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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-08

Francisco Evening Post, which was printed
under the heading Of Sorrows Of an I'm.
presario," mfr. Grau's had time oI it with
'indlsposed' prime DOME the following
is clipped;
Maurice Grau is happy 10 the thought
that he possesses troupe Of German
singers sturdy aud reliable lot they are
in comparison 10 the French Italian and
American warblers who are forever annoy.
ing him With their physical ailments aud
causing all kinds OF disappointment 10 his
freehanded city patrons.
wha, feeling Of gratitude be muI ex-
tend toward his German artists who are
always ready for their turn before the
footllghts and ever delightful In their APP
probation OF the fact that they are pleas
Ing every one, and none more than the man
who Is in measure responsible Tor their
success. But the German operate Singers
OF Manager GrAu's company have reason "a
be faithful to their contracts. The major
ity Of them are matrops, upon whom many
mouths are dependent, There l. Frau Schu'
whose countenance s never married by o
frown. but ever illuminated with a smile
that wins for her admirers 10 her private
as well as her public We
/ Mr.. Lyle Rohb, whose home aud family
are In Houston. and who is blessed with
the glorious gift OF hne tenor voice. 4,
studying at the BOSTON Conservatory OF
| Music.
Though this is only bis hrst year In III,
conservatory he was paid to sing Ia bis
| Bostoa church ON the last sunday OF No
Vemher and his teachers Wish 10 put hi,
name on the programs Of the conservatory
/ song rccltals OF this year.
| Naturally his friends aud former com
1 panicNs here feel a sympathetic glow Of
I pride in his success.
~
There are so many gifted aud scholarly
musicians In the congregation Of the Catho
lie church here that whenever they adver
tise a concert everybody is assured OF
delightful discourse Of sweet sounds
The Thursday evenings program was al
unusually attractive one aud tho perform
ance OF the numbers given brought no dis
appointment 10 the people 10 the auni
encC,
Unfortunately this report must 20 {,
I press before the editor Of The Posts mu
/ sical department can have nm opportunit,
20 hrar tho chldreuS opera "f1orindn
Hut from the personnel OF the cast and th,
al llity Of those who have managed III,
rehesrsais the performances u sgys 70 h
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A Tete-a-Tete
with
the Musicians
sssssss

ia galveston last Wednesday night afforded
q teas; 81 divine delights 10 all musicians
"a attendance, The program was printed
IN a weekday edition OF this paper, but
as the sunday Post goes everywhere It Is
repeated here for the benefit OF the few
who do not read the daily;
az R ReHts ana Hf frlc Panias. haenue'
Cal Der waldereT. '"''S@ go ''''1'
thl Wohin!
'al Three songs trom "piehterliebe,"
lal VIE Blst dp Meme Konlgin.
(hl Sappische Ode
to) Meine Liehe list Grun. Iob. Brahms
Prison scene, act ~, Prophet" $50.
In addition to the faa.ss and He fssSees
or the above musical menu the wonderful
contralto singer In response 20 encoreS
sang a lovely German lullaby by Hllrich
and after the last number on the program
she sang the famous hrindlsi from Luerezia
Borgla. And this last was alone worth
going long distance 60 hear.
One must call attention TO the fact as
a sign OF the times in the musical world;
remarkably or late and the greatest opCr-
nflc artists have turned their attention 10
them, Much has been heard about the
big sums paid by managers TO many q
these singers but IN the seasons lSnSpa
and 1879 1900 some OF them notably Mines.
LIN Lehmann, Nordica. SemhrIch aud Schu-
mann, Heink-gave song rccitals In New
York from which all nrias were excluded
and which yielded them three or four times
as much as an evening az the opera.
In England a story used TO he thought OF
no consequence unless II filled several vol
unlrs. IL Is now conceded that a story OF
three pages may give as much evidence VI
literary genlue as a three-yolume novel.
aud schubert, Shumaup, FraDz and others
have proved the same principle In regard
10 music
Certainly Schubert blessed humanity -
practically creating the He'd. or lyric. art.
song.
-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-08

Kedzie avenue, Chicago; ptrsiyim. ~
ing trampled on IN scrimmhss s,+i'
Norrnwests and the Adyancse .,,,.s
KImball and North avenues w.
died September IS. =. ~
Edwin Longnecker. ~ yss,s5 Z
terback Of the Brown Preprn :,
football eleven; spine fIa3anrs ...ss Il
game AZ Philadelphia. died vs'sii
Jo6n Buckner. colored, s
died AZ Kirksville. No, Nsse s,, \
result OF Injuries received u
game November 4. -, -,
Leon Ayres, aged ~ 0A,se
suicide at Janesetlle, WIS., .v.s.l.J
was thought that he was y rIxs
anced, partly as resvs' 80 -
celved In a football game
% R Sis Sef I. Mckee died q I, XII ~
October s. as the result \ rs
ceIved October s In petioa,. . 49,.
fvseen rhe Detroit Athlene 10
team and the Alma colleks .s''<l
,nWo me game IN a serious 'sss,i y
~ IA .nn4ure. In the seroass ,trIs'
nerceIy tackled, and me ."
s JoSn I serrist dl.d At . ss
October IS from lnluitlS. .vess ~
% In the football game "a R,s-e'
university aud the WeS re ".
HIS neck was broken az frss .
crushed, causing psra''S
og nar,a wark. aged % s s,,,s n 4,
., phiIsdelnhia while piaJ yIIr.i N
lodged IN globe Of eisSut ryiuf eir|
caught the full currehs -"
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Any item Of news about music should be
sent 10 Mrs. Willie Autcheson, room 20,
Hotel Burnett, telephone No, ilo4.
The orst meeting Of the woman's Choral
club slple It's organization was perfected
occurred last Monday afternoon at the resi-
eelce OF Mrs. y, a. Peden which Ia 20 be
the permanent place OF meeting
When II became certain that the music
which had been ordered would not arrive
IN time for this erst practice meeting the
ladies' were greatly disappointed and some
what distressed. But sweet are the uses
OF adyersty,'' for when the ouartotte
society became aWsre OF the situation they
very generously placed their collection OF
music at the service OF the club
"The. Lovely Rose was the selection
sung by the Choral club as q trio,
The three choruses chosen by the musical
directTess aud ordered about two weeks
Sweet the Balmy Days Of Spring" by
MncKensie, and LA Charita." by Rossini.
The Climb was kindly presented by MT; 9;
Grnnewaid, through whom IFS music had
been ordered, with several copies OF mum.
Der Of choiuses FOR mixed voices. While
no action WAS taken Ia the matter by tue
club ms a body. this writer feels sure that
Which prompted Mr. Grunewald's gift,
on last Monday after the practice was
orrr a meeting " the executive board was
held and, among other things, a committees
Of Mrs. r. A. Peden aud Mrs.
Bultis Aslcn was appointed 20 see 70 having
copies az rhe constitution and bylaws OF
Ihf elph printed for distribution emong
fhc memhers.
+, Just as this report Is going &c press comes
the welcome news that some OF the club =
Dtusle has arrlyfd.-so a meeting Will be
held 81 the regular time and place tomor.
row. Monday afternoon. Tho hour vs. BOO
and the place Mrs. peden's residence, cor
Der Of Bell avenue and Fannlr street.
<@<
!. Bhe scaumanns Heink song recital given
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Bio Year for Finan'0

Mail Order Jourpsl, as. 3 !
There has never esss |, "a, =
tory OF advertising wa az, 4 ~
such an enormous sm0s ls.z;il
yertisIns published Ss g, ss,,.. 3.
months. II started N, w. 80
the oil neids Of s Beau ~ y
spriug. has kept or ssssosths 4. "a
cording to a rough ~. ~. z
tlsiug agency, tES.ssr,issrs |. X
these financial a ,lle XXI n ~ ). 4
there has been place. .sI.lug w
worth OF fnanclsl se,,swSicb
nection With Texas on ----
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credit 70 those on the stage and pleas
ure to those In the audience.
~
A concert Is 10 be given next Tuesday
night at Turner hall, complimentary TO
the members OF the Turnycreln, by the
Enoch Arden Concert company
The date for this concert was hxed before
the time for the carnival had been decided
upon SO ", unfortunately. happens that the
No.Tsu.oh parade occurs the same night
hour for the beginning OF the concert pro-
gram has been deferred until after tho
parade. SO that those DESTROYS or enjoying
commodatcd.
Tho personsl OF the Enoch Arden company
embraces. Mr. Alfred Cowell Goodwin,
solo pianist: Miss Edith Van Wagner, solo
VioliIGst; Miss Blanche Breneman, dra.
matte reader Miss MyrG oliTe Chase, So
prano.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-08
THE SEASONS cAsuALrlEs.
Seven Dead and seventy-Fiye Iniure
ON Gridlron.

seven Dead and seventy-FiNe Injured
an Gridiron.
seven dead and seventy,fve injured prin.
epaliy on Western grldlrons. is tho cas-.
uai'y record Of the football season Of 1901,
and mothers may he appaIIed SS ~ sV ion :
,,bS ~ ~ victims, but coaches and university
tfbSTrh ~, view q with equanimity, I'll.
anDush Win regret, and saw that In most
S Mas the sufferers themselves we're to
l., one way this argument is borne ont A
lAFge percentage OF tho llst comes from !,
t eS lVse part Of the season. Ii Is con.
.rsSl'sa iiytn mis- that the victims we're IN.
rsneu. it Is pointed out that II takes
n meeSs OF hard and persistent trainlng "a
n ~, " any player for bruising scrim.
~ anu broken bones and STRAINED ioinis.
no worse, are more likely than oths sT,r. 7
ton s'fu OF this precaW
following is the lis, o, the dead for tn,
cassl@ suscknan. 10 ysara cid. ss7
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-08

Washington star, "A, ~.
rYou can depend % - !. q. ~ y
his promises. said 'De
wiser. ,he prtcll-..f
but which promlsen ~ q ~"
those he makes !"
70 the yoteFss
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-08

a credit TO those on the stage and a pleas
ure Ia those In the audience.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-08

To Miss 49," IA poeml 1;,. nlHNh
dc GcntleInen. MontRigu" rs s,risss
eA va 0aps .-''ss--....0. c, Emhree
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1901-08-15
Nm oaS 8ublifunl.

Die r5reie 8relie" bat iiber 400
etablirte Ngenturen i'm Gtaote, miro
oil iiber 700 8oitofficen perianot, unb
bat cine groBe 8erbreitune in Der
Ha6barz &epublif Werito, i'm Snoiaz
ner=SerritOrium unb Stlaboma.
Sbr @irfulatiuns =@ebiet in 3eras
eritredt ii6 pDn @alpeiton bis binaui
na6 9ention, BON WariboQ i'm Often
bis nab gl Balo i'm iernen @elten;
es iblieBt ielbitperitdnblid nit be-
lonhers sablrei6en 2elern bas bibt=
beitebelte Wittel=9 9eras uno ben Gnb=
tpeiten etn.
9rei &eiienbe iinb belldnbie, iabr=
Elm, iabraus inn Sntereiie bes 8lot=
tes untertpegs unb fiibren bemielben
I'M Serein nit unieren riibrieen 2o=
fd Ngenten forttpdbreno mere 2e=
fer 81.
Sn Nnbetrabt oieler 9batiaden iit
bic r5reie Breiie", tpD es ii6 barum
banoelt, Die beut1be BepDlferune gu
erreiben, bas bette Mnseise Mes
blum inn gtaate geras.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1901-08-15
TO THE PUBLIC.

The weekly issue Of the" FREIE
PREssE FUER TEXAS" has po-
sitively the largest circulation
of all German papers published
IN the State of Texas.
1t has over 400 established
agencies in the State, is mailed
to fully 700 post-offices, and has
an extended circulation in Mexi-
co, in the Indian Territory, and
in Oklahoma.
1t circulates from Galveston
to Denison, from Marshall to Ell
Paso and of course mainly in
the thickly populated central
and southwestern parts of the
state.
Three travelling men and our
very active local agents are con
tinuously adding new sub
scribers to the lists.
In consideration Of these facts
the 'FREIE PREssE FUER TEXAS
claims to be the best adver-
tising medium in the State of
Texas, where it is the object to
reach the German reading po-
pulation.
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Ser 1lrfprmma Der Marfeiudtye.

Gs biirfte ni9t ol9emein betannt
fetn, 70 f9reibt &arl 8linb im ,Nine<
teentb Genturb," boB bic beriibulte
franaDitf6e Nationalb1mne beutfden
11riprungs 1T. Sbr @9td1al lit 1,ar1z
nisfa9an We9felfdQen untertporfen
setpefen unb i6r 11riprung immer nod
in 0untel sebii1t.
Die setpDbnli9e 2tnIi9t 1T, baB
&ouset be l'Ssle eines 2benbs, ben ct
I'm 9aufe bes 8urgermetIters bon
@traBburs, Otetrib, bsrbra9te, eebeten
fpurbe, etn Rriesslieb fir bte 8rettptfli<
gen, bte om nd9ften Sag abn1arf9iren
fonten, gu f9retben unb In Muiit gu
feben. sSn berIelben Na9t nod ion ct
bonn sert unb Muiit ntebergef 9rieben
baben, mas In Mnbetra9t ber 2Gnse
bes 2tebes cine betrd9tlt9e 2eiitung
fetn tpiirh. Demseseniiber 1T nun Ell,
fransOff4es 3eugntb gu ctttren, bas
bic Qutorihaft bes Mouget be l'Ssle
entf9ieben befrsitet. Ser bebeuterbe
fran5Dfii4e Muitttrttitsr Gofttls8lase
bebanptet nGmli6 in 1etnen Bud yMpz
liere Muiicten," bas 1852 eriaten, baB
Houset be 1'ssle bic Muiit Der mar<
fet1atfe ni9t tpmponirt babe. Ct hes
bouptet, bab es etn beuti i9er Rir9en>
eeIane ipdre, bet bur9 Sultan ben
Qlelteren alias gnboisile, ber 1882 in
ben 3onaerten ber Mabame be Monz
TETON fptelte, na9 sSranfrei9 irnpprtirt
tporben fet.
gs frast fd nun, tpie biefe tir9li9e
9pmne bortbin eelangte, gs unters
lisst teinen 3peifel, bab bic 2ftsabe
bes fran5Diii4en Rrttiters, ite famine
aus Deutf f9lanb, auf Wahrbeit Be-
rubt. gs 1T urfpriinslt9 etne bentf9e
tir9lt9e Melobie, unb atpor bic Melo<
bic bes grebp elmer MeHe. So6annes
@6err eradblt in ieinem Bud r8lii9er,
ietn Qeben unb feline 3ett," bab er als
4nabe in elmer fatbolti9en Dorftirds
S9pabens cine neue Wei6na9tsfan>
tate i'm gbor 9eiunsen bGtte. 4ls er
aug Der Stride trut, iagte elm otter
Solbat, ber bic repoluttondren 5elbs
aiige, unb bic napoleonti9en Rriege
bon 1909 Biz 1916 mitgema1t batte,
gu @9err: vWibt Shr, mas sSbr ge@
iuneen babtg gs 1T bic MqrI IeiGaiIe!
Sd bemertte es bel ben erften SDnen. :"
S9err faste bies ieinem 0ater, ber ber
Sreantlt Der Dorfftr9e mar. unb er
antmortete: rOie Marfeiuaife9 $50
bentft 9u hin2 Die Muiit, in bic id
BITE neue @eibna9tstantate sebra9t
babe, 1T Elm Sbeil elmer alten MeHe."
9ieie Mefe ober, auf bic bic franaDiiz
J f6e Nattonalbbmne auriidgebt, tpurbe
1776 BON 9olbmann, benz &apellmeis
iter bes &urfiiriten ber pfala, fompo>
nirt. @on bet pfal5 fam iie in's
gl1ab, unb bort berf9affte iie ii9 lei9t
Ginsans in anbers Sbeile Jrantreids.
Dte nmbilbung elmer ftrhli9en Me>
lobte su etnem ariegsliebe 1T ni9t unz
setpObnli9, tpenn man baran bentt,
baB 2utber umsetebrt iebr oft lei9tere
Melobien fir tir9lide :3tpede umz
fprn1te. Rouset be pSsles 2ieb tpurbe
auerf nG9la9tlieb Der Rbetnarmes"
senannt. Nls bic fosenannten Ser,
biinbeten BON Marieille es 1892 na9
paris bro9ten, tpurbe es in rMars
ieilaife" umsetauft.
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@tne porgef d I d til DE
Burg tpnrbe bor &uraem BET Muss
srabungen in Der Rdbe bes Dorfes
Simini in Sbefalten 5u Sage eefDrs
bert, Quf ber SD6e zines 6iigsls, ber
por ben Qlussrabungen nit geonetriI9
bemaGten @9erben iiberfGet mar unb
bes6alb bermutben lieb, bab bort eins
Moife @rdber entbedt tperben tpiirbe,
tpurben 5pei @runbmauern eines paz
laites ausgegraben, bic aus srDBeren
Steinen sufammenseiebt iinb, baneben
aud perf6iebene 9ausmauern aus flei@
nersn @9ieferHeinen Sebr interels
liant finb bic aus fleineren S9iefers
iteinen gebauten 8efeitisungsmouern,
bon benen groBe S6eile freiseleet ipor>
ben itnb, insbeionoere bestpegen, tpeil
fie In Der Nnloge an bi. beriibmte 8als
lerie in Der Sitnauer bon Sirpns er,
innern. 9ei bieIen Nusgrabungen finb
ou9 gum eriten Male in 9rie9enlanb
Steindgte in sr0Berer 4naabl anse<
troffen tporben. @uBerbem fanb man
8uieni4erben bon iogenonnten rlpbi>
f6en" 8aien aus grauem einfarbisen
Sbon, tbetGs audi aus eelblt9em nnb
rDtbli6em Sbon nit oufsernalten
geometrii4en 8eraierunsen, bic IN
ibrer ean3en @ri9einung bpn ber
gepmstrii9en Srnamentit Der anberen
griedif4er 2anbfhaften betrG9tlib
obtpeiden. 0u in Der gad6e bes 9ii>
gels Elm m9tenif4es &uppelgrab liest,
70 1T es apffaaenb, bab teine ein5ise
mptenif6e S4erbe gefunben iporben
1T. Dem Qlnf9eine na9 bat es in
S6efalien ipphl nur tpenig mptenii9e
8aien gegeben.
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0as g 9ieBen d einsm
2uftballon. 9luf bem $ruppens
iibungsplab Qltsnz9rdbotp, prpbtna
Sa9ien, tpurben fiirsfid S4iebiibunz
gen nit &anonen na9 einem @erfu9sa
baQon porsenommen. 0ie feuernbe
glrti1erie fanb bel 8riefentbal, Der
8allOn f4ipebte ettpo 800 SUB ;iaer Der
DprFruine 9loine. Die Gntfernung
betrug in Der 3uftlinit bis 9lotne 15,s
$40 Sub. @s tparsn go 9ranatidiffe
fir bic llebung beitimmt, f6pn Der II.
S9ub traf ben 8allon. Di6t bpr ibm
plabte cine @ranats, bas in ibm be.
finbIi6s Gas eGplobirte, unb ber BAL
ion fisl. BON elmer &du4tpolte umssben,
3ur Grbe.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1901-08-15

sS- 8alt, Cement, Sanh, gad.
iteine, feuerfeite Steine uno 9bDn.
Ebeer unb y Nspbaltpapier, 0adpappea
Cheer uno &Spbalt, Del, 9erpentin,
5arben, @laS &c. &c, ftet5 norrdtbi9
bel s. 6. 0:efmann, BOG Oft@
gDmmerce=StraBe. @ieoriee BreiIe,
quite g8aare lptpie quite uno reelle
8eoienung ueroen earantirt.-
5elephpn 410
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1901-08-15

= Der 8aiier @ilbelm II. bot
befoblen, oaB Die fir bic beoDr=
itebenoe @pbe feiteeiebten 5lotten.
man6ner tpeeen beg 9obes Der Saiz
ferin ssriebrib ausfalen ioaen.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1901-08-15

- Roofing Felt, Beb une Qsphalt
sei 6enrp Bnulp. 9el So
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1901-08-15
aiarrbse uus weaaen aranpfe

perben iofort esbsilt our6 Or sieoerts sbten i'm.
portirten Anaotura 9itters
8ranoeigeatbnmS itebertrasmn8en.
6enrp Torres an geettie 8aitian,
@runoItiid an Weitz6ouitonftraBe
1900.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1901-08-15
SitOweitteras uitnidt Gn6

@enn Sbr @ub ireenopu nieoer=
laNen tpollt, tbut es entlane Der 81.
ME Der
gan Qlntpnip & Qlramias
Yak Sabn,
i'm @arten=Diitritt oes Staates. @e=
lunbbeit uno &lima uniibertroffen.
8illiee 2dnbereien fir ben Sarmer,
Ufarftgdrtner, Sbits uno Giebsiibter
gBe9en gin5elbeiten tpenoetgub an
6. s. Martin, g. g. g.,
S9n &ntOnio, 3eras.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1901-08-15
Special Preise fuer He[ren- BeinkIeidl
Special -Offerte fuer B. & B. Kragen

Sir bnben bic Meentur fir bic beribmten B. &
&ra9en i6ernommen. SIM @ertanf bieier erfttlaiiia
@aare rb cine uno portbeilbafte Sfierte genad
tuie fDlet:
Sic faufen 1 9ubenb fraeen, tuofir Sic 81. so su
soblen baben unb burtb 5obuns bon peiteren 35 Get
eriperben Sic bas &ecbt beie 8raeen, iie ben,
iirb, gu retourniren unb an oeren Stene elm ne.
Subenb gu erhalten gSir fibren nmr bic bette Aualit
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-05-11
Broomer. for Hou.ewor,<.

A recent advocate of dress reform
for women says that her advice, if fol-
lowed, will rob house cleaning of much
of its horror. Boomers and bIouses
are, she contends, the only rational
dress for a woman who intends to
tackle the housekeeping problem.
Long swishing petticoats and feminine
fripperies have their time and place:
but If a woman wants to climb ladders
and wrestle with carpets and WELD
broom and dust cloth effectively, let
her take off her corsets and skirts and
don a bloomer costume of washable
material. Denim, says the oracle.
makes serviceabie and effective bloom
ers: and. if this material is too heavy
for blouse, a thinner material, har-
monizing in color with the denim, may
be used. The blouse should be finished
with soft rolling collar, which will
leave the neck muscles free. 1t is adj
visable, too, to end the sleeves just be-
low the elbow with a turned-back cuff,
so that the wrists shall be left free.
This is also recommended as a prac-
teal morning costume for servants
obliged to do rough work. One can
fancy q maid OF mistress, trim, slen-
der and attractive, who would be joy
both to herself and to the beholder.
I'm the proposed working attire--New
York Sum-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-05-11
CANE RECALLED
BY LOSERS
DEATH.

in their strong propensity to play
games and were often together engaged
in that pastime. Shortly after the great
game was played Hedges left the city
and was reported to have engaged in
the trotting of horses throughout the
country For many years he has been
dead to the world so far as any knowl-
edge of his whereabouts is possessed
by the citizens of Newburg. When these
three gathered about the board the big
game progressed as do few poker
games. 1t went ON hour after hour,
getting more exciting every turn of the
hand on the clock and when it came
time to stop Weed was in debt to the
other players a round 500, 900. 1t was
never thoroughly believed that Weed
Intended to give up to his antagonists
that portion of his fortune. His pride
as a player and the goading he re-
ceived from the others kept him in the
game and he continued to chip in. with
the hope of ultimately retrieving what
he had lost. But it was the old story,
and he found that his luck had left
him. Try as he would with an occa-
sional bluff, he failed to get back his
money. At last some one proposed to
change the game to see If his luck
would also change. No one ever knew
except the players themselves, who pro-
posed the new game. but it is very
probable. under the circumstances, that
it was Weed himself. At any rate, they
set in to play faro, and for hours this
game went on. But it was no better
for Weed than poker. His luck ran
against him all through, and the longer
he stayed the deeper in debt he got.
At last the time came for halt, and
when it arrived Weed was a loser to
the other men for a sum much greater
than his entire wealth amounted to-
He had not only not won back a dollar
lost at poker in the faro game. but got
up from the table an additional 5000 900
loser. A friend, hearing that Weed was
paying up, started for Newburg to look
after his friends interests, but before
he reached the city Weed had paid $780,
900 of the debt. The friend had further
payments stopped and then the case
got into the courts. 1t has never been
known whether Weed got any of the
1000 refunded, but the general be-
lief is that the game cost him that
amount 1t is also understood that no
remand was ever made by Hedges and
Scott for any part of the $500 900 won
by them at faro