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The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-04

explained, they were out for a good time.
 "Well, the second day of the trip one of them came and asked me to get sweepstake among the party, and put the entrance fee at $2o. got the names, collected the $400, distributed the numbers, and the prize was won by a gentleman from Montana. When I handed him the money he picked out two $20 bills, handed them to me and quietly pocketed the remainder. Then inc ordered drinks and cigars all around, and five minutes later had probably forgotten all about the mat ter.
 "Later in the day, however-the ships run being posted at 12 noon these gentlemen called me up and said: Kaiser (they called me Kaiser for fun), we want a sweepstake with a little interest in It. not the kind of game lot of schoolboys would join in, but something worth while. Now, just make out another list and put the entrance fee at $500. Stick the notice on the board and mention that there is no limit to the number allow ed to enter-well welcome every one on board this tub. Mark the twenty of us as paid and then, if you'll come back, we'll hand you the cash
 Well, I did as they said and when I returned each man handed me notes for 91OO (we were running east). Tae &2,0OO l proptly deposited with the purser, and I felt good deal easier when I know 1t was in safe keeping. As I had anticipated, no outsider came into the game, and so the result lay between the twenty Americans, By curious coincidence the gentle man from Montana won again, and when handed him the money he gave me ten G5. notes for my trouble When we arrived in New York we found that the news of the big sweep stake had preceded us, and as soon as the gangplank was run out was sur- rounded by reporters, all clamoring for details. However, I didn't tell them very much, though every New York paper came out the next day with about a column of my remarks" I" and the good-natured German laugh CT heartily.
 "The ordinary sweepstake runs from a soverign to 95 a ticket so that even in the smallest sweep the prize is worth having, Some of those who go in regularly for these sweep stakes are extraordinarily lucky. On our lest western trip, for instance, there was an Englishmban on board who went in for a e5 draw six times. The first tdree he won straight off the reel and then finished up by annexing
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, "He fought just the same when he was brought in off the range and they tried to break him. He gives sort of peculiar side-twisting jumps and when he hits the ground you think you've fell off of those twenty-story tepees down in New York. He looks easier to ride than lots of other horses, but he ani't. He's the worst horse in the world all right, when it comes to mak- ing fight.
 There's no cowboy wants to try to scratch Steamboat" went on Danks, as he peered through at the big horse, which was walking calmly about with in the corral looking like anything but an eqine desperate. You know it's customary for bronco busters to scratch the shoulders of horse with their spurs just to get the buck out of 'em quicker. We'll, lots of cowboys may be able to stay on Steamboat just the way I have done, by not stirrin him up very much. But you get him on hard ground where he can get out the full effect of his jumps and then try to l scratch him and the best rider in the world'll go over his head, Otto Ploger one of the finest riders in wyoming, made a bet he could scratch Steamboat. l Well, he rode him fine for a few jumps and might have stayed on right through, but the first time he gave a little rake with his spur old Steamboat woke up. The hoss had been kind O loafin' along like he was sayln' to him self: Well, Otto's nice boy and l don't want to hurt him. But when he ] felt that spur rake down his shoulder he give jump that made Ottos bones squeak. Then he give another a lit- l tie worse and Otto fell off so jared that he didn't dare speak for ten
 minutes for fear his teeth'd fal out.
 Nobody has ever solved the problem l of the outlaw horse. The motives that actuate the human outlaw are easily | accounted for but the bad horse of the | plains offers a deeper problem. A horse
 born and bred in the surroundings of | civilization will manifest bad temper, perhaps, but only by biting, kicking l and squealing But as a rule this | horse can be made a fairly respectable member of equine society. The range horse, with his added accomplishment
 of bucl1lng is rarely tanned when once
 he has shown the disposition of an out law.
 There is net evidence that the first
 horses brought into this country by the
 Spaniards knew how to buck when they
 were turned loose on the plains, form-
 ing the nucleus of the wilrd horse
 bands of to-day. No doubt bucking was learned when some mountain lion
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-04
ENGLISH socIETY soRRows.
How Titled Poor and Untitled Rich
 Bargain with Each Other.

How Titled Poor and Untitled Rich
 Bargain with Each Other.
 The sorrows of Society" in England at the moment are peculiar, says Mar maduke, in London Truth. There are among us some who have position without having the money with which to keep it up, and they are others who have the money but are without the position" Out of that condition has developed a process of exchange; the one provides the position" and the others repay them for their services with money and each, in endeavoring to attain their particular object, does much that is unbecoming and even un- principled.
 The transaction, however, has neces- sarily to be carried on surreptitiously Those who have the position" assure the world that the Midas and his fam fly who are on their charge are alto gether remarkable, that they are un- worldly, generous, most scrupulously honest, and charming beyond compare; and the Midas and his family have the same tale to tell of them in return. In due course Midas has established him self and his, and has no more need of his social pilots.
 Then an altogether different tale is told by both. "They are terrible peo- pie; totally uneducated and unprinci- pied, and without a spark of generous ity,' says their former pilots. Sharks and blackmailers," say the others. "The husband is deeply indebted to mine, and I have showered kindnesses on the rest of the family!
 In nine cases out of ten that situation is eventually reached, Nevertheless, Midas and his have meanwhile attain ed the position and retained their wealth, and have altogether the best
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-04
TALES OF OUTLAW HORSES.
Steamboat Called the worst in All the
 World to Ride.

Steamboat Called the Worst in All the World to Ride.
 Clayton Danks. one of the best cow boys that ever threw leg over sad dle in Wyoming had just finished a ride on the great outlaw horse Steam boat, "the worst horse in the world" The big black horse had fought with every trick at his command and had pitched, sunfshed, sidestepped and changed ends, winding up his per formance with series of hard, crush ing descents that had unseated many a champion. The cowboy was panting heavily as he leaned against the corral gate.
 If it hadn't been for the sandy soil out there he'd got me-" admitted the COW puncher. "Te been on all the bad horses in the west, guess, but old Steamboat sure has right to his title. He is the worst outlaw that ever hap pened and that black hide of his'll be full of sussedness until he dies"
 What makes Steamboat harder to ride than any other horse?' was asked.
 Its the way he comes down to the ground. There are other outlaws that do more fancy steps when they're buck ing, but they don't jar man like old l Steamboat. You see, Steamboat is a big heavy horse. He is about 12 years old, and he has been bucking just the same for eight years, or ever since they first put saddle on him.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-04
COFFEE THRESHED HER
15 Long Years.

'For over fifteen years, writes a patient hopeful little Illinois woman, while coffee drinker, l suffered from Spinal Irritation and Nervous trouble. l was treated by good physicians, but did not get much relief.
 q never suspected it might be aggra- vating my condition. I was down. hearted and discouraged, but prayed daily that I might find something to help me
 Several years ago, while at a friends houes, I drank cup of Postum and thought I had never tasted any thing more delicious
 ''F'rom that time on I used Postum instead of Coffee, and soon began to improve in health, so that now I can walk half a dozen blocks or more with ease. and do many other things that I never thought I would be able to do again in this world.
 My appetite is good, I sleep we'll and find life is worth living, indeed A lady of my acquaintance said she did not like Postum, it was so weak and taste less.
 q explained to her the differene e when it Is made right-boiled accor l. ing to directions. She was glad to ,know this, because coffee did not agree with her. Now her folks say they ex- pect to use Postum the rest of their lives" Name given by Postum Co, Battle Creek, Mich. Read the little book, "The Road to Wellville, in pkgs. There's a reason"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-04

of the tranaction. On the other hand, he social pilots have obtained just suf- fieent assistance to tide over the diffi- culsies of the moment. and no more, and are in as bad condition as they were before.
 The process of social reversal, how ever has been considerably advanced. Midas has his peerage, is established in society" and in the country is pow CT in politics and is unassailable; the pilots" have descended to a lower SO cial level than they previously occu- pied
 Never was there time before when our society" was so full of complaints of the "lngratitude' of those who have received benefits, of the "worldiness" of the rich and successful, of the ''treachery" of friends, or the "un- scrupulousness" of others, and of the misrepresentation of all!
 The rival pilots" hate each other and most of their respective rich friends of the past; and the latter have the greatest contempt for the former, Pleasure never thrives on such hot bed of hate.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-04
ADMIRAL FOOTE POST
WILL ORNAMENT SPOT WHERE ADMIRAL FOOTE VAS BORN

Veterans Will Probably Parade Me-
 morial Day-COmmittee Expects Leg
 islature to Appropriate S5,OOO for
 Erection of Monument in Commemo-
 ration of General John sedgewick.
 At the regular weekly meet of the Admiral Foote post, No. r, G. A. R., held Saturday night in their rooms on. Court street, the proposition of having the exact spot on which Admiral Foote was born ornamented with a tablet or gsomething else that would commem- crate the fame of the admiral was con- sidered at length.
 This place is said to be at or near the corner of Union and Fair streets.
 The question of whether or not the post would have a parade Memorial day was talked of, and then deferred until next Saturday. It now appears that they will march,
 The committee which was appointed last week for this purpose went up to Hartford Friday and conferred with the committee on military affairs about getting an appropriation of $5,00O for the erection of a monument in Gettys- burg, Penn, for General John Sedge- wick. The committee reported that the military committee at Hartford seem- ed to think favorably of the proposi- tion, and 1t is assured that the legis- lature will set $5,000 aside for it. The hearing was extended and nothing def mite was done.
 Comrade John M. Grove of Lyon street was seriously i'll. It was also re- ported that T. D. Twitchell, formerly of Admiral Foote post, had died. Suita- ble action was taken on his death.
 Comrade Bradley read an original poem. This poem made the old veter- ans think of the times that they had in the army. It got them all to telling stories of what had happened to them, and what they had seen.
 After the regular business of the post was disposed of the members adjourn cd to the ante-room, where they had refreshments, which consisted of crack CTS and coffee. While partaking of these light refreshments the old men told some very strange stories about what they had to eat working for the honor of the country.
 The crackers which they ate were considerably better than the hard tack which they had to eat while in the ar my. One old man told of eating hard tack which had worms in one end of it. Another remarked how the cook used to prepare large ham in the boiler, After it was partially cooked he would skim lot of worms off the top of the water
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tion purposes, but is strict business The crack broncho busters in the out- Tit are called upon to saddle and ride dozens of wild, shaggy horses that may feel the touch of 6 rope that once ira their lives-that being when they were branded as colts Such horses win plunge, rear, fall backward and execute the most marvellous and unheard-of bucking steps But most of them have the top taken off at the first ride, for the broncho buster will stick to his work all day if necessary.
 Among the worst horses in the West to-day are Sybile, Mile High, o. Hell, Two Step, Young Steamboat, Poison and Gray Eagle. These horses are typical outlaws. They bucked to the limit the first time they had saddle thrown on their backs and they buck just the same to-day. There is no tanning them and they are of no use to anybody except when some broncho- busting exhibition is heir and daring cowboys risk life and limb for the sake of the applause of the crowd. Ono can not but admire the spirit of these outlaw horses. As western poet has written of the equine outlaw: Until he dies-and dies with unbrpken pride
 Each day he'll fight and welcome
 man-made scars;
 And every night will pause with quiver-
 ing side
 And gaze with longing through tho
 corral bars.
 San Francisco Chronicle
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-04
BETTING ON THE SHIPS RUN

How Passengers Make Money in
 Transatlantic Liners Sweepstakes.
 It was in the smoking room steward on one of the big Atlantic liners who spoke, and he was relating some in- teresting stories in connection with the many big sweepseaks he had organ ized on the ships daily runs, says Tit Bits. For those who never cross the Atlantic it may be mentioned that it is always the smoking room steward who gets up these little gambles-col- lects the names, rakes in the money, and hands out the prize. For this work he is generally paid per cent on the amount received, thougo, of course, there is no obligation to pay him any thing should the prize winner feel so disposed. But as a rule the smoking room steward comes off very will and, what iwth tips and interest in the sweepstakes, he probably does better than any other servant on the ship.
 The steward, round faced, good na- tured German, who spoke English without an accent, stated, in reply to a question, that he had been getting
 
 the last ten years and he though it more than like that he would be get ting up transatlantic sweepstakes for ten years to come. He had handed out many valuable prizes during that time, and the amount of money which had thus passed through his hands would probably total up to ten of thousands of pounds, dad he only kept a record. But, unfortunately, he had not, though he acknowledged that he could recall many remarkable sweepstakes which he had organized the prizes in which would have made any ordinary mans fortune.
 Probably the biggest sweepstake that I ever engineered" he said, twas in 1S97-Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee-when we had on board whole bunch of American millonaires. There was coterie of these men twenty in all-and they stuck in groups of fours and fives, dined at one table and had little to say to any of the other passengers. They had left their wives behind, for, as one of them
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the last. Altogether he won 2200, with out deducting the 98O which he had himself staked
 After the first couple of days pas sengers get to know pretty well what the ship can do, and if the elements are favorable then there is quite q little gambling among the members of a sweepstake in bidding for the sup posedly winning numbers. I have known man to hold favorite num- ber for which he pair originally e1O sell 1t for 925, buy a rank outsider for e15, and after that carry off the prize. Of course, in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred the result can not be anything but chance, though there are times when sound calculation will go far toward landing the pool"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-04

made deadly leap to the back of one of the horses, Kicking would not dis lodge the lioi, so the horse began to buck.
 The mountain lion endeavored ir vain to maintain his position Teeth and claws would not avail against those peculiar, twisting jumps and jar ring descents and soon MT. Lion tumb- led ignominously in the dust while the horse, scratched and bleeding, made mental note of the best way to shake off the enemy.
 At any rate no matter, how 1t was learned the bucling instinct Is strong in the Western range horse. Bishop Ethelbert Talbot in his recent book My People of the Plains tells of a time when he was compelled to ride horseback from a ranch to the church where he was to speak. The ranchman offered him the choice of two saddle horses one of which "bucked little and the other a good deal"
 Naturally the Bishop chose the one that "bucked a little" and managed to make the journey without diaster. To- day. in spite of restricted range, the the same evil is manifest in the Vest ern broncho It would seem that the bucking instinct has become hereditary. On any big ranch in the West there are always plenty of outlaws that are the despair of their owners and even the gentlest tempered saddle horse sometimes gets the fever and does q few bucl1ing steps just to show he has not forgotten the trick.
 Fortunately the west has bred a race of riders to compete with its horses. Since the earliest days of the cattle business the feat of the broncho busters have challenged admiration. Not all cowboys have been broncho busters In fact the busters have formed but a small percentage of the cowboy element in the West.
 Tn the old days the cattlemen hired two or three broncho busters to break the horses of the outfit. There might be 100 cowboys with an outfit and only two or three broncho busters. The busters did nothing else but ride wild horses. In fact they earned the pay at that alone They might be called upon to take the top off" a dozen or more bad horses in a day.
 Once in while an outlaw of the Steamboat type would be struck. The "top" would never be taken off him, for he would buck as hard as if the broncha buster had never been on his back. Such horses were simply turned out on the range again, as they were of no use save for purpose of exhibi- tion.
 Among the old-time busters Arthur Norton was the finest" said John M. Ktlykendall who was ranch owner and rough rider in the days of the cat Etle kings. Among the riders of to-day II should say that Harry Brennan, of Sheridan, is the nearest to Norton, In fact, Brennan rides with just as much case and grace as Norton showed but should say he is hardly as expert in handling wild horses and Judging wild horse nature.
 To-day if one wants to see the great est feats in rough riding he should go out with some horse outfit. There are only few of these horse outfits left, and they will not be in existence many years. A typical outfit is the Flying U," that has hundreds of horses out on the range between the Yellowstone and Big Horn Rivers.
 When there is a roundup of these horses one can see rough riding thai merits the term It is not for exhibi.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-04

Mother Tommy, what's your little brother crying about?
 Tommy Cause I'm eatin' my caka an won't give him any.
 Mother-Is his own cake finished?
 Tommy Yesm; an he cried while was eatin' that, too.-Catholic stand- ard and Times.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-04
Up-tO-Date.


 The popular Spring Styles of Silk, Soft and Derby Hats and Mems Shirts and Neck Wear for 1907 are now ready and will be put on sale March .Ist.
 Thanking the public for their liberal patronage the past season we respectfully solicit a continuance of the same.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-04
THE FABRICS.

We will place before you suitsngs comprising pure Worsted Serges in three textures, Black Fabrics in two textures. Fancy Worsteds in mixtures, neat stripes and club checks. Cassl meres and velours in overplaids, broken checks Full Dress and Prince Albert Coatings of lusterless fast black Rain and Top ContinEs of most popular weaves. Every style Is distinct and warranted as to color and wearing qualities.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-04
THE MAKEUP.

Our tailoring events have been imi- tated in various localities but by ready-made clothes ''palmed off" We point out the ear marks by which you can identify our marvellous custom made productions at $1410 Sack coats have mohair Things, hand fellee collars, hand made button holes, anG every detail you order you get. Full dress and Tuxedo coats are silk lined throughout, facings and collar of gros- grain silk.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-26
The Nvline Pass iso,

4 celebrated musical critic was mar.
ricd in church some years ago. and
sfrcr the ceremony. ss the wedding
procession marched down the aisle. the
organist played the wedding march
from "Iohengrin" when near the
door. the bridegroom stopped In the
march and addressed the wondering
assembly thus
Il know ! am committing breach
Of etiquette as well as propriety In
ioing this, but am not TO blame. II
is my mental organization which has
become incfably sensitive by reason
OF the critical nature Of my duties"
Then he drew from the pocket OF his
dress coat a well thumbcd copy of the
score Of "Lohengrin." Opening II nj
the march, he went over to the organlst
and said:
What offended my ear was the fac;
that In the seventeenth bar Of the da
capo passage you fatted very badly.
and In the andante movement you
slurred the appoggiatura. Now" put
ting his finger upon the passage, let
us try that again"
Once more the organ pealcd forth
and this time the player. conscious
that the great critic was listening to
him. accomplished his duty with credit
TO himself and 10 the great satisfac
tion OF the critic London Standard.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-26
Willed Away the Laundry,

When perfectly strange woman
came for the soilcd clothes the mis-
trcss OF the house came to the conclu-
sion that her own 'aunGress had sim.
ply employed new messenger and
made no comment on the circum
stances.
But when two weeks had gone by
and still the old lauudress. known as
Susan no last name having been men
toned. did not appear the mistress Of
the house felt that she would be lack
ing la her duty II she did not make
some inquiry about her.
where Is Susnn?" she asked the
tall aud bony structure who came for
the clothes.
"Shc has gone TO Pennsylvania to
live. yessum." returned this person
with composure. "She went 20 Penn.
sylvnnla some time ago. an she lef
goodhy fer yuh. but r. long ~ yuh
didn't seem tub motifs l didn't say
nufiln'."
"But why didn't she come and tell
me and allow me 10 make some ar
rangcments about my laundry" asked
Susau's ex mistress
well. she lcf' yo' clothes tub mch.
She made will an lcf dem clothes
tub meh wese nllus been good frien's.
and 50 wen she lcf' she say | may
wash yo' clothes long ez wush tub.
an dcre wuz no use worryin' yuh
bout II. now was dcrcr'
To which moderate and sensible ques
tion the mistress Of the house could
only remain spcechless. Baltimore
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