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and bent down to place tine contents OF
his hat in her lap. AS he did so ray
OF light stole through the half-ciosed
blinds and fell upon the won'an's face.
my God" He started back piler
than his companion. while the hat
dropped heavily to the floor.
In the mean time, his companions OUT
side were beco ming impatient.
Wonder what's keepin' tn Teller %
long" said one OF them: 'he could a
give the wilder tn money a hundred
times over during tn time he's been
in there" ..r
II should think he could. Tell you
what, I'll just creep aroun' t IN win
der m see what he's up TO-" said spot.
suiting the action to the words.
Dropping on his knees he cautiously
pcercd through tie half-ciosed blinds.
The next moment he had fallen back
ward, and was soon fastening to his
comrades with a curious expression on
his face.
well. what's up, spot?" he MAS
asked.
II du' know" replied Spot. scratching
his head; pears like Billy's gone. and
got mashed on the wilder. He's down
on his knees fore tn bed a-holdln' her
in his arms" s., fs~a
Al this moment Billy appeared at the
door with his sombrero pulled well
down over his eyes.
Boys" he stammered. and tho strong
mans lips quivered--"boys. thete's an
old lady inside who wants TO know my
friends. Come In. It'3 my mothef."
The Californian sts
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horses hoofs resounded on the wooden
floor OF the church.
The startled congregation, rising with
one accord. beheld Spot. the cowboy.
riding solemniy up the aisle. followed by
his companions.
Don't be alarmed, ladies' m gentle
men. We're only come to join in the
services. an I'll trouble you to sit still
till they're over" said Spot, with a
, smile manufactured for the occasion, as
the people seemed inclined to depart
rather precipitously.
AN fer you, parson," said Spot,
pointing his revolver at the trembling
man. II amt had no one to pray for
me since l was a little Kid at my man.
mys knee. You jist git down on your
knees and pray fer me now
The little man did not seem quite
ready to depart for a better land. so,
covered by Spots revolver. he was
obliged to sink on his knees and begin
his prayer.
Lord" he prayed In quivcring voice
--"Oh Lord--forgive and protect-this
poor sinner"
See here, now, | don't want you gvin'
the Lord no mistaken impression bout
me. You tell him about the benefit
am L this ycre world
The parson prayed for some time. then
prepared to rise.
That amt enough" shouted Spot
fiourlshing the revolver. I'm he hanged
ef I'm not goin' to have enough prsyln'
to last me a week. and here's all these
boys amt been prayed for yet"
So the parson resumed his prayer.
Several times he attempted TO finish and
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From Young Cricketers.

Membcrs-s. Greenwald, aged L.; Q. eventual,
aged 10; 9, Rosenblatt, aged IL; s. Meyer aged
u; Sid Greenwald. aged u; II. Goldsmith. aged
II: J. Gebrecq aged u; y. Hanna. aged II; A.
Linden. aged IL: F. Kitteror. aged II; S. Drib-
ben. Stella Grcenwald, aged 6: Joe Meyer, aged Z,
Of l2S East One Hundred and Ninth street.
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and Manager Tony Burke. of the latter,
would like to accommodate all for the
sake OF the fund. He has generously ar
ranged with Secretary Whelan, Of the
st. Mary's Club. OF Hoboken. to play
that team at 2 p. NJ. tomorrow a game
OF five innings. and with Manager
Hushion. OF the st. James Club, n
game Immediately following at $40 p.
M. This will make 1t no child's play for
the Holy Rosarys.
The St. Mary's Club has been very sue
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BONNIE TrcRNToNs MEDAL.

H. ID. Nessler and Leo w. Hoexter,
who comprise the "Old Times whiskey
Company" Of 50 Broad street, and who
there to see the presentation, but Mr..
David Posner, the well-known stage
manager, fulfilled the duty thrust upon
him. him as only a frst-class stage manager
The medal, pictures Of which are
printed below, is Of solid gold. The
inscription can be plainly seen upon
the face. The reverse side is that OF
for appendage purposes.
When Miss Thornton came out for the
NTH time to sing the sick babies song,
Of which, by the way, she was the orig
the first verse 1t began to rain money,
and when the silver shower was over.
Mr.. .Posner appeared upon the tage. He
read the following letter:
THE Evening World" Sick Babies Fund:
In sending it to you we only hope I"D. you will
brance OF Your cnsagement at Terrace Garden
and the noble ends you there accomplished for
the success you 80 well deserve. and the happi.
ness which the prayers OF the suffering babies
must always bring and that yon may receive
such a sacred cause arc the best wishes OF the
Old Times Whisky comPsny Very truly yours
Miss Bonnie Thornton.
Terrace Garden Music Hall
A great burst OF, applause came from
the audience at every mention of THE
Evening Worlds" Fund, and during the
neat speech made by Stage Manager
Posner he was interrupted BY the en-
thuslasm Of the idlence half a dozen
times. Bonnie was delighted. She said
the cutest things Imaginable to the aud
body. and wound UP by saying God
bless The Evening World and such
readers of 1t as Ness.er & Hoexter,
of the Old Times Whiskey Company"
also to 1.-The Evening World" and she
was sure the paper appreciated IT,
Manager Michael Heumann did not
delighted over the whole affair as Bon
ME Lerself, and forgot not to drop
something for the babies on the stage.
as he has done every evening.
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Your Letter VIII Appear Later.
All letters from contributors to the Sick Babies
Fund will be printed. Many are In type and M
appear in this column later.
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Madsiine wechsler and our brother Arthur, who
showed our young pug dogs .or cent peep
We hope that our pros ,nds viii make some
poor children as happy as We vera yesterday,
and that we may be able TO repeat cur endeavors
Tor you next year, and with greater success We
only had two days. preparation.
MI. Mccormick. the dry-goods merchant gave
us % cents. Nery respectfully,
...p ETELHA w1EssNER, II years,
EDITH wIEssNER, 10 YEAR.
1856 and 3s7 Seventh street, South Brooklyn,
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WILLIE CARRICK,

hope the small amount will help to make some
OF them happy.
Willie Matthews, Willie Carrick,
Pinkie McShane, Joe McShanc,
Jimmy Mead. Willie McShane,
kittie Cronan. John Sheridan,
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To the Editor
We collected sli0 on our Sick Babies Fund
stand.
Emma and Carrie Anerbacher. JAMIE Simpson.
1853 East Eighty NTH street.
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great treat is In store for tho good people OF
summit n. J. Early In september Miss Marie
BlAnchet. the well known actress. OF MorristoNn
assisted by several prominent professionals VIII
present Jerome X. Jerome's new play. The Violin
Maker" and 4" My uncles WILL" at the sum
nit Casino. The proceeds arc TO 20 to " The
Evening worlds Sick Babies Fund, which liz
only one OF numerous charities for which Mas
Blanchet has worked untiringly.
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ind > We ali worked very hard, collecting small
articles and which wo sold BY chance. and tho
last day We auctoned all the articles OF. Miss
Nettie Bloch acting a. auctioneer.
We wish We could have sent u great deal more
to help the poor sick babies who need It 80 badly.
Hoping We may be able TO do more next year,
We remain yours truly,
Ncttie Bloch. Carrie Bloch.
Bennlc Bloch Hattie Jacobs,
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Gave nm Entertainment.

To the Editor;
While was staying at the Riker Cottage at
the Highlands of Nayegink. N j., gave a small
entertainment. My sister and l were the sole
actors.
The best and most appropriate thing on the
programme was the Cradle Song OF the Poor. -
The recter Is supposed to be a poor mother
addressing her dying child.
Wo had some comic songs and two popular
dances. We conclude with best wishes for your
Fund. We inciose 81 for the Sick Babies Fund.
GRACE Farrelly. Regina Farrelly.
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TO PLAY TWO GAMES.
Great Baseball To- Morrow for the
Sick Babiea
ST. Mary's and St. Jamss's w. the
Holy Rosarys.
Large Crowd Expected at the Oak
Point Grounds.

The boom in baseball in aid OF THE
Evening World' Sick Babies Fund Is
at It's height, and tomorrow Sunday
two games will be played at Oak Point.
Every amateur club seems anxious
to compete against the Holy Rosarys,
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4 Prosperous Fair.

To the Editor:
Tuesday evening Aug. 7, at IS East One Hun
dred and Seventh street. Sadie Miller, Rose
Edelstein. Jessica Epstein. the Committee, real
lied sll IS.
Lille Renner danced and sang and Amy Cat
tic sold The most tickets. Mr.. and Mrs. Epstein
donated the parlor. Helen Miller sang. Fannie
Redwitz recited, and there were dances by the
Grace children. Lizzie oConuor and little Helen
Rosenbaum.
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cessful this season, not losing game.
1t Is the baseball club of the st. Mary =
Catholic Union. of Hoboken, which has
a membership of 1856. The Rev. Father
Kelly OF the Church of Our Lady OF
Grace. is President, and the Union has
n beautiful clubhouse at Willow avenue
and Fifth street. The members of the
st. Mary's are:
j. McKeon, substitute; T.. McCallan,
shortstop, NJ. Whelan, Secretary; A.
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From Mary DOrnn.

| To the Editor:
| l am a little girl twelve years DID, and .
| thought ! would do something by helping the
Sick Babies Fund. sold scrap pictures and
other little notions. I collected "
MARY DORIAN
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Mullins first base; s. Doran, scorer;
ID, Kelly, left field: n. Aymong, jr., sub
stitute: c. Carroll. third base; n. Fitz-
patrick, centre field: J.. A. Mccormack,
Manager; Il. Cannon. right field; NJ. Sui
b. Canning. catcher. and j. Roache.
pitcher and captain.
Secretary Whelan, of the st. Mary's
as well as Manager Hushion. of the st.
James Club. Is anxious that the games
with the Holy Rosarys shall show sub
stantial results for the fund. They and
Manager Burke have labored hard IL
provide capital entertainment at Oak
Point tomorrow.
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dred and Third street. The following little
tots have Il In charge: Misses Adelaide Fried
lander. Ella Abrahams, stella Appel. Edna
Leon. Grace Baer. Gertrude DINER and Master
Iaidore Gree nburg
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10 ne Editor:
Enclosed you will ind R.i5. collected by little
Lille Daufkirch through a recent entertainment
given at Dautkirch's North Beach pavilion. In
GLIDING a little farce written by Harry Thorn
son for the occasion. entitled II Want to Go
with Katie" LILLE DACFKiDCH
Per Harry Thomson.
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The Misses sass's Entertainment.

The Misses Sass and their friends will give an
entertainment for the benefit OF the babies this
evening at 23i and 233 East Thirty-third street.
An enjoyable programme has been arranged. to
be followed by dancing at 10. 80 O'Clock.
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For the Little Ones.

To the Editor:
Inclosed please find $3.50, which We have col
lected from small toy stand which We hope
will help the sick babies. FRED BARROW,
Assisted by Edward Stern and Alice Wuerback.
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Little Actors and Actresses.

Fifteen little girls between the ages OF four and
eleven give entertainment for the babies this
afternoon at 1876 East Nineteenth street. Although
the admission In only Ave cents the entertainment
Ia certainly worth many times that amount, the
little actors and actresses displaying unusual
ability.
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Five Earnest Workers.
To the Editor:

To the EdItor
Inclosrd find postal note for 81 TO help the poor
sick babies. The money was collected by hvs
little earnest workers on little odds and ends on
a table In front Of 1877 Main street Astoria, L. l.
Mary Gecraerts, Mamie Gray,
Catherine Rich, Lotta GeeTaerts,
Mary yanSerbeck
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No Apology Needed.


TO The Editor:
Please add these 80 to the Sick Babies Fund.
1t is the proceeds Of q fair held at ist Fifth
street, Brooklyn. We had hoped to have col
lected more but trust these few dollars will
bring some relief to the babies.
Irene Jacobs. Ray Phillips,
Annie Barnett, Grace CrozIer
Sarah Phillips
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AcknowIcdE mcnt with Thanks.

To the Editor
Please acknowledge the sum OF u, collected
by the children Of 3ls and 3l1 East Eightieth
street for the Sick babies Fund.
Sarah Outlieb, Gussie Philipson.
Jennie Outlieb. Julia Philipson,
Joe Hoffman, Gustave Oberdorfer.
Ida Hoffman,
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To the Editor:
fair was held at the residence OF Mrs.
Maybury, 5s3 Atlantic avenue. Brooklyn. for the
beneht OF tho Sick Babies Fund. The Com
mittee was:
Maude Maybury 10. Florence Andrews ~.
0ertio Studley, ~, George Sumner,
The amount realized was s7.75.
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race Garden. where It was presented
to her by young men who have watched
with admiration her noble work on be-
half OF THE Evening Worlds" Sick
Babies Fund. And never was there a
hish-bred peacock so proud or was
charming little Bonnie when the solid
gold piece was presented to her. ..
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And Yet Another.


To the Editor
Please hnd inclosed check for $40 for the Sick
Babies Fund. being the amount realized at a
fair held at 3O7 Eleventh street. Brooklyn, by the
undersigned little girls:
BESSIE YOUNG. ten.
ORACLE TAYLOR, nine.
EDITH YOUNG, twelve.
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BLITHE BONNIE THORNTON.
Presented with a Gold Medal for
Her Untiring Efforts.

Clever Bonnie Thornton, the original
sick babies mascot, has won a medal
And perfect beauty it is too.
She wore 1t Thursday night at Ter
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It's n Big Help.

To. the Editor:
Enclosed hnd IS from Eli Melville. Claude NIL.
ton and Royden. May It help To do them good.
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OF Course IL VIII.

To the Editor:
Enclosed you will find $3.50. the offerings OF
Frank V. Best and Hazel Lynn, OF Mount Yer
non, n. Y. for the Sick Babies Fund. These
little children are very much Interested In your
charity, and sincerely hope their little mite Will
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RidgeHeld's Offering.

To the Editor.
Please hnd inclosed IS for the Sick Babies
Fund. KINGS DAUGHTERS AND SON
OF Ridgeheld.
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Lillian and Jennie.
Amnteur TheatricaIs

To The Editor:
For Sick Babies Fund 3L5s. from
Lillian Dollman, Jennie Waters.
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From n Three-wceks-OId.

To the Editor:
l am three weeks old and send you s. for the
Sick Babies Fund. May God bless the little
dears. PAUL HENRY X.
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Miss Bonnie Thornton.
Terrace Garden Music Hall.
Entertainment in Harlem.

To the Editor:
Our entertainment for the Sick Babies Fund
was perfect success We inclosc $40, the re-
ceipts from the concert. We also inclosc the pro-
gramme We hope this little amount will help
some poor children. In the middle Of September
we are going to give larger entertainment. and
hope the receipts will be larger. Our tickets
were Ave and 10 cents. Master Frank Smith gave
the magic lantern show, which pleased all Of the
children very much. Committee:
Mis- A. SMITH,
Master +. SMITH
EOS West One Hundred and Forty-n street.
Our programme as follows:
Song, Song OF the Stream ...... Miss f. Murphy
Recitation. Liberty Bell" ........ Miss A. Smith
Song, Fair Columbia .......... Miss l.. Rouse
Recitation. Captains Daughters Miss Bell Loeb
Song, Lost Child ............... Miss =. Silson
song. .......,. ...:..:..... Miss G. Philips
Song Song Of the steeple on the Hill'
Recitation Life Is but Game OF
Tambourne Dance. ........... Miss NJ Murphy
Duct. "Bowery Bum-Broadway SWELL
Miss ID. Hay and p stlson
Recitation. Farmer Dunn's Lament
Miss A. Smith
Song Cant Lose Me Charley. Miss D. Mcdowell
Recitation. 'Nobody's Child Miss T. Murphy
Duet, Song and Echo Miss L. Rouse, G. Smith
Song. Cuckoo Club .i........... Miss ID. Hayes
Duet "Mavourneen' Miss Daisy Hoyt. =. Stilson
Magic Lantern. by Master Frank A. Smith.
Home, Sweet Home" by the troupe.
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FIOrence's Good Work.
To the Editor:

To the Editor:
! wanted to help the Sick Babies Fund, and got
up entertainment with Of my little
friends. The tickets were hve cents each. and We
sold SIPS worth. We spoke pieces and sang
l incoge the 81 rs FLORENCE THOLENS.
SO West One Hundred and Third street.
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Collected in Marlboro.

To the Editor
| Please nnd inclosed Sc. which we have col
| lected for the benent OF the Sick Babies Fund,
| Della Carson, Blanche Copaborm.
| Maude Smith willard Conover,
Susie Laird, Lester Stryker.
Marlboro. n l.
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Fair In Harlem.

To the Editor:
Please hnd $50 for the Sick Babies Fund from
fair held at 100 East Eighty ninth street
ALICE ALBRIGHT aged eleven
FLORENCE SCHNEIDER aged nina
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Collected by Three.

To the Editor:
Enclosed please find N.?5. collected by Loretta
Carroll, Florence Cusick, and Margaret Doian.
You will hear from again. c.
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Collected ut n stand.

contribute to at least one poor baby's comfort.
MRS, r
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TO the Editor:
Incioso please hnd 40. the proceeds OF a fair
held In front Of tho house l75 East Seventy NTH
street. which we cheerfuiy donate to the Sick
Babies Fund. We hope to do better next year.
Philie Bernstein. Moxic Bernstein,
Jessie Morris, Ottie Winterfeid.
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N15.S5 from big Indian.


To the Editor:
Inclosed please and check OF SI5.S5, being the
proceeds Of an entertainment given by the children
OF the Johnson and butcher Houses. Big Idian,
Ulster Co, New York. Az. !.
The children, knowing that they were working
Tor NO good charity. ad helping sick children.
worked like beavers, many OF them walking six
miles out OF their way In order 10 sell tickets, so
as to insure the financial success Of the enter
tnlnment TO Mr. Sam wolN great credit Is duo
for his yauabio assistance, iigewise TO Miss Selma
Jacobs and Oscar Sachs
Jacobs and Oscar Sachs. Yours truly,
OSCAR SACHS,
SAM WOLFE
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They Sold LemOnB de.

| To the Editor:
Inclosed please and -. proceeds OF a lemonade
| sale held by US for the benent OF the Sick
| Babies Fund
| Hooper Teale, Harry Smith,
| Freddie Tesle, Jessie Engeman.
| Cecilia Teale,
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Fair In Harlem.

A Juvenile theatrical performance in aid OF
The Evening WORLDS Sick Babies Fund will
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From the Pleasant valleys Gre

To the Editor:
Inciosed please md 81 for the Sick Babies
Fund. subscribed by the members Of the
OF steanbost Pleasant Valley. Of the Fort Lee
Park -aa rlsamboat Company. y.
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To the Editor:
lnclosed please md 70 cents. the proceeds OF
a little fair gotten up by Henrietta Barnett.
eleven years old. assisted by
Nellie Reagan, II, Minnie Knorr G.
Lille willard TO- Abbie Barnett, Z,
Rachael Silber, 7. Emil Pick, 7.
Julia sokal, s, willis Pick o.
Catherine Burns. 6.
lS6 East Eighty -c ghth street.
p. s.-we wish It were as many dollars
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Collected by Four.

To the Editor:
Inclosed please find 81 collected by
Lewis Lagrange, Mamie SCHNEIDER
Katie Wallace, Florence Plrenger.
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CAMPING OUT IN THE CITY.

A World" reporter has been camping
out up the Hudson and within the city
limits OF New York. He Will tell hin
experiences In an article in the sun
day World tomorrow.
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From Little Helpers

To the Editor:
lnclosed you will ind si.O5. which we have
collected for the Sick Babies Fund. The little
helpers are:
ROSA SCHWARTZ. 10. 70 East losth st.
HlLDA BAuMGARTEE. II. 81 Fast lOsth st.
FRANK HAZLEfoN, Il. 70 East l0Sth u.
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