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a Fortune

had drawn money from the bank and
in his hurry had taken all small bills
could | give him big bills for them?
Il had that fellows number all the
time he WAS talking to me. But |
sure "ould give him big bills. l
handed him over five tens for what
he said WIS $50. but ! counted only
$40. He excused himself, asking II
| would mind taking a silver dollar.
He gave me a silver dollar. but slipped
two ives of the bottom of the roll.
/ asked for the five and he made a
holler. Then l slammed him and
when the conductor came he telc-
graphcd for a policeman. The man
was a well known confidence operator,
Il arrived in 81. Paul, but they
didn't seem to be expecting me, and
after looking around "A little and not
seeing anything TO suit me | went
on to North Dakota. At Fargo l
inquired the way to my cousins
house. 1t was a couple of miles. /
walked and when | had gone what
seemed about two miles | inquired
again.
The old l.ube | was questioning
came up To tn" fence to get a good
iDbh at NV llflt " W Al'Nl'
says he. New York says /. huh!
Quite a few folks there. amt thcy?'
only about five millions now
HUH
"IIe told me the way, so I run right
into my cousin milkin' out at he
barn. He didn't stop for nothin' but
broke for the house an brung out
the whole family, my uncle and aunt
and seven children. and they made
me the eighth child. They gave me
a job right then and there, 81 a day
and board, hoeing. That lasted till
harvest. when | got $3.50 a day and
board. but the boss got down on me
and | was fired.
Blu | got another job right away
at $3.50 and board, raised to $3.50
and board later. The work was from
sunrise to sunset. | found | could
stand II. After the harvest was over
the farmer ! was workin' for kept
me on. He made me "A proposition
of $40 a month and board for the
winter season. | refused and he in
creased his offer to $50 a month. !
refused that, too.
"He had a daughter a little younger
than /. | used to take her buggy
riding and maybe the sly fox was
thinking Of that. He had told me
one time that his daughter would get
100 acres of land when she married.
Say, IL it was three daughters with
three quarter sections of land each
I wouldn't look at them. I'm not that
kind. So when he asked me how
much I would take to stay ! said ]
wouldn't take nothin' an l went back
to my cousins.
"Uncle was building a new house
and | helped him. Building? OF
course l can build a house. ! helped
dig the well, too. We dug it forty
feet deep and then the water com
with a rush and we had to get out
in n hurry. We sent a sample of the
water to the Agricultural College and
they told US II was all right for water
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have to go, They were afraid 10 do
anything to me. What made them
nervous was the fact that il was the
harvest eason and a lot of men We're
hanging around the streets, some II
them for no good.
Il stayed a while and then went TO
Junction City. where | got a job in
a cafe as pastry cook-sure. I'm a
good pastry cook. | stayed there a
month, drawing so. Then l travelled
on to Beatrice. Neb.. and went Hat
broke, missing nine meals in a row.
Il didn't ask for anything 60 eat
till Sunday morning, when | went to
n house and told the people. They
gave me breakfast and 20 cents and
| went back Ia the railroad and stole
a ride to Lincoln. I rode on the ten
der back of the coal. The first stop
was Lincoln. Nobody caught me. II
was easy.
81 walked up a street in Lincoln and
saw a sign Chicken dinner. 20 vents
| just had the twenty cents and |
went in and vas washing up and get
ting all ready 10 dine when "A fellow
tapped me- on the shoulder and asked
Where have | met YOU before |
sized him up and says, Seattle, last
spring What are you dolng?' says
he. | told him and he was my long
lost brother immediately.
The dinners were on him to begin
with. Then. says he. Where do you
a to go?' To Minneapolis says
l. All right. he took me out and
bought me a ticket, put up a good
lunch for me, rave me 81 and saw me
off on the train. ! went straight to
an employment place in Minneapolis
and they shipped me out to the Pa
cific coast.
but | got off at Fargo and hitched
up with a better job, cooking for a
thrashing crew at 81 per day and all
found. That lasted six weeks and
then with "a pocketful of the cash I
started for home in the East.
You know | always say that I hail
from Fargo, North Dakota. That's
one fine town. But really | belong in
Brooklyn. My father and other folks
are in Brooklyn and I was brought
up there. When | was
years old n cousin of mine who had
gone to Fargo wrote to me i wish
you would come here and make money
like | do and that stayed in my head.
"My father wanted me to go in IA
hat factory. ! wanted to go in the
dry goods business. had two stu
atoms in six months and saved $77,
and as father and ] could not agree
I made up my mind to strike out for
myself. l went to Philadelphia the
first jump, stayed a day and hen went
on to Buffalo. 1t was raining in Buff
falo, SO / went to Chicago over the
Grand Trunk Railway and then I got
a ticket to st. Paul.
~ noticed "A fellow watching me in
Chicago and when I got on the train
for st. Paul there was the same fell
low and he came up and spoke to me,
asking il ! was going to st. Paul and
announcing that he had to go up
there and get his younger brother,
who had taken sick at school. lie
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From taat place I went to Mime
apolis and bought out a shooting gal
lery and took 1t around to the towns.
l started early In April Of last year.
o money everywhere. Times was
bad and nobody was sportin'.
When | got to jamestown the
Mayor refused me a license and | had
a $40 freight bill to pay | got mad
and says |: You ought to go TO work
and build a big fence around this town
and not let nobody in or ut Says
he: Young man. II | could talk like
YOU I'd make all kinds Of money SAYS
|: II all the towns was like yours I'd
70 broke
There wasn't np'hin' dom. the
country seemed dead. So I come back
East for a while. That,Nus my seventh
trip West. I tell you West is the place
when conditions is right-especially
Fargo, North Dakota. III 20 back
there again when | get the right tip.
Imagine me workin' in a grocery
store, That's what I'm dom. Me-
IIuh'"
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ON THE SANDS.
STONE ROLLED IN WEALTH AND POVERTY I'm WESTERN TOWNS

farm at 500 a month and board. /
used to Stop at the shooting gallery
every day and another workman had
a habi; Of joining me. He would shoot
first and | would just tie him till h
bill would get TO about So. Then I'd
show him how I could shoot. lie was
only n kid and had just been mar
ried. I stood in with the house. Dur
ing the summer he shot in five horses
and all the money he could raise.
He was a fool.
Il went into the Police Department
of Fargo. There VAS a notorious
house there that We were after. but
the evidence was hard to get. L
walked around that house at night
time stepping on what | thought was
a concrete sidewalk and | stepped
right into a big hole. When | woke
up some hours later | was In "A hos
pital with a cracked hip, dislo'atcd
left elbow, broken wrist, injured hack
and internal injuries. outside of that
there was nothing the mater with
me.
my father heard about me and
wrote to inquire whether | would
come home by express or freight; and
how big "A box was necessary. | was
in the hospital ninety-siN days and
then went for a walk On CruiChcs, and
a fellow who seemed To Ice sober pulled
one of he Crutches from under me.
| hit him SO hard with the other that
il knocked him out. \ lawyer for
me sued the property owner and got
Sl.050. of which he gave me Sl0O, but
I wasn't 50 badly off, because my pay
as u member of the police force went
right along.
After the settlement met tho
young doctor who had been the first
one to speak to me when woke up
in The hospital. His question then
was. How much money have YOU got?'
I told him where to go and he went
away and an Old doctor came and did
the hest he could for mi till | was
on my feet again.
Now | met this young fellow on
the street riding in his automobile.
lie stops and says he, why, I'm glad
to see YOU up again. But, say, there's
just one thing You ought to hav"
done What's that?' says l., You
ought to go back to the hospital and
have your leg pulled and stretched
says ne. says L. NY 'H H'F "'''
pulled and stretched 50 much that |
never have more thar a nickel or a
dime He tOots his horn and away
he goes and ! never seen him again.
Il got "A job tending furnaces and
keeping sidewalks clear for an EplSco-
pal church. The Bishop - around
and the church was decorated for him
and there was plants worth SI
brought in by the florists, That sun
day night somebody put them plants
in the ante-room and there was moth
ing to show that the fires vas needed
SO I left them go out.
The thermometer was down to 20
degrees below zero that night and that
was the end of the plants. The
preacher come for me about it, but
give MIN his change all right. II
they'd left them plants where they
was in the church I'd have seen them
and fired up, Nobody old me nothin'
and they hid them plants out in the
ante-room. That was an expensive
Bishop.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-07
Does This Dog Think ?
TOE CROWLEY. the village hlac

TOE CROWLEY, the village black
smith of kuckville. Orleans
- county. New York. has "A dog
that the summer residents are con-
WINGED can tell line and the seasons
as we'll as put TWO and two together.
NiGg'@ ~ just plain dog of no
particular breed. His home is a mile
from Lake Ontario IN a road tina,
the cottascrS take IN spring and fan
in golug to and from their houses
on Tie shore, All winter long Niger
sticks close To- his masters shop lie
makes no trips atield and shows no
particular interest in those who pas.
along IN" highway.
Al hint of spring he begins to
watch out along the road. When the
first cottagor to arrive passes through
the village Niger apparently takes
no notice Of him and never follows
him to the lake. Blu, exactly at the
time for the ~Cuttagcr's next meal. hs
II soon or hours after, the dog arrives
at the spot far back from the
cottager's home where the community
refuse is temporarily kept and which
he has not visited since the last
season. lie Will not 20 near the
cottages or make friends with the
inmates all the summer, but they SEQ
him three times a day coming over
the hill, and hy his appearance set
their clocks or tell the cook it's past
time for breakfast, dinner or supper.
ON the day in the fall when tho
LATEST ,~u;tasrr ,i",,o h.~ holm, and
drives Through the village to return
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AFTER THE DAYS WORK.
HOW A ROLLIN

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got the iuI peheht ilihse'i. d iour men
stream anu mlsh.E 'oIu' ! never
hearu u b"nuhh lapper 50 iast III al
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know But at last ne got II through
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N|HE chief OF police walks up
to me and says he: Young
man. I've been watching
you now for two weeks. l
ain't got nothin' against YOU, you're
as smooth an article as ever l seen.
but | want YOU just as a favor to me
10 go on TO some other town and leave
somebody else make a little money
Yes. sir. that VAS the chief Of police
in Tacoma
Young Mr.. Alexander R%olllngstone
was the speaker. He does not mind
admitting that he is one of the clever
est % AleXanders. He continued his
narrative:
ara been there thirty days selling
cement on the street. | had to pay
e. a day for a license and also my
botel expenses. but | cleared up $3.50
in that Little time.
YES. It was good cement. 1t would
do all that | said it would do. A
bottle cost me wholesale "A cent and a
quarter. | sold It for 20 cents. SO
! was doing fairly well. But still, Of
courSe. being a gentleman, had &c
ob,.e" the chief of police when he
asked me 50 politely.
THAT was my first venture in the
street business. I'd been selling gro
ceres and collect ng in Fargo, y. d.,
and they were putting the Milwaukee
railroad through from Chicago to the
coast. Cooks We're needed at sl25 a
mont and all found. That seemed
good 10 me, so | got a job as a cook
you hr' | can cOok-and started for
~Aln-worth.
'I;.f when I got within a few miles
OF Au~Worth ! met a fellow ] had
known IN Dakota, a sawyer, and he
SAL h'd pay my way to Seattle II
ia go there with him just for COM
PAM. So Of course | went. | got
job IN a wholesale grocery house
ih'rr and stayed till I'd saved $50
Tttt Was where I got the street busi-
ne le1,
Il used TO watch the takers. ] heard
lh-r -l.cls and saw what they done.
am saws | 10 myself 4 can do that too.
irs SIR, and ! can do it better And
! o'I.J There amt no doubt about
MAR VAS solicitor for a tea com
pam and was used to meeting folks
anu .ad.nE 'cm a line o talk.
So 4 Just took my little $50 and
AVA J went to Tacoma and jumped
ith' t'' the street business. ] was
a Dill from the start. the way | knew
/" 3 ur. and I'd a made my fortune
me ."' there if the chief OF police
h'.' ..! IA, 10 quit. OF course J
Ia! Pm. sc him, I'm a gentleman.
..n Tacoma I went to Portland
an hl"w myself-picnlcs, eXcur
S,.'- .nyes. sails, theatres, fishing
OF .h' piers. Yes, that's good. You
oa'.' rock cod, The money lasted
vi I. three years ago and then ]
IA" 'ch something else and !
'ai'.f a place az cook at Camp q
VI ''" -aak" River, 450 miles east.
'h' '" $l25 a month and all found,
.ro"nd night coming out OF
th' thr ina the dark I was going over
" ..' river ana accidentally stepped
OH 'Hlf. II wasn't quite straight
up ''4 down. Wen, sir. ! done q
n'' COG Yards roll and slide and tum-
p' ID .'n that bluff in about four Sec
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BY SIDNEY REID.

.ITHE chief of police walks up
to me and says he: Young
i man. I've been watching
you now for two weeks. /
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-05
MUST REPLAY GAME
Chicago's Protest of CIeve-
lands Victory Is Upheld.
VIOLATION OF THE RULES
Batter Was Allowed to Take First
After Striking Out With
Man on That Bag.

NEW YORK, September 4.-Ban John
son, president of the American League,
announced here today that he had or
dered the Chicago White Sox and
Cleveland to replay tomorrow the Sec
ond game of the double-header won
yesterday by Cleveland and protested
by the White Sox.
CHICAGO, September 4.-The Chicago
White Sox have protested the second
game of the double header of yesterday,
which was won by Cleveland. to S,
according to an announcement made at
the local headquarters today. The
grounds given for the protest are viola
ton of section of rule 81, which de-
clares that a batter is automatically
out when he misses the third srike
while first base is occupied. provided
there are less than two out.
The violation of this rule occurred in
the fourth inning of the second game.
Smith was on first base, one man was
out and Kirke at bat. The batter
swung at a wild pitch for the third
strike and ran to first. The play went
unnoticed by the umpires and local
players, and both these men scored
later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-05
DAVIS WINS AT GOLF.
Has 8 Down to Par in Saturday
Tourney at Chevy Chase Club.

R. p Davis, with down to par, won
the regular Saturday afternoon handi-
cap golf event at Chevy Chase yester-
day against field of thirty or more.
H. Tayloe, with 4 down, took second
prize, with Capt H. P. Norton, down,
third. The following cards were the
only ones turned in:
n. P. Davis. down.
H. Tayloe. 4 down.
Capt H. P. Norton, down.
Z. 81. TalcOtt, down.
Col. George Richards. down.
At the same time the tie for the
prize in the Navy tournament was
played off. Charles B. McVey. jr.. win
ming, with G. Tucker Smith and r. w.
McNeely finishing in the order named.
This event. the prize for which was a
$40 golf bag offered by H. A. ellis.
was for the best net score made by
officers on the active list of the navy
holding the rank of commander and
below that grade. The three named
above tied for top honors, and because
of the absence from the city of one OF
them were unable to get together I'M
til yesterday. McVey turned in a gross
-. with 10 of, for a net IS. against
Smiths 81 and McNeely's SO. The lat
ter's gross count was 101, with an Is
handicap, while Smiths card showed
him 95, with IA off.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-05
NORTHEAST BOWERS
REPORT FOR SEASON
League Meeting Is Held and Officers
for the Year Are
Elected.

The Northeastern Duckpin League
held its initial meeting Of the season
last wednesday evening. at which the
following new officers were elected
Robert L. Schwerin, president; ]. M.
Boetler. vice president; w. ]! shanks,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.; Harry Mccarthy.
official scorer, and a board of directors,
to consist of the captains of each team.
The teams and captains are:
Rosedalss. L Jurgha Ia.S superiorS; e.
S. OLIVER; McHughs. w. i. shanks;
Imperials; ". zupnisk; Rae Ca CLUB
Roetler: Union Printers, E. Edw.
Thornburg; Federal Express. John +.
Stunkie; Eagles, r. H. Dick.
There are ten teams enlisted in the
coming race. which is to commence
September 13 with the McHugh's meet
ing the Raccar Club. Each of the ten
teams is presenting q stronger lineup
than ever before, thus making the
league one Of the strongest In the city.
At the meeting plans were formulated
for the coming season and commit
tee was appointed to plan the printing
Of q thirty-two-pags schedule and CON-
stitution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-05
WHITE SOX BLANKED.
Cleveland Trounoes Rowland's Ag.
gregation by 5 to 0.

CHICAGO, September 4.-Cleveland
shut out Chicago, to 0 today. because
1t punched hits of Faber in the
nth inning and caused his retirement,
and continued the attack on Russell
In the eighth inning.
These attacks, coupled with daring
base running by Chapman, Roth and
Barbara and coliamore's triple, gave
the visitors the game. collamore was
generous with his passes, but pitched
good ball in the pinches
The locals had several opportunities
to score, but were unable to hit safely
in the pinch. The support behind the
Cleveland twiflsr was perfect, Chap
mans work being exceptionally good
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-05
PLAYERS OF EAST AND WEST
MEET IN TENNIS SEMI-FINALS
Johnston of California Plays Williams Of
Harvard, and Mclaughlin of San Fran
cisco Meets Pell of New York.

been lacking in the champions form
during the first two sets was on exhi-
bition in the third and Anal session
and, although Rand tried hard to lift
was utterly outclassed by the real Will
1iams.
Mclaughlin Plays Well. :
In sharp contrast to Williams slump
was the excellent playing of McLough-
lin. The famous Davis cup contender
and former American champion lost
no time in opening his old-fashioned
smashing driving form of attack when
deadly accuracy and speed, frequently
acefng Hunter. rushed to the net far
more frequently than in previous
matches this week, and once there re-
fused to be dislodged until he had in
most cases hammered out the win
ming point.
Hunter played game which consist
ed of hard driving from base and serv-
Ice lines and he put plenty of top on
every stroke. This dashing, free-arm
with McLoughlin's playing temper and
although Hunter made some splendid
placement and passing shots, he was
never able to hold Mclaughlin in check
for any length of time.
Pell. by clever use of his famous
backhand stroke and perfect timing of
returns. eliminated Irving c. Wright
OF Boston. in quick fashion. The Mas
sachusetts star was unable to cope
with Pell's superior all-round game.
and except for few times. when he
forced his way to the net for winning
points. was comparatively easy for the
New Yorker.
The interscholastic championship was
decided earlier in the day, when Har-
old A: Throckmorton of sewaren. N. j..
defeated c. S. Garland of Pittsburgh
in the final round. Ga. 2-s. IS.
6-3. Throckmorton came through as
the representative of Princeton Uni
versity. while Garland was the winner
of the Yale interscholastic tournament
Thomas c. Bundy of Los Angeles,
who. with Mclaughlin. holds the
championship in doubles, reached here
today from California, and Immediate
~ warmed up in practice match with
Mclaughlin at his side. Bundy will
practice on the courts of the local club
here for the next three days. in order
to condition himself for the champion
ship match in which he will be called
upon to meet with Mclaughlin the
younger Californian pair, Johnston and
Griffin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-05
BROWNS AND TIGERS DIVIDE.
Dubuc Driven From Box in First
Game: Second Goes IL Innings.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, September 4.-Hard
hitting enabled st. Louis to take the
opening game of a uble-header from
Detroit here today. giving the visitors
another shock in the pennant race.
Veach's hitting gave Detroit the sec
ond game in the eleventh inning. In
the first game the locals drove Dubuc
from the box, after piling up nine hits
for total Of Ave runs in five innings.
Veach's two-base hit tied the score
in the seventh inning of the second
game, and his triple in the eleventh
scored Cobb with the winning run.
Scores:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-05
CUTTINGS PITCHES WELL.
Brilliant Hurting Features Victory
of Washington Grove Nine.

WASHINGTON GROVE. Nd, Septem
Der 4-The local team gained a to ]
verdict over the Braddock A. c. this
afternoon, in a game featured by the
brilliant pitching of Cuttings and Mil
Ter.
Reber and Sadler were the shining
lights at the bat, each getting three
hits out of four times up.
Reed, batting for C. Knott, practical
ly won the game, with his clean single
in the seventh.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-05
LOCAL CREWS ENTERED
IN REGATTA TOMORROW

The AnalOstan and Potomac
boat clubs will be represented In
the middle states regatta to be
held Mt Philadelphia tomorrow.
Both the Washington organixa-
lions which support rowing as
their most active branch OF sport
are expecting to win prizes, and
IT is reported that the most
capable boat that has ever worn
the Analostan eolors II Its senior
eight. Each club Is to take. part
In several events. the entries for
which have been announced.