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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-25
COST OF THE POT WAS HIGH.
Gambler Won It, but Carries a Scar as
a Remembrance

Remembrance.
"This scar which you see on the back
of my right hand has history and when
ever 1 look at it 1 drift back mentally to
the earlier days of my life," said the
gambler, land cannot Suppress a feeling
that somehow men are often forced into
channels which are not exactly what they
would like. While not altogether smother
ed with regrets, I feel that this is true
in nay own case. When 1 recall the
series Of bright things that have happened,
the moments and hours and days spent
with congenial spirits. the spicy bits Of
narrative which have marked the pro-
gress Of many evenings-but why mention
all these things now?
II am drifting on. to the closing hours
and 1 guess, after all. the old mans
chief delight is In memories of things
and happenings of the earlier times.
Coming back to the scar on my hand
paid rather dearly for it. It is pity that
I cannot weave around this experience
a BIT Of romance which would heighten
the color Of the yarn and give bri1Iiance
to the lines. But this is simply a gam
bIer's story and. while not exactly pro-
sale, 1t does not take on any Of that
prettier coI0rfng such as one finds, for In
Stance, inE Conan Doyle's story about
how the ma jor# lost one of his ears. He
gave up his ear to save a woman. L got
the scar reaching fer an ordinary stake
1T was paany years ago. That feverish
impulse to gamble was just getting into
nv blood One night I fell into a game
with a crowd of men, all of them but one
strangers to me. The game had not
progressed far before I became aware of
the fact that + was playing against two
card sharks. Luck was my way on the
last round and my hand called for the
stake But enc of the sharpers was
bent on getting my last penny and he
threw down a. Better hand than mine and
one which II knew he had faxed. A
ouerreI began and I reached out for the
stake, coverings the money with my right
hand AS Ibid so one of the sharpers
whipped out q long bIaded knife and
stabbed at my hand. The blade passed
through my hand and into the table.
Hand money and all were pinned to the
table, and until my friends came to the
rescue was In helpless condition NV
friend pulled the knife out and released
me. ] got the stake and the scar which
you see on the back of my hand is onIy
that which made for It, The excitement
and novelty of the experience intensified
the gambling impulse which had fever
ed the blood and tissue of nv nature
and since that time 1 have been a help
less and hopeless gambler enjoying the
usual fortunes of the man who spends
his life in this strangely FASCINATING
world. New Orleans Times Democrat
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-25

Early in life Dr. r. Geo. Curtis formed the
conclusion that he would become an eye and
ear specialist. He knew that no man, however
endowed by nature, could hope to attain pre-
emlnence in all the branches of medicine and
surgery and he was positive that II he gave
his entire attention to the treatment Of the
eye and ear he would become qualified for the
practice of this specially. So well has he
succeeded tn at todayhe is conceded to be the
greatest living oculist and aurSt His practice
has become simply enormous. He has alone
Strengthened more than 2,0O0 cross eyes, be-
sides the thousands he has cured of every
other af1iction Of the eye and ear. even blind
ness itself. and he has done this all without
the surgeons knife, and without giving pain to
his patient. His cure is done so rapidly and is
SO efdcaciouS that it can be said that the
patient is cured without detention from bust
ness He has become the master of this branch
in the healing art and this eminent scientist
hasbene flied humanity to the extent that he
has eliminated all the old barbarouS methods
which have not only tortured the patients but
have actually endangered their lives He is
the originator and exclusive user of his method.
Hundreds of cases have been successfully
treated by him after other oculiStS OF prOmi-
hence had failed and many of the cases which
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-25
TESTiM 0NIALS,

DR.. Curtis believes IN testimonials.
but it would be like trying to count
! the stars to try to enumerate the
! thousands of men and women and
| children he has cured. He can re-
| fer you TO cured patients in every
state in the Union. and will $50 glad
ly II you write to him, but. as before
| stated, space in this publication is too
valuable to print long testimonials.
Here are the names Of a few Of his
former patients for you to consider
| We only print them so that you may
know that no matter where you live
you can be cured at home.
ILLINOIS-Mr. r. L. Pyatt. Alex
ander; cataracts both eyeS; was blind.
MISSOURI-Dr. S. G. Wright. Green
castle; had chronic sore eyes for
years. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Mfr. C. r. Davis. 173 massachusetts av.,
N. E.; blind for 25 years. COLORADO
Mr.. H. G. Womack. EckeFt: chronic
sore eyes. RHODE STANDING.
Nathan O'Connor. member 9TH band
art. corps, Fort Adams; cataract.
LOUISIANA-Mr. Louis P. Cutrer,
Kentwood; saved from blindness.
NORTH DAKOTA-Mr. Geo. H. Ma
loney. Stilwell: dimness of vision and
sore eyes. SOUTH CAROLINA-Mr.
SOUTH DAKOTA-Mr W. A. Muir,
Madison; iritiS. PENNSYLVANIA
Mr.. Harry w. MeCaulley. 1903 Ritner
ST., Philadelphia; nearly blind. IOWA
Mr.. G. J. Wheeland, Arlington; wife
blind from glaucoma. MASSACHU-
SETTS-Mrs. M. j Thompson, Old
Ingleside Road. Holyoke: blind from
glaucoma. IDAHO-Mrs.. F. N. Brown
ing, Bonner's Ferry born cross-eyed.
MICHIGAN -Mr. j. D. Blackman. 177
Cakes St. Grand Rapids; scum on eye.
CALIFORNIAN. II. 3. Sparks.
Hydesville: blind in one eye. AR
KANSAS-Miss Ruth Names. Blanco:
blind. WYOMING Cicero Avent,
Fenton; daughter chronic graduated
lids. VIRGINTA-Mrs. Eliza Morris,
IA Scott ST.. Norfolk: daughter almost
blind. ONTARIO. CANADA Miss
Laura McAffee. 161 Sheridan ave.:
scum over sight. MISSISSIPPI-Mr.
Edward K. Langford. Pluto; near
sighted since child.
CAUTION.-Because OF DR.. Curtis mar
VelouS success there are numerous i'm
itatOrS. but there is only one genuine
Mild Medicine Treatment.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-25
Save YOUR EYESlCHT
HOW DOES He Do Ir2

II you viii write. explaining your all
ment. DR.. Curtis will promptly and with
out cost give you his professional opin-
ion and convince you beyond the ques-
ton of a doubt that you can be cured
and cured at home-by the wonder
full Mild Medicine Method.
DR.. Curtis appeals especially to those
who are disguised with strong drugs
and barbarouS methods that do more
harm than the disease they are sup
posed to cure; he appeals to sufferers
threatened with cruel and UNIV arrant-
ed operations. and to men and women
who. in spite of heroic efforts. feel
themselves steadily becoming blind
or deaf. and to those who have been
pronounced incura ble."
Ii you are blind or deaf the chances
are that you have tried everything
and everybody-have grown worse
instead OF better. but this is because
OF the fact that while you have tried
new doctors you have received the
same old medicines edieS that
have been prescribed by the old
school physicians for two hundred
years or more. In this day and age
wise men do not attempt to quench q
fire by adding fuel to the flames. nor
should you permit any doctor to burn
your eyes out with strong and poison
Gus drugs. There Is q new way-a
better Way-a way that gives you
quick relief and permanent benefit
DY. Ci1rt g NIT N Ma6iOinn Method.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-25
MILD AND SOOTHING MEDICINES.

The Eye is the most delicate organ OF the
human body. and DR.. Curtis makes the asser-
tion boldly that all diseases can be cured
with Mild and Soothing remedies. He has
proven the correctness Of this theory in.
thousands of cases. and no matter where
you live Dr. Curtis can refer you to well
known peoplesln your own state or county
VINO have been blessed and cured by him
Dr.. Curtis has cured men and women and
children IN -
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-25
EVERY STATE IN THE UNION.

Stop moment and consider the import
ance OF this statement. 1t means that DR..
Curtis has patients in the far East and the
far W est. in the North and in the South. as
well as in the great Middle states and the
grand work he is doing is attested by the
written testimony OF the thousands restored
to the Joys OF sight and hearing.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-25
A Substitute.

Mrs. Gayman-My husband resolved to
stop drinking on New Years, but he
didn't keep his pledge long.
Mrs Newbride-My husband made tbe
same resolution. and he isn't having anv
trouble at all. He just eats cloves every
time he feels like taking a drink.-PhIl-
ade1phla Press.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-25
YOU CAN BE CURED AT HOME.

Space is too valuable to explain In
detail this logical and rational treat
nent for the eyes and ears. by which
you can be cured at home, but II you
will read DR.. Curtis book. which Is free
for the asking. you will learn all about
il. Write for II at once.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-25

he cured were termed hopeless and incurable.
He has on file in his Office thousands of testi-
monlalS from responsible people who have
been cured by his wonderful method when
they thought their case was homeless
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-25
Cataracts, Granulated Lids Total and Partial
Blindness Cured by-a T1iId r1edicine TIethOd
q Which Does Away With Surgeons
81 Knife and Pain.

ver 10000 SoCaed Hopeless Eye Afictfon
Cured is the Record Already Made this
New-York tribune., 1903-07-19

and furIoughcd officers concerned In the raid
being deprived Of their commissions
Perhaps the most famous hlibuster IN iho'e'
times was the nlustrious Italian patriot carr
baIdi who will live in history as one OF th'
principal founders Of Italian unity In lS'- IHe
Italian Government vas compelled 10 arrest
him al Anpromonte In order 10 prevent him froiH
carrying out his project Of an armed eXp-dl-
ton against the Papal States. with which kins
Victor Emmanuel was then al peace, ana I'D
1867, having managed TO evade the WAtchlu4-
ness Of the Italian authorities. he actually m
vaded the Papal States. defeating the POPE
troops at Monte Rotonda. being afterward h-n-
self routed at Montana by the French military
force that occupied Rome. For this violation
of the Italian laws on the subject Of tl.ousterns
he was arrested by the Italian Government AZ
ter his retreat from Montana and imprisoned
for a time in the fortress Of Alessandria-
Emulated by much the same spirit OF advent
ure as Jacques Lebaudy but not hlibusters IN
the strict sense Of the word, since they did not
make an armed descent upon foreign coun-
try with which their own government was at
peace, have been the late Sir James Brooke
who by virtue Of a treaty with the Sultan OF
Borneo, became the independent Rajah Of sara
New-York tribune., 1903-07-19

wax his nephew and successor being recognize
as such and accorded in England the sn
honors as the semi independent rulers of I-iII
George CIunle Ross who has inherited fral
his Scotch grandfather the sovereignty OF al
Cocos Keeling Islands. in the Indian Oce1l
which he now holds subject TO Br. tish suzeras
ty. NJ De Mayrena, the Persian clUbman a.
COUNTERPART Of Alphonse DaUdet's "Tartarin A
Tarascon,' who established himself as King n
the Sedangs. and who died as such in his pase
in the island q Tio-Man, in the Indo-Chr
Seas. that amusing Franco-Amer.can soldier
fortune and Partisan journalist Baron" Har
den Hickey. who figured for q time as prh;
ana ruler of the island Of Trinidad on the BIZ
lillian coast. besides many others. None Of the
were. ia the strictly legal sense Of the wor
fubusters. such as Jacques Le5audy, Mahl
Spillsbury. DE- jameson and GaribaI3L
FX-ATTACTFF
New-York tribune., 1903-07-19
NETTON,S BID FOR IuuORT4LITY

Newton fretfuuy observed the apple fall
If it had only been wheat" he complains
I might have beared the market"
Feeling Re could never De in the K=ene-Ga.es
crowd. he was compelled TO invent the law o
gravity 70 make his name known.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-19
PHnADELPHIA;s HARD LUCK.

Philadelphia is bemoaning her hard
luck in not having deeper water to
the sea. 1t seems that the Hamburg
American line of steamers that has its
terminal on this side of the Atlantic
ocean at New York, is dissatisfied with
that port, and threatens to establish
terminal elsewhere. 1t wants permits
sion to extend its piers two hundred
feet further into the river, and the au-
thorities have denied it the privilege.
The line is a large and wealthy one.
but New York doesn't think that she
will lose it because there is only one
other port that can accommodate the
ships of the neutrality-suspicious. Com
pany, and that is Boston. 1t seems
that Boston has thirty feet of water in
her channel, but the company doesn't
want to go there.
Philadelphia thinks the company
would make her the terminal if it were
not for the fact that she hasn't suffi-
Gent water to accommodate its ships.
That city is now making special efforts
for an appropriation for a thirty-tive
foot channel. She has lost practically
all of her foreign commerce because
of the lack of water in her harbor. She
has splendid railroad connections with
the grain, cotton and lumber fields of
the country, but so far as foreign com
merce is concerned they are almost
valueless to her. Until she gets deep
er water there is no probability that
she will become the terminal of the
Hamburg line or of any 9th
err great transatlantic line.
We call attention to Philadelphia's
unfortunate condition in so far as har-
Dor facilities are concerned in order to
emphasize the necessity for making
every possible effort in behalf of the
movement for thirty feet of water in
our harbor. While our harbor accom-
modates very large ships it must have
deeper water if Savannah's commerce
is to continue to grow. The size of
ships is being steadily increased. and
commerce will seek the ports which can
accommodate the biggest ships because
Of the lower rates of freights.
1t was thought some time ago that
the limit of big ships had been reach
ed, but the Baltic, which was launched
at Belfast a few days ago, is consid-
erably larger than any other ship now
afloat. She is 725 feet in length. rs
feet in breadth, has a depth of 40 feet,
and will have accommodations for
nearly 5000 passengers.
We do not of course expect our har-
Dor to accommodate the Baltic class of
ships yet awhile. but we do expect it
to be 80 deepened that 1t will accom-
are devoted entirely to the carrying Of
freight.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-19
An Unaverted Tragedy.

Vanity, Cheerfulness and Envy once
on time fell in, and, although the re-
lations between them We're not always
so harmonious as might be, they jour-
neyed on for some time together, writes
Tom Mason in Puck ~ -
By and by, as they travelled along
the highway, they saw beautiful girl
in the distance, weeping.
Hurry on" said Cheerfulness, and
is weeping because there is no one to
love her."
There is no hurry said Vanity.
fDont you know that all vain things
come to those who waltz"
Cheerfulness, however, paid no atten-
ton, but went forward swiftly to where
the maiden sat and tenderly wiped her
eyes and bade her smile.
IF you wish to be loved" said
Cheerfulness, you must appear to be
happy"
Vanity and Envy now came along.
Shall we have anything to with
herr" said Envy to Vanity.
Il will if you WILL" said Vanity. "Of
course, if she wishes to be loved, one
of us alone will not be able to help
her. If she is only vain she will be
If she is envious, too, this will stimu-
late her to do her best, while vanity
will give her that confidence so neces-
sary to win
IAN right" said Envy. Lets help
her OUT
Cheerfulness, thereupon, laughed and
withdrew.
Il was ready" she said, ITO comfort
that young lady, but I've had enough
of your company, my friends. so I will
go on alone"
And she journeyedI ON.
The young girl, left alone with only
Vanity and Envy, did not weep again.
She did not care to7make her eyes red.
While she sat, in a brown study,
stirred by new feelings that she never
had before, Avarice, Ambition and
Snobbishness came along, "a
"Hello" said Avarice. Here's Envy
and Vanity with a new subject. Just
the place for us three! She's beautl-
full, too"
So they stopped and joined the others.
Avarice set her teeth together with de-
sire; Ambition sweled her breast with
energy Snobbishness set her eyes in
scorn, while Envy and Vanity worked
at her heart.
Cupid, with his bow and arrows,
about this time came along.
When he saw a creature so beautiful
in the hands of such a degenerate
crew, he stopped and sighed.
Alas" he cried. This thing of late
years is happening altogether too of
ten! I'm not a pessimiSt. 1 don't be-
lieVe that the world is growing worse,
But it does seem as If these young
girls of ours sometimes deserved a bet
ter fate, l haven't the slightest doubt
in the world that this beautiful maiden
will within a year be a leading mem
Der of the best society and marry a
millionaire old enough to be her
father"
So saying. he shrugged his diminutive
shoulders and Da SSed on
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-19
The Modern Muse.

r. X Munkittrick. the humorist, is
said to have turned out more verses
paragraphs and short sketches than
can be credited to any other living
writer. He always believed in quick
sales and small profits. Says the Sat
urday Evening Post (Philadelphia):
His favorite plan has been, from his
New Jersey home. to send manuscript
to a dozen different New York period
icals, wait twenty-four hours, and then
Journey to the city and go about from
office to office gathering the checks or
manuscripts, as the case might be. He
calls, this beating the financial
bushes.
One day. several years ago. Mr..
Munkittrick saw displayed in cloth
ing shop window a pair of trousers
that he" greatly admired-arid needed
They were marked. Five Dollars
The hunt that day had been fruitless.
He walked around the block twice in
thoughtful attitude, stepped into a
protecting doorway, took out a pad of
paper, wrote a set of verses. He took
them to a nearby editorial office, sold
them for five dollars and returned to
the clothier's.
as he started to roll up the trousers,
you ought to have the coat, too.
Eight dollars-great bargain" Mum
ktttrfck looked at it and agreed with
the man. Going out he again circled
the block and sought the doorway. APP
preaching the editor a few rasnutes
later, he said:
Really, 1 didn't finish that poem
Don't you see how abruptly it ends?
Here's some more to round it out and
give it point. Twice as much as be-
fore, but you can have 1t for eight dol
lars. i"
The editor read the verses. and with
some show of hestancy wrote another
order on the business office. Munklt-
trick hurried away and made the coat
his own.
That's all right for now" said the
clerk, but when cooler weather comes
on you'll need the waisteoat. Three
dollars-easy worth four"
See here answered Munkittrick
with some indignation, "do you think
I'm going to stoop to grinding? Good
literature isn't produced that way. Be
sides. that fellow won't stand another
line" and he walked out with the coat
and trousers. leaving the clerk in a
state of mVStificatiOn
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-19
PERSONAL.

Mayor John Z. Andrus, the recently
elected chief magistrate of Yonkers. N
y, will preside over the youngest body
of aldermen in the country. The aver
age is less than %, the youngest be-
ing Just Il and the oldest trihe
over 40.
United States Senator Joseph ".
Quarles is no longer a member of the
Milwaukee law firm of Quarles. Spence
d Quarles. He found that his duties
as senator kept him so busy that he
was unable to give proper attention
to the firms business and so he drew
out. he has been, senior partner ever
since 1886, when the firm was organ
lied. The Senator's brother and two
sons are still in the partnership.
Several of the best known society
women and business men in Indianap-
oils are preparing to go into the laun-
dry business. A company with $50, 900
stock is being organized and every
stakeholder Will have work done at
one-third price until the stock issued
has been received back. Since natural
gas gave out in Indianapolis clean
linen has become almost an impossi-
bility and the work done by laundries
has been very poor. = r
Mr.. Atkinson. the new Attorney
General for Ireland, is slight, spare
man, fair of hair and beard, with an
alert attractive personality and plen-
tifully endowed with native Irish wit.
He is martyr OF rheumatism, and, to
use his own phrase, has 'steeped his
legs in every bath in Europe" A lady
of the great world once commiserated
him on his sufferings and added: but
you look, WELL Mr.. Atkinson my
dear Lady Blank,'.' he replied, cts my
legs that are. bad and you can't see
them"
Mayor Edward F. Brush of Mount
Vernon, N. Y, isl appointing asorne of
the @ea1thiest aha most prominent
men in the city'fsodeffices under his
control. Mr.. Brush is a reform
Mayor. DIR. Campbell, the richest To-
cal physician, has been chosen for head
of the health board, and Edison Lewis,
a rich clothier, is police commissioner
1t is expected that these wealthy men
will give most all their salaries to
their clerks or TO charities, but they
will give close attention to the duties
of their offices. VI ="
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-19
KEEP THEM OFF THE STREET.

. Heretofore it has been the practice in
this city to make Christmas Eve night
hideous, especially on Broughton
street. with explosives. bells horns
and whatever else was capable Of Gre
ating noise and adding to the confu-
sion. And in the confusion there has
been horseplay, malicious mischief
and sometimes criminal acts. such as
purse -snatching. So rough has been
the crowd that many persons who have
desired to do Christmas Eve shopping
have been deferred from venturing on
Broughton street, lest they have
clothes ruined or receive personal in
iuries. There is to be a new order
of things this year. City Council has
determined to put stop to the riot
GUS fun" and the police have re-
ceived instructions to suppress disor-
der and maintain decorum on the
streets. ANY person who has wit
messed the wild. reckless reyelrY on
Broughton street of a Christmas Eve
night will recognize the wisdom of this
determination on the part of the Coun-
Gil and the police force to bring about
a change. The so-called celebration
has heretofore gone beyond all reason
and seriously interfered with the
trade Of the merchants. The bowling
and horn footing, mob on the side
walks has simply killed business at a
time when business should be brisk;
and many a small child of working
parents has found it's stocking mea-
gerly supplied on Christmas morn
ing because the parents feared to ven
ture on Broughton street after night
fall to make purchases. If, in the
exuberance of their spirits, the revel-
ers desire to blow themselves" in ex-
plosives and horns, let them get out in
the middle of the Park Extension, where
they will bother nobody, for the edict
has gone forth that Broughton street
is not to be a scene of hilarious riot
hereafter.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-19

From the Chicago Record Herald.
They quarreled one day, twas trifie,
No doubt, that induced them to
part.
That caused her to bid him to stihe
The love that had bloomed in his
heart.
She saw him turn slowly and sadly
To leave her, she heard his good
bye;
He loved her-he swore he did-madly:
She held her head proudly and high.
He did not return, for some reason,
To humble himself at her feet;
Another arrived in due season,
Fate having decreed they should
meet.
He told her the lovely old story
And she. as his bride, reached the
hight
OF what TO a woman Is glory
Then quietly passed out Of sight.
The other man gained a high station,
And. having enthroned himself there,
Possessing the worlds admiration,
Won the heart OF a girl who was
fair.
Far back. where few saw and few
knew her.
Was one who went nursing an ache.
Because he h9d not returned 10 her,
or, az least had not failed for her
sake,