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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-24
By Kid Mccoy Norman selby)

BY Kid Mccoy Norman Selby)
There is limited number of fights
IN every man, just as there is pre-
pcribed number OF cartridges In every
Winchester.
When you have fired the last shot
}fom your Winchester it is as good
rs no gun at all. or course. you can
le-load the gun, but when a boxer has
ought his last fight he is through.
The hard training necessary to pre-
)are man for ring engagement
laps much Of his vitality, but the fight
itself takes the most vitality out of
him.
For example, after became a mid
1eweight and began fighting the
leavyweights. found that in prepar-
ing myself for contest, 1t mattered
not how hard / worked, I could not
fveduce below 1877 pounds. Yet have
ost anywhere from to 10 pounds In
20.round fight.
After ten rounds Of milling with
Z Tom Sharkey l had lost six pounds.
went into the ring weighing 155
pounds and came out of the ring
weighing 149 pounds.
A man OF Sharkey's makeup would
aot lose any weight in the ring, to
speak Of. lost weight because l was
Df nervous temperament / was al
ways on edge and eager TO keep on the
go. l am speaking of my physical
makeup. Mentally. | was different.
l don't remember ever having lost
my head In the ring l didn't recall
ever being In bad temper except in
my fight with Tommy Ryan Even
then, though 1 had a grievance of
long standing TO settle and was cool
and calculating throughout.
And l have retired from the ring
because / think the last cartridge has
been fired, and, unlike the WInches.
ter, cannot be reloaded.
My fight with Jim Stewart at the
National Athletic club in New York
in October, 1908, was disappointment
to me and my friends But ! had
been out Of the ring for more than
three years and my re-entrance was
In the nature of an experiment.
wanted to see if was still there with
the goods.
Stewart was more OF less of nov
ice-though in couple OF years. un-
der skillful handling. he had beaten a
lot of second-raters in a workmanlike
manner. He had an awful wallop in
his right hand, which would create
havoc II properly landed He was
touted as another Jim Corbett for
cleverness, and his friends said he
possessed championship timber. II 1.
was to return to the ring that was
just the kind of man to give me a
good tryout.
Stewart weighed something In the
neishborhood of 210 pounds, while af-
ter three weeks training. | brought
myself down to 166 pounds which,
however, was about eight pounds over
my fighting weight. / was not in the
best OF trim. but figured that il
made good showing against Stew
art l would return to my training
quarters and get back to my best
FORM
There was no real occasion for my
return to pugilism, except an insat-
liable liking for the game. / had mon
ey enough 10 make me comfortable.
and The size OF the purse was mat
ter of Indifference to me.
Those who were at the ringslde will
remember what an absurd contrast
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-24
Rewarded

The other day q boy received one
dollar for restoring to the loser $4,000
OF Silt-edged bonds, Surely this Is not
premium on honesty. A porter
found $4,000 of diamonds and pearls
in a Pullman car. and got SIS for re-
turning the trinkets. A prominent
man lost letter that might en-
barraSs him and advertised Ample Re
ward" That letter was not worth a
cent to the finder; but when he gave
1t up he got $500 in cash. much to his
establishment. I'm a poor man. all
right, all right" he said. but this is
too much. What? Just for picking
up letter in the street? Say. mister.
here's your $500 Give 1t to some other
charity. | read 1t, Of course, but I'll
never peach on you. Gimme six dol
lars to buy my kid suit of clothes.
and we'll call the incident closed for.
ever.'-New York Press.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-24
He Said IL.

Horace" remarked Mrs FYetreo
I'VE are going 10 have company at din.
ner. and l do wish you would brighten
up and look less like an honorary pail.
bearer. Say something humorous"
The company came. and, with a fov
preliminary coughs and winks. which
were intended TO announce to his wIfe
that the witticism was about to be
perpetrated, Mr.. F1gtree said, timidly.
Mary"
Yes. dear, what is IT." asked Mrs.
Figuee, graclously.
''H'ye you got all of your hair on
this evening?"-Judge.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-24
WON PLATE OF TWO
HUNDRED SOVEREIGNS

Sandown Park, April 2S-The Wal
ton year old selling plate of 200 SOW
ereigns, four furlongs, was won today
by Mary B H. P Whitney's brown
filly by Irish Lad. Out of Zelah was
second, and a colt out of Full Ripe
third. Thirteen started.
The Tudor plate Of 900 soyereigns
for year olds, mile and sixty yards.
was won By Carrousel. Fob was sec.
ond, and j. r. Keene's Esperanto.
third, Among the Is starters was II
P. Whitney's Sixty II.
The Princess Of Wales handicap
oil 500 sovereigns for wear oIds
and up five furlongs. was won by Re-
trenchment- Jack Snipe was second,
and Sieve Roe third. Among the IL
starters was Mt Whitney's Hillside
III.
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Fighters Lose Vitality
in Their Many Fights

Stewart and l presented. He looked
like great bear against panther.
Stewart had no chance to lay his
glove on me. and, in truth. he never
did throughout the six rounds. He
made three or four vicious lunges at
my ribs and stomach and some Of
those at the ringside thought they
landed, but / caught them all on my
arms and elbows, with the exception
OF few glancing blows.
] made a grievous mistake at the
beginning Of that fight. j started out
to get his goat" so TO speak. and
succeeded only too well. Stewart was
so frightened that he wouldn't fight.
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]
a Lost Bet

An Irish waiter named Kenny was
noted for his wit and ready answers.
A party of gentlemen who were STAY.
ing at the hotel heard Of Kenny's wit
and one of them made a bet that he
would say something Kenny couldn't
answer at once.
A bottle Of champagne was ordered:
tho one who had made the bet took
hold Of the bottle and commenced to
open 1t. The cork came out with a
bang" and flew into Kenny's mouth.
"Ah." he said, that Is not the way
to Cork"
Kenny took the cork out Of his
mouth and replied: mo. but It's the
way to Kilkenny Ideas.
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More Psycholoov.

Lady" said Ploddlng Pete, as he
finished the luncheon which had been
provided. II said I'd do me best to
help out wild de wood-choppin'."
That's what you said"
AN I'm man Of me word"
Then why don't you reach for the
ak and go to work."
Lady, l merely took de contract, |
didn't guarantee to do de work my.
self. I'm a telepathic wood-chopper.
an If you don't disturb me while I'm
concentratin' my thoughts I'll surprise
you. Jes' remember, If anybody walks
up like he's half awake an goes tc
work on dat wood. dat I'm de grateful
party who mesmerized him"
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when I heard Yerkcs running In l
crawled over TO the far side of the
bed and covered my head with the
bedclothes. Yerkes sat down on the
bed
Then / heard shot. When pulled
back the covers from my head | saw
Yerkes lying on the floor dead. He
held the revolver in his hand. Then
] ran out and met Mrs Shuman and
the police came"
Mrs. M. Young. who lives in the
basement of the building. 75S West
Sixty-flrst place. told the police that
she was awakened by a shot at 2:30
IL the morning she had heard no
screams, nor moving of furniture,
ror shouts, nor disturbance of any
kind before that.
Il ran outside to see where the
shooting was she said, land met
Policeman Dunnigan and Judge of the
Englewood station
They entered the house and found
Yerkes dead on the floor of the bed
room in Mrs. Shumans apartments.
There was a bullet hole In his fore
head and a revolver lay beside him
There being no accommodations for
women at the Englewood station, Mrs
Shuman and Miss Blackwell were
taken to the Stockyards station.
where they remained until the coro-
ner's jury liberated them.
Mrs. J. E. Payne. who conducts the
boarding house at 1904 Champlain ave-
nue where Yerkes lived. said last
night that he was of a quiet. retiring
disposition. and that she could not
imagine him threatening to kill any
one.
II never heard Of his love affair
with Mrs. Shuman," she said, His
mother, Mrs Morton, lives in Algon-
quini, and Mr. Yerkes' only child.
daughter. lives with her The body
will be sent there for burial"
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Description Extraordinary,

One OF the papers handed In at the
examination Of students training for
employment as teachers described
Oliver Cromwell as "a man with
coarse features and having q large.
red nose with deep religious convic-
tions beneath"
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-24

Qualified as Administrator Robert
G. Asee has qualified in a bond for
$1,000 as administrator of the estate
Of the late David Alexander,
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GAMES POSTPONED

American at New York-New York
Washington game postponed, rain.
National at Brookly New
York game postponed; rain.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-24
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE

Sacramento 6; OakIand3.
Sacramento, April 90
Score: R. II. E
Sacramento ...............6 z l
Odhtduu IL
Batteries-Whalen and Byrnes:
Boice, Marie and La Longe.
Los Angeles 7; Portland 7.
Portland, April 23.-
Score: r. H. E.
Portland IL 1
Batteries-Hosp and Orendorf;
Hardness and Armbruster.
San Francisco s; Vernon 1.
Los Angeles .............6 z 0
Vernon 6 9
Batteries Willis and Williams:
Breckenridge and Kinkel
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-24
BASEBALL
NATIONAL LEAGUE
St. LOUIS 6; Chicago 8.

ST. LOUIS 6; Chicago 8.
St Louis. April 23.-St. Louis won
from Chicago today, to 8. Lush was
an effective pitcher in all but the Sec
and inning. Lundgren and Hagerman,
who pitched for Chicago, were wild.
Score. X. II. 4.
St. LOUIS .ss...ss.''
Batteries-Lush and BreSnahan:
Hagerman, Lundgrcn and Moran. Um-
pires O'Day and Emslie.
Pittsbure 2; Cincinnati 4.
Pittsburg, April 23-Pittsburg de-
feated Cincinnati today in the lightest
hitting game thus far this season in
either the National OF the American
leagues, 2 to 1.
Score: r. II. e.
Pittsburg .................2 l
CInCluudli Il
Batteries = Willis and Gibson;
Campbell and Gaspar. Mclean. Um-
pires-Klem and Kane.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago 1: Detroit 3.

Chicago 1; Detroit 8.
Chicago. April 23.-Detroit won a
hard fought eleven inning game from
Chicago. to 1, today. There was no
scoring until the eighth when Bush
counted on a base on balls, a stolen
base, a bad throw by Sullivan and
Crawford's single.
Score; R.H.E.
Chicago 4 1
DSlioil lU L
Batteries-White and Sullivan; Null
lin and Stanage. Umpire -Perrine.
Cleveland 1; st. Louis 3.
Cleveland, April 23.-St. Louis de-
feated Cleveland again today to 1,
Petty out-pitching Cy Young.
Score: RHE
st. Louis ..............3 2
Batteries-Young and Easterly; Pelt
ry and Stephens. Umplres-Kerrin
and O'Loughlin
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Postponed.
Boston, April 3.-Boston-Philadel
phia game postponed, rain.
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NORTHWESTERN LEAGUE

Aberdeen o; Spokane I
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Afraid of Ghosts

Many people ore afraid of ghosts. Few people
are ofraid of germs. Yet the ghost is fancy and
the germ is fact II the germ could be ma snified
to size equal to its terrors il would appear more
terrible than any hre-breathine DRAGON. Germs
can't be avoided. They arc in the air we breathe,
the water drink.
The germ can only prosper when the condition
OF the system gives it free scope to establish it.
sell and develop. When there is a deficiency of
vital force, lansuor, rcstlcssness, q sallow check
hollow eye, when the appctitc is ronr md the
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-24

BatteTieS-CuSter and Allen, Shec-
han and Chinault.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-24

Tacoma 2; Vancouver 1.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-24

eep Is oroken Is time guard against the Germ You ca,
,ne o0dy against all by the Pierce Gold
@ pmoovey increases the vital power ceonses the
Oh cioeeing impurities, enchcs blood the stom
sen ana orens OF digestion working condition so
ns ne germ ENDS no weak tainted spot TO breed
sen Sieoicni Discovery" alcohol whisky or
- "ine crues. All its ingredients printed its outside
~'appoI. ie IS not secret but q rNown
ourooS and with record of years cures Accept no
eaosue-.nee is nothing good" your neishbor
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-24

Seattle 8; Portland1.
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TRIAL OF HAMS is
ADJOURNED TODAY
Flushing. N. Y, April 23.-After five
days of grllling work resulting In Sc
curing only seven men in the jury box
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Campbell and Gaspar. Mclean Um
pires-Klem and Kane.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-07-06
To Clean a White Straw Hat.

There are several ways of cleaning a
white straw hat after it has begun to
show the signs of having endured the
dust and raindrops and sunshine. Sim.
pie lemon juice will do wonders in re.
storing the original wilderness to the
straw, but the result is by no means last
ing. Oxalic acid and water is better.
Make a saturated solution of the oxalic
acid and water, and with 1t sponge the
hat carefully. After the entire surface
has been cleaned, leave the hat to whiten
for a short time; then wash it over with
clean cloth dipped in clear water. Fol
a perfectly smooth straw, mixture OF
corn meal, oxalic acid and water made
into thick paste and spread over the
hat is coed. The paste should be left to
dry on the hat, and is to be brushed of
when the bleaching process is complete.
Chlorine water applied with cloth has
a great effect in bleaching straw. After
this has been applied and allowed to do
it's work, it should be followed by clear
water. A fine smooth straw, such as a
Leghorn straw hat, may be cleaned by
the use of lemon juice and powdered
sulphur. Mix this in about the proper
ton of one tablespoonful of the sulphur
to the juice of one lemon. Apply the
mixture with nail brush, brushing
thoroughly, 80 that the cleaning agent
will reach every part Of the straw.
Finally when the hat Is clean, rinse it
off by pouring cold water over it. Dry
1t in the shade, but in the open air.-Ex.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-07-06
A Preecher'. Wages.

Norman Duncan writes In tho July
Harper's Of Q western preacher, Rev.
Francis Edmund Higgins, who ministers
TO the mon in the lumber camps and
leads life of unself1sh devotion.
zone asks, Why does Higgins do
these things2 The answer 10 simple:
Because he loves his neighbor - him
self-because he actually does, without
self-seeking or any pious pretence. One
asks, What does he get out OF 1t? do
not know what Higgins gets. / was
ashamed to discover. II you were to
ask him, he would say, innocently, that
once, when he preached at Camp Seven
of the Green River Works, the boys fell
In love with the singing. Jesus, Lover
of Ny Soul, was the hymn that engaged
them. They sang 1t again and again;
and when they got up in the morning
they said, Say, Pilot, let's sing her once
morer They sang 1t once more-in the
bunk. house at dawn-and the boss open.
ed the door and was much too amazed
to interrupt. They sang 1t again. All
out!' cried the boss; and the boys went
slowly of to labor In the woods, singing,
Let me to Thy bosom fly! and, Oh, re-
ceive my soul at last!--diverging here
and there, axes and saws over shoulder,
some to the deeper forest, some making
out upon the frozen lake, some pursuing
the white roads-all passing into the
snow and green and great trees and
silence of the indebted forest which the
Pilot loves-all singing as they went,
Other refuge have | none; hangs my
helpless soul on Thee-until the voices
were like sweet and soft-coming echoes
from the wilderness.
"Poor Higgins put his face to the
bunk. house door and wept.
"I tell you, boys he told US, on the
road from Six to Four, 1T was pay for
what I've tried to do for the boys
"Later-when the Sky Pilot sat with
his stockinged feet extended to a red
fire in the superintendent log cabin of
that bitterly cold night-he betrayed
himself to the uttermost. DO you
know, boys said he, addressing US, the
talk having been of the wide world and
travel therein, Il believe you fellows
would spend dollar for a dinner and
never think twice about 1t"
1--WE laughed.
"'If l spent more than twenty-five
CENTS said he, accusingly, I'D have in
digestion
"Again we laughed.
"'And if spent fifty cents for hotel
bed said he, with grin, I'D have the
nightmare
"That is exactly what Higgins gets
ont of it."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-07-06

Britain, at the
expense of $l5,O00,OOO. has killed 100
Yankees in this campaign, which is
100000 a head. At Bunker Hill she
gained mile Of ground, half of which
she lost again. During the same time
10000 children have been born in
America. From these data calculate
the time and expense to kill us all and
conquer our whole territory"
In spite of this jest. Franklin and
every one else knew the colonies were
confronted with what seemed an i'm
possible task Here was the situation
In u nutshell: England had almost In
exhaustible wealth and unlimited
credit. America was practically pen
niless and had no credit at all. And
war Is the most costly occupation ever
devised. England. after Bunker Hill,
resolved to crush the colonists at any
cost and sent 10000 Hessians, MERGE
nary troops, and about $4,000 British
soldiers and sailors for the purpose.
1t was the largest force England ever
sent across seas until the 7; or war Of
1900. America intended to light mere
ly for its rights and could muster
barely $1,000 armed men. Most Of
these had no uniforms or adequate
weapons England's troops, many Of
them. were seasoned veterans. The
only military experience any Of the
ha1 i,o1 IN frnnt{nr
warfare with French and Indians
Moreover. the colonies were not as
closely united as they should have
been. Thousands Of the colonists
felt no interest In the war and would
neither fight nor contribute money.
Thousands more were loyal to Eng
land and took up arms against their
own cOuntrymen. These We're known
as Tories All this was terribly dis.
couraging to the patriots. Wise men
shook their heads and saw no posi-
bility OF success for the Revolution
Washington thought otherwise. and
enough brave men agreed with him to
make 1t possible to carry on the fight
In any case they had gone too far to
draw back
For the first few months after Wash
ington took charge Of the army sue
cess attended America s arms. Though
much of the fighting was about Bos-
ton. the British made an unsuccessful
attack on Charleston. S. c., and the
colonists made u somewhat more sue
cessful raid into Canada. The Cana
dams had refused to join in the Revo
luton. so It was decided by Washing
ton to capture the Whole country III or
der that England might not use 1t as
base of operations. Benedict Arnold
and Ethan Allen stormed TiconderOga
and Crown Point, and General Mont
golnery marched into Canada. Mont
gomery took st. Johns. the first fort
within the Canadian border. then
pushed on and on Nov. Is captured
Montreal and turned from there to-
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kev to PuxzIedon,,


No. 525.-Charade: Blue-stocking.
bluestocking
No. 526.-Riddle: Potentate.
No. 527.-Pictured Shoes: Caters,
CATERS; pumps; sand-awls, sandals;
slip-purrs. slippers; coalon-ial-ties, CO.
lonial ties
No. 52S.-Enigma: Shadow.
No. 529.-Initial Change: Lusty, gus
ty; aural. rural; tight, eight; inter,
enter; hicks. kicks. Initials spell
Latin, Greek.
No. 530.-Beheadment: Partisan, ar
tisan.
No. 531.-Girls' Names: Sue. Rose.
Mary. Violet. Jane. Kate. Clara. Ada.
Alice. Lulu. Matte. Julia. Nettie, ia
net. Lolo. Myra. Cora and Ann.
No. 532.-Charade: Co-nun-drum CO
uundrum
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-07-06

Arnold to wait DEATH OF MONT
and bfne GoMERY.
forces with Montgomery. The two be.
sieged Quebec and Mt last. on Dec. 81.
tried to carry its walls by assault. But
Montgomery was killed in the attack.
Arnold was wounded and the half fro
zen. III armed patriot army driven
back. A later attack also failed, and
in few months the Americans were
driven out Of Canada.
On July 4. 1I76. congress adopted
the Declaration Of Independence and
the thirteen colonies became the Unit
ed States of America. Copies Of the
Declaration were sent to every state.
Washington caused 1t to be read to
every brigade in the army.
But II Is one thing to declare one
self free and quite another thing to
prove it. and SO America found, for
following on the heels Of the Declara-
ton came an almost unbroken series
Of defeats that plunged the whole
country into gloom.
The cause Of liberty seemed abso-
lutely hopeless.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-07-06
Hints,

For severe cold in the head, simple
treatment is to plug the nostrils with
cotton wool which has been dipped In
glycerine. This relieves the irritation
and congestion SO distressing in this
ailment.
To boil eggs when camping, boil
briskly while singing the four stanzas OF
My Country, IT'S of Thee. Then let al
that breathe partake.
French cooks add teaspoon OF sugar
to each quart of water in which peas
squash and other green vegetables are
cooked. This brings out the flavor oil
the vegetable and is very agreeable
especially in very young peas, which the
French cook, pods and all, with cream
serving under the name of mangestoutes
('eat it all").
In packing bottles of medicine fol
travelling it Is good plan to use adhe-
sive plaster over the corks. After press
ing the cork In firmly, cut two strips Of
plaster and paste them from the neck OF
the bottle over the cork, crossing each
other, and binding once around the bot.
tie.
Richness of the hands may be cured by
patient treatment. Take one ounce oil
clear honey, one ounce of almond oil,
the juice Of a lemon and the yolk of q
raw egg. Beat these ingredients to-
gether and apply the mixture to the
hands at night, covering them with old
gloves which have been slit across the
back.
For warts, dampen the wart and rub
1t with small piece of carbonate OF
soda or common washing soda. Do this
frequently during the day, and In the
course of month the wart will drop
off. A little soreness may be felt at
first, but this IL soon forgotten In the
JOY Of the cure.
To cure bunion, battle the affected
part in hot water, to which tesspoonful
of salt, tablespoonful of starch and Q
few drops OF arnica have been added
wipe dry with Q soft linen towel, and
apply iodine with q camel's hair
brush. Wear loose shoe out of doors,
and while in the house shoe which has
the leather covering the bunion entirely
cut away. Bunions are caused by nm
due pressure.
Well-cut shoes can be tested by plac-
ing them together. Only the heels and
soles should touch, and tho soles should
follow the lines OF the feet.