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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-15

established Immediately opposite the
other.
From the wire window lattice. freahly
greened. TO the three blazing balls which
Illuminated the sign. Cohen, Pawn.
broker" the resemblance was complete,
and when a slipshod figure. emerging at
each door, flung her arms aloft in horror,
there wa suddenly realized a unique
mirror dance.
What do you stare att" shrilled
Mother Cohen from Baxter street.
Not much" sneered Mother Cohen
from Hester street.
"A thousand black curses blast thy
frowsy headT shouted Mother Cohen OF
Baxter street. resorting to tho vernacu
lar.
Ten thousand plaques rot thine old
bones!' hurled Mother Cohen Of Hester.
The dance had begun. Daily they
squatted on their doorsteps shrlline ad-
vice to prospective customers.
Don't go in there. my good young
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-15

Within the sunlight, struck feebty amoss
a sordid chaos of derelicts: the rusted
Weapons. the yellowed china, the skew
hung stahings, the battered armor. the
dusty heaps Of books, h wan-faced
clocks. n amid It all the throne Of tar
'nished gilt and tattered canopy. wherein
sat q girl draped in fantastic yellow and
black, and at her feet a youth. His strong
hands lay awkward1y idle acroes a guitAf.
his bold face. intent on hers, seemed fooled
by its battling music. She leaned forward.
her lips parted dreamily, her dark eyes
lifted to the far away. as though hearken-
ing to the unsung song.
Mother Hester turned. with . vicious
aniff.
"Doltsr' she snarled.
Mother Baxter dabbed an eye.
'1diotst" she hissed.
They looked different ways. and sighed
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-03-12
Blue Island, ILL.,, Jan. a, 1901.

Messrs Ely Bros:-I have used your
Cream Balm in my family for nine
years and it has become my family
doctor for colds in the head. l use it
freely on my children. 1t is Godsend
to children. Yours respectfully,
j. KIMBALL.
Messrs Ely Bros:-I suffered greatly
with catarrh and tried different reme-
dies without effect. After using one
bottle Of your Cream Balm found re-
lief and l cannot praise too highly such
a remedy.
Miss Cora Willard, Albany, N. Y.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-03-12

A Dutchman, addressing his dog,
said: "You vas only dog, but wish
vas you. You 60 nit der bed in, you
shust durn round dree dimes und lay
down. Ven go nit der bed in, | have
to losk up der blaze und Wind der clock
und put der cat out und undress my
self, und my wife wakes up und scolds
me, und den der baby cries und l have
to walk him up und down; then maybe
ven | shust go to sleep it's dime to get
up again. Ven you get up you shust
stretch yourself und scratch a couple of
dimes und you vas up. have to light
der fire, put on der kettle, scrap nit my
wife already und maybe get some break
fast. You play round all tay und hal
blenty fun. | hat to work all tay und
hat blenty trouble. Ven you die you's
dead; yen die hat to 60 to h yet.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-03-12

The Washington Democrat thinks
this talk about rural schools being no
account and Intellectual and all that sort
of thing ls absurd. The Democrat takes
an inventory of Washington's citizens
and finds that every lawyer in town ls a
product of the country school; that the
county officers are all country bred, and
that the clerk, the recorder and the
outgoing auditor, sheriff and superin-
tendent all served time as country
school teachers. ''Nine out of ten," the
Democrat continues sit is the boy who
gets his start in the country school who
wins out in the end. There are a good
many things to learn besides books.
The country boy learns self reliance and
independence, and he learns how to
work, which elements are more impor.
,tant than all the hubdubby that is &C.
quired in many OF the city schools"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-03-12

There is great deal of dissatisfaction
in this world. The man in the city
envies the farmer, and the farmer wants
10 live in the city. The money loaner
complains at the low rate of interest,
and the borrowerer says it's too high.
The small merchant kicks on his sales
and the big one on his profits. The sec.
ton hand thinks the bank clerk is a
lord, and the clerk signs for outdoors
work. The rich man can't see why he
has one puny child while his poor
neighbor has five boys and six girls that
eat peck Of potatoes each meal, and
the neighbor can't see it either. The
readers are not satisfied with the paper
and the publisher with 400 subscribers
in arrears isn't satisfied either, by gum.
Oh, this is Just awful as the girls
say, and they say there is place after
this with still more dissatisfaction. Oh
dear2-Fy
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-03-12

Newspaperdom: Here is the old
straight .from-the shoulder talk about
matters laying next to our heart. There
seems to be feeling among business
men that newspaper has no business
to make money. Why not? 1t is the
most exciting business in the world, the
most trying in every way. 1t means
long hours and the greatest care in its
conduct. The newspaper has the entire
public to deal with. 1t is criticised on
all occasions. 1t has to deal with all
the cranks in the community. and to do
this successfully requires judgment and
patience. 1t has power and that power
to the credit of journalism, is nearly al.
ways welded for he public good. No
question of vital concern to the home
people fails to find strong support
from the home newspaper, and this, too,
without remuneration. The publisher
spends his money to further these pro.
jects, and the community never gives a
thought to the matter Of cost to him /.
1t is not paid out Of the public pocket.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-03-12
1t Saved His Leg.

P. A. Danforth Of LAGRANGE, Ga,
suffered for six month with frigh,ful
running sore on his leg; but writes
that Bucklen's Arnica Salve wholly
cured it in five days. For ulcers,
wounds, piles, it's the best salve in the
world. Cure guaranteed. Only 25
cents. Sold by L.. VanWerden, drug.
gist.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-03-12
Raw or lnflamed Lunqs

Yield rapidly to the wonderful curative
and healing qualities of Foley's Honey
consumption from a hard cold settled
on the lungs. l.. VanWerden.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-03-12

It's usually easier for one father to
support ten small children than it is for
ten grown-up children to support one
father.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-03-12
A Sever Cold for Three Months

a Sever Cold for Three Months {.
The following letter from A. j. Mes.
baum, of Batesville, Ind, tells its own
story. 81 suffered for three months
with severe cold. A druggist prepar-
ed me some medicine, and a physician
prescribed for me, yet did not i'm.
prove. l then tried Foley's Honey and
Tar, and eight doses cured me-" Re-
fuse substitutes. L. VanWerden,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-03-12

Lagrippe coughs yield quickly to the
wonderful curative qualities of Foley's
Honey and Tar. There is nothing else
sjust as good" L. VanWerden..
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-19
"H0MINY BILL" "A
GUEST IN SAVANNAH.

Mr.. w. T. Harbaum, familiarity
known all over the country as one of
the most famous sports in the South,
is in Savannah en- route to New York
from whence he will go to Saratoga to
make book at the coming meet of the
Metropolitan Racing Association.
Mr.. Harbaum is making his home at
Macon now, but for years he has been
O. conspicuous figure on the Eastern
tracks, where he was interested in
some of the largest booking concerns
in the country Several fortunes have
passed through his hands, and on sew
eral mornings he has opened his eyes
penniless man, where week before
he was the possessor of a large for
tune. In his younger days he was
known as one of the nerviest bettors
around the Eastern race courses, and
1t is still tradition around among those
who remember the days of the old Gut
tenberg track when "Hominy Bill'
took a tip from Jockey Hamilton, and
wagered his last cent, a little over ST.,
900 on Tom Harden, a 40 to shot and
experienced the delirious joy of seeing
the big gelding lead his field from the
fall of flag until the tape had been
crossed. Mr.. Harbaum is charter
member of the Metropolitan Racing
Association and member of the
American Turf Congress.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-19
TOMMY FELTZ WILL RETURN
TO SAVANNAH SOON.

Tommy Feltz, justly champion light
weight of America, will return to Sa-
vannah in a few days and will be I'M
der the management of Mr.. AL Nc
Murray, who has already commenced
arrangements for several contests for
the doughty little fighting wonder. Mr..
McMurray received letter from Feltz
yesterday, dated at st. Louis, July Is,
in which he complains bitterly of his
treatment by his late manager, and
the unjust decision which gave Sulli-
van the fight at st. Louis. Tommy
fought Sullivan at liz pounds, while
Sullivan weighed 1875. He went into
the ring suffering from an operation
which had been performed at the St.
Louis hospital two weeks before. He
also stated that there was too much
money bet on him to be allowed to WEI
He said that he had Sullivan going
three times, and that the refereS al
lowed Sullivan to foul him six times
in the twentieth round rather than
allow Feltz to receive the decision.
Jack Doyle or George Holiday will
probably be Feltz's first opponents
here.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-19
AT BRIGHTON BEACH.

New York, July 19.-On a track that
was ankle deep in mud. August Bel
mont's Fire Water galloped home a
winner in the Iroquois stakes at
Brighton Beach to-day. He was fav-
orite in the betting. The stake is for
S-year-olds, and is worth $1,000.
The rain, which began as fine mist,
later turned into terrific storm, COM
ing down in torrents. Not a dry place
was to be found in the GRAND stand
Summaries:
First Race-Handicap, six furlongs.
Young Henry, to /, won, with Sal
Vatella, 80 to 1, second, and lngold, z
to /, third. Time lis 2-5.
Second Race-The Curragh steeple-
chase about two miles. Walter Cleary,
to 2, and out, won, with Gum Honey,
5 to 1, second and May Harrison, II
to /, third. Time 4:4I.
Third Race-The Venus stakes, five
furlongs. Turquois Blue, 20 to l, won,
with Inquisitive Girl, 20 to 1, second,
and Audience, 6 to 1, third. Time
1:O1 As.
Fourth Race-The 1roquols stakes,
mile and a furlong. Fire Eater, IL
to 20, won, with Cardinal Wolsey, 3
to 2, second, and Monte Carlo, to l,
third. Time 1:5o 3-5.
Fifth Race-Handicap one mile and
a furlong. Lord Badge, to /, won,
with Courtenay, 10 to 1, second, and
Sambo. to 1, third. Time SO $50
Sixth Race-One mile and a six
teenth, selling. Rostand, to 2, won,
with Satire, 10 to /, second, and Star
and Gadter, is to /, third. Time 1:50.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-19
TEAMS CHOSEN TO
DEFEND THE CUP,

w. A. Larned. r. D. Wrenn and G..
L. Wrenn, Jr., will represent the
United States in the International
lawn tennis match for the Dwight #.
Davis challenge trophy. The trio of
experts were chosen last Tuesday
night by the committee appointed for
the purpose by the United States Ma
tional Lawn Tennis Association.
H. S. Mahoney, r. f. Doherty and
II. l.. Doherty will represent the chal-
longing British team.
Larned, the national champion in
singles will probably be assisted in his
defense of the American cup in the
single matches by Bob Wrenn. but this
matter has not been made public and
the rules do not require notification
until the morning OF the matches.
The matches will be played on the
courts of the Longwood Cricket Club,
near Boston. The competition will last
through three days, Aug. 4, and 6.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-19

Out in California the state which pro-
duces big trees, big race horses and
big men, two giants are training on
their native heath for battle. They are
James j. Jeffries and James ]. Cor
bett.
Jeffries is at Hardin Springs, where
in his training camp with his sparring
partner and that shrewdest of train
ers Billy Delaney. he is preparing him
self for what he considers an easy fight
IN defense of his title. He is in per-
feet health. and will be. as in all his
other fights, fit when he enters the ring
Unlike Corbett he hasn't ten years of
hard dissipation back of him to over
come. AS he comes in from the road
each day his eye is as bright and his
Skin as clear as It of 16-year-old
boy.
Every word concerning the fight that
Is spoken in the camp at Hardin
Springs, is one of confidence, and De-
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-19
GIANTS TRAINING
FOR COMING ENCOUNTER

laney, Egan, Brother Jack" and the
champion himself, feel that there will
be no trouble with Corbett in the COM
ing battle.
But over at Alameda, where Corbett
is, another view is taken of the COM
ing contest. He is there with his wife,
and he and his trainers say that there
will be a revelation in store for the
sporting world, as there was at Coney
Island on the night of May IL, 1900.
True. they say, Jeffries beat him that
night in twenty three rounds, but that
Corbett lasted twenty-three rounds
amazed every man who saw the night
AS the New York World told OF that
occasion. Corbett in his training had
accomplished a revolution. He had
taken the faded actor, Corbett, who
was beaten by Fitzsimmons. ana the
all-night saloon keeper, Corbett, VINO
after a few runs around Central Park,
essayed to fight sharkey in the Len
nox Athletic Club, and transformed
the thin, sallow, nervous middled-aged
man into a strong and vigorous young
man. And over in Alameda Mrs. Cor
bett and the others who see the work
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-19
PENNANT WINNERS
IN THE STRETCH
CRACKERS WERE AGAIN
VICTORIOUS YESTERDAY,

nredicted the past week has
.ao,eht about some changes in the
',okeup of the percentage column in
-. southern League. 1t was Atlanta's
' at home, and right well did the
.o,ars do. Coming UP from fifth
100 they occupy the second place of
- in the official record. The Peli-
&c took one of the games with the
80 city team, and Little Rock was
o,,v successful to the same extent.
1famphis did not play yesterday. The
came Yesterday afternoon concluded
the home series of the Atlanta team.
1hev left the Capital City yesterday
afternoon for Shreveport, where they
utu MAY this afternoon. After meet
tho the Pirates in three games, the
crackers will go to New Orleans to
,,ov the return matches with the Peli-
cans. later going to Memphis. From
Memphis the team will go to Little
pock for three, and after they have
taken them all from the travellers, they
will Journey homeward, stopping long
enough in Montgomery to play three
sames with Lew Whistler and his
bunch of kiokers.
The race in the Southern League has
narrowed down until now it is either
one of the three leading teams victory.
Unlike the two Eastern leagues, the
leaders in the Southern have no cinch
for the place that they now hold, and
unless their crippled teams is strength
snad within the next few weeks, one Of
the two teams that are now closely
logging the footsteps of the leaders
will head the column.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-19
GREATEST MATCH RACE IN
HISTORY OF AMERICAN TURF.
Eyes of the Entire Sporting World
Turned ON the IcChesney Water.


Turned ON the McChesney Water.
The eyes of the entire racing world
are now turned on the coming match
between McChesney and Water Boy at
Gravesend track day after Tomorrow
The conditions Of the race are as fol-
lows: The championship special, at
weight for age, for horses years old
and up, by subscription of $500 each,
or $50 if declared out by p. m. on
Tuesday, July q. The association to
add $4,000, McChesney and Water Boy
to start or no race. Good weather and
track, one and one-quarter miles.
AS Sam Hildreth, now trainer of
McChesney. is in bad standing with the
jockey club at Gravesend, Mr.. Smath-
ers will probably turn the horse over
to Frank Taylor. Jack Joiner, trainer
of Water Boy, Immediately offered to
bet $4,000 that Water Boy would win. A
telegram was at once sent to Chicago
notifying Mr. Smathers, who wired to
accept and take as much more as was
offered, and the money to be up to-
morrow at noon at the track.
The championship special, II it Is
pulled off as now arranged will be the
greatest racing event ever run in
America. The betting is expected to be
the heaviest ever recorded on any of
the Eastern tracks, as the owners Of
each horse will be posting money un-
til the barrier goes up, starting the
two cracks on their journey.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-19

that Corbett is doing, say that he will
be as fit on the night of the 18th of
August as at any other time of his ca.
reer. Certainly, his physical condition,
to start with. was better than when he
began to train for Jeffries. He is no
longer the sallow, jaded actor. Many
people in California believe that he
will win, Notwithstanding the fact
that the best judges in the East and
the men who knew Corbett best and
who have judged his every move as
fighting machine, say he cannot win.
Notwithstanding the fact that George
Considine, who knows him as we'll as
any living man and of whom there are
few shrewder gamblers, offers to bet
$4,000 to $4,000 that Jeffries will win,
there are good judges in California
who believe that Corbett has a chance
to win.
Friday, Corbett, for the first time
since his arrival in California, an
nounced the style of battle he would
follow when he meets the champion.
"How's your Knockout punch?" he
was asked
TITS all right, thank you," answered
Jim.
Corbett began playing for the head
and Yank's hands went up to avert
the torrent of taps that were directed
toward his chin. There it goes"
shouted Jim. and down went his left
arm and out shot his clinched glove
The blow landed full and fair on
Yank's solar pleXus.
Il don't expect that the solar will
finish him." said Corbett, land here is
the finale" The next moment a sturdy
right caught Kenny on the Jaw "I
guess that will be a out enough for
Mr.. Jeffries," said Jim as he removed
his mitts.
and odds of to 1 are offered against
Corbett. Corbett has advised his
friends to go the limit on him, and
this, it is believed, will force the bet
ting to even money.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-19
BOSTON AN EASY LEADER
IN AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Developments in the race for the
pennant in the American League dur
ing the past week have only been that
Boston has more clearly demonstrated
her ability to hold the first place in the
percentage column. Six victories were
placed to the credit of the leaders dur
ing the past week, and it seems that
the Beaneaters will prove as hard to
defeat in the American League as the
Pittsburgs in the National. Yesterday
Detroit attempted to wrest a game
| from Cy Young's champions, but the
end of the ninth inning found them
with only three runs to their credit
while the champions had piled up five.
With the strong front that the Bostons
put up now it is hardly probable that
they will lose the lead that they held
at present unless some unforeseen acct
, dent badly cripples the team. The
Bostonians will be at home for the
whole of next week, which will enable
| them to increase their lead still more
| if the old tradition of winning games
at home holds good.
! The success of the Bostonians is
largely due to that veteran of the dia-
mond Cy Young. Fast growing, old and
I fat in the profession he has, within the
past week, demonstrated that he is
still wizard with the horsehide, and
none of the newcomers have found him
an easy mark. 1t is a. strange coinci-
dence that the Bostonians wintered at
| Macon, where the champions of Balti-
more last year and the year before had
their first practice games.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-19
NO CHANGE IN
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

without chance of winning, with
Pittsburg playing in her present form,
New York is struggling bravely for
the bit of cloth that is to be the proud
possession of the winner of the race in
the National League. Little McGraw
is in straits, and unless he can
strengthen his team in the box he will
surely fall back into third or fourth
place when he goes West again. The
victories of the Pittsburgers are I'M
precedented, matched now, as they are
against the next strongest team in the
league, they win with a regularity
that is appalling to other pennant as
pirants. Though many weeks before
the close of the season, few teams in
the big league even aspire to beat the
Pittsburgers out Philadelphia is
gradually creeping up on the leaders,
and the end of the next week may find
the Phillies in second place. There
must have been many broken hearts at
the games between the champions and
the Giants, for it was hoped that the
leaders would suffer defeat in at least
two of the games played on the Giants
own grounds. At the end of last week
the Pittsburgers had lead of over $50
points, while this week finds the lead
cut down by about so points, yet it
must be taken into consideration that
the team has been playing away from
home, and the showing made by them
has been most remarkable. The Phil
lies won again yesterday, administering
a beating of to to Cincinnati, the
Colts beat the Bean Eaters by a close
margin of to 2 and st. Louis lost to
Brooklyn, to 8.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-19
AT WASHINGTON PARK.

Chicago, July 1S.-Results at Wash
ington Park:
First Race-Five furlongs. Rainland,
to 1, won, with Commodore, 3 to 1,
second, and Mast, to /, third. Time
1904 3-5.
Second Race-Six furlongs. Bardolph,
4 10 1, won, with Oronto, to /, second,
and Ahola, to /. third. Time ILL 2-5.
Third Race-Lake View Handicap,
2-year-olds, six furlongs. Proceeds, to
5, won, with Flo Bob, TO l, second,
and Peter Paul. to 2, third. Time
1:18.
Fourth Race-Wheeler Handicap,
3-year-olds and up, gross values So
695 one mile and a quarter, Jack Rat
lin, 25 to /, won, with Gold Bell, to 1,
second, and Flying Ship, to l, third.
Time 2:12 3-5.
Fifth Race-One mile. Bob Franklin,
TO 2, won, with Echodale, to !, sec
ond, and Evelyn Byrd, to 1, third.
Time 1:46 2-5.
Sixth Race-One mile. Wartenicht, 3
10 /, won, with Echerin, 5 to 2, second,
and Mary Glen, to 5, third. Time LAG.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-19
LEANDER DEFEATED
DE GUICHARD AND BUTLER

Boston, July 1S.-George Leander of
Chicago defeated DeGuichard and Nat
Butler in a fifteen-n1ile motor paced
race at Charles River park this after
noon.
The men were sent off from a stand
ing start. Leander was first to get be-
hind the motor and moved away from
the others, From the fourth mile to
the thirteenth, it was race for sec
ond place between Butler and DeGui-
chard In that mile Buffers motor be-
gan skipping badly. and DeGuichard
took second place. Leander won by IL
laps over DeGuichard. The time for
the fifteen miles was 1929 3-5.
A three-mile motor race between
Ruben, Schultz, Hunter. Champion and
Hoffman was won by Ruden, with
Schultz second and Hunter third. TIME
S:343-5.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-19

for him and he was forced to succumb
to Ryan. Miller is now more than
anxious to redeem himself and when
offered the chance to box Cocoran
could not get his name down on the
articles of agreement fast enough.
Down on the sand at Tybee Miller
is putting in days of hard work, and
if work amounts to anything it will
be new man that will face Corcoran
on the night of the gath. II will show
them the difference when l meet Cor
coran," said Miller yesterday. Il am
good now but will be better next
Friday, and am thankful TO the club
for this chance to regain my reputa-
ton for I know if I lose to Corcoran
I will have to leave Savannah, as L
will be a dead one"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-19
MILLER SAYS HE WILL
LICK CORCORAN OR QUIT

Over-conhdence has caused the de-
feat of many a champion boxer and
very often the lesson taught them
goes unheeded. This lesson was taught
Miller by Ryan in the contest held in
Savannah few weeks ago. Miller,
carried away by the easy manner in
which he had won the many contests
he had engaged in since his arrival in
Savannah, matched himself to meet
Ryan before he had fully recovered
from his illness.
In the first part of the contest Miller
more than held his own, and up to
the twelfth round had the best of the
contest, but the strain was too great