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end OF this broad reach, the yachts
rounded the second mark as follows:
Nalkyrie. 1 o'clock 5Sm. los.

end OF this broad reach, the yachts
rounded the second mark as follows:
Nalkyrie, 1 o'clock 5Sm. los.
Defender. o'clock, ohm. 45s
Now the wind had shifted TO south
west by south and slowed down 10
eight miles an hour The last leg was
by compass direction northwest by west
half Yves, and sheets were hauled ait
So THAI -he vessel would meet lhe breeze
a-beam. AS soon as the boats had
both laid their course for home Defend
en- with her sound r.gg-ng 10 wind
ward began 10 rapidly overhaul VAL
kyril.
Valkrie took i'm her balloon jib
toD-saH and replaced it with baby.
She also so- balloon stay-sall, but
90 what she would the cripple over
hauled her En- q really ridiculous man
Der and gained on che English boat
s0 fast that when the finish was
reached Nalkyr.e was only Pm lSs
ahead after having gone over the start
iug line I'm IS ahead. More than one
competent witness ol the day sport
said -l3- cons .Jerilg everything \a-ky-
rle was beaten worse to-day chan on
Saturday. Defender gained on her ON
lhe second and third leg. AS mat
-er of fact. the 0llv time at which both
vessels had the same sails set was ON
The third leg. and during that run De-
fender gained Inn 11s. The few cham
ui0ls OF rle English boat who are left
cauuot Tonight hnj amy consolation in
he achievement of their ship to-day.
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THE NEWs n LONDON.

London. September 10.-The excite
ue1t In London tonight over the i'm
,e-uationcl yacht race off Sandy Hook
is greater even than that which pre-
vailed Saturday night AS cabIegrams
were received announcing the APP
preach of the yachts TO the finish line,
SO close together that the result might
be either one way or the other the
crowds became fairly wild with excite
ment and when finally 1T was an
nounced thar Nalkyrie had crossed the
line victor. tae enthusiasm or the
waiting muitiudes knew no bounds.
The fact that the race was sailed by
Defender under protest afforded room
for some remarks. but The general opin-
ion seemed 90 Do Jhar injustice would
be done the British boat.
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York; Commodore, E. C. Farquhar,
GAINESVILLE, o.. Captain, George Fritch-
ner, Louisville; Commander, w. F. Fer
guson, Philadelphia; Lieut. Command
er, E. D. Bliss, Brooklyn; Senior Lieut.,
D. B. Ungay, Rockford, Ills; Junior
Lieut., James Stanley, New York;
Fleet Surgeon, Thomas H. Enos, Gin
cinnati; Paymaster, e. f. Duston,
Providence, R. l.; Fleet Engineer, G.
L. Seavy, Chicago; Judge Advocate
General, Charles Cawley, Chicago;
Chaplain, Rev. A. S. McWilliams, De-
troit.
There was a great deal of complaint
made by the comrades or shipmates
owing to the fact that the date and
place for the holding of the next en-
campment was left to the newly elected
Admiral.
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Louisville, Ky, September TO-
Mandolin, who took the last two heats
yesterday in the unfinished race, took
the only one paced to-day. An acci-
dent, which fortunately resulted in on
serious injury to the drivers or horses,
occurred in the second heat of the 2:1O
pace. When near the half mile pole,
Tommy Brown, driven by Starr, and
Symboleer, driven by Curry, came to-
gether Both drivers were unseated
and Symboleer went down the en-
bankment. Tommy Brown righted
his sulky and ran to the wire without
his driver.
After winning two straight heats in
the 2:10 pace, w. w. p. was distanced
in the third. In the fifth heat of the
first race, Annie, who finished third,
was set back for going into the air too
often. The third and fourth events
are postponed until tomorrow on ac-
count of darkness. Summaries.
Unfinished 2:25 pace yesterday, stake
81 600.
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RATES FOR THE CONVENTION

Chicago, September 10.--A New
Movement" convention of Irish Ameri-
cans is to be held in this city Septem-
Der 24-26 inclusive, and the lines of the
Western Line Passenger Association
and of the Central Traffic Association
have granted a fare of one and one
third on the certificate plan for dele
gates attending the convention. The
fare will be one-third for the return
trip and full fare for the ride to Chi
cago-
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STEAMER IN COLLISION.
The KAMA Went Down and Six People
We're Drowned.

Flushing, Holland, September To-
The Spanish steamer Manila, bound for
China, and the Norwegian steamer
Xan!a. bound for Antwerp, collided near
Borsselin to-day. The Xania sank soon
afterward and six of those on board
were drowned, including the captain.
The Manila was badly damaged.
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A BAD CUTTING sCRAPE.
,necial to La Register

Special to the Register.
Huntington, w. Va, September 10
james Blake, young man llvine
just below Crown City, was probably
fatally cut this morning by a young
man from this side OF the river, whose
name cannot be ascertained. Blake
was stabbed three times in the back.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-09-11
THE WEATHER.

Washington, D. c., September TO-.
For West Virginia: Local showers
followed by fair; southerly winds.
For Western Pennsylvania: Local
thunder showers, followed by fair;
sOuthwesterly winds; warmer.
For Ohio: Fair, preceded by local
thunder storms in eastern portion in
the early morning; southerly winds
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THE LOUISVILLE RACES.
Mandolin Takes the Unfinished Race
Carried Over

From Monday-A Lucky Accident
in Which Two Drivers Were Un-
seated, But Neither Seriously
Hurt-W. w. P. Distanced in the
Third Heat After Taking the First
Two-Annie Set Back for spend
ing Too Much Time in the Air.
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r0IVAcE 1TEN STRTKF-


r""0IoT Y IUH Itt-I7-I-I'
S-euheDvile. o.. September 10.-The
tonnage men of jbe Junction Iron and
Sfeel Company ar Miugo Junction.
omit work to-day because the company
9t-emrted TO reduce the dinner hour
from forty-hye 10 twenty minutes.
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THERMOMETER RECORD.

Mr.. c. Schnepf, the Opera House drua
gist, made the following observations of
the weather: a. m. 79; q H.. 81: II
m., 81; p. NJ, SO; Z p. u, 50. -.
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DEBATED A CRIPPLE
Succeeds in Taking a Race
From Defender,

Il After the American
Ead Been Crippled. and
Only by a Few Seconds.
o- More Clearly Than ON
v Proves Her Superiority
English Vessel
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SPREAD OF CHOLERA.

Two Cases in Tangier and Russian Pre-
vince Infected.
Tangier, September 1O.-Two neV
cases of cholera have appeared here.
St. Petersburg, September 1O-Ths
province of Podolia has been officially
declared infected by cholera.
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Following are the entries at Sleeps
head Bay for September II: First,
1 3-16 miles, selling, Leonawell 10S,
Pepper 1O6, Candelabra 1O2, Andrews
80. Second mile, handicap, Emma @.
III, Lucania 113, Gotham 112, Cromwell
10, Sabilla 106, Bernese 105, Bellicose
102. Belmar 102, Richards 81. Third,
q mile, selling, all ages, Weinberg 120,
Nick, Pop Gray 1T, Tom Harding 116.
Old Dominion ia, Hanwell 113, Waltz
er III, Harry Reed, Preston, Liza, The
Buffer 10S, Tomake 50. Fourth, 1ss
miles, September stakes, Counter Ten-
or 125, Connoisseur 122, Flying Dutch-
man 122, Emma c. 112, NankipOoh
Monaco los, Primrose 102. Fifth, III
miles. special, Domino, Rey El Santa
Anita, Henry of Navarro 122. Sixth
mile, handicap. on turf. Rubicon 109
Matt Byrnes, Illusion 100, Egbart, Har-
rington 1O3, Paladin 9S, Bellicoso 90.
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Only A SNAIL CROWD.

ONLY A SMALL CROWD.
Philadelphia, September 1O.-Tha
fall meeting of the Philadelphia Driv-
ing Park Association was inaugurated
at the Point Breeze track this after
noon The weather conditions were
favorable for trotting, but only a small
crowd was present to witness the races.
Two events were on the card, the 2:25
trOtting class and the 2:40 class for
twO-year- In the first Ironbar
took things easy for two heats, which
went to King Albert, and then the gray
horse captured the next three heats
and the race without much trouble.
Only two horses started in the colt
race and Faustelle was distanced in
the second heat, Fred S. Mooney TAX
ing the money. Racing will be con-
tinued tomorrow. Summaries;
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Time-2:151a, 2:15, 2:14, 2:21, 2:2OA.
Second, 2:1O class pacing, stake
$4,000:
Noonstone hv Brown
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-01

Don't fail to receive New Years day
with a smiling face.
Don't usher in that day by declaring
you are growing old.
Don't sent word you are out because
New Years calls are out of fashion.
Don't neglect to send a bonbon box to
your best girl.
Don't receive an old friend gloomily
on that day.
Don't trust to new 1895 and SANDER
old 1894.
Don't fail to send New Years greet
ings to those far away.
Don't think you may meet your fate
in 1895. Perhaps it will be better to
miss him.
Don't be unfriendly. Do all the good
you can, and don't SANDER nybody.
Don't turn over too many new leaves
for 1895
Don't be unhappy about anything. Be
q philosopher.
Don't deride the new year.
Don't make the day unhappy.
Don't lose your temper.
Don't fall in love.
Don't declare you hate men.
Don't celebrate too much.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-01

The young Canadian on New Years
morning, after he has taken breakfast
with his father, mother, sisters and
brothers. Wends his way TO the best
looking girl in the range and as he
very we'll knows she can't refuse to kiss
him on ''le jour de Ian" presents him
self att her door, there to be warmly
greetedsand invited to enter.
Taking off his snOwshoes-it's easier
and more ga la mode du Canadien" to
climb over the crusty snowbanks than
use 'traineau he accepts the invi
tation, and as he crosses the threshold
he gives the girl, for whom he has long
cherished a deep regard, couple of
smacks that cause the old folks in the
kitchen to question each other as to the
origin of the noise. Light drinks are
served. That's what the young man
does The young girl waits.
| But the old folks do not forget that
the day is the first one of the year So
after the work of the household is over
they put on their best bib and tucker
and hitch up ''Monplaisir. - and they
start out and begin the rounds of MAX
ing calls, stopping at each house, the
old man kissing the neighbours old wom
an, and vice versa, rinsing it down with
"a la votre' from the sideboard.
Conviviality reigns, good health is
drunk, and alcoholism is unknown.
From the time the sun first casts its
rays on Canadian New Years morn
ing until a week and sometimes two
weeks later round of jollifcation ex-
ist among the French Canadians of
good standing. Every night dinner is
held at one of the Clique, and SO on
till each has had his elbow out, and
finally all relapse into the old rut of
common everyday life, arising at the
soundsef the angeius in the morning and
burning very few candles and still less
kerosene in the evening.
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had ever been young. He appeared to
be go years old when people first began
to call him Miser Jones, and the passage
of time did not appear to affect him.
He was wTinkled and skinny and white
haired, and men said he would have
been dim of sight but for the greed of
gain which burned in his eyes till they
shone like a VOLTS.
Miser Jones had relatives, but for
fear they might want money he cut
loose from them. He owned several
houses, but that he might not take from
the rent he lived in a miserable room
and Jared little better than a dog. He
had money TO lend, and he exacted usu-
ny. There were no days of grace for one
in his debt. Prompt payment must be
made, and to the last penny, and nei-
ther words nor tears would move him.
No charity, no church, no beggar, ever
extracted one cent from Miser Jones.
He cared nothing for the trials and mis-
fortunes of others, and he was never af-
fected by what men said of him except
when some one observed that he could
not take his money beyond the grave.
That idea alone upset him and detract-
ed from his happiness. He spent hours
in wondering If it could not be done,
and sometimes he was on the point Of
asking a lawyer to so arrange matters
that his money should at least be buried
with him.
The New Year dawned bleak and cold
and dreary. There was a high wind,
and the air was full of whirling snow,
and even had it not been holiday few
people would have moved away from
their firesides unless forced to.
1T is a good day for me-a fine
dayl' chuckled Miser Jones as he look
ed out On the deserted streets and up at
the leaden sky. mo one will disturb
me today, and may sit down and
count up my wealth. I am richer than
year ago today, much richer but I
want to know the figures to a shilling
to penny. They call me Miser Jones,
but I can laugh at their sarcasm and
abuse. Now we will figure :"
Miser Jones had bonds and mortgages
and notes and bank account. He knew
the sum total within a dollar, but it
was keen delight for him to sit down
and cast up interest again and add it to
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tied every noble sentiment God placed In
your heart ais child. You have sacri-
feed every principle that makes a man
respected ana beloved. You have made
money, but lyon have been pointed out
as a thing Instead of man. AS a hu-
man being you have lived to be hated
and reviled. After death-what?"
"After death-what?' whispered Mi
ser Jones'
1.-The rec ording angel of heaven sets
apart pagd in her golden book for each
human being born into the world. Seei
[ have brought the book that you might
gaze upon it. Here is your page-the
page on which your name was inscribed
as child. What do you see?''
The old man looked and peered and
rubbed his eyes. Blindness seemed to
have come to him, and in his terror he
groaned alohd.
'tHere is the dehit-avarice, selfish
ness, greed; riches. Here should be
your credits but there are none. Look
for them. bend your head to bring your
eyes nearer. Today brings a new year.
Today you pass from earth to eternity
to stand bef9re your God and be judg-
ed This is the record from which no
will judge Eoul close the bookl'
The gale howled about the old house
and ratified doors and windows, but Mi
ser Jones paid no heed. Men passed and
repassed, SOME laughing. some oursing,
but he did not look out upon them.
Noon came, and he sat there with pencil
in his fingers and paper before him.
The winter day drew to a close, and
night came down, but no light shone
from his window. At midnight he sat
where noon found him, at daylight
where the winds Of midnight had blown
the snow under the door and over his
feet When noon came again, some one
opened his door and cried out that Miser
Jones was 0eadi
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-01
Committing the Fates.

There are few nations and few indi-
viduals even that would now look to
the events of chance for any knowledge
of the future. a late instance Of what
used to be a common form Of divina-
ton was reported in one of the London
newspapers at the time when there was
war between England and Ashantee.
The king of Ashantee consulted his
fetch men in order to find out from
them what his future fate was to be
and the result of his opposition to the
English. He therefore, after having re-
sorted to various means without success,
ordered two he goats to be selected and
brought before hinn-one entirely black,
the other of spotted white color.
This was done, and after due fetch
ceremonies had been performed over the
two goats they were set at each other.
The white goat easily overcame and
killed his opponent.
Koffee Caloaili. after this test, was
satisfied that he was doomed to defeat
at the hands of the white man. He i'm
mediately sent an embassy to Sir Gar
net Wolseley to sue for peace.
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A NEW YEARS PRAYER.

Thou art our God, Redeemer and Creator;
Thou art Our Father dearest name of ALL
Great in thy power and wisdom. in love
greater,
Therefore we fear not on thy name to call
Hear Us, o Father, as we come confessing
The sins and follies of the bygone year.
Grant forgiveness and with that thy bless
ing
Our faith to strengthen and our hearts to
cheer.
Sweeten for each bitter cup of duty
Or strengthen us their bitterness TO quaff.
Give us to see the King in all his beauty
And to behold the land which is far off.
We thank thee for our being and well being.
Give us uplifting and upholding grace
To serve thee here until, earth's shadow fee
ing,
We evermore shall see thee face to face.
Buffalo News.
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Let us see what is to your credit in
heaven. There is no money beyond the
grave. The souls of the dead are judged
by past deeds and not by the amount of
gold and silver left behind. Take the
pencil, Miser Jones. 1t shall be left to
you to make the record. Have you had
sympathy for the ragged and shivering
and hungry fellow men who passed your
door?''
''But all of them were impostorsl'
''Men and women have appealed to
you in sickness and misfortune as one
fellow man has the right to appeal to an
other. How have you responded to- those
appeals?"
''I can't always be giving and Civ
ingp'
''Without religion earth would be a
desert and man a savage. All that is
good and noble and beautiful comes
from our faith in God What have you
done to aid the eause?''
''It costs a great lot of money to keep
up SO many 4rchest's sighed the old
| man.
There are destitute widows, father
less children and griaving orphans,
whom it is our duty to assist. Even a
kind word to such is placed to our rec
ord in heaven. Write down your credit,
Miser Jones' -
The old man had nothing to write,
no word of reply.
''All around you hearts have ached.
Tears of sorrow have been shed. Men
have cursed their God because of the
coldness of the world Have you
brought ray of sunlight to single one
one of these?''
Miser Jones had no answer.
s.What has your life been made up of
Avarios, selfshness, greed. You have
sinned against God and man and your
self. In your greed of gain you have throt-
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cid Scotch Practices.

At New Years in Scotland children
make calls upon their older friends and
sing in front of the house, after the style
of Christmas carols:
sect up, guide wife, and shake your feathers
Dinna think that we are beggars.
We are children out for play.
Gie's COR cakes let's away.
Of different class are the men who,
wearing DISCUSSES, call begging upon
their riches neighbors and shout:
Get up. guRe man; be ma sweer,
And deal out bread as long as you're here
The day VIII come when you will be dead
You'll neither care for meat nor bread
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the room. The voice b ad come from one
seated on the opposite side of the table,
but he looked and rubbed his eyes and
saw only vacancy.
'tSit down, Miser Jones. Sit down
while we talk together bit, :" contin-
ued the voice as the windows ratified in
the storm and skurry of snow blew
into the room under the door and reach
ed almost to the old mans feet.
He looked all about him in dazed
and wondering way and sat down.
The old year has ended, the new
begun, Miser Jones. Human life is
counted by days and weeks and months
and years. On the tombstones of the
dead you may read that they who sleep
beneath lived SO many years, months
and days. 1t is meant that each and ev-
cry man should sit down at the begin
ming Of a new year and write the record
of the old. You are an old man. You
have lived beyond the time allotted to
man. Your hand shakes as your fingers
guide the pencil You have been max
ing figures. Let me take the pencil and
help you
But want no helpl' protested the
old man. You have no right herei
You were not asked to comet Leave me,
or I viii call for help!"
ftYou are figuring on dollars and
cents" said the voice. There is long
column Of figures, and l will look them
over with you and help you to find the
sum total You have first recorded the
sum of $500. That is money you loan
ed to Woodworking mechanic and took
a mortgage on his home. Misfortune
had come to him and still pursues him.
You hoped that more trouble would
come to him, and it has. You figured
from the first that you would get pos
session of his home for half its value,
and yesterday, when he came to you
with trembling Ups and pleaded misfor-
tune, your heart was like stone. Today
you are figuring on your profit. !"
''But he came to me to borrow and was
willing to pay the INTEREST,"" protested
Miser Jones.
Here is the sum of $780," cohtin-
ned the voice. ''You lent a widow $500
on mortgage and foreclosed it and
drove her out of her home You figure
that you made $3.50 on that deal. She
came to you arid wept and prayed, but
you rubbed your Wrinkled hands in sat-
isfaction.
Zone must have a profit when he
lends money replied Miser Jones as
he looked at the figures with satisfac-
ton.
''Here is the sum of 5000. You loan
ed money TO the owner of a small facto4
ry to help start him again after he had
been crippled by fire, but what the
flames left you soon took possession of
Yes, you made clean 5000 on that
transaction. find the sum of $500 and
$275 and $500. long bolumn of fig
ures here to show the profits of the year
just ended and add to your fortune. Mi
ser Jones, you are rich man"
''Yes, yes-a rich mana l like to hear
You say l am rich"
"But you are an old man. You cam
not hope to live a great while longer. ?
'tBut shall live for years and years,
am not so old as you think. Don't
talk to me of death. -
"You are an old man, and your time
has almost come, :" continued the voice.
"You have laid up treasure on earth.
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WITH A-PRouso.

I am resolved in ninetyfve
To swear off cigarettes,
And en- the track, as have done,
IN make no racing beta.
With poker chips I'll play no more
I've had enough of that.
I'll take no girl to see the play
Eho wears too large hat.
1 shall not look upon the wine
When it IS deeply red.
But quite persisteutly I'll take
Ny Adams ale instead.
In ninety-fve I am resolved
To save goodly sum,
And when it comes to good hard work
I'm going to make things hum.
But these resolves for ninety-fve
Are made conditionally,
And that is that the girl love
Does not go back on me.
Tom MASON.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-01

Vacant chairs.
Good wishes without number.
Change, but not always silver
January-and all the others.
Mistakes-we date our letters wrong.
Friends grown older and few joy
less
Bills of every description. but every
one too large
improvements that cause wonder and
questioningE.
Dividends without variety, ali shrunk
like old flannels.
.sThe new faces at the door. the new
boot ON the floor.
New friends? Yes, and worthy ones
too. How have we existed without them?
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A MISER'S NEW YEAR.
By N. QUAD.

LCopyright. 1894. by American Press Associa-
toni
'Miser Jones''-that was what ev-
erybody called him, and the title did
not displease him. Indeed it rather fat
tered him. To be a miser meant the
possession of money. and money was his
god. There were people who could re-
member him as young man and
spendthrift, but they were very few.
no look at him one would wonder if he