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A MAN LOOKING FOR HIM.
He Was About Seven Feet Tall and
Wanted to See the
Author.
A Gain Of One Foot In Stature
and 300 Pounds in
Flesh.
Works of Defense Constructed and Inn
patient Waiting-Final Arrival of
tho I:lack Avenger.
Written for THE SUNDAY INDErENDgsT.l

Written for THE SUNDAY I~sDErEspEsT.I
"There's been Il big colored man here
a-lookin' for you" said the first Office boy.
We have two office boys, the first to 90 on
errnnds and the second to 90 find out why
the first doesn't come back. We designate
them numerically because both are named
George.
"What did the man want?" l enquired of
George the first.
Dunno" he replied; "wouldn't tell.
Said he'd call again. faint any O my
business but | advise you to be out. He's
the uglicst lookin' Teller / ever see."
George |. spoke in a tone full of solicitude
for my welfare, and he looked at me with
morbid curiosity. as one might regard a
cow that was about to be made the subject
of an experiment. in electrocution. ! tried
to remember whether l had recently written
anything derogatory of our colored breth-
rem, but without recalling q word.
"He wanted to know il you were mar
ried," added George I. II thought perhaps
he had scruples against making anybody a
widow, 30 l said | guessed you were."
"lf he comes again." said ], tell him
Tn suspected of bigamy and have fled the
town. What did the man look li1e?"
"Well. he wasn't SO very tall. out he was
broad shouldered and had a hand about the
size of a fo%ur-ounce glove. I'd say he'd
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I've got n good haarse to-day, but I've got
TO run agin some hanrses. The track is in
better shape than it has been this summer.
and so to win l may have to peat that ould
record of Tin Brooks. Now what / want
to know is, will it be worth anything to me
if my little haarse knocks tho chip off
Father Times shoulder"
The secretary who had carte blanche
from the Mossrs. Ercemun as to the OK
penditure of money Tor producing II
novelty in the way of legitimate racing
promptly told him that it would be- worth
$500 in addition to the purse If he beat the
record.
"All right, father remarked Mr.. DAILY
and stunned oil.
Ihe other owners of horses in the race
were promptly notified that there was $500
extra If the winner of the race beat the
record. and all were satisfied. There was
II long delay at tho post, Toa Tray. tue to
hts custom, breaking MP start after start.
Finally Tea Tray broke with his horses and
down went the starters flag. Before, how-
ever, he had gone fifty yards, he stopped.
Meanwhile the others went on. Moore, tho
boy who rode him, applied the lash, and
finally. when the field had reached the first
turn from tho judges stand little
more than n alStoenth mile way Tea Tray
was got Hgoing. His chance then seemed
hopeless, and II groan wont ny from those
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-10

Tho Bard. won rather handily. But in 1859
Exile won rather unexpectedly 50 far rs the
general public was concerned, but his own
people landed a pot of money.
The race last year resulted in a bremen
dous surprise. Castaway H., a twenty to
one shot, led all the way and literally
romped in a winner by eight lengths. His
owner, Mr.. j. Campbell, and his party are
said to have landed over $4,000 in bets on
the race.
This year the Brooklyn closed with sixty
six nominations and of this number the
following are likely to start:
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-10
WONDERS IN TELEGRAPHY.
A Cleveland 1 Who Sends Photographs
by Wire.

A Cleveland Man Who sends Photographs
by Wire.
CLEVELAND, May 9.-This city is TO have
the honor of organizing n stock company,
with 100000. capital, which will operate
one of the most important electrical patents
ever invented. III incorporators will
be George M. Hoyt, Andrew Squire.
N. s. Amstutz, j. f.. Parkhurst, Luther
Allen and Charles w. Foote. Mr.. Amstutx
is tho inventor and has devoted several
years at leisure intervals to tho perfection
of Il device which is calculated to repro
duce any variable surface electrically Mt a
distance or locally. In FIRST practical re-
suit of the invention Ia tho reproduction OF
n photograph Mt u distances by means OF
electricity. The machine IL Il small COLI
~triyance of brass and iron, extending ton
inches into the mir from II pedestal Ten BY
fifteen inches, connected by q single wire
| with a telographic battery. The work In
done direct from II Photographic negative,
which must DO i'll relief about q thousa ndth
part OF an inch. by means of n tracer 4
perfect engraving ID made in WAX or metal
at the other end of tho line, from which q
print can DO takon. The product Of
tho receiver il in shape OF eigrAvinRts
from which stereotypes can DO made for
printing unon orsfsnaiy printing prassen.
Tho IN ~ven.ion Ia adapted to mako cnihoHa
| ing dies. etc, automatically from the pAt-
torn, and 10 reproduce any variable auk-
faces electrically ut a distance or locally.
Mr.. Pnrkhurst aays of the inventions; W
think We have found Il way to sond 4 pic-
ture by telegraph. In fact we did tele~
graph a picture by 10 the other das. Tbs
picture consisted or three figures. that AZ a
man and those Of two women, Nil III party
costume. Tho mnn was correctly repre-
dueed 40 the other end OF the libs. Each
woman lacked part OF hor head. The resutt
was on the whole much better than -
could have expected"
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not till Salvador came, saw, conquered,
conquered again, and still again and again,
that We found an animal worthy OF our
highest admiration; and now there is
hardly a doubt that Salvador was the great
est racehorse that We ever produced in this
country.
But what has this to do with Tenny?
Only this, that Ienny was 40 good II race
horse TINT Salvador could not give him five
pounds over II distance of ground, and Il
beating. From a hnlf mile to n mile | think
Tenny could always beat Salvador for speed.
but beyond that Salvador could nlwys main
tain his high rate of speed a shade longer
aud force Jenny to what was called ''sulk,"
but sulking in his case meant that he was
asked to do the impossible, and the horse
stopped for the moment and thon tried
taHln.
But Tenny will hardly be n factor in tho
/, oklyn handicap this year. He pulled
"a lame IN his work three weeks ago. The
ingneiess waa not sufficient to enforce his
Iotitement. but il was enough 10 stop the
nttong gallops that were needed to thor
oushty prepare a horse of his proportions
for II race like the Brooklyn. He is doing
nothing but t%rotting and cantering now.
md 1t will be surprising indeed If he aees
tho post before midsummer.
The wiseacres say that he will start in
tho metropolitan nt Morris Park. Others
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who had backed him. Moore, however
handled him very carefully. lie did not
hustle him, and let him rate along. Thus
tho horse gradually began to get into his
magnificent stride.
Meanwhile Balston, accompanied by
dear life. The frst half-mile had been coy
cred and though Tea Tray had been gradu~
al y gaining ground. no was still n furlong
behind his field. Then however he began
to extend himself in a way that no horse
was ever seen to do 80 before. Inch by
inch, and stride by stride he began to cut
down the daylight that separated him from
his field. A quarter of a mile from home
he was only two or three lengths behind his
field and then the cry went up Look at Tea
Tray"
Nearing the turn for home the riders on
Ralston and Hardey found that their horses
were in trouble and began to draw their
distance. Down tho stretch the leaders
came under whip and spur, but Tea Tray
followed them like Nemesis. At the dis
lance he joined them. and after q brief
challenge disposed of them, and won by a
length. The time Of the race was l:4ls4,
trainers and critics TINT from the way he
got off and ran the first part Of his race. he
must have run the mile in I:39.
lea Tray is now In good shlpe. l was
speaking to his owner only to-day, and he
said that he never was better or acted more
kindly in his life. As u two-year-old Tea
Tray must have been very much abused,
for, while not a mean horse naturally,
he acts the rogue Mt times in u manner to
make men DO guilty of profanity of the
worst kind.
Up to three weeks ago he was acting SO
gently and SO willingly that Mr.. Lakeland
thought that all his evil mindedness had
lnor, bod A. E--A H.. AL-A r.
asked him to do a real genuine gallop, he
cut up at n frightful rate. He refused to
break away from the post, to trot, to even
canter. Then Mr.. Lakeland came to the
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-10

These pullings out were a valuable source
of entertainment to the 11-year-old who sat
next her, and who neither sat up so straight
nor looked so hard at the teacher. The IL
year-old's father is known among all men
whose thoughts are on railroads, and the
honest little woman who frankly showed
that she wearied of the long lesson will be
known one day, unless present promise
fails. among all men and all women whose
thoughts are on beauty. Pale brown and
white silk was the pretty combination of
her toilet, with ~putfings of silk about bodice
and skirt, giving a lower-like effect that at
least in the little maid herself did not lack
an appreclator.
1 make rather a speciality of children's
parties. It's not because | am fond of talk
ing with children, for | don't know how,
but because l like to look at them. There
was a very gay and bright little tete the
other evening, at which all the decorations
were of apple blossoms. 1t was Il sort of
pour prendre congo for a couple of little
maids whose mother shares with Il COOL
many other women the strange taste that
| sends small American girls to +. ance to
grow into large Anglo Partisan girls. These
two particular little girls were at least hay
ing II beautiful and blossomv festival be-
fore their departure. Apple branches were
hung across the windows. showing with fine
effect against the dark blue silk curtains.
Apple blossoms filled the hearths and
banked the mantels, and tall jars of blue
and white Canton china stood about in
every available nook and corner, carrying
pink apple buds that gave out fragrance.
The sisters were like apple buds them
selves, for though one was dark and the
other fair, the pink and white they wore
seemed to become their dimpled checks
equally. Their frocks were made alike and
were simple as frocks could be, yet in every
way suggestive of the spring time season.
Each was a straight slip of faint pink wash
silk, with lace at throat and sleeves, n IA
line of ribbon ~rosettes starting on the
shoulder IL running to the waist and then
down upon the skirt almost to its hem.
Each rosette was fashioned quantity to re-
semble ri apple blossom, in pink and
white. and the flowers of the fete were worn
in their hair and carried in their mothers
hand.
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has not had quite work enough rrep4r-
atory to doing a mile and a quarter in 29:1O.
BEFORE these lines reach the reader he will
be at the Gravesend track at Coney island,
but even il this premature fast move should
not upset HIM, | am afraid that the change
OF climate and water will upset him just at
western candidate for a big event was I'M
strung.
MIR. CorriGan, the owner of Riley, says
that his colt will not come east till the fall.
but to offset this a number of the book
makers report that a commissioner has
been Mt work trying to place a large com
mission, but could not get more than $500
at fifteen to one. But even if he were to
start, Riley at 120 pounds is no more tho
equal of Burlington than a crow is of a
pigeon.
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heavy track for The trial stakes. Judge
Morrow was in receipt of five pounds. He
also won the tidal stakes at Sheepshead
Bay, beating Chesapeake, Banquet, Chaos,
Tournament, King Eric, Sir John, Ken
wood and DR.. Helmult or a bad track in
Las. Then he went amiss, and although
started Il couple of times in the fall was
never himself. He has wintered splendidly
though, and the rest of seven or eight
months has made a new horse OF am. lie
has not yet been really pressed" as train
ers put it, but he has been Keeling off miles
in 1:471a in such a manner that if he were
asked to go a mile in 1:41 on any morning
he could do so without any particular dis
tress. That he can stay the extra quarter,
goes without saying, for staying has
always been his forte. He is in the
hands of first-claes people, who race for the
sport of the thing as much He for the pros
pective gains, and people who fancy a good
horse, in good shape, owned by a good
stable. need have no hesitation in backing
Burlington on the day of the race-Fliday,
May Is.
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Tea Tray.

But while Burlington is good, I think
there is a better one than he in the race,
and that is Mr.. W. L%akeland's Tea Tray,
who is handicapped very comfortably. in
deed, at 116 pounds. ] have no hesitation
in saying that I think the best race last
year. that is to say, the hardest and the
most calamity o in fast time was that
won by Tea Tray on the day of the Brighton
Beach meeting, August %.
lea Tray had come back from Monmouth
Par where he had beaten Firenzi and all
the other cracks. and Mr.. Lakeland had put
him in what he considered would be an
easy race fos him. Unfortunately for him
Balston wa entered for the same contest,
and his owner. W. G. DAILY, thought he had
II real crack in him. Bnlston was a good
horse, undoubtedly, and when on the day
that Tenny tried to beat Ten Broeck,s ia
nous record of u mile in 1899 Mt Brighton
Beach, but failed, ana Balston ran the mile
in the same time that Tenny did, 1:40A,
Daily thought that he had a first-class race
horse. So on that 18th of August "Father
Bill" Daily came tie the secretary, and with
his persuasive blarney, remarked, Father,
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Of the opinion that ! couldn't do it salts
factorily alone. The only other occupant
of my office, beside tho boys, and the girl
who drums ON the Typewriter, was nn aged
dealer in real estnte-a poor fellow with
ono foot in the grave and tho other on
Staten Island, where no lives in n house he
has never been able ia sell. by tho way,
speaking OF that charming suburb, / am
told that one Of it's advantages M a place
of residence (for real estate dealers) is that
the wicked who die there nre not Obliged to
leave the island unless they prefer to do 30.
Thus far, however, mono have remained.
But the old real estate dealer was hardly
the man TO assist in wholesale slaughter, so
! gave him notice to quit and rented his
brought some fms samples of his arniable
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and manuscripts are mlsspelled and mss
directed, ,eeted mo with tho announce
ment that the Black Avenger had Just gone
ont. She described him to me again. 40
cording tn her observations he wasn't 40
big Il man IA | had hoen led to expect, but
the eXpression vi his countenance was, if
possible. fierce. He had asked that |
should leave ii note informing him when
could he found.
| saw in the request n means of temporary
salvation. | immediately wrote the note,
and made an appointment for Tuesday of
the following week.. Tne next day George
II. informed mo that Pete had taken tho
note and would ''come to time"
Thoh | began To prepare my d~efenses. l
decided that 1 should soon he called p'i,pn
To commit II southern outrage. l was I1so
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conclusion that the time for kindness had
ended, and coach whips were brought into
play. But Mr.. Lakeland and his foreman
wore out two of them before Tea Tray gave
in. Then like a subdued elephant he sub
mitted, and now for two weeks he has never
showed anv signs of rebellion. Now in the
handicap lea fray has by all odds the best
of the weights as compared with Burlinq-
ton. The gentleman in black" is asked to
concede him two years and four pounds,
and | do not think that he is capable of
doing it. If Tea Tray keeps on doing the
wav he has been doing, ] shall not look be-
yond him for the winner of the Brooklyn
hanGican.
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THE OLD BOAT.

A worn-out boat anon the shore,
Tho children q playground is it now.
The troubled d,op il tcmpls no move,
1t lies at rest like rusty plow,
And vet | b1sks in bright noontida,
II tchoes gladly childish voices;
A sailors wife leans here. and wide
Her outlook till her heart reioicos.
Her lovors meet when dusk draws noar,
Their voyages have scarce begun;
An! may they keep vows truo and daar.
Until their resting days are won.
For It's not every craft that lies
soeatmly on u kindly shore,
And lis MT every heart il wise
10 cherish love when youth il Ger.
-leatrix l.. Iollemache IN The Academy.
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The other night there was n riding exhi-
hitiou at which some of the most interest.
ing displays in the ring were made by chill
dren. There was Il yelloW-ha1rod
girl who rode II big black horse.
Her long curls fell down over
her back, and her habit of dark blue
~broadcloth was cut exactly as her mother's
would have been, even tn the starehed
shirt, the sharply turned revers and the
stiff little tie. Her small riding boots were
the perfection of dainty smHrtness, and i'll
costume she owned TO her very immature
years only i'll that instead of II high hat she
wore Il derby. AS she stood waiting for her
turn to ride again there came up Il lad of II,
perhaps, who WAS one of the equestrian
stars of tho evening. "Let me congratu-
late you. Reginald" said Yellow Hntr, with
an air and grace as perfect as If, instead of
II, sne had been -, Permit me to thank
you, Edna" returned the lad, and the
stately. formal and vet pretty exchange OF
eourtesies between the tive was aa interest
ing a thing MS there was to DO seen IN the
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burlington.

burlington.
The horse that has been receiving the
most consistent support throughout the
winter for the Brooklyn is Burlington
"ths gentleman in black" as he is general
ly known among the cognoscenti on the
turf. So we'll rs he been supported in the
future books that he is now quoted
"fulr' in two of the books open IN the race,
That he was n high class three-year- old
racer goes without saying. He won the
Belmont stakes last year. with 1875 pounds,
in a canter, beating such cracks az Dovotee.
P~adishat, Chaos (the Futurity winner of
the previous year., Tournament (the Real
ization winner), Torso. King Thomas and
Kings Own in a canter, winning the milo
and a quarer in 2:O75d.
He next took up 127 pounds and beat that
sterling good colt, Judge Morrow, on a
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Teuton and Riley,

are Teuton and Riley. The former, a five
year old that is exceedingly we'll handi-
capped has been doing extraordinary good
work at Louisville, but l am afraid that he
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nave It that he is being got ready for the
suburban, which occurs a fortnight later
June l6-at SheepsheAd Bay. From what /
nave seen OF the horse l doubt whether
even II all things go we'll, he will be seen
meeting. Under the circumstances, Tommy
would hardly be a safe horse to nave a wager
on for the Brooklyn handicap.
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in favor of a more extended sheep grow
ing industry, but it will yet bear to be fur
thor emphasized. On almost any farm q
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there is little use of attempting sheep, as
disease will almost surely appear and make
the venture Improbable. On large ranges
of cheap land, whether on the p~rairies of
the west or the hills of the east and south,
there is no stock that will so fully utilize
the range and make the best returns from
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q faithful shepherd or oaretaker. The
profit will depend upon this more than
any other single point.