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WILL SHOOT AT AVONDALE.
REGIMENTAL AM) COM PASTY RIFLE
MATCHES OSi LABOR DAY.
Savannah Military Rifle Rangf As
sociation Has the Matter Coder
Adviaement and Will Meet to Ar
range Final Plans and Details.
Regimental Teams Will Contest
for the Deßenne Trophy and Com
pany Tennis for the DeSoto Tro
phy—\o Individual Matches So*v
Contemplated Plan Designed to
Result Ultimately In Annual
Matc hes at Avondale.
The prohabilitles now point to a gath
•ring of the marksmen of Georgia at the
Avondale rifle range on Labor Day, Sept. ■
3 when, if predictions are verified by ac- i
tual happenings, the Deßenne and De
Soto trophies will be contested for by
teams representing regiments and com
panies of the state troops.
The matter has been under discussion
for some time, and was considered at an
informal gathering of some of those most
closely Interested yesterday morning. Col.
George T. Cann, state inspector general
of rifle practice, consulted with Col. A.
R. l*awton, who in turn went over tha
matter at some length with Capt. J. C.
Postell. inspector of rifle practice for the
First Regiment of Cavalry.
Col. Lawton is president of the Savan
nah Military Kifle Range Association, the
corporation thht owns and controls the
Avondale range, and under the auspices
of which the contests at the butts will
take piece. He hae celled a meeting of
the association for to-morrow afternoon,
at 3:30 o’clock, when the matter of holding
the contests will be discussed further and
details arranged. The meeting will be
held in the offices of Messrs. Lawton &
Cunningham.
As affairs now stand, matches for regi
mental teams of twelve and company
teams of six men are contemplated, the
Deßenne trophy being offered for the
winner In the regimental match
and the De Soto trophy for the
winner in the company match. It is be
lieved that to shoot these matches will
consume possibly two days, at least, this
Is the estimate made by Col. Cann, and It
Is thought that this Is quite long enough
for the first state rifle contests to last.
If the plan grows in popularity the length
of time given to the matches and the
number of trophies offered will be corre
spondingly increased.
It is not beJieved that there will be any
individual matches, because of th* short
length of time that can practicably be
given up to rifle contests this year. It
Is hoped to have them when the annual
contests have become established factors
In the life and activity of th< state troops.
The, trophies offered will not be given
outright, but held by the winners for a
year. When the contest is again held
the successful teams in that of September
will have to return to Savannah to defend
their victories.
Details of the contests are yet Jacking,
but very sketJhy outlines of what Is in
tended having t>een drawn. The whole
plan will be gone over at length at the
meeting to be held In Col. Lawton's office
and probably at other meetings to be held
in the near future, and definite plaits and
arrangements made as eoon as possible.
As soon as it can be known just what
will be done invitations will be Issued to
the various regiments and companies of
the state troops to send teams to repre
sent them.
It Is not known yet whether one or two
days will be required to complete the
matches. Col Lawton seemed to think
that one would suffice, while Col. Cam,
basing his estimate on the number of reg
imental and company teams he thinks will
be on hand, thinks that two days will be
necessary.
He anticipate* that there will be two or
more teams from Atlanta and teams from
W&ycross. Brpnswick. Altoanyf and, pos
sibly other cl:i*e. besides half a dozen
or more from Savannah, who will take
part In the contests. If Col. Conn s an
ticipation? as to the number of teams ore
realize'!, his idea as to the length of time
requisite to complete the matches Is prob
ably accurate.
Those who bar* the matter of rhe con
tests in charge are enthusiastic over the
project, and believe that If the plan is
carried to a euocewful conclusion, and
that the contests of this year will inau
gurate annual contests, that a very de
cided improvement in the marksmanship
of the atate troop# will result. As at
tendance at Sea Girt is now impossible
for Georgia men, who have the good of
the service at heart, and a due regard
for <he honor and credit of their repre
sentatives of last year et the range* there,
some new field for the expenditure of
the skill with the rifle of the state troops
la almost essential to the attainment of
anything like the proper degree of effi
ciency. This field will be afforded by the
proposed annual contests here.
BATTERIES AT THE BAT.
F wad C of the 2nd Artillery Cross
■ ed lists.
An Interesting game of ball was played
on Tybee beach yesterday between Bat
tery F of the First Artillery and Battery
Cof the Second Artillery. The gueste at
the hotel, together with many other spec
tators, witnessed the game, and were
highly entertained with It. From start
to finish, when the game was called oft
by officers and declared a tie, the boys
showed themselves to be adepts at the
•port.
The Battery F nine was captained by
Ivy, and the Battery C team by Dobson.
The batteries for the first were Parnell
and Ivy. and for the latter Dobson and
Wateon. The features of the game tvere
the batting by McChesney and the fielding
by Pickering for the former team, and the
batting by Watson, and the fielding by
Burke for the latter. Battery C made 4
runs, 7 hits and 5 errors, while Battery
F made 4 rune. 13 hits, and 3 errors. The
score was as follows:
Battery F 0 0 1 0 1 0 2—l
Battery C 0 0 0 0 1 2 I—4
The line-up follows:
Battery C. Battery F.
Dobson pitch..., Parnell
Watson catch Ivey
C&ten first base Anderson
Wesnesky second base McChesney
Scanlan third base Colley
McCarroll right field Miller
Burke center field Pickering
Ghent left field Jones
McDonough ...shortstop Slbert
In a few days a picked nine from the
two teams will play rhe Jacksonville pro
fessionals at Tybee. From the ktn.l of
ball which was played yesterday, the
chances are that a good game will be
played when the two mentioned cross
hats. The time will be arranged and an
nounced later.
Another Improvement Suggested.
Savannah, Ga., Jfiiy 14, 1900.—Editor
Morning News: The writer fully concurs
In your tribute to the management of
Mr. Lofton of the electric railway sys
tem. He Is a thorough, up-to-date rail
road map. who has done much for the
public, but one thing appears to have es
caped Ms attention. The passengers
from Thunderbolt, who desire to use the
belt line of East and West Broad streets
on their arrival from that pleaasnt re
sort are obliged to wait from five to fif
teen mulntes In the open, without a seat or
shelter, on the corner Of East Broad and
Bolton, True, If ii rains, they can seek
shelter In the hospitable grocery on the
corner, but ladies, as a rule, do not care
to avail themselves of 4hls shelter. Can
not Mr. Dofton so arrange hts schedules
• s to mitigate this glaring Inconveni
ence? Yours truly, Pro Bono Publico.
LOCAL PERSONAL,
Mr J M. Averett of Atlanta is si the
Pulaski,
M as Gilbert of Worth Is the guest of
the Pu.aski.
Mrs. Ruby Daniels of Union is the guest
of the Pulaski.
Mr. M. C. Talbott of Millen is the guest
of the Pulaski.
Mr. W. B. Spain of Macon is registered
at the Screven.
Mr. S. H. Wilcox of Wedley is register
ed at the Pulaski.
Mr. A. P. Gamble of Atlanta is regls
t red at the Pulaski.
Mr. H. L. Irwin of Jacksonville Is the
guest of the Pulaski.
Miss Emma Prescott of Mldvllle is the
guest of the Pulaski.
Mr. W. M. Francis of Atlanta is the
guest of the Pulaski.
Mr. James S. Sims of Charleston Is reg
istered at the Pulaski.
Mr. T. R. Maxwell of Augusta Is reg
istered at the Screven.
Dr. Albert A. Davidson of Augusta spent
yesterday in Savannah.
Mr. John H. Devereux of Charleston is
the guest of the Pulaski.
Mr. C H Hargrave of Romeo, Fla., is
registered at the Pulaski.
Mr W. J. Pro we 11 left via the Central
yesterday for Birmingham.
Mr. Jack E. Brant 1 y of Macon is In the
city the guest of the Pulaski.
Miss Helen Einstein will leave via the
Southern to-day for Asheville.
Mr. G. 8. Westcott of Macon was regis
tered at the Pulaski yesterday.
Mr. G. F. Craig left over the Plant Sys
tem yesterday for Philadelphia.
Mrs. H. Foley will leave for New York
Tuesday on the CUy of Birmingham.
Mr. M. L. Wood left via the Seaboard
Air Line yesterday for Hersey, Mich.
Mr. O. F. Mcßae of Mcßae was among
the arrivals at the De Soto yesterday.
Mr. A. H. Morris of Macon was In the
city yesterday, a guest of the Screven.
Mr. C. G. Carpenter left via the Sea
board Air Line yesterday for Richmond.
Mr. B. J. Rouse of Cyclone was in the
city yesterday the guest of the Screven.
Mrs. S. A. Doyle of Alley was In the
city yesterday the guest of the Pulaski.
Mr. Joseph Hull was among the passen
gers of the Central yesterday for Atlanta.
Mr. W. K. Haile of Jacksonville was
among the arrivals at the De Boto yester
day.
Mr. Y. T. Stroud of Yatewvllle was
among the arrivals at the Pulaski yester
day.
Mr. James E. Mclntyre will sail for New
York Tuesday on the City of Birming
ham.
Mias Nellie Jordan will sail for New
York on Tuesday on the city of Birming
ham.
Mr. F. M. Hawkins of Waycross was in
the city yesterday tho guest of the De
Soto.
Mr. H. M. Griffin of Hartwell was in
the city yesterday and stayed at the Pu
laski.
Mr. J. Dee Ensign of Worth was In
the city yesterday the guest of the Pu
laski.
Mr. H. D. Johnson of Milieu was
among the arrivals at the Pulaski yes
terday.
Mr. Charles Witsell of Walterboro was
among the arrivals at the Screven yes
terday.
The Misses Mclntyre will be passengers
on the City of Birmingham for New York
Tuesday.
Mr. Frank D. Roberts will leave to
night for a week's visit to relatives in
Augusta.
Mr. 8. J. Hermann and Miiss Bertha
Hermann of Sandersvllle are the guests of
the Screven.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Kirkland of Cordele
were In the oity yesterday and stayed at
the Pulaski. •
Mrs. Frank Brown will leave for New
York on Tuesday, sailing on the City of
Birmingham.
Mrs. H. M. Branch and Mr. H. M.
Branch left via the Southern last night
for Charlotte.
Mr. W. J.'Porter will be among the pass
engers of the City of Birmingham for New
York on Tuesday.
Miss Smith and Miss Bessie Smith of
Cordele were among the guests of the
Pulaski yesterday.
Mr. G. Noble Jones and a party of
friends left yesterday on the Yum Yum
for a short cruise.
Miss Birdie Einstein will be among the
passengers of the City of Birmingham
Tuesday for New York.
Mr. and Mrs. I. Epslein will be among
the passengers of the City of Birmingham
on Tuesday for New York.
Mrs. W. A. Alexander left last night
for Mount Pleasant, S. C., where she an
ticipates spending some time with rela
tives.
Mr. and Mrs. Dlonel Barton will leave
on Tuesday for Baltimore, whence they
will go to Norfolk and the Rockbridge
Alum Springe. Va.
Mrs. J. S. Oppenheimer and the Misses
Carrol and Clare Oppenheimer, also Mas
ter Harry Oppenheimer, left via the South
ern yesterday for Asheville.
Miss Mamie Anderson returned to the
city Thursday from Wilmington Island,
where she has b en spending some days
as the guest of Miss Ruth Cannon.
Miss Mira Morgan, daughter of Mr. H.
M. Morgan, left Wednesday for Wrlghts
vllle, where she will spend the summer
with her uncle, Rev. E. T. Morgan.
Miss Kate Haynesworth, of Jackson
ville, who has been visiting the Misses
Ella and Bessie Alexander, on Anderson
street, for the past two weeks, has re
turned to her home.
Mrs. Edwin L. Cheshire returned to her
home In Atlanta yesterday, after a pleas
ant visit to her mother, Mrs. A. M. Pal
mer. and her sister, Mrs. R. Angus An
derson, of this city.
Mr. J. L. Gallagher left via the Plant
System yesterday for New York, where
he has been called In connection with the
Greene-Gaynor case, now being heard be
fore Commissioner Shields.
Master Sammy Brown was a passenger
over the Seaboard Air Dine yesterday for
New York, where he goes to join the the
atrical troupe with which he will play
during the coming season.
A party consisting of Messrs. G. M.
Willett, A. J. Black, Charles Fretwell,
and J. R. Davis will leave Isle of Hope
this afternoon for e week's fishing trip at
and near Blackheard Island. All mem
bers of the party are expert fishermen,
and as the yacht Star, on which the trip
CAN SLEEP NOW
Since Leaving; Off Coffee.
"Up to five years ago, I had used cof
fee all my life, but was finally forced to
give it up on account of the way It acted
on me. Right after drinking It, I would
be taken with n dizzy headache and sour
stomach, and have to make a cup of
strong tea before I could go about my
work.
"Two years ago I started on Ponttim
Food Coffee, and wince finding how to
make it properly. I would not exchange
It for the best coffee I ever saw. My old
troubles have disappeared entirely, I have
gained considerable flesh, and what la
still better, sleep perfectly at night, which
wus not the case while using coffee.
When I fir'd uwed Postum, my himband
complained of it* being tastelcs*. so 1 tried
to use more of It, but as that did not
help matters. I tiled more boiling, which
proved to be the right thing, and nowr it
is delicious. Mr#. W. A Eckels.
ffloson, Cal.
THE MORNING NEW S, SUNDAY, JULY 15. 1900.
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THE
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thought, attacks of vertigo, despondency,
softening of the brain.
SOMA cures prematureness, weakness
from debilitating losses, pa n in the back.
SOMA cure- oss of appeifte, dyspepeia
and constipation.
SOMA cures sick and nervous head
ache.
SOMA cures banquet ar.d club headache.
SOMA is nature’s own remedy, distilled
from the freh Juices of the Giant Soma
plant, found in Northern India, imported
and controlled by the
Abbo Institute,
The most thorough and completely equip
ped medical institution in the South for
the treatment of all chronic and long
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will be made, has been well provided with
provisions and such other things as usual
ly accompany fishing trips, there is no
doubt that a pleasant trip will be enjoyed.
QUIT BUILDING TRADES’ COUNCIL.
Carpenter* l nion No. 31R Ha* Hail
En on r!) of It.
The dissatisfaction that apparently has
existed for some time among the unions
represented in the Buildin Trades Council
took the form of an open rupture at the
last meeting of the Carpenters and Join
ers Union No. 318, when in a preamble
and set of resolutions it was decided that
Inasmuch os “we, the local Union No. 318
of Carpenters and Joiners have reluctant
ly w’alted for the Building Trades Council
to declare the strike off and the Building
Trades Council having repeatedly failed
to me t ai the request of its president. Mr.
G. W. Gruver, and has furthermore al
lowed its business agents to enter into
gigantic contracting and building business
without the consent of the local unions
whose delegates constitute the Building
Trades Council, we, the members of the
local union of Carpenters and Joiners No.
318, deem It eminently befitting that we
should show to the people our unreserved
disapproval of the selfish and unjust meth
ods adopted by the business agent, which
methods are strictly repugnant to the
tenets of unionism and to our principles.
Resolved, therefore, that we, the said
local union, do hereby withdraw and re
call our delegates from the Building
Trades’ Council forthwith and forever,
and that we are willing to act with all
trades in any measure that is Just to the
contractors of Savannah, as well as our
selves, and that will establish peace be
tween the contractors and our union.”
The paper further contains Indorsements
of President Gruver of the Building
Trades’ Council, and President Davis of
the Union No. 318, also those delegates
w'lio acted with them.
It contains likewise a vote of thank*
to the Mayor and Aldermen for the grant
ing of a nine-hour law to the city lab
orers.
There are resolutions of thanks and in
dorsements of a number of the local con
tractors and foremen.
Business Agent James M. Wilbon of
the Carpenters’ and Joiners’ Union, of
white carpenters, could not be seen fast
night, and it is not known what effect
this dismemberment of the Council may
have on the other unions.
'The member® of the committee signing
the resolutions, are A. W. White, C. W.
S win ton, M. G. Knowles. J. A. Mills,
W. H. Burgess, C. P. Davis and James
McLotie.
WAR ELY DIDN’T LOSE *20.000.
He <y the Story In a Narcotic
Dream.
The story published In the New York
papers of the yellow journal type to the
effect that Jim Wakely, a well-known
sporting man of that city, had lost $20,-
000 In a forty-hour sitting at poker, at
tracted considerable attention here, as
Wakely is well known and in high stand
ing among the local sporting fraternity.
The older members of the fraternity at
once pronounced the story a fake. The
veriest tyro in the profession, they said,
would hardly do such foolish things with
a poker hand s an old veteran like
Wakely was described as doing. Conse
quently, they were not surprised when
they saw’ an emphatic denial from Wake
ly himself of the w’hole canard in the
New’ York Telegraph, the recognized
sporting journal of New’ York. The Tele
graph has the following to say about the
matter:
“When the young men who have been
writing how Mr. James Wakely lot $20,-
000 on a bobtail flush in a friendly poker
game recover from the effect of the drug,
that eminent sporting man and publicist
would be pleased to hold heart to heart
converse with them. He wishes to learn
where they obtain this new sort of nar
cotic, and also to tell them a few things.
He Is particularly desirous of meeting the
young persons who signed his name to a
fool statement in one of the evening pa
pers. He is willing to pay to have bis
head examined, and will then pay his In
itiation fee Into the proper sort of foolish
house.
“The story as published was to the effect
that Mr. Wakolv, who owns a hard liquor
establishment at Forty-second street and
Sixth avenue, and who is noted for his
willingness to bet on anything from a
prize tight to wheat deal, sat in a poker
game with Tom Powers, Tim Keeney ar.d
a son of a London banker. They played
for forty consecutive hours.
“The game was $1 ante, and the highest
chips SIOO. At one time Wakely was $2,C00
ahead, but on the “consolation pot’’ sat
in with a bob flush and kept betting the
limit until called. He paid out SI,OOO cash
and then took Messrs. Pow’ers and Keeney
over to the hack room of his resort and
paid them $20,000 additional. Whereupon
the pair went to the bar and each paid
SI,OOO for a pint bottle of apolllnaris
water, thus giving Mr. Wakely a conso
lation gift of $2,000.
“Said Mr. Wakely: ‘I wish It under
stood that I am somewhat over 7 years
old. Also I have played cards and gam
bled In other ways for more than a few
brief moons. I flatter myself I know the
vaftie of poker hands, and if I ever roach
the stage where I become so imbecile as
to try to force a bluff when I draw a
card to a bad flush and don’t fill, two
other men each draw one card and the
fourth stands pat, then I hrp* they will
ship me to Bloomlngdale with all possi
ble speed.
" *1 really don’t know’ where this story
camo from. I have played poker lately
with varying success. I have won and
lost, but not in large amounts, but you
can bet your last dollar I did not drop my
money in a fool play such as that describ
ed. Why, a child would know better than
to try and bluff a “lob" through against
a pat hand and two one-<fctrd draw#.
" ’This is the first time I have ever been
accused of throwing money to the birds
or of not knowing what a gambling chance
Is. The story Is a lie, and a foolish one.
As for the youth who signed my name
to an alleged statement, he should either
bo in Jail or an asylum, and T don’t know
yet which I will try and have him sent
to. I never saw or talked to him, and
his nerve in doing what he did 1# some
thing wonderful.’
"Incidentally, thoae who know Wakely
intimately say that while he is on* of the
nerviest gamblers in the country, does
not take long chance- H;s biggest oss
was when he backed John L. Sullivan in
his fight against James J. Corbett. In that
affair he lost upward of $25,(V0. He has
at other times won and loei $5,000. SIO,OOO
and sls,'Jou on various occasions, but he
never sat for forty hours in a poker game,
nor has he ever lost $20,000 in a consecu
tive* sitting at any sort of game of
chance.”
Someone* evidently had an object In
spreading the story, as marked copies of
a New York “yellow’’ combining the hy
pothetical account of the affair were sent
to the Morning News and other papers
in this section.
THE WEATHER.
Forecast for Sunday and Monday:
Georgia: Generally fair Sunday and
Monday, except rains on the coast; fresh
southwesterly wins.
Eastern Florida: Local rains and thun
derstorms Sunday and Monday; light to
fresh southeasterly winds.
Western Florida: Local rains and thun
derstorms Sunday and Monday; fresh
southerly winds.
South Carolina: Partly cloudy Sunday
and Monday; light to fresh southwesterly
winds.
Yesterday's Weather at Savannah-
Maximum temperature, 1:20 pm.9o degree*
Minimum temperature, 4 am... 74 degrees
Mean temperature 82 degrees
Normal temperature 83 degrees
Deficiency of temperature 1 degree
Accumulated excess since
July 1 : 10 degrees
Accumulated deficiency since
Jan. 1 176 degrees
Rainfall 03 inch
Normal 17 Inch
Deficiency since July 1 1.40 inches
Deficiency since Jan. 1 92 inch
River Report —The hight of the Savan
nah river at Augusta at 8 a. m.. 75th me
ridian time, yesterday, was 8.5 feet, there
being no change during the preceding
twenty-four hours.
Colton Region Bulletin, Savannah, Ga.,
for the twenty-four hours ending at 8 a.
m., 75th meridian time, July 14, 1900.
B<aiions of |\lqx. Mtnjßafu
Savannah district. |T*m.)Tem.} falL
Alapaha, Ga.. cloudy —| 81 | 71 | .06
Albany, cloudy j 78 ' 72 1 .16
Americus. cloudy’ j 77 J 68 | .10
Balnbrklge, cloudy j 83 j 72 j .55
Rastman, clear j 85 j 70 j .CO
Fort Gaines, cloudy i 78 j 71 j .17
Gainesville, Fla., pt. cldyj 93 j 75 j .CO
Millen, Ga.. clear I 8h j 67 j T
Quitman, Ga.. raining: ....j 88 | 71 .95
Savannah, partly cloudy j 82 | 74 j T
Thomaavillo, cloudy ] 83 j 72 | .00
Way cross, cloudy j 86 j 73 j 05
Special Rainfall Reports—Weath
erford. trace; Galveston, 7.85; Waco, trace;
Corpus Christi. 3.04; Temple, .30; Palestine,
.02; San Marcos. .44; Cuero, 2.44; Ruling’,
.26; Houston, 2.74; Rongvlew, .04; Colum
bia. 2.00; Lampasas, .42; Blanco. .02; Hunts
ville. .90; Beaumont, trace; Dublin, 1.50;
Beevllle, .44; Corsirana, .18; Brenham, .40.
Heavy Rains—Galveston, Tex., 7.88;
Corpus Christi. 3.94; Cuera. 2.44; Houston,
2.74; Dublin, 1.50; Columbia, 2.00.
l jDlst. Averages.
INo. | 1 1
i Bt*-1 Max. I Min. | Rais
Central Stations. |tlons;Tem.|Tera.| fall.
Atlanta ....fl2'f~B2~T B~°B
Augusta U | 82 j 68 I .02
Charleston ] 5 j 84 | 70 | .10
Galveston 1 29 j 88 | 72 | .70
l. Hock | 13 i 20 | 68 | *Ol
Memphis | 13 | 92 | 70 | T
Mobile | 9 | 86 | 70 | .03
Montgomery | 8 80 68 j .OB
New Orleans j 14 ] 84 | 72 .06
Savannah j 12 i 82 | 71 | .07
Vicksburg 11 i 86 | 70 .08
Wilmington | 10 ! 84 j 63 .04
Remarks—Slightly cooler during the
day over the Wilmington, New Orleans,
Galveston. Charleston and Augusta dis
tricts; no marked changes elsewhere.
Light showers have occurred over the
whole belt, with heavy to excessive rain
falls over the immediate coast districts
of Texas.
Observalions taken at the same moment
of time at all stations, July 14, 1900, 8 p.
m. 75th meridian time;
Semes of Stations! j T |• V |Rtln.
Norfolk, pt. cloudy | 76 | 8 | .00
Hatteras, clear j 76 | 8 1 .00
Wilmington, pt. cloudy ..j 76 j 8 | .00
Charlotte, clear j 82 j I. ) .00
Charleston, pt. cloudy ~| 80 | 12 | .00
Atlanta, clear j 84 j 6 | .00
Augusta, pt. cloudy j 80 | L. | .00
Savannah, raining . j 76 | 10 ! .02
Jacksonville, raining ....j 72 | L. | .26
Jupiter, cloudy j 80 j L i .00
Key West, pt. cloudy ...| 82 | 10 | .04
Tampa, raining | 72 | L [ .88
Mobile, cloudy | 80 | L, ( T
Montgomery, clear |' 76 | 6 | .00
New Orleans, cloudy .... 82 j 8 | .08
Galveston, cloudy 82 | 12 |1 20
Corpus Christi, cloudy .. 82 | 12 | .40
Palestine, cloudy 74 | 10 | .35
T. for temperature; V. for velocity.
H. B. Boyer, Weather Bureau.
CITY BREVITIES.
Messrs. Harty & Apple are distributing
a neat vest pocket edition of the Voters'
Arg-ument Settler. This Is a valuable con
tribution to the coming political cam
paign, and every voter will want one.
The book is Issued by ths Massachusetts'
Mutual Dlfe Insurance Company, for
which company Messrs. Harty & Apple
are the general agents.
Mayor in Police Court.
In the Recorder's Court yesterday May
or Myers presided and disposed of the
even dozen cases that were on the docket.
None of them was of more than passing
Interest.
LEMONS AS MBOICINEI.
They regulate the liver, stomach, bowels,
kidneys and blood as prepared by Dr. H.
Mozley, In his Demon Elixir, a pleasant
lemon drink. It cures biliousness, consti
pation, Indigestion, headache, appendici
tis. malaria, kidney diseases, fevers,
chills, heart feallure, nervous prostration
and all other diseases caused by a tor
pid or diseased liver and kidneys. I*
Is an established fact that lemons, when
combined properly with other liver tonics,
produce the most desirable results upon
the stomach, liver, bowels, kidneys and
blood. Sold by druggists. 60c and J 1
bottles.
UFA'. JOHY P. SANDERS WRITES!
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Corner Habersham and St. Thomas Sts.,
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Men’s Shoes on counter cut proportionately.
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8 BROUGHTON, WEST.
The Turtle
Handicap.
rhe. Wlnirr, Vl.irfd a Tnrll,.
Was. Very Fair in the Gallop.
By B. J. WEBSTER.
"After Eben Brown sold hie farm," said
Deacon Tods: era reminiscently, "time hung
pretty heavy on hts hands and he got in
to the habit of coming down to the tav
ern and betting with the boys. The
moral element of the community being
against cards and dice the good old man
had to stir up the sporting blood of the
boys by getting them to get on races of
various kinds, horses, fast dogs, and fin
ally matches between donkeys. Eben
could generally hold his own In the bet- j
ting game, but Squire Rogers, who was a
THE FAT TURTLE SIMPLY' GALLOPPED OVER THE COURSE.
pretty smooth old codger hlmeelf, ran in
a ringer donkey in a race that Eben
thought he had all fixed. The result was
the transfer of a wad of bills to the
squire and a buneh of experience to Eben.
Eben felt sore at this.
“ 'For an elder of the church to run In
a trick circus animal In a race supposed
to be limited to non-professtonal Pike
county donkeys is enough to curdle the
milk of human kindness,' observed Eben
sadly. "I'm a good man and a pious, tut
I’ll get even with the squire If I develop
paresis trying to think up some plan.'
"And Eben sighed in an honest, grieved
sort of way that showed he had forgotten
I
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THE WONDERS OF SCIENCE A RE PAST FINDING OUT.
all the money he had won from the boys
on other events of a sporting nature.
"Eben always had been given to fuss
ing with electricity, and magnets, and
scientific foolishness, wo when he didn’t
show up at the tavern for a spell, every
one thought he was busy with what he
called his 'invention*.' But one Saturday
afternoon he cams to the tavern carrying
a big overgrown land turtle.
" ‘lt’s only a poor homeless turtle I pick
ed up and tried to make comfortable,' he
said In answer to the boys' question*. 'No
candidate for first prize at a beauty show,
but an animal with good points, despite
his unassertive appearance.'
"And beyond hts good looks, what might
be the particularly prepossessing qualities
of that new pet of yours?” inquired Squire
Rogers.
"He's a turtle, an honest, open-faced
turtle, and no galloping Bucephalus dis
guised as a donkey,’ answered Eben, sort
of tart like. ‘But while he don't look like
a sprinter, I will back that turtle in a race
against any turtle in Pike county.’
"Eben's turtle looked too fat and too
heavy to carry off any honors in the rac
ing line, and the turtle match being a
new game, all the boys took to it. Eben
made a few small bets. I thought he
had things fixed and was looking to see
hts pet win, but when Eben set the turtle
down, it blinked its eyes and acted more
as if it wanted to go asleep than engage
In a turtle running match. EDer. seemed
heart-broken.
" 'How much sharper than a serpent’s
tooth is an ungrateful land turtle,’ he,
groaned. 'Haw meat and affection and
good advice have always been that tur
tle's portion, and now he settles down and
sleeps as calmly as If his owner’s good
money haln’t been wagered on his recreant
legs and lazy disposition.'
"Eben took the turtle up, turned him
upside down and seemed to be giving him
n mo6t powerful shaking. Then he said
to the crowd, who were grinning at his
downfall:
“ ‘Maybe my admonitions and tender
chastenlngs will touch the heart of this
ungrateful turtle. At any rate we ought
to have another race to give me a change
to get back my money.'
“The boys felt it was just like finding
money to bet against that fat turtle. This
time Eben held the turtle in his hands
until everything was ready for the start.
Then he placed the turtle on the ground
and gave him a little poke. Talk about
racing turtles! The fat turtle simply gal
loped over the oourse. He didn't stop at
the end, either, but kept on at an Increas
ing speed until Eben ran and picked him
up. Eben collected his bets, this time
taking about all the money In the crowd.
" 'That turtle Isn't a ringer donkey.”
he said to Squire Rogers, 'and he's no ex
press train, but viewed us a turtle, he’s
very fair on the gallop.'
"Squire Rogers was clean puzzled.
" '1 don't mind losing my bet,’ he re
marked to me In a perplexed way. 'But
whnt gets me Is the actions of that tur
tle. Man and boy I've known Pike coun
ty turtles for years, but this is the first
time I ever eaw one gallop.'
"That evening Eben called at the home
and began to gloat over tha victory of
his turtle.
"That'a a turtle In a oilman.’ he staged
emphatically. 'The only galloping land
turtle in the country. Your Uncle Eben's
name will be thundering down the ages
as the trainer and foster father of that
turtle. I'm going to get up a grand tur
tle handicap, open to all Pike county tur
tles of good reputation. That will in
crease my fame, and, If any benighted
owners of vagrant, untrained turtles are
looking for bets, they will be accommo
dated.*
" 'You've made a good thing of It, al
ready,’ I warned him, 'and now Is the
time to stop. Even a turtle that adopts
a joyous galop as its means of travel
may go up against the real thing, it s
the pitcher that goes too often to the
well and the owner of sure things in rad
Ing that get broken.’
"But Eben wouldn’t listen and kept
booming up his turtleliandicap scheme
until nearly every one of the boys had a
turtle entered. The committee in charge
of the race handicapped Eben’s turtle
back nearly half the distance of the
course, but Eben din’t seem to care and
kept plunging- until he brought the odds
on his turtle down from 3 to 1 to
than even money.
“The day of the race Squire Rogers,
who had been growing- more and more
suspicious of Eben’s galloping turtle,
managed to get Eben ffc the tavern, and
filled him up with Pike county apple
jack. Eben had been toting his precious
turtle about In a basket all day. but,
growing careless under the seductive in
fluence of applejack, he put the turtle
on the bar and let the squire have a
chance to examine it carefully. The
squire came out of the tavern fairly boil
ing with indignation.
“ ‘No wonder that turtle gallops when
he’s on the ground,’ Squire Rogers splut
tered wrathfully. ‘That’s a regular elec
tric automobile turtle. Eben Brown has
tucked a tiny storage battery under the
back part of that poor abused turtle's
shell. When he put the innocent creature
on the ground the circuit is complete, and
tortured by the electric current, the poor
animal has -to gallop. It’s cruelty to ani
mals, and an outrage on unsuspecting men
who thought they hod an easy thing bet
ting against a fat land turtle.
“Then an idea seemed to strike the
squire.
“ ‘Seeing that abused turtle is used to
electric racing,’ he sort of murmured to
himself, ‘maybe it would be cruel to take
that battery out altogether, but it must
be monotonous for the poor creature i
have it in the Fame place ell the time. I
will jusit tuck tint little battery in under
the front part of his shell. That’s the
least a humane man can do to aid a poor
dumb animal which has undoubted gif 4
in the sprinting line.
“So while Eben’s attention was distract
ed, Squire Rogers managed to take out
the little battery from the back of the tur
tle and slip it under the shell near his
neck.
“At last the time came for the race.
All the other turtles were on the ground,
but Eben held his carefully in his hand
until the word was given to start. Then
Ebon put the fat, lazy looking turtle n
the ground, and watched to see it gallop.
“And that turtle did gallop. But it was
a backward sort of gallop, ns if the ani
mal was trying to get away from itself.
Eben. of course, didn’t understand that
his pet was trying to back away from the
electric current, which was getting in its
work under the turtle’s neck.
“ 'l’ve heard of alternate current?.*
aald Eben, amazed like, as his turtle
backed out of sight in the bushes io the
rear of the handicap course, ‘but this l-i
the first time I really ever saw electricity
working backwards. The wonders of sci
ence are past finding out.’ And Eben
shook his head like a man who had mad#
u great scientific discovery.
“Just then Bben sntv Squire Roerrs
doubled up with ribald laughter. Then
Eben understood what had happened to
his galloping turtle. For a church mem
ber and a man who had been a profes.-or
of religion two score and ten years, Eben’s
language was fluent and shocking! but
Squire Rogers took it calmly.
“‘I never dreamed euch a respected
man as Eben Brow 9 put that baM* r\ in
so as to win a race unfairly,’’ replied the
squire. Knowing you for n kind-heart-
person. I thought you would be pleas-d
at my endeavor to make life less monoto
nous for that big turtle. And Judging
from the efforts he was making to trot
backwards as he disappeared in ,lie
bushes, my humane attempt to introdu- a
variety into his life was meeting with un
qualified success.’ ”
POLICE GOT AN EVEN DOZEN.
That Number of %rre*t Up to Mld
•i I K Ht.
The police did a pretty good business
yesterday, for even a Saturday, aw up <°
midnight they had gathered in a round
dozen prisoners, wilh excellent prospect*
of getting more before morning. Th®
charges were ail of a minor chara ,cr, i :i 1
none of the arrests wi re of interest < x
cept that of a young white man, H (^)r "
don, charged with stealing a bicycle.
In the Recorder’s Court Tuesday morn
ing W. F. Corbett, who keeps a sal- on <t
Bryan and West Broad streets, wi;l,
given a hearing on the charge of se
liquor on Sunday. Maggie Lyons. " °
lives in the immediate vicinity ol t' l ei '
loon, made the charges, and says that t *
sale took place on Sunday, July 1.
AGENT 91*14 M-H** SI Cl ESSOII
Mobile Mnti Will lie Southern
prrsi Affeitl llfrc.
The resignation of Mr. E. C. Spent e.
agent of the Southern Express Conn" '
In ihla city, wue confirmed yesterday
Supt. Leary of [he Express (''impair l .
who spent the doy in Savannah,
resignation, It Is unilerstood, will K° 'J’
effeet on Amt. 1. Mr. Spence will pro. i
bly be located after that Bate at lllrnun
ham. It 'ls said that hlw successor >•''
will be Mr. Brown of Mobile, who
doubtless take charge on. or imme.fi ' < >
after Aug. 1.