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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-25
Victory Due to Murphy.


victory to Murphy, who got us in splen-
did condition. 1 have been in seven long
races, but never entered one in better
condition than was today. Only week
ago I ran a trial Of twenty-seven miles
along the Brighton road without hurting
myself Then I had good attendance,
one doctor. who accompanied me IN the
race at Athens. and another. an Ameri-
can doctor, practicing in London. They
encouraged me all along the way, and l
felt having them there nothing could
happen to me.
II weighed more than 1 did in any
previous race. and as I said outside OF
the stitch in the side l had no trouble OF
any kind. My feet are as good as when
I started wore high shoes with leather
soles, with strip of rubber between
the shoe and the foot. and had socks
we'll soaked in tallow."
Dorando should have been out of the
race three miles from home. He ran we'll
for twenty miles, but had come too fast
and had to be assisted even before he
reached the stadium, but not to the same
extent. however.
Welton and Tewanina, the other two
Americans who finished. were too tired
to talk last night. and Morrissey. of the
Mercury Athletic Club who did not finish,
would not offer any excuse. It is known.
however. that he was not in the best
of condition, and there was some talk
of not starting, but he thought he could
get through.
Experience of Hayes and Dorando.
Hayes said:
Il took nothing to eat or drink on the
journey; think to do SO is a great mis-
take. Before starting I partook Of a
light lunch, consisting of two ounces of
beef, two slices of toast and a cup of
tea. During the race merely bathed my
face with florida water and gargled my
throat with brandy.
II ran my own race throughout. COW
ering in almost mechanical fashion the
first FIVE or six miles at a rate of six
minutes per mile. After that l went as
hard as could to the finish. Ten miles
from home ! was ten minutes behind the
leader and then I began to go through
the field. I passed Hefferon on nearing
the stadium, but saw nothing of Dorando
until I entered the arena. l do not
smoke and drink only in moderation"
Dorando. who was almost too weak to
answer questions, when seen last night
said:
II felt all right until entered the stad-
ium. When l heard the people cheering
and knew I had nearly won a thrill passed
through me and l felt my strength going
I fell down, but tried to struggle to the
tape. then fell again. never lost con-
sCousness of what was going on and II
the doctor had not ordered the attendants
to pick me up I believe I could have
finished unaided."
Dorando is a confectioner who resides on
the Island Of Capri and trained himself
for the race without any supervision. He
Is, however. the Italian long distance
champion and won the Paris Marathon
race last year around the Notifications
He hopes to compete again in that race
August Is.
Americans Gain Points.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-25
Arrive in Mound City Tired,
But Confident.
CANTlLLON IN GOOD HUM0R
Is on Lookout to Strengthen the
Team.
GENERAL COMMENTS ON GAME
Results at Brighton Beach-base
Ball Items-Pubilistic
Notes.
GENERAL COMMENTS ON GAM
of American League Clubs.

American League Games Today.
Washington at ST. Louis.
New York at Detroit
Philadelphia at Chicago
Boston at Cleveland
National League Games Today.
Pittsburg at New York
ST. Louis at Philadelphia.
Cincinnati at Boston. .
Chicago at Brooklyn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-25

The sporting men Of San Francisco are
SO confident that Stanley Ketchel is GO
ing to beat Hugo Kelly July 81 that they
have already started In to offer odds OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-25
Yesterdays National League Game

Chicago. 2; BROOKLYN. 1.
New York 2: Pittsburg !.
Cincinnati. 8; Boston, 2.
PhiladelphiaSt. Louis-haln
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-25
Forshaw's Story Of the Race.

Forshaw. the second American to finish.
and who was but four seconds and frac-
ton behind Hefreron, was walking about
as fresh as ever and suffering no Ill ef-
fects from the race. He of all the men
who finished probably has q clearer idea
Of what happened than any one else. He
said last night:
Il was next to the last man to leave
Windsor. My instructions were to keep
Tewanna with me and II weakened to
send Tewanina along to win the race If
he could do so. I held back until about
eleven miles from the finish nursins Te.
wanna along. who was suffering fam
bad knees We passed men after time
Duncan, the Englishman who was ex-
pected to win the race, being left behind
at Bridge. Tewannia, when he saw Dun
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-25
Americans Gain Points.

The other events in the stadium were
tame as compared with the Marathon, al
though they added to the victories Of the
American team. In the pole vault A. c.
Gilbert Of Yale and E. T. Cooke Of Cor
nell tied for first place, with II Ieet 9
inches. and the gold and silver medals go
to America, while c. S. Jacobs, University
of Chicago, tied, with Sonderstrom OF
Sweden and Archibald of Canada for
third, with a vault of II feet Q inches.
America also captured all the heats In
the 11O-meter hurdle race. insuring all the
places in the final Of that event today
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lines springs forth very c1everly as Yol-
lows:
Then il really isn't according to
Hoyle. Base ball is the greatest game
ever written. Aside from the splitter
there Is nothing artificial In II. Into the
cuspidor with the splitter Just as the n.
L. club owners are clamoring. Have two
men like Howell and Joe Doyle Of the
Yankees mixed up in a matinee like that
Cardinals and the Giants Sunday-why.
you wouldn't get back to WHEY and the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-25

A telegram from Connie Mack to Presi.
dent John I. Taylor yesterday said that
he would send Jimmie Collins, Harry Da-
Wis. Coombs and Schreck to take part ir
the game for Cy Young's benefit. August
13 at Boston
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-07-09
How Fast Wind Travels.

Most people at some time or other
nave used the expression went like
The wind wishing to convey the idea
of extraordinary velocity
Coming down to actual figures, how
ever, the wind is not such speedy
after all. says the Boston
transcript The month of March
more than any other in the year has
a windy record, SO she figures supplied
by the local weather bureau station
for the month will do to illustrate the
!allacy of the expression.
From the first to the thirty-first the
wind movement as registered at the
top of the federal building was 1896
miles, or an average of 27S miles a
day for so days. Here is an average
OF only l1R miles an hour, speed
which even slow moving freight
steamer approaches.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-07-09
6 reeley Clipping;

Mrs. Daniel Artist is very sick at
her home in east Greeley.
Fred Reynolds visited with Sam
Atkinson at Hamlin Sunday.
Rev. Kelly and wife were calling
on Greeley friends last week.
William Clark lost one of his best
horses Sunday. 1t went the collie
route.
Rev. Kelly went to Des Moines
Tuesday on business that may keep
him there all the week.
Robert Twist was in east Greeley
Monday buying butcher stuff to fin
ish carload which he shipped ont
Tuesday.
Horace Hartzell who has been Wis
iting for week with his brothers,
Worth and Dick, left for South Da-
kota Monday.
John Jayne of Washington county
who came here during the severe ILL
ness Of his brother Ed, returned home
Thursday last.
Rev. Cross, not being just suited
with the team he bought some time
ago, sold them the other day to
Louie Bartlett.
Lee Hough who has been visiting
with the Ed Jayne family since the
Fourth, returned to his home in
Washington county Tuesday.
Mrs. Barney Deets went to Orient,
Adair county last week to care for
her daug hter-in-law, Mrs. William
Deets, who is very sick with stomach
trouble.
A small cyclone was meandering
around the eastern part of Greeley
last Friday evening. Quite num-
Der of people were out watching it's
gyrations in the air, but fortunately
1T did not come down to the earth for
which we we're all truly thankful.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-07-09
Education and Matrimony.

A teacher in one of the local grades
was speaking to the mother of one of
her girl pupils not long ago about
ESTES frequent absences from school.
You know she won't be promoted, :
pointed out the teacher, unless she is
more regular in her attendance
Yes, put in the other, and l don't
want her to be promoted. | want her
to stop school and then when she gets
older she'll get married. as every girl
ought to. My two daughters that
stayed in school aren't married yet
and the one that didn't finish up at
school could have been married about
four times, and when she did marry
she was only 10. I'm going to take
this one out of school and bring her
up right. "-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-07-09
Clover Growing

Clover occupies a place in Iowa
agriculture that no other crop can
fill. AS source of cheap protein
and as nitrogen gatherer it is in
despensible to both the live stock
and the grain farmer. AT the pre-
ondary crop, both in acreage and
in value. For every acre of clover
in the state there are Is acres of
timothy and 46 acres of corn. At
the same time farmers are buying
large quantities OF high priced con-
centrates for feeding purposes, and
in some cases, commercial fertili-
zers to maintain the productivity
of their soil, when clover will
cheaply supply both of these needs
One of the reasons for the small
acreage Of clover is the difficulty in
securing a stand. This is especially
noticeable in the southern part of
the state, where the soils are often
low in humus. The Soils Depart
ment OF the Iowa Experiment Sta
ton has been conducting series
of Experiments with view to put
ting clover growing on a more GER
tain and profitable basis. The re-
suits of these Investigations have
been published in Bulletin No. 9S,
"Clover Growing on the Loess and
Till Soils of Southern Iowa. which
may be obtained free upon applica-
ton to Director C. F. Curtiss, Ames,
Iowa.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-07-09
Baby's Quilt.

most attractive babys quilt is
made by putting two thicknesses of
lambs wool between surah silk. The
quilting, instead of being made with
stitches is caught in place by large
roses made of ribbon. Ribbon is also
used in the style of art nouveau to
decorate the border of the quilt. Usual
ly 1T is made in long green stems, ter
minating each petal of the flower be-
ing loop of the ribbon caught at the
point by a single stitch Quilts of
such an elaborate design are used as
coach covers for the baby indoors does
not wear anything quite so exquisite.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-07-09
WEALTH IN SANDS OF OCEAN.
Cheap Mining the Problem That Has
to BE- Faced.

From Shasta te San Diego, all the
way along the shores OF the Pacific
ocean there is gold in the black sand
which, for the greater part of the
length of the state, underlies the gray
Gnd yellow sand of the beach. This
;ias been known to mining men for a
score of years or more, but ever since
they found it out they have been COM
pletely baffled in all efforts to get it.
The values in the sand are low, not
more than % cents per ton and the
sea washes heavily over all manner of
structures which are set up on the
beach to separate the sand from its
old. These We're the two principal
cbt acles to be overcome: To find a
machine which would withstand the
storms of winter and the tides of
summer and at the same time be deli
cate enough TO draw the gold from the
black mass of the beach.
At last. however, the riddle has been
solved despite the wrecking of one
of the plants with which the work
Nh''a co!iIlieHced, ana recent cleanup
of one days run of LOCO tons of black
sand paid 5000 over and above ell ex-
penses. The full value of the gold in
the sand, could it have been entirely
removed, would have been $3.50. the
actual amount taken out was about
s235 worth, making the cost of hand
ling that 1000 toss of sand trifle
more than three cents ton, the
cheapest mining yet known to man.
Technical World Magazine.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-07-09
SOME LARGE FRENCH FAMILIES
Official Statistics Give Figures That
Are Rather Surprising.

Small families are the rule In
exceptions. The following data were
taken by Consul Chapman Coleman of
RoubaiX from the latest official sta
ustlcs of the population of France
According to these statistics the total
population of France is 1880, 7SS The
female sex exceedf the masculine in
numbers, the figures being, respec-
lively, 1883 ,S99 and 1S,S16,SS9. On
the other hand, an excess in the mum
Der of unmarried is shown on the mas
culine side, the respective figures be
9,917,l7S and 9,l14,356 There are p
3S4,S97 widows and divorced women,
as against 1,005,SS4 widowers and di.
Torced men,
The number of French families is
9.1Sl,117, of which 1,31477 are with
out children; 2.249,337 have but one
child; 2,O1S,665 have two; 1,246.264
have three; 74S,S4l have four; 429.799
have five; 24S,159 have six; 1875. 769
have seven; 71,S41 have eight, and
33.917 have nine children. These fig
ures represent, in a rapidly decreasing
proportion. the number of families
having large number of children.
For about two-thirds of the families
OF France the average number of chill.
dren does not exceed three; while for
about l Y per cent. of them the aver.
age number is seven, and for less than
one per cent of the families, eight chill
dren. Twenty-four families are re-
corded, however, as possessing II and
"a as possessing is children.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-07-09
Audubon oMnship

Audubon I oNnship
j. NJ. Dimick was buying cattle in
this vicinity Tuesday.
DR.. Clay made professional call
out this way the Fourth.
Try our gasoline and kerosene.
None better. WALKER.
A number OF neighbors and rela-
tives enjoyed the Fourth at Henry
Heckman's.
Christian Hickman, Jr., and fam
lily visited with Mrs. Anna Schwar-
ting Sunday.
Fred Boehme purchased fine new
kratzer buggy of Extra dealers one
day last week.
Mr.. Henry Baker is again feeling
quite poorly and was unable to at
tend the celebration.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. butcher ar
A1NSSA hOIO llOll lQClI NlSll dl II,
Minnesota, last week.
Little Kathleen Marquesen of
Extra visited last week with her
sister, Mrs. James Henick.
Honest goods at honest prices at
Walkers.
Mabel Shideler of North Branch
visited with her sister, Mrs. Frank
butcher, the week of the Fourth.
Otis Boehme and wife of Osceola
are here on a visit with their rela-
tives, the Baylor and Boehme
i families.
Anton Nielsen, formerly residing
on the old Bennett farm but now re-
, siding near Extra, is building a fine
residence.
Quite a number are making prepa-
rations to attend the Chautauqua at
Audubon during the week of July
2lst to goth.
See our Opaline assortment in
| Walkers window. Your choice 25c
Frank Hunt and wife and Mrs.
Jane Bennett, former residents here
but now of Valley junction, spent
the Fourth in Extra.
Among the Sunday visitors were
Thaniel Benton and wife at Herman
CarsteEs and Martin Scherm and
wife at William Hocamp's.
A new line of go-carts at Wal
kers.
Mrs. James Gripp and little son of
Moline, Illinois, are visiting with
her daughter, Mrs. Marion Rummel-
hart, and old neighbors and friends
in this and Greeley township.
Will Eagen, wife and daughter
Mary from south of Anita passed
through this township going to the
celebration in Extra. They will be
remembered as former Greelsyites.
People gathered from the "tour
corners of the earth" as it were, to
celebrate in Extra and they all re-
turned home tired and happy voting
it ..the best that ever was.' Three
cheers for Extra
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-07-09
Rev. l. w. Williams Testlfies

Rev. |. w. Williams, Huntington, w.
Va, testities as follows: This is to Ger.
tify that used Foley's Kidney Remedy
for nervous exhaustion and kidney trou
BILE, and am free to say that Foley's kid.
ney remedy will do all that you claim
for it. "-Nick Dotfing.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-07-09
A Noble Lover

Darling" said the American heir
ess, 1T is not true, is it, that you want
to marry me for my money!"
No, dearest" answered the duke
de Rasges ct Patchez, but l don't
hold it against you. Baltimore Amer.
lean.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-22
DOUGLAS PERSONALS.

W. c. Mcdonald spent yesterday in Bisbee.
 Albert Heffren returued yesterday morning from Bisbee.
 F. H. Bachman, mining man from Sonora, is in the city.
 Frank Watts, of the La Cuesta ranch, came up yesterday on business.
 Ben Sneed, the Cananea cattleman, is registered at the Queen hotel.
 Mrs. Chas. R. Scott returned Sunday from 8 visit to points on the coast.
 Henry Coleman, a cattleman fron. Deming, New Mexico, is in the city.
 H. T. Cuthbert went to Bisbee yes terday on business to be gone several days.
 Pete Johnson, a cattleman from Bis, bee, is registered at the International hotel.
 ~ M.J. Bentley, who is connected with the securing of lands in Mexico for the Kickapoo Indians, returned yesterday
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-22
HAWKINS PREFERS
 ID BE HANGED
Has Written the Governor Ask ing Him to Pay No Atten-
 ton to Any Petitions,

D. w. Hawkins is ready to meet his death sentence in the jail yard at Tucson, on August fl, and has written letter to Governor Kibbey at PhOe- nix, requesting him to pay no atten- tion to any petition that may be presented to him asking that his death sentence be commuted to life Imprisonment. In his letter to Gov ernor Kibbey, Hawkins says that he prefers death to life Imprisonment.
 Mrs. Hawkins has a petition and is going about the city securing some signatures. When her husband heard of her actions. he asked the sheriff's office for some letter paper and en- velopes and wrote Governor Kibbey advising the chief magistrate to pay no attention to the plea to be made to him by his wife in order to save his life.
 Hawkins still maintains his cool and unconcerned manner. The only signs of nervousness he has displayed was during the execution of Groce on Friday. It is said he paced his cell during the execution like a caged ti- ger and appeared relieved when he learned that the execution had been ended. For the first time yesterday Hawkins asked his jailor about a priest He was eager to learn if he made confession to the priest would it be divulgsd to the authorities. When he was told that any confession made to a priest would be held in secret, he appeared satisfied. It is the general belief around the court house that Hawkins has an important confession to make before he goes to his death, although the priests ears may be the only ones to hear it.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-22
Cochise County

from Nacozari and MOetezuma where he has been on business.
 Mir. and Mrs. James Wood attended the funeral of R. H. Campbell in Bisbee Sunday.
 Miss Idalia Wesbrook left yesterday for Nacozari, where she goes to visit friends.
 Geo. J. Cole of Fl Paso came in yes terday on his way to his property al Calabazas.
 Lowell Lawhon, brother of w. W Lawhon of this city, will leave today for Cananea.
 Miss May Henderson returned yes terday from Nacozari, where she has been spending her vacation.
 H. B. Posey of the clerical force in the Copper Queen store, left yesterday for the east On his vacation.
 Judge Geo. w. Cass returned yester- day morning from Fl Paso, where he spent several days on business.
 Phill Hedricks, formerly of Denim. New Mexico, has entered the employ of the Copper Queen smelter here.
 
 F. A. Wager and family came down from Bisbee on the morning train yes terday, having spent Sunday there.
 R. O. Fife, from the Tabatacachi mine, came up from Calabazas yes terday and will remain in the city sev- eral days.
 Mrs. Ruth Scott Rosignol, proprietor of the Woodland hotel, arrived home yesterday from a trip of several weeks to the coast.
 Miss Clidean Simpson returned Sun day from her vacation, which was spent in the east, principally Illinois and Indiana.
 R. D. Hall, mining man from the Chiracahua mountains, came down yesterday afternoon bringing with him a bag of samples.
 O. B. Dawson passed through the city yesterday to Naeozari, where he goes in the interest of the Dawson Gold Mining company.
 F. P. Kepley, of the firm of Loretz and Kepley of Fl Paso, is registered at the Gadsden! while visiting the gro cery trade of the city.
 Major Geo. H. Kelly returned yester- day morning from an extended trip
Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-22
ROCK ISLAND CUTOFF
 IN WESTERN TEXAS
Would Also Cut Across Corner
 of New Mexico,

The following dispatch from Fort Worth was printed Sunday in the San Antonio Light and the Houston Chron- icle:
 Rock Island railroad officials an- nounced today that they are planning to build a cutoff from Magnum, Okla, through western Texas to Fl Paso. The line will also cut across corner of New Mexico, going to Carlsbad.
 Tt is expected that the proposed railway will run through Childress, Floydada. Lubbock and Brownfield. The latter town is now ninety-five miles from the nearest railroad.
 The country to be traversed is high, dry and fertile and almost as level as a floor.
 The new line will shorten the dis tance from Mexico to northern cities by seven hours"
 Steel Ordered.
 The Fort Worth Telegram of Sun day also prints the item and says: "Advices say that the Rock Island has completed contracts for steel and ties to be laid at once and work will be rushed. It is probable the towns to be touched by the road will be Childress, Floyada. Lubbock, Brown l field, Carlsbad, Westwater and Fl Paso.
 | This line Of railroad would be a most remarkable one. From a point twenty-five miles northeast of Floyd ada, where it would rise above the cap ! rocks and enter the Staked Plains, fol 1 several hundred miles there is a nat ural grade and rails can be laid with surprising cheapness. This country is perfectly level 90 level that the early | plainsmen were often lost as would | be ship at sea without a compass"