Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-03-26

WITCH he never cared, preferring the
uneven roads of the country and the
open air. His is an out Of door gospel.
He also walked all over the map On
scheduled trips. delivering temperance
lectures en- route. / It is still his custom
to- give temperance talks on Sunday,
Largely through Weston's@ example a
walking mania sprang up in the coun-
try. He walked in several matches,
his most famous competitor being
Daniel O'Leary, who sometimes beat
him for short distances. but LACKED
the staying qualities Of Weston. The
bicycle had not then come into vogue.
while the automobile was far. In the
future. It was the golden age OF, pc
destrianism, the most healthful Of
sports. .,,,.: r. ]4 -. re-, - .,s',:
Took the Astley Belt.
From America Mr.. Weston went to
England, where he exceeded his tri-
umphs at home. Perhaps his greatest
feat was in walking 5000 miles in 100
days, an accomplishment that for &C.
tual distance covered exceeded the
CROSS continent tramp on which he Is
now engaged. In 1870 he won the fl
nous Ashley belt In London by walk
ing $50 miles in al hours and "A min
utes, beating two Englishmen and one
other competitor over 100 miles. +" =,
When walking matches became COM
mercialized, and SO discredited, Weston
went into business, and little more
was heard Of him as a pedestrian un-
til recent years. Through all this time,
however, he continued walking q little
every day for his health and pleasure.
And with him "a lttle'' would mean a
killing tramp to other men. His casua,
stroll was q matter Of twenty miles.
It was his constant habit to walk from
uptown New York to Wall street each
morning, a distance Of eight or ten,
miles. Thus he kept in training. His
later public exhibits were, taken up
with the idea that In this age Of au.
tomobiles, railroads and trolleys the
American people are forgetting how to
walk, and If the tendency is not check
ed one Of the most healthful and de-
lightful sports will be lost to them.
He walks, therefore, for the good OF
mankind.
In appearance Weston is a wiry, lit
tie man, five feet eight inches in height
and weighing about 40 pounds. He
eats two meals day, a light breakfast
and hearty dinner. He. does not use
tobacco or liquor in any form and is
temperate in all things: He does not
believe in special training. but keeps
always in condition. His great secret
is the power of will, of mind over
body. He carries light stick, walks
with a measured, springy step, with
shoulders well back and breathing
deep. He maintains the same pace
throughout, his legs working like pis-
tons. He sleeps little, whether on a
tramp or at ordinary times, claiming
that too long sleep makes him heavy
and lethargic. ~~~,
Edward Payson Weston 1s a living
example Of what open air, temper
lnce, exercise and healthy mindedness
VIII do for the human race. His ex-
ample is worth hundred sermons.
he is an embodied disproof Of the o.
Ter theory. = II 20 =
A Slander.
Every time girl wants to find any
thing in her top bureau drawer she
gets stick and stirs everything in the
drawer round and round. If what she
is looking for doesn't come to the sur:
face, then she is satisfied 1t isn't there.
Globe.