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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-08
NOTED BOOKMAKER
HAS BROKEN DOWN

pear. for IAehtensteln II wasting
rapidly aud IL sick man. For y
years he has been gaining on the
horses through the summer and
tryating his fortune over the tonl.
cite or faro lhyouts in winter a.
Monte Carlo or here In Nov York
A. the race track he works like =
machine After taking In bets 20
an amount IT $4,000 ~ times on 4
single race. his chief clerk draga
a hiEh stool out on the lawn as the
horses so down 90 the post a
moment later i.ichtenstein heram.
hlaa oa the stool. and with a field
glass picks cut the horse upon
whose winning OF losing hinges the
turnover Of a fortune Of hla money
a Man o. Nerve.
They're OF" shouts Starter
Cassidy. A. the field uWings past
the grandsiand for the first time
the very atmosphere YibratcH the
excitement all about Men Restiou
late aud women shrek eEhuftatiDn
uui ntaiid az an Indian IL Dchtsn
stella Never = smile OF : hcowl be.
trays the suppressed feelings OF hls
heart and mind Ia a roaring
hurna the winner bounds IN front
% the ,htonKa 20 the final post
Thousands are half delirloua. but
not Liehtensseih
He turns quietly away without =
word and. vandlnE hts way through
fbe rushing bsttofh. returns 20 his
stand where b. goes through the
aausa old routine Of Masking a Sc
~ prices on the following event
ON the dag be aHccHmbsd he had
come bach aud resolved a fi.l0e
wager a. II 20 10 sgainsi kiasha,
winning from Louie NesEfasa. Of
Chicago. III Then be keeled over
Into the arms Of his employees
Nervous suppression" has killed
hundreds ~ wheat pit yo,afies.
aud Il 4 today finding = generous
crop % victims oB the race track
The biggest beiior At New Orleans
last winter vas Dominick G o'Msl
ley. she millionaire political boss Of
she city and an enthusiastic De.
votes ~ racing iiin friends used
10 aay no one could discern whsihH
81 % not be had Won OF lost bet
hy outward manifestation.
The ssse,lna ws9ea
Tom williams. OF san Francis
60. Cal, il another such. while
Billy Dubois. Mes Works star
faro PLAYER. once aaa = little ofeF
$4,000 fade away on a deal while
lighting a cigar. ~whoop and sell
she's ron VIA. advised the spe
eiaiiais. when cankiasytng Pitts.
burg pail This and plenty of en-
erclas oftentimsa saves the ram
bling mans life Daring the ~.
cent sarAioga racing term each
ennshinF morning would lind
sNaxey Blumenthai. George Boles,
~Jor" YeaEef. bud MAY, Alphonse
piiqse. "Hlond" Charley Eilison.
Tod : Dan hnd scores 81 other
hiTh stake players obtaining a ~.
laxatlou on the village baseball
diamond Gambling has it's swift
End generous prizes. bat also lie
exketinE wages.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-08

kld Herman IL takiag a much
nee1sd rest and all DO no fighting
In the immediate future L1~in j.
pulling hsa wires % land = match
with Jimmy Britt. Tern Mefsofgrn
or Cans and intends having Her.
man ia tlptop shape for tho fiFst
opportunity that ia presented
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-08
Sunday Shaving Free

At Hsa6ys Barber shop. n you
shave yourself We furnish abso-
lately free svsry kind Of razor. soap
ana towels. Dexter Horton Bank
bulidlnz 80.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-08

Elmer strieklet. the dlscovsfsr Of
the spit ball. Who pitched for the
Los Angeles team Ia the old Pacific
National league when tho coast OF.
Eanlfation was an outlaw circuit. l.
pitchiEg good ball for BROOKLYN this
year lie has won twelve and inai
eleven games. which places him
among the bes, pitchers OF the Ma.
tioual league
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-08

For the fret 10 ruanaa Cans gave
Nelson an numoroiful beating The
bout had not sons three rounds be
fore Cans had Nelson's eauiiilowsf
ear. which wsa q memsato Of his
battle with me. lookinG like =
sponge Hia flesh spread. anf HE
hfoken nose. which I also handed
him. locked like tfipis'sifsd
frahkfnn~r sausage AZ times,
when Cans smashed hard rights OF
islia 90 Nelson's nose. u spuftsd
blood Nelson stood the gaff Thea
Nelson began 10 show little sign
81 iife. la the eilnehea he ham
mersd Cans around the body and
husted him frequently. The close
In milIinK vas uss 70 Cans He
could not get away from The Dane
long enough 70 send In = aleep pro
Queer lie upurted here aud there
from the 10th TO the Goth round
aua had Nelson IA 4 bad NaY 70
paAtsalY. hut he failed 10 follow
az biz advantage Several times
The Roug helped Nelson. bat many
fimea Cans simply h-efnrd 20 tirs
shea hs lat Nelson Ia tho bad
lands
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-08
HARTFORD

nays second. l. x bingham thied
Time. 1siTdt
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-08

Nov that r. Hall has dispc ~ .
Kane and Blnnkenxtip he wtht . y
understood that he has sever totii
arn 10 sell.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-08

Jim Driscoii. the champion fes-
therw~ishi II England. who recent.
~ defeated Jem BowkeT Tor the tito
~ the National Sporting Club Of
London. has arrived In New York
ane viii Hoon be seen In action In
the rings OF aomc Of the eastern
clubs
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-08

Then came the collapse Ser.
vaus suppression finished 'fshu.
aud d Il going 90 take t1chion
stein. declared an old campalsner
in discussing the subject Of the
gamblers malady. 80 IL would ap.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-08
AMERICAN ARMY
OFFICERS ABROAD

fIEGNfTZ. aiieaia. Sept s.
nrikadl.r Generals r. ", BaFry and
w y. Duvsn. Captain Peter y
Trauh. Thirteenth cavalry. and Cap
tain Herman c. schumm. Twenty.
ninth field battery. all OF thu United
States army. arrived here today. &C
compsnied by a number OF German
staff and line officers 10 witness
the annual maneaveFs Of tho Ger
man army. which begin here today
aud will continue for 10 DAYS,
You nigh, an well wear GOOD
clothes. they cost no more n Elliott
4 McGrcKor make them. is1s Soc
end av. %"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-08

fused 70 accompany him 70 the bah
Yard THAT story ~ouid houra bot.
ter Il Il cams from noxioa.
When Chicago gets through with
them sheY wili he canned giants.
remarked the Ssw YORK World At
the sifac u the recent series. Hikht
yoa are. and any Inspector you care
70 name Ia Invtted % iook over tho
Dob,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-08

IS cents for Is miles around Aer.
Ger Island on steamer Fortuna zee
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-08

The fight proved one thing Mel
son Is "A wrestler lie ahoald De
matched with Tom Jenkins. Il also
proved another. aud that IL that
the reforea should 40 between the
men and break them when theY are
hopelaAslY locked ia a clinch No
Ian framed the particular rgie white
Ian framed the particular rule
which prevents referees IN contests
where Nelson 10 a participant from
guing between the men. George
sllar came over 20 the ropes 10 the
18th round aud said 60 me Jimmy.
this Is bad fight. but my hands
are tied - tho rules under which
they are fighting not only
agreed With siior. bat ! sympa.
fhised With him also u vas a eon.
teat about which very little dcsefip
lion can be given, OF rather one
which can be summed mp Ia a Yefy
fOW words
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-08

Charley Irwin IL yet n dropN
ny bali this year while he only
dropped one Last season.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-08

Kid Seaisr. the Spokane borer
who han made 4 good impression In
the east. Is seeking a bout With
Tommy Murphy. scaier has set tn
be defeated. winnlng eighteen " hia
ninateen battles and earning draw
In the odd ona
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-08

Reldy. the Oakland pitcher. has
not issued a pass IN klx Of tho
games IN which he worked
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-08
JIMMY BRITT ON
GANS-NELSON FIGHT

II Looked "a n they would wfsette
on indefinitely. when Nelaons wiln
wanted 90 quit h1dly for ueyo1 II
rounds before. sent IN n low blow
witch Cans blocked. ono Of danh
admirers shouted I.onk oie
Cans. he wants 20 lose on n foul
Nelson threw himself 80 FAR of
balance trying 10 hi Cans low that
the negro pushed him away from
him with an almleaa left. Nielsen
then stopped lower, and. with SHAT
llttle strength he bad left. shot hla
left hand flush Into Cans grole
Cans raised his right hand IN pate.
While the left Tell weakly 10 uta
injured spot In another mumcht
he was writhlnE on the rims floor
la pain II San the nastieat thing
ever saw In the ring silor mo.
toned Nelson to his corner nnd
told Larry sullivan. the announcer.
10 state that Cans Won
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-08
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.

"a "a ~
l.. Ass-sss assiteese1 /
u.tt,stss tgsn1stson AMI Deashas. Nasie
ASH faaFaf
n n ~
Uakiant ...s... st9Haaa - n
uattsries .n't'y.nuar usAs and p'sshsaad,
Napkias aet hiisa
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-08
soI .LteATEhSTElN suc-
cumus. As a MAJORITY or
GAMBLERS DROP ~ TIE
wAVsipE-tT 10 TRYING
LlFE.

NEW. YORK. Sept, s--sol''
Iichtenatein. Americas best.
known hoohmaher. and one Of the
most popular sporting men ia the
uaw world. keeirt from his hIEh
stool Ia the main row 0f layers ~
the flns at saratoga one busy att
rfnoan near the close 81 the meet
ina ne tainted and wsa removed
10 the side Of his wife, seated IN
n private bon ia the ErAndstAad.
MeauN bile his life long associates.
aurh as .MaKeYs Hlumoathal
"ChafleY- White. the pugilistie ref
cree. noohmAkaf "Hili- Cowan. and
plnnFsr spayys Johnson. gathered
about tho l.lehtenstein booking
stand. while arrangements were
made Tor i.acian o Appleby TO
carry on the business Tho cause
uf the bookmAker'a sudden break
eawn was the Incidental and vital
topic % discussion.
II may interest the sporting
2ofid genefallg. And particularly
the class which burns the candies
1t both ends. 80 learn that naT'
vuua snppreaaian" san Immediately
assigned as the analytic Instance
u i4lchensseln'n niimeni - en-
iueni an authority a. Dr J Grant
lyman 80 stated. and from be
technical description 81 the NAL
ads the Bis gamblers ooneuFrsd In
ghe experts conclusion. The ner'
taBs suppression Il peculiar 10
the ulen vho wager thousands u
dollars every day on the uash 81
horse race. fof they make not a
sffF OF a move a. an nptNafd tap
20 their pent.up feelings Il degres.
sion ct laniug OF ~ eiati0n st ala.
ming.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-08

Considering tha fact that day tn
snd day cat. the whole year round.
they arr ~ the gambling mili. thls
seemingly tfifilna hardship de-
nands IN time a terrible reckoning
After eieht 3rarn Of H. fittahufg
phil" feli over ia a dead fAint At
Saratoga after winning a big bet 10
AftafoefaeF Nhsn that colt came
homo fret IN the Saratoga special
frum that day on the great opeF.
atoF xna = doomed man. death
stealing upan him NJ Ashsrviile.
North CafoliaA, two feafa later.
PitfsharF pail literally burnt up
Inside foF all those years until
scarce q fabric Of his nervous
sysi0m remained IN normal ,one.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-08

Wiley Platt "a again IN hot water
Toledo released him and the south.
paw went 20 the springs IN Arkan-
saa 20 boil out. Notice the steam on
this Joke
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-08

In my opinion both Fighters could
have fought another q rounds the
way they were going. when Mel
sou rrsoried 10 the foul as way
cat ~ the dilemma I firmly be
ueye that battling thought he vas
licked. and also firmly believe
that one Joseph Cans had come 90
the conclusion that he could not
pat Nelson away aud that Nelson
could not put him away At all
events Cans Was willing 10 fight
Nelson was not lie tried on tao
occasions before tho end to loae on
a foul. The first time tot course,
not taking into consideration the
SO or morc times he buttod 0ansl
Nelaon tried TO lose was In the ieth
round, when be deliberately kicked
Cans IA the ahins Referee silsr
VAS evidently bent on bringing the
bout through with a clean terminn'
ton. 80 ho overlooked the offvnse
iiia falling 10 notice this unapofta'
manlike conduct Was probably due
70 the fact that uans had requested
him 60 overlook fouls unless they
disabled him completely,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-08

Clark Griffin OF the New York
Americans II trying 20 secure Percy
skiIleu. the left handed tstrier Of
the Dartmouth college baseball
team When skiilon closed his col.
icga season haif dozen biE league
managers made him propositions.
but he would accept none Of them
akfllon has been chosen TO captain
the Dartmouth team next year. and
this honor delays his advent into
professional baseball In Walter
GARRISON Of Harvard Griffith al
ready has tho priza college star and
sklilsn would be a valuable addi.
ton to hts staff.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-08

abbot for Patents. 200 Mutual Lite.
zee
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-08

The White Sor are hitting the
feathers iFuiarly a. 10 .. m. Which
10 one % the good reasons why the,
are hitting the bali between ) 30
and 30 p m
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-08

A fanatic at Memphis. Tenn.
took morphine because his wife re-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-08

Mtt~aukes hsa become eiraos, ~
Important = paint a. goidfiead.
Nev. since Charley Soafy won a
nKht.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-08

Cap Ansoa. vho has besn posing
- the only man uho won real
pennaut Tor Chicago IN twenty
wears. finds them coming after his
honofs In paira
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-08
NELSON SHOWS UP AS \
WREaTIUH uoTH MIN
COULD HAVE FOUGHT FOR
FoRrY.rwo MORE HOUNDS.
ny JIMMY BRITT

GolnFlEin. New Sept a.
Alter pulling. hauling. mauiinE
aud club footing g around tho
rins FOE az ruunds like couple Of
cid women. Battling Nelson de
nheratcly ripped hia left hand Ia.
Ia the rroia Of Joe Cans aud end,
ed the moat disgusting and unaa,
lafaetorf contest have over ait.
npased
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06

thieves was taken, according to Holy
line: here we enioyedaas'bottiet nfo8oqd
wine. ttWesStook a4bout-ride on the5sriyer
Jordan, and looked outAnpon the Dead
Sea, In Its desolation, Nbut not wan tlng
In some beautiful aspects towards gt y !
n,,rple mountains Of Moab, rising on%thc
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06
r1E r1ltEs DISPATCH: RICHMOND VA SUNDAY 1906

thankful to be once more on Terra y,
-thus ends your experience IN Gamer - Is
Ing II YOU nre wise. on your ARRIVAL ~
fthe bhse Of old Chcaps YOU arc iin ,i11
Slately surrounded and taken IN Gnu ~
blythe forty thieves, or their descoilunl,, .s,
Of which record Is ilnde IN the ht' ~
Nights, who proceed to pun you nj ii,t
one way and then another, talking IN
sihcomprehensble jnrgon equal to the c ,...;
FUSION or tongues at the tower Q. i3h ~,
Yollprptcst tltietlySot first but this nus y!
MO i effect: tibet, your ire arises ana you
$consigns the whole gang to q place SUP,
sbostd to be warmer than t u! 4 sex =,
St,ncs heated furnace IN which sil tl t'
5Nteshnch and Aber-ntgo were i1lnureu
iaro MI In vain, sltinally, lf,you wish. to
ascend to the top Of the vast mohnln III
Of stone, yot designate five Of the forty
/ thieves, by Apointlng them ss5 q1 .,
athcn commences the ascent, two
{pull ut ench arm, two placing your5
feet III position and the Esl,oviin r you
in,stlie back; tho stones over when YOU
ascend are about three feet = hig tirs nl ~.
when YOU get to- the top every I1luss,e5
and sinow4is strained to It's utmost Yen Ten
sion and YOU sink down In an exhausted,
!, condition. .Nvhen YOU descend all five
.ofiSthese brignnds pull your Eleg IN Atn ~
shane aof bnclshcesl1s Until you2 cry o.it I
against m Unsuitable extension, that
Knows m Z Cessat Ion except III lcoinpleto
ldeplction Of your peck et-book. 4 The d i,
scent into tho Einteriortof the mammoth
pvrnmidlis attended with equal horrors
I and dangers; instead Of being pulled up
ward yorl6nre plunged downward INTO
Egyptian darkness, n darkness that can
die felt-a remnant Of that gloom Una
spread over this ancient domain at ING
command OF Moses, then amidst b INC Nc,
gloom OF centuries, the silence OF count
less cons you are nearly, snothered WIN
tho dust Of ages md the shifting sanus
Of tho desert, sand you emerge TO sun, sun,
light again with feelings OF y proloauinia
pleasure. You then take nElook at INC ne
inscrutible features OF the tabled splhS,
who with sglltless eyes, has for cen
turtles looked out upon the barren sanus
OF tho desert and has been many times
rovored with It's restless waves to8be
again md again tlisencumberedt from It's
enclosing embrace and you go back 20
Cairo with a tired feeling and sink into
n io,iet and reflective mood. From Cairo,
with it's modern improvements, It's gay
throngs, its lovely climate its splendid
hostileries, It's lively streets, you leave
for Alexandria. where, owing 10
}the Id prevalence Of the plague 1Fyou
nrc not permitted toqi} linger9t}nina
1talieftyour place aboard the .restilil
$,Arnbic,'3 and from thence to Naples
where old 3vesuvius sends forth by day
volumes OF steam and smoke and where
by night she 1t lit up with brilliant
coruscations Of light and reflection Of
lava from her molten bowels and thence
ne nre conveyed to the Eternal CITY,,
from whence we write these limos. t|
81 81 MOORE. III
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06
Peanut Industry Grows.

At the word we smell not only that good
food of man and child and beast but the
sawdust Of the. circus. The lions roar
The clown pours out his rlea;san,t r. 5;
ali around Peanuts! Peanuts In tho
South 1.-THE West, the North. In the
United States. nut contemporary tells
,us.s are $50, 900 acres Of pea nut land an
.170.0Ol pea nuetters
Three hundred million mounds Of pea
nuts, worth s1l.OOo,00O. are produced here
every year, and yet %people ttnllet Of pea
nilfSpoltlcians contemptutoo rs here g g
accomplished, the "a dniralsS Cricht sisa1pEf
nuts. b Eve ~ part Of is useful.2tI beats
peas and corn MS fattener. Of stock and
poultry It enriches:8th oil. well ,acIn
tho farmer. Praise, honor and cat@sthe
peanut! iH
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06
Lost and Found.

Charles Obcrrocl had the misfortune OF
losing Id good y. ow,-D yersYllle g VA
gCoTln1ereial, q ~ -
3 Gene! Sicgfrelt# caught as housesh oa teas
$itawas, flonting I'd own. this. .irly er Gsda y,
and ing the same air1E of
tIissqwner call
X Record n ii siS. is III II
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06
EF 81
Literal.

go away said the cook toHherJ adj
mirer, as she looked UP from working the.
dough. ..Don't you SEQ I'm busy ~
''But,"s he replied, persuasivcly, you olls
know you told met oscome to- you inNyour,
hour Of .kneat."I-Josh Wink. Hal III Il HI
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06
Cry of the Beggars.


But the pleasure OF visiting the Holy
City and all places Of interest in Pales-
tine Is innTed by. the persistent cry
for "Hact shust," even at the gate OF the
Garden OF Gethsemane, at holy sepllschre
and at every point are persistent and In
sistcnt beggars, and at Gethsemnne we
were mportuned thy Il small army Of
lepers with their fingerloss hands and
whitened faces, sightess eyes and has-
gard features, The Hall of Waiting,
WHARF the Jews gather to bewail the desc,
latlon OF Jerusalem, is place oftlntercst,
the pools Of Siloam theHYia Dolorosa,
the tower Of David, the pool of lllezerr
kiah, the pool of Bethesda, are all places
of interest, but cantinposeiupon your
space by attempting their description
We visited at night Stlomon's Quarry,
where King SOLOMON Instituted the order
of masonry, and from whence was
quaulcd the STONE lnfswhich the temple
was buit,,f I'ro,H Ii eilsalep,s wsisfwent
'down to jeraho.'t md, u ncNer3befoTe
fully understand theH Higi1ifioanco ar the
/. word 'down"t'the ascent Is about s.oW
feet, aud for nearlysa mile II Is so steep
that we had TO ,Walk both going aud com.
in.S and ,naae ls realize practically,
VIVA, down toSJerichoI meant.
We stopped on the way AZ the famous
Khan Of The Good Samaritan. where the
unfortunate who fell amongst the
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-31
INTRODUCTORY SPEECH
OF THOMAS L. JOHNSON
AT BRYAN RECEPTION

We welcome home the of the republic
Not the first official but the first citizen by consent
He Democra he believes in the honesty intei-
gence of the people He Republican for he believes in the
Republican form of Men say he eloquent
he but the charm of his eoquence his sincerity strength
in his moral courage
He has finished the long journey around the world
OF America know that have made mistake him.
eywhere the people have him and and
everywhere they have hailed him the American ideal
Democracy Over that principle the thought of the world
agtated today.
In some form other in all civilized Democracy is
struggling against privilege Millions of people lust
begun to learn that this epessibe conflict being waged in
the United States
They just beginning to learn that American Democracy
must abolish special privileges special privilege abolish
Democracy They just beginning need for the
Democratic inspiration of another Jefferson Democratic
leadership of another Lincoln.
They learning fast and with they learning an
other thing they learning that they have among simple
citizen whose qualities of leadership all the
They learning that for years they have had training
able and sincere leader of the Democracy of all political parties
against the ntrenched interests of special privilege
and degree They have know for the that
guest of tonight William Jennings Bryan.
Mr. BryanIn the and the presence of this splendid
audience and in behalf of the great host of American who
believe in equal rights and abho special privilege behalf
every Democratic Republican well every Democratic Demo
welcome you home We all welcome you ideal Demo
who worthy to lead and competent lead
you American citizen in whose preemnence have
honorable pride welcome you because trust you well
you because love you.
Ladies and gentlemen MIR. Bryan.