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The Red Cloud chief., 1908-05-08

She and Her Three Children per.
ishc t-Aut. critics Call Place a clear.
ing House fer Mureerero.
Iapoite, Ind, May G.-That Mrs.
Bella Guinness was responsible ter at
least five murders before she and her
three children were incincrated in
the fire winch destroyed her Eom,
April 2S, is the theory which IS he!
by the local authorities, who are at
tempting to solve the puzzle OF the
barnyard burying ground ioind Oh her
pretty farm, one mile north Of this
city. Their first impressions to this
effect were strengthened when Ray
laripherc was told of the grcUG5no
discoveries.
MY God! Five bodies. What
wouldn't that woman do" exclaimed
%Iamphcrc, who is awaiting grand jury
action on q charge Of first degree nu
der.
IL always thought something wa
wrong out there he said when Sheriff
Shutter questioned him. severe!
people came 10 that farm who nevc"
were seen to go away. One was a
man. big, with black hair ard mu,.
tathc. Mrs. Guinness told me h. was
jennie Olycn's sweetheart. He wa
;hcrc ohuut two wears ago. Then ono
Gav a man and woman drove up with a
baby an, went away without K. Nr:
that's all | KNOW aOoHt it, but | guess
there mus, have Lyen uthc"s. Ala'
sure inst wien that biz MA. wa
there
Tho talk of accounting for min, ami
rcEsillv eleven violent t,.ihS con.
ly.,ts III. autlultiic. Of IarOfi, In.
3,,.t.Iu to the five bud..; Il. .c..,r,.
y The l,.r ca,r,,d c,ruscs r....,,l
hy p search Ct The ruined na:.s. thr",
III, two husbands 81 the lead woman.
ION Of wlo:A died under ,.gcum ....,,
that aroused suspicion.
Ouk two oi the bodies ropui Lave
lp,n iIantifieG. These aye Andrew
!. lacl,in. who cam, t. this city f.na
Mansfield :. D.. for the uruV. Of
Earrviug Mrs. Guinness whose &C.
oaaintancc Ly, had made thrc,eh a
.atrln9uial bureau. The Other IL that
of ,Iruaic Olecn, II CHICAGO girl. who
hn hrrn adopted bv Mrs. Guinness.
She, - aDp,arc. in SeptcmDcr 1896
ami i, was said had gone 10 Los An.
Celes % attend school The other
bodies we're those OF a man and two
children a~ppareu;Iy twelve wears of
age So MANY bones of the children's
bodies were missing that the sex could
not he easily determined.
ciearjno House for Murderers,
TN of the bodies led OK.
p,essrcu 10 tell O; the delivery of five
trunks 10 thcG urucss farm during the
last sly months. and this fact has
caused the authorities to wc:k on the
Theory that tho place was a clearing
hcusr for murdcrers. They snspcct
tina, ", aithy peysons. after beine Jared
10 Chicago and Killed, were hacked in
,hcsn trunks and sent here 10 b,
lrr,ed. Investigation of Mrs. Gu,
ness Iirc dey,lopcd that two of lie,
Lush"lbs died under su.nic'ous cir
cn,nst .ccs. ho,h meeting yi,,jc,
dcoii,s Tlo Grsr Max Sorc1sou WA.
insr,rl for SS,5a0 ana he sacond
Guinness for So ,o,. Tbi, ipsvr2uc,
We. r,'l In h,th ,oscs +, the ,1ow
S~n,cnso, l,,i several yeors oco yh,
tho camille uycd AT hustin III "A,
Iooth wos ,oid I'm bavo hoo, dino +,
rco,, ,,irro Inn, ,c,ativo. claw.
t,ct ho ho, Loon roie,r,d
WILL. = ,,.iG1ut ur Austin ths Snr
,,.,, bono wa. hr,,,c1 aud oI,roug,
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100 HEAD

extra well broken horses and
mules for sale. w. r. Tay-
lor & Co., 200 E. Garden St.
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THE LATEST SPORTS
First Football Game Today.

This afternoon on the arrival OF the
2 o'clock car, at Palmetto Beach, the
first game of football will be played
when the Athletic" eleven meets the
crack eleven representing Warrington.
Captain Barrow, of the Athletics
has picked the team with which he
will expect 60 win the victory today
from a number OF boys who have
steadily practiced every night this
last week by the arc light in Sevills
square.
Here Is a synopsis of the ability OF
the players in their Respective posi-
tons as individually observed by Cap
tan Barrow and Manager Borras, OF
the "Athlstes." Broughton, who will
be seen at left tacke. is one of the
heavy men and to make play
through his position will be difficult
task for the opposing team; NJ Gil
more, at left guard, is also heavy
and steady man; Borras, who is to
do the kicking stunt for the "Athletes
Is expected to make good In MS posi-
ton at left end; Merlin, at center,
is not at all a heavy man, but he will
certainly make the. opposing team
think; DiLustro. at right guard, can't
be beat-he could hold line by him.
self; R. Wallace, in right guard, is
the man who better be watched by
the other side; R. Gilmore, an average
size man, is the right man in the
right place, at right end; Barrow will
call the signals at quarterback and
he knows all the plays as well as his
lessons at school; w. Thornton, the
lightning right half<back, will do some
of his stunts for he certainly is an
athlete; Shuttleworth, who has been
playing football since he has been
able to say football, will be at full
back, to win the favor of the spec
tators: Gould, the old reliable star at
left half-back, is the man to watch
he'd rather play football than eat;
and Olsen and Coleman are the two
able subs.
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CHICAGO OFFERS BIG
SUM FOR MATHEWSON
Will Give New York $4,000 For
Crack Pitcher, But Are
Turned Down.
By Associated Press.

New York. Oct 3.-The Herald to-
day says that Charles W. Murphy,
the owner of the Chicago National
League baseball team, had offered
$4,000 for "Christy" Mathewson, the
crack pitcher of the New Yorks, and
that John T Brush and John ]. Nc
Graw had spurned the offer, became
known last night.
When through an intermediary Mr..
Murphy and Frank Chance his man
ager, set price of $4,000 on Mathew
son, the New York management sent
back word that even this unprecedent-
ed price was not half enough to OBJ
tain the transfer of Mhthewson. To
make sure that their message was
thoroughly understood, they added
that MatheWson was not for sale at
any price.
Murphy's offer of $4,000, which was
made in good faith and with no inten-
ton that it should become public, was
communicated to Brush and McGraw
through a business man in this city
who is interested in thoroughbred
and other horses and who has the con-
fidence of both the New York and the
Chicago National League baseball
magnates.
In making the offer for Mathewson.
Murphy and Chance explained that the
Chicago team, which has been a unit
for so long, must eventually disinte-
CRATE and that the addition of Mathew
son TO the Chicago roster would be OF
the highest importance to them.
Brush and McGraw told the go-be-
tween that it would be useless to open
negotiations for the sale of Mathew
son even at price five times greater
than they had once paid for $4,000
Kelly.
The tentative offer of $4,000 was
so badly frost bitten by the New York
management that the intermediary re-
ported back to Murphy and Chance
that there was no chance in the world
for Chicago to get Mathewson.
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BELL|NGER
MAKES REPORT
HE HAS COLLECTED S35 FOR THE
BRYAN AND KERN CLUB FUND
A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR OTHER
CLUB MEMBERS TO FOLLOW:

Judge Henry Bellinger yesterday re-
ported the collection of SIS for the
Bryan and Kern Club campaign fund,
thus setting a good example for other
members OF the Bryan and Kern CLUB
to follow in raising funds. which are
now badly needed at campaign head
quarters.
The names of those who have do
mated will be reported at an early
meeting of the Bryan and Kern Club,
and The Journal VIII publish the list
of all who have so far given their dol
lar or any amount.
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HAIR PARLOR.

Mrs. Sarah Beirne, Manu-
facturer and dealer in Hair
Goods. 260 E. Chase ST., be-
tween Cevallos and Alcaniz
SITS. Established 1884.
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Dellwood Wins Again.
Special to The Journal

Dellwood, Fla, Oct. lockwood
and Greenwood pulled off a nice Sim
ming game on Friday afternoon. A
large crowd was out to see it well
done. There was just enough guying
to have a lively game
The game was sung to the tune OF
to 6 in favor of DeIlwood.
Messer behind, The bat did sensa-
tional playing; Nicholas on first, did
extra fine; Dillon on second got every
thing coming his way; Bevis, on
third, held his place nicely; Amen, on
short-stop. made the feature of the
game by his double play; Moncrief in
left field, was fine; Clarke, in center
field, was all right; Bevis, in right field
was all good; Grace, in the box, was
a mystery to the boys. He pitched
two shut-out innings.
Darkness caught us in the fifth in
ming. Dellwood did not get her last
half, though she beat the boys and
gave them an inning.
Greenwood was badly surprised to
come over here and get licking,
Dellwood is to play at Greenwood
next Friday afternoon. Everybody
come out to Sc it.
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SATURDAYS FOOTBALL RESULTS

Navy IS, Rutgers 0.
Princeton Is, Springfield Training U.
Cornell II, Hamilton O.
Harvard Is, University Maine 0.
Pennsylvania 16, Bucknell O.
Carlisle Is, Pennsylvania State 5.
West Point 5, Tufts O.
Chicago 80, Purdue 0.
Michigan 16, Case g.
Virginia p, Randolph-Macon o.
Yale 5, Syracuse 0.
University Tennessee IL, North Caro-
lima o.
University Alabama &c, Wetumpka
Agricultural 0.
Georgia Tech 80, Gordon Institute 0.
Auburn IS, Howard College 0.
Mercer Sc, Locust Grove Academy o.
University South Carolina 0, Ridge
wood Athletic Club 0.
Vanderbilt 50. Maryland 0.
Sewanee 20, Mooney 0 :
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Excellent Health Advice

Mrs. NJ. NJ. Dawson. of No. 379 Gift
ford Ave, San Jose. Cal, says: THE
worth of Electric Bitters a a general
family remedy, for headache, bilious
ness and torpor of the liver and bowels
is so pronounced that / am prompted
to say a word in its favor for the
benefit of those seeking relief from
such Affections. There is more health
for the digestive organs in a bottle
of Electric Bitters than in any other
| know Of" Sold under quar-
antee at al druggists, SOC.
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A SHAKING UP

may all be very well SO far as the
trusts are concerned. but aot when it
comes TO chills and fever and malaria.
Quit the quinine and take a real cure
Billiards. Herbine. Contains no
harmful drugs and is as certain as
taxes. If it doesn't cure, you get your
money back. 25c, SOC and S1.00 a bot
tie.
Sold and recommended by w. A.
D'Alemberte, druggist and .apothecary.
121 South Palafox street. Pensacola,
Fla.
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= - - CURES
=. 80. OLD SORES

No old heal until
5
and morbid matters which responsible for the failure the place heal
healing
S and
ATLANTA
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CONCERT.
FOR BENEFIT OF SACRED HEART
CHURCH OCTOBER 10th.
Under the Direction of Prof. Henry
Seei and 12-piece Orchestra.


1. orchestra-(a) Coronation March
from the Opera 'NThe Prophet. -
Meyerbeer, (b) Tarantelle Sicilienne
Moses Tobani.
2. Soprano Solo-(Selected) Miss
Mamie Emanuel
3. Orchestra-The two great In
dian Intermezzoes: (a) Red Wing,
(b) Rainbow.
(By speeiaI request.)
4. Baritone Solo-Prologue to the
Opera I'll acknowledgements
Mr.. l.. Miner.
5. Orchestra-(a) Selection from
the Opera "Martaa"-Flotow. (b)
Miserere from the Opera I'll Trova-
tore"-Verdi.
Soprano Solo - If' = Pinsuti-
Miss Susie SchollS.
T. Boys Chorus-fa) The Flowers
that bloom in the Spring from the
Opera 'Mikado''- Sullivan-Master
Malcolm Rafferty, and Sacred Heart
Sanctuary Choir. fb1 o Sanctissina,
tlree-part chorus by the Sacred
Heart Sanctuary Boys Choir
s. Popular Songs-(a That's mu-
sic to Me- OBJ If it's good enough
for WASHINGTON, it's good enough for
me-Miss Sophie Schad. a.
g. Orchestra-Halleluj Chorus
from Messiah" the greatest oratory
ever written-Haende1.
TO- Male Chorus-'Tis the day of
the observation-disclosures Male
Chorus
H. Orchestra-Marcl Grand FL
nale"-Henry SeeL
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New York Chicago game was a tie. A
meeting of the board of directors OF
the league has been called for Mon
day, October 5, at the hotel Sinton.
Cincinnati, Ohio, to make final dispo-
sition of the matter.
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GRAND INITIATION BALL,
At ARMoRY HALL BY
PENSACOLA CONCERT BAND.
NlGHT.-ADMiSS iON
IS CENTS.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday
AMERICAN IEAoUE

New York. 2; washington. 1, (first.>
New York. 3; Washington. 2, (second-)
Philadelphia, 8; Boston, z, (frst.)
Philadelphia. o; Boston, 5, (second, five
Innings. darkness.)
Cleveland, 2: Chicago, 3.
Detroit, 2; st. Louis, o.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Philadelphia, 3; New York. 2.
Cincinnati, 2; Chicago, IS.
St Louis. .; Pittsburg, 3,
BROOKLYN, 2; Boston, 0.
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NEW YORK APPEALS
CHICAGO TIE GAME
Bv Associated Press.

New York, Oct. 3-The New York
National League club today appealed
from the decision of President Pulliam
rendered last night that the disputed
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EDUCATIONAL.
STATE COLLEGE OR WOMEN
Tallahassee, Fla.

The safest and best college for your
daughters. High standard Superio~
advantages. Music and Fine Arts.
For catalogue address,
A. A. Murphree. President.
Tallahassee, Fla.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-06-19
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
SECRET SOCIETIES

ODD FELLOWS- Coeur 'Alene lodge No "a
meets every Tuesday evening at FFateFnal HAL,
corner Fourth and Occur d. AIene st eets. H.
Williams, Noble Grand Ludwig Roper, eee'y.
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under. driven by children not more
than IS years old.
In the appointment classes the
prizes are: Fl. G. Pell, cup for best
ladies single horse. ladies to drive;
w. p. Hamilton cup, for best ladies'
pair and park carriage; H. M. Til
ford cup. for best victoria or ca5rlo-
let and pair; and @. r. Baker cup,
for best omnibus and pair. Local
classes are: Eben Richards cup, for
best pair; F. A. Juillard cup, for
best single horse in harness; and
F. de Peyster Foster cup for best
saddle horses, entrants to be owned
and used for three months by a
member of the Tuxedo club, or a
resident Of Tuxedo Park.
Competitions will be Free-for-aII
trotting, best In three half-mile heats,
for 500 purse, free-for-all pacing,
best In three half-mile heats, for 500
purse; mile trot for single horse and
runabout, for Il. II. Harmon cup;
and ladies' driving contest for best
performance with horse and wagon
through obstacles, for George Girls
void cup.
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Weatern CIlrl,n Volce Chnrmn.

Miss Katheryn Purcell, sister OF
Father Purcell, is winning laurels in
the east by her excellent musical
talent, She Is one Of the GRADUATE
ing class at the Catholic academy at
Scranton. Pa. and closed the term
yesterday with high honors, Miss
Purcell Is known as the sweet singer
from the west and the Scranton
Truth Of June 10, speaking OF a con-
cert in which she took part, says:
The Concert OF the Nightingales
was especially fine. Miss Purcell,
who sang the part OF the Nightingale.
being in exceptionally good voice.
For all Eternity by the same young
lady, was exquisite. The range OF
Miss Purcell's voice Ii phenomenal
and this last piece showed It to good
advantage"
The young lady will remain an
other year In Scranton to take a post
graduate course IN music.
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HORSE SHOW Ar TUXEDO

TUXEDO PARK. N. ", June 10.
Seldom before has such an as
semblage OF wealth and fashion been
witnessed at this exclusive resort as
congregated today at the opening OF
the annual exhibition OF the Tuxedo
Horse show Association. Few of the
feminine leaders OF New York society
are missing and scores Of men whose
names are powerful in Wall street
are here. The list OF trophies is an
extended one and many OF the cups
are very valuable.
r.. X. Sturgis and r. A. Fairbairn
will Judge the harness horses. trot-
ters. and roadsters. and ], @. Mars
hall the saddle horses. For horses
In harness there are the Harris Fahe-
stock cup for single horses. 1b.2
hands over: the II. s. Redmond cup,
for single horses under 15.s hands:
the R. Fulton Cutting cup for run
about horses: the A. s. Carhart cup.
for palrs.i5.9 and over; the c. G,
Alexander cup. for pairs, under t5.2;
the Richard nalatield cup. for work
teams; the Mrs. Coster cup. for ride
and drive. T. wyman Porter cup for
tandems. over i4,2, and the Mrs.
Cooper cup for four-ln-hands.
For ponies In harness. there are
the Grenville Kane cup. for single
pony. and the @. +, Baker, Jr.. cup,
for pairs. not over las hands. and
the Mira. =. de Peyster Foster cup,
for single pony not over IS hands
to be driven by child not over IL
years old. For long tails there are
the Ambrose Mcneil cup for single
road horses: the A. d. Juillard cup
for pairs OF road horses. and the
Richard Mortimer cup for trotters,
The Tuxedo cup viii be given to the
best saddle horse. iB.a hands OF
over; the =. B. Keech cup to the
best saddle horse. under tS.S; tbs
Pierre LOrillard cup to the best sad
die pony. las hands or under, and
the Mrs. ]. hurry Mitchell cup e
the best saddle pony i4.a hands o.
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Racing at the Meadows.

SEATTLE, Wash, June 19.-What
promises to be the greatest racing
meet in the turf history Of the Pacific
Northwest opens tomorrow, and The
Meadows track ID today a scene Of
hustle and activity. In addition to
the many strings Of racers brought
here from San Francisco, horse own
ers in all parts of the country have
made entries and will compete for
the purses, which have been material
ly increased. The meeting will last
until Saturday, September ~, CIV
Ing 73 racing days, as against 81
last summer.
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IN LEAGUE WITH CRIME.
tcontinued from page One.)

Continued from page one.J
closed the doors OF her institution.
That is what want to show. ] want
to also further show that II, as the
city attorney contends. there is an
ordinance covering the subject Of the
charge In the complaint against the
defendant. and that II 1t has been
violated as the city contends, then
the city has been a party to that
violation, accepted money from the
houses of prostitution, gone into a
partnership with the establishments,
and its officials cannot now shield
themselves behind an ordinance
which they have openly and know
ingly violated" Judge Main. how
ever, sustained the objection inter-
posed by the city attorney. and the
evidence was not introduced.
In his argument the attorney for
the defendant hayed the city officials
for their neglect in enforcing the law
in the beginning, II 1t was a law, and
for their partial enforcement OF 1t
now. 1.-THE police had instructions
to close up the institution on Tubbs
HILL" he said, because 1t was a
house OF prostitution, but no such in
structions was given with relation to
the brick. The instructions came
straight from the mayor. that has
been testified to upon the stand"
He then contended that there was a
deeper motive lying back of the clos
Ing up OF the institution.
The city attorney from time to
time took exceptions to the caustic
argument OF the defendants attorney,
and on one occasion when the lawyer
for the defense charged that the city
ofIlcials had knowledge of the fact
that a house OF prostitution was be-
ing conducted in the brick building
and that no complaint had been
filed against the owners OF that es-
adjustment, the city attorney rose to
his feet and disclaimed any know
ledge OF any house Of Ill fame in the
city, and stated that II such an In
stitution existed and complaint
were fled he would prosecute.
The case OF the state Va. II. d.
Baker. charged with the same offense
as his wife. and that against Mand
Allen. charged with being an inmate
OF a house OF prostitution. have been
continued over until 2 o'clock tomor-
row.
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Money to loan on farm land. Our
abstracts NE accurate and are COM
pleted with dispatch. Fred l.. Tiff
fanny. Mgr. 1O4 Fourth ST. Bell
phone /.
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Pacific Irons are Renewable
ECONOMY

The which transmits the crrent the instantly
enabling the operator not regulate the heat perfectly but effect
the This possible
about electric fixtures Then eheats three minutes which
an conO OF
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MISCELLANEOUS.

WANTED = Woman cook without children
Address P. o. Box $50, or apply at room 10, San
der block
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For sale. one horse, weight about
I,100; one heavy team, 1900 pounds,
set heavy logging harness. one three
inch truck, to be sold cheap. Apply
to Winn-Barr-C hainey Co.
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GIRL WANTFD-FOr general homework.
Apply at sIT Wallace street.
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BOY WARTRD-Boy rs TO II years Of age who
wishes 10 learn the printing business can ind
wears.
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There Are No COmebacks

The Pacific iron is guaranteed for This guarantee he
the 10 hours day With ordinary the hot
cifc iron WILL LAST A LIFETIME.
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FOR BALE--One horse weight about 100; one
heavy team 1000 lbs; set heavy logging harness;
one 3lneh truck TO be sold cheap. Apply to
Winn-Barr-C hainey Co.
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PACIFIC ELECTRIC IRON
The Best by Actual Test

years. test has the Pacific electric be
the perfectly practical but the most economical and highly
electric iron the market
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FOR SALE 100 acre REIMBURSEMENT, good
house and barn; i.000,000 feet saw timber; six
miles from town. Il, Press once.
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Order your meat for Sunday of the
Metropole Market.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-06-02
A GIANT WHITE OAK.
It Is One Of the Largest In York
County.

A big white oak. which stands at the
Mrs. James Gordon's place, five miles
east Of Yorkville Is one Of the largest
In the county.
About two feet from the ground this
tree measured l6h feet in circumfer-
ence. 1t is about twelve feet from the
ground up To the first limbs.
From the extreme end Of the limbs
on one side to the extreme end of the
limbs on the other side 1t will measure
over 100 feet.
The big limbs run out straight from
the body Of the tree.
Several questions or problems are
suggested by this giant oak.
If It could speak verify it could
a tale unfold, reaching back over a
period Of perhaps 100 years.
II 1t was cut down and split into
wood how many cords would it make
and what would Ii be worth?
II the trunk was sawed up how much
lumber would it make and what would
be it's value?
If the immense roots were dug up
and made into names how many and
worth how much?
II the bark were stripped off and
sold to a tannery how many cords and
how much would It be worth?
(Of course all Of these questions can
be answered approximately
= And II the value Of time can be es-
timated that has been spent by scores
of people beneath its wide-spreading
branches in social converse or gossip
or in quiet repose-blissful ease-or
"balmy seep"-how much corn and
cotton would the time thus spent rep
resent and what would be the equiva-
lent in money?
This noble tree suggests the beau
tiful poem "Woodman, Spare That
Tree" Etc.
w. s. Gordon.