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The evening world., 1895-04-12
GOSSIP OF THE TURF.

,o,.iderabe anxiety Is expressed in several
uarters 'regardin' the Percy-Gray bill II is
& ,red that the bill will be killed in the Senate
and the Coney Island Jockey club Is scored be-
cause OF its protest against the monstrous and
unjust tax on the gross receipts. The Coney
Island people are right In making the protest
Racing associations receive no benefits from this
bill except the simple privilege of being allowed
to give stakes and psrses. They are hedged Ia
% by conditions and laws as TO make 1t almost
impossible 70. them to give a meeting with any
-roht
..rhe Evening World has already pointed ou,
that the associations viii hnd 1t difficult matter
to derive revenue enough from meetings to pay for
the purses an stakes. The only source appears to
be the gate. and the State demands per cent. Of
whatever may be taken In by the ticket sellers.
Turfmen must not worry II the Gray bill is killed.
The associations will be Infinitely better on. The
courts have already decided that the giving of a
stake or purse is not a lottery AS has been SEN.
private betting between individuals does rot come
within the constitutional prohibition. Without any
bill, II would seer hat hand-boo could be made
on the tracks without violating any law or the
Constitution.
To one who has seen races In many cities
fectIy amazing. The most daring pieces Of
crookedness are committed by Jockeys under the
very noses of the Judges These esiimaele gentle,
men, however. seldom see anything wrong II
10 wonderful that the crowds that dali! visit
this track will stand such things. They take II
good ma turedly. however, and wait for chance
to even up their losses When Jockey Murphy.
who rode Jim Mclaughlin in the third race
yesterday. passed under the wire. unpiacei' a
tpectator heavsd . sigh OF relief Whats the
troubIe?'' aueried a friend. II only think
ing what would happen II the rens broke.
Murphy is a favorite at the track. and is sell
lom punished. II has never been the writer
lot to witness such barefacei exhibition o
Dullne as Murphy gave on Jim Mcl.aughlir
yestel day ON any other track he would have
been ruled on instantly.
The starting at Alexander Island Is very had.
Rtarter Cassidy has a bad lot of boys to deal with
and his assistants are far from being experts.
The evening world., 1895-04-12
BASEBALL CHAT.
Brown looms up a. one OF the colleges that
can furnish baseball Of the top-notch brand.

Brown looms up a. one Of the colleges tAss
can furnish baseball Of the top-noteh brand.
The Twiiishta Of Brooklyn. would like to hear
years Of age within 100 miles Of New YORK, whc
cner suitable guarantees Address Albert Burn.
Secretary. s's sumpter street. Brooklyn.
Mamie REYNOLDS" saw the Princeton game.
Here's her rhythmlcal comment:
Air-littie Johnny Duean.
Col. Rusis took q bat.
He s~ore the ball he'd smash It.
What. little Annie Rusie!
Yes he swore he'd hit II safe
What did Altman do to him
He said that he was ION to him
Did Altman make him miss It!
No. he smashed i fo. base
TIL. Mercury Baseball Club has organized fo
the season and wants tv srrange games wi't
clubs. members averaging twenty lone years Ii
members are. Be tAmin l.. Krebs. captain ant
pitcher Maurice II. starr pitcher; Jarol
base Joseph Frauenhsr. third base Herman
Miller. shortstop: Frank Weinberg. left held
Morris Slverman. right held Henry Schebel
mascot. Address Capt. Benjamin krebs. los vii
let street
The Avonia Baseball Club would like to heal
from the Markets The Avonias are: W. Muir
ply. captain and catcher: Edward Smith. pitcher
Charles Kildsy. nrst base. John Dunn secon,
base; j. Morris. third base: J. Kelly. shor,
stop; Marx Doyle. left field: W. Kelly, centr,
held J. Duny right na;i Jim voughan. mascot
Send challenges to ". Murphy. "a West street
A. B.-Brooklyn defeated New York on tn
Polo Grounds June 20. 1894. by TO 0. On tn,
| preceding day, at Eastern Park. they defeate,
the Giants by Is to l. Rusie pitching
The evening world., 1895-04-12
DIR. Fuchs Did Not Run Away.

Dr. Fuchs, OF l.7 Evergreen avenue. Williams
burg. was in the Even Street Cour; to-day,
highly ndsnant over the report that he had run
away. The doctor was wanted as witness In The
case OF Charles Engermann. accused Uf practising
medicine without being registered physician.
~ was never out OF the city," Or. Fuchs said.
"and could have besl brought here any time"
Justice Watson adjourned ths case
The evening world., 1895-04-12
i n"cked from IA Trolley Ladder

while Henry Rider OF i3i Bedford avenue.
Brooklyn. was repairing trolley wire on Fulton
street, near the ferry to-day he was struck by
the pole II heavy truck. Rider was thrown IA
the ground and bruised. lie was removed TO the
Long Island College Hospital.
The evening world., 1895-04-12
\ Woman Doctor Robbed.

4 midile-agad man called at the Office o' Dr
Susan f. Dnnlevy. loo DE Kal5 avenue B-olk
i n. TO-DAY and asked to see the pbysirisn NFe1
Or bunleyt returned the Stranger hdi diss pa
with a silver punch bpsl and ruyIets valued q,
800 The properly recovered.
The evening world., 1895-04-12
WITH THE WHEElMEN.

A bulletin issued to-day by I. B. Potter. Chief
Consul Of the New York State Division. l.. A.
W.. contains many pointers for whee!men.
The new tour book will be ready for distribu-
tion next week. No member who has not renewed
will receive copy. All Of last years member
ship expired on March 81 Renewal blanks must
be sent to Abbot Basset,. Secretary. IL Pearl
street. Boston. Mass.
A meeting OF representatives OF the cycling
clubs OF Brooklyn was held last night at the
Brooklyn Bicycle Club house. so Hanson place. to
perfect ARRANGEMENTS for the annual meet Chief
Consul Potter p esened communication from
Austin Cor0in. relating to the new cycle track
Al Manhattan Beach. and general outline for the
adopted authorizing the Chief Consul to select
committees for the management and providing
stitu's an executive committee for the general
meet on wednesday .v,ninG OF each week. at 50
Hanson pla"e Brooklyn
Chief Consul Potter requests the officers OF the
various cycling clubs in Brooklyn to send him the
names OF active aud influential members OF their
tee appointments and faithfully attend to com
mttee work IN preparing for the grand meet In
June 1t is not necessAfy that members OF The
Committee should be members OF the l.. A. W.
The arrangements will be conducted by the cy-
cling clubs Of brooklyn without regard to their
OF the League have agreed to enpend the entire
net profits OF the meet Tor the construction OF
cycle paths or he erection of guide boards on
Long Island. As may be decided.
Entries for the race meet Of the Asbury Park
wheelmen. to be held on Memorial Day. will
close on May 23. with Rennie L. Smith.
The local Executive Committee Of the Asbur,
Park wheelmen have made a wise choice In ap
pointing Harry B. Wilson to look after the pres,
arrangements for the big national meet. Hii
experience and general qualities will do much
for the success Of the great enterprise.
The Guide Board bill now In the hands o
Gov. Morton. 1t provides that the Commissioner
OF Highways must erect guide boards at countr
road crossings when they are petitioned by fve o
more real estate owners Commissioner failing I
comply with the requirements OF the petition 70
period Of sixty days. are subject to nne o
s25
The State Meet will occur In Brooklyn on Jun
li-l5. A national circuit sanction for the o
June 40 has bt en- obtained from the Chairman G
| the Racing Board. Full particulars will be ser
| IN printed programme about June to each mem
| hs..
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ALEXANDER ISLAND ENTRIES,

RACE TRACK. ALEXANDER ISL
AND, April 12.-The entries and weights
for to-morrow's races at this track are
as follows:
The evening world., 1895-04-12

The local Executive Committee Of the Asbury
Park wheelmen have made wise choice In ap
pointing Harry b. Wilson to look after the pres,
arrangements for the big national meet. Hii
experience and general qualities will do much
for the success of the great enterprise.
The evening world., 1895-04-12

bulletin issued to-day by l. B. Potter. Chile
Consul Of the New York State Division l.. A
W. contains many pointers for wheemen.
The evening world., 1895-04-12

Entries for the race meet Of the Asbury Park
Wheelmen. TO be held on Memorial Day. will
close on May 23. with Renne L. Smith.
The evening world., 1895-04-12

The State Meet will occur in Brooklyn on June
1i-l5. national circuit sanction for the races on
June 10 has been obta ned from the Chairman OF
the Racing Board. Full particulars will be sen
IN printed programme about June l to each mem
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-04

Quite number of tropical nuts have
recently been introduced into cultiva-
tion in this country. Already ON the
east coast Of Florida are growing $50, 900
cocoanut trees, $4,000 being in one
plantation. 1t is believed that the first
trees Of this kind in that state sprouted
from nuts brought from Central Ameri-
ca and the West Indies by the gulf
stream. At Key West and about some
Of the old forts cocoanuts were planted
at an early day, as certain ancient T. yes
now standing bear witness. In 1877 a
bark freiShted with cocoanuts was
caught in a storm of the coast of Flori-
da and beached near Lake Worth. Sew
eral thousands of the nuts were saved
and planted, the satisfactory growth of
the seedlings giving an impetus to Gull
tivation.-New York World
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-04
FAMOUS POLITICAL PHRASE.
Cse6 In Different Forms by Lincoln, Tho
odcre Parker and Webster.

Cse6 In Different Forms by Lincoln, Tho
odcre Parker and Webster.
In a letter headed "Not Lincoln's
out that the words government of the
people, by the people, for the people, "
in the famous Gettysburg address were
not original with Lincoln. He attempts
to further show that they were original
with Henry Wilson, and were quoted by
Lincoln from a letter written in 1860
by Wilson to certain persons in Boston.
In a speech delivered at the New
England antislavery convention, Boston,
May 20, 1850, by Theodore Parker, may
be found the expression "a government
Of all the people, by all the people, for
all the people" the exact language,
with the exception Of one word, of that
ascribed to Wilson and employed by
Lincoln. But still further back had the
same idea been expressed in substantial
ly the same way by Daniel Webster in
one Of his most splendid oratorical ef-
forts, whose every phrase was familiar
to all patriotic Americans long before
Parker uttered his speech or Wilson
wrote his letter. In his second speech
ON Foot's resolution, Jan. &c, 1880.
Webster used these words, 1.-THE peoples
government, made for the people, made
by the people and answerable to the
people"
The phrase discussed belongs no more
to Wilson than to Lincoln. The words
can no more be said to have been
sso,oko5,S r., T ;,,o1,, fro,,, Wilson, tho u
from Parker or Webster. Lincoln was
familiaDwith the writings and speeches
of Parker. He had probably never seen
this particular letter of Wilson's. That
his language should be exactly the same
as that of the latter was o coincidence,
but probably nothing more. The phrase
was merely the expression, in the SIM
plest, most direct language, Of the glo'
rious yet popular and familiar idea Of
the constitution and object of our form
| of government. The expression cannot
be ascribed to any one man. Lincoln
| does not give the statement as positive
| declaration-as new coined phrase in
! tended to add to his laurels as public
| speaker, but uses the words as descrip
tive of our government in uttering the
resolve that it ''shall not perish from
the earth"
That some words Of the speech hat
been said before does not detract from
the beauty or grandeur of Lincoln's ad
dress as a whole. His speech. which hal
been declared to be the greatest in TIN
records Of oratory of our own or an.
other country, was SO not because it wa
the labored and polished effort of {
practiced orator, but because of tn
greatness Of the man, as a man, VIII
uttered Washington Star.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-04
No Precedent,

During session Of the territorial leg
islature Of Montana, held more than 80
years ago, measure was introduced
which appeared to some people to in
volve serious constitutional questions.
One man, who was supposed to possess
great oratQrical powers, detained fierce
ly against the measure, claiming that it
was clearly in opposition to the great
principles Of Magma Charta, which the
brave barons in days of old had wrested
from King John, blessed result Of a
bloody conflict.
A lawyer, more famed for his sturdy
common sense than for erudition, rose
Immediately to reply to this burst Of
fiery eloquence, evidently bent on max
ing it clear that he for one was not to
be overcome by high sounding words or
obscure illusions.
Its of mighty little Importance
what the opinions of King John and his
man Mccarthy were.'' he announced
firmly, adding that it was high time for
legislative bodies of Sontana to think
and act for themselves without any refer
eAce to the principles which governed
the remote authorities quoted by his
colleague.
The first orators speech had made
some impression, but the retort was re-
ceived with the enthusiasm which il
deserved, and it was owing to his in
fiuence rather than that of his more
brilliant predecessor that the measure
was defeated g Companion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-04
Notice OF Publication.
STATE OF ILLINOIS, l..
Rock ISLAND COUNTY. 20

In the Circuit court in chsncery, January tenn,
Isgj.
John II. Albrecht va. Patrick Bcates, Mary
Maria Beates and Ann Maria Murry.
AfIldavIt Of non-resideLce of the defendants,
Pat.ick Bea.e.. Mary Maria Beates and Ann
~aris Murry, the above defendants, having been
fled In the cie-k's ONCE Of e Giro nit court Of
.aid coahty, notice lie therefore hereby given
to The said non resident defendants that
the complainant filed his bill Of COMPLAINT
in saii cour'. on the chanccry side thereof,
on the 3ist day Of October, 1895, snd that
ihe' eupon sumW ons issued cut Of said court,
wherein said emit Is now pending. returnable on
the first Monday in the month of January next,
rs /, by law required. Now. unless you lthe eaid
nrn-re.icent defendants above nsmed, Patrick
Beafcs. Mary Nara Beates and Ann Mar a hurry.
shall personally be a1d appear before said c.rcuit
court, en- TIC nrst day Of the next term thereof
to be holden nj Rock Island in and for the said
county. o the fret Monday in January next. and
plead. answer or demu. to the said complainant
bin Of complaint, the same and the matters and
things ercin charge and stated will be taken
as confessed. and decree entered against YOU
according 10 the prayer OF said bill.
Rock Island, H.. Nov J, 1895.
GEORGE W. GAMBLE. Clerk.
CARL kUfnI., Compl,inants solicitor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-04
SELLING A MINE.
A Western Mans Great Luck In Disposing
of His Property.

A Western Mans Great Luck In Disposing
of His Property.
"It is the easiest thing on earth to
sell a mine in London for almost any
price, provided you have anything to
show an expert" said Major Frank Nc
Laughlin. There is also a right way
and a wrong way to go about it. Some
time ago I went to London to negotiate
the sale Of some mining property. OF
course, the first thing had to do was
to let capital know what was there
for Then, when inquiries commenced,
simply said Gentlemen, I have min
ing property to sell. If you mean bust
ness and want to buy, send your expert
out to examine the property and make
a report on it. You will know then
what you are buying
"a company was organized. The ex-
pert examined the property and reported
favorably, and a meeting was held to
discuss terms.
"'Now, major, said the spokesman,
we have found that the property may
be worth something. What is your
price!'
"'Two hundred and fifty thousan nd,
said I.
"'That is more than we expected to
pay. We expected to pay about 200,
900. There is not much difference be-
tween 200, OOO and $50, 900. If you will
drop the 90, 900 we will take it.
~ expected to get about 500, 900 fol
| the property, SO with a show of reluc
fancy l agreed to accept their offer.
When the papers were made out, wa.
surprised to learn that they had beer
talking about pounds and about dol
Lars, but I was very careful not to lei
my surprise leak, and that is the way
got 81, 900, 600 for the mine. Great peo
pie to do business with. San Fran
| cisco Post.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-04

Affirmation, pure and simple, with
out reasoning and without proof, 10 one
of the surest means of planting an idea
in the popular mind. The more concise
it is, the more free from every appear
ance of proofs and demonstration, the
more authority it has. The religious
books and the codes Of all ages have a.
ways proceeded by simple affirmation.
Statesmen called upon to, defend any
political cause and manufacturers ad-
vertising their goods know what it 10
worth. Yet it has no real influence, ex-
cept it is constantly repeated and 20
far as possible in the same terms. Ma
poleon said that repetition was the only
serious figure in rhetoric. By repetition
an affirmation is incrusted in the minds
Of hearers till they at last accept it AZ .
demonstrated truth. What is called the
current of opinion is formed, and then
the potent mechanism of contagion
comes in. Ideas that have reached Q Ger
tain stage, in fact, possess contagious
power as intense as that of microbes.
Not fear and courage only are contagi-
Gus. Ideas are, too, on condition that
they are repeated often enough.
When the mechanism Of contagion
has begun to work, the idea enters upon
the phase that leads to success. Opin-
ion, which repelled it at first, ends by
tolerating and then accepting 1t. The
idea henceforward gains a penetrating
and subtle force which sends it onward.
while at the same time creating q sort
Of special atmosphere, . general way Of
thinking. Popular Science Monthly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-04
HABITS OF THE mAMAree.
4 Harmless Monster That Feed UnAss
,s... water on 0raaDoo.

a Harmless Monster That Feoas OnAsR
Wster ON GEasssa
The manatee belongs to mammalian
order called sirenia, or seacows, which
contains only three species-our mama
tee, that Of west Africa and the dugong
Of Australia. As its clumsy form sug-
gests, it is an animal Of quiet and even
sluggish habits, entirely harmless and
easily taken when once its haunts are
known. When at home, its food consists
OF tender aquatic plants and grasses, a.
ways eaten under water, and its presence
is generally revealed by the bits Of bro
ken stems and grass which escape and
float to the surface above where IL ID
feeding.
In captivity it feeds On cabbage, let.
tuce, the leaves Of the Gamma, celery
tops, watercress, spinach, and also Ger
tain kinds of ocean seaweed. In the Sc.
Lucie river its favorite food is . luxuri.
ant, trailing aquatic grass, called man.
atee grass, in which the manatee flnda
not only good food. but good hiding
places from its human enemies.
The bones of this animal are massive,
solid and quite heavy (some hunters
will tell you its bones are solid iyory''),
and its skin is as thick and tough a
that of q bippopotamus. I have seer
very good canes made Of strips Of man.
atee skin, twisted like q lightning roo
and dried. Its flesh is very good. and
to me, it tastes quite like lean pork
Curiously enough, this strange creatur,
actually sheds its outer skin every year
as does a serpent. The living specimen
that from time to time have been cap
tured and kept for exhibition in Deme
rara, Philadelphia, New York and Lon
don have in all cases been Of small O
medium size, varying in Length from .
to feet. The one which was shown i,
the Central park menagerie in 1873 wa
6 feet 81 inches in length and weighe,
$50 pounds. T. Hornaday in st
Nicholas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-04
A FAMOUS MANS MOTHER.


Thomas Wentworth Hieginson's Beautiful
Tribute to Hh Mother.
trace to my mother g direct influence
three leading motives Of her youngest
sons ife-the love Of personal liberty,
Of religious freedom and of the equality
of the sexes-writes Thomas Wentworth
Higginson in The Ladies' Home Jour-
nal. As to the more subtle and intimate
influences, they ordinarily came by oon-
tact, not by preaching. She always
maintained that the younger children Of
a large family had a much better chance
for development than the elder because
they had more freedom to develop them
selves. With her elder children, she al
ways said, overconscientiousness almost
bore her to the earth. She felt person.
ally responsible for every childish fault.
She had been reared in the school Of
Locke, which regarded the human soul
as blank paper, ON which parents and
teachers did all the writing. But her
children were of strong and varied indi-
viduality, and she learned in time to
study the temperament Of each and be
patient with its unfolding. Her whole
formula of training consisted in these
three things: To retain the entire conf
dence Of the child, to do whatever seem
ed wisest and to be patient. Her trust
in Providence was absolute and control
ling, as was her sense Of the personality
of the Deity.
Most valuable Of all her traits to her
children next to her quality Of sunshine
was probably her absolute rectitude, the
elevation Of her whole tone, the COM
plete unworldliness, SO that no child Of
hers ever heard her refer to any stand
ard but the highest. With all this wa
combined the conscientious accuracy in
affairs, the exquisite nicely in all house.
bold details, which belong to the best
| of the traditions of New England.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-04
COLLEGE GIRLS AND MARRIAGE.
Bits Of Confession That Throw . Light on
the Question.

Bits Of Confession That Throw . Light ON
tho Question.
I have no doubt that the remaining
cause of the low marriage rate is that
many men dislike intellectual women
whether because such women are really
disagreeable or because mems taste is at
fault shall not try to determine. And
even among those who like them as
friends many feel as the young man did
who made this confession:
II never expected to marry the sort Of
girl did. You know I always believed
in intellectual equality and all that
and had good friendships with the col
lege girls. But, you see, you girls hadn't
any illusions about us. After you had
seen us hanging at the board on problems
you could work and had taken the same
degrees yourselves, you couldn' t imagine
Us wonders just because we had gone
through college, and when met dear
little girl that thought I knew every
thing-why, it just keeled me right
over. 1t was feeling I had no idea Of. F"
And the college woman answered:
"Iwill betray something to you. Lots
Of us are just as unreformed as you. We
want just as much to look up to our hus-
bands as you want to be looked up to.
Only of course the more we know the
harder it is to find somebody to meet the
want. Probably the equal marriage il
really the ideal one, and everybody will
come to prefer it some day. But per
sonally I like men to be superior to me-
Only I'll tell you what I don't like in
them-the wish to keep ahead of us by
holding us back, like spoiled children
that want to be given the game ant
then admired for their skill. II mer
would encourage us to do Our very best
and then do still better themselves, Il
ought to be good for civilization. ~
"The Marriage Rate Of College Won
en-" by Milicent w. Shinn, in Century