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FeII short of Her Ideal.

when school girls grow confidential
with one another they sometimes.
am told. describe the Eort 81 a man
who corresponds 20 what they call
their beau ideal" Did yOu ever
happen 20 hear what Mrs. stephen
A. Douglas WIS credited with saying
on this topic? when / WIS at
school. " she remarked, II used 10 vow
that there were three kinds of men
never could bs induced To marry.
First. ! never would marry man
who WAS younger than l. Second I
never would marry man who WIS
shorter than T. Third. never would
marry a politician Well. kept my
vow. except that In marrying Mr..
DouRlaA married man who was not
quite az old nH !. who was not ~ tall
as ]. aud who was one of the most
prominent politicians Of his day e.
y. L. Mail and Express.
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A RIDE IN A NIGHT SHIRT.
Humorous Incident of william the
COnaueror's Escape from
Hand OF AHsRHHtnH.

Among several incidents of "Thc
Royhood of The Conqueror, related
by Adele +. Orpen, is this account of a
midnight flight:
One OF these shooting matches near
ly cost him his life. lie was about -
years old when, in early summer of the
year lOi7, he went with II large train Of
friends and attendants to shoot
at Nalognes. In those days there were
great forests covering the hills and
valleys around Nalognes, and ms these
forests were full OF game the young
duke and his friends expected to en-
JOY themselves. They formed so large
party that they had Ia separate ana
lodge where they could ia the town.
This left the duke with only a few serv-
ants in the castle. In the middle of the
night he wan suddenly awakened by n
loud knocking. and the shouting Of
some one mounting the stairs TO his
chamber. lie listened. and recognized
the voice OF Gallct strolling buffoon
whom he knew very well. and To whorn
he had frequently given little trifles.
Fly. hyl" shouted the buffnon.
william. thou art lost, Fly, sweet
friend! Thy murderers ure coming
! saw them. Fly. or thou wilt be
takenl"
William had been through too many
dangers. and had had too many narrow
escapes, TO neglect such u warning. He
believed that Gallct. though but fool.
spoke the truth. lie sprhnR from his
bed. aud. In his niRhtdress. with only
a short cloHk flung upon his shoulder
dashed downstairs aud into the court
yard. Pehraps he heard the sound Of
armed men approaching; perhaps he
needed To hear nothing more In order
10 realize his danger; at all events, he
seized the first horse he could find.
leaped upon IT bareback, and rode for
his life.
Not n moment too soon. He had
before several armed men hurrisdly
rode into II. Gallct met them at IN"
entrance. He had seen them "a short
time before from his hayloft ut the
inn, when they were preparing for
their murderous errnud. and whence
he had run TO warn bis sweet friend"
William lie knew them and their pur-
pose. "lla. bh!" be cried. with mad
Rlec, you're late, my sIrs; you're late.
The duke IL gone! William ~ OFT!
Your stroke has missed But bark SO.
bidc Bit He will pay you! You made
him pass bad night he will make
YOU see an III day" And then he ca.
pcrcd derisiyely about them. sr
Nicholas.
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creased TO 3o,ooO,OoO, and the surplus

creased to 1870 900, and the surplus
for export will be no longer available.
Whence, therefore, will the wants
of the world be suppliedP Russia at
present exports largely, the total be-
ing something more than two-fifths of
that from the states. But il cannot be
hoped that Russia will come to the res
cue of n hungry world. II is already
hungry itself, exporting food while its
own people are starving. Any change
here must be in the way of distribu-
tion. This change will be the more
speedy because the Russian population,
in spite of its suiferings, increases. In
deed, the difficulty of the general prob
lem is aggravated by the fact that, up
20 the point of actual starvation, search
" not only does not check, but actual
ly stimulates. the rate of increase. A
perfectly well-fed. well-educated and
generally comfortable population has
tendency to diminish rather than to
grow.
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MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

The peanut crop of 1890 is nearly
100000 bushels heavier than the crop
of iS9s.
Horses were introduced into Egvpt
oy the shepherd dKings#less than f7ao
h' C.=No horse figures appear ON the
early monuments of Egypt.-
1t has been discovered that a lot OF
expensive furniture in the capitol ut
Washington, supposed to be solid ma.
hogan, only thinly veneered with
that wood.
The sum of Se.637 600 has been ex.
pended in New Jersey making 44u
miles Of good roads Massach h1setts
has spent s., ,637.aoOZ ZonZss5o miles
which are as perfect as any highways
in Europe,
huhalo, with u population of 400,
200. expended Sl53,st 80 on the poor last
We. Rochester, with $50 people
spent Sa0,ooo, while Syracuse Will
about Zt95ooo inhahitants,. Paid out
more than $2oo, 600.
The street cars of Havana are heavy
cumbersome, old-style cars. drawn II,
three ponies, one in #the=leAd of a
span AT the douhletree,, ,all of then
hitched too far from the ear for econ
omy of effort on the part of the uttl,
beasts or successful handling by tn,
driver.
The original copy of the declaration
OF independence is NO longer to h,
seen by the public because exposur,
to the air and light has made III,
text and signatures almost illrgible
The document is now kept in SAT,
In the library OF the state department
at Washington and IL is believed tina
the faded lines are recovering som,
of their color.
The Chicago fire of October 3 nnt
Q. 1871, burned over about n, squar,
miles, destroying 1880 buildings
killing 200 persons and rentlcringg ps,
500 homeless. The loss was over 5000,
600 900, the most destructive fire eve
known. In the lioston fire. Novembe
Q, 1872, over 500 buildings wcr
burned; loss. $50. .000. 600. In the Phil
udclphin fire, July ., 1850. 967 house
were destroyed.
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HOW SHE tanned HER HUSBAND
AdrOit MRnneE In Witch n washing
ton woman cured Her Cap
tious Lord.

dare say there isn't u woman on
earth who hasn't n theory ON the sub.
lcct OF how 60 manage husband aud
! have never yet come across n man
who was any the worse for a little
scientific handling now and then.
II ] were In the florist business I'd
send palm tO IA certain senator's =
daughter. who has set an example
managing wives might follow with
profit She has a husband, this srna-
tors daughter who is disposed to he
critical Most of his friends are men
Of great wealth. who live extremely
well. and association with them has
made him somewhat hard To please
In the matter Of cooking. For some
time the tendency has been growing
on him. Scarcely a meal at his home
table passed without criticism from
him
What ~ this meant for?" he would
ask after t1stinR Hu entree his wife
had racked her brain To think UP
what ON enrth is this7" he would
say when dessert came on.
rs IL supposed to he a snlnd?" he
would inquire sarcasticaIly when the
lettuce was served The wife stood
IL No long ns sbr could One evening
hr came home IN a particularly cap.
tiOuA humor. His wife was dressed In
her most becoming gown and fairly
bubblcd over with wit. They went in
10 dinner. The soup tureen was
brought In. Tied 10 one handle was
card and on that card the inf0rma-
tion in big round hand.
This II soup"
I,oast beef followed. with n placard,
announcing:
This IN roast beef
The potatoes were labeled The
gravy dish was placarded, The olives
bore card marked Olives" the
salad bowl carried ting marked
salad" and when the ice cream
came ia card announcing This ia
iee cream" came with H. The wife
talked ~ thousand different things
all through the meal. never unee re
ferriAP by word or look To the lnbelsd
diaheN Neither then nor thefeaftsf
did she say word about them aud
never since that evening has tho
captious husband sentured tn inquire
what anything set before him is
Washington Post.
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ter right for t35. GOO and compelled
Clark to pay S90,00o for its use.
"a further item, which goes 20 show
clark's luck. or pluck il that a prom
inent western smelling company was
financially embarrassed. and as il was
at time Of panic the company could
not obtain ready money. Clark exam
ined its books, and. finding them in
good condition. took sl90. 900 stock in
the company. In going over the books
he noticed a carload II ore once Ia
awhile that was exceedingly rich, and
made inquiry Of the name Of the mine
from which the ore came. lie uaa told.
and went TO the mine dressed as a
miner and hired himself out 20 the four
young men who owned IL. and went 10
work az a miner. After seeing the
wealth Of the mine be bought IL for
$40 600. and this rniHe ii now making
him millions"
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THE KILLING OF WHALES.
There Is Little Of Excitement or
Danger In the Pursuit. a. II
IL Now Carried On.

DR.. Frederick w. True, of the Smith
sonian institution. who has just spent
two months in whale hunting in Green
bay, on the northeastern coast of New.
foundland, reports an interesting ex-
perience. He was sent out 10y the in.
stitution to study the fshbaek whale
and of the 9S animals caught all but IL
were of this variety. The story book
romance has gone entirely out of whal.
ing as pursued by the Newfoundland
ers. There is no frail whalehoat, with
the grizzled old harpooner in the bow
TO strike the whale, but instead = lit.
tie steam craft and powerful gun.
The gun throws large iron =har-
poon. with crossarms which lie against
the shaft until ii strikes a solid body
and then project out aud imhed them
selves. The head of this harpoon is
cigar-shaped and sharp pointed and
explodes as it strikes the whales side.
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CURIOUS WHEAT PROBLEM.
According to This Computation Scar
city OF Food Is Not by any
Means Remote.

II Sir William Crookes is to be be-
lieved, scarcity of food is not by any
means remote; it may come within
sight of persons now alive, and these
not very young, says the London Spec
tator. The case may be very easily
stated. At present the deficiencies of
the wheat-eating countries are supplied
by North America, especially by the
United States. In is9T-S the wheat
crop of the United States was about
10000. 900 bushels. OF this quantity
2i7. .000. 600 bushels were exported to
Europe, where no country, excepting
Russia and Turkey, grows enough for
its own population. The states are
able TO do this without trenching on
the home supply, because the total pop
ulation is not more than 5000, 900. In
1891. if the increase of population goes
on ut the same rate as that of the last
30 years. the $4,000, 600 will have in
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WONDERFUL CAPE NOME.
rIcs of the Rtch Gold
niEE tuEs.

In LITTER received recently. Lieut..
Wallace NJ, Craigie, Seventh United
States infantry. now stationed at Cape
Nome. Alaska, in charge of an army
substation, says;
Cape Nome, according to the old
timers, will be the greatest mining
camp IN the world Nome City. as IL
is now called is right ON the eoast of
Rehring sea, and extends for some
miles along the shore. Along the beach
the miners rock out gold and mike
from IS 10 $50 or more a day-one man
This sounds like statement that ad-
mits of doubt, hut IL is n faet,loue man
told me himself he had worked with
three Others for Ii days. and they had
rocked ont JUS ST. 600 all hard-earned
gold, but they had II To prove the state
ment, Then mp along the several
creeks-Anvil, Discovery. Snow 6uleh.
etc the Weld is really enormous. The
famous eiaim here is known MS No. /.
on Discovery. aud has turned out about
ST 600. COO. a few days ago nugget
weighing 30 ounces was found. and
about u month ago one weighing "A little
over 10 ounces was taken from the
sluice boxes ON the same claim, Some
men have u centrifugal pump down ON
the beach below the town. and have
sluicc boxes running back TO the soil.
called tundra hy the natives. which is
filled with fine gold OF "a very pure
quality,
The thing that impressed me most
WAS that in less than a month after
the town started the 'diggings' was the
circulating medium, and valued at SiG
an ounce, although no oiIcinl assay
had been made. Men so out with their
rockers and pans, aud come back to
town, aud eat and drink. aud pay for
! IL with the result pf the day = digRingp
| There are numerous propositions to
interest men Of capital. such as a good
water supply system. electric light
| plants, aud the man who can lay "A
trolley system up To the mines for
transporting freight aud supplies has
the greatest aud surcst business ven
ture of all, These are now carried by
pack trains an1 freight Wagons. Dogs
are also used, they being able To carry
about 10 pounds each. The town haa
increased In five months from about
250 10 3,e00 inhabitants. and IL is
thought when navigation opens in the
spring there viii be 10. 600 or 90. 600 pco-
pie here, Coal is S75 a ton. lumber $Ie5
per 1000; yet people are building and
settling bcrc, Our new quarters are
very comfortnble-fr frame covered with
corrugated iron. We are all nicely set
tied for the winter, | am told the
northern liRhtsHs seen here are beyond
description, and the moon as bright
aud clear nscrystal. which ia measure
will have To make up for no day or sun.
II our monthly mail scheme only
proves successful there are many
worse places than Cnpe Nome. even
though 80 isolated aud distant We
hope for great things In the spring
more United States troops aud hrttcr
facilities for communication with the
outside world during the long fall and
winter scnson
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generating a gas which serves To keep
the fish afioat after the wrccking efrest
Of the shock on its internal organs has
left IL n lifeless mass. \ stout rope is
attached 60 the butt of the harpoon.
and by this the whale is kept in leash as
1t threshes madly through the water
in vain effort to escape its unknown
enemy. Death rapidly ensues. unless,
as sometimes happens, the projectile
goes through the fish from side TO side,
when a second shot Is necessary.
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nmelnI InaiKnn1lnn.

Quick as a fash the man sBatched
her purse and WIS on with IT, hi
rectly behind her not ~ yards nwaY.
stood policeman who had Witnessed
the crime. She turned 20 him. cry
ing fraBtically. ''Itobl,er' robler'''
Ia few moments the policeman
stood beside her.
say" he cried. "Don't you yell
Rubber az me-"
His Indignation was but natural
for wAs IL not his duty. after ali. 10
ses just such things p Pbiiatislphia
PFssaa
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succeeded in getting out o, breath. so
at last the dancing master lost patience
and told his pupil that he was incapable
Of learning. The judge therefore went
TO law, and got the following verdict
in his favor: Seeing that man who
has no physical defects is not unfit TO
be taught to dance, the professor Is
hereby condemned 10 continue his les
sons until his pupil is proficient. The
willing magistrate and the unwilling
dancing master have therefore set TO
work again.
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START OF THE FEUD.
senator Clark Had 90 Pay Marcus
DAILY Eighty Thousand Dollars
for n stream.

Gus" Schmidt tells this story in
connection with the trouble OF senator
Clark, OF Montana, who is bitterly pur-
sued by Marcus DAILY, says the Indian
apolis Press:
THE start of this feud dates from
their early mining days when Clark
was dependent on the water from a
small stream for the successful work
ing OF his mines. DAILY bought the wa.
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Victim of st,a,ssy.

Wife George. are you going 10 the
club to.niRbt2
Husband Yes. my love. really
don't care Ia 90. but IL is an impof.
tant meeting. and IL would hardly do
for fpe to absent myself
What time do you expect TO re.
turn home 3''
"Iiy II o'clock at the latest -
We'll. on your way just stop for me
st the W0man's Twentieth Century
club. on Reener street. I'll De sure
to wait for you. Richmond Dis
patch
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nnnhIe Gnnra. nanhlr n.er.

A war correspondent writes from
South Africa 10 the London Daily Mail:
- certain gallant corps at Chieveley
camp provided the guard that should
protect our precious beer till Christ
mas day. In the morning two dozen
bottles were missing. Disgracefull
Faid the authorities. double the guard
And they doubled H. Next day four
do1sp were missing"
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Minister Wen. Johnnie. what do
you propose ~ make ~ yourself when
y0H grow up 20 be a man?
Johnnie lth0uRhtfnliy)- Wen.
don't know sure. but have been
thinking lately that ! should like TO
be a dog catchsr.-somcrTiiI Jour
nal.
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A pese.wsk~r.

FirR; CitizsB--f say The century be
gan on the izt of Januar -, 1900.
Second Citizsn-I say IL begins on
the isf of January. 1901
Third Citizen Say. whT can't yog
coinprorI,ise this? WIS not let II begin
on the Fourth Of July. 1876 7-Pgck.
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An English paper tells of Greek
judge who took it into his head to
learn to dance. He is an elderly man,
and in spite of all his efforts he only
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n.r Rnait.

Bob--so you're waiting upon Miss
slovtoy iatsiy7
Tom Lateiy7 ] ssaouid ssy 40.
We neIer get anywhere on time
Philadelphia Bulletin.
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The ostaes nais In r.xAs.

When men learn to do unto others
as they would have others do unto
them. horse trading will have become
one Of the lost arts.-Galyeston News.
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daughter has receivcd from the use OF
Lydia r. Pinkhnm's Vegetable Com
pound. After beginning the use Of
your medicine she began 70 mend
rapidly and IL now able 10 be at her
work. Her menses are regular and
almost painless. fec! very thankful
90 you and expect 10 always keep your
Vegetable Compound In my house. IL
H. tho best medicine ever knew. You
have my permission TO publish this
letter II you wish, IL may be the means
of doing others good. Mus MATILDA
A. CANr, Manchester Mil, Macou, Ca,
September 10, 1899.
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II is said that care will kill a cat. but
n a man doesn't care very much be viii
probably find booijack or gun just as
elective Chicago Daily News.
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The veracity Of figures often depends upon
the honesty Of the statistician. Chicago
Daily News.
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A MOTHERS STORY.
Tolls About Hor Daughters Illnoss
and How Bho wss fssiisvod--
Two Lottors 20 Mrs Pinlxhalss

"Mns. PISEHAH IL write 10 tell you
about my daughter She IL nineteen
years old and In flowing all the time,
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DEAR MRs. PfsK-
HAM:-It affords mo
great pleasure 10 tell
vo.,s oftIa l,.uaHf Ks
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The trainer Of these doei beasts Henry Mooney Of New In their R
The
o
fromw y yrnade
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WtsaAa
. try Lydia =. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound. but I
want your advice
before beginning lts
use. ! have become
very much alarmed
about her. as she is
getting no weak, -
Mus. MATILDA A.
CANT, Manchester
MIL, Macon. Ca,
May 2i, 1899.
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and hes been for about
three months. The doc
tor does her but very
little good, II any. l
The age-herald., 1900-12-06
BOND SALE.

State of Alabama, Tuscalosa County.
 Notice is hereby given that on Thursday, the 18th day of December, 1900, there will be sold at auction in front of the Courthouse door of said county, during the legal hours of sale, bonds of said county to the amount of $25000. These bonds bear interest at 5 per cent, payable semi-annually, and ma ture 20 years after date. These bonds will not to be sold for less than par, and the right Is hereby reserved to the Commiss- toners Court of said county to refuse any or all offers that may be made for said bonds The bonds to be sold were issued under an act of the General Assembly of Alabama, approved in November. 19O0 and are known as the Special Bridge Bonds
 JAMES c. BROWN,
 Judge of Probate.
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Mrs. Jemison Entertains in
 Honor of Three Brilliant Women

Three of the most brilliant and charm ing women in the South were the guests of honor at a beautiful luncheon given yesterday at o'clock by Mrs. Robert Jem- ison at her home in Sixth avenue The luncheon was in compliment to her guests, Mrs. Virginia -Clopton, of Huntsville; Mrs. Helen Plane, of Atlanta, and to Mrs. M. F. Rhodes, of Tennessee, who is the guest of Mrs. Rufus N. Rhodes. The de- tails of the luncheon were unusually elab- crate, and the occasion was notably bril- liant. The table at which the guests were seated was a symphony in white, the cen tre-piece being a tall cut glass vase filled with gorgeous white chrysanthemums exquisite white roses placed at each corner added their fragrance and beauty. A deli cious menu was served and the souvenirs were exquisite Parisan conceits.
 It would be difficult to find a coterie of women who typify so charmingly the brilliant past, and who have lost none of the bonhonnie and wit that made them fa- nous belles in years gone by. The guests at the luncheon were Mrs Clay-Clopton, Mrs. Plane, Mrs Rhodes, Mrs. Vanhoose, Mrs. Rufus N. Rhodes, Mrs. Robert H. Pearson. Mrs J. c. Henly, Mrs. Edward H. Cabaniss, Mrs. James Bowron, Mrs. Jack Johnson, Miss Hogan.
The age-herald., 1900-12-06
MRS. RICHARDSON DEAD.
A Noted Dramatist and Poet Passes
 Away in Rome.

New York, December 5.-A special dis patch to the Brooklyn Eagle from Rome says:
 Mrs. Abby Sage Richardson, dramatist, poet, literary critic and translator, died In this city today'
 Ms. Richardson was born in Massachu- setts in 1887. She was Miss Abby Sage Early. In the sixties she was married to Daniel Mcfarland, a lawyer. About 1868 she secured divorce from him. She be- came engaged to and married to Albert Dean Richardson, whom Daniel McFar- land killed in the New York Tribune office in 1869, and to whom upon his deathbed Mrs. Richardson was married. McFar- land was acquitted on the ground of in- sanity.
 Mrs. Richardson was the author; of "Fa- miliar Talks on English Literature" "Old Love Letters Stories from Old English Poetry" History of Our Country" "A Medieval Roman" as well the editor of Songs from the Old Dramatists" and other books.
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MRS. E. CHUCK,
 IOz ". 2Ofh Street

ens), 40 to 1 and 12 to 1, second; Ben Chance, 1O3 GA Weber,, to B. third. Time 1:371s. Miss Loretta, Inuendo, Musket and Fowler also ran.
 Second race, six furlongs-Aaron, 103 (WonderfuD, to 1 and ? to l, won by two lengths; St. Bluff, 95 (Cochran), 10 to 1 and 1 to 1, second; Tonicum, 106 (Wilkerson) s to 5, third. Time 1:221R. Ed Adack, Elsie Del Shut Up, Matin, Tour, Tootsie Green, Lady Seabrook also ran.
 Third race, six furlongs, selling-Rosy Morn. 1O2 (Flick) 9 to 1 and 10 to 1, won by a neck; Crystalline, 102 c. Miler), 60 to 1 and 25y to l, second; Jessie Jarboe, 104 CWinderly), to ?, third. Time 1:22%. Tom Gilmore, Borden, Little Reggie, Belle Simp- son, Lida s, Frank Ireland, Princess Mur- phy and Fanny Leland also ran. Segurance left at post.
 Fourth race, handicap, mile and an eight1-Monk Wayman, 9S (Wonderly), 8 to l and 8 to l, won by two lengths; Major Mansir. 9S (Cochran), to 1 and to 2, sec ond; Woodthrice 101 GIT. Wilson,, 13 to 5, third. Time 2:66&. Lillian Reed and Obsi- dian also ran.
 Fifth race, mile, selling-Joe Shelby, 11O CTuly), g to l and to 1, won; Sauber, IF Dupee), ' to l and 2 to 1, second; False Lead, 1O7 (NeeD, 15 to l, third. Time 1:511s. Greyforge, Fitholin, Samovar, Kildarlie, Dan Cupid and Barrica also ran.
 Sixth race, six furlongs, selling-Orion, 102 (Flick), 3 to 1 and even, won by two l and to 5, second; Uhlers, 1O2 (McGinn), Olekma, Governor John and Springer also