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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-09-22
DEATH in A CARD.
Lover Plays with Sweetheart for
His Life Against Her
Hand.
HE LOSES AND SUICIDES.
Jestingly Bids Good bye and Buys Fatal
Dose of Acid, Refusing to Take
Antidote.
CHICAGOAN SHOOTS SELF FOR LOVE

Sedalia Mo, Sept. 2l.-Maddened be-
cause his sweetheart continually refused
to listen to his proposals of marriage. a
Young man staked his life against her
hand in Il game Of cards He lost and a
committing suicide The contents of n
bottle of carholic acid was the medium
by which he kept his promise.
For months Charles f.. Bliss, known
here as Charles T.. Barlow, the son of
an Adventist preacher, has been paying
attention to Miss Teddy Moore. She re-
fused to consider his proposals seriously.
Monday night he called at her home
aud in the course of the evening he pro-
posed Il game Of cards. What shall we
play" She asked.
well. let's make it pitch,' he replied.
And what shall he the stakes she
inquired. IN play for pair OF gloves
against IA kiss VIII you take me-
Thought 1t Worth While.
"That's all right he answered. light
stakes. What will you offer against my
lifet'
My hand" was the girls laconic re-
IT'S worth WHILE" said Bliss.
They cut for the first deal, and Bliss
drew the high card.
Leisurcly he distributed the paste
boards. Each succeeding game he lost.
When there was nothing left but one chip
upon his side of the table. Miss Moore
offered to release him from his ohliga-
tons.
"Wc'n play it out" he said. Il may
win yet. and | still think that it is
worth while
Again the cards fell against him. He
had lost.
Miss Moore.
Bliss smiled. Sure" he said.
Keeps the Fatal Promise.
He remained but a few minutes longer.
The girl twittnd him about keeping his
promise. I'm pay the bet all right, he
said. There is not much to live for, any
way. when have lost your hand.
He bid her cheerful goodbye, going
directly to drug store. where he pur-
he met friend Edward Lee Stall, and
the two went to saloon, where they
called for beer
Heres good luck to you" said Bliss.
And he swallowed the large dose of acid.
lie died before Il physician could reach
his side, steadfastly refusing to take the
antidotc which was offered him
\ coroncr'S inquest declared that the
deceased had come to his death by sui
eide. The body viii. be sent to Peru,
Ind, for burial. which town was his
homo until recently. Bliss sister. Mrs.
Ada Melton, lives ut Springfield, Ill.
Dies for Love
Chicago. H., Sept. 2l That the death
Of John Adcmson. the young man who
fired Il bullet through his brain at Lin
.lttr hn ~ l.
Newport daily independent., 1904-03-11
MISS SARAH FlNLE1, r-.s. = X. Palmetto Club. Memphis, Tenn.

following praise on Win of Cardui:
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Newport daily independent., 1904-03-11
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 Popularity.

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Newport daily independent., 1904-03-11

Mrs. J. T. MaHne and baby are visiting herparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Nygent.
 Mrs. WW Anderson of Poca- hontas is ksiting her son, s. H. Jackson in this city.
 CaR. J. H. McHugh, wife and daughter, Miss Beatrice, and Mrs. Robt. Cox went to St. Louis Thursday night. They will re- turn home Sunday.
 A runaway occurred on Front street at an early hour Friday morning, doing very little dam age, as no one was in the buggy at the time.
 Wm. Hooker and wife return ed from St. Louis Friday morn ing, where Mr. Hooker has been purchasing spring goods for the Bailey Mercantile Company.
Newport daily independent., 1904-03-11
S390 FOR LETTERS TO
 ENCOURAGE E EMIGRATION.

The Rock Island system offers twenty prizes of the aggregate value of $390 for letters relative to the territory along it's lines in Arkansas, Indian Territory, Kan sas, Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico. Letters should deal with the writers experiences since he settled in the Southwest. They should tell how much money he had when he arrived, what measure of success has attended his efforts and what he thinks of that portion of the country ln which he is located. Letters should not be less than 300 nor more than 150O words in length, and will be used for'the purpose of advertising the Southwest.
 Letters are desired not only from farmers and farmers wives, but also from merchants, school teachers, clergymen, from every one. in brief, who has a story to tell and who knows how to tell 1t.
 For circular giving details write to John Sebastian, Passenger Traffic Manager, Rock Island System, Chicago.
Newport daily independent., 1904-03-11
THINE OF CARDUI . is a tn orou ghly V scientific and mod

sclentlnC anu IIIou-
 ern remedy, meet ing the needs of the modern woman in the modern way without the torture of an operation. Wine of Cardui has cured them in the pri- vacy of their homes and it has found a place in the baar+s of merican women
Newport daily independent., 1904-03-11
.LIVERYMEN FARMERS
 DRAYMEN

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Newport daily independent., 1904-03-11
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.

will be in my office from 7:3O o'clock a. m. to 6o'clock p. m. to collect taxes. Office will close to balance collections and answer letters. Books will be closed on April 10th and 25 per cent penal ty will be added. Don't wait un- til the last day or week.
 Your friend,
 R. w. RANDY,
 Sheriff and Collector. Newport. Ark, Feb. 22. 55
Newport daily independent., 1904-03-11


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Newport daily independent., 1904-03-11

and restores health in an fncfeoioiy snoi' period. have taken great interest ia this medicine for the past two years, since 1t brought health and strength to me. l have also recommended 1t to number of my friends and they who have used 1t speak of it in the highest terms and l feel that it is praise well bestowed"
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Newport daily independent., 1904-03-11

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 h,0me Friday morning.
 c. L. Crawley of Batesville was in the city Thursday.
 P. H. Blackwood came in from Mountain Home Thursday.
 Jas. E. Henderson was here from Batesville Thursday.
 We are sole agents for w. B. corsets. Bowen's Cash Store. 59 Lace curtain stretchers for sale or rent. Apply to J. W. Jack son. 268d4t
 Ernest Hertzog, the veteran shoe man, was in the city Thurs day.
 Miss Mabel Stayton left Thurs day on a visit to friends in Wal nut Ridge.
 For Rent One nicely furnish ed room. Good board. 222 Lau- rel street. Mrs. Lee. 12d4W
 Just received another shipment of White Silk flour the best on earth at Bowen's Cash Store.
 Your vote is solicited for Chas. R Hite, candidate for mayor of The city of Newport. Ark. 68
 Tom Graham, a we'll known farmer of near Tuckerman, was bin the city Friday.
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 Two car loads of foreign labor ers passed through the city Thursday morning on their way lip to Cotter, where they will work for the railroad.
 Another lot of lace. 13500 wards more lace, 6 to 25c value; all go at 5c. Will be on sale Monday. Bowen's Cash Store. 65
 The fourth of the special Len ten sermons will be given Sunday night at St. Paul's church. The subject will be Protestant and Catholic; What Are They? Which Are We?'
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For toilet articles, ,Hfancy goods, combs, brushes and mirrors go to w. E. Bevens, successor tofJ. l.. Sells. 00dtf
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-01
BRITT IN FRISCO AGAIN.
Has a number of Money Making
Schemes Under Consideration.

San Francisco, Aug. II. Z. Britt,
bookkeeper, champion fistic expert
and tragedian. honored San Francisco
again by returning from his first east
ern tour. Little Jimmy has been
missed nearly three months, but time
and travel altered not his sunny dis
position. He was the same cheerful
James when he piled off the Los An
geles Express that left here after the
defeat of Young Corbett- Several in
innate friends met him at the train,
and to them he expressed his deepest
pleasure of seeing home again. Glad
the trip is over he said to them, land
I am glad 1 went 1t has done me a
lot of good. and I have had a good
time and made some money. That is
a great country back there" said
James, reckoning eastward. but it is
not better than this. I love old Cali
fornia more than ever"
Jimmy was too much occupied in
shaking hands and passing out glad
words to talk shop He did diverge
long enough to say that his arm felt
as strong as ever, and that he would
be able to fight shortly, though he
does not intend to unless Corbett
should break his agreement. If Cor
bett takes on a batch Jimmy will fol-
low suit, and then when the ex-cham-
pion wants an engagement he will
have to await his pleasure Jimmy
said he was surprised to find so many
people east who thought he won his
laurels fairly. After Corbett had
made such a howl along the line
Britt expected to butt into a bunch
who questioned his title, but he didn't.
Jimmy has several schemes to make
money this fall. and they are all of a
theatrical order. One is to go east
and star in a play called Fast Life
in New York" and another is to
travel the Orpheum circuit and an
other is to tour the northwest with
show. He will accept the one where
he sees the most money. Jimmy is
out for the stuff"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-01
SAM JONES, LOST COLT.

The villagers were all gathered
about the store talking of Sam Jones'
lost colt which had strayed away the
day before.
Jim stood there, looking on and
listening. Jim was a tall, lank young
fellow, regarded as half-witted by
others.
81 think 1 could find your h-horsa.''
he said to Sam Jones.
you? Why. Jim, how do you think
you could find him when we have had
the best men in town out looking for
him ?"
wal" said Jim, 81 could try.
couldn't II"
Yes" said the owner you can try,
and if you find him I'll give you a
dollar"
"AlI right" said Jim. and walked
away on his search. To the surprise
of all, he returned in less than half
an hour, leading the missing horse by
a rope tied round his neck.
'Well, Well" said Jones, as he took
the horse and paid Jim the dollar.
How in the world did you find him
so quick?"
Jim answered in his long drawn-out
words, why, 1 thought Now, If I
was horse, where would go?' And
SO 1 went there, and he had."-Phil-
adelphia Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-01

but the men who ran in got to the
bags on errors in five different in
stances, and there is no blame to be
laid on a pitcher for that.
Big Splfntered Henderson, practical
" too fast for this company now, went
in after Haney'S evaporation in the
seventh and pitched the last two in
nfngs faultlessly, permitting but one
man to get on base. And he got there
on Horath's tumble of Coles grounder.
The weak end of the batting list met
him in the eighth. and went out in
one, two, three order. The heavy end
met its Waterloo in the ninth, just as
easily as did the others.
The crowd was the smallest for Sat
urday which the season has brought
forth in Topeka. just $50 paid their
way in to see the obsequies. The trag-
edfes with which the Celestials have
been meeting lately, have without
doubt, had their influence, although
charity can be lent to the matter, by
considering the fact that the sky pres
aged rain.
Cusack umpired, and besides a lit
tie tilt with Haney plus Armstrong,
and later again, with Henderson, plus
Armstrong, over balls and strikes, did
a good job. But he does not measure
up to the Owens standard.
The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-01
Saturdays Game.

1t was the death struggle of the tall
enders, or rather just one of a series
which will be enacted from now on
until the blackbirdS paddle southwark
again through the ozone, which the
cellar champions from Ft. Scott cap
tured from the f1uttering, downward
sliding, wing-clipped Saints on Satur-
day afternoon by a score of to 6.
Sportsmen will tell you that it takes
evenly matched and fast horses to
make great race, and that applies
to the game. From that standpoint it
was hotbox and a heartbreaker from
the seventh inning to the dropping Of
the fireproof curtain. But before the
seventh act, when Haney, alias Holli-
day, and Chief Jester to Gar Horna-
day, took his balloon ascension and his
parachute failed to work, it seemed
just a case of waiting until the end.
But that awful seventh. Haney will
not recover from the shock this year,
nor will the atmosphere along the
Vinewood route be able to recuperate
from its fearful fractures this season.
Haney'S face looked like a life size re-
production of Jobs lamentations. Ev-
cry Saint but Carter hit him safely
in that one inning, and the Adonis of
the Topeka team nailed a hot one,
which in most circumstances, would
have escaped the '1eathered hand.
But Tony Horath was too vigilant and
he spoiled a record. Neither were err
rors nor free transportation respon-
sible for the six runs which this melee
gave. 1neY were 0dTn0Q DIS 1dITIy DIS
the fifty cents which a washerwoman
gets for being the laundry for a family
of nine children.
But it represented all, too, that
Saints wrote on their side of the
ledger. They got men on bases galore,
but the third sack looked like Pixies
peak to them. In the fifth inning
Haney passed three, filling the bases,
with no one out, but no hit came, not
even an apology for one. Peck Har-
rington gathered in two flies in the
left field for which he should have
been arrested on the charge of high
way robbery.
To White, Topeka's big third base
man, must be given much of the blame
and the shame of defeat. His error
in the first inning let in a run when
followed by Armstrong; single. And
in the eighth inning, with the score
tie, to 6, he made another error and
Graves raped out a timely single and
it meant another run. But it must
not all be laid on the big fellow.
There were four other errors besides
his two and every one was costly. The
simple facts of the case were that FIT.
Scott earned but two runs, and that
will tell the story without making it
necessary for anyone to suck it out
in detail with a straw. 1t is true
that they hit HOWE safely 10 times,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-01
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION srANDIN
AMERICAN LEAGUE sTANpING
saturday Baseball Games.

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
St. Paul 5, Kansas City 0.
Toledo 5, Louisville 4.
Milwaukee 5, Minneapolis 3.
Columbus SIS, indianapolis Az.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Chicago 8, Cincinnati 0.
Boston 6, Brooklyn o.
New York 6, Philadelphia 4.
Pittsburg So, st. Louis FL
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Philadelphia 4, Detroit 1.
Cleveland 9, Washington 4.
Chicago 6, Boston 4.
New York SO. st. Louis 2-2.
MISSOURI VALLEY LEAGUE.
Springfield 3, Pfttsburg 1.
Sedalia IL, LeaVenworth 6.
Fort Scott Z, Topeka 6.
Joplin won on forfeit from lola.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
Omaha 5, st. Joseph 4.
Denver 4, Des Moines 2.
Colorado Springs 6, Sioux City 4.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-01
Where they play Tuesday:
Topeka at Pittsburg.
Fort Scott at Springfield.
Sedalia at Joplin.
LeaVenwOrth at lola.

President Tom Sheard of the Topeka
Baseball association was asked on sat
urday evening before he left with that
team to go to Pittsburg, whether the
rumor that he would resign was true.
mot on your life," he replied, lis it
true. 1 do not intend to quit After
have worked hard and have things
started, / do not want to turn 1t over
to some one else and let him reap the
benefits. You can just tell them that
1 shall hang on to this JOB, ana tnat l
am not going to give it up when
Secretary Logan was asked the same
question, he replied: why I am ready
to turn over my place any time that
any one is found who wants to TAXI 1t.
But Tom Sheard does not feel that way
about it, so I shall stay on to help
him. Sometime this week there will
be meeting of the baseball people at
which time steps will be taken to give
the team a new start. Whether it Will
mean Mr.. Sheard's deposal as presi-
dent or will mean that good field cap
tain with complete power to run the
team be appointed, is unsettled, but
that something will be done is about
assured. The fans are tired of losing
all the time. They are tired of having
the management call it hard luck"
They are tired of having the manage
ment say that good players cannot be
obtained. They are tired of being call
ed knockers for insisting that city of
this size ought to have decent base
ball team. They are tired of having
the team and point to Leavenworth,
Pittsburg and Fort Scott all of which
are now stronger than Topeka.
Big splfnters Henderson, Fort SCOTS
crack twirler and one of the premier
pitchers of the league, has been offered
500 a month more than he is now get
ting from the Giants to finish the sea-
son with Omaha in the Western league.
But if the went with the Omahas he
would have to sign the reserve clause
for next season and that is unattrac-
tive to him, so he will remain with
the Valley until the snow flies.
Speers, the Frank Merriwell of the
Valley league, is back in the harness
again for Springfield and initiated 1, MS
Scott by a score of 1 to 2 1t was a
pitchers battle between himself and
Henderson Speers was off the team
for over three weeks on account OF Ill
ness.
Nick Carter. one of the Saints slab
men, and one of the cheapest pald men
on the team: They can't give me my
release too soon. l can get on two 9TH
er Valley teams just as quickly as get
my papers. I'm working for nothing
anyhow this summer, about two-bits
and my board"
ct feel 1 can throw as well as any
catcher in the league to second" said
Catcher Corr the other day, but my
sore thumb is bothering me badly now
and I am unable to snap them of pro-
perly. That is the reason had SO
many stolen bases ON me in the Fort
Scott series last week.
Joe Roe, the Nestor of the sedalia base
ball club, umpired the Sedalia-Leaven-
worth game at the former place last Sat
urday in the place OF Gus Alberts, VINO
failed to show up. He made very pc
culiar decision, which the Sedalia Capital
calls the most freakish OF the season
and tells about it in this way: In the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-01
Major DeImar Against Time.

New York, Aug. 1.-E. E. Smath-
ers' great trotter Major Delmar
(I:59A) will be given his first fast
mile of the season this week, when
Alta Mcdonald will drive him a mile
against time. The champion gelding
has shown considerable speed in his
workouts, and his owner and trainer
believe that he will show some faster
miles this season than he did last
In fact he is being pointed for the
worlds trotting record of 1858 Il,
which Mr.. Smathers believes is well
within his powers.