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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-04
STRICKEN BLIND At
HIS WORK BENCH
Without an Instant's Warning
Power of Vision Leaves Ci-
garmaker Morris Brown

NEW YORK, Sept. 3.-While rolling
cigars at his bench, Morris Brown,
powerfully built man, who had scarcely
known a days Sickness was stricken
blind yesterday afternoon. The power
of vision went out of his eyes like an
electric flash. There was no warming
His eyes had never troubled him. He
was forty eight years old and never
wore glasses. One instant his sight
was perfect, the next it was gone. An
agonizing shooting pain that lasted
only the fraction of a second was the
only thing, except the terrifying black
ness that told the man of his misfor-
tune.
Brown has been a cigarmaker nearly
thirty years. The physicians at Belle
vue think his blindness is due to nico-
tine poisoning. 1t is their belief that
the constant inhalation through the
nostrils of tiny particles of tobacco
had paralyzed the optic nerve.
An eye specialist will be summoned
to the hospital today to diagnose the
case and direct the treatment.
Stricken on His Birthday
1t was Browns birthday yesterday.
Before he left his home, 1886 Second
avenue, for work he planned to get off
early in the afternoon and go with his
wife and two children on an outing.
Brown had worked for years in the
cigar factory of Herman Jacoby at
353 Bowery. He was one of the most
skilled men in the place and was liked
by his many associates in the factory.
A few minutes after p. M. when
the crowd of workers returned to their
benches and all were busily engaged,
Brown suddenly gave a shrek, crying
out:
II cannot see. Everything is black.
I can't see my hand
The other workers ran to his bench.
His eyes were open, and except for a
twitching of the lids seemed normal.
Brown would rub his eyes and hold his
hand up close to his face and say:
Il can't see it. Everything is dark .
Max Bittner, the foreman, thinking
the man had suddenly gone mad, said !:
= Look at me, Brown. You can see
me. l. right in front of you"
Il can't see you, Max" Brown
moaned. II can't see anything
Some of the women in the place be-
gan to get hysterical. Mr. Jacoby,
thinking the cigarmaker was merely
Ill. sent out one of his clerks for g
physician. When the doctor arrived
and looked over Brown he advised that
the cigarmaker be sent at once to q
hospital.
When Brown reached Bellevue he
was almost dazed by this calamity. II
was some time before he could talk to
the physicians connectedly. His wife
was sent for and after she had talked
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-04
a great deal of new omen country are


a great deal of new open country, are
much better than on any other route.
I'VE recognize, of course, the fact
that telephoning between New York
and Chicago is about the limit of the
art in distance, at the present time,
and we will no doubt find many details
to be adjusted to give satisfactory
service, but see no reason why we
should not accomplish the result aimed
at"
Notwithstanding the denial of Super
intendent Taylor that it is the present
intention of the Vanderbilt system to
substitute the telephone for the tele-
graph in train dispatching, it is gener-
ally believed by prominent electricians
that the Central will try the plan at
no distant date. 1t is claimed by the
friends of the telephone that it is
quicker and safer than the telegraph in
handling trains.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-04
MAY NOW DISPATCH
TRAINS BY PHONE
vanderbiIts Are Constructing a
Line Between New York
and Chicago

NEW YORK, Sept. 3-FIas the time
come for disnatching trains nv tele
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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-04

faithful in attendance upon all church
services. The men get from $40 to $45
every two weeks, and the money is
spent freely.
Mr.. Kelly is the whole thing in West
vile. He owns all the mines, and the
men work for him. He recently put
up brick school, which is called the
Kelly institute, and is interested in
everything that builds UP the town.
"Kelly's Patch somebody called it
when Kelly began operations there,
and still it grew until Kellyville took
shape and name, and shaft No. 1 was
added to in shafts Nos. 2, and 4, and
the village of Westville, half mile
south of the original patch" touched
lines with Kellyville, until today the
two are Identical on the map, with
the postoffice at Westville serving the
two places under the one name.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-04
FIRE DESTROYS LARGE
GROCERY HOUSE
Fireman Fatally, Injured and Others
Overcome by Heat and Smoke

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Sept. 3.-Fire
broke out in a six-story brick building
occupied by the wholesale grocery firm
of the Oliver-Finnie company early
this morning and entailed loss of
100000. At 2:30 o'clock the fire con-
tinues to burn, although the chief Of
the fire department believes he can
confine the flames to the one building.
The Oliver Finnie company is one of
the largest wholesale grocery houses in
the South.
Frank Buffenduagh, fireman, fell
from a ladder and was fatally injured.
Six fire fighters were overcome by the
heat and smoke and were removed to
hospitals.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-04

This is the explanation of the origin
of tip forwarded by our correspond
ent:
An odd little word of three letters.
which greatly influences the treatment.
a man gets in public dining places,
goes back couple of centuries to the
coffee houses of England for it's origin.
At the doors of eating rooms there
hung brass bound boxes, engraved with
the phrase ITO Insure Promptness,"
and into the slit in the top customers
were expected to drop coins for the
waiter. The initial letters of that
phrase have ever since been used to ex-
press the fee given to walters and serv-
to do their work well, or as a. requital
for service promptly rendered.-New
York Sun.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-04
MONSTER SNAKE IS
K1LLEDlIN "A SWAMP
sixteen-Footer Had Terrorized Poplar
Creek for Months

OWINGSyILLE, KY, Sept. IA. big
bull snake, which has been terrorizing
the Poplar creek section of Knox coun-
ty, was killed today by William Pope.
It was sixteen feet, long.
The snake had been devouring fowls
and pigs for several months. 1t had
been. cornered several times. but es-
capped by rushing: the attacking party.
Today party was organized, and
the reptile was tracked to a swamp,
where, after terrible battle. 1t was
finally killed by Winchester rife shot.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-04
How He Had Earned II

Old Hewligus--You,re getting to be
quite a character. I've heard you
spoken of often as the Sage of Dreary-
hurst"
Old Hunks (nfuch gratifed-That's
what my neighbors out there call me,
Is it?
Old Hewligus Yes: they say you're
rich, stingv and never take vacation.
Chicago Tribune.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-04

with him for a while he became calm
er. On the records of the hospital his
malady was entered as amaurosis,
which simply means total or partial
loss of vision.
Case Is Rare One
No directly similar case could be re-
called by any of the physicians at
Bellevue. About nine years ago the
hospital had a case of toxic amaurosis,
but the poison came from other causes
than tobacco.
Mr.. Jacoby, the employer of Brown,
said that he never before heard of a
cigarmaker losing his sight by nicotine
poisoning. He said that cigar rollers
have developed lung diseases and pull
monary troubles by constantly breath
ing in particles of tobacco.
The Bellevue physicians said they
were not in a position to prophesy
about the chances of Brown recovering
his sight. There are cases on record
where the sight had been restored after
the nicotine poison had been eliminated
from the system.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-04
Where "Tipv Originated

To the Editor Of the Sun-Sir: I
take from the Warwick Advertiser a
paragraph that purports to give the
origin of the custom of tipping walters,
thinking it may interest some of your
readers &c. H. D.
Middletown, N. Y, July 233.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-04
Amended

Mother thinks youth make me a good
wife,, said the girls intended
:. "Indeed?" replied the girl with the de-
termined jaw; you tell your mother I'll
make you good hus band. "--Philadelphia
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-04
At Rare Intervals

Easy you never tell me when you lose
at the races, but always when you win"
..Well, don't you know it's so blamed
seldom that / see you" - Detroit Free
Press.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-04
''K[L[Y'S PATCH
MAKES HIM RICH
Original Capital q Pick and a
Strip Bank Now Owns
Six Paying Mines

WESTVILLE, ILL.,, Sept. 3.-For an
assorted population of four thousand,
it would be hard to Guido Westville.
The parish priest speaks seven Ian
guages, and he is. still unable to make
all his congregation understand him.
There are Polanders. Italians, Span
iards, Portuguese Irish, English, Ger
mans, Belgians, French, Mexicans, AZ
ricans, Russians, Lithuanians, Danes,
Swedes and Norwegians in the city,
besides a few Americans.
1t is a mining town pure and simple
and three thousand men and boys are
employed in the seven mines in the
vicinity. Over two million tons of coal
are shipped each year, and the man
who owns the larger share of the valu-
able property began to dig coal with a
pick from what is known as strip
bank" less than forty-five years ago,
Worth 100000
Today he is worth at least $4,000, 600.
Michael Kelly, millionaire mine own
er, came to Danville a poor, illiterate
Irishman, unable to write his own
name. Today he lives in a fine home
on one of the best streets of the city,
and is perhaps the richest man in DAN
vile.
1t was long known that rich coal de-
posts underlay the soil of Vermilion
county, but Kelly was the first man
to make use of the knowledge. He
purchased ten acres of poor land in the
city, and opened up a strip bank" "
He worked at night uncovering the thick
layers of, coal, and hired few men
and teams to haul it to the market.
From week to week he added more
teams and hired more men, land soon
had built UP quite a business. Later
he decided to go into the mining bust !:
ness in earnest He sunk a. shaft near
what is known as Kellyyille, and was
soon a full fiedged operator.
mike" Kelly, as he is known far and
wide, refused So, 500, 900 fer his holdings
in Westyille and Kellyyille recently.
He has six mines. a big general store,
and supplies a vast amount Of coal to
Chicago firms each year.
Spend Money Like Water
The miners as a class, are free with
their money. They spend itslike water
when they have it, and on pay day
night the town is wide open. About
$4,000 is paid out every two weeks and
the miners have big time when the
pay car comes in. zssszss-ss
It is a town of small houses, but
each house swarms with people F'ami-
lies crowd into little cottages and take
eight or ten boarders. Some rooms
contain four and five beds.
Lithuanians predominant, and they
are fond Of show. dress and religious
professions. They make much over
weddings and funerals and are very
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-04
Hal Marks

Beverly - Simpson Jones says he was
the architect. of his own character.
Bertram-I believe 1t; all piazza and no
closets. Brooklyn Life.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-04
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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-04
Special

Owing to the unfavorable
weather of the past week our
sale of $1.50 copyright books at
3 for S1.25 will continue this
week. 300 titles to select from.
Great bargains.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-08-15
YACHTS OFF FOR NEWPORT.

Six score, OF yachts, 1o4 of which few
the New York Yacht club pennant. and
all bedecked I'm nautical fnery OF many
hued signal flags. with five United States
warships. all but choke the entrance 10
the Thames river at New London and
excepting a few hours OF rain yesterday
made a marine picture OF great brilliancy.
While the yachts were at anchor. 1t was a
busy day among the feet. launches DART
ing about from one craft to another and
rushing out 10 the wharves TO convey Wis
itors 10 this boat and to that one, making
the interchange OF visits the feature Of
the day.
Ahong the more important official visits
was that OF Commodore Bourne and Half
TO the commander OF each OF the war
ships in the harbor. The Florida. Chesa-
peake, Texas. Arkansas and Nevada were
visited I'm succession. the visits being
exceptionally pleasant.
There was consders BILE gossip regard
ing the correspondence between His Ma
jesty Emperor William and the HERES
hoffs over the building OF an American
schooner for the German emperor II
was said that Emperor Williams desire
to have built schooner 20 feet longer
than the Ingomar OF Commodore Plant
and the possibility OF the Herreshofrs
being able to send over relatively faster
yacht had occasioned lengthy correspond
ence. which is still in progress. Further
more. the personal advisers Of the En-
peror were generally 10th to have a yacht
built for him without the regulation
German styled gunwale. about Is inches
high. in contrast to the style OF the mod
ern racing yacht on this side OF the At
lantlc. with a rail- OF but an inch. They
do not want TO have him slip overheard
and ask for yacht OF the high gunwale
pattern.
The cruise 10 Newport was continued
this morning. the start being al the en-
trance OF the harbor and the finish at
Brenton's Reef lightship. a distance OF
80 miles.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-08-15
PROVIDENCE REVOLVER CLUB.

At the weekly shoot Thursday evening
tEe revolver squad did very good work
Hurlburt started the gait with a 66, and
II looked as though he would he the high
man. as Argus had some difficulty in
starting and scored low and Maj Jor Eddy
with a G. although a good string had four
points TO make up. In thes econd string
Hurlbprt was bothered with defective
ammunition. getting seven consecutive
missarey which left him unsteady and the
bose he could do was a S. Argus COM
mcnocd to creep UP and the Major hell n
Z, which was the highest revolver score
that had becn slot on the 60-foot range.
Tie match then lay between the Major
and Argus for highest 10 shot string. and
by good holding, the latter scored rs, thus
winning the weekly match and establish
lnr n new l0-shot record for the club. This
score also shows up well against the %
target pistol scores for the evening.
In the rifle match Mr. Beach was handi-
capped by using n sight without an eye
cup. and also from the fact that IL was
his FIRST trial OF the indoor range.
Next week the 90 rifle match will i'm
clude three contestants, and arrange
ments orc being arranged 70 have two
targets In oI Grafton, thus saving consi1-
ecehle time in the shooting.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-08-15

elusive; winner last year OF Middle states
single t"l innr'cnt.
William J. Clothier. ranked No. last
ye'.r.
Deais C. Wright. Longwood Cricxo.
club. Boston. ranked No. In 1903.
Kreigh Collins. Kenwood Country club.
Chicago. ranked No. 8: winner OF the
Western states singles tournament In
the same year.
IL. r. Allen, New York, ranked No. z.
Others OF note, with their ranking last
year are the following: Kenneth Horton.
10: r. c. seaver. IL; c. s. Millett. l3; j.
ID. Il. Jones Rhode Island, Is; r. lie
Roy. Is; c. II. Watson, 20. III. j. Holt, 8.
Among the players who were not
ranked last year, but who have achieved
fame as tennis cracks are: II. Il. v.
Lyon, intercollegiate champion OF Massa-
chusetts; A. f. Bell. Pacific coast and
Southern California champion. 1908: II. B.
Dewhurst, University OF Pennsylvania.
winner OF the intercollegiate champion
ship In 1903: Carl III. Behr. Princeton, In
terscholastic champion. 1908: r. b. Alex
ander, state champion. New York. 1908:
Richard Stevens. New Jersey state cham
pion. 1903 and others.
Names Of players. many OF whom were
noted wielders OF the racquet. who par
ticipated IN last years Newport tourna-
ment, but who are not entered I'm the
lists this season. are: l.. II. Waidner. l..
T.. Ware, II. III. Carleton, u. F. Merrill,
]. r. Paret. Il. p. Leonard. w. w. White,
Jr., r. p. Huntington. l.. f. Mahan, S. p.
Henshaw, III. 8. Mahoney and others.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-08-15
TANYA TO FIGURE.

The victory OF Herman B. Duryea's
Tanya i'm the Hopeful Stakes at Saratoga
Saturday has convinced many turfmen
that the famous nlly will be factor IN
the Futurity, which will he run a week
from next Saturday at Sheepshead Bay
While horsemen, generally. cannot soc
how James r. Keene's Sysonby can be
defeated In this big stake. barring acci-
dents, Tanya, 1t is believed will be Syson-
bys chief adversary. The field for the
Futurity will not he as large as formerly.
IL book could be made today on the
Futurity, Sysonby would rule favorite
to an overwhelming degree.
With the Saratoga meeting more than
half over there remain some decidedly
important fixtures to be run Off Next
Saturday the $l0,0 900 Saratoga Cup will be
run and II all the best eligibes go II will
be one Of the greatest long-distonce
events ever seen on the American turf
August Belmont's Lord OF the Vale. who
won the Saratoga Handicap in royal
style. will be starter. provided the
track Is fast Delhi is also a starter
The Merchants and Citizens Handicap
at a mile and a furlong will be run this
afternoon. Lord OF the Vale, Broomstick,
Bad Newa. Aceful. Africander. Molly
Brant. McChesney and The Picket are
the best of the elisibles, and many OF
them will go. II Is believed, especially
those who are to run I'm the cup event on
Saturday. The Seneca Stake for three
year-olds, at six furlongs. will be run on
Wednesday.
James r. Keenes Blucher Is eligible
for the Albany Handicap for two-year-
old. six furlongs, on Thursday The Huron
Handicap for three-year- at a mile
and hree-sixteenths. will be run on
Friday
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-08-15
AMONG THE HORSES.

Those who have followed the horses
down the big line this year are enthusias-
tic over the character OF the sport offered
and the way the public has supported the
light harness horses. From Detroit. Buff
falo and Empire City the report has been
the same--splendid racing and big crowds.
Even those who do not favor the dash
system. which was In force at Empire
City last week. and will have another
trial at Brighton Beach this week. have
had TO admit that the racing was very
interesting and appeared 10 please the
public.
Following the meeting at Brighton
Beach comes the big event of the year.
the grand circuit meeting at Readvlle.
which will he made up OF three I'm hve
and two In three events. those on the
latter plan predominating. Following the
Readville comes that at Narragansett
park where the old plan OF three in FIVE
racing Will be in force. Here I'm New
England the meetings at Saugus. Worces-
ter and Providence were more largely
attended than have been similar meet
ings for years.
The main event at Brighton will be the
Sea Breeze stake OF $4,000 for 2:10 trotters.
with DR.. Strong. winner at Empire;
George G.. Judge Green. Metallas. John
Taylor and other notables among the en-
Island stake OF $1,000. for S-year- old trot-
ters. the 2:05 pacing race. with China
Maid. Winfield Stratton. Little Squaw,
Nathan Straus. Frank Yoakum and Het-
ty G.. among the starters.
The John II. Shuts stake for 22o trot-
ters and the Brighton $4,000 stake for
2os PAGERS wili>be on the second day.
wednesday VIII see Sweet Marie. the
buxom mare that won the $4,000 Knicll-
erbocker Stake at Empire try again for
just as rich a stake at Brighton, when
she competes In the Long Island stake.
Thursday will see the Metropolitan
$4,000 stake for 2:1S PAGERS and four other
events on Friday the program will be
all dashes.
All the famous horses that competed
at the Empire meeting will be seen again
at Brighton Beach. with sufficient num-
Der of additions TO bring many changes
I'm the contest