CHANGE WAS THERE
DELINQUENT DEBTOR PINNED
DOWN ON 8POT.
Little, Shabby Old Pop Furnished Sun
prise fop "Sport" Who Had Noth
Ing but HIb Thousand
. Dollar Bill.
There Is a story current In those
circles wherein betting on horse races
is spoken of freely and admitted with
out a blush, that concerns an old sport,
a young sport and $1,000 bill, says the
New York Sun.
It seems that some months ago the
horses were not running well, or it
took an ax to get into a poolroom or
or something of that kind, and Young
Sport was hard up. There was among
his acquaintances a little old man,
commonly called Pop, who was always
shabby and insignificant in .appear
ance, but who, somehow, usually had
the faculty of having a 20 In his
pocket.
He had ono on the day when Young
Sport touched him with his hard-luck
story, and the 20 changed hands. On
several occasions thereafter Pop got
unobtrusively in the way of Young
Sport, but there was nothing doing.
Thus ends the prologue, and the
first act opens of a recent evening in
a dispensary of liquid recuperators on
the Great Whito Way. Enter Young
Sport, who approaches the chief dls
spenser, an acquaintance, with a
sheepish and ''yet highly contented
smile.
"Say is my face good for a bain
You see, It's this way," ho hastens to
add before tho chief dispenser can
commit the break of turning him down,
"I hit the races lucky to-day simply
couldn't lose, and when I cashed in I
took the bulk of my winnings in this
form, Bee?" and he displays a $1,000
bill.
The dispenser ?3 so Impressed that
ho forgets the all-night bank where
change might be had, asks the victim
of too much prosperity to indicate his
prescription and sets forth the vials
accordingly. Young Sport helps him
self with many a grateful compliment
to tho dispenser's discriminating judg
ment, promises to pay to-morrow and
departs to be discovered shortly after
ward tho central figure in a group ,of
horse lovers at the Hoffman hojuse.
Thither hurries shabby Pop after
happening to overhear the aforemen
tioned chief dispenser telling of the
man and naming him who flashed a
$1,000 bill before his dazzling eyes.
Pop insinuates himself into the group
of horse lovers and looks hopefully up
at the central figure. He doesn't say
a word, Pop doesn't, but just looks
right appealing like.
"It comes right down to this," Young
Spoifc is saying oracularly, "if you
want to beat the races you must have
a good, all'-'round knowledged of horse
flesh." Just then he catches sight of shabby
old Pop and remembers that there is a
man he wants to see farther uptown.
The horse lovers 'have lots of ques
tions to ask, but none so much to the
point as that of shabby Pop, who
throws reserve to the winds and says:
"Say, how about that 20 I lent you
last November?"
"That's all right," replies Young
Sport, trying to mask his embarrass
ment under a guise of easy confidence.
"Pay you to-morrow."
"But to-morrow may not come," says
Pop. "I don't know; something might
happen. I'd rather have that 20 now.
I hear you hit it lucky to-day."
"So I did, but I've nothing with me
but a $1,000 bill," Young Sport an
swers, and to relieve the old man's
anxiety he displays the bill.
Then, "I can change it," pipes up
Pop, and ho produces a huge wad of
fifties, twenties, tens and fives from
his trousers pocket and proceeds to
count out $980; '
They say that Young Sport had the
grace to Invite Pop to tho bar as ho
ruefully admitted that $980 Ja small
bills was as good as blown in.
Preparing for It.
Prof. M. I. Pupln, tho famous elec
trical expert, told at tho dedicatory
banquet of the now woman's club the
Colony, in New York, an appropriate
story.
"The excellence of this repast," he
said, "brings to my mind a story about
a man whoso repasts were by no
moans excollent.
"This man lived in my native town
of Idvor, and ho was noted for his par
simony. Lot us call him Mr. Smith,
"There waB an old major In Idvor
who said to his valet one evening:
" 'Go and tell tho cook to get mo
ready a chop and a poached egg.'
" 'Pardon mo, major,' said the valet,
'but have you forgotten that you aro
dining with Mr. Smith to-night?" .
"Tho major frowned.
"'Yes,' he said, 'I had forgotten It.
Toll tho cook to make it two chops
and two poachod eggs.' "
His Usual Acrobatic 8tunt.
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cise after your bath?
Simpson Yes, I usually tread on
ihe soap as I get out.
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as one of America's representatives. Gen. Porter Is a noted diplomat, mill
tary officer and public speaker.
IS LAST OF AN ODD BAND.
REMNANT OF MICHIGAN ALTRUIS
TIC COOPERATIVE COLONY.
Porter Whltford Only Survivor of En
terprise Started at Galesburg in
1838 Thousands of Acres
Once Cultivated.
Galesburg, Mich. The last survivor
of the only altruistic cooperative so
ciety ever attempted in this quarter
of the state is Porter H. Whitford, 80
years old, who came to this village,
then a backwoods crossroads, in 1838,
and has since taken part in most pub
lic events of the community.
When the Alphadelphian society, or
ganized on the plan of the "Brook
Farm" of literary fame, was estab
lished near Galesburg by about 300
farmers in 1843 Whltford was one of
the young leaders. He was married
to a daughter of one. of the older offi
cers of the society when Alphadelphia
hall, the principal building of the or
ganization, was opened.
All essential trades then known In
the frontier community were repre
sented among the members, most of
whom were New Yorkers. All prop
erty was turned Into the common ac
count and farms were used as "out
side" residences by the men formerly
owning them if they wished.
Many thousands of acres were thus
used by the community, which took at
first a highly intellectual standard, but
later broke up because of the discon
tent of some who saw other farmers
getting rich on the old competitive
plan.
After a few years the men began to
withdraw from the colony to work for
themselves and finally the buildings
where the socialistic dreams of the
founders had been worked out were
sold to the county for use on Its poor
farm near by.
A thrifty member got possession of
1,000 acres of the best land, which has
made his descendants rich. Whltford
alono remains of tho many who took
part in the colony life of the Alpha
delphlans. A legend hangs about the spot where
the old hall stood. It Is that at the
time of the dlsbandment ono of tho
members who had boon begging his
comrades to stand together for tho
common good accidentally discovered
an old kettle filled with coin of French
DEVIL'S TOWER
Rock Rises 800 Feet Above Surround
ing Country.
Deadwood, S. D. President Roose
velt has lBsued an order setting aside
tho Devil's tower, a peculiar geograph
ical formation in northeastern Wyo
ming, as a national monument and a
federal reserve. Nearly 2,000 acres of
land also are set aside with the tower.
This reserve will be under the caro
of the general land office of that dis
trict, no entries will be allowed on it,
and every effort will be made to pro
tect the tower from Injury.
This Devil's tower Ib a cblmnoy-llke
mountain of rock that rises 800 feet
above the surrounding country, and for
almost 600 feet is nearly perpendicular
and devoid of any growth of vegeta
denominations, which had apparently
been buried by ndlans during some
forgotten tribal war many years be
fore. Tho money was concealed with
in a short distance from Alphadelphia
hall.
The man went west and was after
ward found to have somehow acquired
a largo amount of money at the timo
of his going.
DISEASE LAID TO TROLLEY.
Doctor Finds Car Men Afflicted with
Malady.
Elwood, Ind. Renal calculus la the
name of a disease that attacks motor
men and conductors who are daily
coming in contact with the high ten
sion electric current of tho Indiana
Union Traction lines, says Dr. T. C.
Armfleld, one of the oldest practition
ers in this city.
Ho says that it Is superinduced by
handling the trolley polo while it is
in contact with tho trolley wire, the
controller wrench, when the current Is
on, by imperfect connections causing
the iron and brass work on tho cars
to become electrified, and by other
similar conditions.
It causes a mild paralysis by turn
ing the small corpuscles of blood into
coagulated matter, thus closing the
pores, preventing the perspiration
from exuding from the body, and later
poisoning the system.
John Mohler, a motorman on the
Tipton-Alexandria branch, was strick
en with the new malady just as his car
reached this city, and had to be car
ried to a physician's office for treat
ment After strong restoratives were
administered by the hypodermic
method, he was removed to his home
at Tipton.
Renal calculus attacks, slowly, says
the medical man, and it was this that
prevented an accident hero to-day, as
tho motorman felt tho pain coming on,
classed it as pleurisy and, calling the
conductor, turned his car over to him
just before the steep grado was
reached on entering the city.
Sticks Out Tongue at Kaiser.
Berlin. A tipsy laborer named
Bruennlng, who ono morning last No
vember put out his tongue at tho kais
er as his majesty went past in an auto
mobile, has Just boon condemned to
nine months' Imprisonment.
MADE RESERVE
tion. Tho top of tho tower is large
enough in area for a baseball team to
play a good game and is covered with
a scant soil formed from tho disin
tegrated rock and bearing moss, cac
tus and ferns.
Two men are known to have climbed
this tower at tho risk of their lives.
One of them was Jack Rogers, an old
cowboy, and the other was Arthur
Jobe, a young engineer for the Home
stake Mining company.
The tower stands on the bank of the
upper Belle Fourcho river, and has
been for years ono of tho landmarks
of tho country. It was at one timo in
eluded In an entry made by Miss
Kent, an English woman, who filed on
a homestead including this mountain.
The entry afterward was canceled.
HOBOS AT A BANQUET
KNIGHTS OF THE ROAD "FEED"
AT SWELL CHICAGO HOTEL.
Over One Hundred Attend Represent
atlve Gathering- Washington Flat
Fails to Appear as Toastmas
ter, Owing to Police.
Chicago. The hobos' banquet, given
by tho Brotherhood Wolfaro associa
tion at tho Windsor-Clifford hotol tho
other night, was a hugo success do
spite several llttlo drawbacks, Buch as
tho nonattendanco of Washington Flat,
tho toastmaster, who was drlvon out
of town early In tho afternoon by tho
pollco, and tho departure of Philadel
phia Jack and Tho Dancing Kid for
San Francisco beforo tho beer was
served. They explained that they had
to catch the 11:15 "Q." freight.
Dr. Ben L. Rcitmnn and his aids
In tho now organization had searched
tho highways and byways of tho city
for a roproscntntlvo gathorlng of
hobos and bums and beggars and they
found thorn. Thoro woro moro than
a hundred present somo from the
Bridewell, others from tho municipal
lodging house, HogWs Flop, tho Now
York house, and tho barrel houses oi
West Madison streot.
Several incidents marred tho occa
sion, but no ono minded. Fred the
Bum, wlm was down for a speech on
"Why I Hang Around Barrol Houbos,"
picked up two many drinks before ho
came to tho banquet and was found
under tho tablo whon his namo was
called. "Shoestring Chase," a pan
handler, scondalized his fellows whon
ho was found improving tho golden oc
casion by passing his hat among the
hotel guests during a lull In tho ban
quet.
A No. Ono, known as tho Absent
Member ("and novor blamed tho
boozo, boys"), whoso namo Is written
on every water tank botweon Now
York and Boston, and Yokcn-Whltcy,
another professional hobo, threatened
to donart at one stago of the speech-
making, because the. speakers woro
"not representative."
"Why, they don't know tho diff be
tween a hobo and a bum," said A. No.
One. "I wouldn t associate with a
snldo that carries tho baunor. Why
don't thoy let a smart man talk7"
After a dinner as good as a group
of bankers or mercnants coum want,
the long program began. Bum Mitt
Casey interspersed tho courso with
big chews of tobacco, and Fred the
.Bum insisted on singing "Whore Is
My Wandering Boy To-Nlght?"
Tho regular program bogan with' a
poem by Chicago Tommy, entitled,
"Tho Faco on tho Barroom Floor." It
was a long poem, recited with deep
gravity, and was tho story of a hobo,
Ostler Joo, who told a crowd of saloon
loafers how ho had fallen, illustrating
his story by drawing the face of his
lost nncel wife in chalk on tho floor.
and then falling dead. It had a mighty
effect.
Fred the Bum was called on, but
could not resnond. so his chum, tho
Rocky Mountain Lemon, got up to re
spond. Ho started off nobly, saying:
"They do not love who do not show
tholr love," but A. No. One yelled:
"Sit down. You're no nouo. you
work. You ain't respectable." So the
Lemon sat down.
John Smith, a hard faced young
man with a collar on, told why the
criminal ho,B a hard face. He said
he had spent 14 years In peniten
tiaries, beginning his first term at
the age of 14. He said it was worry
that made the lines.
Old Man Steers, 76 years of ago,
told a pitiful Btory of seeking work in
Chicago, and how ho was turned down
everywhere. "My father told mo
never to bo afraid of work," ho said,
"and I attribute my failure to tho
fact that I followed Horace Greeley's
advice and came west."
Willie, tho ox-society man, told how
to reform society, Ho woro a gen
teel brown beard, a collar, and held
his cigar according to the beBt cus
tom. Tho Louisvlllo Kid recited u
noem called "The Scale."
German Fritz and Ohio Skip, down
on the program, left word they had
cono to New York on the bumnors.
Beforo tho Dancing Kid left for Frisco
he sang a song about "There's always
a Motnor waning at Homo for You."
IN THE 8EWING ROOM.
"You are a pushing sort," said the
Scissors to tho Thimble;
"Ycb," replied the latter, "but I'd
like your life better. It's Just ripping.
And you?" to the Needle.
"Well," replied the latter, "my life
is Just sow-sew. But then though not
a blunt individual, I generally como to
tho point."
"Oh, you have an eye to things," In
torposed the Pin, "but I generally con
trol matters by my head work."
"I am sorry," remarked tho Spool,
"that I can't bo Borlous, for I'm in a
continuous round."
But hero tho seamstress appeared,
and soon all felt themselves in pret
ty much of a box. -Baltimore American.
HOW HE BROKE A RECORD. (
Took Last Jump from Forgetten Rub
ber Heme Plate.
Billy Powell, greatest hurdler the
west has produced, was referring to
his college days on the Berkeley
track.
"There woro five in the race. X
drew tho extreme outside lane,
which gavo mo a bad finish stretch.
But I got a peaoh of a start, swept
the curve like a yacht on her beam
ends and came down the straight
taking the Jumps In beautiful style.
I felt I had a varsity record In me
at that clip, and I threw all my
power Into tho final strides. Spring
ing for the ninth hurdle I fairly
flow through tho air, and, dashing
to the finish, broke tho tape, the
world's record for the low hurdles,
for tho 220-dash, and. for the run
ning broad Jump, tho time being
21 flat, and my last jump over two
hurdles at once, clearing 43 feet and
somo inches.
"Whow!" exclaimed Olle Snedlgar,
"why weren't the records over al
lowed?'
"Well," continued Powoll, "when
they went to measure that leap,
Col. Edwards startod to shove his.
cane in, to Indicate my foremost, spiko
mark, and tho stick jumped out of his
hand. Thoy scraped tho short grass
away and found a solid rubber homo
plato imbedded whoro tho varsity bat
tery used to practico." San Francisco
Chronicle
A Sad Mistake.
In my father's natlvo village lives
Mr. S., a very deaf old man. During
mo summer montns no tots nis Bpare
rooms to somo of tho many plonsuro
seekers who frequont tho place, says
a Boston Herald writer, and one day
laBt summer, while Mr. 8. was In his
garden, a young man of the village
chanced by, and the following conver
satlon took place:
"Good morning, Mr. S."
"MawnlnV
"You've got your house full of board
ors this summer."
Mr. S. was picking potato bugs off
from his plants, but he managed to
stop long enough to answer, "Yes."
"Hnmn mm innirins' vnnnrr iiniM
among them," continued the young
man.
Mr. S. stood up and eyed the pota
toes critically, then answered;
"Well, they'd ought to look purly
good. I just plckod two quarts of
bugs off 'em."
Bill Nye's Long Walt.
BUKNyo when a young man once
made an engagement with a lady
friend of his to take her driving on'eT
Sunday afternoon. The appointed
day came, but at the livery stable all
the horses were taken out save one
old, shaky, exceedingly bony horse.
Mr. Nyo hired the nag and drove
to Ms friend's residence. The lady let
him wait nearly an hour beforo she
was reajly, and then on viewing the
disreputable outfit flatly refused to ao
company Mr. Nye.
"Why," she exclaimed, sneerlngly,
"that horse may die of age any mo
ment." "Madame," Mr. Nye replied, "when
I arrived that horse was a prancing
young steed." Harper's Weekly. t
Identified.
"Your man," said the promotor of a
feast, "la a 'has been.' "
"And yours," retorted the whipper
in. for tho rival show, "la a 'never
was.'" .. , ,
Thus, by a chanco bit of repartee,
was the identity of the stellar At
tractions made clear enough.
CHILDREN SHOWED IT
Effect of Their Warm Drink In the
Morning.
"A year ago I was a wreck fr6m
coffee drinking and was on tho point ,
of givng up my position In tho school
room because of nervousness.
"I was telling a friend about It and
she sald'Wo drink nothing at meal
time but Postum Food Coffee, and it Is
such a comfort to have something we
can enjoy drinking with the children.,'
"I was astonished that sho would al
low the children to drink any kind of
coffee, but sho said Postum was tho
most healthful drink in the world for
children as well as for older ones, and
that the condition of both the children
and adults showed that to he a fact.
"My first trial was a failure. The
cook boiled It four or flvo minutes and
It tasted so flat that I was In despair
but determined to give It one, more
trial. This time we followed tho di
rections and boiled It fifteen minutes
after tho boiling began. It was a de
cided success and I was completely
won by its rich delicI6us flavour. In a
short timo I noticed a decided Im
provement in my condition and kept
growing better and better month after
month, until now I am perfectly
healthy, and do my work in the school
room with ease and pleasure. I would
not return to tho nerve-destroying reg
ular coffee for any money."
"There's a Reason." Read the fa
mous little "Health Classic," "The
Road to Wellvillo," in pkgs.
