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The Washington times., 1910-05-03
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One day, as we we're floating slowly
uONu Lne rlFers We saw some Indians
standing on the bank They were max
AlS gestures 20 Us, 50 we turned the
scCW in toward the shore and landed
mere was a Wretched little hut on the
oank By signs they told Us that q man
was very sick IN the hut. They were
MS relatives and they wanted Us to do
something for him. went into the hut
anc looked the sick man over, but %
only took a glance 70 see that he was
nearly dead with consuua ption.
caiied the Indians IN and pointed 20
his lungs and tried to make them IN
0SFstdlQ what was the matter with
MN Ihey shook their heads and asked
II we mad any medicine We told. them
We had nothing that could 10 any good
and they seemed satisfied So we went
along down the river
Afterward We learned that The sick
man had been treated lust before we
came along, b. the tribal medicine nan
u course the medicine man couldn't
~ any nlIg- A medicine man who
can WoFk miracles isn't much good
so the chief killed him. cut OF his head
ana threW hin into the river for not
doing better job 7 didn't realize what
a responsible contract I'd undertaken
IL attending the case The Cocopzh
medicine man had failed. Il seems. in
Two OLner cases. 50 he was entitled L.
more severe treatment than 7 The chief
VINO killed the medicine man was an
indian named Frank. and afterward H.
became my friend down in the wild
country
When I started down the river I had
z letter from a Chicago cattle buve-
named jenkins 70 the most remarkabIe
man in that part OF The country he
IS an outlaw named Bill Cummings.
A GOOD many years ago Cumrniu.s
was foreman OF q big cattle ranch h.
Arizona or New Mexico. 7 forget which
One Gay ne got into a row with a ranch
hand and killed him The sheriff wen
OUT with a posse 70 arrest Cummings
ana ne shot Up the posse killing rv-1
oepuCes- After that there was nOthin-
for hira 20 do but keen on fzFtfrr- rI-,-il
ne was killed or leave he couutrv. n
mounted a good hOrce and ESCAPED
across the border.
Ito BE CoaffuuedA
The Washington times., 1910-05-03
J. JOHNSON WARNS
AGAINST BETTING

CHICAGO, Nay 3-Consterns+ion
reiSned IN sporting circles here todzv.
when South Side friend Of Jack John
son received telegram from the col
ored champion advising him and other
sporting men not to place any money on
the coming Johnson-Jeffries fight until
further advised
The reason johnson wired was that
the death OF Tommy Mccarthy. the
coast fighter who died from q blow from
owen Moran the Englishman. might re-
suit in Interference with the big fight
Much money has been bet BY John
sons friends here on Jacks chances.
they getting as good as 10 to for
their money
The Washington times., 1910-05-03

properly prepare himself for big bat
tie after his long lay of, sOwed the
seeds OF doubt which are developing into
a moral certainty Then came The talk
That Iehries was going into his WORK
with vast amount Of willingness
amour ting 20 5oylsh vim, Yet there are
those VINO remember the tales OF MS
training lu the past % this eject tL2L
Ee was tactirurn- difficult 10 control.
and so str0ug-miuded that ne was the
despair Of professional assistants To
think that his disposition had grown
sweet and CC1hClnS while under the
positive agony Of reducing flesh az his
age, and after his long rest was ao-
Surd- That tenor ct q vast Hood OF
heen enough 10 cause the Cap-ious read
or 10 cock q cautious eye.
Did Not Sound Good
Then came the yarns right or the
bat that he was training so hard that
he was afraid ne would go stale, fol-
lowed by Iong-winded dissertations
about his ability as a fisherman and
oarsmau, with mighty little stun about
the real stunts Of fitting such q huge
man 10 he nimbIe on his legs for forty
five rounds-1S5 minutes-of the most
violent and nerve racking exercise an
athlete can experience
in the midst Of IN $ thrilling pisca-
toriaI preparation for ring contention
came the news that Jeffries had broken
out with bOiIs- IE-cre : re various ways
10 interpret thos- bOils- They are fire.
queut accomplishments Of the early
stages Of hard training, and are very
common among men called upon for
long, labOrious efforts. such as college
0arsmen- They usually disappear in a
reasonable time and the victim is much
the better for having his blood cleared
Of Impurities, according 10 the popular
notion But there are boils and bOils
The Washington times., 1910-05-03
Rv THOMAS S. RICE.

What the writer has always suspect
ed TO be the truth about the condition
ing Of James J. Jefries for the lords
heavyweight championship fight at San
Francisco on July 4, now appears 10 be
coming out
This truth IS that Jenries is not. and
has not been. getting into condition as
rapidly as expected. that he has not
been amenabIe 10 camp discipline, or
as eager in his work as reported, and
that his physical improvement has not
been as marked as the public has been
told with tireson1e regularity by a GER
tain line OF writers
The suspicion that all IS not Ueu IS
growing so rapidly that a complete re-
vulsion OF feeling On the part OF the
fight followers may be expected unless
more men in whom they have perfect
confidence send out more careful and
less putting estimates OF the white mans
progress Furthermore. there is a grow
ing belief in many quarters that the
fight viii be called or, and there has
from the very first been a strong
cOterie OF sporting men who were con
WINGED that Jeffries would never be seen
In the ring with Johnson In a fight
Boosters Overreach Marx
Incidentally. should the match be can
celed would they not draw wei giving
sparing exhibitions around this broad
land where such things are allowed
Verify, they would
The same dead level Of the STYLES Of
almost hysteriCaI boosting which has
come from some Of the writer's supposed
10 be giving the inside dope from ROW
a-dle7sza Col. where the white man 10
Gated is II itself enough 10 excite dis
trust and this CiStrIsC is Sprea ding On
the other hand, men who know a thing
OF two have come on out with contrary
statements which were SO clear, and
backed BY so much pTiula facie internal
evidence that their criticisms have made
up in conviction what they have lacked
n quantity
The argument on the part Of many
experts from the first day he announced
he would fight. that Jeffries could not
The Washington times., 1910-05-03
Latest Dispatch Bears Out Suspicious of Boost
ing Notices Overreach Their Mark-Wll Fight
Ever Be Held at All?

and those which have put Jefrriss in the
JOB class may be the outward evidence
OF his entire constitution revolving
definitely and imnovably against put
ting Inn through the absolutely neces-
ssry preliminary PAGES for 155 minutes
Of pickering with q man % the heft OF
Jack Johnson
Needs SparTing Partners.
The charge 1hat Jeffries has with him
now no real spaTing partners looks
sound and reasonable Il is not the
first time the dispatches from Reward
emma have told that Bob Armstrong was
50 much afraid OF Jefries thar ne was
not Of much value in the giving and
taking OF that class OF hard sparring
which must Inevitably be endured If
Jeffries wishes to recover his eye for
distance. Berger Is living pretty well
for these hard times. and can hardly be
taken seriously as a worthy exchanger
Of blows. while ChOyuSki has been out
OF The ring so long the public had almost
forgotten him To man Up tree Il
Choynski IS trained enough 10 De a
spa rrinE partner
Jim CoTDetr may produce results II he
Joins Jeffries, but Jim VIII not be any
too hardy or take too many chances Of
having spoiled that thespiau counter
auce and bearing which are making
him mach good coin Besides. TOrberr
is hardly more likely than anyone else
10 be able 10 control Jefries If the
boilermaler makes up his mind 10 rest
or 10 rIn risks
one Illuminating story today tells Us
that the. boilermaker is 50 sorely dis
tresSeG over the loss OF his dogs that
IL has depressed his spirits and. il IS
minated, caused a break in the rather
mild training be appears to have been
dong. That is going quite sOme-say
six OF seventh the matter OF writing
The Washington times., 1910-05-03
CHANGE IN TRACK
PUZZLES TALENT
Picking Winners at PimlicO
a Hazardous Task for
Public.

BALTIMORE. NAY 2-Ano-her good
card Of seven races faces the public al
PiUIIico this afternoon and viii be run
over a fast track The change from a
heavy 10 q fast track is proving rather
pulling TO the talent. and picking win
uers : mere than usually hazardous.
new horses are coming out every DAY
whose form 3 more or less an unknown
quantity
The first race Of the day. for two
year-Olds. has fine field Of entries Il
IS not likely that LochieI VIII start, as he
rFn and won Yesterday. Idle Michael
looks good 10 win here John Powers
starts 2 real good one here In TVHfred
ccUdes. and he NAV get Tire place
s cheap -ot starts in the second race
with TreiZC and Rose Beaumont look
ing as good as anything
4 very ordinary lot Of mzidens is
booked for the third race AnyI should
ersGuate here with OShwaEa a good
place prospect
For the steeplechaee. Borsi may WIN
right over again with the Tonpkins en-
Try, Ei=Ct and ROSSfeu1Ou II the place
The nth race IS very open- Dreamer
and Field Mouse look GOOD here
For the MARYLAND CIfrb Purse Taxa
MIRA looks 20 have a chance. provided
the distance STJits him Cav Derefver
may get the place
For the last race jolly stands out,
with Jennie Wells or Court Lady a good
place chance
The old adage that class VIII tell
was never better illustrated than when
Prisciltan galIoped OF with the New
Howard Handicap YESTERDAY This was
Rr1scllllar's first race Of the year He
was up against good ones and ne car
ried the rather betty package Of $50
pounds vet he simply made monkeys
OF his field.
He followed the pace to the stretch,
and then coming along on his own
courage. ran over everything and I'm
ished well In hand This one will be
hard one 10 beat in any corrua-,-
this year and Il looks as IL he v-7ir-br
set back to his three year-oId form
Another Illustration Of class was
shown In the fifth race when Fred
Littlefield's game performer. Jubilee.
captured the Belvedere in the handiesr
posi- bic fashion. with everything driv-
mo 7nn5ud him There v-a- . -.
rush 10 back The Monk, which had
only 81 I'D, but when II came 70 rae
ing Jubilee made The Monk look like
There were rumors flying about IN
the paddock that Jubilee had shown
lameneSS in his preliminary. but Fred
ole Littlefield simply smiled when
asked about this and said 10 his friends
so pawn the family jewels and back
my horse"
The stakes for the spring meeting at
Montreal close tomorrow at midnight.
Inc four stakes are more valua bic this
season than any that have ever been
run at Montreal The Kindergarten,
which IS for twO-yeaT-OidS, viii carry
$3.50 added money The Windsor
Hotel Cup viii have a piece Of silver
worth $50 and SI.1a0 IN money added
by the club. The Jacques Cartier Sell
inG Stake VIII have $40 added while
the Prince OF wales SteepleChase, which
IS over the fun course. about ~ miles,
VIII also have S1.20O added
The Washington times., 1910-05-03

STRIKING FEATURES
OF COLLEGE GAME

Fighting spirit displayed by both
teams
WHdness Of the pitchers.
Blazers steadiness in pinches.
Hitting Of Captain Pickford, OF
Virginia
Timely stick work Of Il O'Connor.
Fielding Of Gibson.
Hunts three-b base hit
Feenan's creditable. work behind the
bat.
Costly errors by Shortstop Fitchett,
Of Virginia
Batting Of Hume, left fielder on
Virginia.
Batting Of Cogan, OF Georgetown
Slappy work Of Georgetown indeId.
The Washington times., 1910-05-03

Pun-Si-rerdinc Hunt Gibson. Con-
nelly. COEau. Hume. and Biakenly. First
base on -fEeorgerovsu- = Left on
baseS-GeCrEeJOWn. . Virginia. 9. First
base on baIIS-Of Ralzer. {, of Brown,
4 Struck OuL-BV BalZer- ; bv Brown
l. ThrCe-HaSe hiLS-Hume and Hunt
Sacrifice nit-Tarter- Stolen baSeS-CO-
gan 90. NJ O'CounOr. Carter, and Blsk-
enly- Wild ritch-Tzslzer- Culpire-1-r-
Belts Time OF game hour and 80
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-16
Treasury Balances.

The other day the treasury of Maine
had something like $340 balance, be-
cause it had paid out some big war
rants
The Democrats learned the fact and
were highly delighted. They spread
the information with delight and
Democratic papers all over the coun-
try are shouting that Maine is bank
rupt.
Maine has plenty of cash to pay its
bills but in paying them some days
there is naturally left small surpluses.
Democrats are, in their zeal to win
political points, really traitors to the
welfare of the State by sending out
such facts dressed in misleading Ian
guage.
But that they do these things, injur-
ing Names credit, proves tina,
Democracy cares more for political
ends than for the welfare of Maine.
1t is a fact that Democratic news
paper men are asking for the daily
| balances at the treasury more fire.
uuently by far this summer than they
ever did in previous campaign
When the balances are large they dc
not print them. When they are small
they publish them wide and far, anf
gloat over the apparent but not rea
financial distress of the State.
1t is mean business but it is Demo
cratic politics.
How would any man in business like
to have his balances on days when he
has just paid out his money be thus
advertised How might it affect his
credit?
But Names big money is just about
coming in and you win hear, from now
on, less about the daily balance in the
Treasury from these Democratic de-
tractors of their own State!
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-16

Governor Eberhart of Minnesota has
issued a proclamation setting apart the
week of Sept IL as Seed Corn Week f"
Eminently proper! That is the date
Maine plants a crop of officials for two
years. The governor Of Minnesota
hopes to give impetus to a movement
for further Investigation of crops
and better cultivation Maine hopes to
return the officers who have shown
by their honesty and business acumen
that they are the right crop in the
right soil. The work which the gov
ernor of minnesota suggests for seed
corn week is that each farmer go
through his cornfield and select for
seed the best ears from the sturdiest
stalks, carefully storing them, as sug-
gested in bulletin of the State agri-
cultural experiment station. The peo-
pie of Maine have carefully selected
their stock and proved by two years
trial. and on Sept IL it will be planted
again. &.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-16

press. as he did other government re-
ports on conditions recently, the fact
that record breaking industrial activity
throughout the country followf 1.-THE
operation of the Payne tariff law. He
would not let his readers know, If he
could help it, that the value of farm
products in the North Atlantic states
has increased II per cent. in the last
| ten years.
He will go on deriding his state and
her industries and farms and products
l--picturing Names people as helpless
and shrivcling, her farms barren and
her sons escaped to the protection of
some free trade country.
| and yet the publisher who hires this
| editor knows that never were the peo-
pie of Maine so prosperous and content
as today; that never was the prospect
SO bright for the older farmers or SO
attractive to the young men. He knows
| that modern methods OF tilling Maine s
| pr aductive soil have neceSSitated
changes in number and breed of live
stock Has he not had extensive deal
| ings with them?
| 1t will take i lot of such argument
as Democrats are putting forth to con-
vince the Maine farmer that he doesn't
| know when he is well off.
| The paper winds Up TRADE with
this:
| The tariff is tax, an indirect tax
which leves it's toll upon foods, clothing
| footwear, and shelter. How can it. then,
be of benefit to Maine farmers who must
| pay the tariff taxes the same as must
| the mechanic or the clerk?
Back within the memory of many OF
us the Democratic party had opportu-
nifty to try it's hand at tariff building.
| The product was to be called tariff
| for-revenue- only measure. A precious
| botch it was and must have been for
revenue only" for it most certainly
was not for the people of this country
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-16
Coming Events.

Aug. l3-2l-Spiritnalist Camp-mestins
at Temple Heights; Northport. .,
Society Fair at Belfast.
Aug. l6. oath and 2sth-Maine Reg.
Assn, Auburn.
Aug. IzzThomas Allen Family Reunion.
East Dixfield.
Aug. l7-ls-Maine Undertakers Asso.
citation, Portland
Aug. H-Monmouth Academy Alumni
Reunion.
Aug. I7-old Home Week. Weeks Mills
Aug. l7-Drew Family Reunion. West
Glenburn.
Aug. ls,,Brackett Family Reunion
Aug ls-Annual Reunion Old Barker.
vile School Association.
Aug. 1S-Starrett and Spear Reunion q
Union Grove. Warren.
Aug. 1S-St. Rocco Celebration. Canton
Aug. 19-29-E. Livermore Camp-meetine
Aug. W-Annual meeting of Brewer
Lake Protective Assn. at Lake Brewer
or Hines Pond.
Aug. 23.Sixth Decennial Reunion of the
Limington Academy Alumni. Limington
Aug. 4-25-ReuniOn of Sth Maine Regi-
mental Association at Peaks Island.
Aug. 24-Annual Reunion Of Ist-M
Maine Infantry Assn at Soldiers Home
Aug: 24-Pierce Family Reunion at
Island Park.
Aug 25-Annual meeting of Lakeside
Advent Christian Campmeeting Assn. at
Lake Messalonskee.
Aug. Determination of Candidates for
State Teachers Certificates, beginning
at eight A. NJ, at Auburn. Augusta.
Bangor. Bath. Belfast Biddeford. Cal
ais. Ellsworth. Fort Kent Houlton. Nil
bridge, Milo, Norway, Portland. Rock
land. Skowhegan, Van Buren,. or at such
other places as any ten candidates may
desire and agree to attend.
NT..,~ - nnaf
Portland.
Aug. 2s-so-N. E. Gallaudet Assn Of
Deaf, Portland.
Aug. 91-Unveiling of the Thomas B.
Reed Statue, Portland.
Sept. 5--Labor Day Celebration. Az
gusta.
Sept. 7-Reunion 22nd Maine Reg. at
Hampden.
Sept. REELECTION DAY.
Sept 14-15-Reg. Reunion 18th Maine at
Sept. 2o.-A. Q. Fl. State convention 81
Bangor.
Sept. 2-23-Androscoggn County Sun.
day School Convention, Lewiston.
Oct. 4, s. 6.-Annual meeting Of Maine
State League of the National League OF
Postmasters of the United States, Au-
gusta.
Oct. 14-17-State Sunday School Conven.
ton, Portland
Oct. 26-2S-Fourth Annual Meeting 0!
Maine State Conference Of Charities and
Correction. Portland
Nov. S-10-Annual Exhibition of Maine
Pathological Society. Auburn.
Dec. 20i24-State Grange, Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-16
HERE in KENNEBEC
Short Politics for Busy Voters.
Showing the How Of 1t Be-
tween Then and Now.

Our Democratic friends who some
weeks ago desired the figures showing
how the Fernald administration, mas
been spending the peoples money have
by this time been given a sufficiency OF
these figures to make they very weary
Nevertheless these figures make such
grand showing for the Republican
administration of the last two years
that the journal continues to present
them to the public day by day. 1t does
SO that the people of Kennebec County
may understand how much better they
are off financially under the Repuph-
can Government than they were TWEEN
ty-eight years ago under the last DEM
ocratic governor.
Here In Kennebec county for instance
In 1882 under the last Democratic gov
ernor the town Of Fayette paid state
tax of 81 49, the Stale tax rate being
.004h, 1t received for the support OF 's
common schools $i1909 In 1909 under
the Republican administration of GOV.
erncr Fernald the State tax being $ovS
the town of Fayette paid a tax Of $7oS-
IL and received back from the State TOT
the education of the children of Fay
cite s6l402. Fayette received other
money from the State
This statement is simply for the COM
mon schools alone. and alone Is sum
Gent for the voters of Fayette to be -
they are enthusiastic for the REELECTION
o. Governor Fcrnald. and another
equally good Republican administrs-
ton.
(To be Continued)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-16
Col. PIaisted's Letter.
portland Express.)

Colonel Plaisted's letter of accept
ance as Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor OF Maine makes no additional
contribution to the literature OF the
campaign save in one respect.
This one exception is his arraign-
ment OF the lower courts of the state
as having been lowered in tone. Elk
actIy what specific instances We're in
| the mind of the Democratic candidate
| of course we nave no means or KNOW
| ing The case nearest to himself. the
Augusta Municipal Court, presided
over bv Benedict F. Maher. certainly
| is not one of the instances which the
Colonel apparently had in mind.
Further than this the Colonel makes
a rather childish attempt to meet a
cam paign issue in his pledge that no
present member of the Supreme Bench
will fail to be reappointed by him
because the politics of the judge differs
from his own. This is not the specific
pledge to reappoint Judges White
house and Savage that the friends of
Colonel Plaisted have been going up
and down the State telling people he
was to incorporate in his letter of ac-
ceptance Indeed it is no pledge at all.
Even if Colonel Plaisted himself were
DESTROYS of reappointing these two
strong justices, whose terms expire
during the next administration, if he
were Governor he would find himself
surrounded by so hungry herd of Of
flee seekers that it would be absolute
ly impossible for him to stand against
the pressure which would be brought
for the selection of Democrats for
these places, and it is to be noted that
the Colonel makes no real promise in
that particular.
The candidates rehash of the State
convention arguments of Mr.. McGil-
licuddy as to the State finances will
have no influence whatever upon the
voters of Maine, for they have been
amply answered already, not only
through the press of the State, but by
Governor Fernald himself in the
speeches which he has so far made.
Maxine is progressive State. The
money paid into the treasury has all
been used for purposes entirely worthy
and defendable.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-16
Now and Then.

Our Democratic brethren make a
great noise over this years State rate
of five mills. f'f'.
In 1882 when Democrats had their
last governor the rate was Az mills
and the people got back very little.
With 3-mi!l rate last year and a s.
mill rate in 1910 the people are given
all their moneys worth and still some.
Were it not a campaign summer
these disinterested Democratic patriots
would be calm as clans. Were they
not seeking them offisez" you would
not hear whisper libeling Maine :
credit.
The Democratic big injuns" have an
appetite for pie.
That's all.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-16
Our Wholesome kennebec.

A breeze from the malodorous har-
Dor is an i'll wind that blows nobody
eUod.-Baltimore American '''f
The above editorial squib suggestive
of conditions in summertime in Balti-
more is also suggestive of the bless
ings we jewellers in the sweet and
wholesome valley of the Blue kenne-
nee enjoy. All along it's course from
beautiful river breathes only with a
perfumed breath.
Near Moosehead and for miles on its
southwark flow from Che river shores
and RATS in the river comes the bal
samic odor of the spruce and pine
From the farm land stretches comes
the perfume in the summer days of
new mown hay. From the saw mills
of the cities farther down the towns
are sweet with the healthful doors of
fresh lumber and sawdust and from
Bath to Popham the salt breeZes of
the sea mlngle with the pure breath
of the fir-tipped shores. When BATH S
wooden yards are busy that town is
scented with the spicy fragrance of
hS"d pine shavings and chips.
From Baltimores foul harbor in
summer time deliver us,
In contrast the kennebecker re-
jOiceS because his river everywhere
along it's valley breathes with a frag-
rant and wholesome breath.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-16

Florence Nightingale. the famous
nurse of the Crimean war, known as
1.-The angel of the Crimea" and the
only woman who ever received the Or
der of Merit, died Saturday at her
London home At the age of 80 years
this woman who had won tender
place in the hearts Of all civilized ma
tons by life devoted to the care OF
the sick. goes to her reward. Who
not join in the well done?