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gate receipts This did not seem go bad
and there was disposition to accept it..
But the theatrical pugilistic manager
thought the matter over and decided to
make a new offer-$100O0 and forty per
cent of the gate receipts. The men have
deposited $2500 with Al Smith as stake
holder.
Kid Lavigne, Tommy White and Solly
Smith are contemplating visit to Eng
land this fall. The lightweight cham
pion will take on either Burge or Tom
Causer. Burge wants to come in at
about 142 pounds, while Lavigne will be
at the lightweight limit. 1873 pounds. The
champion has already refused to allow
Burge this weight. The Kid is very wise
in this. Lavigne cannot give weight and
beating to real good man. Burge is
really a welterweight, and he would
have big advantage if Lavigne agreed
to his terms. In case Burge cannot make
1873 pounds Lavigne will take on Causer
Solly Smith will try to get a match with
Pedlar Palmer, the best little man of his
weight and inches in the kingdom
Smiths victory over Willie Smith of
Shoreditch, England, has doomed the
formers stock across the water, and
many think he may be able to lower the
colors of the conqueror of Billy Plimmer.
Tommy White will probobly be matched
against Dave Wallace, who is said to be
fully as clever as the Chicago lad. The
battles of this trio of American fighters
in England, if successfully matched, will
be watched with the greatest of interest,
and it is an even bet that representatives
of this country will have the best of the
arguments.
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General Passenger Agent.
PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP 90.

The company's elegant steamers SANTA
ROSA and CORONA leave REDONDO at
II a. m. and PORT LOS ANGELES at 2:s0
p. m. for San Francisco via Santa Barbara
%. Sept. l, g. g. 13. II, q, 25. 29. Oct. 3, Z,
II, Is, 49, 23, a. Leave PORT LOS AN
GELES at a. m. and REDONDO at II Z.
M. for San Diego Aug. 2, 6, 10. IA. Is. q.
26, 80. Sept. 3, 7. II, 15. 10. g. q, Oct. !. s.
8. 13, II. 21. 25 20. The Corona calls also at
Newport. Cars connect via Redondo leave
Santa Fe depot at 9:45 a. m. or from Re
dondo railway depot at $3.50 a. m.
Cars connect via Port Los Angeles leave
S. P. R. r. depot at 1:S5 p. m. for steamers
north bound.
The steamers EUREKA and COOS BAY
DRO for San Francisco via Ventura, Car
penteria, Santa Barbara, Gaviota, Port
Hartford, Cayucos, San Simeon, Monterey,
and Santa Cruz at $3.50 p. M, Aug. l. 8, 8.
10, II, 21, rs. 29. Sept. Q. 6. 10. Ia, 18. -,
26. 80, Oct 4, g, u, 16, 20, "a, 2S Cars connect
with steamers via San Pedro leave 8. p r.
r. (Arcade depot) at sos p. m. and Ter
minal railway depot at 5:15 p. m. The COM
pany reserves the right to change without
previous notice steamers, sailing dates and
hours of sailing.
w. PARIS, Agt., LA W. Second 1t.
GOODALL, PERKINS & CO., General
Agents, San Francisco.
LOS ANGEkES AMI ft6OOGN0O xkAxkz.
way Company.
Los Angeles depot: Corner Of Grand ave-
nue. and Jefferson street.
Leave Lsays
Los Angeles Redondo for
for Redondo. Los Angeles.
$40 am. Sun. only TOO am. Sun. only
$3.50 am. daily 800 an. daily
10:45 am. Sun. only $3.50 am. Sun. enlY
1:30 pm. daily u:00 am. daily
$50 pm. daily +:15 pm. daily
700 pm. Sun. only 6:45 pm. Sun. only
Take Grand avenue electric cars or Main
street and Agricultural Park cars.
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GUESSING FOR GOLD

A considerable number of people
have already registered their guesses
on The Herald's two premiums-the
jar and the phial Of Klondyke mug
gets-and the contest promises to
grow in interest as it moves along.
The opportunity to guess is open to
all subscribers to The Herald and to
all advertisers in our classified COL
umns on terms specified in the an
nouncement. Don't fail to get in
something between one and thou
sand guesses.
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THE ROPED ARENA

The coming match between Kid Nc
Coy and Tommy Ryan, to take place on
September Sth at Syracuse, is the most
important fistic event of the near future
Mccoy is the man upon whom all the
experts in ring matters have settled as
the coming champion. His weight in the
fight with Ryan is to be 1853 pounds,
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sLoop FLYING BIRD CROSSING THE LINE A WINNER

course being N e. by N, all the yachts
were running free and spinnakers fioated
out, the schooner J. Wiley sailing wing
and wing. The relative positions of the
boats were not much altered, though
Eureka, under the influence of her spin
maker, moved up two places. ]. Wiley
passed the third buoy in the lead, and
headed home on the last leg, the course
being w. by S. one-half S. Here came the
struggle for supremacy, the boats show
ing their ability to sail close to the wind
After heading straight in for half
mile j. Wiley came about and made a
long tack, standing out for about two
miles, Restless, the San Diego sloop,
stood in close to shore, drawing most of
the fleet with her. When the J. Wiley
finished her long tack and headed in
shore the wind died down as she ran in
side the point, killing her chances to
win, which up to that time seemed GER
tain. It was in this light wind that the
sloops came out strong. Restless, slip
ping along easily under mainSail and
lib made another short tack and
crossed the line first, hosting a broom to
the masthead as the whistle saluted her.
The sloop San Pedro followed, Flying
Bird came next, having made up on the
last leg, and then the whole fleet came in
one by one j. Wiley seemed reasonably
sure of sixth place, but Defender, jr.,
cut in quickly and drifted across the
line, ]. Wiley falling into seventh posi-
ton. Ocean Wave brought up the rear
of the procession, and the judges went
ashore to figure out the elapsed time
and decide on the winner. Appended are
tl,. ~, &C nd times Of the hOats finish
ing inside the prize list:
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:ake Your Choice
WILL YOU BE

Now, 1t has to be one thing or the other
with you. and no one is to be blamed il
you choose foolishly. Poor mortal that
you are, why DO you keep on and on in your
folly? That lassitude, that shaking-which
sometimes almost amounts to paralysis;
those fears OF death; that bashful and
weak-kneed way that you have of getting
around, and that Knowledge that you have
that you get no joy out of life that is worth
speaking about-all these things are signs
that you are suffering from that danger
GUS disease, Nervous Prostration. Get rid
of it! Yes, get rid of 1t and start in at once.
There's life and strength and manhood and
vrility and vigor ahead for you If you
want them.
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Time.

Glass races are the next thing in or
der, and the club will shortly hold re-
gatta in which time allowances will be
made. AS an old sailor said yesterday,
it is strange that with the finest stretch
Of ocean in the world for yacht racing,
there is so little of 1t in Southern Cali
fornia. The Terminal Island Yacht club
and its courteous officials are to be COM
mended for their interest in sport that
is at once exciting and clean.
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The Associated Press dispatches an
nounce the defeat of the Riverside base
ball team by the Reliance club of Oak
land at Central park, San Francisco, yes
terday afternoon. Some idea Of the in
terest that the struggle between the
northern and southern teams excited
may be gained from the fact that 10000
people witnessed the defeat Of the
orange growers. The loss of this game
retires the Riverside team from the Ex-
aminer contest.
A somewhat peculiar condition of af-
airs regarding betting exists in Aus
trala. By the decision of the English
court of appeals the act of 1853 is declared
not to affect bookmakers or betting. BY
the decision of Mr.. Justice Hawkins, in
New South Wales, the opposite reading
is given to the law. Consequently the
anomaly is presented of a law that works
one way for the mother country and an
other for the colonies. When Mr.. Justice.
Hawkins gave his decision 800 cases of
betting were awaiting the handing down
of the chief legal opinion, and all of til> III
were decided against the bookmakers.
+ 4 \
Domino, the great race horse, had
more than one strain of imported blood.
Enquirer, sire of Domino's dam, Mamie
Gray, was sired by Imp. Harrington.
while Mamie Gray's grandsire had
Glencoe and Galopade, both imported,
for grandsire and grapddam. Imported
Ambassador figures in the pedigree of
Hunyar, who was the sire Of the great
race horse so deserving Of his nickname
the BLACK Whirlwind."
The race for the National League pen
nant is rapidly assuming the exciting
proportions Of a guessing contest. Bal
timore, the prince of f1nishers, is appar-
emily about TO repeat the trick of last
year and rob the leaders of the flag just
as the public had about resigned Itself
to seeing the Beaneaters put the pennant
in their pockets. Cincinnatfs chances
are good to hold the Baltimores down
but the fact that they are going on the
road robs them of some of the advan-
tages Between the four leaders for the
next two weeks there should be game
struggle for the coveted position at the
head Of the table.
\ \ \
r. D. Mussey of the East Side Cycling
club yesterday morning made an at
tempt to lower the American 10O-mill
amateur track record. He was paced by
a triplet manned by Dandy, Ledbetter
and Hawks, and four tandem teams
Spier- Cromwell, NortonAustin. West
Ledbetter Hawkes. Holmes. Mussey
rode the first twenty-five miles in
$500 As, Southern California record
On his second twenty-five unwise train
ers fed him some sherry, and he finished
his fifty miles sick a his stomach, going
the distance in 2:0S:44, which is no record
at all. Mussey will probably make an
other atte npt at the century, the Amer
lean amateur mark for which is four
hours seven minutes.
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time. When the count of the year is
made up it will be found that very few of
the aforementioned genuine stellar at
fractions are at the head of the list.
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Drink Glen Rock water Address r. l.
Smith. 216 South Spring street. Tel ~
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As,DERYISH MIMIC.

Among the neRt7 who now leaped off
the railway trucks and hurried off to
their breakfasts was one black ex-Der-
wish worthy of mention This was So
mid, the Sudanese jester of the camp,
who can always raise a roar of laughter
In the working gangs, and is of distinct
service, keeping UP the mems spirits as
he does by his CLEVER minlicry and queer
tricks. A bugler in Hicks Pasha's ILL
fated army, he was captured by the
Dervishes and taken to the Mahdi's
camp at Omdurman. There he discov-
cred that he could make his life easier
by playing the buffoon. and he became
the jester of Wad,el Bishara, the famous
Emir who commanded the Dervish
forces that were opposed to us last year.
He used to be called UP to anuse his
masters friends BY giving limitations of
the British officers with whom he had
been brought into contact
Recaptured by us last year at the bat
tie of Hafir, he now, when not employed
in rail-laying, keeps the camp in q roar
by his close limitations of his former
master Bishara and other Dervish nota-
bles. Seeing strangers in camp he APP
preached us with a comic waddle, and
then proceeded, surrounded by crowd
of his appreciative countrymen, to favor
us with what was certainly a very ex-
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Financial.
Not for Weeks Has the Stock Market Been
So Dull


So Dull.
New York, Oct. 5.--Not for many
weeks has Wall street seen so dull a
day as this one. The eve of the Jewish
day of Atonement called many brokers
and operators from the street, but there
was a manifest disposition to refrain
from trading and to leave the market
to lie falloW for time. Yesterdays
sharp reaction apparently admonished
the bulls that conditions were not yet
ready for resumption of the advance.
The favorable factors which developed
during the day, although they affected
for a time the Individual stocks to
which they applied, were ineffective in
causing general advance and the price
of most stocks closed lower tonight.
Union Pacific was exceptionally firm
and partially recovered from yester-
days decline owing to the discredit at
taching to reports of an English syndi-
Gates intention to outbid the reorgani-
cation committee at the pending fore
closure sale. Louisville and Southern
preferred We're sustained by their good
showing of earnings.
All Of the traffic statements at hand
showed notable increases in earnings.
but not all Of the stocks of the roads
affected derived any benefit Union
Pacific was assisted as well by report
that it's differences over traffic ex-
change with Oregon Short line has been
adjusted, and the latter stock was also
assisting during the day.
The principal activity conferred in the
specialties and the trading in them was
largely based ON vague r1lmors that had
nothing to do with the general situa-
ton. Actual rates for sterling ex-
change fell Il for sight and n for long
This led to increased talk of early gold
imports. In this connection it is inter-
esting to know that to-day's statement
of the weeks exports of general mer-
chandise shows a decrease of $3.50, II;
from last week, while the weeks i'm
ports, it will be remembered, increased
Sl,S22,364 over the preceding week.
Additional deposits of gold received
from San Francisco We're made at q
clearing house bank to-day and the
continued increase of the gold reserve
In the United States treasury even in
race OF an excess of disbursements over
receipts is additional evidence of the
abundant supply of gold at present ir
the country. To-days losses were fol-
the most part fractional, but reached
a point in. Chicago Gas, Bay State Gas
Erie first preferred, Metropolitan Trac.
ton, Michigan Central, Omaha. Sus
duehanna and Western preferred and
St Louis and San Francisco first pre-.
ferred.
There was a, falling off in activity in
the bond market, but prices for the
most part We're steady and in some
cases strong. Total sales, 81, 400. 900.
United States new tours regular were
advanced &c bid and the coupon Il bid
The fiyes regular also rose IL bid
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on A0C1h INrER EST.

Harbona Stevens has returned to this
city from Mantle.
The State Grand Lodge X. Of p.
meets in this city next Saturday.
James f. Ryan of this city and Miss
Margaret NJ, Cooney of New Britain
will be married this morning at St.
Mary's church, New Britain.
G. Frank Goodale of this city direct
ed the chorus of the Haydn society Of
at their rehearsal last evening
of Haydn's Creation"
Next Saturday afternoon football
game will be played in Ansonia be-
tween the Ansonia High school eleven
and the Boardman Training school
eleven of New Haven. ,s.a,
Last evening at shutdown the Dayaof
Atonement in the Hebrew church be-
gan, it being the tenth after New
Years and the end of the penetential
season. Appropriate services were
held at the synagogue on Orange
street. Rev Mr. Levy offlciated.
When the Day of Atonement ends the
Feast of the Tabernacle commences.
and in the Jewish houses there will be
feasting and revelry for the next two
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NORTH HAVEN WIDE AWAKE.

Committee Appointed to Prepare a
Plan For Twentieth Century Cele-
bration. ,G q
The suburban town of North Havan
doesn't propose to be caught away
from home when the celebration of the
opening of the twentieth century comes
around. At Mondays annual town
meeting a committee of one from each
school district (eight in ally were APP
pointed to keep their eyes open during
the coming year and report a plan at
the next annual meeting for the proper
observance OF this to be world wide
event. The board named was as fol-
lows: Joseph E. Bishop, Robert N.
Barnes, Robert O. Eaton, Sheldon E.
Thorpe, Jared B. Bassett, Frederick e.
Jacobs, Joseph Pierpont and George
q. Todd. Most of these gentlemen
served on the towns centennial COM
mittee eleven years since, and provided
as unique an anniversary us any coun-
try town could wish.
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traordinary entertainment First he
impersonated the great Emir Yunes;
sword over shoulder, he staggered up
and down as though a Dervish camp,
Boosting of his prowess and declaring
that he would destroy the enemies Of
God, and drive the English into the sea.
Then he suddenly became Wad el Bis
hara, the tiuer soldier, with graver
mien than before; speaking calmly and
deliberately, he walked with slow digni-
ty, leader Of men, giving orders in pre-
else terms. The different characters of
the two Einirs were so clearly brought
out by this close observer and marvel
ous mimic that one felt one would al
most be able to recognize the two men
with certainty If one ever met them
From the grave he passed to the ludi-
crous; he took off the mannerisms of a
native clerk on the railway works, of an
impatient bimbashi carrying on con-
versation through the telephone with an
indistinct but imperturbable Egyptian
at the other end of the wire Next, with
a most CHASTITY realism, he gave us a
representation of a hanging man. 1t
was true to life and to death, for Somid
must have witnessed many an execution
by hanging in the Dervish camp.
Then he became Wad ell Bishara again
at the battle of Haflr, encouraging his
men and laughing scornfully at the
shells which burst around him, the
sound of which Somid faithfully repro
duced A variety Of other tricks were
performed by this versatile black.
Later in the day we scame across him
again, at work on the railway. He had
just laid down a rail, and, seeing us,
proceeded to initiate the action of one
sketching a portrait. In a moment we
recognized every turn of the head and
hand, the pose, even the expression of
face of one Of the war artists with us; it
was wonderful piece of pantomime
and 1nimicry.-Wady Halfa Correspond
/ ence London Times.
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THERE'S REALLY A SANTA CLAUS


THERE'S REALLY A SANTA CLAUS
We take pleasure in answering at once
and thus prominently the communica-
ton below, expressing at the same time
our great qualification that it's faithful
author is numbered among the friends
of the Sun:
Dear Editor:-I am eight years old.
Some of my little friends say there is
no Santa Claus. Papa says If you see
1t in the Sun it's So Please tell me the
truth; is there a Santa Claus?
VIRGINIA O'HANLON.
'115 West Ninety-fifth street."
Virginia, your little friends are wrong.
They have been affected by the skepti-
cism of O. skeptical age. They do not be-
lieve except they see, They think that
nothing can be which is not compra-
hensible by their little minds. All
minds, Virginia, whether they be men S
or children's, are little. In this great
universe of ours man Is mere insect,
an ant, in his intellect, as compared
With the boundless world about him, as
measured by the intelligence capable OF
srasping the whole of truth and knowl-
edge.
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.
He exists as certainly as love and gen
erosity and devotion exist, and you
know that they abound and give to youl
life it's highest beauty and joy. Alas!
how dreary would be the world if there
were no Santa Claus. 1t would be as
dreary as If there We're no Virgnias
There would be no childlike faith then
no poetry, no romance to make tolerable
this existence. We should have no en-
5oyment, except in Sense and sight The
eternal light with which childhood fills
the world would be extinguished.
Not believe in Santa Claus! Yor
might as well not believe in fairies! You
might get your papa to hire men tc
watch in all the chimneys on Christ
mas eve to catch Santa Claus, but ever
if they did not see Santa Cltlas com.
ing down, what would that prove? No.
body sees Santa Claus but that is NJ
sign that there is no Santa Claus The
most real things in the world are thost
that neither children nor men can see
Did you ever see fairies dancing on the
lawn? Of course not, but that's nj
proof that they are not there. Nobody
can conceive or imagine all the wonders
There are unseen anu unSeedDle III Ifle
world
You may tear apart the babys rattl,
and see what makes the noise inside
but there is veil covering the unseer
world which not the strongest man, MOI
even the united strength of all TIN
strongest men that ever lived, could tea
apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry, love
romance, can push aside that curtain
and view and picture the superna
| beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real
All, Virginia, in all this world there il
nothing else real and abiding.
! No Santa Claus! Thank God! h
lives, and he lives forever. A thou
sand years from now, Virginia, nay, tel
times 10000 years from now, he will con
tinue to make glad the heart of child
hood.-New York Sun.
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R. Wallace & sonsts factory lis nov

r. Wallace & Sons factory is now
running eleven hours a day.
Attachment papers have been served
by Sheriff Booth in the interest of
County Commissioner Jacobs, on pro-
perty of Albert Guyott and Thomas
S. Kenney for $40O damages and costs.
The case is returnable to the court of
common pleas Tuesday, November Q.
The case is an outcome Of the revoca-
ton Of the license of Albert Guyott.
Work has been begun on laying the
new six-inch water main ON Hall ave-
nue..
At the meeting OF the Wallingford
Baseball association, held Monday
afternoon, s25 was voted to the James
Cody benefit fund. The club is ahead
SIS by the seasons games, which will
be used next spring for new uniforms.
E. c. Gardner, w. M. Casey and w.
S. Fogarty We're appointed a commit
tee to look after the interests of the
| association.
Thomas Warburton was in town
Monday visiting his friends. For some
time past he has been running a
plumbing business in Port Gibson,
/ Miss. The town has been quarantined
on account of the yellow fever, and
TomInie thought that it was good
time to visit Walilngford and other
places in this section of the country.
He has gone to Albany.
The Monday morning train has
changed back to its old time again, and
now leaves here at 924 instead of S:27
a. m. The change went INTO effect on
/ Sunday, October 8.
A bunch OF keys and bicycle lock
were found on Sunday near East Rock.
which the owner, can have by sending
to or calling on Charles A. Morris of
this town.
I The rubber shop was closed Monday
in order to make changes in the ma
chine1y
John S. Lane & Son have from De-
tober 90 to November 10 to complete the
macadamizing oil the South Colony
street road. Contractor Kearney has
north end at Yalesville.
Tom Taylor of the Wallingfords has
been given the SIS pair of shoes donated
by j. j. Prior for the best batting
average.
THE Eagle Sterling company, that
was talking of locating here, has de-
cided to locate It's works in North
Haven.
Dexter o. Doolittle was picking ripe
strawberries, a second crop, on his
place on the west side last week
Norcross, the Center street druggist,
is closing out his business, and will
soon vacate his store.
Miss Alice NJ. Lane started yester-
day morning for Northport, L. l., to re-
main until Christmas.
Miss Harriet n. Pend1eton has ar
rived home from a visit to friends in
England.
Charles F. Paden is now clerting at
C.. E. Longley & Co, in New Haven.
( w. F. Marx reports a very pleasant
trip to the British provinces.
Miss Elsa. Won Grace has gone to
Ann Arbor, Mich, to accept a position
as assistant superintendent of music in
the University of Michigan.
There were twelve deaths in town
during the month of September.
Arthur Holdworth, from Federal
lodge, No. II, of WATERFOWL, is the
latest arrival as inmate at the Masonic
home. There are now thirty-six in.
mates.