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Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-15
CHANCE TAXES o IN snow
Worlds Champion Manager HAnd'
ons Somr Dope On ChicaEo.

WV ENMAN bNEE -
Prank Chance. Worlds champion man
sFer. rs nov or the Job in Chicago and ts
makinE Ensl arrangements for the spTtng
training trip He arrived saturday fresh
from the n0Werv fields Of California. and
fen into . ~snoEdrifl as soon as ne struck
Chicago. he soon thAwe6 out, however,
and gave out some 81 The dope for TIE com
ING year. This is the dope as handed cut
'Slagle and LundgTen are on The slate for
trades. u Chance can trade them soTan-
t~6geouElY. Besides these two veterans, he
has Coakley and some Of the younger ma
ter1al TO offer 10 any team desiring 70
make . fra6e.
However. Chance is not anxious 10 make
ans exchanges lie has surplus material
but unless be can get just the men he has
IN mind he viii not trade al all
Chance has definite plans IN regard 20
The training season He has decided 70 take
q bag section OF the club 10 Hot Springs.
ARK. March g The chanpionE manager
VIII oroer ever pitcher and catcher OF has
list TO report at Hot Springs and viii 5oiu
them In TIE trip. Besides the pitchers and
csuchers. Sieinfsldt and possibly some OH
ers Of the regulars VII be asked 10 loin
The advance squadron SteinfElot. who is
overweight and who finished the season n
bad condition. has asked TO 60 70 the
Springs. and Chance Immediately VII Eer
m touch with every member q the team.
and any q them who feels that he - N
Of extra work VIII be requested 10
goin the Hot Springs crowd
The other sousd Of the Cubs will e 20
West Baden. Ind March Il. and hE that
Springs squad in shape So that he can
leave them and join the others in Indians.
~reunitinE the entire team at Shreveport
La. later
chance said hE Was after q center fielder.
sno although he had several good ones,
SAID he needed a top-notcher. He said he
had heard a good deal shout HBnlsE, who
might be able to III the Job. but Esi6 he
had never seen him He said he wanted 10
Keep Holman IN reserve as he was the
most valuable man in base bah as q utility
man be said there would be 10 trades
made by the Cubs. unless he could get 5us'
The man he wanted.
Chance was not backward about his
claims for the championship. but ss3d posi-
lively that ne expected 20 win Il again this
wear. He said he realized thar ali the teams
had been strengthened and that ere-F game
was going to be q battle. but he Would win
anyway.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-15
ROD AND Gun CLUB ACTIVE
Making Big Prspantions for the
Season Beside the Lake.
MEMBERSHIP FEE GOES UP
Bet This Does Net Keep Applications
from Beisg PILED for Admissien
20 Club New Hsviag SSz


Nembsr Of The onahA Roc and Gun
cub are stirred to activity BY the approach
Of spring and prepsrHtions are being mace
for the sumner campaign. One Of the
frEt moves 10 get The member together Is
. dance FOR which Invitations are OFT for
the Metropolitan club for Tuesday evening
The club has secured an additional block
Of ground from the Redick estate or which
Sin De laid out tennis courts. a base hall
neld and q place for all SORTS Of field
sports.
To provide for ell these improvements
and the extra expense which viii necss-
ssrily Re incurred In caring for such an
enlarged plant the directors have voted to
Increase The entrance fee into the club for
pew members from De 70 81 and 10 in
crease the annusl dues from . to 81
Mere Went 10 Join.
The cub now has So members IN good
standing and more Applications are being
received sVery dsv. Beating fishing. bath
ing and the camping out privileges are
proving most attractive and q limit viii
soon have 10 D. placed On the membership.
That a better bathing beach might Be
had The directors are having several hun
drsd LOADS Of ssnd hauled onto the ice
over The beach that The bottom might be
improved and also 10 enlarge the bathing
beach. Arrangements are ALSO being made
TO move and remodel the dancing pavilion
that the Members might dance hile
aimed b the cooling breezes from The
lake
The directors have also ordered a carload
Of new steel roWbosts with Instructions
thai they Be shipped not later than May !
The board Of directors is nov looking for
a good wloeawske house secretary who Will
reside al and have charge Of the grounds
and employees.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-15
SPIT BALI WILL STILL co
Likely to n More Ihsn Ever in EvI-
denee Thts season.

denee This season.
NEW YORK Feh. 1A-Althourh a lot o.
tax was spilled last fan about sboiishing
TIE spit bali he damp delivery viii
Be- just as much IN evidence next season as
Il was last year. In fact 81 VIII be more
in evidence here in New York Five Of the
twirlsrs who vii start out uf1h the Yam
kees-snd they look IKE five men who
VIII surely stick for the biE show-sns -spit
ball artists. They are CheSbro. LAX
Mcconnell Quinn and Ford. Then there
Is Bugs Raymond. who comes 10 the
Giants He has The best 'EpitterT in the
National league.
Manager George StsninEs OF the fan
KEGS is evidently a believer IN the moist
curve. As for Jack EeinoW and his assist
ants. they might wen be equipped with
rubber uniforms and TN psHs when catch
inE the vet bail boys
Although Jack Chesbro did not use the
wet drop" very much last season. he can
slusy dixh ii I'D Ehsn the occasion arises
Then there IL Joe Lake. who can mAnipu-
late his splitter as good as amy OF them.
George Mcconnell, The tales nan IN base
bal, has a peculiar break 20 his suttsr
that VIII raise Cain when il coraes 20 hit
ting A. Russell FOrS, who was a great
spit ball pitcher with the Atlanta team
lss season. win also be giving The Yankee
catchsrs some trouble. John Quinn is the
last Of the spit BALI artists. 90 II these
five men get working good they win. DO
doubt make a great deal Of trouble for the
hssvy hItters Of the American league.
The question Of the Yankees spit bauf'
men came ~ whBe willie Keller was
around he other Gay and this is what the
great little hitter says about mat kind Of
a bah; Any time = spit ball is breaking
good there 10 no USE in trying TO hit Il.
Just 20 Up there zns take your swing. II
makes no differences whether YOU have
your eyes closed or not ! have tried al
kinds Of Ways to catch this splitter before
d broke, but AL ] dd was 70 bsat the air
out OF the park All The great hittsrs in
the game now VII tell you the same thing
and the worst Of Il all 10 t5st some Of TIRE
spit bali pitchers have a dtffereat break
70 their ball than others.~
And It might be added thAf the catcbers
have their own troubles with this bal.
Jack Kleinow, Blair and Sweeney viii be
oeing some great ducklnE srouDo next sea-
son-
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-15
RunnfRG.
Light Harness Raeins 10 Not Dead
by q Long Wara

NEW YORK Feb. A-The remarkable
strength Of the market for ght harness
horses q striking example OF which was
furnished a. the midwinter sale in Madison
souars garden, Is highly encouraging 70
horsemen. and those Interested IN this
branch OF sport The racirg Of urortsrs and
PAGERS while never 80 popular with the
masses as the racing OF -iboroughbreds. was
SAID 70 be dependent 10 a large extent on
betting and the privilege Of selling pools
TINS argument a. least was advanced.
previous TO The passage Of the Agner-
HAT law 81 Albany last year, and Apps-
reniR with good reason
IL was pointed out that the passage Of
the Law against pool selling and book max
ing would NOT only put an end 10 thor
nGhbrso racing but would curtEf and in
ierfsrs largely with The breeding and rsc-
ing of light harness horses. The passar.
Of the Law did bring Thoroughbred racing
to an evil pass, bur, fortunately for those
interested IN the sport sE a sport, has not
killed II yet while, 20 far as czn be JUDGED
II has had DO effect whatever On the light
harness turf The demand for good racing
stock Is quite as strong. if not stronger.
than ever.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-15
MILITIA To PATROL AUro COURSE
Soldier Make Coneession to Help Sc
cure the Bis Event.

SAVANNAH Ca. Feh IA meeting
wss he'd bore recently for the purpose q
ascsrtEininE whether TIRE militia would be
willing 10 patrol IN sutomoh5ls course II q
should De decided g hold the grand prize
race here again this wear Il vas deemed
advisable tina; tins question should Be set
tied before those interested tn having the
race again held should make a hid for The
contest.
The subject vas discussed 81 length vita
the result thst the Representatives q the
militia expressed THE view that there would
be no objection On the part Of the msn 10
sustaining the patrol for another race The
commanders were in favor Of contributing
this much 10 the success Of another race
and were inclined 10 the opinion that The
men would be willing also. but the subject
is 70 be Submitted TO The different com
mSnds There is little doubt owing 10 ths
willingness Of the soldiers 20 serve in fore
ing the course for TIE last race that the
result viii be favorable.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-15

r-ss wte- Ite Tre-s hrf . lenr string
Uf EfHtf maant EiF- and Marr EetHara
tUf atae fV keuEns Last vear thc siEtc
Jue was eIstr1ed % hcth Nasdnrton s0d
Nissouft. i1asnHch as totl Rcp I'VE EErnes
.uf az trrir tnuf-Eamr srir% About had
g la- years Mtsslrri teE-l unl 30 tn
ruIfU1-r uEair thts Errfrc hrt the rifchinE
star is an ultucsthor uDceriain SANITY
ycl ANS Nee. sAerlstup Qf TIE 81 Paul
Au+ rtcan association cluh, = nov wurkinE
Cut THE batteries g. TIE RcibwtM gym
raFIlm and about twenty men arc on the
battery list Graves NcCuy and Lha1non
should handle tie receiving end q the
game satisfactorily. but the Culy pitcher
q irovn 4hiItv s. Capp whC t~lried Tor
the varsity rvre wears aEo darby. last
years star is dead. and the 0thFrs have
tff*r graduated Ur Gul school Monk. q
promising SOPHOMORE hss heen declsred H.
tliE blf. and Stone ard Eavden q last
wars freshman tesm are unknown GUAM
titgs
The inneld. VITA psn Nos. AaexaDder.
GUn6laeh and RA N-alElls q last years
term. toEether with Wright who MAJ be
tnEfhlt. Brown arc . fs1n- sh~uld be well
taken care 20. while the oufficld looks
pretty strong Eifh captain Morrcw and =
host 81 either asrlrants SUD former Utility
ut1.
Ths squad rev consists Of over ufty nsn
end more are tNFeCty1 20 sign Up - soon
a. outdoor rrRcftue b. Started @ s Low
man. head cuHch. WI assume chauEe cf
the sulad as soon As rle basket bau season
closes. and the fsus are expecting him 10
again put Missouri 81 The top 81 the per
certaEe column.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-15
swANsERG TO BE PROFESSIONAL



NEW YORK Pei N-yohn SEAnberr
ne ehAsnp10n distance runner Of Sweden
10 coming 10 America 70 race Contrary %
-ApectauonE- hoUeVer. SEsnbsrE j. no.
coming as an amateur, but as an out-sn5-
oui pro S~Nsnberg Is cut 10 run any
nan in The world. fran dTs miles 10 ths
traditional Narsthon-
In DHosmbsT S~NznbeTg ran five miles IN
, minutes s. enODds and twelve miles p
g minutes Y seconds. These times class
with even Alfred Shrubs performances
In THE Athens nsS OiyInpiEd swGnbers
finished Second 70 Lieutenant HhHtrey Of
England in the five niles. and second 10
Wan STEERING OF Canada m The Marathon
race AT London last summer the Eritt.
sSeoo ran third IN the FIVE miles and
eighth IN the Marathon. sEsnberg was
taken violently III with cramps in the mic.
ole Of the latter race and was obliged 10
lay On the grass AZ the roadside for tuen-
C-seven minute Then he got I'd ana
staggered home eighth
~NAnbs VII race in IhiE country under
the Of John LndquiSt. the
vel known distance runner Of TIE Swedish
American Athletic club
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-15
NAY SUTTON WILL GO ABROAD
DashinE FeAAk Teants ChaMRIon IL
In RIEhfinE ReftIe.

sAN FRANCISCO FEB. lA-MiEs MAx
satt0a. the moSt dashing woman tennis
player in the world ana ths Champion both
Of Great Britain and the United staies
also the holdsr OF many ehanpionship
titles Of EA-sous sections 0f her own eoun-
ny, thinks she wEl 50 abroad to play this
year. as vel - take part IN the American
to1rnAnenIa-
Engiish tsanis players hsFs suddenh
awaksned. nOw thai Miss sattOn has en-
n0unosd her inteutiOn. and they havs ben
nOt . htsle nasiered On the otasr ssSe "a
hear that Miss sut.Oa may Be aooomn.ni.s
not olly BY her SISTER Miss Florence. ubo
n the Pacific states ehanpion. but By some
American friends ~he are buf ntus bsioS
~ Standard 81 Nay sutton
A married EiElsT. Ma Bruce uho -
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-15

Ts Re Hela In March or April, 6ut
Place Net YET Named.

Ts Re HeIa In March or April. but
Place Net Yet ame
NEW YORK. Feb. lA-Ths ninth annua
Of the National Association q
AnlEtsur BnhATc Players for the class A
national amateur billiard championship Of
the United States VII be held soue time in
March or Apn q thiE year. II HiH he an
nounced later al which Of the pOminent
cub houses and in which CRY il vii be
held.
shis tournament Is for the national ANA
teur trophy and is open 10 al amateur bil-
hard players. residents % Tire United Etstes
Shho, n th~ sstimHt0n o. The tourna rnent
COMMITTEES are capable q a grand average
a ~ least seven IN tournament play. tn
con- mittes rese-V1nE Of course. the right
70 accept or rs3ea any entry.
The game played VIII Be the eighteen
inch hak line. toe shots m anchor barred
On q Sx1e table, with Monarch match rush-
ions. OF 90 points each. The entries clos.
March /
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-15

TRIP WI b taken this wear GeorEetoun
WI be played on commencement dHy.
othsr Eames scheapled are Aprl >
Noun Washington Base BAL club. a.
Baltimore. Aprl o. Annapolis AZ An
na7clis. Arm T.. Princeton. al Princeton;
April - Syracuse 81 New YORK. NAY =
West Point a. West Point. MAJ 8 syria
Cuss 81 Syracuse NAY T. Peunsylvsnia
a. Philadelphia, NAY a. Cornell a. Ithaca;
MAY - Yale. 81 New York; Juns .
GeuEetopn. 81 New York.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-15
STATE FAIR RACE PURSES
Prom Five Hundred 70 One Thou.ans
Dollar Onered.

The Nebraska Ssts Pair association has
announced the oates ard purses for re
rAces which viii ps Reid in connection WITH
the state fair. The state far comes q week
amer The close - TIRE circuit q the Ne
hrsska Speed Association and mosi q the
horses which make the Nebraska circuit
al remain over for the state fair. Others
VII be attracted from sfsr by the sire Of
The purses Mos1 OF the purses on The Ne
o-aEkA circuit are for Ssaa. while the Ne
brasks state Fair association IL Offering
500 ana uWp purses.
Ths state fair Is SCI fof septemher 70 %
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-15

Ehsi sutton. IL smother q the family Who
r. possessed cf great skin with the racquet
Ffrs q the best women PLAYERS 10 the
United states Miss May Sutton. Miss
Florencs Sutton. Ms Bruce Mrs Par
Eishan and Mss Hotchkss I've within
twenty-five miles q Los Anrelss Msy
sutton VII be seen 81 Newport this SUM-
mer- where she is likely 70 beat an corners
in TIE Womsn's national tournament for
amateurs
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-15
LEGAL NOTICES

NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS MEET
TNG-Nouos is hereby E1vsn hat ~.
regular annual meeting OF the E~tockholoerS
q the South Platte Land company win BE-
held al The ofdce Of said company Al
Lincoln, Nebraska, at II O'Clock a m. On
The third cay 81 March. A D. fga.
c. II MORRILL, President
A n MINOR Secretary.
Lnooln. NsbrAskA- February 4 u4
F-dsDt
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-15

I'm un with WcpterEard -r r rYisr rrfrr-
a~s-catch-cau match. frtUnE Toe latter uaue
ns CNn terms ard cuttiur ~ the noDev
In an his years o. WrestltnE Turdelo has
alwers gwen a Epud aCcounf o. himEef
and ! ASSURE Vou THAT De- wTl q. tHs same
gains the Des Moiues man On Your civ
Trusting Euu WI give me q notice tr
} uur pHTer and thankfnE you In BdvAncs
EMIL TfHIEy
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-15
COLUMBIA WIZ Go soU
SOUTH

oaiy Etsht Of TWsAry-FdEs Ganes -
Ne Played An New Tork.
NEW YORK. FEB A-Caumbss's hase
tai SebedGas prOv1dss for twenty-five
saneA only eight q Nhich Nln De piayea
N New fok ne sesson opens On March
= with 81 Francis college IN South nId
and aoses Jane . VITA Rroxn AZ Prosa-
osnee ne team ~nl 80 ssurh AZ BAstsr
for hHes games. and the SeE EnsEsDs
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-15
YALE AND rENNsT HOOKED Up

viii Rev EiEha-oared Race IN
the sehuyIkfu April 10.
NEW HAVEN. Com Pet. A-ArsnEs
mems have been made for the eIght-oared
crews Of Yale and the UniFerssfy Of Penn
Eylvanls 70 roE a one-mls race on tn
SchHy1nh river on Saturday. April 10.
The race IL lbe most Important iunors-
ton Of the intercollegiate rowing season
yet announced Yale has nor met Penn
sgfVHnia On the water since both rowes In
the race on the Hudson in lgE. Yale vii
take her entire Easter week training in
P~hfacephiE this SEASON.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-15

Se-FetarrtB~ uHthorpe Smiles Whea He
Thinks Ahsut Hts layer

When Secretary G~azthorps. wbo is also
half owner Of the Denver team. arrived IN
Lincoln Saturday IA greeted his fellow
wsth q broad smile Of Eatisfac-
iion- Tor he says be thinks he has his team
comiaefe sno that be has . bunch which
VII be up ano fighting for the top place
81 the way through.
M uncertainty Of keeping Harry White.
who has large commercial interests in Chi
caEo and who I'D not care 20 PLAY. set the
Denver eEners 70 locking for q new art
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-15

Folev's orno LsRssns oJnss constipation
and liver trouhle End makes ere bowels
healthy and regular orino - superior 10
pills and tablets as St Gees. not rrips or
nsuseate why take anything else. Sod
by all druggists
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-15

New Yorker says PardeIIo WouId
Come TO Omaha

Emil Thiry o. New YORK City says be
has an Italian wrestler who would come
70 Dnaha to meet WesterEsrd The follow
lng is his letter 70 the sporting editor Of
The Bee
! notice that wrestling al the presenr
time is very good f. VOW city and that Jess
AesleTEbro is q VerE big cerd there. I
an looking AFTER the interests Of Leo Par
deuo, the ltahsn champion who is open
10 meet any nan in the world barring
none. and ! would Ike very much 10 hoos
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-15
CANADIAN PACIFIC

~ l eNINsN4 MoulFual Onakaa
A14 EavoFpool
I've oaEs On the beautiful 81 awr.-r.
RIVER asd ne shortsss oosan rcofe -
ElroTe :"
NothinE better On me Attsno,
tmpreeeeS hlreleEs On al sfeane--
F1na class 80; 5000 asa - -
caktn ol& -
Asa Four rickef aeenL or urte f.u
& rates end boof1er.
LR1nSA1uM, q
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-15
Let Bee Want Ads Do the Work for You

and be glad of it, for they tell you how to
make the nos profit in the quickest time.
Bee Want Ads save you much expense
and bother. You simply read the Want
Ads and learn just what you want to know.
You learn who is anxious to buy what
ever you have t. sell. If you want to buy
anything at a low price, Bee Want Ads
will help you. You can exchange anything
you don't need for something you do. 1t
only requires a few minutes. time to oct
this valuable information.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-15
HOTELS.
Q
Santa Barbara
THE POTTER

AMERICAN PLAN
Rates Single Has Rates Douhle
aoo Its Own s7n
SQUAD Ranch. $500
~ Live Stock Farm. $500
$500 Poultry Ranches. Vegetable $1,000
$500 Gardens. Private Country Club. S11O0
Race Track and Polo Grounds.
Private Livery, Wireless Telegraph,
Art Gallery and Picturesque Golf Links
Good Table, Good Living. Cheerful Services.
Rates Graduated to All, Reasonable Requirements.
Accommodations for One Thousand GuestA
ArteSian Well and Refriseratins Plant
Conservatives, Green Houses. A
Whole Mile of Geraniums. Open
AL the Year Round, $4,000
Fine Rosebushes, Child --
ren's Grove, Zoo.
$1,000 Pigeons
Would be Pleased to Send You Booklet
MILO M POTTER, Manager
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-15

AssSss L@satas p1 ans an
.Ay s111. a DAILY szcsDs aar1raax
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-15

WEBsTER srA-asTH = &KBsrxn
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-11-27
Well Known Stranger.

/ am neither divine nor human;
spirit nor matter; alive nor dead.
1 am long and short, crooked and
straight, wide and narrow, in fact,
1 appear in almost every conceiv-
able shape, sometimes dense, and
both deep and high. Sometimes |
move slowly, sometimes rapidly;
appear to walk, run and fiy-but
do mott simply glide. You can
not hurt me, nor make me afraid.
You often see me, but seldom men,
ton this fact; though / am not a
ghost. 1 cannot think, speak OF
cry. l am something or nothing
which? Or am / only S-H-A-D'
O-W2 III. NJ. Raglan.
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Cattle Tick Lessons Yield Of Beef and
Milk.

A cattle tick that has reached
the engorged stage weighs about 5
grains, and about 1900 such ticks
weigh a pound. As cattle in tick
regions often carry many thousands
of these blood-sucking parasites,
and as each tick during the'period
of its attachment to an animal
draws considerably more than its
own weight in blood, it can be seen
that these ticks constitute an enor-
nous drain on the cattle which they
infest. This accounts for the fact
that under such conditions it is i'm
possible to fatten cattle even on
rich pasture and with an abund-
ance of good feed. A large part
of the nourishment that should go
toward producing beef and milk is
consumed by the ticks. In addi-
ton to the loss of blood and
nourishment there is the never
ceasing irritation caused by the
ticks, SO that the existence of the
infested cattle is beset with con-
tinuous suffering, and this of course
also tends to keep them in poor
condition.
The shrinkage in the milk pro.
duction of COW harboring many
ticks will average one quart a day,
and the loss occasioned thereby at
3 cents a quart for the 875, 900 t;cky
dairy cattle out of more than 4, 0OO,-
600 below the quarantine line
would amount to SIG, $50 day.
Counting 800 milking day for each
cow to the year would make the
loss from this cause 81, 1916, 900 per
annum.
Full information as to how to
get rid of the ticks, including d.
rections for the preparation OF
dips and sprays, the arrangement
of pastures, ETC., may be obtained
free upon application to The Bu-
reau Of Animal Industry, Depart
ment of Agriculture, Washington
d. g.
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Notes From Verda.

This week all seems quiet, and
the general health is good.
Rev. Mr.. Draper, a Millennium
Dawn preacher, has been preach
ing in the school house. He is a
fine preacher, indeed, and we are
glad they let him have the house,
but sorry they would not let the
blind man have it, who was also
fine talker. However, he secured
the Methodist church o. K.
The people around Verda most
all have fine patches of oats, tur-
nips and collards.
People up this way continue'to
marry. Mr.. John Carmane and
Miss Carrie Honeycutt, and also
Mr.. w. P. McIlwain Miss Ella
Pinder, were married Sunday, FL
der j. r. Miller officiating. They
are all nice young people. and have
our best wishes.
Numbers of people are buying
land and moving into Verda, il
order to send TO our high sch DOL
which is said to be very fine now
and will probably add to it an in
dustrial department.
Mr.. Charlie Williams has been
ceiling his house, and has the bricl
to build brick pillars under it. !,
4 X x X
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Hurls Herself in Front of Locomotive
of Which Son Was:Engineer.

Mrs. >. II. NeeLDS, q member OF
one of the most prominent fami-
lies in Rapids parish, became de-
spondent over the failure of crops
on her plantation and attempted
suicide in Alexandria between 4
and 5 o'clock on the morning of
Nov. % by throwing herself in
front of a moving train of the La.
BY. & Nav. Co. The pilot of the
engine struck her and threw her
from the track, with only slight in
juries to the side of her head.
She was taken to the sanitarium,
where her wound was dressed.
The lady has been respondent for
several days and attempted suicide
on Saturday night night by taking
what she supposed was laudanum,
but which proved to be something
less harmful. 1t was with difficult
ty that her daughter and her hus-
band, Mr.. and Mrs. T. j. Twilley
kept her in her room, but she sue
ceeded IN getting out at the hours
named and making her way to the
railroad several blocks distant
She said after the accident thai
she had hoped to have been killed
by the engine, of which her sol
was engineer. Her son, Eugene
Weems, is prominent engineel
and resides in Shreveport.