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The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-22

Second race, mile and twenty yards- Honeywood, 95, (Battiste), 10 to l, VOL Nekarnis, 106, (O'Brien). to 5, second' Terra. Incognita, 101, (Watson), to I' third. Time, 1:45. Crossmolina, Quah- nah Parker and Round Turn ran.
 Third race. five and one-half fur ,ongs-Taby Tosa, 107, (Dugan), to l. won: Hunter Raine, 105, qrvin). to l. second: Huntress, 115, Enos). 10 to l.. third, Time 1:09. Crimean, Leviat- han. Mamie English, Sambo and Lou IILzel ran. .,,, Fourth race, six furlongs-Peacefui, 104, (Dale), 3 to 1, won: Monograpn' 106. (ONeiI), 8 to 5, second; Judge fet- tus, 95, Gindsey). IS to l. third; Iime, @ 1:13 3-4. Tom Collins ran. Danoy 'hn First race. mile and seventy yards Meddlesome, 96, Nindsey), ? 1-2 to l. won: Ida Ledford, 1O2, (O'Brien), to D. second: Menace, 92, (ONeiD. to D, third. Time, 1:46. Ida Ledford ana Menace coupled in betting. Crockett and Cyrano ran.
 sixth race, seven furlongs-Barrica' 105, (Dale), 6 to l. won; Bennam. !Vo' | (SnelD. 3 to l, second; The Wag, !lo' | (Watson), 16 to 5, third. Time, l:ZS 1-1' Lexoline. Ben Boy, Irving Mayor. arp Charles D., Nellie Helmuth, Nannle J'' l
 At Kinloch.
 st. Louis. Aug .21.-Form players had | A red letter day at Kinloch Park tooay four savorites and a heavily played second choice passing the judges IT front. J. Hicks carried off the r1olne honors. piloting three mounts 70 VIC tory. The track was fast. r,. l First race. five furlongs. selling-an< | EeC0n0s vensbury. third. Time 1:02 1-2.
 Second race. six furlongs, purse Ben Battle. 1O5 c. Hicks). to 3. won Preside, 1O2 c. Mathewsl II to D, sec ond. Hop Scotch, 10e (See) 10 to third. Time 1:16. Blossom and LaoS
 Third race, six and a half furlongs selling-Hunting won: Siren Song. sec ond; Athara. third. Time l:2S.
 casava won; Gleve, second; Eliza Dil lon. third. Time 1:17.
 Fifth race. one and sixteenth miles selling-W. B. Gates, won; Albert Dewey. second; Plead, third. Tim' 1850.
 First race five furlongs, purse-Mis' Hume Queen w, Ermack, Duela, Syce Ursula Guernett. Jennie Valera freto ria, no. =.
 Second race. three-quarters Of mile, selling-Miss Conrad, 117; Papal Harry. IA: Olekma, Athara, Jessl Achenbach. 112; Evas Darling 11O:
 Third race, mile and twenty yards sailinr-Bohul. Ill; Fl Caney. 107; HI no-ker. 1O4; Grettinga. 10; Dan Pax ton. s6. u Q scerter. Nettie Reegent. 1O7; Miss Li ga 102.
 Fifth race. seven furlongs. selling Monos. Dalkeith, Tony Leppins, 1lz Hy-lo; Little Louis. llf.
 covington Pool Rooms Closed
 Cincinnati, Aug 21.-The pool room lin Covington, Ky. across the Ohlo River from here, were closed today al a result of a conference of their owner' held here Tuesday. Several oays az the Judicial machinery of kenton Coun ty was invoked against them and tn' proprietors have decided to apamdos so1i,ot Covington and move across tne Llcklns | @.-.. x Nawport which is in Camp
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-22
Boston Took Series.

Roston-Boston made 1t three straight from Milwaukee today, Ihe visitors outbatted the home team put lost on errors. Attendance 3.SlS.
 RH.E. postor 010 IA 10'-8 10 2 Milwaukee ....... 02O Oil O10-5 Il 5 Lewis and Criger; Garvin and Dona- hue.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-22
Easy for Childersburg.

Childersburg, Aug. H.-(SpeciaD- The game of ball here yesterday be- tween Alexander City and Childers- burg resulted in a second defeat for the visitors. Score by innings;
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-22
Easy for the Phillies.

Philadelphia-The home club won two rather poorly played games today from Cleveland. Catcher Wood lnJureo his hand in the first game and was compelled to retire. Connor taking his place. Attendance 3.924. First game: Cleveland , O10 no 301-7 6 Philadelphia ...... coz llZ Ooz-o 1z Bracken. Wood and Connor; frazer and Steelman.
 Second game.
 R.H.E. C,laveland O10 100 100-3 g Philadelphia .... 900 015 01"-7 2 Bowling and Connor: Wiltse and Powers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-22

The first of the series of ball games between the local Y. M. c. A. team and the Luverne team will be played at 4 o'clockEthis afternoon.
 Squire Brown.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-22
Covington Pool Rooms Closed.

Cincinnati, Aug. 2.-The pool rooms in Covington. Ky. across the ono River from here, were closed today as n result of a conference of their owners held here Tuesday. Several oays dso the judicial machinery or kentoh Coun, 4i,o ivy was invoked against them and the nroprietors have decided to abandon Covington and move across the Licking River to Newport, which is in Camp hell County. There were three rooms in Covington and one has already pre- nared to open in Newport tomorrow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-22

Alexander City,. 300 OO2 Ill., 8 6 5 Childersburg +... 24S 04e 0O0-1S 10
 Batteries-Henderson and Battle' Edwards. Johnson and smith. umpire Hood
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-22

The best thing that will be onereo .,ts roontb is the Hart -Hanrahan bout set t' for Louisville. August 27. It Is not es, expected et that they will exhibit much nS eoience hut lovers of the hammer and tongs game will find it to their hv,ns as CD fsr Hart is undefeated. His game ;s considered so good that Jack hoo. the crack Chicago middle weight oioh ., care for it and worked his way out ~, a meeting with the Louisville cnan'p' af fer having been matcneo'
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-09-06
+. Carried kitten. ,v,.,, HIS ree,h.

Stradley Is three years old and a
polite young man. rs Is Indicated by
the fact that he gravely doffs his hat
when meeting u woman with whom he
Is acquainted. lie also believes that
In some things natures way Is the
better.
A family of kittens came to Strad-
lcy's home. much 10 his delight. He
carried one Of the kittens about with
him and maryeled much that the kit
ten should cry.
The other day hc saw the mother
cat carrying a kitten In her mouth,
and a great light broke on Stradley.
That afternoon lie walked solemnly IN
to the l,ousc. holding a struggling kit
ten firmly between Ills teeth.
"Why. Stradley." said his mother.
''you should not carry poor kitty that
way"
"NOi" said the little man. and then
added; "Why. It's mamma does
New York Mail and Express.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-09-06
Manila In lss2.

Manila Is well plaptcd and inhabited
with Spaniards 70 the number of GOO
or 700 persons. which dwell In "A town
unwalled. which hath three or four
small block houses, part made Of wood
and part Of stone, being indeed OF no
great strength: they have II or two
small galleys belonging to the town.
II IL Il very rich place, of gold and 9th
er commodities; and they have yearly
traffic from Acapulco In Nueva Els.
pana. aud also twenty or thirty ships
from China mud from the Sanguelos
people from Sangn. Ia Japan. which
bring them many sorts OF merchant
disc. The merchants of China and
the Sanguelos are part MoOrs and part
heather people. They bring great
store Of gold with them. which they
traffic and exchange for silver, M
give weight for weight. These san
guclos are men of marvellous capacity
In deyising and making all. manner OF
things. especially In NIL handicrnfts
and sciences; and every one IL so cx.
pert. perfect. and skilful In his faculty,
as few or no Christians are able TO 90
beyond them In that which they take
in hand. For drawing and cmbrolder'
ing upon satin. silk, silver, gold. and
pearl. they eyccl.--Caycndlsli First
Voyage.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-09-06

a little girl from an East End Stun
war invited With others To n charity
dinner given at "a great house In the
West End of London. In the course
of the meal the little maiden startled
her hostess by propoundins the query:
Does your husha vi drink"
"Why. no." replied the astOnished
lady Of the house.
After u moments pause The minia-
,ure querIst proceeded with the equal
ly bewilderiDg questions:
"How much coal do you burn? What
Is your husbands salary HIS he sny
bad habitsr'
by this time the presiding genius Of
the table felt called upon TO ask her
humble guest what made ier ask such
strange questions.
SWELL" van the Innocent reply,
mother told me To behave like a lady.
and when ladies' call at our house they
always AJAX mother those questions
London Spare Moments
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-09-06

No Telling when One May Need a Coffin.
"A man entered my salcsro0in some
time ago" recalled Il st. Joseph under
taker, that said that he wanted To
select q cnsket and shrOud. ] asked
what size casket he wanted and he
answered: We'll, you can measure me
IL you want; | want the casliet for
myself ] was iaken by surprise. and
he noticed 1t. hut lie appeared to think
that there was nothing unusual in
this request. 4 am six feet TALL he
said.
"Witkont further delay ! began 10
| show him our different c~askcts. lie
was very particular about it--they MI
are-and IL took him about an hour
to choose what lie wanted. He then
| selected n slrOud ana other necessities
| and gave IN order for four carriages.
When we We're through he asked the
price and l told him $50. lie paid
over the cash and l gave him u receipt
| Tor his own funeral. That man was
apparently strong and robust ut the
\ time Six weeks later I received a
| telephone message from one of the
hospitals In this city announcing that
| my customer had died and that he had
| given instructions 10 have me called.
The funeral was carried out Just rs
he had planned IT, Kahsas City Jour
nal.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-09-06
An Amu.luu Red Tnuc luc,dent.

Uncle Sam is SO bound up with red
tape that he sometimes has TO take
money out Of one pocket and put II
in another. Occasionally he pays II
back into the SAME pocket again. as Is
Just now being cNempliticd In the case
Of certain importatlOns Of machinery
for the new Philadelphia Mint. 1t was
FOUND that In the fine details Of some
OF the more delicate bits Of mechanism
necessary TO the coming of money the
Germans We're ahead Of u.s., ana some
of the machinery has been imported.
In spite Of the fact that this has been
consigned 10 the United States Gov.
ernnlent. the Treasury Department
has been called npon to pay the usual
rate of duty on II. As all tho revenues
from the various Custom Houses ind
their way TO the Treasury Department
In tins instance II isn't even u question
OF exchanging money from u pocket
to another. Here Uncle Sam Just takes
1t out and puts 1t back again where IL
came from. Philadelphia Record.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-09-06

A lady was recently reading to her
young son the story OF Il it'll. fellow
whose father was taken III and died.
after which he set himself diligently
TO work to assist In supporting him
self and his mother. When she had
finished the story. she said:
Now. Tommy, if pa were to die,
wouldn't you work to keep mammal"
"Why, no." said tho little chap, not
rellshing the idea of work. What
for? Amt We got a good house TO live
inY"
"Ob. yes. my dear" said the mother,
"but we can't eat the house, you
know"
"Well. amt we got plenty OF things
in the pantry" continued the Young
hopeful.
Certainly. dear" replied the moth
er. "bnt they would not last long. and
what them"
"Wcll. ma" said the young incorrigi
Bile. after thinking a moment, ''ain't
there enough ia last till yOu get an
other husband?"
Ma gave 1t up.--Answcrs.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-09-06
THE PASSING BAND,

ga lone, deep dronc 81
Thrummcth q resonant monotone. j.
Up sosreth the horn with an undulant
fare,
That dies-is reborn-iu st n flash OF an
air.
Through the rumble OF drums, as their
t%hrobbing beat
kends a rhythmic pulse down the wind
ing street,
Then a streaming pcunant Of sound is
Ilanboyant from wall TO wall is swung.
Near-and more near-thc harmonies
clear
l'uiid skywsrd-, "A pondero'@ tower then
sheer
j. breaks in a clarion crash OF sounds.
.Au ulnlant tumult. thai bounds and re-
bounds;
A voluminous groan
= Fgom the blaring trombone;
And a clangor OF brass
As the cymbals pass;
Then the drums lone boom. as the melo.
dies fly
lcrward-and waver-and faint and die
Into mprmur amphoric,
Sweet-blending, choric,
Z, To n far away swell.
Till at last they nell
; IN q note loDgdrawn
= Arc gonc-On-on.
London Academy.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-09-06
Abandoned Schooihouse To % Ghost.

A ghost has received official rccOg-
milton In the action Of Trustee Jesse
Martin. Of jackson township. Of Car
roll County. Ind. when he gave Il con.
tract for the erection Of a new school
building i'm the Walnut Grove district.
Several years ago Amer Green was
lynched by n mob for the murder OF
his sweetheart. Luella Mabbitt. the
hanging taking place nj a walnut tree
In the Walnut Grove schoOlyard. Since
then the children have been filed with
superstitious terror In regard to the
place. and the once large school dwin.
died to two pupils Inst winter, ana
after a few weeks effort to get others
to attend. school was dismissed.
Strange stories were told about the
place. Green's ghost was reported to
have been seen, and the teachers re-
ported TINT they heard mexplainablc
sounds about the building. The wal
nut tree, before then a large and
thrifty one, never bore foliage after
the lynching. and stood II bleak re-
minder of the tragedy.
No teacher could be found to accept
the school for next winter, ana In re-
sponse to the insistent demands Of the
patrons u new building will bc erect
ed a short distance away, the old site
being abandoned, -Indianapolis Jour
nal.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-09-06
A Clever rostomcc Horse.

IneTe ~ u cNNeT V~uStOTlCe UcISC III
Brooklyn which for somc time past
has been getting double rations. and
will probably continue to do so until
tho postotiicc men discover his trick.
From the ~sub.station at the corner
of Ninth street and Fifth venue are
sent out a number of mail collecting
carts through the surrounding dis
trict. When the horses drawing these
carts come in they are driven up In
front OF the station TO stand until II Is
time for another collection. While
thus standing they are fed. On the
curb in front OF each horse Is placed
q bag Of oats. None Of the horses arc
tied. for standing Is n part Of their
business.
This Is when the horse with a double
appetite has his opportunity 10 per.
form Il skillful ut each
meal. lie waits until all the rations
are distributed. then, paying no at
tention to his WI allotment, he be
gins slowly to back. Slowly, but sure
ly he backs into the horse below him,
| which in turn pushes hack further and
further until In 81 few moments the
clever horse In front who started the
backward procession Is standing In tho
place Of his neighbor in the ear will
his head in that animals feedbag
Then he begins Ia eat ravenously, fin
ishcs his neighbours oats az soon rs
| possible. and steps nimbly back to
his own place, eats his own oats, aud
settles contentedly for a stand-up nal
| with Il well-fed air of placid innocence
But the horse at the end of the line
| suffers. That Is no affair of the clever
inventor of the scheme, however,
| New York Times.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-09-06
wilson's piaceY' be inquired in a cos.

Wilson'S pincey' he inquired in a cas-
ual way.
II am replied the stranger.
Instantly the rife went up and
pointed directly NJ his heart.
Well. you're goin' to die. You want
Il minute to say your prayers iny'
George spoke coolly. almost careless
~, but there was q terrible earnest
ness In his eye.
Eyes" said the stranger. III am the
man that bought your place, and I'm
the man that stole your money five
years ago-walt. don't shoot until I'm
done. When ] met you that day ut
Springfield ! was broke. When you
told inc your business. I knew Il would
be easy to fool you. I beat you ont OF
your money. I took 1t and vent West
as far as l could. For fivdPyears I've
worked In the mines. Worked like n
dog. I saved up fifteen ,ANndred dol
lars and came back ito buy a
| farm. A real estate ageofhad bought
| youAk from the Government. II being
vacant, you thinking You had home
| stcaded II. When I came out to look
| ut 1t two weeks ago I discovered II
was your place and l recognized you.
l went back to town and bought 1t
paid every cent ! had" George had
lowered his rifle and stood leaning
upon the barrel. "And there Is the
decd" said the stranger, throwing a
paper at Georges feet.
George stopped md picked up the
paper. II was n deed to his land and
made over to him.
I'm done; now You may shoot
continued the other.
George threw down the gun and
started toward him. but the stranger
turned his horse and rode quickly
away. George passed his hand over
his face a time or two, stopped and
picked up the gun.
well. I'll be blamed!" he muttered
to himself, 1T that amt the honestest
thief I ever Scent
Hc did not stop nj the barn to do tho
chores that evening before he wen'
to the house to tell Mollic.-Waverley
Magazine.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-09-06

parents and children socially ms well
as professionally. : Their f0h~srvaslou
almost Invariably convinccs them not
only that moral inirmitics are trans.
lated into physical weakness In the
second and third generations, but also
that maladies which arc In no sense
related to immortality sometimes leave
their impress on the young. Very
often this effect is nothing moro than
a prcdisposition. which. ono rccog-
nized and dealt with In tiunc, may be-
s~killfully ~antagonlzel by diet, exercise
aud environment New York; Tribune.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-09-06
BLIND MERCHANT is HANDY.
Carl Wells Never Saw the Light. Vet IL .
Successful Grocer.

CNrl WeIis Never saw the Light, Yet ~ .
Successful Grocer.
There Is u small store on the cornc
OF South avenue and Glover street.
where are sold Ice cream, canned
goods. package groceries" and the
various other things which 40 to make
up the ordinary stock OF such IN cs.
tabllshment. There are hundreds ~
other stores In Syracuse exactly like
this ont, but It IL unique because Of
the personality OF the storekccpcr. a
young man OF twcniy.one, who is TO-
tally blind.
IL you were to sec Carl Wells NOV
ing briskly about. waiting Oh custom.
ers aud eve making q mistake In
finding the right article or In making
change. You would find II difficult 10
realize thai tie. world has been dark
to him from the hour OF his birth, Al
though his father and mother are both
endowed with cyesight, u strange fatal
lty seems to hang q their children.
for Mr.. Wells has n brother anu n sis.
ter also afflicted with congcnital blind.
ness In the cast OF all three, the OPP
tic nerve Is paralyzed. and no light al
-fects the rctina. so-that the b,itN1ncss
is quite irremcdiablc.
''There Is = long Latin name for II,
DR.. Brown told me. but | don't remcm'
Der H." said Mr.. Wells to u Herald re.
porter. But then. of course, ] don't
miss my eyes as any u would who
| had had them and lost them. When
I was n child I made up my mind that
I must learn to do things for myself,
for Il you wait for SONG one else to
help you. you generally have Ia wnil
a long while. and l am fortunate In
having n strong sense of location.
| always put my WI goods In thcil
| places on the shelves and then don
have the least difficulty In iindin,
ltkem. Once I know aOw'the ioW,sid'
OF any special package feels. l know
1t for keeps. or course. II some on
were to d~isarrange my work and pu
things out Of place, l should bc com
pletely lost."-Syracusc Herald.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-09-06
urlpiar Mtna to <

Yes he said. with u depiccatins
sweep OF the hand. this is u very
small world, after all"
Il know IT," she replied; sometimes
Il really astonishcs me that you q
back mp or urn around OF 1t without
slipping over the edge Chicago
Record Herald.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-09-06

$50 you didn't think, before we
met she said. with an arch s,nlk.
''thnt ] was beautiful? Why"
II had heard several Of your lady
friends say you were such n pirt.
sweet little thing" he replied.
After that she naturally lad lcss
confidence in herself.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-09-06
Glad af

II read somewhere the other day
that the American people spend $f5.-
OO0,O0O 4 year for golf"
GOOD! I'm glad TO hear Il. "
they didn't blow II In that way they
might spend IL on fireworks"
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-09-06
Niiiair Apprehension.

1%lnching Bog-"say. It Is ally Tor
You to wear your headlight on be-
hind"
Lightning hug MOT at all. I'm aw
fully nervous about rrur-end col.
lisions.'
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-09-06
How secrets Get out.

Wld-cat-rug-"say, that young man
has got a wooden leg"
Neutrality-suspicious. do you know
Wild.cat.rug-"Whcn he stepped OF
my head I Bit him In three places
and he never even winkcd.' ,
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-09-06
None Ever Loot.
pie viii find fault

"Pcoplc viii find fault"
1T seems inherent In human ma
turc." 4,
THE surprising part IL NO mucll
fault is found wnen 10 few 9 Ia
lose any Of their uits"-rhiladelphia
Times.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-09-06
The Is~uponsfbnity.

Slre-'Did II ever occur 20 yor what
poor takers the mcn aver ,
He-"Did You ever consider tfa' II
IL the women who teach tables 10 say
things pit Boston Transcript.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-09-06
Quite ont Of H..

Mrs, Blnegorc-'But they are very
fashionable, are they mott
Mrs Observation-Disclosures? Most
assurcdly not. Why. they permit the
care OF their children to Interfere with
their social obligations, Philadelphia
Press. :.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-09-06
Tho Price or Know ledge.

II scpt away a dollar" she sadly
said. ITO a party IN New York VIII"
offered to tell for that amount how
to make tho guests nj summer o
love your chillren.'
'Oh, did yoaY' her fricnd asscd.
What do yOu have ~ do
Leave them At noa@."-Ch.caso
lit ord Herald.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-09-06
Needed n Money.

Dibblcs-''That was n beautiful poem
yOu nad in Gushcr's magazine This
month. Where did you get the In
spirationy'
Scribblcs From my creditors
Chicago News.