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Daily inter mountain., 1900-03-03

to arrange for certain number of
games with professional clubs early In
the season, but it is now stated that
this rule will be violated this year and
that few If amy Of theprofessional
challenges received will be accepted.
Although it is yet early in the season
the eager candidates for places on the
Harvard team have been at work for
have met at the gymnasiums to practice
themselves in the several skillful
twists and twirls that are considered
by older and wiser heads as beneficial
for development of the muscles that
are called into play by the fame Of
baseball. What a boon for such train
ing the new Harvard cage is was not
thoroughly recognized until the present
year, and can hardly be appreciated by
any except those who have paid a visit
to the quarters since the coaches have
been at work with their charges.
The training begins promptly at 2
o'clock, when the battery candidates
appear to practice pitching and CATCH
vided into four parts by the use Of
nets SO that four parts ofmen can be
at work at one and the same time. At
S:15 o'clock these nets are again taken
ground for the use of the men trying
for the other positions. These candi-
dates are kept at work for about half
an hour, when they, are sent out on a
The cage in which this practice work
| is done is one that will eventually COM
/ mend itself to the athletic officials Of
| every college in the country. It Ia q
very large enclosure. clearly lighted,
| and having a good ground floor care
| wully levellled to suit the requirements
| of the players. AS yet the work of the
| tielders has consisted merely in stop
ping grOunders and throwing to bases.
Up to this time there has been no at
tempt whatever at batting, but. in spite
of all this, the cage has proved itself
invaluable aid to the practice work of
| the team.
The conditions that exist at Harvard
and Yale have practically been dupli-
Gated at the other colleges. at Prince
ton and Pennsylvania particularly
early start was made SO as to give the
scores of candidates to show what they
had in them, and at obth universities
the result has been all that could have
been anticipated. At Brown and Cor
nell the interest in the sport is just as
great so that the outlook for closely
contested season is far brighter than it
has been at this time of year for many
i q season.
Daily inter mountain., 1900-03-03

that it was our last meeting; and, from
liking him as a brother, had grown to
hove him dearer than aue'ht else IN the
world.
1.-TWO days later I met Guy in the
street, but hast trly turned the CORNER lest
he should see the tears in my eyes. But
Guy had seen them.
How shall l tell the story Of meeting
him by accident again and again, until
cur meetings had grown to be an estab-
|. shed thing? How can l describe tha du-
plicity by which / stole from the house
every afternoon, and walking aioa E
q quiet street, INST Guy, ard talked with
him? Sometimes we took long walks to"
genher. and during these walks | saw, as
| Alice had never Seen, the true man.
FINALLY the day came when he s2oiS
| the words-and L acc3pted him.
| What dream of bliss We lived IN t.
| fohlo'w.Eg weeks, until THE inevitable
came. Guy insisted that I must tel
mamma and Alice of our engagement,
| and I dld so!
| Alice treated me with qu:et scorn, but
mamma stoZmed and declared that l lad
l disSrac6h hlr. AS the wife Of POOR nlal
my life would be doubly hard, she sad,
from the fact that l had, in addition,
my sisters beau, as she termed it,
Guy read my sorrow IN my face and
for q week l did not see him.
7 "One afternoon he came to call on
| mamma They were together a long time
When he had gone mamma sent for me
suppose you KNOW said she that Guy
has regained his fortune?
Mo- mamma.
> And that he wishes to marry you as
soon as possible"
! ''I clapped my hands with JOY at Guys
l good fortune and called Alice.
n ITO my horror she burst into tears, and
n between reaproaches and sobs declared
| that l had STOLEN Guy from her. Ant
!. now Guy had regained his money, an,
: both We're gone, to her. In vain pleadet
| with her 1t was of no use.
THAT might I lay awake and though
II out the emily possible course OF honor.
X Next day, bidding farewell to no ore
1t ] write a hasty note to Guy and left hom
l. forever.
y Mamma knows where ann, for hav
e Wr.tten to her.
81 This concluded Sister Annie's tale an
when wehad talked a few mnutes longe
l. l went home ponderImg the strange lif
.e history of the demuce liN.le sister VIII
t. had been in our midst so Short a time, We
ot whom we had all learned to love-
l. But I was Little prepared for the sc
quel.
H. Next day. business took me to the pl.
as waite office of Silas Banker. Quietly wri,
ht ing ait table sat a pleasant young maj
Il with boy:sh, honest face. While l So
Daily inter mountain., 1900-03-03
THE RAILWAY NAIL SERVICE.

The expansion of mail service by rail
is illustrated by the facts that in the
year 1884 there were Is miles of railroad
in the United States on which mails were
carried. and now there are 174.777. OF
mail of all classes distributed by rail-
way postal clerks there We're in 1898 H.
225, ,70622O pieces of second-class mail
(newspapars) There in 1898, not
including free in country, 1886, 126, 33S
pounds Each of the pieces is, of course
handled several times; nevertheless, the
vast number represents actual work
Leslie's Popular Monthly.
Daily inter mountain., 1900-03-03
THE STEPS HE WOULD TAKE.

"A good, kind clergyman took number
Of boys to the Zoo. in order to teach them
natural history. a study greatly neglect
ed by the middle classes. relates the Chi
cago News. He took them to see the
lions fed. and in his genial way he In
uuired of the keeper:
''If one of these gigantic and ferocious
carnivOra contrived to emancipate itself
and to hurl it's prodigious strength into
our midst, what steps would you take?"
''Blooming long steps," said the man:
and the boys Uttered.
Daily inter mountain., 1900-03-03
TOWNS WITH BIG RECORDS.

The way things are fixed good many
cities in these United States have things
to brag about. For instance. Leaven-
worth, Kan, is the first American city in
the shipment Of apples. Right around
there are 2O3, 900 bearing apple trees. and
the biggest apple orchard in the world
I, 400 acres. is near.
Denver, Col, has more bicycles per head
OF population than any other city.
Albuquerque, N M. has more sunny
days in the year than any other Ameri.
can city.
Daily inter mountain., 1900-03-03

an interesting season this scpring.
What is more to the point no one seems
to question but that they are correct
in their surmisce. Professional baseball
is not as popular in some sections as
1t was year or two ago and the sup
port fthe professional clubs is by no
means as great. When it becomes to in
ter-collegiate baseball, however, the
lovers Of the sport know that these
games are to be played for all they are
worth, and wherever the larger clubs
are neglected pust so much more atten-
tion will be paid to the playing Of the
college mines.
The practice work at Yale will COM
mence within few days for. although
the conditions will not be favorable for
any int1eld work for some time to come
the field is in good shape to allow the
catching of long flies as we'll as for
general batting. throwing and battery
practice The Yale authorities are con-
templating a radical change in their
policy for tn ecoming season, however.
In the past it has been their practice
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-09-28
BRTEGS HNUgE
Carson City, Nevada
BRIGGS, PROPRIETOR

This old established hotel known from Maine to Ore
gon and from Georgia the Gulf has recently inauSur
ated system of electricity throughout the entire build
ING whereby every is lighted by ncandescent lights,
5 present time this is the only hotel in Carson that is
lighted exclusively 10y electricity. Firscass through
Best 81 day house the Coast Free bus to and
the Trains. Meals 25c, lodging IS and so cents
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-09-28

WRENCH TA\SI- WArERS, the
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and painful periods of ladies'; are never
,'ling and sac rejuvena1e the system;
brigntnn the eyes: restore health ana
beauty t. the faded; French Tansy
" ,tt.r. arr the. only reliable female rem
edv in the worll: imported from Paris;
take nothing else from druggists. hn, in
>i>t on genuine: IN red wrappers WIN
..r,xn trade m ."',. Pri'" 3. F"r >a." Wy
a.! I,.,l.,. ,lr,; ,-s~i> .'r ~''"s ~ - i1f"''
on receipt Of price. La France Drug Co..
! limporters SOC Turk ST. San Franclsc"
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-09-28

D.. 3.l.Dl's tinlmAnt. whlcn Affects
alike. j. the grande>t cura-
=, u.lt ever manufactured III the
world G,I have bUt to u>f- 1t once ana
ou V never u-e anV"thcr. u
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-09-28
YULlNU MOTHERS.

Crous is the terror of thousands of young
mothers ts.cauS its outbreak Is 50 agonlzing ana
tr.ouerrly t,t.l s>hi.oh's cough and ,onsuntp
non Cure ike magi>1 cases OF ,ro'i, III hiis
Herer 'tNn enrwn 10 fs The worst Eases r
evai ,7r7u- 4,4rnlv. P~'" y C'> <" rJS anc 81 u
For sale at Nevada Drag store.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-16
DIE D..
Morhange.

ASPfNWALL--ln this city. 18th inst.
Louise, wife of John Aspinwall, I'm her
6ih year
BAsSETT-In Riverside, 18th inst. Eliza
A. Bassett, wife OF Henry l.. Bassett
aged 81 years
CusHMAN--In Pawtuckot, 18th inst,
Mrs. Lucy A. wife OF the late John B.
Cushman. i'm the SOD year OF her age
CHEW-At St Joseph's hospital 18th
inst. Emma Ardell. wife OF Harry
Chew i'm her 3lst year.
FOURNIER-At Riverside. Nth inst,
Jerry q. Fournier, in his 5lst year.
COFFIN this city. 18th isn't, Pardon
Gray Con. aged IS years.
lilLl.--iu this city, 18th inst, Mary
T.. wac or Olin IIill. in her 18th year
LORING-In this city, 18th inst Han
nah, wife of James Loring. formerly
OF Boston. Mass. I'm her S9th year.
LAVOlCE-In this city, 18TH inst. Mary,
wife of the late Austin Lavoice.
MATTEsON-In Anthony, r. l.. 14ih
inst. Deacon stephen Matteson, aged
~ years.
MANCHEsTER-In Riverside. 18TH inst.
Harriet A. Manchester. widow OF VIII
liam T. Manchester. aged 81 years.
MArHEwsON-In Graniteville, near
Centredale 18th inst, Clara NJ. wife
OF Daniel l.. Mathewson, in the 9th
year of her age.
O'CONNOR--In this city. 18th inst.
hhNf wiz W Jblll T. " = onfloIs
aged 70 years. months and days.
POLlQUIN-ln Ccntredale. 18th inst.
clara. wife of BENJAMIN Poliquin.
RAFFERTY--ln East Greenwich. 18th
inst. Mary r.. Rafferty,, in the 18th year
Of her age.
REX-lu Pawtucket. 18th inst. Mary
Louise. daughter of Richard and Mary
Roberts and wife OF George NJ Rex,
aged "a Years 5 months and u days.
WICK ES-ln East Greenwich. 18th inst.
Sarah Jane wife of Spukly ". Wickes.
aged 81 years.
WHEELOCK-In Pascoag. 13th inst.
Smith Wheelock, aged ~ years
WARD--In this city. 18th inst. James Y.
son OF John y. and Mary Ward. aged
"a years and months
ZElNER--In this city. 18th inst. Matilda
T., wife OF Oscar Ieiner
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-16

had suggested that as Stine's parents
We're both dead, and he himself MAS an
tnnkeeper In Copenhagen. that he
should give the wedding feast IN his
house. Born protested vigorously
against this. He and his brother were
90 sadl TO the city, ana lay up the boat
at kroyer's wharf .Niels would take
care OF the boat, and he himself would
play monkey just long enough for the
Splice" then back 10 the city, and on
board the boat TO take his wife home,
Stine and her party protested against
this arrangement with equal energy, IL
not the equal warmth OF expression. A
wedding without a feast was an imros-
sibillty. and there would always be time
enough for the SAIL thought Stine To
herself. SO she cltng To her decision.
supported by her cousin OF the Gilded
Tarpot. and for the first time I'm his life.
even before the splice" Bjorn learned
what unlooked-for obstacles can be put
in our way by the so-called weaker sex.
At least so the old poets put ii.
Bjorn grumbled. bur WAS clever
enough To hold his peace In all se-
crecy he laid a cOunter-mine. telling
his brother 10 take the Flying Fish
out as far as the custom house and lay
her up i'm the ferry harbOr. with all
ropes clear for sailing. and when that
was done 10 come himself TO the Gilded
Tarpot, favorite place OF refresh
ment for country people, soldiers and
petty officials
In this way each party felt sure OF
the eventual victory. and the marriage
could come off. The minister tied the
knot IN his little country church and
gave them "A glass OF hleriy and n sill
Yer soup-ladle In the rectofy Bj0rn
put both inside his vest" and then the
CONTINUED on page Three.) -
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-16
MeXlC0'S GREAT RAILROAD.

The Mexican railroad IL the Oldest
road I'm the republic. having been in
augurated i'm 1871. says Modern Next
CO. When construction was first start.
ed IL was necessary 10 work at both
terminals of the line in order TO comply
with law OF the country which pro-
vides that any road built from the
frontier or ports shall be constructed
an equal distance from the interior
Mexican point OF destination. as Is con-
structed from the border or gulf. Rails
and equipment. therefore, had 10 he
carter or "burroed" from Vera Cruz
10 Mexico over te old high road-the
same road that was traversed by Mon
tezuma's runners and later by Cortez
Transporting railroad equipment in
This manner was no light task. when n
is considered that In some 300 miles the
road asccnds from sea level 10 1,25O feet
above u. In physical condition the
Mexican railroad has no superors. I'm
Mexico or out. IL has heavy steel rails.
steel ties and stone ballast throughout
ifs entire ieneth. IL is said to be the
only road I'm North America laid with
steel Ties over Its whole line.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-16

A controversy has for some time ex-
listed as to the control OF railroads in
Asia Minor, between German COM
pany. a French company and the Tur-
kish government. 1t is now announced
that II has been seutled by conces-
sion granted "a the German company
This company had built a line OF rail-
road extending from Constsntinople TO
Konieh. BY this concession the com
pany will extend its line from Konieh.
by the way of Marash and Bagdad 10
Bassorah. on the Persian gulf dis
tance OF 2O0O miles. The commercial
Importance OF this movement can
scarcely be overestlmated. The far east
Is brought much nearer 10 Europe. and
especially to Germany. A new rapid
transit will soon exist. In addition 10
this very great advantage immense
tracts OF agricultural lands Will be
opened TO Germany, and it can be
quickly seen how the company, by CIV
ing low rates on all German manufact-
ures can actually control all the great
markets in Asia Minor and Mesopota-
ma. 4 NO great ulStllbulihe poihtS WIZ
thus come under the control OF the
Germans. one is Smyrna, the other
Constantinople. and thus German man.
ufacturers can enter the very interior
OF Asia Minor, covering the great fer
tile valleys of the Tigris and Euphrates.
on railroads controlled by themselves,
and at rates under any other nation.
The English will then be made to pay
freights upon the merchandise OF the
Germans. At Haida Pasha, which Is
the northern terminus of these rail-
roads. and which stands opposite Con-
stantnople, across the Bosphorus, the
Turkish government has given the
Germans the sole right to build docks
and warehouses. Thus German goods.
on German lines. I'm German freight
cars. which can be transhipped either
at Smyrna, or at Constantinople, may
reach the utmost confines OF these
countries, vast in extent; without
change. The manufactures of no other
nation in the world can stand upon an
equal footing with those of the Ger
mans.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-16
NOTICE.

Notice Is hereby given that there has
been presented and Is pending I'm the
House of REPRESENTATIVE OF the state Of
Rhode Island. AN act ana a petition for
the passage of an act entitled An act
act entitled AN act TO Incorporate tho
Rhode Island Suburban Railway Com
pany.' passed by the General Assembly
act I'm amendment thereof" and that
said act now pending I'm said House OF
Representatives authorizes said Rhode
Island Suburban Railway Company TO
exercise the right of eminent domain in
any and all Of the elites towns and dis
tricts I'm the counties OF Providence. Kent.
Bristol and Washington. This notice In
given by the RhoiT Island Suburban
Railway Company. which Is the petitioner
for said net
RHODE ISLAND SUBURBAN RAIL-
Sy HENRY V. A. JosLIN. Secretary.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-16

The Brockton Daily Enterprise, of
March %, prints the result Of an expert
ment TO find out how long 1t takes to
make a pair of shoes. 1t says:
From the time that the leather was
laid down on the cutting table until the
shoes. perfectly finished, were put into
their box ready for shipment, was 29
minutes and 30 seconds. That is to say,
that for every half hour OF time en-
ployed i'm a shoe factory. men, women
and children considered, produces pair
of shoes.
Mr.. Carroll ID. Wright makes the Of
fetal statement that il takes hours
and "a minutes TO make pair of shoes.
After reading this. how much have you
learned about the fact? Both state
ments cannot be true.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-16
WOMEN AND EATING.

Women are VIGOROUSLY careless about
their own food. one could wish that
those who neglect Their duty OF prop
erly and efficiently nourishing their
own bodies would study the statistics
of insanity and its increase among us,
says writer in the Philadelphia Ledg-
er. The old Latin proverb tells us that
our aim should be 10 keep a sound
mind IN a sound body
Drink, and urry. and worry SEND
most OF the men 10 an asylum" says "A
doctor, while love affairs, combined
with a lack of food, throw most of the
women off their balance" The love ar
fairs would have but little influence
over them IL they We're properly fed'
but among the illusions in which girls
and women indulge is, that, as they
care very little about their food. so the
lack OF Il cannot have much effect upon
them. They rather despise men for be-
ing careful to have regular meals.
whether business presses or not, and
are inclined 10 vaunt their own superb
ority i'm such respects. But IL this q s.
regard OF the natural instincts of hum
ger leads US in the same path as drink.
and hurry, and worry" lead men, and
il we are 10 be Inundated by hyper
sensitiveness in love anairs, now pre-
eminently does male common sense
stand out in the matter.
We so often exalt our weakness into
something to be proud Of And. II we
go without lunch some day. an aveng-
ing headache sweeps down and makes
us irritable. Surely, that is nothing
to be proud OF. Or. II the men OF the
family are dining out the women have
tea, and toast, and scrambled eggs. and
next morning wonder why they feel so
limp and as II everything 10 be done
were dreadfully troublesome and inn
possible.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-16

There can be but one outcome TO the
federation scheme among the Pacific
islands. 1t will fail; but Australia will
become an Independent Constitutional
Republic. Coming events cast their
shadows. Read this dispatch:
London, April 13.-Waher Griffith. n
member OF the South Australian par
lament. has created political sensa-
fion by declaring that Australia will
become a republic IL Parliament at
tempts to amend the Australian Com
monwealth bill.
"Australia's patience Is worn thread
bare" ne said. ION this federation
proposition. We have spent too much
time. thought and money perfecting
the scheme and getting II Endorsed by
our people TO tolerate any trifling at
the hands of Downing street or West
minister.
"We do not intend to permit our con-
stitution 10 appear to sanction the false
notion that II is necessary for Austria
liza to nestle under the wing of Eng
land.
1--WE are loyal to the mother country.
but our loyalty must be purely volun-
tary. The slightest suggestion of COM
pulsion will estrange our people from
the empire beyoud recall. with the re-
suit that United states of Australia,
republic modelled on American lines.
will be added to the independent Pow
ers OF the earth"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-16

The Concord Monitor informs us that
John Wesley Churchill. ID. d., professor
OF sacred rhetoric at Andover. is dead.
What is the difference between sacred
and profane rhetoric?
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-16

inhabIt lands within the regions of the
Arctic circle.
''Most OF the purple martins around
Springfield were destroyed by a cold
storm in May. thirty years ago"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-16
Tn. Secrets OF Planets Revealed.

The Immense telescope which a. now IN
process OF construction T. expected TO
bring the moon within n miles s.Nesight
OF this world. and to reveal the secrets OF
all planets II may cause as great "a
change I'm the worlds thought as Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters does in the phyal-
sia. constipation. liver or kidney trouhicS
The Ritters strengthens tho entire sys.
tenn. and also prevents malaria, fcvcs
and sgue. Try IL.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-16

In Springfield. Massachusetts. they
have society for the protection OF
song birds. The name is the Peabody
Society. The Springfield Union gives us
this account Of what the society Is lust
now doing, which has some interest
here as well:
The Peabody society OF this city is
about to undertake an experiment in
the matter of increasing native song
birds In the city. The society proposes
10 build fifty comfortable. wooden bird
houses and erect them on poles i'm
Forest park. Some of these houses will
be just large enough TO accommodate n
pair of birds while others will be in
sections, and of size sufficient to hold
entire families.
THE purple martin, the bluebrd.
house wren. chicadee, and tree swallow
are 10 be encouraged particularly. These
birds were once common and very pop
uIar about Springfield. but. for various
reasons. have gradually diminished un-
Gil now some OF them are rarities. The
English sparrow Is mostly responsible
for this. Where the song birds have To-
Gated the sparrow has flocked and ta-
ken forclble possession of the nests. The
robin Is about the only bird TO survive
this ceaseless battle with the restless
and combative sparrow. and now the
robin dwells in the top branches and
keeps out OF range OF his enemy.
THE revival of the purple martin Is
especially desirable. Ii II a small bird
Of the swallow family. and although IL
naturally breeds in the hollow trunks
of trees. Il readily adapts itself to
nests which man provides. The martin
is not a song bird. but II has very mu-
sicai cail and IL tame The male Is al
most wholly OF glossy steel blue. while
the female r. much duller In color above
-9nd on the belly is OF brownsh gray.
The limits NJ its range IN winter are not
determined. but according 70 some au-
shorisies II reaches the borders of Psta-
Gonia. while in summer Il 10 known 10
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-16

country newspapeFs. all over Rhode ISL
and. that II would help us very much
II those editors would occasionally put
in an idea which the News could clip
ont
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-16

The Commercial Bulletin says: Chi
cago struggles 10 the front every once
in a while" About how often is that?
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-16

The Haverhill Gazette. published In n
large shoe manufacturing centre IN
Massachusetts,. says:
"The record OF shipments for the last
week shows a heavy falling of from
those Of the week before. Business ~
dull IN the factories at the present time.
duller than usual az this season Of the
year. Duplicate orders are coming IN.
but not to any large extent. Prices are
unsettled. a, condition that must be
changed before business can revive to
any great extent"
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Tho Nevs suggests 10 The editors of