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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-06
DEAD ONE CAME TO LIFE.
Judges switched Riders and the I'm
dcrtakcra' Were Searched.


Billy Pinkerton. as he is Familiarity known
among the horsemen. has few equals as a
story-teller. Travelling thousands and thou
sands Of miles yearly and meeting all kinds
OF people in all the walks Of life. he Is
constantly accommodating material which he
handles in excellent style Billy enter
tanned a party OF co~ngenial spirits with
"reminiscences Of his travels and sand
wiched in among them a few horse stories
which are well worth repeating.
II tried once to save Pat sheedy from
losing his bankroll on a race at Chicago"
began the noted detective, after finishing
a gambling episode, but he thought he
had better Information than I had and
wouldn't listen to me. I'll never forget
the race as long rs / live. Frank Ire
land brought over TO Chicago a little mare
called Hoodoocraft. whom | think you all
remember well. She was "A mare OF some
class. and Frank had her In good fettle.
AT this time Frank Jordan. that colored
plunger who was supposed to be on more
than a speaking acquaintance with the
colored riders. was operating there, and
did succeed in making q few killings. All
the cOlored boys save Isaac Murphy. who
was honest to the core. Jordan was given
the credit OF handling He was "A suavc
them. When l was in New York recently
/ met him on the street. but he was broke
and looking the Part. He told me that h
had lost his grip. and ] gave him "a small
lift. But | am depressing from MY original
story. After he got her on edge Frank
entered HoOdoocraft In a race in which
she opened At $ To > in the betting. which
was her legitimate price. In the morning
l heard ugly rumOrs about that race. /
was told that Jordan had got the jockey.
watch the betting. The first odds that
went UP on the states. as / say. were
s to 5. In a moment i noticed two book
makers who are now out of business chalk
up 2 to 5 and go for the money. Then the
other books went up to Q to ;, which
prompted the two bookmakers in question
to advance their quotations to IL to ). This
thing went on until i saw as high as S
to l laid against a legitimate s-to-5 chance.
As my men were patroling the track. I
to the Judges. Well FIX them
said the presiding judge. We will switch
Jockeys
But shall 1 have it announced now 1
asked.
NO said the judge. Say nothing I'M
go down and tell A. Williams TO get ready
TO ride Hindoocraft.'
Il went down TO the paddock and deliv-
cred my orders. and then went back into the
ring. Pat Sheedy had up 5 to 1 and had
taken In a bunch OF money. As i always
Pat / said TO him: You are in wrong
on tina horse and / advise you TO bet a few
hundred on the outside to save your book
why. that mare is as dead as the head
q copper cent was Pats laconic reply
had lone all the boosting. l replied tina he
better take my tip and do some outside
but he would not and I went of and
put 800 with these two bookmakerS on
The switch in the jockeys came
as the Judges said 1t would and Hindoo-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-06

Most of the first series Of the cooked hat
league schedules have been completed now.
and some close finishes have stirred the
rollers up to greater efforts for the second
half OF the schedule. TIL finish In the
Mound City League. In which the Blue
Ribbons, Consumers and Eagles all tied on
the result of the final matches. was all the
cooked hat men talked about yesterday,
and they look for some wonderful bowling
by the Mound City men for the remainder
Of the season.
The Individual averages Of the st. Louis
League show no change IN the ranking of
the leaders. Nueneman is still in first po-
sftion. with Mccarthy a close second. and
Mannewal third.
Individual averages of players IN the st.
-nI. Enolod Hat Inanra.
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MILLER AND sIBLEY RETIRE.
Their Experience on the Light Har-
ness Turf Cost Them $3.50, OOO.

Lexington, KY. JAN. 6-Messrs. Miller and
Sibley, the famous millionaire horsemen of
Franklin. Pa. have retired from the trot-
ting horse business and have presented to
Charles Mervin. the veteran trainer, all of
the stock on Ashland Park Farm, near this
dty. This stock would be worth in the sale
ring between $4,000 and s26. 900. There are
twenty-oDe head Of horses and stations,
brood mares ana youngsters. Cecillian. sire
OF Erdow. by ElectiOneer, dam Cecil, is the
head Of the stud. He is IL years old, with a
S-year-old record of 2:22. The best Of the
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craft won a block. The two boOamakers
were dumbfounded when Williams was sub
stftuted and made desperate attempts to lay
OF some of their money at any old price. but
ID was too late. Everybody was onto the
deal. The race simply put them out of bust
uess and poor Pat Sheedy lost his bankrOl
in the bargain. l felt sorry for him. but
right glad to see the other two get it in
the neck.
This summer l was at Saratoga and /
overheard one of these bookmakerS spin
ming yarns. After he had finished one I
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horses in training are Battlesign, 2:l3Jz, by
Cecilian: Endow. 4-year-old. winner ~ tha
2-year-old Futurity here last fall. securing
the worlds 2-year,old gelding record, 2:14Z;
has no record. but has shown trials as fast
as 2:11.
Mr.. Martin says that his present plans are
to campaign a stable on the grand circuit
next season. and breed in a small way.
Messrs. Miller and Sibley have been In the
trottIng horss business for ten or fifteen
of the Pslo Alto stock in California. and
paid 5000 for Belle Flora. Belsire and
in their business. Marvin retained bv them
I'm 1851 at a salary of 5000 a year and a
percentage Of the winnings. which was guar
anteed 10 amount to as much a. 0,50,
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Mound City schedule.

The second series of the Mound city Cooked
Hat. League will open In a match between the
Eagles and Blue Ribbons. Wednesday night. FRI
day the Daytons and Rialtos will meet. also the
and Royals.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-06

The Druggists Cooked Hat League will BEGIN
its second series to the following schedule
Thursday-Eli Ldllys VI. Mofhtt-Wests; J. s.
Merrells vs.. Searle 4 Iereths. and Meyer Bros.
vs.. Mound City Paints.
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DE HTRs
sCHEDTLE FOR THE WEEK

SCfiEDt LIZ FOis WIEN
Jenerscns at home to Roeders. Iscledes 10
rhrigs. .MarSattans to Enterprises. Eastons to
LAST WEEKS RECORDS.
High team. ore gane-JeTersons. 2g1-
High team. five ames-Enterprfses 1,z1a
High individual. one game-Betts, IS.
High individual. i've games-Betts. zf.
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In my letters I have frequently referred
to the effervescent character of fstic glory.
The pugilistic idol is worshiped almost
blindly while he Is an idol. but once de-
tfroned his fate is sad indeed. The other
night ! was told a story which proves that
the fighter who is wise In his generation
will follow lagos advice and put money
in his pockets. or. better still. in a savings
bank In the days OF his prosperity. to be
used when its sunshine has PASSED him by
and the dark. covering clouds Of adversely
hover over his path. The story 7 aIlude TO
is that, only a few weeks ago. an ex-cham-
pion who once had friends by the tens Of
Thousands and money galore to throw to
the birds went into n sporting hosiery in
this city and there assayed TO buy a bottle
Of wine. He had not the price Of the bottle
in his clothes. and before its cork was
drawn he had to nut up his watch as Sc
curity for the payment OF mis- bar bill. I
am told thar he cried like a child over the
Incident. Well. good friends warned him
years ago and urged him TO lay up some
thing against a rainy day. which as a rule
Genes to all improyident good fellows. He
not only refused TO take the good advice
given him. but in many cases reviled the
men who gave II. There is a moral here,
I think don't you7
r.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-06

The Office Men and Druggists Cooked Hat
clubs Of the Central League won a like number
o. games last week. leaving the PHI Rollers
afrf three games in front In the race for the
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-06

Southerns. having a two-game advantage The
Crescents are fifth. the same number to the rear
Standing:
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A CENTURY OF
SPECIALISTS.

he present age demands that an Individual to he successful must concentrate
his whole time and energies OF some special work until such time as he las attained
perfection Skilled service is always in deran In all trades III professions III
master of II trades is proficient in none
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-06

Clipped in and said: Now, tell them about
the Hindoocraft race Silence rcfgneA.-
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THIS WEEKS SCHEDULE.
Monday-Cosmos VS.. SOutherns and Crescsnts
.. Office Men. Observation-Disclosures vs.. Druggists.
HIGH SINGLE
Ten high men OF the Central Cooked Hat League
Tho have rolled twenty-five games and over:
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Druggist. In second Series.

THIS WEEKS SCHEDULE.
weinesday-Cast-Ons VS.. Lafayettes and
Benches vs.. Regents.
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West End eague ~andin
The Acmes Of the West End Cooked Hat
League increased their lead over the balance OF
heir competitors. The Comptons broke their tie
Tor the place with the GRANTEES. and are now
.vo points TO the good Of the latter. Standing:
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McFadden. who Is comfortably well fixed
in his worl1's goods. is anxious TO bet
that he can stop the Terrible Terry inside
reach and considerably heavier than Nc
Govern. Like Terry. he has never dissi-
pated. I think that II Is within the bounds
OF possibility that McGovern ard he 'gilI be
brought together this year. He is to-day
the one and only man who stands between
McGovern and the lightweight champion
ship.
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AND !CLEET.

Are you afflicted with a chronic
fammation and irritibility of your Pro:
Gus forms of treatment without relief
permanent cure. even though others
cannot cure. Our treatment permanen
obstruction to the Urinary canal. II
is allayed. the sexual organs are inv
health perfected. Neglected Structure
tions OF a serious and fatal nature.
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Standing of the Juniors.

THIS WEEKS SCHEDULE.
Neutrality-suspicious. at home to Franklins:
GRANTEES az home to Imperials: Caves at home to
AGNES.
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The Regents lead in the Junior Cooked Hat As
sociation. with the Dafsyettes and Benches tied
for the position. Standing:
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BLOOD POISON.

Our Special treatment for Blood Poison has cured thou
OF this disease. Under its use the ulcers and sores dsap
ing out. the bone pains are aIlayed. all impurities are cradle
a complete restoration to good health established.
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vans ger and one Of the best friends
that the big fellow ever had-he has pre-
cious few now. for which no one Is TO
residence indefinitely in the city Of Buenos
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OUR SPECIALITY
We CURE cTo STAY cuRED>

We wan to talk or write. to every man who is afflicted with IN II the above
and who fes thath is not up to the proper standard Of health. vitality
o. m ~ ~ nn Tho rHTze th@ S1r ws "mF tbrr undWn1 80
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time possible.
The Washington times., 1901-09-08

deal of imitation in American markets
A good deal of European money is en-
ployed in the United States which might
be withdrawn in the event of the worst
happening. In any case, aecidediy lower
prices would have come about had the
attack been fatal. On the other hand.
one hears much of the argument that the
Presidential succession question has been
so altered and settled since Garfield $
time. that the particular misgivings OF
that period need not be expected.
The news from Buffalo had perceptible
effect on today's money market mere,
which was open. Discounts were very
firm, rising Lie to 2ss per cent and sixty
day American bills were sold to arrive
at 2h.
Augusts S foreign trade returns, publish
ed today were again unsatisfactory.
They show that Great Britains merchan-
disc imports for last month fell more than
ports decreased in nearly the same ratio.
Among the more interesting items OF the
return was the export of tin plates TO the
United States This showed an increase
of G53,0O0 for the month, doubling last
years record. The months total import
of hemp from the Philippines was valued
at E2S3. .542, against only Glp05S3 in 1900.
Opinion here does not at the moment
favor the probability of very large
movement of gold from Europe to Ameri-
ca Close attention continues to be paid,
however to the movement of New York
exchange and it is doubtless the action
of your sterling market which has called
into so unusually wide notice the Austrian
demand for gold from London
The Washington times., 1901-09-08

its president, which position he still holds.
The company has had a most prosperous
career under his management. Its busi-
ness has increased very largely and its
stock is selling at high price The in
stitution has become known in New York
and other centres through it's adoption of
modern financial methods.
Mr. Bell is prominent in the affairs of
the Bell Telephone companies. being di-
rector of the Chesapeake and Potomac
Company, the PENNSYLVANIA Company.
and the International Bell Telephone
Company. He is a member of the board
of trustees of the Columbia Fire lnsur-
ance Company.
Mr. Bell is an active member and one of
the Governing Committee of the Wash
ington Stock Exchange. He is First
Vice President of the Bankers Associa-
ton of the District of Columbia. which
he was largely instrumental in forming "a
few months ago.
Mr. Bell has been prominent in the re-
cent Inauguration ceremonies. He was
Chairman of the Inaugural Committee at
the first Mckinley installation; and was
a member of the Inaugural Committee
and Chairman of the Finance Committee
AT the second Mckinley ceremonies. He
is n member of various clubs. including
the Metropolitan, Cosmos, and Chevy
Chase Golf clubs of this city. the Adj
rondack League Club of New York. and
the Blue Ridge Gun Club of Maryland
He is Vice President of the National Geo
graphic Society and member of the Co
lumbia Historical Society.
Mr.. Bell has been twice married. His
present wife II a daughter of the late
Hon. Gardiner G. Hubbard. He is at
pf csent travelling in Europe with Mrs.
Bell on a several months vacation, but
VIII probably return in October. Mr..
Bells summer residence. twin Oaks, next
to the home of the late Gardiner G. Hub
bard, on the Woodley Lane Road, is one
of the most palatiaI suburban residences
around Washington His winter resi-
dence is fine house on Connecticut Ave
nue..
The Washington times., 1901-09-08

Charles ]. Bell is enc of the most con-
spicuous men in Washington business
life. He is president Of one OF the trust
companies and holds prominent official
positions In other financial institutions
He has been intimately identified. and a
moving spirit, in the recent business
growth of the city. He is personally a
large stoekholder in numerous local cor
porations. A Washingtonian by adoption
and not by birth. he has become neverthe-
less in the nineteen years of his residence
are recognized as the leaders in financial
and business affairs Despite his wide
business interests Mr.. Bell has also made
himself well known in tine scientific So
cittlcs and in the social. philanthropic
AMI civic activities Of the Capital City
A.r. Bell was born in Dublin. Ireland on
Arril u, 1855. He is the son of Prof.
I avid c. Bell. for many years professor
Of elocution and English literature in the
coll. Ecs of Ireland. and now d re esident
Of this city: He received his earlier edu-
CailoIl at the Wesleyan College at Duh
In. He began his business care er in 1876,
tntt ring the Imperial Bank of Canada. at
toronto. and during the next few years
I'D many positions in various branches
of the bank in Upper Canada He resign
"a IN lNts to accept a position in the
laboratory of his cousin. DR.. Alexander
sra nam Ben. In 1880 he went to England
:nd was general manager of the National
Ielffhcne Company for about two years
curing which time he constructed and
operated the first telephone exchanges in
the north of England.
He returned to America and took up his
residence in Washington In 1852. and ear
iy in the following year formed the bank
iiis frm OF Bell & Co.. of which he is still
the senior member
The American Security and Trust Com
psny was formed by Mr. Bell with a num-
ber of other prominent financial men of
this city and Philadelphia in 1890 He
was it's first vice president. In 1893. on
the resignation%of the first president of
the institution A 7. Britton he became
The Washington times., 1901-09-08
HOW TO TEST GEMS.
Manner in Which to Tell n Genu-
inc Diamond.

Now il you are very anxious to learn
whether the diamond ring your friend is
wearing is the real thing or not. take
some time when he or she is not looking
and hit it with a hammer. If nothing
happens to the stone 1t is genuine; If 1t
breaks in places it is not.
This is the surest test known, and the
only drawback TO it is the absurd preju-
dice of some persons against having their
Jewels tested in this way.
On account of this prejudice, always ap-
ply it to your friends diamonds quietly.
but firmly, and then write a letter to him
from distant town to which you will
immediately go if the stones prove to be
imitation and crumble to pieces under the
blows of the hammer, impressing upon
him the fact that the diamond was a
fake" and that he really owes you a
debt of gratitude for saving him from
going about wearing paste stone, as
he might have done to the day of his
death without knowing it, had you not
applied the hammer test to his jewel
But when testing the genuineness of your
friends jewels 1t is better TO limit the
hammer test to diamonds, for with other
gems il is either doubtful or of no use.
1t must be an exceptional ruby that will
stand 1t, even though genuine.
The best way to test a ruby is to get a
steel file or piece of hard quartz and try
stone is not genuine. Such a test with a
topaz, however. is likely to injure a
valuable stone.
The test is no good with emeralds, for
though that stone is harder than quartz,
it possesses the quality of cracking easily.
For both rubies and emeralds the optical
test is best and objected to Strenuousiy
by the person whose jewelry you are ex-
amining A glass which magnifies about
a hundred times should be used. Almost
every precious stone his little flaws, and
rubies and emerads as a rule have many
defects which are so characteristic that
they can easily be detected by a person
with Il little experience in such matters.
With rubies such a test is always deCtp-
tive. Imitation rubies are made with Il
color that not only is absolutely durable.
but which is even finer than most of the
genuine stones, although ii may be said
that slight yellowish tint is always sus-
pcious. 1t is by no means conclusive,
however.
The only trustworthy way in which gen
u:ne rubes can be told from the imitation
is by the minute air bubbles of the latter.
which become clearly visible through the
magnifying glass. The genuine stone
lacks these air bubbles, but. on the other
wanting in the imitation. These are GER
tain minute Vacuums whose outlines are
less distinct than those of the air bub-
bles in the imitation stone. The trained
eve can readily detect the difference be-
tween an air bubble and vacuum and
thus decide upon the question of genuine
ness in the stone. The emerald also has
certain characteristic defects which are
lacking in the imitation stone and can
readily be detected by the expert with a
magnifying glass.-Buffalo Enquirer.
The Washington times., 1901-09-08
THE CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
Prices Depressed by the Attempt on
tbe Presidents Life.

CHICAGO, Sept. THE attempted as
sassination of President Mckinley was
the principal factor in depressing grain
values today. Wheat opened and ruled
steady for the first hour. but gradually
weakened under pressure of commission
houses and local holdings, induced by the
weakness in Wall Street. The heavy
Northwestern receipts and I'D decline at
Liverpool also helped to lower prices. The
market was naturally devoid Of support
except from the shorts.
Corn opened lower on scattered commits
sion house and bear offerings. The local
bull interest came to its support, how
ever, and prices rallied 12c. Later, when
wheat and stocks weakened, this support
was partially withdrawn and the market
was allowed to take care of itself. 1t
sagged under offerings from the bear
crowd The closing, all things consid-
cred, was not a weak one.
Oats opened lower under bear pressure,
rallied on local professional buying, only
to react again on liberal short sales for
local account The Influences were the
same as in wheat and corn.
Provisions recovered from a lower open
ing, and the closing was steady. The cash
demand was good, particularly for the ex-
port trade.