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Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-22

Kr6tkis ~ dnis gr~udn!ows. Stare.
sss nis luba sssr'j god.iny, Jsk tyIko
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FORM" NOT LUCK OR CHANCE,
CONTROLS SUCCESS IN SPORT.
Many Incidents Attributed to Luck Are Shown TO Result From
Form or the Lack of It-What Form
Really Means.

Z: tayu da-t ''ey with H'w a. ANY game.
Thou az sue" ;1 $50 and = 'htf natural Ink.
lie beats thee asslus; the odds.
-Shakeep-lT..
Luck % the g,n-' and tine chances %
rrcssfonS used. and uu-h abused. I'm the
world OF sport. They aye usually the eN-
cIs,s If ia. hsat.n competitor in any game.
particularly If he mad" a cirs.. hard Strug-
gle. more particularly II h. va generally
p.creEardol - 4 sure winner ~ - the best
man. horse. dog o. anything els, that may
compete.
Duubtl.ss the dis. uv-i.u ~ To tire exist
eaye of luck" amt "rhanc-" began With the
very world. Many people. always successful
people. sruu;ly maintain that thor, T. 'u
such thing 49, either. thti Success Is gained
with certain mathematical accuracy that
the hest mrn always wins.
There was 4 time when the writer '..t
that there Was NJ such Thing as luck. Ger
tain :; J. that he had then. has E-;. expert
euc-,i but little of it,. Any small measure
f Success that IA" has achieved IN his poor
way has been 10y haIi work and perth
u~.'i"us. -nyio'diug. cHj~c'.y" determine
tipn. I'm his darkest days hc Was Il d-sAr-
lever In lock and gave his successful com
~:,c'it"rs duc cso5it for ability IN a,hj"viu-
whcr'. he. ui JrcOU.4; of constitutional de
merits. failed. Iio~-yrr. years If ohs"rya-
ton. particularly in Sport, drives him tu
admit that after al there may De such 4
thing Is luck ami chance. ier, ia his mimi.
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that Common ycI indeaud5ie. word. form"
seems TO property ASSUME" the place Of both.
1t Wa- "a CHsa~t blow jit dUf.eg ketchr!
H." with" says the Cr,St-fdlI.n ANA heaten
pTg.li-i. r~icTisiNC Of the Miltonic assertion
shou; that power which erring men call
chance"
Wla docs tine ~FJIgi!.st know about
Milton. what T-.ks he If his dphrriSmS'
lie was lrk.I with thc odorI:c-ous sc,i.t OF
victory iC his uostrils-w whipped when he
w,S already 'c"Gnting the coin" lie was
going well when ne was caught; dear knows
whence the blow was sped that laid him
low.
Vet w. 5- q rHtIer: CnTil ~" blow
with vri.H Ju, Cruyu~ki caught the ram
pant y Iri"r Mccoy and put him out H.
e. nominated q chance" Was tho famous
PIVOT wing which the drspaiTlnE l..
blanche tossed across th" GiSterics. anu
Nl.r"-i.Cs uo~lrils Of JACK Dempsey e
chance HARDY
Jim Ccr'ctt batt!,i for fourteen rounds
with Bob FitzsimmunS. battered the v""i.
Iy! face of the diHEo ftrfivr. rs h" listed.
get j. Wa not q chance when ti- powerful
aHl uUIaiE"a strength Of ia. Autirud"au =
lift fist found soft iut"rm.nt in co:rstt~
Looking al the incidents connected
with ia" fights. W. must admit tina il WAS
form and uuj chance or luck" that
Won ami lost them. Form" Is \ word -
common sporting usage. YET not one in
ih"H =UcrtiuS men. Ur S~porjSrnru-f0r IN.
even an elementary definition. Webster
sadly falls down" on il. even worse than
would Tom ShlrRcv. when he says
Good or ha! i"rm. general appearance.
condition or action. originally of horses.
later Of persons. as speaking of d boat
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with the best riders aud most perfectly
trained athletes ia the world. Mast marvel
luus of al things. l.ouch"td. - hi'ycv rider.
hdt weak knees, yet was As last a pedal
|. riiSttF aS EYER strobe wheel. SAllitul
manipulation Of man and machine helped
his knees. Think OF :. man with very weak
Wrists b-ine = great batter, IL Is - parole!
cast.
George rurry Injured uis peerless pitch
ING arm by oN"r,N,fton On a cold day. \
SIn"W. tendon or mgsCi, VIZ strained ANA
knott,ri. II Lid the great ui ii"- up for
iMO years. ana IT l. doubtful # b." VIII ever
ne same iH5'i again; Had - man M" AZ
Masters ur M"ult"u been around when The
injury occurred 'uPpy WoulI have been ~
good IS new IN q week.
This Is an c=umply al q Mise trainer.
value. Last :plIus Gc"r-r t-riirvy, an
iuwtu. -n" - tIa fastest -DEiut"T= t.4i
yer Wcr" u spiked Sliu'. sought "ui isl!l
tNltni at .JE' GiFtUl-.tU and complained
That rheumatism ana a." knees tad almost
deprived him "t o." Use al htS limbs. ~"
wa.' a professional runner AND made his
living jhSt WAY
81 saw nli al.ultan .u chicago" De
sai!. 'Ir.i b" told me be- .trlI not '. any
hing. IL" sent nru To yoI. stating jt.tf You
h.'i good 'la"" e. W'ik "n m" aH! more
i3yland Remembered that. fifteen years
before. M"uit"u had shown him how 10
cute a Sim,ler 'J>r Il rgti..= mustard
t-tirEt Wit lnnS d~,siaucc-. :" hv strt:
"tll pa mus; have forEuti"G what TIE
d.. siN weeks Do" had ne crippled SPINNER
doing N.ry c!u-' lr iH.' ,u thr country
road, about IA" "'ai'- and many a
speedy local uuD, ia ,uihvHSt Missouri
while rhvumaJi. from Iowa.
laiIN tia'aii,"1. on" Of IA" HT"atesi plI'-
els tE- game ever SIw. Is practically "ut
e. %. cu.,g - d i.slnrstion Of tin knee cap.
which wds improperly treated when II mrs!
occurred such = iam'nitnlr ih'hE would
never have happened had "a" been In the
a., tLl~ Bf Il gfy.r. f. .llsl. \ man ft.l could
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In the ~r>. fu. w..k- tH.r ai= basab.u
CLAIM. of The E,ff..aI Lr--.. VII. ;ravy. ra
the early spring of the sunny South Tor
th,i: annual training. Some three weeks
VIII he sl,us i. preparing for th. six
months, L.-.r.I ....-.. which is q, conn,
-. an .r,... -. g.. ,,,. ;r--
~ '- "'-'0' .''.' p" nun
'''''"l as -"' h-7. ''- payer iN''''' lie
l. not trained mt alL The nature Of It's pre-
Uarafpry exercise and III, manner in when
h. rr,f,rus +. IL ---ra ,r5- f., fs ,..-,r. .
,r,f--r. or .r,-.. ,- r.,.l- - h 81.
WI u" az ''i''N Wv III
il III i.S'hA.s LIKE "ii' can be called con
"''"''
III" haliplaEar is :ie only athlete VIII
trains himself. IL I- -Ia uuI. or. OF +L-rn
al. boxers football rr.E, r.,r,...- -.,~.
.rs .-, -o., ~ -
.r loo. '
" ~ "''-' 'i'' IS
- =, N''',~ las WI "c'N ana MS own
"'''i''7 - NE i' las occupation calls
''r greater eILUIaG.. H-l more extended
effort tl.u that OK s-- o.sa- athlete Wiz.
a boxer II is fr. ,y.-:, nj g, hmm. 7r4-f,
f.,.r.,u ,l.,..~ w.. "
.n-i,..- -o. '"4
To- 49, '''''-> .'. t'' -'.'h'"~ supreme a.
'"f" me "iseraf player trains Tor six
months hard work. lie is more liable e.,
tHrt, strains. lE.i-"-. vr.-,.-s. c..- ...
than any other pe..ovm.r. His t]rli1fr., 9
''m moro faulty fits him To- endure them
IMAM does that & any o,lrr usrr5rmr-.
-
IN" 0Il.iise ana v4ri. IF &c Ia nrl4ys-
/ particularly Liable 2. s.Er;r-, hi. .-..+l
members. arms and is srf,r. ~. a.
The licaDs "a tbfr,,. 49,. -, - IL
E,y.r a. .,.tr-u ""N "'''H Il
80 ii".' "AI pun nun out
:. n sam. y h!iN n the muscles II tn
'"i-h or a lesion of The rIif SiuyVS. Nil
lay him up. when q similar Injury v-,,,'i ,,.-
Geba- 4 sprinter from running his "f.ma
\ foot rr,,r.r do o, ~.
short rurns ,y-is-s .,I - 80
"a ~"+> anu STARTS a biSet4iL
P'aStt ".t-
San players train ~ most autiguatel.
a1ndteUrish methods. The system ,bey fsa
is that which was in fore. s,,,,. rr-....,
Years aaa. T'r3frip~ r,.tl.3- ~. -,
r,ou, IN - 100 irI
- -" ne -"M.' f>-seHaiI - mucn
AZ "tNdA'c OF what Il was ln l>N3. Vet lis
-ySleln OF training has not advanced one
liJ- To be sure. an intelligent .-a~-..tf,
PLAYER may rracrirn advanced ,be,r;,s -
excellent erf,-- IL ~
,bese - - ,siII " one V
iI"SHtS- JIMMY bu;hc Trans some, nut, a.
q rue, even the best Of them employ a
system FAR behind that used in physictl
preparation Tor the lardsh.ps Of orhp-
eports
Tbo no., +r.f,.4 ,.,-
|St"'itI "Iai'NtS 1 rNcA observed
anu ! l'd'e iidue 4 c.oSe study OF training
were lhe bicycle iiderS Of the middle nine
vested in that snort r5er and vtaol -,
facrurers emnInv,-l Tho ~. sr;r,,I, -
cfs procIIrg hi. 10 ~ Ill. ~ ~ ~ "a"
Tho, secured Ill - -
Tn,,It,-r - t4ai1tls AZ 1tC
speeS l., = fr,.tiG, ~ !" s@7'orT - q 1na"
.1t ev.T, o-,1cz az - .r-ra' ~ -
Norkfne Tha-,s - -. -. 4 ~
,rainar T., Arna,;.. - - ~. -.
L.If were ,u,tnyT.I in bsrdIin~ +I,ir, -
,!ists Such tr,Srers - - ., ~ .7ri
rjuuin- athIetaS a. F-L- ma EinrI..n p,il
Uyian1 A., V-iI,d,- Nm "a 49, i n
Young and NoTber Icrnb 49,. .n,gg.,i ~
rttjnE wh.eIrnap Tba rnIIesa fTTi,.rl
Jimmy Lathrop Jack McNasfeTs Tim Eoh-
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The Straight Rail Nurse.

crow. pulling in good form together. col
loGuia!ly as good or ban form in a social
way, conduct or manner. as bad form L"
smoke in prcsrEcr % ladies'
Not In one slight point does he deine
form as we are discussing II. ! must al
init that | cannot DO any beitcr-pauciiy
Of expression handicaps ms-but / know
what II is when | see IL.
Mccoy licked Maher. who beat choyrski.
Hence Mccoy was expected to defeat
Choynski. He practically failed TO do 50.
and urged as an an explanation mat Re
was hit and badly hurt 10y 4 lucky blow. a
chance punch.
To me il appears a cIsc OF good and bad
form. Mccoy Was in that glorious stat" ot
mind and body known rs good form
when he met Naher. Mind and BODY. heart
and soul. hand and foot. eye and ear, every
sense and every part was In coherent, de-
lighted. attuned motion. a man may be
In fine physical condition and Vet lack form.
Indeed. his condition may be practically
perfect: lung. heart and limb may be Mt
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brightness succeeds depression. nervousness
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contains two weeks treatment. FORWARDED
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postage stamps by The Eupepsia Coz Us
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Making il Long Draw in Center of
Table.

accuracy and aplomb. One day 81 coUil l. Of
S~FounderS TAX" Nasty bounds and Mr. Wal
lace falls 10 handle them. No one can
blame him. the had ground j. auIthcnd-
degree OF surety. The game * lost. ana
Captain Tcb.aU ncrateS the i'll fortune, the
bad luck. the cursed chance that msIe the
balls bound 81 To Wallace
but we hdv" seen Mr.. Wallace handi" on"s
far more difficult. That was when he was
I'm form. Had he been IN similar form ne
would have handled tho nasty fellows that
eluded him Again: after handling many
difficult grounders. MIR Wallace eTrS on "A
very easy one. Groans Of distress dui cries
OF Hard luck. Bobby Nothing ~ the
sort. peGcediy bad form. donchcrknow.
To further illustrate the matter: on"
day Mr.. Heidrick has a ban halted to him
In right field. II H. a base hit: comes
bounding pcacedblv along. IL calmly
awaits IL, Intending 10 gather il IN md
field 81 90 second base. when. presto il hts
4 slight hump in the ground ana takes a
huge bound over his astcniShrh head. What
wins the game. and MI. TcLesu says.
How was that f.: hard lux: Ain We
w against il goud?'
FL. tie. good Captlin, Pooh. pooh, Have
We not seen Mr.. H.idrick. when in good
form. run in on just such balls and throw
the runner Out Al first: Il WIS simply
oiiously lad form for him tu await; il.
Great player. 10 be sure. but out al form
just then.
golfer. came TO America and defeated three
of the best SCOtch-AmeriCdn golfers in the
country, including American Champion
Smith. He displayed wonderful form in
match with a third-rater Hansss Nichols.
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same ~ tEoz. OLD blue laws are vory funny
h sal 'For iaE;aUr-. ~ H8S hc"r discovered
that kissing il stiii AGAINST tn" law In Connect
Rut We are not in Connecticut" she suggest
-.
Ills call that o..nir- vas somewhat longer
than Post.
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IL i.iizzl-lz howl tie I!ysi0us day.
Aaf I-1ien skies wrap night ia gloom;
LIT. IS not dull. spring : on the way.
Mner -irEharis IN the windows biHorr.
Indianapolis Journal.
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and PERFECTLY adjusted 30 their purpose; Yet
the msa may D." "H; - form.
Form" seems o. bee q glorious. semi
divine conjunction Of niud AMI nrdr. .'iu'.
AID organ. Individuality and ~rrrnuuI'ra-
which C"EdUC"S to q department perfectly
adapted To- thu Va~t'-sltr occasion. =. hyp-
motto power =" bring opposing aId con
t,HuoUs dement's into submission. Il
thorough inability 2" max" "a M.-i.sh, az
any kind.
1t was IN this state that Mccoy was when
he met Mah'r. IL" NaS H. "'ofIu.' II" w-.s
supreme. confientiy irfallih!". u~n"Jnguer-
able Nothing c.u-l = wrong with Llru.
because ms hoJtirc PEyS.c9-mrutai cordi-
ton prcciUdci all chance ri injury. The
5. reniiy Of the next world. must aIi~'
from good form"
When Mr. Mccoy faced Chrynski he was
in good c"ndIti,'i. hEf Not ia eu1d form.
Lack ~ form * ~"IHtfhiHg akin To- the conf
mon cry of inability 20 get 'tii' hang 81
the thing" H was the sam. Mccuy shat
an inferior man bofOr. him. but hs could
not get II" bail rolling. He was rot ua-
lucky. events proved TINT n wt> veg
lucky. for h" got tir fight and the money.
lie WAS simply out of form.
nowhere do W, hear SD much. 'alk If
Tuck and '%ch1u," " d" IN t.~-e""!'
Clever Wtua"er- ct baseball clubs -"; great
s'or.. by tuck. and BAH PLAYERS Jr" .'-'-
c;DU~ly SrpcrStitiuIs. Th.y az" always talk
ing Ut luck. usually when they ar" losers.
over. W must .d'Gi' that - deal of N"
luck and rh1T.' 80 r''. rational gt.uc
must l.. attributed 10 fora t"d Itgh ct t..
There c"'S NJ. - Young. the -r,.tt
pitcher who has pitched seven sly"
winning games and a.i :.DL allow It single
man 70 run in thirty innings T." has beat
nltcns- against fl. weak WaShirs'11 team
Horror The pruy hitrerS Of Oh. 'aii-cui
club .WU"r his Iitvh!rr 20 all NIr'S "t
the u.lt. ~" e.. me around after 3D.. same
-t-,l V4.. -Fr 'tN- tfH Furr VIII VIA 'Is
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Writes from New York City: II think there
is M better ma'i!'i"c on earth than P-runa
for cafarrh. i has cured me
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Big Four to Cincinnati. Finest service,
track and eGu;S ment.
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CUSHION SHOT FOR POSITION.

Willie Hoppe the wonderful yerdb billiards player will make a tours Europe the coming suumru under
the mamHt fGeTreD SIaehrof st L@s Master Hoppe is emIhrdh most wonderfully hyTm his age
ny M@hs the veto wrurr1e$hnaL Se he has sheen St LS Willie has met and defeated some of the
TeUcto Il including Charlie Van Dyke George SfaceTa henry Sampson St IaL
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amt j.. L.a,.u badly. chiefly because Ni. Hols
-"N'r-i times I'-o;IHl-l''~ rlmrS- !niprs-i-
tl' quits and runs his tJlI 'ipwI Ia the
small aperture from uGu-ual distance.
They ,..! NJ. NicLr.s lucky. Utterly rifio-
yi"-.-. H. simply struck Mr.. NarGur wLe.
Lc Was ia his finest form.
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FLEETfNG FANCIEs.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-11-17

,, In Manila the news OF Mckinley q
election was received quietly. No re-
suit Is expected until the insurgents
are Informed.
In recent fighting Gen. FourI and
Commandant PrinsIoo. Boer leaders.
were among the killed.
The ENJOYS in Peking have drawn
up joint note fixing preliminary
conditions to peace negotiations.
among them being a statue TO Won
Ketteler. a personal apology to Ern.
peror William by a native prince, and
execution Of II guilty high officials.
The exposition in Paris. now csosed.
was attended by over 50.o0o,0 900 per.
sons.
The expenses of Great Britain in
the South African campaign are esti.
mated at $500 0,O00,0OO
Adyices say China seems to be will
ing to aecede to all the terms Of the
eonjoint note now ready TO be pre-
sented subject to the approval OF the
home governments. except the demand
for the death penalty against princes
and officials. which it Is impossible
to fulfill while the court Is in the
hands Of these accused officials.
Transports Grant and Port Albert
arrived at Manila with six officers aud
6i5 men.
In an explosion in = mine at wiosa.
Germany. 10 persons were killed and
10 injured.
The mail service in the Philippines
earned surplus OF SO, ,S2s in the past
fiscal year.
Records have been found IN Peking
that prove eonclusiyely that Chinese
discovered America in S99 A. ID.
In Montreal A. 5. q a. II. Master
man, one OF the oldest and best known
Canadian packing firms, failed for
5000. 600.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-11-17

AZ the age OF 4s years Frank Jarvis
Patten, inventor OF the multiplex tele-
graph system. died In New York.
r. j. Fitzgerald. q former cham
pion pedestrian Of the world. died at
Long Island City, n. r., aged SO years
In New York Judge Brown. Of the
federal court, In a case concerning
pilotage decided that Porto Rico Il
not foreign country.
The Montana copper king. Marcus
Daily, died In Sew York, aged 90 years
way has been devised by Thomas
A. Edison TO save nearly all the
present waste Of energy In converting
coal into power.
The great railroad magnate and
financler. Henry Willard. died at his
summer home. Thornwood Park. near
Dobba Ferry, n. ", aged e5 years.
In New York two Mexieans were ar
rested having In their possession the
famous Macmillan crown diamonds
worth $4,000. and other jewels, which
they smuggled into the country.
The death OF Capt. John ID. Hart, OF
Cuban filibustering fame in 1896. 90.
cured In Philadelphia.
The defaication Of $4,000 by an
employe caused the failure of Grant
Bros, New York brokers.
Yale college has offered free Schoi-
nrships 10 five Filipino youths.
The Dowie colony Of rs lacemakers,
bound for Chicago, were barred from
landing at Philadelphia by the immi-
grafton commissioner.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-11-17
SLUMP IN BRITISH BUTTONS.
Londop TOY merchants compIafn of
Too Maeh War for Their
uusaness.

In anticipation OF the demand which
will set in with the coming Of Santa
Claus, manufacturers of toys in Ger
many and France are engaged in turn
ing out novelties for the Christmas
season, and the wholesale merchants
of London are laying up huge stocks
of goods. says the Mail.
For forecast OF the toy of 1e0o-01
representative of the Daily Nail
sought in the busy quarter of Hounds
ditch, where . member of Fraenkel
Bros. was found behind the ramparts
Of novelties for the coming season.
.Let me tell you one thing" said
he: "before begin to talk about
Christmas goods. The Chinese war is
an absolute failure from the toy sell
er's point OF view. Those who imag-
ined that the success of the South AZ
rican war toy would be repeated in
the case Of China have fallen in badly.
There IL . mechanical Boxer. for in
stance. You wind him up and he
swishes an AK around. but no one
wants him. and although the Boer war
toys are dying slowly there's more
life in them yet than ever there will
be in any of those designed specially
for the China business. Even an ash
tray bearing Admiral seymour's like
ness was an utter failure.
"In buttons there has been an awful
slump, one merchant Of my acquaint-
ance having no less than 100000 Of
them in stock, without the faintest
| prospect Of clearance. And stocks
elsewhere throughout the United
Kingdom are equally large.
ain spite OF these evidences OF wan-
ing popularity. however. still think
that the war toy will figure largely
this Christmas. and know that
swords, guns, helmets and soldiers are
asked for In such quantities that man
ufacturers are having to refuse fur
ther orders.
"The ingenious mechanical toy will,
think, fall OF In the market for the
coming season. but dolls, especially
the coon ones, will be Unprecedented
ly brisk.
"Among the novelties will be found
the choral top which on being set
going plays a variety OF melodies
Magic lanterns, with war slides, will
be In great favor, and for those who
can afford high-class toy here is the
smoking coon gentleman, who puffs
most naturally at his cigarette. That
will cost you five pounds. but that ex-
cellent imitation of Cinquevalli's um-
brella and ball trick may be had for
one shilling.
'It will certainly be season of good
toys at q moderate figure"
The Afro-American advance., 1900-11-17
4 WEEKS HISTORY
The Important Happenings Of a
Week Briefly Told.
ALL PARTS OF THE UNION
All the Latest News Of Interest from
Washington, From the East, the
3West and the South.
THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES
FROM WASHINGTON.

Ellis II. Roberts, treasurer OF the
United States, In his annual report
shows that the net ordinary revenues
Of the government for the fiscal year
were 1867 ,24O, ,s52, the largest in the
history of the country. and the de-
hclency OF $50, Ill SEQ In 1899 was con
verted into a surplus Of s79. .527 900.
For the fiscal year ending in 1902
the navy will ask for ss7,172,6 ,63i.
The secretary of war has abolished
the military department of Porto
Rico and ordered part OF the troops
home December Is.
Honorable discharge has been
granted Lieut.. Col. Russell B. Har-
rison. son Of the ex-president, from
the army.
On November 30 the national con-
vention of the Wcman's Christian
Tmperance union meets in Washing
ton.
IL is shown by the annual report
Of the life saving service that 2,6o7
persons were saved and 4s lost on
wrecked vessels the past year.
The president formally asked his
cabinet to remain with him during
his second term.
In the past year the dead letter
Office In Washington received 1886, ,16s
pieces OF matter, against 1885, ,9s3 the
preceding year.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-11-17
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

There are to-day In all countries
more than 100000 Italian emigrants.
There are only about $50 living sol
diers who are entitled TO wear the
British Victoria cross.
DIR. Leopold Kahn, the arctic ex-
plorer, is certain that Lieut.. Peary is
wintering at Fort Conger.
Unsatisfactory rate arrangements
with railroads may prevent the @. A.
X. eucampment in Denver,
The man who built the city hall Of
Denver Is now selling cigars and to-
baeco at a stand In the corridor of
the building,
The yellow book on Chinese affairs
published by the French foreign of
flee shows close relations between
France aud the United States.
Elhridge +. Gerry resigned the pres
ideney OF the New York Society for
Prevention Of Cruelty TO Children.
which he founded Fl years ago.
There are TAI theological schools in
the United States. SO law schools. 92
regular medical schools. . eclectic
medical schools aud IA homeopathic.
Paper money Is At a premium at
Meme. Miners find II more convenient
than gold and pay as much as two
per cent. In excess OF Its face value
| for IL,
Col. BENJAMIN West blanchard. once
one of the mast widely known rail-
road men IN the country. died at his
residence In Washington, aged "a
years.
Tht viii ot Frank Williams. late Of
1ohnStowa, Pa. makes hequest OF
$500 600 20 the Lehigh university at
South bethlehem. Pa. for the benefit
OF worthy students.
Admiral pewey'x collection OF gifts.
temporarily ON exhibition In the Ma
tional museum az Washington, has
been removed TO HIS residence in
Rhode Island avenue.
Only eight states have been uni.
formly republican Ia presidential
years since iSeo-Maine, New Hamp-
shire. Vermont. Massachusetts,. Rhede
Island, Pennsylvania. Iowa and Mn
nesota.
| C. Oliver Iselin viii manage the old
defender Columbia in the trial races
next summer with the new yacht now
being built at the HerreShoa shops in
Bristol. Il. l.. 10 defend the America =
cup against Sir TAemAs Lipton's ehal.
ilengo