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CoNEY STAKE ENTRIES.
Twenty-Six Horses Named to Date
for &25. 600 Race.

NEW YORK, January 1.-THE en- .ries
received up to the last mails delivered yes
terday afternoon for the richest stakes,
with the easiest conditions framed for the
coming season, the Coney Island Jockey
Club stakes Of $4,000, for three-year-olds.
at one mile and half, number twenty
six, made by twenty nomirators. the
race closed Wednesday. and entries mail
ed prior to midnight of January Is will
be accepted. SO that additional entries
certainly will come in from the south and
west where winter race meetings are in
progress. The only big establishment
other than those racing at New Orleans
or in California which Is not represented
In the nominations is that OF II. P. Whit
ney 1t seems certainty now that the
entry list will fall below that for the
first Coney Island Jockey Club stakes.
which last season had seventy-six entries.
The race. with it's guaranteed value of
$25 600, has an entrance fee OF the
only liability up to post time. starters
paying $3.50 additional. An extra prize
of $4,000 is provided should the same
horse win the triple event OF 'fdal Law
renee Realization and Coney Island
Jockey Club stakes.
OF the entries received so far for the
big event. the horses which are eligible
for all three ra ces. and so are possibilities
for the triple event. are Colin. Resti-
gouche. Jim Gaffney. cohort. Falcada.
Beaucoup. Alfred Noe. -asQue. King
Sol. Blue Pilot and r. c. Ram. The other
entries received are: Fair Play. Anteus,
Gowan, Lawrence p. Daley. Notasulga,
Hessian. Transvaal. Battieford. King
James. Wild Refrain. Number One, Run
ming Account Home Again and Firestone
It is practically a certainty. however,
that Bar None of the Whitney stable
which is eligible for both tue Tidal and
Lawrence Realization. will be engaged in
the Coney Island Jockey CluD stakes
and 1t is as much a matter of certainty
that S. c. Hildreth will nominate his
thrae-year-olds. of which Uncle is the
chief rival to Colin, for the pig event.
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of the only American-bred fiiily that ever
has won the English Oaks. Cap and Bells.
by Domino. has been reported to the
Jockey Club by James r. Keene, inn
porter and owner of Ben-My-Chree at the
time of her death on Mr.. Keene's Castle
ton farm in Kentucky. BENNY -Chree
was a bay mare. foaled in 1857, by Gallo
pin-Ulster Queen by Uncas. and was
half-sister to another noted producing
mare st. Bridget, dam of the one time
mile record ho.der Brigadier among other
winning horses.
en-My-Chree had a very successful
stud matron, but her greatest fame as a
producer is due to Cap and Bells. the
American bred flly. which, after having
raced brilliantly in America IS a two
year-old in 1900, was sent abroad by Mr..
keene, and in 1901 was returned winner
of the Oaks at EPSON, imm ,diately TO-
lowing the triumph of William C. Whit
neys Englisil-bred horse Volodyovski in
the derby, horses representing American
owners thus taking both Eng ish classics
of that season. Cap and Bells later was
returned to America and now is in Mr.
Keenes breeding establishment at Castle
ton.
Ben-My-Chree produced q number of
other winners, chief among which were
Ben Ronald, a singularly stout-hearted
campaigner and winner for several sea-
sons; Adelaide Prince Tam-o'- -Shanter
Colleen Bawn. Oyama and Bonnie Gem,
dam of the winner of last season, Cabo-
chOn.
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KNOTTY PROBLEMS
FOR THE GOLFERS

NEW YORK, January 17.-Probabiy the
most important meeting in the history OIL
the United States Golf Association WI De
held tonight at Delmonico's. Never before
have the delegates been confronted with
so many knotty problems. Among the
things, aside from regular routine Dusl-
ness. certain to claim attention, Will ba
the selection of courses for the national
championships the advisability of chang
ing the date for the amateur, plan under
consideration for different system OF
conducting this event and report from
the committee on a revision of the rules
The Myopia Hunt Club of Hamilton
Mass. has signifed it's willingness to
handle the open championship. provided
the event is held the last week IN August
Word has also been received that the
Allegheny Country Club. near Pittsburg
has applied for the women's champion
ship. AS the matter now stands, the
championship applicants are as follows:
Amateur-Garden City Golf Club. Deal
Golf and Country Club and the Onwentsia
Club.
Women's = Philadelphia Country Club,
Chevy Chase Club and Allegheny Country
Club.
open-Englewood Golf Club and Myopia
Hunt Club
Delegates are gathering in force for the
annual meeting. Among those whose
names have been duly recorded are the
IOllOWiHS.
Ransom H. Thomas, Morris County Golf
Club: Leighton Calkins. Plainfield Country
Club; Si,as HI. Strawn, Exmoor Country
Club; r. w. Hunt. Glen View Golf Club;
r. II. Robertson. Garden City Golf Club;
H. c. Leeds. Mycpia Hunt Club; Adrian
H. Larkin, Shinnecock Hills Golf Club: A.
p. Alvord. Nassau County Country Club;
James l.. Taylor, Ekwanok Country Club;
Alexander Britton. Chevy Chase Club; j.
w. Mckinley, Columbia Golf Club; Joseph
N. Byrne. Deal Golf and Country Club;
DR.. Simon Carr. Huntington Valley Coun-
try Club, ard S. X. de Forest, Country
Club of Lakewood.
There is no doubt but that strong pres
sure will he brought to bear at the meet
ing to have later date selected for the
amateur championship. OF recent years
it has been customary TO run this event
off in July, but the westerners claim this
is too early as they do not have sufflclen'
time to get into their best form. IL. Chan-
dler Egan of Chicago advocates this
change The chances are that an Angus,
or September date will be selected IN
future.
A petition signed by many of the lead
ing amateurs in the country asking Tor
change in the method of conducting the
championship is to be presented at the
meeting. Briefly, it favors an 1S-hole pre-
limnary medal round. siXty-four to re-
main This would take pace Monday,
while Tuesday morning there would be
another 1S-hole round, and the thirty-two
with the best scores for thirty-six holes
would qualify for the first match found
Tuesday afternoon. Subsequent match
rounds would then be at thirty-six holes
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GUN CLUB ELECTION.
officers Chosen and Plans Made for
Coming Season.

At the annual meeting Of the Eastern
Branch Gun Club, held Wednesday night
at the clubs home. $50 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. southeast, officers for the ensuing
year were elected. as follows: G. p. Lohr,
president third term); H. A. Farnum,
vice president; G. P. Doane, secretary and
treasurer: B. T. Mccartney. captain-man-
ager: B. 7. McCurdy. official Handicapped,
G. p. Doane, official scorer, and Chester
A. Drake and A. D. Byrd, directors.
The Eastern Branch Gun Club Is report
ed to be In fourishing condition. and Is
adding to its membership each year.
The next shoot OF the club will take place
February %, and the members of the
other local gun clubs will be invited 10
take part The Eastern Branch Gun Club
claims to have among it's members some
of the best clay pigeon shots in this
section of the country, and also some
of the best field shots. The regular sea-
son of the club opens Thursday April 2.
and from that time weekly shoots will
be in order. The committee of the club
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i0I: A. L. Aldred. Proyidence. iis-2s-ss:
Steven B. Ayers. New York. 114-l4-.1o0: E.
J. Phillips. New York. 1l5--l2-io3: $ G. Lowe.
Bcston, 1i1-20-91; Don NJ. Parker. New York.
11s-30-Ss: 4. w, Erickson. Brooklyn. rs
20-9S: .. s. White: Atlantic City. lis.l4n-
1O4; r. n. Dorsey. New York, 1l9-ar-9f: r..
C.. Wilson. summit, l2O-35-S5: +. Weider-
seim. jr.. Overhrook. 12I-16-l0s f. =. Clymer,
12a@55-s7: E. Chichester. Boston. I2a-i6-1o6:
Harry Ryrie. Toronto. 122-16-I06.
Sixth Division.--E. e. Conlin. New York. 12.'--
SIS; Louis r. DE .veau. New York, 12t--3,-
o.. O. II. Blackman, New York 12s -io-1oS;
J. II. Killinger. New York 129-25-tN: W F.
Smith, Brookline, 129-2J-lG4; Raymond ID.
Little. New York. 133-lo-123: 4. y. Dunno.
New York. 13+-35-99; Charles Wake. New
York 130-35-lO4
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A BIG FIELD OF
GOLFERS AT PINEHURST

PINEHURST. N. c., January IL
Ninety-two players started IN the
eighteen-hole qualification round of the
annual Advertising Mems Golf Tourna-
ment yesterday. eighty-eight cards be-
Ing turned in A handicap was also
held, with prizes for the best net and
best gross scores
The summary follows:
FIRST DIVISION
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of Michigan was the notoriety that / re-
c=ived by fake reports that l intended to
enter the pugilistic gana. While I was
at the University of Michigan my father
paid all my expenses and l never received
any money for expens IS from any other
source. AS far as l know and believe the
University of Michigan never paid an
athlete to attend cclleg there
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second Divisinn.-R. X. Cromarty Tornnto 90
IB j. J. White. Atlantic City $40 50; NJ.
Parrish Watson. New York. a9-i0-S9: II. ~
ge -1o-s6; c. G. Pierce. Chicago. maipN1.s mMismp7s:
J; d pnmmer. Springfield. Mass,. Y7-io-s7:
William COoney. Greenwich, 9I-iH-s1: III. w
Ridgway New York, s7-i5es2: r. Es Car.
Isle. Buffalo 97--S-S9 W. r. Roberts, pbila.
95-lo-S7; Charles b. Fritz, lhiaielnha. 9s-
Third Divisional. Herbert Hostetter Pitts
burg. 99--i4-s5: ]. II. Redfe,d BROOKLYN: %
12-S7; William ]. Ryan New York I0O-12-
So; w. H. Child, Brooklyn. 10o-cO-,s0: j. H.
Rosenfeld, New York. l00-20-S0: T. B.
O'Brien. Detroit. l00--1s-S2: G. +. Steele
Boston. 10l-I2-S9: John l.. Given New York
1ol-la-S4; J; Haynes Lippncott. Atlantic City.
Y io2-lS-s6; T: T. Rushmore. Garden City.
102-1o-9c: a. G. Knight Toronto. 1Ga-I2-s0:
II. B. Green. Philade ohia. lO3--ll- 81: Hugh
DeHaven. Brooklyn. 103--I6-s7: T. H. An.
derson. .jr.. New York. 103--l0--93. and W.
r. Iotclkn. Montclair. 104-1G--SS.
loa.ia-ss; a, j.. Le%asssna: New York; 1910
New York. 106--iS-Ss: G. L. White. Water
bnry. 10G-1S-sS; W S. L. Hawkins Spring
field. 1OS-12--94: S. J.. Allen Muorpstowil.
107-1s-S9: W. C.. Kimball. New York. lo7-
1916: r. X. Mamlok. New York lG7-I6L9I: !:
Z. Edge, Atlantic City. l0n-14-95: T. w.
Weeks. New York. 1i0-30-S0: David Roberts,
Moorestown. l12-1S-94: A. T. Rei.I Toronto
112-l6-9G, and +. A. Hays, Overlook. 113-
Fifth Diyision.-w. shi.laber. jr.. New York.
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Certain major league clubs are loath to
part with much money for new players
this season The ST. Louis Nationals sen,
TO one John Hiss, in California. contract
calling for $l,50o and providing for no
TRANSFORMATION east. Hiss turned the offer
down with the utmost contempt.
Billy Gilbert, the ex-Giant, who will
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Dahlen. who figured in the deal between
the New York Giants and the Boston Ma
tionals. signed a contract yesterday anc
promised Joe Kelly, manager Of the Bos
ton team, that he would play the game
of his life this year.
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GREAT BROOD MARE DEAD.

Keene Loses BENNY -Chree, Dam Of
Only American Winner Of Oaks.
NEW YORK, January 11.-The death ot
the great brood mare BENNY -Chree, dam
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Brooklyn wanted only 5000 and Pitcher
Mckinley for Dr. Casey. The Lawrence
boy must look pretty good.
whoa Bill Clark writes from Balti-
more to say that he would like to handle
New England League club
There is an unusual demand for left
handed twirlars in both big leagues this
season The American League clubs seem
to need the southpaws more badly than
the Nationals.
The man with a weak heart or a dispo-
stion to work the dope game should never
enter the base ball arena. It's q tough
gaze even for the man with nerve who
knows the business from to z.
George Rohe, the substitute infieider of
the White Sox, who played in 144 games
last year, has signed his contract with
Comiskey for another season. He was
the busiest substitute in the business last
season.
Here is a bunch of men who have not
the slightest doubt as to which club will
win the American League pennant this
year: Hughie Jennings. Connie Mack,
Fielder Jones. Nap Lajoie. Jimmy Nc
Aleer. Clark Griffith. Jim Mcguire and
Joe Cantillon. 1t is a cinch that the fell
low that does land the flag will have as
tough time as Jennings did last season.
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BASE BALL NOTES.

Brooklyn wanted only 5000 and Pitcher
Mckinley for DR.. Casey. The Lawrence
boy must look pretty good.
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Continued on Eighteenth Page.l
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Intercity Championship Shoot.
There is great interest being shown In
local shooting circles over the compefi-
tion to be held In Baltimore tomorrow
evening. 1t Is the third of series OF
CONTINUED on Eighteenth Page.l
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Sy CA-r~A S. YOST.

ITTTI7. TT-5II7I I0VVI IT y D V8I.
A ely DEAR JOUN-Do YOU re-
WI member Colonel Hosea Per-
kins, who used to live just
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dOnt Wdnt you to nc lous. True DO
jumping jack. litenass iS NOV.
er ob,ruSivc. The test of wei
dressed ma IS Eour inability to re-
n. .-rr r..'t he wore. If he be
"" i - fopDi;hneSa. the conspicti.
}! =, Of his attic will arrest YOU
attention, as we'll as your condemns,
ton. On the other hand, the absence
OF any part Of the correct CO time 0"
an exhibition of untidineSs or careless
ness in the wearing is always consr.,.
uouS SO with politenesS. 1t is goa ..
missed when it IS absent 1t Sh0un i
UnnoticeNble when it is present. Ii.
IS the brand to use in the home a.; v.
as outside of it. If you take it c,
when you hang your hat up in the h. ...
YEA 0Nn bet your sweet life that Az.
Nay will miss it, and the missing ~.
hurt
Don't greet her With a grunt, b.
with kiss | wouldn't advise you :
Apl,y that fotm Of courtesy to other.
bet in the home the customary form,
nay be modified, or, rather, magniticl:
Tor love and not custom dictates there
Don't take the best chair in the roo.
unless she commands it. She probu1.Y
Will insist on reserving the most co.,
Portable rocker for you, but you Shout,
never get into the habit of "takiA,;
things for granted. Show her that yo,i
think Of her first, that her ease ara
health and happiness stand foremost in
your thoughts, and there isn't an
doubt about her reciprocation. Howev.
er much he may wish to do, the ma.
usually gets the best Of the bargain II
the matter of attentions at home. H.,
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government Attempts to Fetter the
Freedom Of the Press.

For several years past there has
been : we'll defined md persistent ef-
tori o. the part of the government, to
N. = and r., trict the freedom of
~ ''+.tcau press. The postal de-
p''''hent made strong and deter.
mit''' effort Ia eliminate NEWSPAPERS
! fi"nr IN list Of second class mail
lhattr,, winch measure, as anyone ia.
ihlllar With newspaper business we'll
knows, would have proved the death
blow to the majority of the weekly pa
perS OF the country.
linen again, movement was sprung
10 limit the amount of advertising
that newspaper should carry and
stlll De granted the privileges of the
mails. This seemed to have fallen
through, and now an order is promul.
gated which specifies the amount of
time that an editor may extend credit
to his delinquent subscribers, and still
be permitted to send them the paper
at second class rates. This autocrat-
&c decree, which is u part of Order
NO. GOT, provides that if subscriber
OF any weekley newspaper becomes
more than year delinquent on his
subscription, the editor of said paper
is declared the privilege of sending
the paper to said subscriber through
the mails as second class matter. at
tne customary rate of l cent per,
pound, but is compelled to send il AS,
trancient sec2pd class matter and
place a one cent stamp on each and,
every such paper mailed, thus adding
70 the cost of the paper 50 cents per
year, which of course few weekly
newspapers can stand. To sight a
speclflc example, Jno. Doe, who has
been regular subscriber for mapv
years, and is known to be perfectly
good IN every particular, meets with
reverse and drops into the Office Of
MS county paper and says, well
know | am little behind on my pa.
per but 1 will be able to square the
account after | dispose of my crop".
NOW although the editor is perfectly
willing to continue Mr.. Doe, the
government steps in and says mo
Mr. Doe must either paw up or drop
on the rolls". This IN substance ia
the effect of the recent ruling of the
post master general the enforcement
OF which will utterly wipe out a large
part OF the smaller papers of the
country, and this to ia Land of free
Homes, free Speach and frea press ISS
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Welsh is now enjoying a period
OF relaxation and rest from the
strain under which she has been
laborlng for the past ten days, as
there is neither show nor street
fair in our midst now. The carni-
val company that held forth here
last week,ewith its various attrac-
lions and numerous games of
chance that secured the elusive
nickels from Welsh's s,ndrv
pockets, is now thing OF the past,
SO far as this place is concerned, it
having folded it's tents like the
Arabs" and departed last Saturday
night. While we are neither better
nor-richer because of the carnival,
wfcEE If 71. ~. :,.-1l
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forms Of social
etiquette. Heav-
Ell forbid! No
Would raise Its tail up
In the air.

one detests meaningless ceremony
more than l do. But the courtesies
that spring from the heart. that az
the outward manifestations of desire
| to please or to be of service TO its %.
ject, are entirely different. 10 the trU
gentleman they are rs natural as TIC
circulation Of his blood. lie can lu
more dispense with them than lie can
with his breath. 1t is pity that so
few of us are true gentlemen Most OF
us are selfish to the bone, and genuine
courtesy is an evidence of fOrgetful-
ness of self, virtue which we have to
cultivate. If it is worth while to be Il
gentleman at all-and | never heard
anybody express any doubts Oh that
point-lt is certainly worth while to be
4 gentleman ut home The good Onin-
ion of your wife is Of more Importance
to you than the opinions of all the
rest Of the people of the world put to-
gether. Yet you would fail to show to
her the courtesy which you would be
stow upon another az matter Of
course and feel ashamed if you we're
remiss in the least particular
Cultivate Home Etiquette.
No, you can't do Il better thing than
to treat your wife ut least as well as
you do your neighbours. She will up-
preciate it. can say that with en-
phasiS, for nothing hurts woman
more than the apparent loss of that
fine consideration which distinguishes;
the wooing days. No matter If s'ir
does feel sure of your love. no mat"
if you prove your affection in nU".,"".
less other ways. she who has re'',,'>.i |
as queen is never fully satisfied with |
less than the honors due to royalty. |
And it IS so easy to crafty her. 1t is
only necessary to keep in mind all the
time that your wife is woman and
hat good breeding works us well in a |
jacket as in a dress suit.
have q very strong recollection Of |
| blacksmith who lived in the little |
village where I went to school when
Joy. He was a great. brawny rough
ooking fellow, whose face and hands
we're grimed by the smoke of he forge.
He seldom wore a coat and never a !
:olar except on Sunday, but he was
me Of the truest gentlemen I have
.ver known, and his wife was envied
~ every other woman in the village
simply because of his Difference to her
n private as well as in public. He was
rustic Rayard, but his chivalry was
IS pure and true as that of any broad
10th attired city man. No, my son,
genuine courtesy is not a matter of
tress or OF ceremony, and in practic-
ng it at home you don't have to sacri-
ice your own comfort to an extent
Tor'hy Of considerat ton. On the other
land, it pays wonderfully in the pleas
Ire it gives to your wife and. by refec-
ion, to you. 1t pays in the grace it
ives to your own character, and, bet
err than all else. it pays in it's influence
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upon the character OF your family
Some Of these days, unless you are diff
ferent from the majority of mankind
you will be father. Your children
will be very much as you make the. :
and your actions will have more to 10
with the making than your commands.
They will, consciously or unconscious
ly, copy your faults as we'll as your
virtues. and the courtesy you display
IN their presence will. in some part at
least, become fixed habits with them.
Your own training has been such that
l do not fear you will go far wrong in
this particular, but Notwithstanding
this / have seen evidence that you are
not holding up to the old mans stand
ard, and l want you to be rlght-all
right
But Don't Overdo 1t.
Now, John. don't misunderstood ME
| don't want you to be Il jumping jac,.
in the box at home or anywhere else
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But Don't Overdo 1t.

Extremes are &.
ways 0 diou ).
a II d politeness
may be so over.
done that it be-
comes Il pain in.
stead Of a pleas,
ure to its OBJ
ject. Men like
old Perkins sim
ply make them
s e | We s rilicu-
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ihc N" t"s'St ON TcSc1Uiag the most com.
Portable rocker TOR yOu.
~" they are so often unaccepteu q:
H.'::' :rntly unnoticed, but you can'.
l!Ai 4 greater mistake than to oni..
item.
ne polite to your wife, John, whether
You are at home or abroad. 1t doesn't
"o;' you red cent, it need not incor-
venicace You in the least. but it mean;
an almighty lot to Anna May and Just
as much to you. Yours affectionately.
JOHN SNEED.
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Rice Bran at Jones Bros,
Attention, Ladiesl

DO you want the latest styles in
Hats? We have just what you need
and the prices the lowest. also a beau.
tlful line ofDress Goods, Goats, Skirts,
Shoes, Belts, Bags, in fact, everything
to suit YOU. Call for Butterck Pat.
terms. Kimball-Turner Co,
10 Jennings, La.
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you are right.
If there is any
place Oh earth
that a man
should be on his
best bell9Eior, it
Is at home, but
| do not mean
by that that he
should put in
practice all the
purely artificial
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a Higher Health laval

nave reached higher health
M ,evei since | began using DR.. Kins's
new LIE Pills" writes Jacob spring.
er' OF West Franklin, Maine. "They
keep ny stomach. liver AMI bowels
Wnrklhg lust "irtf r. thn.a Ill