TURKS ENJOY HORSE RACING! First Event of the Kind at Constanti nople Proved Exceedingly Popular. An enormous and motley, crowd gathered on tho beautiful plain of Vell- Effendi, on the shores of the Mar mora, to witness the first horse races of the Ottoman metropolis. Tho day was magnificent, the weather propi tious and tho people at the height of their festive mood. Tho Moslems had never seen horse races before. To them it was in every -va.y a new spectacle, and to nil it was a real sign of advancing times. Among the many thousands of spec tators women predominated. Hours before the show they came from every Quarter with baskets of provisions, in tending to spend the whole day in gaz ing at any chatting over the events of tho day. The groups of Turkish "han ouins" In their bright, multi-colored tcharshnfs, feredjehs and yashmaks were picturesque in tho highest, de gree. The lading of the imperial harem watched the races from their car riages. The sultan was fatigued and did not attend and his absence was a great disappointment to performers and spectators alike. Many of the diplomatic body were present on spe cially constructed platforms and large numbers of the most elegant elements of the European quarter also attend ed. There were six races, and the high est prize, 100 Turkish llras, was won by Lieut. Djelal Effendi, a smart offi cer who rode a beautiful Arab horse, Zip-Zip. Thorn was also a steeple chase, In which only two officers par ticipated. and Rushdl-Rey proved the winner. Several deficiencies, such ns not keeping exact time and the inexperi ence of the judges, will undoubtedly be remedied on the next occasion.— Constantinople Correspondence Lon don Chronicle. CRITIC ''WROTE UP'' WEDDING His Regular Line Was the Drama and Customary Style Showed ifi His Work. In the absence of the regular soci ety reporter the dramatic critic of tho Dally Doings was detailed to cover a wedding. "I'll do the best I can," ba said, "but I feel sure I shall make a mess of it." This is what he turned in—omitting the preliminary remarks about tho size of the house and the delay in be ginning the performance: "Mr. Barker, in the role of the bridegroom, acted the part in a stiff yet listless manner. He has a good stage presence, but mars the effect by a total lack of animation and an al most inaudible voice. Miss Perkins, as the bride, was much more effective. Her costume was bewildering, yet true to life. If one may venture to criticize, her effort to overcome her obvious stage fright was a trifle too evident. She was In good voice, how ever, and her enunciation was clear and distinct. "It must be pointed out that both Miss Perkins and Mr. Barker were deficient in their lines, and had to bo prompted almost constantly by the Rev. Henry Harper, who, as the offi ciating clergyman, was decidedly the star of the performance." Mothers and "Baby Talk." A kindergarten teacher, in speaking of the attack made on "baby talk" by one of the Tufts college instructors, said: "Of course, we all know that 'baby talk' is a poor substitute for the real language, but we know also that it is the result of first effort. It will always exist, and thank heaven for it! The people who hate it are those who are too matter-of-fact to be moth erly. No mother teaches her baby 'baby talk' any more than she teaches It to crawl and to adopt the Tufts* method. And to curb the lisping prat . tie of the baby, which is usuall-' intel ligible to the mother only, wo\ |d be like forcing the youngster to )tand when It can only creep. To movers end women who know children Hhe effort to check 'baby talk' is only an other of the questionable steps toward making children 'grown-ups.' " He Overplayed It. "Hello, Billy, old pal," was George M. Cohan's cordial greeting, says tho New York Globe, as a well-known vau deville performer was ushered into Mr. Cohan's dressing room one night recently. "How's every little thing?" "Track's a trifle slow just now, George. I'm laying off this week," an swered the vaudeviller. "Laying off! Gee whiel I had you tabbed for one of those 'cut-ups' that worked right through tho 365 squares on the calendar. What about it?" "Well, you see, George," said the idle on©, "I've been boosting my sal ary till I've got It so high the mana gers won't pay it." NO TRESPASS BE SURE TO GET THE RIGHT KIND. WE HAVE THEM AT s()c PER DOZEN. THE NEWS ITEM Advertise in the News Item. PLENTY OF TIME TO REFORM Under the Circumstances, Autolst Concluded He Would Walt to Make Restitution. "There's a thing that has happened to several acquaintances of mine that I wonder has not found its way into print long before this," said the au-. toist, as a sort of wlndup to the ad ventures he had been relating. "They say that when a man is drowning or falling from a great height he thinks of all the mean things he ever did In his whole life. It Is the same with an autolßt when his machine skids and he sees that he 1b headed straight for a tree or telegraph pole and can not possible avert collision.' "When did you experience this feel ing?" was asked. "About a month ago. I was going along tho highway at a clip of BO miles an hour, when " "You said 50." "1 did, and It was 60, though, of course, if 1 had been arrested I should havo sworn that it was under 20. I was making nearly a mile a minute when I struck a wet spot and the ma chine skidded. Something went wrong with the steering gear at the same time, and we headed for a big teie graph pole. In five seconds I thought of how I beat a farmer out of a dollar; of how a bank once paid me $5 too much; of how I poisoned an old wom an's cat; of how I stole a boy's mar bles; of how I lied about a man, and of the way I cheated a poor drayman in selling him a horse. All these things rose up before me in the live seconds, and I felt ashamed of them, and wished I could live to make res titution." "And you are now going about and squaring yourself, being that you lived." 'Well, not exactly. I'll do that some other time. You see, the machine took a skip at the last second and came back into the road again."—Ex change. FOR A LAW ABOVE PARENTAL Surgeon Advocates Compulsory Opera tions for Relief of Deformed Children. The question of compulsory opera tions upon crippled and defective children, which was decided by JIK'S;I Sulzberger at Philadelphia as entire ly a matter for the discretion of the parents, has found a vehement pro testant in Dr. E. A. Spltzkn. The brain specialist comes forward with the statement that these operations should be made compulsory by legis lative enactment. Doctor Spitzka said: "Parents should not be permitted to prevent an operation upon a child when that operation was absolutely necessary for the child's good. If a conference of surgeons finds it Is pos sible to correct some physical de formity by an operation, then no pa rent should be permitted to step In and prevent that child from having at «st a normal chance to compete with '.he rest of mankind. "Ti good of the community should be co. 'dered first and laws should so be . ide that the parents must be forced to hand over the child for an operation at the hands of com petent experts when It Is deemed nec essary to have an operation." Why hey Don't Have to Play. Manager Charles Carr of the Rlues and a few friends were eating lunch in a grill room one night not long ago, says the Kansas City Journal, and while waiting for their orders were reading the scores of major league games which are posted there. A Jewish bartender, who is a very enthusiastic baseball fan and likes to talk when any of the players are around, walked up to the table whero the men were seated and said: "Look at the batteries, fellows; all O'Tooles, Flnnegans, Cheneys and tho rest of the Irish. Those Irish suro like to play ball." "Well," said Carr, "I don't notice that there are any Goldsteins, Gold bergs or any other Jews In there doing anything for the national game." "Don't worry about any of us Jews putting our names in the batteries," said the barkeep; "we own the clubs." Clothes Must Be "Amusing." The women are tired of fashions that are merely chic or lovely and are now cultivating the eccentric. They like a dress which they can term "amusing." Their hats, also, must be "amusing." Their frocks must be "funny," their ties, belts, coats and hosiery "ducky." The latter term de scribes articles that are pretty and also amusing. The clothes now worn include braces for women with skirts or trouser effect. Some of the hats are trimmed with two tennis rackets made of plush, with white stockings having black, spreading trees for clocks, and little curate coats and cabmen's hats copied In straw.—London Letter. Camp Sleeping Outfit. Camp time and summer time seem to be one and the same thing to a great number of persons, and for the camp there are sleeping outfits of camel's hair velour. These com fortable arrangements consist of a blanket of it, Into which one slips as into a bag, and is buttoned along the side and at the foot, and a knit cap and sleeping shoeß, matching In color, complete the set. It is an exceedingly warm outfit and yet so light to carrf that It can be rolled and added 'A one's traveling needs without any ap preciable difference in weight. TRAGEDY OUTS WIDE SWAT. Shots Fired by Angry Man Causes Series of Bad Mishaps Pittsburg, Pa., Sept. <>. —When Mrs. Anna Ban tried to remove the furniture from her husband's house on Heaver avenue last night the husband, Charles Ranr, shot her twice, it is alleged, tired one shot at the teamster and then made his escape. Attracted by the shoot ing a. large crowd gathered, l'ive year old Alice Partridge, and her brother Joe also wanted to see what Was going on. .Just, as the litll" girl ran across the trolley tracks a car caught. Joe tried to pull her away, but was too late. /fir WANTED-A RIDER AGENT [f '[/] fKv l]J EACH TOWH and district torido and exhibit a samplo Latest Model ft il I Ranger bicycle furnished by us. 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You can use an IH C Oil and Gas Engine to pump water, to run the wood saw, cream separator, churn, grindstone, washing machine, feed grinder, corn husker and shredder, en silage cutter, or any other farm machine to which power can be applied. I H C oil and jjas engines are constructed of the best materials; built by men who know what a good engine must do; thoroughly tested before leaving the factory. They are made in all sizes from 1 to 50-horse power; in all styles—vertical and horizontal, air and water cooled, portable, stationary and mounted on skids, to operate on gas, gaso line, naphtha, kerosene, distillate or alcohol. Kerosene-gasoline tractors, 12 to 45-horse. ' power. i Ask the IH C local dealer to show you an j 111 C engine and explain each part, or write for catalogue and full information. Intern?tsend Harvester Company of America (Incorporated) A Elrnira N. Y. '! ' " nuri >sc- of this Bureau is to furbish, free- CHpSSL nf r-h.i:." l in ,ii? t! bust information obtainable ||B i n <>*'<i i II you nr-va anv worthy ques- *■ WKUM/l rpiu-rr .ills. C1 , t [ fln J irrl- JQmWf (.'■Hi' make »our aquirlesspecific fM 11 Sorvlee Bureau, Harvester Arrest Caused His Death Scranton, Pa., Sept. <l.—Joseph Melbaum, eigli years of age and toll-gate keeper on the Newtown turnpike for or grieving over forty years is dead as the result disgrace recently he was arreted on com plaint of a neighbor whose yard had been damaged l»y .Mc.lhamn's cows He was sent to jail for two days and sent,ended so preyed on his mind that it hrongli him to the grave. Oar should he taken not (o make, souvenir poastage stamp so large that a brush and paste pot will he expeced with each purc.liascr. Angela's Arrival Three cowboys turned their po nies Into the corral and hurried off to the bunkhouse In search of their comrades. "Hl, boys," shouted the first to enter, "have you heard the news?" "What news?" queried a lank and unshaven Individual. "Aw, nothln" to. lnt'rest you, Shorty. You ain't Int'rested in fe males, I reckon." "Females!" chorused the remain ing occupants of the room. "Why, sure, ain't you heard? The boss' sister's comin' to visit him." "How old Is she?" inquired the youngest of their number, called "Handsome Bob liarnes" because of his fondness for the cracked mirror. "Oh, I ain't sure," drawled the bearer of the news, "but Skinny here seen a photo of her up to the house, an' he says she's somewhere 'round twenty. Curls an' dimples an' purty as a picter, ain't she, Skinny?" "Wa.il, now, I cal'late she's a purty fair lookin' gal as females go," said Skinny, slowly. "When does your ding-busted fe male woman arrive?" asked "Hamlet" Wilson, betraying a spark of interest. "Day after tomorrow, the boss says. Train gets in the junction at two-thirty," replied the man who seemed to be the possessor of all tlue information. "C!ivo us some particulars, Pete," demanded a scholarly appearing par sonage called "Percy." Pete peered around the room and swelled -with importance. "Far as I know,"he stated con descendingly, "her name's Angela. Seems she's his youngest sister an' he ain't seen her for about five years, so now she's comin' out from Noo Yawk to take charge of the ranch ltouse an ' see't he gets fed decent," he ended, looking significantly at "Hamlet," who was the ranch cook. "Huh," growled Hamlet, coh temptuously, "1 guess as how r he's survived this long on my cookin', he can live a little longer." "Waal," Pete proceeded, "I guess that's about all, 'cept the boss says it's up to one of us togo meet the lady." He paused to note the effect of his last statement. Each man, with the exception of Hamlet, pricked up his oars, but Handsome Bob was the first to speak. "Well, boys," he said confidently, "It seems to me that if the lady in question is 'about twenty years old and as purty as a picter with curls and dimples' and all such rot, w'y it's only right that a young ah' pro gressive man like me should welcome her to our happy home. She wouldn't want no old codger like Skinny, an' Hamlet, w'y, he'd scare her out." After much discussion of the ques tion it w>s decided that all points were in favor of Hob, much to his joy, for, as he told Skinny afterward, he'd "been thinkin' of buying a ranch for himself an* it would be kinda nice to have a woman to brighten up the landscape." During the course of the next day, Handsome Hob might have been seen to make many furtive journeys to the cracked mirror. His spare moments, as those of his comrades, were spent in polishing his SMJTS and doing in numerable llttlo things to improve his appearance. The next morning Bob hunted a clean shirt and a gorgeous bandana, which he considered especially en trancing to his charms. While wait ing for breakfast, Pet« came upon him engaged in studying a battered volume of Shakespeare, which he had borrowed from the boss. "Well, I'll be darned!" Pete ejacu lates. "If it ain't reudin' poetry!" "Aw gwan," sputtered Bob, "don't all gals like poetry? 'How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank,'" he began, but with a howl, Peta had fled. At noon Bob shaved, and with the aid of Percy manicured his finger nails, arranged his bandana In the most becoming manner and finally harnessed up the team of lively plntos and drove off for the junction amid a cloud of dust, and the cheers and jeers of those left behind. After what seemed endless waiting, the team hove In sight and as Hand some Bob and little Angela, as the boys called her, drew near, the boys gathered as close as possible for a view of the wonderful damsel. The rig came to a stop with a jwk and Bob alighted to assist a lady of uncertain age, attired in a gurb de cidedly masculine, with a man's felt hat and a pair of huge spectacles. She peered through these at the as semblage of onlookers. "Why," she exclaimed In ber loud, harsh voice, "what queer look ing Individuals;" whereupon tfegr melted into the atmosphere iM surprising speed. That night when the boys were gathered in the bunkhouse. Hand some Bob was missing, and did not arrive until almost time to retire. He was greeted with loud haw-haws, which only served to deepen his al ready ugly scowl. "How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank," qpoted Pete, dreamily. "Aw, shut up, you tAd ple-faoe!" snarled Bob, as he burlaC a copy of Shakespeare vehemently hi Pete's direction and retired gloomily to his bunk. M. BRIIM, _ PRICES For This Wt.ek ton 100 lii Corn Meal ,'35.00 180 Cracked Corn 25 00 1.80 Corn 85 00 1.80 PnreCorn&( hits Chop \ A 3<>. 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