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The Elbert County tribune., 1914-04-24

a movement would have terminated differently
under any circumstances.
From the time the ranger organization
first established its members have been picked
men, proved experts in workmanship at home In
the saddle and absolutely fearless in the face OF
any danger In addition they are required to
be of good moral character. which means that
they do not drink. gamble. The most of them
we're formerly cowboys, and when they leave the
ranger service they usually return to the ranch
The way did" said Capt. "Bll' Mcdonald
who saw many years in the service, was to look
into mans eye. and could tell In a minute II
he had the right stuff in him to make good
ranger. | never got fooled either"
There some folks" continued the captain
who think that because the boys are always
ready to fight like bunch of wildcats they must
be "A reckless. rowdy set OF men But they are
wrong The rangers are just naturally as peace
full and God-fearing men you'll find anywhere
There's Capt, John r. Hughes, for instance He's
been ranger for nearly thirty years and he's
killed lot of men. but he's great Sunday school
worker A few months ago he was ordered from
his station, Ysleta, where he superintendent
of the Sunday school. to put down the bootlegging
that was going In that part of the Panhandle
region and the children of the town made big
fuss to the governor about moving his headquar-
ters away"
1t may be remarked of Captain Mcdonald him.
self that few years ago he shot and killed four
Mexcans who we're firing upon him from ambush
IN a remote locality OF the lower Rio Grande
border, the next Sunday he back in Brownp-
vile and occupied front seat In one of the
churches at morning and evening services
The conditions existing along the Texas from
tier at the time the rangers we're organized in
1876. were source of much concern to this gov
eminent The cattle raids from the state of
Tamaulapis, Mexico into Texas commenced with
what is known as the "Cortina war in 1859 and
1850 This was most remarkable occurrence
one without parallel In history. A single law.
less ranchero with band Of friends captured
town OF nearly three thousand inhabitants and
not only defed, but defeated the forces of the
state Of Texas. and carried against the
combined forces of the state of Texas and the
United States. maintaining himself for upwards
OF five mouths on American soil, with the Mexi.
can flag flying over his camp. and finally retreated
across the Rio Grande ready to renew the nght
Such was the remarkable commencement OF the
border troubles the Rio Grande. one well cal.
culated TO inspire the lawless element in MEXICO
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-04-24

er into Mexico killing 30 OF them without a man
of their own being killed
name which for many years struck terror into
the heart of border criminals was that of Capt
Lee Hall Captain Hall, who is over sixty,
was at the head of company of rangers which
covered territory as large two three ordi
nary states They were flying squadron that
rode fearessiy into any kind of trouble where
duty called them. and their battles with the In
dans the awless white men and Mexicans were
numerous that they in almost constant
active service for three four years So much
was Captain Hall feared by those who had reason
to dread the ranger service that numerous at
tempts made to assassnate him. the room
in which he slept being fired into several times al
night.
One summer day about fifteen years ago Cap
tain Hall and his men taking a short rest in
their camp In the Big Bend country wild and
remote region bordering the upper Rio Grande
and much frequented a rendezvous by many
murderers, robbers, smugglers and a great variety
OF other criminals. when messenger rode in
with the news that Southern Pacific train had
been held up and robbed near Dryden a hundred
and fifty miles away The word to be up and on
was Immediately given. and the rangers have
neither tents nor chuck wagon to hinder their
movements. but only blanket under which to
sleep and small sack two In which to carry
their commissary supplies, 1t only few min
utes until they we're headed across trailless
country for the scene OF the robbery. BY daylight
next morning they nad made sixty miles of the
journey. Then leaving their tired horses at
ranch house. they snatched hours sleep, roped
fresh horses from the corral saddled them and
off again.
The trail of the robbers was picked up about
twenty miles from Dryden, and 1t was discovered
that they were headed north. with posse Of
United States marshals already on the chase BY
making detour the rangers were enabled to hit
the trail again. ahead Of the deputy narshals On
the fourth day after breaking camp they came
within sight Of the outlaws. and the shooting be-
gan soon as the rangers and flgitives were
within firing distance. One of the robbers was
killed at the first fire. and the second seeing his
escape cut OF. climbed to point within sight of
tho rangers and deliberately blew out his brains.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-04-24
Wize Gazabo

Wize Gazabo.
She-How old would you say l was !?
He-About six years less than 1
thought-Boston Transcript
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-04-24
W. N. u, DENVER, NO. 17-1s14.
Won Distinction in Three Wars.

Gen. John B. S. Todd, a soldier of
three wars and governor of Dakota
territory, was born 100 years ago
in Lexington, KY. In his youth he
removed with his parents to Illinois.
He graduated from West Point in 1897
and for five years thereafter was ac-
lively engaged in the Florida war
During the war with Mexico he distin-
guished himself in the siege of Vera
Cruz and at the battle of Cerro Gordo.
Subsequently he took part in the Sioux
expedition in the Northwest. For a
short period in the early part of the
Civil war he commanded a division of
the Army of the Tennessee. After
quitting the army he served as a Da-
kota delegate in congress and was gov
ernor of the territory from 1869 to
1871. General Todd died at Yankton
in 1879.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-04-24
The Success Label.

( Upton Sinclair, commenting in Bal
timore on the enormous fortunes now
existing in America. said:
In no other place the world over
are such fortunes to be found One
reason is that our laws regulating
financial transactions are less strin-
gent than those Of other countries,
and another reason is that even where
we have laws our magnates forget
about them
In fact" Mr.. Sinclair concluded
with laugh. "the histories of some
OF our largest American fortunes show
clearly that on the door of success is
push In brass.'-Chicago Record-Her-
aid.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-04-24

were exposed. and their dependence for safety
the strong of the government These feel
ings confirmed and increased when the bold
robber and outlaw. who was under numerous in
dictments in Texas for previous killings and rob-
berries and who had left the American territory in
defiant warfare with the United States. de-
iberately sent by the Mexican government
clothed with the high Office of general of the army
and governor, back to the very of his out
RACES. and the United States quietly submitted to
the insult
The whole country. from Brownsville to Rio
Grande City. 100 miles, and back to the Arroyo
Colorado, laid waste. There
American. any property belonging to
American, that not destroyed. In this large
tract of country. Their horses and cattle
driven across into Mexico and there Soda
and calf by her side for dollar.
Although cattle stealing the original object
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-04-24
Uncomfortable.

"Is Boozer still on the water
wagon?"
mo. very restless. Boston Tran
script
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-04-24
After His Own Heart.

At the Progressive banquet in New
York last month a westerner told a
story about the colonel.
My wife and T. he said, have a
large family of children, "and when
ever the colonel comes west and stops
off we have a new addition to show
him. That pleases him, you bet.
The last time the colonel came to
see us he was in hurry. AS he was
leaving my wife said to him:
But you haven't seen our last
baby!'
No. ma'am,' says the colonel, his
eyes twinkling behind his glasses, 'ant
never expect toi'"
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-04-24

vERGARA. whose ranch
near Palafox. Texas. is situated on
an island in the Rio Grand, missed
his horses one morning. He
learned that they had been taken
across the border and he had rea-
son to believe that Captain Rodri-
guez of the Mexican army had
taken them. He voiced his suspi-
cions rather freely, so much 80
that the matter is thought to have
reached the ears Of the federal
leader.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-04-24

OF the raids, the lawless
bands engaged In them were
necessarily left to the perpe-
tration OF other and greater
crimes. The lawless spirit
engendered by their trade.
and their own protection.
caused them to kill travellers
who happened to meet them
on their raids, and those
whom they thought might in
form against them. In fact.
these raids were soon turned
into general robbery and
slaughter.
These conditions on the
lower Rio Grande began to
improve, however, as soon as
Capt. L. II. McNally and his
company of rangers were
sent down there to run down
the outlaws. No quarter was
asked or given; 1t was a fight
to the death when he and his
men got within shooting dis
tance of the Mexican thieves.
Even international law had
no meaning for them at such
times. On one occasion they
chased band of about fifty
cattle thieves ACROSS the riy-
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-04-24
A Double Misfortune

SO Jiggins had his head cut of with
the new management. How did that
happen?"
I think 1t was because he lost his
head at critical moment"
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-04-24
CORRECT.

Patience-How would you pronounce this din
phanous gown?
Patrios-I should pronounce it immodest.
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-04-24

Suspicion is not worse than certain
ty to the one who is suspected.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-15

tSA Batted fuE Wall la tae eigItk (ENl Rlttrd fer Isru Tn csrltra
Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-15
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
SATURDAYS MARKET QUIET. Less Than 40,ooe Shares of Stock Were
 Dealt Ia.

New York, June 13.-The weeks trading in stocks came to an end to- day as quietly as it began. Seldom has Wall street seen six successive days in N nich speculative interest was at low CT ebb or the movement narrower. l ess than 10000 shares were dealt in today, and in a large number of promi- nent issues there were no transactions. At the opening prices eased off. The only apparent reason for the decline Uas the lower range of quotations active shares lost more than half pcint. Later the G-aana expanded, owing chiefly to the customary week end covering, and the list made eP its oIening losses. At the end of the day c} anges were trivial.
 The weeks record total of gold en- ga ements for export was increased today by the booking of $4,000,000. 1t became known also that arrangements lad been made tentatively for engage ment of $4060.000 or s5,000. 900 on Monday Sterling exchange. after hold irg at abnormally high figures for some time, weakened today. The bank statement showed the expected cash loss as a result of the gold movement, amounting to s7.890. .oc0.
 The doubtful outlook for payment of tue July interest on St. Louis and San Francisco refunding fours caused ac- tive selling of the bonds. which sagged to 6s 1-2. This is a loss of 4 1-2 on the week. Last week these bonds sold at 7S Ia. Speculation in bonds was rel at*vely more active than in stocks, with higher prices for investment issues. Total sales, par value. s982,0oo
 United States bonds were unchanged cn call on the week
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In very exciting finish on the Cran- berry Sunday. the All Stars managed to win from the fast New London In- dependents in the last half of the ninth inning by the score of to 8 With Bill Stanley on third and two down. Bunk Walsh drove in the win ming run with a single to left. Man ly, formerly of the Willimantic trolley league team, was on the mound for the Whalers and the Stars found his delibery for ten hits. Rrickley held New London to six hits. pitching good ball except in the ninth inning, when he forced in a run. The All Stars led up to that inning, but this tied the score. Chick @Statnley played great game in left garden and made the feature catch of the game. taking the ball over his shoulder while on the dead run. Charley, Young played in his usual stellar form on the initial sack and drove in the first two runs with a sharp single to right.
 Lucy played played the best game for New London. In the seventh in- ming Shortstop Doyle delayed the game by disagreeable protest to Umpire Riley, which he was will to enforce with a fight if necessary, but after the game he apologied for it and both men shook hands. Next Sunday one of the biggest games of the season will be seen on the Cranberry grounds when the Stars lineup against the Emera1ds of Wi1limantic in the first game of series for the champion ship of Fla astern Connecticut. A crow d of 2,GJ0 saw yesterdays game. The score.
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LIVE STOCK MARKET.

New York, June 1a-Raceipts of oeafes were 1.1ss heads. including IS ears for the market. Steers were slow and barely steady. bulls and cows ed. Steers sold at ss6s per 100 ibs.: oxen se,sa; bulls se.ss@s7.76; extra dry fed bulls ss; COWS se@Se.s5: taii- ends. sa.bo; heifers se. Dressed beef was dull and unchanged.
 neesants asa aa calves were 1,1eo head, seals sold at ss.669 s11.5e ser ial fhss eta1s ss4saj aa hutteFmiiks. 6Hf dressed Yeals were steady at 15@1T= 1=ae Der lp.; eeuAtFy dressed Veais ta@ 1de.
 Reeeipts 6f sheeF. lambs T;466 head. ine1uding IT f-s ears fer the faazaset The market WAS active and stEaag. Fhe pens were cleared early: 6emmaa ta prime sheep teWes) sela at sa.58@ 50 With nest e9 the sales at e:ss: b8asaed dEessea lambs. 9s@ise.
 Aeeein6s of kaes were a.s49 hea@, ia= efaaiag half a ear feR the asarfeti asa as'sf hess ss seid aa W ss.4a@a.ss M aaa ie a5e Ihs:; feW eamBaa ilsht piss at sSi FaHghs at sfg7.gs:
 zs'asb asb assa: NsE&et saFsss ssa ssa tss hi isasEil as.xsa aas AntsasEsii s s7ss 2 hsa4a, S7Saas.a7! light, s7s5 aS. 90; pigs, sT @74s. Cattle. recefpts, 2,eea head: faskef steaaFfa strong; beeTes S1.s4@g;s9: eoMs ahd hATfers, sSg9G S;98; stocRers and fesaeca $6.2sE S.2e; gexaas, ss:Se9 7Sa; eaINes, s@fe;Ss, weak and Tee higher; native, S6 4aE6 25 western Ss.65 @6.35; lambs, ss.5e 98. .5e {; EesterH Ss.SA6E E6a,
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.WALSH'S SINGLE WON TIE GAME All Stsrs Add Victory by Defeating New London lnde
 pendents by Score of s-Chick Stanley Made Sen
 sational Catch -Emeralds Booked for Next Sunday.

in Ensling. Kane grounded to Coch-
 ran and was out at first. One run for
 SachemS.
 No more scoring was done until the sixth, when the Emeralds came to bat.
 Cochran singled. took second on Mo Carty's out. OBrien doubled, scoring
 Cochran. O'Brien was thrown out at
 third trying to steal Shepaun took his base on balls. Conins singled. Martin took his base on balls, filling the bases. Smith grounded to Ems ling. The score was tied. The Emera1ds succeeded in putting three runs across the plate in the seventh inning. Hamil struck out Casey got his base on balls. Cochran took first on McBurney's error. Mo Carthy sacrificed. O'Brien reached | first on Ensling's error, Cochran SCOT ing. Shepaun singled. scoring McCar- thy and O'Brien. Conlins struck out. Three runs
 The Sachems tied the score in their half of the eighth. Cranker first on Shepaun's error. Holland, running for Cranker, stole second and scored on
 Kane's single to right. McBurney singled to center, Kane taking third. Ensling singled to right, scoring Kane and McBurney Germain struck out. Score: Emeralds 4, Sachems 4. Ninth inning, Emeralds at bat. Me Carty singled to left and went to sec ond on sacrifice. scoring on Con1ins single Shepaun flew out to Mcintyre. | In Sachems' half of tho ninth Holland made a great try for double down the third base line, but Comins leap ed in the air and made a great catch
 of hot nner. Mcintyre struck out
 Cranker was hit by pitched ball.
 Kane ended the game, Smith to She
 paun. Score: Emeralds ,. Sachems f.
 The score:
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veLuMFewN TRIMMED STERLING
Eddie Murray 6rope in the Winning
 Run-Seore to 2.

&Re af the largest crowds that has ever witnessed a ball game in Sterling saw NoIuntown defeat the home team in fast game Saturday by the score of to 2. The game was great pitch
 CTS: battle between HoMson of Paw tuckef, who pitched for Voluntown, and K9anderS of Brown university who was on the mound for the home team. Denny Murphy of Taftvflie caught Flanders and performed in his usual stellar fashion. In the seventh inning he hit a nner-between left and center for TWO bases. F1anders ~bnnfed and aInrphy reached third. Flanders was safe at first. A substitute was sent in to run for Flanders and he ran Murphy off at third and was caught himself. ef EElaning. Eddls Murray played third
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time was 10.58 The freshman eight paced them for the first mile, the sec ond varsity picking them up at the mile mark. As the second boat had a flying start 1t shot into the lead about a length. At the mile and a haf post the varsity had cut the lead down to half a length. The second boat then spurted and for the remainder of the distance 1t was nip and tuck, the sec- ond boat just nosad over the fne ahead. Among tho visitors was Ra1ph Paine a former Yale osrsman.z
 Harvard. S'Ef'
 The Harvard varsity eight cnmp1ett ed it's work for the week with a three mile TOW up stream TOW Sa<rdavs eevariRg the distance in tS-0a unof- fieial time. and at a stroke which rs-I Aaihed about a4 for the entire 6is- tanee. The Henley eight was sent ever the Iaile and ase yards. No time was given cut. In this event also the stroke vas 34. The two foaFs bar a scratch race of a mile up streash be first wiRni1s in the pAofBe5al time of six naiButes, The fFeshhssn etenf took a four mfle paddle
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Score:

fxj Bat;ea fer Hamiftsh in srd. txx1 Batted fer Taylor ia sth.
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DEFEATED sAcHEMs.
Lefty Smith Twi-ls Good BaIl-Second
 Defeat on Home Grounds-Seore 5 to A.

The Sachems met their second de- feat on the home grounds Sunday by the Emeralds of Wi1limantic by the score of 5-4. Lefty Smith of the Elmer aids was in fine form and held the Sachems to only one hit up to the eighth inning and in that inning base on balls to Cranker followed by singles by Kane, McBurney and Ems ling netted three runs. Cranker pitch ed good ball and deserved to win. but things broke bad for him. In the sew enth inning the Emeralds scored three runs on an error and a wild throw. The Sachems played good, snappy bail except in this one inning, The fea- ture of the game was the batting Of Comins. who in five trips te the pIa1e hit four times. The game was very fast and full of excitement and was witnessed by & very large cfeWd. The score by innings:
 In the second inning fayief reached first on aa error and was caught stealing second. EHsiing reached first on aH error and he stole second. Ger main hit to center, Holland waited and got his base on balls. Mcintyre struck cut. CraHker walked, forcing
Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-15
Realthoqram.

An authority on the subject Of sleep und its recreatfye powers makes the following suggestion ana claim: Cut short. the long, light sleep of the morning hours and substitute a short sleep at some favorable time during She workday. Fifteen minutes sleep after the heaviest work and the main meal of the day will count more for efficiency than five times 15 minutes of sleep in the morning.
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Undergraduates f44h v,sss.s.

Saturday nernkzg the IA&e1e4tentz -woR aR nztexeS*ing game frem GFeaA Streets by the score ef to 6 CeRnefty. saved the game by his hFEfians sseH ef a hard hit ball hasFeea hfnA and tA> shoFt stop He peaehed est ezt hfs glove hand and stopped t hokARz ehe TgRRer on third He ALso kRoehed out g hoz77e run. B8tteEias fUV ffe In- deRendeRts. 6Fawford and Goodeloz6 Broad Strssts, eoa1ihaR, Aesosahta In the afternoon thA FnSePeRdHzt& 'defeated the Union atEeets fS so &. H was an easy yictoES for tbs hdn-' pende4ts R.: FoRtaiRa Rstcbed fzaa Jad HtEs next EatgptRE- paoEaiaG W fine game. Pierca recaiyed PooF a1G-i port and was bit kard BattaEsax toF Independents B HoataiRe,. eonaeiiBs, fTnSon sfreats, PaaEca and BzsSk EzA hndapeldeats will probabiy play thH JaA Hi3s nsxS SsEtzEdAy g1oEnAa< SAt Eauref IfEf park
Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-15
ENGLISH POLO TEAM TOO
 FAST FOR AMERICANS,
Johnny Bulls Men Took First Game,
 Score 8 1-2 to 3.

Completely demoralized by the soeed and team work of the English chal- lengers, the American team went down to defeat Saturday afternoon at Meadow Brook Polo club, Westbury, L. l., in first game of match for Inter ernoon of the Match for the Inter national Polo Cup by a score of 1-2 to 3, After the first furry in the opening period the defending four never held the sway, being outp1ayed and eutsprlnted by the Hafinsnam club representatives and the English ponies.
 The defeat came as great surprise to the majority of the forty thousand spectators who had expected aa American victory and made the cup defenders ten te seven faxorites in the wagering previous to the game They were quick to appreciate the brilliant play of the invaders. however, and the
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lnae.;ou. smuaallna Iriek.

The smuggier's ingenuity is ine1- hanstible. as NJ. Gernez, a customs in- SDector at the frontier station of Feagnies, France. has recently dis covered. He was inspecting a goods train. one of the wagons of which was filled with sacks of potatoes. visen his suspicious were aroused, and on taking out some Of the supposed tubers he found that they were pack cts of tobacco cleSerly done up in wrappers closely initiating potato skins.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-15
Teaches Basket Maisina.

Caleb Chapman, a gipsy, acts as in- gtructor to a basket making class at Busbridge, near Gcdalming. England. which has been established to revive . village industry, and is attended by thirty-four men and women. Chap man never takes of his hat while teaching, and sits on chair wftnout . back He lives in tent at Forest Green, and walks thirteen miles to 5usoridge every waek to attend to hts class.
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GAMES SCHEDULED TO-DAY.

American League. Boston at St. Louis New York De.ruit Philadelphia at Chicago Washington at Cleveland.
 National League. Chicago at Boston. Pittsburgh at New York St. Louis at Philadelphia. Cincinnati at Brooklyn.
 Eastern Associatioh. Springfield at Bridgeport. Pittsfeld at New Britain. Hartford at Waterbury New London at New Haven
 Federal Leasus. Buffalo at St. Louis Brooklyn at Kansas City. Baltimore at Chicago. Pittsburgh at Indianapolis.
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pidn't Take Kindly to His Suit.

T has come" a trife condescend- ingiy began the saddle-hued young ldlor, ~to ax yo' for de han O yo' dauEfttah. sah. and, 'Aw, yo' has, has you?" ominously interrupted Brother Cockett, the honest old white washer. Well, sah, I'll dess comper- mise wid yo'. Stidder givin' yo' de hand O muh danghtah, I'll give yo' muh foot-yo' triflin'. yaiIah, no 'couat, gee-tyah pickin' sccun' n':el,"-Kansas City Star.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-15
Just Possible,

It is not so many years since that there was found in Mc-ayshire an ancient iron heutoir tdoor knocker) of rude and ponderous workmanship which one valiant Scottish antiquary Aid not hesitate to suggest might have been the very i2pleme1t which so awoke' the echoes of that memorable n1gkt at Macbeth's castle, says . writer in the House Beautiful.
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eeeeaAs LEAGUE s+Assius.
NEE EnetAna LsAssE sfs.alsa
Recruit Hefeated Johnson.

gleEeland, a.. June 14.-A raw re- erldt, Abe Bowman, today pitched EleNelana to ito g victory over Washington Wfth Walter Johnson in fhe box. 1t Nas the hfst Hictory for Fiexeland against Washington in fhe last 12 starts. It was also the seventh defeat of Johnson this year He lost only seven games last season. Box- man did not allow tWo hitsFin any ena