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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-09

This is a Saratoga race. and the book
maker evidently believes RancOcas will
win, so he only offers z to 10 against
him, and will lay no odds that he will
not run as well as second place. India
Rubber is the next most promising horse
and odds of 2 to | are sold that he will
not win, and 4 to that he will not run
first or second. Golden Reel has been
scratched and will not start. The
figures on the left of Lady Gay show
that she and the other horses left blank
are 10 to l shots, or in other words, that
the bookmaker will bet 10 to that no
one Of them will win; to 1 that they
will not run first or second, and even
money that they will not run one, two,
three. If you wish to play So on Cal
cium, for instance, you hand in your
money and receive ticket showing you
have put up So to $50 that Calcium will
win, and should he do so, the ticket is
good for S25 at the cashiers desk after
the race is over, and the official time re-
ceived. Most of the money of ''the
talent''-the sporting fTaternity-goes
in on the favorite, and when an out
slider, or some unexpected horse,
wins the race, it is said ''the
bookmakers make a killing" for the
reason that they win all that has been
placed Oh the favorite horse and pay
out only what little has been entered on
the winner. 1t frequently happens that
some one will get information that a
certain unknown or unexpected horse
will win q race. He finds the book
makers are offering big odds against
that horse and he plunges. If the
horse is a 20 to 1 shot and he plays 500,
he rakes in $1,000 profit should the
horse win. Such cases are rare, how
ever, though such a chance tempts
many people to risk dollar or two on
a short horse, in anticipation of a
miracle.
At the race track the wagers are
made in what is called the betting ring.
Twenty boOkmakers are busily posting
odds and thousand people are paving
and climbing all over each other in
their wild desire to back their favOrites.
This system is precisely the same as at
the exc hanges. Each bOokmaker has
a black board on which is clamped
white sheet with the entries printed
upon it, looking like this:
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-09
TO HOLD THE BALANCE.
Daniel Doty's Idea of Running the
Law and Order League.

Daniel Doty's Idea of Running the
Law and Order League.
''No. sir; the law and order league is
not thing of the past, even if it does
not continually boom itself through the
columns of the local press" said Daniel
w. Doty, secretary of the law and order
league of this city. 1--WE are constantly
working to gain the good we have in
view; we work slowly, but every move
counts. Since the last popular demon
stratiOn, we have done nothing that we
can give to the press.
as the Law and Order League
secret society? Oh! no; but we do not
feel that we can make public all of our
transactions. We may have certain
projects in view which, if made public
property, might fail of their purpose.
it is a matter of necessity, therefore,
that in some cases we must maintain
silence. But we wish it to be clearly
understood that we are not secret
body.
Naturally we feel very much elated
over the successes that have followed
this movement, and this assures US
that we are on the right path and must
ultimately triumph. OF course, we eX-
pect that the ballot will be a great fac
tor in our workings, yet we do not pro-
pose to affiliate with either OF the great
political parties, and we shall not make
OvertureS TO them. We propose to hold
the balance of power, and to work ef
fectualiy through this means. We have
done much, but we have more to do.
Again let me say that the law and Or
der league is wide awake, and will
be on the alert to enforce all the laws.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-09
PLAYING THE HORSES,
an Idea of How the Book Bet
ting at Horse Races Is
Conducted.
How the Books Are Made Up
and Bueked by the Great
Talent.
Horse Exchange Terms Trans
lated Into Their Simple
Equivalents.
It Is Easy on the Surface, But
Very Hard to Pick Three
Winners.

For the past sixteen days the papers
have been filled with accounts of the
races at the Hamline track and the pub
lie has doubtless had its fill of that class
Of reading matter. That portion of the
public which is not up in sporting inter
sst and parlance must have found
considerable part of those racing re-
ports the purest Greek or SanSkrit.
What information did it convey TO them
When the papers eXcitedly announced
that POlemus was "a six to one Shot?"
81 that Verge dor was "a hot favorite
sn the books?7 What are the books,
anyhow, and how is the betting oper-
lted at a running meeting?
There are race meet ings all the year
'Ound, and consequently race betting all
he year round. Every detail of each
ace is teIegraphed as it occurs, and the
:rOwd in q racing exchange knows the
features of a race nearly as we'll as the
TOwd at the track. The racing eX-
changes are run by the bOokmakers in
he interest of the betterS, and this
brings us around again TO the original
question, what are bOOkmakerS and how
S race betting conducted? a book
ndhCI - llOl Il puDIlSuCls Ill HUN its
He is generally a shrewd, well-informed
nan, who keeps posted on the races
md the horses and accommodates all
who wish to lay wagers on the results.
L man makes a bOOk"in race when he
establishes the code of betting on that
ace, and if the betting fraternity can
Dick the winner this bOOkmaker is the
Oser. The better has his choice,
Usually. of three points. He
an bet that a horse will win; that it
will run first or second; or that it will
IN first, second or third. To bet that
will win is called playing it
traight;" 10 bet that it will come in
irst or second is usually known as
placing the horse or playing it zone
wO;" the other is playing it will run
lne-tWO-three." The boOkmaker sizes
10 the respective abilities of the horses
uttered in race and offers odds accord
ngly. For instance, if horse in field
If six looks like a sure winner. the
"bOokie" will offer to take the short
side. or to bet you 2 to or z
3 10 the horse won't win, while he
All take the long side and offer z
70 1 or 10 to l against less prom
sing nags. On blackboard the book
maker chalkS out a diagram which eX-
aibits the state of the odds, say as fol
OWs:
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-09
SCENES AT MARKET.
The Thorough American Is
Not Partial to the Public
Market,
Which Is Essentially Foreign,
and Largely Patronized
by Foreigners.
All Nationalities Commingle
and a Driving Business
Is Done.
The Market Opens With the
Dawn and Continues All
Day.
"This little pig went to market.


sings De Wolf Hopper and everybody
applauds and applauds again till he has
sung the song threadbare and pauses
for lack of breath. We have all recited
the words to some baby's tiny pink toes.
else we haven't tasted half the pleasure
of life. The baby wrlggles and looks
interested and squeals with delight, and
Imagination conjures up an utterly i'm
possible figure of piggy trotting off to
market on his funny little hind legs,
with great basket on his arm. And
when does he go?
Every place where human beings
dwell together in any considerable num-
bers has some kind Of market. The
business of America is transacted in
what. to the great disgust of our trans
Atlantic brethren. we call "StoreS."
The real market is not an American in
stitution. 1t is not modern institution,
but in nearly all the older cities, es
pecially in those with commingling of
foreign blood among their pioneers.
The st. Paul market is the last veStige
of the Frenchmen to whom we owe our
various locals aintly names. 1t is any
thing but American, and one might
comfortably shop there all day without
being able to speak word of English.
In the early mornings of these August
days, when the sun is beginning to
SILVER at the prospect of another days
work, when the buildings that have
been out all night look shabby and dis
sipated. when even the street sweepers
have gone home and nobody but an Oe-
casional fagged-out morning newspaper
man on his way home disturOeS the
quiet of the clean streets, the market
begins to fill up. Wagons roll in filled
with fresh, crisp garden produce from
miles around, and range themselves
about the market. Market square
with not even the hint of square about
It's by 6 o'clock filled with wagons.
Melons, cabbages, potatoes, and good
ness knows what else, lie III piles OH the
platform in the middle of the square,
while
Hundreds of Wagons
stand along the curb stones. The mar
ket house itself is filled with stalls,
which are rented by the month from
the market master. These stalls are
rather of the nature Of permanent shops.
There are grocery stalls, meat stalls,
florists and others that remain in the
market house the year round. Under
the awning outside are benches and
stands loaded with fruit, vegetables and
flowers. The long, covered porch on
the other side of the market house is al
ways filed The wagons and The people
who do not have the regular fixed stalls
pay 10 cents day for market privileges.
And the market people, they are of
all nationalities. The banana stand at
the corner is in charge of a brown
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-09
There Is Hope for Us.

P. F. Lyons. of the weather bureau,
holds out hope to sweltering Mime
sotians in this wise:
Decided progress eastward was made
by the heat wave during Saturday, on
which day it had about left North Da-
kota and Northern Minnesota anu the
ture yesterday over ali of the area
named ranged from ~ to Sc degrees.
The winds are mostly from the north
over all of the same area, and are fresh
to brisk, with no rain worth mentioning.
The last remnant of the wave fingered
over South Dakota and the same portion
of this state yesterday, but it will nearly
all pass eastward to-day Sunday and by
Monday normal summer temperature
will prevail. The danger from local
storms seems over"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-09

but for the prevalent breeze there would
have been nothing but mOsquito-bitten
grease spots to tell of the summer board
ers. The aristocratic demesnes of Cot
tage Park-somebody has said they
were aristocratic-have fairly SHIN
mered III the heat. though those have
been unkind enough to say the SHIN
mering appearance was due to the
million mosquitoes that infest that
otherwise earthly paradise. AS the
ultra blue-blooded district known as the
lsland-why the air thereapouts was
blue with the mosquitoes which were
filled to the nozzles with the cerulean
blood that once filed the patrician
veins of the islanders. This is gospel
truth.
Il II
But that intensely warm weather
has brought out the bathers and Man.
haitian beach isn't in it. A Boston man
who CHANGED along said ne never saw so
much beauty at one time in the surf as
Thursday about 4 o'clock. He raved
over it; said the Maids and the Nereids
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-09

as the Williams entry. Marion c was
the favorite, and the books offered only
to against her and would not bet
against her running as well as second.
The Williams entry came next at to
l, and the crack Verge dor at 5 TO
l, while Take Notice was "a long shot"
at IL to 1. The figures on the left side
Of the board show how the odds were
for the horse to win and the figures on
the left show the odds offered against
any horse getting a place or running
first or second. The names written in
below are those of the jockeys. The re-
suit of that race was a victory tor Ed
Hopper, with Verge dor second and
Marion c third. As it is probable most
of the money put up was on Marion c
and Verge dor, the books could af-
ford to pay all who backed the Will
Jams entry and still leave handsome
profit.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-09
Developed by Last Weeks
TOrrid Weather at White
Bear.
aides Who Battle in One Co.'S
tune and Ladies Who
Do Not.
Dancing in Masks With the
Mercury Up in the
NinetieS.
Mosquitoes Growing Blue
Blooded From Apistoeratic
Associations.

The past week has been all summer at
White Bear. 1t might be truthfully
added that it has been the only all sum-
mer week of the season. Heretofore,
take it week by week, and life at White
Bear has been one long rainbow chase
after summer. The fish have never
bitten in good old fashioned style; pic
mics have been frozen out; the summer
girl has gone elsewhere, and the pretty
feminine bather could only hang up her
bathing dress in the back room and adj
mire it in silence. Last week changed
all of this. for summer came. There was
no doubt of it. 1t came so strong that
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-09

serf, but she never told it, and when he
proposed to teach her to dive from a
boet into the waves, she agreed and
said nothing. They were on boat
right over the weeds, when the boat
luffed and over they went. How they
got separated from the weeds and each
other, neither can tell, but when her
Eastern experience came out later, a
settled GOODNESS envelOped the young
man, and gossip says the thing is off.
7
Some people went to the hop on Fri
day night, and though the weather was
warm and Seiberts orchestra seemed
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-09
COURT CHIPS,

wv. Vars, chief clerk in the internal reve-
nue. Office, went to Duluth yesterday.
E. H. Bench has attached the effects of the
Church Cart Manufacturing company to sat
isfy a claim of S75.
County Commissioner Thomas F Martin
left last evening for Dubuque. TO-, being
summoned there by the illness of his father.
The ST. Paul Trust company as receiver of
the North Star Mutual Insurance company.
has sued John F. Ames to recover $426.25
upon an insurance premium note.
The Powers Dry Goods company has sued
Smith A. Hunt to recover S172.36 for goods
sold and garnished funds in the hands of G.
w. Hunt and G., L. Hunt to satisfy the claim.
A. A. Schwegel has sued the Konantz Sad
dlery company to recover $751; upon a con-
tract for wages. The plaintiff claims to have
engaged himself to work for the defendant
for year, but was discharged without cause.
John W Philbriek and Horatio D. Bates.as
executors of the will of Daniel Meor, have
begun an action against Lyman c. DAYTON to
recover S35, 1855. 1t is alleged in the COM
plant that in 1860 Daniel Meor, of Kennebec
county, Maine, recovered a judgment in the
district court of Ramsey county, Minnesota,
against Lyman G. Dayton for Sl2 I'll. II; that
an execution was issued soon after, but was
returned by the sheriff as unsatisfied. The
Judgment was kept alive. and by proceedings
had in September. 1871, the judgment was re-
newed and interest and costs added, making
S21. 107. II. Again in October, 1851, there was
another execution issued, making the indebt-
edness aggregate the amount now sued for
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-09

slightly in asshurry. they actually
danced. By careful count there were
twenty-eight couples on the floor at
once and the prevailing style of COM
plexion was bright pink, plentifuIly
spangled over with drops of perspira-
ton. One young man danced polka
with a young lady in white null. At
ter the dance the print of his hand was
plainly visible on her back-I mean the
back of her dresS-just above the waist
line.
Oh, yes, take it all around. 1t was a
great week at White Bear, in the heat
of the summer
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-09
A DAYS FIRE.
The Department Kept Well Oc-
cupied for a Hot Day.

The Department Kept Well DC
cupied for Hot Day.
The fire department had number Of
calls yesterday for fires in vorious parts
of the city. The first run was for fire
on the Canal street dumping grounds,
the second for a fire on Wabasha street
bridge, both resulting in nominal dam
age. The residence of G. Anderson, on
Van Buren, street, was damaged by
fire to the extent of $500, fully covered
by insurance. Shortly before midnight
an alarm came in for a fire at the estab
lishment of Beaupre, Keough & Davis.
1t was in the smoke house, and the
building was damaged 500, covered by
insurance.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-09
ROUNDING sPORFsMEN.
Fines Received by the State Treas
urv Hinder the Game Laws.

The first fine paid for violation of
the new fish and game law was received
by Treasurer Bobleter yesterday. 1t
was forwarded by Stephen Newell, po-
lice Justice of Hastings, and was paid
bv Fred Freese for the killing of one
pra1r1e chicken out of season. A SINH
lar fine was sent in by Justice Alfred
Johnson. Frederick Ames paid it for
the same misdemeanor. He went gun
ming for prairie chickens on the 9th of
August. All fines paid under the new
law are to be paid into the state treasury
and placed to the credit of the fish and
game commissioners, to be used by
them in the discharge of their duties in
enforcing the law.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-09
DOWN THE GREAT RIVER.
Capt. Glaciers Book on the True
Source of the Mississippi River.

Source of the Mississippi River.
Capt. Willard Glaciers book, "Down
the Great River" is of especial interest
just at present Oh account of the discus
sion as to the true source of the Missis-
sippi river. 1t is well-written book,
and the chapters on st. Paul and its
surroundings are unusually interesting.
Written in the style of a journal, it COW
ers a trip down the river from the true
source of the river, or what Capt. Cha
zier claims is the true source. There is
a great deal of controversy with the
Historical society on that point, how
ever. ''Down the Great River" is very
nicely illustrated, containing Capt.
Glaciers portrait as frontispiece, and
will form a welcome addition to all
Minnesota libraries
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-09
TITLED IN RAMSEY.

Amount of Land in Cultivation
This Year in This County.
County Auditor Nj. f. Kahn has pre-
pared statement showing the agricult-
ural products in Ramsey county for the
year 1899, and adding a comparative
statement Of the acres of land under
cultivation the present year. The state
ment is as follows:
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-09

This Is an exact fac smile of board
last Tuesday, except that the name of
the bookmaker is changed. In this race
Princess Limo and Ed Hopper belonged
to the same stable and were, cOnse-
quently, played together in the betting,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-09

To all those who contemplate open
ing a savings account we recommend
the State Savings Bank, Germania Life
Building. corner Fourth and Minnesota
streets.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-09
Ferress' Financial Standing.

Ferress' Financial Standing.
EBenjamin F. Ferress, the Astoria hotel
proprietor. yesterday filed schedule of
his assets and liabilities through B. II.
Schuber, his attorney. The assets are
placed at S12, 1880, and the liabilities
at S31, 1928. Among the creditors are
the following:
St. Paul National bank. SO. 900, partly Sc
cured by bill Of sale on the livery stable;
Germania bank, So, 600; A c. Cowly, s., 250;
Commercial Bank of Minneapolis, Sl,050;
Kittson estate for rent, $1,000; Henry Buggy
company. of Freeport, ILL.,, s1,400; P. j: Bow
lin, $500; William Montgomery, of Red
Wing, 1855; j. B. Bristol 81. 900.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-09
Moth erS, Are You Interested
Parents, Are You Interested!
Boys, Are You Interested !

Then come and see the most Luxurious Juvenile
Department in St Paul. We have already made this
department the banner department by the excellence of
our goods. Now increase it's popularity by giving
it the most modern and elegant appointments thereby
adding to the comfort and aordng the best opportun
ties for selection meeting the desires of the most exrav
agant or the most economical
Every Department Floor and So Avoiding the ncon
Venience of Elevators.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-11-26
FARMERS UNION.
subscription, ST Per yeaE in adyaaGGee,
Mr. p &
az Il W. in fka knhnka InIc

Il B. W. in the kahoka hide
,pens,eEt brands our statement of
ssonn weeks ago, that Joseph Mil
Ter had been in Clark county doing
some missionary work for the sub
streasury plan as beng untrue. +,
3. ", says that Mr.. Miller foand no
Iheathen in that county and had to re-
turn to Scotland county without max
Eng any conversions. The facts in
THE case are ,entirly opposite. Mr.
Miller went doa1n there expecting to
sllarc a discsssion!but found no friends
sthere who would champion the cause
'nf the money loancrs and trusts, SO
HE had IA clear field and all those who
.lieard HIM seemed to think that the
true principles for the farmers xas
ahe sa5-treasury and land loan plan.
When +. B. W. states that Clark
county stands firm against those
principles, does SO ut the expense 81
truth Since his first lecture there,
Mr.. Miller has received several in
~itations 10 come to Clark count.
aud explain the true principles Of thu
alliance, which of itself would prove
i. b. VS.. assertion false.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-11-26
lay GouId's PRAYER.

Oar father who art in England,
Rothcbilds he thy name; thy kingdom
come to Eflacliua,> thy will be done
IN the United States as it Is III Eng
land; and give us this day our bonds
.in gold, but no silver; give us: plenty
of laboriny mems votes to keep
monopoly in power, and their friends
in office
We know, our father, we hayeedone
many things that were wrong. We
have robbed the honest poor and
brought distress to many a door.
We know it was wrong to rafnnd
the bonds and make them payable in
coin. We knew it was wrong: t;, de-
monetize silver, but thou knowcst we
made money by that
Now, our father, thou kncwest we
are above politics. 1t is the same to
us whetrhe democrats or republicans
rule, for thou knOwest we are ahlu to
way all political jobs in our favor.
! lead Us not.in the way of die strik-
ef, but deliver us from, the insane
Knights of Labor, and crazy Farmers
Alliance. and thus shall we have the
kingdom, bonds, interest, power and
the gold, until thy republic shall! end.
AMEN.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-11-26
# Not, W'.v='bt2

az YOU are business man, does
year business pay
If YOU are a professional man, :s=e
-ou making MONEY?
If you are = l,ii,orcr, can YOU sell
your labor at q fair price?
1fyou are a farmer, are yo,.accumu-
lat:E- competence to sus:sprt YOU
and Your farnii,. IN ol,!ags?
If not, why not2 Wealth is accumu-
lating why don't you get your share
of the constant increase?
If the l;,S: TO blame, is not tina.
party responsible that made the law?
If we hhSe. been going in wrong
dircctiosS, why not reverse the engine?
If Il certain preciplc is before us,
why MT turn from a CERTAIN. distruc-
ton?
If ttis iaws have f5uer made in the
lnteissf Of Privileged classes, who is
to blame but the people who have
maintained the party in power that
made the laws?
If the people are in fault in sus
tanning party that has made pfivi
legged classes who have robbed the
people, why not the beoplc make a
party that will make laws in the in-
terest of the whole people, with
equal rights for all and special privil
eyes to none.-Pomona, Kansas, Enter
prise.