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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21
MISS NEW GL OK.
Yokes of Old Time Days Broke Roads
Through Heavy Shows.

i OhCS VI ~
Through Heavy Shows.
In this Twentieth century we pride
ourselves upon our up to date methods
and look back with a kind of contemptu-
GUS pity upon the conditions of life that
prevailed a generation or two ago, says
the Boston Transcript. For much of
this felicitation there is no doubt war
rant. The means of transit have multi
piled and developed speed far in adj
vance of anything known in the old days.
The good roads movement has become a
kind of passion in the older states, and
for most times of year 1t is much easier
than formerly to get from place to place.
The country places share with the cities
in this evidence of progress, but there
are occasions, and we are nov confront
ed with one of them, when we lave lost
our old resources and nothing to take
their place has yet been evolved.
When a big snOwstorm like that which
covers New England occurs there is a
more prompt removal of the burden than
formerly from the streets and sidewalks
of the cities and large towns. But in the
country there is a marked contrast in
the. supineness of the people, to the en-
ergy with which they once set about
storming their wintry barriers. Fifty
years ago every farmer had his yoke of
OAtu diIO OODlO III hOh Il = Cl a. y
matter how heavy the fall or deep the
drifts they did not permit travel to be
blocked.
These animals were natural road
breakers, and they were called into serv-
ice to an extent commensurate with the
gravity of the problem. One or w
Jokes could level the results of an or
binary storm, but when the drifts were
deep six, ten and ever a dozen yokes
would be enlisted. All was energy and
zest. Men, boys and even dogs took part
and enjoyed it. The patient animals
would founder through anything that
was before them. The service was looked
upon more as a holiday than a hardship,
but the roads were thoroughly broken.
Now there does not seem to be any of
this cooperation. The necessities of the
people compel them to drag through the
unleveled snow, and in course of a week,
perhaps, unless a thaw occurs, it is trod-
den down to good sleighing. There are
several reasons for this unwelcOme
change. In the first place, there are not
so many men and boys to do the work,
and such as there are do not have the
same stomach for it as did their fathers
and grandfathers. But the nlaiis reason
is that our road breakers are gone. Oxen
are almost a curiosity these days. They
do not fit into our more rapid pace.
The stumps have been pulled, for the
most part, and the sprout land has been
brought into tillage, though in some
places reverting to its primitive condi-
ton. We do not need the patient beasts.
as we once did, for ordinary service, but
when we experience a touch of old-fash-
Toned winter we sadly miss them.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21
A Scalav Stnw

Major loved a maiden so,
His warIike heart was soft as DO
He would often kneel to her and say:
s3Thou art my life and only Ray.
Oh. if but kinder thou wouldst be,
And sometimes sweetly smile on Me
Thou art my earth, my guiding star;
I love thee near. / love thee Fa.
NV passion / cannot control
Thou art the idol of my Sol"
THE maid suggests his asking pa,
The Major cries, what, 1? Oh. La"
The Major rose from Bonded knee,
And went her father for to 81
The father thought no match was finer
The Major once had been a Minor
They married soon and after that
in the rooms all in one Flat.
So happy ends this little tale,
For they lived on the grandest Scale.
-Young's Magazine.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21
proceedinc Against Anaconda.

Satisfied that the present methods of
operating it's smelters by the Anaconda
strnctive in a widespread degree of the
surrounding natural forests, but unneces-
sary, Atty.-Gen. Wickersham has caused
. bill in equity to be filed at Helena,
Mont, against the company. The bill
asks for a permanent injunction to com
bel the company to operate its. plant at
Anaconda i'll such a manner as to end
the destruction.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21
No Knotholes.

Stonewalls do not a prison make,
Such is the poets claim,
And /. for one, shall never take
Exception to the same.
They may not make a prison, but
This much l bid you mark:
Stone walls are awful things to put
Around a baseball park.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21
Firmly Fixed.

Most Presidents have furnished us
A fund of anecdote;
LOg-cabin tales
We have in bales
To wonder at and quote.
The mollycoddle and his ilk
A deal of cop made.
Such goodly themes
Yield many reamS
And help the writer's trade.
But nothing ever helped us more
Than Georges cherry tree;
It's place is sure
In literature,
As writer's all agree.
Louisville Courier Journal.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21
Inst as He Said.

Curious Charlie-Do nuts grow on
trees. father?
"They do. my SON."
Curious Charlie-Then what tree does
the doughnut grow on?
"The pantry, my son."-PurpIe Cow.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21

Mrs. Swell-Tell your captain I'd like
the pleasure of his company to a dance
next Thursday evening.
Corporal O'Brien-Oi will, ma'am, but
Dim afraid some of 'em can't dance.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21

to shoot a real, live albatross on the plat
form, thus giving the students oppor-
tunities for observation that doubtless
C~oleridge himself never had."-Indepen-
dent.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21

-Muscat is famed as the hotbed of
lsmugglers in the Persian gulf. the near.
BY. desert tribes being regularly supplied
with arms despite the efforts of the Brit
ish patrol.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21
Presence of Mind.

"Hallor" exclaimed a London coster-
monger on meeting an acquaintance.
'.Wot damages did you get for bein' in
that motor bus accident?"
s'Eavy ones, my boy" was the reply,
ACCOMPANIED by a grin. 81 got ego for
myself and EGO for the missus."
1.-The missus! Was she hurt, tooT
eyes, in course! l 'ad the presence
of mind to fetch her IL over tn 'ead
fore we was rescued Buffalo Com
Nercial.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21
Sir Walters Knock.

Ruff on the cloak" remarked Sir
Walter Raleigh, as he spread down his
velvet garment before Queen Elizabeth.
wrap.-Lippincott's.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21
The Doctors Reason.

First Physician-So you've lost Rog-
ers as a patient. Didn't he respond to
your treatment?
Second Physician-Yes, but not to my
dunning letters.-Lippincott's.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21

All through Manchuria the country
people live in villages and &C, out from
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21
Or from Spanking Willie.

Scott called my wife a fool last
night.
Mott-What for?
Scott-For getting her palm read. Was
I right,
Mott-Not if she got it red from
welding the broom.-Boston Transcript.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21
A Skylark for the Shelley Class.

1 have heard of a professor of English
in one of our universities who evidently
felt that his department was under the
same disadvantage as mathematics.
Finding that his scientific colleagues
were getting appropriations of astonish-
ing liberality for illustrative apparatus,
he put in his annual report a request for
$4,000 for an aviary. When the presi-
dent asked him to explain, he said that
it was impossible for him to teach poetry
unless he had an aviary connected with
his classroom. ''Then," he said, when
the class is reading Shelley's 'Skylark,' l
reach my long handled net into the cage.
catch a lark and hold it up to them. And
when we are studying The Rhine of the
Ancient Mariner my assistant will be
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21
An Appreciation.

"Do you approve of barefoot dane
ing?" a..
Il do" answered Sirius Barker. Sat
the present prices cf shoe leather l hope
it sets the Observation-Disclosures Star.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21
Honesty.

Honesty.
1 was sitting at my desk when black
Sam, who sometimes waits on me at my
restaurant, entered my office.
what can 1 do for you, Sam?" l
asked.
"Ah got a chance to change nah stu
alton, Misseh Clahk," he said. "Yo' kin
sch a good wu'd fo' me, CANT you? Tell
'em Ah'm homes, n sich?"
"Of course" I hesitated, ''you're a
good waiter, Sam, but 1 don't know any
thing specially about your honesty"
"'Well. tell 'em dat, an say yo' thinks
Ah'm homes. Dat'Il be enough"
So I promised / would.
"Thank yo', thank .yo', Misseh Clahk,"
he said, with a deep bow. when yo'
come over tomorrow, sit at NAH table n
Ah'll give yo' a shot check."-Success
The Fourth Dimension.
"Father." said little Rollo, what is the
fourth dimension?"
"Why-er-my son, that is hard to ex-
plain to the inexpert intelligence. 1t is
something that may exist, only you
can't locate it."
81 know. It's like the piece of pie
I'm to get when there is company to
dinner. "-Washington Star.
A Toast.
Women! Second only to the press in
the dissemination of news.-Judge.
-.@
His Fatal Blunder.
Penelope hear it's all off between
you and Victor. What was the trouble?
Mehitable = His absent mindedness.
The other night he forgot that l had
already accepted him aud he proposed
again.-Chicago Tribune.
-$+~
"How long have you been married?"
'"This time, or overwhelmingly
Free Press.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21
The Way Out.

Robert Henri, the wellknown New
York painter, told, at a luncheon at the
Bellevue-Stratford in Philadelphia, a
story about art criticism. -
"All art criticism is tolerable," he said,
Except that which is insincere.
1.-THE great Constable, at a vanishing
day at the Royal Academy, paused be-
fore AS picture and said:
every good. Especially the sky. The
sky is superb
''Then he passed on to B and said:
GAS picture is very bad. Go look at
it. The sky is like putty
$50 B went and looked and then ex-
claimed, as if to himself:
"'Why 1 like the sky
"'Well,' cried A, the painter of the
picture, why shouldn't you like my sky?
"'But Constable said it was like put
ty,' B explained confusedly.
$50 A, in a furious rage, strobe up to
Constable and shouted:
CONSTABLE, you're a humbug. l
never asked for your opinion about my
picture, yet you came to me and praised
it. You said that especially you liked my
sky. Then, at once, you go off and tell
else that my sky is like putty
CONSTABLE listened with a smile. He
was not at all confused.
my dear fellow, you don't under
stand he said. I like putty"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21
Conversation at a Tea.

She (sweetly, as they sip their tea to-
gether)-Isn't this delicious?
He Observation-Disclosures, / love to
take tea with a little lemon.-Columbia
Jester.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21

A Spring Poem.
A world Of beauty will enthrall
Gun senses Tor a while.
The merry birds viii. chirp and call,
The yellow buds vii smile
Perhaps.
The zephyr warm viii come to wake
The leaves upon the tree;
The purling riyulet will make
Soft melodies for thee
Maybe.
The iovial germ will leave his lar
And lie in wait and creep
TO capture you while journeying where
The mud is two feet deep
Sure thing. 49,.
WASHINGTON Star.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21
The Difference.

Knicker-It used to be that two could
live cheaper than me-.
Bocker-Now prices have gone up till
it takes about a million to live cheaper
than one.-Harper's Bazaar.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21
Three Generations.

waiter, bring a glass of milk for
nay mother, beer for me, and absinth
for my daughter. "-Meggendorfer Blaet-
ter.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21
A Friend in Need.

Here's the doctor again, miss. Don't
you think he comes more often than he
needs top
ut all depends; he may be very poor,
Marie.'-Frou-Frou.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21
Manifested the Markings.

Aid. Smiths baby was being christ
ened, and everybody present was COM
plimenting the happy parents.
II believe" said the proud mother,
shat he is going to be a great politician
some day."
"Why?' asked the ruddy-faced father.
"Well, because he crawls out of every
thing so easily" said the wife, smiling
up into her husbands face.-Lippincott's.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21
How He LOST IT.

How did that man lose his supremacy
at homer"
Ills wife probably tried to phone
him at the office one day and the office
couldn't understand the name. Buffalo
Express.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21
A Late Arrival.

Mr. Brown crushing excitedly into the
room)-Maie, Marie, intelligence has
just reached me
Mrs. Brown Calmly in~terrupting him)
Wei, thank heaven, Henry.-Brooklyn
Life.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21
To Be Sure.

Mrs. Nagg-Who was it that said, L
thank God l am not as other men!"
Mr.. Nagg-Some bachelor.-Lippin-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-04-21

AdulC OldSS.
At one time, not so very long ago
either, English cut glass was almost sold
by weight. At least any one buying cut
glass would be impressed by the weight
of the decanter in the hand. There is
no special value in mere weight; indeed,
a very heavy decanter is something of a
nuisance. and the thickness of the glass
led to its being very deeply faceted,
quite regardless Of beauty of pattern.
This heavy, ponderous glass was very
rarely turned out in any beauty of form;
it only exhibited extraordinary skill in
the making, very much as those huge
opalescent trumpetlike glass tubes, some
of them five feet long, which are sold
nowadays for the purpose of holding
to the ability of the blower. but as fur
nishing accessories they are neither
beautiful nor very useful.
At the present time there appears to
be a tendency for fewer glasses to be
used at dinner than formerly. People
drink less and very seldom indeed use
all the glasses placed for them. The use
of colored glasses is On the decline, says
the Gentlewoman. for as noted before
the wine itself should provide the color
just as the huge glass bottles in the win
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-04
Pool and Billiard Experts Have to Confront Diff
ffcut Situations Constantly
in JOURNEYS.

"Difference of opinion makes horse
racing wrote Mark Twain in one of his
stories The genial humorist might just
rs easilv have made it pool or billiards
for the application is accurate And
then. Mark Twain was a lover OF the
games with the ivory balls. and up TO the
last wears of his life usually put in an
appearance at all of the important
matches
The difference Of opinion between con-
testarts and their followers who devote
their attention to the gentle art of car
rorls leads through strange byWays OF
r,svchologv Peculiar demonstrations of
this have been Witnessed 10y ali Of those
who attend matches with any degree OF
regularity. Alfredo De ORC, whose fame
as master at the fascinating game of
pool, and whose record has never been
duplicated in this country once turned de-
feat into victory by the chaihing OF a cue
II was a long session Of match playing
that brought De Orc the knowledge that
trivial things, or those that appear So
often chance the outcome OF a game. 1t
happened that in 1904 De ORC was tied
with Jerome r Keogh-w hom he met re-
Gently Cor the championship Thomas
IIueston The triple tie was the result Of
the aca denny tournament held at St Louis
in the play-oh Keogh was leading De ORC
ana the game was at critical stage
Keogh had settled himself to execute
difficult combination which had about one
chance in a hundred of coming off.
De Oro-s eagle eye. always alert to see
the possibilities of the ball to ball impact
that are 50 dazzling in his play. saw far
simple. and comparatively easy shot
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-04

1882 Stree that occasion the two have me-
| frequently. although with the unvaryins
result that Keogh was beaten
Last December Keosh gained the cham
I.ionship by defeating Hueston, whom he
had taught the game, in memorable
match decided in the New York Theatre
concert hall. His natural reserve. almost
to the point Of shyness, has In the past
often caused him to be underestimate.
Still. the matches that he has played dur
ing the past year have demonstrated that
his skill is OF that cahbre that is sure to
carry him far toward the achievement or
such a record as that which De Orc has
made.
Behind tho quiet demeanor Keogh pos
sesses courage and determination that
have surprised many. He is as ready as
De Orc to back himself to any amount in
match. and the fact that he is not a
favorite in the betting. or that he Is car
rying large sums stakes, does not
bother him In the least. These things have
gradually redounded to his credit AS a
consequence. Keogh is expected to make
for himself a niche in the billiard hall
of fame and place himself in the company
of the greatest OF the American masters.
1t happens that the game OF pool
has marked the beginnings of the great
est OF billiard experts that this country
has produced. The list contains the names
Of such men as the late Frank G. Ives.
the Napoleon OF billiards: Jacob Schae-
fer. the wizard; George Sutton. William
Hoppe. who met George +. Slossom for
the worlds championship al ISL balk line
recently, and others of the same class.
In the estimation of many, Ives was the
greatest of them ali. He born In
Plainwell. Mich, and before he was out Of
his teens had won the pool championshi
of that state. Ives also the star
baseball catcher Of Western state league.
a champion at bicycle racing and roller
skating and served short and glorious
season q jockey. He did all we'll. Ives
outgrew the West. as II was at that time.
and sought Chicago. He was a green youth
and the pool sharks that infested the Chi
cago rooms then took him up easy
prey. Ives broke every one OF them ana
came TO this city with a big bank roll
From that time 10 his death his career
was meteoric. Still, II was his wonderful
execution 1t pool that served to change
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-04

the Cuban In this respect. He had way
Of peering through his large-rimmed spec
tacles and sloWness of movement that
was suggestive of a dauntless spirit. secure
in its strength and not to be swerved from
IFS purpose by the nervous gyrations OF an
adversary.
With Keogh at the table. there was no
repose for De Gro. He talked with spec
taters. He explained his recent shots enc
excused his misses. The balls were rebel
lious He could DO nothing with them All
the luck was AGAINST him. What could one
expect? All the while he would 1dGet WIN
his cue. He polished the length where the
willow slipped through his fingers at the
bridge TIE tip needed constant attention
Altogether. he was yeritahle jumping
lack and iack-3n-the-box rolled into one
As the balls responded more ple2s1n9ly TO
De Oro's touch his restlessness seemed 70
increase He fairly ran around the table
and called the next shot often before the
cue ball had ceased 10 roll He talked the
greater part Of the time. kecgh probably
did not sneak twenty words. other than the
calling of the balls number. on any of the
three nights Of the great match.
In their execution also there Were differ
ences keogh's long, strong fingers brldged
perfectly. He was not lCalH 10 use 'lle
wooden bridge, and did SO most effectively
playing well with either right or left hand
De ORC used his cue with the left hand
exclusively. Then, he made his shots with
such rapidly that his natural bridge was
often faulty. and he never called for the
wooden substitute il he could possibly
avoid it. Altogether. the extremes OF
method were revealed in the two men.
The chapter of De Oro's match playing.
which cover q period Of nearly twenty-five
years, reads sporting romance. Born
in Cuba nearly fifty years ago of Spanish
parentege lie sent to school in this
country by his mother. II was while a stu
dent at d preparatory school in New Jersey
that he was first introduced to the game al
which he was later to establish q record
and win considerable fame and fortune.
And It may be mentioned here that. in the
estimation of intimately acquainted
with De ORC. in his years OF pool and
three-cushion billiard playing he has car
ried nearly two millions OF dollars as Wa
gers upon his matches.
Upon the frazzled table. equipped with
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-04

nondescript set of balls, of the jigger shop
frequented by the students, De ORC mas
tered the intricacies of pool. He was soon
giving the other boys odds and beating
them. Then his chance came. IL was IN
the early sos semi professional tourna-
ment was to be played. and his school fei-
lows backed De Orc to enter. The hitch
was. however, that he knew that his
mother, to whom he was devoted. would
never consent to his competing at what she
considered a gambling game 1t was finally
decided that he should enter under the as
sumed name of Balboa. the schoolboy name
with which the students had previously
tagged him Under the name Of Balboa, he
won the tournament. Fer some years
thereafter, as his fame Increased, the name
of Balboa was heralded through the public
press as young wonder at the game, with
out his mother ever suspecting the truth
and his connection with 1t.
In the course of his years of champion
ship play De ORC has held the title eleven
times As a result. he owns collection of
pool embIems that in all probability will
never be surpassed in the history of the
game His first championship match was
played in this city in 1857. Since that time
re has been busily engaged in defending
the honors or seeking TO regain them
About three years ago De Orc following
q years retirement because of serious Ill
ness. which necessitated several operations.
began to devote himself to the spectacular
game of three-cuShon carroms. Just pre-
Vious 10 this time Thomas HueSton had de-
fea led him for the pool championship.
Soon De Orc demonstrated that he had
mastered the cushion game. for he won
the championship and is to meet John Daily
in a championship match at this style this
month. De Or"'s greatest feat at this game
was when he defeated Hueston for the
title in Chicago when the latter had only
two points to go and De ORC needed twenty
TO clinch the match.
Keogh has also played carrom games
since early youth. He was born in Bling
hamton n. Y, about thirty-hve years ago
Before he was through school. however. his
family moved to Scranton, Penn. and II
was In that city that he first became
known as a pool player. He, won his first
tournament as a kid In 1880. From that
time on he met all the champions He first
engaged De Orc In q r,atch In Chicago In