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DOMESTIC SITUATIONS WANTED.

Fe=AIo-
= time rate. 80 cents
SPECIAL RATE TO UNEMPLOYED
- words, 3 times. 10 cents
time rate sSB cents
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Country Property to Let.

- nv Kline room Colonial house in perfect
D. III ,r1nrove delightful location; soto
| y oiae5 % 5ascren;abe tenant GEORGE HILL owner 20
|
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LAWYERS.

SMITH & ENGEL. reliable lawyers, 800
broadway New-York; accidents. dOmes
tic difficulties quickly adjusted; consulta-
tiGn free
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BIOGRAPHY.

-or-TSAI.s OF FIELD MARSHAL COUNT Won BLU
." gFNTEAIs FOR 1896 AND 1S7o-'T1. Edited by Count
Surne1thai. Translated by A
t;:Ilesple-A31isoa- svo S41. UIongrnsns. Green
Coz
,rvU LETTERS AND MEMORIALS OF JANE WELSH
CARLYLE Annotated by Thomas Carlyle and Edited
~ Aiersnoer Carlyies with Introduction by Sir
james C-ichto1-Browne, M D. Ii. d. r. r g.
vlth sixteen illustrations In volumes. svo. pp
prxxvfL 26S $50. fJohn Lanai
rur REAL BENEDICT ARNOLD. BY Charles Burr
Todd i2rno. DID, tx, 2ss. "a s. Barnes g. COB
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS; Life Work.
reuasscs Revealed Original Printed and Manu-
Records Together with Peter
ys-rvr. o< AnEsera. and Bsrtolone Casss. the
Yrs. Historians Anorfca- By John Boyd ThacheF.
Tol = 0uarto. Do x go. c. p. PutnRms Soasl
FATHER MARQUETTE BY Rev. samue, Hedges A. 81
lsnno pp lea 0Chr1stian Press Association Publish
frg Company
A sketch Of the work the Jesuit. missionary
s,t explorer. Illustrated with reproductions OF
autographs.
. history OF WILLIAM PENN. BY w Eepworth
n Dixon 12uo. pp. <. Ssz CNew-Asnsterdam Book
Company
,.oRF LETTERS OF CHARLES DARWIN. A Record o.
T7is Series OF Hitherto Unpublished Letters.
TESres hv Francis Darwin and a c. Seward. In Two
volumes. Illustrated. svo. pp xiv. 4e4; viii. 5oS.
% Appleton & Coz
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49, lanes A Harrison In Two Volumes 12no pp. X,
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BOOKS OF THE WEEK.
ART.

.xor7TCELII. By a st-ceter limo. ID. XIV. 49,.
f-he Macmillan Cornpsny9.
q The Crest Masters Painting
.--les Illustrated reproiuctioGs photographs
r.YrN. BY J. Cuthcert Ha6den With Illustrations
eaa Portraits a2me. ID XII. 2s2 CE p. Duston 4
CcA
II The Master Musicians series Appendices PRO
xlse his last VIII sr5 testament. catalogue OF his
works and os his letters.
.aHREICH DER RILDENDEN KUNET 1905 Inter
DR.. Woidemar Seiiiitz-Dresfeu
fs-aBssegeeen Won Ajax Martersteig. Quarto, pp IL
IS &c. Z. Stecher5.s
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NIL MRucia.r. Translated y. @.
I'll Z. &
n The Popular Library o. series Illus
trste5 with reproductions OF photographs.
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BILLIARD AND POOL TABLES.
MANUFACTURERS Of billiard and pool
tables: high grade bowling alley builders;
lowest prices. MARX BROS, "a Union
Square.
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Country Property for Sale.

SOME REAL ESTATE BARGAINS.
Fine s-room cottage Ingiesde. Flushing Ground.
60x1oo Good condition Price. $4,000
3story and basement brownstons house. PARK Slope.
Brooklyn, isx10o 10 bath: furnace: rented
$50 per month. Price t9o0
Riyerhead l. l.: any offer accepted
ROBERT WARD r. E. CO.
Garfield Building. Brooklyn New York City
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HELP WANTED.
Female.
WANTED.-In private family.
thoroughly competent cook $500. waitress
(S25) chambermaId $50; positions perIia-
nent: seaShGre in summer Answer, lncios-
ing copy of references as TO capabilities,
etc, A S. H. P o. Box 7oT, New-4ork
City.
WANTED.-A reliable. experienced ATner-
can working hOuseksepe for snort Ods-
tance out Of town. Address b. BOX o.
Tribune OffiCe-
WANTED A nurse for infant; personal
reference required. Call Saturday aiter-
noon. Mrs IDA COOK, Ansonia- i5G-st-
and Broadway.
500 PER THOUSAND paid for copying
short letters: several lines OF WoIh -
give out: So 70 So weekly, working even
inss Inclose stamp for copy OF letter, = y
srr,Ictfons. etc Address EAGLE WHOLE
SALE CO.. Chicago, III
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HELP WANTED.

1rle-
ATTENTIONt-Men by doing an easy
work you can travel to England for 81.
70 Germany $40: also free transportation.
return passage. Main Office, 11j 1st-st-s
New-York.
WANTED.-Competent railroad nachinists
and bOilermakeTs fer out OF town. good
wages. Apply between . a. n. and p m
flight up.
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RARGAINs.-House PIainneld. 3 miles; house. New
ID Brunswick Send for photo and particulars
ATWATER. III Broadway.
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ADVERTISEMENTS ana srfasc scripiio1las t1.so.''r 10
51ffice 10. 1854 Broadway. between .,o.h
and 3Tth sts until O clock p m Al, Aaasl
c4,~ss az regular once rates Until 9 COOS
q n. viz: 20 shave. 5 = cor - :,
i5s lth-ave.. cor. f2rh-st-; t2 East l4ih-ss- /.
a57 West 42d-st.. between Ith and sta A's'
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JUDGM ENTS.

The following judgments filed yesterday, the
first name being that Of the debtor:
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nor SALE.-Fsrrn pleasantly located Southern Bsrk-
shire; plenty water; buildings good;
reasonable sold close estate Address z. A. BROS
SON. Sheffield. Mass
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leaving through no fault: employer can
be seen Address T. B.. 1Of West 49th-st,
care Kline
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COACHMAN.-By first class man: wages
SIS; last employer can be seen. 80 5th-
ave: willing and obliging- WALL 42S Sd
ave. Two fights. rear.
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AUDITOR. - Joseph PercfvaI Bravner
professional, consulting. expert account
ant: books designed. opened. closed. sys-
tematized. audited; go anywhere in the
United States Room 52I. Park Row
Building.
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WOPK WANTED.

Female.
TEACHER--Lady. former public scnoo- d,-'.-
teacher desires pupils; coaching or IesTi -
La instruction in school OF elementary CO g..
iege branches: highest references Thur
OTTGH 31l West 136th-st.
TvPFwRITING correspondence; legal. 1T
erary medical manuscripts. architects
sracffcatfors: PLAYS. moderate: accuIa.-'
dav evening. home or outside. slehos
rapher: references. MISS BsHDf-H''
West G4th-st.
yOr-SG; LADY. q. refined. in Office. oI
any clean work except cauvasslIls' -.
,vnewrtte. Miss BLUMESTHAI.. rs Last
I1th-st-
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BOY, Is. wishes TO work at anything; has
good recommendations Address w. Box
80. Tribune Office.
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JAPANESE YOUNG MAN. first class coolc
and butler. in private family: city or
country; good reference5- COOK, Box IS.
Tribune ONCE.
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MAN would Ike 10 take charge Of several
houses. understands steam. hot water.
general repairs. painting has reference
WINTERS S25 Park-ave
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-19
THE MAIN CHANCE
A WESTERN
aaby hsMurmco
BIZ MEREDITH NICHOLSON
Copyright. 1908. by Bobbs-Merrill Co.

I'm sure that sermon will do you
good, Mr.. Raridan," the Virginia girl
drawled. She was one of those young
women who fatter men by assuming
that they are very depraved. Even
fmpeccable youngsters are susceptible
to this harmless form of cajolery.
Wheaton and Evelyn were holding
a lively conversation. Evelyn's ami
| nation was for his benefit, Raridan
knew. and it enraged him. He had
been ready for peace, but EVELYN had
standing in the mud in his patent
leather shoes while another man
chatted with her in greater dignity
from the curb. His chaff with Miss
Marshall lacked it's usual teasing quail
ity; he was glad when Mr.. Porter
came and took his place in the car
riage.
Raridan had little to say as he and
Wheaton walked homeward. together,
tho Wheaton felt in duty bound to ex-
press his pleasure in the music and, a
little less heartily, in the sermon.
Rarldan's mind was on something else,
and Wheaton turned inward to his
own thoughts. He was complacent in
his own virtue; he had made the most
of the talents God had given him, and
in his Sunday evening lectures Doctor
Morningstar had laid great stress on
this; it was the doctors idea of the
preaching office to make life appear
easy, and he filled his church twice
every Sunday with people who were
glad to see. it that way.
When Wheaton reached his room he
found an envelop lying on his table,
much soiled, and addressed, in an UNI
formed hand, to himself. 1t contained
dirty scrap of paper bearing these
! words:
Jim: I'll be at the Occidental ho-
tel tonight at 8 o'clock. Don't fail
| to come. -"Billy"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-19
GLIMPsEs INTO MYTHOLOGY,
Milwaukee Sentinel.
Uas dating the lightning

. :
Ajax was defying the lightning
''Yol,s are passing brave, y observed an admir-
ing bystander.
why so.,' demanded Ajax disdainfully.
Because you are likely to get it in the neck
any moment. - .Ztrf
Whereupon Ajax laughed scornfnlly. Poor
fool said he know you not that L have sub
Der neck ~ s.;
For which display of wit and bravery he was
offered $500 a week by a vaudeville manager.
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WORKED THE pEY.

Judge. -
The Dey of Gazooluland was angry Petulsnt-
ly hurting the gold brick to far corner of the
throne room, he exclaimed:
: And thus is my confidence in humanity I'M
posed upon. Gold bricked, gold bricked, what IL
the world coming to?''
Your altitudinous EXCELLENCE interposed the
court jester with sinister smile, was it not
but Yesterday that the poet laureate composed a
ballad setting forth that this is work-a- dey
world - .-..--r% r..
Zen minutes later howls from the rhyme room
told that the court poet getting his.
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a SPECIAL FAVOR.

Boston Manuscript. 60
Shopper-And how much is this silk a yard
Salesman-Our regular price, lady, is two-Gfty
q rnrd but as You are a regular customer. I
think wee afford to make won a special price.
You will please not let 1T be known, but II you
Wish you. lnay.have it for 81. -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-19
OUR PRoGRESsIvENEss.

Town Topics.
o., First. Chinaman-Those Yankees are a very
progressive people aren't they?
Second Chinaman-Oh, yes. They are contin
ually inyenting things that We invented so lons
ago that we lave forgotten all about them.
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A CRUEL REJoINDER.

E.z.t - New York Sun.
Gholly Nmrod-Aw-and when Is the season
can't shoot?
Guide-Three hundred and sixty-hve days in
the year.
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Madame Peroz, daughter of the
Mexican amba ssador.%is to go north
for her health, which for several
months has been on the: decline
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-19

Mrs. Roosevelt is now busy buying
and making her Christmas presents,
of which she gives very large num-
Der, and they go all over the world.
Many of them go to old-time friends
and acquaintances, for the most part
women Of humble station, at Oyster
Dow i 2
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The Lucania, which sailed from
Liverpool on the 18th inst, had as
passengers the wife of the new Brit
ish ambassador, their daughter, and
Henry White, secretary to the Amer
lean embassy in London, who is COM
ing. home on his regular annual leave.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-19

''Jadam" sBede, the new representa-
tive from. Duluth, has linguistic as
well as political attachments. Here
in Washington: this winter Mr.. Bede is
putting i'm all his spare time studying
the pure and nnelodious Castiiian This
is because he, is looking forward to a
visit in the! Philippines: He prefers to
be able; to do his own talking with
the Spanish races when he touches
the shores on the other. side Of the
world :. -, ~ ~
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Cards have been issued for the we'd
ding of Isabel, daughter of Justice. and
Mrs. McKenna, Jan: g. at the McKenna
home in Rhode Island avenue.
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The smallest and :1ewest addition
to diplomatic circles Is the little son
Of Commander and Madame Bouta-
koff of the. Russian embassy, staff,
born Dec: g.. He will be named for
his grandfather, General Karnakoff,
who was governor general of Siberia
from 1875 to 1880.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-19

Secretary Hay has been confined to
his home for several weeks with bron-
chial trouble, and the unfavora BILE
weather has retarded his recovery.
His wife will not. receive or entertain
during theN present season -
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hours in describing American social
conditions, in which the. aged mon
arch takes a keen interest, and, with
the grandchildren, was a welcome
companion at tennis and ping pong,
the latter sport having only recentiy
made it's way; to the interior OF Aus
tria. II. 81
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-19

The Russian ambassador is the
only member of the diplomatic corps
who gives Sunday dinners Several
seasons ago he 5inaugurated a plan Of
giving "a dinner once a week to the
members of his official family. The
first Of the present season: will come
Tomorrow evening. .::s*~ = y,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-19

Judge: McCreary and family of Ne
braska are the latest: permanent: adj
ditions to the social coterie of the
capital He has recently: purchased q
home in Mount Pleasant.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-19

The return of = the German ambas-
sador,$ followed closely by the arrival
Of the British ambassador, completes
the ambassadorial circle, with the ex-
ception of the ambassador from Italy,
who is still abroad, but will return in
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-19

Since that time; however Mr.. Will
hanson. has tarried longer in the win
dy city and somewhat revised his opin-
ion OF it as an abiding place
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-19

Mrs. Root. the wife of the secretary
Of war, will be at home until Febru-
airy, when her husband is to retire
from the cabinet, at IA Lafayette
square, the house owned by Admiral
and Mrs. Ludlow, who are spending
the winter in New York, so as to be
near their son, a young, naval officer.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-19

Mrs. Roosevelt yesterday received
the diplomatic corps at 5 o'clock.
Owing to the period of mourning
which has been. observed at the White
House for. the presidents uncle, the
recently accredited diplomats had not
been presented to the presidents wife
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-19

The daughter. Of, the speaker Of the
house of Representatives is to begin
her formal afternoon. receptions on
New Years Day
Evening journal., 1903-12-31
SPORTING NOTES

The Tamaqua (Pa.) Athletic Club
will give "a big smoker on Monday
night. January II. A special feature
will be the boxing bouts. The club
has matched Charles Mulhall and Jack
to box the windup.
Hiram Steele. for several years man-
ager of John +. Niaddens Hamburg
Place Stud. has resigned his position,
and will return to the turf as q trainer.
opening a public stable the coming
spring at the Kentucky Association
track.
Johnny White. the Black Wonder, OF
West Philadelphia, is I'm the best con-
dition that he has been I'm for months.
He viii challenge the winner OF the
Griff Johnny Allen bout, and
will be at the ringside tonight ready
to post n forfeit and sign articles.
At Lancaster, Pa. on Thursday night
Fred Blackburn and Vernon Camp
bell meet in the wind-up. The other
bouts will be as follows: Billy Kolh
and Tom O'Hara. Bill Jones and Tom
DAILY New Campbell and Shine Brown
Clyde Roger and Jim Baker. and Acc
Of Spades and Ace OF Clubs.
Jimmy Gardner. the lightweight
champion OF New England. and Kid
Coffee of New York, have been matched
TO meet for 10 rounds at catch-weight:
on January before the Highland A
lC., Of Marlboro. Mass. This will b'
their second meeting. they having
fought a 15-round draw in Fall River
few months back.
Evening journal., 1903-12-31
THE EVENING OURNAI THURSDAY DECEMBER 81. 1903
SPORTS
coRBETT FOR CARDINALS
Contract Meeting His Demands Has
Been Forwarded TO Pitcher.

81. Louie. Mo. Dec. ci.-ln All lkel-
hooi Joe Corbett. tho famous pitcher. viii
don tine spnulcs for The 81. Louis Cardi-
mails In lspi. Yesterday Tom Corbett Joe's
brother. displayed contract from the
St Louis Club for Joe's services with
the Cardinals during Worlds Fair year.
Tom would not give out the details Of
B De contract. but stated mat the Robisons
had met every demand made hy Joe. He
also stated that Joe would come TO ST..
Louis next year
Speaking OF the natter Tom said:
MY brother wants TO get back In the big
League aud has chosen So. Louis as his
place OF entry MY brother Jim and my
self intend TO open business here, and
Joe wants 10 bc with ms.
"Ha has disposed OF his livery business
in san Francisco for tho purpose of COM
ing TO 81. Louis 20 play ball"
when asked if Hanlon had consented tC
allow Joe 20 come TO 81. Louis Tom Cor
bett said:
'That matter was fixed up az the Ma
idonal League meeting IN New York
Frank deHaas Robson got Ed. Hanior
TO consent &c let Joe come here. don
know rhe details Of that transaction, bu
the contract / hold in my pocket is evil
denca that everything Is o. X.
Il VIII mail this contract tonight. on'
thers is vcry little doubt but that Joe VII
accept the terms.
Frank deIIaas Robson authorized M
Ito offer to Joe terms over a month ago.
lwro.e Joe a letter. asking him for hi
terms Joe replied In "a few days. I for
warded the terms go Frank dcliaas Rob-
son at Cleveland and he accepted ever
condition"
Evening journal., 1903-12-31
.WAWASET CLUB
WINS BIG SHOOT
Defeated Baltimore Shooting
Association in Blue Rock
Contest
HIGH WIND PREVENTS BIG SCORES

The high west wind made fancy
scores impossible at the shoot between
the Baltimore Shooting Association
and the Wawaset Gun club held at
the latter's grounds in this city yes
terday afternoon. but the local team
won by score of 6si TO eli.
The defeat of the Baltimore team Is
considered all the more notable, COM
ing as IL does upon the heels of a
string Of victories won by them from
some OF the best shooting associations
i'm the country.
Good scores were impossible. The
wind blew in htful blasts across the
field and the men shivered as they
banged away at the elusive blue rocks
Despite the cold there We're many
spectators who made bon-iires about
the grounds
I Each man shot at 100 targets. J. NJ
Hawkins of Baltimore. was high mar
with 50. l.. Il. Lawrence. OF Wawaset
was second. with SO targets. Hermai
Herschey Of the Hazard Powder Co
was referee. The following scores shov
the hits in twenty-five straight shots
Evening journal., 1903-12-31
storle. For the Lit,Ie one..

Every mother should put aside one
hour a day in which to read or tell sto-
ries to her children. 1t is best TO have
the same time every day. In many
homes where this has been the rule
from babyhood the story hour is looked
forward to by the children as the best
one Of the day. Often neighbors' chill
dren are gathered in, and valuable
missionary work may be done in this
way for children whose mothers do not
or cannot take time TO read 10 them.
In families where the children are Of
different ages and sexes it is sometimes
a difficult problem to find books which
will interest ALL but by a little judi
cious selection this can usually be man
aged, and the mother can direct the
child's own reading along the individ.
ual lines which have special interest
for him.-Chicago Tribune.
Evening journal., 1903-12-31
WILL TRAIN AT SAVANNAH

It did not take the owners Of the
Philadelphia Ciub,loug 90 decide about
a Southern "trip after tha announce
ment Of thesearly stnrt to be made by
the Athletics Business Manager
Shetsliue announced Tuesday that
the Phnlies would start for Savannah.
Ca. on March Is. The team win leave
Philadelphia by boat. and there will
be enough players on hand to make up
two mines. Two weeks viii be spent
in the South. and the team will return
to meet Connie Mack's Athletics I'm a
spring series. beginning April ..
The Phillies will reach Savannah just
as the New York Nationals are leaving.
They have engaged the grounds for a
week. and then the Philies take them.
The Giants will continue South putting
on their finishing touches at BIG ing
ham, Ala.
"Shetts' said Tuesday that he had
received a letter from Manager Duffy
with instructions to give Billy Hall
man his release. This was an unpleas-
ant Job for "Shetts." as Hallman has
been one OF the old TRUSTEES" OF the
/ Philadelphia Club. He has always
been reliable. and many "a cme has
helped the club out in "a ltnch by Jump
ing in and filling any position on the
diamond at "a moments notice. AL
though he has not been considered
strong enough for a regular position on
the team. IT will be hard for the 'clul
TO find better general utility man
Hallman will most likely sign VIA
Buffalo. Stalling having made him 9
good offer.
Without Hallman the Phillies still
have % men on their list and Manager
Duffy will have to hand out scvera
more releases before the season opens
There are nine pitchers on the list. in.
Guiding Fraser. Dugglesby Mitchell
Sparks. McFetridge. Lush. Barry, Mac.
Pherson and Breckenridge. OF thes'
probably FIVE will be retained. Thl
catchers are Roth. Doom, Douglas an,
Marshall; inielders. Wolverton, Huls
witt. Gleason and Hall; outhelders
Thomas. Barry, Fleming. Titus an'
Keister. Only three outfieldcrs VIII b
carried. as Duffy can jump In and pla,
in case OF accident to one Of the rcgu
. lars. Thomas and Fleming gre pretti
: sure Of their places and the fight 70
the left field position will be betweel
Barry Titus and Neister "Shetts
, saws the club is after several NOR
youngsters 10 take South He tried L
get Pitcher Bressler at the same tim
that he signed Lush. but the Bosto
Nationals have a claim on Bressler an
: "Shetts" was forced TO keep his hand
n Off
Connie Mack said Tuesday that onl
his pitchers would go TO Jacksonville
February. but the remainder of IN
: team will not start for Jacksonville uu
iii March 10.
Evening journal., 1903-12-31
women In the Post Once.

The largest number Of women en-
ployees in any line Of work are en-
ployed in the United States postal serv-
ice. Some Of the highest salaried wom-
en- in the world are employed thus.
More than one-third of them are past
middle age. and many are past seventy
years. Many of the women are mail
wagon drivers, having long and lone
some trips in uninhabited parts of the
country. Iu great numbers they are
employed in the rural free delivery.
Nearly all the experts in the dead letter
Office are women. They have to per
form tasks which to the average per
son would seem impossible. 1t is theil
duty to take charge Of the pieces OF
mail which go astray every year, and
they must sec that these waits get tC
their proper destinations II possible
and IL not they are returned to the
senders. Many of the rural post offices
are intrusted to women. The work il
usually light. and 1t is the general opin
ion that women in such positions have
performed the best work for the de
partment
Evening journal., 1903-12-31
Fashions for the Stout

III. present fasEicns in dress are
'ich kinder to the ample figure than
ley have ever been before in the his
|ry of costume. 1t is the slender wo-
Ian rather than the overplump who
ants helping in these days with
nnlng draperies and ILLNESSES, and
rhaps an artfully placed pad. The
oman who is thin in the bust gets no
.lp from the modern, corset, but its
raight front is just what the stout
oman wants to keep her figure in
ace below the waist. The return OF
he V shaped bodice also helps the fat
oman, who often has 'puggy" shoul-
,rs. As to sleeves there are long,
Angling draperies Of the angel per-
iason. which d'aN attention icon
ne hip lire and reveal the beautiful
bows and wrists which so many stout
omen possess. In skirts many of the
resent fashions are perfectly adapted
, giving length to the figure.