ment when the country apparently Is
on the verge of series Of outbreaks
and disorders. Their present plan Is
to adopt towards any new ministry the
same tactics they have followed in the
past the acceptance of what is good
In their view-in the policy of the gov
eminent and vigorous criticism where
that policy does not square with their
ideas. The immediate passage of Il
vote of lack of confidence is probable.
Appropriation To Be Asked.
1t is stated that Minister of the In
terror Stolypin and Minister Of Finance
Kokovsoff will submit to the lower
house of parliament, probably today
a request for an appropriation Of $780,
100000 for famine relief. one-half Of
which will be for distribution during
the current year and the remaining
one-half next year The ministers re
| feet parlament's suggestion that relic
be conducted through zemstvos anu
| other local bodies, declaring that the
organization of those bodies is INSULT
cient and that only the administration
| is capable of efficient work.
Bad on Roiestvensky.
Dispositions of various officers and
sailors OF the torpedo boat destroyer
Betlovy. forming the documents in the
court martial of Admiral Rojestvensky
and other naval officials who surren-
dered to the Japanese in the Battle of
the Sea of Japan in May of last yeai,
are published. The sailor testimony in
| dicates that theadmiraFs party boarded
! the Bedovy with the full intention of
surrendering to the first Japanese ship
they should encounter Their initial act
was to order white flag prepared.
! The officers Of the staff Of Admiral
Roiestvensky and the commander of
the Bedovy make a pitable exhibition
in trying to shift the responsibility for
the surrender on each other
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-02
striking Coincidence.

Mr.. Gotsum-M Maria, how long has
that young Smoothley been coming
here to see Nellie? Mrs Gotsum-Let
me see. You remember when the pa
pers published that story about your
having sold gold mine for half a
million? Yes? Well. as nearly as
recall it, that's the time when he be-
gan coming. Chicago Tribune.