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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-06

Nellie Beatrice to 4 run. keep up as long
as he could so as to see his Oaks candidate
Just FOR a little excitement" he used
To see a man % years Of age. fatally
stricken, and within two months ~ certain
death. driving a race horse 10 a buggy at
breakneck speed. was exciting enough TO
ne spectators. no matter what he thought
One morning af,e- such a brush sam
hryant drew up before 2 crowd q horse
er o: Death: John Schorr. Hariie Durham
and Tony Crahb. AN o. them knew Molle
T. ga not have n chance.
hey. you boys. you think old Sans
greeting as he drew Nellie Beatrice to a
that you are ali wrong. They tell me Alan
a-Dale L. ~iame-thaJS oil right; he'll beat
Abe Frank 4 bloek and another thing let
cut % nv way"
do you really want 20 win TIRE oaks.
Colonel spoke Up one Of the crowd
do l want To win said Bryant. with a.
near a bleak in MS voice as ever came.
IT'S the last race I'll ever win. boys. and
Tye set my heart on IT,"
III you do really want "a win Il. Colonel"
said another. well all draw out and let
sam Bryant Amos; burs, with rage. Let
me have IT." he yelled DO you, any one
one Of you. think sam Bryant wins that
way? No! want to fight you for Il. and
Hex yor- Ecu'l have TO get out Of the
way. for Moliie T. VAL run all over you.
And I'm going 10 ne propped up at a win
dow - that l can see il"
They did prop sam Bryant up at a win
/ dow. and he saw Noble T. the pride Of HIS
heart. run all the way around absolutely
! last.
After the race they took him down.
Well, she didn't win. he said with r
long indrawn breath that might have been
/ a sigh. And that was all.
Bryant Was a Democrat Of Democrats.
| When the pT~imEry1between MessrS. Gram
y ger and Jefferson was confessed he was Sc
4 riOlsiy III. That made no difference. how
ever. He sent word 60 Major Hughes to
seud him a carrsage. because he was coming
down 20 vote. Major Hughes sent the car
! riEEe and Bryant got out OF bed apd came
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-06

Gently. he owned the entire block In which
he lived. except one cottage
A few weeks ago however. he sold one
large lot 20 the School BOard at a very !ow
figure. This was in spite OF all his friends
could do. for Sam Bryant never could be
persuaded.
could ever do anything with him. When
Bryant. as sometimes happened. had IN
mind some particularly headstronE move.
Major Hughes would eat a big dinner-so
as 20 keep In a good humor rs long as pos
sible-uut on HIS eldest clothes. settle his
cap firmly on his head and go out TO ss
always got cut o. the way. 50 20 one ever
knew exactly what happened on those sc
and sam Bryant would &c sround FOR the
next few days looking unusually thought
II was in this time Of now current turf
history that two snaper men dIscov-
cred BRYANT. Charlie Price. known 20 turf
men frou. Past 70 West. was writing
Harry Bell did turf on the Courier Journal
II was before Proctor Knott had been more
scribes had been raiihirds from Early
Snring. and they had decided that Proctor
Knott was the only colt ever fosiod- sam
believed. TIE bows began 20 tout Proctor
Knott. ana then firm od sam Hs q unique
character appealed TO them. The result
mi y, sam Brvanf' An tho, one day
Proctor Knott won the Fiturfty.
Sam Drynnt was really made. sam RTv-
ant possessed the faculty. Of believing that
he had the oriy horse IN q race. No ore
could convince him otherwise before the
wire was reached An instance was seen
last spring IN the Oaks The old hOrseman
knew that he must de. hut he had set Ms
hAart bsfNre he wsat on winning the Ken
tnckv naEs Molly T. = mediocre mare.
whom her Owrer Thought : marvel. was
th~ unsins'sy % his hopes.
During Nxer~iS~ tim" in the morning no
one ~ allowed 20 drive on ths track. hut
'h1t rrie Sid .'0t amply to Sam BRYANT.
While MolIis T was heinK prepared h
drove over behind his ~ex-runniuC mare. MI
re Re7trics. every morning 10 see her work.
~ Mol!fr T. was to be hreezed a half old
Sam would drive around tG the starting
po;nt. get n little ahead. and then. putting
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-06
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

WRITTEN FOR II SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
Six Cardinals are still batting better than
.3eA. Wicker having dropped below that
mark since he has been working regularly.
According to the dope the Cardinals
are getting enough hits TO win more games.
Had they the fielding averages and base
running record Of the Browns they would
be enjoying a better position
Arthur Nichols manages TO hang in sec
ond place. and at the clip he has been bat
ting he should stick with the leaders. The
real honors. oweyer 20 TO Red Beaumont
Of P~fttsburg, who has batted .s5 in forty
sig games. Brashear, Donovan. Smoot.
Krnrer and Barclay are running in a
lunch. but little difference being noticeable
On their records MP to date. The team il
third in batting and but little below the
Refs In that particular.
Twe,ty-tvo men are batting over the 100
mark. Several players who had been hit
ting well have dropped below the coveted
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-06

all the way down to the Courthouse to vote
for Major Granger.
Mrs Bryant. who was Miss Nettie Hunt,
did much 10 help her husband to success.
One little anecdote depicts splendidly her
fine. Jovial nature and quick wit
One day she got In n Fourth avenue car
at Jefferson street and sat down Just oppo-
site Murray Kciiar. an old friend CHANGING
across he saw her.
why. Ms, Bryant" be exclaimed, SO
loudly that all the rlce-hoTse men on the
car could hear. Il believe you are getting
fatter and heavier and Misunderstanding ev-
cry day"
Like a fash she retorted: Wen. Murray,
It's not weight for age"
The race-horse men set up a roar that
could he heard a square. and kellar want
ed to buy for the crowd.-LOuisville Cour-
ieT-JOurnaL.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-06
ANECDOTES TOLD OF
CAPTAIN SAM BRYANT.
Veteran Kentucky Turfmnn. Who
Died Saturday. Was Known and
Loved for Rugged Honesty

In Abe ewes Of all who love sterling hon
esty. true worth and blunt kindliness OF
heart. there are tears to-day. Tears one
f. rot ashamed TO brush aside. for they
are the tribute Of affection and respect 10
the memor- Of a good man. Sam Bryant
I; is not the man who sits In the front
pew at church. who sings the hymns loud
est and who sounds n gong when he gives
aims that stands highest before our Max
or hut the one whose almsgiying - unos-
tertatIous. whose heart Is tenoer an"
whose ear is ever open TO the cry or tne
poor and unfortunate. who deserves al hs
death to have the blessing OF heaven ~
In and upon him.
elevated the profession which ne repre-
sentrd- He ran LIES race as ne ran hs
horses. from END 20 end ana the purple
and gold OF his colors were never stained
with suspicion or disgrace
Honestv-rugged. blunt. unSompromis'ns
bo,.stv-was his characteristic. No man
Io1es victory more. no man hated and felt
Ss,s1t vorSs- and he bore both alike nor
stooDed TO Eain the FIRST by any ~chicanery or
Esra Ssy. a K~entuckIan. perhaps. can IN
ds-stard the affection. dumb YET eloquent
which exists between a man anu MS hOIse;
srJ Il, ia a KeutHckian alone Rho can feel
yrh-t n Vas for sam Bryant whel he cav
his Idol. Proctor Knott. qeteateu on ms W.
soil II is said the old C1sn NepI. anu
surely those who feel Ike him honos nm tor
these tears. H. VI.
whole heart and soul were IN the spout OF
Ei-rs He triumphed and he lost. but
raifhe- victory nor defeat found him other
than the sturdy. honest. loyal soul ne
When sickness and sorrow bowed him II
was pItiful TO see the stricken horseman
sitting on his porch straining his eyes
toward the track on which he had 30 often
- ~ -.fu-a hprna mast the nCGt. TO
knox that the Hash OF the satin-coSteu
tsr-oughhTeds along the stretch. the blue
gloom Of the distant knobs. the clear. eS-
Danscs az the sky and the halmy breath Of
1rmruer we're fast departing from him.
The track was the Mecca where his heart
renafred and Il was there. too. that he
had befriended the little Sisters who passed
down the line Of bookmskers asking for
aims. not for themselves. but for their help
less charge Sam Bryant knew what they
did. the life OF unseifsh devotion they led.
waiting on and caring for decrepit men
and women. some sunk In hopeless dotaSe-
after booRmaker turned care
IesSiv away from the meek. black-robed
women who appealed TO them. but never
vas there a time when Sam Bryant was
deaf to the cry OF the poor aho helpless. He
II was. then. who was their CHAMPION he
went from maR TO man In his blum way. and
returned to the Sisters with a rich booty
the spells from the spoilers.
Never was money better expended. It
gave a home TO Themselves and bread 10
the starving. and surely. when the soul OF
the k~ind-hearted turfman took its Night
hsavenward the prayers CT the little Sisters
followed Ike angels on its uack.-iOuisville
Times.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-06

mighty Hans Wagner, who has slid down
TO .2a.
The record Of Sam Lever IS an enTiable
one. He has vet TO have q defeat marked
against his seasons performance. Murphy
and Nike O'NeiIl are doing the best work
according to the figures. The fOlow!ng
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-06
LOCAL ROWING SEASON OPENED
AUSPICIOUSLY LAST FRIDAY,

Great Interest Taken in the Lemp Plate Race, Which Was Won by
the Westerns. Regaining the Trophy Which They Held Year Be
fore Last-St. Louis Crew Put Up a Good Fight, but Was
Badly Beaten OFF in Unfavorable Going-General Gossip
of the Amateur Sporting Field-Dave Fultz to Coach
Lafayette-YaIe Will Not Be Represented at
Henley This Year.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-06

II Is difficult 10 tell much OF strong-loy-
ing. ~hard-hating Sam Bryant He was 20
years old. and ne started life half a CEN
fury ago in Coleman's rollins-mIl on
Brock street There he got the powerful
physique and tremendous endurance that
made him 50 wonderful In later years. But
foundry work proved too hard
Soon the young nhan nfanched on as a
driver Of trotting horses and q fighter of
game chickens The transition iato IN
owner OF running horses came when he
wanted more excitement. That the bust
ness paid Il proved by results. fo-. un;n r-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-06
BATTING AVERAGES OF THE
TWO BIG LEAGUES COMPARED

Delehanty Is Crowding Napoleon Lajoie for HonOrs in the American
League-Six Cardinals Are Batting Better Than .3J0-Charley
IIemphill the Only Member of the Browns Who Is TrOtting
in FirstCIass Company-Frank Donahue Pulls Out of
Last Pace-Club Batting and Fielding Records and
Work of the Ptchers-General Baseball News.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-29

Familiarity known as tom" Lord in his
old regiment, the Twentieth infantry, has
been the hero of several anecdotes due to
the fact that ne wore an artificial les, the
result of his having had one leg ampu-
tated just below the knee. When walk
ing he lmped very little. and a person
who did not know would never have sus-
pected that he was minus a leg. Some
years ago at the Standing Rock Indian
agency the Sioux were indulging in the
sun dance. In sun dances the bucks, in
their war paint and feathers, arrange
themselves facing the setting sun, and
at the appointed time begin their wild
dancing. slashing themselves the while
come covered with blood This is ac-
companied by chanting in a monotone,
each warrior calling on the Great Spirit
the sun. the white man and all his fellow
bucks, to witness his bravery The dance
keeps up until the Indians fall from sheer
exhaustion. Il was deemed advisable to
have troops on hand i'm case any trouble
should occur, and, accordingly Captain
Lords company was ordered to the
agency.
On the evening Of Lords arrival 1.-THE
agency, he met a young brave who had
cut himself up more than usual In the
dance. Lork asked him in a cOntemptu-
Gus voice if he thought he was a brave
man, 10 which the Indian replied with a
cultural Ugh" The officer then told
him if ne and the other Indians wanted
bravery they should come in TO the
agency at a certain time the next day.
At the appointed time Lord entered the
room, to find it we'll filled with Indians.
sitting or rather Squatting on the floor
Going in to the middle Of the room ne
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-29

ed an impatient member Of the party
How did they save him? You haven t
told us yet
apOlOgetically. "Clean forgot TO tell you
how twas done, didn't !? see. i nap
pens like this: Me an Bill is sltIn -
the fire with the bottles In front Of us
feelin' it's q shame to turn in leaNln any
to be split by some careless galOOI, Wnel
a bullet from this here 50 comes slnglh
along an hits Bill i'm the right breast.
goin' right through his body. Wei, M
course. it's dollars TO dry twigs that ne u
bleed TO death if that there wound am
fixed uD mighty sudden. There ain 10
time fer fOOin' when q bullet goes clean
through man, an that's where We was
lucky IN not f0rgettin' the whisky.
But what good did that do you2" asked
the impatient one.
"Huh?"
Il say, what good did that do you@
''Oh, what good did that dO2 Why, Bill
he's n man what amt ever flabbergasted.
He knows what TO do every time, ne
does, an he jest reaches over for the two
corks, an he takes one an takes Ine
other. an he plugs up the hole in front
an plugs up the hole behind, an there
ne is, as good as ever
The various members of the party
looked hard at the guide, but he was as
solemn as an owl.
NO, sir, he said, lit amt safe to take
no chances, an if you'u excuse me, gents,
III jest say as how the supply is little
short"
short" they exclaimed. why, there
are eight bottles here
Fer sure" replied the guide, calmly,
but there's six IN the party, an Bits
accident has taught me that faint safe
to start thought havin' two plugs fer
each man"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-29

hospital after its completion. it is IN
tended in no wise to make the in
stitution restrictive. Without regard
TO religious belief or other class dis
tinction, il win be a home and hos
pital for the worthy. Primarily II is
intended as a place for sick and disG-
bled and aged miners, but II VIII Tot
be restricted 70 this class.
The fact that there are many aged
miners with means who viii desire to
make the John Judge memorial ineti-
tuition their home paying for the lFiv-
ilege, will help to make it self-sup-
porting. There viii also be patients
in the hospital who will be of the pay
ing class. still no one will be refused
admission if ne has not the meaus.
The building win be so arranged
that if at any time in the future, min
ing ceases to be an industry IN Utah,
and there are no INDECENT. sick and
disabled miners, the institution can
readily be converted into a charitable
hospital, and thus its utility viii be
forever maintained.
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a feature of the building will be
the spacious corridors, the circular
sitting rooms In the northwest and
southwest corners, the opera ting rooms
in the circular corners on the top
floor, and numerous cosy fireplaces.
the chapel will be on the top floor.
Without taxing the capacity of the
building, al least 200 persons can be
accommodated in the home and hos
pital.
Probably no choicer site for the John
Judge home and hospital could be
found than the one which has been
chosen on the block between Tenth
and Eleventh East and Sixth and Sew
enth South streets. overlooking the city
and the valley, with the mountains in
the background. Between SIX and
seven acres will surround the build
ing, and the intention is to lay out
beautiful grounds.
While Bishop Seaman has been dele
gated by Mrs. Judge 10 carry out her
wishes in the erection of the building,
and to take charge Of the home and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-29

largely indebted and who passed to
MS long-earned rest Just as his large
fortune was beginning to come from
the great Silver King mine.
The extreme length of the home and
hospital win be 225 feet. and the length
of the sides at the north and south
wings, 100 feet. Every room in the
large building will have outside light
There viii be four stories above the
basement floor. Red pressed brick with
brown sandstone trimmings win be
the structural material of the walls.
Hard wood will be a feature of the
interior furnishing. Every modern de-
vice I'm the way of sanitary plumbing
and heating will sbe utilized. An ele-
vator will be in service in the cen-
trail part of the building.
In the basement viii be the dining
rooms. The first floor will contain 4
reception hall, parlors, administration
quarters and private wards, in all
about twenty-five rooms. The upper
floors viii be used for medical and
surgical wards and bed chambers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-29

talked to the Indians about their sun
dance and their bravery in a contemptu-
GUS manner, and wound up by calling
them a lot of old women, which, to the
Indian. is the greatest insult When he
had them sufficiently worked up and the
Indians were restless, he said:
See, my red brothers; see the white
mans bravery
He then raised his wooden leg and
drove his sharp hunting knife through so
that it came out on the other side.
See, too" he added, 81 am a medicine
man. for no blood comes.
This was enough for the Indians. One
by one without a word, they rose and
walked out of the room, each bucks face
bravery of the white officer BY night
the Indian village had disappeared and
not a Sioux was to be seen about the
agency
8 . o
A story is told Of another officer Of
the Twentieth infantry. who, at regi-
mental drill one day, commanded a bat
talon for the first time. During one Of
the movements he got on the wrong flank
Of his battaflon,s ana though he discovered
his mistake at once he remained therc.
rather than make the change to avoid
confusion. After the drill he happened to
meet the colonel. who remarked casually:
You were on the wrong flank of your
battalion at one time during the drill
this morning"
Yes, colonel" he replied. 81 knew il
and I knew that the Lord knew it, but
hoped that you, didnl t."
In the summer Of 1888 when the troops
were encamped in the vicinity of Tampa,
Fla, Colonel Duffey Of the Sixty-Rinth
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-29

Alfriend Of Louisville who was the cham
piOn loud Laughter. white or black, ever
known in orr state / remember seeing
as we'll as hearing the colonel once IN d
New York theatre when some incidents
Of the play so amused him that ne broke
forth in one Of his characteristic laughs
which. for the time, so occupied inc at
tentiOn of the audience and players that
the stage proceedings came 10 an abrupt
stop. Tho kentuckian's laugh came 50
unexpectedly and with such volume lhdl
one might easily imagine a dynamite eN-
plosiOn had taken place under the lhe-
atre.
"AlI eyes we're Immediately turned to-
ward the rear Of the house, Where inc
colonel sat on the last row. his laugh
at times was melOdious emitting SOUNDS
AS from the delicate toueh OF IIe Hai y
then again. like the great hollow TcYer-
beration Of a bass drum; the finale re-
sembling the long continued screen or
locomotive. Hundreds Of men ana NO
men rose 10 their feet that they mlsht
see the man with such a weird ana un-
earthly laugh AT times the sound Waheo
apparently. as if the laugh were finlsned
when il would be followed quickly Dy an
fncrease volume Of exclamation louder
even than that which had gone before.
"AU this time. a period Of FULLY ten
minutes. while Colonel Alfriend was Civ
ing vent TO his mtrth, there was nothing
doing on thu stage. The Idle actors nad
come from the wings and their dressing
rooms 10 ascertain what had broken
loose i'm the audience. They found rival
attraction playing at the other enc o.
the house which the spectators seemed
to relish more than the regular bill II
was an hour or more before the audience
had exhausted itself at Colonel Al
friends expense. He practically broke up
the plav but the public did not regret
his presence at the theatre nor his I'M
euualed manifestation Of 'merriment.
''Tn the heyday of his vigor ColoneI
Alfriend could be heard when Laughing
from the Gait house to the l-oulsNllle
hotel in the Falls City. distance or
/ seven squares. Notwithstanding the great
noise incident to the immense Tatnc IN
! Main street, the wholesale thorOughtare
of the town. which from a m 70 p
I m is thronged with hundreds Of wagons
drawing whisky and cotton-princlpally
I whisky His was a sunny nature, ana ms
equal as a Laughter never existed on TINS
{ earth
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-29
AN ARGUMENT FOR MORE.
The Old Guide Suggests the Proper
Equipment For Camping.


Il hopes as how you'll excuse me,
gents, said the guide. as he proceeded to
make an inventory Of the supplies pro-
vided for the hunting trip, but I likes to
make sure that everything .. h RANT
proDer to take no chances in these mere
matters, an 1 specially wants 70 know
that the LIQUOR is all here. see, L
knOwed a man once who'd a passed IN
his checks good an plenty II IT hadn
been fer couple O. bottles of the old
Snake bite?' asked one Of the party.
The guide shook his head.
Accident" he said.
'.Accidenti'' exclaimed the other in sur
prise. ''Oh I suppose the whisky acted
as a stimulant and kept his strength up
until YOU could get medical assistance?'
Moo: 'twasnt Just that, answered
the guide. but the thing give us all a
bad scare. an 1 amt never took no
chances of bein' without few bottles
since them
well" said the guide. as soon as he
had convinced himself that the whisky
was there 1T was this here way: Me
an Bill, my partner, has a big party out.
an one of the fellers is a measly little
forever a-shOOtin off. Now. .5S rite
amt the biggest thing in the way Of a
ShoOtin' iron there is in these parts, but
il kin bore a hole, an plenty big enough
to suit most iolkS, an tlls leiLeL SeeLlS
lest achin' TO plug somebody He acts
like he really wants to do il, an we has
TO talk TO him frequent an strong about
blazin away prOmiskus-like. But it don
do no good he goes away from camp
every night to blaze at anything he sees
in the woods, an one night he catches
Bill -..--.-.
ME and Bill is sittin' by the camp fire
when the stunt comes off, an we has two
bottles in front Of us. That's the only
thing that saves Bills life IL we'd for
got those bottles he'd a been goner fer
sure: he'd a tramped the golden stairs
'thOut havin' time to take his boots off,
which would a been powerful bad man
ners. an Bills a stickler fer dom things
right an proper. But the bottles Is there,
an he's saved.
but how did they save him2" demand