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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-09-04

Mrs. Geo. e. Wentworth, rested at tho
Merchants Saturday On her return journey
from her husbapd's ranch on the west
branch of Douglass river, nifty m,iss away.
She was alone--drivinR pair of wild
bronchos. Womanly grit.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-09-04
Law and the .Lawless.
Minneapolis journal

In Saa Francisco, Durand' triee ana
found guilty Of the murdsr of young
woman in. church building. over two
years ago, still lives, the result of legal
quibbing to stave of e1oution and give
he murderer chance TO- escape ~ paafts
nnknnwn. Unfortunately this is no lsola-
ted case of the obstruction of Justice IN
this country. It is not uncommon: to nnd
murderers in the county jails OF this
country who have been there year or
two after conviction, through the shame
full license permitted to lswyers by the
bench. Even in old Spain they do better.
Tho anarchist who killed Canovas del Cas-
tillo was arrested, tried, convicted and
executed within ten days. In England .
murderer convicted goes speedily from
Jail to thsgallows. : " Is
Ii this country she citizens who ignore
the laws aud murder Law breakers BY
lynching, are iet alone, to plan Few tmnr- NJ
.ders by lynching and are 80 enoouragsd
to defy the laws: again and agains Thsre
i asgooa deal aid and vrittsn iossS Aov r!
[abost ths isorsas of h6htag. w,
th.s srims inors..sf 8 simply bsAuss 3. ns 1,'s
p,unishmsnt i.deelt ont tosshs MON wi q y
a,snns i toaabs alas mo themsssssAs Z and u
dssy 4 oourtA 81, ana shssiha: The lynsAsr 4 4
q criminal III q III lynshsd. N xssld Ybs
tsfestinx ~ - sonsbody ~ 20 prove
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-09-04
!; ;1E'vis - 80 fraina. !

rs Oh 5shs Arst 81 Jsns iss7, the Bssline,
taa Rssts plassa 5 ssrviess
laisasap polie snA sst. Pasf and Cbisos
two nsv trains, built y ths dost ot eqn-
,s,lssabls nors than $780, 600 each, and
rseoSnissd ~ !; every u one. In hss ssen
lthsm o III Ansss trains On sarth.
The trains are lighted ~ setsieity;
hsatsd ~ stsdm; hays vids veatibalss,
|oompar.mept and standard stesps psra, MI
earts diaisg ear:sa badet library M
shais . ats ryth,sg u brisi. Tint any
nshss ffSfa m, and soms .thtnss thss 20
Sttain No extra fares. s. y. sss3s
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-09-04

William Wen Of Bi.mstok, and Anton
Carlson, Of this place took = prosoecting
tour along the river sand bars, Monday
and Tuesday, for some uncovered and un.
claimed wealth, between this point and
the capital city.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-09-04

Judge, Bareels. Of Turtle Lake; was over
on . business mission to the county cap
ital, Wednesday. In answer to the ques.
tion, the Judge said that those friends
and relatives that came out from Ohio,
IT. s,mmsr, are y vonderfolly we'll pleased
With tho country around The Lake. I. 3, 4
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-09-04
d, The Waahburp Flourinu Mil Ia now IN
Y fsii sslass atinaing gsdsy and n.ghs. The.
floaf sesinsst IL boomin.
Osssr warA Of Bisuaock, passed ur
thrcsyh Waskburr, Wednesday, en- route
70 his soa's ranch on the Douglass river

Rsnchman Wentworth passed up from
Burleigh county, Thursday, with bunch
Of horses to renge on the plains Of the
vest Douglass. i
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-09-04

The hottest of sirocco winds pass cd
Acroas the plains Of Mclean County.
Wednesday and Thursday. Fortunately,
il Was too late in. the ;season to do any
damage,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-09-04
KNIGHTS or pYrH1As.

Washburn Lodge No! Sc meets every
second and fourth Saturday evenings at
their Castle Hall, Washburn. T.
o. B. WING, G C.
JosrPH MANN, K Of r s..
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-09-04
NOTICE.

All horses branded wit6 - (chair on
left jaw(. 4E (half diamond E on loft hip
snd L.S (cro~ foot) on any part of body
belong to us. A reward will be paid TO
them. j. A. BARNES,
Bismarck, ND
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-09-04

COTTONwOOD LUMBER.
Our mill is now running regularly.
Lumber can be obtained in all sizes.
Lengths from 8 to % feet. Prices to suit
the lines.
J. B. TAILOR.
Painted Woods,
KS ND
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-09-04

Rev. J, A. Diesen will preach at Sand
hills school house at 1880 q. M, snd at
Weller school house No. 2, at 8 O'Clock, p.
m the coming Sunday.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-09-04

Deputy Warden Huffman, of the Bis.
marek, Psnitentiaey, was up few days
this week looking after some landed pos
sessions near Hancock.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-09-04

Wheat holding its own. "
Frost holding OF xeii this fail.
A noticeable scarcity of wild frn,ts.
The washburn school vlll oommepos
Monday, Mrs. Ella welsh, teacher.
Barring an occasional gust Of wind, an
other nne haying. harvesting and :lresh
ing week has passed us BY.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-09-04

.AiBtimson, after six months ef life in
Minnssots, is again kicking up his heels
in Waahburn. AL says he has looked
about great deal lately, but no where
does people seem in such prosperous ways
% they DO in Mclean County.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-09-04

Attorney Stowell, Of Bismarck was in
Washburn. Monday. He was up ON case
before Judge Ranard's court.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-09-04

8. II. Rohrer, and family returned Bis.
marckward. Saturday, from . pleasant
w4sks outing among old friends and
neiphbors in Hancock and vicinity. The
Rohrsr Brothers are making sucoess Of
their merchantile venture In Bismarck.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-09-04

Judge Ranard departed Thursday for
a prospecting tour amoug the bats and
b.,okworms - the biz hend :. Of Mouss
river. Tho Judge deals in books and op.
teal goods.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-09-04
Oasonday, September 18th, religious
service end childrens day will be held at
the home of Thomas Langbaile's, Coal
Harbor.

E.S. Neal, Of Douglass river. and Jos
Dietrich, Of Bismarck, were LxADx8 call
ers Monday. They were up bound 70,
the Benton ranch
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-09-04
NOTICE TO FARMERS

NOTICE TO FARMERS ..
= p. We. have the largest and best -s,e~m
thrash,ng rig In tho county and will be
pleased to do your th,eshing. We will
thresh for 2 and 3 cents per bushel.
S HANS HuLTBERo,
FRED PrIsrEB,
]. p. PETERSON.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-09-04
! LOUIS LARSON,
Boots & Shoes,
And all Kinds : il ]! IS Of, Foot
! vearl. | ! i
N ain ST { Bismarck


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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-09-04
Local Items.

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wheat holding tts own.
Ff6st holding OF xeii this fail.
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Monday, Mrs. frl6 Felsh, tea,her.
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"
BurleiRh county, Thursday, with a bunct
Of horses to rengs on the plains Of tn,
vest Douglass. .
Deputy Warden Huffman, OF tho Bis
this week looking after some landed pos
sessions near Hancock.
Rev. j. A. D'esen will preach at sand
nl''s soooo' mouse AZ 1o:So a. m'' end a.
m the coming Sunday.
O. sunday, September 18th, religion.
service end ohildrens day will be held al
the home of Thomas Langbaiie's, Coal
Harbor.
p. ~, =. n..,.,... ,;-.. .,a II.
n.,..;.h ~ p;...,.. 90. 1,.n,, al,
49,. M..a., rh.v "a. m ho,,a fo;
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rh. hott..t of .;,occo v;nd. nass ed
peSD~A
>..o.. .h> .,.,.. ce M.r..n Nnw~Av
Wednesday and Thursday. Fortunately,
it was too late in. the ;season to do any
damage,
Judge Ranard departed Thursday for
prospecting tour amoug the bats and
A..- n a.. ~, sh.~a ~ Mona.
s,vsr. Tho Judge deals in books and op.
teal goods.
:.
Al st!""on' after az month" at "'e IN
Minnesota 10 again Kicking up MS nes's
in Washburn. Al says he has 'ooked
about great deal lately but no where
- sney 20 ~ Aone.n ooo''''
pa... -, ,.m,,v ,..r,n.d Ma.
....ss =. -. 49,. s....a.. t,om . n,....nt
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w,ai.m W.a Of Bi.m.iok, and Anton
Carlson, Of this place took 4 pros oecting
tour along the river sand bars, Monday
and Tuesday, for some uncovered and un.
claimed wealth, between this point and
the capital city.
-ss--
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-09-16

In his Labor day address at
Philadelphia, Pa, ox-Gov. Altgcld
of Illinois made the following plea
for postal savings banks:
ain Great Britain and in many
of the continental countries tic gov
ernments maintain postal savings
banks in which the poor can deposit
their little savings from time to
time and get a low rate of interest
on them. In England this postal
savings department, run in connec-
ton with the postot1ice, performs a
variety of service that is of the
greatest benefit to the people. 1t
provides system for receiving
the small deposits even of children.
cheap and safe system Of sending
small sums Of money from one
point to another, and it issues life
insurance policies for small
amounts. In this way poor peo-
pie are encouraged to form habits
of economy and thrift and also to
make provision for sickness, acci-
dent, and for old age, and can do
this all at y very nominal expense,
and are never in danger Of losing
life's work by bank failure, or of
having the insurance company
break after paying it premiums
for years.
ain our country the poor people
are left at the mercy of private in
dividuals and private companies.
The history of both, in banking as
we'll as in insurance, has been tant-
ed with failures, bankruptcy and
even frauds, and, owing to the high
charges, our poor people are de.
prived Of the benefit Of life insur-
ance. The total amount which any
individual can deposit in savings
bank is not large, and consequently
it does not interfere with the gen.
eral business Of the country, and,
instead of paying interest on bonds
held by the rich of foreign coun.
tries, the government pays interest
to its own people"
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-09-16
Our correspondents.
SCHEPERVILLE.

Weather hot and dry. The hot
breczes are turning the corn blades
brown and the breaking of stubble
has almost become an impossibllity.
DR.. T. H, Baily has sold his farm
to Henry Hayden and moved to
one he owns near the swamps.
Prof. J. H. Chostner is teacher
of our school and will, l think,
give general satisfaction.
Sidney Johnson has moved TO
BrownwOod. He has job at the
stave factory.
Thomas Tippett has rented the
John Eledge farm on Cane creek.
Joe Waldrup says he is going to
Arkansas this fall and intends to
make that state his home.
John Johnson will move to Cous-
inville this fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jefferson .Bess visi-
ted st. Louis last week.
A number of Scheperville people
will attend the st. Louis fair this
fall.
John Bess speaks of selling his
farm and locating at Lutesville.
Charley EIedge is having lot
of improvement made on his store
house.
Hayes Null was in our town the
other day.
Prof. Vandersplinkenheimer lee
tured in the village Saturday eve
ming. Subject: "Reckless People"
| see that Old Baldy is still at
it. Now, if | am not very much
mistaken that old rooster has brok-
en- up and demoralized more
schools than any four teachers in
this county. After he has run one
a term it takes about three months
to convince the pupils that the
schoolroom is generally supposed
to be place of study. 1t is ques-
ton often asked: "How does Old
Baldy, with his methods, manage
to stand in with,the dircctors?" |
have never heard the question an
swered. But | am in no humor for
a quarrel, especially with your
sort. Then, again, I am pretty GER
tain the public hasn't enough inter-
est in you to care for any airing
that may be given you. Washing
dirty linen isn't in my line. $50
long, Baldy." Hunt q reputation
and then a gentleman can probably
afford to have dealings with you.
RIXIE.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-09-16
ZALMA.

Herman Hess made flying trip
to Cape Girardeau last week.
Some Of the children have sore
eyes and can't attend school.
W. Ii. Killian Of Lutesville was
in this neighborhood buying cattle
last week.
j. B. Mckee has bought J. F.
Cameron's part in the sawmill and
has moved it from Greenbrier to
the mouth of tho Cato slough at
the Horseshoe bend.
Ruben Mccormick of Glen AL
len was here buying cattle on tho
9th.
Dentist L. P. Ruff stayed with us
four days last week.
J. B. Randolph and family went
to Butler county last week to visit
relatives.
Mrs. J. T. Wells of Kcnnett was
visiting in this vicinity last week.
Mrs. DR.. J. G. Cubbage is visi-
ting in Illinois for a week or two.
J. V. Slinkard and DR.. Lagos
had the property Of S. T. and Will
Jams Pittman attached last Satur-
day and the trial is set for the 22d,
before Squire Gaines.
Quite a number of our citizens
are attending circuit court this
week.
Ed Hastings of Senath is visiting
friends here this week.
ALLEN AROoN.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-09-16


"THn whining schoolhoy, with
his satchel and shining morning
face, creeping like snail unwilling
ly to school, of Shakspeare's time
does not exist to-day in America.
Schools open about this time in all
parts of the country, and it is not
exaggeration to say that the major
ity of the school children are look
ing forward to it with eager an
ticipation. In ShaksIeare's time
the only schools that existed were
the great middle and upper class
schools,and the little village "dame"
schools, or schools kept by "hedge
priests or other only partially edu-
Gated fellows, whose chief stock in.
trade was the birch rod. Educa-
tion was looked upon as something
TOO good for the masses, and to the
classes it was q thing to be feared
and gotten through with as quickly
rs possible, like a dose Of bad-tast-
ing medicine. If Shakespeare could
see o modern American school,
with It's hosts Of tidy, spirited boys
and neatly dressed, pleasant faced
girls, and particularly the kinder
garten, with It's uncoAsing round of
cheery play-work, ho would find II
diiilcultto believe his senses.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-09-16
Still very dry and dusty.

Still very dry and dusty.
Big crowds going to court this
week.
Miss Minta Johnson will start
for Texas soon.
Water hauling is the order of the
day.
Our school isprogressing is nicely
under the management of Prof.
Noah Chostner.
J. M. Teeters spent Saturday
with his mother at home.
Mrs. Ed. Turner and Miss Rosa
Fischer visited Prof. Schoeble's
family a few days last week.
Rev. Conrad of Smithvilc was
elected pastor Of the church at
this place.
Rev. j. II. Yount and son Will
lam went to Frcdcricktown last
Wednesday to visit Reuben Kelly,
but when they arrived the old gen
tleman was dead.
The protracted meeting at this
place closed Wednesday night after
ten days work. Misses Clara Barks,
Lucy Johnson, Lenore SchoebIe,
Dora Barls, Erma Petty and Matte
Teeters were the conversions.
Every one that was present seemed
to think that. it was "good to be
there"
Misses Gertic and Ida McPher-
son visited our Sunday school last
Sunday.
W. j. Burcham has commenced his
school In the Gross roads district.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rogers will
leave for their home in New Mad
rid county, Wednesday. Their
niece, Miss Ola, will accompany
them.
Rev. II. W. Marshall preached
two very interesting sermons at
the meeting, and we will be pleas
ed to have HIM come again.
TooD AND TODD
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-09-16
Waiting for His Revenge.

"Do l remember my first day in
the city school?' repeated the man
who was brought up in the country.
swell, | guess | do. Ha! Ha! 1t
makes me laugh to think of myself.
81 had never been in Ann Arbor
more than four times in my life be-
fore went to the high sch ool. You
see | had been a farmers boy for
sixteen years out in Lima, and while
| knew little about studying, |
didn't know much about the city
ways.
"The first day we were assigned
a lesson in geometry that was dead
easy for me. went home, however,
and studied like hermit for three
hours. When | got through | could
repeat any proposition in the lesson,
backward or forward, or begin in
the middle and 90 either, way. |
calculated not to funk the first day
and get the laugh from the city bred
youngsters that spent most of their
time tittenng over their books.
The professor-perhaps should
say professorina-,gave me an easy
one. So thought, anyway, and |
went to the board and put down the
figures like a machine. | was call.
ed upon for the demonstration and
went through it like cham light
ming, only stopping half second,
because my mouth got too dry for
utterance. As l sat down, there
was litter, and even the teacher
was smiling. That woman will
have my repl caches on the jndg-
ment day for what she SAID. l have
never forgotten it.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-09-16

"'Young man. said she, sardoni
call y perhaps | should have called
your attention to rule the faculty
has laid down. But as | didn't do
it before, | shall do itnow. There
is rule to the effect that pupils de-
monstrating geometrical PROPOSE,
tions may breathe at least once dur
ing the course of their demonstra-
tion.'
"Of course, everyone but me
laughed. 1t wasn't a bit funny to
me. | felt as if I'd like to 90 back
to the log school house. Ever
since that day Pye been looking for
a chance TO get even with that teach.
er. 1t hasn't come; but it will! some
day. Revenge is slow, but it will
Gomez
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-09-16

Harry McManus to Miss Julia Hor-
ell, Rev. Father BEETLES officiating.
Miss Lucy Johnson returned to
her home at Union ridge last Sat
u7day.
Mrs. L. a. Anger is on the sick
list.
W. A. Phelps of Lutesville was
here on business Thursday.
Miss Cenia Holloway, who came
down from st. Louis to visit friends
and relatives, returned Monday.
Mrs. r. G. Phelps has been quite
sick the past week.
Our school commenced last Mon
day. Prof. John Luke and Miss
Hanna Tcnholder are the teachers
Four ofthe family Of John Hinck.
ebine are confined to their bed
with typhoid fever at this writing.
Miss Zoe Phelps, who was visit
ing friends and relatives at this
place, returned to her home at
Lutesville.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. William
Steinnerd, girl.
Among those who attended the
wedding at Drum last Wednesday
was ]. M. Finney and family.
Mrs. l.. Allen and Mrs. F. Buck
ner of Latin visited the family of
Il. Anger last Wednesday.
JACK AND JILL.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-09-16
SEDGEWICKVILLE.

II. B. Drum returned from st.
Louis Wednesday and went to
Jackson on Thursday where he
sold to the farmers of this vicinity
three cars Of bone meal. Almost
every farmer is deriving the bene-
fits of this fertilizer.
John Fulbrlght has entered Mar
vim college at Fredericktown.
Frank Masters visited his par
ents a few days last week and is
now helping Robert Pair farm.
Mrs. Henry Bollinger's brother,
Mr.. Harris, has been visiting hel.
The picnic at Daisy last Satur-
day attracted quite number of
GUS young people.
Most Of the corn may be seen
standing in punches. AS it didn't
make much progress toward de-
veloping good ears, the people will
feed the nubbins, fodder, stalk and
all this winter.
Ex-Collector Moses Limbaugh
and son Adolph went to Jackson
last Saturday.
During the prolonged drouth
many of the cisterns have become
dry, and the creek water is getting
so filthy that good water is very
scarce.
Emerson Seabaugh remains very
i'll.
Born-Ou the 9th inst, to Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Pair, boy.
You may talk about your large,
prettily situated towns, Sedgewick-
Vile is neither, hut when il comes
to business, this place certainly
falls in line
Rev. Matthews preached at
Smithvillo Saturday night an Sun
day morning, Trinity Sunday after
noon.
Misses Mollie and Della Smith
attended the picnic ut Daisy last
Saturday. KERRY Cow, in.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-09-16

sudden drop partly because Of its
decentralization in Japan, partly
because the gold nations which use
it for subsidiary coinage have sus-
pended its purchase temporarily
which they will have to resume
but mainly because of the famine,
plague and insurrection in India
which have paralyzed that great
wholesale customer which has
always been strong support of
the silver market. If it will afford
its opponents any satisfaction we
will suggest to them the following
self evident propositions:
l. If nobody buys silver, and no
government coins it, it will not be
worth anything at all.
2. If silver should be restored
to its full former rights at the mint,
it would again be worth its weight
in coin at the rate of 37lt grains of
pure silver to the dollar (the re-
naming All grains being alloy),
and that would be 1929 an ounce.
3. If gold were totally demone-
tized, the four thousand millions Of
gold coin now in existence would
make such a glut in the bullion
market that gold would probably
not sell for as much as dollar Il
pound.
4. If there should be a failure
next year Of the wheat crop in all
countries, including our own, wheat
might go as high as five dollars a
bushel-or even ten dollars-if only
enough could be raised to feed the
"sound money" men of wealth and
their wives and children.
s. If there should be an unusu-
ally large crop Of wheat in all the
wheat growing countries neXtyear,
it would be so abundant that it
might go down to twenty-five cents
bushel. And then, if "the lead.
ing nations" of the world would
prohibit the grinding Of wheat in
to flour, it would probably 60 down
to ten cents a bushel. After that
the production would cease.
Our readers will readily see that
silver might go back to $l29 an
ounce, and wheat might go down
to ten cents u bushel; and yet all
this does not in any manner con
trovert the esta bished fact that
there has been decline during the
last twenty years of 40 per cent in
the general range Of prices of forty
five leading commodities, including
wheat and silver, and that it has
been caused by the demonetization
of silver.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-09-16


IT looks like Baltimore will again
win the National league baseball
pennant. Never since the memora-
bic contest between Philadelphia
and Detroit for the championship
of the National league has such a
close and interesting struggle been
witnessed for the flag as that now
being waged by Baltimore and
Boston. The two teams have for
almost seven weeks been within
striking distance of each other, the
advantage increasing or decreasing
almost daily, neither yielding to
the other and both improving their
position. Now, when the season
is over, save for scarce another
months play, the two are separated
by very narrow margin, either
liable to win out and both playing
remarkable ball. However, at pres,
ent the chances seem to favor Balti-
more.