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Cheyenne record., 1915-07-15
SPORT.


Stanley Yoakum and Billy Wagner
have been matched to box twenty
rounds before the Union Athletic
Club at Milliken. Colo, on the night
of Aug. 4.
Gilbert Nichols. the Wilmington,
Dela., professional, won the open
championship of the Metropolitan
Golf Association over the Fox Hill
course, near Clifton, N. Y.
Overland Park, Denver, embracing
164 acres of rich land, including the
race courses, was sold to the stock
holders of the Colorado Agricultural
Fair and Racing Association for a con-
sideration of s15O,OOO.
The Gentlemen's Driving and Rid
ing Club held their first matinee OF
the season at City Park in Denver. A
large crowd was in attendance which
was composed largely of the fair sex.
All of the winners came in in straight
heats.
Prize-winning show horses owned
by the late Alfred G. Vanderbilt, pres.
ident of the National Horse Show As
sociation, who lost his life in the sink.
ing of the Lusitania by a German
submarine, will be put on sale within
few weeks, according to ans an.
nouncement in New York.
Cheyenne record., 1915-07-15
WESTERN.

The sale of airguns to Nebraska
lads under Is years of age is prohibit
ed by the Nelson law, which was en-
acted by the recent Legislature.
Mrs. Stephen W. Dorsey, of Los An
geles, Calf, died at her home in that
city, after a lingering illness caused
by cancer, according to word re-
ceived in Denver.
An 1,10O-mile walk from Raymond,
Wash, brought J. T. Hayes of Nor
wich, Conn.,, to los Angeles, in plenty
of time to attend the national con-
vention of the Benevolent and Pro-
tective Order Of Elks.
- Newspaper editors, contrary to
popular belief, have less of chance
for liberty under the law than porch
climbers and white slaves" John H.
Perry Of Seattle told delegates to the
International Press Congress at San
Francisco.
An attack on the packer trust"
was started in Denver under the aus
pices of the National Livestock Asso-
citation, assisted by government ex-
perts sent from Washington to CO.
operate in the securing Of better mar
keting facilities.
Charles Page, millionaire philan-
thropist, and his wide and thirty Of
the children from Sand Springs, the
model farm that has sheltered 500
homeless youngsters adopted by Page
during the last eight years, started
for the San Francisco exposition from
Tulsa, Okla, in a special car.
Cheyenne record., 1915-07-15
The Real Thina,

The furniture man drove up to the
door, and the new extension dining
room table was carried In.
Little Willie stood watching as his
father and mother, one at each end.
pulled the table apart. His eyes grew
big as his father put one board after
another in place until the table was
double it's original length.
"Gee!" said Willie at last. Il al.
ways thought addition tables was only
something in the arithmetic book"
Cheyenne record., 1915-07-15
WASHINGTON.

Rear Admiral John R. Edwards, the
highest ranking civil engineer officer
in the United States navy, has closed
his active career, having been trans
ferred to the retired list by operation
of law on account of his age.
Confronted with shortages in wheat,
sugar, butter and meat, Australia has
resorted to government control of
prices, according to report of the
commerce department, from, CONNER
cial Attache Downs at Melbourne.
Cheyenne record., 1915-07-15
FOREIGN.

Word was received at Montreal that
the steamer Northland, with 1000
Canadian troops on board. had arrived
at Plymouth.
At London a British Tommy raised
his left hand to be sworn in a secret
trial. The judge told him to put up
his right hand. "Its in Belgium" the
soldier replied. He was Immediately
sworn.
Germany have agreed to exchange the
doctors, chaplains, druggists, nurses,
stretcher bearers and administrative
officers of the sanitary service now
held prisoners.
The Austro-Germans Offered Serbia
territory in Albania and an outlet on
the Adriatic II she would consent to
an immediate peace. the Nish CORE.
s2ondent of Giornale dItalia of Rome
reported, but the offer was refused.
German Zeppelins, according to re-
ports received in Rome, have been
transported to the Austrian coast of
the Adriatic sea. Their object, it is
said. is to fly across the Adriatic to
Italy, past the Apennines and to reach
Rome.
The public committee having super
vision Of food supplies has issued a
statement to the effect that Norway
is assured of sufficient flour and
wheat for the present year, due to the
fact that SO much has been imported
from the United States.
A dispatch to Reuters Telegram
company from Alexandria, Egypt,
states that while the sultan of Egypt
was going to prayers a bomb was
thrown from a-window and fell at the
feet Of the horses. It did not explode,
however. The person who threw the
bomb escaped.
Il will agree to no compromise that
will in any way restrict my liberty
declared Gen. Victoriano Huerta at El
Paso, Tex, when told of the Washing
ton dispatch indicating that a com.
promise and probable abandonment
of the present case against him might
be under consideration.
The Atlantic transport liner Mime
haha, which caught fire on her way
from New York to London with $4,000
tons Of war munitions on board after
an explosion which, it is believed, was
caused by an Internal machine sent
aboard by Frank Holt, J. P. Morgan'a
assailant, steamed slowly through
mist and drizzling rain into Halifax
harbor.
Cheyenne record., 1915-07-15
Girls Camps.


The American girl. while she does
not aspire to large muscles, or the
athletic records of boys, is coming for
ward in these days to demand as her
right physical training that will send
her out into life with an endowment
of health sufficient to meet its de-
mands.
DR.. D. A. Sargent, director of the
Harvard gymnasium. tell us that
some twenty or thirty years ago he
had occasion to make physical ex-
animation of professional athletes
Nearly every one of these men," he
says, "who had become especially dis
tinguished, attributed his ability to his
mothers fine physique" Without COM
ment upon this unanswerable argu-
ment for the health education of wom-
en-, he adds another: although women
constitute one-half of the human race
and are largely responsible for it's up
building, they have right to health
education for their own sakes."
The camp has opened the way for
others to follow.-Outing.
Cheyenne record., 1915-07-15
Would Waste Nothing.

woman was engaging cook, and,
having almost brought the interview
to successful termination. said:
There is one thing, Mary; do
hope you are not wasteful."
"Wasteful, mum! Why, Lor' bless
you, I'd eat till busted rather than
waste anything"
Cheyenne record., 1915-07-15
EIev.tIna the Standard.

"You don't seem to have the trou-
BILE over your baseball games that you
used to have" remarked the visitor
at Crimson Gulch.
NO." replied Three Finger Sam.
I'VE made a new rule that keeps
everything nice an orderly. Nobody
but the umpire is allowed to carry a
gun"
Cheyenne record., 1915-07-15
More to the Point.

More to the Point.
Jack Dashaway is a dreadful flirt.
I wouldn't trust him too far"
"Humph! I wouldn't trust him too
near!"-Puck.
Cheyenne record., 1915-07-15
SETTLED THE WHOLE MATTER
Visitors Explanation for Wanting to
Leave Were Many, but One
Really Vital.

Yes, really must go tomorrow" +;
You can just as well stay till Mon
day"
But the folks are expecting me-"
Telegraph them yor are going to
stay"
I'm sorry, but If stay I'm liable
to lose a thousand dollars on that deal
l told you Of"
"Oh, pshaw, the deal can walt few
days."
MY manager has written me that
my business needs attention"
"Yes, but he is only afraid to as
sumo little responsibility. The busl,
ness will be all right"
There Is an important meeting OF
the directors that l really must at
tend"
"Oh, they'll get along all right with
out you.'
You know how much I'd like to
stay, but the fact lie my railroad ticket
runs out tomorrow"
well, in that case I suppose you
will have to 60. Be sure and come up
to see us again in q month or two"
Cheyenne record., 1915-07-15
Could Hide Himself.

Could Hide Himself.
Volunteer reservist (hoping to be
contradicted)-I shall look an awful
fool in this uniform.
Tailor-Well, sir, you can always
wear mackintosh.-Londo Punch,
Cheyenne record., 1915-07-15

When the home team wins it's due
to good playing; when the other fel.
lows win it's merely an accident.
Cheyenne record., 1915-07-15

The number Of things man knows
about women is equivalent to / per
cent of what he thinks he knows.
Cheyenne record., 1915-07-15

A million and half horseshoes are
being prepared in Coatbridge iron
works for France and Russia.
Cheyenne record., 1915-07-15

Nothing unites people like common
sorrow-except, perhaps, a vulgar joke
Cheyenne record., 1915-07-15
Too Capable.

Too Capable.
What? you've fired your chauf.
feur? ] thought you considered him
very capable man."
80 did. but it's only lately I've
found out some of the big things he's
capable Of /
Cheyenne record., 1915-07-15

It is better to be live wire than .
dead one, even If 1t is more shocking.
Cheyenne record., 1915-07-15
Not Afraid.

my doctor told me that paper
money is simply alive with germs"
He did?"
"Yes, and then he accepted two
dollar bill for giving me the informa-
tion."
Cheyenne record., 1915-07-15
The Effects Of opiates.


Of
oontnued these epas changes in the fono-
likely
CRYING for .o1ho, or @ IN later % lite
result Of dosing with opsses children quiet
the smallest doses for than day tme and
only thenn unavoidable.
Anodynee Drops, cdas Soothing sus and
should not be to t. Children who are IL
1t nothing less cnae 70
themw with narcotics
contains narcotics II 1t beals the ~
iepatur of Fletcher. ~ <AZyN@%--
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"A v1CTlN OF TIE
JHDE ~ MIN Nc SEA

energies TO the work. and that mean
a large measure al activity.
II just naturally drifted into the
business as a boy of IS, and more taar
once I have wondered why | stuck To-
it, he says. MANY and many a night
! have lain awake figuring out my
problems and doubtful whether or not
the weather would hold good until my
task Was done.
The weather. especially the wind. :
the worst of the forces with which
have TO contend. OF course. this is not
so serious so long as the house ! am
shifting IL on shore, but the cond-
tion> are very different and tickl.sh
when the structure Is afoat
As you see, most of the houses |
have transferred this year have had
to make part e their journey on the
waters Of IN. Shrewsbury. and with
wind blowing the situation is ike that
nj "A shallow boat with towering sails
and a total absence of keel or centre
board"
Every moment that "A house Is NOV
ing At a critical stage Mr.. Newman
J. very much on the job. His little
car is w"rked TO the limit scurryins
from point To- point wher, houses are
in various stages of shifting base. Ne
this during their transfer from the
original foundation To the false work
upon which they start the Journeys
while they are being rolled or slid
from the land TO the waiting floats
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the worse for the trip, which included
crossing the peninsula here just north
OF the Sea albright station, a voyage OF
n quarter OF a mile on the water and
then the climb from the river up to
the elevation where II is now set.
THE rolling method is speedier as
I have said. but it calls for continual
watchfulness and prompt action on
the part OF the men In shifting the
rollers. The most ticklish time Is
when a house so moved is loaded
aboard the barges or boats, for the
weight NUT be distributed uniformly
that the water borne carrier shall not
! tip. Just see how prettily balanced IL
this scow on which the house We are
now ready to tow across rests. This
isn't a big structure as JOBS OF this
sort go. but YOU can see that ! would
| have my hands full II a stiff wind hit
us or something should snap in the
under pinning or n leak develop in
| the barge. Yes. 7 have had battle OF
this sort within the last few weeks.
/ over on the Rumson side you can
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THE wRECHASE OF O
BJLkHEAD.

yer bottom a few inches below In
the storm did us no harm. hut my
work was hardly more than half done.
"Look over there and notice that
there is wide stretch OF soft meadow
land or marsh before the shore is
reached and fairly broad creek in
tervencs at the further side 20 add to
the difficulties. The house had 10 pass
over the meadow and the creek. In
order to give proper support "a vide
bed OF heavy plank!ng was laid upon
the yielding ground. and on top OF
that built cribbinE 20 height OF ten
feet. and there ! ran my three tracks.
so 10 speak OF squared tiInbers or
sliders with their upper surfaces
creased Tbs brought their level jus,
up TO that OF the sllders on the floats
Then all was ready 10 begin the pull
ing shoreward
NO. don't Use anything more
complicated IN the way OF motive
power than the horse. Three spool
Ike vertical windlasses served the
purpose, each with It's single project
ing bar or shaft with a horse 10 dc
the Misunderstanding around circle
That house weighs quite 800 tons, and
yet three horses suffice to move H. as
YOU can Zee presently when we &c
over there 10 take a look at things.
Remember that | am using wire
rope. making in all twenty-four turn.
around pulleys, and while each turf
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THE TRUTH ABOUT BUSINESS
CHANGES IN THE TROPICS

coast Is usually low and very un-
healthy, while inland the soil IL apt 70
he dry and barren, In other words. in
the fertile sections Il Is unhealthy
10 live, and In the healthful sections
there are few agricultural oppor-
tunities.
A single man with good physique
and lots Of courage could. without
doubt, make considerable money by
going to the tropics and developing n
farm. "A cocoanut plantation, "A cattle
ranch or something else in the valleys
or along the coast, hat even then | ask
myself the question. Could not this
man now do much better IN our own
country? Although there are line
American colonies IN the suburbs OF
Havana and Panama. yet the oppor-
tunittes are not In these cities. but in
the country districts | believe that
there are much better chances for a
young man 81 to-day IN a growing
city of the Canadian Northwest than
N the cities ~ lIaEava or panama.
The only other island Of impor-
lance To MS is Porto Rico, and although
this has NOT boon hrouGht to IN" at
tcnt."n ~ American exporters and
manufacturers - any great extent.
Yet Il Is true thai this island offers
some market to manufacturers More
over like the Philippines, il presents
the additional advantage 90 being a
colony ~ the tinted States
In the textile Inc practically every
thing must he brought To the island
because no textiles To speak of are
manufactured there. and supplies
come principally from the United
States Small quantities of goods
still come from Spain, but in such
insignificant quantities that they are
not worth considcring The market
for the higher classes of goods has not
been Developed, and the manufacturer
of such viii have ds1cu'ty In making
} a satisfactory connection.
Porto Rican merchants to-day wan
only cheap goods. The valu" OF
style IL not generally gwen much
consideration az long ~ the ner.
Chandise is low in price, This also
applies to most West Indian ana
central American merchants NauN
merchants have formed the habit NJ
asking for "lottes" ,ioh lotsl auC
Judging from the appearance Of thcll
stocks they have been supplied VIII
this class Of merchandise in bis
! quantities. Stores in interior town,
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firmly gripped in his muscular hands,
n" throws the full weight Of his two
hundred and more pounds and all Of
his muscle into the stroke.
one realizes then why during the
fourteen years that he has been n 5
own boss nothing has ever gone seri-
ously wrong in his many moving
tasks SnaCs In plenty have stood in
his way during his career, hut some
how by grit and cunning ne has
managed 70 dispose of them and to
come out Of the many sided contest
victorious. Mr. Newman tells the story
Of his work as follows:
You see there are two ways 81
shifting house overland, you may
either slide Il or roll It. The choice
Of method is determined by the char
acter and weight OF the structure.
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TO ENTERTAIN
MEN OF THE ATLANTIC FLEET

Will probably he twenty-onc battle
ships, severa, destroycrs. some sub
marines and their supply ships.
In announcing the New York re-
view Secretary Daniels said
This is the largest number OF yes
sells which has been assembled for
manPuvres IN several years The
fleet Will assemble at New York about
May for recreation until May II.
on May Is the fleet VIII proceed to
sea for extensive manWuvres In Mar
ragansctt Bay and around New York.
They are being planned Ny the Genera!
Board and the War College. These
manTuvrcs Will be completed on May
80. when the vessels Of the feet will
dispense to their home yards for dock
ing and stores preparatory to pro-
ceeding TO San Francisco via Hamp-
ton Roads and the Panama Canal
The fleet Will be assembled in the
North River from 125th street to the
Battery and the ships will he illu-
minated at night and dressed during
the day The men VII. be allowed
liberal shore leave, following the long
winter uanTuvrins on the southern
drill rr luds in Cuban waters, All
ships Wal bc open to visitors every
DAY from 10 \, NJ, until T.. NJ.
on the evening Of May II, Just be-
fore tho ships leave again for the
south, there viii bc n grand review
ana water carnival. The fleet VIII
assemble near l25uh street and will
pass down the river, close in shore,
each shin being fully Illuminated
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YEW YORK CITY, represented
nj by three hundred of her lead
i ing financi.rs. business and
professional men, is planning
to entertain the Atlantic fleet. which
VIII assemble here under Admiral
Fletcher on May and remain until
May is. Tho review officially is set
for May l7-1s. but the proceed ng
week viii be devoted to the welcome.
Although word has been quietly
passed that the officers of the fleet
would prefer not TO have the enter
tainment too lavish. il is certain that
both officers and mtn Will have plenty
90 do II they avail themselves of the
programme that Is being laid out for
them.
Mayor Mitchell is compelled to keep
a long standing engagement TO visit
the Panama-Pacific Exposition and
will not be here to take part in the
reception, but George McAncny,
President OF the Board OF Aldermen,
win be the acting Mayor and Is Plan
ming to carry through Mayor Mitchcvs
ilans.
In announcing his committee OF 300
citizens, Mayor Mitchell said, by de-
sign no commissioners or public Of
ficers Of the city have been asked To
serve upon the committee because We
felt il might better be purely Citi-
zens' committee cooperating with the
city government.
Il know the committee will give
acting Mayor McAneny its full sup
port. The Admiral assures me that
neither the officers nor men care to
DO overentertaned but am sure the
citizens will feel with me that they
Hl8ht to be entertained by the city
OF New York"
Cornelius Vanderbilt is chairman Of
che Mayors committee and has opened
a headquarters at Room ll35 in the
now Equitable building. Broadway,
between Pine and Liberty streets.
He Is represented there by Comman.
der Fred Sawyer. assistant secretary
Theodore Rousseau, secretary TO the
Mayor. In secretary of the committee,
and Mortimer l.. Schff IL treasurer.
More than seventy vessels are OK
pacted to assemble here on Nav 8 ~
take part in tho review. These WV
include only the ships in NE act 50
deet: the vcss"ls In foreign sorv'ru
or absent on specla' missions VIII not
be recalled and the reserve vessels
will not DO put in commission. There
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squared ,mbors which in their turn
S.id" over other timhors lying firmly
upon the ground The slipping sur
faces ara fabricated with a mixture
ID! soap and grease and I'm a general
way We duplicate ire modus operand.
Of launching a ship. only the house
is drawn forward as nearly on level
AS pnsS bic and is never permitted 70
move 10y momentum, every inch OF its
triN". must %" under perfect control.
THAT large house there near the
Hrilso. across the river AZ Rumsnn.
Was moved by siding So successfully
that not a square yard OF plaster was
disturbed I'm the whole building. and
.ts two 81 brick ch'mneys were none
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x hotel PREPARATORY TO r1ON7rIS

see big weather stained gray cottage
out near the dip in the shore line. We
are now sliding that building inland TO
its new site about a hundred yards
furtheg on. That has been one OF the
hardest Jobs | have yet tackled. and
the task was made worse by the con-
dition OF the structure.
ut used TO stand right above the
beach here at Seahr!ght Year after
wear the sea cut away the shore front
Notwithstanding bulkheads and jetties
built from time 20 time 10 stop the
inroads. Finally last fall the breakers
. finished their work and 80 under
mined the house that part OF II split
from foundation to roof
The lady owning II had a senti-
mental attachment for the cottage be-
cause It was the first OF It's kind built
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Repeated Failure of Bulkheads to Withstand Savage
Attacks of the Ocean Brings Serious Problems for
the House N1over--- Barges Often Used

during their voyage upon the waters
Of the Shrewsbury or when landing
again on the opposite shore and then
getting them to their new abiding
places.
At present Mr.. Newman has three
of these Jobs in hand. and they are
big undertakings. all of them. Where
IA lroad tracks. highways or naviga-
bic waters are crossed the operations
must be pushed during the night so
as not to interfere with traffic. and
laboring after dark adds n good deal
to the difficulties and the responsible
| ties.
At these crucial moments there is
no rest for Mr. Newman. and Ike a
skilful general marshalling his forces
for battle he moves restlessly about
10 every point OF action. lie is not
content with merely giving orders.
| When a roller IS to I've shifted or "a
blow struck at critical stage Mr..
/ Newman does the work himself If his
| men lag or fail of understanding
Then with great wooden maui
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cocoanut plantation are very large
Because OF the richness Of the soil
ard the great size attained by the
trees In the Agusan Valley not more
than my should he planted TO the
acre In this region. adult cultivated
trees viii average al least 100 nuts
to the tree or 5000 10 the acre, per
year,
Good northern Mindanao nuts give
Ave plculs of copra To the thousand,
and an acre will yield gross receipts
al sl25, with the selling price Of high
grade copra at s. per p!cul. ! allow
total gross cost per acre per year
Of s35l5 on 2,4O0 acres In full pro-
duCtion. This includes deterioration
on plant and equipment and ia lib
eral estimate
Mr. Worcester has not only lived
fcr many years in the Philippine
lslards hut has travelled extensively
all ovo- the world. In this connection
and In loyalty To our own inSu.ar pos
sessions should say that Mr.. Worces-
ter believes that opportunities IN tho
Philippine Islands far exceed those
in Panama or Central America,
I have never been 10 the Philip
pine Islands, but from reports which
! have received I am convinced that
remarkable opportunities exist there
for American capital and brains. Like
the tens OF thousands OF Bostonans
who have never visited Bunker Hill
monument. we are tempted 10 forget
our own possessions and he attracted
to other more advertised places Hence
in connection with this article on
cuba and Panama ! feel IL duty
To remind readers OF our own Philip
pines, for there We have an actual
Garden Of Eden, Of which only pei
cent, is NJ der cultivation.
Moreover, let me emphasize the fact
that living conditions in the country
districts of cuba and Panama are
very unsatisfactory, Yet to get op.
portunities in Cuba. Panama or the
philippines one must go out into the
country In the tropics this IL yer,
difficult thing to do.
There are almost no means nj
communication; there exist practically
no schools and one must go through
considerable hardship to be pioneer
In these countries. The land neaT tn,