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Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-04-23

Emerson well says that "the
only way to have a friend is to
deserve one"-the which is final
analysis of all human and heav-
emily equation. Much of that
which passes for friendship is
a pretense as devoid of it's divine
, ichor as that semblance of love
which Judas sold for a bit of
silver. Insofar as concerns the
world a friend is the man or
woman who, to use the language
J of the street, goes through for us
in time of need-who is fearless
champion in our absence, and
! who not only believes in and de-
tends but cheers and assists.
These are noble attributes, and
without them there could not be
such word. He or she who is
faithful and true as hooks of
steel, and willing to bear half,
is real friend of inestimable pos
session. But the word has still
anearer and dearer interpreta-
ton which, as is given many of
us to know, includes not only
love and esteem, but understand
ing-twin sense of common SYM
pathy which thrives only in spir-
itual soil-that touch of nature
akin, whereby we multiply our
joys and temper grief-and of
which that still living admoni-
ton of Socrates to "Oblige with
all your soul that frien who has
made you a present of his own"
is the true test. Friendship of
this kind not only blesses, but
incit este better and higher at
tainment-for if held for long
it must be deserved. To feel and
know, forever and aye, is friend
ship-to recognize without sign
and commune without speech
like to be born of kindred weak
nesses and virtues; but none the
less an ideal relation.
And he,world is cursed with
insincerity-with outward show
and harlot's tears. Be true to
your friend-as you must, if
true to yourself. Choose so you
may be judged by them without
shame-as the world will. Live
so as to lay up greater store
if you can find. There is no
more precious treasure for today
nor higher heritage for the fut-
ure, than a friend.
AS the big beef packers at the
Chicago stock yards and tn efar-
mers of Illinois, Iowa and other
western states are engaged in a
battle royel over the price of
beef pork and mutton, and the
consumer all over the United
States are getting the worst of
it-just as the innocent bystand-
ers usually do. The packers, hav-
ing boosted prices to the con-
sumers, are now endeavoring to
bbeat down the prices they pay
to the farmers. To the lay dele
gate it looks as though the beef
trust was trying to play the mid
die against both ends, gaining a
profit from both the consumer
and the farmer.
-O---
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-04-23
Boys Who Are Needed.

"I don't know what we should
do in this world without boys"
said one of the members of a
large business house. "There
seems to be certain functions
which only a boy can properly
perform, and if a boy-the right
kind of a boy, | mean, of course
is not forthcoming, one feels
at loss how to get these things
done at all. We have half a
dozen first rate boys connected
with our establishment, and
I don't know how we could run
the business smoothly and sue
cessfully without them.
The qualities which make
boy so indispensable to all de-
partments of our modern life are
not hard to distinguish or define.
They are evident on the front
of the boys activity-his frank
ness and honesty, his versatility,
and his Astounding vitality and
endurance, his teachableness, his
obligingness, his good spirits,
his readiness and enthusiasm for
subordinate service. Because of
these characteristic qualities, the
right kind of boy is treasure
to any employer. His cleverness
and enthusiasm alone are per-
petual source of refreshments
and help to a busy man.
The boy who is needed is the
boy whose native moral quality
has not been impaired by wrong
thinking and wrong doing. He
has honesty, obedience and 10y
atty in the glance of the eye and
the inward feeling of his heart.
There is something distinctly
winning about his face and per-
sonality. He may be green"
inexperienced, awkward, at first,
perhaps, but he is the kind of
boy who is needed in the most
earnest and important affairs,
because his heart and will are
pure and right. Details and
learn-that every employer OFT
methods are things which he
can yearn-these every employer
knows. He has no false pride.
He will take hold of his simple
and subordinate duties with an
enthusiasm that seems to quick
en- the whole business with it's
overflow. The proudest and
most devoted employee of a great
business concern is very likely
to be the boy who takes care of
the office and does the errand
running. He is glad of a chance
to serve, and, in due time, to
rise.
Such is the boy who is needed
everywhere in this busy and
exacting world--not less in the
educational and social world
than in industrial and CONNER
cial life. His life will be as sin
cere and pure as the native dis
position of the human heart be-
fore it has been seduced and
corrupted. A good boy is nat
ural boy, and that is why we are
drawn towards him, and feel the
need of him, and get so much
personal help out of his service
and cvr1onathU Sp1nntpd
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-04-23

Choice Domestic and Imported
Alfalfa Seed Amber Orange and Red Top Sumac Cane Mi Seed
kaf Corn, Seed Corn ROwdn Cotton Seed etc. Car lots
Ask for Prices Quote Prices Whpporwl Clay
Dallas Grain & Seed Co., Dallas, Texas
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-04-23
DosItL Now

UNDERTAKERS-New canopy; cost
$35; secondhand cooling board,
stools, lowering device; low price on
any or all. e. B. RHODES, Groes-
beck, Tex
Evening star., 1908-12-23
HANBRIDGE UP IN TIME.
Oakland Favorite Just Beats Out Bou
Homme at End.

OAKLAND, CAL, December o.
Hanbridge, heavily played favorite, got
up in time to beat Bon Homme cleverly
In the Lorillard handicap at Emeryville
yesterday. The event was the feature
OF a good card that was run over a
muddy track due to the rain of the
early morning hours. Bon Homme was
strongly supported, and led until the
final sixteenth. Clamor was third. Sir
Lynnewood was the medium of a
plunge in the third. but was practi-
cally left at the post. Booger Red won
from Fireball and Tony Faust. In the
fifth Belmere beat Darlington in a drive.
Summary:
First race. six furlongs: selling Nebulosis, 1O5
lGioldstein). IS to ). won; Billy Bowlegs. 1O7
8 to l. third. Time. 1.15 3-5. Deneen. Devsita.
Wap. Sophomore, Mike AsheIm and Emma G..
second race Eve and one-naIf furlongs; sell.
ing-warden Yell, IO9 "a Williamsl. Q to 2,
won: Patricia r.. 100 tTsplin,. 90 to !. second:
Uncle sam Vronsky and Francis Joseph also ran
os b5 :f Il /" j. Won rss, :S
linz. II to ]. second: Tony Faust. 10 tMcCar-
Thy, ITO to a;, z third r., Time ,,t &c Grace ace. g. Anua
Fourth race mile and sixteenth: J0rillard
handicap Hanbridge. l16 lnutier'. to 5. Won;
hou HoInnle, 3O eGptoh', 20 =, second, tIamof,
1o5 lSullivan,. IL to L. third Time. 1.41 20.
Fantastic. kilford and FL Picar also ran.
Fifth race, one mile; selling -Relmerp, Ill
tKeoushl. :; to 2. Won: Darlington. ia taien.
tryl. 5 TO l. second; Gargantua. 100 tTaplin>,
8 to !, third, Time. 1t Invader. Tslentosa
Etspa also
Sixth rsce. six furlongs; purse--Warden 1o4
tLeel. ! to ]. won: Anna l.. DAILY, i04 (Giloert)
to ]. second; Ocean Queen, 100 Ikirsebbsum,.
3 to l. third. Time, la 1-5 Joe Rose, Del
EuauiOur also ran.
Evening star., 1908-12-23
CHASE TO RETURN
AS A HIGHLANDER

NEW YORK, December 23.-Informa-
ton received here yesterday to the ef-
feet that the independent California
State League would not become a party
to the national agreement. but would
continue to be an "outlaw" organiza-
ton. did not cause much cOmmotion in
base ball circles. Only two players tlNt
the local clubs are interested in are iden-
tilted with the outlaw league. They are
Hal Chase, who belongs. under organ
lied base ball. to the Highlanders and Ell
mer Stricklett, the Christopher Colum-
bus OF the spit ball. who must play with
Brooklyn. or remain an outlaw. Chase
is now with Stockton and Stricklett with
San Jose.
Presidents Harry Pulliam and Ban
Johnson Of the National and American
leagues. who made the trip to the coast
to get the outlaws in line, failed in their
mission, because the Californians in
sisted on the stipulation that all play
league should be at the disposal of the
clubs they are now with.
The representatives Of the big leagues.
backed by the Pacific Coast League will
not consent to this. and all negotiations
were called Off.
The positive statement can be made
that Hal Chase Will he with the High
landcrS next scasoil Under existing
circumstances ii will bc easy for him
to make his peace with the national
Evening star., 1908-12-23
JOHNSON Is
VERY CONFIDENT

. NEW YORK, December 23.-"I am going
to win. no matter what money they give
me-" writes Johnson to his brother-in-
law. saws the anil. And I want you to
get busy. Put down all the money you
can raise. and get the boys to come
through with all they can gather. Put
i, on me at the best odds YOU can get,
and then sit back and wait for your old
Uncle Dudley 1 am going to win.
Il don't care what Fitzpatrick and
Burns have fixed up. / don't care what
I am supposed to do. They are playing
hog wi. IN me anyhow. and the most money
] can get out OF it is almost nothing.
Here's one time / can't be handled. The
Burns jaw over it goes and over goes
the champion Of the world. He's strong
and tough. but put some more money
on this-that he doesn't go fifteen rounds.
Just remember this: They are fixing
IL ali I'D to hand me the lemon, but here 8
once I won't fall for the game. I'm
going to double-cross all the schemers
in. the world, and get the title Can I
] make more out Of the title than couid
get on all the frame-ups that ever hap
pened Watch me turn the trick, and
put all you've got on this tar baby"
Toe" Humphries said: 'I like Johnson.
Many base their Judgment on the Hart
fight but at any time in this contest
Johnson could have sent Hart to the land
Of nod johnson IS cievcrer. more shifty
and has more speed than has Burns. lie
also has a heavier punch than the Cana
dian, and if the bout Is on the level john
soI viii win BY Knockout. Jef1ries re-
tired Simply to dodge Johnson JeH
wanted no part OF the negro. At that
time the big champion was fat. and in my
opinion he would have to defeat johnson
in six rounds il he expected to win. II
the coming contest IS on its merits john
SON should win inside OF twenty rounds.
Evening star., 1908-12-23
NO FIELD STANDS
At RACE TRACKS

NEW YORK, December 23.-Everybody
who wishes to see racing next season
will have to buy grandstand badge Or
remain outside Of the local race tracks.
There will be no field stand for the next
two years. This has been decided upon
by the Jockey Club stewards.
The Jockey Club stewards, realizing
that they will enter new era OF the
turf next season, have determined to
build from the foundation up to estab-
lish the sport. In order to build cor
rectly and to keep away from the, danger
shoals Of reform they have made the
move.
1t was the men who frequented the one
dollar Enclosure that caused the anti-bet-
ting crusade to develop. These racegoers
with small salaries and limited financial
accounts were badly crippled when they
went to the race tracks and lost their
money. AS result many families suf-
fered. Consequently there was an attack
on race track gambling which brought
about the repeal OF the Percy-Gray bet
ting law.
Another feature determined upon by the
magnates is the abolishment Of compli.
mentary tickets. Next year everybody
who attends the races will have to pay.
The only exceptions to this rule will be
the reporters who chronicle the daily rae
ing events. In former years all the poll
ticians. great and small. of this state and
city were provided with badges.
Evening star., 1908-12-23

Metal is being stripped off the hull of
the power launch Rosalie. belonging 10
Capt. Jack Hendley Of this city. prepara
tory to rebuilding. The Rosalie is TO be
remodeled and fitted with larger and
more powerful gasoline engine. and VII
be made one of the most efficient cruising
boats on the river.
The unnamed canoe launch belonging
to o. c. ketcIam and others Of this city.
which was placed in commission in a par
TALLY unfinished condition last summer. is
at Regans boatyard to have the interio:
of her cabin remodeled and to have other
work done that will make her an "a;
tractive craft. She will be ready to go
into commission early in the coming
spring.
The launch Fairbanks has ! cen hauled
out on the railway at Benefits boatyard
to be placed in winter quarters. While
laid up the launch will be given gsn.
eral overhauling and will be made prar-
ticaily a new craft.
The launch Rebecca W. and tile ffsh
commission launch Mercedes are also out
at Benefits TO undergo repair work and
to be made ready for service as soon as
the season opens in the spring. The
Mercedes is to be made ready for duty
as tender to the fish commission station
at Bryans Point. Md.
Evening star., 1908-12-23
MURPHY DEFEATS GRIFFIN.
Harlem Boy Too Clever for Austria
lian Eeatherweieht Champion.

BOSTON, Mass, December 25.-Tonmy
Murphy Of New York won the decision
over Charley Griffin, champion feather
weight Of Australia, after twelve rounds
Of slow fighting at the Armory A. A. last
night. Murphy had all the better of the
20, with the exception OF the eighth and
ninth rounds. when Griffin came back in
great shape and sent the Harlem boy
ree!ing around the ring with short-arm
jabs to the face and nose. Murphy was
covered with blood at the end of the
ninth. but he came back fresh i'm the
tenth and again took the lead.
Murphy had all the advantage Of the
first six rounds. His kangaroo style of
lighting, jumping back as Griffin led and
then poppin, in and out the moment he
landed q blow. had Griffin guessing. and
lie seldom landed OH Murphy in the first
six rounds.
Grimm seemed TO solve the mystery and
got in under Murphy's guard in the sew
cntll. In the eighth the Australian start
ed in as though me was after a knock
out. He jabbed and punched Murphy
around the ring for two rounds and then
eased I'D. Murphy came back strong in
the twelfth and had Griffin clinging and
stailing to avoid punishment
Evening star., 1908-12-23
Trle Overweight Johnson Writes of Double Crossing
Some One- Great Interest ScrapLongboat Matched to
Meet Shrubb- Hal Chase Return to Old New York.
Center Shot Hangs Up New Worlds Record.

commission. To Umpire Jack Sheridan
of the American League staff. who win
tors in Los Angeles, Chase has stated
that he will gladly return to the High
landerS il Frank Farrell can have him
reinstated. Chase has written to friends
in this city to the same effect. At any
rate Farrell has Chase signed to a con-
tract for next year. and the California
courts would tie him up If he attempted
to put in next season with the Stockton
club. Chase knows he. has Il brilliant fu-
ture before him as a player in the Amer
lean League. and would hardly be silly
enough to give it up and stand behind 4
cigar counter in Stockton until his use
fulness as a ball player has passed away.
Stricklett made overtures to President
Ebbets of the Brooklyn club several
months ago asking for forgiveness for
jumping the team. If Ebbets wants the
spitball dispenser he will doubtless be
found in BroOklyn's lineup next season,
with Rucker, Scan1on. Mcintyre, Will
helm. PastoriuS and Bell.
From Fresno, CAL came a story yes
terday that Frank Chance manager Of
the Chicago worlds champions, was dis
satisfied with his status in the Chicago
club. and would join the California out
laws. Chance resents the "butting in"
of President Charley Murphy Of the
Cubs. He has not signed for next sea-
son and has stated that Murphy must
give him absolute control of the team
or he will remain in California next
year.
Evening star., 1908-12-23

Center Shot a 15-to-1 chance and the
outsider in fast field of five horses. ran
the mile in 1.37 1-5.
The old accepted record was 1.3I 30.
made by Dick Welles. three-year-old
colt, carrying 112 pounds. i'll the midsum-
mer of 1908. OH the oval mile Harlem
track at Chicago.
The time of Dick Welles was equaled
two years later by kiamesha. three
year-old filly. carrying 104 pounds, at the
Belmont Park track. New York. though
the performance was not rated as the
same as the record of Dick Welles. as
kiamesha had only one turn to make In
covering the distance. the Belmont Park
track being mile and a half in circuit
In England record of one mile In
1.33 1-5 is credited to the American horse
lard. but Caiman ran on straight course.
down hill nearly all the distance, and
said to be short of a mile at that.
Center Shot in her race today carried
lGJ pounds, and. ridden by Jockey Treuoel,
was first, with Montgomery second, Glo-
rio third and Ethan and Gcwan unplaced
Center Shot is brown filly. by Sain-
Grand Shot, by Foul Shot, and was bred
by Barney Scllreiber at his Woodlands
farm. in Missouri. Center Shot is the
a frequent winner, was regarded as Of
only moderate class until her perform
ance yesterday. Summaries:
First race: five and half furlongs; selling
Esther NJ; IL SPsge), II TO /. second; Albion
Sand. Bitter Sir. Chief Desmond, yanen and
Adris also ran.
Second race. two.year-olds: seven furlongs:
purse.Dr. Holzberg. 1Os tMcGeel. 9 to 2, won:
Tom Reid, il2 lTrcuheD, Is to L. second: Ger
Tymaander, zaa Jos lPowersl, to 5. third Time.
Pert. Fair Annie and Dredkin also ran.
Third race. seven furlonSs; sellng-Grande
Dame. 1O3 Martini. to I, won: Mary f.. l09
Towers; 8 to 6. second; Pal. loe iTreabeD.
to l. third: Time: 1.24 Is. Ed Ball. Haen.
sci. Proper DR.. Mathews. Tom Shaw and Lord
Stanhope also ran
Fourth race. mile-center Shot, loS tTreuoen,
Is to I. won: Montgomery:, 112 (Shillins), even,
second: Gi0rio. 1OS (Archibald). to 5. thiAi.
Time; 1.s7 Is: Ethon and Govan also ran.
tpeWers,. 3 t. won: King Of the Nj Mist ss;; sG2
ling,, ii to 5, third. Time. rs: 2-3. Quardi.
John Lyle and Warner Griswen also ran
Sixth race. Ave and half furlongs: selling
Garter Light. 100 !Howard, e5 to I. won, John
Elein. 100 !ciark,, Is to !; third: Time, 1;o'.
Orcagna. Elephant Jack. Miss Fairbanks. Da-
mond Nose. Feminine and Turnaway also ran.
Evening star., 1908-12-23
MOUNTAIN CLIMBER RETURNS
MISS ANNIE s. PECK REACHES
SUMMIT OF HUAsCAKAN.
outstrips Two Hardened Guides.
Receives Personal Congratula-
tions Of President Leguia.

NEW YORK December 23.-Miss Annie
8. Peck Of Providence, r. l., the noun
tain climber. who, on the second attempt.
succeeded in reaching, September Z. the
SUNNI, of Mount Huascaran. king Of the
Andes. has returned on the Alliance from
Colon. The height OF Huascaran is esti-
mated from - 900 to $4,000 feet.
August "a she outstripped her two
hardened guides and nearly reached the
crest, but owing to the mountain sickness
of one Of her attendants, she was conf
PEELED to descend. She set out on her
Anal attempt September =. and the ac-
complishment of her task required five
days. during which hardships were en-
dured that would have turned back many
a man.
She gives the credit for much of her
success to her Swiss guides, Rudolph
Taugwalder and Gabriel zum Tauswald.
On the first try they had two Indian
porters; on the second ascent four
Guide Loses Hand.
On the way up Rudolph Taugwalder
lost his mittens. He had both hands
frozen. and after his descent had to have
one hand amputated.
Of her ambition. while making their way
down. Taugwalder. who was leading,
slipped. and dragged Miss Peck over the
edge of fssure.
''The other guide Gabriel zum Taug-
wald, fortunately had seen the misstep
of Taugwalder almost as soon as it had
been made" said Miss Peck. ''Taugwalder
and myself were dangling in dangerous
position. With strength almost super
human Taugwald braced himself with
his alpenstock SO that when the rope that
held us together had tautened he kept
his purchase In the ice. He called down
to us to dig ourselves footholds that
would tighten the strain both on the line
and himself. Gradually he pulled us both
back
The accident was due to Taugwalder
having frozen his hands as we'll as one of
his feet.
The same guide had been the real cause
Of the abandonment of the first attempt
to reach the top. They spent nine days
camping on the ice.
Congratulated by President of Peru.
On her return to Lima in September
she was personally congratulated by Pres
ident Leguia of Peru. and gold medal
was presented to her by the Peruvian gov
ernment
Miss Peck is a graduate of the Univer-
sity Of Michigan and has climbed peaks in
Mexico, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru. Califor-
MIA and the Alps. being the first woman
to climb. the Matterhorn. She is nearing
fifty years Of age. Her physique is not
Amazonian and she Is not muscular. She
said she had probably nowhere encounter
ed such severe cold as on Huascaran.
"One does not need much musce.'' she
said. "a large athletic build is by no
means q necessity. l have good pair OF
lungs and a good heart. Without these
one cannot be a success at mountain
climbing
The altitude reached by Miss Peck, she
believes. surpasses that attained by any
other climber. Heretofore the record has
been held by w. w. Graham. whose as
cent Of one of the peaks Of the Himalayas
is set down as a climb of :.3 800 feet. STE
is confident she went beyond that height
by at least 200. and possible 900 feet
Evening star., 1908-12-23
LOOKS LIKE REBELLION.
Golf Association Of America Name
Selected for New Body.

CHICAGO, December 23.-Charles F.
Thompson of the Homeward Country
Club is so far the only avowed candidate
for president of the Western Golf Asso-
citation. the annual meeting of which will
be held here on January Is.
Mr.. Thompson said yesterday that the
forthcoming meeting would develop a
movement to secede from the United
States Golf Association and form a new
organization to be called the Golf Asso-
citation Of America. Mr.. Thompson said
he favored this plan. Alfred II. Gates
who is now president of the organization,
said:
''While there has been much talk
against the alleged domination of the
national body by coterie of easterners,
there is a large body OF conservatives in
the west. including nearly all of the old
golfers. who will oppose the break. The
attempt undoubtedly will be made. but
it's success cannot be predicted
The Western Golf Association includes
the territory west OF Pittsburg. all the
way to Hawaii
Evening star., 1908-12-23
Coast Survey Notes.

The coast ard geodetic survey service
steamer Bache is in a drydOck at Bait
more for attention to her hulf and to have
her outboard piping inspected and de-
paired If needed.
The steamer is to he overhauled and put
in thorough order preparatory to sailing
for the island Of Porto Rico, where she
will again take up survey work On its
coast The steamer will be ready to sail
for the tropics early in the coming year.
The steamer EndeavOr Of the United
States coast survey service, which LEFT
here about three weeks ago, is now At
work in the Carolina sounds making sur
veys and mapping out shoals. The En-
deavor is In service this winter for the
first time in two years.
At that time she was brought here from
Baltimore and laid up in the har6or, the
fresh water here being consndered better
for the preservation Of her wooden hull
than the brack;sh water Of the Patapsco
river.
Evening star., 1908-12-23
Whereabouts of River Men.

Capt Edward Hichborn has taken com
mand of the schooner Joseph G. RAY.
now at Baltimore, loading gravel for
Port Tampa. Fla. and will remain in
her throughout the winter. He relieves
Capt A. Colcord, who viii spend the win
ter at his home in the north.
Capt Allen Strong, master or tis
schooner Rebecca 7. Moulton. dischaIg-
ing lumber here. has returned from
short business trip to Baltimore.
Capt Larramere. master of the schooner
Grace G. Bennett, who has been visiting
his home while his vessel was lying III
port here unloading. rejoined her Sester-
day in order to sail today for North Care
lima.
Capt Benjamin Pratt. formerly master
of the schooner Margaret II. Fane. which
was lost on the Virginia coast several
months ago. arrived here Yesterday III
command Of the schooner Rover. laden
with lumber.
Capt Alfred Curley. master of the
schooner Sidonia Curley. will remain with
his family at this city until after the
holidays. The Curley will remain in port
here undergoing minor repair work.