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The American Assoeistion.

Two. base hts-Daly, Davis o'Brien. Home run
stiyetta Double play-McCarthy and Cartwright Bases
on oas.on Murphy 81 OF stivetts, 2; Hit by pitcher,
Davis Struck out-By Suvotts 8; by Murphy Passed
bals-Pitz a. Bases stolen-Fuller. Mccarthy Nelson.
Umpire-Curry. Timo-lto AttendAnce-Son
COLUMBIA 10; RocHEsrEE, 3.
CoLuMBuS Aug. s.-Columbus from the Roches-
terg day because the homo team outbRtted outnedd
and generally outpAyod the visitors ct all pontA The
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The Challenge stakes OF Ephin over all eomerL over
TIE tull steSpeehate course race a. ~ meA Ah1ndl
cap ~ mills and quarter with three other excellent
IA5sl are the features TO morrow A. Brighton course
AZ OoSSg hlAAa IOA0 ai5s5I 70 ne uAek -AG@
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The Two-yesr-oId Cleo TrOts Nile In
$3.50 "a.

The Two.yoRr.old Cleo TrotS . Nile In
$3.50 "a.
LEXINGTON. Aug Q, Tho Danve meeting closed In n
blaze of glory this afternoon Tho track fast the
crowd large, and the sport extraordinary. Bonnie
Wlmore boat Gillette In four'hoat race getting tho
best mark ever made over this halfmile track Tho
contest between these two was very exciting Cleo
two hlly Astonishcd the assemblARe by dis
tancing her opponent and going in 22sat Following
summaries;
FouryeAr old stakes
Bonnie WiltnOre b. D., by Wilmoro dam by
imp. Bonnie scotland d.,.....................,,9
Gillette, b. g.. by Cyclono no;......;.........l 2
Matte H., b. m. by AbdRllAh Mambrino. o y 8
TiIne-2 2SA 2;22, 2:2S 2;2S1[
Nellie ", gr. M by Rolla Gold Dust ,..,.........l
hcAllister. T. by Blacks Hambl to oniAn......2 2
Hettie Mac CHI. IN, by AbdaRh MAmorino ......+ 3
Pence. br Q. by RenEi...... ....,..,............S
Kentucky Pilot b. s. by Pilot Mambrno.., 8
Time-23lit 2 80, 2;29h.
GAmbetta Stake for two year. .oldk
Cleo b. T.. by
RofOttA, L, by GAmhSttA dis
Time 2i29A
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Firing at 600 and 600 Yards.

The third sharpshootsrs match for medals took place
n tho 500 and yards ranges At CreedmoOr yeSterH
oday Tho day was cloudy. with light wind Medal
were won by II NJ. KAloch y. Stuart j. Corre. and A.
NJ Evans Tho scores Of those who qualified sharp
IhOoters arc: -
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Minor Leagues.

Al Kansas City-Bt. Paul Z; Kansas City, IL.
At OmahR-Des MoineH. .; Omaha, u.
AT Sioux City-Milwaukee, 4: sioux City. 4
At tDenyer-AinneApolis,6 u; Denver, o.
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hit1.FieldH KnowIeS Grinin. ThLee.bHSe hit-sneed
ca johnson, Shelter. Knowles Double playS-Crooks
Wheelook and Leblanc: Greenwood Grim, and Fied1
out-By KnausG 3; by Barr -. Tme-2:2o Umpire
Doeschor. Attendanco-l,O0o
LOUISVILLE, IL; Syracuse, z
LouISvrLLE Aug. a-Superior batting and fielding
onabled Lousylo to win TO day, The score;
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8; PIr1SBURGH tN. Ll 4
PIrTsBUEGH q. L.

Barped runs-PittSbrrth 2; chieaEo, 3 TTo.baIe
borne ssisi Sacrifice hitsTMilIer: Laroque ll. wi
base on balls-sales. Anson, Burns Wilson. Hit BY
pitcher-BerGer. Struck out-GumbeEt t2. Carroll S2t
son Left ON 6ases-Pittsburgh, S; Chicago Umpire
Stein. Timo-l:A
BOSTON (N. Ll o; PHILADrLABIA (N. Ll 9.
PurLLpELrHIA Aug, 9-with the score to against
% We opened the eighth. Thompson and Clements
made snEiea Meyer q double. and MoCauley sacrince
the reauit OF which was two runA Only one man was
cut had this and other innngA We are hitting
GetSon freely. The score:
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Probable Starters for tho Junior Cham
pI0n and Champion Stakes.

Probable Starters for tho Junior Cham
pIon and Champion Stakes.
These are the probable starters for tho
Junior Champion Stakes at Monmouth Park ON
Tuesday next:
A. Bemonts Potomac and st. CharleA
Castle Stables Bermuda
Thomas J. ClAy's BAlHowAn-
IL b. BurhAms Long Fortune.
Easton and Larabee'B High Tariff
George Hearst's Firework.
JRcobin Stables kingmAn.
Il. McCleliRndB SRlie hcClollAnd.
q. s. MorrisG strathmeath
u, A. and A. Il. MorriSs Russell, Ambulance. and
Reckon.
Rancocas Stables Siroeco and Kldeer
Theo Winterss RSy del Rey.
c. Reed 4 sons FAiryiew.
santa Anita Stables EBperanEA-
". J.. Scotia BoleTo.
@. RAnds Foxfood.
n Thomas II. Williams Jr.'B, HornoF
D. d. WithersB Surplus and Sorcerer
For the Champion Stake:
Prince Royal, Firenz. Salvador. Judge Morrow, and
Tonny.
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cIEvlLASp Aug; e-lt wasn't CinctnnAti's day to wi
that is certain. Tho 1core:

Earned runS-Cleyoiand. 8: Cincinnati 2 Twobas
hltS-McKeAn MsPheo, Reilly. Knight g. Three. base
West, Struck oqt-By IopnE, 8 By Rhi1sS = Bases
Irtner; Beard and Reilly. wild pltch-Rhines. Time
. hours umpre-strief AttendAnce-2ooo.
CHICAGO (N II. 9; FITTSBuRGH IL. LI l.
PrSrsuuRGH Aug. a-Umpire McQuade was disabled,
and Anson put In Stein. The result the rankest
game aver Witnessed here Tho score:
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ATHLETIC, Z: TOLEDO. 5.
A. n NJ. htA1..t.. -a. o..

Purcell; Three base hitawsrten, stOls9 6HsosLwer-
EicholsoI seheibeef and ~ wsrdsn; NiehoIsop % and
scheibeck Base on balls0oh Cushman. ?: OF McMa-
Struck out-Conroy, Sage l2. cushman 80 Van Dyke
6prague, Werden. Timo-l:+5 Umpre-PeopleL
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BROOKLYN (P. L.. 6: BOSTON (P. L.. 2.

BOSTON. Aug 9.-Capt. Wards terrors had no
trouble in polishing of tho Bostons to-day. and
which Kelly's men had held so long. II was
not very heavy batting game, but the Brook
iyns succeeded in punching their hits In two
Bostons were weakened by the absence OF
btovsy and Nash. Only careful playing by the
Visitors from pllinG UP more runs, and whom
the last man was retired the bases were full
Xpinn played strong game at second base.
and the almost perfect fielding Of both nines
was somewhat remarkable. The score:
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Earned rnns-New York. 2; PHILADELPHIA, First base
on oHerroIs-New York 81 PhilAdelphiA,2 Left on bases
oh Keste, Struck out-Gors HATFIELD Keefe, John
oriaa% % sSCrlhss @ Sssof eonnor' s6sasoP; T a@t
yey FArIar 49,. Stolen baseS-EwnE, iiatneld Double
e. and HHrrsr; Sander, And Aulysy, MilliEan and
dsrS Passed 6Slls-NiliiEaa, . Umpires-Ganusy and
Sheridan. Timo-l so AttendRnce-a44a
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WINNERS At THE sPR1NeS
Palestine Captures tho Virginia Stakes
Ruperta Wins tho Foster Memorial.

Palestine Captures tho Virginia Stakes
Ruperta Wins the Fostor Memorial.
The leading features OF to-day's races were
fast track. a fair attendance. and lively
betting. The Virginia Stakes for two-year- olds
and the Foster Memorial were among the
events on the programme Eleven started for
the Virginia Stakes. Dwyer Brothers colt
Blacklot heading the books at to 8 against
with w. H. Laudemans colt Palestine crowd
ing the fsvorite at 2 to /. Palestine moved
away in tho front to a rather poor start. Mon
teroy and Avalon making q Tapped race with
the leader into the stretch. whore Palestine
drew away again. winning handily by two
lengths from Monterey. Reclaro and
Ruporta were even favorites for the Foster Me-
mortal. The race was one OF the best OF the
meeting. Ruperta winning by a short head
from Prince Fonso. with Santiago and Isaac
Lewis tapping the leaders to the neck. heads
apart. Kingston. Wary and Tom Hood wero
tho only starters in the opening race. Kingston
suin IN the 6efns hR no
" by two lengths. Wary and Tom Hood
making good race for second place. which
race at one mile and three -sixteenths. The
Mfh Focd at Sr snf
Irene was the tip for the mile dash, and with
Goodale in the saddle she won in eallop by
ries follow:
THE FIRST RACE.
SIC e .9 %
Dwyer Bros bE h. Kingston. u by spendthrift-KAr
SosS iSg
aFsisss BspfEaWs fo Heod kssSn g barred on Wary to
MutuAls paid s2.5
THE SECOND RACE.
The Virginia Stakes for 2yearods S2s entrance yith
p @ ss:f y S'O anu 'a1 'Aa
W. Ii Laudemans 1 tnr GG c. Palestine by roWhAttan-
LSeold Bros * s. o Monterey, los iara
G.lssry' Leo s. BiaoFiqs Avalon, oGsFIta BsctVood
G0ld't'p' and NAti0n1l T,ns as0 rsn, oax
Bs.ng-AGain's M sIaskios 70 81, 81 F11s:.,ns q l.
.sS sssS e Leo
Mutuas paid $3.50.
THE THIRD RACE.
Ess az asS q so Of sAs
sspys Z. SF IN nyDoerite by LonE'olow-
Mal!ess via Stables Q Flood Tide los lTara.:
sa ssd EaSs s Co. q ssa.:
THE FOURTH RACE.
TO- sdS: %ssF 100 to Ms
eaREoGI Sns mile kn%.1t and ST pf,o. on,-N
J. C. Lyman Co 3 ch c Prince Fonsoll22 (0verton)
Santa Anita Stables b. c. Santiago l22 (Steppe).
Sir John, Reclare AusrAlitz and Isaac Lewis also
ran.
Time, l:4sH.
BettnR-AgRinst Reclare and RupertA, each to I;
Sir John, to Isaac Lewis, to Prince Fonso 10 to
i Santiago and AustrAlitz each 20 tol. MutuAS paid
S7.s0
THE FIFTH RACE.
Purse 500 entrance money $40 & each to Second for
scoGEAn Brothers CHI; m Irene, aged, by Long Time
bouIAn ia
Costello GrensrS m Satisfaction. l07 tBsrRenl
Excelsior Stables br IN: Carrie O., s. lo4 tTaraD
Syracuse. MacRulay, BRllyhoo Raymond BonalettA
Dyer, and Salute also ran.
Time, :43A.
B0ttnR-AEainst Irene, Ito 5; Syracuse, to Il Bona
letta to |; Satisfaction TO /; Carrie O., MacauoY
and Ballyhoo. each TO Raymond and Dyer, each IS
to /; Salute, 80 TO l. MutuRls paid $3.50.
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EsS -
Ea1a gn.STt Vow Yqtt P,SSt L. F1 aa
HsW York. 8: Brooklyn, fti.t base on SallS-oG
BSssStI Denny tSj. whistler. Daily. smith Two base
hitS-Terry FoutL, Caruthera sacrifice hia-BurnS
TerrV stolen baseB-Pinkney. Double plays-Ruaie
diasscoct. and Whistler; finknsy and foufh Wild
nitohes-RuEio 4 Passed ball-Clarke Umpire
foWorS Timo-l.5o AttendRnce-2o5a.
CLEVELAND tM L. S; CINCINNATI W. LIZ 4
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sBrodie out for not touching third base.
fSlSd:iphia %
Earned runs-BoSton. 4; PHILADELPHIA g. Twobase
MtS-Hnes Sullivan. Sacrifice hitS-Smith, Brodio.
Long HecAuley t2l Double Pl9yEGray sna MoCauley.
Left baBeB-Boston o; Philadelphia, d. Struck out
Sullivan Bennett Smith. Getzein HineS Major, Allen.
First base on ball1-Brodie t2 Smith hcCAuley. Time
lisa Umpne-Lynch. Attendance-S,+U.
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Earned rurs-Louisytlle, 9; syracnse l. Three. base
hs-Wolf Shinnick. Tomnoy. Homo run-Wolf. Stolen
bases-WeaIer (2L Hamburg; First base on balls-By
Casey. o. HIT by pitcher-WeaVeE: Struck out-By
Attendance. l,e3a
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Earned runs-Eew Haven't Two base hit-schoeneck.
Three base ht-Doyle. Sacrifice hits-Lally, DorAn.
stolen base1-Smith. c4dworth, poran First base
bAlls--On SOrad. 3: on DorRn First base
Newark I: New Haven l. Left on bASes-NewArk .;
New Haven, a Struck out-By serad, 8; by DorAn, o.
Double play-CudWoFth and Bchoeneck. Wild pitches
serad. Passed bA-ChidA Umpire-Miko HneA
Time-l:2l
AT BARRsBURG.
Harrisburg. K.............,......O o o 90
Baltimore. ro.......,..............O % ..-2
Base hits-HArrisburR 5; Baltimore. g. Errors-HAr-
rlsburR l. BRtteriOs-Baker and Townsend, Gamble
and sommerL Attendance-25OO.
WILMINGTON.
Hartford d......r...,...............O ! %
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The National I.enkua

psooKLIN IN. L.). O.: NEW YORK IN. I.l 0.
III. New York National League team did not
snws with the Brooklyn team on the Polo
sGrounds yesterday, and the spectators had
ssmplo cause for criticisinG their work. Be-
s,uSS' s,nS aeldinR was OF the poorest kind. The
whole trouble in nqtshel was that they didn't
Mhan han ;hree times, and Hornung. after hitting
msIh ms hall. did not think 1t worth while running
~ ~ arst base Foutz flelded the ball. but in do
~ tus az iuggled Il. Whom Hornung saw this he
.,ttssrted ia to run. but It was thon too late. For
tbis stupid work Hornung was roundlT Missed.
Husie pitched good game. but with such play
to win The score:
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500 GOO


Rss a;s4s s: ;s1s "a . % . cA"HGasH :.:
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CLEVELAND u. Ll 9; FrTrssuEGH th L) l.
CLEVELAND, Aug o-Tne homo team won to-day. The


Earned runs Cleveland, z Twobaso hit-BrowninE.
Three base his-Carney Hhnlon Quinn. Sacrifice hits
Carney, Tebeau. Radferd. sutolihe Fields Stolen
BY Bakeiy 81 by staioy q Doubs play-Mckieer and
Delehanty Passed bsils-sutcllfe, /; Quinn, Time
liT. Umpires-Knight and Jones AttendRnco-s26
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Earned rms Che1Eo: 3; Bunalo ITo6ass BASE M!S Wi.
and white, Bases on 5slls-puGy t2& Pfener Bastian
bases-ChicaRo Il Buffalo, T. Struck ont-White.
stolen paSeS.Duay t2 King RyHnn,, Sacrlnes , hiS-
son. Tme-2 hourh Umpirss-PeHrcs and Snyder.
AtendAnoe-32Oo
nIrrr,,.n n - q. rtrr,nnnnn IL tN L
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The Atlantic Association.


NEWARK Aug. Aft tho Eewarks had used cricket
bats day 1t doubtful If they could have hit
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1T
Van 3HSseH g. Ke0s-7aeu'S
Carriage Repository,
1870 g. 1872 East 18Th St.,
eM Private Sale,

Carriage Repository,
13O e. 1872 East 1871 ST.,
sN E'1'iU0te Sale.
sPRISG and SUMNER CkRRfSGES '''''''N
ALL THE NEW DESIGNS in OAK MAPLE and OTHER
dy ~ esdRs1 Tsnesa S%0Pa PG GSa SSna.
sHooTfNG wAGoNs Kenulnrtous Derby Wagons
canopy topa Joubert 1 White Buctboard for tour
BRoGdlHEs AND ,9cTAeoN, FRONT ,BEogqHAxR
hANDAU9
GLASS FRONT AND LEATHER HEADS;
FoCRA"
and Curtain RockawayA
VICTORIA
LANpAULETs and MAIL PHAEToNs, ToARTS ana
LADIES' DRYING PHAEToNs, EXTENSION TOP
TOP w4aoNs XSp HoT0F WSGoaS 6F Al KINDA
~ TAINTED XNb IN OAK.
HhBURfs DOG CARTS. AND PONY oARTa
OUR HARNESS ROOM
t N2 FHEfT s9oE
ROBES SI1TkE1s 1ikk TSrsPaa, A. AVA ''A
HORSES
OF ALL KINDS; FAMILY HORSES RoADsTBRa
TRoTTERS SADDLE HORSES AND WORKER3
,,,-n,,,,,,,, ~, AT PRIVATE SALE
R MahsE !t soR Po EEk E
BUYING ELSEWHERE.
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y o; PHILAprLABIA (N. L.l 8.
BOSTON N. Ll

Totals. .. 8 II s2e Is al Totals........sl 81 is
sBrodia out for not touching third base.
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Dear Sirs: have always purchased your Ken.
dali's SPAWN Cure by the half dozen bottles, ]
would like prices In larger quantity. think Il ia
one OF the best liniments on earth. have used II
In my stables for three years-
Yours truly, CHAs. A bNYpEh-
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-. ae..n.. IN the continEsncIes

-
could think of, therefore l was nov
now OBLIGED to deliberate what l snouiu
do. keep your eye on them sala y
David, ''and if one OF them moves 10
ready for them. The first thing 10 uo
is to tie them hand and foot"
quickly lighted lamp and Vnen
took from another shelf of the closet :
LARGE coil of strong cotton rope, which l
had proyided for such an occasion as tne
.sNow," said 1 to David, 81 will Tie
them while YOU stand by to knock over
any one of them who attempts 10 se'
up" - D,a ,os
nrenared to carry out my orders was
formidable one. In the days OF my
youth nv family was very FOND OF
ssJarvland biscuit" which owes much
of its delicacy to the fact that before
baking II is pounded and beaten by
niece of heavy iron. Some people used
ono kind of a beater and some another,
but we had had made for the purpose =
heavy iron club little over 1901 long,
large and heavy at one end anu
handle at the other. In my presehs
household Maryland biscuit were never
made, but had preserved this iron beat,
err as memento of my boyhood' ana
when the burglaries began in our vicin-
ity | gave it to David to keep IN ME
room, to be used as weapon II neces-
sary. did not allow him to have a
pistol, having a regSrd for my own sate-
ty in sudden night alarm, and nothing
could be more formidable in hand 70
hand encounter than tais skull-crushlna
club. -,
! began with the tall man, aud raplai,
tied his feet together with many twists
of the rope and many knets. tnel
turned him over and tied his elbows be
hind him in the same secure way,
, had given so much thought to tho nes
[ method of securing man by cords tha
{ do not think this fellow could possibly
have released himself when haS
| finished with him.
5 David was obeying my orders an
, keeping q strict watch on the Prostrat
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to remain in this room an hour or so
after the rest of the family had gone to
bed, and as 1 was an early riser l was
always in it again before it was neces-
sary for a servant to enter it in the
morning.
Before leaving the library for the
night 1 placed in a conspicuous position
in the room small table, on which was
a tray holding two decanters partially
filed with wine, in the one red and In
the other white. There was also upon
the tray an open box of biscuit and
three wine glasses, two of them with a
little wine at the bottom. took pains
to make it appear that these refresh
ments had been recently partaken OF.
There were biscuit crumbs upon the
tray and a drop or two of wine was
freshly spilled upon it every time the
trap was set. The table, thus arranged,
was left in the room during the night,
and early in the morning put the tray
and its contents into closet and locked
it up.
A portion of my narcotic preparation
was thoroughly mixed with the contents
of each of the decanters in-such proper
tons that glass of the wine would be
sufficient to produce the desired effect
1t was my opinion that there were
few men who, after a night walk and
perhaps some labor in forcibly opening
door or a window-shutter, would not
cease for a moment in pursuance of
their self-imposed task to partake OF
the refreshments so conveniently left
! behind then by the occupants Of the
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A Couple of Anecdotes Illustrating n
Mulish Stubbornness.

A Couple of Anecdotes Illustrating His
Mulish Stubbornness.
One well-known popularity Of Conn
modore Vanderbilt, says the New York
Herald, was his stubbornness-that is TO
say, when he took occasion to be stub
born. When he knew a thing he knew
it and that ended it. Here is little
circumstance illustrative of this pc
culiarity which has never been pub
lished. After the completion Of his
steam yacht, in which he and his FAM
lily took trip to Europe, and, by the
way, the pioneer trip in TRANSATLANTIC
steam-yacht navigation, he was advised
to take pilot on board till the yacht
had passed Sandy Hook.
''I'll be my own pilot" was his blum
way of settling it.
There's danger of running on .
rock" suggested the captain.
81 know every rock about this har-
bor," insisted the Commodore. "You
steer as l tell you and 1t will be all
right"
The captain did steer as he was direct
ed, and sure enough the yacht struck
rock, and, what is more, stuck there.
That piece of obstinacy delayed the voy-
age several days and cost the Commo
dore several thousand dollars.
"That's the only rock i didn't know
about the Commodore said afterward,
and with this positive knowledge on the
subject he was still unyielding in the
matter of a pilot. He acted as his own
pilot when the yacht made its second
start, and this time with success.
Here is another story told about the
/ Commodore which has never found its
way into type: When the ferry-boat
Staten Island only needed few finish
ing touches the Commodore told the
painter to put only the initials of the
boat on the wheel-house. The painter
did SO.
care you such blamed fool" the
Commodore asked the painter, as he saw
the two initial letters, mot to know
that st. stands for Staten and not S.2'
Pursuant to the Commodore's ordert
the required additional letter was a.
fixed to tho first initial and the 10
! ixials "Ss. l. Still remain % the boa
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COMMODORE VANDERBILT.

FRO BE CONTINUED
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NOW, SAID TO DAVID WILL TIE THEE.
men, but his emotions Of amazement
were SO great that he cculd not keep
them down.
"What is the matter VITA them, sir7
he said. "How did they cos0r SOP"
"There is no time for talking now"
answered. ~ will tell you a.! about II
when the men have been secured"
now turned my attention to the
man who was partly resting against
the lounge. l first tied his feet, and be-
fore letting him down to the floor, so ~
to get to his arms, l removed his hat
and his mask, which was made OF black
muslin. l was surprised to see the
beardless face of young and
very good-loolSing man. He was
well dressed and had the gen.
eral appearance of a person be-
longing to theatrical circles. When his
arms had been tied I told David he
might lay down his biscuit-beater and
help me with the third man, who was
badly mixed up with the debris of the
refreshments. We hauled him out and
tied him up. He was rather short
man, but very heavy, and ! could see no
signs of his having been hurt by the
sInash-up he had made in falling.
FRO ne cONTINITFpl
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lcopYRIoHr. 1891

have, nor, lndeeu, uo5
any kind. George William was not
vet old enough to play with dogs, es-
necially a sharp one, and II the dog
was not sharp it was of no use to have
him in the house. To the ordinary burg
lar alarm she strongly objected. She
had been in houses where these things
went off of their own accord, OCCASION
ing great CONSERVATION, and, besld.s,
she said that If thieves got into the
house she did not want to know 1t and
she did not want me to know 1t; the
quicker they found what they came Tor
and went away with it the better VI
course, she wished them kept out, If such
thing were possible, but ii they
did get in, our duty, as parents OF the
dearest of little boys, was non-lnter1er-
ence. She insisted, however, that the
room in which the loveliest OF children
slept, and which was also occupied by
ourselves, should be made absolutely
burglar-proof, and this object, by means
of extraordinary bolts and chains, l nat
| tered myself accomplished. My Aunt
Martha had a patent contrivance FOL
fastening door that she always used
whether at home or travelling, and IN
whose merit she placed implicit conf
| dence. Therefore we did not feel II
| necessary to be anxious about her; ano
| the servants slept at the top OF the house
where thieves would not be likely to 60
"They may continue to slight us BY
their ABSENCE" said my wife, "but l dt
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frighten us by their presence"
Twas not, however, so easily contenteo
as nv wife. OF course / wished TO d.
every thing possible to protect George
| William and the rest of the family, bu
I was also very anxious TO protect GU
property in all parts Of the house. There
fore, in addition to every thing else
had done, devised a scheme for inter
fering with the plans of men who SHOULD
feloniously break into our home.
After a consultation with a friend
who was a physician greatly interests
in the study of narcotic drugs, pre-
cured mixture, which was almos
tasteless and without peculiar odor, ant
of which small quantity would In les
than minute throw an ordinary ma
into state of Inconsistencies. III
potion was, however, no more danger
Gus in its effects than that quantity
ardent spirits which would cause entir
insensibility. After the lapse of sewers
hours the person under the influence
the drug would recover consciousness
without assistance. But in order to pre-
vide against all contingencies my frien
prepared a powerful antidote, whic
} would almost Immediately revive on
who had been made unconscious by OF
potion.
3. The scheme that I had devised ma
possibly have been put into use by OIL
ers. But of this knew not. l though
it good scheme and determined to e.
pertinent with it, and If possible
make trap which should catch a burr
7 lar. would reveal this plan to no OF
but my friend, the physician, and n
} wife. Secrecy would be an importal
element in its success.
Our library was large and pleasal
room on the ground floor of the hous
5 and here l set my trap. 1t was my hab