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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-06-16
The Man In the Rain.


Men" said fashionable tailor. "are
much more particular about their
clothes than women. though few PEG
pie realize this fact Take man in a
light gray suit caught in shower.
Does he go blithely on. needless of the
elements? No. He seeks the nearest
shelter and remains there till the
hownpour has stopped absolutely. But
1t is his straw hat that man takes
most care to preserve. | have seen
men in pouring torrents hurrying
along bareheaded, their straw hats
carefully concealed beneath their
coats. Did you ever see woman go
to those lengths? Often man caught
In shower carries his hat sort Of
casually at arms length at his side. as
+ he was doing It unconsciously, don't
you know. And how often do we see
them holding newspapers over their
hats. Ever see woman do that?
No Somehow women seem to be able
to go through shower without max
ing conspicuous figures Of themselves.
They are always serene, never trou-
bled. and they never seem to get as
wet as men do."-London Answers.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-06-16

Fire at Monticello early sunday morning
destroyed four potato houses and hay
shed. Loss, $500.
Occupants OF the Fresbie block, Houltcn,
suffered damages Of go, 900 in . fire Sunday
night. G. w. Richards department store
where the fire started, was the heaviest
loser, $4,000. O. M. Smiths bookstore
and McGeary's shoe store, above the de-
partment store, were damaged to the ex-
tent OF about $4,000.
Major 8. Clifford Belcher, one Of the
oldest and best-known lawyers in Maine,
died at his home in Pennington Friday.
aged seventy years. He graduated from
Bowdoin in 1857, served in the Civil war
and was commissioned major BY Gov.
Cony June /, 1884. He escaped from Libby
prison with others, and managed to reach
the Union lines.
Daniel j. Sawyer, OF Jonesport, prom
inent ship-owner, capitalist, and one OF
the best-known men i'll eastern Maine,
was found dead in his bed Friday morning
at the residence OF H. b. Ross in Calais,
where he was guest while he was
dtlSuulnS Luo SOnS tCShtAohdl SOuApy COAT
ference. He was eighty-five years old.
Mr.. Sawyer was in active life ship build
er, and at one time owned feet of thirty
vessels He served two terms in the State
Senate and held many town offices.
At che annual encampment of the
Department of Maine G. A. Il. in PORT
land last week, officers were elected as
follows: Commander, Augustus w.
McCausland, OF Gardiner; senior vice COM
mander, B. F. Whitney, of Gorham;
junior vice commander, Cyrus T. Ward
well, Of Oxford; medical director, John
H. McGregor, OF West Enfield; chaplain,
Rev. John w. Webster, OF Newport;
council Of administration, Charles Il.
Mitchell, James E. Parker, L. B. Comins,
George w. Cappers, g. w. Golding.
Forest fires have done much damage in
various parts OF the State during the past
week, principally in Aroostook county.
The little town of Hiliman, near the north
ern boundary OF the State, was practically
wiped out by a fire which swept down
upon it last Thursday. The flames not
only destroyed the homes Of the people,
but made them fee for their lives. That
no lives were lost was due to the timely
arrival of relief train. Rains Sunday and
Monday have put a check to the fires in
Aroostook county.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-06-16
INDIGNANT.

D'Auber is big healthy, bearded
man who looks as though he could lift
half hundredweights in each hand as
easily as he picks up his palette.
An elderly rustic, who had been
standing watching him painting by the
roadside. approached him.
"No offense. sir" he began, but Is
there anything the matter w yer?"
mo" answered D'Auber. what
makes you ask?'
"Yer hain't lame. are yerT
"Lame! Good gracious. no"
Eyer hain't lad misfortune In any
way-the ciaticar or Undergraduates
kind O. laid yer by?"
"No, Pm as well as I have always
been"
The rustic drew himself up and
gazed scornfully at the artist
"An' yer call yerself man an can
sit theer a-doin' o. that" he said.
"Well, I'm blestr-Exchange.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-06-16
StaenIeiaek In Wrona.

Bob and Jim were Jacks of all trades
and worked together. One summers
morning Bob came round to Jim's
house at the early hour Of 3 and man.
aged to wake him.
Now, then" he cried, "hurry up.
There's a big factory chimney wants
pulling down about a mile away from
here. and / got the tip from the fac
tory foreman that If we could knock
twenty feet of 1t before the authori-
ties were about 1t would save the fac
tory the expenses of scaffold. and II
would mean a five pound note apiece
for you and me-"
"What, ho!" cried Jim. Lets CO."
Their destination reached, they
climbed to the top of the chimney, and
soon masses of brickwork were falling
to earth A man who lived near was
disturbed by the noise and started to
make a fuss. Here. Bob" cried jim,
"you climb down and quiet that fell
low. Keep him talking while | finish
this Job up here" So Bob climbed
down and engaged the indignant man
in conversation.
Suddenly Jim heard Bob calling to
him and, looking down. saw his friend
gesticulating wildly and reckoning
him to come down. So down Jim
came. whats the matter?" he asked.
Lets go home. Jim. laundering
quick. We've been pulling down the
wrong chimney. London Answers,
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Called His Bluff.

young woman of smart wit ant
striking beauty presided at one Of the
stalls at Paris charity bazaar.
Among the small crowd which pressed
round the fair vender was young
man of much assurance. who gazed
upon the girl with freedom and affect
ed to admire the various fancy arti-
cles exposed for sale but bought moth
ing.
What will you please to buy? ask
ed madenoiselle. with an exquisite
smile.
oh" replied the young dandy. with
a languishing look. what most wish
to buy is unhappily not for SALE"
''Tell me what you wish?" she re-
sponded.
"Oh, no; dare not declare my wish
es."
Nevertheless let me know what you
wish to buy" persisted the fair sales
woman.
well, then, since you demand it.
should like ringlet Of your glossy
black hair"
She manifested no embarrassment at
the bold request, but with pair Of
scissors Immediately clipped off one of
her beautiful locks and handed it to
the astonished youth. remarking thai
the price was only 500 francs.
Her audacious admirer was thunder
struck with the demand, but dared not
demur. as by this time group had
collected and were listening to the
conversation. So he took the hair,
paid over the money and left the hall
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she never could expect. The weak
ness, the shallowness, that were her
sisters were forcing themselves on her
recognition against her will
II only Esther had been of difYer-
ent mold their situation would even
row be vastly improved. Encourage
ment and energy at her elbow would
have given Regina the strength Of ten.
Instead there were bitterness. COM
plant and reproach weighing her
flown. and beneath it all the old long
ing for Neal. the hurt wonder that he
could have failed her!
Sunk in her thoughts, absentminded-
" making preparation for the night,
Regina stood for several minutes star
ing at what she had uncovered at the
bottom Of the long utility box on her
dresser without complete realization
Of what the discovery meant
First 1t dawned on her bewildered
mind that the box was blue instead of
pink, as 1t should have been. Then II
It were blue it belonged in the next
room on Esther's dresser. The woman
/
that day had probably mixed them.
And at the bottom of the blue box. I'M
der all the handkerchiefs and ribbons
which Regina had mechanically disar-
ranged In her search for particular
ribbon, lay, with rubber band bind
ing them, the last two letters she had
written to Neal Maxwell inquiring as
to his silence and which he had. of
course. never answered.
Regina leaned against the dresser.
breathing heavily. clutching the let
tiers, trying to think. The face that
looked out at her from the mirror was
white with excitement. Some one had
kept her letters from reaching Neal
some one
In the doorway stood Esther, still
petulant from the scene downstairs.
As she walked toward her sister Re
gina turned and faced her silently, the
letters in her outstretched palm.
With little gasp Esther saw. crum-
pied into chair and began to cry in q
frightened way.
II did 1t for your own good" Esther
walled. "Neal never will be rich, and
we want-we need-so much! thought
Il thought you'd see how much better
position DR.. Brightright could give
you'll thought you'd forget-I wrote
Neal you were going to marry the doc.
tor and hadn't courage to tell him
yourself and that you did not want
to hear from him again. IL got
your letters both times by taking them
to slip into the drop while asked you
to get stamps or cards at the window
do you remember? IL did 1t because
thought you would be happier. Re
ginar'
The tall. stern girl. standing like an
avenging goddess. looking down on
the hysterical. weak woman huddled
in the chair. did not speak for some
minutes.
"Why didn't you destroy them wher
You got them?" she asked abruptly.
II didn't dare" wept Esther. 81
was afraid 1t was criminal or some
thing"
The faint flicker Of humor which
swept Regina's face even in her mo
mept of righteous wrath spread to her
generous heart.
I'VE won't talk about it again. Es-
ther." she said quietly. You'd better
60 to bed. And now-now I'm going
to write to Neal"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-17
PLANNING FINE RACE
TRACK FOR MEXICO

Ell PASO, Tex, Sept 17.-Over in
the center of a plowed and bordered
tumble down house on the San Loren
70 road, in the outskirts of Jaurez,
which is across the river from Ell Paso,
Tex, d cOVey of Americans have located
built temporary office out of rough
pine, installed telephone and. after
ordering ton of ice and wagon load
of distilled water. they have started in
to make the irrigated fields into the
fastest and best known race track on
the northern hemisphere the acequia
bank the site of the most modern con-
crete grandstand ever built and the
meadow land the location of a fair and
exposition grounds which will cover
800 acres of good Mexican adobe soil.
Legislated out Of business in New
York. California and almost every 9TH
CT Spot III tiltSe Tree I illcQ states eN-
cept Il small strip of real estate in en-
lucky, the owners of the running horse
stock in the country are turning their
field glasses southwark in the direction
of the Mexican border, where Col VIM
has promised them free and unlimited
betting at the ratio of Is to l or any
part of it, Co Matt is to be the
Moses who will lead the horse owners
out of the wilderness of adverse laws
to the promised land of mamma. where
a man can back his opinion of a horses
merits as a runner until the bovines
come home to be MIXED
A field, well and rough pine office
is all there is to the proposed Jaurez
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Races On Country Reads.

Let Us consider the other side of the
case. where contests are held on cOun-
try roads Instead of there being one
mile to safeguard, the courses range
from 10 to 80 miles in extent. The
road is bordered on both sides with
ditches stone walls, telegraph poles,
and stone abutme hts, and as there is
always a liability of throwing tire
or cars interfering with one another
in passing, it is nothing short of a mi
racle-if a ear leaves the road-that
the occupants escape with their lives,
and there are plenty of cases on record
of fatal accidents in. road racing due
to collision with telegraph poles and
other country road distractions of
this nature.
"Of course. there are always dangers
in connection with automobile racing
but this is true of any sport. and as
long as human beings have red blood
in their blood in their veins, there are
those who are willing to take these
risks. Lives have been sacrificed in
horse racing. bicycle racing, and even
football has its long list of victims
probably more deaths resulting from
football in the course of year than
through automobile racing on both
road and track
Either automobile racing should be
abandoned as altogether dangerous. or
those who attempt to maintain that
track racing is especially dangerous
should give some reason or argument
10 substantiate their claims and cease
to condemn track racing and at the
same time encourage automobile con-
tests on country roads"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-17
Philadelphia Boxing Clubs
Will Haze Organization

PHILADELPHIA. Sept lin order
to set boxing upon higher standard
and to do away with alleged taking
the fight clubs Of this city propose to
amalgamate and form an association
which will become the medium through
which "unscrupulous'' boxers will be
punished for their wrong doings" in
the ring
1t has often been claimed that some
NIT Wielders have little regard for pre-
vious ring engagements when a more
attractive date allures them. Very Of
ten they disregard an approaching date
when more lucrative offer is made
by another club This is only one Of
the many detriments to the fighting
game, and if the association is formed
it looks as though the breaking of fis-
tic dates in this city will be at an end
Those who have followed boxing
hereab about are highly in favor of the
new move. Recently much trouble has
been caused to local clubs by men
breaking their enga gcments and much
money lost. When club announces
that q fighter lis unable to appear
the patrons Immediately censure the
organization and fail to realize that
it is the glove Wielders who are gem
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-17
Herrera
To Fight

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept .17-After
an absence of two years from the
prize ring. Aurelio Herrera. the Next
can fighter, formerly one of the near
champions of the lightweight division,
will engage in a 20-round battle at
Bakersfield tonight with Chick Hudson
of Seattle as his opponent If he de-
monstrates that he has recovered. his
old time ability as fighter, the Next
can will probably be matched with
Young Corbett and some other good
ones
Herrera made them all worry when
he was right and should he show the
same ability to come back" as Young
Corbett has, he will still be able to
maintain a prominent position among
the 133-pounders. In his time Herrera
has beaten such men as Eddie Santry,
and has fought creditable battles with
Benny Yanger and Young Corbett,
and has fought creditable battles with
Battling Nelson, Abe AttelI, Solly
Smith, Kid Broad and many other ia
nous mixers.
Herrera has signed a contract with
Ebra Rehfeld of Bakersfield, by the
terms of which Herrera agrees to fight
under the direction of Rehfeld for
years from today Rehfeld to receive
80 per cent of the fighters earnings
and Herrera to receive the other 65
per cent Herera's last important bat
tie was on August II, 1906, when he
was knocked out by Charles Neary at
Milwaukee in seven rounds.
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"A Six Day Motor
Cycle Race Now

pa tition board of the Federation of
Motorcyclists. will visit the
track to pass upon its suitability for
motorcycle racing, 1t is the plan of the
Motorcycle Contest association to have
ten cars constantly on the track, but
if DR.. Thornley, decides that it will be
safe to increase the number. Is riders
may enter in the contest. There viii
be three men to each team.
Application for a sanction to hold
the race meet has been made to the
Federation of Motorcyclists, and Presi-
dent WiluS, who is in Indianapolis,
has the matter under Amusement.
John Kane Mills, Well known in au-
tomobile circles, has been retained by
the Motorcycle Contest association to
manage the siX-day race meet. He
anticipates that all of the leading
makes of motorcycles will be repre-
scented on the track.
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NEW YORK. Sept. IA six day
M2toTcl cl" race. the first to be held in
th!S county, viii take place over the
h'lgAtoQ Beach race track, beginning
at Midnight Sept. - and ending at
Midnight Of oct. 3. The meet will be
'e'd under the auspices of the Motor
cycle Contest association and it is
announced that the prizes and trophies
VII. De the most valuable ever offered
f'r motor cycle races
Brighton Beach track has been put
III exceptionally fine condition for the
automobile races that have been held
There within the last few months, and
Is believed that the six day motor
cycle racers will hang up new records
10Y almost every distance travelled in
the long grind. Each day there will be
special sprint races to entertain the
crowd
1T. Thornley,. chairman of the COM
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-17
Racing is Condemned
By Automobile Makers

NrW YORK. Sept. 1.-Two large
'.''hoh!lt concerns. heretofore prOmi-
"TAJ IN track racing. have announced
''' withdrawal of their support from
'aiS class of sport. President Newly
81 the National Motor Car company
>"'o after the races at Indianapolis.
where 80 many people We're killed. that
"'' after he would not enter ears in
'NtS held over circular tracks. and
''Af last week. after the fatal accident
81 bHshton Beach. when the Stearns
''"H was killed John T. Rainier. en-
"@Ai of the car that finished second
.' IN 24-hour FACE. said that he Would
"'' enter his ears in track races.
A wave of adverse criticism swept
,.e country after the fatal Indiarap-
''S race meet. and the feeling Of OPP
'>-li"n against track racing was in
'S''S.ned by the Brighton Beach acct
Ill., There are still many supporters
Wy me track iacing game. however. and
claim Is made that all Of the fatal
''-oentS that have taken place on
LACKS have been either due to lack o.
caution on the part Of the manage
'''7'' N failing to safeguard the lives
~'lFers and spectators or by the
e'essness of. drivers.
prominent follower of the snort
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orally at fault
The fighters use excuses which. while
often unchallenged, are mere preteXts,
and in some cases they have been
known to box five days after they pos
itively announced that a broken hand
enforced long retirement
the game. but also invoked police in
reference. and the local clubs have de-
disrupt the season. and the pioneer in
the move is Harry Edwards of the Ma
the city. in fact, one of the foremost
in the east
Organization is what made baseball
what it is: in truth it is the economic
function which gives any business
power, ballast and recognition. and If
their move they will place tn" game 90
a sound footing in this ci,y and other
cities will quickly follow the lead of
the home of the six round bout
The boxer who throws down
club without an honest reason may soon
gnd himself out in the cold so far as
matches in this city are concerned.
The managers Of the different clubs
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basebalrs hall of fame. For many
years he has been an important mem
Der of the Pirates brain department
AS a third baSeman he had few if any.
equals. His playing at station No. 3
was superb. Last season he Informed
Manager Clarke that he would like to
play in the outfield provided that the
management could obtain a youngster
who could hold down third base sue
cessfuilE. Since the opening of the
1909 campaign Leach has covered cen
ter field in admirable style AS a bat
ter he ranks next to Wagner on the
Pirates roster and fer many years has
been up among the leading run get
tiers in the National league. Leach
started his career with the Auburn
club in the New York State league.
This was back in the late nneties
From there he went to Louisville In
his first season with Louisville he was
tried out from tlIAe 10 time at second,
short and third, but never showed
enough form to take the job away from
the regular man. During the follow
ing winter the Louisville and Pitts
burg clubs We're merged, and in the eX-
element the management forgot to
fire him He was consequently carried
along as utility man. This was the
year that the baseball war broke out
and the season was not very old before
Jimmy Williams, then third baseman
of the Pirates, jumped to the American
league and Leach was put on third to
fill in He became a star in day. He
had found himself and from that day
until he insisted on being sent to the
outfield his master as a third baseman
did not come into the big leagues.
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Will soon be called at a meeting when
complete organization will be made
and with every club a member of the
body 1t will be too strong to be sue
cessfully bucked.
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ST. LOUIS, Sept. 17.-One Of the
greatest Holiness meetings ever
held in the country opened here today.
with ministers from all of the CEN
trail and southwestern states in aten-
dance. The meeting. which is under
the auspices Of the Union Mission as
ISOLATION. viii last ten days.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-17
Senior CHAMPIONSHIPS.

NEW YORK, Sept 1.-THE 1909
senior metropolitan championships will
and. The regulation medals will be
awarded the winners.
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Sherman as Guest.

BLUFF POINT, y. Y. Sept =
Vice President Sherman is the guest of
honor today at the Vermont Fish and
Game League meeting.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-17
National. LEAGUE
YESTERDAYS SCORES.
Northwestern LEAGUE

Seattle, s; Portland 1.
Tacoma. 2: Aberdeen. ..
Vancouver. 6; Spokane, ).
Pacific Coast League.
Vernon. ?; San Francisco |.
Portland. 4: Oakland l.
Los Angeles, 2: Sacramento. =
National League.
New York. 9; Chicago. /.
Pittsburg. 8: Cincinnati, 8.
American League.
Philadelphia. 2; Detroit, l.
Washington. 5; ST. Louis. 0-(firs
game). Washington, 4: st. Louis, .
second Same).
New York. 2: Cleveland. l.
Chicago. = Boston, ).
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Track Site Not Chosen.

struction starts.
Track Site Not Chosen.
The track site has not yet been
selected, although an ideal location for
one just east of the site whern the
temporary building has been erected
will probably be selected. This in
cludes a large part of the 300 acres
which have been secured for the racing
plant and it is as level as floor from
border to border. Little grading will
have to be done aside from what is
necessary to get the track perfectly
level and for the building sites Meth
er has the site for the 5000 capacity
grandstaond been selected but this
will be done as soon as the track is de-
cided upon
1t is the present intention of the
management to have the grand open
ing of the Jaurez track on Thanksgiv-
ing day, when a purse Of $4,000 gold
will be hung up for the Chihuahua
handicap stake. which will be attended
by the officials of the Chihuahua state
government The other prizes will be
$1,000 for each day. and the racing
will continue six days each week for
1Oo days Everything is being built of
the most substantial material and the
promoters seem to have all possible
confidence in the permanent success
of the project.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-09-17
Rena.ta Season to Close.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE re-
gatta season in the east VIII close TO-
morrow with a regatta on the Potomac