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LOOKS LIKE CONSOLIDATION ,
the Base Ball Magnates drying Peace ,
Agree to a Truce.
WESTERN ASSOCIATION MATTERS.
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Omaha's Nucleus for Next Year's
Team Urooklyii'o Second IJisc- :
mcn Btorli'H by Jack Crooks
and 1'oct IJiirns.
The Brotherhood nml National league mag
nates did not accomplish anything at their
conference in New York and the battle Be
tween the two organization : ) Is still being
waged In the newspapers. Each faction is
emphatic in the declaration that "Wo got the
best of the flKht , " yet both nro willing and
npparcntly uuxlous to avoid a continuance of
the warfiiro. Ono thing is very certain , from
present indications , and that is that neither
side made any money during the east year
nnd that neither the league nor the brother
hood cares to do u losing business another
year , especially as , in addition to the direct
llnauclal loss resulting from such u contest ,
another's war would probably end in the ab
solute death of interest in the national game.
Another thing certain is that a continuance
of the row between the Brotherhood and
National league would make It impossible for
nny minor association to live. An agreement
"Vlthbothof the major organizations would
be out of the question , nnd nn agreement with
cither would simply make the minor leagues
o lot of training schools for the league not
bound in any agreement. It would bo im
possible for a minor league to hold its desira
ble men nnd the coudltlons would bo even
worse in this respect than they were lost
year.
The managers of the Western association
fell this and will not take any decided action
tow.int another season's work until after the
conference meeting of the league nnd broth
erhood which has been postponed until Wed
nesday , October
Tim meeting of the Western association to
have been hold on October'.1 , has been post
poned until November 1 , nnd if the league
nnd brotherhood fall to effect a compromise It
Is decidedly doubtful whether or not tbo
Western association will put a team In the
field next year.
StorlCHUxnit Crooks.
Jack Crooks , the hustling second baseman
of the Columbus club , Is what the jokers of
the profession call a "soft mark" for tdeir llt-
tlo "kids " the Cincinnati
, says Enquirer.
Crooks has a good opinion of himself , and It
Is through this feeling that the gang has been
nblo to work him. Lost winter bo became a
ihembcr of Comlskey's California team , ana
In so doing fell Into tbe hands of the greatest
aggregation of Jokers that over gave a victim
the Horrors.
Simply by telling him that several league
magnates were after him , Comlskoy Induced
him to run hU tongue out a foot in making a
record against Clarkson , the Boston pitcher.
Thinking that the league emissaries were lu
the grand stand watching him , Crooks fairly
toro uiOho sods covering the ground. Ho made
three long hits , each for three bases , coached
like a calliope , and ran bases for several of
the gang , who , being In with the play , suddenly -
denly bevamo lame. After the coma ho rc-
Tuied to tuko olt his uniform , and for an hour
laid around the hotel ofnco expecting to
nieot somebody with a league contract
Several days later , while at Colorado
Springs , he was again Jobbed. It was In the
dftilng room of a highly fashionable hotel
that the de d was done. Seated at the table
to his rear were a couple of Ensllsh noble
men who were traveling for pleasure. Crooks' ' I
table companion was Comlskcy , who was
ripe for some fresh "Ida" to work on the
young fellow. Noticing that the English
men ordered u pot of tea each , a happy idea
struck him and ho said :
"it's pretty tough that a fellowcan'tsmoko
here , isn't it I"
"I should say it was , " returned Crooks ,
anxious to please hit captain.
"it's all and I don't
style , anyhow , see
whv hello ! \Vhythoso two English dudes
back there are smoking cigarettes ! "
"U'heronro they1' ! demanded Crooks.
"Hack there , " said Comlskey , pointing
over Crooks' head.
Twisting in his chair , the latter saw the
steam from the tea pots rising in tha air , nnd
Jumping at the suggested conclusion that it
came from burning cigarettes , rapped out :
"I'll bed d if I don't smoke myself. I'm
Just as peed a. them lino-haired blokes.
Have a cigar 1"
Spying this ho pulled out two extremely
vile Mexican cigars , ono of which ho passed
to Comlskey. The latter apiwared to bo
wrathfully indignant , nnd getting up told
Crooks to go ahead while ho went out and
saw the proprietor. Lighting the weed the
deluded second baseman uuffetl angrily away ,
stopping only to spitefully blow volumes of
the sickening smouo over his shoulder to
ward the Englishmen , at the same time mut
tering : "Cigaiettcs , hey-well ! "
The terrible odor soon disgusted the gen
tlemen , and , crlling the head waiter , they
pointed out Crooks , saying : "Tti * vile thing
is making ns beastly sick , y'know. " Two
minutes later the angry proprietor had
Crooks In the corridor making things hot for
him. Ho ordered the huprised smoker and
the rest of the club out of the house , and It
was not until the Jolto was explained that ho
weakened nnd allowed them to ronuln. But
Crooks never became aware of the fact that
ho had been Jobbed.
Poet Hums' Story.
Burns of the Kansas Cltys tells a good
story Jim often tells a good story. He says
that while ho was a member of the Oshkosh
club some years ago It was owned by Senator
Sawyer , the lumber king. Sawyer put ? W,000
in to boom the town , and , by the way , it won
the pennant and paid no attention to it. Ono
day , however , ho concluded to take his wife
out to sco n game. Both were interested.
The pitcners were being hit bard , there were
many long flies caught , nnd they enjoyed it.
Finally , however , an idea occurred to Mrs.
Sawyer. "Senator , " she said , "that is not
fair ; they put only three men away out in the
Held and let all the rest stand around the dia
mond. They make those thrco men work too
bard. You must see the manager and tell
him to scatter his men out. " The senator
thought her idea excellent , and the next day
ho bunted up the manager. "You seem to
win all right , " said he , "but I don't llko the
way you place your men. 1 want you after
this to scatter them out more. 1'utmore in
the outtlcld and don't ' have them all standing
about the pitcher. "
The ICti\v City Situation.
The Kansas City correspondent of the
Snorting Times furnishes some interesting
Western association news. Ho says :
The all absorbing question out here now Is
what kind of baseball is Kansas City going
tosconoxt year.Vo have about finished
talking about tha pennant race of 1SOO and
are now looking forward to the pennant race
of Ib'Jl. All the local players say that Kansas
City will be in the Western association next
season and so ItlooU.s. Hut this tlmo last
year would any ono have believed for nn in
stant that Kansuj City would bo in the
Western association the next season ! Presi
dent i-'p-'us says Western association ,
Manager Manning says the same , and I ain
Inclined to think ttmt Western associa
tion it was going to be , but nobody knows
it for a fact , Just yet. Tbero Is no way of
guessing at ( what is going to happen in the
baseball world and nothing would surprise
mo , I look far a Western fusoa&tlou , a orob-
able member of the National league and a
Western association with Sioux City , Lin
coln nnd probably Denver eliminated and ,
eastern towns in their places. I am sure of
ono thing , that Kansas City is going to have | {
a team strong enough to keep up Its own end
in whatever league it maybe , and I think
that the exhibition games that have been ar
ranged with St. Louis mid probably Louis
ville and Brooklyn will show this to bo true.
Manning had Intended to take that team to
Cincinnati , but the sale of the team to the
brotherhood effectually prevents this.
By the way , that deal has started the gos
sips hero and set the guessers of our future
movements at sea.
The season's Sunday games have been such
remarkably successful games in the way of
crowds , that the league would have to offer
big attractions to get Kansas City in it. But
the major leagues , as they are called , have n
strong attraction for us , and if the American
association U bulwarked up , I believe it
would have a , wonderful fa cination for Kan
sas City. The present circuit , though , is not
of the kind of build to draw.
Hero is a league that is frequently spoken
of out hero : Kansas City , Omaha , Minnu-
polls , St. Paul. Milwaukee , and three of
these towns : Detroit. Crand Hap'uU , In
dianapolis , Columbus , Louisville and Toledo.
A good strong league could bo formed out of
them. ' 1 ho western contingent would go in
with a hurrah.
Dnindc on tlic Situation.
Secretary Brandt of the Omaha club is infer
for a top-notch team next season for Omaha.
" \Vo were crippled during the past season , "
he said , "both in the pitcher's box and at second
end base. With the condition of baseball
wo aid not feel like investing heavily to fill
these places with high-class men and wo
were unfortunate in our efforts to get men of
lesser note to fill the places of such successes
as Kid Nichols and Jack Crooks. We will go
at it differently another season. In the tlrst
place wo are going to have a good second
baseman if wo have to trade half of the men
on our reserve list and give a healthy
bonus besides. Wo are also going after
ono more first class pitcher. I say ono more
because we have several now. Dad Claruo
will be all right after a winter's rest , and I
expect to see him pitch great ball another
year. Eiteljorg showed up well nt the close
of the season and wo expect him to do won
ders next year. 'Tit1 Willis will bo pitched
regularly and one more good man added to
this trio of twirlers will place us all right as
far as pitching talent Is concerned. Behind
the bat wo will have Urquahart , Stenzcl and
Newman , and they will he out of sight. They
are all good , nervy back-stops , fair base run
ners and can all nit the leather with the Ixat
of them. O'Connor may and may not cover
first bag and Cleveland occupies the same re
lation to third , Hanrahnn and Mornn will not
wear Omaha uniforms , in all probability.
Joe Walsh will cover short stop's territory
and Cannvan nnd Works will bo outfielders ,
with a third man to be selected yet.
"Of " continued the
course. secretary ,
"these plans are based on the supposition that
Omaha will have a team in the fieid next
year. While wo may probably be in It , still
wo may not. The war between the league
and brotherhood must bo settled In some
satisfactory manner or wo won't go into
another season's losing business. Then
salaries must bo sealed in the Western asso
ciation so that wo can stand some show of
onittlng ahead , or even at least. ( Jive us
these conditions and the Omaha management
will put a homo team in the field that will bo
In the fight from start to finish. "
About Dogs and Guns.
Although quail shooting is reported excel
lent in many of the adjoining counties , tbo
warm weather deters many sportsmen from
ndulglng in their favorite pastime. Hunt
ers who made a practice of shooting on Sun
days will have to travel some this year for
game , as the farmers whose ranges are
within cosy distance of this city have posted
signs on their fences warning gunners off
their lands.
Tbo hunters brought tola order of affairs
upon themselves by reckless shooting. The
farmers have become tired and disgusted
with the rowdy class of hunters who do not
hesitate when among cattle or poultry to
blii/e away regardless of consequences.
An old sportsman , who has saved , many val
uable dogs from the boneyarJ , says : "Sul
phur anil lard , and even dry sulphur , will
cure sarcoptic mange , but greater effect is
obtained srom sulphur combined \vitu alkali.
The alkaline sulphur ointment used by phy
sicians Is an admirable preparation for
mange. It is composed of the following in-
greulents nnd parts : Washed sulphur , 20 ;
carbonate of potassiuio , 10 ; benzolnatcd lard ,
Co ; water , 5.
"Dogs are frequently the victims of skin
affections , which are evidently parasitic , and
yet their owners , and thoie with whom they
consult are unable to determine Just n-hat
parasites arc to blame , [ It Is well , therefore ,
to have the formula of nn ointment which
promises to bo effectBal in most cases. The
following prescription. ' ! * , especially efllcacious
in destroying vegetable parasites , viz. : Sail-
cvllc acid , one and n lijlf druchms ; borax ,
half a drauhm ; balsam I'eru , one drachm ;
vaseline , ten drachms , This is practically a
harmless preparation. "
How many times have sportsmen boon
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heard " don't suit 1 under
to say , "My gun mo ;
or over shoot with it. " 3f a gun shoots low
the sloiw of the heel can ibn straightened with
good etreet. If it shpovs-'too high the heel
can bo sloped more than. It is , and the gun
thereby caused to come Up level with the eye
in consequence of this * alteration. But all
this requires to bo < 3onovlth great care nnd
Judgment , as a verylitUo shaping will make
a great deal of dlfforeacffln the lit of the gun.
It is of as much importance to a shooter
that his gun should lit him as it is for it to
shoot well ; for , however well a gun may
shoot , this good quality cannot bo taken ad
vantage of unless in the tlrst place the gun Is
adapted to its user. It Is impossible for the
best of shots to aim correctly if his gun nib-
tits hinv , how much more such a deficiency
would affect a bad or oven a moderate marks
man may be Imagined.
The balance of a gun has a great deal to do
with the recoil. A badly balanced pun will
recoil more than one that is wll balanced ,
and consequently feels light in the baud ; the
latter will ulso appear of lists weight. Most
cheap guns are inferior jin the matter of bal
ance , their muzzles bting Uw heavy and
strong a sign of iufcriur.workmanshlp , as
the weight should boat ttfo breech , not at the
muzzle ; the latter only requires to be strong
enough to resist indentation.
"Hub"
"Huh" Collins , the second baseman of the
Brooklyn National league team * , was in the
city early last week vlsilng his mother , his
brother , Harris Collins , tand Mr. H. Hartman -
man and family. Mr , Collins was on his way
with his team to Uko part In the world's
championship series between the Loulsvillcs
and Brooklyn's pennant Trumers In the Amer
ican association and the National league.
"It looks llko a consolidation. " said Mr.
Collins , speaking of tliosituatlou of baseball -
ball affairs. "Jscltter the league nor the
brotherhood has made any money during too
past year and neither is anxious for another
year's war. * '
Collins is a top-notchcr among second base
men and led tha league during the post sea
son in run-getting1 , with a record of 14" . Ho
began playing professional ball in Columbus ,
Ga. , in I'-tsi In the southern Icajuo and after
wards played with Savannah. Ho went to
the LouUville American association team In
l Sri and played left Held. He was sold to
the Brooklyn team in IS&Sand helped win the
American association pennant last year nnd
the league
Apollo NotOH.
Jack Prince Is "doing" Denver.
Perrlgo has recovered Irorn bis fall.
Regular busluesj meeting of the Apollo
Cycling club Monday evening.
George Beard has taken up the wheel again
and Intends training for the races this winter.
The Apollos will give a "smoker" the first
of November in their new club room in the
Shceley olock.
The boys nro beginning to train for the
Apollo benefit to bo held Thanksgiving after
noon and evening.
There has not been very much rlaing done
lately by the boys. The riding season is
con > ing to a close very fast.
The Denver cyclists have formed a union
composed of professionals and amateurs.
They intend holding s tournament sooa.
There is talk of a professional race being
held hero the 17th of next month.Vo think
the public has had libout enough "fakej" al
ready.
There has been a club organized some-
\ \ here in the east called the Barnum cycling
club , after the great showman. P. T. Bar
num. This is the Hwt club in America that
has adopteil this name.
At the regular meeting of the club the fol
lowing members were admitted : 0 S. Wood.
A. Norland , L. K. Holton and Mr. Umler-
wooJ. TDO club membership is swelling
very fast.
The run for today is Crescent City , la. , a
di-tanco of twenty-five miles. The boys arc
urged to turn out , ns this is a very line trip.
This was the called run for last Sunday , but
on account of the rainy weather it was post
poned.
MlHCcllniicntis Sports.
Coonoy leads the shortstops of the country.
Xowman may be played at tlrst base next
season.
Tim Hurst will not manage the Millers
next yeur.
Wnllv Andrews goes to his old homo in
Pittaburg in a few days.
"Hoodlum" Griftlthof the Milwaukee team
has brotherhood aspirations ,
John B , Day says that there will bo but one
club in New York next year ,
"Tho United league Is what the now body
may be called if cpnsolldatlon occurs.
The annual meeting of the Western associ
ation will bo held in this city ou November 1.
Hy Hach , the now manager of the Minne
apolis team , has signed Duke ror next sea-
son.
son.Elmer
Elmer Smith won twenty-one out of the
thirty games he pitched for Kansas City this
year.
Lots of the fans would llko to see Charlie
Abbey wearing an Omaha uniform next sea
son.
Hengle , BurUlek , Hnrkncss and Dugdalo
are working for the street car company In
Minneapolis.
The fall exhibition baseball season has been
a dead failure everywhere. Otnaba did well
to keep out of it.
The Brotherhood has been making over
tures to Joe Walsh , but Joo's level head is
not inclined that way.
John Ward is going to take a team to Cuba
this winter. If John would only incur the
fatal enmity of the Cubans.
The brotherhood pronounces the double um
pire system a failure. Thodoublo umpires
pronounce the brotherhood a failure.
Jack Crooks has been taken out of more
games this season than any man In the Amer
ican association , and yet Jack says he is not
n kicker ,
The current Issue of the N'ew York Sport
ing Times has an alleged picture of Klmer
Foster that resembles a Hatbcui ) Indian out
for a hair raising holiday.
The Kansas City team has beaten the Phil
adelphia league team's record of sixteen con
secutive victories , and now leads tbo country
for IbOO with seventeen straight.
It is very probable that Elmer Cleveland
will bo sold or traded by the Omaha manage
ment. Hir work for the past acajou was not
up to his old tlmo standard.
Catcher Jantzon. the elongated backstop of
the Breviers combination has a clear case of
libel against the plate concerns that are cir
culating alleged portraits of him.
Joe Waisn na.s resumed his regular winter
Job as caller In the office of \Vells-Pargo \
express company. Agent Potter says that
Walsh U out of sight in this position.
Minuetian and Hoover of Kansaa Citynave ,
each 107 bits to their credit , which makes
them tlo for the title of leadingbatsmen. .
Lost season Jack Crooks held the title with
" 3.
3.An
An effort will bo made at the coming meet
ing : of the Western association to h.ivo the
percentage system adopted for next season ,
instead of the guarantee plan used during the
p.istyear.
Dave Howe is still out of a , Job. Ho has his
eye nn Lincoln , and friends of the capital
city's welfare have requested Governor
Thayer to have the militia ready to resist any
assault Davidm ay attempt to make.
In the Boston club Nichols pitched In for
ty-six panics , twenty-seven of which \vero
victories. Clarkson pitched forty-four and
twenty-six were victories. Gatzein's share
wus forty games and twenty-threo victories.
Now tiiatCooncy has signed with Chicago's
League team he is no longer nn object of In-
test to thu Players' league club. He now
says that it was the Boston and not the New
York players' club that approached him.
The Cl'lc.ifro ' club has signed Cooney and
Gleiulvin , which complete * the team for next
season , with theexccntion of Tommy Hums ,
who hasn't sk-ned yet. Ills .said that the
Now York club Is endeavoring to purchase
Burns' release with a view to making ; him
captain of the New York team.
"Llttlo Xic" Is not likely to bo kept at
short for the ICansa- . City Blues , Judging from
this ray from the Star : "Manning says that
there is Just ono other player he wants before
next year-a good young short stop A good
short stop is as hard to llnd as n I lebrow hod
carrier , nnd if Manning's search Is successful
ho will call himself a lucky man. "
Prof. Sheldon of the Young Men's Chris
tian associ.ition gymnasium LMVO n public ex
hibition of his classes Kr.t Monday night and
the boys made a very creditable appearance.
A largo number of spectator * were present
and much enthusiasm was manifest. The
gymnasium is now running in full blast nnd
monthly exhibitions will be given during the
fall und winter months , due notice of which
will appear in this column.
Latham seenis to have fallen right bach Into
brotherhood ways again. The Cincinnati
Commercial Gazette nays : "Umpire Sheri
dan would make a good running mate for
'Sloppy' McDermott and Strlef. Howa-s way
off in his decisions yesterday , and Latham
made several vigorous kicks. Once Lath
threw down his hat , nnd approaching Sheri
dan said' Whoever deluded you with the
Idea that you were an umpire ) I think you
are the worst Imitation I ever saw. ' "
Mrs. Mercer , manicure , 404 Bee
Marvelous Growth or a Washington
Town.
The United States census nnd assessment
rolls tell a wonderful story of the progress of
the northwest. Probably the most notable
example Is that of Fairruiven , Wash. , the
Puget sound terminus of the Great Northern
railway. Juno 1 , when It was precisely one
year old , the national census gave It1.JTJ : ;
the assessor's valuation was a fraction less
than t < , UiO,000 , while the real value of the
property created In one ycnr was found to ho
n round tiO.000,000. During this first year
three lines of railroad , airgregatiug nearly 100
mlUs , were built by local capital nta cast of
$ -,000,000 , without Moating n dollar's worth of
bonds or Incurring nny debt. Ten miles of
streets wcro graded and paved at a cost of
S/Vfl.OOO. lllectrlo lights , gas , waterworks ,
paid lire department , model churches , schools ,
nnd other public improvements were made ,
altogether costing $ linO , , ( > OO , and the marvel
ous part of it is that Pairhavcn has no debt ,
bonded or otherwise , and liai 150,000 in the
treasury. It has one coal vein thirty-eight
feet thick , suld to be the largest vuln of pure
coaklng coal In the world , and ten lumber
mill * in the vicinity tmvo a total capacity of
SW.dOO.OOO feet ir annum. It * harbor is de
scribed as the finest on the I'arltic coast , and
the Great Northern railway is establishing
great shipping Interests there. It now boasts
of 0,000 people , and is probably the richest
city of its size in the union. Its magic growth
is mainly accounted for by Its su | rior loca
tion , its vast wealth lu coat , Iron und timber ,
and the Indomitable pluck ot it * projectors
nnd citizens.
Dr. Dirnoy , nose and throat , Ucc bldg
Wesupposoa man who rents u sitting la
church Is more poucr than ho who sponges
his scat.
Minister You oucht to whip your boy for
fishing on thoSabbath. Deacon -1 intend to ,
sir , but I thought I'd let him clean them first.
D"You were dlssatislled with your pastor
some months apol" "Yes. " "Has bo re
signed ! " "No but "
yet ; the congregation is ,
I cannot praise the doctor's eyes ,
I never saw his glance divine ;
For when ho prays ho shuts his eyes.
And when ho preaches he shuts mine.
"Is this a poor parish ! " Inquired the
stranger. "Well , " replied the deacon , "tho
parish Is rather poor at present , but the min
ister is engaged to a x'ich widow , und we are
very hopeful. "
"Charity , my dear breddern , klvers a mul
titude oh sins , but cf yo gib ono cent teen
organ grinder's money It Joan entitle yo to
go around wid n smile on yo face us if yo wuz
ci innercciitob sincz a Uvo-day's-old baby. "
Parson Prosy ( who has brought the archi
tect to see about repairing the church )
There's a good deal of dry rot in the south
gallery , Mr. Gable. Gable .loih so , parson ;
and there's a good deal also in both nave and
pulpit.
"Thero has evidently been a misapprehen
sion , "stated tbo minister after the collection
for the heathen had been taken u p. "among
certain members of this congregation con
cerning the heathen's costume. I will state
that they do not wear pants. "
Banks -As I was walking along Park row
the other day. I saw a picture vender who
was offering for sale tlio photos of Titlina u
and John L. Sullivan. Wasn't that n ridic
ulous combination ! Clanks I don'tthlnkso.
Both of them make a business of knocking
the devil out of people.
A Sunday school teacher , after relating to
her class of small boys the story of hoxv
.Moses obtained watur from a rock la tbo
wilderness by striking It with his .staff , said :
"Xow Johnny , suppose we are all traveling
In a desert and our good minister was to
strike a rock with his cnne , do you think wo
would get water from the stonel" "Naw , "
said Johnny , "we'd get soup. "
During the sermon ho underscored
In tbo hymnal hero and there a word ,
Then unu > her ho gave a book
She took It , with a grateful look ,
And read at lost this tender line .
Loved one , I pray that Thou wilt be mine-
Wilt Thou forever my poor life blois *
She turned and gently whispered , "Yes. "
The me' re was bad , but she understood
That he had done the best ho could ,
Dr. Birnoy cures catarrh , Bee bldg
Coal Doponlls.
If the calculations of I'rof. Mondele-
lelf are to bo trusted , Russia jiossosses
the richest coal deposits lu the world.
The superficial nreu of the ccnil Holds In
the Donctz ba in ulono utnountH to about
30,000 square kilometres. If the capa
city o ( these doporiitH IB put at .00,000,000
pounds per square kilometer ( ono pound
Doing- about thlrty-nlx pounds avoirdu
pois ) , the totnl bupply of co.il IH ttiitc-d to
txj equal to the ttonu'H present consump
tion for 11/ty / years. Moreover , tliU only
refers to the superficial beds and not to
the deojHjrdonositH , which have not yet
been explored , but which promise still
greater riches.
Dr. Birnoy , nose and throat , Hee
ltnil\vayn In Jnpttn.
In the matter of railways Japan np-
peuru to bo tfoiiiK aliead tolerably fust.
Considerably over ono thousand miles-
are already in operation , while an equal
quantity are unuoi * construetl
on or sur
veyed , and will Iw open within uyenr or
two from now. The projected ndlwayn
exceed 700 miles in length , with a capi
tal exceeding 1(1,000 ( 000.
Dr. Birnoy cures catarrh , Bee bldg.