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The Washington herald., 1909-05-08
RIFLE CLUB ELECTS.
4. z. Mccarthy Made President OF
Georgetown MarkSmen.

At the annual meeting Of Georgetown
University Rife Club. held last evening
81 the law school. 506 T street northwest
these officers were elected: A z Nc
Csrthy. president; Morton E Burdick
secretary. p 6 Anderson. treasurer. and
X VI. MCKiernan. team captain.
4 shooting contest under the auspices
of the National Rife Association. will be
held this evening at Winter Arm6ry. Fifth
and L streets. beginning az o'clock. Al
students Of the university, whether mem
hers OF the rife team OF not. are invited
10 attend.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08
GOLF AT CHEVY CHASE.
Good Matches in Third Round for
Presidents Cup.

At Chevy Chase yesterday afternoon the
third round in the golf tourney was
PLAYED. The results follow:
Victor Kautmsnn beat 1. A Pradt up and 2
70 play
H Charters beat 7. A. Clayton Up aod to
play.
o. Horstznan beat J. Bolt u and I 70 play.
". s. Peter beat z. A. Lotus 3 up ard to
play.
The seHi-hnaIs are TO be played this
morning
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08
STRIKES AND SPARES
STANDING OF THE TEAMS.

0Eing 70 illness. CoIlins IS nov rolling for Brown
with Withsrs and Lennon II plsoe q Walker and
McLc-nzn-
The best Knox and thomas could do
was TO get one game from the Florists
team Shaffer and McLennan. the latter
having an average Of 90
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08
MOUNT ST. MARY'S VICToRs.
WashingtOn College Defeated q
EmmifsburE by : to 4.

Special 70 ne Washington Herald
Emmitsburg, Nd May Mount ST.
Mary's to-day easily beat Washington
College in a slow game by the score
Of to 1. The fielding OF Mclaughlin. of
the Mountaineers. and Of Turner and
NOOnan. Of the visitors. were features.
R H. Z.
Mount 81. Mary'S-.----.- 0 ) ) 20 0 0-s L 1
Washington Couege....... 0 Q Q 2 0 90 !
Ba5tories-H0mt ST. Ma1y's. CouneIly and Nc
Hugh: Washington College. Johns and NoOnaD-
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08

Schedule f0E to-niEht-7@8 2 II. Toboldt AZ,
Campbell rs. Lennon and Bum; g 2. IT,, Barbe
ard Bontz rs. Land and Ludwig
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08
FOOTBALL PLAYER KILLED.

Struck by Lightaing in the Midst
of Game.
Ottawa, Ontario. Nay AT woodstock.
Ontario while playing football. James
Merigold was struck By lightning and
killed instantly. Edgar knight was
knocked unconscious and seriously In
jured, and others had narrow escapes
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08

ROderiCk and Miller proved 10 be just
one game too strong for Ward and Hart
nan. winning three out OF I'VE. Miller
Copped the high score Of the set, 81
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08
QUANTICO IS WINNER
Thomas Clyde's Entry Takes
Maryland Club Purse.
BONNIE KELsO THE FAVORITE

Manages 20 Finish a Poor Third,
After Being Outrun in the Early
Stages-Four Favorites Land sn the
MoBey-Ausust BeImont's DuIIesre
Takes the First Event.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08
I Inc Express Furbine steel Steamships
YALE AND HARVARD
I AIIsbe-Wsy-by- - "a
! Water between - a.
NEW YORK and e AZ

Leave New YORK week days and Sundavs. Pier IS.
North River. near foot Christopher street. q n
Leave India WbsTf. Boston. sane hour. Gue either
city o'clock next morning. An unb-oken nizht's
rest from City City. Mos fascinating salt water
TIP II the World. For through Iicksss 70 Boston
CT beyond apply at local Rairoad Ticket OScss: for
stats-oom resvation address Metropolitan Line Pier
- North River. y I
Express Service for Passengers.
Freight. Automobiles. and Horses.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-08
Loui.riIIe.

'ADDTsBtice allowance claimed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-01-06

In it's early days in England a wide
range Of curative virtues was claimed
for tea. In the Mercurius Politicus of
Sept. 30, 1858, appears a marvellous
advertisement extolling the virtues of
that excellent and by all physicians
approved China drink called tcha and
tay alias tee" And there is in the
British museum a broad sheet issued
by the founder of Garraway's in which
its particular virtues are displayed
at length. Among many other things,
it "helpeth the headache, removeth the
distractions of the spleen, cleareth the
sight and puriieth adult humors and
a hot liver. 1t prevents and cures
agues, surfeits and fevers, prevents con-
SYMPTOMS, is good for colds, dropsies
and scurvies and expelleth Infection"
No wonder that it hath been sold for
f10 the pound NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Gazette.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-01-06
DIVISIONS OF time.
The Planet Venus Has Neither Day,,
Months Nor Years.

The Planet Venus Has Neither Days
Months Nor Years.
Though the fundamental division Of
time, the day, appears intuitive to
most persons. it is we'll to remember
that In the arctic regions the marking
OF this division is by no means easy.
During several successive months the
u Is either always below or always
o b horizon, and the only meth
od-a very uncertain one-of distin-
gushing between day and night is to
observe the times Of high and low tide.
Division Of time into months comes
from the motions Of the moor. Ma
lays, Polynesians and Australian abo-
rhymes reckon time exclusively by
months and days.
That greater unit of time, the year,
characterized by the regular success
sion Of the seasons, has presented the
greatest difficulties to exact determi-
nation, partly because the seasons are
not sharply distinguished in some re-
gions, partly because Of the universal
desire to establish among the year,
month and day simple relations which
find no support in the facts of astrono-
my.
Inhabitants Of Venus, If there are
any, must find it extremely difficult
to establish units of time. Venus al
ways turns the same face toward the
sun, so the planet has no day, and the
lack OF a moon deprives it Of a month.
Finally, it has no year, for it's axis of
rotation is perpendicular to the plane
of its orbit and the latter is almost
circular.-Chicago News.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-01-06

The reader can imagine that It was
lonely. It demanded endurance above
the ordinary to defy the summers
heat and winters snowstorms and
billiards., skill in crossing temporary
bridges and dangerous streams with
shifting fords and treacherous quick
sands, which had to be often got over
at night, sometimes swollen torrents,
n horses and riders had to swim,
momentarily liable to ambush by the
ever alert savages, then the monarchs
OF the prairies. The reader will under.
stand that the Indian was master of
all the country outside the rife range
Of a station or fort. This gave to the
very atmosphere a sense Of continual
peril, making possible a death SO hor-
rible that its possibility was as trying
to the imagination as capture made its
decree a certainty, with all the horrors
of torture.
That many riders met this fatefu,
end is history, while other escapes
were simply miraculous. Those who
came out alive on the arrival at a sta
ton often found that one of the riders
had fallen a victim to the savage foe
and had to take up his burden, and In
such cases he had to pound the saddle
over the stir country for another hun
dred miles. The fact that the dead
body was often somewhere along the
trail, Of course, did not add pleasant
thoughts to the journey. Nothing but a
quick perception and rapidity Of action
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-01-06

sible for dispatches and messages writ.
ten on tissue paper so as to avoid all
unnecessary weight to be carried that
distance on the backs Of swift ponies
in from eight to ten days. The route
chosen Is now traversed by the Union
Pacific railroad. in those days an al.
most trackless wilderness. swarming
with Indians and highwaymen.
On the Sd Of April. 1850, two riders
started, n from st. Joe. Mo-, and one
from Sacramento. Cal. At the start
the dispatch bags would be thrown
yer a pony's saddle. The rider would
mount and ride at top speed to the
first relay station. There a fresh pony
would be waiting, on whose back the
dispatch bags would be hastily thrown.
then of again, and so on till the re
lief" rider would snatch the bags and
dash OF with them for the next lap Of
the long race. The relays averaged
fifteen miles apart. Forty-fve to 1O5
miles semiweekly each way at full
speed over rough country was a riders
daily stunt. Riders started at forty
I'VE mile trips and as they became
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-01-06
BY bUFEAIN RKIA
eovxR,oxr, ,eoe.aN w1IiLAsrE coUr

- WAS fourteen when I became q
pony express rider. had one
or two adventures in that pur.
suit which may prove interesting
to read. They were certainly inter
esting enough to me at the time. The
job was worth $125 a month and
meant ceaseless danger.
The importance Of the pony express
has to a certain extent been lost sight
of, but it might be well to impress on
the reader the fact of its value at that
time in connection with the great trou-
BILE occurring shortly after its incep.
ton between the sections Of our coun.
try-the civil war Of 1861. The diff
culties Of communicating with the
newly acquired empire on the Pacific
through the route via Panama or the
passage around Cape Horn would
have left effective Information stale,
dat and improbable on account Of the
time, and the fact that the southwest
section was not open for communica-
ton to the Union authorities at Wash
ington emphasized it's necessity.
The pony express, by giving the gov
eminent facilities for quick communi-
cation-quick for those days-was en-
abled to keep in touch with every
movement and counteracted in an ef-
fective manner what might have re-
suited in a separation from Vi of our
grand Pacific possessions.
Its service had been repeatedly sug-
gested to congress, but after several
years Of agitation it failed Of govern
ment assistance through the then dis
united aims Of many congressional
leaders, and eventually it was under
taken by Messrs. Russell, Majors, Wad-
dell & Co. at their own risk and re-
sponsibility, a public spirited, patri.
otto action for which they never re-
ceived proper financial recognition.
This was the great government
freighting firm under whom l had
served us courier between its over
land wagon trains. Its object was to
cover the asst Geographic gap be-
tween New York and San Francisco,
which began at st. Joe. Mo-, and ended
at Sacramento, CAL, with greater
speed, a distance Of more than 1000
miles through a country totally unin.
habited, bar savage Indians. At that
time it took months for congressman
and government officials to reach the
Golden Gate or to arrive at Washing
ton, and it took from twenty-five to
twenty-five days to send a message
from New York to San Francisco
across the continent. 1t had taken
s~tagecoaches three weeks or more to
60 from the Missouri river to Sacra-
mento. By NEAR Of relay stations, 200
In number, employing 600 hardy pc,
MES and from eighty to a hundred ex-
pert riders, my employers made 1t pos
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-01-06

1He ONVUtO UGS OCnlOSt upon the ChIll
1Ohen I fed."
and seemingly intuitive knowledge
when danger threatened and the angel
OF good luck assisted me to escape
many a close call. Several times
had bullets through my %buckskins.
twice through my saddle, and on one
occasion my sturdy mount received a
bad flesh wound. On two occasions
my good craftsmanship saved me at
the expense Of the roster of the Sioux
braves by sending two at different
times to their happy hunting grounds.
On several occasions l had to resume
the route of slaughtered couriers, nota-
bly, on m occasion which stands as
possibly a record in the story of this
dangerous duty.
While riding between the Red
Buttes Of the Platte and the Three
Crossings of the Sweetwater l had
what was considered a most difficult
and lonely route. On reaching Three
Crossings I found the rider Of the
next division had been killed the night
before, which necessitated my cover
ing his route, and on arrival there the
rider who should have been on hand
had not turned up, having been killed,
as was afterward ascertained. so l
was compelled to ride the two routes
without stop, except for meals and
change Of horses, successfully making
the journey Tor round trip without
sleep, only stopping to change horses
and snatch a hasty meal. This ride
created a sensation, so l will quote
from an authority best able to place
it on record rs a historical fact-name-
~, Alexander Majors himself in his
book Of Seventy Years on the From
tier"
Among the most noted and daring
riders Of the pony express vas Hon.
William F. Cody, better known as
Buffalo BILL whose reputation is now
established the world over. While en-.
gagged in the express service his route
lay between Red Buttes and Three
Crossings. 1t was a most dangerous,
long and lonely trail, including peril.
Gus crossings Of swollen and turbulent
streams. An average Of fifteen miles
an hour had to be made, including
change Of horses. detours for safety
and time for meals. Once upon reach
Ing Three Crossings he found that the
rider on the next division had been
killed during the night before, and he
was called on to make the extra trip
until another rider could be procured
This vas a request the compliance
with which would involve the most
taxing labors and en- endurance few
persons are capable of. Nevertheless
young Cody was promptly or hand FOL
the additional journey and reached
Rocky Ridge, the limit Of the second
route, on time. This round trip o:
32l miles was made without a stop
except for meals and to change horses
and every station on the route was
entered on time. This is one Of the
longest and best ridden pony express
Journeys ever made. the entire dis,
lance, 321 miles. being covered in q
hours and 90 minutes"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-01-06
Notice to Creditors.

Estate of Max Schmid, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned,
administrators of the estate Of Max Schmid,.
having claims against the said deceased to ex.
hibit them with the necessary vouchers within
four months after the first publication of this
notice, to the said administratrix or at the law
Office Of Gentry u Rose, at Havre, in the county
of Chouteau, state of Montana.
ROSIE SCHMID,
Administratrix of the estate of Max Schmid,
deceased.
Dated January 4, 1909.
First publication, Jan. 5, 1909.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-01-06
Notice.

The undersigned will pay $500 each for infor-
nation leading to the recovery of any cattle
bearing each Of the following brands, to-wit:
WI" JOIN ANnnRSoN' l Hiov sao Mont
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-06-22
Conditions In the Cotton Belt.

Conditions throughout the cot
ton belt are not as encouraging as
they YER at this time last wear.
the crop being late and generally
poor In it's weekly review of the
weather aud the crops, The New
orleaus Picayune says that the
past week has been generally fav-
orable to the crops in the matter
OF weather. This does not mea
that the weather throughout the
Cotton Belt, for instance has been
ideal, but 1t certainly has been an
Improvement over the experience
OF the proceeding week, which was
characterized by excessive rains in
many parts of the central portion
OF the belt. Good weather dur
Ing the past six or seven days has
permitted the resumption Of farm
work and an improved condition
OF affairs has resulted. In Texas
there has deer some comE laint
u IN most portions of that State
the crop is doing we'll, if accounts
are to be believed, although there,
as elsewhere, the plants are back.
ward aub conditions generally do
not compare favorably with last
year. While good weather from
now on may do much to improve
the situation, it is scarcely pos-
slble to look forward to full yield
after the unsatisfactory start the
cotton crop has made.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-06-22
HOW's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollar;
Reward for any case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & Co
Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned have known
F. J. Cheney for the last Is years,
and believe him perfectly honora.
BILE in all business transactions
and financially able to carry out
any obligation made by his firm
WALDINe, KINNAN & MARNlN,
wholesale druggists, Toledo, O.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Testimonials sent free.
Price Is cents per bottle. Sold
by all druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for
constipation.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-06-22
Sounded Like SWee Music.

Will Rosedoro, colored, is serv-
ing a three.year sentence on the
chain gang for cruelty to a horse
belonging to the Skies Company
and for larceny, made a break for
liberty last Friday afternoon while
at work on the roads southwest Of
town. The convict was fleeing
from the dogs and guards when
Sion Fl. Rogers, who lives
about a mile out on the Griffith
road, spied him and gave chase.
AS Mr.. Rogers, who is fleet of foot.
ontran the negro and was almost
up with him, the convict seized q
heavy pine pole and struck at Mr..
Rogers with all his might, barely
missing his head, Mr.. Rogers saw.
ing his Afe only by quick dodge.
The pole struck the ground with
such force that it broke and then
the negro made another desperate
attempt to hit Mr.. Rogers with
the piece still in his hands. Mr.
Rogers was unarmed and lust az
the negro raised the broken pole to
make the second lick at him Guard
Wolfe dashed up and shot the ne
gro In the arm with a pistol max.
Ing a wound, which stopped furth.
er fight on the convicts part and
which will probably result i'll a
stiff arm for life. Mr.. Rogers
says that under the circumstances
the report of that pistol sounded
good to him, that with a big pole
In the hands of a desperate negro
trying to kill him swishing above
his head the report of that pistol
tired in his defense, sounded f.
his ears sweeter than any music
he ever heard.-Monroe Enouirar
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-06-22
Or. Minis has Left Trinity.

Durham, June Is The resi-
dence of Is years here was broken
to-day when DR.. Edwin Minis left
for Charlottesville, ", where he
teaches six weeks in the Universe.
ty Summer School.
Dr.. Minis will not return to
Durham. From Charlottesville
he goes to Paducah, Ky, for q
short visit and then sets sail with
Mrs. Minis and the children for a
trip of one year abroad. He will
not spend a great deal of time in
the universities hut will travel.
Returning a year later he will
take up the chair OF English of
the University.-Special to Char
lotte Observer.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-06-22
SPENCER ITEMS.
Some Short Items of Interest in our
Neighbor Town.

Spencer Crescent, April 29th.
DR. j. w. Carlton was elected a
director in the new Potomac
Heights Land Company yesterday.
The infant daugter of Mr.. and
Mrs. D. J. Sceeny died between 3
and 4 o'clock, last Tuesday night.
Rev. J. E. Kirk, of China Grove
delivered a very interesting r
mon at the East Spencer Baptist
Church, Sunday morning to a
large attendance, and again in the
evening, continuing his ministra-
tions each evening this week, with
gratifying effect.
Owing to the kinds of washout
in these recent storms here. the
editors cornfield and potato
patch look unpromisipg; but the
snap beans have redeemed our rep
utation as a farmer.
W. very much regret to learn
from Prof Caswell that III a very
short time he will remove his home
to Salisbury. Not that we be-
grudge Salisbury any good thing,
hut that Spencer hates to lose a
good citizen. During his resi-
dence here and hissuperintendence
of the Spencer Graded School, he
has made and retained many
friends and his work has been
sincerely appreciated. Mr. Cas-
we'll also, by her delightful urban.
ity and invariable interest in all
that pertains to our social and ma
terial good, has added much to both
Prof. Caswell in May accepted
charge of the grammer department.
in Salisbury Graded School; and
will doubtless fill the position
with satisfaction to all concerned
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-06-22
A Strange Case.

Omaha, Neb. June 16.-Helel
Wells, a twenty-year-o.d girl is
to-day in constant peril of being
blown up, with her only hope OF
life resting on the action of chem.
icals given her to dissolve a guam
tity of guncotton she swallowed
Doctors fear to operate On the
girl because of the danger of ex-
plosion and all day she has bean
resting on a heavy mattress with
Il double set Of springs and tied III
such a manner that she cannot
move a muscle.
The girl had a quarrel with her
sweetheart and was severely beat
en-. She was taken to the police
station and in the surgeons room
grabbed a bottle and swallowed
the contents, which proved to be
guncotton. Size was slung in a
canvass hammock and removed tc
the garage. but was later placed
on the bed with springs.
Unless she explodes to-day the
explosives will have become dis.
solved.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-06-22
Mark Twain Heard From.

A year or so ago when Mark
Twain was crossing the Atlantic
he made the acquaintance Of a
young woman who was q pupil of
St. Timothy's School at Cantons-
VILE, Md, a suburb of Baltimore,
and promised her that he would
attend the commencement at her
school when she graduated. Last
week Mark made his word good
and following is tho advice which
he gave the graduating class:
"There is nothing for me to do
but to tell young ladies what not
to do. There are three things
that you should never do on any
occasion:
"First-Don't smoke-that is,
not to excess. lam 70 and always
smoked during my seventy-three
years to excess.
"Second-Don't drink-that is,
to excess.
"Third-Don't marry-that is,
to excess.
CHOW, if you young ladies re.
fraln from all these things you
will have all the virtue that any
one will honor and respect.
"Another thing I want to say,
and that is that honesty is the
best policy.
II remember when I had lust
written 'lnnocents Abroad when
l and my partner wanted to start
a newspaper syndicate. We need
ed So and did not know where to
get it. While we we're in a GUAM.
dairy l spied a valuable dog on
the street. I picked up the canine
and sold him to a man for So,
Afterward the owner of the dog
came along and l got So from him
for telling him where the dog
was. So l went back and gave the
So to the man whom 1 sold it to,
and 1 have lived honestly ever
since. '-Exchange.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-06-22
A True Soldier of the Gross.

Rev. DR.. H. 6. Hill, of Maxton,
the venerable pastor Of the Max
ton and Centre Presbyterian
churches, who spent yesterday and
last night in the city in attend
ance upon the sessions of the
board Of regents of Barium
Springs Orphanage, is one of the
most eminent ministers in the
Southern General Assembly. He
was asked a few days ago the num-
Der of sermons he had preached.
After thinking a short time he re-
sponded that his recollection as to
figures did not 60 farther back
than 1871, but that since that
time he had preached, approx
mately, 1900 sermons and had
delivered something like 1900
addresses. DR.. Hill is about II
years of age and is a splendid type
Of that robust, militant clergy of
of by-gone days. He has held al
most every honor in the gift of his
church, having severed as moder-
ator of the Synod of North Caro-
lima and moderator of the General
Assembly. For the past SO years
he has been a member of the
board of trustees of Union Theo-
logical Seminary, Richmond, Va,
and for SO years he has been chair
man of the home missions COM
mittee of Fayetteville Presbytery.
DR.. Hill, while in the city, was
the guest Of his friend, Rev. Dr.,
P. R. Law, at the Central.-Char-
lotte Observer.