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The San Francisco call., 1910-07-10

July match. And that big rubber ball
which took the place of their regu-
lation baseball and looked as big as
balloon, was about the most slippery
object they ever tried to handle, espe-
cially when they had to swim for it,
Besides that there were no fouls" in
this game, as every time the batter hit
the ball it was fair no matter where
1T struck, and the batsman must swim
for first. A broad fiat bat was used,
shaped somewhat like a cricket bat.
but aside from this innovation and the
larger ball the game was practically
the same as ashore.
After six wet, merry innings were
splashed through to the delight of the
audience. the score stood to 3 in favor
of the Water Dogs. who "joshed" their
opponents numerically.
And now came the lucky seventh"
Everybody upr' yelled the crowd, de-
termined to follow the time honored
custom of the shore games, where all
rise in their seats at the beginning of
the seventh inning and stretch for luck.
But probably none present will ever
see such another seventh as this was
destined to be. A disaster occurred
right at the start that seemed to omen
anything but good luck. The Every
body up" business was overdone in one
of the floating grandstands and 1T upset.
Great excitement ensued as volunteer
young life savers rescued some be-
draggled little girls from the four feet
of watery depths.
Shortly after this unpleasant accident
Frank happened to glance down the
river. when something caught his eye.
He uttered an exclamation of surprise
and called the attention of the catcher,
Joe Fisher. to it.
Joe looked hard and then turned
long face to Frank mo doubt of it;
I'd know the Big Chief anywhere. 1
wonder what Ben's up to now"
For the Big Chief belonged to Ben
Jordan, and its cruises along the river
had the reputation Of usually terminal
ing In some outrageous piece of mis-
chief. IT was rakish, piratical looking
sloop, and its black paint made it look
more forbidding than ever as it glided
up the river A closer view showed it
crowded with Ben's gang" and armed
to the teeth" They began firing re-
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volvers and shooting off frecrackers as
they approached, and the game came to
pause as players and spectators gazed
open mouthed at what happened next.
For when the Big Chief arrived at the
edge of the outfield Ben suddenly drew
the canvas covering off something in
the bow and revealed a brass cannon
that glittered in the sunlight
Play ball!' yelled Frank, trying to
dlspei the panic he saw coming. Say.
don't let that fellow scare you: keep
right on with the gamer he com
manded and the players reluctantly
continued. but the errors were awful.
because the side in the field kept one
eye on the Big Chief AS the Land
Crabs were at bat. they took advantage
OF the Water Dogs inattention and
piled UP seven runs, taking the lead
and making the score:-Land Crabs 10:
Water Dogs. 8. The inning was still
unfinished when Ben's next move inter-
rupted the game completely For most
or the ball players suddenly found too
deep personal interest in what took
place now to think of the game.
cry of rage went up as they
watched the Big Chief
Look! Look. Our motor boats, We
knew Ben Jordan took 'em-this proves
it," they cried, for there the boats were
in plain sight and purposely held up by
Ben and his gang" so no mistake
could be made. Yes, Ben Jordan was
the midnight raider. He had evidently
not forgiven Joe Fishers triumph over
him, and what followed after the Junior
motor boat regatta. of which perhaps
you've read.
Still, considering what now hap
pened, you couldn't call him a thief,
for. to the astonishment of his enc
mics, he gave an order: two of the
boats were launched in the water and
then started to race directly back to
their rightful owners. Ben was re-
turning the motor boats.
Great was the outcry against Ben
Jordan's act of revenge. To give Ben
the credit. it might be said he didn't
intend to hurt any one. His short
fuses proved this in the case of the
Fried Egg, and in the other racers that
followed.
Bens raid had netted him Is boats,
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THE MANCHURIAN TIGER

The long haired tiger is found
throughout Manchuria wherever there
is hilly country but l never heard OF
them being found on the plains. They
are extremely difficult to bag and are
by no means numerous. The only time
when ii would be possible to syStemat-
ically hunt them would be in the WIN
ter, when the snow is on the ground;
the months of January and February
would be the best. I hunted in Man
churia in October and November. and
although saw a good deal OF spoor,
never saw or heard tiger or even
heard of one having been seen In the
neighborhood.
A Chinese farmer told me that dur
ing an experience extending over 40
years he had only twice seen a tiger;
this man was a keen hunter and did not
confine himself to one district, so that
tigers must be very scarce. Before the
snow falls there is really no method
that one can adopt for tiger hunting.
The natives hold the tiger in certain
amount of veneration and awe and
would not. / fancy. be willing to impart
any information even IL they had II.
tried leaving out kills, but met with no
success Any attempt at beating the
thickets and long grass would be quite
out OF the question, as II would be i'm
possible 10 get the beaters. and the
chance of coming unexpectedly on IL
ger is very small.
A few tigers are, however trapped
and shot every winter by native hunt
ers and the procedure seems to be as
follows: Whenever fresh tiger tracks
are seen in the snow they are followed
up by two or three men, and IL they are
discovered early in the day and the
sun is shining the tiger is often found
living asleep among rocks on the crest
of a ridge. If he be found in this way
the hunters creep up silently and all
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fire at the animal together, as no Chi
nese would venture to tackle a tiger
single handed. If, however, the spoor
is not seen till late in the day, and If
the weather be very cloudy the hunters
content themselves with watching at
some point where the tiger has passed,
as they say 1T always comes back on its
tracks. and they may be able to get
shot as it passes. or If it does so in the
night they can follow 1t up the next
day.
! was unable to verify this statement.
as although l did once find tracks In
the snow, they were soon obliterated by
fresh snow falling The winters In
Manchuria are very severe, and tents
could not possibly be used One would
have to live in one of the sable trap
pers huts that are scattered through
the forest.
Tigers do occur in Korea, at any rate
in the north, but from what I have
heard the conditions there are even
more unfavorable than in Manchuria.
and the country has been in a very un-
settled state since the Japanese oecupa-
tion. In addition to tigers the follow
ing game may be found in Manchuria:
Bear (biack and brown). wapiti. Ska
deer 1.-TWO species). roe deer, serow,
wild pig. leopard and lynx-all, how
ever, very scarce and hard to bag, with
the exception or roe deer and pig.
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Her Name for Him

Mother" said little girl who Is
very apt at naming things to suit her
self, as the newsboy on the train en-
tered the car with large basket OF
fruit on his shoulder. "here comes the
grocery brakesmanr
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It's a good thing that poverty is no
disgrace. or lots OF us would be very
disgracefui.
The National tribune., 1910-03-03

In company with Past Commanders
in-Chief John r. King and Henry NJ.
Ncvius and Past Surg.-Gen. A. e. john
ION, l left Washington on Friday. Feb.
is, for visit of inspection to St. Cloud.
Night overlook us as we reached Fred
lricksburg, and the morning found us
ln South Carolina, speeding to the
Southwest and Charleston at the IGte or
10 miles an hour.
But little was seen of Charleston, as
the road passes some distance outside
the city. From the car windows it
could be seen that large area of what
mad formerly been rice fields had heen
converted into truck gardens which
we're well filled with early vegetables
for the Northern markets From
Charleston TO Savannah the line fol-
lows the old railroad built before the
MAR over the low-lyng rice fields and
The broad estuaries of the Edisto, Ashe-
poo. Combahee or Sallehatcnie and the
Savannah. 1t will be remembered that
ihcse esJuaries were the bases Of attack
oy our forces investing Charleston for
he purpose of cutting the railroad be-
ween Savannah and Charleston. and
he remains of the heavy works erected
'c: f';ir dcf"ren ,rnn be plainly seen
rom the car windows.
InusC ron4feii, ,,.-J were with INC as
prisoners Of war in that notable ride
rom Savannah TO Charleston in pecem
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EDITOR VISITS ST. CLOUD.
Marvellous Results of Five Months Work by Veterans
People Living in $50 Houses and 100 TenS-Many Beautiful
and Comfortable Homes-The Veterans Filled With Ambition
to Make the Most Attractive Town in Florida.

trestle rose but a few feet and swayed
very threateningly under the passage of
the train. In spite of the As years since,
the crossing remains far from secure.
The five miles of trestlework were re-
placed when the Florida roads were
built by an embankment which a year
ago last Spring was washed out in one
of the great floods customary on the
Savannah River, and the railroad is
now spending several million dollars in
heavy bridges and enormous embank-
ments to make the line secure. The
train crcpt over this stretch at a snairs
pace, and was carefully examined every
few rods. That few miles of road has
been one of the most expensive in con-
struction and maintenance in our whole
railroad system.
outside of Charleston and Florence,
where a prison was located during the
last months of the war, there seems
very little life and enterprise in that
part of South Carolina. The negro huts
remain unchanged, little new land is
being cleared, and there is no progress
except in the direction of truck garden
ing. The wonder is at the great stretches
of fertile rice fields which have cost
enormously to dixie and ditch are now
lying idle. Why this is so is mystery.
In Texas and Louisiana they are raising
rice at a profit and pumping the water
eight or 10 feet by oil fuel, while here,
The National tribune., 1910-03-03
How to Get Rid
Of cataFrh
A Simple, Safe, Reliable Way
and it Costs Nothing to Try.

Those who suffer from catarrh know
its miSeres. There is no need of this
suffering. You can get rid of it by a
simple, safe, inexpensive, home treat
ment discovered by DIR. Blosser. who.
for over thirty-five years, has been treat
ing catarrh successfully.
His treatment is unlike any other.
1t is not a spray, douche, salve, cream,
or inhaler but is a more direct and
thorough treatment than any of these.
1t cleans out the head, nose, throat
and lungs so that you can again breathe
freely and sleep without that stopped
up feeling that all catarrh sufferers
have. 1t heals the diseased mucous
membranes and arrests the foul dis
charge, so that you will not be con-
stantly blowing your nose and splitting,
and at the same time it does not poison
the system and ruin the stomach, as in
ternal medicines do.
If you want to test this treatment
without cost, send your addr ess to DR..
j. w Blosser, $40 Walton street, Allan
ta Ga, and he will SEND you by return
mail enough of the medicine to satisfy
you that it is all he claims for it as a
remedy for catarrh, catarrhal head
aches, catarrhal deafness, asthma, bTon-
chitis, colds and all catarrhal complica-
TONS He Will also send you free an
illustrated booklet. Write him imme-
diatey.
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where the water is free, they have
largely given up the cultivation. One
reason given for this is that the defor-
estation of the mountain slopes has
greatly injured the rice plantations by
making the freshets so violent. In 1890
the total acreage in rice in South Caro-
lima had fallen to 42,238 acres, but
since then there has been a revival of
the industry, and 10 years ago the area
had increased to 1861 acres. Still most
of the rice fields seen from the railroad
seemed to be abandoned.
At savannah.
The road entering Savannah crosses
the canal connecting the Savannah with
the Ogeechee River, which all who
We're in Sherman's army will remem-
Der, but the rice fields of their memo
rics have largely given place to truck
gardens and high railway embankments
and dumping grounds for the city's
refuse. One part of this seems to be
specialized for junk, and several acres
are covered with rusty sheet iron. Sa-
vannah. always beautiful city, has de-
veloped greatly since the war, and espc-
cially since the Spanish War. so that it
is to-day the most prosperous Of the
seaports south Of baltimore. 1t is do
ing a great deal of the business Of Chi
cago and the interior of the country
with the West Indies. and is claimed TO
be the greatest naval stores port in the
world. The turpcntinc and resin pro-
ducticn has shifted far to the south
ward, and Savannah has grown in han
ding these products AT the expense Of
| Wilmington, \. c., which was once the
| great naval stores port.
The Government has improved the
harbor until ii is of first-class proper
| tions and safety, and has the best OF
facilities for handling ocean and coast.
wise freight. The terminal of the rail
The National tribune., 1910-03-03
Paint Without Oil
Remarkable Discovery That Cuts Down
the Cost Of Paint Seventy
Five Per Cent.
A Free Trial Package is Mailed to Everyone
Who Wrifar

a. L. Rice, prominent manufacturer of
ad4ins, ~ y, has discovered a process of
IhakihS 4 new kind of paint without the use
oi OIL lie calls II Powdrpaint 1t comes in
the form of a dry powder and all that is
required Is cold water to make paint
weather proof, fire proof and as durable as
on paint. 1t adheres TO any surface wood
stone or brick, spreads and looks like oil
paint ana costs about one e-fourth as much
write TO Mr.. A. l.. Rice, Manurr, . North
ST, Adams, n. Y, and he will send you a
free trial package, also color card and full
Information showing you how you can save
a good many dollars. Write today.
The National tribune., 1910-03-03
NOTICE TO OUR READERS.

We ds-ire to call the attention Of our read
ers to the offer OF the ohio Remedy Company.
Box 81. station Z, in this issue. They gree 70
send ii 81 90 Absorption Treatment for 10 cents
To- cover cost Of mailing. etc. without further
charge. All sufferers from Stomach Trouble.
IHGlgC5cion. Constipation. etc. should taEe ad-
vantage Of this offer These people are thor
ougEl- reliable and could not make this offer
unie-s they. could prove their claims.
The National tribune., 1910-03-03
Death Of Maj. Boyle.

The New Orleans papers have ac-
counts of the impressive funeral SER
vices OF Mai. p. r. Boyle. Department
Commander Of Louisiana and Mss!s-
sFpi. tle was held in high esteem by
the people OF New Orleans.
The National tribune., 1910-03-03
Washingtou's Birthday.

The Womans Relief Corps of Seda-
liza, No, arranged Il fine celebration Of
NashiugtOn's birthday with music and
patriotic addresses. The G.. A. X. at
tended in Il body Mrs. ]. ]. Bcrtche.
President of the w. r. c., managed the
affair
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Free
Rheumatism
Cure
A Home Cure Will Be Given FREE
by One Who Had Ii

In the spri Z, OF 1893 ! was attacked By
Muscular aId infiammatOry Rheumatism.
j suffered as only those who have il
kEow, for oreT three years. I tried rem
edy after remedy. and doctor after doc
Tor, but such relief as / received was
only temporary. Finally ! found Il REM
edy that cured me completely. and It mas
never returned. have given il TO
number who were terribly afflicted and
even bed ridden with Rheumatism, and
1t effected a cure In every case.
| vii! send n free trial OF this prec.
ious remedy by mail, postpaid TO any
sufferer who writes for #. Just I'LL ont
the coupon below and mall ii 10 me to-
CAY.
Mark II. Jackson. No. $50 James Street.
Syracuse, y. Y.
Mr.. jackson IS responsible. Above
statement true.-Pub.
Name Observation-Disclosures
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THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE: WASHINGTON &C., THURSDAY MARCH

where we walked we saw the most as
tonisiing exhibitions of energy, thrift
and taste. all happening within the
short period of five or six months. The
stsliGaaas 2l2ugd the hoqsei Lysrs iaid
out skilfuny with view TO future Ee au-
ty. Orange, grapefruit and other Il ees
had been planted to furnish shade, and
many had already begun little gardens,
in which peas were blooming. strawber-
ries ripening and potatoes and other
vegetables showing a strong, healthy
growth.
Meeting the Co,onists.
Sunday was spent in walking and
driving around, inspecting the various
improvements and meeting the com
rades, who were all eager to see. shake
hands with and fraternally welcome
Commanders-in-C Nevius and King,
Past Surg. Gen. A. i. Johnson and John
McElroy. Commander-in-Ch Chief Van
SAINT, who had arrived on Friday night,
went around conscientiously to every
house and tent, and shook hands with
and talked to every man, woman and
child in the settlement.
Saturday evening there had been a
mass meeting in the great tent, at
which substantially everyone in the
settlement was present, and Command
er-m-Chief Van SAINT and ex-Gov. John
Lind, of Minnesota, made encouraging
speeches to the settlers, and greatly
complimented them upon their won
derful energy and skill in Transforming
a wild plain into a thriving town in the
short space of time which had been
devoted to it.
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"A FEELING OF SECURITY

You naturally when you the medicine
YOU take is absolutely pure and contains
harmful habit producing drugs.
Such medicine is Dr. kmers Swamp Root the Kidney,
Liver and Bladder Remedy.
The standard purity and excellence
tanned III every bottle of Swamp Root
scientifically compounded from vegetable herbs
1t is sfmutanf and is taken in teaspoonfu doses.
1t is recommended for everything.
great in relieving overcoming kidney
liver and bladder troubles
purity is with every Dr. Kmer
Swamp-RoOt.
fyou need medicine you should have The BEST
Ii already convinced that Swamp what
you will find sale at all drug in bottles of
Sizes ffty-CentS and dollar.
Send & Co., BinghaG1for Y, sample
bottle, by naH-if will anyone You will
valuable Information, telling
kidneys. When writing be the WASH
ingfon Weekly National Tribune
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ROtii- Tone.

Sec Liberal trial offer in fuIl-pa ge
announcement on last page of this issue.
The National tribune., 1910-03-03

roads occupy in the aggregate three
miles of whdrves. -Four great railway
lines enter the city-the Atlantic Coast
Line, the Seaboard Air Line, the South
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per, 1864, will remember where we
crossed Savannah on the rickety trestle
work about 15 miles above the city. At
.hat time the whole country was over
Bowed. and for five or six miles there
WAS broad stretch of swollen, muddy
water, out of which the dilapidated
The National tribune., 1910-03-03
A Visit 10 the Shakers.

During the day a visit was made to
the Shaker settlement adjoining the
colony grounds. This is a small COM
munity of three or four men and four
women, which holds 1000 acres of fine
land on the shores of Red Oak Lake,
another beautiful body of water reached
by the colony grounds. With their small
working force the Shakers have done
wonders. They have comfortable farm
buildings, stocked with a sufficiency of
the best machinery and appliances, with
boats and lanches on the lake. On their
grounds they have from 500 to 700
head of cattle. which in themselves are
a source of wealth to the community.
In their buildings they have appara-
fuses for grinding cane and evapOrating
the juice into the old-fashioned mo-
lasses, which is one of their most prof
table products They also have bee
hives, from which they get a high
grade of goods called palmetto honey"
This also finds ready sale at high
prices. Their pineapple plat has been
described frequently in the columns of
The National Tribune. and they have
two thrifty banana patches which are
quite wonderful to see. Each is sorfle-
thing like an acre in extent, and the
tail symmetrical. spindling banana
stalks make an impressive sight. The
unprecedented frostS struck them Sc
verely, killing most of the leaves, but
leaving the stalks uninjured. The kindly
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Travelling Thru Georgia.

From Savannah to Jacksonville the
route is monotOnous and tiresome. A
snort distance out of Savannah the road
crosses the broad estuary of the Ogee-
chee, and far to the left, where rolls
the Atlantic, was situated Fort McAllis-
ter. This guarded the Ogeechee River
and the flank of the Savannah. and was
sufficient TO hold back the vessels of
lour biockading fleet When Sherman
ended his famous march thru Georgia
| by investing Savannah he sent HaZen's
Division to capture. Fort McAlIister and
Iopen connections with the fleet outside,
which had been expecting him. 1t was
a very dramatic occasion, and Sherman
limpatientiy watched from a rice mill ON
the Savannah side of the river the
preparations of HaZen's Division for
the assault The signaIman on one of
Jour vessels caught Sherman's signal
man and inquired: rs Fort McAIIjstcI
yet taken|' Sherman wigWagged back
to him: Not yet, but will be in few
minutes AT this the buglcs of Hazen'g
men sounded, the men swept forwa rd
in resistiess attack, the fort was taken
after spirited resistance, and Sher-
man was so overjoyed that he entered
a rowboat, rowed down the river and
lWent on one of our war vessels The
success of his great march was now as
lsured, rations and supplies We're at
hand and the fall of Savannah soon fol-
lowed.
The road to Jacksonville crosses in
succession the Ogeechee, Medwav Alta
mana and Satil!a Rivers all compara-
lively near the coast and where their
lsWollen waters spread over the IoWIands
land make succession of swamps In
Ithese swamps rise the tall, straight
Ishapely cypress trees, with their enor-
1 nous butts spreading out into knees"
! that were formerly so important IN
bodybuilding. Spanish moss becomes
more abundant and longer as we go
lsouthward, and in the tops of the trees
are seen growths of mistIetoe frequent.
ly as large as half-bushel baskets and
resembling at first sight large birds
nests. Near the railroad the Snanish
moss loses much of its picturesdueness
by becoming exceedingly dirty from the
SCOT from the engines. ii is a country
that some day viii become filed nm
with homes and farms, but the dav
seems distant, as there are few neyv
buildings or other things of importance
10 be seen. We pass out of Georgia
thru the famous Okefinokee Swami ono
OF the largest in the United States and
which has a circuit of $50 miles and an
area of about 100000 acres 1t is filed
with pools and islands, some overgrown
with pay trees, others with vines and
brush. The deadly moccasin is ouite
abundant there, as was also the hideous
alligator The last are disappearing.
however, under the relentless pursuit
OF the hunters. In one part of the
swamp is lake with several floating
lslands The ST. Mary's River, which is
the boundary between Georgia and
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ern and the Central of Georgia. Tho
Savannah was pre-emnently a shipping
port, with lumber, phosphate rock and
naval stores in the lead of the exports,
yet there is a growing amount of manu-
featuring done, generally for local prod
ucts. There are large railroad car and
repair shops, fertilizer factories, foun-
dries, machine shops, cotton-oil mills,
lumber mills, patentmedicine factories,
etc. The population has increased since
the war very rapidly. In 1860 there
were 29,292 people in the city, and in
1900 this number had swelled to 54,-
244, of whom 2S,090 were of negro de-
scent, with only 3.434 foreigners.
The city is a beautiful one, and still
follows the lines laid down by Gov.
Oglethorpe in its settlement in 1873,
where broad streets shaded by liveoaks,
crossed each other at right angles. The
grounds around the houses are fine and
embeliished by magnolias, japonicas
and catalpas- In the Public Square are
monuments of Gen. Nathaniel Greene,
Sergt William Washington Gordon,
William Jasper and Count Pulaski.