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THINK
GARDNER WILL WIN
Many New Workers Expect to Witness Cham.
pionship Battle With Cans.

have ceased there and there is every
likelihood that he will agree on his
course To come East. Ryan expects to
end his fighting career after New
years OF lighting he has earned many
thousands of dollars, and that to-day
ne mas nearly So, OO0 to the good. 1t Is
possible he may come here to open a
saloon.
"YounE GriGo" On Earth Again.
Young Grlnfo,' the clever feather
weight OF a few years ago. but who has
since experienced living in jails and
lunatIc asylums, is reported from Pc
oria, Ill.,, to be on his feet again and
going along nicely in the lighting bust
ness. He appeared in an eight-round
bout In that city on Thursday night
against Jack Rain, a local lightweight,
and SO clearly outfousht and out
pointed his man that at the end he was
gi"en the decision. IL was his first fight
shree he engaged Jim Popp. the Cana
dian champion in q go about two
do with the money he got for winning
is not known. but by wise ones II Is
predicted that he will go the same old
route to downfall.
1t looks as II Billy Ryan, the feather
weight Is So'HS W b't q 80 WIN 'hS
top nOtchers at last. The little fellow
was promised frSt chance with Nc
Govern II the Detroit battle fell through
and he will now probably meet Terry In
ToConto. Ryan IL Il conner, and mas
whipped Young Erne. Jack McClelland,
Tim Callihan and Eddie Sanlry. He has
been after Young Corbett and McGovern
for some time, and IL now training for
his prospective so with the latter,
George nsyers, the old Boston m~lddle-welght,
has been ro5urrectcd and put in the nshtins
business. lilo met Mike shallow, OF Boston. in
a six-round bout in Boston, on Tuesday night
and at the end was given the decision.
Robert F~tzsimmons knocked out Mike Ranke.
the heavyweight Aghter o, Eastern Montana. in
hftcen seconds last night at Foreman. Mont.
Raukc weighed 1870 pounds and went down be-
fore a heavy jab on the Jaw.
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MUNR0E SENDS ANSWER
TO CHARLEY KORAN.
Fighter SnyH lie May Referee
observation-disclosures" Match
Next Friday.

Charley Koran, who manages the
clever little feathcr-weight. Joe Bern
stein, who is 10 engage in a wrestling
match with Young Muldoon" at Clar-
endon Hail next Friday night. has re-
ceivcl word from Jack Munroe. the
Butte mlner-hghtCr, that II he arrives
IN New York in time he will referee the
bout,
Bernstein. under the charge OF Leo
Pdrdcln, tho Italian chaauiSl wrestler.
and Jimmie Francis, g getting into good
condition FOR his bout with the clever
"MulduOn.' and says he will repeat the
victory he scored In Baltimore recently.
"Muldoon' Ia training at an uptown
gymnasium, and according to George
BOthncr, the clever little wrestler, who
saw him work yesterday, he Is n good
boy and will likely make the contest
In whlch he Is 10 take part Interesting.
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RACING NOTES..

Rluvh Rider broke Ha:-floted yesterlly and
at one stage o. his race Was absolutely las.
This horse ran a good race and Is due to win
shortly. Jockey nolr pulled Lord Melbourne W
at the post. lie evidently did not think II was
roing to be a go. sheriff Bell mace a poor
showing In tae sane race. Jockey Cannon says
the colt bad no speed, Il looks as though his
forte is going a distance.
James ovnoy is now tho sole owner o, the
horses which have been racing IN the name Of
Haineld. ONnby a Go. G. Wright OF New
ling ally. and owuoy bought him ou', as well
as Hatnsld. lie has been notified TIA; he VII
be permitted to race the horses.
sam Hildrcih continues to mako additions 10
his STABLE, and incidentally 10 give a black eve
10 the recent talk that ne was brake. H. most
cent cry Handicap which he ha" purchased
from Albert S'mons On private terms
Franz Van Ness, the weil-kuown owner and
trainer ~ Morello, which took the Futurity Of
hts year In such hying style, is soon 10 Join the
the Continent. He has an Oncr from France
and uns from Austria, and no man will leave
the country with bette. prospects abroad,
The indianapolis Racing Association met, on
Christmas night Tine meeting was for the pur-
pose u hNlng dates for the two meetings that
the association Will put on next year, but a
hithh occurred aud the dates are stIii unsettled.
Or. J. u. Nee. KinGerglrtcn S.uI. who has
made such a success as a breeder. through The
ownership OF thu remarkable English mares.
imp. Cinderella and mp, Tarinse,la, will be a
tull-hedged tur'nan the cOmlng season. The
y%earIlngs II Was rtcPntly reported were sold by
him to Leaadet Sire are rtally partnership
horses, Sire tuyIns = a..lf in..eTsrt in them.
cash s'oan. wac rode In Russia the pat,
: summer, w,ll arrive At New Orleans from Louls-
''ilie to-day He WI asso2t. IN'pn'a there
L
Howard Lava, aho trains Ios,ph Il. wldener'i
lampsrs, has slgned Jockey Barry q eide to
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JOHNNIE NELSON LEFT
ESTATE OF $500.
CycIIst Earned that Amount in
Two Years as II Racer.

That cycle racing is profitable has
been made evident by the amount Of
money earned by the late Johnnie Nell
son as a star on the American tracks
for two yearE.
The rider who died OF Injuries re-
ceived In a race behind pace at Madison
Square Garden over a year q left
an estate valued at $500. 4. has been
settled and his parents, who were re-
Gently here from Sweden, have collected
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Since the proposed bout for the fcath-
er-weIght championship between young
Corbett' and Terry McGovern has been
called of for another indefinite period,
followersof the pugiltstic game are now
lending their interest 10 the contest for
the lightweight championship which will
be decided on New Years afternoon, and
VIII have as principals Joe Cans, the
present holder, and Gus Gardner, the
clever fighter, OF Philadelphia. When
the two men enter the ring in the club
house OF the National Athletic Club. of
New Britain, II Is likely that many Old
faces familiar at ringsidcs in the days
when bouts were permitted in New York
will be seen. Already many prominent
sporting men who are now in this city
have decided to begin the New Year by
attending the bout. As u betting affair
the fight promises to be big.
0uRkers believe In Gardner.
There are many who believe Gardner
has little or no chance against the
clever colored man. sim. his PAiladel-
phia friends are sure. and base their
claim on their favorite's performances
| against Erne when he was champion
anu nus nouNS WITH hSOsBe MSf auuen
that he will not be easily disposed of by
Cans, They might not bet on the result,
but will take plenty OF offers on the
length OF the bout. TIT weight which is
agreed on, 1856 pounds at II O'Clock in
the morning, Ia said to suit Gardner TO
a nicely. n IL is that fact which leads
many to believe that he has IA dig ad-
vantage In the contest.
billy Barrett Loses In England.
Billy Barrett. the east side fighter.
whose pugilistic show!ngs were never
regarded as anything very great. got
another beating in London. last night. lilo
met Dick Lee, OF London, in II twenty
round bout before the Gymnastics Club.
and was SO badly %outpolnted at the
finish hat the referee awarded the
Briton the decision. The bout Wis i'm
terestlng all the way through, but at no
time did Barrett appear to have the
least the better OF the exchanges.
Ryan II to lie a New Yorker,
Tommy Ryan, the middle weight
champion OF the world, is nov consider
ing the idea OF making New York oils
horne in the future, Kansas City has
claimed the champion as one OF It's
: boys. but Tommy's business interests
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Gibbs for Captain Again.

Former captain OF the Century wheelmrn,
Matthew Gibbs. we'll known 60 cyclists in 1895
1895 and 1897. who introduced more ;dsaH fNl
clu5 cycling adopted by all wheeling clubs
the United States than any one man
hes agreed 20 be a candidate for captain OF the
Wheelmen at It's annual election In
Mr.. Gibbs has for opponents the
present captain. John L. wensel. and Lieut.. L,
Robinson,
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FOR HOCKEY LEAGUE
AMONG MILITIAMEN.
Teams of National Gunrdsmen co
Play for Championship.

At a meeting held IN Brooklyn last
night a new hockey league was pro-
posed, the members to belong to the
National Guard.
1t is the idea OF the mlltlamen who
hope to promote hockey among national
guardsmen to form a schedule for the
teams of every regiment in New York
and Brooklyn that will support a team.
The evening world., 1902-12-27

The %ayier A. A.. has put a strong
hockey team on the ice this season. a
number Of the players being former
members Of the champion Montreal
all the crack organizations This team
mp aa follows: Goal tender. Fltz-'
patrick; cover point. Clarke; point.
FutAn; forwards. Wllla, Liston. Bowling,
Qainn.
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Gem pedaIcr. of cexlon.

was sitting one afternoon on the
beautiful wide veranda of the Gale
Face hotel, Colombo, In Ceylon.
A light hand touched my shoulder,
and a barefooted Cingalese stood be
fore me.
"Would you like to buy some stonesf'
he asked In his pleasant voice
These peddlers of gems are very nu-
merous In Ceylon. They are not al
lowed to enter the hotels, and l once
saw one of them actually beaten out
of the Oriental In Colombo. Hence II
was that before addressing me my
Cingalese friend glanced furtively UT
and down the long veranda to see that
he was unobserved by the minions OF
the hotel.
He took from beneath his blouse q
bundle of white cloth, which he opened
displaying about pint of rubies, car.
buneles, moonstones and catseyes. AS
had nothing to do, ! looked through
them after explaining to the sable mer-
chant that | had no intention of buy
ing. The collection must have been
worth many thousands of dollars, judg-
ing by individual specimens, but apart
from his merchandise the barefooted
vender, costume and all, might have
been assessed at about 5 shillings.-Ex-
change.
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A pianist who was pre-eminently sue
cessful In his day was Rubinstein, who
Travelled nearly the whole world over
delighting people with his genius. He
was very much annoyed by requests for
complimentary tickets but most Of the
time he maintained his composure, even
though Justly irritated. 1t is told Of him
that just before one OF his recitals in
London he was accosted by an old lady
In the entrance hall and thus addressed:
"Oh, Mr.. Rubinstein, l am so glad to
see you! l have tried In vain to pur-
chase ticket. Have you seat you
could let me haveY
Madam" said the great pianist,
there is but one seat Mt my disposal,
and that you are welcome TO IL you
think At to take It,"
"Oh. yes. and thousand thanks!
Where is itT" was the excited reply.
"At the piano" smillngly replied Ru.
binstein.
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II was after q tract OF coal land In
Tennessee" said the lawyer, "and
had every reason to believe the owner,
who was poor and shiftless, didn't
know the value Of 1t. expected to pay
$15 an acre at the highest and was
therefore much surprised when the old
fellow said
stranger, I'm askin' jest 500 an
acre fur my land, and nobody kin have
1t fur cent less
"'But how do you get any such val
ueT / asked.
az git 1t by figgerin'.'
How do you figurer
Easy as grease, sub. I've bin over
every foot of 1t and counted the trees.
Yes, but the trees are worth very
little
".And I've counted the holes in the
ground
"'But the holes are no good
Counted the trees, sub, and counted
the holes, subj he went on, and whar
thar's trees thar's possums, and wbar
thar's holes thar's woodchucks. and
it's 500 an acre or you kin hunt your
own meat"
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THE POLITE NEW YORKER.
His Action Proved That GaIIantry IL
Not n Lost Art.

hCthoh ~
Not Lost Art.
Don't tell me any more that New
Workers are not polite" chirruped the
young man who takes powerful
sight of notice" to the old man who
reads as he rides as the pair left an
elevated train. Saw something a lit
tie while ago that convinces me there
are others besides blanket Indians on
the Manhattan reservation"
"What was it?" queried the man who
reads and secs nothing unless per-
chance 1t be vacant seat spotted afar
or over the top of his newspaper.
.You didn't notice it2 OF course you
didn't. You were too busy forgetting
the fact that there were women In the
aisle of the car 1t happened between
Ninety-third and Eighty-first streets,
and 1t almost made me feel that the
days of chivalry had returned An old
woman was holding on strap and
with blase face,
"Step up farther In the center of the
carr shouted the guard. and the old
lady WAS about to obey when the dap
per head opened and Its owner gallant
~ said:
Don't move, madam. | get off at
Fifty-third street and Eighth avenue,
and IL you'll wait you can have my
seat
"Such gallantry on an elevated train
in New York almost brought moisture
to my eyes. and II / had had baseball
bat | am quite sure that | could not
have restrained myself from bringing
moisture to that part of the blase face
which on the gridiron is usually pro.
tected by rubber guard. New York
Telegram.
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When was 1t usual to insert running
mercury In the backs of swords?
This was comparatively common
practice among the Italian. French aud
Spanish swordmakers of the sixteenth
and seventeenth centuries, but IL WIS
more of fancy than anything else, for
1t never came into general use. 1t was
not, of course, used for rapiers or tile
lighter kind of swords, but for the
heavier cutting swords.
The method was to cast the biaGo
rather broader ut the back than usual,
with hollow running down It, This
was half filed with quicksilver and
sealed up. The Idea was that when n
blow was struck with such sword
the quicksilver would fly to the point
and so Increase the weight of the blow.
This theoretical advantage, however,
did not at all counterbalnnce the gem
eral clumsiness of the weapon and its
unhandiness in guarding. and so the
mercurlale swords, as they were called.
from which their ingenious inventor
hoped 80 much, were rather military
curiosities than practical successes.--
London Answers.
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Your nusbnna,. cravat..

To the woman who must buy her
husbands cravats want to say word
by way of advlce-don't do 1t, says a
writer in the Haberdasher. II You
really must buy your husbands era
watts, do not try to get eravat SO warm
that It will feel like mustard plaster
on his chest. That might be good for
his bronchial tubes, but 1t might en-
danger his chances OF ultimate redemp-
ton. II would perhaps stave Off throat
trouble but It would be apt to produce
family trouble, which Is good deal
worse.
Let him pick out his own cravats.
and then he alone will be to blame for
them. He may not know much about
the harmony of eolors, but he is not
likely, nevertheless, to pick out cra-
vat that will hurt the eyes of the spec
Tutors like a lmelight at champion
ship glove contest. He may not know
what he wants, but he knows what he
does not want, and ten to one, II you
have seen something ut the cravat
counter that you think is perfectly love-
ly, that Ii It.
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Keen Accounts.

Keeping accounts. simple In form,
plain. clear and easily understood,
showing amounts due to or from 9th
ers, entering correctly the dates on
which money Is paid out or received, Is
the best plan to avoid disputes about
money matters and relieves the memo
ry OF many unnecessary burdens. A
written record of money transaction
has greater legal value in case of con-
troyersy In court than any verbal state
ment
The habit of keeping accounts In
duces economy in expenditure and In
spires the habit Of saving up besides
showing Mt all times correct financial
condition. Housekeepers. mechanics
and all who handle money In the man.
agement of their personal affairs will
find It most profitable to form tho hab-
1t Of keeping accounts.
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that same young lady before you ar.

that same young lady before you ar
rived"
When, a couple of hours later, tired
cut and ready 80 go home, Huxley Of
fered the caddie some money, strange
to say, that youth refused 1t, merely
remarking as he disappeared over the
brow of the hill where they had first
seen him: YOU'D better keep 1t. You'll
need 1t all yourself when the other
scheme falls"
What do you suppose he meantT'
asked Hinkley. unable to understand
either the action or answer.
Didn't take your money because you
hit him, l suppose" answered Bate
man. And as for his remark. he
probably heard the scheme you were
publishing broadcast in regard to the
young lady. Profit by 1t and plan In
ternally after this"
That night at the dance given at The
Breakwater. Hinkley met Miss Van
Trees dressed In such bewitching style
that for the first time in his life he ac-
tually admired her. Great was his sur
prise, however, to be treated with the
snost chilling frigidity. Her card was
full, she said, and she even went so far
as to cancel the engagement for golf
next day
Completely mystifled and In no pleas
ant frame of mind, Hinkley sought the
broad veranda and remained there the
rest of the evening with some of the
men.
About 10 o'clock as he happened to
glance up he saw standing in the hotel
doorway Miss Van Trees. while by her
side and playfully tickling her neck
with a fan was-no; II could not be!
He rubbed his eyes and looked again.
Yes, as sure as he was living man,
that youth, dressed in natty tuxedo,
with hair plastered smartly down over
his forehead, was his freckled, round
faced caddie of the afternoon.
Hinkley turned to the nearest man,
plucked him by the sleeve and, point
Ing toward the two In the doorway, he
suffered, w-ho-who-the
is that kid?'
"Oh. that" replied the man careless
ly, looking toward the sunburned lad in
the doorway-"that Is Miss Van Trees
younger brother Thomas"
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S. w. COCHRAN & co.
INDIAN TRADING.
The Way TO beat the Red Man Down
In His Prices.

The Way TO beat the ned Man Down
In His Prices.
"Few white men know how to trade
with an Indian" remarked u Denver
man who has made a study of Indians
for ten years past II once met an In
dian with magnificent mountain lion
skin. He was willing to part with the
ornament, but his price was too high.
] offered him $3.50. but he Indignantly
refused. Later. on the same day. after
I had learned to trade with an Indian,
bought the skin for $1.50.
"The secret of trading with the In
dian is to appear Indifferent. The most
successful trader is the one who goes
with supply of the same article he Ia
most DESTROYS of buying. Tho Indian
sees that the stranger has had expert
ence, and negotiations are carried or
upon a strictly business basis. An In
dian refused $40 for bow and arrow
1t was bought for 81 by man who
carried several bows and arrows In his
hand. This willy individual leased the
supply from store In order to Inn
press his copper colored friends, and
he succeeded.
1.-THE Indian" said the speaker, tell
Ing OF traits of character he has OBJ
served IN his red friends. ''is one Of the
most faithful followers in the world
IL he has confidence In you. IL he takes
Hiking TO you, there Ia nothing you
can ask he will not do. If he dislikes
you, the less you have to do with that
Indian the better" - Rocky Mountain
News.
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A Iknockout.

A young lawyer was engaged In q
case not long ago when witness was
put In the box to testify to the rcputa-
ton Of the place In question.
This witness. n stage driver, la an
swcr to query as to the reputation of
the place, replied, "a poor shop"
The lawyer inquired, "You say IT has
the reputation of being poor shopT"
Eyes, SIR"
Whom did you hear shy 1t was n
poor shopT"
The witness did not recollect any
one he had heard say 30.
"What!" said the lawyer. you have
sworn this place has the reputation OF
being poor shop and yet cannot tell
Of any one you have ever heard say
soT
The witness was staggered for mo-
ment at the words OF the lawyer. The
lawyer was feeling triumphant when
the witness gathered himself together
and quietly remarked. addressing the
lawyer:
"Well, you have the reputation OF
being poor lawyer. but have never
heard any one say 80"
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Something to He THANKFUL FOR

A Scotchman who has Il keen apprs-
citation of the strong characteristics OF
his countrymen delights in the story of
a druggist known both for his thrift
and his philosophy.
Once he was aroused from deep
sleep by the ringing of his night bell
He went down to his little shop and
sold dose of rather nauseous medicine
to a distressed customer
what profit do you make out q
that7" grumbled his wife.
"a ha'penny," was the cheerful an
swer.
'And for that bit o. money you'll Lie
awake maybe an hour" she said impa.
tiently.
Never grumble DER that, woman"
was his placid answer. "Tho dose will
keep him awake all night. We must
thank heaven we ha' the profit and
none O the pain o. this transaction"
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Every one knows that wlndo&S will
rattle when loud noise is made In a
room, but very few persons know that
glass can be broken by shouting into
It,
Any ordinary glass which has a clear
tore will do for this trick. and the ex-
act nature of It's tone can readily be
ascertained by passing molstened
finger around Its rim. This point be-
Ing settled, the performer should hold
the glass In front of his mouth and
shout into It in Il tone about an octave
higher than that of the glass. The re-
suit will be that the glass will break
Immediately, and for the reason that
It viii not have strength enough to re-
sist the force exerted against II by the
waves OF air.
The thinner the glass IL the more
easily 1t will be broken.
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MIXED THE LETTERS.
Serious Result of a Fool Man Trying
to he FacctIous.

TO nc Facebous.
A well known citizen of Clay Center
had been invited TO an evening party
He wanted to 60. but his wife declared
that she had no gown suitable for tia
occasion and asked him to send nc,
grets' to their hostess. The man went
down to his office and penned this face!
tious note OF declination:
I'VE regret that your kind invitation
must be declined for all the convention.
al reasons, but the real reason is that
half the family has nothing to wear.
My wife's latest dress is over three
weeks old, and her hat is twelve hours
out OF date. You will appreciate tho
hopelessness of the occasion and ex.
cuse u.s."
He thought this pretty good, and he
determined to write note to his wife
also explaining that he would not be ri
home for an early dinner, as she had
asked him. He said In this note:
~ have turned down your invitation
because am going out to another even
ing party where the guests are not ex-
pected to wear anything of Importance.
Sorry l won't be there to kiss you good
night"
And then the fool man carelessly sent
his wifes note to the hostess and the
hostess note to his wife-Clay Center
Times.
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A Primitive Clock.

A naturalist, while visiting Great
Sangir, one Of those islands Of the In
dian ocean known as the Celebes, or
Spice islands, found curious time re-
corder lodged at the house of rajah.
Two bottles were firmly dashed togcth-
er ana fixed In n wooden frame. A
quantity Of black sand ran from one
bottle into the other In just half an
hour, and when the upper bottle was
empty the frame was reversed. Twelve
short sticks, marked with notches fr9in
one to twelve. were hung upon string.
A hook was placed between the stick
bearing the number OF notches CORE
spending to the hour last struck and
the one to be struck next. The sentry
announced the time by striking the
hours on large gong.