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The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-01-13
Notice.

will on the first Monday of
Feb. 1910 within legal hours in
front of court house door in town
of Iuka let to the lowest response
BILE bidder contract to build a
bridge across Sandyhook Greek on
Natchez Trace road. The Board
reserves the. right to reject any
or all bids. See plansaand specfi-
cations on file in Chancry Cl'k's
Office. ] r Bickerstaff, NJ B S.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-01-13
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The famous little nils.

Some parents should take ex-
mple of the birds and push the
nestlings out. W s'e y
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-01-13

Don't trifle with kidney and
bladder trouble. Take DeWitt's
Kidney and Bladder Pills as di-
rected and you will at once notice
satisfactory results. Dewitt S
Kidney and Bladder Pills are anti
septic, healing and soothing. Be
sure to get DeWitt's Kidney and
Bladder Pills when you ask for
them. Refuse substitutes and i'm
itations. Look for the name on
the package. Sold by Model Drug
Store.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-01-13

1t is awfully hard to believe
that the average shirt waist girl
is as cool as she looks.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-01-13

No one can tell what the NOR
row may bring.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-01-13

envy.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-24

vious eyes as the well manicured gent
with the string of gas fixtures in his
nechtie. Ny informant claimed to be
on very intimate terms with this
wizard of the track and even hinted
that he had prescribed the checked
suit and some of the ornaments, but
when Doc failed to recognize Willie
with the shaved neck he accused the
trainer of having been over the high
hurdles the night before. which put his
orbs on the blink"
Surging further into the crowd be-
fore the gate, I learned that Burleigh
was the horse to play in the fifth race
and Redondo for show in the same
This tip came from two Smokes" who
were as enthusiastic over the chances
Of these two horses carrying home the
bacon as they were about their coun-
tryman Johnson defeating Jeffries
within the same incIosure One of
them said, This is red hot from the
stable. Bo,' the only way to stop these
two horses from getting within the
coin zone is to hitch a dray behind
them. OF course, pal." he continued
IF you play them don't forget Tnr the
one who put you jerry" Three or
four others also had tips hot from the
stable" From the number of men who
had friends in the stable 1t is evidently
a very popular place
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in the luck Of these heavy bettors, as
the crop of suicides among the nine
dollar a week clerks, who bet SIS
TO double their despair, is always
greater following an announce
ment of some big killing over at the
track. This is the bird line which
catches these gluttons Of poverty caus-
ing them to live with one foot in a
prison cell and the other on a banana
peel. One thing in favor of the plunger
clerk, however. is that he always car
ries about 80 varieties of hope
around with him before he blows up
so that if he doesn't land a winner to-
day, he lives in anticipation of the
morrow, figuring that he can always
find his money where he lost it, pro-
vided the hole is not too deep.
While the canned" orchestra assist
ed by three or four near Carusos was
churning out HAS Anybody Seen
Kelly?' a youth with his neck newly
shaved came up and volunteered the
information that Helen Hawkins had
half nelson on the first race. In fact
1 soon found from the stray bits of
conversation that were flying through
the air that Helen had host of ad-
mirers. This Information Kid" told
me l was getting in on the ground
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-24
A Loudly Perfumed Trio

Suddenly the waiting room barrier"
lifted, and I was borne along on the
tide of expectants. going over to take
little coin from the book makers All
stable talk was cut short as the crowd
surged forward. The musty monkey
house smell OF the inner nave came at
me in ftful gusts, but 1t was soon dis
PEELED by draft heavily laden with
the odor of violets. Before me was the
source Of all this fragrance. Three
queens of the Mason street four hun
dred flaunted and fiuttered in their pur-
pie greatness. What rustling of silks.
What a dancing of flowers on turbans.
How their jeweled watches sparkled
and cleaned as they swept majestically
down the apron of the boatl With what
grandeur and impertinence did they
rush up the stairs to the clanking of
vanity boxes, the rattling OF chains and
other geegaws that went to make UP
their tawdry toiletl With ono hand
they held up their skirts, while with
the other they gripped racing sheets
At the top of the stairs they met a
man who looked as though he had
been sitting on q coroners jury, SO
glum was his face. Money bag and field
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excitement water the heavy play last
night. They thought 1T was Reggie
Vanderbilt scattering the change"
From underneath a spreading hat,
decorated with a profusion of long,
trailing ostrich plumes. surmounted by
a tall aigrette. 1 noticed a face I had
often seen In one of the large office
buildings From the Sure Thing Handi-
cap" spread out In the lap OF her
smart tailormade dress, she, too, must
be suffering from the racing blight.
Instead of playing the typewriter keys,
she prefers the races, and with success,
for her attire is more ostentatious, her
mister and her figure better than when
she took dictation. She has even cast
aside her constant companion, the Green
Book. In her good fortune now she
no doubt sees the actors and actresses
as they appear on the real stage. in
stead OF getting them second hand in
magazines.
A youth with a striped suit. dia-
mond stirrup in chocky white stock.
anu d AlOCld al SQPplJ VI pCA1GIllO dAlQ a
face denoting dissipation, sat reading
and devouring the Daily Telegraph Sc
lections, and from his subsequent con-
versation this was probably the ex-
tent Of his reading. He was soon
Joined by two others. dressed in well
made. but bizarre patterned clothes
All wore the regulation light brown
Fedora hat, with four rakish dents in
the crown. This hat is the universal
favorite among the horsemen and when
worn in conjunction with the popular
patent leather shoes with pearl gray
uppers and a sweater, sets them OF
from the common rabble. These men
held the cigars in their mouths by their
back teeth so as to tilt the cigar up
under the nose. and constantly broke
ordinance 2456, regulating expectorat-
ing. All had fine stable connections
and were rich In racetrack intelI-
gence and inside information. They
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opinion was against Slim for after
going over the lase 72 races. which
they had at their tongues end. they
showed TO the satisfaction of every ons
but slim" that there had been only
three bad starts.
The anti-racing laws came in FOR a
fast six round go. and they made that
oregon boot on peoples liberty" take
the count several times. In fact. they
gave it such beating that soon there
was nothing left to swing at. so went
notwithstanding in them good old days
when everybody could bet their heads
OFF, and when all the boys had dollars
in their clothes where they now jingle
coppers." Further reference TO the
halcyon days We're cut short by the ap-
pearance of shorty" who came UP ac-
companied by a large black cigar.
Twisting his weakened face. he let ffy
the information that "the slop is good
for Belle Kinney today; she's got her
skidders on. and watch her outgame
the rest. Revelston has no chance in
the fifth race. especially with that
canary up who is riding him." He went
on in this vein through each race.
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knew the weight, standing, color and
pedigree OF every horse and stable
They knew how every horse had An
ished within the last 10 years and the
jockey who rode IL. whether 1t was at
Arcadia, Seattle. Brighton, sheepshead
or Belmont tracks. In the races today.
they were sure that Phillistina could
not stand the "gaff.'' and that since
savage mad been dogging it so much
lately. he would watch the winners
gallop under the wire from the rear.
The starter had few "haymakers'
swung at him by one "SIim." who
thought that he ought to be starting
fires in laundry. instead of starting
the ponies at the barrier. General
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-24
By Paul Parker

~ INFERENCE Of opinion has made
the sport Of kings or the king
- Of sports" what II is. People
who are never allowed to drop
an opinion either at home or on the
street can, on the way to the race
track. spill more different opinions to
.he square minute than the taIest
high brow" can in a month as to the
cause OF earthquakes. OF course. it
takes capital to express yourself within
the sacred precincts of Emeryvine.
especially when you are speaking to the
book makers, who are as ivory headed
a lot OF men as ever took money from
the good public. Doubling Thomas
would look like blind Anssourian
when it comes to showing them.
In orcer really to appreciate the diff
ference Of opinion which permeates the
system OF each racetrack fan one has
only to take trip on the ferry boat
with a crowd Of EmeryviIIe enthusiasts
You hear waited above the sounding
cymbals and banging brasses of the
canned" orchestra at the ferry build
ing Il like Belle Kinney for the first
race and Madeline Musgrave looks aw-
fully good in the last race" which,
translated from the vernacuIar. means
that the person who united this bit Of
information was sure that Belle and
Madeline were going to win and there
by give him and all those in the sound
waves OF this Delphian oracle an op-
portunity to go through the pockets Of
the poor helpless book makers. Men
who could start a civil war at home by
saying they like Belle or Madeline
unless. Of course. It was the name of
one Of the children-can get on a ferry
boat bound for the races and like" a
whole harem without causing a single
comment
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but 1t was like trying to attract the
attention of a riveter on a building
with his machine working overtime.
Finally. however, the boat came to his
rescue by giving a iurch which hushed
them up, as they could not use both
feet and tongues at the same time.
Pulling his sweater closely around his
neck, and further darkening the place
around his near diamond by constant
lingering. he said: rYouse guys thought
you was hippodrome yesterday. didn't
youse, when youse tried to kiss me
off Darlington? But he was the gold
digger, all right. and got 10 bones for
the one handed the boolxie And you
ought to have seen me give the French
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unrolled themselves into loose racing
sheets. and one girl in voice of cer-
tainty said: Miss Picnic is going to
get bracket In the last race, as she
was badly ridden the last time out.
watch her. Alice; see If she hasn't got
the foot. She'll breeze in all the way"
Alice. however, liked BanoreIla, be-
cause she was a game mare. and ate
distance. These simple, artless crea-
lures knew the performance of all
norses, past. present, and to come.
See who's comingl' piped the IN
formation Kid" who hung to me
like a country cousin That's Big BILL
ono OF the regulars. A pretty parcel.
nor" Looking in the direction the
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-24

There may be rules for love war.
and politics, but evidently there are
none for liking" a horse. You like"
after the manner OF Topsy who Just
grew" Occasionally there are ex-
tenuating circumstances which cause
some to like" horse. A foolish
dream bred from the fumes of the
dope sheet" often starts an in
Vulnerable throng on the road to the
"bookies"; q hunch doubly Bessemered
by the stable boy overhearing the
trainer who told his cousin, who passed
II TO his wife's half brother. who told
the elevator boy. who in turn handed
II down several floors until it reached
the party OF the first part, who stakes
his weeks salary to see IL the propped
up hUnch comes true.
Others seem to like" a horse from
that Intangible power born of genius
and guess winners from being able to
read the handwriting on the stable
wall In the language OF the stable
person so endowed is classed as "in
right" besides being a good guesser.
IT is this type OF bettor whom the
cigars are named after. and who opens
champagne for breakfast under the
rays of his thousand candlepower dia-
monds. Scattered through the crowd
were several OF these young "Pittsburg
Pills" who have the lily OF the val
ley faded and wIthered when it comes
20 soft pedaling through the toiling
and spinning route. Their hardest work
consists in displaying their decora-
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-24
A Wise Ex=JOckey

The Information Kid" said he was
former jockey who had got too heavy
for the ponies and was now an hanger
on at the track For amazing gravity
and consciousness Of speech this old
Jockey was a wonder. In a careworn
and moody air he talked OF everything
from actresses to prize fighters. calling
them by nicknames. There was not
hotel roadhouse or cafe in the United
States where he had not wined and
dined- After he had made one OF his
speeches he would knock the ashes
from his cigar and sit back silent and
plethoric, so that his wisdom could per-
colate and his hearers could recover
from the shock of so much knowledge
coming from one man. While IN the
midst of harangue on his power and
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glasses gave him the real racing aspect.
When the trio saw him they rushed up
and one of them piped out, Hey, Phil!
Have you got something good today for
the Rooney sisters?" Phil shook his
head, and with wave Of the hand re-
piled, "Nothin' doin" and hurried
away. Tight wad," muttered one
woman, as she scowled at the retreat
ing figure. Cheap guy" volunteered
another Big bum added the third.
'Watcha think of that? He promised
me that he would have ripe one to-
day. Men are all alike, any way. I'll
commence believin' 'em when they start
in opening the Orpheum with a prayer"
Cut out the soft stuff" said another.
Jump on the pedal. You'll get your
self into thinking that you're in a di-
vorce court making the big talk about
the mean husband"
The TRADE on the man had to give
way to the eternal feminine of one,
who seeing herself in a mirror, asked
for an opinion "in bank" on her hair
This woman's beauty M. D. had no
doubt prescribed compress of one
dozen curls to be strewn along her
brow, for over each ear were clustered
six ringlets of doubtful race. color and
previous condition of servitude." which
she kept under subsection by constantly
toying with her long white gloves
After getting a complimentary chorus,
They're beauties" from the other two,
they all settled down to look over
their track literature for consensus se-
lections" and safe bets"
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floor and that I could get a first mort
gage on any book makers bank roll by
playing the fair Helen across the
board. He also reported that Waner
obtained the information from the
waiter who, dished up the ham an "
each noon for the veteran trainer Doc
Ward. Doc was pointed out with en-
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uons and checked suits and looking
pleasant after a hard night.
lowering around these czars of the
betting ring are the small bettors. en-
deavoring to catch the name OF a prob
able winner from the lips OF the poten-
tates. There seems TO be contaglon
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influence among such racing men as
Gates, Keene and Belmont. a man
walked up and handed him a letter.
With fawning and servile Eyes. sir"
he darted away with his message. I
saw him again as the boat was pulling
into the slip and he was stin mesmer-
king his audience with yarns about
himself and the ponies.
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Innocent COeds-NOt

Sitting next to the doubtful trio were
two sweet girlish young women, who
looked like university students on their
way to school with the final draft Of
their graduating essays on the Ring
and the Book" or the Byzantine Arts
of the Renaissance" Suddenly the
manuscripts in the hands of the goods
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-24
Big Bill. Regular

Big Bill had evidently heard "in one
horse lies hope; play the other and
mourn forever so he was not going to
take any chances by hasty action He
also had regard for the convention
alities and did not wish to shatter
rule six in regard to the speed at
which large bodies are supposed to
move. Suddenly the cloud lifted. and
the scowl followed a close second, as
he checked Zlata Brana for the first
race. AS this arduous task caused per-
spiration to flow. he dropped his inter
mediate chin on his collar and wobbled
toward the front of the boat, where
the Fresh Air society was in session.
On the other side OF the boat was a
group of slangy, boisrerous youths,
mere shadows of touts, who spoke in
numbers having six or seven ciphers
Judging from their conversation, they
bet such large sums each day that they
were only allowed to place their money
by special dispensation from the book
makers. To impress the crowd with
their knowledge of the turf, they
poured out gratis information which
any follower of the horses knows or
can get first hand for himself 1 was
particularly attracted toward one
green silk handkerchief streamed care
lessly from his topmost pocket and was
occasionally applied to his watery eyes
and wrinkled face. He was endeavor-
ing to gain the attention of his bunch.
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ebony tipped nail pointed, ssaw Big
Bill approaching. A huge horseshoe
watch fob preceded him by three feet.
while his little feet seemed to patter
behind. He stopped and scowIed at the
racing sheet before him. You could
almost see the horses being weighed
in the mental balance You'd think he
was going to commit suicide. and was
trying to pick out some easy poison.
the way he's studyin the form chart"
the -Informa ton Kid" continued.
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No Reason for Liking"

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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-05-17
Fence Llnes Eneroach.


That property owners on South
street between the Morristown Gas
Light Co. property and the corner of
Boykin street have eacroaced upon
the sidewalk line Of the street has
been discovered by Town Engineer
Edward Howell. DIR. Henry N. Dodge,
who is remodelling his honse on South
street, complained TO the town auth
critics that he did not have the full
width Of sidewalk in front Of his
place and asserted that the trouble
was caused by the curb line being too
close to the property line.
The town engineer made an investi-
cation and found that beginning at
the corner Of Boykin street the fence
lines of the westerly side of the street
were out to an amount over two feet
at the Brandagee place, occupied by
Alderman Kinsley Twining. At the
latter place new fence was in course
of construction and the new line was
pointed out and the fence is being
erected on the proper location. Other
properties involved are the South
Street Presbyterian church, Francis
E. Woodruff's Menzie house, and DR.
George @. Connett.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-05-17
'HILLTOPPERS'
SLUGGING BEE
Total Of Twenty-Four Hits in
Saturdays Game With
the Branch Brooks.
LOCALS WIN SCORE II TO 8

Ina game replete with hitting and
errors Morristown won from the
Branch Brook a. @. Saturday after
noon by a score Of eleven to six. That
Lacey was in poor form goes without
saying when glance at the record
shows eleven hits made off his de
livery But Traud, his opponent on
the mound, was no better.
Branch Brook started off in the first
inning with the scoring. Gilland
poled out two-hagger and Cavenget
got life on Barrett's error A stolen
base and Gould's single scored them.
The next session the visitors scored
two more Singles by Troud and Cav
enget and an error doing the trick.
After Tfoud had made his third sin
gle GilIand came up in the sixth and
landed on one of Lacey's fast ones for
the circuit, sending the pitcher in
ahead Of him. This finished the scor-
ing for the visitors though in the
seventh Smalley singled and J Speary
doubled after two we're out but Lacey
famed Griffen.
Morristown began denting the pan
right off, MiIlen's two-sacker, lsingles
by Maloney and Lyons, wild pitch
and Gould's error netting four tallies.
Lacey started off the fourth with a
single and two more errors by Gould,
one giving Millen life, coupled with
Dempsey's two-base swat, netted two
more tallies Barrett. drew a pass in
the eighth, Lyons got his third single,
Holton helped with a sacrifice fly and
Bus Sturgis worked the squeeze
with Barrett scoring on the play.
Lyons tailed on Lacey S grounder but
" Buster was caught at third.
Millen started of the eighth with his
second two. base swat. Maloney fol
lowed suit Doyle was there with a
single and after Troud had got wild
pitch out of fissystem three runs were
across.
= Lew West was Ill Saturday after
noon and after playing one inning he
retired from the game, Barrett was
transferred to short and Milleu
went to second. Tommy Dempsey
got in the game, going to right field
He had no chances in the field but ht
delivered a timely two-bagger.
Gould at third for Branch Brool
had an off day. After a galaxy
of errors he went to second and finally
was banished to the outtield. Andy
Speary, who went south this sprins
with the Philadelphia Nationa
league team played short for the Wis
itors and his fielding was easily tn,
feature of the game.
Tho cc0rn
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-05-17
renuis at whippany Club.

An invitation handicap mixed
doubles tennis tournament will be
held at the Whippany River club on
Saturday and Monday. Silver cups
are offered to the winners and prizes
to the runners-up. ALI members OF
the Morris County Golf club and the
Morristown Field club have been in
vited to enter. Entries close on
Thursday ahd drawings will be made
and handicaps fixed By the tennis
committee Of the club and posted at
the club house the day following.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-05-17
STUDENTS IE BURNT CORK.


High school Minstrels Pleased a
Large ana Critical Audience.
That students Of the Morristown
high scnool are. good entertainers was
proven Friday night when members
Of the school athletic association pre-
sented a minstrel performance. Songs
and jokes we're highly enjoyed and the
efforts Of the young burnt cork artists
were much applauded
George Montierh was the interlocu-
tor. Tambos we're Neil Mullen, Jack
Montieth and Charles Hendrickson
and Edward Guerin. Pierson Little
and Robert Burke handled the bones.
The vocal numbers Included the chorus
by the company On the Campus" ;
end song Has Anybody Here Seen
Kelley. by Neil Mullen end song,
!" Lulu and Her La La Pierson Lit
tie: ballad, I'm Longing for To
morrow When / Think Of Yesterday. !"
Arthur Linde end song, "a Lemon
in the Garden of Love- end song,
F" Where's Mama, Robert Burke /;
ballad, Two Little Brown Eyes,
Reginald Moodey end song, Much
Obliged to You," Charles Hendrick-
son; end song, That Mendelssohn
Tune" Edward Guerin and the clos
ing chorus by the company, Son Of
Uncle Sam"
The olio proved to be an entertaining
part OF che program and included Ell
mer M. Applegit in prestidigitation
The Charge Of the Light Brigade, 2
by Frank Pierson; and a sketch
Special Sale, ia which Herman
Cone acted the part of Abram Aro1-
son, pawn broker, and Harold Price
impersonated Julius solomon, a Dutch
man. The performance closed with
The chorus by the company School
Days. Z
Instrumental music, including the
overtures " College Life" and $ Flow
er Song, we're rendered by the high
school orchestra, the members OF
which are Miss Agnes Leonard, piano
and Miss Mary Dempsey, Herman
Cone, Waiter Anderson and Nathan
Cone, violinists. The performance
was staged by Frank E. Pierson.