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The Irish standard., 1899-04-29

l put on the hand brake in the
guards compartment just sufficiently
to impart slight drag TO the wheels
when the vehicle was running alone.
but not enough for the engine driver to
notice during the brief time he would
still be connected to tiff he did, fer
vently hoped he would think the guard
was steadying the vehicle just prior to
slipping it-and then stepped out and
closed the door behind me. With lit
tie spring I regained the vehicle which
held Braggs and the booty, and now
now came the crisis. Where ought to
detach the carriage? All had gone we'll
up to now; would it continue to do so?
l had very little previous experience
to go upon; but guessed the distance
as nearly as l could, allowing fer the
fact of the line being on slight falling
gradient.
Another so yards-2O--now! 1 took
hold of the cord and gave it sharp
jerk-and held my breath. Was it to
be failure or success? There was
slight sweive, a "clink-clank" DIS the
couplings parted-and l knew that my
good luck had not deserted me. The
carriage had separated from the train
and the whole length of cord flew swift
ly past me into the darkness.
| 1 do not know that I need say much
more. 1t only remained for me to get
back to the compartment where Eraggs
was anxiously awaiting my appear
ance, and this did without mishap.
When two soberly-attired individuals
descended from the train at Manches-
ter, who was to connect them with the
daring affair at Salterton, supposing
that particulars of it had yet reached
there, or who was to guess that the
very ordinary-loolling black bags which
they carried in their hands contained
something like thousand pounds
worth of stolen diamonds?
/ At any rate, no one challenged us:
and we returned to London by different
routes, highly pleased at the success
OF our scheme. 7 am not sure that the
railway authorities know even now
how their carriage was slipped; but I
understand that there was something
like CONSERVATION among the local Of
ficials when the state of affairs was dis
covered, a fact which I can quite be-
lieVe.-Tit-Bits.
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A CAMPAIGN INCIDENT.
The Candidate for Congress Received
Positive Assurance Of As
Kistnncc.

"This is great and glorious country
OF ours" remarked a newly elected rep
rescntative from n southern state
impressed by its greatness and it's
glory. AS an example of what somt
of it's people are like let me give YOU
an experience of mine while wns hust-
ling for the responsibilities of STATE
which l will be called upon to assume
at the next session of the house of rep
rcscntativcs. l had not lost one day
when was far up in the back tier of
mountain counties, and my only road
way had pctcred out into a pig-path
leading down Off a hill to log cabin
in the valley. Reaching the house, !
found long, ank, satfronskinncd
woman hanging clothes out in the yard
in front, and | forthwith approached
her on the subject of information as to
my location and how the deuce l was
gazing to change it to something with
which ] was more familiar. She set
me right as TO two or three miles of
the way, whence l could find somebody
who would send me further on, and
then she began to ask me a question or
two as to myself. told her | was
married and where ! lived and Il few
other inconsiderable trif1es, and shs
asked me my business.
"'Wcll, said, a little in doubt my
self. I'm lawyer and politician
"'What air ye doin' up here in these
parts?' This with strong tone OF sus-
picion, because it was moonshining
neighborhood, and strangers were not
usually there except on orders from the
internal revenue department.
"'Oh,' fastened to assure her, I'm
up here running for congress-
"'Runnin' frum congress, air your
she repeated, less suspiriously.
eyes, I replied. without trying to
correct her proposition.
"'I reckon She said with puzzled
but sympathetic look at me. that it's
sumpin' like runnin' frum the revenoos,
amt it?'
81 admitted that it was n little like
that, and as | started away she said if
her and her old man could do any
thing for me they would be glad to-
Washington Star.
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LAST YEARS NEST,

Why. robin, do you shun
Your last years coy nest?
Why build again? This one
Is ready for your breast:
Except it be bit
OF straw to soften 1t,
And here and there a patch:
Twill barely cost a scratch
To make it good as new:
And soon the tree will thatch
With leafy roof for you.
And hide it quite from view.
Stay, robin, where last year
You dwelt in happiness:
No prowling monster here
Fer sought to dispossess
And drive you hence in fright;
Here slept you through the night,
Secure. and here were sung
Your songs, here grew your young;
Associations sweet
Are all these haunts among:
Like popries in the wheat,
Let this be your retreat.
But no, another nest
Is in your busy mind;
Within your little breast
There is the hope to tird
A spot more sweet than this,
A fuller cup of bliss.
And who can blame you, sprite?
Who say you are not right
In seeking thus to change?
According to his light
Man far and wide doth range
And doeth things as strange.
Chicago Daily Record.
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Sturgeon stopped the Coughs.

Here is a good anecdote of the late
Mr.. Spurgeon: Zone day, many years
ago. the services at the Tabernacle were
disturbed by perfect hurricane of
coughing. Spurgeon stopped in his dis
course and said: My dear friends. !
have a cough; you have coughs. But
think we can stop them if we try. SO
let us have cough, good cough, and
cough altogether Now The re-
suit, says one who was present, was
terrific, but after a minutes uproar,
Sturgeon concluded his sermon in per-
feet silence. London Truth.
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EGGS a In st. James.

Remove the outer skin OF some green
peppers by means of hot fat, clean QUE
the seeds by cutting Off the stalks
Make garnishing Of onions, green pep
pers, mushrooms and fresh tomatoes,
sliced and fried in oil. Put portion oa
the garnishing in the bottom of the
green peppers. place one raw egg ON
top, season well, bake to color ia
oven and serve hot.---Albany Argus.
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"Clean as a WHISTLE"

The origin of the saying: "As clean as
a whistle" is ascribed to the whistle
tankard" of olden times, in which the
whistle came into play when the
tanllard was emptied or cleared out"
10 announce to the waiter that more
liquor was required.-Cincinnati En-
quirer.
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A Concomitant of Mutrimony

Observation-Disclosures life is the natural
state of man. Married people are more
thoroughly exempt from all the evih
that beset mankind than are the un-
married. l defy anyone to produce q
single instance to the contrary.
Bachelor-Ha! you do, do you? My
dear sir, you seem to forget that the
divorce evil operates exclusively among
the married.-.Judge.
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Miss Frank-George seems awfully
;ond of his uncle.
Miss Sharpe-How so?
why, he's let him have his watch,
chain, stud and ring since have known
him, and that's only month!"-Jewel-
ers' Weekly.
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II servant in Germany falls sick
her mistress is not allowed to discharge
her, but must pay Al cents day for her
hospital expenses until she is perfectly
we'll. The wages of girls vary from
ST. 40 to ST.. 20 a month. with hoard.
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Volcanoes.

OF 672 known volcanoes, 275 are usu-
ally in activity.
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relief. They represented some kind of
life, at all events.
Another day passed, and towards
night, the wind having changed, my
fcathered companions flew away,
"honlSing" out their farewell as they
rose up in a great tapping mass from
the ice. 1t is needless to say that en-
We'd them the possession of those broad
wings. They were bound for the near
est land, and l. felt doubly lonesome
when they were gone.
The next day a ship passed me, and
l made all possible signals to her, but
in vain. Stripping off the heavy jacket
that | wore, / waved it above my head,
at the same time running and lcaping
about: but no one on board discovered
me. This was dreadful disappoint-
mcnt, and after a few minutes Of dis
traction | settled into a sullen despair
1t seemed as if the men ought to have
seen me, and ] half hated them for not
doing so!
Still another day, and / was getting
drcadfully hungry and thirsty; but
luckily the June weather, after the last
blow, had become very warm, so that
even the ice under foot did not chill Inc
to any great extent. BY good luck,
while walking about my ocean prison,
| found a small live fish which some
wave must have been deposited in Il hol-
low of the ice; and this was the only fish
that | ever ate raw.
I had hardly finished my scanty meal,
when a whale, 60 or 70 feet long, sud-
denly rose up close to the edge of the
ice, shooting his immense head out of
The water with force that sent the
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VcuAcuCC "oulu NC Ollly temporary.
The next step was to secure the
booty. knew, of course, that it would
be placed in the special locker which
Is reserved for valuables, and with the
aid of my tools I soon had this open.
My heart gave little thump of excite
ment as I saw the package which had
been the cause of so much solicitude,
neatly tied up and addressed to 81.
Chalcraft, Esq, Salterton,' and re-
splendent in blue and red seals; but
there was no time to indulge in self-con-
graduation.
Dropping the window, l pulled in sew
eral yards of my cord and attached the
parcel firmly to it, after which l gave
two pulls. the agreed signal for Braggs
to commence hauling in. l felt it slip
through my hands as he did so; and
soon the return signal came, telling me
that he had received the precious con-
signment safely. had now to perform
another delicate operation, namely
attach the end of the cord which was
in my hand to the chain which the
guard pulls when he wishes to release
the carriage.
Doubtless you can divine my inten-
ton. The guard, being obviously un-
able to slip the vehicle himself, and it
being equally obvious that it must be
slipped at the usual place unless
would have my little escapade brought
under notice, I proposed to do It my
self, though not exactly in the usual
way. BY this time we were not far
from Salterton. | knew the line fairly
well, having been over it several times,
but there was a good chance that at
this point I might ruin all by false
move. However, Nothing venture,
nothing have" There is risk in every
thing, and it had to be done.
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to second on the play, and 1t was too
long a reach. No one could guess what
Burke might have done at that stage
of the game for indications Of aerial
flights by Menefee just at that time were
numerous.
1t was one, two, three with the last trio
in the Millers list, and likewise with
the top three In the Saints.
Minneapolis wanted to do or die in the
ninth, but Shugart made two pretty plays
and LalIy one, and Denzer only pitched
three balls over the plate, so you see
they all counted.
Andrews threw out L4ally. and Smith did
as much for Isben. 1t was improbable
that Shugart would make third hit for
the day, but he did, this time picking out
Smiths field to shoot it through, after
numerous fouls and sundry balls, which
did not aggregate four. Menefee walked
Preston, and Spies had another chance.
He met the ball. too, and gave 1t a good
jolt, but Nance made splendid catch.
and the tenth inning was necessary.
A base on balls for Andrews was a
bad start even if Perry did force him
out. Smith sent a high fly to center, and
Burke only tried one hand on it. MAX
ing two runners safe. That was the play
that cost the game. Andromache popped
high foul to Spies. Fisher had to do or
die, and he did. 1t was fine drive to
center, and both runners came In on It,
although Brennan declared Smith out at
the plate, but changed his opinion when
Spies dropped the bali. Menefee famed
the air, and st. Paul had to get two or
quit.
Denzer dumbfounded the natives as well
as some of the sojourners by his second
safe hit, but was doubled out on Burke 8
grounder to Smith, and Geier flew to
Nance.
The Millers had won after hard fight
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the Ifghtship. They continued along on
this hitch for about five minutes, the
Columbia luf1ng up to take a haul on the
jfb halyards.
At 1925 the Defender broke out her
stay sail, and the race was on, with the
Defender to the windward.
AT 1890 both ships tackled to port, head
ing toward Point Judith and footing fast.
At first the Defender gained a triffe, but
as they continued on this hitch the
Columbia crawled up slowly. and but for
a shift of wind to the south would have
crossed Defenders bow on next tack.
The change in wind helped Defender
considerably, and when at 1 O'Clock the
Columbia tackled to starboard. about a
mile off Point Judith whistHng buoy, she
could have almost forced Defender about.
but the latter tackled within 100 feet of
the former, under her lee bow.
Capt. Barr could not stand having his
wind stolen by the Defender long, so he
fetched about at Los. and stood up along
shore on the port tack. Then the CO.
lurnbia began to gain on the Defender,
ana at the same time got into the wind
better. In twenty-five minutes the rev
boat had worked across the Defender s
bow and was tc. windward of her
With plenty of wind the Columbia and
Defender held down the shore on the
port tack, the former continuing to gain.
OF Noyes Point at 2:20 Columbia was
half mile ahead, and steadily increasing
her lead, and when she finally came about
at the end OF Fisher island. the distance
between the two was nearly a mile.
at 3:3s the Columbia took her final port
hitch, this time fetching we'll by Race
ROCK. Defender held on the starbeard
tack, and then turned In after the leader
Inc boats proceeded up the harbor and
anchored.
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AT LEXINGTON TO-DAY.
1t VIII Be Parker Against KatoII
Ia the Pftchers' Bex.

1t VIII Be Parker Against KatoII
IA the Pftchers' Box.
+ The ST. Paul and Minneapolis clubs will
play the second game of the midsummer
series at Lexington park this afternoon,
beginning at 3:45 sharp. Katoll will pitch
for st. Paul, and 1t is expected that Dr.
Harley Parker VIII be Or the rubber for
the Millers.
Shugart played a good game at short
close to the sack
Can team that wins a game on two
base hits. both singles. be said to be
lucky?
Preston's play IN right was we'll worth
seeing 1t was a reminder Of 1896 form.
-Hf 81 - s. fs:sar-st 1858 =;
Lally had his stick with him. but
Nance was under his high drives.
1t may be remarked In passing. that
the st. Paul team. has scored six runs
IN the last four games, an average of
one and one-half- to the game. Even with
tnat record 1t won two of the four games.
The st. Paul team has so far lost the
series with Minneapolis, IrdianapoIfs. Co
lunbus and Kansas City, tied that with
Detroit. and won those with Milwaukee
and Buffalo.
v bile the Minneapolis mana gement has
not formally consented to the arrange
ment, there seems every reason to EXPECT
that the Saturday game scheduled here
WI pc transferred to that city and the
Lexington park. That would be much
more convenient for all the fans
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-29
COMING CYCLE RACES.
Number of Fast Circuit Men Are
Sure to- He Here.

A. D. Smith, OF the Northwestern Cycle
company, has received assurances that
all of the fast circuit men will par.
ticfpate in the national circuit meet
which has been arranged to take place in
St Paul at Lexington park. July %
| A telegram was received yesterday from
Tom Eek, who is managing a string of
six or eight fast Canadian riders, saving
that his men would be here The mes
sage reads:
"Will bring Mcleod, champion of Can
ada; Mccarthy. Boake, and three Buffers
and will stir up balance of riders ON cir
cult" 81
Henry w. Fo1z. first vice president Of
the league at Indianapolis, writes that
Bowler, Porter and large number Of
| the Chicago contingent will be on hand
| OF the 22nd. e
Another wire was received from Nat
Butler, as follows: s"AH prominent cir
| cult riders will attend meet sure"
Major Taylor, the fast colored rider
and half dozen others of national repu-
tat1on will also be the list
Mr.. Smith stated East might that he had
hardly had time to hear from many OF
the riders, but expects to announce with
in few days the names of the fastest
coterie of professionals in the country
that will participate in the races.
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HARVARD-YALE BOAT RACE.
Perfect UnaRimity as to the Prob
able Outcome of the Events.

Perfect UnaRimity as to the Prob
able Outcome of the Events.
NEW LONDON. June 2S-Sfngular as
1T may seem. there appears to be perfect
unanin1fty at the Yale and Harvard head
quarters tonight. as to the probable out
come of the three races that the college
crews will row tomorrow. Both agree
That Yale. barring accidents, has the bet
ter chanee In the great varsity race that
Will be rowed for fouc miles down the
Thames just before shutdown. 1t Is also
admitted by both that the Yale freshmen
crew VIII not have the same ADVANTAGE
over Harvard in the race of two miles
up the river in the forenoon.
me facilities for viewing the races this
year are far better than ever before In
stead OF one observation train on tha
right bank Of the river, there will be
long trains on either bank, and those
tnat take the cars on the left bank will
nave an unohstructad view of the last
two miles of the varsity race. as we'll as
the entire freshman race in the tnornin9
Inc police arrangements of this yesr
are also improved, through the kind Of
nees or the treasury department. and
there Will be but little crowding of boats
at the finish near the bridges, Disagree
able feature in gone by years
That there will be a great fleet of boats
to witness the contests is assured. for
already tonight a dozen or more yachts
have taken up positions about the bridge
while the auxiliary cruiser Prairie. which
steamed into the harbor. looms up ma
testically. As an added attraction in
sight of the finish line. the two fastest
yachts aftoat in any waters are the CO.
lumbia and Defender. which arrived this
afternoon.
Tonight odds on Yale that were to 2
yesterday, dropped to to and to 4.
1t appears to be a general sentiment that
the Harvard crew has a dash that NAV
win In spite of the long experience of the
eight from Yale.
The freshmen race will start at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning. the crews
getting the pistol fire near the bridge
The course is two miles up stream, with
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WITH THE AMATEURS.

The Morals defeated the Langfords Sun
day, IT to Z. The features were the bat
ting of Slater and the fielding of Harring
ton. Batteries, Slater and Mccall; Swartz
and Grady. The Morals will play the Ply
mouths Sunday at 2:3e at the Post Siding
grounds.
The Cuban Kids have organized for the
season, and would like a game with any
fourteen-year-ol club in the city. They
line up as follows: ]. Saul, second base;
field; William Cronquist, center field; S.
Orbke, short stop; Charles Kartak. first
base; o. Rusacper, right field; A. Veg
werth, catcher; P Ashe, pitcher All
challenges to Charles Kartak, 900 East
Third street, manager
The Euclid Street Stars defeated the
Owls in very interesting game by a
score of 7 to 1. The features of the game
was the pitching Of Shroberg striking out
eighteen men and the batting Of Sorber-
two three-baggers, two two-baggers and
a single. Score:
RH E.
owls 30 0 o Q 0 ii i
The Euclid Street Stars challenge any
club under seventeen years. Address
manager or captain, 1906 Conway street.
They will play the Young Minnesota s
Sunday on the brickyards.
The Plymeuths and Hubs will cross bats
ing to the bad condition of the Aurora
grounds. La REVERE will be In the box
for the Plymouths, and Gehring for the
Hubs
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the finish at the two-mile varsity mark,
off the navy yard.
Immediately after the finish Of the
freshmen race the substitutes of the two
varsity crews will pull a four-oared var
sity race, continuing 1t up stream from
the navy yard, and finishing off the Har-
ard quarters, at the starting line Of the
varsity race.
Barring delays, these two races will be
finished by noon. The third race will
start opposite the Harvard quarters, and
the crews will pull four miles down the
river, finishing just above the bridge, in
the midst of a cluster Of steam yachts
and excursion steamers. The positions
in the races are: Freshmen race. up
stream, east shore, Harvard; west shore,
Yale.
Harvard; west shore, Yale.
Varsity race, down stream. east shore,
Yale; west shore, Harvard
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by Walter Camp, Barlow s. Weeks, pres
of the N. Y. A c., and Dr. Paul Neu-
mann. of the Chicago Athletic club. to.
contest in the games at the Paris EXPOSE
ton, next summer. The team will not
also rowing. water polo and swimming
Gov. Roosevelt. of New York, who has
been encouraging the venture has been
offered the honorary craftsmanship.
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Enthusiastic Admfrer Had Pre-
There Was an Advantage 1t Was
In Defenders Favor
NEW LONDON. Conn, June 2S-In a.
thfrty-nnf beat to the windwar1 today
the new defender, Columbia, beat the old
cup defender, Defender, eight minutes
besides giving her two-minute haudi-
cap. The race was from Brenton light
ship, off Newport, to New London. fully
thirty-e1ght miles. The Defender was
given start of two minutes. Thirty
miles of the stretch was beat to wind
ward, with such a stiff breeze blowing
that neither vessel carried the working
topsails, and it was In this kind of work
that the Columbia gained such a long
lead, averaging more than a quarter of
minute each mile faster than the De-
fender
The water was very rough, but the new
boat rode very easily. A stiff breeze
amounting to almost a squaI was blow
ing in the outer harbor this morning.
The Defender hoisted anchor shortly aft
Ci 1V v ClOCh Ills ana ran Gown
the bay. Her mainsail was hoisted on
the way out, and Capt Rhoads knocked
down to get look of the weather out
side and moved around the bay a little
to get sight Of the Columbia The CO.
lunbia weighed anchor at II o'clock, and
she was towed down to Castle hill, where
the Hawser was cast off and the yacht
beat out to sea under her three lower
sails.
The Defender was inside Brenton Reef
hghtship loafing along under the lib and
mainsails, waiting for her rival There
was heavy sea, and as the two yachts
plunged along, clouds of spray were
thrown into the air from under their
bows and fell away to leeward
The weather was threatening at the
start. and light rain compelled the
crews of the Defender and Columbia to
don their oilskins. The showers were
not heavy, but lasted nearly all day.
The Columbia ran UP to the Defender
rapidly and continued on the starboard
tack until the hghtship was passed The
Columbia was at that time 900 yards to
the leeward of the Defender and half her
length ahead.
At u o'clock both boats tackled around
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Chessmasters' Tournament.

LONDON, Jue 28.-The twenty-second
round of the International Chessmasters'
when the pairing, adopted from the sec
ond round of the Berger system was as
follows: Lasker VS.. Mason, Steinitz VS..
Tinsley, Maroczy VS.. Cohn, Pillsbury VS..
Schlecter, Janowsk VS.. Showalter, Black
burnes VS.. Lee, Tschfgorin and Bird had
byes.s When an adjournment was taken
at 4:36 O'Clock. Lasker and Mason had
Maroczy had the better game against
Cohn. Pillsbury had the best position
against Schlecter, while the games be-
tween Janowski and Showalter and B ack-
burne and Lee were adjourned in even
positions.
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| Earned runs, Cincinnati 4, Washington
Mercer; three-base hits, Setback Pad
den, Mercer, Butler; stolen bases, Smith,
O,Brien; double plays, Miller, Irwin. Cor
th II to Pei5a stsnfe G9reora IN
Mercer 3; struck out, by Phillips I, Mer--
Ger 8, Breitenstein 8; wild pitch, Mercer;
time, 2 hours; umpires, Swartwood and
Warner