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He Knew Him.

Most people wear colored spectacles
OF some kind and whatever they see
takes the hue of the glasses. A story
comes from England that certain
famous operate conductor lately visit
ed Stratford on Avon.
He was one of select coaching par
ty, and his companions soon perceived
that he felt no very lively interest in
the Shakespeare monument and other
objects over which all visitors to the
place are expected to wax enthusiastic
shakespeare! Oh, yes, Shakes
peare," he murmured, wearily, and
one of the party ventured to hint:
You recollect, maestro, 'Amletto,
and Romeo Giulietta?'
The popular conductor at once
frightened.
"Ah, yes" he replied, ~ quite IN.
derstand, Ze librettist!" Com
panion.
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FARM AND GARDEN.
The HESSlAN FLY.
Life History of the Insect and Remedi'
AnnIied fo 1T,


Life History of the Insect and Remedie.
Applied TO 1t.
Though the Hessian fly damages 9TH
er cereals than wheat, its ravages in
them are but slight, compared With
wheat The life history of this insect
has been but imperfectly known until
Prof s. A. Forbes, of the University of
Illinois, began an investigation of the
subject He finds that there are always
two and sometimes three or four de-
structive generations in a single year,
but the chief damage is done by the
first spring and last autumnal genera
tions The winged insects, delicate,
nearly black, two.winged gnats or
flies. much emblinf small mosaui-
to # female md & male In the illastra
tion) make Their appadradce about the
first of April, pair at once and lay the
eggs (a) for another generation, in the
folds Of the wheat leaves, as shown at
(e), after which they soon die. he
eggs hatch into milk-white, oval,
smooth larvae or maggots (o) which
make their way down the leaves to the
base of the sheaths near the root and
remain there mo"ionless until grown,
after which they form tough, smooth,
dark brown eases, the faxseeds (c),
within which they pupate; at (h) the
fiaxseeds are seen between the stalk
and leaves This chrysalis stage is not
always of definite duration and may
last several weeks, the winged fly de-
veloping with those of generation
later than it's own; but usually the
length of life Of each generation, or
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pretty or otherwise. From their accent
and manner, however, there eaald b,
no doubt they ~e.e III ths iippeE world
-.@bHt, tftef all, Of what interest could
they be to me?
Nevertheless did feel interested, SO
why should attempt to deny it? Their
address had been given to me, and also
! their day at home, The address was
| printed, but "the day" WAS writtch Id
d modern ahEiilar English hand Not
80 tile lines of thanks; the handwriting
there was the delicate, precise kind
that young misses were taught thirty
years ago. The mother had certainl,
written them @ tt
But who had written 'thc day?"
became curious. How could fiud
out? Yes, there was q way. But to
call on people with whom | had only
exchanged few words. almost on the
street. and who, in q weelf. might have
forgotten both my name and my face,
was rather delicate matter: fheii !
should have TO undergo the TORTURE OF
feeling myself an intruder, as the
servant would announce me in the re-
ceptIOn room where, perhaps, halt-a-
! dozen ladies, unknown to me, would
| look me over from head to foot as | ad-
| vanced, as if to ask: 'Who is this
person, and where does he come
from?''
When | thought it we'll over, how.
ever. / reflected that there had been
occasion to talk of me, and, at the
name OF Paul Barnard, Mrs. Carman
would know very we'll who | was. At
all events, determined to renew the
| acquaintance, and SO the following
Tuesday found me at the door Of No. =
| Pine street
/ must confess I did feel rather un-
easy when my inquiry "Mrs. Carman?"
brought the answer: Eyes. sir; shall |
take your coat, sir?" and was present.
ly ushered into q handsomely furnished
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Wide Awake for November.

1t is worth everybody's while to buy
the November Wide Awake, for three
notable features: 1.-THE Boyhood of
Hawthorne" by his relative, Mrs. Rich
ard Manning, of Salem, Mass, which is
full of family anecdote and gives a
photograph of the first portrait painted
of Hawthorne; the closing chapters OF
Margaret Sidneys famous serial, "Fite
Little Peppers Grown Up" and
Nolan" ballad by Mrs. Laura E.
Richards, giving the tragic story of the
bearer of Raglan's dispatch to Lord
Lucan's Light Brigade" when they
made the famous charge" at Bala'
klava; sure to become favorite with
boys for Defamation Day. Margaret
Spencer has capital story, ''Gladys
McLean's Halloween Party" Mrs.
Kate Upson Clark has Thanksgiving
tale, mistress Esteem Elliott's Molas-
ses Cake;" "Old Adams, the Bear-Ta1n-
er," Is a bit of Western biography by
Charles Howard Shinn. William Zach
airy Gladwin has good story of q
plucky boy. called Johnny ODowd's
Chance" Men and Things is rich in
anecdote, and readable poems and
articles are contributed by Mrs. S. M.
B. Piatt, Amanda B. Harris, IN. e. b., )"
Mrs. William Clafin, Clara Doty Bates,
Caroline Hunt Rimmer, l.. j. Bridg-
man, and many others.
Wide Awake is So. 40 a year; 90 cents
a mum Der. A specimen (back mum mber)
will be sent on receipt of cents. d.
Lothrop Company, publishers, Boston.
"MY fall trade is getting quite brisk, !"
said the slippery peel as the sixth passer-
by yielded to the exactions of gravity.-Bal-
timore American.
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A Gift to All Free,

To INTRODUCE IT IN AMERICA, THE MEDI.
eessth RkEQRa spslETt or toNBoN Will SEND
AN ExCELLENf EEhht4 tkEk By G.i4HGs, 70
all who are bona fide sufferers fr5n se33htsnis IL.
Kidney and Liver Diseases, Diabetes or
Bright's Disease, or any discharges (Albu-
menuria) or arrangements of the human
body, also for Dropsy, Nervous Weak
ness, Exhausted Vitality, Gravel, Rheuma-
ttsfu, Sciattcas. Dyspepsia, Loss of Memory,
Hant 1T BFaih Power: Tbs discovery il
a new, cheap and sure cure, th5 SIMPLEST
remedy On earth, as found in the Valley of
the Nile, Egypt. Send self-addressed en-
velope at once, enclosing ten cents in
stamps, to defray expenses, to Secretary,
James Holland, 8, Bloomsbury Mansions,
Bloomsbury Square, London, England.
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ANTIQUITY OF CIviLIZATIO ON.
Evidences of Organized States in Prehis



Evidences of Organized States in Prehis
toric Times.
We cannot but be struck with the
immense antiquity of civilization in
western Asia, whence, as center,
trade, art and literature spread west.
ward to the Greeks and italians, and
eastward to India and China The
monuments show us that at least as
early as $500 B. C. distinct civilizations
existed in Chaldea, in Syria and in
Egypt 1t is true that the early date
which has been assigned to Menes, by
scholars who reckon thirty years as
the average reign of an Egy ptian mot-
arch (whereas the dated reigns often
do not exceed five or six), rests on nc
secure basis, and e-Stravagant estimates,
based on equally unsafe deductions
have been offered by some of our
cuneiform scholars. who would carry
back Akkadian civilization to 1000 +.
c.; but those extravaguncies do not dis
credit the facts which are deduced from
better data. and which show that
even earlier than the period usually as
signed as the time when the pastoral
Hebrew patriarchs found their way
along the Euphrates and through Syria
to Egypt, there were organized states,
walled towns, chariots and horses,
riches of gold and silver, bronze and
iron, of corn, wine and oil, not only
among the Akkadians and in Egypt,
but also in Phenicia and in Palestine
Edinburgh Review.
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Is PRICKLY ASH BITTERS good for a

Is PRICKLY ASH BITTERs good for any
thing? Read what Frank Griggsby, OF
suffered from disease that my physicians
pronounced incurable. My friends had
given me up to die, when was induced to
try your remedy. 1 took it for three months
and have gained 81 pounds in weight. Am
a we'll man and Prickly Ash Bitters saved
my life. | am under lifelong obligations to
this medicine, and will never cease to rec
ommend it."
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kATYDlDS.

On bough In tree,
Katylids, one. two, three,
Singing strill, persistentiy,
Katy. Katy, Katy did,
Katy, Katy, Katy did;
She did, she did, didn't snes
The heavens dark overhead,
Starry lights beauty she L
Underneath this canopy
Sing katydids, one. two, hrea
Katy, Katy, Katy did.
Katy, Katy, Katy did,
She did, she did didn't sae'
Katy, Katy Katy did,
Katy didn't didn't wed,
Katy wouldn't be misled
by saucy roamers overhead.
Katy didn't, didn't wed.
Katy did, she did she did:
To say she didn't we forbidJ
She did, she did, o Katy did.
Tho beauteous moon rose In the cast.
Ger ebon Night bright-robed priest;
But oil the night the song ne'er ceased
OF Katydid, of Katydid.
o Katy did, she did, she did,
No, Katy didn't, didn't wed.
But.never Katy made so bold
To answer all the stories told
From twilight dim to night grown old,
And merged IN mornings rising gold.
Katy, Katy, Katy did.
katy, Katy, Katy did.
She did. she did, didn't she.
Amanda M. Booth, in Good Housekeeping
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An enumeration of the mushrooms
and toadstools known to scientists has
Just been made by DR.. NJ. c. Cooke, of
London, England, which shows that
4,600 species of these fungi are already
known Of this number 400 are
found in the British islands: but Of the
total only l34 can be relied on as edible.
Wills thirty are decidedly poisoaens
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Impish Freaks

Are those of disordered liver. But when
that organ is thoroughly disciplined with
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, the bile is ade.
quately secreted, diverted from the blood
into it's proper channel, digestion grows
active, the skin and eye balls lose their bill
ious tinge, pain in the vicinity of the liver
ceases, sick headache and nausea depart.
The Bitters is an Incompatible preventive
of malaria, rheumatism and kidney COM
plaint
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"A recent patent consists of a boot
preston, and sockets in the heel por-
ton, and provided with an elastic pad
device fitting loosely in recess, and pro-
vided with elastic projections fitted in
The sockets.
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To Dispel Colds,

Headaches and Fevers, to cleanse the sys-
tenn effectually, yet gently, when costive or
bilious, or when the blood is impure or
sluggish, to permanently cure habitual con-
stipation, to awaken the kidneys and liver
to healthy activity, without irritating or
weakening them, use Syrup of Figs.
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Do you want to enjoy the exuberance of
to be rosy, and your whole system thrilled
with rich. pure blood coursing through its
veins? Then use DR.. John Bulls Sarsapa-
rilla 1t will do what no other medicine
will do. 1t will make you feel like another
person.
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The Only One Ever Printed-Can You Find
the Word?

There is a 8 inch display advertisement
words alike except one word. The same is
true of each new one appearing each week
from The DR.. Harter Medicine Co. This
house places Crescent" on everything
they make and publish. Look for it, send
them the name of the word and they will
return you book, beautiful Autographs or
samples free.
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Farmer.

WHEAT may be pastured some. but
experiments prove that wheat does not
yield as well when pastured as when
the cattle are not allowed upon it. In
the wheat only occasionally, but never
during a period when the ground is
wet. The trampling OF the wheat is in
iurious to certain extent at all times.
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. August
Flower

l have been att11ct-
bFllousness, ed with biliousness
.c.,a., and constipation
"o'is''pa''oh'" for fifteen years !;
.c+onoach first one and then
another prepara-
Palms. ton was suggested
tome and tried but
to no purpose. At last friend
RECOMMENDED August Flower. I
T" took it according to directions and
its effects were wonderful, reliev-
ing me Of those disagreeable
= stomach pains which had been
troubled with SO long. Words
I" cannot describe the admiration
in which I hold your August
I" Flower-it has given me new
lease of life, which before was
:" burden. Such a medicine is a ben
" "efaction to humanity, and its good
"a III alities and
wonderful mer- Jesse Barker,
its 5 h ou1d be
"made known to rrinter'
Everyone " suffer Humboldt.
ing with dyspep-
:" sia or biliousness Kansas. q.
G. G. GREEN, Sole Man'fr, Woodbury,NJ.
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ALWAYS avoid harsh purgative pills. They
first make you sick and then leave you con-
stipated Carter's Little Liver Pills regulate
the bowels and make you well. Dose, ,one pill.
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ONE advantage with poultry on the
farm is that it is rarely necessary to
conhne the fowls except in cold. stormy
weather. and for this reason 1t will cost
less TO raise them, st Lonls Republic
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"MINE is patient watt" remarked the
young doctor as he sat lonely in his Office
Baltimore American.
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WHEN they say the BRIDES costume was
a dream, do they mean to imply that it was
an illusion boston Gazette.
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MtfNEk. talks. In America it talks cents,
and in FRANCS ID ts always franc in its ut
teranceS.
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ANY one can take Carter's Little Liver
Pills, they are so very small. No trouble to
swallow. No pain or gripping after taking.
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THE average woman likes to "No" man
awhile before she marries him.-W ashing-
ton Star.
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We Tip th5 scales to learn our weight
and tip the waiter 81 .veid a wait.-Bing-
hamton Republican.
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GIVE your children DR.. Bulls Worm De-
stroyers. These nice candies will never do
them harfn and may Go them much good.
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STRICTLY pure. Buy no other. 'eThs A.
B. c. Bohemian Bottled Beer" made by the
American Brewing Co. of st. Louis.
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"THosE are capital letters" said the man
who wrote | o y in acknowledgment of a
much wanted loan.--W ashington Star.
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CHECK Colds and Bronchitis with Haleo
Honey of Horehound and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
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DENTISTS are not all farmers, but they
live off the achers just the same.-Pitts-
burgh Dispatch.
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TEs real estate speculator is rarely sat-
isfied With his lot.-Columbus Post.
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GLOVE levels all ranks" but not the rank
odor of an onion; that is too much for it,
sometimes s.-Philadelph Press.
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II 1t is an old-fashion n otion
that medicine has to taste
bad to do any good.
SCOTS Emulsion is cod
liver oil with its fsh-fat taste
nothing IS lost but the
taste.
This is more than a mat
ter Of comfort. Agreeable
taste is always a help to di-
gestion. A sickening taste
is always a hindrance.
There is only harm in taking
cod-liver oil unless you digest
it. Avoid the taste.
..sccrT & BowNE. Chemists. rs7 South 9Th Avenue,
New York.
Your druggist keeps Sooet's Emulsion Of eod-liver
csl-ali druggists everywhere do. 81.
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THE Jockey manages to live luxuriantly
on back pay.-Pittsburgh Dispatch.
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Healthy wheat stalk and stalk dwarfted by
ay; a, Hessian fly egg; b. maggot; c, tilxsced
or pupa case; q, pupa; q, fly laying eggs in leaf
crease; i. female fly; E, male fly, both en-
larged; h, flaxseeds and swelling produced by
them; i, parasite of f1y enlarged.
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"MY fall trade is getting quite brisk, !"
said the slippery peel as the sixth passer-
by yielded to the exactions of gravity.-Bal-
timore American.
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Since then some months have passed.
Paul, what are you writing there"
"a little story, darling"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-22
Hal Pointer Does Remarkable
Work at the SideWheel
Gait.
Johnston Distaneed in Half a
Mile by the Great Geld
ing.
Homestake Outfoots MeDoel
and Alvin in the Chicago
Event.
Eli Wins a Race at Chicago
and Ethel and Lindsay
Get Placed.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Aug. 21.-The
closing day of the Grand Circuit races
at Hampden Park was noted for the two
fast heats made by Hal Pointer in the
free-for-all pace. Pushed by YoIlo
Maid. the wonderful gelding made the
first heat in 2:1015. the second in 2:14
and the third in 2:IO24. This establishes
a new record for the track. the best pre-
viOus record being 2:l4, made by Gold
smith Maid in 1876 In the last heat of
the free-for-all Johnston led Hal Point
er at the half-mile post by two lengths,
and then without breaking was dis
tanced by the gelding. The unfinished
2:l7 trOt, one heat of which was
won yesterday by Walter z. was taken
in straight heats by Henrietta. Richard
son finishing second in each of the other
heats. The greatest race of the day
was the 2:2S trOt for the 1000 Spring
field stakes. The first four heats were
won respectively by Martha Wilkes.
Happy Bee tine favorite), Frank f and
Fannie Wilcox, the latter also winning
the fifth. In the sixth heat Fannie broke,
and. to catch the leaders. paced the en-
tire back stretch. and after magnifi-
cent squirt caught Happy Bee on the
home stretch and passed under the wire
head in front. The judges set her
back to second place amid cries of
Robbery - from a thousand Threats.
1t being dark. this race went over until
tomorrow. The following are sum
marleS:
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-22
ARMY TEAM chosen.
I've Hen Who VIII Shoot for
the Department OF Dakota
at Chicago.
Eae0nd Lieut.. Gerhardt Heads
the List With q Total
Of 534.
Preparations for the Meeting
Of League and Assoeia-
ton Magnates.
Chicago and New York Win
and Boston Loses IN the
League Fight.

The great contest which has been go
Ing ON at Fort Smelling since Monday
for places on the Department OF Dakota
team ended yesterday. The scores
made were in many cases very large.
Second Lieut.. Gerhardt. OF the Twen-
teeth infantry. took the lead on the
opening dav and kept in front to the
end. making total score of 534. He
viii have nrst place on the team. which
will compete with the other teams OF
tile old Department of the Missouri a
Fort Sheridan. Chicago. sept. 70. The
other members OF the team are Corporal
BOYLE. of Company +. Twentieth infan-
trv: First Sergeant Zobel, Of Com
pany A. Twentv-secOnd infantry; Ser
Eeant Quinn. Company c, Twentieth
infantry. and First Sergeant y. b.
Coons. of Company b. Twelfth infant
". Gerhardt. Quinn, ana COons are
taken from the regular list. being the
three highest and BOYLE and Z0bel from
the distinguished marksmen. Corporal
Gordon, OF Company B. Twenty-tifth
infantry. who last wear headed the list.
could not do better than take sixteenth
place this time. In firing at known dis
tances his score was 32S. one OF the very
highest in The list. but in skirmish fir
jn1 he fell away badly. getting a total
Of but l23. 10 member OF the cOlOred
regiment secured place on The team,
file nearest 10 il being Second Lieut..
;toIf. who stood No. Il. Dress parade
viii occur this morning at 1TOclOck. at
which The medals wifi be distributed.
after which most Of the visiting officers
.sil leave camp. The scores are as fol
lows. all the companies being Infantry:
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-22
CLOSING THE CHAsM.
League and Association to Meet
and Make Up.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 21.-The two commit
tees representing the league and associa-
ton which Will have the work in hand
OF closing the yawning chasm that now
separates them have been appointed.
The personnel Of the committee, which
will consist OF three from each assOcia-
ton. IS not positively known, but this
much can be stated. Chris Won der Abe
is chairman and Mr.. Brush. of Indian
apOlis- is a member Of it. 1t was first
decided to meet in Washington. but this
has been changed, and the meeting will
now take place in some neutral city.
owing to the fact that the magnateS
desire to do their work secretly. The
Western association will be left out
Of the conference entirely. 1t is stated
thar peace will once more reign within
a week.
BALTIMORE. Md. Aug. 21.-Manager
Barnie. of the Baltimore team. in speak
Ing OF the report of a resolve by the
association to erect a compromise with
the league. states that he. as one of the
emergency committee of the American
association, would not object TO a con-
ference 20 amicaOly adjust matters. 1t
should be on the principle. however, or
equitable treatment of equabie aSSocIa-
tiOnS. Neither association should be
allowed privileges not accorded the
others. Ii the American association and
league want TO re-establish the old poll
cieS. Manager Barnie says he is per-
fecriy satisfied, but the American aSSO-
citation will never play second fiddle.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-22
WILL HOLD THE WHEAT.
Kansas Farmers Have Plan to
Do This.

TOPEKA. Kan, Aug. 2l.-In the ALI
anee commercial convention to-day
farmers were urged to hold their wheat
until next May or June. A plan was
devised for forming a national
union company, which, if success
ful. Will buid up the biggest
trust ever organized in this country.
The National Union company has been
chartered in New York. with a capital
stock OF SO, 900, coo. of which $4,000, 900,
it is said, is already paid up. The plan
Is TO put a cooperative store in every
town in the West and Northwest, and.
if possible. IN every town in the Union,
TO be run on the same plan as
tie Alliance exchange. Each town IS
To have resident manager VINO is to
have charge of the store and holdings
of tie company. Goods are to be puT
chased by regular agents Ill large quail
titles and shipped direct from the ceil-
ters OF distributing 10 every store. The
distributing points are TO be New York.
Chicago. Kansas City. New ORGANS
and Salt Lake or San Francisco. GO0dS
are to be sod at the lowest possible fig
ures. the profits t. Oe paid out in ssaia-
rics, expenses and rebates 10 regUlir
purchasers.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-22
HERE'S 4 Project.
\ Twin City League to Be Or
GaniEed.

\ Twin City League to Be Or
ganized.
There is a project on foot to give both
MINNEAPOLIS and ST. Paul base ball
from now until snow flies This prof
ecU contemplates the organization OF a
Twin City league. The plan IS blocked
ont. and nothing seems to stand in its
way. Now. if the public Will only sup
port the movement. A gentleman
named II. T. Smith is at the head of the
enterprise. He IS a man who has had
good deal of experience in base bail, and
he believes that his scheme will be
winner III the two cities. He cOntem-
plates organizing six or eight-club
league that viii take IN the
Twin Cities and possibly AnOka
and Saltwater. Both Minneapolis and
st. Paul Will have three clubs in the
field The other two towns mentioned
may be brought in 10 fill out the circuit.
The Minneapolis clubs will be the
Eclipse, the Palace and the Standard
/ mines. tile later d new organization. St.
Paul VIII be represented By the Ma
! tiOnaiS. the PlcketJS and the WilmOtS
These clubs have already SiEuiied their
willingness to enter the league. The
base bail park in Minneapolis has been
( leased. As has the Minnehaia Driving
+ park grounds. for Sunday games 1t is
calculated That three games will be
played in each city each week. The
! season viii be Iuaugurated next Sun
day. 8ir Smith Is confident that his
plan to give the cities base ball Will
work lie is 10 novice IN the business.
lie has managed bali teams IN all parts
of the country. Last year he was the
agent of the National league in the
matter of hunting up players to enable
that organization 10 do without the de
serters 10 the Players league.