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sohaefer has had occasion of late 10 use his celebrated force follow shot great deal. This is great deal on the order of his ricochet shot. Fig. shows how it is made.
 Perhaps the best example of follow shot made ih three cushion contests Is exhibited in Fig. and drawn by Schaefer after making it in game with George Sutton. The lower cush- ion is hit twice by the cue ball. Even Carter acknowledges that the wizard" has mastered the power of sending an ivory sphere after another exactly as he has figured out the in tended route. Schaefer keeps in prac- tice for 18-inch balk line, in daily ex- pectancy of getting the much-talked of match with Frank Ives. When playing 10 keep his hand in-the expression might be more correctly put if the words were to keep his wrist in-Ex- pert Jacob makes every effort to place the balls in the most difficult positions. Fig. 6 shows what the student of 18- inch balk line must master when rne worries are in an almost impossible po- sition for the requirements of this mas terful game. So determined has the little wizard" beeL in his search for difficult shots that his friends vehement ly declare that the worries could not roll into position from which Schaefer could not drive them for the required score. The phenomenal 'masse force' to drive the balls out of balk and thus count the point was made several days ago. It is a repetition of shot used by the billiardist in match contest at Central Music hall with his old rival, Frank Ives.
 Various reports are circulated about the health of Frank Ives. Peculiarly these come immediately after the ''Young Napoleon" has issued def 10 Sehaefer. that causes the entire bil. Hard world to ask whether Ives has de. parted his senses or whether he is sime ply "bluffng." In the opinion of many
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Mean Trick on the Widow.

The Delhi police have arrested Ma hommedan for a trick on a widow. He spoke to the woman in confidence, tell ing her that he was in possession of some hairs from the prophets beard and head, together with a sandal from the same source. Moreover, he had of fered it to the nawab of Bahawulpore for 10000 rupees, but the nawab would only give him half that sum. He was, however, willing to part with it for 2,000 to her. The woman was credulous enough to believe the story, and gave the man 2,0oo rupees.
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gS~-@ -Sa@ ~ =SS ISTHMIAN CANAL BUILDING ] eD Past and Present Attempts 0 Cut Waterway Ib
 Through Panama Nicaragua

9N1 s THE "California Fortyniner''
 Al iourneyed around Cape Horn or 4 A across the wide western deserts in his quest for gold he dreamed of the day when ships would sail through a great canal across the isthmus. The rush for the California gold fields caused any amount of talk and agita- ton for an interoceanic canal, but it resulted in nothing more elaborate than a railway across the isthmus, which was not finished until 1855. But even this railway, begun at the first cry of gold in the west in 1848, was but another demonstration to the world of American enterprise.
 The entire civilized world is familiar with the history of the Panama project, the fall of the De Lesseps and the burst ing of one of the greatest financial bub
 bles the world has ever known. But the first project for an interoceanle canal was not that of De Lesseps. Be fore the completion of the Panama ra1f
 way American and French spectators had conceived and attempted to carry out project for ship canal across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec through the Nicaraguan republic. Through 1848 and 1849 the project was receiving much attention in both hemispheres. The men backing the undertaking were using every possible means to further it's interests. Surveyors were kept at work and supplied an endless number of figures for the world to wonder and talk about. Prince Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, then an exile in London, was a party to the agitation in favor of the canal, and from the information sup piled by the company's surveyors he wrote an interesting pamphlet on the subject, which was read by the capital ists of both the new and the old world.
 Then came national interference. First, in 1849. President Taylor invited the cooperation of the maritime powers of Europe in solving the canal problem. The only result of this invitation was to induce Lord Palmerston. the premier of England, to take 1t up, and from this resulted the Clayton-BulWer treaty, which was ratified by the United States senate in May, 1850. President Taylcr lived only a few weeks after the ratiti- cation of this treaty, which was at the time hailed with acclaim by the people of America, but which is to-day one of
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a clear champion are numerous. 1 might enter into match with Frank Ives and be beaten, yet it would not be proved that Ives was the best billiard player for might have another match with the Napoleon and he might be de- feated So, also, Slosson might win or lose, and the interminable question would arise: How is this to be settled ,
 ''If, then, the men who are at the top of the ladder by reason of their nu= merous matches will scarcely admit the superiority that should be most clearly outlined. what will you expect of the public? Lovers of the game ask why others do not challenge one of the thule to decisive match for the cham pionship. Then the problem arises: Who among the shortstops is able to give Sehaefer, Ives or Slosson a cham 4pionship tussle? It i'll becomes me to say that there is no shortstop who can beat me, but will refer the interviewer to the critics. The public will take but a passive interest in billiard contests for championships until the conditions are changed. My recommendation is that the rules be so changed that 18- inch balk line contests be relegated to the paSt-yes, even 14-inch balk line, too, if necessary-and then the pastime, or sport, as you choose to call the game, will become popular. There will be af- forded an opportunity for those bit
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There are several strong opponents to government aid in building the Mica raguan canal both in and out of con gress. Some of these assert that the present efforts of the maritime com pany to induce the United States gov ernment to take hold of the project is but a means of protecting themselves from financial loss. They claim that the shipping interests which could use such waterway are not large enough to warrant it's construction as a com mercial undertaking, and that the cost of construction and maintenance con demns it in a military sense.
 As effeeting our trade with the Phil ippines and the far east they point to the fact that the route from New York to Manila by way of the Suez canal is 181 miles shorter than it would be by way of the Nicaraguan canal, and the distance from London to Manila Lore than 5000 miles less by way of the Suez canal than by the Niearaguan. They as sert that the western ports will be in. jured rather than helped, as such q canal would carry eastern products di. rect to our oriental possessions instead of sending them by rail to the Pacific coast and reshipping.
 On the other hand it's adherants claim that such a canal would secure an enormous traffic from coal shipped from the east to Pacific coast ports. from the products of the eastern states intended for China, Japan, the Philip pine and Hawaiian islands, and from lumber shipped from the Pacific coast to the eastern ports. They also claim that great part of England's com. meree with her Australian colonies would pass through such a canal They assert that it would be unnecessary te maintain so large a navy with the canal as it would without it, as the same yes sells could more easily be utilized on either coast when necessity demanded Fn support of this statement they point to the long trip of the Oregon 10 and from the Pacific station In fact they assert that such a canal is military necessity in couformanee with the pres ent government policy.
 The estimates of tonnage for such a canal range all the way from 9,00oo0Q tons down to 300.0oo tons annually The first is the estimate made by De Les seps when engaged in fnanceering the
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Rt"SFo oGfdef CT.
 shy of the higher class to play for i'm provement. New aspirants for honors will arise and the country will ring with sectional contests that should ue- velop real tirst-class players. Of course during the regeneration, so 10 speak, Ives, SIosson and myself will be tempo rarily eclipsed. But if we are said to be in classes by ourselves and matches are as difficult to arrange as for boodlers to stay out of politics. what will it avail LIS to remain in the exelu- sive and improbable sphere? No game can survive in its intensity, so to speak if it is confined to a few. Encourage ment must be given rather to the many than to the few. It is true that had [ conserved the fortune that l gained from billiards l could now retire and content myself with an occasional game for mere pleasure. The conditions are now ripe for an entirely new arrange ment before billiards will take on the aspect of old. The chief players have it within their own power to do a bene- fcial thing. Will they do it? Slosson may see it my way and remain in his establishment. Ives appears to be Tn search of health, and am not as strong and healthy as I used to be. Let the public express a desire for more eight inch balk line and three-cushion car oms, and We will naturally have to stand by and see the game come up again"
 Play in Greens academy between Eu- gene Carter and Jake Schaefer. alter hating games from three cushion to balk line, has served to create a new in. terest in these men Rivalry to set
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Panama project and the latter that of Joseph Nimmo, formerly chief of the division of statistics of the treasury de partment. The Maritime company claim not less than 5,0o0,000 tons. Con gress, however, has never thoroughly investigated the tonnage problem, and the government is evidently not eensid- ering the canal project wholly from a commercial standpoint
 DANIEL CLENERTON.
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who could win the most short games at the popular style, three cushions. lead to a match for 100 points between these experts. That this was just what the billiardloving people was hungry for was evidenced by the overwhelm- ing attendance. 4 great hall might have been filled had the promoters ex- pected such a revival of interest. Car ter defeated his rival and very mag unanimously agreed to a return match.
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2TIfISTIC billiardists declare that there is a bright future for
 the gentlemen's game despite


 W the gentlemen's game despite the croakings of the pessimists. Cham pionship tournaments of late years have failed to draw paying houses. The greatest skill that could be exhibited in matches has been shown, but the promoters of these journeys have ln- variably gone into their pockets 10 foot the bills. Roomkeepers have steadfast- Ily sustained their firm beliefs that gen eral interest in the pastime has not de generated, and the players of the short stop division have been looking for something to come their way"
 But phlegmatic and philosophical! ''Wizard" Jacob Schaefer, by many con- sidered to be the greatest knight of the cue in the world, says that matters wIl. not be righted without effort. Schaefer has contented himself with uttering lit- tie or no criticism against either the players or the situation, but pressed for an opinion, the marvellous little player consented to talk.
 Ut is reported that one firm of bil- Hard supply manufacturers has ex- pended nearly $150,ooo in trying to pop ularize billiards" said the wizard" "What is the result? The public rec ognizes three first-class billiardists, or, to be more correct, three cue artists of the first rank. The remainder of the professionals l am speak ing of now-are classed in the short stop division. The difficulties that arise when efforts are made to select
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Fig. 3.-One of Eugene Garter.s Ryrc
 technical three cushion shots.

Fig. 3.-One Of Eugene Garter's pyro-
 technical Hlree cushion shots.
 Carter laughingly declared to scAaefer that as he was the best player in the world at three cushions. he would make the rules. Considerable banter of this kind passes between Carter and schae- fer every time they play. Once when Carter was in particularly jocular mood he made fun of the Wizard 's' shots and the latter very considerably defeated the pompadour billiardiSt two games in succession. The battle of the experts was hugely enjoyed by the spectators. As the sport became more interesting each expert essayed to do great things. Shots that appeared 10 be impossible were made by each. No bet ter billiards was ever played than these men exhibited in their match. Espe- cialIy brilliant were Carter's shots and some of them are preserved in the archives of the enthusiasts as exhibits not likely to be duplicated in future contests. Both Carter and Sehaefer laugh at this, however, and say that the balls will continue to roll so that pre- viously untried shots will have to be made. Carter's double English stroke evoked applause. Using a strong twist he sent the cue ball 10 the object ball and the first cushion. It bounded back following the natural angle Fo the sec ond cushion where the effect ef the twist given by the cue became appar- ent. The ball described a slight curve going to the third cushion, striking it
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When True Love anits.

If the engagement lasts long enough, tbs girl grows careless and makes her appear. anee before her steady in her kitchen clothes, and with her hair uncombed Then Love, in the mans heart, folds it's tired hands on it's breast and breathes it's last.- Atchison Globe.
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Hoods PIie cure all liver ills. 25 ce0t,
Wanted a CxcIorama

Mrs. Fatpurse-You paint pictures to o,. der, don't you? VI
 Great Artist-Yes, madam
 ''Well, l want a landscape with lots os deer and bucks, and quail, and partridpas and pheasants, and cattle, and sheep. sna pigs, and so on, you know; and put lake know; and be sure to have plenty of fsS swimming around, because it's for the din. ing room. .,-Rnston Glnhe.
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Pursued by Fate.-''McGufin thinks he has more bad luck than any man living.S Any special instance?'' :" Yes; if he hap pens to have a counterfeit half dollar it is always the one his wife picks out to leave in bis pocket. .''-Detroit Free Press.
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F5q. o.-Eighteen tnch baA line game. Phenomenal nasSe 10 force the balls out of baik.

the big matches. How like the os- trich the big makers of billiard supplies are," remarked Gallagher. as he was preparing o go to New Orleans to play during the winter. Twill they ever see that by stimulating interest in the big players they will increase the general interest in the gentlemen's game and thereby increase the sales of their wares? l do not believe that one big house lost money in promoting billiard matches. 1 think that when a firm starts out with little or nothing and the individuals can boast of being mil Honaires in few years, that they are indisputable proofs of the financial sue cess of the venture. Schaefer's ideas about letting the big fellows step aside until new school of players grows up is chimerieal. The gulf between the frst-class players and the shortstops can only be bridged by competition and plenty of it. even if the contests have to to be handicaps. Inactivity will rust the billiardists even as idleness causes the blow 10 become rusty"
 There are many holding the same views that "Gray Tom" expresses. ''Who will be the champion after Schaefer, Ives and Slosson lay down their cues?" is question which no one can answer at present. The situation is complex enough to warrant all sorts of replies. E. G. WESTLAKE.
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A Sure Sign.

Mrs. Higgle-she must spend lot of money.
 Mrs. Haggle-I'm sure if it! She never goes shopping, understand N. Y. Journal.
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For whnt ouhn Is Noted.

"Cuba," said an urchin at the foot of the class "is that place what used to be sur. rounded by water, and now IS surrounded by warships. It is noted for it's tobacco and war bulletins ,'-Adams lMass.l Freeman.
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We think Piao's Cure for Consumption s Pinckard, Springfield, IL, Oct. l, 1884,
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Right There.

The Caller-Can see the lady of the house?
 The Cook-Hoyn't yez eyes2-N. Y. Journal.
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Even a bear story may not be the naked truth.-L. A. ". Bulletin.
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There is, after all, no man so ornerY as the one who marries his landIady to avoid pay.
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q thought sh. was dream before mar. ried her" he said. And now" quered his friend. f'Well, l am convinced that dreams go by eontraries. ,,-Brooklyn Life
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Pleasant, Wholesome. Speedy, for coughs is HaIe's Honey of IIorehouud and Tar Pike's Toothaehe Drops Cure in one minute,
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q always want introductions to long. haired men 7 tWhyy9 "I like 10 discover what subjects they are foolish on"-ChI cago Daily Record.
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Dropsy treated free by Dr. + + Greens Sons, of Atlanta, Ga. The greatest dropsy specialists in the world. Read their adyer. tisement in another column of this paper.
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To Cure n Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 25e.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-11-04

Rises to Explain.

la Crosse Wtt Soy s-Thc "a
Crosse Momlus Cnrou,lo wui pr ut Co.
morrow moning tho fcllowu rpeoiai
lrnm Milwaukee.
The ropubIclnlam ol United States
Senator John G. spoonor. wiseonsin's
senior representative iu tho upper housc
of congroaa has boon quos toned in ccr-
IAN uuartor whore nro those who have
cone 90 Gar af t1 Hiy that nn win NOT
only uppou President Mckinley and hi1
colonial policy. but that spoonor haF
i1.noI tho ranks of nnu-lmperiaIIsiH and
openly cH,ouali thDir cause aut VIII heht
thelr barlos .u opposition to Mcil nicy
ou uto oor of tne senate. Your corrcs-
n1ndcnt happens to know that here =
not the slightest foundation m fact ior
uch reports Eonator Spooner efau't
rlrht IN tine WITH President McKinlo5 n
~ MS pohc.cs aMs intentions f'rr.
and domestic. Said republican pohu-
can tonsht. one VINO is prom mont ma
uonnlly as s,sl cas- ln politics Throughout
tlio er,tc.
~ iuat happen to know spooncr o. an
right md has b,en ali tho time. There
newer Wa ans question about o. in ms
mind. but ] have had a talk with the SEN
stor and n0W & am more thoroughly con-
ynced than ever thlt there Is no need of
worrying about spooncr or tho attitude
t,. will takr t0eard the administration.
/ s,-ooner has rot -iid much on the snb-
Icrt lately
Said spooueg Co me. There has 1eon
talk % my opposition to the administrt-
ton especially "a regards tho Philipp a.
/ polly tt o. an bosh shall stand by
/ Mckinley ani the national s4iministra-
/ t.on through thick ana thin. q shall con-
scni bo nothing less than Vigorous pros
ecutlon % the war 80 nst the insurgents
uutl orier is RESTORED tho insurrectlor
I Quollod and the has is honored and re-.
/ spcctcd az it is az home Then lea oon-
gross decide What must eventually be
done with tilo islands That b.. after con.
sldorathon Pat down the rebellion an,
ESTABLISH the authority ~ the Untel
states supreme That q the first oonsid'
eration There has been too much tail
about what We are o. 30 with ne Philip
plnes FSrst crush tho last spark % re
4 belli0n That Is who're ! stand on the no
Il louai p0i.cy og the communications
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-11-04

A Judge Of the old school, loving
part wine and batting trouble. 10 said
- have once summed up a very com
piicated case sn the following terms.
s'Yeu hAvs all heard the evidence. you
hare also heard what the learned
anuusel have said. II you believe
va Al the counsel for the plainun has
f0id you your verdict will be for the
q ainun. but II, on the other hand.
pos helioAe what defendants counsel
has told you, then you will give a yer
eici Tor the defendant But II you are
Aikc me aud don't believe what either
u them has said, then I'll be- hanged
- J know what you Will do."-Ver-
Ifet
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-11-04

lodged in any time of alarm. but are
Inclined o. take more when Nocks and
money looks Tor safe investment
a ihue de,iine ~ SO in wheat and
ihc in corn does MT hinder cxporta.
though it s some evidence fhat th'
growers fhmk the! ,c ample sup
plies Atlantic exports ~ wheat fos Eve
weeks nave been -four included o.
ea6 500 bushels against 2ii3sli bush
.gs against 33lffif bushels last year
W,vtcrn receipts % wheat have CON
uuued heavy. bW have not rvalled
las ypors rxtrtpriinry outpOuring.
amounting to only t5a5s0si bushels
n five weeks aEalnF f4 $40 iai bush
-Is last year but western corn rcccipts
are a little ahead pf lsst years and che
.xporta hav. been tseis ON bushels,
1gairst it11si- i-s bushels lasf year
The enormous ailcs W wool ut Bos-
con ei l61 500 pounds reported making
- 6s r0q pounds te the thre" chief
nnrketa fpr the week. arc extremely
important
Dealers Are refusing to pay the very
high prices asked by manufacturers of
bpota and shoes Yea the october ship
monfa were if37t2 GASES against fif
go last yszlr, an incrcase OF nearly i2
per cent and $50 q83 in the same week
of 1895. an incr,ase 81 nearly 20 per
cent. Considerable irrcguiarity appears
in the relation between demand and
supply with rather mOre general hest
fancy ia buying on The part 90 dealers
IN woolcn goods Hides and leather re
main strong packers having somewhat
advanced prccs ar Chicago. their sup
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-11-04

Sea York. Nov 3-The plan of che hfaz
et investigatins committee to adjourn
this afternoon until election was tp1ei b.
the Appearance of Richard Croker sho
riadc a demand to she mm.ttoe that r-
D. perIntuo.. ca giva flrfhcr testimony
Committeeman HOFFMAN insisted that Mr..
Croker b. perrntiet % take the stand
Duf Counsel Mos Insisted that mo- such
prWlege o. allowed him and Chairman
Maz-t decided 90 have an extra aession
tomorrow ao shat the Tummury chieriln
could faiCc thc siand
ORA the lmht 0f hrr Crokars r,rent ut-
tersnces dcnouucins hr MtEet end hls
.hal'anec 90 Maslt fo go on che stand be-
Cra ,1o Mgei inp- Is an, commiuco
nd swear o. phaf l. aIInred 60 have
said about 81 Crok-r. t-fIe io sell An.
sicrdan stock to fre Consolidated gaa
company ir exchanF. f3r Democratic sup
port Tor the Aston. e,I pl come inter
oFInE dovciopursrf are booked for today
The teauuloay reIaf.i to the relax al
mInistrtlon 0f tHr DISTRICT attorneys OF
hcc by Aea nri Gsni'rsr renoyai from
ofnos O. sought by tar .ii. Club that o.
saniration has nied charges against him
saith Gov Roosevelt