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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-17

some friend?' I asked. p couldn't make
out what he was driving at, but he got
so abusive that I rang him Off
When L turned around from the ho-
tel telephone there were about fifteen
women waiting to get at it, and perhaps
they didn't glare at me- [ had only
given about five persons my straight tip
on Leather, but they had told their
friends, and it appears that they had all
loaded Up heavy on the stock. 1t seems
even that some of the more reckless
ones had pawned some of their rings.
Well, their brokers had all telephoned to
them to call them UP before the exchange
opened and arrange for more margins
Each one Of these women seemed to have
had the same margin privilege at the
start that my broker had accorded me,
but as soon as they got under way then
all the brokers began to call margins
money
We'll, to make a long story short,
my brokers' lawyer came chasing Up to
see me, and began tearing up and down
my room at a great rate.
II don't remember all he said but it
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-17
PROPOSED TO THE WRONG GIRL

Mary Hussey's Sweetheart Could
Not Tell Her From Her Twin Sister.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Just because she had a twin sister re-
sembling her so closely that not even
their parents or brothers could tell them
apart Mary Hussey, now Mrs. James
W. Guild, Of Hollowell, Me, lost her first
her sister by mistake
1t happened in this way: When the
Hussey twins were young Miss Mary mad
an adlndrer who paid her constant court
The lovers went to school together, PLAYED
IN the school yard, and after church
1t will be a marriage" the good people
of Lowell, Mass, where they lived, said
as they noticed the attention the young
man paid Miss Hussey
One Sunday evening the young man de-
termined to propose. He waited at the
church door. When Mary, as he sup
posed, appeared, he said:
Mary, may I walk home with you?"
Certainly" she said: 'fbut don't you
think we had better war for sister,"
The young man, not realizing his mis-
take, answered In the negative. 1t was
disclose their identity If one was mis-
taken for the other. That evening he
proposed. The answer was short. He
was told to see Mary, and if she did
not want him, perhaps Sarah would
Then he realized his mistake Naturally
gagged to his brother. So furious was he
at his error, however, that he never went
to see Mary again.
And that" said Mrs. Guild, who is
now eighty years Of age, lis how 1 lost
my first sweetheart"
Her sister Sarah married the Rev. Lu-
the, L. Howard, and UP to her death 1ast
month also lived in Hcllowell.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-17

that Leather was q splendid purchase.
The more I thought of it the better 1t
seemed, and when l went home to the
hotel that night 1 let few of my wom-
an friends there into the thing. They
all said they would buy Leather, and
bought 500 shares the next day myself
My broker explained an arrangement he
had, called margins They made it so
that could buy and make the profit on
lot more shares than I actually paid
for. 1t looked like a good thing to me,
and the broker assured me that it made
a cleaner transaction for him to buy in
big, round lots.
WELL" went on Mr.. Man YEARLY
"Jorgan' S>tip was the worst that ever
happened. The stock fell fifteen points
the next day after we had all bought
My broker telephened me for more mar
gins I asked him what he meant by
that, and he said money 1 told him
that that wasn't the definition he had
originally given me for margins He
answered back and wanted to know if
wanted him to sell me out. l replied,
Yes, as soon as I have a good prof
it,
I" AS soon as h freezes over was
the only part of his answer L could
catch.
1.-The second day Leather dropped ten
points more. and the broker had me on
the phone before breakfast next morn
ing Where's that cheek?' he shouted
" What checks? I asked, and then the
broker became very rude
" You're shy on the game now he
yelled to me, and I've got to have $40, 900
before 10 o'clock, do you hear?'
well, why don't You borrow it of
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-17
ARE YOU PLUMP

or thin? red cheeks or sallow
life in your step or feel your
weight are you comfortable or
hoping to be so next spring or
summer or fall?
One is health; the other is
uot-quite health.
This condition of not-quite
health can be turned into
health with SCOTS emulsion of
cod-liver oil.
1t is a pity to get in the hab-
it of thinking of health as a
thing to be hoped for; why not
go for it nowI
There is only one way to
make strength; byfood. You
want appetite first, then food
The emulsion will give you
food-rest, to master your food
with.
wollscnd you little ito try, If you like.
SCOTT & BOVINE, 4o0 Pearl street. New York
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-17
Mr.. MAN QJ|TIEDVAuS
ENCE WHICH COMPELLED
HIM TO DO SO
a STRAIGHT TIP ON LEATHER
He Not Only Played 1t Himself, but
1t Was So Good He Told
Several Women
About 1t.

New York Tribune.
well, Mr.. Man, said mis- friend. as
they stood at the club window watching
the cab horses do stunts on the slippery
asphalt down Fifth avenue. "Wen! Mr..
Man, [ hope you got aboard in the stock
market just before election, or just after
it, anyway
Mr.. Man turned slowly and regarded
his provocator with somber eye A
slight Sigh escaped from his lips, and ne
shook his head YEARLY. But Mr. Man
said nothing.
why, now, that's too bad"' said his
false friend, brlskly. 'IIow did that hap
pen? I got tip on Northern Pacific at
GA, and sold it at Stop figures"
''Um-m!' remarked Mr.. Man, with
bland patience.
'FWhy don't you take a nyerr' pursued
the Successful Plunger, relentlessly;
they say those steel stocks are going to
have a vhirl UP SOON"
This time a real sigh, weary and heavy
laden. came from Mr. Man 81 am
through with the stock market he muir
INJURED 81 finished a year or so ago. I
have been compelled to pursue the most
distressing economies ever since 1 fin
ished
81 might almost say went on Mr..
Man, with studied calmness, that did
not finish at all. At least, L was rot in
at the finish ran myself to a stand
still before I even got into the home>
stretch"
Mr.. Man was fond Of all sorts OF sport
ing metaphors. YES he added, but
my broker was in at the Death. These
brokers are always in at the death I
consider broker on the same plane as
a harpy,' pursued Mr.. Man, viciously.
His friend produced a couple OF cigars.
and they drew their chairs closer up by
the window. '"Take the orders, steward"
said his friend, and then, Tell me all
about it, Mr. Man" he added, sympa-
thetically
So Mr. Man told him: ''I used 10 be
fond Of going out now and then, and
one evening at dinner I sat right oppo-
site Mr.. Jorgan, the eminent broker I
had been thinking a good deal Of making
some money in the market, and regard
ed this as an excellent opportunity to
get a little information. Son ebody had
told me to buy Leather OF course,
knew what leather was, but it seems
there was a company or a trust that all
the brokers called Leather for short.
1t dealt in leather, know Well, at the
first lull in the conversation at this din
ner I leaned across and said confidential
~ to the banker: I say, MIR. Jorgan,
what is your opinion of Leather"
ooh, very bad form!' murmured Mr.
Mans friend, but go on"
Mr.. Jorgan looked a little surprised,
but he apparently knew exactly what L
meant. Why said he, smiling little,
everybody has to wear shoes, haven't
they?'
''Well, that settled me. I considered
that as a straight tip from Mr.. Jorgan
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-17

ington Park, Chicago, was won by a
woman. The ticket read $1,000 to So, the
odds being 400 to l. She picked Monk
OYerton's mounts in the six races on the
card, and the colored Jockey won on all
six, the winners being German, Poet
Scout, Guido, Philora, Balgowan and
Take Notice. The lucky speculator was
Mrs. Henry Brown, wife of the we'll
known Nashville bookmaker
The first authentic wager made by
woman was on the Oaks winner Queen
Bertha. The mares owner, Lord Fal-
mouth, when on a visit to his training
quarters. whitehall. asked Mrs. Scott,
wife of his famous trainer what would
win the Oaks? She replied Queen Ber-
tina, my lord" Lord Falmouth wagered
her sixpence that this would not be
so. His lordship had the best Of the
betting, but he lost the wager, as Queen
Bertha won. On the day after the race
he obtained from the mint brand new
slXpence, which he had set in rubies and
diamonds and with it settled his wager.
It is related that during his long con-
rection with the turf this is the only
bet that Lord Falmouth ever made. The
famous mare that won the lucky siXpence
for Mrs. Scott afterwards produced
Spinway, the Oaks winner in Galopin's
year
One Of the most amusing 6efenses re
made in a court in Melbourne, Australia,
the plaintiffs suit being placed on the
result of a race. The defendant pleaded
that he had agreed to marry the plain
tiff only on the condition that a certain
horse won the Melbourne cup. Each
OF them agreed to waive the contract in
case the supposed good thing failed,
and thus prevent them from beginning
1uarried life in comfort. The bridegroom
elect had taken $4,000 to $50 on double
event. and the first Of his choice won.
His contention was that he and the
young lady were willing, but the mar
rage was not to take place unless he
won the bet. On cross examination the
blushing plaintiff admitted that some
thing of the sort had been mentioned,
and she also confessed to having made
use of the expression "a man who can
pick such double as the Melbourne Der
by and the Melbourne cup is worthy Of
any woman"
Dennis OKelly, who lives in turf his
tory as the owner of the immortal
Eclipse, owes his prominence to the faith
of a woman in chance taking. He was
a noisy, good-natured, clustering young
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-17
A FRIENDS AFFLICTIoN SAVED HIM.

Evansville, Ind, September, 1900.
Dear Sirs:-I didn't find out that had con-
tracted Contagious Blood Poison until it had
made considerable Roadway, and fortunately
Tor me the friend that first consulted had had
some experience with the disease, and advised
me to take 8. s. s., so didn't fool with any
doctors, but began at once the use of your
medicine, taking it as directed. My friend told
me to stick to it, and that was what I did and
got along splendidly from the very first, and
my recovery was rapid. took only about one
dozen bottles, and am now as we'll as ever.
When began 8. s. s. my face was 80 full of
sores and eruptions that could not shave, and
now there is not blotch or pimple on my
body. There is nothing in the world that can
beat 8. 8. 3. for blood poison, and always
recommend 1t for such cases. A friend of mine
is taking 1t now, and is getting on nicely.
Yours truly,
2o4 Oakley st. WALTER WEBER
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-17

resulted in my mortgaging my life for
years to come, and at that all could
raise was $4,000
YES" added Mr.. Man, YEARLY, ct
was enough-in fact, my broker sent me
back $9.S7 with what he called state
ment' of the whole thing. I lost just
$12 99O.13 on that Leather tip. Don't you
ever tell me that Mr.. Jorgan is a great
financieri"
But the broker" added Mr.. Man, bit
terly, did he suffer? Not a mite! He
was making money out of me both trips
If there was ever a case Of heads 1 win,
tails you lose Wall street broker is
it,
What about your lady friends, Mr..
Man?" asked his friend, soothingly, 1.-The
girls that you tipped off on Leather
Mr.. Man glared at him fercely "A
broker is the worst shark and a wom-
ans the worst loser ever met" he an
'swered, sententiously; I've become a
regular dog of a cynic, and that's a
fact!''
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-17

0IISSo - no AIIetIIN1 41OW IC41S1 JOu
have had it or how desperate the case, it
will drive out every atom of the poison
and repair the damage done to the con-
stltution by the powerful mineral rene
dies. S. S. S. numbers its friends by the
thousands in all parts of the country.
Many who had struggled for years with
this monster disease, tortured in mind
and body, have, after a course of S. S. S.,
taken their places in the ranks, and are
successfully fighting the battles of life.
S. S.. is the only guaranteed purely
vegetable blood purifier known, and an
infallible and safe cure for this vile dis.
ease. Instead of poisoning the system,
e virus from the blood Remember thaS
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-17

man, very popular with the ladies. He
met with reverses and found himself in
Fleet prison for debt. Mr. O'kelly would
probably have remained there the better
part of his life had not one of his fair
friends sent him her last 8100 With this
he again wooed the goddess of fortune,
who from that time until the day of his
death never seemed tired of favoring
him. Having accumulated few thou
sand guineas some time in 116S, he heard
that a Mr.. Wildman was the owner of
very likely four-year-old colt, which
had never been raced. He examined the
animal, liked him, and bought a half
interest in him for $50 guineas. The more
he saw of the horse the more he liked
him, and shortly afterward bought the
remaining interest for $50 guineas. In
this manner he became sole owner OF
the famous horse, on which he after
wards bet a fortune that ''he would be
first and the rest nowhere" and won
the wager.
WOMEN WHO BET HEAVILY.
Among the largest lady bettors on the
wife of the well known bookmaker; Mrs.
Chris Smith, wife of the thurman OF Yo
rambien and Maid Marian fame, and
Mrs. Frank Eckert, also a bookmaker' s
wife. Mrs. John Havlin, wife Of the
famous Cincinnati theatrical manager, is
also a regular recegoer, and backs her
own Judgment, following the example of
Mrs. Smith, who rarely bets on her hus-
bands tips.
Some women have peculiar ideas in bet
ting on horses, and follow them frequent
~ with luck. They bet on Rainy Day and
Cash, because the elements augur that
the name will be lucky. They play Car
buncle because a member of the family
mas been suffering from such an atIlic-
ton. Having won money at whist the
night before, they back Double Dummy,
and he walks in. There is woman in
Cincinnati who won a small fortune a
few seasons ago on several victories by
Landlady, mare then owned by W.
r. Letcher, now the secretary of the
hawthorne. Chicago, Jockey club. She
knew nothing of horses, and backed the
mare simply because she was the pro-
prietress of a boarding house. Women
also play What they think are lucky
numbers on the programme They also
follow colors and back the mount of
the jockey whose colors correspond with
their attire or their neighbours dress, es-
pecialy if she has won bet on u pre-
vious race. But there are women bet
tors who are as good form students as
the men, and make a business Of betting
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-17
AFTER EXPERIMENTING 4 YEARS, CURED BY s. S. S.

Ar lex EXPERIMENTING 4 YEARS, CURED BY S. S. S.
Newark, N. j., November 1900.
IL struggled for four years with most desperate
case OF Contagious Blood Poison took Mercury, with
iooloe Potash almost continually from the time
contracted the disease, but instead of improving
community growing weaker all the time and sores
broke out on my body in such numbers and were
SO severe and offensive that the while treating
me used rubber gloves. Finally he me to get
another doctor; that he could do nothing me-
Thls was the latter wrote for
your Home Treatment Book on Blood Poison and began
g. g. g. have been taking it according to directions
ana 1t is with great pleasure have to report perfect
cure There is not a mark me- and now weigh 1873
pounds; my usual weight ITO. A number of NV
friends are taking g. s. s. now, and sincerely hope
VIII do them as much good it did You pub
read it will do I did. Yours truly. 49,
HARRY MCKAY,
IT Campbell Street. Newark H T
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-17

&c. the laugh on the other fellow by
reaching Omaha earlier over the Mime
apolis & st. Louis r. r.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-17


e
Oooa Pulher the market and
5 :$7 i S S $ IL s:s$: $ 5:s; r.:
tat land
should have
POISON completely
thoroughly tested remedy like S. So Ito
Don't bottled
physicians tell them
andf TSpECE AM
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-17

Once tried, always used. The Mime
apolis & st. Louis road to Omaha.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-17
FEMALES SJTPERSTITIOTTs

Women follow superstitions to a great
extent in their betting on horses, and
they have fondness for the mounts of a
Jockey who has been riding in luck. The
largest combination, considering the
amount invested, ever paid off at Wash
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-17
WOMEN TURF PIUNlERS
FAIR PATRONS OFF RACING WHO
BET LARGE SUMS ON
HORSES
THEIR NUMBER INCREASING
Success Achieved by a Few, but the
Majority Only Increase the
Profits of the Book
makers.

LEXINGTON, KY, Feb. ia promi-
nent feature Of racing in 1900 was the in
crease in turf gambling by women, The
season developed several women who
might be classed as plungers. Especially
in the West last year they We're great
patrons OF race course betting rings. In
Chicago, St. Louis and around Cincin-
natl as we'll, so strong was the play
from the fair patrons of racing in the
grand stand that prominent bcokmakers
offered prizes to the messengers bringing
them the most patronage. Some of these
boys, who began the season at Memphis
and came up the line of the circuit OF
the big meetings. piled their trade so sue
cessfully among the women that the
daily average of their commissions was
$50. Their rule was to charge 10 cents
for every trip they made to the betting
ring, and If the bookmakers ticket they
brought back was on winning horses
they received an additional 10 cents. On
occasions when the fair bettor was sue
cessful on long chance, all rules were
waived and the boy became the recipient
Of S. or $40 bill
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-17

bacE were covered with Of the stand
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-17

at was a magnificent operation. Sir
James," said DR.. Dale, looking at his
watch; Gust two minutes and a quarter
from first to last
"Rather smart, I think. Dale" sad sir
James. ''Well, nurse, how is her"
''He is dead, sir" said the nurse
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-08-08
A Railroad Mans story.


i "One of the worst starts ever had"
said an engineer the other day, "was
due to a large. lazy pig that had got
on my mind Nothing will slide train
more easily and destructively from the
rails than live pork. This particular
specimen had habit of burrowing
alongside the track, and it was, a fair
presumption that sooner or later he
would find something to interest him
between the rails and somebody would
60 down the bank.
II was coming down hill one day
at high speed and craning my neck for
comforting sight of piggy in his ac-
customed place when. as popped
laround the curve. bright red flag as
saulted my anxious gaze. The connec-
ton between that flag and the pig was
only bit of mental alteration on my
part. but it was very vivid. / shut off
and grabbed the whistle cord. but be-
fore could even screech for brakes |
saw that the flag was only a red fan
mel shirt which the good woman of the
shanty to which the pig belonged had
hung on an improvised clothesline be-
tween the telegraph poles.
THAT may not sound like much of a
scare, but it represents a type that
turns the railroad mans hair to deli
cate ash color"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-08-08
SOME WISE DON'TS.

Don't confound hauteur with dignity
or. repose with stupidity.
Don't "howl." ''roar" or explode
To laugh heartily is better
Don't pose. Affectation is bar to
respect, let alone confidence.
Don't groan over the wickedness OF
the world, but mend your own.
Don't boast. The. illiterate and the
self conscious are thus made manifest
Don't use superlatives. Few things
require them, and they weaken descrip
ton.
Don't preach unless you have prac.
ticed. Deeds are tremendously con
vincing. H.
Don't think a foreigner can compre
bend you any better if you shout into
his ear.
Don't forget that politeness is the
foster sister of diplomacy and an es.
sential tact. 5
Don't appraise book at anothers
valuation. Critics are not censors lab.
solute.-St. Louis st-Dispatch. =,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-08-08
pE RFuMED CIGARS.
The Ones General Rcsecrans Once
~ offered to q Friend. q.


offered to q Friend.
One Of the stories told by old en-
ployees In the treasury department at
Washington is of the time when Gen
eral Rosecrans was register. The gen
eral never smoked and knew nothing
about cigars He determined, however,
to have box of good cigars handy for
the benefit of friends who might drop
into the registers office. Tie general
accordingly purchased a box of expen,
Giye cigars, put them in a drawer and
forgot all about them for some time.
Then, one day, when a friend was CALI
ing, the general remembered the cigars
and brought them out.
Il know nothing about cigars" said
Rosecrans, but ] am told that these
are very fine"
His friend lighted a cigar, and n look
of pain and horror instantly overspread
his face. Ee tried to conceal his ftei-
ings and pulled manfully at the c.gar
for several seconds. Then Rosecra rs,
noticing that he was growing pale, ask
ed what was the trouble. ,F.
General said the visitor II don't
want to be ungrateful but I'm afraid
it's this cigar"
Impossible" exclaimed Rosecrans.
"Why, when bought them was told
that they were the finest cigars on the
market"
"Well, general you were deceived.
The cigar tastes and smells exactly as
If it were made of camphor."
"Camphorv' stammered Rosecrans,
looking chapfallen. "Why. l never
thought but perhaps camphor does in
jure a cigar" And, reaching into, the
drawer, he brought to view several gar
ments filled with camphor balls. DO
you suppose that can be the trouble?'
he inquired. 49,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-08-08
when Herring. Were Plenty.

In former days behring's were SO
abundant in Newfoundland waters that
the most wanton slaughter Of them
was permitted without any restriction
whatever. Seines were allowed to re-
tain 1000 or 1000 barrels of the fish
until they perished, and then the net
was freed. and the whole contents fell
to the bottom to pollute the ocean fo-
miles around. When a poaching smack
was captured the behring's 1t had on
board were an thrown into the sea. and
frequently boats when chased resorted
to the same means to get rid of merlin
mating evidence. The fish then fetched
only SO cents barrel of 500 behring's.
or ten for a cent.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-08-08
Making II Clear.

The London Spectator tells funny
story of a definition given by well
known public speaker in an address to
children.
"Now. children" he said, Il propose
to give you on the present occasion an
epitome of the life of st. Paul. Per-
haps some of you are too young to un-
derstand what the word 'epitome'
means. 'Epitome.' children, is in its
Specification synonymous with synop-
sis"
Having made this simple and clear
explanation to the children, the speak
.er went on with hissstory.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-08-08
IN. DipIomat,. solution,

"And II an irresistible force meets
an immovable body?" suggested his
friend.
.sThe situation, indeed, would be crit
ical," admitted the eminent diplomat;
I"but, with mutual restraint and rea-
sonable concessions, / see no reason to
despair of an amicable settlement
Puck. -, ss