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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-24
COSTLY FLY SPECKS
They We're the Cause of a $4,000
Loss in a Poker Game.
Player Thought He Had Four Flights
and Made His Bet Accordingly
How a Figure Was
Changed Into an 8.

81 once knew a couple of fly specks
to cost nearly $4,000. to say nothing
of mans life, in poker game" said
a New Orleans turfman, talking about
big gambling in the old days, to
Times-Democrat reporter. ut was in
$50 or TO forget the exact date
and the game was played in club
room on Royal street. There were
four men at the table-a merchant,
a railroad superintendent, ST. Tam
many planter and an ex-judge, all
pretty well to do, except possibly the
railroader. They had sat down for
merely little diversion and started
in at dollar limit. The game rocked
along for perhaps couple of hours
without anybody getting very badly
hurt, when a jackpot came up, and,
by one of those condolences that al
ways happen at cards when least ex-
pected, everybody received a big hand
on the deal, and when they got
through hosting the ante there was
about $50 on the table.
''The judge had three Fights and
discarded an ace and a queen; the
planter had four fives and drew one
card as blind, and forget what the
others held. The cards they were
playing with were indicators with
marks on the corners, and as there
were several spectators in the room
the judge held his hand very close to-,
gether and looked only at the index
figures on the edge. He saw that he
had caught eight in the draw, making
four. Then the betting began in
earnest, and pretty soon the railroad
man and the merchant dropped out
I'm throwing down his hand" con-
tinued the storyteller, lone of the
men who passed out accidentally
turned over his cards, exposing a
kng-high straight. The judge got q
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-24
woMAN's pIrEous PLEA.
Stops Proceedings of F1remen at q
Critical Time by Her Anxiety
for Her False Teeth.

A brown stone building in upper
New York was in flames the other day,
when a woman, tmanifest1y labofing
under intense excitement and distress,
rushed up to the fire lines and cried
out:
"Save them! Oh, please, mister,
save them! They'll be burned up sure
if you don't bring them out!"
She began to weep and lament in
heart-breaking fashion
Where are your children, madam 2"
asked one of the firemen, "Wha floor
are they on and in what room?"
They're in the dentists Office on
the second floor" sobbed the wozhan,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-24
HERO OF Ell CANEY.
Will Command American Land
Forces In Northern China.
Gen. Adna h. Chanee Honored by the
President-Wiu Have Four Resi-
ments OF Boys In Blue in
His Command.

Maj. Gen.. Adna r. Chaffee, the hero
Of FL Caney, who will command the
American army in China, is a popular
western soldier with a great record as
an indian fighter. He was born in
Ohio in 1912 and entered the regular
army in 1851 as sergeant of company
K. Sixth cavalry. He was with the army
of the Potomac until Lee surrendered
in action. A third brevet came to him
for gallantry in fight with Comanche
Indians in Texas in 1868. He was
wounded at Fairfield, at Brandy Sta
ton and in Indian conflicts. He has
been soldier in every sense of the
word since the commencement of his
career in the army.
He was recommended for the brevet
Of lieutenant colonel of the United
States army "for distinguished services
in successfully leading a cavalry charge
over rough and precipitous bluffs. held
by hostile Indians, in the battle of Red
River, August 80. 1874, and for diligent
and faithful service during the cam
'paign." He has had charge Of the San
Carlos Indians, fought the White Noun
tain tribes, served under Gen. Miles and
led a dashing, daring life as a COM
mander. When he was ordered to Gu
'ba, under Gen. Shafter, it was predicted
that he would be heard from in meri-
torious way.
! His opportunity came at FL Caney.
Gen. Shafter never planned battle at
that point. But Gen. Chaffee discerned
that one was certain. His reconnois-
sance of the position of the SpaniardS
before he ordered the engagement to
open has been described by Capt. Ar
thur Lee. of the British army, as one
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-24

glimpse of it, and, having discarded
an ace, he naturally concluded that
his four Fights were invincible,
straight fushes not being played at
the time. So when the planter sug-
gested that they take off the bride
for the hand, he promptly consented
and opened the ball with a bet of
500. The ST. Tammany man raised
him $3.50, and he raised him back
$500. At that the planter did good
deal of studying. There was then
nearly ST, 400 in the pot, but as the
other man had drawn two cards the
chances were he had tours, and the
odds were against their being smaller
than fives.
"That, at least, was the way he told
us afterward he figured it, and he was
on the point of laying down; but
there was possibility of bluff, and
finally he pulled out $500 in currency
and called. One of the onlookers was
standing right behind the judge, and,
as said before, he never looked at
anything but the indicators in the
corners, keeping his hand punched
together. I have you beat he said,
tossing the cards, face down, on the
table; L have four eights.' They're
good said the planter; 1T serves me
right for being a fool;' and he began
to turn them over, one by one.
What's this!' he exclaimed suddenly,
as he uncovered the last card. There
were three Fights, a tray and a four
spot.
The judge glared at the paste
boards with a face as black as thun-
der. This won't do!' he shouted. at the
same time slapping his hand over the
money. I'll take my oath had four
eights!' Meaning to imply what? p
said the planter, very quietly, but
rising from his chair. What might
have happened nobody can say, but
the good horse sense of the railroad
superintendent rose to the emergen-
cy. Gentlemen he said, we are not
swindlers or poker sharps. There has
been some mistake. Now, let's keep
cool and find out what it wars
'sThat Gained things down, and an
examination of the cards showed
clearly how the blunder arose. One
of the register marks in the corner
of the tray looked exactly like an
eight, owing to couple of fly specks
in an open space of the figure 8.
Holding the cards punched the indi-
Gator had misled the Judge, and he
had simply thrown away upward OF
q thousand dollars. I'll do him the
justice to say he took it like man,
but he swore solemn oath he'd never
play another game with one of those
ssosxy-fanol0d doolxz."
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-24

pire. You may go to the bench for
using profane language
"Of course the opposing pitcher gave
the next man up four wide ones, and
the umpire again called an out. The
second baseman was the one to protest
this time, and he in turn was sent to
the bench and put out of the game
When the umpire called the third man
out on the fourth ball the rage of our
team knew no bounds. Fear of the
bumpers prevented us from doing any
thing violent to him, and we had to be
content with killing him with our
mouths. We threw out words and cpl
thets so vehemently that when our op-
ponents came to bat everyone on our
side but myself had been ordered out
of the game.
"Our adversaries were already pro-
claiming victory, but babe them cease
their cries and went in to contend
against them alone.
''The first man up knocked a pop-up
fly, which I easily gathered in The
second man hit a little grounder, which
I stopped, and by hard running beat
him down to first. The third man was
disposed of in a like manner.
81 was the first man up in the next
inning, and saw that, as there was no
body to follow me, it would be neces-
sary to make home run. The first ball
pitched was wide one, but leaped
across the plate and landed into deep
center for four bases. I went to the
bench and then came up in place of the
second man. This time I jumped high
into the air and hanged the ball over
right field fence. Nine times I came
to bat and made nine home runs, win
ming the game by the score of 40 to 4S.
The Houndville bumpers were crazy
with rage, but none Of them questioned
the slight irregularity of my coming to
bat nine times in succession, as it was
just that I should take the place of
the absent players. And then they
take a good many liberties with the ma
tiona1 rules out there"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-24
SAMUEL ALsCHULER.
Illinois II q Lawyer and Only
F0rty-ODe Years Old.

Samuel Alschuler, of Aurora, the
democratic nominee for governor of
Illinois, started life as Chicago baby
November 20, 1889. Two years later his
father, Jacab Alschuler. moved to Au-
rora and the boy got his educat ton in
the public schools OF the town and
his first training in politics in the man
agement of the "gang" which ruled his
street. At 16 he. had finished his
"sch ooling" and found a place as clerk
in one of Aurora's general stores.
Two years OF yard sticks and bal
ances satisfied him, however, and he
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-24
THE UNJUST UMPIRE.
BE Was Fooled by the Enterprise
of a Marvellous Player.
Defeat Of the Houndvule bumpers
by the Hurtling Lilacs Dat I'm
WiscOnsin-A Startling and
Unique Game of Ball.

The baseball cranks were assembled
in their usual place in the back room
of a drink dispensary, says the New
York Sun, and were swapping stories.
The man with the sunburned neck had
just finished telling how he had once
made . triple play unassisted, when
the man with the sandy whiskers
spoke up.
'The remarkable play which the man
with the sunburned neck has de-
scribed,' he said, reminds me of a
singular game in which myself once
participated. It took place out in Wis
consin. The team of which I was a
member was called the Hurting Lilacs,
and my regular position was right field.
The Houndwille bumpers, the team
that went up against US, was made up
of ex-cowboys, and they had the repu-
tation of getting burly on the slightest
provocatiom The umpire was an ex-
tremely large man, who knew about as
much about baseball as Adam did about
the mechanism of an automobile.
'..The game began, and the umpire's
decisions were so uniformly unjust and
idiotic that neither side suffered more
than the other, and, for a time all went
we'll. But in the last half of the eighth
the trouble began. The score stood
IS to 40 in favor of the bumpers. Our
side was at bat. and the first three
men up drew bases ON balls. Then the
fourth man got four wide ones and
the umpire called him out. Our first
baseman was justly enraged at the I'M
fair decision, and demanded an expla-
nation.
The bases are FULL said the UNI
oire, and there is no room for the bat
ter. Therefore he is OUT
Why, you blankety BANKED
.hump,' exclaimed the first basenan,
don't you see that it forces-?'
No man can be scored unless the
ball is hit OUT interrupted the UNI
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-24

cape CO1OuyJ
he embarked in business. Then the
on-rush of affairs carried him into
the colonial parliament. He gained
the reputation of being conservative
and Of not laundering, and that made
him colonial secretary and prime
minister of the colony. From 1854
to 1886 he was treasurer and the last
named year again became premier
When Cecil Rhodes resigned the pre-
miership owing to the Jameson raid,
Sir J. Gordon was made prime min
lister for a third time. In politics he
is an imperialist, with not overmuch
sympathy for the Dutch, but he is
quite generally trusted by the mixed
classes of Cape Colony, and it is be-
lieved will do much to pacify the coli
ony Beers at this time.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-24
SNAKES IN THIS BOAT.
one Brave GIRL Took on Her waisl
and. Using It n . Holder
Oasted the Reptile.

Lake Minnetonka has not been the
theater of sea serpent yarn for sew
eral years. but the Minneapolis Trib-
une states snake story that is worth
telling. # only to chronicle the bravery
of Florence Fouch. daughter of John
81. Fouch.
The other day neighbor OF the
Fouch family went out with the two
daugh terso Mr.. Fouch for row upon
the lake When they embarked they
took no particular notice of the con-
dition OF the boat. It had been moored
next to the shore, in little bay, in
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-24
SIR GORDON sPR1GG.
New Premier and Treasurer of Cape
Colony Is Not In Sympathy
with the Dutch.

Sir Gordon Sprigg, who is the new
premier and treasurer of Cape Col
ony, was born at Ipswich, and is the
son of a Baptist minister. Ill-health
affected him, as it did Cecil Rhodes,
and sent him to South Africa for new
health and fortune. He was first
at Cape of Good Hope in 1858, where
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-24
Flirtation Among students,

One of Chicago's high schools is to be
removed from its location next to a
medical college because the Irritation
among students cuts down the average
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-24

Rapid Pneumatio Mail Service.
Letters are shot from Paris to Ber-
in. q distance of 700 miles, through Q
tube in Is minutes.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-24
Pur.ued bx Hara Lnck.

Hard luck seems to attend John W.
Gaskill, of lola, Kan. He sod his
wagon to get money to pay the taxes
on his dogs. and few days later one
Of the dogs upset lamp. which set
fire to and destroyed Mr.. Gasina
house.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-24
THE HooDoo WORKED.
why This Actor Firmly Believes That
Putting On q Stocking Inside
Out La an III Omen.

A well-known actor, who is super
stitious, was once dressing for the
evenings performance and, discover
ing that he had put on his left stock
ing inside out, disregarded the demon
of superstition by Immediately remov-
ing it and arranging it properly He
laughed, meekly though, at the warn
ings of those about him, but he had
occasion to think of the incident be-
fore the night was over.
His performance went all right. He
never played his part better, nor had
he won so much applause in single
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-24

Iowa's 0ctogenarian association adj
mits no one under 80 years of age, and
its oldest member viii be 101 ON his
next birthday,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-24

Many an illiterate man is able to make his
dollar mark Chicago Daily News.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-08-24
a. Thev were Married.

So They Were Moff1e0.
Miss Tickle and Mr.. Coy have just
been happily welded in Grundy eoun-
e., Ne.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-02-04

door, but the key can be had by ap-
plying at the bar.
Twas good thing that the X. X.
ks hadn't their last game first last
week. Hey, Mack?
Larry Howard has temporary charge
of the Kenmores.
The kissing Bugs sent the Rough
Riders home talking to themselves.
Vogler is back in the game again
and was,s,s spry as though he had sat
on tack.
Hackman wishes it stated in these
columns that his upper front teeth
are not false.
Henning has a habit of saying
well I guess j amt there, Hey KIDD
when he makes good play. But that
isn't often.
The fire poker has been hidden
these last few weeks for Bell is ever
lasting jabbing it in the stove. He
runs a coal yard
Jim Richards has entered the field
with the Rough Riders.
Ray hasn't been with us for a few
weeks. But money comes easy to
him; he works in bank:
In the excitement of the second
game Disher left part of his cheap
stogie go down his throat. No dam
age.
Roy Miller's nails or the thumb and
index fingers are worn down through
hunting for that seven week old
mustache.
Balzer. of the All Alilkes, has prom
promised the headquarters new ale
book. but until now it has failed tc
put in it's appearance.
Ross made a two hundred game last
week for the second time in his Twelve
years bowling career.
Eckhart has made his appearance
with the Kenlnores under the name oil
Hoge.
HandIan and Marschner didn't come
near their old time form last Friday
but Handlan blames it on Friday being
an unlucky day. ;.
Z Geller is mad about something; 1t IS
thought because some one spelled MS
name with an IS" in stead OF 'G
There are no flies on Turner, Brown
or Stevenson. for even when their part
ners are going to the dogs they are
there.
Sid Sarver came in from the country
to help his team, while Bearly went 70
the park to spend cool evening. :.
Another Fette has entered the Wneel-
ing league. This time it's Harry, Win
the All Alikes.
The Wheelings have hot programme
arranged for the All Alikes for nex'
Friday. There may be two pro-
grammes.
In fifteen weeks RAIDER has made
total of five hundred or more each time
but three, once over six hundred.
Fiddle Rolf promises some hot argu-
ments for the new race. The Ken
mores, Apollos. kissing Bugs ano
Rough Riders say the same.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-02-04
CURESBLOOD POISON
A TriaI Treatment sent Pret - Az
who suffer From any stare
of the Disease.
cvr.. Case. that Hot Springs ard 40
Other Tr~afmeHts Faifr
20 Even Help.

There has beer Discovered b. Pc STATE
Medical Institute. 90 Elskrsn lag. ".
Wayne. ind. the mos, femaska 'iooa
pgssos cure ever hasrd o. Il aaE~4eh al
ssco Indications - mucpus R'cfcs IN the
mouth. sore sAroai. copper co.7red spots.
,,eerassoss on the body ard Ia hundreds Of
cases whore the hair ara eyebrows ha@
sal,en ous. ard the wno.e sk.n vas mas
- nasse rsrnp,es AID ulcers ihss wonderful
,yeesac fas eornplesefy c,iarSsd .he waoie
bo4g Isto n e.ean.A perfect condition q
aaeses.al seassh- Evefy gai7CGd running
into Fl. Wayne brings scores % sufferers
sss kiu. fnss rev aad marve.oas cure and
~ 9rabye those wno cannot travel 10 reaI-
sze VIVA. truly Elaryesous work the irs.i-
ii IL, Is Accomplishing trey VII sead free
- everv s1rersr a free frisi treatment 6
tnat cveryops can cnFe tEenssses n tns
prtvacy 81 their era home tbs - th-
au,v kroUn cure for Bfooa. Poisqn. DO nos
hezs.ase 10 wiz assoncs AID me free sst<1
win be sent sealed in plata paekaF&
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-02-04
LORD poNsONWyND AT A PRIZE FIG CIT

pany, three is roast" Its poor Dat
that won't work both ways. If at first
you don't succeed. try the ouriield."
There are no good umpires except dead
umpires.' II wishes we're home runs,
heggars would root" ''Dor't catch your
catches before they arc catehed." Its a
wise child who knows aow &c keep score
card" Money makes the manager go
and exchange players" He who hits and
runs away will I've to hit another day.
Make first base while the sun shines in
the pitchers eyes" ''Cutfielders, Ike in
fielders, come home to roose-on the UNI
pire's neck Where ignorance is bliss
'twere folly to attract the umpire's atten-
ton.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-02-04

this town with guards stationed every
hundred yards.
At Chenille, Alice, Allmans and
Alum Bridge the situation remains the
same. At Lynn the wife OF Lloyd Rine-
hart, who is the only case there, has
broken out with symptoms Of the dis
ease. 1t is reported tonight that the
disease has broken out at Flatwoods
and Neville, Braxton county. There
are number of cases at Camden-on-
Gauley, and there is rumor. but it
cannot be verified, that the disease is
in the railroad camps upon the new line
being built from Camden-on-Gauley 10
the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad.
Frank Cummings. who arrived here
yesterday from Camden-on-Gauley, was
Immediately quarantined within his
own home. There are NO new cases
here and great deal Of preeaution is
being taken. The hospital quarantine
is very rigid and will remain so as long
as there is any danger of the disease
spreading.
Regardless of the reports to the con-
trary. Chenille telephones tonight that
Senator r. F. Kidd is all broken out
and is very sick man. and that At
torney n. NJ. Benefits condition Is
critical the physician saying his life is
hanging on thread. Shorld Mr. Ben
nett pass away ii will be the first fatal
ity in the six counties infected
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-02-04
A REMARKABLF-DoclEfBsaSRa
written for Americans and Emnnat-
ing From Pretoria.


ing From Pretoria.
LONDON. February 3.-Ths papers
here publish extracts from a remark
able document emalating from the of
flee of the Secretary of State at Pre-
toria, dated December 16. The sdocu-
ment comprises 10000 words. aad is
countersigned by Secretary Of State
Roltz. II seems specially written for
the American public. 1t says;
we to a great extent DEPEND on
America and Europe for ouf food
stuffs 1t viii be criminal on the part
OF the great powers to safer this lit
tie nation to perish by ram Sa-.s lQea
the sword has failed, Since. I'm 1870,
the President % the ilaiteiN States
acknowledged our republic SIS o. cover
eiga state, Americans have hocked
here in numbers. In every instance
the hand OF fellowship has been ex-
tended to them Not a single case Of
disagreement Is on record. but with
the first war note Of the oppressor we
are informed that America is acting in
league with the enemy II our sister
republic has no sympathy for us: II
the boosted condeseepsion Of tfh Brit
ish is to be preferred to sincerity and
truth. we will no longer believe In
the justice and integrity Of the Amer
lean nation, and her profession OF
Christianity we will conslder empty
sound
Secretary Retz further says the
poers have never abused the white
flag ard that the British murdered
women. children and Americana and
German subjects at Derderpoort.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-02-04
NEWS Of B0NLfRD0h.
MxrrEns or INTEREST TO DE-
v0TEES OF THE POPULAR
GAME.
THE LOCAL TOURNAMENTS
Are Being Conducted Without Any
DScrcase In the interest Manifest
outstanding ana Averages of
Tenms-PersonaI Mention of the
Wheeling League Players. =

The second series of the Wheeling
tournament is over. Tomorrow night
the league starts on its final windup.
Each team has met every other team
twice and now they bid each other fare
vel. each week, for it will be the last
time they meet each other in friendly
contest on the alleys in this tournament
of 15a9-19n0 Until now not game has
been postponed, nor have any favors
been asked from the different captains,
as each captain has always had his full
team toeing the foul line at the call OF
time and to such men is due the sue
cess of the league. The race has been
an interesting one from the start, aIg1
at this late day the interest in the Tirst
position of the race is becoming more
intense with each weeks games. The
Wheelings underestimate the strength
OF the All Alikes and have the task of
their lives to get a good hold on first
place. The K X X. boys who merely
entered the race for the sport, have
been silent. but interesting spectators,
and should either of the. leaders take a.
fall they will find dangerous opponent
passing them. The EmigranIs and
Oeeolas are fighting it out to finish
for fourth. The last five teams will
start new argument with next weeks
games for which the following prizes
are to be paid: First, $500: second,
$500; third, s400; fourth, $500; fifth,
$500 It will be seen that every team
i'll the league will get a prize, regard
less of where they finish.