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The San Francisco call., 1910-07-02
CLASSY FIELD OUT
FOR FOURTHGAMES
Holiday Committees Athletic Carnival
At Stadium Sure to Be Success
Ry HERBERT HAUsER

Kant 20. c.. Grover sahlender Is. F. T. W.
Javeline throw (scratchJ-O. r. Snedigar
60. c.. Raymond Scott (unattachsdf. c. H.
Hurst (unattaehed). James DOnahue Co. CD
Gus Hubbenette Is. A. c., NJ. joy 20. c.. otto
Wallnsch (O e..
Sack race (75 yards)-Roy cOhn 90 c.. Otto
waIIfsch 20. Co. Frank Bressi 20. c.. Claude
LittIepage 20 c.. James Donahue co. c., Or
val Baumbangh 20. C.l Ray Conlisk CO. c.;
Alfred yieira !unattaehed, Wiliiar B Teal
(San Mateo high SCHOOL,. Herbert Williams
20. CO. c. Fl. Hurst tunattaehed).
Mile run (handicap)- Craig 60 c.,
scratch; William Garyin CO. ,, Gg 20 ,1ss Xsras;
20. c., IS Yards: l. H. Price Stanford; 70
yards yards William b. Teal san MsreS nis5
yards; Herbert Williams co. CO, so yards;
Charles Nunan. so yards; A. Soderman. s. Yards
A. Gustafson lS- A. c. c.. 65 yards; William
James Cole (unattached). 20 yards: Ronald Fra
so yards; Charles Juri (nnattaehed). so yards.
Half mile run (handicsp)-E 4. MeGregor
(Stanford), scratch; William B. Teall (San Ma
teo high SCHOOL, scratch: Edward Macauley
NJ Joy 90 c., Is yards; William Hoburg
20. c., IS yards; William Garvin 20. c.. p
a. F. Gates Is. A. c.. IS yards: James Muir,
so yards; p. E. Mcnamara 20. c., so yards
Antoine Peters (unataehedl 80 Yards John J.
Burke 1T. CO, so yards; Herbert Williams
20. c., 40 yards; A. Soderman Is. A. c., 40
yards; A. Gustafson IS A. c., 40 yards: Al
fred Hopper (unsttsched), so yards; William
Becker Is. F.. r W. so yards. G. II; Hurst
tunattaehedl. 80 yards; l. B. Wright (Western
eInb). 80 yards; Ronald Fraser tS. A: c., so
yards: Arnold Bowhay (unattached), 55 yards;
Alfred Vieira (unsttached). 55 yards.
shotput (handicap)-O. E. Snedgar 60. Co.
scratch; Raymond Scott (unattached). inches;
". D. Kant 90. c.. IS inches; Otto Wallfseh,
90 inches; Frank Bressl 90. c.. "a inches;
James Donahue 90. c., 80 inches; Charles Nor,
Tis, SO inches; R. TOskett (unattschedf. 80
inches; Charles Ciaudus lU. c., 30 inches; g.
Hubbenette IS A. e.. So inches; p. O'ConnOr
(unattached). 40 inches.
Hop, step and jump (handicap)-P: o'connor
(P. a. c., New York;. scratch; o. T. Snedigar
TO- CO, scratch, Orval Baumbaugh co. c..
scratch; d. Buckley Il. A. c.. "a inches James
Donahue. SO inches: Dan O'Neil. So inches; G.
Caldwell. 36 inches; Edward Beeson 20. c., SO
inches; Arnold BOwhay (unattaehedl. So inches;
". d. Kant 90. c.. 36 inches: Dave Martin
20. c.. 40 inches; r. Kendriek 90. c., 40
inches: z. A. Mc6iregor Stanford. 40 inches,
f. z. McNamara 90. c., 40 inches.
Officials: Referee. John Elliott: starter, Rob
ert Weaver; clerk of course. Jospeh r; Hickey;
assistants, Clarsnce Laumefster and Thomas T.
Smith; timers--JOhn Ilammersmifh. l. A Wolff.
Charles Mimic. Walter Christie. Ed Moulton;
judges--B Kerrigan Harry A. Mckenzie, VII
liam Minnehsn. n. j. Prendergast-
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A classy field of athletes has entered
the athletic games which will be held
under the auspices of the fourth OF
July committee at the stadium Monday
afternoon. Joseph r. Hickey. secre-
tary of the local Fairgrounds commits
sion. who is handling the meet, has
gathered together a galaxy of stars
who are bound to make the cinders
burn with their speed.
In order to give the people who at
tend the rowing events in the morning
at Aquatic park a chance to get to
the stadium in time the athletic pro
gram will not be started until o'clock
The entries and their handicaps are
as follows:
100 yard dash--o. F. snedigar 20. c.. VII
liam Becker Jr. IS F. T. ", RGy Conn ~ =. =
Walter Dean (unattached). ". D. Kant co. c.,
James Donahue co. @, F. = MeNanars I1s1aa!9 20
60. c., Russell Rogers tLick SCHOOL,, Charles
Glaudius (U. c., Ralph Hupp (P- A. CD Otto
100 yard dash for nOvices-A c. Haskin (un-
attached, ]. a. Finlayson (unattached1 William
B. Teall tsan AIateo high SCHOOL,. Marvin Wat;
Baumbaugh (O C.). Ray c. Robinson Up. A CO,
James Muir (unaftached), Walter Dean tunat-
tached), Alfred vieira unattached. William
Becker Jr. is. F. T. w., c.. Fl. Hurst (unat-
tached), Raymond Scott (unsttachedl.
Five mile run (scratch1--G; H. Chapman wv
A. c.. James Cole lunattachedl. William :, H9-
burg 10. CD, Robert Howden (Aeme club, H. j.
Damon tY; NJ. g A., George Bsntel TLsaIS s9lsol9
Hildebrandt ". " A. A., William Garvin
90. c.. Charles Walbridge Unattached, Ches-
ter Lawson Q. A. c., William Rehberg (V. "
A. Al, Charles Ruiz 20. c.. James Magee e.
A.. CD John u. Burke (Tamalpais lndians( I,
Harry Wood 20. c.. joseph Tracey q: a; c.
A c. Schramm (W. A. C-l, j. johnson IS 4
G. C. C-). A Gnstafson IS A. G. c. c.. A.
40 ward dash fscratch)-Edward Maeaulay
20. c., E. A. MeGregor IS. u, Claude Little
page 20. c., Claude Moss TO- c., Meryyn
JOY 90. c., a. F. Gates IS A; 60. James Fin Fl
layson (unattaehed), +. Z. Mcnamara 20, O.,
James Donahue 60. c., W. c. Dean tunat-
tached) James Muir (unattachedl, Roy Robinson
plymouth athletic club, C. Caldwell 90. C-),
Charles Morris (unattschedl William Hoburg
20. C.), C. Claudius (U. c..
100 yard hurdles (scratchl- Edward Beeson
90. c.. James Donahue 20 c., Charles Morris
(unattached), P. B. o'Connor unattached.
Frank Bressi 20. C-)-
High jump tscrateh1 = Charles claudIus
GU. CO, George HORNE (Stanford), Dave Martin
10. C), Frank Bressi 20. c., Claude Llttlepage
70. C.J. James Donahue 20. c., oryal BAUM
baugh 20. c., Robert Wing 90. CD, Rodney
Kendrick 20. c., Edward Beeson 90. c.. W. D.
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saw Jeffries work. followed him over
the roads at a distance and trailing far
behind and they gave him credit Tor
what he was doing. 1t made change
in Jeffries. About that time, too, he
felt the buoyancy that comes TO man
in condition. He grew more and more
cheerful. He was Joking and playing
about his camp now But he didn't let
up in his grind. 81 must win, and I
SHALL" he kept on saying to himself.
When he didn't feel the need of work
he went away by himself to think the
fight ovsr-to plan it out like a gem
eral. HIS trout fishing trips served
for this. He was alone in the noun
tains.
Then came the trouble in San Fran
cisco, the swift changing of plans. JEFF
fries broke camp and went to- Reno.
This meant change of conditions, alti-
tude, change of climate, hot days that
dry man out swiftly. Jeffries kept to
his work for a few days. The first day
he came to Reno he told me that he
would be satisfied TO enter the ring
within two days at the most. I'm
ready to fight he said.
Corbett, Berger, Choynski, others in
the big fellows camp, begged him to
do more boxing. Jeffries refused He
has been absolutely his own trainer.
just as he has been ever since he took
the championship from Fitzsimmons
years ago. I'm ready to fight" he said
in answer to ali critics. Il never boxed
much in training. I'll not risk hurting
my hands now. Besides, if [ cut loose
I'd knock all of you out the first day
If I don't cut loose I'll get into the
habit of holding back my blows. This
is going to be tight, not a boxing
match.
Then he went out trout fishing to
think things over. He's going trout
fishing tomorrow and again day after
tomorrow, the day before the fight. He
has figured out his battle. He knows
exactly how he is going to fight He
has made up his mind to take punish
r1ent to the limit if he must. and al
ways to be in readiness for the opening
that will mean the ending of the bat
tie When that opening comes Jeffries
will be ready for 1t. And if he should
be beaten he'll fight to the last linger-
ing shade of consciousness and go down
fghting like a man.. II Jeffries does
go bad in this fight-if he's hammered
to a pulp, as the time worn term ex-
pressive in the sporting phrase runs
you can depend on it that there will be
one thing running through his mind.
1t will be the thing that has been there
for more than year. Il must win,''
Jeffries will think; II shall win" And
when it comes to that test / expect to
see Jeffries dauntless as bulldog,
fighting as he has planned to fight,
grim as a castaway on canniba1 coast,
come back again and again with the
furious attack that must win for him
in the end.
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War Correspondents to
Hold High Jinks

RENO, July 1.-For Saturday night
the Nevada Editorial association has
planned a reception to the host of news
paper writers which bids fair to be a
thing unique in the history of such
affairs.
About every member of the news
paper fraternity now present who has
achieved distinction in one part of the
country or another with an entertain
ment stunt" is slated to appear. The
audience will be composed almost en-
tirely of men whose fame as sporting
writers or as DISORDERS of any great
event is widely known.
It is probable that never before was
such an assemblage of newspaper tai
ent assembled as is now here, and all
are looking forward to the links" with
a purpose 40 make it a.memorable af-
fair.
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Sheepshead Bay Results

SHEEPSHEAD BAY, July First race. six
furlongs, Futurity course-Star Charter, 5 to l.
won; Special Brew. 5 to 2, second; sigurd, IL to
8, third. Time, 1:14.
Second race. steepIeehase, about two and a
quarter miles-The Welkin, TO ?, won; Aunt
julie. 16 TO 5, second; Hylda, 10 10 1, third
Time. 4:3S
Third race. one mile-Nimbus, 1 to Z. won;
.Scarpia, so to 1. second; Galley Slave, 4 to l.
third. Time, 1:41 %
Fourth race. six furlongs, Futurity course-In-
print. IL TO 3, won; Danger Mark, to 5, sec
ond; Miss Nett, TO 1. third. Time, 1:13.
Fifth race. mile and sixteenth. turf course
Lad OF Langdon to /, Wen; Hampton Court 8
to 1, second; Jupiter Joe, to l. third Time
1:46.
Sixth race, six and a half furlongs. main
track-Homecrest, 5 to 1. won; Barnone 80 to
1, second; Royal Onyx, to 1. third Time,
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BY slugging in the old time form
which brought them from the cell
lar 10 the first position, the Oaks
downed the Seals yesterday and
stepped up another ruDg toward
the pinnacle. Vernon dragged the
Beavers down a notch and still
maintains third place by one point
over WO1verton's crew.
BY the third and fourth teams
winning from the top notchers
and the seconds the pennapt race
takes on a greatly added interest
and the punching of the quartet a
little closer gives promise of some
great baseball battles before the
week is out.
Les Angeles continued to forge
upward by taking the game from
the Senator's, who seem to have a
hammer lock on last place,
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BEAVERS AVIATE
and VERNON Wins
SeafOn Wild and Whole Team
Goes to Pieces i'm Seventh
Spasm

PORTLAND, July Portland acted
like a lot of spoiled children in the
contest today with Vernon and went
down to a to L defeat. In the third
inning Seaton went up in the air and
his wildness gave the Vernonites their
first two runs. Seaton was replaced by
Garrett, and everything went along
smoothly until the seventh, when the
whole team went to pieces. Three
errors sent as many Vernonites to first
base and two hits enabled them to
score four times during the inning
The score:
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Northwestern League

TACOMA. July l.-chinault held Tacoma to
ops tit until the eighth inning today, when be
gave four 10 succession and allowed Tacoma to
win. to s. Bsssey's double and Motifs single
brought IN the runs. Five hits in the first round
gave Seattle three runs After that Mccain.
rneut pitched pretty game seattle's throwing
TO the bases was bad Score r. h z
Tacoma
Seattle s.-s......--,r...s+...-
Batteries-McCsmment and Blankenship; Chi
nault and Custer.
VANCOUVER, B. C.. July l.-Gardner beat
Bonner for the second time this week and Van
eouref won the morning game easily, to o.
The Spokane pitcher lasted six innings. when he
vas replaced hy Ryan. who held the locals with
cut difficulty. The score: r. II. e:
kpoktne --.----'.'--' ..s-F.-s
Vancouver ...-....-.,--.........-.
Batteries-Bonner and Brooks Shea; Gardner
and Sugdcn
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Oakland Fans Want
More Games

OAKLAND, July 1.-"More games on
the home grounds by the home team"
baseball league directors today on be-
half of Oakland baseball by the prog
ress and prosperity committee of the
chamber of commerce. Resolutions
were adopted reciting that Oakland is
heavy patron of the national game
and that the Oakland fans desire to
see more of their home talent in ac-
ton in Oakland.
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Salt Lake Results

SALT LAKE CITY, July Three favorites
won at Buena Vista today. In the first race
Lady Mcdowell was the medium of a heavy
plunge and easily came home in front Results:
FIRST RAcEmsix furlongs, selling:
SHADY Mcdowell s5 (Stewart) ......... /
5-1-Sixteen, 81 (Van Dusen) ...-............ 2
Beliaower. lo7 Taylor, .:.........-.s.., 8
Il, Maid of Orleans Coriel, Tom O'Malley, Lady
Box, Foncasta, also ran.
SECOND RACE-Six furlongs, selling;
Odds. Horse, Weight and Jockey. Fin,
I-5-Emma g., l0T lVosper) ).............,....
Time. TIA 1-5. Fusileer Elder, Captain Bur-
nett Ramon Corona, Tillinghast, Titus II,
Biased also ran.
THIRD RACE-One mile, selling:
Odds. Horse. Weight and Jockey. Fin.
165-Weymouth, 95 (Nolan) ................
5-1-Frieze, los MCCARTHY. ................. 2
6-1-Royal River, 107 fKirschbauml ........ 8
Jordan. Corrigan, Dorothy Ann, Camera. also
ran.
FOURTH RAeE-one mile. selling:
Odds Horse, Weight and. Jockey. Fin.
4-l--Coonskn, 81 (Selden) ..................... l
s-l-Round and Round, io6 Taylor .--...... 8
Time. 1:41 4-5. Coppers, Duchess of Monte
bello, Meltondale also ran.
FIFTH RAcE-six furlongs.. selling:
3o1-Plume, 107 (Imes) .................... 2
32-Harlem Maid, 1o7 page. )............ 8
Time, 1:15. Lady Adelaide, Figent, Biskra,
Hazeline Valencia. Silk. also ran.
SIXTH RACE-six fhrlongs, selling,
Odds Horse, Weight and Jockey. Fin.
5-1-Royal Stone. 104 ivan Dusen) .........
s5-Biliy y, Myer log saa sKirssGhbaum} slihaSa
Time, I:i5 % rs. sainest. nest wistaria, Burning
Bush st. Joe, No Quarter, also ran.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-02

NEW YORK. July 1.-The largest consignment
of thoroughbred horses that has ever left the
United States is today its way to Buenos
head in the lot. in charge Of John Afackav
formerly superintendent of J. 3. Haggin's Rancho
Del Paso stock farm in California The horses
are the property Of j. B. Haggin. whose breed
ing operations are now confined to the Flmen-
dorf stock farm, Lexington. Ky. In the shin
ment are six aged stations. is young stations
100 yearlings, IL year olds and "A brood mares
and geldings.
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CHAMPIONSHIP HANpRALL

Harry Harvey, champion handbAll
player Of the Pacific coast. will play
Joe Marks. challenger for the title.
Sunday. afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at
the Golden Gate park haniball courts.
The men will also play for a purse
of 5000
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PORTLAND
SUMMARY,

Struck out-By Garrett 4, wilIetts 5. Bases
on baiis--off Seaton (. wiIIetts 4. Two base
Hetliug; r. Brashear to Lindsay TO n. Rrss.
bear. Sacrifice hits--N. Brashear, Wflletts.
Stolen bases-Fisher Martinke, stovall (21.
bit by pitched ball--Stovall. Hetling, Olsen.
Grown. First base errors-vernon a BaIk-
Willetts- Left on bsses--vernon Z Portland Z
Innings pitched by Seaton-Two and tvo-thfrds
Base hits-0ff Seaton 2, runs 2: off Garrett 4
runs 8. Time of gsme-one hour and fifty.
hye minutes. Umpire-Finney.
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SERAPHS ANNEX
SENATOR'S ANGORA
After Grahafn'S Mem Secure Z
Good Start Angels Come
On and Win

Los ANGELES. July In a slow
and uninteresting game at Vernon this
afternoon the seraphs overlook the
Senators after they had made good
start toward the game, Hallinan- COM
mencing the trouble for Hunt in the
fifth, when he cleared the bases with a
triple to right and scored on Diilon's
single, Nourse meantime replacing
Hunt in the box. Score:
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SACRAMENTO
SUMMARY

Hits--On Hunt and in 2-S innings
Three base hits-Hsllinan, Deluas. Two base
hits-Murphy. Howard. Sscrihce hits-tan Bu-
zen Roth Delmss. First base on called balls
on Hunt 4, OF Thorsen 4. Of Nourse 3. Struck
out-By Hunt 5. by Thorsen Z, by Nourse 2.
Double piay-Aurphy 20 Hsllinsn. Passed ball
Thomas Hit BY pitched ball-Briggs. Howard.
by Hunt Tine of gsme-2 hours and 10 min
utes. Umpire-Van Hsltren.
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and picked up by Oakland, pitched a
nice game and was ably backed UP by
his teammates. Harry Stewart worked
in fine form and. outside of the two
homers, held the Oaks down in splendid
shape.
The Sc0re-
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FIGHT FAN MEETS DE.rH

GRAND JUNCTION. Colo. July II
Irving Behrendt, the SON of well to do
parents of New Britain. Conn, was
run over by train near here today
He was beating his way to Reno to see
the fight
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AEOLIANs Plan CRUIsr

ALAMEDA, July 1.-The feet OF the
Aeolian yacht club will sail tomorrow
afternoon on. a cruise to Vallejo to last
over July 4.
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existence with disease Swollen
developed
all
and
Scrofua
Blood medical advice
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, Ga.
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Western League

At Sioux City-Sioux City s, Wichita s.
At Omaha-Omaha 2, Denver 4.
AT st. Joseph-St. Joseph 6. Des Moines 0.
At Lincoln-L Lincoln 8. Topeka s.
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RI-NS Am HITS RY INNI

Home rr.as-Afaggart Mite. Two base hits
Swspder Berry. Sacrifice hit-Wolyerton
Stolen base-Swsnder. First base on called
bslls-Oh Willis ?. of Stewart 5. Struck out
By Willis f. by Stewart 3. Hit by pitcher
Wolverton. Willis. Double plays-Swander to
Wares: Mite TO Cameron TO Mite. Time of
game hour and 40 minutes. Umpires-HiIde-
brand and McGreevy.
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Oaks Step Another
Rung Toward Pennant
STANDING OF THE CLUBS

RESULTS of GAMES
Oakland 3. San Francisco o.
Los Angeles 8, Sacramento 4.
Vernon z, Portland i.
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Billy JORDAN THERE

Billy Jordan, the oldest announcer on
earth, will introduce the principals at
the opening of the fight. He says he
will be on hand if he has to enter the
ring on crutches.
Jordan takes more pride in announc-
ing a big fight than little child does
in its first rag doll
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-02
PITCHES WELL

with no one on the ba gs in the
eighth Mite laced one over the same
fence for the four sacks.
Willis, who was released by the Seals
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-02

I tell you II the American people
knew what this man has done they's
make him a hero. He's worked him
self down to the bone. And day after
day when he was all through you fell
lows would get up late in the morning
and come out after breakfast to find
Jeffries loafing in the sun. You asked
when he was going to work and he
didn't answer you and then you went
away and said he was loaf1ng and never
would get into condition."
After that the scribes woke up. They
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-02

ansisted upon burdening Jeffries with
/! theories. Jeffries listened, then turned
| on his heel and walked away without
a word. He had no time or attention
| to waste ON fools
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therefore ordinarily accompanies the
good advice but doubtless ii is fire.
uuently innocuous, and the cure, if ef-
fectcd, is due far more To observing
the advice than taking tn" medicine.
1t is the mystery of medicine that
appeals To the believer i'm it. The un-
known has a charm which the familiar
lacks. The great popularity of patent
medicines lies i'm the secrecy which at
tends their manufacture. The gullihil-
ity of the public in this regard is un-
doubtedly a survival of ancient bar
barrie faith i'm the potency Of the witchs
brew for evil and the power of the love
philter of bringing happiness. Civlll-
Zation and enlightenment spread from
age to age, but always there is large
proportion of the worlds population,
outwardy, perhaps, above the influence
of superstition, yet nevertheless III
variahly clinging with stubborn tenaci-
ty To fragmcntary instincts inherited
from ancestors. ages back, who at
tachcd great Importance Ia medicinal
connections brcwcd i'm remote caves or
hidden glens hy mysterious wizards
and witches reputed wiser than their
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to be composed of aloes, powdered GIN
ger and powdered soap. A curative
syrup" sold at 60 cents a bottle, cost
for ingredients less than one cent. Its
label advertised it to be "a highly con-
centrated, purely vegetable compound
but analysis showed the presence of
free hydrochloric acid, not usually
classified as q vegetable compound;
tincturc of capsicum and sugar lin
the for mof treacle."
Perhaps it is permissible or cXcusable
To smile over the ordinary patent -medi-
cine victim who is So foolish as to al
low himself to he swindled into buying
harmless trash and paying an cXorbi-
tant price for it. He may be dismiss
ed with n contemptuous thought that
it served him right for being so guilt
BILE but when the worthless patent
medicine depends for its success upon
encouraging the hopes of the really
desperate person suffering from an in
durable disease, the matter Is quite
different and far more serious. The
cowardly cruelty of trading upon such
sufferers cannot he denounced with
sufficient emphasis and should be pun
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HIS BELOVED WIVES.
Useful Tombstones In the Front Yard
of North Carolina Homo.


Every hear of Bucklesberry said
man from North Carolina the other
day. We'll, 1t is a district in Lenoir
county about twenty miles from Colds
boro. Twenty years ago 1t used to
abound in curious characters.
Almost everybody in the neighbor-
hood was named Sutton. At the time
of which speak about the most repre-
sentative citizen Of the community was
Ben Sutton. Ben had one Of the MIC
est, neatest little one story houses you
ever saw and when one day met him
on the road and was invited to par
take Of his hospitality at midday din
ner l accepted with alacrity.
I'VE entered the house from the rear
and almost Immediately sat down at
table that literally groaned under the
weight Of ham and sweet potatoes. COL
lards, corn pone, turnips and huckle-
berry pie. Ben's hospitality made him
see that I got away with the whole Of
an enormous second helping.
II strolled out upon the front porch
after the meal and to my horror there
stood in the yard, just in front Of the
house, a row Of four handsome tomb
stones, each with grave attached. My
host had fingered inside, so I went out
and inspected the stones. One bore the
inscription, To my beloved wife, An
nie.' The second was, To my beloved
wife, Kate The third read, To my
beloved wife, Maggie, and the fourth,
To my beloved wife, Jennie
"'Good heavens, have I struck
Bluebeard?' exclaimed.
Then I looked at the dates Of de-
cease. They were from two to five
years apart. turned around, and
there was the present Mrs. Sutton
looking at me with a smile on her face.
LOOK pretty, don't they? she said.
You see, Ben likes to sit out here on
the porch and look at the tombstones
and tell me what a good wife Annie or
Kate or Maggie or Jennie was to him.
1t doesn't hurt me, and he gets lots Of
fun out Of it.
but you can bet your sweet life
there is no place there for me. In the
first place 1 made him promise me
before we were married that he
wouldn't put me there if died before
him. In the second, mean to outlive
him. You see, Ben looks pretty husky,
but he is nearly 60, and I am not yet
80.
"'Oh. no. don't mind the tombstones
or the graves. For one thing, they
keep negroes away from our place.
You see there is the chicken coop on
one side Of the yard and the watermel-
on patch on the other, and you couldn't
get a darky to go into either after sun