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London, England, Aug. 20.-Sport-
Ing critics who saw the champion
grappler of India. NGama, win in an
apparently easy manned and quick
time the catch-as-catch-c match
with DR.. B. #. Roller of Seattle, Wash,
unreservedly predict that when the
Indian has mastered the American
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IN THE SPORTING HTPPODROME

other win will give her permanent
possession of the President Taft cup,
The Beaver was second and the Gina,
a close third. while the Spanish boats
trailed behind, The Chonta, however.
was dangerous at times, and at the
end of the first round OF the triangu-
lar course, she was only one minute
twenty seconds behind the Harpoon.
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Ameriean Roata Min Anain

Marble Head, Mass, Aug. 20.-In
what was considered weather favorable
to the foreign yachts, the three Ameri-
can sender boats had no difficulty in
again defeating the Spanish visitors
today in the third race for the Presi-
dent Taft and Governor Draper cups.
The Harpoon threw second cable
around the principal trophy, and an.
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Chicago, Aug. 20.--The Spray of the
Chicago Yacht club, skippered by F. "A.
Price won the second days event in
the race for,t the Sir Thomas Upton.
cup, tie lack of wind and calm lake
giving the present holder of the
trophy a decided advantage over the
other contestants.
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eophers Beat E1inckIeY.

Hinckley, Mimi, Aug. 2O-"Too much
Johnson" The clever spit ball artist
of the Colored Gophers was too much
for the fast Hinckley nine yesterday.
letting them down with hits and
shutting them out. Score to 0.
The fielding and base running Of the
Gophers also featured.
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wrestling technique he can give Frank
Gotch the greatest fight of his life,
In his match with Roller he forced the
American to the fiat of his back in
nine minutes and nine seconds. Cana
was enthusiastic over his easy victory
and said he would seek a match with
Frank Gotch for the worlds wrestling
championship.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Standing of Clubs.
Columbus and Brewers Split.

Columbus, Aug. 2O.--Arbogast's
hitting turned yesterdays first game
in favor of Columbus, Kelley being
scored by him in the eighth with the
winning run. In the sixth, the catch
er batted in two. In the second game,
won by Milwaukee by IA to Z, Column
bus pitchers gave seven bases on
balls, all oS which were converted in
to runs by errors or timely hitting.
McGlynn gave six passes. but was
more effective when so endangered.
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san Francisco, Cal, Aug. 20.--Miss
Blanche stuart Scott has won q place.
in the hall OF Automobile fame BY her
ocean to ocean trip In q car which she.
drove herself throughout the long jour
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ney. The above picture. taken at Cliff.
house upon her arrival here. shows the
.dauntless automobile enthusiast just
after she had thrown into the Pacific q
bottle Of Atlantic ocean water which
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DODGERS Lose TO Cubs.

Chicago, Aug, 2O.-Brooklyn found
Brown for eleven hits. but was beaten
by Chicago to 3. Barger led futile
rally in the ninth with a triple, but
Brown frightened and only one run
counted. Score:
sRHE
Chicago $3.50. e.............. O. :
Brooklyn $500. ........,.,.... 3 Ii q
Batteries Brown and King; Scan
Ian and Erwin.
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tie than Detroit did in the two series
played by these clubs.-H. G.. Sal
singer, Sporting Editor Detroit News.
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ToIedo plvides MA salnt..


Louisville, Aug -Mdnnea polls
won the third game OF the series from
Louisville to /. Halla pitched good
ball, but errors killed his chances to
win. The batting of Cravath and Nc
Cormick was the feature. Score: ya
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Anything you want in that line? I
keep only the very best. Ben Hart.
Remember, the Best
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washington NORTHUMBERLAND.
Athletics Trim White sox.

Philadelphia. Aug. 20. Philadelplaia.
defeated Chicago TO ]. BY hitting
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Indianapolis, Aug. 2O.-Kansas city
won both games of a doubled header
In the first game Cheney was wild
giving eleven bases on balls. Mertz
a recruit from the Newark, o.. state
league. was tried out in the second
game by Indianapolis and made
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Standing of Clubs.
Giants WALTON Beds.

Cincinnati, Aug. 20.-The New Yorks
hit Rowan hard and timely and had
an easy time winning, to 8. Mathew
son was hit also, but kept the safeties
well scattered. Fletcher spiked Downey
in the first inning while trying to steal
second, forcing the latter to retire.
Score:
s RHE
Clnclnnabl $500 .ss.sss.......
New YORK 3..... .....,s...... y IL
Batteries - Rowan and Mclean;
Mathewson and Schlei.
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Browns Had No Chance

New York. Aug. 20.-with Ford
pitching, the New York Americans de-
feated St Louis to 0. Ford famed
ten Of the visitors and always had
them at his mercy. Score:
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she had carried with her throughout
the trip.
She vas accompanied BY Miss Ger
trude Philips and they had many Elk
citing experiences
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Boston Defeats Tlaern.

Boston. Aug. 20-Two home runs,
one by Stahl and the other by Engle,
decided the game in favor of the To-
calls, 4 10 2. Bush of Detroit also
made home run. Thomas ]. O'Brien.
pitcher for the Hartford connecticut
league club, was bought by Boston.
Score:
RHE.
boSIon '''.ss.s.,ss.s...s. z O
DStAoAI 1900 ...'......
Batteries - Karger and Kleinow;
Stroud, Works and Casey.
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Scott hard. The batting Of Oldring
and Scott and a wonderful catch by
e. Collins of Tannebilrs bat featured
the game. Score:
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Plrates keep On WinnIna.

Pittsburg. Aug Pittsburg won
in the seventh inning when Flynn
knocked the ball over the center field
wall for a home run with two men on
bases. The feature of the game was
the batting of r. Miller and Collins.
They scored four of Boston's six runs.
Score:
RHE
Pittsburg ..... ............ s 10 2
Boston .......... 6 13 8
Batteries Liefeld, Phllippi and
Gibson; Curtis, Frock and Graham.
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. St Louis. Aug 90 Philadelphia won
the game to from st. Louis by
hitting Bachman in the first and third
innings, Ewing pitched good ball
throughout and received excellent sup
port Score:
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r III E
Philadelphia .................6l 10 !
Chicago 0
Batteries-Plank and Thomas; Scott
and Sullivan.
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BIues Win poubIe Header.

Batteries-Halla and Hughes; Pal
terson and Owens.
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CUTLERY.

Additional Sports on Page Sixteen.
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Cummings Favors Cubs.
PhiIIiss Choice of Bang.

II the Athletics meet the Cubs in the
world series this fall pick the former
to win, as they have a better pitching
staff and a stronger hitting aggrega-
ton than the Cubs. Connie Mack
knows as many tricks of the game as
Frank Chance, and, while l believe
the series will go the limit I think
the Mack men will win.-Ed Bang,
Sporting Editor Cleveland News.
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r III IL
Pittsburg 80.
ouakers outpitehed Cardinals.

GIBSON; Curtis. Trock and Graham.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-10-28

DR.. Waters doubt. expressed SO
freely to Inspector Reynolds. was
thoroughly realized and circulated
about Loxton and Groombridge dur
ing the course of the next week; for
although the London detectives were
brought down, and the local police
secured the country for miles around,
not trace of George Laxon's muir
derer could be found.
The affair caused great excitement,
and one or two funny-looking men
turned up to have last look at @poor
George"-semi-sporting beings whom
Inspector Reynolds eyed suspiciously,
but could do nothing more than sus-
pect. however, for he was bound to
confess there was nothing tangible
against them. Mrs. Baker. middle
aged widow. appeared in Loxton on
the day Of the inquest. hut she could
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CHAPTER XIV.
Tracing the Crime.

Bromley Manor was busy the next;
morning with the departure of all the
guests. Gervais was in the hall to-
wish each one farewell, and make;
excuses for Dorothy. who was not,
well enough to leave her room.
There was an air of suppressed excite:
ment about the household: the SER
wants were to be seen in knots of twos
and threes, eagerly discussing the
murder-for that it was a murder
there was now no doubt whatever.
The dead man had been attacked
from behind. and stabbed in nearly.
dozen places. DR.. Waters was OF
opinion that he must have tainted
and fallen from loss Of blood, and
that the murderer had then struck
the final and fatal blow that had
pierced the heart.
The fact that silk scarf was tied,
around the left arm Of the corpse
was puszling to the medical man. as,
It argued that there must have been.
some pause between the attacks, or
that the murderer had himself Hound
up the arm. which last sfippoAtion'
seemed absurd on the face cf II
There was no mark ofsany sort on,
the scarf. 60 that the theory that Il
had been used to throw the scent in.
any particular direction fell to thei
ground, though DF. Waters had some
ideas on the subject which he Kept to
himself.
On a second examination Il the
body he confirmed the impression he
had come 10 at first. namely that
the woyHd in the arm was in ali
probability struck some little time:
hef0Ke the others, as the stripping
ofFthe handkerchief tightly around
Aad not only caused the flow ofblood
10 cease, hut had pressed the sides
Of the woand-which was clean.
deep flesh cut-close together.
dervais. after she had seen the last
Of the guests depart. turned With a
sigh to go to the library, whefN DR..
Waters AMI the local police tere
l.Saiting forhim.
AHave pu found any trace of he
man you suspect, Mr.. Reynold?"
was his 1Bt question to the inspector.
'No. ~ lord; but It's early vt
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
CHAPTER XIV.
Continued.

COnLlnueQ.
''It Is my dear lady, especially such
Q case as this. On my life, don't
wonder your friends are flying from
Bromley while the villain is still unI
found; but we must surely trace HIM
Tomorrow. Suspicion points to that
man who was seen with Laxon earlier
IN the day at the Groomsbridgei
Arms. Several people say they were
heard having quarrel: but then the
landlord declares that Laxon walked
with this man afterward to the rails
way station, saw him into the Lon-I
don train and parted from him most
amicably.''
What sort of a MANI" questioned
Dorothy, nervously.
Gervais drew her closer to him.;
they were alone in the drawing ROOM;
except for Enid-who sat gazing into
the fire, longing to be alone, yet
dreading the night before her-andI
Sir Gregory Martin.
ut is the old proverb, give a dog.
bad name and hang him, he said,4
speaking lightly, yet not without
some vexation; 1T seems there is al
general opinion about that the MUIR
derer is one and the same person AS
your old friend, the man whom Vir-
ginie called a thief the other night"
Dorothy's breath almost stopped.
She had feared this. but when the
fact came it overwhelmed her.
''Ridiculous!" she gasped, pain
fully. 'sPoor old man-why'';i
she broke of suddenly-.'bu / can't
bear to hear more about it tonight.
Come. Enid. let us go 10 bed and
leave these gentlemen to indulge in
horrors to their hearts, content"
Enid rose at once and Dorothy
after they had shaken hands with Sir.
Gregory, put her arm round her
cousin and went away. AS they went,
up the stairs Enid saw that the per-
spiration was standing on Dorothy'ss
brow like beads, vet her hand was as!
cold as ice.s At the door they parted,
but as Enid was moving on Dorothy
stopped her.
Enid, have one request to make;
Il should be taken ill wish you to-
nurse me. alone! Do you under-I
gtand?"
YES said Enid YEARLY.
"And you promise?" Dorothy'sI
white face looked terribly worn and
wretched.
Without thought to herself Enid
promised, then the door was closed
and she walked slowly on to her own
room. Here she found Maria wait!
ing for her, shivering.
"Oh, Miss Enid. I'm too frightened
to sleep all alone tonight. You
know. miss. I'm up in the tower?
May / sleep on the sofa in your
studio. Miss. but ,daren't sleep
alone"
Enid gave gentle consent and
even helped the girl to make a COM
Portable bed: then as she was quite
alone she buried her face in her
hands and fell on her knees by her
bed.
Twice had she intended to leave
Bromley Manor. and each time she
had been thwarted! Was it Fate
that kept her near, to be with Ger
vais at this time of trouble? /,
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Absent Minded.

The son Of prominent glass mers
chant of this city is noted for his abb
sent-minded lapses. He once boiled
his watch instead Of an egg, which he
held in his hand. and he tried on am
other occasion to let himself out oel
his home with his latch key. His Ia
test effort, however. consisted in re.
moving his lighted cigar from his
mouth and carefully shutting it up
in his eyeglass Philadelphia
Times.
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Baked At the AItar.

A young man named VAIL. who vast
about to be married at Regensburg,,
Germany, had entered the church and
taken his place beside the bride when
he was suddenly seized with terror
and, rushing out, took a cab to the
station and jumped into a moving
train. Commotion reigned in the
church, and the deserted bride fell mi
swoon.
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Some Lovers Of Fat Men.

They say that nobody loves a fat
man. Well. am not SO sure about
1t. 1 once knew a very fat old gentle
man who became a missionary and
went to Africa to convert the heather.
He never came back. l dare say the
cannibals love the fat ones best
Exchange.
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darling, what is he called? You
never told me-"
Dorothy moistened her lips, and
thought wildly for some answer.
She had never heard this mans name.
81 have always called him old
old Joe. dear; 1 don't know what his
other name is
''Old Joe! That is not very dis
tinct. And where does he live? Was
he one of your poor people when you
were at Knebwell?"
ooh. no! He-he was a poor old
man helped at Weir Cottage"
Dorothy laid her head on his
shoulder to hide her pale, vexed face.
"At Weir Cottage. Then, doubt
less. he has gone back to that neigh
borhood. I suppose ought to give
information of this to Reynolds"
"Oh, don't!" Dorothy pleaded,
clinging to him with what he thought
was tenderness, but which in reality
was sudden fear. Poor creature, I
am certain he had nothing to do with
t. Don't you remember how thin
and miserable he looked when he was
caught by Virginie; he could not
have killed spider. much less a
man."
with you as his defender he must
be guiltless," Gervais said. with a
faint smile; then he sat down in
chair as she loosed her hold and
passed his hand over his brow.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-08

Thursday-After the evening when 1 had
everything arranged so Economically and
old Mrs. Hodgeson appeared demanding
darning cotton just as Tom was proposing
l haven't taken much interest in this
place. Everybody seems to think that If
you sit somewhere with young man where
there isn't a large crowd you must like
him a great deal Last night it was blow
ing a perfect gale, and was dreadfully
damp and foggy. Aunt Harriet said Tom
ard I were foolish to go outside, instead
OF sitting indoors with Mrs. Dickson, old
Mrs. Hodge. old Mr.. Chase and herself,
but we thought we'd try the wind and fog
for awhile. Mrs. Dickson's eyebrows nearly
disappeared as we went out. 1t seemed
like perfectly lovely weather on the side
veranda, though we nearly froze and got
dripping wet This morning at breakfast
Mrs. Dickson handed me a hairpin, look
ing at me steadily and firmly, and said
she found it on the veranda. l wouldn t
have that woman's suspicious nature for
anything, 1 thanked her ever so much,
Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-08

and declare this as and for my last will
and testament; that is to say:
II give, devise and bequeath all my
property, real and personal, of every kind
and nature TO my wife, Mary w Harri-
man, to be hers absolutely and forever,
and do hereby nominate end appoint the
said Mary w Hartman TO be executrix
of this will.
In witness whereof. l have hereunto
set my hand and seal this eighth day OF
June, In the year 1907"
Mrs. Hartman, who, although she had
always been her husbands confidante and
adviser had lived an entirely domestic life
took upon herself the enormous RESPONSE
bility Of this great wealth, and carries or
her husbands activities, continuing his
work of building from Puget sound tC
Mexico. Her interests extend to the Unior
and Southern Pacific, the Chicago & Alton
other important roads. Her philanthropie;
are many, but they are administered
quietly, and the world knows Of then
only because they are TOO extensive to bt
concealed. Mrs. Hartman has five chill
dren. Mary is now Mrs. Rumsey, Cornella
married Robert L. Gerry, and Carol Is
the youngest of the three daughters. The
sons are Walter Ayerell Hartman anc
Roland Hartman
Copyright, 1910, by the N. Y. Herald Co.
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BY
EDS6RlNkNN

instead of listening to him, 1 was sur
rounded by two or three divinely hand
some young men who all lived there and
spent the summer in taking me sailing and
motoring. 1t was quite a shock to be
brought back to the professor, who only
owns bicycle, and it isn't even a tandem.
The year Mollie was engaged to Sam
they stayed with me, and II was so ideal
for them they could hardly tear them
selves away. l must say It is awfully easy
to entertain engaged people, Sam had to
go up to business every day, and II there
was nothing else to do l would let Mollie
talk about him to me while he was away
They used to go out in the garden right
after dinner. 1 used to sit up for them,
and they would come in at bedtime and
wake me up One night they had been sit
ting on the old bench that is covered with
nails, and sam tore an awful hole in his
trousers He simply had TO wear them to
town next morning, and as Mollie can't
sew stitch, had to patch them for him.
When we got upstairs, Sam handed them TO
us through a crack in the door, and 1 sat
for hours mending them, while Mollle Law
in bed positively snoring. And next winter
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Mrs Edward H. Hartman. the widow
OF the great railroad magnate, is said to
be the richest and busiest widow in the
world. She comes of an old, sturdy fam
lily, and can trace her ancestry to 1850.
Her maiden name was Mary Williamson
Averell, and her father was William Aver
ell, a prominent banker in Ogdensburg,
n. Y. He was a judge and actively in
terested in railroads. Mrs. Hartman 5
ability to handle big problems is inherited
directly from her father.
1t was in September. 1879, that Mary
Averell was married to Edward H. Harri-
man, a man who even at that time had
made his mark in the world of finance
and affairs. He was the son of an Epis-
copal clergyman of Hampstead, Long Is
land, and had begun his career as mere
office boy in an office in Wall street
When he died he wus a man of interna-
tional reputation, with vast interests In
railroads throughout the country, and pos
sessed of an enormous fortune, which was
bequeathed to his wife in these few words
Il, Edward II. Hartman, of Arden In
the state Of New York. do make publish
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Briehtsde and His Boy s s ss" s'...
BY LAFAYETTE PARKS.

II see the And-Profanity society has
written to a man who has offered to pay
81, 900 for a new epithet," remarks Bright
sides when the light OF the household has
comfortably settled himself in the easy
chair and sgnified his willingness to
harken to his parent.
Wonder II those guys think they have
chance TO drag down the mazuma? ?" queries
Son in a surprised tone.
They are writing in protest only, and
not by way of suggestion" Father hur-
nedly declares with much emphasis.
Then they don't know any good cuss
word TO hand out?" Son again interrogates
with still greater Amusement.
Certainly not" affirms Father with
much decisiveness. THE society merely
testing against his fragrant attempt to en-
courage profanity"
When he receives those few kind
words" remarks Son, at least he won't
need any encouragement to run up and
down the scale of his choicest exclama ion
points. Maybe he'll think up a few new
ones himself and then he will save the
one thousand bucks he offers for the miss
ing swear word"
1T never before occurred to me-" as
serts Father, that there is such a scarcity
of profanity in our language that any man
should think 1t necessary to offer money
for its expansion"
Il have never struck a case myself" Son
sagely observes, where 1 felt 1 could not
do full justice. For the common, plebean
incidents Of life the sulphur trimmings of
the English language seem to kindle enough
blue atmosphere to satisfy an ordinary
hired man. 1 see by the papers, however,
that there is one language that has no cuss
words OF any kind"
Surely that is a fortunate people," COM
mends Father. And what is the new
tongue7"
Esperanto" replies Son. III a chap
stubs his toe he can't even say 'fudgev in
that lingo. The only way he can come
back is to turn around and kick the
brick"
Il hope that language will become popu-
lar" says Father. Il never did see any
use in berating inanimate things when mat
tiers don't seem to be going exactly right"
Don't go too strong on that line of dope,
Pop" suggests Son. ''Methinks your little
Willie has heard even you tear off few
neat double-Jolnted adjectives on moving
day"
"Of course" hedges Father. Now and
then there are exceptions, when a man be-
comes excited and forgets himself"
That's what they all say" agrees Son
why wouldn't 1t be a good scheme then
to dope out a language for cussing alone
Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-08
Items Of Interest for the Women Folks

A case of nerves" is like a bad habit
easily acquired and hard to get rid Of.
Nervousness affects the digestion, dulls the
eyes, gives a strained look 10 the muscles
Of the face, and II allowed its course, will
even make the hair thin. So the woman
who wants to be beautiful must keep an
eve upon the state of her nerves,
The best cure for nervousness is rest,
And resting is an art known to few women.
neither the narcotic influence OF the pipe
and his trousers pockets. Womankind nave
neither the parcotic influence Of the pipe
nor the trousers pockets TO imprison her
nervous fingers is ever active. The only
way she may get to repose and relax the
body and nerves is by actual will power,
says the indianapolis News.
Carrots are prescribed by physicians and
beauty doctors alike as cure for nervous