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The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-04-16
Local and Personal Mention
A POEM BY FORMER
GOVERNOR HAWKINS

OOfENINON TIA WNiiNO
c. C. Hyatt requests us to publish the
following poem:
During his confinement as prisoner at
Camp Chase, Ohio, man was asked by
Col. Hawkins why he seemed so down
hearted He replied that he grieved at
not hearing from his affianced bride.
When the prisoner realized he must die
he requested that Col Hawkins open and
answer any letter that might come for him,
and that lock of her hair, which he had,
be buried with him. Soon after his death
a letter came in which she CURLY broke off
the engagement. After reading the letter,
Col. Hawkins replied in the following
beautiful lines:
Your letter came, but came too late,
For Heaven had claimed its own;
All, sudden change! from prison bars
Unto the great white throne.
And yet think he would have stayed
For one more day of pain,
Could he have read those tardy words
Which you have writ in vain.
Why did you wait in vain fair lady
Through so many weary hour!
Had you other lovers with you
In that silken dainty bower?
Did Others bow before your charms
And Irvine bright garlands there?
And yet | ween in all that throng
His spirit had no peer.
wish you were with me now,
AS draw the sheet aside
To see how pure the look he wore
Awhile before he died.
Yet the sorrow you gave him
Still had left its weary trace,
And meek and sanity sadness
DweIls upon his pallid face.
I've read the letter, and L know
The wiles that you have wrought
To win that noble heart of his
And gained it-fearful thought!
What lavish wealth men sometimes give
For trife light and small;
What manly forms are often held
In folly's ffimsy thrall.
You shall not pity him, for now
He's past your hope and fear;
Although wish you could stand
With me beside his bier.
Still | forgive you; Heaven knows
For mercy you will have need.
Since God, His awful judgment sends
On each unworthy deed.
Tonight the cold winds whistle by,
AS Imysvigil keep,
Within the prison dead-house where
Few mourners come to weep.
A rude plank coffin holds him now,
Yet death gives always grace;
And would rather see him thus
Than clasped in your embrace
Tonight your rooms are very gay
With wit and wine and song;
And you are smiling just as if
You never did wrong.
Your hand so fair that none would think
II penned those words of pain.
Your skin so white would God your soul
Were half so free of stain.
rHer love" he said, could change for me
The winters cold to spring"
All trust of thonghtless maidens love
Thou art bitter thing;
For when these valleys fair, in May,
Once more with bloom shall wave,
The northern violets shall blow
Above his humble grave.
Your dole of scanty words had been
But one more pang to bear;
Though to the last, he kissed with love,
This tress of your soft hair,
| did not put it where he said,
For when the angels come
would not have them find the sign
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-04-16

town, Saturday, between trdhis.
Geo. t. Hood, of CopperhiIl, had bust
ness in Ducktown, Saturday.
Miss Sarah Rymer. has been on the sick
list, for the past two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. W. Renwick, of Isabella
are home from Washington, D. c.
Monday was drummers' day in Ducktown'
and the town was full of them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Merchants little son,
Wayne, is very i'll with pneumonia fever.
Pearl, the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
M. L. Brown, is suffering with an attack OF
rheumatism.
DIR. r. L. Williams of the McCay Phar-
macy, at 'Copperhill, was Ducktown, WIS.,
itOr, Monday.
The carnival at COpperhill drew quite a
number of DucktOwnites in that direction,
Monday night.
Rev. Chas. H. Williams, of Knoxville,
was shaking hands with his many friends
here, Monday.
Gus Hedden is authority for saying that
the real name of flowers is "eye vegetables"
Our hat is off to Gus.
Squire E. L. Auburn went to Benton,
Sunday, on business connected with the
pike road investigation.
C. M. Campb Il and Fate Morris have
built garage on the lot in the rear OF Mr..
Campbell's residence 'and is quite con-
venience.
Willie Young, of copperhill, was avisitor
lDhektown, Sunday night. As these WIS.,
its are getting pretty regular, we must look
for the attraction.
Mrs. Roscoe Brooks was taken to At
lantp, last week, for the purpose of having
an operation performed. She is reported
as getting along very nicely.
Those who do not believe that the Chat
tanooga Copper Co. bunch is not some
pumpkins, should have seen it on dress
parade last Sunday.
Clint CLANCY asks us to inform the young
ladys of Ducktown that neither he nor his
auto have any fixed engagements for Sun
day afternoons.
Our baseball team is doing some tall
practicing, these days. and getting ready to
show Up" some Of the alleged teams in
this part of the country.
1t must be pleasant thing for our sistet
city of Copperhill to support circuses, car.
nivals, ETC., and get nothing in return IN
return in the way Of taxes to help pay run
ming expenses.
Capt. IS. M. Reese came back from Wash
ington, d. c., last Thursday, and reports
the trip'of his life. He said Washington
was great place and the Supreme Court
great body of men.
Squire E. L. Amburn changed his mind
AS TO the location OF his Office and now &C.
cupies the building between M. L. Ander-
sons residence and Josiah Brooks store.
Deputy Sheriff Williams has Offices with
him.
Thelnsw Royal Shaving Parlors is the
combination ]. E. Marshall and M. L.
Brown have formed, located in the Y. M.
C. A. Both are well known artists in their
!. line and need no introduction to the pub
bic.
Sick and in an enfeebled state of health,
Rev. Thomas preached one ofthe best SER
mons we have heard in many years. It is
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-04-16
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country newspapers is at our command ana III Pre-,
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reception
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Filled to the brim with news of interest to the
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AID MEN FLOCK TO PINEHURsT.
western Delegation Welcomed by
Reception Committee.

P1NrHrRsr, n. C, Jan l0.-The adver-
Using golfers opened the day with well
come TO the Western delegation. which
arrived by special car. The group In
oluded G. A. Scoheld. Guy Osborn Fred
~ Mann. +. $. Smith, +. A. Sperry Will
lam Thompson and b. D. Butler OF Chi
oago; q. c. Hubbs. William Campbell
A. f. Murphy and f. VI. Randall OF De-
trolt; II. f. johnson. G. 7. Brady, A.
and ]. V. Rohan of Racine: D. W. Gal
braith of Bay City; George $. Oliver OF
Pittsburgh; l.. Il Behrend of Erie, and
w II. Foster OF Youngstown
l.. A. Hamilton was chairman OF the re-
ceptlon committee, Walter w. Manning
the associations president, II. r, NAM
lock, the secretary. and William G. Free
man, chairman of the tournament COM
mit;ee, were its members.
Others here for the tournament are H..
II. Treadwell, Miss Treadwell. Herbert
Barber. Miss Barber. T.. J. RidRway. w.
W. Manning W. b. l.asher, w. II. Hotch-
kiss. II. l., Spaulding. w. z. Rudge, Ed
win Rode j. -. Thorsen c. W. Harmon,
A &. q. Mammasfohn, II. II. Mallinson.
IL. u. eastman and Alex Reed. all OF
New York John Shepard, Jr George C.
Duttou and W, r. Smith OF Boston; George
c. Hubs OF Detroit: G. Y. Brady of
Chicago: ]. d. Plummer and j. Il. Dur
yee OF Springfield, Mass and ' c. Martin
of Philadelphia.
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NEW YORK ALUMNI HELP PENN.
GIFT of $500 Sent to NickalIs to Aid
development of Crew.

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 9,-The first re-
suits of the crusade by Coach Vivian
Nickalls Of the University OF Pennsylvania
crew against the conditions under which
the university crew has been laboring in
the past came to-day when he received a
letter from the New York City Alumni
which pledges $500 to the crew. The gift
IS unconditional as regards its use. and
Coach Nickalls has decided TO purcha SO
ten new rowing machines and have ad-
sitonal lockers placed in the university
hoathouse. The new machines are espe-
clally needed. az the old ones are worn out
and there are not enough OF them to per-
nit continual training on the part OF
any one crew.
For the last half year Coach Nickalls
has travelled all over the East exhorting
the various alumni associations OF the
university TO give their support TO PENIS
crew. He declares that the entire crew
equipment is antiquated and not nj for
use and promises, with modern equip
ment, to turn out crews that will be
even better than his last years varsity
eight He expects that several more such
gifts will be sent TO him during the next
month or two
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JUAREz RACING RESULTS,

First Race-Five and half furlongs-
stolen Ante. lO7, Gentry. to ., TO and
to 3, won; Category. lO3 (Bezanson) even.
TO and 10 b, second: ObOlus llS (Mc-
Donald, IL TO ], 3 TO and S 10 8, third
Time, l;Os. Type, Helen Raybouid and
Frokendale also ran.
Second Race-Flve and a half furIonrs--
Paw, 100 tGrothD, 20 TO /. to / and 4 10 l.
won; Orba Smile, los (StevenA), Ia to l. &
TO | and to /, second; Palma, ITO INC
Cabe), 20 10 l., to / and to /, third
Azurea, Little Jane, Choctaw, Dusky Dave,
hob Lynch, Prince Conrad, Annual Interest
Ancestors and star Berta also ran
Third RaCe--Five furlonRs--Joe Blair I19
tActon), to o, to and out, won. Flor
enCc Roberts, 1903 tKederisl, . 10 l. 10
and out, second, Othello, III tNfcDonaldl
2 TO l. to and out third, Time. O.5S As
Father and Ha'penny also ran.
Fourth Race-One mie-Be, 90 (Bezan.
sonJ. II 20 !. 8 TO and to 3, won; Injury,
~ ~ SSma'2S to z even an and TO g. second
2 70 /. third Time, l:40 As. Grover
Hughes, Waver'ng and Brookneld also ran.
Fifth Race--Six furlongs-CieneraI March
mont, III (KederisD, to l, to s and
to D, won; Pay streak, III ismal), 10 I,
TO ana even. second Balgee, liz (Jack,
SOM, . TO |, to and to g. third Time.
l;lS as. Gordon Russell. Rose Ring, Minco
Jimmie. osaple. Balder and Lackrose also
slxth .Race---one milo and an eighth,
Colby, 1O5 (Ward), 8 TO 2, even and Z 10 z.
won; Durin, 81 (Aotonl, 3 to /, Z to 10 and
10 8, second; Spindle, lOS (Kederis),
10 ]. 20 and to 5, third Time 1865 3-B.
lAtIe Marohmont, Mamie MoDee and Mud
Sill also ran.
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OTHER CROSS-COUNTRY RUNS.

The Trinity Club took charge OF r double
bill in road runs yesterday. T. Hickey of the
BrouN Church House galloped off with the four
miles. with C., Davis. Trinity. second The
eight mile race was won by Peter Charles
Moniauk CLUB, Who ran the last four miles
with one shoe.
For the nth time this season j. Carroll
won the SUNDAY run OF the Long Island A G
from a small field
large pack put the new quarters OF the
sheridan A. G. AZ - Montgomery street In COM
mission :. Sllverstcln of the home club
was the first man home with II. Seger, Trim
ity Club, second
brownsville Field Club men finished first
and second IN the run Of tho Socialist A. A
at East New York l.. Levine beating s. Ko.
mnsky for the chief honor.
The Triangle Club was added 10 the list of
BROOKLYN organizations promoting cross-coun
try running X. whitman OF Trinity Club win
mng the first run over the three and a half
mile course. W Nixon, Triangle Club was
second.
Thirty-four men started in the three and
three quarter mile run OF the Peinant A. G.
and 5 Jackson OF the Irish American A c
led the pack home. In spin over twice the
distance O. $. Weeks and 5. Kane finished in
a dead heat
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-11
YALE WOULD ADMIT FRESHMEN.
ssia 60 Back Amendment to Rules
Of Intercollegiate Body.

Two or three interesting amendments
may be made at the meeting of the execu-
tive committee of the Intercollegiate As
sociafion of Amateur Athletes of America
which will be held in this city next Sun
day. One proposal Is TO allow six prelim-
mary trials instead of three In the weight
events and in the broad jump. The sup
porters of this amendment have praa!'iced
a number of examples from past meets
which indicate the necessity OF such a
change, and 1t seems likely to be put
through. II will be tried out in a meas
ure at the indoor intercollegiate meet on
March s, when six trials will be allowed
in the shotput
Another important change that will be
discussed IL a proposal to allow fresh
men to compete in the intercollegiate meet.
Yale Is said to be back OF the movement
to take down the bars which have kept
freshmen out OF the intercollegiate for a
number of years
Any proposed changes that are app 2ved
by the executive committee will have to
be passed at the meeting Of the associa-
ton on March s. before they can take
effect.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-11
MEDICUs ELECTED COMMODORE
Baseball Man Heads Little Neck bay
Yacht Club.

Henry w. Medicus. former treasurer OF
the Brooklyn National League Baseball
Club. was elected yesterday commodore
OF the Little Neck Bay Yacht club TO
succeed William Parkinson, who has been
the presiding officer of the feet since the
club was organized two years ago. There
was large attendance al the meeting,
II having been rumored that the former
commodore would make a fight for re-
election. Mr. Parkinson decided not TO
make contest and Mr.. Medicus was
elected without opposition.
Rev. Allan II. Pendeton. for vice-com-
modore. also was elected without opposi-
ton J. +. McKillop was elected rear
commodore, Oscar Engels secretary and
G. T.. Arrindell treasurer. The new board
OF governors In made up Of Or John
Patrick Evans, Alexander Berger. George
Weisensee. James \. Logan. Charles
Schwake, II. w. Ali and Ralph +. Gamble
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COAST MAY SEE SERIES TEAMS.
Ban johnson 10 Go There In spring
and Talk 10 Exposition Men.

SAN Francisco, Jan. lob. y. John
son, president OF the American League.
purposes coming to San Francisco in the
spring in connection with a plan to have
a second worlds championship baseball
series hero on the grounds Of the Panama
Pacific Exposition next fan Immediately
East
This information was contained in
letter from johnson received to-day by
William a. Lange. chairman Of the eX-
position committee ON professional sports,
who proposed the plan. Johnson said 1t
would be necessary In order TO have n
league and to obtain the consent OF the
Pacific Coast League and the san Fran
cisco club to play on grounds other than
those of the club here lie believed, how
ever. that.those details, could be arranged
easily
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-11

RED BANK, Jan. 10-Slx OF the Inde-
pendent Ice Yacht Club fleet started In a
six mile race for points on challenge
pennant here to-day. They were Harry
Assays Reindeer, sailed by his brother
Everett Assay; Ralph b. slckels's p. d. Q.
H.. sailed by the owner Vincent Willls's
I'idget, sailed by Willis and Nathaniel
Chameroy; Paul Matthews's Pauline
sailed by the owner; Chester Mntons
Spy, sailed by the owner. and Fred
Fishers y. II. c., sailed by his son, Fred
Jr.. only IL years old A light and huky
breeze from the south was blowing
throughout tho race, the Reindeer finish
ing first and r. ID. Q. IL. second
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This week promises TO be very busy
one for the athletes at New York Uni
versity. Besides the regular basketball
practice, indoor work in baseball and
track will begin. with nearly all of last
years team and a lot of new material
from the freshman class and the down
town schools, Capt. ODonnell of the track
team is looking forward to successful
season. Lent. the Violets crack quarter
and half miller. is in fine condition, and
hopes to lower his own record made at
the Middle States meet last season. Dual
meets already have been arranged with
Stevens and Rutgers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-11
CULLEN A BETTER WALKER.
shows Improvement I'm winning
Race Conducted by Pastime A. &.

Runners and walkers were catered 10
by the Pastime A. c. yesterday. both
events taking place over the four and
a quarter mile course of the club, start
ing and finishing at 162d street and Je-
rome avenue. In the walk, which was an
invitation race. with a handicap limit OF
5 minutes. II. Cullen OF the Mohawk A. G.
showed great improvement. He started
from the / 80 mark and won rather
easily, with two of the limit men In sec
ond and third places. X. i. hearns OF
the pastlme A. g. and J. J. Erwig OF the
Milirose A. A. had rare battle all the
way. Hearns landed in fourth place, but
his time only equalled the actual time
OF the winner. W. Koch of st. Anselm's
A. G. won the run by 100 yards The
order OF finish of the first ten:
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sAEGKILL HOCKEY TEAM WINS.
Beats scsrsdaIe seven by score Of
TO 2--schuyIer Phillips shines.

YoNKERs. Jan. 10--The hockey team
OF the Saegkill Golf club defeated the
seven OF the Scarsdale Golf and Country
Club to-day on the Saegkill outdoor rink
The score was to 2.
In the first half Saegkill scored three
times and Scarsdalet vice. though one
of the Scarsdale goals was made by Ben
ton. the Saegkill centre. who accidentally
poked the puck into his own goal while
trying 10 extricate II from a scrimmage
in front OF the net Saegldll scored one
more goal I'm the second half
Schuyler Phillips was the best man on
the winning forward line, the former
Prinectonisn making three OF his team ;
four goals. Won wedel. the Saegldill goal
tender also played a splendid game. era
vath and Wadelton we're the Scarsdale
stars The lineup:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-11
GOLF AT PINEHURST
AND SEAVTEW TO-DAY
Ad Men to Meet on Southern
Course--Big stars Out Of
jersey Tourney.
WILL CHANGE OPEN DATES

Two golf Journeys will begin to-day,
one in the North and the other in the
South. The first annual tournament of
the new Seaviow Golf Club near Atlantic
City will get under way this morning, all
of to-day being devoted to the qualifying
round. Chick Evans. jerome Travers and
oswald Kirby. who played at Seaview on
Saturday, will not remain for the tourna-
ment, however. EYans has resumed MS
solfing pilgrimage and the two metropoi-
itsn golfers have been keeping close to
business lately and do not feel that they
can spare four days for golf at this season
OF the year.
Down a, Pinehurst the Winter Golf
League Of Advertising Interests will begin
its annual tournament week this morning.
The delegation from New York TINS year
Is n large one. and left here last Friday
afternoon on n special train. Foursome
competitions for both men and women
are on the programme for to-day
Although il was announced on Friday
evening that June Is, l6, II and lS mad
been selected as the dates for the ma
tlonal open championship at Baltusrol'
AZ was stated expressly that this selection
was not hnal and that certain contin-
rencies might make a change necessary.
II now seems almost certain that change
will be made. and that the big tourney at
Baltusrol will he played a week carrier
on June s, 2. 10 and II, although there
In lust "A chance that the tourney VIII pc
moved back a week instead OF forward
The earlier date is likely TO he favored
however. for II conflicts with no other
tourney so far arranged definitely, al
though there has been talk OF playing the
New Jersey championship at that time
Needless to say. tho Jerseymen VIII PICK
another week IL the national association
desires TO hold the open during the second
week in June.
Michael j. Brady and Gil Nichols are
of on their long trip through the South
and West, In which they will play
series OF matches against the professionals
IN that section of the country. Brady left
here on saturday evening and will join
Nirholls in New Orleans. Before they
return, to the East the two professionals
will play in Texas, Arizona, California
Oregon and Washington. The long trip
will make 1t necessary 70 forego the de-
fence OF his title of North and South open
champion, which he won at Pinehurst last
March.
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Battling Nelson Volunteers to Help
Cross Get Ready for Shugrae Battle

Joo Woods OF Brooklyn tonight at the
Olympic A. G.
The dark ones will make things hum
at the Pioneer A. G. tonight. Joe Jean
nette and Jawn Lester Johnson will be
the star ten.
Ray Bronson comes to hand again
about his charger. Milburn Saylor This
time II Ii Il folder. Inside is - statement
from Bun Foley, the man who refereed
the bout between Saylor and Freddie
Welsh and who WAS supposed TO nave
stopped the bout in the ninth round, when
Welsh went down, claiming a foul Foley
claims he gave no decision. Outside the
folder In big type is printed
Its Great Inside; II tells how Mil.
burn Saylor knocked out Freddie Welsh,
the man who defeated Willie Richie for
the lightweight championship :: the
world"
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feeling OF oneness
was absent, but such
occasions have gone
forever. chased away
by the broadening in
fiuence OF the game
which knows no east
nor west. The newly
elected president OF
the association. Mr..
Frank l.. Woodward
OF the Denver Coun-
try Club. sounded the
keynote when he said
that never In the his
tory OF the game in
this country had
there been such una
nlmity and desire
20 work for the well
fare OF tho golfers
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COSTELLO SHOWS HIS
HEELS TO Big FIELD
Beats Parkinson in Longer ~
Two Road Runs Held hy
st. Anselm's &C.
KELLY WINS SHORTER RACE

The ST. Anselm 4. G.. which conduct,
road runs every Sunday with th. r,r.r.
Gus purpose of enahling runner. d, "a,
in condition for events hold Ig .,rcr
clubs, provided a chance Sc>tcfdi, ro,
the men entered In the Mulrose \
road race on Thursday to tune uu r,,
the contest. The distance was six .,fG.
half miles, a little short OF that fixed FOR
the race. and a representative field Yf dds.
lance men took part.
j! j. Costello of the Bronx Church
House had the speed OF the field. but
Harry Parkinson. the Bradhurst Fold
Club marathouer, showed great lmproya.
ment and hung on we'll. being beaten oulv
forty yards. w. Rozette. who. Ike PARK.
inson can boast Of a victory iu the Brook.
lyn-Sea Gate marathon. was third. but "a
was a long way behind the leaders
For those giving their attention 10
shorter distances a second race was held
over three and a quarter mile COURSE
The Bronx Church was again 10 fhs
front, taking first and secoud places
9. B. Kelly beat his clubmate, j. Man.
ming, by nearly $50 yards. The first ten
in each race finished an follows.
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j. W. Bird was reelected commodore
OF the Manhasset Bay Yacht Club on
saturday night at the annual meeting
OF that organization held at the Hotel
Astor. Rear Commodore h. A. SierclS
was raised to the rank Of viCe-commo-
dore and Russell Rowland was elected
rear commodore. The new secretary is
f.. G, LOOMS, and the treasurer. T.. j.
West. James w. Alker was elected a
trustee to I'LL the unexpred term of the
late c. VI. Gould, and Hazen L. Hoyt and
+. y. Hoffstot were elected trustees as
of the class of 1917
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-11
YESTERDAYS SOCCER RESULTS.

Scottish Americans, 7: Brooklyn +. C., !.
Bronx United r. G., 4; Newark, 1.
CLAN McDutf 3; Clan Mckenzie. 0.
Iongfellows, 4, Fultons. 2.
Contin rentals, 3: Camerons, o.
Greenpoint n, c, 3 ST. George, 0.
Hudson r. @, 3 subway Y, C., ?,
White Rose, I; Our Boys. |.
Brooklyn Celtics, l Jersey A., O, 0.
Chelsea r. c.. |; /. II, r. Strollsrs. 0.
=. p, T s.-ol'-r- %, .: Hldsaa. United,
West Huds0ns, /; Clan MoponSids. D.