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    TTIE OMAHA DAILY REE: SUNDAY, FERRtTARY 7. 1004.
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MAGNATES WILL OWN TEAMS
DonJaitira of t Flsysrs Hu Corns, to
Tenrp riry End.
BASE BALL GETS ON BUSINESS BASIS
Aereeelwa f Callferstsas tm Bsilewal
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h p reuse far Oanlii &-Mm
at lul.
Down to business.
Base bill taajrr.ates hare made up their
minds that they are to have something to
say itmt the m an ag-e merit of their affairs
. for the coming sr-aeon at any event. The
admission ef the California ns to the National
sreement clees the gsts to the bumptious
all tneser. and ends the prospect of Jump
' In whenever the "boas" U not willing to
'loosen up." Borne extensive concessions
; vera made to the Califoralajis, even to tha
'. extent of putties them hi a clam by them
' selves, between the class A teams of the
! minor leagues and the major league teams,
: something that doesn't amount to much tn
' eotnparlBon with the benefit that will accrue
! from having them In aa partlea to an agree-rner-t.
Major league owners and managers
' are bury urt now, mai Icing down salaries,
and the minora are following suit. Players
are holding on to oontracta In which the
i figures set down are much below those of
I' last season, some of them being almost
cut In two. Earnest and conscientious
t players have suffered but little, but the
"out-for-the-stuff" bunch and those who
( showed the symptoms of RubberlegiUs have
been whittled down to something like what
ithey are worth to a team. And now that
tha reserve rule will he respected. It la a
cinch that the player will work for lesa
ynoney, and will play for the team he Is on,
f or he won't ploy at all. This will have a
! most marked effect In the minor leaguea.
i For at least three seasons the minors have
been at the mercy of the players, managers
. having almost no control over tho men on
account of the facility for Jumping. . Every
team has suffered to a greater or less extent
from this causa, and the demorallaatlon has
had a reflection in the receipts. With his
expenses Increased and his receipts cut
down by tha conduct of unruly players, tha
. way of the minor league magnate has cer
tainly been a hard one; but he can see light
hesd now, and hopes that during the com
ing summer to gat a new dollar out of the
game for his own pocket. And the honest
all player will not suffer In the meantime.
Affairs in the Western league have about
. settled down to a working basis. Denver
has won the pennant for 114, and when
the schedule committee meeta -at Dee
Moines this week Its Drat business will be
to adopt a resolution formally awarding
tha championship to the Mountaineers, and
then It will proceed to adopt a schedule of
exhibition games to be played off during
tha summer In order to exhibit the rela
tive strength of the teams. Of course, no
other team wlU be allowed a look-in with
renver. TV beau has mrsred all tha Mil
waukee and Kansas City Western league
men to tba mountains and baa drafted
Kansas City and Louisville American
teams to make op the regiment ha la to
maintain at the Broadway park during the
coming summer. Georgie generously an
nounces that Sioux City may have what
players he doesn't want, but he must keep
enough to fill tha grandstand at any time
tha public demands It. Just whaf sort cf
story he will tell In Kansas City and
Louts-villa has not ret been outlined, but
he will have to cook a couple mora pills
before he reaches there.
In the meantime Papa Bill Rourke is
sawing wood. He doe not propose to win
the pennant on paper this year, but will
-try to get somewhere near It on tha dia
mond. Youngsters will hare a show on
the Omaha team next summer, and while
the Rourkes will not look especially formid
able In names, they promise to make good
tn the field and at the bat. To begin with
we have old reliable Johnny Oondlng for
catcher. He's the peer of any of them,
even If his work last year waa a trifle off.
He promises to make up this sea
son for his shortcomings ef last,
and to furnish the article of ball that
endeared htm to as In the first place. Then
comes Jack Thomas, cot so old. but Just
ss reliable. Jack will cover first base for
Omaha this season, and If he doesn't make
a tear on the circuit it wlU be funny. He
14 the lgoe In the poaitlnn last year and
be Is now oat for the place proper. Thomas
haa learned much about base ball since he
came t Omaha, and while he Isn't the
hardest hitter that ever happened, ha Is
there with the god8 In the Hell, and its
odds-on that he will lose none of his popu
larity here by his work the coming season.
P.bby Carter needs no commendation from
The Ree or anyone else. If hs Isn't sn
honest ball plsyer there never waa one.
He will attend to the right garden as per
usual and you only have to look over his
work of last season to get a line on what
be Is going to do next summer. He's the
peer of any man In the business In the sun
field. Dusty Miller will look after the work
thst fall! to the lot of the left fielder.
Duty Is a ball player, too, with a hair
trigger temper, but with sense enough te
know when he Is being treated right, and
he'll be found doing his best for the Omaha
team. This ends the list of old-time
Omaha playera. Joe Quln will start at sec
ond and will captain the team. lie's a
long way from being a dead one and he
surely knows the game backward. With
Joe In charge of the strategy and a eepabls
bunch of young persons to execute his di
rections, we will have a repetition of the
glorious days of 1902, when the Omnhans
came so near winning the pennant without
making a hit. Fhlpley, who will play third.
Is a young fellow from the Missouri league.
He hit over . down there and la credited
with being lightning fast and absolutely
si; re as a fielder. For shortstop the place
Is still unfilled, but Papa Bill has a line on
a youngster frjn Pennsylvania who la
highly recommended by good Judges and
who will be given a chance. The vacancy
in the outfield will be filled wih a man
from a National league club. Juat which
ona of three Rourke cannot now say. He
is promised a good one and will be here In
time to enter on the practice with tha team.
For pitchers. Companion. BchafstaTi, Hen
derson and LJebhardt will start, and quite
likely Sanders. St. Louis still claims San
ders, although his name did not appear In
the reserve list of the Cardinals. Corre
spondence with Roblaon has brought a
promise to Rourke that he will get Sanders
if St. Louis doesn't use him: Charley Nich
ols, the lew manager, hasn't expressed an
opinion as to what he will do with War.
but Rourke is very confident that he will
get him. Lines are out for one or two
other youngsters, who will be given a
chance to show what there la In them.
Harry Welsh will be utility man on the
team and will get a chance at aa occasional
turn In the box. Harry Is a good fielder
and a good pinch hitter and will be worth
his money to the club at all times.
That The Bee la not alone In Its opinion
of the affairs of the Western league and
the results of the Chicago meeting may
be Judged from the following editorials
from the Sporting News of St. Louis, a
paper that stands for all that Is good and
against all that la bad In base ball:
The affairs of the Wertern league are In
an unsettled and unsatisfactory shape and
there must be hearty co-operation t-etween
the club owners to get ready for the race
and keep the organisation Intact. Condi
tions must be accepted and enmities, en
rendered in the reorganisation, must be
buried completely. Rumors of the retire
ment of President Sexton were premature.
He waa unanimous re-elected at the Chi
cago meeting and will put forth his best
executive and personal efforts to make
the six-club circuit a success. There Is a
great deal for every one connected with
the Western league to do before the
achedule meeting In March and particular
attention must be paid to St. Joe and
Sioux City. Both of these cities are back
ward and should be given assistance and
encouragement. The abandonment of Kan
sss City msy make It necessary to enlist
capital in St. Joe. which has never tieen
regarded as a profitable point. The gravity
of the situation la fully realised by those
who are most Interested In the Weetern
league and doubtless If It is required, finan
cial assistance will be given to both the
weak members. The Denver, Colorado
Springs. Omaha end Dea Moines clubs are
well equipped with plants and players and
backed by men of means. Rourke's rela
tions with two of his pa rtners Burns and
Tebeau are not pleasant, and the pros
pects of a reconciliation are remote. But
personal dlfferenoea should be sidetracked
and, above all, a factional form of govern
ment for the lea rue should be discouraged.
Base ball politics has been tha game's
greatest hsndlcap and the Western league,
weak In many ways, will not survive a
season. If It la dominated In the Interests
of a clique.
The expulsion of Tebeau has expunged
from the records of the Western league
and his "wrongs have bei redressed aa
far as It lies In our (Western league)
power." The ready-to-order vindication is
as complete as words can make it and pre
sumably was satisfactory to the white
washed party, who probably Inspected and
approved the resolution before It was sub
mitted. If It hd not been it Is not possi
ble that it would have hsd Burns' endorse
ment. The signers were Thomas P. Burns,
for the Colorado Springs and Milwaukee
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Which cams from the starts at that toRiflttta by this rsmsdy.
The Milks' Fmuleion Oo.. Terre Haute. Ind.:
Gentlemen-For years 1 auSered wiUi stomach tmcble and ensstipstioa. eanalng
dluiaet and lose of api-euun. lour lb er iUi aii ibcoibct troubles kocuajtieujuix a.1
lhe- aKii'Hia la uirnue. 1 feci that ootini'miK-n waa the eBief cauU of my
auauuen uoutue. U towauue so bad vita me that 1 had so passage of the boweU e-ct-il
e hen 1 -d warm water uuwiloua. Bui at leal 1 have touud the thin for oco
aiiautn in atnfca' Km u Lion. Since luting the first box. I beeeexiienrDced. for the
ar.i tune is manr tnooica free oivretiotia. with ne pain in the boar!. Your Kmul
Siod ku g.rea tue the ou,j relief Qiui 1 fcre bad furaereraJ eara. feend me ..r,. frta
sua at oaoe and your eaab. aei sua to aje nia. Yours truly.
. . O. U. iuM.ua, Dry ixoooa. Groceries and Notions,
February It, was. Hujncm.
The Mrks' Emu'.sioo Oo.. Terre Haute lad :
twit an en I first got a box of M'.ik.' iMnalstoo. for try wife, who had beea troo
bled ana eootiiuna for earx. li gave her immediate re.iei. bbe had been so
Bad that the rouuio I eel hull of the time, aud noiiiingaeeeDed to taie cuod to her.
but since uaitm Muka' LtLciaija the hna no return of ouhaiipanoo. aad can eat three
square mea.s a iar. Ve have atioi'Uid Milka fcmulaioo aa a lamilr retried j for had
eo.da.coiu; uk cnua aud any wmilis a motif our chliaren. sod 1 ova tmihtallraay
that ta-uu eoald not buy the part of s ba e hare left, if could not get another.
Y ours tru. j, csaaxsa F. Josca. MT t&. bere&teebia
The Milka' Emulsion Oo.. Terre Baate. Ind.:
Oer.uemet 1 hare had chronic aiomara trouble for foor or Ave years, and have
spent ho-r"!a of dollars without geiun any irma.oeol relief. utuiCuHOioier
rnooBimetKled Milks' KmulMuo. I gol a bo, ant from the atari nai me reiiel
I ootikider it Uie U'tirt-Oiodv tor sbvnarh trouole 1 have ever tried. 1 havereotMUuetal
lll u several Irieuaa, ao4 in each thej were greaur aenrflitad.
J. I Waaia. Vt hoicaus Frune and Vegetables,
October 11 IK. 1 rr iilnd. '
Tba Milks' Emulsion Co.. Terre Haute. Ind:
U-aum-B-KflTiu v.i r our lnqutrv. I hare to aa? that Milka' Emulsion hi my
ease, haa froreo lo be .: you c.a.m for it 1 hae been tsoubitid with iDdigesUoe for
liree or four rears: waa unabie to set earthing that eoiud girs me permanent relief.
Miika' a.muiauoa has cured meeomi'ieurijr, heanltia iToriag a moat exueneut acpeuaec;
1 oae raouauneuacd it to ecveraj f ritUKia. Y ours trulv.
, P. a fcuar, EepubUe Chemical 4 Creoeotiog Ob,
December it. tfcje. T-ntlHiTlM
Kancr reteaflefl ty raw srsgciat IT tU first lettk Bast Aim at krisf rcoSfc
THE KILICS' 02ULS.QN CO.,
Vies SO Ceeta. TERRE HAUTE. IHCL
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Department
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clubs; C. D. Kawaon. for Dea Moines, and
R. K. Burke, Harkara s fi.rmr fartner,
for Kansas City asd ieiiver. These namu
ate recounted to draw attention to tba
delicate tai-t of Tebeau In declinirit to e
erclse tbe preroartive of ownership over
the law. named cluw. Y indication bT ln
juncticn may be a solace to the mulu-cuo
owner, but it w ill be of little efBca y In re
moxTns; tbe popular impression that thuse
ho oo not show sportsmanship In their
meth'wls and observe a decent respect and
rgard for the nitlita of the others are no
up to the rtanaard of the modern tn
r.ate. Base hall had its John T. fcrush- arid
he will never have a successor, on s Lii-ye
or small sonle. There will be more or leFB
politics In the g'ame, but seiiish scheming
will l-e stamped out by the b-tter element.
The National asstxlation narrowly escaped
destruction at Its last annuai meeting
through the attrmpt of the American as
sociation and Eaern league to carry out
plans formed in caucus and sprung at the
National association s session with the ex
pectation of railroading or bulldoting the-n
through. The scheme was blocked and ihe
two cIhss A leagues withdrew from the
meeting and threatened to recede. The
most important concessions which the
rebels wanted Were sutisi-quently granted
to them, not aa a bribe for a renewaJ of
their allegiance, but becaure the repre
sentatives of the lea-.ies of lewoer classin
cation were satisfied that the em?nied aJ
terationa In the National agreement were
demanded by the change In conditions con
sequent upon the cloe of war be
tween the major lesgues and their
alliance with the minors. The eecret've
course of the class A leaders precipi
tated the trouble. Nor did theJr scheming
stop when they withdrew from tbe meeting.
Their plan was to exclude the Western
league from the concessions they demanded
and there is crood reason for the opinion
that the Eastern leagues had aarreed to
fcid the American aaociatlon In forcing the
Western league from Kansas City and
Milwaukee and making It a )asa B league
The W estern was the only Class A lesvarue
not Invited to participate in the caucua
held In the Bonthern hotel, prior to the
National association's first season. When
the club owners of the Eastern league
and American association went Into
rebellion, nejrotiations were opened with
Mexsrs. Packard and Burns with a view
of enlisting the co-operation of the Western
In the formation of a three-leaxue organ
isation. This failed, but Mr. Burns dip
lomatically made the most of the op
portunity to secure a pledge that In the
event of the withdrawal of the Westers
league from Kansas City and Milwaukee,
It should retain its classification, although
it would be without the requisite population.
That compact, questionable since Its
performance is In violation of the Na
tional agreement, will be lived op to. The
original proposition to Packard atnd Burns
was predicted upon a guarantee to partially
Indemnify them against loss through the
relinquishment of their Ksruwts City and
Milwaukee plants. Arbitration waa
proposed and agreed on subsequentlybut
on the development of the Tebeau In
junction scheme, it was allowed to fro by
default through the failure of tbe American
association to appoint a representative.
The Sporting News' charge that the Ameri
can association acted in bad faith haa
never been squarely met. Arbitration was
agreed on and H. C Griffiths of Jersey
City waa jointly selected as the third mem
ber and Mr. Bryce of Columbus, was
designated by the Western lea rue. In view
of developments, It Is probable that the
Burns-Tebeau coalition was made soon after
the adjournment of the National associ.
ation and Mr. Orlffltha was Informed that
as the dlfferenoea were in process of ad
justment there wcaild be no occasion for
their submission to arbitration Bums and
Tebeau came to terms and the injunction
did the rest.
CONTROL OF GOLF IN AMERICA
raited states Celt Asaoclatlea Jfet e
Sefflrlestly Desaeerstle er Res
reiestallT Bedy.
Golfers throughout the United States
will know whether the United States Golf
association has decided to continue Its
present policy of aloofness before another
week has rolled around, ss the annuai
meeting of the parent organisation ef
United States golf is to be held in New
York City this week. There has been, a
reneral demand that the United States Golf
cssodatJon be made more democratic It Is
now argued, and with much truth and
force, that the United States Golf associa
tion Insofar aa Its name and the score
of Its usefulness Is concerned Is a mere
misnomer, for absolute power Is vested In
the hands of a few. This Is a rood thing
for any given or single golf clnb. but
when it comes to a national organisation
the fact is urged that It savors of down
ngttt oiigarchlsm. The United States Golf
association has developed a remarkable
faculty for taking in the good money ef
the many clubs which compose its member
ship, but when It comes to giving other
than tbe "allied" clubs a voice la Its af
fairs the "powers that be" have proven
to be a different set of Individuals.
Some time ago the writer coram en oed a
series of correspondence with New Tork
and Chicago parties looking to the recogni
tion of the TransmisslBslppl Golf associa
tion by giving one of Its officers a place
on the directory of the United States
Golf association and the Western Golf as
sociations. Over a month ago assurance
was given the writer that Heyward G.
Leavltt, secretary of the Transmlsslsslppi
Golf association would be given a place oa
the directory of tbe Western Golf associa
tion snd last week the official announce
ment was made of this fact
The rorrespondenee with New Tork par
ties has been rather evasive in so far as
returning anything in the nature of a defi
nite reply is coneerned, but two of the
United States Golf associaUon directors
hsve written that they favored the plan of
giving Mr. Lea via a place on the directory
of the United States Golf association.
Whether this will be done or not will be
known this week after the annual meeting
In New Tork City. There are other mem
bers of the Transmlasisslppt Golf associa
tion directory who are qualified to repre
sent its interests in the affairs of the
United States Golf association, but none of
them are better qualified than Mr. Leavltt.
He has been Identified with the Transmis
sisslppl Golf association el nee Its inception
and knows the fine points of golf as well
as anyone In the west.
Iuls Pltzpatrlck has again put out his
list of sixteen best ranking golf playera
for 1904 as he thinks they should be ac
cording to their 1?1 form. His selections
are aa follows: Walter J. Travis. E. M.
Eyers. H. C. Egan. W. E. Egan. Finfllay
B. Doug-lass. A. G. Lorkwood. Bruce
Smith. G. A. Ormlston. C. B. Macdonald,
Frank O. Reinhart, Allan Kennaday. O T.
Brokaw. H. B. McFarland. W. C. Chick.
C. H. Seely and N. Stewart Campbell.
The Wtstern Golf association Is thinking
f expanding and the directors will be
asked to vote upon the following, proposi
tion: Ary club within Krt miles of Chlcnso r
vest of the MiesisFtnpl river shall be
eliKll le for membership In this association
provided any, men club is either an asso
ciate or an allied member of the United
States Golf association. i
By which It would seem that the West
ern Golf association wants to do what the
whale did to Jonah lnaofar as the Trans
mlsslsslppi Golf association Is concerned.
Henry James Whlgham. an eater-prising
newspaper man. is perhaps the only person
who can boast of having played golf tn
China. India, Persia. Turkey, France. Great
Britain and the United States. Whlgham
is a comparatively young man. yet he won
the championship of the United Statea in
1M and 197. and has doubtless played
under more skies in the Orient and Occi
dent than any gulfer in the world. Ha is
now on a mission as war correspondent
for a London paper, and ts on his way to
the far east In order to get In on the
ground floor If Russia and Japan are te get
In a mlxu?. Since his defeat of Flndlsy
S. Douglas at Wheatoa for the eharoplon-
ahlp In 1397 v highaai haa won fame as a
war correspondent la Cuba and later In
South Africa during tbe Boer war.
tbe present year. They do set Intend te
visit the United States with tbe end In
view of competing In the big tourney at St,
Louis during the exposition, but of course
they may do that aa a secondary matter.
But the British golfers are coming over
here In order to have a good time. TTier
were fed on milk and honey and other nice
things while here, and clatm to have re
ceived so many pressing Invitations to re
turn that they are Inclined to the belief
that the best Interests of all parties directly
Interested may best be served by their
coming back again. Whether that la the
true reason for their desire to make a re
turn trip Is, of course, unknown, but the
fact is known that while they were in this
country they showed the United States
golfers how to have a good time.
The golf committee cf the Omaha Field
club, at a meeting last week, determined
upon the bogey for the new course, fixing
It at K. being a 43 for the first nine and a
2J for the last nine holes. The distance of
the various holes, together with the bogey,
is here Indicated:
Hole.
Tarda. Bogey Hole. Tards. Bogey.
XTft
1S5
375
arxi
2U0
11..
4 li..,
IS..
t 14..
t IB..
(.14..
3117..
S"7
2"
445
em
IR5
' Totals.6.M7
Mr. Rroith was retained as steward for
another year. Walter Wllkina, Jr.. and E.
P. Boyer were chosen as the handicapping
committee. Work on tbe new course will
be commenced at the earliest possible date
with the end in view of getting the course
ready for operation when the golfing mi
crobes strike the players with the advent
of spring.
Geseral Sport tss; Ketes.
Chicago university now boasts the best
and most complete gymnasium of any
collegiate institution in the world.
Tom Sharkey allows Just three rounds
for Jack Munroe to stay in tbe ring with
him when they get together next time .
An effort is being made to legislate box
ing Into Kentucky and a bill to that end
Is now In process of formation and wlU
be presented to the legislature.
Replying to W. McNeil of Jndianola, la.:
The rules state very explicitly that when
a player is hit by a pitched ball, or Is
given four balls, or makes a sacrifice, he
is not to ba credited with a time at bat.
Owing to the fact that Michigan will
have a harder schedule next fall, Oberlln
will not meet the Wolverlnea on the a-rid-
lron. as Chicago has been allotted the
Oberlln date.
New Tork will have a motor boat ex
hibitlon beginning Fefruary Ifi. It will be
the first affair of the kind ever held.
Automobile manufacturers will be repre
sented, as they are realizing tbe import'
ance of the new sport.
The athletic council of Wisconsin uni
versity, which has the final Bay in ath
letic matters In tbe institution. Is still in
a deadlock over the question of confirming
the election by the athletic board at Eddie
Cochems aa assistant foot ball coach and
Howard Cosslbolne as base ball coach.
The universities of Iowa, Scuth Dakota
and Wisconsin are to have correspondence
chess matches. The Iowa Chess club has
alreadv chesen Its representatives in the
Iowa-South Dakota match. C. W. Rink
of Davenport, C. H. Coyle of Council
Bluffs. H. A. Nsberhtils of Sioux Center
and Paul Dorweller of West Bend are the
Iowa team.
Members of the local gun clubs say
that tho shoot which has been conducted
in this cltv during the past week la one
of the best ever held In tha west. The
hiph winds of Tuesday and Wednesday
worked to tbe detriment of the shooters
somewhat, but aside from that tbe shoot
has been first-class in every way. The
third shoot will be held at Kansas City.
Some of Jack O'Brien's admirers think
so much of him that they will not listen
to those who seem to think that he got the
worst of It in his recent match with Ryan.
In a hotel after the recent bout several
sparling men were talking It over. One
man said: 4 That man Ryan Is a wonder."
Another man chimed In and said: "Tea. he
did prettv well for a man with his hands
tied. One of the men who handled Ryan
during the contest remarked : "Sure, he
bad both his hands and his feet tied."
4TAIST FEATTRES OF LIFE.
A curious incident occurred in an Eng
lish police court recently, when a man
named Travis was sentenced to a month's
imprisonment for obtaining a portal order
by false pretense. He pleaded that he was
"officially dead," and his story was that
when with. the British army In South Af
rica he deserted, obtained some clothes
from the Kaffirs, made his way to the coast
and worked his passage home. He then
discovered that he was reported dead, and
though he subsequently gave himself up
as a deserter the war office gave an official
assurance that hs had "died at the front"
and would sot arrest him.
Workmen encaged In dlgginr travel in
the arid plain near Wlnnemueca. Nev..
uncovered, at a depth of about twelve feet,
bones that were once part of the skeleton
of a girantlo being. Joseph Rougon, who
was In charge of the work, sent the bones
to Dr. Samuels, who said they were those
of a man who must have been about eleven
feet high. -The metacarpal bones measure
four and a half Inches in length., snd are
large In proportion. A part of tbe ulna
waa found, which in complete form would
have been between seventeen and eighteen
inches in length. The remainder of the
skleton is being searched for.
Floyd B. Greenhough, an engineer on the
Great Northern road, did a brave thing
tha other day. During a severe storm thai
wires st tha station where his engine waa
were injured. Soon after this was discov
ered It was found thst a nearby bridge was
on fire snd an express train was almost
due to cross it- There seemed to be no way
te warn the coming train, but Greenhough
proved equal to the emergency. He got a
light engine, crowded on a full head of
steam, sent tha engine thundering across
tbe burning bridge and reached a station
where the wires were intact in time to
avert a bad wreck.
John Hons, a Scotch Valley (Pa.) farmer,
killed a catamount on the Nescopeck moun
tain after a fierce battle. Hons waa hunt
ing tor foxes, when his dogs came upon
the catamount, and a fierce battle tnsued.
One cf the dogs was killed and tha cat
had leaped upon the other when Hons
went to the rescue. The savage animal
turned upon the man and Jumping on his
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Umai.a Branca lali Xtouclas fti. TaL 10O.
breast tore his clothlnf amd clawed him
severely. Shaking; the animal loose, lions
struck It with his run. Ths catamount
araln leaped upon Hons, and once more
Imbedded Its class in his breast in an
effort to reach his throat, but he at last
succeeded in freeins" himself, after which
he dispatched the animal with his run
barrel. The catamount measured six feet
and is the largest killed in this section In
recent years.
The Australian rovernment finds itself the
defendant in a suit for I&.000 on account of
the most absurd of decisions. The new Im
migration law declares that an Immigrant
must submit to an educational test in his
native lanruags before he is allowed to
land. Not lung ago a mate on a ship was
arrested for smuggling. When he was re
leased be was ordered to submit to the test
or be expelled from the country. It was
found that nia father was a German and his
mother a native of Egypt- lie waa born in
Alexandria. It waa decided, therefore, that
his native language was Greek, since
Greece is the European country nearest
to Egypt. He failed to pass an examina
tion and was condemned to a further im
prisonment of six months. Now he is suing
for damagea, with a fair chanoe of getting
them.
of these regular boarders sppllod at the :
ticket office to have the tickets redeemed, j
jne agent men iiecame aware or me laci
that the tickets were purchased for the
sole purpose of bunking in a warm room."
Jacob Hlsaemer, a curio collector of
Lancaster. Pa., recently .found among the
effects of an aunt living at Mattersonville
a well preserved copy of the Francis Bal!ey
Almanac, published in ihls rlty in 177?. in
which tha expression, "Father of His
Country," was applied to General George
Washington.
On tbe flist page of the almanac, which
Is printed tn German. Is an allegorical pic
ture of the discovery of America and othrr ;
historical events. At the top Is a winged j
female representing Fame. In one hand
she holds a medallion picture of Waslr.gton
and in tbe ether a trumpet, into which
ahe is sneaking.
From the trumpet iaaue the words, "Tves
Landes Vatei." meaning "Father of Hia
Country-" So far aa known by historians,
this was the first printed appearance ef the
title as applied to Washington.
The Bailey almanac has become a very
rare publication, and there are only a few
copies In existence. One of the few is la
the poaseasion of Governor I'eunj packer.
Three Christine K'ali. women, 3nrs C. 1J.
Irlf-h, and MIkf'-s M illie Moore and Minnie
Boyd, had a hard fight with a bear, and,
came out proudly -.ictorlnus. The btar.
the largest of hia kind probably evfr kiil.d
in Mendocino cour.iy. had leen makliis;
Inroads on the flo-ks In the vicinity, and,
a trap hud boen Ml f.r him. The ladies
in question were out for a stroll. Mrs. Irish
being armed with a Sr-c-alibtr Winchester.
They found the animcl had been trappe4.
In his rage be hr.d eaten through a side
of the trap, bnd his head snd shoulders
were free of the cage. Fearing that he
would ecuje. Mrs. Irish look aim and
fired. The charge only Infuriated the
beast, hoaever. and matters began to look
serious for the ladies. There were tio mra
near at hand, so t fell upon them te
protect tliMnf.e!ves One of the ladles
blocked tnc aide of the trap that the bear
bad torn down. Two of them then engaged
tho attention of bruin at the strong side
of the age. while Mrs. Irih fired the
fifth bullet. Thia !x!g-d In the aclmal'a
heart. Mra. Irish retains the akla as s
memento.
Whiskey and Beer Habit
Charles Wagner, a farmer living between
Elaah and Dow, 111., killed a wildcat after
a terrific battle, in which the clothing was
nearly torn from his body. Wagner was in
bed, hen he heard his dog barking aa
thourh it had treed aome game Hurriedly
dressing, be seized his shotgun an4 went
to the. scene. He discovered the animal
was a wildcat when be started to climb
the tree and hurriedly retreated, but ths
cat landed oa his back as soon as be
reached the ground. Finding himself handi
capped and unable to reach the gun. Wag
ner lay down flat In the snow, while tbe
dog attracted the attention of tbe animal,
enabling the farmer to secure sis weapoa
snd kill It.
"A new graft haa been discovered in
Bedalia." says one cf the papera at thst
place. "Every night for some time past
the men's waiting room at the Mirsouri
Pacific station haa been crowded with men
sleeping In their seats. When asked th-ir
buelnets there by station attendants they
invariably resurrected tk keta to sum
nearby towa and said that they were wait
ing; tor trains, A few days ago about n:--j
si
rcmmAHCHTLY cueo by
ORRIN E,"
A hPe, sMAaT ado hakmlmss TCGIFIO.
fhTaiclaas proaseaca draakraaeaa a diaeaae of tba aervoss system, creating a morbid
craTisg ior a atisaalast. Coaiisaed ladalgesre is wbikey. beer or wiac e&ta aeay tba
stomach liaiag and frtaptfies ISe Sirestiva orraaa. tbaa eeetroyiag tSe digesnoa aaa
ruiatar tha bealiB. No "sill power" caa beal tka iottamed stomach saembranea.
"ORklNfc" permaaeatly remcirea tba craring ior liqaor bs uum 4. recti? oe tba
affectoe aerTea,reaiorsg IB atosaach asd digestive org aaa to normal cood.tioea. mprvig
toe appetite aad reaioncg ine BcaltB. No eaaitarinm treaimoal aecestary ; OkkINt '
caa be takes at yoer caa boms wltboet wablicity. Caa be gives secretly if seaired,
CURE GUARANTEED OR MONEY REFUNDED.
Mr. K. T. Sima. Brooklya. V. Y writes:
"Use my aaaae aa a tweaty-ysar draakartf
restored to maahood aad awaltb by lour
bones of "ORkl.SE.' It is a wooderial and
sxarvclosa care lor tba dnss habit."
Mra K. WycliB. Nsw York City, writes:
"Oi KIKE' tatvd my hubaad. bS waa a
steady draskard ior sua j years. Ba stow
hs se desire for elimulaaia. Bis bralik ia
lot aad Bale folly restored to in mr hood.
lie eed ooly in boxeavf OKlIXt.' "
Mrs. W. L. D. Helena. Moot., writes: "I
baa waited eoe yaar beloiw amilag yoa
of IBs araiMal cars el my sua. H took
eaaitanam Issatmoat. aa well as other ad
voctiard csrea. bat they all failed aatil ws
fa him -OK KIKE.' I is sow tally re
stored to health ad has Bodeatra for driak."
Mi. V. L. K tuui Cttr. Mo wrnes:
"1 aai satisfied that draakesB ia a d'a-
eaaa aad tha worst ia tha world. 'Oat BIKE.'
as mj opiates, eiii cats aay case it uu as
ii mviiai nbrwiiubii
yea direct. I was a cosmos drunkard for
waste lelri. htit I M ...
desire for iKjaor. Yea bars ioead ths spe
cific ud bleat you '. '
Mr. A. E. L . AUaata. Ca.. writes: "I was
Bora with a kxsof wiukrr aad drank it
thirty-two )wt. Ii B.allv brought sas
tee gaiter, boaarheea and Irieailieaa. I
waa wowerles la resist the crasisg aad
ww ateal and be to get whisker. Foar
boars of OkklNL' cured me ef all deairs
asd 1 sow bat the smell of liqaor "
Price Si per boa, 4. buses for i. Mailed la
elia, aealod wrapper by Ornat Corapaay.
Sir 14th afreet. Wahiagtoa. I). C. 2 u: rut.
lag brocket (ara led! 1 it .a rehoaet. '
bold aud rocmcBieaiied by
Stan & HcCtcajI! DrajCtV'
Caw. ltk aad f e.ce sis.,