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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-09
WRESTLING.
STORY OF
 MONEY LOST
Jenkins Tells How He Was Done Out of His Money in England-Neither Man Got a Cent.

Tom Jenkins, the best wrestler tor day on the American mat, told for the first time yesterday the details of his recent contest with Hackenschmidt the Polack, and now the champion Graeco-R Roman grappler of the world.
 You see," said Jenkins, in his char acteristic way, tits like this:"
 He was talking to Steve Douglass, Young Corbett" and Joe Mclean.
 'I've got claim of $4,OO0 against a Mir Topakyan, London manager 2 said he. 'I'll take thirty cents for it cash"
 You're on,'' said Corbett.
 Jenkins took the thirty cents and continued:
 ''Topakyan managed the big wrest- ling contest in Royal Albert hall, Lon don, in July.
 He guaranteed S1O,O0o purse At the last minute the check was stopped. Then we went on and wrestled for the first $1O,OOO in the box office, Hacken- schmidt and to split it even.
 Topakyan overpIayed himself. He has loud voice and every time he i'm vited man to dinner, a dozen sports heard him. Topakyan paid all the bills. He was an awfully good fellow, but the limit as the manager. He al- most put the Royal Albert hall in pawn. Anyway, he put me there. We didn't get a cent.
 You could hear Hackenschmidt hol- Ter across the British channel.
 T lost the first bout in twenty min utes and seventeen seconds, and the second in fourteen minutes and thirty seven seconds. I was thrown on the level. Hackenschmidt can throw any body on earth Graeco-R Roman.
 They took in SS,0OO at the gate, and every penny was attached by Topay- kan's creditors.
 "That chap has three millions Of lem hanging around. haven't any kick coming. He was a good fellow, but a damned bad manager, and there you are"
 Jenkins went on to say that the tip ping system in London was worse than a rattlesnake for a bedfellow.
 1T got seven hundred and fifty cor lars aN week in the theaters," said he. ''There was ten per cent for the book ing agent, ten dollars a night for the announcer; ten here, five there, two somewhere eIse-I was tipped off the earth-and when I got through I had about two hundred and fifty dollars left for my weeks work. "The big sports in England are princes. The little ones are scorpions. There isn't any middle class. It's q good place to live if you're in the roy al family, but King Edward didn't send any cabs after me, so I'm glad to be back on Broadway again.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-09

with much knotted undershirt, while sitting near by him was half dressed woman rolling over with laughter. She watched the mans antics a while, then hastened away and made report of the scandal. The whole sleuthing force of the police department was put on the trail, Was it possible that they undressed in the open, where maiden ladies might see them? No. they did not. Their coats came of, then other things, until-they stood in their bath ing suits, which they had been wearing all the time.
 The problem of the bvercrowded bathing was solved by two Philadel- phia politicians, and it was soon fol- lowed by hundreds of others, but the elderly Quakerite has put an end to it all, for the chief of police has in- structed his men to arrest all persons who undress on or beneath the board walk, even if they do have bathing suits under their clothes.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-09
BEARD CAUSE OF PR RoMoTIoN
University Graduate Held Down by Youthful Appearance Hirsute
 Appendage Has Telling Effect.

A recent graduate of one of the great universities secured a place with 8 well-known firm at a modest salary says the New York Sun. He fulfilled all his duties satisfactorily, but there seemed to be something lacking. Busi- ness callers did not seem to take him seriously, and one would occasionally inquire:
 Say, bub, where's the boss?"
 The graduate finally decided to raise a beard. At the end of a week his em- ployer came to him and said:
 Its rather delicate subject, but I'm glad that you have realized that it is your youthful appearance that has been keeping you back, You will take charge of the shipping department tomorrow And some people say that appearances count for nothing, 7 remarked the graduate "It took me four years to get a college education, and in four weeks I'll have a beard. I made ten dollars a week on the strength of the education, and got pro- noted the first week on the strength of the beard"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-09
THE PUGILISTS. MAY FIGHT
 IN NEVADA
Corbett and Britt Offered a PurSeSan Francisco Hay Lose Her Licenses Other Fight News.

If boxing is eventually stopped at San Francisco pugilists will in all prob ability turn their attention to Nevada, where there is a law which permits contests in the ring to a finish. Young Corbett says he is willing to take ad- vantage of this law and meet Jimmy Britt there any time the Californian is satisfied to take him on.
 "When was matched to meet Britt the first time," said Corbett yesterday, ta we'll known Nevada promoter of fered us a purse of $25,0OO to fight to a finish at Carson City. Yesterday | got a dispatch from the same party stating that the original offer he'd good, and that if Britt and myself were satisfied we could have date some time in November or earlier If necessary. I am perfectly satisfied to meet Britt here, and if he is just as willing there is no reason why we should not come together. I am in fairly good condition, and if everything pans out all right I will be able to meet him within six weeks. if neces- sary.,
 Carson City is fine place to pull off a fight. And what is more, we can go it to a finish there. This would suit me to nicety because the mill would be for endurance, and there would be no doubt as to the better man. If Britt. will agree to this will imme- diately post forfeit"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-09
CHIVALRY AT POKER
A SOUTHERN VETERAN TELLS
 sT0RY OF FRIENDLY GAME.
General with Straight Flush Spared the Major with Four Kings and
 Joy and Happiness Reigned Supreme.

Poker is mean game" said the travelling man, Tt doesn't give one's finer feelings any show. You can't be charitable, because if you try to lose you either win like thunder or the other sees what you are doing and gets sore. The game doesn't4lend itself to delicacy''
 "Ah'm sorry to heah you say that, sah," said the colonel, because An cahn't agree with Xou.'
 You'll have to give us something in support of your opinion, colonel.''
 '.Ah should be deltghted-an' An can vouch for the accuracy of what Ah'm about to tell, because An was there.
 Tt was two years aftah the wah, gentlemen, that An happened to be vis- iting an old friend of mine, whom An will call the majah. Two othah gen. tlemen, the general an the captain An will call them, were also thah
 we had known one another befo' the wah, an been in the same regiment during the late unpleasantness, an were dinin together fo' the first time for many yeahs. Of course we were feelin' powerful sad just the same.
 The majah was plumb ruined. He only had the house he lived in, an that mortgaged. It was especially hard in his case, because he showed us a chest half full of confederate bills.
 The captain was Twin on what he made off raisin' few race horses, an An was as DO as the rest.
 "The general was the most uncom- fortable of the crowd, because he alone was prosperous. Coal had been found on his estate, an he was worth s1<out $10o,00o.
 Well, we kep' gettin' saddah an saddah ovah. the change in the world until the mint juleps came in. Then we perked up, an some one suggested pokah game.
 "It was the evenest game An ever saw, gentlemen, until hand when the
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-09

majah an the general both stood pat, raisin' one another till all the chips were in the pot.
 gretful like, an said he hated to Stop, but he had no mo moneh.
 'Ah, beg of you, said the general, not to let a small mattah like that in- terfere with your pokah.'
 Gentlemen, An could see what the majah was thinkin'-he was sayin' to himself: tAh have $12,0OO life insur- ance that will go to nah daughter, an An have a hand that cahn't be beat; an then he said:
 'Ah raise you $12,00o, general
 < An call you with low straight flush, majah, replied the general.
 "The majah tossed fc' kings an an ace into the discard an we all sat si- lent.
 ' Then the general spoke:
 The wah is avah, gentlemen he safd, an we are together heah aftah a long time. There ain't any mo- con- federate states except in our own hearts. There afn't much pleasure left fo' any of us, but An would like to con-
 
 sidah this evenin as being one back in the old times an undah the old con ditions. Majah, will you go to that chest an bring me $12,000 in ouah moneh?
 "The majah nevah said a word, just went and brought 12 $1,000 confederate bills to the general.
 ''Then, somehow, we found ourselves standfn' an drinkin' silent toast, not to the confederacy, but to somethin' the end of the wah had not taken from the south
 And then the colonel stopped short and looked solemn, and then, says the New York Sun. It was the travelling man that broke the silence.
 Colonel" he said, T wish you would have 8 drink with me"
 'fI should be delighted, sah,'' said the colonel, emerging suddenly from the brown study into which he had fallen.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-09
COST OF LOUIS BUTTONS.
"Grand Monarque" Said to, Have
 squandered s5, 1000, ,ooo to Sat- -alzs isfy Peculiar Mania.

Twenty thousand dollars for drop shaped pearl scarf pin, $15,000 for a pearl stud, $4,94O for a coat fastener formed. of white bouton pearl with gold bar, $s50 for seven buttons en suite and $775 for pair of brilliant sleeve links-these are few of the prices realized at the recent sale in London of a noble marquis jewelry. But, after all, everything Is compara- tive, and the marquis gems, rare and costly though they are, would have been quite eclipsed by Louis XIV.'s per sonal iewelry. The grand monarque" had many crazes, but for buttons he had positive mania. Tn single year 1885, he squandered $600,000 on them, and some of his purchases are we'll worth glancing at On August 1, 1885, he bought two diamond buttons for ST. 966 francs, and 75 diamond buttons for 586, 703 francs. The buttons for 8 the 354 "boutonnieres" used 162 con- tained five diamonds each, while the remainder were single diamonds. In all, the "great monarqUe" is said to have spent s5.ooo.0eo cn buttons alone
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-09
REFUSED TO WEIGH.

St Louis, Mo-, Sept. 9.--The pro- posed fight between Johnny Began of Brooklyn, and Kid Herman of Chica- go, before the West End club. was called off here last evening. The men were to have fought at 126 pounds. Herman refused to weigh in, but he was at least 12 pounds overweight During the afternoon Herman weighed in private at 138 pounds. Reagan weighed 124 John l.. Sullivan was advertised to referee the bouts. He refereed the two preliminaries and was given an ovation. Regan's action was approved by the 4,0O0 spectators. Lou Curley, of Philadelphia was substi- tuted for Herman Ill friendly exht- bitiOn.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-09

from Bitter creek, who always carried two 44-caliber guns, he certainly would have been mobbed or 1ynched.
 ''I was stopping in Red Dog at the time, and meeting him one morning in his 'first-part suit" as Haverly'H .Mastadon minstrels used to call 1t. I said to him: Say, Tom, don't you know that those clothes only should ha worn in the evening? Why do you wear them all day?'
 ! "'Colonel,' said Tom, these are the only clothes I ever saw that I could draw both my guns from my hind pockets at once without getting my icoat-tails in the way, and intend to wear them day and night until cash in'''
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-09
JOHN T.. SULLIVAN.

John L. seems to have lost not a whit of his old magnetism. Tn St Louis yesterday when the once mighty slugger put on an apron and began to draw beer i'll the saloon of J. w. l.. Gillespie, who has given John half interest. in his business, there was a rush of customers that made neces- sary the presence of the police. From an inconspicuous place of yesterday with but few men passing in and out and q thinker or so at the long bar, it is to-day the mecca of the multitude craving sight of the good right hand of the mighty John. So tremendous was the crowd that surged around the bar all day eager to see the old cham pion that it was necessary to stretch a rope around John l.. to keep the crowd away from him. They'll never have to put ropes around Jeff to keep 'eIns away, and he could have licked John IL. with Munroe's hands.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-09
It Never Would Be Missed.

Father Healy, of Dublin. is something of a wag. One day while the clergyman was wandering by the seashore, fussy fellow thus yaccosted him: Father Haaly, I am undergoing cure, and take a tumbler of sea water three times day. I've had my full allowance to-day, but do you think might have one, just one. tumbler more?" Father HeaIy put his head on one side and looked at the ocean. lost in thought. Well" he said, at last. with gravely judicial air. q don't think it would be missed.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-09
MAIDEN LADY IS SHOCKED.
Calls Police When She Sees Women and Men Prepare to Take
 an Ocean Plunge.

! A sedate and elderly maiden lady from Philadelphia was so shocked by seeing men and women undressing un- der the board walk at Atlantic City, IN. J.. preparatory to going into the surf that she called upon the police to arrest them. The bathhouses are so overcrowded at the popular time for bathing, every one wanting to go in simultaneously, that many guests be- came so impatient they could not wait ito get to a bathhouse in order to take their daily dip.
 As the spinster lady was walking along she saw a man busi1y engaged
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shop. The crash of the spIintered glass seemed to madden the horse, and it backed still farther into the shop, lash- ing out with sssS-- -. = 5SIzS woman trimming hats in the rear of the store fled through a back window Hats of chiffon, lace, feathers and va rious other trimmings were kicked about and deposited in melancholy wrecks all over the floor.
 The policeman and the driver finally got the horse out of the millinery shop and as he was driven away in an S. P c. ambulance the aggrieved young woman stood in the door and heatedly Incurred who was to settle for the daHs aged hats.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-09
Norwich Beaten.

South Manchester, Sept. 9.--That in- dependent baseball as played by the Manchester team has been fast was demonstrated yesterday when Man chester got away with the Norwich team of the state league. The game |was called at the end of the fifth in hing. The score: R.H.E. Manchester .......0 1 ? 4 3-10 9 2 Norwich ........2 i 0 O. 3 3 2 Batteries Plank and Sullivan; Rob |nson and Daly.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-09
NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE.
Eggs from Ireland.

Ireland is now competing with Dem
 mark in supplying English breakfast
 tables with eggs, largely because the CO.,
 operaterative poultry societies. of which
 there are 800, are showing how poultry
 Keeping may be made profitable. The Owner of only 25 hens may join so- dciety by taking one share at five shil- filings. The cackling of Ireland's hens is likely to be more beneficial to the
 country than the fervfd oratory of it's S@aliticians.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-09
Monster Farm in Missouri

! David Rankin, of Tokio, Mo, raises more corn on his farm than is raised fn the states of Nevada, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Arizona, Washington, Utah, Oregon and Rhode Island com bined. He feeds all of it to his own cattle and has to buy large quantities from his neighbors.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-09
Rats Kept hY Municipalitz.

Tn Paris there is a rat pound, where the rodents are purposely kept for re- moving flesh fro mthe carcasses of dead animals. A horse thrown in over night is quite stripped by morning, and 1t is the regular work of the men in charge to remove the polished bones.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-09
THE DIAMOND.
LOOKS LIKE ,a. x
 NEW HAVEN
pringfield's Defeat Yester-
 day Seems to Settle Her Chances Bridgeport Has Still a Fighting Chance.

With only two days left of the sea
 In, the Connecticut league champion
 hip is still undecided As Bridgeport shd an open date yesterday and New Eaven played, the Elm City men were 3ble to break the tie and now have Q lear lead for first place, which the developments of the next two days hay or may not let them keep. Spring Deld is now probably out of it, as one If the two games played yesterday kith New London was victory for he Whalers. The standing:
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-09
At New London.

|f New London, Sept. 9.-New London |and Springfield broke even here yes
 kerday afternoon, New London taking |the first game 3 to and Springfield |the second, ' to 1. The scores: First game: R.H.E. IN. London 70 o % 0 o o I 3-3 8 o 70 0 0 o 0 0 ? O-2 II 4 Batteries-Long and Armbruster; Hess and Keans. Umpire, Conway. Second game: R.H.E. New London ..... o o o o 0-1 | ? 'Springfeld ......4 0 0 Or 8 Z Batteries and Arm. Miller and O'Connor. Umpire,
 Conway.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-09
Art Was Inadequate.

Maud We'll, mamma, how do you like it? Does it look like me?
 Mamma Humphi The face is good enough; but no one would ever think that dress cost your dear papa $30e.-< Stray Stories.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-09
NAG IN MILLINERY STORE.
New York Delivery Horse Had Blind Staggers and Chiffon Hats Are
 Ruined by Score.

New York had a unique equine sen- sation the other day. A roan horse hitched to a seltzer water wagon was attacked by blind staggers in front of 1070 Third avenue, where there is a millinery shop on the ground floor. Samuel Eichenbaum. of 745 East Sixth street, the driver. unhitched the horse and called Policeman Devine, of the
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-09
i's.s' TOMMY LOVE WON.

Philadelphia, Pa, Sept. sTommy Love turned the tables on Kid Locke in his fight Wednesday night at the Broadway A. C., and defeated him in fast slugging match Tn four of the six rounds Love had a distinct advant- age over his opponent Tn the other two Locke, taking advantage of Loves fatigue, became the aggressor, and for a time held the upper hand.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-09
Those DaarC C4ir1s

Gladys-Ethel Skinner thinks ih ia bad form for womeE to wrap their skirts about them while in the streets
 Bernice--It is-for Ethel.-Cincin- nati Tribune.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-09
At New Haven.

New Haven, Sept. 9.-The Hart ,fords were at Savin Rock yesterday as guests of New Haven and they were lneated in royal fashion. The Blues Ddonned their batting clothes for the Entertainment, with the result that in the seven innings that the visit lasted the locals managed to pound out nine score: R.HE. New Haven .....0 1 8 5 5-19 15 0 Hartford Q 0 o 0 0 1-1 814
 Batteries- and Cornell l; Karns, Quigley and Doran. Umpire, Hinton.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-09
Japanese Alphabet.

The Japanese system of letters is called Iroha, from the names of the first three letters, ''i :" "ro'' and "has " on precisely the same principle as that which gives to ouY own system the tatle '&alphe6et."
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-09
Royal Russian Rule.

If any member of the imperial fam fly lives out of Russia TOT more than one-fourth of the year, his or her in- come is considerably reduced.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-09
A Peddler's Rare Bargain.

A street pedler in London, known aa '"Jaek the Pointer" 30 years ago bought a Stradivarius violen for 26
 shillings. This same violin was recent
 Iy sold at auction in London, and brought G700 ($3,500).
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-09
At Holyoke.

HoFyoke, Sept 9.-The Champs lobbed into a to win over Meriden 5esterday when the last section of the
 lock of POO had been thinned by the
 iorror of supposed second jolt from he underground champions The
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-09
Over tha ,Ph nna

French is said to be more easily un- derstood over the telephone than Eng fish.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-09
Berlin's Lights.

Of the s2,019 lights used in the public illumination of Berlin last March no fewer than 30,8S1 were gas, ana only 735 were electric.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-09
In Mauna. Loa's Crater.

Trees and other vegetation have be- gun ito sprout in the crater of Mauva Loa volcano in Hawaii
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-09
Case Whvp

A woman is seldom as strict with her children as she is with her husband.- Chicago Daily News.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-09
Postage Stamp Gum.

as tapioca, is the chief element of the gum on the back of all postage stamps.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-09
Have Their Use.

Petty-minded people are put in the world to make us feel glad that we are different.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-09
R,ailrnad CanitaI stnnk

The capital stock of railroads in the United States is more than s6.150,000,- poo.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-09

East Sixty-seventh street station. to help him handle it.
 The animal waltzed the cop all oveF the street. and finally backed through a plate. glass windaw in the millinery
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-09
GAMES TO-DAY.

lspring1eld, Norwich at Bridgeport, New London at Holyoke.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-09
EASTERN LEAGUE.

At Newark Newark 1, Baltimore o. At Jersey City-Jersey City 13 Prov adence 6.
 At Toronto-To Toronto 2 Rochester 3; second game, Toronto 3, Rochester 1. At Montreal-Buffalo 10, Montreal g.
 NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE. At Fall River-New Bedford 2, Fall River 3, ten innings. { At Nashua-Nashua 6, Lowell f. At Lawrence-Haverhill 10, Law Hence 2, seven innings.
 At Concord-Co Concord ', Manchester tR
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-09
Meriden.
26 6 10 #&26 Ii

aOIyOkG .....,.-.U U U s 2 U U VI A---d
 Meriden 0 1 1 3 0 0 1-6 sBatted for Coughlin in the ninth. +*Two out when winning run was made.
 Sacrifice hits, Fitzpatrick, Bone, Rogers; two-base hits, McAndreWs, Theisen; home runs, Burke, 2; bases bn balls, off Thomas, 3; struck out by Thomas 4, by Coughlin 8; time, 1:40; attendance, POO; umpire, Voorhees,.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-02-20
How ntored arn,. eh-inK..

The advantage TO the farmer of
storing his grain and holding 1t till
spring Is not always represented by
the increased price he may get for it
The shrnkage during the winter stor.
age must be taken into consideration,
and this shrinkage not infrequently
more than offsets the increased price.
In such cases it pays the farmer to
sell his grain as soon as II Is In shape
to go to the market A good many in
vestlgations have been made to dis
cover the percentage of shrinkage in
various grains. The results have varied
immensely. In some Of the humid
States and with early gathered crops
the shrlnkage has been as high as 80
to 40 per cent, while grain raised in
arid States and hauled to humid States
and stored has gained in weight dur
ing storage. The shrlnkage of wheat
has not generally been as great as that
of some other grains.
Wheat stored in Michigan elevators
lost from 5 to 16 per cent during win
ter. A lot of corn very heavy and lit
tie dry at the time of storing lost 30
per cent in weight by February. Tests
made in other States have shown
shrinkages Of 10 to 1G per cent. One
lot Of corn that was gathered at the
time Of year when 1t was we'll glazed,
but containing as large an amount of
water as possible and passed in
State fair competition, shrank about
40 per cent. Oats shrink little, but are
recorded to have lost about per cent
in weight during a winter--St Louis
Republic.