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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-01
GEORGETOWN's TRACK TEAM.
Warrington Boys in Fine Shape fer
Peu~usylvania.

Georgetown, D. c., Feb 1.Georsss
towns large band Of track athletes are
doing fine work in the daily training fns
doors. There are thirty-fve athletes ate
tending the training table at present. Cap
tain Duffy Is feeling in as good conditioo
as ever and is confident Of doing his BEST
He demonstrated at the Boston Athlete
Association games on February 10 that he
il in perfect stride and condition. and in
next saturday nisht with Washington Del.
gado of Brooklyn and Tewkeebury Of PENN
s~ylvania, and probably A. Kent. he gives
Clay Lynch. is6s. who won the 2o handi-
cap from a strong field at the indoor meet
last year, is showing even better form and
lance. and has been picked for edeorss-
towns relay team.
Edward J: Minnehan. 1904. who gives 90
first order. Is running very well and should
class among the winners next Saturday
Sam Owens, 1903. Medical, who has shown
fine speed in the sprints heretofore. has
also developed into a strong quarter-mtief
He will run on Georgetown's relay team
against Pennsylvania team next Satur.
Billy Holland. 1903, is in his old-time
form. In which he established himself az
the fastest quarter-miler Of New England.
and will surely prove an important ant iaseG %
III IL ll0 SNSAS 1Rs
Joe Reilly. 1905, Medical. who comes from
tho nSs'f frac Sot team last year and one Of. ne
best quarter-mflers in New England. - IN
good shape and running up t9 TT true LOTT.
zion as one of the best indoor runners In
the country in the sprints. as well az the
auarter-mile, and as the fourth member
Leon Lennon. post graduate. Of San Fran.
cisco, has developed into a strong runner
since beginning last year. and Gives mu ~
Harry Laub. 1906. of Arizona. e resarded
he has run very close to Minnehan. Hcl-
land. and even Duffy. He Is q Hthe. long
legged chap and has q long stride.
weston. Tex. has q promising future et tn1
longer distances. He is a strong. hardy
athlete. with an unusually long stride anc
Joe McAieer. A..B.. post graduate e
Philadelphia. Pa. has developed INTO :
i Long, ,o1 tSs miie event.
Bernard j. Ford. 1904. Law. Of Dsnvsrs
| Colo. is showing good speed 1aos 6 ars dn;nx
v S e We'll for inexperienced runners andi
| promise much Improvement.
John Gold ,sa; 1871 81 w II estssrpa' Pa. soahs
VARSITY baseball players, are doing 1asks
| work for the Quarter mile.
,eadin1 ryuner at Holy Gross. Coles.
shonid r1,n a strong quarter-mile. owen
Driscor. 1904, Law. Is running well and az
hears to be Georgetown's leading nalf-mis
ca 4a = a. o'shea. 1902. Law. is runnine
f.s4 and strong as a quarter-miler. and Tor
| the sprints. Walter Suiilvan - II tne sen
MMichaeI J.. Walsh. 1901, captain OF the
bssebaii team. Is GecrgstoEn,s best ~
for the shot-put. and II running strons ~
tns spr%d Abbattachio. 1906. Of L4frons
pa is another athlete counted amon9 w.
| Cuarter-milerss
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-01
pue1LIsrs MAY GO TO CUBA.

Patrick r. Powers Expects to Pull on
the JefYries-Ruhlin Fight There.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York, Feb. 2S.-Patrick T. Powers,
president of the Eastern League, who was
associated with Jim Kennedy in pulling eff
a number Of fstic battles in Madison Square
Garden, has an idea that Cuba would make
a good fighting ground.
With the expectation of being able to
hold fstic battles in that country Powers
has gone there and is at present looking
ever the ground. II his arrangements do
not fail Powers will try to pull off the big
fight between Jeffries and Rubin, which
was not allowed to take place IN Cincinnati
recently,
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-01
ouTLAND TO COACH KANSAS.
Famous Pennsylvania Player Will

Have Charge of the ~Jayhnwkers.
Philadelphia, Pa. Feb. 2s.-John II. Out
land. captain of the University of Pennsyl-
vania football team in '9S and at present
director of athletics at Franklin and Mar
shall. has accepted a similar position at
the University Of Kansas. Outland played
his first college football in the Sunflower
State in 's5. and made a great reputation
as a half back. In SO he c%aptained the scrub
at Penn and in 81 played half back on the
varsity. In '9S he was captain of the first
team and rounded out his career in 30 when
he. in one season. played half back. quarter.
tackle and end for the Red and Blue.
In the spring Of 1900 Outland graduated
from the medical school and went. to
Franklin and Marshall in the following fall.
having also the appointment Of assistant
surgeon in the Lancaster General Hospital.
He will probably hold the position of dem
onstrator of anatomy at Kansas University
in addition to his duties of athletic durector.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-01
LADY sterling n Good Colt.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL -,
Lexington. KY. Feb. 2s-Tie chestnut Ally
sss1sinr' owned by Gus straus. and trained by
Oven Bradley. with 17. pounds up, was sent a
hd Ei, al in n ia,k; quarter in :24h.; three-eighths
in :ssN, and half In as seconds sHsr seen over this
tracy. done by a 2-year-old at this season OF
the ysas a,r sister 10 Ballyho Bey. Bally-Hoo-
pe,Ie' by Hindoo. dam Bally-Hoo, has been
riven TO the care of Thomas G. Mcdowell. VINO
III rrenare her for the big stake events IN
Thich she is entered this season. She is said TO
be a sensational youngster.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-01
Upton IS WE'LL PLEASED.
sny. New York Yacht Clubs Reply Is
Fair and Sportsman1ilSe.

London, Feb. 2s.-The reply of the New
York Yacht Club to the latest suggestions
from this side on the subject Of the inter-
national yacht race reached the Royal
Ulster Yacht Club to-day. The answer IS
regarded as clearing up the ambiguity IN
regard to the starting rule.
Sir Thomas Upton informed a representa-
tive of the Associated Press to-day that
he is perfectly satisfied with the New York
Yacht Clubs reply. and considers that the
ROYAL Ulster Yacht Clubs suggestions
have been made in a s~portsmanlike spirit.
The report that Mr.. Watson is fitting
the Shamrock II with steel spars gains
credence here. The Yachting World to-day
cup challenger with light steel spars.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-01
Dr.. RoHANNAN

c,r,s afi Chron!o Diseases. DR.. By "Ve0e4lble Cuf1ftOr
sosftiveiy cures Nervous Debility. Seminal w1kness. -
or any evils resulting from youthful ssscis =
sdyertised In the 81. Louis papcrs for over forty yesiss -
las never failed In cufing the Worst Cases frea. IN
,nial paekaae, Ons Dollar, sufficient TO eA0w tha1t4n
Remedy viii do all that Is advertised. Sold only ~ DE-
n. BoHANNAN, NO. Ga Morgan strscf, 81 4ouiss -
Eaebliahed lsa7. Rrivats Circular FREE
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-01
JANowsK1 WON FIRST PRIZE.

His Last Game With Marco in Chess
Tourney Was Il Draw.
Monte Carlo, Feb. ~2S.-Janowski. the Pa
risian chessmaster. was to-day awarded
first prize in the international chess tour
nament, his game with Marco to decide a
draw having resulted in a draw. The Ala
pin-Mason game also ended in a draw.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-01
JENNINGS ~HANDICAPs.
Washington Jockey Club
WEIGHTS and Entries.

New York, Feb. 28.-The Jockey Club an
nounces the following entries and weights
for the Bennings Spring handicaps, to be
run on the first and last days of the spring
meeting of the Washington Jockey Club at
Rennings. d, c.:
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-01
PUGILIsTs STILL IN JAIL.
Choynski and johnson May Go to
Prison.

Galveston, Tex, Feb. 2s.-The pugilists
choynski n Johnson are still in Jail Al
of Sabeas corpus. Things look black for
The fighters, as it is generally considered
that their conviction Is q foregone eonclu-
sion, and this means two to nve years IN
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-01

Charles Lebel and Mountain Dew also ran. IN,
fo'Connor1. I to &. won; Favoriie. % (Murphyl.
50 to i. second; Alary,s Garter, 81 a. M fna,sss
Diomed. Talma, Mission and Sweet William also
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-01
Iake Bena Gaea la Memnhis.

That veteran devotse Of baseball, Jacob Benz.
departed last nigh. for Memphis, Tenn This
impresario Of the semiprcfessionals will attend
the meeting OF the Southern League and arrange
q series OF spring games for his East st. Louis
club. Bene promises the East st. Louisans the
best semiprofessdonal team this season that can
be secured in this section Of the country.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-01
~....,, Rowfnr CIuH.

The regular monthly meeting Of the WeeeE4e
powins Club will take place at the boafn0oe4t
~ ~ rSorcss street. Friday evening. An 4vtey@
and necktie party win take place Ct ~ eeeS
house March 10. =
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-01

League players of 1900 win not be allowed to
sign with any club"
Mr.. Grifith's explanation is not at an.
lucid, and it is not plain hat the action
of the Players Union does not embarrasg
the American League.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-01
RACING IN TENNESSEE.

Nashville I'm Favor Of Having Each
Track Limited to Ten Days.
Nashville. Tenn. Feb. eS-The absorbing
topic among breeders. trainers and owners
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-01
METROPOLITAN HANDICAP.


New York, Feb. a-Following are the en-
tries n weights for the Metropolitan Han
dicap, to be run early in Nay at the spring
meeting Of the Westchest.r Racing Associa-
ton At Morris Park:
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-01
SCHEDULE TREATS ST. LOUIS WELL.

St. Louis and Chicago will be the holiday
attractions in New York.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-08-29
TWO LuLLAsIES.

The paint was cracked on the doll.
baby's face
And the rumpled hair would not
curl,
But with motherly kindness she saw
only grace
The dear little mite of girl;
She had no shoes for the bare, broken
feet,
But the Rockaby Lady came near
When the little child-woman, so sleep,
lily sweet,
Sang; Lullaby lullaby. dear"
There were pitiful scars on the little
boys face,
But she found beauty somewhere.
And the womans heart broke when
she saw the dim place
Where they laid him to sleep with a
prayer;
But still there's a song in the hush OF
the night,
For the angels come down very near
And with fingers of rest on the child.
woman's sight
Sing: Lullaby, lullaby, dear!"
katherine Norton in Smart Set
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-08-29

and as all followed the same mode,
rivalry had no place in their fashion
ing. Until recent date they spun and
wove their own materials, tanned
leather for their shoes. and supplied
not only the needs of the community.
but controlled large outside market
in stoves, ties. and other productions.
They had no literary or artistic taste
and little social life. Ability to make
music of q commonplace order was
the only talent apparent. Their re-
ligion forbade dancing A concert.
lecture, or public entertainment was
unknown to them, Their morality
was unimpeachahle. Asked why so
moral community maintained a
prison, they replied, For the accom-
mediation of VISITORS"
Celibacy was advocated by the
Zoarites until Joseph Bimeler sue
cumbed TO the charms Of 8 village
maid. Then marriage became honor.
able in the community.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-08-29

or Auskat, reaching nearly to the
mouth, are common. also, while over
all is thrown large square piece Of
silk fabric. which is draped gracefully
ahout the form, Sandals, or wooden
clogs, held by strap or button be-
TWEEN the toes. completes the costume.
The Hindoo women dress similar to
the Arabs, except that they wear more
gaudy fabrics and more ornaments.
The costume Of the native women.
while less elaborate and expensive, is
quite as picturesque. consists of two
pieces OF cotton cloth, usually of
special pattern. with large figures,
varied and bright colors. These
kangas, as they are called, are made
especially for the Zanzibar trade. and
their like is to be found no place else
in the world, one piece OF cloth is
drawn tightly around the body, just
below the arms. and Is deity and
securely fastened without the aid of
any pins or buttons. Native women
never wear anything on their feet.
Many OF them decorate their
faces with paint The women
or Zanzibar wear rings IN
their ears, They also wear
nose rings and nose studs, Civilized
women wear gold and silver bands on
their wrists-so also do the natives Of
Africa, They even go further and
wear andets, In fact, native
woman's social standing Is gagged W
the amount Of iewelry she wears. and
many OF the gold and silver ornaments
they wear are handsome In design and
artistic In finish. The i.barharous
African woman tries to make herself
beautiful by tho arrangement of her
NnlSy hair She viii speud hours with
a small hand glass. arranging her hair
and admiring Observation-Disclosures
Star.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-08-29
The Master Inventor.

A story will serve to throw new
light upon Edison's character At one
time there was great fear In the
scientific world that the deposits of
platinum were about to become OK.
tluct. Edison thereupon organized
correspondence bureau, and sent let
terra to every American consul upon
the globe, to British consuls In ports
whore tho United States had no repre-.
sentative, and to scientific men I'm
every land The letter gave n clear
statement respecting the metal, how
and where It was found and might be
found, how 1t could be- Unidentified and
treated, and much other information.
In each letter was enclosed samples
OF platinum as found In the various
rock beds This may seem 10 be
small undertaking, but when It is re-
membered that tho letters were sent
Off by the thousands, that tho postage
was ten cents TO each letter, and that
the pieces Of platinum enclosed were
almost as valuable as metallic gold,
the cost Of. the achievement Is readily
seen. While he did not succeed In
greatly increasing the output OF
platinum. Ire set at rest all fear OF It's
extinction, and thus earned the
gratitude of every scientific inyes-
tigator--Frank Lcslio's Monthly.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-08-29

things, but certainly not dressing
bags. told him OF my difficulty with
the Englishman, and do you know
that that Yank took my order for
dressing bags with nickel fittings, al.
though his firm had never made such
a thing before? And. what is more,
got EN-"
The hardware merchants of the
Rand were unanimous. America was
the only possible market for tools and
furniture. Il indented." said one,
for thirty plows from England and a
like number from America. verify
believe that the American plows We're
worn out before the English articles
arrived" Also, all were unanimous
upon one point: The English article
was the best.
What is to blame for our COM
mercial failure in south Africa?
Old, conservative. dogmatic methods
and an inability to appreciate the
present-day necessities OF the buyer.
Not the buyer, at any rate, for he is
justified in going to the cheapest and
most expeditions market. 1t is too
much TO expect that the Rand mer-
chant will wait six months for a pillow
when he can get a pillow in two.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-08-29
THE THIRD PERSON.

Now these are the words her husband
said;
Noh, yes your gowns all right,
But you know YOU never look we'll in
red,
And the things too say and
bright"
You light the room like rose
ahloum
With its hundred leaves astir-~
A rose too fair for clown to wear, e
Said the Tertium Quid to her.
Now these are the words her husband
said.
Good Lord. you women are wise!
You have raced and chased till you
look half-dead
And have circles beneath your
eyes"
Tonight your smile is as faint the
while
AS a star in the mist's dim blur,
You're tired. l know but you're
loveHest So"
Said the Tertium Quid to her.
Now these are tho words her husband
said:
Hell pay for it. every cent,
Buy why should she choose that man
instoad?-
She ought to have been content"
"Oh, women are dear and women are
queer
And are bought with coin forbid +,
And their husbands may grow wise
some day"
Reflected the Tertium Quid.
-McCroa Pickering in Smart Set.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-08-29

ley is one of the officials of tho local
telephone company. The girls ia the
central Office soon came to anow who
was wanted when Il baby voice called
overt he phone.
Il want my papa"
The most exactlng duty of Virginia's
nurse Is to keep her away from the
table which holds the telephone trans.
mitter She ia able to recognize the
voices Of all the members Of the fam
lily and to distinguish between them,
She has mastered all tho details OF
calling up and ringing OFF and ia able
to repeat the numbers of several tele-
phones In the offices OF friends Of the
family.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-08-29
ON THE WATER WAGON.

See the mixer as he mixes,
See the juicy things he fixes,
See the jug,
See the mug,
And the foam. Hear the pop, hea
the Sizing,
See the fiz2es, hear 'em fiZZing,
See the cherries,
Sec the berries,
See the mellow things he mixes,
Juicy drinks he deftly fixes
See the man behind the bar.
See the boozer as he boozes,
See the juicy things he chooses,
See the ices,
Smell the spices,
See the swizzlo, see the swig,
SEQ the jigger, and the Jig;
See the reel.
Hear the spiel,
See the swaddle, and the swag,
See the jaglcts and the jag
See the men before the bar.
New Orleans Time-Democrat.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-08-29

spect for Dom Paul than do, but II
that isn't he I'll own that have no
eye ut all for physiognomy, There is
the frin of straight, white beard so
marked in his portraits, tho large
rather coarse features; the l..s, broad
nose, the thick lips. the beady, shrowd
eyes and the entire eNpresStva is of
infinite solt-complaccncy.
Il shouldn't wonder II the likeness
continued beneath the SUI face. At
least. remember that old Wood. he
of the natural history. says OF the
Cape buffalo that he is exceedingly
ferocious and cunning. often lurking
among the trees until an upsuspecting
traveller approaches and then rushing
on him and destroying hun That
sounds almost like a passage from
some English war bulletin,
Turn to the right and YOU find the
zebus. the sacred cattle OF India,
They are as sleek and hig-eyed and
meek looking and dreamy as any
Hindoo, and they have the same
regular finely cut features.
And now follow me few steps
over TO the sheephouso, Would you
recognize q kalmuck IL YOU saw himE
You have heard | suppose. that he has
high eheekboues. fiat nose and small,
squirting eyes almost hidden behind a
tuft OF coarse hair, There you have
him right In front OF YOU, although
they call him a yak here, Oh, yes, |
know they say that this beast is no
OK ut all.
but then have heard persons
doubt the humanity OF the Kalmuck.
so matters are about even between
the two. They have shutlled the poor
yak around from one family to an.
other until they finally landed him
with the antelopcs, hut for all that no
looks more like n bovine than any.
thing else, To me he is the OK OF the
stoppes and mountain passes OF
central Asia and the animal counter.
part Of his master, tho Kalmuck
"I've tried to find an explanation Of
these outward resemhlances, and |
have dug up two | believe that they
depend partly on the similar influence
OF man and beast on the same natural
conditions and partly on the mutual
influence which the human being and
tho animal exert upon each other dur
ing continued daily contact New
York Sun,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-08-29
Marriage Without Consent.

"A girls right is to be married with
dignity from her fathers house. "
writes Margaret e. Sangster In the La.
dies Home Journal. There are in.
stances, as In the case Of Mrs. Brown.
ing, where a parent is relentlessly
prejudiced and tyrannical, but they are
very exceptional. After sufficient
period Of waiting, If tho two are very
sure Of each other and are of mature
age-oyer twenty-five at least-if they
cannot obtain their parents consent
they may be justified in marrying
without 1t, hoping for time to bring
about a reconciliation 20 the newt.
able"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-08-29
PROTOTYPES OF HUMANS.
Animal Resemblance to Man That
Are Strange as STRIKING.

IF it is really true that animals bear
some resemblance to certain human
types, such, think, is especially the
case with the bovines." said man
standing in front Of the Cape buf
faloes' paddock in Central Park. 81
like to fancy those faithful servants
of our race have gradually come to
acquire traits of appearance in com
mon with the masters who homestead.
ed them. And some of the facts that
help to prove the correctness of my
notion find right in this place. Just
look around and see for yourself
What do you say about that gray
buffalo which lies in the doorway
other there, chewing it's cud and block
ing the entrance to all corners? II
has been brought here from South
Africa, and to me it looks like a
typical boer. 1t even looks like
well, no one entertains a greater re.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-08-29
ZANZIBAR WOMEN.
The Water Carriers of the Picturesque
African Port

lii referring to the ways and customs
OF Zanzibar, II. Il, Mansfield, ex.Unitod
states Consul at that place, says that
one of the most picturesque features
was the vertable Rehecca at the well.
At almost any hour OF the day
gayly colored costumes, can be seen at
the wells and hydrants. drawing water,
which they put into tin cans or
earthon pots that will hold about six
gallons each. When the vessels are
filed they are hoistod upon the heads
OF the carriers, who march along under
the burden as erect and graceful as an
athlete would move about unlnCum.
berod All the water supply for the
$4,000 inhabitants of Zanzibar Is car
ricd upon the heads of women.
Il have frequently seen native
woman carrying as many as three
water pots upon her head. one on top
of the other and each standing at
different angle. Each of the vessels
would hold several gallons of water
and with them all filled she would
march along. balancing them so per.
fectly that not drop would be spilled.
| have also seen one of those water
carriers balance six-gallon jar. filled
with water, on her head while she was
engaged In other tasks that required
the use Of both her hands, and ut the
same time place her in Il STOPPING po-
sition. The head was so poised as 10
maintain the equilibrium of the jar.
The practice of carrying articles on
their heads has given to tho women u
Zanzibar fine muscular development
of tho neck and shoulders. MS well as
an erect and graceful carriage.
The Arab women, very few of whom
are seen on the streets. wear kind OF
raiama, a robe OF colored materials, a
veil, or sometimes II silk handkerchief
! folded and fastened across the brow,
a FIndienne. An embroidered waist
coat and the "barakoa,' or gilt mask
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-08-29
BABY AT THE PHONE.
y ~ w w vp vs. sgs w " rs rs

Virginia pixley, IS months old,
daughter of William A, Pixley OF Chi
Cago. knows how ~ use n telephone.
Sho is believed to be the youngest
long distance conversationalist in the
world.
Virginia first had dawning coneep-
ton of the telephone four months ago
when she discovered that by talking
into tho receiver sho could negotiate
with her father for candy while he
was down town at his office. Mr.. Pix