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The evening world., 1894-09-29
MORE ROUNDSMEN UP.

SuDt. Byrnes's Instructions as to
Enforcement of the Laws.
The off platoon of roundsmen was sum-
moned to Police Headquarters this after
noon.
The Superintendent cautioned them to
be exceedingly careful hereafter in see
ing that patrolmen paid. particular at
tention to disorder houses, places
where liquor is Sold ard to report to the
stat!on-house all suspicious circum-
stances. Unless this was done, the Super
intendent declared it would be impossi-
BILE to maintain a thorough discipline
and to feel aesured that the force was
doing its full duty
The evening world., 1894-09-29
GOSSIP OF THE TURF.

That the officials of the new racir 'h'
asso citation at Aqueduct don't intend II VI
have any crooked business at the 'he
track, IL possible, was demonstrate q
yesterday when they refused to allow
Leon Stedeker. the bookmaker who
WEIGHED over the Brooklyn Handicap
this year, to enter their gates Stedeker
has managed to do business at various
small tracks since he became a welcher.
and although complaints have been made
he was not troubled. This move on the, 7,
part of the Queens County Jockey Club
was a good one. and is In line with
its statements when II applied TO the
Jockey Club for a license. The officials
are evidently locking as far as as possible ,snns
of the track, and they deserve success.
1t was the same old story at jerome
Park yesterday in regard to the racing.
The stake race narrowed down TO q
two-horse contest Stonenell and Punch
two-year-old, who only graduated
from the maiden ranks short time ago.
betting and galloped in front all the
way.
The only thing that caused anything
approaching excitement was wheh
woman of uncertain age came dashing
into the Enclosure on bicycle. She
was dressed in one OF the new bicycle
suits of light blue serge. and cut quite
a, dash, The crowd 'guyed' her until
she retired.
1t was reported that Leonawell was
scratched in the second race because IL
came to Mr.. DIVERS ears that ne
would be "hoisted' II he won. He was
entered to be sold for 5000 when y
doubtful If ten times that amount wouio
buy him.
Jack White has a good game colt IN
Long Bridge. He can take an awful lot
of punishment and never finch.
1t Is said that after to-day Col. Lewis
Clark will sever his connection win tho
Harlem race track, Louisville; as PresiI-
ing Judge, he having rendered his reSds-
ration to take effect at that time ing
Cause of Col. Clarks retirement Is saio
To he friction of management The trous
HE arose over a race that occurs
about ten days ago, in which the WIN
ner was fouled several times by 'ne
place horse, and Col Clark wanted 20
disauailfy the place horse, but was
overruled by the associate judges DATA
beginning the second week III oooo y
her Col. Clark Will preside at the new new
Oakley track, In Cincinnati ChaIiGis
n Price, Secretary Of the LouisViiie
Jockey Club, will be his associate III '"'
stand.
The evening world., 1894-09-29
.EITz TALKS FIGHT.
fCor&nued from tYrd Page.

ing World" reporter, Mrs. Fitzsim-
mons and Mrs. Glori, wife OF capt.
Glor Fits new manager, sat Where
auently shook their heads In approval.
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lors OF the clubhouse, but should the
attendance be so large as to necessitate
an overflow meeting on the street, the
Senator will speak from the open win
dow.
A number Of other prominent speakers
will address the meeting,
The evening world., 1894-09-29

The q O'Clock Edition and the
sporting Extra of The EveninE
World contain more sporting news
of interest than can be found I'm
any other sveninE neyvspapeR.
The evening world., 1894-09-29
'sAxT0N'S OPENING SPEECH.
VIII He Made I'm Brooklyn mt the
Logan Club.

I,t, Senator Saxton Republican candidate
--oo Northumberland, will open the
HOOI ldnpaign here next Wednesday evening
jAundice,, the guest OF the Logan Club, 255
y tn avenue.
ls spesch-making will be in the par
The evening world., 1894-09-29
DrilI season 10 Begin.

The drill season in the seventy-hrst' hes,'nea'
Armory, Park avenue and Thrty-four'n SUI.
viii begin next Monday. Brigade headlua Inc
viii be established at the armorJ on '"e ~
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TO RENT OR
WANTED IN TO,
M o r II o " 3
"WORLD" WILL ILh
RE REPEATER
+ r f e . r
c ii A r g p . ,
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w o r L d.
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You read the Evening World.
De you read the sunday Worlds
The evening world., 1894-09-29

Jack White has a good game colt ~, IN
Long Bridge. He can take an aWlul lot
of punishment and never finch.
The evening world., 1894-09-29

1t was reported that Leonawell was
scratched In the second race because II
came to Mr.. Dryers. ears that ne
would be "hoisted" II he won. He was
entered to be sold for $500, when 1t is
doubtful If ten times that amount would
buy him.
The evening world., 1894-09-29

J. J. Daly.-The men are physically
representatives of Apollo and Hercules
respectively, Either may be considered
the more perfect according to your
ideal
The evening world., 1894-09-29

Malcolm Chace. intercollegiate tennis
champion, has entered the Yale Scientific
School, and as a Yale man will play in
the intercollegiate tournament next
week He Is considered a great acquisi-
ton by Yale tennis players.
The evening world., 1894-09-29

Policeman Filan, who arrested Apo,
said to an Evening World" reporter:
Il was standing on the corner across
the street from the North River Hotel
Know, came up to me and said a man
had just tried to kill himself over there
and he pointed across the street / saw
two men struggling on the sidewalk,
and ran over to them
when | got to them Apo had hold
of Riordans coat collar back of the
neck and was trying to jerk him over
His hold on the coat collar was so
tight l had to hit him a bow across the
hand to make him let go,
Riordan and several other witnesses
said Apo had cut his own throat so
took him to the station"
Baar Hot at Cor.
Frederick Baar the proprietor OF the
North River Hotel, was very Indignant
porter because Mr.. Con had said to
some of the reporters for morning
papers that his place was resort for
"green-goods" men.
charge" he said II have been in bust
ness here for ten years. and on West
street not far away for ten years be-
/ am member of several clubs and
y never saw, either Apo or Riordan
I peiore Yesterday that remember.
two or three drinks; cannot remember
Just how many. Apo seemed TO be
slightly drunk when he came in
me men got 10 quarrelling, and |
on the square The men were noisy, and
ordered them out: Just after the men
reaehed the sidewalk Apo drew a small
bshAhite from his pocket and cut his
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When Apo was arraigned before Jus.
tice Ryan. he told pretty much the same
story
Telling his tory to Justice Ryan,
Apo said that when he and Riordar
entered the saloon of the North River
Hotel the proprietor said. Hellog'
ana asked them to have bottle Of wine
The proprietor, Mike and myself sat
down at table Ia the rear OF the sa-
loon continued Apo. land l ordered
whiskey. My drink was brought before
the wine. | took up the glass and said
Here's to you, and drank the whiskey.
remember having seen another drink
OF whiskey brought and put before me
on the table | cannot remember surely
whether l drank II or not. After this /
remember but little except that Mike
stabbed me-"
Did you know the proprietor before
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-11-15
DOWN IN THE "QUARIERS.n

while u curious misuse was made OF
the purchasing power, as in the case
of the old Kentucky slave who, bv
working overtime. acquired enough to
buy a half interest in himself from his
master-of course with the latters
consent. Half of his time was thus his
own, and his master naturally expect
ed that, having gone so far, he would
continue his efforts. and finally anu
nit himself. To the surprise of the
, gentleman. however the half-literated
Slave spent his own allotment of time
in loafing about the village. and after
q few months of this sort of eXerc Sc
he disposed of his own interest in him
! self to a neighbOr of h S masters, q
gentleman of the vicinity. When 'ked
how he came to do this he replied
that he had no confidence in negro
property, anyhow. if not entirely
apocryphal, this illustration seems to
show that the negroes OF the Southern
States accepted their lot and We're as
happy in it as it was possible Tor them
to be under the circumstances. Life on
the big plantations VS.. it i true,
mostly work. Drring the bu y e. son,
which of course depended upon the
crop, the hours were long and the
work severe, but at any other time the
slaves were not a; Il rule overworked,
nor indeed during even the busy sea-
son was their labor much more arduOuS
than that of the construction ganqs
now employed in building IL railroad.
In the field work, whether hoeing or
picking cotton. c~ultivating the orr d.
sugar cane, both men and women took
Il hand, the latter frequently doing
-.:,1 t,n,,h n, tho ntinn,.
The entire p antation was under
was usually d white man. The
owner rarely troubled himself ab ut
the details of the plantation work,
leaving all these matters to his
! ovcr:eer, who was supp sod to
! carry on all the business lertaining to
| the plantation. t. keep the books. to
| preserve an account of the expenses
! and the con and. in short, to be
| the business agent and account keeper
! of the plantation. He, and not the
master. tame in direct contact with
| the slaves. and to him they looked for
their orders. If the overseer was
! honest and carable the plantation bust
ness frequently prOsperel: If he was
the contrary. the plantation soon ran
| down. and not a few plantation owner
went through the unpleasant expert
! ence of every year being compelled to
sell off a piece of land or a few slaves
TO make both ends meet.
While the overseer was the princi-
nal executive Oft Ger of the plantation,
he fire. luently, however, delegated a
norton of his authority to ,subordi-
nate known as a driver" The plan:
tation driver was commonly an old and
trusted negro man, who, by many years
of faithful service, had acquired a
claim to his masters consideration.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-11-15

For wide usefulness. few things eX-
coed raw hide, though it is not com
monty understood n the East, or
among civilized people, as should be
the case. The Western pioneer
through necessity learned the art of
manipulating it long years ago, and
its use has not been forgotten. A
coil of sun-dried cOwhide tied to the
plOW-handle, turret ring or wagon
stake, says a correspondent, is Secur-
ity against b%reakdowns and many
mishaps which are likely to Overtake
the farmer or teamster. Soaked in
water, it becomes timber quickly and
will tie a harness, wagon or other
things together and hold them firmly
whether wet or dry. When it dries
it shrinks, binding more firmly than
ever. On the treeless, rainless wastes
Of the Southwest, where the t~iercest
sun and constant drying winds would
shrink the tire from any wheel used
in moist climates. the raw hide tire
is Indispensable, because the dryer it
gets the closer it sticks. If after
long wear a tire is found loose, a new
n can be quickly whipped about
the wheel at night, ready to start
with in the morning. For belt laces,
traces and other harness straps, chair
bottoms. and innumerable other
places where hard wear is demanded.
the raw hide with the hair exposed,
or turned in out Of sight. is invalua-
bic and could be used in the older
States oftentimeS with great advan-
tage. Or these skins may be "tawed,"
as the process is called where the hair
or fur is preserved, and no fannie
acid is used. This is done Ivy spread
ing a mixture of finely powdered salt
alum in equal quantities upon the
moist flesh side, and doubling n CT
laying pairs flesh side together. The
hides are left thus for several days,
when they seem to have become some
thing like leather. They are then
stripped, scraped, rubbed with chalk
and pumice stone until smooth, and
pulled and scrapcd while drying 10
make them soft.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-11-15

which answered the same purpose, and
the sound of the dinner horn has thus
been perpetuated in Southern litera-
tue and in negro imagery, but the
bell was the accepted feature, and a
plantation without a bell was consid-
cred to be somewhat below the eel
age. At the sound of the bell the ne
grOes proceeded to tho fields, walking
in a struggling line. exchanging gibes,
repartee and cOmical remarks or sub
.iects of momentary interest. Their
labor among the cotton and the corn
plants was enlivened by all sorts OF
jokes and running fire of witticisms,
which. however, were checked as the
Over.eer on the driver came within
hearing. Resting spell were frequent:
indeed. were it not for the presence 70
some one in authority. the resting
spells would have occupied the most
of the day, for as not II of the Ia
borers was working for mis- own ben
eft. he seldom cared how little he
did, and for a de inluel cy always
had a ready if not a sufficient excuse.
Viii g the men and women were en-
ployed in the fields the little negroes.
or pickaninnies as they were called,
were left in charge of come old
NANNY" an ancient cOlored woman
no longer able to do plantation work.
She took are of the babies. watched
the pickaninnie', to make sure they
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-11-15

Jew England neighborhoOds it was
opposed that Southern planters
itchcd negroes to plows like beasts OF
urdcn and compelled them to DO the
fork of o>en, nor was this idea COM
letely dissipated by "a Southern man
&plaining its fallacy by showing that
OF less than six able-bodied slaves
fould be need to draw one pillow, that
X slaves would cost from sS,OU0 to
1000, while Il ale. which would do
be work much more efficiently, could
e had for less than 800. The notion
hat all masters were heartless, that
| overseers e,e necessarily brutal,
hat all slaves were treated with cru
pty, and, like Gagged birds, we're con-
fantly pining for liberty. became
lmiliar to the Northern mind. and,
decd. the prevalence of these mis-
kkes and the Indignation felt on this
ccount had no little to do with bring
hg on the war.
I It is true that there were masters n
We South who treated their slaves
nelly. 1t is trGe that there were
trutal Overseers, who sometil es in
icted needless cruelty upon the hap
bss creatures over whom they
laced in authority. 1t is true that
Helpless ne2rOe, were sometimes
rightfully maltreated: that families
Vere separated and their various Ii e H.
bers sold to different purchasers, to be
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-11-15

was TO run away and go North, whore
he would be free. It was often grati-
ned, too, for if any one will take the
time to look over the files of any news.
paper published in the border States
before the war, he will find that L of
its most conspicuous features was the
picture of a running negro with a bundle
slung on a stick over his shoulder.
and d description Of the slave supposed
to have run away. But instances are
also not lacking of slaves accompany
ing their masters during long iOurneys
through the North and remaining as
devoted on free as on slave soil.
The slave and the freedman are two
es entially different persons. Since
the emancipation the Southern colored
people have sustained a change so rad
lcal that it can not be considered but
as q change of character. They have
lost much of the careless happiness of
slavery, but have gained in a knowl-
edge of the respon Utility of freedom.
The change is unreasonable, and even
the most radical advocate of the old
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-11-15
a Philosophical Eous keeper.

Among Gen. Naury's "reminiscences
of Fredericksburg, Va, are some of
Col. Byrd Willis. Somewhat late in
life, after breaking up his home in
Florida, he returned 10 end his days
III Fredericksburg.
He boarded with Il kinswOman of
his own, Mrs. Carter. ii decayed
gentlcwoman OF great piety. but APP
p%arently not a tirSt-ratc hOusekeepcr.
Col. Willis took his meals for the
most part at IL restaurant, although
he pa d Mrs. Carter liberaly for the
board she was supposed to furnish.
One day, as Col. Willis used to tell
the story, the old lady's resources
were exhausted, that is to say-but
she was equal to the emergency. She
took to her bed, leaving this order
with her servant:
"Nancy. there is nothing in the
house but muSh for dinner. Give
that to the boarders. If they are
Christians they will eat it and he
thankful; if they are not Christians
it is much better than deserve"
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-11-15

s.ter for many hours every dav, and
here we're persons who imagined that
hex wore chains such as graced the
ros of refractory work-house con-
Is or unusually tough members of
h. chain gang. The popularity of
nee Toms Cabin" with its vivid
E@culrcs Of the miseries of slave life.
N. re ponsible for not a few of these
li,takes. while a legion of limitations
| ihi- really strong book. copying its
and sensational features
[itaout clnulating the interest.n g
karacter of its narrative, must be
with most OF the remaining
li-takes which, even at the present
az, are cur ent in many nelghbor.
Gods a. to the condition OF the former
outhern slaves. Many of these mis-
ake-. saws a correspondent of the St.
,oais Globe-DemOcrat, were even
rotesquc in their absurdity. In some
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-11-15

act, and that it should be managed in
such IA manner as to entail the least
possible suffering upon its unhappy
victims. Under the care of such ma
ters it was poss BILE for the slaves to
lead a quiet and not unhappy life. and
even, under exceptionally favorable
circumstances, to acquire a little prop
ertv. Instances were occasionally seen
Of slaves being allowed to purchase
themselves where the laws of the
State Permitted it. though Once in q
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-11-15

He was often a preacher, and thus had
&C luired over his fellows an ascenden-
cy which caused him to be respected
as in every way their superior. His
official position in plantation etiquette
was next to that of the overseer. and
he was even occasionally intrusted
with the power of inhicting corporal
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-11-15

punishment on the negroes placed in
his charge, an authority ne was rarely
slow to exercise. for it was a notorious
fact that the driver was always harder
on the plantation hands than was the
Overseer.
The plantation was always fitted out
with a bell, which hung in a frame at
the top of a post and was rung as a sig
nal for the beginning and end of the
hours of work. Small slave-Owners
contented themselves with a horn,
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-11-15

taken to different quarters of the cOun-
try. All these things were abuses Of
the system jnpidental to it, probably
lnseparable from it. But it is not true
that cruelty was the rule, that the
slaves were starved and ~uselessly beat
en-, for such a POLICY would have been
! direct c~Ontravention of the wner $
interest; and while Southern planters
did not as a rule consult their own in
terests as much as they should have
Gone, they were sufficiently aware of
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-11-15

;no value OF thcir own property not to
I'M ar 1t by usele S cruelty.
among the masters Of the South
mere were many men who did what
tney could to ameliorate the condition
OF tholr slaves. who recognized tn
TACT that the peculiar institution was
among them. not by their own wish or
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-11-15

He was sure of a living, for he knew
his master could not afford to let him
starve. He was not allowed to learn
anything. All books t o him were
sealed. But knowing nothing of them
he never missed the information they
contained. His greatest satisfaction
was TO have a good master, and when
he had any ambitions, the highest
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-11-15

got into no mischief, and gave the
Youngsters their rations. These were
of the simplest description, pot liq-
nor" being the basis of the substan-
tials and molasses of the dainties.
POT, LIQUOR was the water in which
ham, beef and other meats were boiled.
1t was, in fact, a thin soup, but when
thickened with meal or vegetables and
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-11-15

INQUIRER-"Does a fish Giet
strengthen the brain?' Philosopher
"Perhaps not; but going fishing
seems to invigorate the imagination"
New York Weekly.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-11-15

VT
prevailed that
the condition of the
slaves in the South
before the war was
one of abiect and
hopeless mise ry.
They were Il p
posed to he COM
PEELED to labor. UNI
der q cruel task
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-11-15

THE monkey goes to the sunny side
Of the tree when he wants a warmer
ciimb.-TeXas Siftings.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-11-15
|yTE-BELLUM TIMES
..1ATION LIFE DURING THE
T DAYS OF SLAVERY.

.,s.. Happiness Of the Slave Contrast
.,;,b the Responsibilities of the Freed
and Amusements I'm the
:, and at the Quarters.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-11-15

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story Of Slave Life.

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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-06
CORNELL GETTING IN SHAPE.
iinrN"rI VIII Have To Put Up IL
stir Game Against Them.

Although Cornell has not been taken
into the folds of the Intercollegiate Foot
BAH Association, as some expected, the
maroon and white boys are hard at
work preparing for the initial game of
the season in the city. on Oct. 20 Cor
nell plays Harvard at Manhattan Field.
ana Marshall Newell, Harvard's veteran
rushcr, is training the Comedians
especially for this game.
Early in the season fear was felt lest
centre should be a weak spot but that
position has been splendidly filled, and
now only the ends and backs need
strengthening. Pop" Warner is at
guard again and rounding to nicely.
Trecborn substitute last year, is now
at tackle, and likely TO get the place.
B"echam, whose plucky work against
Princeton Is well remembered, has i'm
proved, and viii doubtless play quar-
tn other candidates for quarterback,
as he IS tackliug hard and Interfering
vol The half-hack- AT present are
capt Dyer and Armour Both are put
ting up "A quick. suappy game, though
neither is quite heavy enough
ON Is developing at full-haCk into a
certainty. Mason started the season at
hali-hack and was improving rapidly
but a sIra!n"d ankle has laid him off for
two weeks.
As this viii be the only opportunity
ward play, unless She should yield to the
, popular demand for contest with
| princeton, large attendance is en-
| peGted This game viii be the first inter
| collegiate game under the new rules
/ herraboutS,