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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-04-18

mated the famous race of history was
run, and though greatly fatigued at the
finish. declared after an hours rest
that he felt strong enough to run
again.
An interesting feature in our COM
parison is the part taken by Ameri-
cans, an intensely modern people, in
in the New York Tribune says: THE
Greek Of to-day at all events has
proved himself inferior to the Ameri
can in the sport which Homer speaks
of as the delight of the most ancient
Hellenic kings. Greatly disappointed
by their failure to capture the foot
race prizes, the Greeks at the Athenian
games of 1896 were certain of victory
in throwing the discus. The Greek
contestants, who preceded the foreign
participants, made this feeling of tri-
umph in the hearts of the Athenian
spectators all the more sure. They
struck such graceful attitudes that
each recalled the beautiful statue of
the DiScobolus, which has been called
by Byron "a poem Of strength After
the classic performance of the Greeks
the awkward antics of the American
were greeted with much good-natured
laughter. Yet, despite his lack of
grace, Capt. Garrett, of Princeton, who
had never had discus in his hands
until three days before the event, won
the contest. He threw the platter"
29.15 meters, or 1875 centimeters be-
yond the throw OF the Greek cham
pion.''
The New York Tribune recently
gave a most interesting series of pic
lures of the vigorous young specimens
Of American manhood chosen to up
hold this country's athletic fame
against all the world at the approach
ing Olympic games in Greece" and in
looking at the various pictures of the
vigorous specimens we felt our re-
proach is being taken away, that we
Yankees are not the inferior folk ply
sically John Bull used to say we were
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-04-18

They soon had the whole bu1,cn vnder
control, and we all got together to see
If anybody was hurt.
Well, pa was the worst sight of Ill.
II his belt had broke he never would
have lost his pants, cause more than
million cactus thorns had gone
through and pinned them on. We had
to cut them off, and pull out the thorns
with pi1cers, one at a time, and pa
yelling murder for every thorn. The
boss canvassman was in the same fix,
and everybody that tried to hold an
animal was pinned together with
thorns, and they had gravel up their
trousers from sticking their heels into
the SOIL
Everybody was mad, and they threat.
ened to lynch pa when they got back
to the tent for suggesting letting the
animals out to Craze. We started back
to town, the cowboys and Indians driy-
ing the animals, and the zebras and
giraffes kicking up and acting as
though they had got out of school on
account of the death of dear teacher,
like schoolboys.
Before We got to town a wind came
up so strong that We had to walk edge
wise to 60 against it, and finally we
met the tent coming out to meet us,
cause cyclone had taken it bodily and
was blowing it all over the prairie.
And when we got to town the animals
in the cages, that can't eat grass, were
having an indignation - meeting. and
bowling awful
Pa was the first man to get back to
the lot, and he asked me what I
thought he better do, and I told him
he better get in the porcupine cage,
cause he looked, with the cactus thorns
sticking out of him like the father of
all porcupines. He said l thought |
was smart, and he asked me if was
hurt any, and 1 told him all I could
find was stone bruise on my spine,
where struck prairie dog house.
Well, we got the animals into liv-
cry barn, and it took us almost the
whole week to have the tent hauled
back and sewed together, and we had
to pay the cowboys and Indians more
than the animals were worth to bring
them back, and let them into the show
free. The managers had meeting and
resolved to get out of the Indian Ter
ritory and into Kansas just as quick
as possible.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-04-18

leapjng antic of the sprinters. the
Marathon race was over course IS
miles long, and it was won by Spiridon
Louis, humble shepherd Of the little
village Of Amarousi. Louis covered
the distance in the remarkable time OF
2 hours, SO minutes"
The approaching Olympic games, to
be held in Athens from April % to
May 2, are under the direct supervision
of the duke of Sparta, crown prince OF
Greece. Under the head Of athletic
sports there will be given a series OF
five fat races, spirits of 100, 400, 800
and $500 meters, the series closing
with the grand Marathon race. There
will be hurdle races, jumping, pole
vaulting, throwing the discus, putting
shot, etc. Also there will be hurting
of the javelin and wrestling in the
Greco-Roman style; tug OF war be-
tween teams of eight; and rope climb
ing, hand over hand, against time.
There are to be football and lawn
alone admitted, Rugby and American
excluded. The fencing will attract
much attention. In bouts with foils.
swords and sabers teams of four will
compete, each team composed of men
OF the same nationality. The nautical
sports will be of great interest There
will be swimming matches of 100, 400
and 1900 meters; diving from height
of from to IL meters, and number
Of rowing events of unusual sort-a
race OF pair-Oared gigs, two oarsmen
and cOXSWain, over straight course
of 1000 meters; another race over a
straight course of 1000 meters; gigs,
four oars with coxsWain, over a
straight course of 1000 meters; man
of-War's gigs, six oars, over a straight
course of 1000 meters; lastly, a race
of man-of-war's long boats, maximum
16 oars, over 3,000-meter course.
The bicycle race will take place on
the track at place just south of Ath
ems. Among the events will be paced
race of II miles, no motor cycles used.
The close Of the bicycle contest will be
a grand race without PAGERS, over the
high road from Athens to Marathon
and back, distance of SO miles.
III the shooting section of the pro-
gramme we find the following num-
bers: l. Any recognized. army rifle.
300 meters, standing or kneeling. 2.
Gras army rifle, 200 meters, standing
or kneeling. 3. Any rifle, 800 meters,
standing or kneeling. 4. International
teams, any rifle, 300 meters; standing,
kneeling and prone; teams of five Of
same nationality. 5. Any recognized
army revolver, 20 meters. 6. Army
service revolver, model Chamelot-De-
loigne 1884, 20 meters. Z. Any revolt
yer, 25 meters. s. Any revolver SO
meters. g.. Duelling pistols, 20 meters.
with deliberate aim. 10. Duelling pis-
tolls, 25 meters, at command. II.
Sporting shotgun, clay pigeons, singles.
II. Sporting shotgun, clay pigeons. dou-
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-04-18
Appropriate Time.

The chaplain of a British warship
was giving magic lantern lecture,
the subject of which was Scenes
From the Bible" He arranged with
a sailor who possessed gramophone
to discourse appropriate music be.
tween the slides. The first picture
shown was Adam and Eve IN the gar
den of Eden. The sailor cudgeled his
brain, but could think OF nothing
suitable. Play up whispered the
chaplain. Suddenly a large idea
struck the jolly tar and, to the great
CONSERVATION of the chaplain and the
delight of the audience, the gramo
phone burst forth with the strains of
There's Only One Girl in the World
for Me-" OF course. he might have
played "Wearin' of the Green
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-04-18
Clothes and Conduct.

Every man and every woman feels
the influence of clothes and appearance
upon; conduct. You have heard of the
lonely man in the Australian bush who
Away; put on evening dress for din
ner, So that he might remember he was
a gentleman. Addison could not write
his best unless he was we'll dressed,
Put naughty girl into her best Sun
day clothes and she will behave quite
nicely. Put blackguard into khaki
and he will be hero. Put an omni-
bus conductor into uniform and he Will
live mp to his clothes. Indeed, in a
millennium OF free clothes OF the latest
fashion we shall all be archangels.-
LOn1On Chronicle,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-04-18
FOUND AFTER FIFTY YEARS
Girl Who Wandered from New York
at Age Of Six Discovered
in the West.

Albuquerque, N. M.-Hester Ann
Alexander Smith. for so years wan
derer on the face of the earth, withor,
a living relative known to her, has
just been Identified as the daughter
of the family of Paddocks, wealthy
farmers living near Warwick, N. =.
who for half century have been loox.
ing in vain for the missing daughter
The story of Mrs. Smiths wander.
ings is a good deal stranger than fic.
ton. Fifty years ago, while child
of six years, she followed a wandering
hand organ man away from her homo
one morning. The hand organ man
had monkey and, attracted by the an
tics of the animal, the child followed
on and on until the itinerant musician
took her up and made her sing for
him as he toured the country.
The whole country aided in the
search for the child, but WITHOUT re-
suit. With the hand organ man she
travelled westward and finally found
her way to the Pacific coast.
There she grew up, forgetting her
name and the names of her relatives
and only retaining dim memory OF
the scenes of her birthplace.
1t was this dim memory which has
finally restored her to her relatives
! who have never forgotten the missing
child. Mrs. Smith has been twice mar
ried.
In 1884 she came with her family to
Silver City, N. NJ, where she buried
her husband and all of her four chill
dren. Feeling the years creeping on
she longed for more knowledge of her
own people. Three years ago she
came to Albuquerque and began the
search for her relatives. She adver-
tised widely in eastern newspapers, de-
scribing the scenes as pictured on her
memory of her childhood days.
The result was letter from Thomas
c. Paddock of Vernon. N. J., her cous.
in, and another from her brother
James Paddock, of Warwick, N. Y.
who is still living at the old home.
stead. Correspondence began at once
and Mrs. Smith is soon to go to the
home of her childhood. She learned
that her parents had been dead fol
Is years and that of her brothers and
sisters but one was living. Her rela.
tives in New York are wealthy and
have written her that she need have
no further care for the future
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-04-18

bow'legged carrying the money they
had made grazing cattle, and the ter
ritory was full of cowboys that had
money to burn, and they hadn't seen
q circus since the war.
Well, it seemed shame to go by
the Indian Territory, and allow those
poor Indians to break their backs car
rying money around, and so we sent a
carload of bill pastors into the territory
and billed towns that would hold us
about week, and we figured that, we
would clean up enough money to last
us all lifetime. I wish didn't have
to write about the result. cause we are
broke up so we can't look pleasant to
have our pictures taken.
It was q bright, beautiful Sunday
morning that We arrived at Muskoka,
and soon after daylight we had our
tents pitched. AS we had all day Sun.
day to rest, pa suggested that it would
be good idea to take all our animals
that eat grass out on the grazing
ground on the edge Of the town and
let them fill up on the nice blue grass
that was knee-high all over the coun.
try. So after breakfast we detailed
men to take charge of the different
animals, and herd them out in the tall
grass. It was a beautiful sight to see
those rare animals, gathered from all
over the world. eating grass together,
In perfect peace, in this new country.
The animals that we thought would
stand without hitching like the Gle.
plants. were cared for by their. at.
tendants, but the animals that might
wander from their own fireside, were
picketed out or held by long ropes, the
deer, the buffalo, the zebras, the sacred
cattle, the elk, the .yaks, the camels
and that kind, were tied with long
lariats, and held by the men detailed
by the managers. For q couple OF
hours the animals just gorged them.
selves. after they had. kicked up their
heels 9 spell and rolled II the grass
Then one Of the elephants got up on
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-04-18
CHAPTER VI.
UNDER THE PIC DU MIDI.

UNDER THE PIC DU MIDI.
So that was their plan.> Two or
three hours to the southwark, the long
white glittering wall stretched east and
west above the brown woods. Be-
yond that lay Spain. Once across the
border, might be detained, II no worse
happened to me, as prisoner Of war:
for we were then at war with Spain
on the Italian side. Or I might be
handed over to one of the savage
bands, half smugglers, half brigands,
that held the passes; or be delivered
worst fate, Of all-into the power Of
the French exiles. Of whom some
would be likely to recognize me and
cut my throat. 4. =. &c co 81
1T IS q long way into Spain. !" / NUT
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-04-18

No more horse racing for this cir.
Gus. 'tz"
The managers held meeting at
Guthrie, Okla, after we had lost our
money horse racing with the Indians.
and pa said the consensus of opinion
was that we better stick to the leeiti.
mate show business, and not try to
work in any side lines. Pa says he
made speech at the managers meet.
ing, in which he showed that the bust.
ness man who attended strictly to the
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-04-18

ing to keep up with my antelope
which was scared worse than any ami
NAL in the race. When the antelope
and overlook the boss canvassman
who was digging his heels into the
ground trying to hold his zebra
thought it was a good time to say
something pleasant, so said: This
Is a lovely country we are passing
through" but I never heard his reply
cause just then the zebra jumped over
big cactus and the boss canvassmau
went into it, and he stayed there, yell
ing for piece of ice, while the zebras
that were dragging the treasurer and
the ticket taker passed us. l yelled to
the treasurer and told him I should
have to have my salary raised it I was
expected to keep up with my antelope
but he told me where to go to get an
increase Of salary, some place In Ar
kansas--maybe Hot Springs.
Then my antelope heard the indians
and Cowboys. coming behind: and he
got his second wind, and I never did
touch the ground no more, and I must
have looked like a buzzard sailing
through the air. When my antelope
got up to where pa was trying to KEEP
up with his elk, told pa he better lei
go his elk and get the cowboys and
Indians to ride around ahead of the
stampede and head them OF.
Pa said he couldn't let go of his elk
cause the rope was tied to his belt
but for me to hit the ground some
where ahead and let go of that jack
rabbit was chasing, and tell the COW
boys to head off the stampede. w. Sc
when lit again I let go the rope
and the antelope got ahead of every
thing, and wished / had bet on him
When the cowboys and Indians got
up to- me delivered the message from
pa, and they divided and went around
the TANKS Of the stampeders, and in
another mile they. headed. them OF in
q nice, pasture, and kept riding around
the animals so they couldn't get away
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-04-18
EXCHANGED Words.

Curious exchanges of words some
times take place between two Ian
guages. Thus English has borrowed
the French's ''poseur" and has given
10 France "snob" in trade. French
men have way of taking a polysyl-
Liable word and using half OF it. Thus
of "steeplechase" they have appropri-
ated "steeple" and now the French
sportsman" speaks of mounting a
steeple" when he means to ride race
over the customary obstacles. A smok-
ing jacket Is with him smoking" and
a sleeping car is sleeping
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-04-18
ShreWd Bow.

Tommy Cat the breakfast tablet
dreamed last night l found bag OF
gold in a cave.
Mr.. Tucker-And just as you were
about to grab it you woke, did you?
Bet your life didn't! 1 kind o.
thought it was dream, and l just
kept on dreamin', and had a mighty
good time with that money fore 1
walked up Chicago Tribune.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-04-18
Believes Heaven FILLED with Men

In M0ncure COnway's "Reminis-
cences" is a story told by Helen Tay-
lor,. the stepdaughter of John Stuart
Mill. Once, in Scotland, she sailed
on poor woman who had lost her
little son. The mother was inconsol.
able and said: What troubles me is,
they be al: men folk up there in
Heaven and won't know how to do
for him. 3= =s.s I'd III. ..:z Is .yz
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-04-18
By HON. GEORGE ". PECK
<Copyri2hf BY ]. B. Bio wls..l =

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The Circus Has Bad Luck in Indian
Territory-A Herd Of Animals
Turned Out to Craze Is Stamneded
by Indians They Go Dashing over
the Plains, and the Circus Tent Fol-
lows, Picked Up by Cyclone.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-04-18

Die new out, and the bit OF stun nut"
tered into a whin-bush close to my STIR
rup-ard was lost!
was bitterly disappointed, for TIE
same thing might happen again and
had now only three scraps left. But
fortune favored me, by putting it into
my neighbor's head to plunge into hot
debate with the shock-headed man on
the nature OF some animals seen on a
distant brow; which he said were
yards, while the other maintained that
they were common goats. He con-
tinued, on this account, to ride with his
face turned the ether way. had tire
to fit another pebble into the second
piece of stuff and sliding it on to my
thigh, poised it and dipped it.
This time my finger struck the mis-
sile fairly in the middle and shot it
so far and so truly that 1t dropped in
the path ten PAGES in front of us.
The moment saw it fall I kicked my
neighbor's nag in the ribs: it started,
and he, turning il rage, hit it. The
next instant he palled it almost on its
launches.
"Saint Gris!" he cried: and sat glar-
ing at the bit Of yellow satin, his
face turned purple and his jaw fallen.
''What is it?" I said, staring at HIM
in turn. What is the matter, fool?"
Matter" he blurted. Mon Dieu!"
But Clon's excitement surpassed
even his: The dumb, man no sooner
saw what had attracted his comrades
attention, than he uttered an inartic-
ulate and horrible noise: and tumbling
Of his horse, more Ikea beast than
man, threw himself bodily on.,the pre-.
cious morsel. :.s.= .5.5-=5 :....'.ss
ITO b Continued Is
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-20

seven verses, said: And the next
game taketh place in the city of Graft,
in the land of Boze and the suckers
of that place are elated at the success
OF their club and are ready to stake
the town upon the result, and great are
the wagers that are laid.
"And the town of Fakes taketh over
a strong battery and the best play
ers of the country around, while the
managers OF the club in the city OF
Graft filleth his nine with poor play
ers and Anheuser- Busch
1T is understood that Miller TOOK
umbrage at the imputation that the
players under his management mao
been filled with booze" which precip-
itated the trouble. Very little blood
was spilled and the encounter did not
last but one round.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-20
A. j. Gore, of Boone, Instantly
Killed While Working
Near Eft. Dodge
EMPLOYEE ON ELECTRICAL GANG
While Turning Rail, Used in Con-
struetion Of Fort Dodge, Des Moines
q Southeastern Road, Gore Was
Thrown Distance of Twenty Feet,
Alishtins on His Head.
Special to Times-Repuhican.


Fort Dodge, Aug. 2O.-A. J. Gore. a
young man Of Boone, employed on the
electrical gang for the Fort Dodge.
Des Moines and Southeastern, was
Instantly killed in an accident at Har-
court Saturday. In making such a
road as this, the rails are connected
with copper wire: To connect, the
rails have to be turned over on the
side, and a dozen lengths or more are
turned at the same time. Gore was
tending to this, when the rails turned
suddenly, and Gore, whose weight was
against long bar used in turning ths
rails, was thrown a distance of twenty
feet or more, striking on his head. His
neck was broken and death was in
Simultaneous.
The coroner from this city was call
ed and an inquest held, the verdict
fixing the responsibility on no one. 1t
was an unforeseen accident that might
occur at any time, and with no one
really, to blame.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-20
FLOODS AT DEBORAH
Thousands Of Dollars Worth Of DAM
age to the Crops in That Vicinity =
Three and a Half Inches of Rainfall
in a Few Hours.

DEBORAH, Aug. 20.--Decorah Is expe-
riencing one of the worst floods In Its
history, and thousands of dollars of
damage has been done. Following an
intensely hot day, about three and one
half inches of rain fell within few
hours Sunday, Transforming Dry Run
and other small creeks into raging tor
rents. Many railroad bridges were
washed out or the DEBORAH divisions
of the Rock Island and Milwaukee, and
it is not expected that the milwaukee,
will be able to resume train service be-
fore Wednesday. The fire alarm was
used to call out citizens to assist the
residents along Dry Run, as, for time.
it was feared that they would be in
danger.
In the southwest part Of the city Dry
Run overflowed Its banks, filling some
yards and few cellars. In the heart
of the city, where it skirts the prop
critics Of Peter Johnson & Sons ma.
chine shop and the L. J. Anderson
boarding stable, an 1S-foot wall was
undermined. Two traction engines
which stood on the bank in the john
son yard went into the creek. and one
corner Of the Anderson stable is dam
aged so badly that part Of one wall fell
on a shed in the Johnson property and
the stable roof has sagged several feet.
Farther down the stream wagon
bridge is washed out.
Four years ago last May the most
disastrous flood known in local history
ragged in Dry Run, the loss being up
wards OF 100000.
The Rock Island traverses Trout Run
valley and between DEBORAH and Nord-
ness four small bridges are damaged
but 1t is not expected that the train
service on this line will be seriously
impeded.
During the storm the residence Of C.
Baker was struck by lightning, result
ing in a small damage to the roof.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-20
FROM ALL OVER IOWA

made stamps the Bows track as one
of the fastest-if not the fastest-in
the state. This fact and the good
usage of the horsemen by the town
has placed bows right in the front
rank Of racing centers. It gives the
town a great advertisement.-Clipp
Liscomb.
Jacob Roemer, Of Whitten's cash
store, has accepted a very fattering Of
fer from Butler Brothers to come to
Chicago and take charge of one of
their departments at salary of ST.
800 per year. His stock is being sold
received the offer by demonstrating
practically that he could sell the
goods
Deep River.
The school board has engaged Miss
Vassie Grow of Altoona, Iowa, as pri-
mary teacher, vice Miss Martha Rol-
Ter, resigned. Miss Crow comes well
recommended, havinb the endorsement
Of former Superintendent Salbin. The
board also decided to complete the ce..
ment walk to the south line of the
SGlool house yafO ana TO repa1nt the
building.
Clarion.
While assisting in weighing down a
haystack, III. j. C. Box was quite SER
iously hurt. In some manner a ten
or fifteen pound stone broke from Its
fastenings and came down with tre-
mendous force, striking Mr.. Box ard
cutting gashes on his head, arm and
hand. He was laid up for several
days but thinks himself lucky that me
was not killed
JoIIey. .
The lumber and machinery is on
the ground and several men are here
constructing the dredge boat to be
used in digging the ditch south OF
town. They will start at the railroad
on Mrs. Geminder's farm and take a
southwesterly course and empty into
the 'Shipman ditch several miles north
west Of Lavina. Tt will take six weeks
to construct the boat. This ditch il
the one started about three years age
and never completed on account of toe
much water. 1t will drain large
amount of land that has been practic-
ally worthlesA