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ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Oxen and sheep fatten better in com
pany than when kept alone.
According to Chinese law, a wife
who is too tallEative may be divorced
Some Of the insurance companies OF
Paris refuse to insure people who dye
their hair
A Maine WOOdchopper recently cut
down tree containing a peck of buck,
wheat which had been stored by mice
The fattening Of live stock on cotton
seed hulls and meal is becoming an i'm
portant feature in the south.
The annual fire loss from incendiar-
ism in the United States and Canada is
$39,O00,C00, according to conservative
estimates.
The Sahara is crossed by mountains
sufficiently high to be at times SHOW
covered, while in other parts it is
much below the sea level.
West Virginia has a girl hunter
whose aim is death to bears. She has
a record of seven large animals of the
bruin family during the past year
Curiously enough a huge statue of
Ii Hung Chang, ordered and paid for
in his most prosperous days, has just
been finished in Germany.
No less than dozen Tennessee men
are at work on flying machines. One
of them hopes to be able to give a trial
trip at the Atlanta exposition.
\ Chaser that is shot from Il rocket
and shoots around the Leayens for
fully ten minutes, has been invented
by man in Victoria, Australia.
An acrobat in a Spokane theater fell
from a height, landing upon and seri-
ously injuring a spectator. The spec
tatOr sued the manager and received
$500.
Photographic clocks, which verbally
announce the hours of the day, are
made in Geneva. You can get a clock
that will speak in any of the modern
languages.
\ Georgia raccoon, supposed to be
tame and being allowed the privilege
of the farmers house, recently killed
five cats and severely wounded three
tine dogs.
The French industry of icing milk
is an original departure in timed COM
mOditieS. The milk is frozen and
placed in block form into tins and re-
Quires to be melted previous to USE
Lizard wine is said to be a tonic, and
a cure for many diseases Of the eye.
For the brewing of the decoction
more than 100000 dried lizards are
annually imported from Pakhol, in
China.
In 1902 an act was passed forbidding
King William III. to quit his dOmin-
ions without obtaining leave from the
representatives Of the country, and
this necessity arose from his frequent
visits to Holland.
When a gunpoWder lighter comes
alongside ship all fires are put out.
Matches are carefully slowed away,
the cook suspends operations, pipes are
extinguished, and the heavy chests
are carried on board by hand.
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THE MAN BEHIND THE GUN.

When Admiral Erben, at a London
dinner, proposed a toast to THE Man
Behind the Gun" the wit and wisdom
of his idea were applauded all over
the world. 1t was universally recog,
nized that while the best guns and the
best ships will be great factors in a
naval battle, the most important re-
quisiue for navy is to have the
best men. The sooner Congress recog-
nizes this fact and provides such leg,
islation as will give us the best men
both forward and aft, the sooner ouI
navy will be in the state of high eff,
cheney where it can be depended upon
in war as we'll as in peace.-New York
Herald.
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EASTER CUSTOMS.
OBSER PECULIAR TO
VARIOUS COUNTRIES.
ORIGIN OF \ FETE NOW UNIYER
SALLY PRACTICED.

Brilliant and Beautiful Toilets Which
Fashion Prescribes for the Day
Famous Egg Dance of savoy and
Austria How Paris Observes the
Occasion-The Resurrection EN-
blem.
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HER CRUEL FATE.
never sings the old, old songs

She never sings the old, old songs
She shrieked in days Of yore;
She never thumps the keyboard now
Until her thumbs are sore.
Alas! upon the latest grand,
She never more will play,
She failed with the installments, and
They've taken it away.
Musical Weekly.
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LOOKED LIKE IT.

Hour after hour they beguiled,
Till her father, oft obdurate stuffed,
With much justice no doubt,
Came and kicked the youth out,
ruled.
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ARTISTIC BEAUTY.

She's pretty as a picture,
But her rivals meanly say
That she gets her roseate beauty
In precisely the same way.
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Father-"Your mother complains that
what she tells you" Son-"Because
I'm not married to her."-Texas Stiff
ings.
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First Actor-There ought to be
souvenir performance tomorrow night.
Second Actor-Why?
First ActOr-It will be the fifteenth
performance since we got our salaries.
Puck.
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''Why did he marry herr" ''To keep
the other fellow from getting her."
"But why did she marry him?" "To
pique the other fellow."-Detroit Free
Press.
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CLIMATIC BEAUTIES.

Little drops Of water
Freezing as they fall,
Make the walking shorter,
And the swearing tall.
Philadelphia Record.
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Easter Plants.

The custom of using a growing
plant as an Easter gift has become al
most universal and has largely in
creased the florists Easter trade.
Some Of the favorites seem difficult
to care for, among them the Bermuda
or Easter lily Their culture is said
to be easy, provided the plants are
not forced. Let the Easter lily bloom
until it is through blooming, then take
it out Of the pot, remove the young
shoots and plant the old one in rich
soil where it will get both sun and
shade. 1t may, if it has not been
forced, bloom all summer. Keep it
well watered. Put the young plants
into pots and set in a closet or cellar,
without water, for the season. In the
fall bring out and care for as usual
This makes winter boomers. In the
same way young plants may be kept
all the winter in the dark for summer
blooming.
After azaleas are done blooming. if
they look stunted, repot them in well
drained pots. Water sparingly until
the plant begins to grow, then abund-
antly. Lessen the supply of water as
the new shoots harden. Take into the
house if the early fall is wet Water
in the house as little as possible until
the plant buds. Then give it lots of
water. Syringe the foliage often.
Hyacinths are real Easter time
plants. When the flowers begin to die,
cut off the stalks and stop watering,
letting the plant get so dry that the
bulbs shrivel in the earth Lift out
old and new bulbs and put away, label
ing with color Of flower for conven-
fence. If for gardens, plant III rich
! loan in the fall, leaving three inches
Of earth over bulbs. Cover ground
with a mulch Of straw, hay or leaves,
removing it when shoots appear The
old bulbs die out in a few years and
viii not bloom. The young ones ought
not to bloom the first year If so,
pinch off buds. For house growing put
into pots about January, with water
and sun in abundance. Rich soil, good
drainage and plenty Of air and sun
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nothing from her or her hull greaser
family"
He stood between the kid and the
fellow, with all his pride and wounded
feelings rising like a cloud before his
mind. The mans dark face flushed
hot with resentment and he gave Jim
bitter look. Picking up the garment
he went silently through the gate.
Jim saw with bitter jealousy and pain
the troubled look grow into his baby's
face and the eager longing with which
he watched the stranger depart. The
dusty yagrant had smiled on him and,
more, he came from that dark-eyed
mother whom the baby heart so loved.
Far away over the lonely mountains
that shut off the southland of which
she had sung to him so often in hap
pier days the mother had not forgotten
him but knew he was lonely since she
had gone away.
The kid felt very miserable and IN
happy indeed when he tried to play in
the sandpile by the door, and Big Jim
did not see the few tears that fell
softly on the grimy little hands when
he lit his pipe and started for the
s cut" When the men spoke to him
as they drilled into the rocky bed OF
. the excavation they received such
surly answers that at last no one said
anything.
/ With all his anger and pride Jim felt
, a strange emotion when the fellow
mentioned her name. Did she evel
think Of him and his lonely home? Il
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Tommy Burke.
w. Stage, Champion Splinter.

Charles w. Stage, Champion Splinter.
of Lon Myers. In appearance he looks like
Brownie in his track clothes. He has
small body and very thin long legs. His
lung power is great, and he has little
weight to carry. Sands is Union College
student and popular little man.
Crum's Record.
Crum Is remarkably slow in getting away
from his mark, but he has such a won
derful burst of speed in finishing that more
than once he has caught the tape in a:45
seconds. He Is only twenty-three years
old and halls from Iowa. Some experts
declare that he is wllfully dilatory at the
mark in order to compel his opponents to
He knows he has great strength and knows
also that he can always finish strong.
Billy stnge.
Billy Stage is the American and Cana
dian champion of 1893. He has done the
in 81 3-5 seconds. If he shows himself TT
he ought to accompany Crum over the
sprint.
Kflpatrick's Career.
fitzpatrick is a twenty-one-year old who
made his appearance on the cinder path in
1892. Fitzpatrick has won several inter-
collegiate and American championships.
Last year he won the American half-mile
in Las As, which is the fastest time on the
record books for an American champion
ship at that distance. He Is now in fine
form.
Tommy Conner.
With that marvellous and consistent lit
tie runner, Tommy Connect stripped for the
mile that event ought to be gift for the
American team. Conneff never ran SO we'll
in his life before as he is doing now. He
put up minutes II As seconds for the dis
lance, but shortly afterward Bacon, the
English runner, rubbed the fraction OFF
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Unfortunately for the visitors Bacon has
not accompanied the team, and the honor
Of England at the mile has been left in
the keeping of w. E. Lutyens. the varsity
champion, who has a record of 4 minutes
10 seconds. He is the best man in Eng
land outside of Bacon, but Conneff is i'm
proving, and If he comes as near minutes
Is seconds as ne threatens, he will have
no trouble in losing the English varsity
champion. George orion will be the sec
ond string to Conneff in the race.
Trainer Murphy of the New York A. C.
thinks that the sure things for the Ameri-
can athletes are the shot and hammer
events, the broad jump. the hurdles and
the high jump. The Englishmen are the
guests of the club at the Murray Hill Ho-
:el.
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Connie Mack insists that the Ph;llies can.
not hit left-hand pitcher
AMONG THE BALL PLAYERS.
Games Played Yesterday by All the
Clubs Of the League.

Games Played Yesterday by All the
Clubs of the League.
All the National League Clubs played
yesterday. and all the leaders won except
Baltimore. The "Orioles" lost a close
game to Brooklyn. while Cleveland again
defeated Pittsburg. There is now only ten
points between the two leaders. and should
Baltimore lose again today and Cleveland
win. the former will have a lead of two
points.
Yesterdays game between Washington
and Philadelphia was very easy for the
latter. With Orth in the box, they de-
feated Washington by a score of Is to 6.
1t was Orth's eighth successive victory,
and he held the Senators down to ten hits
In only one inning-the sixth-was he hit
hard. and then two singles, two doubles
and a force hit earned three runs for the
visitors. Joyce and Setback, with two
singles each, were the only Senators" to
make more than one hit. Orth gave three
bases on balls. but he was just as steady
as In previous contests, and his regularity
seemed to make him the more effective
Madison again played second base for the
Phillies. and he accepted seven out of eight
chances
Gflroy pitched seven innings for the Wis
itors, and his delivery just suited the local
batsmen, who made twenty hits for
twenty-eight bases off him. besides two
bases on balls and a man hit. Wordsworth
pitched the last two innings, and he gave
three bases on balls hit a man and was
hit for seven singles. In all, the Phillies
made twenty-seven hits for thirty-fve
bases. Madison led the batting. with four
singles and a double out of six times at
bat. Sam Thompson made a home run, a
triple and two singles. and Delahanty made
four singles Tuck Turner held his end
up with triple and two singles and Mike
Grady and Ortiz each made three singles.
The outfelding of Thompson and Uela-
hanty were according to the Philadelphia
Press. features of the game Thompson
robbed Brown and Mcclure of two base
hits by pulling the ball down off the wall.
and Deli spoiled a triple for Setback by
catching 1t on the back run. A stop and
throw by Madison and the double plays by
Sullivan and Madison and Demont, Crooks
and Cartwright were other noteworthy fea-
lures.
The ecore tells the fa1a
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and Scotland will pset the best that Amer.
lea can produce.
The events in the ORDER of competition and
the entries are: 10
SSO-Yard Run.
London Athletic CLUB! r. Y. Athletic Club.
Wia W,i Endsr1y Lutyens Henry Henry Lyons;
Horace John Davenport. ie
Charles Herbert Lewip, ]
1OO-Ynrd Run.
Charles Alfred Bradley pernard J. wefers.
Alfred! Alfred REYNOLDS S:y, Downer John v: Crqm.
Eus Hsss ' a' @i.dlug, 'A0nas l. Lee
Fl. !. Steavcnson.
Running High Jump.
a sd h1oo % Johnston Ns n wint
Mile Run.
William Enderby Intyens Thomas p ccnnen.
Frrtiefax seymour Hdran George W. orion.
Horace John Davenport. g
Godfrey Shaw,
Charles Herbert Levin.
Putting sfxteen-Pound Shot.
Edward John Watson. George H. Gray.
" 5rviRe n:ckok,
James s. Mitchell
22O-Yard Run.
VILLA, William Eth fttzaer'ert. Bsfnayi J. Wefsn.
Alf1sa Esyaa1ds po~Der, charss " Stage.
12O-Yard Run.
E M s san G FIs:toa sos T. T. Gass
Walter Morley Fletcher.
Reginald Williams
Throwing Sixteen-Pound Hammer.
George Stewart Robinson. James s, Mitchell.
W. Orville Hickok.
4f0-fard Run.
W. Fitzherbert. Thomas J. Burke.
Gilbert Jordan, George NJ. Sands,
A. R. Downer, Irving Brokaw.
G. II. Lewis
Running Broad Jump.
William John Oakley. Elwood B. Bloss.
Wallingford Mendeson. Lewis p. Sheldon,
Reginald Williams. Robert T. Lyons.
Three-Mile Run.
Frederick Seymour Koran Thomas P. Conner,
William Enderby Lutyens George W. Orion,
z. j. wilkins, Charles ]. Fitzpatrick,
Horace John Davenport E. G. Carter
The officials.
The pricipal officials selected for the meet
are: Referee, w. B. Curtis, N. Y. A. C.
Judges, NJ. Sherman, London A. c.; Bar
tow s. Weeks N. Y A. c.; Wendell Baker
N. Y. A. c.; Charles Herbert, London A. c.
Starter, A. A. Jordan. N Y. A. c. Timers
N. Y. A. c.: ]. H. Abeel. jr., N. VA. c.
The Flying ScOtchman.
Downer who Is known at home as the
Flying Sectchman," will probably be de-
pended upon to win the go, as 1t is
thought that he has more endurance thar
Bradley. Downer was bern in Jamaica an6
row lives in Edinburgh. He is the young
est man on the team-twenty-two years
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Annual International Meeting Of
Athletes.
CONTESTS ON MANHATTAN FIELD
The Leading Amateurs Of England
and America.
WHAT THEIR RECORDS ARE

NEW YORK. September PLATTER months
of careful preparation and considerable
suspense the promoters Of the International
athletic contest between the representatives
of the New York Athletic Club and London
Athletic Club, were rewarded with beau
tiful day on which the supremacy Of the
British or American athletes is to be de-
c.ded. The extreme heat Of yesterday
caused a great deal Of anxiety to those
most interested-not on account Of its ener-
waiting effect on the contestants, but the
possibility of its being followed by a thunder
and rain storm. which might destroy the
track and infeld so carefully prepared at
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and while his style Of running Is not re-
garded as perfect, he is fine fellow for q
bruising finish. He has been sprintiny for
six years. and in 1892 won his first cham
p!onship, which was the 100 yards, in O:10
Is. He has repeated this victory every
year since, thus winning four times, feat
that is unequaled in the history Of sprint
running in Great Britain. His win this
year was in 0:1O.
G. Fitzherbert is a comparative novice.
but he defeated Bredin in the late English
championship. covering the distance in 10
3-5 seconds. 1t is only fair to Bredin to
say, however. that before running that
quarter he had just run a half mile in LIS
As. Jordan, of course. Is not SO good q
man as Fitzherbert.
Shaw is little man. who by birth is an
Australian. In 1898 and 1894 he won the
English championships in 0:16 each. This
year he captured the championships in OILS
As.
Tommy Burke.
Burke Is a Bostonian and has the dis
tinction of being the youngest champion
on the list not yet having attained his ma
jority. He is credited with running the
quarter in O:49 is. when in poor condi-
ton. Old timers regard him as the fastest
man this country has had since the days
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KNOCKED OUT,
In a Mill mt st. Paul Charlie Williams
Thumped Ed. Shepard.

DULUTH, MIMI, September 2I-Charlie
Williams of St. Paul and Ed Shepard fought
fifteen rounds here last night. Shepard
haG the best of the fight. which was a rat
ting one up to the end of the fourth round.
scoring the first knock down, but Williams
then rallied and did some good work.
Shepard was groggy in the fourteenth
round. and in the fifteenth was practically
out, when the police stopped the fight. The
referee awarded the fight to Williams.
At 2:45 this morning Shepard was still in
a dazed condition, and a physician was
summoned who reported that the man was
in very dangerous condition.
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CLOSING THE REFEREE.
No Trouble About Getting the Right
Sort of n Man.

Sort of n Man.
DALLAS, Tex, September 21-Dan Stuart,
president of the Florida Athletic Club
speaking of the failure to select a referee
for the Corbett-Fitzsimmons fight, at the
meeting held in New York. said: THE mat
ter of referee il not giving the club any
concern now, but when the proper time
comes il can bring IL about, I say plainly
right here that the referee shall be a west
ern or a southwestern man, and 1 do not
consider that the eastern element has any
right to dictate in this matter. What /
want is a man acceptable to all concerned
the people at large, as well as the princi-
pals in the contest. I have no objection to
deferring the selection Of q referee until
the Both of October"
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Standing of the Clubs.

Where They Play Today.
Washington at Philadelphia.
Baltimore at Brooklyn.
Pittsburg at Cleveland.
Chicago at ST. Louis
Louisville at Cincinnati.
New York at Boston.
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scholastic sprint, which was his first VIC
tory. In 1891 and 1892 he won a number
of prizes, and in 1893 he won three Scotch
championships and reduced the Scotch rec
he again won the 100, 22O and 44O-yards
Scotch championships, reducing the 300
yards Scotch record to % 4-5 seconds. and
the quarter mile to 81 As seconds. This
season he has won many brilliant races,
repeating his success in Scotland by win
ming three championships; reducing the
Scotch 150-yards record to OILS; equaling
the British record of O:10 for 100 yards. and
defeating E. C. Bredin in a 3OO-yards match
race at Glasgow.
Bradley, Fitzherbert and Shaw.
Bradley is an older man. having seen
twenty-eight years. He weighs ITO pounds.
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INTERNATIONAL CRICKET.
The Oxfe I'd and Cambridge Continue
the Contest.

The Oxft I'd md Cambridge Continue
the Contest.
CRICKET GROUNDS. GERMANTOWN,
Pa, September 21.-Play in the interna-
tional cricket match between the Gentlemen
of Philadelphia and the Oxford and Cam
bridge representatives was resumed at
lilo o'clock with the overnight not outs,
bruce and Hill, with 10 and 80 runs, re-
spectively. at bat, with Bailey and King
bowling. When stumps were drawn last
night the Americans piled up 234 runs, and
the Englishn en- had put together so runs
for the loss of two wickets. The weather
is beastly hot today and the wickets in
good condition.
Hill was caught by Noble off Bailey.
Score, S9-3-41. Wilson was the next batter.
bruce was bowled by King. Score, 11O4-30.
Phillips was the next up Phillips lasted
but a few minutes, being bowled by King.
Score, 1882 Milligan followed.
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Mitchell and Sweeney of the N. Y. A. c.
Manhattan Field. But today's fine weather
insured perfect conditions for the tests Of
strength and skill.
1t is thought by many that the hammer
throwing, shot putting and running high
jump are at the mercy of the American
athletes. There is a wide difference of
opinion as to the outcome Of the other
events, namely, the 100 and 220 yards
dashes, quarter-mile. half-mile and one and
three-mile runs. 120 yards hurdles and run
ring broad jump.
Closely Matched.
The men selected by both sides for each of
the events are so closely matched that it
would be a difficult matter to say which side
has the better chances Bradley, the En-
glish sprinter. has shown such speed in his
trials at Berkeley Oval that he has surprised
everybody. At the same time, Wefers and
Crum, the American sprinters. have been
doing everything expected for Murphy, the
Travers Island trainer. Crum's leg has been
bothering him recently, but Jack Frazer has
been looking after the Iowa boys interests.
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had suffered for twelve years with my nose and
throat. Most of the time my nostrils were en-
tirely closed up. and in eating l would be COM
PEELED to stop TO get my breath. 1 sneezed and
courh-d great DEAL my eyes were always watery,
and had dull pains over my eyes most of the
time.
was advised by physician TO go 10 DOCTOR
JORDAN who. he assured me, woulc give me
the relief sought. ! did 20. and il is from that
fact that am well today. 1 breathe freely
through my nose, sneezirs coughing, more
pain 10 wa;ery eyes, result that believe Is pro-
duccd under DR. JoRDANS treatment
CHARLES HOE, 31S Stt st. ne.
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onds string will be is as yet unknown.
The International athletic meet on Man.
haitian Field this afternoon between the
members of the London and New York
athletic clubs promises to be an occasion
uneQualed in the history Of amateur sport
The crack athletes of England. Ireland