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Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-06-27

wANTED-tsirl. for general house.
work. no washing. Apply 42s Grand
avenue, over Greenbergcr's store. -.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-06-27

The Mayflower hand will probably
be engaged to play at the baseball
aames, Manager Roberts beina<dn<
'structed to make arrangements for -
music - ys''s sss...y.'-
A. III. NJ Northrup has been seIS6l -
~ pfficisi ampixs. having 9giu 6ch
4 xAtiufsse1en - sunday
Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-06-27

Now that only three teams vim con.
stitute the league the schedule will be
revised. A new schedule covering the
nest two games was arranged last
night and TIE other games will be de-
Nsdsd upon later. Tho Ilfeids and
Troop Aare slated to cross bats next
Sunday. while the Ilfelds and Santa
fes will try conclusions on July 9TH.
There win only he one game each day
hereafter and the contests win begin
regularly at three o'clock.
y Tho standing Of the three teams
that remain will not be changed. The
ilfeids stiil have the credit Of six con-
secutise victories with not single
game lost. The Santa Fes and Troop
A are tied for second place. having
each won and lost three games. The
Santa Fes were placed ON an equality
with the troopers by having the game
placed to their credit that was forfeit
I'D two weeks ago by the Optics.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-06-27

The reorxsnizsston of the league
~ Dlscs Il , ns@tiax Of the repre-
een194ySs he11 lnst night at the mr..
~ neger A. n Roberts. who
o1se = hee1 = The league the
4 4 oa1o preet1sd over the
elnG ~ otnaed that the reason
y eanea vsrs ~ better attended
i epcanes they were poorly playcd
- ! fNle - then read a letl1s from
- stt~et ~ company besrinx -
~ = ~ nenteusni. ne counurrG-
enslon eaGunstA1 (Ast the nsmh.x e
~~1n - rolnaced 10 three and ~
- - vtth ~ approval Of all these
qrooeot - two clubs whiaA woro
eosAe6 ~ - sshd any delesnAss ID
- nestinly and = I eoaooquence
fneis sithduwsl nlet with no opposi.
o.. rhe opeios virsnaIly pulled out
" the leaxne two wesAs 80. ana the
Monarchs e. 30 ohjset 10 being drop
ped. m
Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-06-27
THE CITY LEAGUE
J DROPS THB
=
Better Baseball Out n Rsrk
b Now an As
Feet
~ CONCERTS A FEATURE
Robes. Ny Elee,ed Man
- eesu--H. M. Na<shupS Slinied
- o6ei.l unssfe
m CONCERTS A FEATURE

30 sssnls nf tha city baseball
leorpe have ke~n druppesi oat and the
sennpo IN bs fiei<hso xlsb three
ea1a&. <1tcA - = - sasncnse6 =
M sest pl1sers cIx1o - m
ninea = snysotk<r teeal esInnlsn<ipe.
III llts,1A rto0p A - Dsnea -
~ ne thr>e teAms wsstcA wiIl remain
aIsd We othsr two will - 1issan1Rd
Tx action Was taken 20 isure b>eser
mmos and Increase Tho pnkrenao<. N
y 80 proposed 10 hsve 1nn1 con
ce{Hs 81 the park duFisg ~ f.ues 10
nidsin stimulating the ata1o1nnce.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1906-06-27

Thee xiif 81 Ct ofI
IE Romero Hose G. M H en.
,1ng toAmake arranged nts Tor th6eeLl
lebration Of the Eos bf July
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-12

Peoples Phone 7s3
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garian can regulate the force of each
stroke.
There's a great deal OF interest shown
whip with an abnormally long lash. It is
provided with very heavy handle Of me-
dunn length. This Is his favorlte toy.
and 1t is wonderful what he can do with
It, He first gives an idea OF what force
may lie in a whip lash in the hands of an
expert.
"A large frame over which is stretched
a calf or sheep skin. is brought on the
stage This Is marked with dots of red
paint. The man with the whip steps up
and swinging the lash around his head
lets fy at the calf skin. With every blow
he actually pulls out piece OF the leather'
leaving a clean cut hole.
"These pieces are distributed among the
audience to show that there is no trickery
about the performance. After this he
takes a frame with three shelves On
these are dozen or more of medium
sized apples lying very close together and
provided with large numbers Any one In
the audience may designate which apple
he wishes struck. and the lash snatches
it out like a flash.
"A still more difficult feat IS the snap
ping of coins from narrow necked bot
tie. A piece of silver about the size or \
half dollar Is put over the cork OF the
bottle, which stands on the edge OF n
table The whip artist without appearing
to take any sort of aim, sends the long
lash whizzing through the air and picks
off the coin without Earring the BOTTLE
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-12
LUCKY THIRTEEN.
Hoodoo Number Played in Combina
tons Brings Man $5252
From the Chicago News.

From the Chicago News.
No II is no longer a hoodoo
The fact has been proved beyond the
question of a doubt and all New York
race track people, where superstition pre-
walls in chunks, now believe that the
heretofore despised number is a mascot
and bespeaks good luck instead of an i'll
omen.
1t all came about through the victory
of Niger Mike, a colt owned by j. j.
Kenny, a saloon keeper at 10 Pell street,
New York When Kenny arrived at the
track before the first race at Brighton
/ Beach he was dumbfnusfel to see his
colt No 10 on the care. was also the
18th day of the present meeting. and
when Saloon Keeper Kenney began count
ing his money he found that he had
Just So, and therefore able to make
four $1S wagers In looking up at the
jockey board where the numbers of the
winners are displayed he discovered that
No IL still remained in sight as the
horse bearing this number won the last
race on Tuesday. Kenny was so full of
thirteens that he stopped and thought
for moment and said Il will be blow
ed" He proba bly, never knew that there
were just thirteen letters in that sem
tence.
Rushing into the betting ring he dissov-
cred that Niger Mike was at 100 to l.
This nearly make him quit Horses at
this figure seldom win, and nobody knew
it better than Kenney. He was game. He
was going to find out for the last time
whether or not No, 10 was really hoo
doc. as he was always led to believe
Separating his s52 into 10 parts, he
made 10 separate bets. getting $500
against each sl3. until ne had tickets
calling for $5252, including his own money.
Kenny then went into the grand stand
and crowded into a seat, which he dis
covered late was No. 10 in the thirteenth
row from the front. Looking at his tick
ct. he discovered its number was 1SO72.
He was beginning to get dizzy from ex-
citement. His colt was not acting nicely
at the post. and he feared he would get
left. but finally the word went up and
the field went off. Niger Mike was well
up. but Kenny began to lose his eye
sight. He couldn't find his own colors.
Not until the field headed for the wire
was II possible for Kenny to tell where
Niger Mike was running, All of a
sudden he saw that he was in front.
but another horse was running with HIM
Everybody within radius or seventy
FIVE feet forgot the race and turned to
see what was the matter with the man
who let a yelp out of him that sounded
like a sudden explosion of one of Bar
NUNS calliopes. Kenny was riding
Niger Mike like a demon. lie was talk
ing to him as though he thought both
horse and Jockey Crimmins could hear
every word.
TEL him what to do. tell him what
to do" yelled Kenny, waving his arms
like a mailman.
1t was a close finish. For one hour,
so 1t seemed. Kenny held his breath
waiting for the Judges to hang out a
number When No. 10 went up Kenny
simply threw his hat away, knocked
down thirteen people, and rushed Tor the
betting ring. After he had cashed he
hunted up thirteen of his friends ana
lining tben M. he bought thirteen bot
tles of wine and thirteen cigars.
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Treasure In a Bible.

An old Bible bought by French army
officer in a second hand bookshop at
Mont de Marsan contained long lost treas
ure. The officer, turning over the BOOK
In his quarters. was astonished to tlnd IN
II coupons and scrip to the value of more
than $1,000 These bore the name Of the
holder at ST. Pierre du Mont and the ad-
dress of notary of the same place On
communicating with the notary the officer
learned that the holder of the scrip a
small peasant owner, had died some years
ago and that the property represented
by the lost papers had not been distrlb-
uted. Great was the surprise when the
officer handed over the scrip.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-12
THE FINE ART OF
MOTHERlNG COLLEGE GIRLS
Is Morally and Mentally Perfected at
Converse College, Spartan
burg, S. c.

1t believes this to be its mission among
girls In whom the home-loving and home
making instincts are beginning to flower.
1t welcomes girls to Halls wherein the
home suggestions are ever kept upper
most, and shapes its course of training
toward the perfect type of the old-fash-
toned gentlewoman.
The Dean of the college, who comes into
closest heart-to-heart relation with the
girls is an ideal home-mother indeed. n
charming Virginia lady of gentlest breed
ing, having grown daughters whose adj
mlrable raising certfes her own motherly
wisdom and experience in similar duties
covering period of many years at Bryn
Mawr and elsewhere. The whole system
is epitomized in the proverb You can't
command a girl to be womanly, you
must induce her. and the policy under
lying the entire course of instruction tends
toward and accomplshes the feat of edu-
eating a girl according to her tastes, not
athwart them
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ARTIST WITH WHIPS.
Odd Tricks of Music Hall Performer
Who's Appearing Abroad.

From the New York Sun.
81 saw an odd performance in Paris a
week or so ago." said man who crosses
twice year There's Hungarian named
Piskluzy doing a turn with a whip that
is the sensation of the music halls.
1.-THE first thing he does is to take long
dashed. stout handled whip in each hand
and. with orchestral accompaniment, pro-
coed to crack them at a terrific rate The
sounds made by his whip in this manner
range from noise like a rife shot to the
soft click of a billiard ball. 1t makes a
curious sort of music this cracking OF
whips. and serves to show how the Hun
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In general the gambler who Is ION the
square" operates on 10 per cent basis
for his bank. In addition there is the "un-
known per cent which is his at the end
of the year. The roulette wheel. for ex-
ample, presents to the player Just one
chance In thrty-seven of winning on a
single play. while the winning on that
play is paid in the proportion of "a to l.
The one great characteristic in human
nature on which the gambler counts is the
fact that 1t requires more nerve in man
to win than is required of him to losei
1t is startling for the layman to be told
that $1,000 IN a night is a big winning for
a player. while $500 IS only an ordinary
loss in big establishment.
This fact is based in subtle psychology
There are two types of players, one of
which CANDLES when it Is in state of
elation and the other out of a state of de-
preston. With either of these types win
ming it is a gamblers observation that the
man who will play until he has lost $50
coo when luck hopelessly is against him.
cannot hold himself to the chair after he
is $1,000 winner
Gamblers have made money-fortunes-
in times past, only to be buried in the
potter's field. There are several reasons
assignable for this end. Extravagant liv-
Ing appeals to the gambler. and when he
has left his own special line of gaming
IT does not appeal to him strongly as
either pastime or means for recouping his
fortune If he turns TO gaming at all t
is likely to be in fields where he does
not know the game Sometimes he goes
to the board of trade-sometimes to the
stock market Playing there he Is with
out system and without knowledge of con-
ditions He is likely to bull the grain
market two days after the weather con-
ditions have assured the greatest grain
crop in history.
Once a gambler. always a gambler, is
his condition. and it only is matter OF
time until some one has game which
beats him out
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Comfort Without Extravaganza"
It the New Transient Steel Built Fireprooi
HOTEL WOODSTOCK

Near Broadway,
n. Y. City.
2D2 blocks west Of
Grand Central station,
and just off Long Acre
or Times square-the
very heart of the city.
In the midst of the
theatres and clubs, and
near the shopping dis
trict. Subway and IL"
roads and Broadway
cars adjacent. Accom-
,1aada tiOns for Ef0 Mod
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ELIZABETH COLLEGE
And Conservatory Of Music,
Charlotte, N. c.
A HIGH GRADE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN

Ideal cllmate-mdway between Asheville
and Plnehurst. New York and Florida
Beautiful suburban location. overlooking
the city Twenty acres of campus, $780,
900 college plant, flreproof buildings; twen-
ty experienced university educated teach
ELS A. B. and Elective graduate courses.
Music, Art, Expression. Write for cata-
iogue CHAS B. KING. President.
-45t-fri-su-w wed
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Usual Percentaae.

that he can blaclmafl with safety to his
interests as a whole.
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UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
North Alabam ma Confer ace College

ALABAMA
union depot-co
ayso
dormtores class detail Plans out for modern
September r. Write for catalogue
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ST. BERNARD COLLEGE

Culman, Ala.
FoRTYFtVE MINUTES FROM BIRMINGHAM
EIGHT TRAINS DAILY.
Classical Course Begins September H.
boarding school for boys and situated tho
moral intellectual training combining
Birmingham its proximity The buildings
THE REV DIRECTOR ST Bernard, Ala.
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MARION MILITARY INSTITUTE
Marion, Alabama.

College courses leading to the degree
of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Sci
ence. Special training for business and
the study of law, medicine and engineer
Ing Advanced laboratory courses in cleo
tricity and chemistry. 7-4-su-wed-fri-t tt
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ern rooms, near bath, 81 80. Luxurious all
light rooms and suites, private bath. 81 up
(for 2, 81 extra. Choice restaurant Music.
w. II. VALIQUETTE.
Also Hotel Berwick. Rutland VT.
6-12-13t- tu- tn u
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Central College, Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Number of pupils limited. Healthful
with family in the same building. Home
tention. Expenses reasonable.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-15
DOING A THRIVING BUSINESS.
NicolIet County Telephone Company
Holds Its Annual Meeting.

Stockholders of the NicOllet County
Telephone company, ut their annual
meeting in ST. Peter, elected NJ. z.
Quist. president; w. G. Laumann, sec
rotary; +. NJ. Donahower, treasurer,
and C.. c. Nelson, general manager.
This company is one of the most I'M
portant independent organizations III
Minnesota. Since the last annual meet
ing it has built two exchanges, with
their contingent lines, and now opens
and operates exchanges at St. Peter,
Cleveland. Kasota. New Sweden, Nicollet
GAYLORD, Gibbon and Lafayette, and has
some $50 miles of wire. An unusually
large expenditure was made during 1905
for additions and improvements, but in
spite of this the company was able to
declare Il dividend of 10 per cent.
The directors elected are: c.. c. Mel.
son, NJ. p. Quist, New Sweden; A. W.
Sternke, Gaylord; DR.. u. w. Flowers
Gibbon; P. a. Retrum, Lafayette; w. F.
Siege, NicolIet: James Bennett, NJ. b
johnson and w. G.. Laumann, st. Peter
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-15
Plant of Interior Decoration
Company Is Destroyed.
DAMAGE FooTs UP $4,000.
Several Barns Burned and Houses
scorched; Work Of An incendiary,
Il Is Believed.

Fire early this morning inflicted a
heavy loss upon the Mankato Interior
Decoration company, otherwise known
as kleinschmidt Brothers, and smaller
loss upon several individuals owning
property in the vicinity of the com.
pany's factory. 1t was about 1:30 a.
III. when the factory building was dis
covered to be on fire, and the flames al
most Immediately spread through it
with great rapidity. The central station
firemen were notified by telephone, and
just as they were leaving the station
someone sent Ill an alarm from box 10.
When the fremen reached the scene
of the fire the flames were bursting
forth from all sides, and f. V. Wat
ters' barn, adjoining, was also in
flames. 1t was seen that the assistance
of the entire department would be need
ed, and second alarm was at once
turned in. Soon after this, someone else
turned in third alarm. The lack of
sufficient men was felt at first, but the
deficiency was soon filled, and three lines
of hose were laid and as many streams
of water were turned on. Chief Klein
schmidt, as well as eight or ten of the
leading volunteer fremen being at the
state fremen's convention at lie Sueur,
First Assistant Engineer B. Bangerter
Jr took charge of the operations of the
department.
The efforts of the fremen were di-
rected mainly to the saving of adjoining
property, for sparks as big as mans
hand were floating around. borne by "a
slight west wind over the city, as far as
the malt house. Had there been a
strong wind there might have been much
more damage done. Houses and barns
were built closely together in the neigh
borhood of the factory, and several of
them took fire and were destroyed. in.
Guiding Mr. Waters barn, which burn
ed to the ground. The factory was also
entirely destroyed.
1t is not known how the fire started,
but there are strong suspicious that it
was the work of an incendiary. 1t is
thought by some to have started be.
tween the factory building and Mr.. Wat
ters' barn, where there was space of
about two feet. From there it spread
through both buildings with great speed,
as both were dry as finder. If the fire
was started purposely, there is no clue
to the fire bug.
Kleinschmidt Brothers suffer heavy
loss. Their large two story factory,
with all of the tools and machinery, is
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-15
SPECIAL TRAIN SERVICE.
Great Western Will Further Accom-
MEDIATE Its Patrons.

To better accommodate those who
wish to spend the day OF part of the
day at the lake, the Great Western viii
put coach OH their Sunday Afternoon
freight and start from Mankato at one
o'clock sharp. This train will reach
Madison Lake at l:45 p. H., and the re-
turn can be made on the regular train
leaving there at $3.50 p. m. This will
give full half days time at this beau
tfuI resort and no doubt it will be
literally patronized The first date will
be Sunday, June 18th, and if it meets
with sufficient patronage to cover the
expense of handling the extra equipment
the train will be continued throughout
the summer season.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-15

An Echo Of Gerhard Murder Head in
New Ulm.
Especial to The Free Press.]

Especial to The Free Press.1
New Ulm, June l3.-An echo of the
Gerhard murder was heard in New Ulm
today when the citizens committee made
public it's report, which is as follows:
''The undersigned appointed on Nov.
10Th, 1904, as citizens committee to
assist in the investigation concerning the
death of DR.. L. A. Gerhard on Nov. l,
1904, in the city of New Ulm having
closed up all accounts in connection with
such investigation, herewith respectful
ly submits a report and statement of
the total receipts and expenditures con-
nected Herewith and the amount of cash
remaining on hand to be distributed to
the subscribers of the fund.- Total re-
ceipts by subscriptions, sales of property
required and witness fees turned into
treasury, $l,564.S0; total expended in
investigation, 1891 So; balance on
hand to be distributed at llH per cent,
1880. We deem it best to look up
on the circumstances which brought the
committee into life as closed chapter
deserving Of citizens deepest regrets
and therefore simply take this opportu.
nifty to give the assurance that we have
tried to do our duty fearlessly and fair
ly according to our best understanding
and to express our sincere thanks to
those who contributed to the fund and
assisted the committee in the severe
task which was laid for us. Respect
fully submitted, Charles Silverson, f. H.
Retzlaff, Williebald Eibner, Ferdinand
Crone, Albert Pfaender."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-06-15
BEATS SWIMMING RECORD.
Miss keIIerman Shows What She Can
Do in the Mater.

10 IN tue water.
Vienna, June, l3.-Miss Kellerman
has beaten all records in a trial swim in
the Danube. She acomplishes a dis
lance of thirty-eight kilometers .(twen-
ty-three and six-tenths miles) in the
time of three hours, eleven minutes.
Miss Kellerman is an Australian, and
bids fair to deserve the title of champion
long distance woman swimmer of the
world. She is now twenty years old.
Her height is five feet, seven inches and
weight l4S pounds. Her limbs are beau
tifully formed and her muscular develop
ment shows great strength. She has
been swimming from childhood. At fif-
teen she won the amateur mile in Aus
tralia, and, after winning all the other
amateur championships there, became a
professional.
Last year she made an attempt to
swim across the English channel, TWEEN
tv miles, in emulation of Captain
Webb's feat of 1875, but was obliged to
give up, owing to the buffeting by the
waves after six miles.
The previous best woman's long dis
lance river swim is that of Miss Back
with, who made a record of twenty
miles in the Thames, with the current
in tide, of six hours and twenty-five
minutes.
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a complete ruin, and only the walls OF
the dry kiln remain Standing, and part
of it has fallen. The dry kiln was re;
Gently built, but the Test of the build
ing was of frame Construction and very
inhamabIe, especially as it contained
much lumber that was in process Of be.
ING made up The firm places its los:
at $4,000, and carried but $3.50 insur
ance
Fortunately the llfnber she'd across
the alley was not dn Jagged. and its stock
of lumber is intact. Conrad Klein
schmidt also lost a small barn across
the alley, valued at perhaps 500.
Mr.. Walters estimates his loss OF
barn and contents at 5000, with no in
surance. He, assisted by his family
was able to save his horses and the best
of his harnesses, but it was close call
and his son, Burt, got his feet burned
There was not time to dress, but The
family had to turn out in their nigh
clothing to save what they could. The
old harnesses, tools, rope, feed, etc, wa!
burned in the barn. Mr.. Walters
house was also damaged by sparks thai
burned holes i'll the roof, and by watel
that soaked through these holes and raj
down the walls in the rooms. He car
ries $50 insurance on the house.
Henry Harding's barn was burned
with a loss of 500 or more, and no in
surance Ben r. MOnson's house anC
barn were scorched.
Mr.. Walters states that when he frs
saw the fire it seemed to be in the cen
ter of the factory, and he believes tina
his barn caught from the factory.
The fire was a bad one, and the fire
men were at work until six o'clock thi
morning before they could leave.
A carload of lumber that had been re
ceived by Macbeth & Gardner for thu
Mankato Fair association was PARTIAL,
burned. The lumber had been turned
over to Kleinschmidt Brothers to b.
dressed, and the loss falls upon Mac
beth & Gardner. 1t will cause little
delay in completing the carpenter work
at the fair grounds.