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FRIDAY. JULY 8, 1910.

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NEW CHECK LA w.

Don't draw check unless you
have money in the bank to pay
it, is the purport of q law passed
by the last legislature and which
has become effective. Among
the new laws that went into eff
feet which will be of great inter
est is the following;
'Be it enacted by the general
assembly of Virginia, that any
person who shall obtain, with
fraudulent intent money or
other property which may be
subject of larcency, or who shall
obtain credit with like intent, by
means of check, draft or order
of which he is the maker or
drawer, which is not paid by the
drawee, shall be deemed guilty
of larcency Of such money CT
property, or Of anything of value
obtained on such credit, unless
payment Of such check, draft or
order be made on demand in
writing mailed to the drawers
last known address; and the fact
that such maker or drawer did
not have on deposit or to his cred
it with the bank, person, firm or
corporation upon which check,
draft or order is drawn sufficient
funds to pay the same when pre-
scented, unless said check or draft
is paid or accepted when present
ed, shall be prima facie evidence
OF, fraudulent intent.
The person who orders a G. O.
D., package and fails to accept |
same is liable to get into trouble. |
If a package is sent G. O. D. on
approval, if not accepted or re-
turned in "a hours, the party to
whom it is sent will be deemed
guilty of larcency of the package,
Shippers of such packages are re-
CURED to label them sold for
cash Oh delivery
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1910-07-08
The Norfolk & Western G,

The Norfolk & Western COM
rany is having two copper wires
strung between Roanoke and
Bristol a. distance of 154 miles,
and it is said to be the purpose of
the company to try in this con-
nection the system of telephon-
ing orders for trains. The tele-
graph system viii not be aban-
doned, but vial be maintained
sor use in any emergency that
may arise.
The old original galvanized
wire, designated as No. 5, which
vas the first wire strungthroueh
Southwest Virginia, is being re-
placed. by a, new copper wire.-
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1910-07-08

In the Oklahoma state "spell-
ing bee" at Oklahoma City last
week fourteen-year-old girl
spelled over two thousand words
correctly and was declared the
champion. That is quite an &C
eomplishment, to be sure; but
what the Rural Retreat Times
probably will want to know is,
Can she cool? Bristol Herald
Courier.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1910-07-08

When a man who commits a
murder is sane enough to try to
eonceal the evidence of his guilt,
and to seek safety in disappear
ance, as in the case Of Porter
Charlton, he is sane enough to
BE punished for thecrime. -Bris-
tol Herald Courier.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1910-07-08

vigor and cheerful
ness soon disappear
when the kidneys are
out of order or dis
eased.
Kidney trouble has
become SO prevalent
that it is not unco11l-
mon for a child to be
born afflicted with
weak kidueys Ifthe
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1910-07-08

Some people claim that pole
Kittens are good to eat. We
don't think, however, that they
will ever take the place of pos
sum and sweet taters.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1910-07-08

Whenever man tells us that
he doesn't like to carve the heart
of a ripe, red watermelon, we
know that he is either a liar or
an old fool.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1910-07-08

There are women who can boil
cabbage for dinner and still re-
tain the respect of their neigh
bors.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1910-07-08

A Pennsylvania judge decides
t TAT a woman is not compelled to
live with her mother-in-law.
When some court decides that
about man, we shall begin to
have equality of the sexes.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1910-07-08

It is not the position man
Glls so much as the way he fills
it that stamps upon him the
mark of his quality. Big Stone
Gap Post.
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Commend a fool for his wit, Or
a knave for his honesty, and they
will receive you into their bos-
om.-Fielding.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1910-07-08

An exchange says any girl
looks we'll in white. Not after
being caught in a shower, sayeth
your Uncle Mike.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1910-07-08

This country needs a move
ment to make smuggling III :
fashionable.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1910-07-08

1t is no use to talk to the sT all
boy about going to heaven when
he can go swimming on Sunday.
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PRESBYTERIAN.
SECRET SOCIETIES

MT. AIRY LODGE NO. 226, Ancient Free
/W\and Accepted Masous hold their stated
communications on the second Saturday night
in each month at Z 30 pm
Visiting bretheren, in good standing, always
welcome
VIII. SPRINKLE, W. M
j. H. WILSON, SECRETARY
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1910-07-08

How will you have your mud
turkle" fixed?
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1910-07-08

Time to put on your picnic
brooches
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1910-07-08
Come in; the water is fine.

The fly will get you if you
don't watch out.
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CHURCH DIRECTORY.
METHODIST CHURCH


Rev. j T. GUY, PASTOR.
Preaching every first Sunday at II a. M, and
i second Sunday night
Sunday School every Sunday at 8: 30
]. II. WILSON, Supt.
Prayer meeting Wednesday p. M, with stud
les in the Gospel of st. John
Junior League meets at p m each Sunday.
The Senior League ats p M
Everybody cordially invited to all of these
services
LUTHERAN
REV. G H. RHODES, PASTOR
Preaching every second and fourth Sundays at
II a. aud 30 D. nj.
Sunday School every Sunday at 9:l5
DR.. A. B. GREINER, Supt
A cordial invitation to all to attend these
services
PRESBYTERIAN.
REV. M M. MCFERRIN, PASTOR
Preaching every 3rd and 5th Sundays morning
and night
Sunday School at 8 rs, C. E. CANNON, Supt
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1910-07-08
Women as Well as Men are Made Miserable
BY Kidney and Bladder Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind,
and lessons ambition; beauty,
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1910-07-08

Summer boarders are getting
ripe.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1910-07-08

child urinates too often, if the urine scalds
the flesh, or if, when the child reaches an
age when it should be able to control the
passage, it is yet afflicted with bed-wet-
ting, depend upon it, the cause of the diff
Guilty is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment of
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due to diseased condition of
the kidneys and bladder and not to a
habit as most people suppose.
Women as well as men are made rniser-
able with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect of
SwampsRoot is soon realized. 1t is sold
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1910-07-08

by druggists, in fifty
cent and one-dollar
size bottles. You may
have a sample bottle
by mail free, also a
pamphlet telling all
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1910-07-08

about SWa1nP-NOor, Home Of swamp-kOot.
including many Of the thousands of testi-
uonial letters received from sufferers
who found Swamp-Root to be just the
remedy needed. In writing DR.. Kil1ner
& Co., Binghamton, N. Y, be sure and
mention this paper. Don't make any
mistake, but remember the name, DIR.
Kilmer Swanp-Root, and the address,
Binghanton, N. Y, on every bottle.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1910-07-08
C. B. THOMAS w. C. THOMAS
THOMAS & THOMAS.
Attorneys at Law,
WYTHEvILLE, VIRGINIA.

We also negotiate loans on real estate
security. If you have money to loan
confer with us and let us place it for
you. IL YOU want to secure loan ap-
ply to US. Our knowledge of land val
ues and titles en- ables us to give salts
action to 10th lender and borrower.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1910-04-23

of novelty would not only kill the
sport but after the first performance
would excite the most hostile criti-
cism
Coming down to the time of Jem
Mace, we really reach the first pugilis;
to study out the scientific side of box
ing. He was the founder OF this in
novation in pugilism, and to him we
owe the change that has elevated the
sport.
Corbett Convinces Mace.
I shall never forget my first intro
ductlon to Jem Mace some sixteen
years ago He invited me to come
around and show him what I had that
was new in boxing. 1t was a meeting
of the old and the new champions
and i was as glad of the opportunity
to learn from him as to show my own
skill. He explained the straight leads
and straight cross counters that he
had used SO effectively in earlier days,
and seemed greatly surprised when !
kindly told him that if they boxed
like that now the clever men of the
new school would tear the top of his
head oft.
To illustrate this fact as he desired,
and / being the younger man, 1 said: !:
'lUu k@tI at me end I'll show you
something you have never SEEN" He
was simply dumb for a time in his
astonish.nent at MY skill in avoiding
his leads. For instance, I tried the
double feint With both hands and
slipped into sidestep. at which he
let go both hands and went out of
position and at my mercy as the trick
is intended to be used I followed with
all I knew of boxing and the grand
old man of the ring was greatly
pleased and warmly congratulated me
on my skill.
After Mace came Joe Wormald, Joe
Goss, Tom Allen and Joe Coburn. They
all simply followed the style Of the old
master as far as they were able to
master the scientific end of the game,
each adding a little individuality, but
nothing that was startling or that had
not been seen before.
Comment on John /.
Then along came John L. Sullivan,
a rough and scruff, slam -bang, right
handed fighter of great muscular de-
velopment and game to the core.
wouldn't detract one iota from John
LIS reputation or seek to lower him
from a position he occupied so many
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1910-04-23
GOSSIP ABOUT HORSES
BY J. j. J.

| full horseman OF today does more
buggy riding" l. g., driving on the
country roads and less of track work.
| The result is that when the day for
| the race comes the horse wants to
| race. "All work and no play makes
Jack dull boy"-and the horse gets
tired of the everlasting drill of the
tarck. What do you think about 1T,
reader?
Among the entries for the 2:12 trot
at Grand Rapids, Mich, for the sl0,-
600 purse is the bay gelding Safe
guard, who was raced through North
Dakota and Kansas very successfully
last season. He was one Of the big
money winners in his class, Is only 5
years old and is considered a very
likely prospect. There are twenty-one
entries In this class.
Among the PAGERS in the 2:06 class
this year Is r f. D. Last season he
was not in the best Of condition, but
great things are expected of him this
year as he has wintered fine and is in
fine shape, right now. His mark is
2:05h. He made Lady Maud c. pace
mile in 2:03h to beat him last sea-
son.
If all the signs do not fan there
will be a couple Of candidates for the
slow classes in North Dakota and
Manitoba that may make the talent
"sit UP and take notice." One viii be
a trotter and the other a PAGER. WhO
the owners are Is stll a mystery.
r. j. McKinzie Of Winnipeg, Man.
has purchased at Memphis. Tenn, the
roam pacing gelding March McEweu,
2:0Sh, from Jack Slackleford of
Courtland, Ala. The Irice was $4500
and another horse. Another important
sale v'as that Of Bland s., 2:05A, the
premier western pacing stallion Of the
1909 campaign. Joseph Carson of
Winnipeg secured the stallion from
w. III. Stubbleford, jr.. Oran, Mo. 1t
is understood that Barney Barnes will
drive Bland S.
Hamline hangs up $4,000 for 2:16
trot, and $4,000 for the 2:13 pace.
There will be a free for-all pace for
$4,000 and a free-for-all trot for So
600. And $1,000 purses galore. C. M.
Griggs has taken hold Of this depart
ment again, which means its success.
Efie Powers will soon foaI to Dan
Patch. That colt ought to have the
stamina, If he breeds after the fam
Gus old mare. She was "the talk of
the town" when in her prime, which
lasted until she was nearly 20.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1910-04-23
ACTIVITY in THE
PREACHER CAMP

The second period of baseball is
now in order. The boys at Fargo col
lege are raving to get at their op,.
ponents on the diamond, and If the
weather only permits things will be
doing very shortly. The diamond is
drying rapidly and will be in pretty
fair shape for the game with Barnes
vile this afternoon. Coach Watkins
has discovered a weakness in batting
and to overcome this failing large bat
ting nets have been secured which will
be installed Immediately, in which the
men will be given q steady grind at
the bat. No line on the men has been
secured yet, but will be in the course
of a few games.
There promises to be some keen
competition In the infieId, however,
the battery of last year will be missed
considerably, but Thayer and Slingsby
have worked together in high school
and thus know each others failings.
Slingsby will hold down the receiving
position. He is an accurate tfrower
to second, is heady, and q, first rate
"sticker." He will get the best out
of the pitchers and will be in fine
place to captain the team.
Thayer, the old high school star, has
been making rapid strides in the box.
He is at present developing change
of pace. He has considerable speed,
and a good quick curve but is a little
shy on control, but this is easily to
the season. His strong points and
-
surely bring his name before the lime
light before. the season has progressed
very far.
Forth, the star basketball guard
looks good for reserve pitcher He is
an old timer at throwing snow balls
and with his speed and curves should
be find. He naturally is little off
on control but viii improve wonder
fully before the season is over.
Aronson the Norwegian recruit has
also been tried at pitching and al
though somewhat inexperienced. looks
good. He is certainly speedy, and his
curves break quickly. He is inclined
to feed the groove" too much. His
being good at the batting game, will
make some one hustle to put him off
the team.
Shaw. the elongated pitcher from the
preparation department will be carried
as reserve. Tt is hoped that he will
develop into a strong southpaw
AS the weather has prevented con-
tinued practice considerable depends
upon the battery. They have been
working in the gym lately.
G. Pollock the standby of the school,
win star at third sack. He has been
showing up remarkably well, hitting
at an awful rate. His bat will clout
the ball over many a fence. without
doubt he vii develop into sensa-
tionai infieIder. and no one Is worrying
about the far corner OF the infIeld
Walter Bayard, the candidate for
short stop has been laid UP with a
game hand. during which time Hendrie
has substituted for him. When In
shape he has few equals In the colleges
OF this section of the countr..
The first and second base PROPOSE
ton is the problem. Perry the tall
basketball center Is certainly built for
the place. Ills stick work has inn
proved wonderfully, and IL he can de-
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1910-04-23

John Heenan, Tom Sayers, John Nor
rissey and Ned O'Baldwin. Just think
what Jeff, with a knockout punch in
his left hand as well as the right, would
have done to the men named. for /
don't hesitate to say he was every BIT
as quick as those men and as clever.
Jeffries takes punishment with the
same degree Of nonchalence as did Nor
rissey; is clever like Mace, but with
an improved style, and he is bigger than
O'Baldwin. He is better on his feet
than Coburn, and he has everything
that any one else ever had-in fact,
q little more, including that famous
knockout punch with the left hand, and
he doesn't need 20 send it along more
than seven inches to make 1t effective
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1910-04-23

years as the popular idol of the ring
but honesty compels me to say that
he added nothing to fistic science ex-
cepting his famous right-hand punch
AS usual. the new champions style
was Immediately in vogue and Mike
Cleary and some others gained place
in fistic history as right -hand fight
ers. / am not going out Of my way
to say here that / don't believe Sui
Ivan in his best days was the master
of Jeffries, and as say this because ]
have SO often heard them compared
Charley Mitchell was one man whom
Sulliva ncould never whip. Mitchell
who had trained in the Mace school,
was nearer to the present style OF
boxing than any man of his day
Weight was his great handicap.
Then came Peter Jackson from
Australia, who weighed 200 pounds
stripped and was six feet one and one-
half inches in height. jackson, too,
had the Mace style as improved by
Larry Foley, the teacher OF so many
good men from the antipodes. Jack
son also was wonderful infghter
a good left-hand jabber, and he had
a right hand bad punch capable OF
terrific damage. The one thing
jackson lacked was the left hand
hook.
corbett Works on New Lines.
What shall / say OF Jim Corbett?
He had studied out miscellaneous
style In which something had been
adopted from Mace and carried for
ward into a development showing in
dividuality. Tt was a system of
boxing entirely his own and one that
had never been seen before the night
Of Sept 7, 1892 at New Orleans. and
without dwelling further upon the
subject I wish modestly to say that
there has been little Improvement
since.
Bob Fitzsimmons was O wonderful
two handed fighter, able to hit as
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1910-04-23

velop accurate foot work, he should
be good at the initial sack.
frost and Hendrie are the candi-
dates for second base, together with
the odd pitcher. 1t is hoped, how
ever, that regular can be developed
for second. frost is strong at the
bat. but lis little weak in fielding.
Much may be expected from him, how
ever, before long.
Hendrie. on the other hand, is show
ing up fine in fielding the position,
but is a little shy at bat. However,
he is a very promising candidate.
George Haggart win be in uniform
soon and will add to the sensational
fielding stunts of the season.
Thus 1T may be seen that there lis
considerable competition in the infleId.
IN the sun garden Horner and Nc
Donald will shine. They are both ac-
curate "grabbers' and liz they develop
little more at batting they will prove
valuable. Aronson. Shaw, StribeI, zu-
ber, Boise and several others. however,
will try for one Of the three gardens,
and lively contest Is expected.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1910-04-23

buted materially to mis- success in the
ring. That he has defeated Fitz-
simmons, Sharkey. Rubin and Cor
bett. not once but twice and the fact
that those named were the best of the
heavies at the time, shows what a
marvellous fighter this great bear from
the Pacific coast really is, for, unlike
some of the other critics, | believe
JEFF still them aster of them all, and I
much doubt if we shall ever look upon
his like again.
Jeffries Best of All.
Fifty years ago Jeffries would have
been considered a scientific fighter as
well as a successful knoclr arout pugilist
even amo lg such men as Jem Mace,
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1910-04-23

isttc history, generally speaking, does
not offer any one who may be used
in close comparison. Jeffries seems to
me to have been in class all by him
self. That he should retire as an un-
defeated champion to my mind cuts
off nearly all argument.
The question has frequently been
asked, however, as in the case with
other ring champions, and in fact
in nearly every class of sports, as TO
what position Jeffries would have held
had he been born ten, twenty, fifty
or even 100 years ago. My answer
In this case would be the same. JEFF
fries has a variety of ring accomplish
ments that no other pugilist ever had
and as / search through the pages of
history I reach the same conclusion
that he stands out as the ideal pugilist
of all time.
Old Tactics Lose Value.
In nearly every decade since the
days of Figg 1719 there has been a
new champion, one man at least who
classed above all his fellows. From
the old prints showing the poses as
sumed in the ring by former cham
pions and from all / can find in writ
ten history or have heard during my
travels about the world from those
who had a close personal contact with
former champions, and / have made
probably more of a study of this mat
ter than any other man, do not find
that the old champions had anything
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1910-04-23

hard with one hand as the other
and fairly clever. 1t was his wallop
that Won nearly all his fights. Tom
Sharkey was physical wonder game
and hard slugger. Slavin and Joe
Goddard We're of similar class.
And now we get to JefTries, a big,
robust man weighing 23O pounds, as
hard as nails, and the quickest man
of his weight I have ever seen in the
ring. Above all, he has something
that he is naturally left handed, and
ucularly none of the Sullivan type,
could ever show, in knock out
punch with the left hand The fact
that he is naturally Lett handed, and
as good, If not better. in every other
way as all he has met, has contri-
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1910-04-23

that could be developed into value
today by our fistic champions.
In review Of this subject we must
start away back in the Old old days
when ring contests were held out in
the open and the followers OF the sport
were largely drawn from the toughest
element. This was necessary, be-
cause so keen was partisan feeling
that when either contestant showed
signs of defeat the ring ropes were
cut and frequently the man with the
toughest crowd behind him won the
battle.
1t has taken years to change all this
and we of the present day should re-
joice at the different conditions that
now prevail Boxing contests are
now held in large auditoriums lighted
by electricity, attended by men in
evening dress and frequently by wo-
men; there are padded ring posts and
ropes: honest referees and large
purses to offer a pleasing contrast
with conditions of other days And
incidentally, I call attention particu-
larly to the fact that the character OF
the men engaged has much to do with
this change.
Brute Strength in the Past.
The prints OF the early champions
show variety of poses In the ring
but absolutely no indication OF what
we today call science in boxing Our
present day amateurs would be ridi-
culed should they strike the same at
titude as the champions Of even 100
years ago. and that Is really only ten
decades in boxing. They had then to
develop wrestling skill as well as
punching ability, and their muscular
development, / win admit, was some
thing to admire. But 1t was all
summed UP in brute strength and the
science which now furnishes the
piquant sauce to the sport was then
almost entirely lacking, The same
conditions today beyond the attraction