The Beaver Herald. (Beaver, Okla.), Vol. 23, No. 11, Ed. 1, Thursday, August 26, 1909 Page: 2 of 8
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tearing him 27 days for the trip
from the Colorado metropolis to
the Golden Gate.
Eren when Weston had so near-
ly completed his Journey as to
safely traverse the Great Salt Lake
desert there were some people In
the sreat cities who were skeptical
as to the walker's ability to reach
his destination.
"Can't reach 'Frisco ehr
queried Weston with an arching of
the eyebrows which deemed to echo
Itself all over his wrinkled visage.
"Why I'll reach the coast with
time to spare." And the square
Weston Jaw seemed to augur well
for the success of his resolve
In every big city through which
the New Englander passed en
route to the Pacific ocean police
protection from the over-enthusl-astlc
public was necessary and he
declared that of all the friends he
made the city minions were hearti-
er in their wishes for his ultimate
success than the thousands and
thousands who were interested in
his long tramp.
hous. It was 40 years later yet Wes-
ton recalled the meal and the old
man's eyes sparkled as If In memory
of the good things the young wife had
put before him.
Weston inquired after the man's wife
and was told that she had been dead
20 years Tears came into the eyes of
the aged Illinois farmer
Then the pair like two old cronies
set out down the road together West-
on abandoning his long sweeping stride
M9
DWAUD PAVSON WESTON aged 72 years.
Eis mc youngest oia man in tne woria ci
uxtlsflcl with a mere statement of this
fact Weston has proven It by walking
irom .New orfc to San Francisco a dis-
tance of 4.C00 miles in 100 days Sundays
excluded.
Ills arrival In 'Frisco Just the other day
is proof enough that there Is only one
Weston It was one of the greatest walks
ever undertaken by any pedestrian
With the chilly March winds making
walking a difficulty along Uroadway New
York Weston on the fifteenth of the
month started his long tedious coast-to-coast
lope and the biggest pleasure of bis
life camo when the cool afternoon
breeze as If In greeting seemed to
rise out of Golden Gate San Francis
co and make the home stretcli to the
'Frisco city hall more pleasant.
Greeted by the people of San Fran-
cisco with even more hospitality than
he had experienced along the route. If
Buch 3 condition were possible this
Interesting old man was Indeed a.t the
height of his glory.
Think of It you who brng about a
tentnllo feat of pedestrianUmthls
72-year-old New Englander during his
yenrs of walking has traversed more
than 25000 miles which is the dis-
tance around the world land and wa-
ter Included
Ills latest achievement was accom-
plished at a rate of 46 miles each day
a bard proposition In consideration of
the fact that Weston returned the
public's little courtesies by address-
ing his admirers along the route.
Sotno days over level country wliero
fast time was possible he would ne-
gotiate CO and GO miles. The record
was set when on his walk from Port-
land Me. to Chicago a year ago ho accom-
plished a stretch of 90 miles In a day. Then
however ho walked almost the entiro 21 hours.
Always carrying u regulation breakfast rood
smile this quaint old character who by the
way can address an audience as well as hu
can walk long distances nevei lost sight of
the optimistic side of his venture. Happy
hale hearty and a picture of color he laughed
gayly at mention of the vicissitudes which ho
was compelled to undergo In making good in
his determination to span the continent afoot.
Facing the sunbaked western deserts ho
tvoro the same typical Yankee smile. Only
once did the relentless hem of the sands cause
him to falter. That was when In crossing the
Great Salt Lake desert on tho twenty-second
of June ho was forced to stop and rest almost
two hours at I.emay Utah Ho rcRted almost
against his will but he realized thnt tho little
snatch of sleep at Lcmny was for tho best.
Leaving Hogup Utah at 6:30 that morning
iie started hU desert tramp- That night he
was at Lucln 41 mllos away. At four o'clock
the next morning he saw dawn break over the
town of I.ucln and he was several miles to tho
west walking with the same steady stride
which marked his progrsss along better roads
In tho cast
He suffered a slight Injury from a fall In the
west and this hurt augmented by the clTccts
.of the beat promised to make his dally walks
shorter. Sheer perslstenco kept him nt his
itank and his will power overcamo his all-
ujiuntB Consequently when ho crossed the
west state lino of Utah ho uaa In splendid
physical condition.
All wns not milk nnd honey for tho pedes-
trian. At I-arnmlo Wyoming his manager
forced him to stay indoors for nn entire half
day in order to conserve his energy.
PerhupH tho suites east of Illinois which
greeted Weston a year ago when ho mado his
memorable trip from Portland. Mc. to Chi-
cago were not quite as enthusiastic aver the
aged pedestrian as they wero In 1908 but it
luch was tho case young Mr. Weston failed to
tee tho lack of hospitality.
One of the speediest "laps" which the wnlk-
ir accomplished before entering California
was that from Ogden to Hogup Utah. Leav-
ing Ogden one hour after midnight ho reached
the smaller city late In the afternoon of tho
game day. It was a tramp of 61 miles and he
s
WAS ever thus from child
hood's hoar
I've n my fondtit
hop decay"
Whn. from a. train I
try to ee
A pretty view thert'a
tut to b
X train of freight ears la
the irayt
I want a short-cakt; thera
U milk
But we are out ef floor !
Thn when the aactc Is
full you
And I dsert would
rnak for tea
That milk has all turned
aour!
When I go gadding callers come
From nar and far away
But when I closely stay at home
I'm certain not a oul wilt come
Around the livelong day!
Tet from lh Irnnlrs nf Fata
I Let no allegiance swerve
I Perhaps 'U better so; maybe
I By theie same queer contraries we
Get more than we deserve.
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declared It was
during the trip.
To every one along his route of travel whj
saw him appear on the horizon to tho east
and then vanish ngaln toward tho setting sun
he was the samo cheery hale hearty happy
old gentleman. His feet might bo clogged
with mud If tho weather happened to be In-
clement his clothes rain or dew soaked. It
made no difference with tho Weston smllo
however. It shone no matter what tho condi-
tions. Smiling upon everyone In general bowing to
tho matrons throwing kisses to tho misses
his whole being reflected tho power of tho
good nature which his manager declared as-
sisted him In his dllllcult task.
Treading the Blope of tho Itockles several
days behind time he only saw tho silver lin-
ing In tho clouds that threatened to blnst his
hopes of reaching tho Pacific const at 4 p. m.
on the Sth of July.
At his Journey's end the whole city of San
Francisco abandoned Its last hour of the busi-
ness day In the hopo of making the pedestri-
an's welcome a warm one. Just as othiir west-
cm cities had turned out to wavo a cheery hel-
lo and good-by to Weston big rejuvennted
'Frisco was proportionately hospitable to this
remnrknblu character.
With tho eastern slope of the Itockles tra-
versed there were some who questioned tho
possibility of tho pedestrian's safe arrival at
the Golden Gate on tho day set for his wel-
come. "I am still n young old man" he Bald laugh-
ingly "nnd I have shown the pedestrian young-
sters of 5D nnd 60 years that my heyday Is not
on tho wane.
"There hnvo been plenty of obstncles to
overcome but with a path to tread and a will
behind me nothing Is Insurmountable."
Fairly swimming through a sea of mud was
one of the everyday happenlnga with tho
wnlkor.
"I agreed to walk from ocean to ocean but I
had no Idea I would bo compelled to swim part
of the way" ho snld. "Hut that Is Just what
I had to do In Colorado. My walk Into Denver
wns over roadH which wero terrible. I carried
tons of mud on my feet It seemed to me and
It was a supremo effort to lift tho dirt Itself
with taking u btep which carried my own body
besides."
It took Pedestrian Wostou Just 73 days to
5TOPfof(J.iQUiD Qcrxufmtr'
Ing common
pee-pul. It
was one of
the pleasant
"obstacles" to
which h
called atten-
tion when ac-
counting for
tho delay.
Mnny cour-
tesies of various character wero extended to
him and It was necessary to acknowledge
them. In so doing a little speech and per-
haps a stopover for Borne local festivity neces-
sitated lots of fast walking when the trail was
again taken up.
Cow paths big paved city streets country
roads ditches rights of way belonging to rail-
roads and often mere trails through tho woods
furnished tho lino of travel for the great Jour-
ney of this aged athlete.
Intense enthusiasm was manifested all
through the west and true hospitality of the
plains w -. ai. corded him after he departed
from Chicno Only a year previous he had
pnsscd alcng the Mtno New York-Chicago
route and he seemed an old friend to tho
countrymen. Conserrently like every old
friend his feat did not cause nearly so much
consternation there tn in the west
"Mercy how o you take caro of your corns
walking as n- "h as you do?" n white-haired
grandmn in Irrihna Ufkert Weston as ho
quenched his tl lrst rt her well.
"O they'ro Ju-t ordinary f et. I have a few
corns but cold wntr-r li t'io best medicine
they know. It keeps them In great trim."
Weston wore out dozens of pairs of shoes
during tho Journey. Ho had to havo an espe-
cially pliable Bhoe ono which neither pinched
his feet nor was too loose and ono of the dif-
ficulties of the trip was procuring Just the
correct footwenr.
It wns 40 years ago nnd mora that Weston
startled tho country by ono of bis especially
long walks. When passing through Illluols on
his last venture he encountered au aged
farmer who was sunning himself In front of
his farm home.
Hard work had told on tho Illlnolsan'a
physique. Ho looked llttlo Ilko tho young man
who hnd stopped his plowing one spring morn-
ing back In tho nineteenth century to offer the
then 30-year-old Weston a meal at tho farm
fiCMG jJ?Of
for shorter slow-
er steps more In
keeping with the
physical condi-
tion of his friend
of four decades
ago.
Their good-by
at the cross-
roads a quarter
of a mile from
the farmer's
abode was touch-
ing and for the
first and last
time during the
entire trip tears
appeared In the
pedestrian's eyes.
It was the recol-
lection of the old
days when Wes-
ton was compara-
tively a young-
ster and was be-
friended by the
big-hearted I n-
habitants of the
country through which he had Journeyed.
Weston and Dan O'Leary were youngsters
as well as pioneers in the business of jiedes-
trlanlsm years ago. Then the O'Leary "walk"
was a distinct rival of the Weston "walk."
Their feats on the thoroughfares of the coun-
try attracted far more attention than they do
In these busy days and people
were getting up early in the morn-
ing to tear off a Journey of from
15 to 20 miles before breakfast
using the stride of their favorite
walker.
The O'Leary stride then consist-
ed of executing motions with the
hips shoulders as well as limbs
along with a good deal of arm
swinging while the New England-
er's style consisted of a straight
swinging step with the head
shoulders and hips povlng In har-
monj with the lower limbs.
"What does he get out of It?
What good does It do him?" the
practical matter-of-fact twentieth
century man will ask.
In answer Weston's friends de-
clare that In the first place every
roan has some bobby or other.
Weston's hobby Is long distance
walking. In the second place It
may turn Itself Into a financial ven-
ture some day. Weston is a good
orator and on his tours Is always
In demand as a lecturer.
nut at the samo time the pedestrian Is said
to bo comparatively a poor man. On his walk
In 190S from Portland to Chicago he en-
tered the Windy City with the expectation of
lecturing. He did a little speaking but not to
any great extent.
To show his absolute Integrity Is an offer
which was made to him and rejected by him
almost Immediately of a firm manufacturing
a Hhoo device. He could have turned his sig-
nature to the company's testimonial Into sev-
eral thousand dollars on the spot had he
chosen to sign a paper stating that be bad
worn the shoe contrivance on his Journey and
found it satisfactory. He had not worn it and
refused tho offer without a second's hesitation.
For him pedestrlanlsm is ono great round of
pleasure. He likes to walk and tho agreement
he mnde to traverse the continent In 100 days
Btmply furnished more than three months of
enjoyment.
That wns Weston's Idea. The agreement was
In a sense a secondary matter. His vigor vi-
tality and recuperative powers are declared
wonderful by physicians who have studied him.
He Is probably the greatest nthleto of the ago
everything considered. '
By post roads the distance from Now York
to San Francisco is 4300 miles but according
to the estimate furnished by Mr. Weston and
his manager the dihtanco is 4600 miles which
being accomplished In 100 days excluding Sun-
days necessitates a tramp averaging 46 mllos
each day.
Considering the mnny setbacks which are
bound to occur on such a Journey as this tho
progress which Wesfon made was considered
remarkable.
It was declared that tho automobile which
was following Weston deserted hla In the west
because thnt particular make of car failed to
get tho amount of publicity desired. This was
something of a setback for the old man. be-
cause the machine carried provisions refresh-
ments and other necessities.
Good Summer Drinks.
Prohibition Julep Bruise the leaves
and stems of two or three sprigs of
fresh mint between the fingers and
place in a glass half filled with shaved
ice. Add four tablespoonfuls of grape
Juice and fill the glass with seltzer or
carbon water.
Raisin Wine This is a famous bev-
erage In France where by the way
the people are most skilled In the
preparation of drinks and contrary
to most belief many of them are non-
alcoholic: Two pound3 of raisins
five pounds of dried apples and five
gallons of water. Put all together in
a small cask or earthen Jar and. let
stand uncovered for three days stir-
ring occasionally from the bottom;
then bottle with half a teaspoonful of
sugar and a stick of cinnamon in each
bottle. Cork tightly. Store in a cool
place.
Iced Chocolate Few drinks are
more refreshing than this. Many ob-
ject to It because of the trouble in
preparation but this can be obviated
by making the chocolate sirup In
quantities as follows: Put one ounce
of unsweetened chocolate with a pint
of water Into a saucepan. When the
chocolate Is dissolved add a pint of
sugar and stir until It begins to boll.
Cook three minutes without stirring
strain and cool. Then add a teaspoon-
ful of vanilla bottle and store In a
cool place. When a cold drink Is
needed mix with cold milk as strong
as preferred and put whipped cream
on top.
Cold tea Is better made with the ad-
dition of any fresh fruits oranges
pineapples or even canned berries
added to iced tea make it a delicious
piazza drink. Besides one need not
use so much of the tea leaves and
the drink is therefore more wholesome.
THE PEACEMAKERS.
years our
to them
she'd
any
Oil yean and
family
Didn't speak
net door.
And my Ma said
spank me
If I went there
more.
But I was awful fond of
that
Small boy that they call
Jim.
And when he said "hello"
to me.
1 said "hello" to him.
Ma didn't visit Jlmmle's
Ma.
And our Dads didn't
speak.
But Jim and I slipped off sometimes.
And flshed down In the creek.
And we'd swap marbles and one time
He gave me top and string
'Cause I gave him my turn to rock
In our old grapevine swing.
But once I got the whoopln' cough
(Ma said I caught from Jim).
So when I took the measles I
Just gave 'em back to him'
And we was both so sick somehow
The folks forgot to fuss.
Bo now we say "hello" to them
N they say "hello" to us!
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Hints for Left-Overs.
To those who buy expecting to have
left-overs we would apply the famous
advice to those about to marry
"Don't"
Especially In summer Is It Incum-
bent upon the housewife to buy close-
ly and with an eye to Immediate use.
For all foods but particularly fruit
Is subject to rapid bacteria decay.
Some of the succulent vegetables
beans peas corn and stewed toma-
toes are better for being kept on Ice
a day after cooking but they should
be quickly chilled on being taken
from the stove. Cooked meats should
also be cooled rapidly. Put them In a
cold place at once or they will sour
In the cooling. A good plan Is to
stand tho dish in a pan of cold water
changing tho water frequently until
the food Is cool when it should bo
put Into tho refrigerator. Do not
cover food while cooking.
Save Everything A spoonful of
tomatoes will improve the morning
omelet; a cold potato will give you
cream soup for lunch; and In sum-
mer a dainty salad !s mado from a
combination of asparagus beans
beets olives any and all of those
with French or Mnyonnalso dressing.
Russian salad combines moat and
vegetables.
For Egyptian salad use only tha
vegetables mixed with a little water-
cress plenty of onion and a dash of
celery seed.
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