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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-24

sainfofn, which carried inc coiors Of r BIT James Miller to tho front was an exceptionally fortunate purchase by John Porter, the trainer. He bought the colt out of the Hampton Court lot of yearlIngs in 1888 for the very req sonable price of g, 720. Sir Robert Oar dine taking half interest in him.
 As a two-year-old he was seen only once in public. and he won his race with the greatest ease. The year fol- lowing he won the Esher stakes in . cnnter. after which he was sold to Sir James Miller for $3o.000 and q con tingency of half the stakes if Inc won the Derby. It was indeed profitable denl for Porter and Sir Robert.
 Another instance of Porter's shrewd- ness as a horse dealer was his pur- chase of the great horse Isonomy for the bagatelle figure, comparatively speaking. of $1,800. The real owner was Fred Gretton.
 Isonomy gave no real promise of his worth as two-year-old, his only vic tory being nursery stake in the lat ter part of the season. As three year-old he was not seen in public un- til the Cambridgeshire. which he won easily by two lengths and incidentally earned no less than $200.000 fin bets for his owner.
 Had he been in the classic races he would in all probability have cleaned the board.
 As four-year-old he won the gold cup at Ascot and the Goodwood and Brighton cups and crowned these feats by literally running away. with the Great Ebor handicap. carrying the crushing weight of 136 pounds.
 The following year Isonomy proved himself a better horse than ever, not only winning he'Ascot gold cup again, but also the Manchester cup with the almost Impossible burden. one would think, of 13S pounds.
 It has been calculated that altogeth- CT Isonomy won for his owner up- ward of S5o0O00 in stakes and bets, which for an $1.S0O investment was colossal prcft.-Brooklyn Eagle.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-24
The carrote.

The garrote is thing that no man of nervous temperament should look at Once seen 1t never can be forgot ten. Just to think of 1t months after ward brings up choking sensation which makes one long to tear away his collar and breathe the free air as deeply as he can. It rests upon a raised platform. an ordinary straight backed chair, with thin iron. clasps on the elbows and legs of the chair. These are, for the arms and ankles of the condemned criminal. At the top of the back of the chair is a band of iron. one end of which swings out so as to admit of neck being inserted. This band snaps around in place. and all is ready. A twirl of crank in back and as the band crushes the neck back pin pierces the medulla ob- longata. New York Sun.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-24
THE SPORTING NEWS.

break Pickett ducked hard right. but was almost doubled up with q belt to the stomach as the bell rang.
 Ninth round; Pickett landed q hard right to the Jaw and again the lclinch. At the break Corr again missed hard right to jaw, hut im- mediately placed the same hand hard on Pickett's ribs. Both led and land ed lefts to the mouth and Pickett blocked several hard rights,
 Tenth round: They went to a lclinch and both pounded the stom- Iach with right hooks. In a mix-up blood came from Corr's nose. They were clinched repeatedly, both pounding each others body. At the break Corr tried hard to land one of his vicious lefts and rights but missed by the ducking and blocking of Pickett.
 Eleventh round: Corr went after his man Ikea wild bull and in the clinch hammered. Pickett hard on stomach and kidneys At the break both missed leads and began wrest- ling tactics. Corr landed a hard right to the wind and as they came together Pickett swung Corr away from him. Corr went down with a crash, his head hitting the floor. He was up like shot and he went after Pickett with renewed vigor. Pickett covered up and clinched and both were tired at the bell.
 Twelfth round: They went to a clinch right away and began tattoo on each others stomach and ribs. They broke away and both landed hard 'lefts to, jaw. Corr. began to fight hard now and tried time and time again to land a solar. plexus. Pickett was game and came back strong for more and they were pounding each other In cllnch with lefts and rights at the bell. It was called a draw and all bets declared off. 4r
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-24
To Cure Hay Fever.

Take one pound of ragweed leaves (with stems, flower and seeds indis- criminately or without them), boil in two quarts of water down to one quart and strain. Divide this one quart into three parts-viz, one pint and two half pfnts. On the first day take one-twelfth of the one pint every hour-twelve doses. The second day take one-twelfth of one half pint ev- cry hour, and on the third day take the same quantity-viz, one-twelfth of one-half pint.-Detroit Free Press.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-24
DIRIGIBLE CAyORTs IN AIR.
Zeppelin Craft Performs Grandly
 Above Lake Constance.

The reconstructed Zeppelin dirigi- ble airship Noa1 made a triumphal reappearance and ascension with ten passengers at Friedrichshafen yester- day afternoon and went through evo- ,lutions which for speed and stability was most satisfactory. The trip in the air lasted BE hours and was made without hitch. The balloon made an average speed of 29.31 miles an hour at mean altitude of 800 feet. Driven alternately by a single motor and then with both mo- tors the craft made easy progress, its movements being controlled with fa- cility with either the double or the single steering gears.
 Critical aeronauts and throngs of the populace crowded the shores of Lake Constance from 2 o'clock until half-past 5 yesterday afternoon watching the evolutions of the air. ship. It's movements were so grace full and It's obedience to the hardly visible steering gear so quick and accurate that the verdict of the on- lockers was unanimous that it is the finest dirigible balloon that ever as- cended from Manxeli. Ascending from the waters of Lake Constance almost horizontally for 800 feet 1t set out on short voyage overland against fresh northeast breeze. It swept over the palace from the grounds of which the king of Wur- temburg greeted it. Meanwhile Queen Charlotte, aboard the royal yacht, followed it's maeneuvers. The airship seemed constantly to increase its speed, sometimes far surpassing the records of the one destroyed at Echterdingen. At height of 1000 feet the craft performed most won derful maneuvers. At an angle of 35 degrees it turned to the right and to the left and spun completely around; then all the time steering with the wings opening and closing like window shutters, 1t rose at the bow and the stern at will.
 Short, sharp, speedy dashes fol- lowed--frst toward Switzerland and then toward the Rhine valley. Final- ly the balloon descended to the lake and was placed in the floating hall without difficulty. Countess Zeppe- lin, who is lying i'll at hotel, re- ceived constant bulletins of the prog ress of the balloon which she for warded to Count Zeppelin at Berlin. Daily trials of the dirigible will be made until next Monday when 1t is probable that an endurance trip will take place.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-24

]. Members, you are invited to attend the private
 Halloween Masquerade Dance Given by Kicks Dancing Academy, 43 East Main. street, Friday Evening, Oct 80, 1908. Admission 25c each per son at the door. Notice-Each lady or gentleman wearing mask must pre- sent an Invitation at the door. Phone 177-5.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-24
THE HORSES
BOUGHT FOR A MERE TRIPLE
Littl. Wonder Who Carried Off
 Blue Ribbon, Cost Owner sast. Only s,2s.

Stories of Derby winners havi-s- been sold as youngsters for exceed ingly small sums are fairly numerous, and without going too far back Into the recesses of the past at least two instances can be cited of animals des- tined ultimately to win the "blue rib bon of the turf which as yearlings no one thought good enough to buy. Voltigeur was one of these, and the other was Thormanby. <.
 voltigeur was bred by Robert Ste phenson in 1S47 and as ayearling was sent up to be sold at the Doncaster sales, Q reserve price of $1.750 being placed on him. Not a man was found to bid that much for him; consequently he was withdrawn.
 In all probability he would have re- mained unsold had not Williamson, relative by marriage of Lord Zetland. seen him and, having taken fancy to him, finally persuaded his lordship to buy him.
 His judgment was triumphantly vim dicated, for not only did Voltlgeur win the Derby and St Leger, but he suc- ceeded in establishing line of thor oughbreds which is at present domi- nant on the English turf and likely to remain so for some time to come.
 Thormanby, too, was sent up to be disposed at the Doncaster and, like voltigeur, did not reach nominal re- serve. Desirous of getting rid of him. however, Hummer, his breeder, re- quested his famous trainer, Matt Daw- son. to come and have thorough look at him.
 This Dawson did and, perceiving at a glance good points about him. which no one else apparently had noticed. bought him for Merry. his patron. Strange enough, Dawson gave the same figure for Thormanby as that paid for yoltigeur.
 As two-year-old Thormanby ran fourteen times and out of this number scored nine wins. and in the Derby of the following year he beat field of thirty. It was said that the race net ted Merry the nice sum of $200,0O0.
 The cheapest horse that ever won the Derby was Little Wonder, which was successful in 1S40. for he cost his owner, Robertson, the meager sum of only $325.
 Spaniel. too, winner of the race in 1881, was picked up for a very smnll siim. Lord Egerton. his breeder, letting him go for $550.
 Pyrrhus J.. which won in 1S46, was purchased by John Day. the noted trainer, as yearling at Doncaster, Gully, the pugillst, taking half in- terest in him.
 As a two-year-old the horse never ran, and seemingly his abilities were then of an unknown quantity, for at the end of the season Day agreed to sell his half share In him to Gully for $500. Days chagrin at his subsequent victory in the Derby was very great.
 Teddingtcn. the winner of 1851. was bred by blacksmith. who sold him as foal. together with his dam, to Sir Joseph Hawley for s1,250 and further $5.000 if he won the Derby.
 Sir Joseph and his confederate. Mas sey Stanhope. to whom the horse real ly belonged. profited largely over the success. and the jockey. Marson. who rode the horse. received $10000 as a token of victory. which in those days was unprecedented.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-24
NO GAMES TOMORROW.
Both. All Waterburys and Brooklyn
 Have Postponed.

Out of respect to the memory of the late Monsignor Slocum there will be no football games tomorrow af- ternoon either at the Driving park or at Rockville. Father Slocum was one of the staunch supporters of Sun day sport when conducted properly and to him the boys in base ball and football looked for aid, which was never refused. They will miss him as much as anyone else and the post ponement of the games tomorrow will be their one little mark of re- spect for his memory.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-24
Fish and Salt.

And the mystery still lingers-why is 1t necessary to salt a fish caught in the salt ocean? A sea bass caught oft Seabright requires just as much salt in the seasoning as a black bass caught in the saltless waters of Lake Erie.-New York Press.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-24
National Polo League Standing.
MOTOR CYCLE REcoRDs

Detroit, Mich, Oct. 24.-New amateur worlds motor cycle records were made at the state fair grounds here yesterday by Fred Huyck, of Chicago. for ten miles and for fif- teen miles. The new mark for ten miles was s:2s 2-5 and for Is miles 14:19 3-5.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-24
The Widows Might.

She-So your friend Singleton has voluntarily joined the ranks of the benedicts, has hel He-Not exactly; he was drafted A widow married him.-Chicago News.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-24
ROLLER POLO RESULTS.

At. Salem-Salem s. Providence 1. :. At Pawtucket-Pawtucket 5. Wor- cester 2. s
 At New Haven-New Haven 2. Bridgeport f..
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-24

Tn the face of man you may see the secret of his. Hfe.-Hearth and Home.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1908-12-24

Take up the ark Of the covenant and
PASS over.-Joshua, 9:e. IA
The long journey IN the wilderness
Il over. The endless stretches Of sand
will haunt the tired eyes Of the pill
grims no longer. Beyond the swiftly
gliding river lies Canaan, the Land q
Promise. s5S q;
Joshua 10 4 born leader Of men and
as such knows what they will do, II
appealed to- in the right way. The
River Jordan flows between the Prom
Used Land and his followers. It must
be crossed. With the same feeling
that afterward animated Douglas to
take from his breast the jeweled heart
Of the dead Bruce and fling it over the
heads Of the advancing foe, shouting:
Fight, my men, for the heart OF
Bruce!" so Joshua, with the deep re-
ligious consciousness Of Jew, gives
the order to carry forward the Ark Of
the Covenant No one Of his follow
.ers will dream of tagging behind when
he sees that sacred symbol In front.
And so, following In the footsteps Of
the priests, the people. old and young.
cross the Jordan and enter upon q
new phase OF their national life.
Is The parallel between our case, as we
stand on the threshold of new year,
and the Jews on the eve of their en-.
tering Canaan Is SO apparent that It
can be seen at once. As the tired wan
derers from Egypt stood facing the
Promised Land, 30 do you and stand
facing 1909. IL. 49,. ,. -
How are We going to commence our
Journey in the new year? Joshua
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|Whittier's Pot Of Butter.


. Once at the close Of the midweek
service held in the Friends meeting
house Mr. Whittier was inQuiring
where he could get some fresh made
butter. The next morning he received
a pot Of the very best butter that
Pond Hills could produce. The sender,
Friend Ruth Challis, was rewarded by
one Of those spontaneous poems with
which he was wont to burden" his
friends. The original copy Of the poem
hangs upon the wall Of the home OF
Ruth Challis' granddaughter. who
treasures the note, given In payment Of
her grandmother's pot of butter. as not
redeemable in silver or gold: s..
Words butter no parsnips" the old ad-
age says, 49,. f. 80
And to fiji up the trencher is better than
praise. -.- r.
So trust me, dear friend. that while eat
ing thy butter r-%
The thanks that feel are far more than
utter. 5ri ..5 "-s
Kind Providence grant thee a life with
out ills. ~ >1.ss s:+z g.
May the cows never dry up that feed on
May the cream never fail in thy cellar 20
4 cold III FL - .sa.s =
Nor thy hand lose it, cunning to change
it to gold. '3j&s rs ~
Thrice welcome to him who. unblest with
wife, l8J
Sits and bungles alone with the ripped
seams Of life, 5#
Il the womanly kindness which pit1es his
fate s.4 70. ~
And sews on his buttons or nils up his
s&5a plate, aE, HI t%.S4 8Ee,%#i 20
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And So sh, apjdna.''

Perhaps it was because he was
Scotch that his temper was quick, but,
whatever the reason, he lost It during
a rush hour at the little country sta
ton where he was employed as porter.
and he told one lady near BY that she
could 80 to well, place not down on
the time table. ..s=5. =... u
Quite naturally, she complained to
the station master, and It was he who.
sent Sandy into the waiting room to
apologize for his strong language. He
found several ladies there, and, not
being sure which was the she with
whom his business lay, he asked them
all around whether he had told her to
50 there. The very last one answer
ed yea. 1.
..Weel.' said Sandy sc medina. -.
Lippincot 81
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Entering the New Year

though he lived long. long ago, ann
/ though he was but . leader Of mob
OF liberated slaves, can show 10 the
way. The captain Of the Jewish host
i sent forward the Ark Of. tho Covenants
( We. who are the children Of the larger
hope, can do nothing better than To-
send forward into the new year the
Cross Of Christ. Why7 Because only
BY the power Of the Cross can We.
hope to pass successfully through the
trials and temptations and to over
come the kings Of passion and selfish
ness which so surely lie waiting for
us IN the next II months.
It must appeal to nearly every one.
this ending Of an old year and the be-
ginning Of new one. A man must b0s
dull indeed II It awakens no thoughts
OF a larger life, more consecrateds
manhood, q more devoted discipleshin
The past, let us remember, IL dead;
the future is always alive. It holds
aloft IN its strong right hand the
morning star of hope and whispers to
each child Of man: / 1T IL never too
late to mend"
Let US face the new year with brave
hearts and better determinations, plao.
ing before US as we advance the Cross
Of Christ, believing that in proportion
as we are loyal to this symbol shall We
have strength given US to endure hard
ness as good soldiers Of the Master,
patience to suffer without giving way
to despair, sorrow and misfortune.
and spiritual courage, SO that we can
come through every temptation trt
umphant and unafraid. .s.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1908-12-24

vastly interested in the movements of
Dave Ryder. one Of the summer board
ers at CasselPs, who would stroll osten-
tatiously toward the village. only to be
seen returning from the opposite dlrec-
ton an hour or so later. .1
This action was suspicious. Detec-
tive Samuel took the trail, and, like the
human bloodhound that he was, he
Swallowed the suspect. 1t was rather
disconcerting to have Ryder turn after
a mile or more had been covered and
rudely command him to be on his way.
Ryder even called him little boy"
Sammy's heart rose hot within him.
and he assured himself that Ryder
must be a very desperate criminal.
But practice makes perfect, and the
time came when Sammy learned to
maintain safer distance between him
self and the object Of his suspicious.
and at last he tracked him to his lair.
The lair was disappointing. 1t was
not cave reached through cunning
~ hidden trapdoor. It was not even q
rude shack such as the one in which
Billy, the Silent Sleuth, found Pete
Pomero, the head Of the train wrecking
band. -Es "a
It was just little nook in q bend of
the creek, with fallen log for seat,
and with his own sister Lucy sitting
there apparently waiting for the arrival
Of the desperate.
It was rather disconcerting to find
ones own family mixed up in such af-
fairs, but duty is duty, and Sammy
wriggled as close as he dared and lis
tened to the low murmur Of converse
ton. 4. .s N: 55s# 3.s l,.s N
It all seemed absurdly simple. Ryder
was not planning burglary. He was
kissing Lucy many times, and between
caresses they were discussing how best
to approach her father On the matter
Of their marriage. a NJ ..Is 1881 5s
Judged by the stern, unyielding stand
ards Of Josiah Temple, Ryder was far
too gay young blade to be trusted
with Lucy, who was destined to marry
q minister when her father could ind
minister Of whom he could fully ap-I
prove. Lucy feared to let Ryder speak
to her father lest she be forbidden to
sec or speak to him. Ryder, on the
other hand, was urging her 70 consent
& to 4 test Of fats-
II feel like scoundrel meeting you
- the woods this way he urged. II
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When Sammy N
urned Detective
BY Mabel Herbert.
Copyrighted, 1903, BY Associated
Literary Press. .75

. Raised upon diet Of Biblical litera-
ture until he had passed his eighth
year, Sammy Temple took eagerly to
the nickel novels when at last knowl-
edge Of their existence was commune
Gated to him. First he liked the
stories Of men who sailed strange craft
In the sky above, the earth below or
in the waters under the earth.
Later these were as naught beside
the bold detective who could arrest q
band of counterfeiters single handed
and who ran murderers to earth just
to keep in practice for greater things.
Captain Beggs, the solitary town con-
stable, at once became more impor-
tant figure than Ben Dwyer, who ran
the single engine which constituted
the motive force on the little branch
line. Sammy had liked to dream Of
the day when he should be an en-
gineer, too, and would have charge Of
the great iron steed. -s.2.
He had planned to sneak past the
switch at the junction some night aud
run down the main line clear out to
California. or maybe to Mexico, or
up to the goldfelds Of Alaska. A fell
low could go anywhere on an engine
like that. % Il
But after '"The Boys Own and the
detective books the engine, tied to it's
iron roadbed, seemed tame. Dwyer
was deposed, from: his pedestal, and
Beggs was installed thereon, although
he was only constable, which is not
at all like a real detective. 49,
Detectives are people who tell con-
stables when the latter have the right
prisoner, and he looked forward to the
day when he could show his badge and
say to Captain Beggs: "Oficer, there
stands the man who killed Cyrus
Blake. Arrest him!' He was ready to
bet that old Beggs would be surprised,
and how the other fellows would stare!
But meanwhile there were oppor-
tunities to do little detective work
about the farm, and Sammy became
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1908-12-24
THURSDAY, DEC. rs, 1908.

1t Is ''just before Christmas. - and
we are all very busy. Yet the Sheaf
will not let pass the opportunity to
wish one and all of its many readers.
patrons and friends, verv merry
Christmas. .~.. 3
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1908-12-24

You should always remember that
most cough and cold cures are con-
stipating. Yet the most Important
thing to do when YOU have cold Is
to move the bowels. You cannot
promptly cure a cold until you do
this. Kennedv's Laxative Cough
Syrup stops the cough by allavine
Inflammation of the throat and
lungs, and it drives the cold from the
system by gently moving the bowels.
Children like it for It tastes nearly
as good as maple Sugar. Sold by
North Star Drug Co.