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The Washington times., 1901-07-07
A Natural Ga. avoIcnno.u y

Another so-caIIed volcano" has erupted
itself at Santos and is squirting out gas
that burns with a pale blue flame. The
volcano is on the beach, and only lasts
while the tide is high. 1t is supposed by
some to be sign of the times sent as
warning of the evil days to come and an
admOnition to reform. Certainly there is
plenty of room for Improvement of Santis-
tas, though there are many of them who
protest that they are no worse than their
neighbors indeed. a good deal better.
and that the volcano is not sent as
warning at all. but to supply cheap and
easy remedy against all the ills that flesh
is heir to- a lad who was going by with
some ones dinner was so taken up by
the volcano as to forget TO look where
he was going. and so came TO the ground
and smashed the china to pieces Remein-
herring the miraculous properties OF the
volcano" he dipped the pieces into the
flame. said a prayer backward and the
trick was done. His plates as good as
newt He then tried it on the soup ana
eatable but there the oracle refused 70
work proving that while splendid Tor
surgical applications il was useless Wheh
the complaint is purely medical a COM
pauy was formed on the spot 1or acqulsil..
lion of sole rights to the volcano,
which is TO be bottled and retaIled az
prices within the reach of every pocket
A lively demand has sprung up, ana tne
cures. which put Eduardo Silva ana othe5
curandieros into the shade. are repoIIeu
to be already numerous and interestlls--
Brazilian Review
The Washington times., 1901-07-07
M1sHAP WAS HIS FORTUNE.
An Artist Wins Fame After His Arm
Is Broken.

.'s,To become blind. or color-blind, or to
lose the use of ones hand are, of course,
the greatest calamities that cap overtake
an artist" remarked a New Orleans por-
trait painter, chatting with some friends
in his studio. There are n good many
cases on record however. where the left
hand has been trained to do the work of
the right, even after middle age, and l
recall one where the necessity actually
turned out to be a blessing in disguise
The man l have in mind was painter
in one of the large coast cities and while
he possessed considerable ability he never
managed to catch on with the pubic ana
had great difficulty in making both ends
meet.
His speciality was landscape, and the
trouble with his work was tendency 10
oVeriinish. II somebody had stood benlnu
him with q club and beited him over tne
head when his canvas reached a certain
stage il would have been all right, but ne
never knew when to stop and the result
was a fnicky, fussy style that spolied
everything he did. w ell, he struggled
along on the verge Of starvation for years
and finally tumbed downstairs and broke
his right arm in so many different places
that il had to be taken off at the elbow.
OF course he was in despair, but he had
considerable grit, and as soon as possible
after the accident he began to practice
with his left hand.
IL
found himself absolutely unable to exc
cute the fine. fussy detail in whichEhe
formerly delighted. He was compelled To
deal with color masses whether he want
ed TO or not, and, in spite of his efforts
to the contrary. he acquired a broad, Wig
orous touch that was the greatest i'm
-aginable Improvement n his original
style The very first left handed sketches
he exhibited made a nit, and everything
he does now finds q ready sale. Some of
the rival artists of the place say that his
work leaves nothing to be desired except
the loss of his other arm, but that s
mere jealousy. y funny thing. though,
added the painter. lis that the success
of his present canvas has privately eXaS-
peratcd and mortified him in spite of its
pleasant financial results. You see, the
seUl-impressionistic STYLE he uses now is
one that he formerly denounced with no
end of vengeance as gross affeCtatiOn
and cheap trick to catch the public eye.
Singular way for ones chickens to come
home to roost, isn't it?'-Ncw Orleans
Times-DemOCrat
The Washington times., 1901-07-07
NAMING AN INDIANA TOWN.
The Novel Way in which n Dispute
Was settled.

Resting by the side of Cen William
Henry Harrison's sabre in the "Old Gu
riosity Shop" collection of antiques in the
old State Bank building at Terre Edute,
Ind, is a target rife of ancient design
that is declared 70 be the weapon that
gave Logansport her name. The old rifle
might well come under the classification
of heavy ordnance, for it is over seven
feet in length. 1t weighs 371z pounds.
and shoots a bullet so heavy that twelve
of them make a pound. In firing it an
iron rest had to be used, and the rest is
exhibited with the rife. Maurice Thomp-
son recently resurrected the rifles his
tory and made it the subject of one of
his collection of Indiana stories.
According to his story. in the latter part
of the twenties the settlement at the
mouth OF Eel Creek had reached proper
tions that necessitated the selection of a
name. Tile main functionaries met one
afternoon under the branching elms along
the Wabash, and undertook the christen-
ing. Everyone had a suggestion, and
many settlers pressed claims. Gen John
Upton wanted to bestow Latin or Greek
name that was synonymous with the
mouth of the eel" Hugh b. McKeen,
who had formerly resided on the Maui
NEE, near the spot where the Shawnee
chief, Logan, lost his life while attesting
his fidelity to the white people, urged the
name of Logan. Colonel Duret Joined with
McKeen, adding the port" as the town
was the prospective great port of the up
per Wabash. that was then thought to
be navigable.
The story has il that, unable to reach
unanimous decision any other way, the
frontiersmen finally decided TO leave the
decision to the aim of the rifle, The best
smoothbores and squirrel rifles were
brought out, and each man that had of
fered u name placed the future of his
claim his nerve and eye. The Lo-
gansport man. it is claimed, hit the
bun s-eye of the target, which was placed
on an elm tree down along the river.
AS a rule, Indiana towns and cities
have either been named in honor or
prominent people, first settlers. or In
dians, or have been given their names as
the result of locality. Elkhart was
named after the. Elkhart River, and the
Elkhart River was given its name be-
cause there was an island in the stream
that the Indians fancied resembled the
heart of an elk Governor William Henry
Harrison. riding through the forests on
the old Nincennes-Ohio Falls trail, heard
the sweet voice of Jennie Smith singing
the plaintive ballad, 'Corydon, and 1t
attracted him MANY times to the Smith
home. where he located the first capital
of the State and named it after the song.
Rockville is a city builded on rich
alluvial deposit, and but two rocks OF
anv size can be found in the town. There
was the usual wrangle between pioneer
settlers. each of whom wanted the town
named after himself. At last stranger
laid his hand on the big rock ana SAID:
Well here's a fellow that's been mere
longer n auy Of yOtI-name il after him.
The one flask of whisky in the crowd was
drained and the town was chrlstened Dy
the empty bottle being broken over the
fellow that's been here longer any OF
,rcf 1 NJ a u nOlig Press
The Washington times., 1901-07-07
Results Mt DeImar.

DELMAR, July 6.-Results of todays
races; track fast:
First race-For three-year-olds and up
ward; selling; one mile. Great Pride (Bo-
land). 20 to 1. won; Sylvan CGivens), to
5. second; Frank Pearce DALE, 8 TO 2,
third. Time, 1:43I5
Second race-For three-year-olds and
upward; selling; six furlongs. HindoOnet
(Blossb 8 to >. won; Fred Hessig Dale
3 to 2. second; Mound City (Gilmore), t
to l. third. Time, 1:l6A.
Third race-For three-year-olds and up
ward; selling; one mile and u furlong
Swordsman (O'Brien). won; Satin Coat
(BelD. second; Chickamauga (Givens),
third Time, 1;571z. No betting reported
on this race on account Of storm.
Fourth race-Missouri Stakes; for two
year-olds: six furlongs. Wakita Dale,
won; Gallagher (Givens), second; jung
frau (O'NeilD. third. Time, lis. No bet
ting reported.
Fifth race-Handicap; for three-year-
olds and upward: one and One-siXteenth
miles Oudenarde 90 NeilD, won; Ida
Lcdford CWeber), second; Macou (BelD,
third. Time As. No betting reported.
Sixth race-For three-year- -olds and up
ward; selling; one mile. John Morton
CDaleJ. won. Terra Incoguita (Gilmore),
second: Sadie Levy CMcClusky), third. No
betting reported
Seventh race-FOr f0ur-year-olds and
upward; selling; seven furlongs. General
McGruder Dale, 4 to 8, won; Hardly
tGilmoreb. % 10 l, second; Percy r.
90 NeiID, 4 to ], third. Time, 1:2yi2.
The Washington times., 1901-07-07
TODDY MADE THE RUNNING
Surprised the Talent by Winning
the Brighton Handicap.
AlcedO Proves n Bitter Disnppoint-
ment to the Bcttors-A Poor show
ing by Brigndier--'The Race Below
the Average in Point of Quality.

NEW YORK, July 6.-The annual meet
ing Of the Brighton Beach Racing AS
sociation opened today al the popular
track by the sea and 1900 men and
women were treated to a series of upsets
that they will not forget in a hurry. The
biggest surprise of the day came in the
Brighton Handicap. at a mile and quar-
ter. when James r. Keenc's Teddy. by
Hanover-Iot Scotch with odds of 10 to
l against him and L. Smith upon his
back, rushed home victorious by length.
Green b. Morris Water Cure, by Water
cress-Lena First, at to l, was ridden
into the place by Cochran eight lengths
before J. II. MacCormicks Alcedo, by
Esher- -Elopement, the sensational winner
of the Suburban Handicap.
Alcedo carried top weight, 123 pounds
and. as in the Suburban, he was ridden by
SpeRcer. In view of the statement by
Mccormick that the colt was absolutely
TT, he was made favorite at to and
carried a world of wealth to the post
with him. Whether it was the weight, the
muddy track, or inferior judgment on the
part of Spencer that kept Alcedo from
showing in front, few could explain, but
the fact remains that he did not begin
to run up to the form shown by him
III the ouDuIbdu al NdS dllttptNAANA q
bitter disappointment.
Much more disappointing. however, was
the running of August Belmont's Briga-
dier, by Rayon d'Or-St. Bridget. Briga-
dier's more recent performances, espe-
cially the establishment Of a new world g
record for d mile on circular track at
Sheepshead Bay, created the impression
that he would be the horse to give Alcedo
the real battle for the prize. Accordingly
Brigadier opened on equal terms with Al
cedo and receded only half a point in the
betting at post time.
His weight was 1GS pounds and Odom
had the mount, bu, Tn1er these favor
able conditions there was only one period
of the race when he was in any way
prominent That was when three-qUdr-
ters of a mile had been covered and Brig
adler was in third place. After that he
died away and finished last.
Teddy made the running, ana Smith, in
consequence, had an easy race to ride.
In view of the going, the time, 2:07 Is,
was creditable. Watercure did not have
such an easy time. Alcedo had a good
place all through the struggle, but in the
last furlong he had hard work to take
third place by a head. The race was not
particularly exciting from a spectacular
point of view. and was considered below
the average in quality. The winners
share of the purse was 81, ,46O, not count
ing his entrance money
The Washington times., 1901-07-07
HIS CHINA BOY.
He Succeeded in Getting Sugar longs
Into the House.

a former United States Minister to
China tells some very funny stories of
China and her people He is particularly
fond of telling about the China boy who
waited on his table. Here is one of the
stories:
When / first employed my head boy.
Wong, he said: Master have no got su-
gar tongs?
1T is the custom at Canton. when one
is invited out to dinner. to take ones own
servant along to assist at the table. Soon
after Wong 8 advent | went to dine with
>the British Consul and took the boy with
me. The next morning when Wong was
serving my breakfast he said
'Nelly fine dinner, master
Yes L replied, it was a fine dinner
Blitish Consul fine house have got,
said Wong. Have got Yelly nice table.
Have got sugar tongs.'
Yes l admitted. the British Consul
has all that and he has money TO pay for
things.
gan Consul. Wong went with me, ana
the next morning he praised everything.
and ended with He have got sugar tUngs.
Hes welcome to his sugar tongs, l
said. but l don't want any. / don't in
tend TO have any and you need not say
sugar tOngs TO me again
Soon after dined at the Italian Con-
suIs. On the following morning, as usu-
al, Wong praised the Italian consul s
house, his table, his dinner and ended
with, He have got sugar tougS.
Il let the vials Of my wrath loose upon
Wong and threatened to cut off his pig
tail if he ever said sugar tongs to me
again.
Il thought from his meek manner that
the matter was settled, but the sequel
proved that / did not understand Chi
nese persisteucy. Three DAYS afterward
Wong came TO me and announced
" Top side Chinaman front side wantch
see master Shall show him Office side?'
Yes, | said. bring him here
ssGaaF 7fGhareH in i lrrl ao o
Chinaman who carried a small bundle in
his hands. Wong retired. Then my Wis
itor dropped Oh his knees, opened his
bundle and revealed dozen varieties of
silver sugar tongs.
When, ! took a pair and from that
day the words sugar tongs Were never
mentioned in my house, but / never
looked at the tongs without laughing
-BOSt0n Herald
The Washington times., 1901-07-07
Results Mt washington Park.

WASHINGTON PARK, July 6.-Results
Of today's races; track heavy:
First race-f'or two-year-old maidens;
FIVE furlongs. Rossfame G<nighD. . to >,
won; McChesney tNutD, to .. second;
/. Samelson Bullman), to /, third
Time 1902 4-5
Second race-For three-year-olds and
upward; selling one and one-siXtSfnth
miles. Gawaine q. MARTINI, TO ., Won
Tammany Chief O. r. Woods, to J.
second; Hosi (Winl<lield), 10 to l. third.
Time 1:By 2-5.
Third race-Handicap for three-year-
olds and upward; one and one-half miles
Advance Guard @. Woods, won; Termi-
nus Nomiuiclt second; Star Chamber
tNinkheidJ, third. No betting reported
Time, 2:@5 2-5.
Fourth racci-FOr two-year-Olds; four
furlongs Abe Frank CDominiclO. to 8.
won; Charles w. Meyer 81. Woods), to /,
second; Ed Austin (BennetD, 1 to .,
third Time. 0.49 10
Firth race-For three-year-oids and
upward; one mile. Vulcain tBullman),
2 to 3. won: Crocket Oominicll), to l.
second: Andrissa (Rausch), to l, third.
Time. 1:42 Z-5.
Sixth race-For three-year-olds and up
The Washington times., 1901-07-07

are playing with the Raleigh league team!
Colifiower and j. E Gates with Char
lotte; Warren with Wilmington, and Gil
ligan with Norfolk.
Manager Il V Rice, jr. 145 3 Street
southeast, would like to arrange games
with some of the local and nearby out-
of-town teams. The team. on account OF
the absence of league. has played few
games this season, and hopes soon to
cross bats with some of It's old-time rivals.
The following players are on the club
rolls: Hughes. proctor. McCauley, Dunn,
Atchison Gates. Landvoigt. Powers, Fatz-
patrick, Valentine. and Carl Wahler.
Boucher. and Fred Rice.
WITH THE RACING CYCLISTS.
a cycling authority expresses the opin-
ion that there are more fast riders fol-
lowing the 1901 cycle vacing circuit han
in any previous year in the history OF
cycle racing and with the record-breaking
motor pace this season Will surely wind
up with numer rous records smashed.
Americans win this season see the crack
riders OF Europe at the big Eastern race
meets. and this fact Will give the races
an international interest The rider VINO
wins the greatest number Of races TINS
year on American tracks can make falr
claims OF being the worlds champion
The best representative Of France, so
fst( middle distance racing Is concern
ed, is now in America in the person OF
Edouard Taylore better known as
French Taylore." This is his third in
? d.
beyond question that he should depart for
France in the fall with gOodly portion
of American dollars and hOnOrs-
He was born in Paris twenty-oue years
ago, and started racing when sixteen
years old The diminutive French lad
| did excellent work as an amateur in
g6. winning the championship Of Paris.
Next year as a professional he broke the
| indoor hour record. in addition TO win
| ming a ffty-kilometre match from Bour-
/ hours He then won the Grand Prix de
Paris, beating Linton, champion; Bour-
hours. BourOtte. and GOugoltZ. Visiting
America in 81. TaylOre defeated Star
buck at Philadelphia. while the following
year Joe Venier nre%ed unequal 10 tfis
task Of beating the French lad.
In the fall of 9S TaylOre broke the
worlds one-Inile record, placing the fig
ures at 1:32 So Returning to France he
twice bettered the hour record. visiting
America again in 1900 to meet with poor
success. In Paris, however, early in the
spring of 1890. he again broke the hour
record. and later won the Gciden Wheel
race at Berlin. He defeated Elkes and
Linton in the two days race at Antwerp
At the Paris Exposition the representa-
tive Of the Barnes racing team captured
first honors in the big grand prix, de
feating Walters Chase, and the other
notables. TayloTe is feet inches high.
rather dark complexion, straight black
hair, and tips the beam at 125 pounds.
The Washington times., 1901-07-07
THE RACING CALENDAR.
Results at Brighton Beach.

BRIGHTON BEACH. July 6.-ResuIts of
today's races; tracksslow:
First race-The Auteuil Stakes; a hur-
die race for four-year-olds and upward !;
one and three-quarters miles over seven
flights of hurdles. Draughtsman Dono-
hue), to 2. won; illuminate CHeider),
5 to /, second; Klondyke (Owens), 3 to 2,
third. Time. 3:21.
Second race-Forf three-year-old one
mile. Rochampton (Cochrane), even won;
The Musketeer SHAW. 6 to ;, second (;
Templeton (McGinn), 4 to l, third. Time,
1:4l 2-5
Third race-For two-year-old FLIES and
geidiugs; five furlOngs. Fonsoluca (Coch-
rane), 10 to /, won; Ascension SHAW, 3
to 1. second; White owl (Odom) even,
third. Time, 1:02
Fourth race-The Brighton Handicap;
for three-year-olds and upward; one and
one-quarter miles. Toddy (Smith), u TO
l, won; Water Cure (Cochrane). to !.
second Alcedo (Spencer), 9 to 5. third.
Time. 2;07 l-5
Fifth race-For two-year-olds; five and
one-half furlongs. Leonora Loring
(Odom). won: Chiffon SHAW. second /;
Sombrero (McCue), third. Time. 1:06 4-5.
No betting reported on this race on ac-
count of trouble with wires.
Sixth race-For three-year-old and up
ward; selling; six furlongs. Royal Ster-
ling (Odom), S to l, won; Bedeck CDes-
mond) to /, second: EIoim (McGinn),
s TO !, third. Time. 1:l5%4.
The Washington times., 1901-07-07
Results nj Fort Eric.

FORT ERIE, July 6.-Results of today s
races Track slow:
First race-For three-year-olds and up
ward: six and one-half furlongs. All
saints o. Daly). to 5, won; Edith Q.
Baker) even. second; Infeice (AulleD,
S TO !. third. Time 1:24 81
Second race-For two-year-olds; four
furlongs. Harry Beck tMiler). even, won;
Dixie Queen CWondErly). to ., second; ].
Patrick (AIay), ; TO /, third. Time. 0:5l.
Third ,race-H@@ndicap' for three-year-
CThompson). t. l. won; J. II. Sloan
FlfnU. 9 10 .. secpnd; Branch Corner,
TO l. third. Time, l:l4i2.
Fourth race-Tn6 Barrie Stakes: for
two-year-olds; four and one-half furlongs.
Result not recorded.
Firth race-For three-year-olds and up
ward: six furlongs. Lizzie \. q. Daly),
won. Marlborough (Wils0n). second; Tyr
ba CPosteD third. Time, LII. No betting
reported.
Sixth ce-Steeplechase; for four-year-
olds and upward; short course. Tates
Creek Johnson, won; Basic tWison),
second, Mrs. Bradshaw UFlynn), third.
Time, 3:5l. No betting reported.
The Washington times., 1901-07-07
Entries mt Washington Park.
WASHINGTON PARK. July 6-Entrie

- 4 ~ = @NANANf SuAS A1AiAA rs
for Mondays races:
First race-For three-year-olds and up
ward selling; one and one-quarter miles.
-EXcelsis. Hosi. Alaska, les; *Frangible.
102; 'HarrS~Preston 1Ol 'Crost, 81; Tam
many Chief. %; Egyptian Prince, 50.
apprentice allowance claimed
Second race-For maiden two-year-olds:
selling; five furlongs.-Louis Wagner. lo9;
McCheSney. Red Tip. 1G3; Pronta, GriZel,
Inted, 100; Blue Mantle. 90, Jane Oaker,
%; Sly Maid. %; Herse, 80; Landseer,
Julia Juukins, 81.
Third race-FOr three-year-olds and up
ward; one mile.-Sam cullen, 10; Favon-
ius. lO1: Mr.. Brown, John Bright, l05;
Major Dixon, 100; Henry Bert, IS; Lady
Strathmore. FancywOod. %.
Fourth race-For four-year-olds and up
ward; six furlongs.-Geo. Arnold, ll9,
Tayon. III; Montanic, Lancehim, ia; jim
inez, 1l5; Headwater. SevOy, Boney Boy,
Ill; The Rush, 10; Theory 10l; Sortie,
AIiuyon, Triaditza. lu5.
Fifth race--For four-year-olds and up
ward; one mile and fifty yards.-Dts-
seuter. 115 Specific. 10; The Conqueror II,
los, Scarlet Lily. los; Nanhoorebeeke, l02'
Anthracite. 100
Sixth race-For three-year-olds and up
ward; enc AID One-quarter mtles.-Prince
Blazes. RohUl. los; Our Nellie, 99; q. w.
w, 9S; Moses, 81. Leo Newell, SO; Searcher.
81; San Andres, IS.
The Washington times., 1901-07-07
Trouble In Atchison.

(From the Atchison. Kan, Daily Globe)
Ed. Fowler had trouble yesterday as a
result of trying 10 wear his cork foot,
and had 10 go - Kansas City this morn
ing to have his heel dressed.
Pap Eyler has been out Of the game
for the past ten days, and is probably
indisposed or nursing an injury Of some
kind.
An Atchison man who was recently
thrown out Of his buggy in a runaway
accident had half-smoked cigar in his
mouth at the time. which he dropped in
The fan. The first thing he did, upon
lighting on his feet, was TO commence
looking for the cigar
An Anti Chicken Thief Association has
been organized IN North Atchison with
Arthur Gerow as president The assO-
citation will meet at Deer Creek tomor-
row.
l. l. Knowles Of the Santa F'e freight
Office shot lack rabbit just west of
town Yesterday He shot it with rife,
while il was running at full speed
The Washington times., 1901-07-07
ACTED LIKE A MAN.
A Drunken Monkey Throws Pennies
10 the Children

The unusual spectacle of an intoxicated
monkey, gaudily dressed in red and gold,
throwing nickels and pennies at crowd
of children almost resulted in a tragedy
on Chestnut Street the other morning.
Tho monkey was more intelligent than
most of his race. lie wasn't young, and
his queer behavior could not be attrib-
uted to his ineXperience. of course, he
was the property of an organ grinder
Up beyond First Street the musician
stopped and ground out ia Leave My
Happy Home Tor You, always favor
ite with the neighbOrhOOd students
At a secoud-story window the little
beast saw "A young man standing. The
stranger beckoned and the monkey quick
ly climbed to him. The window was
opened and the little climber disappeared
within. Five minutes later he climbed
down the lightning rod. After that the
whole monkey family would have been
scandalized could they have witnessed
his actions For a block he was unruly
Then he began to separate himself from
the money which he had collected. Nick
els flew in every direction.
But the animal kept on jabberinS. II
was not his fault that he was drunk.
When he went TO that secOnd-story win
dow the young man offered him whisky
soaked bread and the animal ate heart
ily.-AouisYilIe Courier-Journal.