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Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1902-10-16
A SAFEGUARD.

"Women are certainly queer crea-
tures,'' remarked the old physician.
What is it now" asked the drug
gist.
why answered the old pill dis
penser, Il just received a postal card
from a woman patient marked Per
sonal.'"
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1902-10-16
Conversational Hair-Splittins.

Harriet-DOn't you think mother is
a good talker, Harry?
Harry-Well, she's a fluent contra
dictor.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1902-10-16
OUCH!

Say she cried suddenly, as the
bashful young man backed into the
nearest chair, you must think you're
a bird"
BEG pardon" he stammered; Il
don't understand what"
you're on my hat" she shrieked.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1902-10-16
Sufferer.

Maid-'Thin, bedad, tn rats must
how ate it up. OF can't fond ut at all"
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1902-10-16
Took 1t

Maid-'Did yez liver hear that fomily
had a skilitOn in thor clOSet!'
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1902-10-16

Diggs Because every self-made
maj will insist on blowing his own
horn
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1902-10-16
Fluent1y.

"She's not a very good conversation
alist.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1902-10-16
Weary's Latest.

"No; but her money talks"
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-11
HleHwAYMEN aulcKllY DONE Ur
A Series CT Bold Robberies Ends In
Death AID Canfure.

8 A1CEA t&A <NAseA OhR A0ECs
SAN JOSE, Cal, Aug. liza series
of daring highway rob berries, which
resulted In the sensational death of
one of the robbers and the wounding
of citizen, has just occurred on the
Monteraro road,
Two young men, apparently little
more than boys in age, compelled an
old lady who was driving along the
highway near Edenvale to deliver her
horse and buggy to them. They then
drove to e. Il. Heples' store at Coyote,
where they purchased cartridges for
32 caliber pistol This they loaded
and Immediately proceeded to hold up
the proprietor and several bystanders.
From Heples' store they continued
toward Gilroy. Within a quarter of a
mile of this town they met w. w.
Mckee, and when he failed to stop on
their order they fired at him, infict-
ing trifing wound. Mckee dashed
his horse into run and was not fur
Their molested.
The robbers continued south to
Stevens store, 111a miles from Heples'
robbing two or three teamsters on the
road of small amounts. They were
just entering Stevens store when they
saw five. or six armed men riding rap
idly toward them. This was a posse
consisting. of q. f. Heples and the
men who had been robbed with him.
The robbers abandoned their jaded
horse and started across field toward
the foothills. A running fight ensued,
in which one of the robbers was shot
through the stomach.
In emulation of Convict Tracy he
placed his pistol to his head and blew
out his brains, dying almost instantly.
The other threw up his hands and
was taken into custody.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-11

There is something in the wind
that blows over the Thames on the
Berlzs shore at Henley that makes
American contestants in the famous
regatta forget defeat and stimulates
them into saying the first thing they
get out of a beaten shell: ssWell, I'll
try him again. Well do I recall the
cablegram that DR.. Mcdowell sent to
some of his friends-of which I was
one-after he. had failed for the Sec
ond time to capture the goal of his
rowing career-the classic Diamond
Skulls which read Beaten, but will
keep on trying"
Constance Sutton Titus, the Union
Rowing club oarsman whom New
York friends sent over to Henley to
try for the Diamond Skulls, gave the
Britishers great scare, but sue
cumbed to the Balilol college COX
ford) giant, Kelley, in the eighth
heat of this great rowing race after
having won two heats. What did
Titus do after finishing behind the
Oxonian rover? He cabled New
York that he was proud of the victor
but would try again. Something
seemed to tell him that the man who
removed him from the lists in that
heat would capture the final heat and
the trophy. There is little doubt
that Titus will go over there again
next year, and if the weather is bet
ter, take the coveted trophy which
has only gone to an American two
times-E. Hanlan, Ten Eyck and B. FL.
Howell being the winners from the
United States.
Titus, after asking some of the
winners at the regatta to promise
to come to the United States to par
ticipate in the National association
events, babe adieu to the Britishers
who treated him SO royalty. He de-
rived the consolation out of the Dia-
mond Skulls-the defeat of Sholes,
the Canadian oarsman who had Won
from him on the Harlem on Decora-
tion day, with whom he was paired
in, the. first heat To Titus this
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-11

Professional baseball lost char.
acter whose individuality was as pro.
nounced as that of Capt. Arson, Fred
Pfeffer, John Ward, Jimmy" Ryan
''T' Donohue or any of the leading
lights of the diamond, when John
sBiddy' McPhee was deposed as mans
ager Of the Cincinnati Reds a short
time ago. More than a decade bid.
dy', played second7base in the fast,
est company and made friends among
fans and players. His popularity was
q matter Of national comment. SooE
after the mighty Fred Pfefer, who
used to be called the liking of sec.
endorsement began to find his
hands were larger and more awk
ward than they used to be and q
film began to come over his batting
eye, so to speak, McPhee began to
show signs Of ''has beenism" at his
keystone position in the infield. Sick
ness followed, and the old player
like his famous rival for premier hon.
ors, Pfeffer, saw his baseball career
as an active member of team, come
to q close. ss.s+asa
Pfeffer made an attempt to keep
under the 1irnelight and had to fall
back upon the inevitable position OF
a great player who has become toe
stiff to cavort in his old place on
the diamond--the minor league man
ageria1 berth. McPhee, too, figured
that ne would have to take an excur.
sion ticket for other pastures.
But the fans set up cla1nor for
ssBiddy" to act as manager of his old
team, and John T. Brush, quick tc
read the public pulse, gave McPhee
the responsibility of plotting the
Reds in the National league. For one
season McPhee found more or less
harmony in the camp. But jealousies
began to crop out, the team lost good
players, and the manager seemed to
be shorn of some of his power. Be.
cause at times the Reds played as
# they were in the big league to fat
ten up the percentages of rivals and
because the management was discour-
aged by the failure of the public to
fill its elegant new stands--the best
in the United States-it was thought
that popular McPhee would have to
walk the plank. And walk he did
after deal had been fixed whereby
Joe Kelley, the former Brooklyn and
Baltimore leader, had been signed to
take his place.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-11
With The AMATEURS.
Championship OF Greater Wat
erbury League is Won.

The Sunshines Win the Pennant With
But Two Games Lost-Close Battle
for the Second Position-Good Con-
tests in the City League effersons
Beaten in a Fast Game by the Pas
times Washington Hills Swamp the
st Joseph Brooklyn A. G. Had 1t
Easy With st Thomas Cadets.
BY defeating the NIerrimacs yester
day the Sunshines won the champion
ship of the Greater Waterbury ANA
teur baseball league and the silver
trophy cup that goes with the honor.
1t was one of the prettiest fights
imaginable and the Sunshines at no
time during the season were in the
running alone. In the beginning
their most dangerous opponent were
the Moonlights, and in fact at one time
they were picked as the winners for
first place. They won the first nine
games played, but were weakened ow-
ing to loss of players suffered from
the City league drawing on them. But
the Moonlights, Merrimacs and Oak
villes always made first place the
height of their aspirations.
Second place is yet in doubt. The
Moonlights, with two games yet to
play, yesterday won from the Oak
yilles and made the place look like
theirs. When those two games are
played the season will have closed and
second silver cup will be given to
the winner of that place.
There was a series of Is games to
be played by each club. The season
opened on May 20 and all the teams re-
manned in the race with the exception
of the Columbus, who dropped out
as the second series of games started.
The lineup of the victorious Sum
shines is: Dwyer, C.; Callahan, p; NJ.
McGrath, Id; p. McGrath, 2b; e. John
son, SIS; ]. Shove, 3b; Duer, If; O'Brien,
CT; Cavanaugh, IF. The manager was
John Cunningham, who is also presi-
dent of the league, and the captain, p.
| Johnson.
The league will probably be contin-
ued next year.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-11
what the President Is Doing.

OYSTER BAY, N. Y, Aug. IL
President Roosevelt passed a quiet
and uneventful Sunday at Sycamore
Hill. He did not attend church in the
morning, as is his custom, but Mrs.
Roosevelt and the children were in
their pew at Christ church. No WIS.,
itors of an official character were re-
ceived during the day. The president
this afternoon will receive at Saga
more Hill Prince Tsia Chen, cousin of
the emperor of China, who is passing
through this country en- route home
from England. The prince will be ac-
.companied by Minister WI Ting Fang,
Sir LANG Chen Tung, Minister Wu's
successor; Mr.. Won Kai Tai, Secretary
Wong and Hon. Herbert III. D. Pearce,
third assistant secretary of state, as
the special representative of the state
deDartment
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-11
BASEBALL, ROWING AND BILLIARDS
Gossip OF Popular Sports for Those Who Are
Interested.

meant a great deal--more than the
Englishmen could understand.
Did Titus make any mistakes? That
is the query asked by those who
knew what pains he took in building
and fitting out his cedar shell that
is a third shorter than the shells
usually seen in the Sculls. Perhaps
he might have done better in the de-
Gliding heat with Kelley had he had
a different shell. But that is doubt
full, as he was outrowed and unhesi-
tatingIy declared the winner hit up
killing pace from the start. Rough
water hampered Titus more than did
the oddities of his Shells build. Did
Titus go over early enough? Opinion
is divided. He arrived at Henley more
than q week before the preliminary
heats and got well acquainted with
the water. Was he acclimated? The
weather was moist-there was much
rain-and hot, and the American,
born in Louisiana, liked that sort of
a condition. His wife saw the races
and watched him win heats and lose
the chance to take the trophy from
the best amateurs of the world. No
one can say that Titus was excited
and that he wasted strength rowing
into spiles or off the course. 1t is
sportsmanlike in the American to
take the course he does-to eschew
complaints-fo he has none-and to
give all credit to the winning Brit
isher and to wait for the next Henley
regatta, to try once more for the
worlds grandest rowing event.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-11
WATERBURY FIRE ALARM.


Cor South Main and Grand Ets.
5-Scovill Manufacturing Co. Ql-
6-Cor Bridge and Magill SITS.
7-Exchange Place.
12-Rogers & Bro. P).
13-Cor East Main aid Niagara sta
14-Cor East Main and Wolcott Stss
15-Cor High and Walnut SITS.
16--Cor East Main and Cherry SITS,
17-Cor East Main and Cole SITS.
21-Cor North Elm and Kingsbury SITS
23-Burton street engine house.
Waterbury Manufacturing Co. (I,)s2
25-Cor North Main and North SITS
26-Cor Buckingham and Cooke SITS
27-Cor Grove and Prospect SITS.
2S-Cor Hillside avenue and Pine et4A
29-Cor Ludlow and N. Willow SITS.
31-Cor Bank and Grand SITS.
32-Cor Riverside and Bank SITS.
34-Cor West Main and Watertown r1
35-Conn r. & L. Co car house. (P).
Waterbury Brass Co. (P).
37-Cor Cedar and Meadow SITS
32-Cor Grand and Field SITS
42-Cor South Main and Clay sta.
43-New England Watch Co. (P).
45-Benedict & Burnham Mfg Co. (FJ4k
Waterbury Buckle Co. (Pj.
47-Cor s. Main and Washington stsxl
51-Cor Baldwin and River SITS.
Door BTdHhiln duu Ou{ou &L8~
53-Wat'by Clock Co case factsy. FS.A
54-Cor Clay and Mill SITS. M
56-Cor Liberty and River SITS.
57-No hose house.
58-Cor Baldwin and Stone sts.
62-Cor Doolittle alley and Dublin so. y
72-Cor West Main and Willow Sis.
73-North Willowst.
74-.Cor Johnson and Waterville sta.
14l-Welcott st, beyond Howard.
162-Cor East Main and WeltoN 81.
212-The Plat Bros q Go. (P),
2l3-Shoe Hardware Co. (P).
214-Wat'b'y Clock Co mvt fact'y. (rE.
216-Cor North Main and Grove SITS.
251-Cor Round HID and Ward SITS.
261.-Junction Cooke and N. Main stss
272-Grove, bet. Central &c Holmes ava. ,
Sis. N. e. Telephone Co bd'g. (P).
31a-Cor Bank and Meadow SITS.
312-Kandolph u Cloves (P).
3I4-Plume & Atwood. (P).
315--American Ring Co. (P)s
31s--Cenn r. & l.. power housa (py.
3JS-Holmes, Booth 81 Haydens. Cpl.
32I.-No 4 hose house WI
323--Cor Wash'g'n ave and Porter ST.
324-Cor Charles and Porter SITS.
325-Cor Sinons st and Washsg'n ave.
371--City Lumber and Coal CO. P).
412-Tracy Bros. (Pl.
432-Cor Liberty and South Main SITS.
451-Steeie Il Johnson Mfg CO. (P).
5S2--Cor Baldwin and Rye gts. Il
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-11
supposed ~ A.aDpers Caught.

supposed IL AA0DDerS Caught.
WASECA, Mimi, Aug. 11.-Three
men, believed to have been implicated
IN the Burlington train robbery near
Marcus, Ill, last Tuesday night, have
been captured here after a sensational
fight and pursuit The men had been
1ounging about the railroad yards DUR
ing Saturday, and in the afternoon
Sheriff Collins and Chief of Police
Macdonald approached them to ques-
ton them. One of the men broke
away and, drawing revolver, fired
at the sheriff, but without hitting him.
The sheriff fired at the fleeing man,
hitting him in the leg He then turned
and emptied two revolvers at the off,
GERS, but without effect Another bull
let from the sheriff's revolver lodged
in the desperado's thigh, but he contin-
ued his fight. The other two men
fed in an opposite direction, with
large crowds following. The wounded
man was captured in a swamp near
Clear lake, the others being found in
cornfield some distance from town.
All were lodged in jail. In their flight
the three scattered jewelry, watches,
chains, rings, knives and other booty
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-11
Batting.

So far this season only thirty-six
games have been postponed and tied,
of which sixteen have already been
played off. The remaining twenty are
divided among the clubs as follows:
New Haven 4 abroad, 3 at home;
Springfield OF, Bridgeport 81. New
London AZ, Norwich AZ, Meriden Old.
Hartford SO, Waterbury %. A slight
mix-up occurs in the Norwich games at
home with Hartford The schedule
shows Hartford TO be due at Norwich
for three more games when as a fact
only two games can be played. The
clubs advanced the game of July 10 to
May ~, when both had an open date.
Then on July 10. when they should
have had an open date again, Hartford
played at Norwich.
New Haven and Meriden made the
best showing during the week in games
won, the former sustaining but one de-
feat out of the five played. and the lat
ter winning four out of six. Bridgeport
won three out of five, Springfield. Hart
ford and Waterbury broke even on six
games. Norwich lost four out of six,
and New London lost Ave out of six.
The complete record of total games
played. the number postponed and tied.
the number vet to be PLAYED, with the
standing to date, is as follows:
Play Post To
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-11

CAMDEN, N. j., Aug. ia cloud
bust yesterday caused Kirkwood lake,
twelve miles from here, to break its
dam, flooding the country for several
miles under from two to five feet of
water. Four hundred feet of the en-
bankment of the Pennsylvania rail-
roads Atlantic City division were
swept away. The tracks of the Read
ing railroad were also under water.
No trains were run on the Reading
road, and the Pennsylvania Railroad
company ran trains via Newfield,
abandoning its two track line. Trains
We're from one to two hours late,
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-11

About the only life that has been
infused into the professional billiard
world of late was supplied by Ador-
jan, the Austrian player, whose me-
teoric career in the east has caused
more than one critic to won
der whether or not new Napoleon
Ives has not really appeared, .Ador-
jan has made Morning McLaugh-
lin and other experts look like the
iproverbial 80 cents" at balk line.
But the spectators could not attrib-
ute to him any difference in style or
delicacy of touch. why could the
Austrian make runs of double figures
SO often?" was asked. No one could
give sufficient answer.
Finally I asked that question of
Lloyd Jevne, the crack three-cushion
player, who had been watching Ador-
jan, and he quickly gave the answer.
Its his cue,'' he replied. ssThe Aus
trian is nothing if not original Ev-
erything he has done since coming
to this country stamps him as an odd
character. i was not surprised there
fore to see him playing with new
weigh several ounces more than the
timber Ives used to play with. Fur
thermore, it provides for short
bridge by reason of it's queer con-
struction. OF the ordinary diameter
at the butt end, it continues thick un-
til quite within Is inches of the tip,
when it suddenly becomes smaller
the break is SO pronounced that the
cue looks like a bit of socket work.
From the beginning of the small part
to the tip there is very little slope,
but this small part is plenty long
enough for any bridge that might
come into play in any game. The adj
vantage? Well, the cue certainly is
sitter, less likely to warp out of
straight lines, and the weight is even
ly distributed, and doubtless coun-
teracts any tendency to pump ham
de shot. Whether or not this
cue is better than one of the experts
joint cues it remains for Adorian to
prove.
"Ives played with cue that was
larger all the way down to the tip
than almost any other good played
used. He liked the big end, for it
suited his form of bridging. But Ives
could play almost as well with any
cue taken out of stock as with his
cue, that he carried around in q
channels case- Schaefer uses an or
binary cue. Schaefer is an extraor-
binary billiardist, but quite an ordi-
nary man in his ideas about billiard
tools Tn tha Onini0n 0f tha syVizo,,7 >
the cue cuts little figure in cham
pionsnip contest. It's the balls and
cushion that count he would say,
VIXEN we were discussing this matter.
e. q. WESTLAKE.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-11
"A sTRIKE-oUT RECORD.

Terre Haute, Ind. Aug 11.A world
record was broken here yesterday in
the fifteen inning tie game between
Cedar Rapids and Terre Haute, when
twenty men were struck out
Fifteen strike-outs were recorded to
MacFarland Of Cedar Rapids, while
Popp, formerly of the st Louis Nation
al league and Columbus American as
sociation clubs, struck out twelve men
for the home team.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-11
nIrH THE WREsTI.ERs.

John e. Kelly will have something
to saw to Jesse Foley and Jack Harvey
tomorrow night, unless either one of
the two accepts the challenge of Jack
Roach, the forfeit for which has been
in the hands of the sporting editor of
the Democrat for some weeks. This
forfeit will be pulled down tomorrow
night unless Harvey or Foley comes to
4irnQ
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-11
Play Post TO

Waterbury lost to Meriden Saturday
because Clancy was hit at opportune
times, and there were some very fla
grant errors made by his supporters
In one inning alone Meriden made
enough runs to win the game. and Cap
tain Kiernan's error in that inning sent
the pitcher and the rest of the team to
the woods. The score and summary:
WATERRTIRY
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-11
AT Water Vile.

One Of the fastest and snappIest
games of base ball that has been played
in the City league was the one at Wa
teryille yesterday afternoon between
the Jeffersons and the Pastimes. Fully
], 1000 people were present and each side
had an equal gathering of friends. Inc
Jeffersons started in to win the game
in the early innings and In the first and
fourth scored two runs. 1t looked like
Jefferson victory, but the Pastlmes
are dangerous with the stick and in
the eighth hammered in two runs.
This made the game tie and very ex-
citing. In the ninth the Pastimes
scored the winning run. Both pitchers
did effective work. The score: R.H.E.
Pastimes % O O on O 2 1-3 5 3
Jeffersons - o / o o o o % 5 4
Batteries Meehan and Campbell;
Hayes and Slavin; umpire, Shields.
At Riverside Park
The biggest crowd was in attendance
at the game between the Brooklyn A.
G. and the st Thomas Cadets, and it
was ofle-sided affair, for the Brook
1yns had an easy time winning out.
The st Thomas Cadets were never in
it and the Brooklyns still remain tied
for first place with the Pastinles. The
score: RH.E
Brooklyn A. G. .............,. s1S IL 4
st Thomas Cadets ....e...... A 6
Batteries ely and Loughlin; Ben
nett and McNellis; umpire, Kelly.
AT Driving Park.
The Washington Hills had their
friends on hand yesterday to see them
take the scalps of the st Joseph team,
and it was like finding game for the
lads from the hill DUSTY" Camp and
George Mulligan were in the game for
the first time since their suspension,
and right well did they fill their posi-
lions. Camp went into the box for his
team and he made the stickers Of the
st Joseph team look like easy money.
The st Josephs pitcher was hammered
all over the lot and the Washington
Hills say they are now out for that
cup. The score: R.H.E E..
w. n. "A. g. ................. % II 4
st Joseph's .......a.......... 8 3
Batteries and Wolfe; Swell
BILE, Trumbull and White.
Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-11

The Mattatucks of Brook street will
challenge any team under IL years of
age.
The Italians and the Young Star
lights played game of base ball Sum
day afternoon. The Italians were de-
feated by the score OF 6 to 3. The
lineup was as follows for the Young
Starlights: J. Karnofsky, c; s. Silver
man. p: L. Wilmer lib; e. Karnofsky,
2b; S. Robanovitz, SIS; N. Fienn, 3b; B.
Fdenn. If; s. Karnofsky, CT; A. john