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Tensas gazette., 1909-12-10
Then the rope descended again, tbs

Then the rope descended again, tbs
time with about a foot TO spare.
held my breath, got good firm
grip with one hand, and then with the
other; and then, putting my weight on
1t slowly and timorously, afraid it
might give in some way, l began to
haul myself up. At last l got my
feet on the rock, and the rest was easy.
Turning on my face, could help my
arms in their task of hauling by stick
ing my toes into cracks and on projec-
tions, as / had seen Jinks do. Half
way up l had terrible moment the
rope seemed to give a little, and at
the same time I heard smothered
cry from Jinks.
Now l was but ten feet from the top
now eight-now six-four-three feet
another haul and l was almost there
one foot-safety! And then under
stood why Jinks was not in sight. He
lay at full length on his fact, his arms
locked round the tree he hau used as
a pillow earlier in the day, the rope
knotted around one angle. The rope
some faint idea of what poor Jinks
had heightened it with his own body!
Any one who has ever attempted to
remain suspended by the arms for
more than a few seconds will have
osme faint idea of what poor Jinks
must have suffered on that rack.
weigh one hundred and. eighty pounds.
The pain he endured withouta MUIR
mur can be indicated by results. One
of his arms was out of joint; that ac-
counted for the sudden give in the
rope and the smothered cry. The flesh
on the ankle where the rope had been
tied was cruelty crushed and bruised.
Except for seeing him lying there
suffering that might live, must have
tainted away in reaction from the ner-
vous strain. What | did do was per-
haps as weak, but trust excusable,
fell on my face, beside JInks, with one
arm round his neck, and burst into
his dark face shining with joy, in spite
of his pain, that he had saved "misser"
from death.
l bound up his poor, crushed foot,
pulled his arm back into place, and
with infinite difficulty helped him
home. We arrived just before mid
night. We were nursed back to health
and strength, and so loud were my
praises Of Jinks, he soon became the
hero of the town.
To make this state of things perma-
nent, resolved to take Jinks to Seattle
on the steamer with me. When his
companions found that he was really
to go to the land where the guns are
made" and on magic Ship he was
Immediately raised in the estimation
of his mates to the position an Ameri-
can schoolboy would occupy If he
owned a marble factory, had a dozen
new baseballs every week, and went
to the circus every night of his life.
But the best part of it all was that
through the aid of the missionary
was enabled to make them all under
stand what really brave man he was.
and what a heroic thing he had done
in risking his life and enduring pain
that another might live.
links carries a wonderful watch now
he is sufficiently civilized to believe
that it will not hurt him--anj inside
the cover Is the inscription, from
grateful man to a brave one.
Companion.
Tensas gazette., 1909-12-10
tSFOR BOYS ADD GldSI

der mother carries a papoose's cradle
on her back that the baby spirit may
ride and rest when it will.
The cradle is filled with the softest
feathers-for spirits rest more COM
fortably upon feathers, hard things
bruise them-and all papoose's old
toys dangle from its hood, for dead
papoose may like to play even as iW
ing papoose did.
Tensas gazette., 1909-12-10

but ] Knew tat II II should Cry 10
My senses were abnormally keen. l
heard the cry of gull so clearly that
/ thought 1t very close, but just then
the bird came into my range Of vision
and saw it was a long distance away.
Jinks' shouting from forty feet above
seemed right at my ear-by training
my eyes upward l could see the top Of
his head-but as he was excited and
talked Aleutian, l would not under
stand him. Turning my eyes the other
way and looking toward where my feet
should have been, could see little
strip of sea, the horizon and the sails
of ship. I remembered | had seen a
ship before; tried to think when, but
could not. 1t bothered my sense of
location to see only the sails Of ship
when it was between me and the hori-
zon, but then / reflected that its hull
was in the zone l could not see.
did not think of ways to extricate
myself, because in one mental flash l
knew my only hope was in Jinks and
the rope, and l knew he had left 1t
tied to the tree where he had fastened
it for me to climb over the rocky
wall at the end OF the canyon. A little
bit of earth, loosened from above in
some way, struck me gently In the
face. What If a large amount should
come down on me before Jinks could
get back with the rope?
But 1t wont-I'm quite sure It
won't-Jinks will be here in a minute
now-and then-and then-Tll get out
Of this mess-the rope" and then
a horrible thought: Suppose the rope
is not long enough to reach!"
Hope is, in a way, the father of fear,
! and fear came to me now-with the
nearness of relief. was cold. !
didn't tremble; l suppose l was too
much afraid that if l did I must fall
over the brink But l was very much
frightened by my thought that perhaps
the rope would not be long enough to
reach me.
| Although 1t seemed to me that had
been hanging long time on the edge
of the precipice, I realized that /
thought so simply from the swiftness
and number of my impressions. I tried
really to calculate the time, and final
ly decided it had been nearly twenty
minutes; but that estimate was exces-
sive.
AS the fright in measure subsided,
my body ached in uprotest against the
strained position of the muscles; and
then suddenly forgot pain.
l heard Jinks. Comm now, misser,
got rope, get up minute now" finish
ing off with long string of Aleutian,
which. although incomprehensible, was
very comforting. l could not see any
thing of him, except once in a while
the top of his head. 1t occurred to
me. however, that there was really
nothing to prevent any turning my
head on one side. This | did, very
slowly and carefully, and at last, by
dint of much straining of eyes, was
able to see Jinks away above me, and
in a curiously inverted and distorted
perspective, working madly to get the
rope untangled.
In a moment he had finished and
then had the impatient pleasure OF
seeing the rope coming slowly down
the rock face, twisting and turning,
like a thin. long snake. 1t was surious
.F..;.
Tensas gazette., 1909-12-10
AMERICA THREATENED WITH RACE OF GIANTS
IN NEAR FUTURE
college Getting Bigger Year. So Show Statistics OF Five
Hundred Athletes in All Branches Of Sports at Yale

future to be giant according
while his sister is to
a. sturdy assie.
director of the Yale gymnasium made pub
statistics development in the university For the
athletes the the football and baseba
teams the student athletes generally
measured
compared with the averages taken IN
1903 generally higher than had been
college has inch and onehaf in
weight and has az cubic
capacity his prototype OF five before
The list assertion, commonly made during
American becoming greater physf
ca any of have been.
Measurements
The comparative measurements given by
Height 19OS in; 1903, 6S.4 in.
Weight, 1908, 17O.5 lbs; 1903 149 lbs.
Lung capacity, 19OS 314 in; 1903, 272 Gu. in
1905 II in; 1903 165 in
Neck 1903 in. 1903, 141 in.
Chest 19OS in. 1908, 35 in.
Inspiration 1908, 401. in; 1903, 1878 in.
Waist 1908, 6in.; 1903, 297 In
Tensas gazette., 1909-12-10
An Embryo Statesman.

Harold"
Yes, papa"
Whats this I hear? You say yoL
won't go to bed?"
Papa" replied the statesman's 1T
tie boy, 'if you heard anything like
that, have been misQuoted.
City Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-19
BUY DENVER TEAM
This Is Said to Be the Aim OF
Charles COmiskey.
Would Likely Place His SOE
Louis i'm Charge.
HIGGINS MENTIONED.
MENTIONED.
Des MOines Magnate Anxious to
Transfer Holdings.
Retirement of Ducky Holmes
Means Much to League.

Des Moines, Ia, Oct. 19.-The pas'
week was the most active in western
league baseball politics of any in the
recent years. The first announcement
was that Jay Towne and FairweatheI
had bought the stock of the Sioux City
baseball club formerly owned BY
Holmes Immediately after this an
nouncement came the rumor that
Holmes had joined his forces with Te-
beau and would take charge of the
Kansas City team of the American as
sociation. This was followed hard and
fast by the announcement that Gun
thrope had enough at Denver and that
Charles Comiskey, Chicago White Sox
-lIagnate, would buy the team. Rumor
No. had it that Higgins of Des Moines
was also in on the Denver deal and that
he would desert Des MoineS for the
western city and proceed to give that
real live ball town a pennant winner
and rake in the shekelS waiting for the
manager who can do this stunt.
The retirement of Holmes and the ac-
QUESTION of his power by Towne and
Fairweather ends a fight in the league
which has hurt the game. Holmes was
nothing if not a fighter and he has
never been satisfied with the coalition
which deprived him of all political
power in the organization
While it has been known in the inner
circles of the league for some time that
Comiskey wanted to buy the Denver
clu'J for his son Louis, few of the mag
mates of the league have ever thought
that the deal would be made. If the
deal goes through it will mean in the
first place that Des Moines. the friend
of the White Sox since the days of the
Cantillons. will be forced to go else
where for It's material. 1t also will
mean there will be no danger of the re-
organization of the American associa-
ton, Eastern league, and the Western,
and has a bearing on the proposed in
vasion OF Chicago. If the owner of the
Sox buys Denver it will mean that
there will be no change in the Western
for a year. that the Kansas towns will
be allowed another period to show that
they are able to support Western
league baseball, and that Milwaukee
and Kansas City will remain a part of
the American association territory.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-19
Epilepsy,
Fits

My son was cured of a very
bad case OF epilepsy with DR..
Miles Nervine."
MRS. D. BAKER, Cleveland, Q.
"My little daughter who was
afflicted with St. Vitus' Dance
is now entirely we'll after taking
DIR. Miles Nervine only four
months"
MRS. c. @. BENNETT,
Alma, Mich.
Epilepsy, Fits, St. Vitus'
Dance and Spasms, are all nerv-
Gus diseases. They have been
cured in so many instances with
DR.. Miles Nervine that it is
reasonable to conclude that it is
almost sure to cure you. With
nervous diseases of a severe
type, persistent use has almost
invariably resulted in complete
cure or lasting benefits, worth
many times the cost of the rem
edy. The best evidence you can
get of its merits is to write to
those who have used it. Get
bottle from your druggist. Take
It all according to directions, and
IF it does not benefit he will re-
turn your money.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-19
RIGID CENSORSHIP.
Has Been Established on Dress of De-
partment Store Employees.

Chicago. Oct. 19.-Mrs. G. Hoinville
has been appointed official censor of the
costumes of feminine employees of one
|of the largest State street department
stores. Her edicts for the attire of
the young women have been issued.
Simplicity is the keynote of the or
ders issued to the girls. Now the sales
women must appear neatly attired in a
black or white shirtwaist, black skirt,
hair done neatly without artificial
adornment and minus all eXaggerations
of the fashions.
Here are some of the things Mrs.
Eoinville has eliminated from the attire
of women and girl employees of the
store:
Hair puffs. rats. false curls and hair
bows.
Low neck collars and short or ex-
tremely long sleeves.
Peek-a-boo waists or sleeves.
Powder, paint or other makeup"
Flasny rings, buckles and pins.
Waists of other colorS than black or
white. a
Skirts of any other color than black.
Every employe who fails to dress ac-
Cording to the standard adopted by the
store is notified by the censor to call
at her Office the following morning be-
fore reporting for work and is sent
home if she has not complied with the
request made Of her the night before.
Jewelry worn by women and girls
employees is limited to one ring and a
locket. Low collars are not allowed
may be worn. Sleeves of shirtwaists
must be three-quarter length and It is
I required that the shirtwaist be tailor
made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-19
Has Church and School of Which
Citizens Are Proud.
Two Buildings Cost Nearly Ten
Thousand Dollars.
is A THRIVING TOWN,
Was First Named After Sheep
Herder's Daughter.
Ivamar" Original Name Is
Still ON Town Plat.

Paradise, Kan. Oct. 19.-In Para
disc the public school building and
the Methodist church are attractions
of which any town might be proud.
The name of the municipality is good
enough and the location is charming;
the two-story stone school house cost
ing upward of $4,000, and built by
direct tax, and the Methodist church
costing $2.5OO, which amount was
generously subscribed by the people in
less than 4S hours, are located on a
gentle hillside which overlooks the
town for miles in either direction.
modious rooms.
Paradise was originally known as
Ivamar, so named by the railroad
officials when the Union Pacific built
honor of Miss Iva MARI. the daugh-
ter of D. v. MARI. a large sheep feeder
in this section, who came to Russell
county in 1875, and for years fed
sheep. At one time he fed as high as
10000 one winter. and was success
full financially. He also served Rus
sell county as county treasurer. He
died year ago. in Abilene. He was
in the sheep industry from 1876 to
1886. His daughter, after whom the
town was first named, was born in
Missouri, and moved to Russell county
in 1875.
In the early days of the settlement
of this section of Russell and Osborne
counties buffalo and antelope were
numerous. c. L. Mcguire, who came
to Osborne county in 1871, and now
lives in Paradise and buys and ships
stock, says he has seen hundreds of
antelope in droves on the townsite of
Paradise before there was any town.
The last buffalo he saw was in 1875.
Mr.. Mcguire is the husband of for
merly Miss Iva Mari, and both Of
them wildly remember the exciting
scenes and sights they witnessed in
the pioneer settlement and de-
velopment of this section. There is a
creek running by the town known as
Paradise creek, claimed to have been
camped on it's banks in those early
times. The sight was so enchanting,
and the valley so beautiful, their first
thought doubtless was Paradise, and
they SO named it. Later on account of
a spirit of jealousy, a petition was put
into circulation to change the name
of the town. 1t is claimed the
originator didn't like the name of Iva
mar, and enough signers was secured
and the name was changed to Para
disc Ivamar is still on the town plot,
and the deeds to town lots are made
out in the name of Ivamar.
Paradise supports a bank, three
ware and implements. elevators,
hotels and restaurants and drugs.
The town has increased double its
size in buildings in the last two years.
Among the new business houses is
that of J. D. Wood. general mer-
chant. This building is IS by SO rect
built of stone. and conveniently ar
ranged inside. MI. Wood started in
business five years ago with 5000, and
today carries stock worth $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-19

# You like crisp, fal<y doughnuts,
richly Drowned, and yet with not a sus-
picion of greasiness, try the following
Beat one cup sugar and two eggs vary
light. add one teaspoon melted Cottolene.
one cup sour milk, and one-fourth level
teaspoon each of cinnamon and salt. Mix
one-haf level teaspoon soda and one scant
teaspoon of baking powder with one cup
-four. stir 1t in and add more flour till stir
enough to roll out. Have as soft as pos
siole to roll. one-thfrd inch thick. Cut
The fat should be hot enough for the
dough to rise to the top Immediately
Doughnuts fried in lard lie like lead
on the stomach; lard is indigestible.
Cottolene, on the contrary, makes food
that even an infant can digest with ease.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-19
NAMES FOUR WOMEN.
Mrs Batonyi's Second Trial for d.
Vorce Is Called.

New York, Oct. 19.-The second trial
of Mrs. Frances Burke-Roche Batonyi's
divorce suit against Auriel Batonyi, the
noted whip, has begun here.
In outlining her case. Mrs. Batonyis
attorney told the jury that two of the
questions to be decided related to the
defendants alleged unfaithfulness.
Batonyi was on hand when the case
was called, but his wife had rot ap-
peared by the time jury was obtain
ed.
Mrs. Batonyi's first suit was discon-
tinued last June when her attorney
walked out of court after failing to get
a delay to find an important witness
The horseman pressed his countersuit
for a separation and won it, but his
victory did not interfere with the pres
ent action.
Four women were mentioned in Mrs.
Batonyis complaint, but her counsel
has announced that the charges in
volving two of them may be withdrawn.
The first witness was Eugene Ar
court, a chauffeur. He said that on
March 4, 1908, he drove Batonyi and
woman, whom he did not name in his
taxicab as far north as 195th street,
and then returned.
This taxicab trip is the basis of one
of Mrs. Batonyis charges. Arcourt
said he did not see anything wrong in
the actions of the defendant or his COM
panion that night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-19
PITrsBURG HAS A BIG TIME.
Great Demonstration in Honor of the
Worlds Champions.

Pittsburg. Oct. 19.-Pittsburg last
night held a great celebration in hon
or of the Pittsburg baseball club. win
ners of the worlds championship.
Traffic along Fifth avenue in the
downtown section of the city was
abandoned early in the evening.
Mayor Magee and the members of
his cabinet, the members of the Pitts
burg baseball club and the Fourteenth
and Eighteenth regiments of the Ma
tional guard of Pennsylvania formed
the vanguard of the most unique pa
rade that ever traversed the streets of
this city. Practically every political
club of Allegheny county was in line
as was also about 100 athletic organi-
cations, the members marching in uni
form Each section of the city consti-
tuted a division of the parade while
the business men and varied trades
unions marched in another class.
Forbes field was taxed to it's capacity.
Mayor Magee, Congressman James
Francis Burke and other prominent
citizens of the city were among those
who made addresses, each member of
the ball club being introduced to the
vast crowd and forced to make a re-
mark of some sort.
Mayor Magee presented each player
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-19
OVER EIFFEL TOWER.
Count De Lambert Visits Paris on a
Wright Machine.

Paris. Oct. 1s.-Count De Lambert
the French aviator, made a remark
able. sensational flight. Leaving the
Juvisy aviation field, he few to Paris,
circled about the Eiffel tower, at times
reaching a height of about 1000 feet
above the city, and then returned to
Juvisy.
Count De Lambert left the aero
drome at Juvisy at 35 minutes past 4,
travelling at height of about $50 feet
and headed northward. Half an hour
later the population of Paris was
amazed to see the biplane approaching
the city, high in the air from the
southwark. AS the machine neared
the Seine it assembled higher and high
err, finally passing above the Eiffel
tower at an estimated distance from
the ground of 1900 feet. The machine
then described wide curve and head
ed southwark.
When Count De Lambert landed
safely at Juvisy he received a ire
mendous ovation.
Aeroplane Fell on the Crowd.
Juvisy, France, Oct. ia few min
utes before Count De Lambert return
ed to the aviation field here from
his flight to Paris. NJ. Blanc, the
French aeronaut, attempted his first
flight in a Bleriot machine. Shortly
after ascending, the monoplane, as the
result of a false shift of the rudder,
turned into the. tribune and fell, NOR
tally wounding a woman and injuring
q dozen other persons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-19
Mark Dunlap, Supposed to Be
From Maple Hill, Killed.
Assaulted on Streets of Kansas
City After Selling Cattle.
MONEY WAS ALL GONE.
Assailant Escaped After He
Dealt Fatal Blow.
Man Was Not Known at Maple
Hill.

| Kansas City, Oct. 19.-The identity of
the mysterious. slugger who struck a
man supposed to be Mark Dunlap, a
stockman of Maple Hill. Kan, at Sixth
and Main streets, killing him instantly
about ! o'clock yesterday afternoon, is
still a mystery. Though the incident
was witnessed by a half dozen persons
and a good description was furnished
the police department. not a sirg1e ar
rest was made yesterday afternoon.
1t is believed that the man escaped
on one of the late trains last night.
The mar who is supposed TO have
car cattle shipment in his pockets,
signed by the Fowler-Todd Commission
company, first was noticed near Sixth
and Delaware streets. Two men were
the three walked east. their converse
ton drifted into an argument On the
corner, the largest OF the two men,
Who was dressed in gray trousers, dark
coat and black SLOUGH hat. struck Dun
lap terrific blow.
The Slugger Is Unknown.
He then turned away slowly with his
companion while the victim staggered
and fell to the sidewalk
A half dozen men lifted the injured
man from the sidewalk and found that
he was bleeding from the contact with
the sidewalk Or from pair of "knucks."
l. /
the latter None of the spectators paid
any attention to the slugger and his
companion who were soon lost in the
crowd at Fifth street.
The ambulance arrived 10 minutes la
ter with DR.. George Ringle in charge.
He pronounced the man dead and no
titled DR.. Harry Czarlinsky. county cor
oner, who directed the body to be sent
to a local undertaker's establishment.
The Usual Morbid Crowd.
The ambulance left before the arrival
OF the undertaken and the body was
left on the sidewalk surrounded by
m orbid crowd. It took several police
men to restrain the curious ones from
tramping on the body.
The police rounded up the witnesses
of the killing and attempted to get
information on the whereabouts of the
slugger.
Maple Hill. Kan, Oct. 19.-No one
hero know; anything about Mark Dun
lap. the man killed in Kansas City
yesterday. Dunlap came here about
week ago from Texas and stopped off
only few days. The cattle he sold
in Kansas City he brought from Texas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-19


Gently printed praisewerthy article
about the rustling women of Hill City,
and mentions the names of several of
them.
The city government is seeing to it
that substantial cement walks must
take the place of the wornout board
walks.
The New Era is gathering statistics
and viii shortly ssue a souvenir edi
ton for Graham county and Hill City.
together with write ups of the several
erterprising towns of the county. Geo.
MunSon- the editor of the paper, is COM
petent to do job of this kind The
COTTON will be replete with historical
facts of the early settlement and de-
Felopment of Graham county, together
with the pioneers who helped TO make
the county what il is today Besides.
the prominent buildings in town as well
as; IN the country will be shown up.
hili City has been recognized by
Governor Stubs in two appointments.
Cne OF them was Ed MulIaney who was
member on the state penitentiary
beard. 1t didn't agree with him, and
he lost flesh and resigned; the other
is G. h. Emmons, who is serving
deputy oil inspector. He is getting fat
as a hog, and his office agrees with
him. another instance that politics
don't serve all the offfceholders alike,