Show A YOUNG speculator the arno story cf johnny doila anil penny yew york sun little doreau who lives at river side new jersy owned a new straw bat a dime aud a penny won by current use to silvery brighta ebe lie tied the bat to a coat button because a light breeze was milling the surface ot the passaic river and went down to the erie railroad to atch the traina passing he bad not wholly decided what use to make of the dime but he knew very well how to put the cent where it would do the most good he waa acquainted with a boy who waa willing to pay two cents for the coin if it was flattened under the wheels of a tram of cars and jonny who was only 9 years of age but has abo financier ing spirit of jay gauld intended to invest his penny BO aa to realize cent per cent profit tie reached a spot where there waa nobody to interfere with his speculation an afternoon train on its way to jersey city and not moi e than arda distant was running at high speed hastily selecting a coin he placed it on the rail the train was very close to the spot chero be was standing when he discovered that he had made a blunder the penny was still in his pocket end the conclusion was unavoidable that the dime was abill in trout of the locomotive johnny rushed forward it was an awful thing to do but he was not n boy to hesitate 10 centa were at stake an incautious step prostrated him and the wind froia the whirling train tore his hat from its fastening carried it under the wheels and it was seen no more his head could not have been more than twelve inches from the cars as they swept past the dime was not found it bad either been ground out of recognition or it had stuck fast to one ot the wheels so you lost 10 cents and your hat by your foil eaid a friend of the boys father when he heard the atory later in the day oh no replied johnny weeping 1 I lost 9 cents and the hat I 1 flattened the penny under the next train and sold it for 2 cents lore aad bue futi kanfu city tinus subsequent developments in regard to the prize fight between albert martie and george weir near wayne city sunday afternoon an account of which appeared in yesterdays yeater days 1 iines chow that something more than professional pride or pugilistic ambition incited the bloody encounter it appears there was a woman in the case miss nellie thayer of independence who was interviewed last evening by a representative of the 7 men concerning the affairs de Jion neur in which she played no important a part miss nellie is a beautiful blonde with brown eyes a fine figure tall and graceful in every motion and an entertaining and vivacious talker aad did nit hesitate to talk about the fight it appears that martie and weir were both very much enamored of miss nellie and so impartial was ehe with her smiles that each im agines he was the favorite suitor after having failed to secure a fa response from her they ap her ot their plans for settlement and ehe consented at the game time agreeing to abide by the result of the result mies thayer paid 1 I am sorry the fight occurred and that george weir lost his money but I 1 felt greatly d when 1 learned that albert was the victor misa thayer also stated that albert martie had called upon her sunday and beyond a swollen nose he was as as ever |