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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-09-29
Mans Best Friend.

his equal in usefulness to man. lie
is the one real slave of humanity;
for never lived a human slave in
any age or in any land who went
about his task and his crushing
labors more uncomplainingly, more
steadily and more faithfully than
does the horse. He brings help
when the home is afame; he drags
in the harvest that feeds millions;
he scurrieS over the ground to bring
the physician to the bedside when
we come into the world; he PAGES
solemnly onward as he dra9s US to
the grave. He carries the joyous
children upon the road back and he
thunders to the hospital with the
changing ambulance. Through the
streets he drags mighty iron sup
ports for the giant skyscrapers and
over the boulevards of the park he
sweeps with fashion and beauty at
his hoOfs. In the midst of plenty
he carries food in abundance to
countless homes and in in the midst
Of starvation he yields up his own
body to keep life in the famished
human frame
4 And for this sublime devotion,
this lifelong labor, this noble mar
tyrdom, how often is the faithful
animal repaid with atrocious cruel
ty and vile and inhuman neglect.
The treatment of horses by some
people is UNNECESSARILY base and it
is all the more hideous and Sound
rely because the poor animal has
no means of defense, no chance for
aid, no voice to demand help.
He is driven at terrific speed fol-
. immense distance; he is forced to
wear rough and heavy harness
. over a sore and lacerated body
dragging after him heavily lader
wagons all the while suffering 81
lently the most awful torture. He
is compelled to drag over loaded
wagons up steep hills, often cruelty
dashed with whip and then after {
! long day of dreadful slavery he il
= poorly housed, often with insuffici
ent food.
t Yet there are owners and driver
e of a different stamp. There arr
men into whose hardened soul n,
=. appreciation of the value and devo
S ton Of the horse is allowed to pene
7, trate. They misuse the animal t
/ an atrOciou5 degree and are imper
r Vious to his appealing look when h
0 is raCked by pain or worn dow
s with toll as though the poor beas
v were but a senselesS rock. Sucl
+ men as these know no pity, the,
q know no horse.
e There is nothing Overdrawn il
e this recital of mans inhumanity t,
n his one best and most constan
t friend. Happily, though, it is not
t recital of the usual treatment of tn
+ horse, turning from the considera
r ton of ill treatment, it is pleaSan
to know that in the hearts of tn
vast majority Of men, women ant
l children there is genuine love 70
this fine and good friend in the ami
! NAL kingdom, And assuredly h,
deserves that love.
When you love horse, you low
. mans best, trueSt and most usefu
friend in all the range of the worlC
of animals. Elk.
I The aDnla ond naoch nroDe :,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-09-29

Laclede has voted $4,000 bonds
Jor electric lights, the currant will
be supplied from Brookfield, and
will be in operation in about two
months.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-09-29
Scholarship For Sale.

If you want to take a course in
Telegraphy, Shorthand, or CONNER
cial Bookkeeping, in either the
Moberly OF Sedalia Commercial
School, you should see the Demo-
crat. We have a scholarship in
each school to dispose of.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-09-29
Following in Bryan's Footsteps.

Hon. w. J. Bryan made a great
speech at St. Joseph Labor Day and
advocated the same national prin
cipleS that he did in 1896 and
that the insurgents Roosevelts ant
Garfelds are now trying to put Tor
ward as new issues.-Platte Cit,
Landmark.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-09-29

j. C. Kenneth and wife were will
Hannibal friends last week.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-09-29

A. Haysrlft and family of Viii
low Spring nave been the guest of
William ). Dean and family,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-09-29

W. H. Watson and wife were
Hannibal visitors part of last week.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-09-29

For Sale Deminsion lumber for
barns. corn. cribs etc J, M. Proctor
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-09-29

Mrs. M. E. Pike and sons, Oscar
and Edwin returned Thursday from
California where they spent the
summer.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-09-29

Miss Bell Smith has been visiting
with friends and relatives in St. Joe
for the past week.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-09-29

Go to the Economy Store for
Racket goods.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-09-29

Mrs. j, D. Rohr and children
spent Saturday and Sunday with
Hunnewell folks.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-09-29

Mrs. H. B. Starrett and baby are
visiting her parents MIR. and Mrs.
Charles Thomas
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1910-09-29

Miss Helen Kaden has been visit
ing relatives in Ely.
The Detroit times., 1910-08-26

That happened while | was catching
with the Wheeling club.
"Oftentimes catchers, though Sc
serely hurt, are asked TO work daily
under fearful conditions. That hap
pened TO me after Vic Willis, now of
the st. Louis Cardinals, had smashed
the little finger OF my throwing hand
in 1900. While playing on the Fort
Wayne club OF the Interstate league
under Manager Miller, | had the mis-
fortune to break one finger. The club
was up in the pennant race and Mil
Ter refused To give me a layoff until
the finger recovered. Instead he com
PEELED me to work II games under
penalty Of a discharge.
Catching all the time is the most
dangerous position on the ball field
Take the case of Jack O'Neill, the old
Chicago player His hands were all
shot to pieces in years of service, but
the hardest blow came when n foul
tip crashed through his mask. binding
him in one eye. The accident drove
O'Neill from the diamond"
The Detroit times., 1910-08-26
WILL START WINDSOR RACES
EARLIER THAN AT LAST MEET

The last shipment OF horses from
Hamilton for Windsor to the Windsor
track for the races across the river
which begin next Monday was made
this morning. r. l.. Thomas and the
Turney Bros. strings were the last
to leave Hamilton for the scene OF the
next weeks equine battles.
The Saratoga contingent will arrive
Saturday, and among the shipments
from that track are included many OF
the best horses in training in the cast.
With the Saratoga strings will be the
fast 2-year-old Wrap, purchased at the
Keene sale on Thursday by Albert
Simons. II Is thought that Simons got
a great bargain when he paid $500
for Wrap. which was one OF the most
promising in the New York turfman's
stable The colt is all ready to race
and will be started in one or more OF
the 2-year-old events at the Windsor
meeting.
A special train will leave Saratoga
Saturday evening for Detroit with VIII
liam Heating in charge, bearing the
contingent OF owners. trainers and
bookmakers from the Spa who will
come for the sport across the river.
This Is the first time in the history
OF the Windsor track that special
train has been needed to convey east
erners TO a race meeting here. 1t Is
significant of the interest the turfmen
The Detroit times., 1910-08-26
CATCHERS FEAR FOUL BALLS
WHICH DISABLE GOOD MEN

Some catchers must have been born
under lucky stars. Certainly / wasn't"
says Tom Needham, veteran big
league catcher. When baseball fans
discuss the various players with per-
feet hands few stop to consider the
backstops who have been in the game
year after year without sustaining in
juries other than slight dislocations.
But the doctors and surgeons have
been busy lot of men affixing finger
splints and binding up the tape since
baseball was adopted as the national
pastime. Speaking of the disabled
patchers, it happens TO be my lot to
register among the badly bent spe-
cies. Ten years ago | had two per-
feet hands. Save for a few scars
which bore mute testimony to my
greenness as a tanner of white rats
and a group of freckles there wasn't
blemish to look at them.
Foul tips, the bane OF all catchers.
have altered the general appearance
OF my paws. The fingers of my right
hand have been manned or splintered
so often | can scarcely cite all the
instances. II was one OF George Null
Inns fast balls. accompanied by a
foul tip. that smashed the little finger
of the pegging hand years ago. when
was connected with the Grand Rap
ids team OF the Interstate league.
Charles Pittinger now dead, broke the
first finger of the same hand in 1904
The gnarled effect OF my index finger
speaks or-the- speed OF Oscar Street
The Detroit times., 1910-08-26
BY n. w. LANIGAN.

Sporting Editor st. Louis Times.
The veteran members OF Frank
Chances pitching STAFF, noticeably
M ner Brown, are not as reliable as
they were in former years, and it's
ON that account that SO many wise
acres are calling the Athletics to de-
feat the Cubs when the armies OF
Chance and Mack go to war In Oc-
tober. It's been peculiar pitching Chi
ago has had furnished II this season.
The team has had but one reliable
workman from first to last. That
worthy 10 Juvenile Cole.
Brown began by dropping six OF his
FIRST nine games The mighty Morde-
cal got right for Chance at the right
time, taking his bouts from Mathew
son and Camnitz, the ones that count
ed. Brown has not twirled anything
like as many brilliant games this
season as I'm seasons gone by. and as
his record is but 1910, he would real
~ be considered mediocre workman.
on this years form, were II not for his
starry work in his important outs.
Now Overall Is Out Of II.
Overall has been having season
Just like Brown. Big JEFF has been
both good and bad. in turn. Right
now he is on the disabled list, and
Frank Chance states that he fears
that his countryman is lost to him ~
the remainder OF the season. Reul-
bach made a late start, owing to hav-
inn a severe case of diphtheria when
the curtain went up. 1t was June 10
or SO bafpre the big fellow was COM
pletely sound Hence his start was
necessarily late one. Recently he's
been pitching better ball than any OF
his illustrious co-laborers, with the
lone exception of King Cole.
The Athletics have won two other
American championships since Connie
Mack built them. Their other sue
ccssful years were 1902 and 1905. In
the latter year the Quakers clashed
with the New York Giants for the
worlds title. Five games were played,
and New York won four of them.
For ready reference here's list OF
the players who contested In the
scraps:
New York Bresnahan, catcher;
Mathewson, McGinnity and Ames,
pitchers; McGann, ffESt base;5 Gilbert
second base Devlin, third base; Dab
len. shortstop: Mertes, left-held; Don
lin. center-held; Browne, right-feld.
s-Shreckengost and Pow
ers. catchers; Bender, Plank and Coax
lev. pitchers: Davis, first base; Muir
phy. second base; L. Cross. third base;
M. Cross, shortstop; Hartsel, left
The Detroit times., 1910-08-26
SHORT LENGTHS

Johnson-JeGries fight films declared
legal by New York's attorney general,
Little more velvet for the picture
makers.
N there's anything I'm the record line
Mel Sheppard can't break, the amateur
sport loving public would like to have
IL discovered
England refuses 10 cough up $4,000
send team of tennis
trophy, because English candidates
aren't strong enough 10 win.
New Orleans holds hope for the
bangtails, with a 30-day running meet.
Danny Murphy, OF the Athletics had
a gala day at bat ON Thursday he
had five hits In FIVE times up, includ-
ing home run, a triple two doubles
and single.
George stone has come 90 life. The
man who lead the league In hitting
one year and dropped OF after that.
made four out Of five times up. Thurs
day.
suggs, former niger pitcher, had n
hard time of II, Thursday. The Phil
lies found him for many hits. seven In
all. and turned them into enough runs
to win.
The BROOKLYN outneId working
against Pittsburg, yesterday. had IL
putouts In thinning contest Ten
fell 10 Wheat The Pirate outheiders
snatched IL ny balls. Fred Clarke get
ting seven.
The Detroit times., 1910-08-26
HERE'S AN OPINION ABOUT
THE COMING WORLD SERIES

field; Briscoe Lord, center-field; Sey-
bold, right-field.
The backbone OF the Athletics this
season, save for speedy Eddie Collins,
is practically the same as II was In
1905. The old Mack catching stan
wasn't much nor Is the present one a
particularly brilliant one. Bender was
In superb form that fall. He lost his
bout TO Mathewson and got the YER
dict over McGinnity. Plank was a
better pitcher then than he Is now.
Still he ran second in his two shows.
He got Matte each time and came to
grief by the counts of SO and 10.
Coakley was found for nine runs the
one time he operated.
. Davis and Murphy played joke ball
against the Giants. Neither man could
hit nor field lick. The two Crosses
quit cold in fact. II was their poor
work In this series that caused Mack
to get rid of Lave and Monte, as well
as Ralph Orlando Seybold. another old
bruiser, who failed for him in the
pinch. Topsy Hartsel, aside from
Bender, was Mack's star against the
Giants. His throwing arm has failed
him and that's the main reason Con-
ME has him on the bench this season.
Murphy was chased from the infiel'
to the out6eld and Danny Is q far
more imposing warrior In his new
position. or the new men Mack has
put on his team Collins is the only
one who looks down to star In the
worlds series. Barry is wholly and
solely the nifty fielder. DOME Bush Is
all that and then some. Still the
Pirates made him look as II he was
but $3.50 performer last October.
Baker has practically shut up now.
Lord Is the same old Lord
Oldring has improved with Collins,
and the RUDE must be rated with the
sure-enough stars. Pitcher Jack
Coombs will be another serviceable
man for the Athletics. He's had won
derful season, such an extremely won.
derful one, that he's got to be rated
sure.enough o. X. workman. Mack
can be relied on using Bender, Plank
and Coombs In turn. Chance Will
probably trot out Cole. Brown, Overall
and Reulbach, providing he has his
four righthanders on edge.
The Detroit times., 1910-08-26

In the east are taking in the autumn
meeting at this point. The Saratoga
special will run straight through and
arrive here Sunday morning.
A dispatch from John Powers, Bar.
ney Schreibers trainer, saying that
he had expressed two horses from the
Spa. which would indicate that Jack
Atkins and Sager are on their way.
The Windsor track has presented
an inspiring spectacle every morning
this week with the steady hoof beats
and the clouds of dust that follow In
the wakes OF the runners In their early
morning training gallops.
The hour of starting the races has
been moved ahead Is minutes this
meeting, the first race being called at
2:30 p. m. instead of 245. the start
ing hour Of the summer meeting.
The Detroit times., 1910-08-26

WASHINGTON, Aug .26.-Those
who have been pulling for Ralph
Works TO display some form were
gratified Thursday at the way he held
the Nationals helpless in the first
game OF the series. Works allowed
1--WE hits and would have won his
game long before the eleventh inning
had the Tigers progressed around the
bases with caution.
In tho eleventh Tyrus Cobb came
forward with home run which gave
Detroit the tally needed 10 decide the
fray and the Jenningses won the game
3 to q Prior to that time there were
plenty OF opportunities for making
countable stuff but the Tiges were
pretty reckless. The third inning pro-
duced three-baser by 7. Jones,
double by Joe Casey and three sin
giles all OF which brought the mag
nificent total OF one run. No wonder
Works had TO fling into overtime.
The home athletes made one run
in the first. Milan made a single over
Moriarty's head and was advanced by
Schaefer. Doc Gessler bounced two
The Detroit times., 1910-08-26
WORKS HOLDS THE NATIONALS,
AND COBB MAKES HOME RUN

base hit OF the railing which sur.
rounds the club house In right field
and Milan came In. Then the Jones'
Casey incidents tied the count for De
troit
An error by Herman Schaefer as.
sisted the Tiges TO a temporary lead
In the fifth round. Mcintyre singled
and Schaefer made a bad toss try.
ing to force him at second on Dele
hanty's grounder. Matthew attained
the third station. He scored on a
wild pitch.
Casey permitted the Nationals to
tie In the seventh. Elberfeld was
passed and Unglaub sacrificed. Elber-
field started for third and Casey peg.
ged to the outfield. Elberfeld scor-
ing:
There were plenty OF chances in
the ninth and In the tenth, but the
pitching proved too good for either
team to get man around. In the
eleventh Cobb, first man to bat, whal-
ed home run past Milan, and this
one tally was enough to decide the
contest.
The Detroit times., 1910-08-26
FAST TIME AT ELGIN.
Better Than Mlle-s-Mlnute Is BEING
Made-Ford Car $50 Pounds lIoht

ELGIN, ILL.,. Aug. 25-Better than
a mile-a-minute is being made on the
Elgin road race course. officials who
are taking the time made in practice
spins declare today that the course
is faster than the Vanderbilt course.
and far faster than the course at
Crown Point. Indiana, where the last
big races In the west we're held.
All OF the cars have been weighed I'm
by the testing committee and with the
exception OF the Ford come up 20 the
requirements. Tho Ford Is about $50
pounds light. Whether this Will cause
withdrawal tomorrow, when the
races commence, remains to BIO seen
The Detroit times., 1910-08-26
NEW PACE MARK
BY MINOR HEIR

GALESBURG, H., Aug. ga new
world pacing REGARD in race OF two
minutes was set Thursday by Minor
Heir in a special race at the Great
Western circuit harness meet A
brisk breeze was blowing and the
weather was unseasonably cold dur
ing the race In which NJ. l.. Hersey
OF Savage. Mimi. drove Minor Heir
TO victory against Hedgewood Boy.
The fastest quarter, the third, was
covered in 20 seconds.
The previous record OF 200 l.2
was held Jointly by Minor Heir and
Star Pointer. Hersey drove Dan Patch
when that animal paced mile against
time In 1:55, but he declared that TO.
days drive was the greatest that he
ever. made, everything considered. He
asserted that the wind made the track
two seconds slow and that the tenn.
perature was too slow for the best
work.
The Detroit times., 1910-08-26
CHASING
THE AUTO
TURNsTILEs WILL COUNT CASH.
Modern Device VIII Do Away With
Use Of Tickets at State Fair.

BY the use of the coin-counting
turnstiles az all the entrances OF the
state fair during the coming exhibl-
ton. Sept 1924, the handling OF the
great crowds will be greatly facilitated
and the state fair management Is con-
fldent that this modern appliance will
work out very satisfactorily
The use Of these turnstiles does
away with the issuing printing and
purchasing Of tickets. state fair visi-
tors being required merely 20 deposit
their coins in the slots OF the turn
stiles. The number OF people passing
through the turnstiles Is automatically
registered and at the close of each
days business this total IL printed on
a piece OF paper In the turnstile, the
cash retained In the receptacle and
the total number Of admissions cor.
responding.
The Detroit times., 1910-08-26

The six horses shown are the cream
OF the light-harness world. The Har
vester, with a race record OF 2:02, is
Uhlan's only rival now. Although
marked slower than the gelding. tine
Geers horse is known TO possess en-
treme speed and would undoubtedly
give the gelding all he wanted in an
argument. Many believe The Har-
vester can do better than two min
utes any time Geers has a notion to
start him.
Major Delmar. 1599% behind wind
shield. over the Memphis track, Oct
%. 1908, Is living In retirement. Cres-
ceus, 2:01A, Aug. 2. 1901, on the Co
lumbus track. Is owned In Russia.
Hamburg Belle, the dainty Madden
The Detroit times., 1910-08-26

Two-base hits--Gessler. Casey Three
buse- hits-eebb- Tones Home run
Cobb. Sacrifice hits-Schaefer. Nor
iarty, Unglaub Stolen bases-Elber-
field, Milan. Double play--Ainsmith
and Mcbride. Left on bases-Wash :
inyton 9, Detroit T. First base on balls
or Groom 5. off Works 3 First base
on Decentralization g. Detroit /.
Struck out---By Groom s. by Works s.
Passed ball--Ainsmith. Tims-Two
hours. Umpires-Evans and KERN.
The Detroit times., 1910-08-26
LARNED AGAIN CHAMP.

NEWPORT, r. l., Aug. 25.-W. A.
Larned, OF New Jersey, for the sixth
time OF his career as a tennis PLAYER
today won the national championship.
defeating Thomas c. Bundy, the Pa.
,cific coast star, by the score OF 6-l.
81 60, SIS, ell.
The Detroit times., 1910-08-26

(The appended opinion of the world s
series comes from writer who has
followed both the American and Ma
tanal leagues for years. Mr.. Lanigan
is in position and has the knowledge
TO comment mtelligently and with au-
thority on the coming worlds series.
To those who see only one league per-
form his summary should be valu-
abIe.-Sporting Editor)
The Detroit times., 1910-08-26

1854, a record he established aided
by runners. but without the use of a
windshield, Aug. u. promises to some
day lower the 1854 of the trotting
queen. Lou Dillon, made Oct. "a, 1908.
at Memphis.
Dillon's mark was made behind a
windshield but there is nothing phony
about the 1:5SA by Uhlan. for the
runners were at his side throughout
the mile and he breasted whatever
wind there was alone. AS his mark
Is within a quarter of a second OF
that made by the famous mare, there
is every likelihood he will lower the
much-talked-about figure this fall or
next year.
The Detroit times., 1910-08-26

Yesterdays Results.
Kalamazoo 2, Adrian 2 20 innings,
rhin).
The Detroit times., 1910-08-26
RACE ONE HEAT
WITHOUT STARTER
Peculiar Mix-Up Occurs in Pacing
Event at the Empire City
Tracks.

NEW YORK, Aug. 26.--The bay
trotting stallion, General H., owned
in Calgary. Canada, defeated a classy
field of 200 trotters and took a rec
ord of 2:07 IA in the first heat at
Empire City, Thursday. Another SEN
sation was when pair of PAGERS
raced a heat without having been
sent off by the starter, the winner be-
ing awarded the heat and race by
consent of drivers and judges with no
time taken
On form the Buffalo stallion Ess II.
Kay looked the best in the 2:05 pace,
but he broke in the first heat and
Tom Murphy won easily with Baron
Whips. Ess H. Kay paced all the way
in the second round and had no trou-
BILE in outfooting the Baron at the
end. Under the association rule in a
two-in-three race all other horses
were ruled out. except heat winners,
but the drivers did not understand
this and all horses came out for the
third heat While they were debat-
ing the two-heat winners scored down
and as the bell did not ring they
went on and raced the-heat out, Ess
X. Kay winning easily. Drivers and
judges held a consultation and the
heat was finally allowed to stand by
common consent.
2O9 TROT, PURSE $500.
General H.. b. h.. by Combineer
reasei. ch. m. CAndrewsj ........ 2
Alice Roosevelt. CHI m. CMurphy) 2 4
Aquin, b. h. Mcdonald ......... 3
Demarest, b. K n Woods) ...... s
ora Bellini. br K. ODickerson) 80. 5
Miss Baratone, II. m. (McDevitD. Z
Soprano. ch. Z tAndrews) ......,.. Dis
Time-2:67A 2:09
2.O5 PACE. PURSE $1,000
Ess n Kay, blk h., by Direct
.-...4...-... j
Baron Whips. oh. 8 Murphy l 2
Walter w. b e. (GeersD .,... no
Blackjack. blk = (Shank) .... 3 5 no
Walter Hal gr. 3. Murray 49,. 70
Ethan Roberts br x (Healy) 5 6ro
Time-2:05: 2:05a4 no time taken
for third heat
2Is TROT. SPEEDWAY STAKES.
$4,000
WHY. b. h. by Wilburn M tWat-
Direct Zone. b. z. CButler) .... 2
Baron Dell b. *. CDevisonD ....... 8
sable Maid, blk. m. (Jones) 49,. 4
Peter Dorsey, b. Y. tDevereauX)
Ismilian. en- GIinds) ...,..... DIS
Time-21ih 2:lOh
The Detroit times., 1910-08-26
Todsy's flames.

Flint at Lansing q sames).
~ Bay City at Bat. Creek q rames)
Saginaw at Jackson.
Kalamazoo at Adrian.
The Detroit times., 1910-08-26
AMERICAN LEAGUE
RACE In NUTSHELL

The Athletics used 10 men
against the Browns and lost 9
TO 8. The Browns had rs hits of
Plank, Morgan, Dyaert and At
klns.
The Hlehlanders continued
their winning streak by beating
the White Sox.. 8 to q. LANCE and
Scott we're found for IS hits, In
Guiding a home run by Laporte.
Boston enjoyed a big rally In
the eighth inning and made six
runs against the Maps. The Red
sox took the game TO 4. Mitch
ell for Cleveland blew up. He
gave six bases on balls and Hsrk-
ness who followed donated two
more.