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THE win of a 100 to shot. remarked
turf broker" as the men Of odds are no"
sometimes called, al the Bennins race track
Thursday afternoon. just after Gwynne mao
won. is generally regarded by those not
familiar with turf matters as crushing
blow To those of my profession. whereas
it is just exactly the other way Not once
In a thousand times does the win OF a 1oo
to I shot hurt the betting ring. 1t Is the
win of the favorite which hurts u.s. You
see. a mighty small contingent risks money
on a long shot, while It is the amount OF
money played on a horse which makes 1t
favorite Take this horse Gwynne. for in
stance. For perhaps Minute or two at
the opening of the betting on the race the
odds against him were 100 to l. and one or
two men, / am told. had as much as 100 to
i marked against his chances. Now. sup
pose a fellow wanted to risk ten-dollar
bill OF a FLYER on him, the instant the bet
was taken down would go the odds against
the horse. and the next man wanting to
get bet down on him would md that the
best he could get would be in all probability
not more than 80 to /. Then, II a ten or
five was taken at those odds, down they
would go again to. say. % or Is to l. and
then lower still. if the play on him con-
tinued- The gentlemen whose money the
talent and public are always endeavortng
to transfer to their pockets are somewhat
wise themselves and not in business for
their health or for the promotion of other
peoples capital But suppose that some
fellow got $1O on at 100 to l. the broker
would more than make up for that by the
money he took in on the favorite and the
other horses in the race. So. when you
hear a story of how the ring was burned
up on loo to | shot, pass it by. for not
once in thousand years is it true. And
10 .Is mt
up hundred at 100 to l. for we don't do
business that way. Bets of that size at
such odds get the go-by. and before the
fellow with the good thing could divide 1t
up he would find the whole ring 'on to it.,
and all he would then be able to get would
be the merry ha ha.' No, don't josh your
self with thu idea that the 100 to l shot
hurts the ring. The players of century
plants 100 to 1 shots, l mean. are the
'pikers. those gentlemen whose vast wealth
is never put down in blocks of more than
four quarters or four halves at a Tina. And
when they land nobody is hurt"
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One Of the peculiar sights to visitors to
SLOUGH hat lying on the velvet carpet in the
main aisle leading from the desk of the
President pro tenn. This hat has been the
bane of many a Senate page before he
came to know why it lies on the floor
1t has been stumbled over and has been
the cause of many an apology on the part
of senator's Most people who see it on the
floor think it has been dropped there mad
vertently, and their first thought is TO res
cue it and to put it in safer place. Many
a page has picked it up and put it on the
desk beside which it has been thrown.
But no sooner has some one rescued the
hat from danger of being stepped on than
its owner, who is Senator Gear of Iowa.
drops it on the floor again. While he al
ways hangs his overcoat in the cloak room.
MIR. Gear likes to have his hat near him at
all times. and ever since he has been in the
Senate he has kept it on the floor beside
him.
X X
The servant question, now that the Porto
Rican tariff discussion is out of the way,
may be taken up again with renewed inter-
est. few days ago well-known Wash
ington lady. being Unexpectedly bereft of
her kitchen assistance advertised for COL
ored woman capable of performing general
Homework.
The first caller in response to the adver-
tisement was a mulatto damsei, bedecked
with ribbon and finery. From her airs and
graces she might have been a graduate of
seminary. She announced that she had no
ticed the advertisement, and was DESTROYS
of securing employment.
Are you a good COOKE" inquired the lady
OF the house.
mo. indeed. 1 don't cook" was the reply
Are you good washer and ironer?" was
the next query.
Il wouldn't do washing and ironing; it's
too hard on the hands," declared the caller
Can You sweep" the housewife then
wanted to know.
No" was the answer, and it was pos
Tive one. y N net strong enough for that"
We'll. in the name of eoodness what can
you do" SAID the lady of the house, exas-
perated- The placid reply was:
4 dusts.'
1t is hard for those who have not had
the experience to realize how difficult 1t Is
to get full vote of the House of Repre-
sentatives. The work done by the men,
one representing each party, to whom is
assigned the task of arranging pairs and
seeing that members of each party are
present To vote on important measures, is
the most exacting and difficult that mem
bers are called upon to do in connection
with the passing of bill. Each party
assigns man to this duty. and he who
undertakes it makes a contract of eternal
vigilance. Young men of steady habits and
great constaucy are chosen. The men In
charge of the pairs have no time that they
can call their own when a vote of any i'm
portance is imminent. Night or day they
are SUBJECT 10 calls 10 look after this man
or that or to arrange a pair for some one,
who cannot or does not want to be at the
Capitol. While IL IS as much the duty of
one member as of another to be present
and attend to his business, there are in
every Congress from fifteen TO thirty men
VINO Will not do anything that is not exact
ed of them. These men never keep run of
the business of Congress. but rely entirely
upon the men In charge of pairs to keep
them Informed when vote of Importance
themselves frry {s 70 -
had Even when notified Of the hour for
a vote, they regard 1t as a favor to the
man who notifies them II they consent 10
appear and vote Some men have to be
placed under surveillance up to the very
hour OF the vote in order to secure their