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PRESS STAKE WON BY sARDyNE.
Beat SILK Cord Only a Neck for the
Crosse POinte Feature

DETROIT. June l0.-One OF the gamest
finishes ever seen on a race track was at
Crosse Pointe in the Press stake to-day.
Ed Corrigans Sardine was favorite and
took the lead in the stretch. Silk Cord, al
only lost by neck. Kilmorie, winner OF
the last race. was bid up TO t65 and re-
tanned by his owner. Summaries:
First Race-One mile: Sir Gallant, %
RomanelD, to 5, won: Mrs. Frank Fos-
ter. 90 M. Johnson). TO g. second; Bum
mer H. III (Stevens). 10 TO I. third. Time.
l;4sa: Prism, Needful, Hopedale and Abel
Harding also ran.
Second-Six furlongs: Pluck. % Oh. Gil
more), to l. won: Sarilla. 1O7 (Munro). Is
to l. second; Edgerfeld. 100 (Afccluskeyl, 6
mon. Tom Kingsley, Horsa, Shot Proof.
Eddie T. and Lorne ran.
Third-Four and one-half furlongs: oc-
robe, LOG Cd. HalD, to 1. won; Jim Ferrin.
lo6 &C. Kelly, Is to ], second; Rowland NJ,
ia (Munro), to l. third. Time. :59iz. Ont
field. Liliianette. Clytie. Sam Marine. Snow
cap, Tammany Queen, Louise Meinnig and
and Too Many ran.
Fourth-Six furlongs. Press stake. about
1900 added: sardine. 1l2 lHenry). s TO S.
second; Balm of Gilead. 10 1Munro). 60 TO 1.
third. Time, l:2oh. Anna Max. Plantagee
and Taxman also ran
Fifth-Seven furlongs: Little Duchess III.
l07 q. Walsh), to /. won; CITRATE. 100 c..
Kelly. 3 TO 2, second: Lapidus. l07 u. Daly).
to l. third. Time 1:S6 Lee Ridley, Geoph-
ton also
sixth-Mile and one-eighth: Kilmorie. IS
q. oConnorl. TO 5. won: Radford. 100 &C..
Kelly. TO /. second: Branch III. los (For-
est. to /. third. Time. 2:O5h Advocator
also ran.
Crosse Pointe entries for Thursday:
First Race-Five furlongs: Bats Lamp
adrome. III; Handmore, Marshall Ney,
George James. Requisite. Launay. IFS; Miss
Fleischman. Diamontina. Sky Blue. ROM
runt, Temple j.. lis; The World. los.
Second-Six furiongs: June Collins
Brookston, IS: Weird. III: Farnalass, liz:
Amahaga. Easter Boy. l09: Seal Spots. Max
cite. 90. Nellie Bawn. i07.
Third-Six and one-half furlongs: Little
Boy. 81: Amagari. 50: scortie. los: Mrs.
Frank Foster los; J. w. Rhodes. l0l; Port
Royal. ia.
Fourth-MiIe and one-sixteenth: Fore and
Aft, l06; Benckart. Easy Street. los, Bum
mer III. 50: Autolight. los: Tancred 81: First
Chord, 80.
Fifth-one mile: Larkspur. lo2: Spring.
brook "a: Lapidus los John Regain. l0s;
q. w. W., H.: Provost, los.
Sixth-Six furlongs: Shotproof Wild
Wave Barnacle. So: Edgerfield, Anglesia,
orosnus- III: Sly Bob. lcs~
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Mr.. Lyon Addresses workipxmen.

Fifteen hundred workingmen were adj
dressed yesterday morning at the Big Four
shops at Brightwood by the Rev. Milford
Lyon. the Chicago evangelist who is con-
Quoting the tent meetings on Prospect and
Linden streets. Mr.. Lyons talk was along
the line of labor and labor problems. He is
heartily IN favor of labor unions so far as
they benefit the laborer. Mr.. Lyon was
cheered at several points OF his address.
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sBatted for Currie in the mini
Score nv innings.

Totals ....2s 277
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RATE FOR RACES.


The Indianapolis Travelling Passenger AS
ISOLATION, representing all the railroads that
enter Indianapolis, agreed yesterday to
make rate of one fare for the round trip
during the big combination race meet to be
given at the state fair grounds July Ali.
This rate will be in effect during the entire
week of the meet.
Secretary Holt, of the Indianapolis Rae
ing Association, predicts that the most sue
cessful race meet ever held in Indianapolis
will be given next month. The association
has offered attractive purses and stakes for
both runners and harness horses, and in
quiries regarding entries are being received
every day. The association decided yester-
day to give additional event on Friday
July 10, and purse of $500 will be offered
for a 2:40 pace
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WON The CLOVER STAKES
CONTENTIOUS, AN ADDED STARTER
AT GRAvEsEND, IN LUCK.
Three FavOrites, Two Second Choices
and a Long SuccessfuI-CIose Fin
ish at Crosse Pointe.

NEW YORK, June 10.--Mud-runners were
again in evidence to-day. and the public
had a profitable afternoon. as three favor
ties, two second choices and a long shot
divided the money. The Glover stakes for
tWo-year-olds, the feature event on the
card, was wen by the added starter, Con-
tentious. by enc and half lengths. sum-
mary:
First Race-About six furlongs: vannesz,
no (GanEon), 4 to 5, won; King Pepper, 10
Buns to to l. Se tSird Time r. III Ino0" ~
neutrality-suspicious., about two miles:
Tankard, 153 GO. Green), 10 l. won; Gold
Ray, 1S7 CPending). 10 to l, second; Lord
Radnor, 1s2 (deider), 16 to S. third. Time.
403
Thrd-The Glover stakes, FIVE furlongs:
contentious oIdeI III Cannon, to z Won;
della, III (McCue). s to 1, third. Time, l:Os.
Fourth-Mile and one-sixteenth: Bon
Mot ia (Haack), 5 to 2, won; Arden, los
(Martin), TO l, second; Coruscate, s. NC
Cafferty), S to /, third Time, I:52.
Fffth--Handicap, FIVE and one-half fur
longs: Harange, lis (Gannon), 10 5. won;
Miss Nancy, log (Michaels), 20 TO ], second:
Ishlana, 1l2 CBurns), to !, third Time,
1:09
Sixth-One mile and seventy yards: Bob
100 (Mathews). Il TO 20, second; Tristes. l0
(Ffsher). Is to 1. third. Time. 1;4s 2-5.
Gravesend entries for Thursday:
First Race-Handicap. about six furlongs:
Hurstbourne, 124; Astarita. Mackey Dwyer.
100; Athel, 1l9: Shotgun, Toscan, lis; John
A Scott, ia; InvIncible, Sir VOORHEES,.
Akela, lib; Illyria, 100; Ink, loo.
Second-Haudicap, mile and four fur
longs: zoroaster, 1O4; His Eminence, Hun
ter Raine, 100; surmise, 80; Merry Acrobat.
City Bank, 49, Douro, so; Bar lie Due, IS:
Colonsay, So.
Third-SeIling. five and one-haIf furlongs:
Hopeful Miss. 109 Bob Murphy, Bruceville.
Rector, Celebrant. Any Day. l02; Pleasant
Memories, 100; Listway, 80: Lady Dot,
Mountain Valley, Excentral, Sweet Tone.
"a; Sailor Knot, 81
Fourth-The Gazelle, mile and one-six-
teenth: Love Note. Stolen Moments, Mary
Street. Lasso Linden. Floriosa. Gravina.
liz.
Fifth-Mile and one furlong, selling: st.
Barnaby, lib: Zoroaster, no; Agnes D., los;
st. Sever, 10T; Lady Potentate. 103; JUS
tice, 80; Hist. Tioga. 80: Blue Jay. IS.
Sixth-Five and one-half furlongs: Bob
Murphy, Fortune Hunter. Prince of Elm,
Harbor, Dutiful, Sandhurst, Great East
ern, Billings, liz; Responsive. los; olaff.
1l2
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Runs-Moran, Ryan CD, Coughlin Robin
son. Drill, Bay. Bradley, Lajoie (2), Hick-
man, Gochnaur. Bernhard (2). Two-base
hit-Lajoie. Three-base hit-Drill Home
man, Mccarthy. Flick, Bemis. Sacrifice HRS
-Gochnaur, Bemis. Double plays-Delehan-
ty to Drill; Lajoie to Hickman; Gochnaur to
Lajoie to Hickman. Bases on balls-Off Pat.
ten, 1; off Bernhard. 2 Struck out-By Pat
ten, 4: by Bernhard. s. Left on bases
Washington. 6: Cleveland. Z. Passed ball
Bemis Wild pitch--Patten. Time-1:43. UNI
pire-Sheridan. Attendance, 1873.
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AWARDED THE IS"
Shortridge Athletes Who Participated
I'm Dual Meet Are Honored.

Ii was a decidedly informal meeting at
which the members of the track team of the
Shortridge High School were given their
medals for work In the dual meet with the
Manual Training High School last Satur-
day afternoon. Manager McMullen. Russell
Joseph and Captain Walter Gipe spoke. The
following men were awarded the IS" Jo-
seph. Cline. Mckee. Steep. Allerdice. Sny-
der. Conner and Glendening.
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feature of the game.
Score by innings:

Totals ....s1 6 p 10
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struck Out--By McPartin. i; by Mere
6lth. s.
Wild Pitch--McPartin.
Hit by Pitcher-By McPartin, Hemphill;
By Meredith, Fox.
Two-base Hit-Dunleavy.
Three-base Hit-Unglaub.
Sacrifice Hits-Jones CD.
Double Plays-McPartin TO kim. For tn
CfBrien 10 kim, Donahue TO Meredith TO
Unglaub. DUNCAN 10 Schalf1y.
Stolen Base-Hogriever.
Left on Bases-Indanapolis. 5: Milwau-
kee. g.
Umplres-Moran and Cunningham.
Time-l:f0.
Xffendance-2023
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COLUMBUS. O.. June 10.-The National
Roller Polo League met here this afternoon
and considered applications from cities in
several States for franchises. The circuit.
as finally agreed upon, is as follows: Find
lay, Toledo. Columbus. Dayton, Cincinnati
and Hamilton, all Ohio cities A constitu-
rules were accepted with few slight mod
ifications.
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Runs-Kerwin, Hart (D, Brashear Cd, Cd
we'll CD, Sullivan, Clymer (D. Schriever,
Childs, McCord, Maloney CD, Nance, Grady,
Ganley. Earned runs-Louisville, s; Kansas
Sullivan Maloney McAndrews. Three-base
hits-Clymer, Odwell, Grady. Stolen bases
-Clymer (2), Gear. Sacrifice hit-Odwen.
aid. TO- Struck out-By MeCord, 6; by Nc
Donald, l. Hit by pitcher-By McCord. 2.
Wild pitch-McDonald. Passed ball-Ma-
lOney. Time of game-205. Umpire-Has-
kell
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Attendance. 2.1so.

Runs-Bannon, Lally, Martin, OYER: sac
rifice hits-Spooner. Stimmel. Lally. Bases
on balls-Om Williams, 3; off Stlmmel Z
Two-base hits-Arndt, Thoney, Lazy.
Double play-Stimmel. Yeager and Spooner.
Struck out-By Williams, l; by Stimmel, z
Time-1:25. Umpire-Mullane.
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Score by innings

Runs-Smith. Owens. Reisling. shannon,
Jackson, Higgins, Sullivan. Two-pase nlls
Butler, Smith, Turner, Jackson, Wheeler
Sullivan. Home runs-Blankenshlp, owens
Stolen bases-Smith, Shannon, Jackson.
Sacrifice hit-Smith. Struck out-By Rels.
ling. A; by Volz T. Bases on balls-On
Reisling, 2; off Volz, Z. Double plays-Reis-
ling to Marcan; Schaefer to Huggins TO
Kelly; Volz to Kelly. Hit by pitched pali
Bernard. Left on bases-Toledo, III ot'
Paul 8 Tfme-2:2O Umpire-Foreman. At
tendance-l.100.
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SOUTH BEND, Ind, June M-Dayton
won in the second on Schafer's Indifferent
playing. Ferguson, who pitched seven in
nings, was in good form. Score:
RH z
South Bend 10 1 o. 5
DAYTON .......0 s 0 o 0 o o o 0-S 10 5
Bateries-Moffitt, Ferguson and Tieman:
Hart and Fox.
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Easy Game for Louisville.

LOUISVILLE, KY, June 10.-Louisville
batted Mcdonald for nineteen hits to-day
and won an easy game. Mcdonald was
wild. giving ten men bases on balls, whlle
McCord allowed but seven hits. The pat
ting of Odwell and catch by Clymer were
the features Attendance LOCO. Score:
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Ford VIII Pitch To-Day.

The third game OF the series with Mil
waukee this afternoon will be called at
S:45. Ford will pitch for indianapolis, and
as he is in excellent condition Indianapolis
should win. Hale will probably be sent
to the slab by Manager Cantillon.
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st. Paul Won I'm Eleven Innings.

TOLEDO. o., June 1O.-Toledo lost an
eleven-inning game to St. Paul to-day. Hug
gins saved the day in the eleventh when
he made a marvellous stop and throw OF
Blankenships ground ball over second
u0ts wrangling by both teams. Score:
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Score by innings

Runs-Strang. Dobbs, McCreedie. Doyle,
Ritter, Jacklitsch. Jones' Earned runs
Brooklyn, 5. Two-base hit-Jacklitsch.
Stolen base-Jackltsch. Left on bases
Cincinnati, A. Brooklyn. s. First base on
out-By Phillips, A; by Jones, 2. Passed
ball-Bergen. Time-1:55. Umpire-John-
stone
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third straight from Boston to-day In a
game that probably was a record-breaker
for both lucky and erratic pitching Piatt
gave twelve passes and struck out six men,
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Runs-Beaumont, Sebring, Wagner, BranS-
field (3). Leach, Barry (2), thinner, Mitch
ell. Two-base hits-Bransfield, Ritchey,
Mitchell. Three-base hit-Leach. Home
run-Bransfed. Sacrifice hits-Clarke,
Mailman. Double plays-Leach, Ritchey
and Bransfield; Wagner and Bransield ca.
Bases on balls-On Doheny, /; off Mitchell,
g. Hit by pitched ball-Wagner, thinner
Struck out-By Doheny, 2; by Mitchell, 8.
Time-1:5O Umpires-Phillippe and Doug
lass
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Memphis. 3: Birmingham. 2.
Shreveport, 1; Nashville, o.
Little Rock, 5; Atlanta, 4.
New Orleans, O; Montgomery, 8.
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COLUMBUS. o., June le.-Raymer's e.
yor, after two were out in the second In
ming. gave Minneapolis two runs and the
Grst game OF the series here this afternoon
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Run-tIlDert. Inree-naSe hit-Currl6.
Double plays-Dunn and Bowerman; Will
liams and Hackett. Stolen base-Gilbert
Hit by pitched ball-By Currie. Gilbert
Browne. Bases on balls-Off Currie /: off
Taylor. 3 Struck out-By Currie. 8; by
Taylor, 2. Left on bases-St. Louis, 8;
New York, i. Time-l:25. Umpire-Hol-
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LONDON, June n-At the open golf
championship. which started at Prestwick
Scotland, to-day. Harry Warden broke the
record for the green by completing the
round In r. Champion Herd also made the
same record.
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Runs-Barrett, Crawford. G. Smith, Nc
Allister, Yeager. Three-base hit-Yeager.
Stolen base-Barrett Bases on bails-Or
Dineen, l; off Donovan, l. Struck out-By
Dineen, 5; by Donovan, g. Time-1:35. UNI
pire-Connolly. Attendance, ASIA
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FARCE AT TERRE HAUTE
SMITH AND TERRENCE BATTED
HARD BY GRAND RAPIDS.
Fort Wayne Hit John Fox at WILL
Dayton the Game.

Grand Rapids. II; Terre Haute, 4.
Fort Wayne, Z: Wheeling, 0.
Dayton, 8; South Bend, 6.
Evansville, 4; Marion, 2.
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ST. LOUIS. June 1O.-New York won to-
days game by score of l to o. Currie
lost his own game by hitting Gilbert with
a pitched bali. Attendance, 1,4OO. Score:
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Only Four Hits OF Mason.

FORT WAYNE, Ind, June 10.-Mason
had Wheeling at his mercy, while Fort
Wayne hit John Fox at will. Lindsay's
fielding and Ostdecks batting and base
running were exciting. Score:
RH E
Fort Wayne II 1 - 8 /
Wheeling 100 0 0 o o 0 90 4 4
Batteries-Mason and Ostdeck; John Fox
and Shannon.
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Mrs. Wigs. Bonnie Esther. 100; Clinton B.,
Curd Gillock, 109; Kitty c., 1O7: Stranger.
liz; Gentle, SO; Dolly Gray. SO; Leila Barr,
Lady Idris, Lasso. Katie Gibbons, 107; Lega-
ton. los
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EVANSVILLE, Ind, June 1O.-Willis
pitched well and received masterful sup
port and Evansville won easily. Score:
r III z
Evansville III o 2 - o
Marion .........0 o 0 o. s l
Batteries--willis and Mckinley; Patter-
son and Jessup.
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BOSTON, June 10.-Donovan had Boston
at his mercy to-day. In only two innings
did more than three batters face him. De-
troit punched their hits with Boston's mis-
plays. Donovan's fielding of his position
was also a feature Score.
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AT MERCY OF DONOVAN
HE MOVED DOWN BOSTON BATTERs
IN ONE, TWO, THREE ORDER.
Detroit Registered an Easy Shutout-
Washington Continues to Lose
Other Games Postponed.

Cleveland, s.; Washington, 6,.............1 ,S13
Detroit, 5; Boston, SIP
Rain elsewhere.
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CINCINNATI, June 10.-The Cincinnatis
were shut out by Brooklyn to-day by
score of to O. Jones, the California
pitcher, was in fine form, allowing Gin
cinnati only three hits, while Phillips's de-
livery was no puzzle. he being touched up
for fourteen hits. Ritter, while running
to first base in the third inning, sprained
his ankle and was relieved by Jacklitsch.
Attendance 1900 Score:
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Both Pitchers Batted Freely.

WASHINGTON, June 10.-Washington
continued in its losing streak. Cleveland
winning to 6. Both pitchers were batted
freely Score:
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A Tennessee Farmer Pitched.
special to the Indianapolis Journal.

VINCENNES. Ind, June 10.--The superior
twirlng of Freeman, a young Tennessee
farmer, won the game for Paducah to-day.
Score:
r III z
Paducah ......0 0 o o o / I'll 6 4
Batteries-McNeil and Kelly; Freeman
and Clifford
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Central League Standing.
Central League Games To-day.

Marion at Evansville.
Grand Rapids at Terre Haute.
Dayton at South Bend.
Wheeling at Fort Wayne.
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FeatureIes. Game mt pittsburs.
ance, 2, 4S0. Scor

PITTSBURG. June 10-In an almost
featureless yet well-played game, Pitts
burg again defeated Philadelphia. Attend
ance 40 Score.
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Lundgren issued six and struck out four.
Attendance 1SO Score:

Chicago ..... 80 o 2 o OIL 3 80
Boston 49,. ........1 o 0 0 0 0 o 2 0--3
Runs-Chance, Jones'. Lowe. Evers CD.
on basesMCbirep,o 10: Roston raw Two.hase
hits-Eyers, King, Bonner. Three-base
hit-Coo1ey Sacrifice hit-Jones. Stolen
bases-Harley, Chance, Dexter, Cooley.
Struck out-By Lundgren, 4; by Piatt, s.
Passed ball-Moran. Bases on balls-On
Lundgren, s; off Piatt. Il. Hit by pitched
ball-Abbatichio. Raub, Stanley. Time
2:05. Umpire-Emslie.
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American League Standing.


st. Louis at Boston.
Detroit at New York.
Cleveland at Philadelphia.
Chicago at Washington.
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TERRE HAUTE. Ind, June 1O.-To-


game was a farce. Terrence succeeded
Smith in the first half of the second. He
was batted all over the lot, while Terre
Haute had difficulty in finding Thomas.
Score:
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DOUBLE TRACK FOR
SOUTHERN R'Y
Between Washington and At
Ianta. Pres. Spencer
Says So.
CBy the Associated Press.)

Washington, May 29.Prcsident Samuel
Spencer, of the Southern Railway Com
pany, who is in Washington said today
that the voad will be double tracked be-
tween Washington and Atlanta and $685.
600, 600 spent on betterment, including
double trackage 1t will be impossible 20
complete this work in one or two years,
but it will be prosecuted until finished
Portions Of the line viii DC double tracked
to relieve the present crowded condition
and then the double links will be connect
ed. The Washington division will be the
first section of the road to get Two tracks
The shops and yards in Alexandria, Va,
win be enlarged and the greater portion
of the present equipment viii be rebuilt
Mr.. Spencer declared there IS no inten-
ton to move the general offices of the
Southern from Washington TO Atlanta or
to change the official personnel Of the
road
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COlOred Deaf. Dumb md Blind.

The closing exercises of the Deaf Dumb
and Blind Institution began yesterday
morning at 1870 1t consisted of vocal
and instrumental music, recitations and
declarations by the blind pupils, followed
by very able address by Prof S. G.,
Atkins. of winston Salem. He took for
his subject THE Negro as His Own
Master.
Some of the striking paragraphs of the
address are:
while slavery may have been in the
language of Garrison the sum of all vii.
lanies,' to it, nevertheless, we are in
debted for the dim light by which VIC
walked in the early days of the recon
struction-days which imposed RESPONSE
bilities that might have taxed the wisdom
Of the philosopher as it did the states
manship of the nation. 1t might be well
to remark that not much of the mlsrule
of those evil days can be charged directly
to the negro, but rather to white men, in
whom he was and has been all too con
fding. 1t is interesting and rather dis
gushing to note that many Northern PEG.
pie join bitterly in denouncing the misrue
Of the negro in reconstruction days, while
it is a fact that most of this misrule was
under the leadership and for the benefit
in the main of northern white men, pop
ularly termed Carpet baggers" The
carpet Dagger had another thing to his
credit, which was, think, wrought
greater harm than anything else in recon
struction history, ciz: What he did to
ALLEVIATE the ex-slave from his former
master. whether done for political or
other ends it was monstrous wrong and
has been still more monstrous in its re-
suits"
The annual concert at night was wit
messed by a very large and appreciatiye
audience The following is the program:
The school Festival-A Cantata by the
Little Folks The Wand Drill, by a
class
"open up de Gates Of Glory" sung by
male quartette "A Mock Legislature"
by class Waltz-Violin, Guitar and
Piano, Robert Hall. Tod Caldwell
Swedish Gymnastic Drill, by a class
Vocal Duo-'I Live and Love Thee" Leah
Hardin and Hattie West. Dialogue and
Recitation by a class Piano Solo. Sec,
ond Mazurka, Daniel Marrow Recitation
Nearer my God to Thee" by class
~ a mt Il A