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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-28

where, but hows'ever the overhead cher ubim sent tender-toe my way and I sold him the deed for $1200 in round gold pieces of the double-eagle sort We got the deal closed late at night, and in the mornin' by the bright light this purchaser was to start on voyage of discovery in search of his earthly possession.
 But me? What did I do? l steers di- rect for Spokane's palace of sports with the gold in my jeans, intendin' to make q good big stab at his game. It was after o'clock in the mornin when l drew up at the layout and bought five stacks of yellow checks, 20 in a stack and worth five plunks each This liberty cost me $500. There was a mighty big game run nm and l was plaguy lucky to get q seat, for the players were three deep standin' round the table. Old Doc Phil lips was dealin' and he had his hands full. I'll tell you. It's no mean job to take care of big faro play, and l speak from experience, havin dealt the game myself, nlanys the time. And another old skate we called Stiff Jimmy was on the lookout chair. These fellows were supposed to work in three-hour shifts with Porgy O'Brien and Dutch Ambrose. But both Porgy and Dutch had gone over to Elan agan's store and filled up with his squr- rel tanglesap and were so teetotally unfit for work that they were sleepin on hls pool table with their feet in the pockets.
 "Consequently when mornin began to streak the eastern horizon and these two hard-workin' men were still pluggin' away at their job Stiff is dozin away in his chair and Doc has to kind of bring himself to with an effort or he'll go blind with sleep. Yet the game is as big as tt was when it started. l keep playin along with my big round yellow checks, but 1 could not get the best of a deal All 1 could possibly get was an even break or lose a stack or two to each deal. 1 keep goin along, forgettin' all about how the time is passin' until just as the sun is risin' and beginnin to show itself through the shades at the windows l bet my last and only yellow check-all that was left out of the proceeds of my alkali land and I'm broke. Did any of you fellows Eotice that draught of hot, sultry air tha, just blew in through the doors?' asked the Colonel, smacking his lips.
 This was another of the Coloners hign signs, which was immediately gratified by serving him another julep, for hIs talk was taking the form of stability.
 Well there I set-broke, All in thia time and nothin' in sight. neither. Then the godsend arrived. The sun. dear old
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heavenly body, kept on rising, as was it's duty, in the course of which it cast it's rays through pinhole in the window shade in such a manner and at just the right angle to reflect round yellow spot, just the size of the yellow checks l had been playing, on the center of the king card on the layout. On the next turn or the cards the king won, and Doc Phillips, being dopy from long continual work ana completely all in, thinks the sunspot $ a yellow check and pays 1t.
 'T hardly got the nerve to pick 1t up. No one else around the table notices |, so I let the real yellow check lay ana by the rising of the sun which created It the king won again, and I've got two yellow checks, worth 10 cases to me From this point on my luck changed. couidn [ lose I whipsawed, backbound, silvered them and had them hobbled. l played on until noon that day; when I considered l had enough and cashed in $20000-all or which I had run the sunspot into. Then' to celebrate the special favor had re- ceived from on high, l bought this stone 2 from a Mexican greaser for $700o, anu they tell me that that money was lucky to him. for he went down to IeXds', where he was called thief on general principles, and was deprived or ilie TOT the good of humanity in general. Gem.ie- men, you cannot blame me TOT caiiihs this blink my talisman and not ever lh- tending to part with 1t, can your!
 "No. indeed, colonel If l ever got a diamond by such miraculous means never would part with 1t as long as I lived. Won't you take another little wash to bolster yourself up before you go?' asked Tommy Townsend.
 Make it a julep," replied Colonel Crook. After nourishing himself with the same he bade us good night and was on his way.
 "Billy. that makes the seventeenth story I have heard the colonel tell of how he got his piece of glass. He has a fertile mind. which never will need any irrigation other than some juleps. He should have been reared a newspaper man. Good night, Billy"
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Tn the first place. you fledglings must understand that I was one of the first white men that drifted down to the southwest. I landed in the glorious ter ritory of Mexico in the very early days At that time you dassen't ask a man you would meet where he came from un- less you was quick with your A Colt. And by quick I mean quick. For why? Well, most of the guys you'd meet in that section in them days was skates what had got in bad somewhere or nuther up east or no'th or some place, and all were afeard that you might be campn' on their trail with a bag full of wristlets ready to be adjusted and ride to dun geon or a swing by the neck was waitin' for them. So all you had to do was to keep your mouth shut and pay your board. Yet these scamps were all well heeled. They were there with the wealth jingles and nobody asked questions. Be- sides that there was one continual travel of Texas ranchers and Wyoming cattle men comin' along lookin' to buy up pieces of land, so as to get In on the first deal I know that there was more land sold in Albuquerque in three months than there is in 10 territories the size of Ne-oo Mexi- co. But that was all right. It kept money coming in hacks and in a continual state of rapid circulation. Yes, thanks, I be- lieve I could stand another julep with out getting drunk and disorderly."
 After the colonel had refreshed himself with long-drawn pull through the straw of his julep, he resumed:
 Inside of few months Albuquerque began to look like a city. She had over 200 shacks well put up, 19 barrooms and the Blazin' Rag hotel was built, and 1t was in this place I had the good luck to go broke, plumb broke and afterward, through the dispensation of Providence, to get big stake which afterward made me the most popular citizen in the terri tory and be sent to Washington, the
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We are determined to sell that immense Johnson & Mc- Coy Go. stock at any cost. We can't duplicate our offers at the factory today. Every legltl- mate inducement is being offer ed the patrons of this store to make their purchases even for a season ahead while this sacri- flee sale is on. We guarantee to save you from $5 to $10 on a suit. We are selling high grade clothing at factory prices. We challenge comparison. Johnson Harris Clothing Co.,, 221 N. 20 St.
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From the Wide Awake Magazine.
 It was in May, 19o6 that an adven- +,ire happened to me which dispelled once for all in my mind deep-rooted doubt as to whether a shark would attack a. human being in a boat.
 The weather had been stormy for some days. but had finally cleared, and smooth sea tempted me to try my iuek with the 'auau" fish which is favor- ite of mine, on account of it's 'gamy" qualities.
 Embarking in a 14-foot flat-bottomed sl1iff soon after daylight, I rowed to my fishing ground near the bellbuoy. dis tance of nearly two miles from the har- .bor of Honolulu, anchoring about 600 feet on the Waikiki side of the buoy. < Sport with the auau was good, and it gxxas not long before I had about 40 of the long, 1.-the fish, each about two feet in length. lying in the bottom of the sskiff
 While fishing I had noticed two sharks pass near me, one of which hoyered around the boat for little while and then disappeared Their appearance caused me no apprehension, however Tor it was no unusual thing to see sharks near the bellbuoy.
 Presently my attention was attracted by d big shark, fully 16 feet long and un- usually heavily built, which made a dash at a fish that l was pulling in. It turned over on it's side in an attempt to seize the auau, but I was little too quick for it, and managed to land my fish safely.
 I recognized the shark as a 'niuhi," " one of the largest and fiercest species found in the local waters, and much dreaded by the natives on account of it's unsavory reputation a man-eater. its presence off Oahu is rare, the fish fre- quenting the warmer water near tine equator. Hawaiian tradition says that the 'niuhi'' is seen only after or during a heavy storm, the disturbed water hay ing driven it away from it's usual haunts. The scientific name of this shark is, believe carcharodon carcharias.
 The failure of the big brute to secure my fish seemed to anger it, and it came to the surface again, poking its head out of the water and regarding me with malevolent eyes. Then it swam slowly round the boat, frightening all the auau away
 still did not feel alarmed, but tried to scare the shark off with an oar, having
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Trying To Age Violin.
the Pathfinder.

TOIll Ile FdtHfnuef.
 While man in Philadelphia has been trying to invent a varnish that will make new, cheap violin sound like a Stradi- varus, well known violnist and maker of the instruments has been working along a different line to secure the same effect He says that age has nothing to Go directly with the tone of violin; that the amount of lowing it receives is what makes the tone superior. He makes use of an electrical machine winch sends vibrations through the instrument and he claims that in 30 days as much blowing" can be given the violin by this means as it would get in 50 years in the ordinary way.
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SUN SPOT WINS 4
 GOODLY FORTUNE Yellow Spot on Faro Table
 Brings S20,000 THE LUCK OF A GAMBLER Colonel Clark, After Having the Dust In His Throat SprinkIed Down,
 Limbers Up To Happy
 "Reminiscences.
New York Telegram.

From the New York Telegram.
 Four of us scribes were whiling away a rare leisure hour in our favorte stall in the taproom of one of the large office buildings on Park row. It was a very warm, sultry night, and we all felt the depressing effect of the atmosphere; be- sides that, we were also completely tired out. There had been a long -drawn-out convention of a bunch of foreign and do- nestle scientists held during the stfling day, which we had to report, and, while the stirring events of this meeting made page after page of copy, 1t was about as interesting as reading a dictionary back ward. So we were tired, and the usual flow of wit, airy persiflage and badinage was on relief duty and we were duller than grandpop's razor.
 It was with an extremely listless air that we all looked toward the entrance when Tommy Townsend said
 Look who's coming, fellowsi It's old Colonel Crook. If we can get him in here and lubricate his jaws and lay the dust which continually whizzes in his throat we are liable to hear something that will wake us up Hey Colonel, come over here! Glad to see you looking so we'll"
 Thus invited, the Colonel joined our lit tie party. He was a perfect type of the oldtme sport. A very large, bulky old man with a big round face, on the lower part of which two layers of fiabby fat hung like drapery, but which, no doubt. in years gone by had been solid and hard. He wore one of the old-style shirts, which had the collar made on it, pearl-colored high hat, and his mustache was allowed to graze not only on his lip, but half way down the side of each cheek, which added greatly to it's size. His thick head of hair was snow white, yet this mus tache was as black as a ravens wing except where the dye did not quite reach to the roots thereof. He was character all right.
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Here's an unusual big offer ing, a $25 Kirchbaum hand made suit for S15. Try one and be pleased. Varley & Bauman Clothing Co.,. 1910 3rd Ave.
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Get one of those $30. .0O hand made Kirschbaum Suits for $20. B 1-3 per cent off on all suits. Varley & Bauman Clothing Co.,, 1910 3rd Ave.
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A Sufficient Reason.

From the Bohemian Magazine for July.
 Brooke-Gunson always calls spade spade
 Lynn-That's because he lacks syno- nvms
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trade winners-The Gawk makes good cuts.
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Remember that the Over Freight Sale of the Southern Railway includes salvage from the entire system.
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Will you partake of a little tipple?' inquired one of the boys.
 Well, eh, I b'leve I will" said the Colonel, as he though debating in his mind whether or not to indulge. But the veriest dub could see that when once n- vited the Colonel would fight his way through the flames rather than miss it. "A mint julep, Henry" says he to the waiter. Its powerful warm tonight"
 T suppose you get it a great deal warmer down your way, don't you? mean in New Mexico?" asked Townsend.
 We do; we do; yes indeed. But the air down in that country is always dry and don't make plug sweat, like it does up here. Henry, take this julep back to the mixer and tell him to toss in three or four strawberries and to dust some powdered sugar over the fragrance of these green leaves. When l want julep suit? There ain't a congressman or lobby in in Washington, D. C., at the time when Ne-oo Mexico was a-tryin' for state hood, I run across nigger that had saloon on the Avenue, and l taught him how to make a julep. What is the re- suit? Thereain't congressman or lobby ist that don't know the pathway lead ing down to Johnsons. Probably eXceptin Mr Fairbanks. I am afraid that l was the unconscious cause of much wine bibbling, simply on account of my high classy ideas of what is correct form for quenching.'
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-04

In the very heart of the city, It's
Sprague av., the Baldwin House,
Kiron Is the man of today. He is
wOrld-famous cor the many predic-
tons he has maze and have come
to pass. He tells your name, tells
when and whom you will marry.
He seems to reach the secrets of
ones very soul. Truthful are the
words that come from his lips
Would you like to know as to
changes, travel, love, marriage,
law, old estates, wills, deeds, lost
friends, mines, real estate, patents,
investments, divorces, sickness; as
to whether you will receive a let
ter: If your husband, wife or sweet
heart is true? We will say, see
Kiron. He hastens marriages, set
ties lovers quarrels, unites those
who are separated, develops per-
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with you. Remember the name.
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-04
SWORDS GROUND FOR BIG
BLOOD-LET7ZNG IN EUROPE

LONDON Aug. 4.-Not since
the Franco-Prussian war of gen.
GRAFTON ago has there been SO
much war talk in Europe as is now
keeping busy the chancellories of
the old world.
Austria has started to make
strong achievements along her
southern frontier, and Italy has
taken fright at this, and is laying
in a heavy stock of new artillery at
a cost of $4,000, 900. Italy fears
that the Austrians have designs on
Albania, across the Adriatic from
Italian shores, and the fear of hos
tilities is causing much uneasiness
at Rome.
Germany is moving rapidly to
place war on a new basis by the
use Of airships, and the new mon
ster air vessel of Count Zeppelin,
which the Berlin government in
tends to purchase for 100000, will
serve as the basis for an armed
aerial feet. The kaiser is dream
ing of chance to invade England
and administer terrible chastise-
ment to his uncle's country.
France is greatly worried be-
cause her plans to subdue Moroc-
CO are not materializing; she fears
the Germans will step in shortly,
and declare that Paris has had it's
full chance to make good in the
land of the Moors and somebody
else should be given an opportun-
ity.
England has just concluded
series of naval maneuvers, using
over 300 war ships, directed
against Germany. and Englishmen
are considering the introduction of
the continental system of conscrip-
ton for their army.
Russia is making faces at Tur-
key, and on the Turko-Russian
frontier forces of both nationalities
are being modified. The Turks
have given large orders for artil-
lery and ammunition, and there is
a report that the sultan intends to
go to war in the Balkans as a
means of getting at Russia
The war fever has spread even
to the small nationalities. In Scan
dinavia the Swedes are starting to
double their naval strength, and
Norway is considering the erection
of Notifications in the neutral
zone between herself and Sweden,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-04
ENAKOPS NIGHT
OF NIGHTMARE

1t was a night of nightmare at
the Enakops' carnival at Natator.
ium park. The crowd saw Gordon
c. Corbaley almost put to death.
Throughout all the torture and
agony Police Chief Rice and some
of his officers looked on in great
glee. gloating over the cruelties
practiced on the innocent victim of
their fiendish initiation. Council
men and high-up men of town also
Toasted their eyes upon the grew
some sights.
1t is estimated by Enakop figures
that there were 13,333,313 people
at the ceremonies and that several
times that number will be there
tonight.
The parade drove many alright
ed from the grounds. Great mon.
sters crawled out of the seas,
ugly bats fitted about the heavens
on a bat, feathered beasts and
horned birds were everywhere.
Only the Enakops who had their
fingers crossed and mumbled the
mystic words OF the ancient Or
der were safe from their contain
mating influences.
Those who go down there to-
night will take a tip and get
button with the mystic figures
"13" inscribed thereon. as this is
the only symbol feared by the
frightful monsters that strut and
wing about.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-04
INDIANS DON'T need
SUCH BALL, PLAYERS

Here's what a conservative Sc
attic sporting writer says of Ro'
wan, the man recently released by
the Spokane management:
Rowan got away with the run
and hit play beautifully. Rowan
was on first in the thir d when the
trick was tried first and he raced
to third, proving that he has not
forgotten his base running. In the
first inning he advanced Cahill by
perfect bunt, and in the third
started the fireworks which re-
suited in Seattle scoring six TALES
and putting the game on Ice. No
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-04
READ THIs-INvEsTIcATE

476 acre farm, SO miles north
OF Spokane; Stevens county; over
200 acres good timothy land, bal
ance excellent pasture; fine 8-room
house and basement, water piped
into same; large barn, housing 20
cows, IL horses, 100 tons hay; be-
sides six calf pens, implement
shed, grain room, creamery, ice
house, chicken house; in fact all
necessary outbuildings; also good
two-year-old orchard.
This is not located in an iso-
lated district, as two boats go up
and down the river daily; post
office within so rods of dwelling;
schoolhouse less than half mile;
also church within 20 rods of
place. Enough timber to last
family lifetime. Object in SELL
ing, owner getting old and not able
to attend to so large a farm Price,
1913 acre.
SULLIVAN INVESTMENT CO.
PHONE 2433. IL BERNARD ST.
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reigns. Such a conflict would III.
volve all the civilized countries OF
the world except the United States
and would be the greatest calam
ity in the history of the world.
A war involving Europe in a 81
gantic struggle for the worlds mas
terry would find former enemies
fighting together and present
friends killing one another. 1t
would probably end with all the
participants exhausted. This con
clusion is the strongest factor in
Withholding the powers from going
at one another's Threats. If war
does not come it will be only be-
cause the powers are convinced
that the conflict would be a draw.
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while the two little countries are
saying nasty things to each other.
Holland and Belgium are con-
sidering forming a dual defensive
league, to band together their
armies, to protect both from pos.
,sible German encroachment
Every statesman in Europe is
afraid of the outlook. There is
fear that Germany, which is being
driven into a corner by the sue
cessful efforts Of England to isO
late her. will turn round suddenly
one day and strike out with the
mailed fist before anyone realizes
what has been done. Predictions
are being made that there has got
to be one big blood letting in Eu-
rope, at least, before general peace
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-04
FATS AND LEANS TO :.
MIX WAR MEDICINE

The hunters room at the Silver
grill was engaged this morning for
the Fats and Leans of the Enak.
ops, who play baseball on Satur.
day. They are to organize their
teams. The Fats and the Leans
will meet at separate times for
fear they will cripple each other.
Sec. A. w, Jones has long head
and foresaw the possibilities of
hostilities. so arranged for sepa.
rate meetings.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-04
OUTCASTS CAN TRIM
CANucKS ANYHOW

Outcast Hardness turned trick
that the Spokane pitchers couldn't
do when he trimmed the Canucks
yesterday to at Vancouver. He
allowed them only three hits. Flan-
nigan was the only player who
solved his delivery. The solution
was three hits. Jack Hickey, for
Vancouver. was touched for IL
hits, including a home run by
Cartwright, two triples and
double.
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WASHINGTON TnEATER

HIGH CLASS VAUDEVILLE
WEEK COMMENCING AUG. 2, '08
Sisters O'Meers, worlds greatest
tight wire artists. Geo. Street &
Co., novel impersonations. Tom
Moore, singing comedian. Steven
son & Nugent, eccentric singers
and dancers. Louis Chevalier &
Co, sketch artists.
Matinee every day. Two shows
every evening. Prices, Is and 25
cents.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-04
SEATTLE AFTER
INDIANS TODAY

Seattle is here for a series of
seven games, beginning today.
Terry MeKune and Dave Rowan,
both former Injuns, are with them.
So, altogether, 1t will be a sort of
family affair with Matt Stanley
and Harry Rush, also with them
and also once with Spokane.
Quinn has a new infielder named
Graham, he says. Let us pray.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-04
CANNED CAMPAIGN
SPEECHES BY TAFT

HOT SPRINGS, Va, Aug. A.
Canned campaign speeches by Taft
will soon be shooting from phono-
graphs all over the country. He
has agreed to the stunt and begun
his talks into the machine. The
speeches will be 800 words each.
Bryan has already adopted the
photograph scheme and Taft took
it up after listening to one of his
opponents monograph addresses.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-04

WASHINGTON

The Washington this week pres
ents one of its best bills, which
includes the George Street Co. in
their scenic creation portraying
historic events in the military ca
reers of General Washington and
Napolean. Tom Moor is making
a great hit in his original produc-
ton of "coon shouting"
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