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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-02-16
''How could 1 tell you that, Master

slow could 1 tell you that, Master
Jack?"
"Are you bigger than my father? Do
you know my father? My fathers a
big man, bigger than me good DEAL
My fathers just come to live here and
farm. Do you live near here? Were
you in the war? Did you kill any
EnglisEmen? Did you get hurried :?
My father fought in the war and got
him look awful funny. You've a big
nose. A boy hit me on the nose once,
and il bleeded awful. 1 guess your
nose would bleed lots, wouldn't it?
Oh, what a nice chain. Won't YOU
show me your watch? Oh, what a
nice watch-will you show me the in
side?"
''After," said the general, with his
arm gently round the child, "after
we've given up thinking of going fish
ing and brought the water for sister,
and chopped some wood"
Jack looked quite startled and
turned red. The big, kind, yet firm
eyes looked into Master Perts and
Master Pert stuffed his knuckles into
the corners.
"Toor, toot!" said the general, "come,
I'll help YOU"
So the gray-eyed, pleasant-faced lit
tie girl, coming back, found the father
of his country breaking up wood at a
great rate, while her little brother was
1a11rhi,, O1u harinr obinc
''Oh, SIR" said Martha, with amaze,
what man you'd be around the
housed"
And she was still more amazed at
the effect her words had upon the
stranger, who dropped the ak and
threw his head back with quite roar
of laughter, until, for the pure happi-
ness of it, little Jack and Martha
laughed too.
81 like you," said Jack, grabbing the
generals hand as they went into the
house. "Come and see us often and
I'll show you where the best fishing
place IS"
"My father would be glad to well
come you. SIR" said the courtly maid
en-. Ellis business takes him away
just now almost every day, but in the
spring"
81 thank you kindly" said the gen.
eral. "And as live near here, I hope
shall be friends with my new neigh.
bors. But this is milk?"
81 thought you'd like it better than
water, sir. And please try these cakes,
which I made this morning, because
"'Cause it's her birthday" cried
Jack. "She's 10 and I'm seven.'
snow that is happy coincidence, y
said the general, because it is also
my birthday. I beg to wish youmany
happy returns of the day.''
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-02-16
Two Heads.
Mr.. Whiteman-I say, Uncle Dan, do

Two heads may be better than ono
but one big head is usually enough
Chicago Daily News.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-02-16
A LESSON IN COURTESY.
Neat Rebuke Given Naughty Won.
an by a Man in Working
Clothes.

One afternoon stylishly dressed woman
boarded an Illinois Central train at Forty
seventh street. She sat down in the only
vacant seat, beside a young workman, who
was reading book. The man wore blue
overalls and carried a dinner pail. The
woman drew herself together superciliously
and elevated her eyebrows. In getting hel
ticket she dropped her purse, and the young
fellow picked it up and offered it to hel
politely. She took it, without a word o.
thanks. All the way up town she fidgeted
and behaved so unpleasantly that the atten
ton of the other passengers in the car was
attracted to the little drama.
When the train stopped at Randolph
street the woman, in crowding past, Knocked
the book from the workman's hands.
81 beg your PARDON she condescended.
"Not at all, ma am" responded the young
fellow, cheerfully. cts quite in keeping
with the rest of your conduct"
And everybody thought it served bel
right.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-02-16

The cornet is an instrument that cannot
be learned without tooter.-Golden Days.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-02-16

A Blessing has deaf mute bar.
Der.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-02-16
A WASHINGTON STORY.
- ~ -
Probably Is Not, But Might
Have Been, True.


the diary of Gen. Washington, who
will remain until the crack of doom the:
b one great, fawless, dignifed hero of the
nation, if not of the world. A hero
means one who is brave gentleman all
the time.
Says Gen. Washington's diary, June
so, 1855: "Dined with only Mrs. Wash
ington, which 1 believe is the first in
stance of it since my retirement from
public life" That was is months after
coming home from his victorious wars.
Think of the horror of it! For all that
time the inquisitive hero worshipers
had been dropping in just about dinner
time to say: 'How wonderful, really,
Mr.. Washington! 1t makes me quite
shudder to think of; really and truly it
does. Oh, 1 must kiss your hand!" And
poor George would have to be polite and
ask them to stay for dinner.
How cozy that little dinner on June
80, 1855, must have been; how homelike
at last, when Gen. Washington raised
his glass and said: Martha, my love,
your health. That ribbon becomes you
vastly. You look too young for bat
tered old hulk like me-"
George" said Mrs. Washington,
don't dare talk like that! You a
battered what-did-you-say! The idea!
Why, not a young man in old Virginia
has your figure"
Then she got up and came round the
table and kissed him, the cupbearers
having withdrawn, and they walked to-
gether in the gentle summer afternoon,
and his excellency said, as he gathered
some cherries: ''Why can't people al
ways leave us in peace, Martha? How
nice this is. Let's 60 and look at the
pigs
There were heaps of birthday pres
ents awaiting his excellency, and all
the jolly black house servants wished
him long life and happiness, and a
table was weighed down with 5000
birthday poems from the 5000 most
promising poets in the country, and
there was a heap of newspapers with
marked editorials in his praise, and
every man who had ever invented any
thing, from clockwork clambaker Ga
most curious and amusing contrivance)
to a baseball, sent the general one, and
every man, woman and child who had
written book, even if not published,
sent copy to George Washington. Yes,
everybody sent him present and
wished him joy, and most of them
wished something for themselves in re-
turn.
Certainly George Washington should
have been happy with all these beauti-
full, costly things; but somehow he
slipped to the attic and left all the gifts
and looked at the little Ratchet his
father had given him years and years
ago, and he said, as he put it back:
"When was happier, then or now?"
Then the visitors came, very old men,
who told him he could never hope to live
as long as they, for they had constitu-
tons like iron, and he must enjoy him
self before it was time to give him a
state funeral; and very old ladies who
had known his father and called him
Georgia" and very young misses who
trembled so they could hardly utter the
words of congratulation they had
learned by heart. And there was one
manly little rascal who rode on his pony
bearing his grandfather's compliments,
and pushed straight at the hero, crying:
Central, grandpa's compymens.
happy returns, mine. too. General,
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AZ Ill
" He wuz always
gooder'n gold.
Didn't act like boys now does,
And he never told lie;
Never said thing but wuz
Honest Injun, hope to die;
And we fellers wished that we
Wuz as goods he ulster be.
Teacher read US bout that AK
That his father gave him, and
How George, he skips out and hacks
Down a tree to beat the band;
And his pa wuz wild, you know,
Cause 'twuz a expensive tree,
But George couldn't lie, and so
He just seq: Yes. pa, 'twuz me-
And his pa, he almos' cried,
He's so glad George hadn't lied.
Well, last night wanted some
Marmalade down off the shelf
In the pantry-it wuZ plum
And 1 thought I'd help myself.
Then-'twuz just my mean, old luck
Hit jar hadn't seen,
Down it went, and, course, it struck
Right on top the soup tureen.
Goodness sakes! Don't say word!
Worsest smash you ever heard.
Well, just skipped out of that
Heard pa comm on the run
Might a-laid it on the cat,
But 1 thought of Washin'ton,
And 1 says: NOW, won't shirk;"
So, when pa had seen the mess,
And says: Sam, is this your work?"
Just like George, answers: Yes"
Golly! what fixed him all right
Never worked for me a mite.
What's the use Of tellin' more!
If your ear had just been pressed
Up against our woodshed door
You'd a-found out all the rest
Georges pa said, right away:
ITO my arms, my noble boy!'
l went on pas knee, and say!
'Twuzn't nuthin' to enjoy.
Boys that's Washin'tons, gee whiz!
Need to have pa like his.
Joe Lincoln, in l.. A w. Bulletin.
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A Strange Animal.

Terrified City Milkman-Good gracious!
What's that? Mary, bring the gun, quick.
There's wild beast in the yard.
Mary (who was once in the country
Why, you old silly, that's cow.
"You don't say so?"-Tit-Bits.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-04-14

Variedad de Tarjetas
VEGA Y COMPANIA
00MSIGRIATARI0s DE BUQUEs
PONCE P R.

Sc encargan de las importaciones
de todas classes = procedencias, CO.
rretaje en- general y cOnduccion de
las mercancias al punto pueblo Ii
mitrofe que SO les designe hasta su
entrega a los interesados, sufragando
tOdos los gaStos por cuenta de aque-
los.
Esta casa va cOnocida, que viene
prOporcionando al comercio de esta
ciudad Y al de los pueblos circunsve
cinOs, tOda clase de ventajas y faci-
hdades para la reception de sus i'm
pOrtaciOnes Y mercanclaS, ha intro
ducidO muy cOnvenientes modifica
clones para el comerciO en- general,
pues cuenta hoy ademas con agencia
en- esta Playa para ell cabotage y en-
barque de cualquier producto o fru-
tos del pals que Sc quieran hacer
p0r nuestro c0nductO, con las miSmas
comOdidades que para las importacio
mes.
Ell senior Nieves, antique Official de
Aduana y que venia figurando en- es-
IA Playa con una Agencia de cabOta
ge y despacho de buqueSS hoy nues-
trO unico sociO, es bien conocidO de
este cOmercio Y garantia de que de-
JaremOs satisfechos a los que nos hon.
rem con sus encargos.
Sc aceptan representaciones.
0ficinas: Cristina 9 bajOs Y Playa.
Telefono numerOs z Y 2l7.
Ponce, Dicbre. 27 de 1899.
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vestido, que no estaba ajustado al talle ell que
acostumbrabs ponerHe por la noche cuando saia del
Louvre para recorrer las eales de Paris de inc6gnito
Entonces le ocurri6 una idea /: le gustaban mucho
las flores, todas las maanas sofia ponerse va su
clnturon, va en- su corse, mUsgosa que
plazaba CON otra al siguiente dfa. Cogi6 la ross la
oculto en- su ancha manga volvi6 colocar ante
brazo en- eI ventanillo. Lnego fu6 deshoa POGO
POGO La rosa dejando hoja de trecho
oho. Ds
-Si algulen encuentra mis- huelas, pens6 podrk
segulrme ayudado par estss hojaa de
Parecioe que La itera habfa oambiado de direction
de repente otra parte, ell de los cabaos
resonaba ya en- an suelo sonoro ceros vaivenes
la relna madre comprendi6 que habfan entrado
oamino de travesfa. AL mismo tiempo de laa dos
voces que oyera autss, murmur6 4
No respondents 20 de que la reina Catalina no
hublese Negado al fin dc visie. -.
La reina estremec6.
-Porque si se negsse frmarsel documento que sa-
pes, nsBria que Eecurrlr al puhal.
-SQa6 es 10 que querrAn haoerme irmar2 pre-
quito IA Tena madEe.
:.
POGO despu6s detuvo la litera baj6 el enmas-
carado sentado lunto 10 reina le tom6 la di
-Venid, seflora.
La reins SO ape6 vex La quitaron el capu-
ohon Catalina dirigi6 mirada derre-
dor no VIC que las atlas aombrfas paredes de
un antique castillo que le enteramente descono-
cido....
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-04-14
CONDlCIONES z CoNCEs1oNEs


0enn los esst
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1 dfsenC1a
@
anoa
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narsuaIa nN0
4s H.,
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drlgrss AgsnS- a0 Gala
NAYOL HERMANOS 6 Co
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-04-14

to vuda de Chateau Lsndcn mi terror se disip6 IN
tanto.
-ADsseais seiora, que pase la noche velando en-
el umbral exterior de yuesta puertap sssi.
NO, pero oeusr; Sno os pareceT
Mi tia miedo, diio Nancy; pero 81 mledo
Ia quita 81 apetIGo
solto oeroa1ada
-Ve1ld, csoaIero, dijo III srgsrita
En segnIda fu6 senJarse on Il oueato De nonor
de il msas, gesto lnplt6 Hoger que to-
= a lado.
-tAhI Isn't ntluuo; looDqae os vaIs eorretear
as( d. uo a. ao@Adonaado dos maJeres IN 1oven-
ossgoes de haoTes offeodo qua serials 50 paa'
dini
IS dora, dud6ls qae...
La ilegad4 do Pdnhio iaterrumpIo las expIlcaelo'
mes do Hogler. hi mayordomo presento con su ser
vlsta deDalo del q presidr esta segonda cena
de los hu6spe1es que Is casaadad envla6a al antguo
castillo de Bury.
-ssnor Hogier, dijo de nuevo Nancy, mi tia es
muy mledosa debeis perdonarla. 81 supera como 20
10 que fufsteis 6 hacer Bois
Hogier puso colorado.
Rs muy sencillo repuso me habian encargado
en- Paris de un mensaje 10 llevs Ia persona quien
Venfa dirigido.
i Bravo dijo Nancy ; pero Ell casO es que no sc
Despues de haberse ruborizado, Hoger comenz6
palidecer pues SO fgur6 que le habisn desoubierto
~ Oh Dos milo continue Ii hip6orita camaristss
no creais que ell NAL grave se1or Hogier.
-Pero -. :. senorita.... go
-Si no ae amarA q nuestra edade.~s
II Amar tQu6 quer6is decrf
Que sin duds, hace POGO 20 habEa alberto en-
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Fritze, Lundt 81 Go.
ABAD, STElNACHER & CO,
INGENIERO CIVILES

l56 Fifth Avenue, Nuw York.
Sc enoargaran de organizar empre"an
para la exploitation de concesiones ON
de minae, riego" y obras de intereS &C.
neral en- Porto Rico en combin acl6n de
oR Eatados Un;Gos.
Repreeentanta en- Puerto Rico:
JULIO e. SrEINAcHgR PoECR
po-na T1Iir "a Se 1900
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! MUY IMPORTANTE

Sc aceptan Cemisiones para com
bra venta de Acciones del &Creditov
y dc la <LuZ El6ctricaD, en- la Agen-
cia de negocios de Luis l.. Yordan
DaVila. Cristina, Ponce. En0ro 90
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-04-14

Rortde France dla
h HhUe bordeaux
l9 HAsrs
al
NOIALA de
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1900-04-14
14t Bibiioteca dc La DEsaoCRACnA

to viuda de -Lsndcn, mi terror se disp6 IN
tanto.
-tDsseais, senora, que pase la noohe velando en-
81 nmbral exterior de yneata paertag -
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-11
TOWN SOL0NS MEET.
Norfolk Railway and Light Com.
pany Wants to Erect Poles.
Petition neforred to Street Committee
Risht of Way Granted Norfolk s. South
orn Railroad Police Court Cases Seven
Conversions Public Schools opened.

The Town Council met last evening
in its August session. with the presl
dent. Mr.. John MILESTONE. and the fol-
lowing members present: Messrs. Rob-
ertson. Bland, Parks, Battle. Jacocks
Williams and Sumler.
me Norfolk Street Railway and
Light company asked that they be
sranted privilege to run their electric
poieS down the streets of the Hardy
plat. The matter was referred to the
street Committee with instruction to
renort back to the Council.
The report on lights showed a large
percentage out for the month OF Au-
gust. MI Robertson stated that Il
proportionate deduction from the light
bill was not the proper thing: that the
town did not take lights on conditions
that ii be lighted ut the company's
| convenience, but because IL wanted
lights, and moved that the Recorder
notify the company that it must fur
| nish better service. Carried
The ordinance regulating the erection
of advertising fences was read the see
ond time and adopted.
The ordnance regarding weights and
| measures was als0rcad the second time
and adopted.
Mr. Williams thought 1t time to fiji
the two vacancies occurring In the
| First Ward. and nominated Mr.. Joseph
| y. Wallace To iii the vacancy caused
by tho resignation of Capt NJ. c. Keel
ing. Mr.. Wallace was unanimously
| elected
The Norfolk and Southern railroad
| presented an ordinance asking IL right
of-way across Liberty street in order to
extend their tracks on the St Helena
plat. After some consideration the
rules were suspended and the ordinance
was adOpbd.
Mayor Keeling submitted a gratifying
report of police service. Police report
for the month ending August 81. 1900
Total number of arrests, 80: officers as
Saultcd. y: violation of town ordinance.
4: felony. l: misdemcanors. 3: Wife
beating. |: disordcrly conduct. 3: tres
passes 3; selling liquor To minors. / ::
breach of the peace, .; DRINKS. |: lar
ceny. J. nuisance, |.
PERMISSION was granted To put one
thirtytwo ncandescent at corner Of
1fhertye and Thirteenth streets and
Washington and Liberty streets.
The erection Of "a shed was ordered
under which to keep the sprinkler and
other town property. and a committee
of Messrs. Jacocks. Robertson and
Bland was appointed to have the work
done.
Mr.. John s. Etheredgc was substi-
tuted in the place of Roach and son
and empowered TO organize n fire com
| pany in the lower section of Chestnut
street.
Mr.. Jacocks advocated an amend
ment to the ordinance prohibiting
druggists from selling soda water on
Sunday. Under the rules 1t was laid
over until the next meeting.
| The recorder received q letter from
| Mr.. Chipley. manager of the Southern
| Bell Telephone Company, of Richmond.
stating that he would provide and for
ward to the town the agreement of
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-11
LAMBERT's POINT.
ITEMS OF INTEREST GATHERED
BY OUR REPORTER YESTERDAY.

BY OUR REPORTER YESTERDAY.
Rev. John w. Carroll conducted the
communion service at Wright Memorial
Methodist Church Sunday morning on
the occasion OF the reopening of that
edifice for divine service. Mr.. Carroll
was a former pastor of the church and
the members of his old charge gave
him warm Christian welcome.
1t Is believed by many residents that
the fire of Saturday night was the work
of an incendiary.
Rev. C. w. Petit preached at the
Methodist Church Sunday morning to
the edification of large congregations
Rev. C. d. Gilkerson, pastor of the
Presbyterian Church here. who, with
his wife. has been spending four
weeks vacation with his mother In the
Mountains of Virginia, will return home
in time to fill his pulpit next Sunday.
Miss Abbey Howard. of Roanoke. Va,
is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. r. S. Brown,
on Seeley avenue.
Mrs. Ashin, or Bowden's Ferry road,
has returned from Raleigh, N. c.
Byron Price Pinkham, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Il. Pinkham, of Fortieth
street. Is confined to his bed with
malarial fever.
| Robert Pagan, colored, arrested by
Constable Ferguson Saturday night for
using profanity on the street and abus-
ing an officer. was fined by Justice
d. Lopez SIS and costs.
The Misses Maude and Lummie Dut-
ton and Miss Pulley, accompanied by
a party of ladies and gentlemen, to
the number of fifteen, went on u hay
| ride to Ocean View last night. They
were chaperoned by Mesdames Dutton,
Bishop and Pulley.
Mr.. r.. l.. Hurt. of Pocahontas ave-
nue.. who was called away on account
of the death of his sister. has returned
home.
Miss Nellie Lambert, of Pocahontas
avenue. leaves this afternoon for Bowl
ing Green, Va, to enter the Southern
Female Seminary as student.
| Little Miss Josephine Gardner. Of
Thirty-fifth street has returned home
from Portsmouth. where she spent the
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-11
BERKLEY NEWS and ADVERTISEMENTS

their franchise as soon as possible and
advised the town to hold the letter UNI
I'll said agreement was received.
The Torrent Fire Company asked
that the town assist them by n dona-
ton to help them secure their uni
forms. They stated that SSS was
needed. The matter was referred to
the Committee on the Fire Department
with power to act.
This month being the last in which
10 mold one meeting per month, and
finding that the business could be
transacted in one meeting each month,
motion prevailed to meet one time.
the second Monday night lin each
month.
Tho recorder, Mr.. G. L. Old, submits
ted hi> report for August. showing re-
ceipts of s4.O44.64 and disbursements
S3.O27.27. leaving q balance of $1,017.37.
Residents in the vicinity of the old
Market Hall wanted 70 know what had
been done to relieve the unsanitary
condition of that thoroughfare. Mr.
Martin, the town attorney. reported
that a suit was pending in the courts
to determine the ownership. and as
soon as such was known something
would be done. Adjourned.
THE POLICE COURT.
In the Police Court yesterday norm
ing. Mayor Keeling presiding, the fol-
lowing cases We're disposed of; VIM.
Kidd, colored. drunk and disorderly:
fined 81 and costs.
Hebrew pawn shop broker. fined
$40 and costs for doing business on
Sunday.
SEVEN CONVERSIONS.
The revival meetings that have
been in progress at Broadway Baptist
| Church, near Providence. for the past
week has been blessed with seven con-
being conducted by Rev. s. S. Robin
SON and will probably continue this
week
PUBLIC SCHOOLS OPENED.
The public schools of Berkeley and
Norfolk county opened yesterday and
a general Considerations of the scholars
perfected. None but the scholars OF
las: season were given seats yesterday
on account of the large increaSe since
last session.
This was done to thoroughly classify
the scholars and to-day new applicants
will be received.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
Miss W. e. Winbornc has returned
from North Carolina, where she has
been spending scvera, weeks.
Miss Indie Wright returned from
New York city last evening. where she
has been spending ten days vaca-
tion with relatives and friends.
Mr.. w. Il. Dougherty and family left
last veoninE for Baltimore. Atlantic
city and New York to spend several
DAYS.
Misses Eva and blanche Girard, OF
Oakdale. left Yesterday for Zuni, Va.
where they win spend several days
with relatives and friends.
Mr.. W. j. IIoIloman. Of Powclisvillc.
y. g. is the guest of MIR. w. l.. White.
on Chestnut street.
Miss Salle Morrison, of the county.
left yesterday for Johnakintown.
where she Will teach school the coming
session.
Or. G. a. Thompson has returned
from Providence. Rhode Island. where
he las been spending several days on
pleasure.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-11
METHODIST PREACHERS.
SUBMIT INTERESTING REPORT
FROM THE CHURCHES-DE-
SIRE THE OLD NORFOLK
DISTRICT RE ESTAB-

The Methodist preachers met in reg
ular weekly session at Epworth
Church yesterday morning. with the
president, Rev. X. NJ. Chandler, in the
chair. Prayer was made by Rev. N
III. Robertson. of the Norfolk circuit
The following reports were heard
from the churches:
Epworth-In the absence of the pas
tor Mr.. b. r. Bockover. one of the Off
cial members. reported large congre-
cations at both services and two up
lifting sermons by Rev. DR.. a. Coke
Smith
Rev. j. b. Merritt-The usual SER
vices at the Seamcn's Bethel, with good
attendance.
Rev. n. II. Robertson, Of Norfolk
circuit preached at Deep Creek, Indi-
ma and Olive Branch Churches Sun
day. He reported that the latter
church had recently been painted
which gives it neat and cosy appear
ances lie closed a fine meeting at
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-11
ST. LOIIIS. 12-NEW YORII.

New York. Sept. 10-Thc poor fielding
of New York this afternoon enabled ST.
Louis to win as they pleased. Attend
ancc. ESQ.,
Score by innings r. H. l..
ST. Louis 20 2 / 0 0-l2 Ii .
New York IL 2-S ID s
Batteries: Young and Ribinson: Sey-
mour, Carrick and Grady. limo 80.
Umpire, Granney.