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    loup City \orthwestern
J. W. BURLEIGH, Publisher
LOUP CITY. - - NEBRASKA
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PROTECT THE BIRDS.
William Dutcber, president of tbe
American Audubon society, estimates
that birds save American farmers an
nually $20(1,000,000 in the destruction
of harmful insects and noxious weeds.
He further computes that the savings
would amount to $38,000,000 more it
that old harridan of a tyrant. Fashion,
did not decree tlint milliners shall or
nament women's hats with the plum
age of many of the most valuable of
the feathered tribe. Scientists have
estimated that human life on our plan- J
et long since would have been extinct
as a consequence of the destruction of
vegetable life if birds had not come to
the rescue and made perpetual and re
lentless war on insect life, says the
Cincinnati Enquirer. In this good year
1309 the joint worm is playing havoc
with tho wheat crop of central Ohio,
and that could not have been if the
men and boys of Ohio had not levied
constant war on the farmers' best
friends, the birds of the field, tbe or
chard and the forest. Every bluebird
is annually worth to the farmer triple
its weight in silver, and every wren is
annually worth to the gardener its
weight in gold. The sapsucker is in
valuable to the fruit grower, and the
woodpecker does yeoman service in
tbe cause of a rich harvest.
St. Petersburg reports that the pres
ence of cholera, is militating seriously
( against summer tourist travel. This
ought to I>e reassuring to all Europe.
When people wisely stay away from
centers of disease there will be less
likelihood that the germs will be scat
tered all over the continent. If St. Pe
tersburg cares for the traffic she has
lost temporarily she should hasten her
sanitation and also increase effort to
stamp out the cholera. Ti e drinking
water there is contaminated, and every
tourist who goes to the Russian capi
tal takes a risk every time ho drinks
water that has not been boiled.
Now they are saying that ex-Prcsi
deat Reyes of Colombia, who cabled
his resignation from Europe, "salted
down" $25,000,000, and his countrymen
are asking where he got it and how
they can oblige him to give it up. Rut
these may be merely malicious mis
representations. Castro, who left
Venezuela for Venezuela’s good, in the
opinion of u great many persons, was
credited with fabulous riches. Rut ac
cording to later developments his pos
sessions shrank to- comparatively
little measure.
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As was expected, the cotton crop of
190k was larger than the speculators
for a rise pretended, says the St. Louis
Olobe-Demoerat. It amounted to 12,
587,000 bales, so the bureau of the cen
sus says, or 2.212,000 more than that
of 1907. Only twice—in 1904 and in
1900—was tiie yield greater than that
of 1908. The crop of 1904. which broke
all the records, was a little below the
14,000,000-bale mark. As, at present
prices, cotton is a highly profitable
crop, the presumption is that the acre
age of 190!) is up at high figures.
The English prime minister, in
speaking on the possible invasion of
England, the national bugaboo just
now, gave the house of commons the
gloomy information that if once Bri
tannia ceased to rule the waves, some
body else would boss tier. If this does
not produce adequate appropriations
for national defenses, other appeals
are useless.
Baby carriages, along with other ve
hicles, must carry red lights at the
rear, in accordance with the speed
laws of Los Angeles. This is the first
intimation given anywhere of the dan
ger to the public from baby carriages,
aside from their painful, though not
perilous, practice of rolling over feel
ings and toes on the sidewalk.
A man in Brooklyn, bitten by a dog,
worried himself to death, although
physicians assured him he had no
signs of the dreaded disease. This in
stance shows how dangerous are the
senseless panics and "mad-dog" scares
which come about regularly every
summer.
The Simplified Spelling society bas
held its third annual meeting. As a
reminder to a forgetful public that the
society is still in existence, the meet
ing appears to be a qualified success.
Otherwise the public is still spelling
the same old way.
Big orders for steel, notably for the
kinds used in structural work, con
tinue to pour In, this being one of
the most marked indications of the
continuous pcrlormance in industrial
activity.
France does not mind its cold
weather bo much as it docs the frost
* on the tourist crop.
A good many castles in Spain are
lor rent.
When you linu a woman who acts as
though very kittenish, just try her
with a mouse.
it might be Vv; 11 to require the South
American revolutionists to take out a
permit before fighting.
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Getting caught in aa Atlantic ice j
floe is enough to give any moumskip
cold feet.
This is a had year lor 1 ’.tiers with a
superfluity of wives. >
NEWS NOTES OF INTERE6T FROM
VARIOUS SECTIONS.
ALL SUBJECTS I0UCHE0 UPON
Religious, Social, Agricultural, Polit
ical and Other Matters Given
Due Consideration.
Street railway employes of Omaha
and Lincoln want more pay.
Ed McConnell of Fairbury drew
claims in two of the recent govern
ment land drawings.
No rain in Gage county since July
4, and as a consequence the corn crop
will be shortened.
Governor Shallenberger has issued
liis Laobr day proclamation for the
first Monday in September.
The attendance at the Nebraska
City Chautauqua this year was ahead
of any former year.
in Seward county apples are so
plentiful that elder is being made
in large quantities.
The Fairbury Chautauqua this year
was the most successful ever held
iu the county.
Mrs. Catherine Holmes, who re
cently died in Omaha, was the sev
enth bride in Nebraska, having been
married in territorial days.
Kearney democrats are planning a
barbecue to be given some time dur
ing September. Governor Johnson of
Minnesota will probably he the prin
cipal speaker.
j in- uiuti uousias coun-.y assess
ment on which taxes will be levied
for next year is $35,758,733. The
school district tax will be levied an
an Omaha assessment of $26,089,433.
Kearney business men are pushing
the corn exposition In Buffalo county
and expect to hold their preliminary
show in October and then take the
best exhibits to Omaha to the na
tional exhibit.
Judge John B. Barnes spent $15.88
to secure his nomination on the re
publican ticokt as a candidate for su
premo judge. Of this amount $25.40
was spent for blank petitions, $14 for
getting them circulated und $6.48 l'or
postage.
Summer apples were never more
plentiful around Herman than they
are this year. The trees are loaded
and there is no sale for them. Some
orchards bearing the finest kind ot
fruit have the ground covered with
apples going to waste.
Charged with having plcekd the
pockets of C. E. Peterson of Valley
at the union station on August IS,
William Huffman and Ed Martin were
arraigned before Judge Dame in jus
tice court at Fremont. After a two
hours' hearing they were bound over
to the district court under bonds ot
$800 each.
N. A. Darton, government geologist,
was in Fairbury contracting for ce
ment. stone, sand, etc., for the new
$70,000 government building to be
erected then?. Ho stated that the de
lay in starting work on the Fairbury
building was occasioned by an over
amount of work in the architect's of
fice.
At Omaha, one Rassmussen, jeal
ous of his wife, shot her three times,
then turned the weapon on himself,
dvr : almost instantly. Chances for
the woman’s recovery are very slim.
The fairrly recently came from Iowa.
E. p .Valker. living half a mile
from C-.uar Bluffs, sold his farm for
$150 per acre.
Attorney W. D. McHugh paid to
tne secretary of state $48,001, the fil
ing fee for incorporating the Chi
cago. Great Western railway in Ne
braska. The company has a capital
stock of $96,000,000. This is the sec
ond largest fee paid to the secretary
of suite this year, the other having
been $70,000 for filing the articles ot
the Missouri Pacific.
The county commissioners of
Douglas county have offered a reward
of $100 for the capture of James
Philips, accused of killing Marshall C.
Hamilton near Florence on the
morning of August 1. Governor
Shallenberger, on behalf of the state,
some time ago offered a reward of
$200. making a total of $300 for the
capture of the alleged murderer.
Thousands of dollars have been
spent during the past few months in
putting the state fair grounds in
shape for a great fair this year, be
ginning Septemebr 6 and ending Sep
tember 10. Many repairs have been
made on the grounds, roads have been
graded, new buildings have been built
and the general tone of the place has
been greatly improved.
Captain Jones of the Sixth United
States infantry, inspector of the
state militia, concludes hi3 report on
the Nebraska National guard as fol
lows: “The command was found to
be generally in a fair state of
efficiency for field service, which will
no doubt increase rapidly under the
able administration of the present ad
jutant general of the state, who has
developed the guard greatly since
taking the office on the first of the
year."
O. E. Mickey, superintendent of
cattle at the state fair this year, says
he has booked 700 exhibition cattle.
This is considered phenomenal, since
500 has heretofore been considered a
full exhibition of cattle. Every stall
in all the cattle pens has been let and
more are asking for room.
The Episcopalians of Holdrego are
rejoicing over the assignment to their
church of Rev. Gaylord Bennett of
Kearney as the resident rector. A
handsome new church was erected
and dedicated the first cf the year,
which has been supplied by the rector
at Arapahoe .
The Commonwealth Life Insurance
company of Omaha, a stock company
providing for a capital stock of $103,
000, has filed its articles of incorpo
ration with the state auditor and has
received formal authority to open its
subscription books and to dispose of
its capital stock.
A Grand Island dispatch says iba1
Ernest Stout, the admitted slayer of
Josc-pa Richardson, is reported by
occupants of the jail to be res tin -
well, Eli'’'-;, soundly end maintain
ing a good, heal hv aupe ite. He i~
r parentiy quite unconcerned over
tke crime.
THE TWO-CENT LAW.
f Th* Authorities Are Encouraged by
the Outlook.
Attorney General Thompson feels
much encouraged as does the state
railway commission regarding the
showing thev expect, to make in the
cases invoicing the 2-eeut fare law,
the Aldrich freight rate reduction and
the Sibley express rate laws, and the
longer the hearing Is put off the l>et
ter shape the state will tie in to make
good in its case. Kor over a year the
commission has been getting weekly
station reports, made out by the sta
tion agents showing the freight ship
ped in and out, the express sent in
and out and the* ticket sales. These
statistics are being compiled in the
office of the state railway commission
and the compilation shows a remark
able Increase in the amount of revenue j
paid to the corporations. Whether
expenses huve also Increased in the
same proportion of course the com
mission has no way of knowing except
by the annual reports of the corpora
tions. But the income of the rail
roads and express companies the cam
mission has first hand and the tact,
that the railroads are offering reduced
rates to Omaha. Lincoln and the state
fair the commission believes is another
indication that the 2-cent faro rate
has not injured the railroads financi
ally. Testimony in the cases is to
begin shortly before a referee ap
pointed by the lederal court.
Getting Revdy for Fair.
Secretary Mellor aud a forte of
clerks are busy getting the final work
done preparatory to the opening of the
state fair. September (>'. O. E. Mickey,
superintendent of cattle, notified Sec
retary Mellor that enough entries had
been made to till the new barn, which
has stalls for 6b> head, but that the
entries justified the construction of au
addition to the barn. The barn south
of the new structure will hold sixty
head and this will Ik- filled, as will the
nursing cows’ barn, which has room
for sixty. The addition sugested by
Mr. Mickey will be erected as a tem
porary arrangement and all cattle en
tries will bo taken cars of.
Secretary Mellor has closed the con
tract for five state bands in addition
to the Gibe rati band, which will give
four concerts daily as follows: 10:30,
1:30 and 4:30 In the auditorium and
7:15 before the grandstand proceed
ing Fain's fireworks. The state bands
which have contracted to furnish
music are the following: Geneva,
Monday and Tuesday; Nelson, Tues
day and Wednesday; Aurora and
North Fiatte. Wednesday aud Thurs
day; Stromsburg, Thursday and Fri
day.
Corn Acreage Higher.
Nebraska corn acreage is only 2 per
cent greater this year than last, ao
eording to the figures compiled by the
bureau of labor and industrial statis
tics. The government report showed
an increase in acreage of over 15 per
cent but the state report disputes
this. The figures compiled by Deputy
Commissioner Maupin's office are
gathered from assessors each spring
and are presumed to be as accurate
as can be procured. The government
reports are not- held In high estima
tion by many grain men and for this
year the fact that discrepancies in the
figures appear does not worry the
deputy.
Judge Good's Expense ilO.
Judge 15. F. Good, of Wahoo, candi
dadte for supreme judge on the dc-ir.o
craflc ticket, tiled his campaign ex
pense statement with the secretary of
state. His expenses comprised the
$10 filing fee and that uws all. Judge
Good was the first to file his state
ment.
Picnic on Labor Day.
Tho labor unions of Lincoln will
unite unite in u picnic at Capital
beach. September (>. The usual parade
will not be given, but at the beach
there will bo speaking and 'touting and
a general good time.
Cash Grain Market.
With a view to establishing a cash
grain market in Lincoln, four grain
merchants signed themselves as Incor
porators of tho Lincoln Grain Ex
change and tiled articles of incorpora
tion. with a nominal capital of $25,000
with the secretary of state.
Clerk Drops Dead.
Lon Welch, clerk in Fallen’s drug
store at Seward, dropped dead while
waiting on a customer in the store
Ho had been subject to fainting spelL
and it is thought that he died i'rMta
heart disease.
Fire Commission Gets Busy.
The new fire commission, of which
A. V. Johnson is chief warden, has
landed B. C. Martin of Belden. Mar
tin is charged with arson, the charge
following an investigation conducted
by the new department.
Oiled Driveway to Fair.
Lincoln hits a block of oiled road,
the first of her thoroughfares to be
coated with asphaltic oil, and the ex
periment will be extended to make a
driveway to the state fair grounds.
Agitation for Commission Plans.
Mayor Love, who has just returned
from a vacation trip spent in Iowa, har
announced himself for an early agi
tation in favor of a commission form
of government. In Des Moines, he
said, he found the plan working well
and satisfactorily. He was told, he
said, by the editors of the three news
papers, that it was the only thing they
could all agree upon—That the com
mission form of government was good.
These'editors spoke in favor of the
system regardless of the men who com
posed the administration.
Chances Good for Fawcett.
Returns from eighty-three of the
ninety-one counties of the state, all j
but three of those in being complete, j
indicate beyond much doubt that Fav.- j
cett is nominated for the third place J
for supreme judge on the republican |
ticket. Tiie figures at this writing i
give Fawcett a majority of 515 ever :
Hamer, and as the counties to he
heard from, with one exception, are
{ small ones in the western part of the
j state, it is not believed Hamer can
! make up the distant. ;• between him ar..l
j Fav, eatt.
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Putting One Past the Post
By JOHN IRVING DAY
Garnering the Gold by a Special Process Originated Within
the Confines of the High Rollers' Club
■
OCK FLOYD. Jack Cleland
and Col. Powley of the
High Rollers' club set out
from Reno, Nev.. tor San
Francisco. They became ac
quainted with a George Hop
kins, interested in Raw Hide mining
properties.
fc $ £
Don Floyd sat in the marble-finished
rotunda of San Francisco's best hotel
the morning after his arrival. He had
finished with his newspaper and
was gazing out upon the little park
across the street filled with palms and
beds of I)right hued flowers. Neither
Col Powley nor Jack Cleland had ap
peared, and he was rather glad when
the young mining man he had met on
the train came upon bint, and ho was
roused from his self absorption by a
cheery greeting. Looking up, he saw
that young llopkins no longer wore
corduroys and heavy hunting boots,
but was blue-serged, green-hatted and
patent-leathered, and altogether sporty
looking enough to belong to his own
set.
“All alone. I see,” remarked Hopkins
as he touched Floyd upon the shoulder.
“It you've not been to breakfast, I’d
like to have you join me.”
"I'd be pleased to.” assented Floyd,
who had grown hungry waiting lor his
friends. "Those fellows who came
with me must be taking an extra por
tion of sleep this morning, i'll not
wait any longer for them.”
Down in the grillroom a breakfast
war. served, the equal of which is not
to be had in any other city in the
United States, excepting, perhaps,
New Orleans. By the time Floyd and
Hopkins had iit their cigarettes they
were conversing as old friends.
"Oh, look who's arrived!" burst out
Tcny the Tout, upon catching sight of
Floyd and his party. "If it isn't the
Big Doctor, and I haven't seen him
since Hamburg was a two-year-old.”
"And say,” whispered Tony, in con
fidential tones, "find out tonight what
business that young man who was
with you this afternoon ha3 with old
Toni Camp. They were off in a cor
ner for a long time and if your friend
ain't some wise fish he's apt to be bit.”
That night after dinner Floyd, in
conversation with young Hopkins, eau
tiously led the talk up to Tom Camp,
and then asked ihe flat-footed question
as to whether Hopkins had entered or
was about to enter into any de3l.
“Well, I'm rather ashamed of it, be
cause it does look like a crooked deal,”
returned Hopkins; "but I'm a lot loser
en the game, first and last, and it looks
like a chance to get even, so I was go
ing to take it. If you know anything
about Camp, you know he has some of
the best horses on the track. He says
he's been in hard luck this winter and
lost several thousand dollars bucking
the faro bank. His proposition is for
rr.e to put in $5,000 to help back a
book. He will put in $5,000 of bis own
money, making a good strong bank
roll. The books are all making money
now, and besides the even break we
would get in on the regular play;
Camp says he can fix a race or two so
we can win some sure money. He is
certain that we cau pull out $25,000
each in a week.”
"That all listens well,” broke in
Floyd.
What s the matter with it? ques
tioned Hopkins. "I don't know why
I’m telling you all this, anyway. You
might queer my game for all I know.”
“No, I'll do nothing of the kind,” an
swered Floyd. "Ilut I'll bet you five
hundred now that it' 1 don't save you,
Camp will trim you for whatever you
put in. If it's such a sure thing, what
docs he want with a partner to share
the profits? Any time a man offers
you something for nothing, lock up
your bank roll and keep your hand on
your jewelry. Do you follow me?”
"Yps, it does look that way,” as
sented Hopkins; "but you see he needs
$10,000 to make the book safe, and he
only has about *5,000 in ready money
that he can lay his hands on. That's
why he wants some one to come in
with the other $5,000.”
“That’s just what they all say, and
cow I'm convinced that you are sched
uled to be the goat,” announced Floyd.
"Did he explain to you just how ho
was going to pull off one of those al-1
loged ‘sure things?’”
"Yes, there’s a race on the card to
morrow in which he has a horse en
tered that can win. He also controls j
the only other contender in the race.
He can throw the race to whichever
horse he wants to. You know that's
possible, don't you?”
"Yes, I've seen such things done, and
then again I've seen them fall most
awfully hard. I can see now how
easy it will be for him to break the
book and get your $5,000 on one .race.
Come on up to my rooms and I'll in
itiate you into the art of beating the
double cross, if there's any chance to
do it; and if there isn't then you'd bet
ter keep your $5,000 in the bank, or
have a trustee appointed to look after
it for you. You may be all right on a
mining proposition, but there are a lot
cf other things you've got to learn.”
Within 15 minutes Floyd, with the
: id of the telephone, had located Tony
the Tout, and in another half hour
that wise bug of the turf had arrived
;:t Floyd’s rooms, wondering for what
1 e was wanted, and pleased all over to
he summoned into the presence of so
: ugust a personage.
I To Tony * loyd told the proposition
j of Camp as Hopkins had told it to
; hitn. and upon hearing the proposition
Tony let out a long laugh.
"Why. it's just a plain game ot
double cross," asserted Tony. "He'i!
break the book and get your $5,000
in one race and then tell you it was alt
a mistake and make you believe it,
and then he'i! ask you to dig up anoth
er $5,000 to get even with. Why, my
kid brother wouldn't bite on that old
hook."
"Yes^do you suppose I didn't know
all that?” broke in Floyd with a mo
tion for the talkative Tony to shut up.
"What I want you for is to see if we
rati turn the tables and get Camp's
end of the bank roll."
"I'm afraid not,” answered Tony.
"He's worked that game four or live
time>s this season and always gets
away with it. He's got a regular crew
to go on and make the book and they
I apart during the afternoon, having
i agreed to meet in a secluded spot on
; the grounds iust before the race in
which Camp had announced that a trick
was to be turned.
"Are you sure of that lout'?'’ was the
j anxious inquiry of Hopkins when he
: and Floyd finally met in consultation.
"Yes. he’d lose both legs sooner than
: throw me down." was the reply. "Now,
j what does Camp say?"
; He says he has instructed the !>ook
I to take in all the bets they can get on
: Applejack. He has arranged v.ith the
; owner of that one to lose and he will
j win with his own horse. Lemon
I Squeezer. He explains that it might
I be suspicious to th- judges if he didn't
j win this race."
"That means." explained Floyd.
( “that he intends that Applejack Is to
' win and his horse will be beaten out.
How much money have you got in
| your pocket?"
j "Oh. about $500."
"Well, go iu the ring and make five
$100 beta on Lemon Squeezer, but
[ don't bet it iu our book. Camp has
given instructions to his bool makers
to give a shade the best price on the
other fellow's horse. He will have
commissioners there to get his own
money down quick and bet enough to
win out the bank roil on that one race.
That's the way he's got it fixed to win
our *0,000."
The two separated and entered the
betting ring from different ends of that
ludosure. Floyd noticed that, true to
, sS ■ &
iron . while next In order and close
behind come Lemon Squeezer, both
horses running easily. Before the.'
had gone u quarter of the distance it
could be seen that the race w;w l>.*
tween the first two horses, and ti *
others were strung out in single fi1
In the stretch came Applejack, no
nius without effort, with Lemon
Squeezer within safe call. A smile o'
contentment rested upon the law <>«
Tom Camp, down at the end of Hi*
grandstand, while Floyd's counters
ance wore a worried look and youai
Hopkins was shivering iu tho exett*
meat of lost hope.
“There, and 1 listened to you tun*
your tout," he said lo Floyd as he k;*w
Applejack winning easily.
“Why, It's nothing more than a pro
cession,'' muttered Floyd. “And i
would have staked my right eye on
Tony. Why, that boy on Applejack it
racing him to death to win ami lit*
other fellow dou't seem to be trying
“Applejack wins!" shou'<d th*
crowd us the blue and whit;- stripe*
passed under the wire a good length
in front of Lemon Squeezer.
“That's one lime that I'm the goat
muttered Boo Floyd to Hopkins. “I'm
sorry ! steered you wrong, and will get
you even. Although I guess I'm In a
few thousand deeper, than you arc, f.
know I gave you the wrong steer am
am sorrier tor that than losing in.
own money. We are whiprawed fur'
fair. Camp wins out the bunk toll in
the book and we lose our outside lit-.i
‘•AIN’T YOU WISE TO WHAT’S HAPPENED?”
n 11 il'in/l In U irh lhr> I »10 V I Clll'.nnuc l-.l t? I.: , alinfmn ♦ Vw» mm* nn»f .. .. j i .. . i t ...
he’s tolil Mr. Hopkins that he can put
a man In the box to look out for his
interests?’’
“Yes, he said I could do that.” as
sentod the young mining man.
“Let's look over that race he said he
could fix for to-morrow,” was the sud
den suggestion of Tony as he produced
a paper in which was a list of the en
tries for the next day’s races. "Oh,
I've got the old badger!” was the sud
den, gleeful outburst. “He was right
about there being just two horses in
the race with a chance to win. Go on
and put in the $5,000 with him and I’ll
attend to the rest when I see you at
the track to-morrow. Just put a v.iso
one in the box to see that no one runs
away with the bank roll, and after that
race we’ll have old Camp ready to taka
the high dive from the top of the ferry
boat.”
"What is it you’re going to do?” was
the suspicious inquiry of Hopkins.
“Never mind what I'm going to do;
the Ilig Doctor will stand for what I
say, won't you. Doc?”
“Yes. I don’t know what it is, but
if you are sure you can put it through :
I'll take all, or half, of Hopkins’ end
of the $5,000. I’ll give Hopkins $2,500
in the morning for a half of his inter
est and he needn't let Camp know
there is any one else in on the deal.
Jack Cleiand can be the man in the
box as lookout.”
When Floyd arrived at the race
track on the day following his talk
with Hopkins and Tony he saw a new
bookmaker's stand in the line- under
the shed of the betting ring. In this
stand was seated Jack Cleiand, who
wa.<5 supposed to be there as an as
sistant to the cashier, but no glance
of recognition passed between the
two. Fioyd and Hopkins also keut
book had put up 2 lo 1 on Applejack
while ihe other books were laying a
shade less than that price. A moment
afterwards ho noticed that the part
nership bookmaker rubbed out the
price against Applejack, announcing
that he had ail he wanted of it. Floyd
knew by this sign that Camp had bet
enough of hi3 own money to win out
the money that was in the bock. Walk
ing quietly through the ring, he
stopped long enough before a number
of books to make several good-sized
wagers on Ix'inon Squeezer. He al
ready had given Tony $1,000 to wager
on the same horse.
Thomas Camp, besides getting all
the money to be had in his own book,
also had wagered hundreds on Apple
jack in other books about the ring, and
was surprised to note when he re
turned from the paddock, where he had
just saddled his horse and given final
instructions to the jockey, that the
price against Lemon Squeezer, his own
horse, had not gone up in the betting.
He was unaware that a large amount
of money bet by Floyd had forced the
price down. He had no time to inves
tigate, however, as the horses already
were at the post, and he hurried to a
point of vantage from which he could
view the race.
Across the track in the infield Tony
the Tout and Hank Harlin, owner of
Applejack, stood talking together. Doc
Floyd, watching the pair through his
fieidglasses from the grandstand, saw
Tony pass a small package of book
makers' tickets to Harlin.
‘•They’re off!” came the buzzing cry
of the crowd in chorus as the barrier
over at the three-quarter pole whizzed
up and a field of eight horses leaped
iorward. The blue ar.I white striped
jacket and cap cf Applejack showed in
-—w •* feV.t »* UUIU*.: UL Will*
No use crying over spilt milk now "
Tlu‘ two mon, drinking large glasses
of wine at the bar, paid alight attcu
tion to a sudden cheering and commo
tion on the outside.
“* guess we put over a good one
that time, didjjJl we?"
Floyd looked around npon the
smiling face of Tony.
“Why, you young hound, 1 ought to
break your bead with this bottle,” he
said in low but dangerously threaten
ing tones.
“What’s the matter, pal? Ain't you
wise to wlist’s happened?"
No, what is it?" broke in young
Hopkins, anxiously.
“Why, Applejack was disrjualified
for not having up enough weigh*.
Somehow or other Hank Harlln was
careless in putting his lead pads to
make the extra weight along with the
saddle, and tho jockey lost ten pound-i
of lead while he wan at the post. Care
less of Hank, wasn't it? He's been
locking for a chance to double croi
Camp and fell for my little schem<
when I told him how much 'money we *
would bet for him on the other bor3i."
"And then we’ve won in the book be
sides the outside bets?" exclaimed
young Hopkins, suddenly realising that
Tony the Tout had made good.
^ ou should have told us how you
were going to pull it ofT,” drawled
Floyd. “We nearly had heart, failure,
and you can't blame us for doubting
you, can you?”
“Well, I've showed you that I eouTd
put one over, anyway," returned Tony
"And now, so far as I’m concerned,
they can turn all the race tracks in tlv
country into golf links. I’m goi 'g into
a cecent respectable saloon busines
buck home."
(Conyiight. 1909. by \V. G. Chapman.!
Act as Sour to Man’s Pride
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Love and Belief Are Powerful Agents
for Reformation.
Love and belief in a man can never
hurt him. It will always act as a
spur to his pride, which is invariably
close to a man's love, whilst it lias
little or no: hir.g to do with a woman's.
Even when tho schoolboy falls in
love with Use little girl in pinafores,
his first instinct is to aetpjit himself
in her eyes in some magnificent way
—to knock out some other boy. or in
timidate a fee.
This instinct remains With m. n tin
til they die. just as girls from the
cindie or inspit ed by love seek beauty
to appear lovely in the eyes cf tie:,
adorers.
And the marcukne pride and prow
ess and strength are what the wise
girl will use in, her desire to reform
xmo man who is merely weak.
Nagging drives such men into the
depth:;. Every look of derision, snub,
insult, sinks the iron deeper in :o ti ir
sou's.—Exchange.
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