Page 6 THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA. MAY 9, 1907. NY pr The Joys of Skee Jumping. —— To HE Norwegian sport of skee- ing Is becoming quite popular In those parts of the United States where there Is enough snow. BSkees are elongated and nar- rowed snowshoes, They are Intended for carrying the traveler more rap- idly over me snow than he could go on the ordinary snowshoe used by some of the northern American In- dlans. As a matter of fact, skees are used also as flylng machines on a Mmited scale, That Is where the fun comes in. Skee jumping it is called. The Norwegians and Swedes who ploneered the states of Minnesota, Michigan and Wisconsin introduced the skee. They had been used to it at home. They found plenty of deep snow and the necessary hills for the sport In thelr country and gradually t ghbors, the born A ricans, fulness and the joys of skeein There is a na. tional skeeing association, w h holds annual tournam Minnesota or Michigan, at which contests In skee Jumping and running are held. There is nothing so exciting as these tourna- ments. Washi n's birthday was chosen for the date this year and Red Wing, Minn, as the place for the tour- naments, For skee jumping a steep, long hill is selected, where the Is several feet deep. If no satisfactory hill be found, a sort of toboggan slide is rig. ged up for use as the first and steepest part of the course. The skeemen climb to the top of this on ladders or walk up along the side of the snow covered track. Far down course Is the bump or take-off, which is an obstruc- tion bullt of wood and covered with snow. The runner strikes and leaps Into the alr. That Is where the 1UEND nelr ne me in use hid ents ngeto Snow the this w d's record ian PD Was made go In Norwa It is 134 inches That Is almost phenom- But a num of Atl ans, most of them of Scandinavian extrae- tion. however, than a hundred feet It Is sald that at a tournament where a hundred men are in com will average sixty feet. The highly skilled men, of course, far surpass the average Skees are simply long strips or ran. ners of pine or ash wood, four inches wide and from six to ten feet long. They are turned up at the front end and are strapped to the feet about the middle. At this point the wood Is an Inch thick. The thickness tapers off toward the ends. The runner usu- ally carries a long pole for steering or braking when running and for balance ing himself when he takes the flying leap from the bump. Men who are experts In skeelng disdain the assist. ance of the pole. It is advisable for most persons to carry one, however, The jumper who lands upon his feet and keeps going wins over the one who may jump farther, but falls Into the snow. While this sport may seem dan gerous to the uninitiated, accidents sel dom happen. as may be imagined, her eri have made better petition the jumps about President Roosevelt when he visited | the Yellowstone park a few winters ago made an attempt to learn skeelng, but he lacked the time to become an adept. The detachment of United States troops in that snowy region has skees, and the men wear them sometimes on In Norway, Sweden, Russia and Den. It 1s highly exhilarating | THEODORE E. BURTON. The Career of Taft's Right Hand Man In Ohio. Congressman Theodore E, Burton, who heads the oratorical campaign iu Ohio In behalf of the presidential aspl. rations of Secretary William HH. Taft, accompanied the head of the war de- partment on his recent trip to Panama, | Cuba and Porto Rico. lle is an expert | in the matter of rivers and harbors and transportation, witer trans- portation, It was Burton who led the fight In the house for the passage of the Panama canal bill, He has putin a long service as chairman of the rivers and harbors committee, He has been credited with an ambition to succeed Mr. Foraker and he has even been spoken of as good presiden- especially in the senate, THEODORE E. BURTON. tial timber gencles plishmer stud dent Senator | 1k ) last year when he out in favor of popular methods in the cholce of mem bers of the United States senate, Mr. Foraker issued a statement taking a similar position tably came was bor: his regain b , #1 wenty had He taught 1 1 Giren ) : college for a law, prac 1, and wel to joan eraged than $20 a mont! SHORTSTOP TINKER. He Is but Is a Big Figure In Baseball World, of the popular figures In the baseball world is Joseph Tinker, shortstop of the Nationals Though he Is a big Bma mont One Chicago figure In the world TINEER AFTER A HIOR BALL. of sport, metaphorically speaking, he | is not a large man physically. He Is # short shortstop, as it were. Dut that pot prevent his drawing high pay reaching the high balls that come In a Sleeper to Cuba’s Coast t Vane SER a HERE considerable talk as to whether or no the political tie between Cuba and the Unit. ed States should made tut, whatever the outcome of this discussion, the island will soon be connected with this country very close- ly In a physical sense, about through the completion of the railroad now bullding from Miami, Fla, to Key West. With the finishing of this remarkable plece of rallway construction it will be possible to travel from New York to Havana without leaving the Pullman, and the Cuban capital will be to all intents and pur- poses as near to the boundaries of our republic as If an earthquake like that is be tloser, This will come | economy, which recently shook up the neighbor. | ing Island of Jamalea had struck Cuba, too, and shoved It northward and west. ward a few leagues toward the coast of Florida. When the new road is com. pleted there will be a continuous all York to Key West, port of the United and as the distance from Key to Havana 4 miles, ater part of the trip train rail, line from New the most States, West the w southerly is only nine complished by Thi portation facilit 1¢ energy and enterprise of the ndard Ol mul- timill who has been sal own half of Florida. This statement y be exaggera- tion, but he certainly owns a great deal the d has speat mil llon after millio ilironds, hotels, palatial and In developing the in numerous ways. At seventy-six he Is still vigorous and ambitious, and he comes of a long lived family he looks forward to some years of activity yet before acknowl edging himself to work. His father, a Presbyterian minister, who brought up ood sized family on a salary to his eighty man’ vived to 8 imp onaire nry . mgier an state al of residend state as too old a good lanes He has been and otherwise devel oping Florida for a good many years He and the late H. B. Plant have link ed their names with the state's prog: recs Ast these two men Flagler f« as his sout a line of steams southern buliding r roads told were of the friend the east coast, hernmost point ry Is days when y rivals, To with Miam) from which wes ran to Cuba. Plant's terminus was Tampa, from which a similar line ran to Havana, To Plant day-so story has It Flagler sent the following Invitation by wire Henry B. Plant one New York Clty Can't you pay me a visit at Miami? HM FLAGLER And stralghtway came the reply: H. M. Flagler, Bt. Augustine, Fia.: Accept with much pleasure, but where on earth Ia Miami? H. B. PLANT. In answer to this Flagler sent the following directions to his friend: To Henry B. Plant, New York City: Follow the crowd. H. MM. FLAGLER. A —————— Translation Called For. Downright Woman-~Where did you | come from? Classi castigated my itinerary from the class fe Athens of America. D. W.1 asked yo where did you come from? OQ T.- I beat my way from Boston.—-Balti. more American, A Marked Advantage, Lawyer] say, doctor, why are you always running us lawyers down? Doctor (dryly)—~Well, your profession doesn't make angels of men, does it? Lawyer— Why, no; you certainly have the advantage of us there, doctor.-1) lustrated Bits, (mee the novel spectacle | standing out in the ocean, Tramp-Madam, 1 About the Limit, A newly married couple came In a | hotel where we were resting and asked | how much it would cost to get two bowls of bolled rice and milk and were Informed that the price was 15 cents per portion. The grooia pulled a small package wrapped In a bit of pewspaper from his pocket and, open- Ing It, displayed about a double hand- ful of rice, which he sald they had gathered from thelr clothing after the shower which followed the early morn. Ing wedding. He inquired how much would be deducted if they furnished their own rice and upon belng inform ed that no allowance could be made be- came indignant and remarked that they would walt until they reached home for thelr dinner rather than sub- mit to such unfair dealing and left the place. The proprietor sald that the young man owned of the best farms In the town and had established quite a famous reputation locally for although that Is not exactly he expressed it.—Forest and one the way Stream. One good husband is worth t wives, for the more thoy are Frank!in DOCTORS MIS STAKE S Are sald often to be buried si un ground. Bu their family physicians, suffering, a imagine, one fromdy ther heart ad ney Giseasd wo good are the - Benjamin scarcer things valued der { Lid OF they from another from liver or kid- ther from nervous pros n here and there, this way they present allke s and thelr easy-going or over 18y doctor, separates diseases, for whl ich as Atalay them to be such, prescribes is and potions. In reality, they are all 0 nly ympy, mae caused by some uterine disease. 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