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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-27

ST. LOUIS, July 26.--The annual regatta
OF the Southern Amateur Rowing Associa-
tion ended to-day at Creve Occur lake with
the senior contests. The ST. Louis Rowing
Club won the two principal races, the sem
Tor four and the senior barge. The majority
of the winners In to-day's contests will
participate in the annual regatta of the
National Association Of Amateur Oarsmen
to be held at Worcester. Mass, on Aug
Ia and Is.
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Trip Across the Continent.

NEW YORK, July 26.-Dr. III. Nelson
jackson, of Burlington, VT. and Sewall r.
Croker, his chauffeur, to-day completed an
automobile trip across the continent, which
began at San Francisco on May q. 1t is the
first time that an automobile has made the
trip from ocean to ocean. A bull terrier
named Bud, which DR.. jackson picked up
in Idaho. made the Journey to New York
with him
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Copy Of Statement Of the Condition
Copy Of Statement Of the Condition
OF THE
PREFERRED
ACCIDENT
Insurance Co.
On the 3lst day of December. 1902
On the 3lst day Of December. 1902

1t is located at No. go Broadway street.
New York City, N. Y.
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The Hammond and Hall Reserves. FORM
erly the Grand Avenues. defeated the In
dianapolis Navies by a score of to yes
terday. The features of the game were the
pitching of Whetstine, who struck out
eighteen men, and the sensational catch of
Bertels in center field. The Harmon and
Halls desire an out-of-town game. Address
l.. Mazur, 1913 Prospect street, Indianapo-
lis
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at Brighton Beach. The batteries were.
Reserves. Summers and Dooley; Atkins,
Shea and Jordan.
The game between the A. B. C.'s and the
Eastern Stars, at Brighton Beach, yester-
day, resulted in score of to i in favor
of the former team. Talbot and Prime were
the battery for the winning team and Smith
and Jones for the Eastern Stars.
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FLOOD IN LONDON.
Heavy Rains and High Tide i'm the
Thames Cause Trouble.

LONDON, July 26.-Heavy rains Saturday
night over the south of England caused ser
ious floods and great damage in London.
The underground railway was flooded. and
many printing rooms of London newspapers
built in the underground district between
Fleet street and the Embankment, were
flooded and unable to print Sunday editions
until late this afternoon.
The heavy rains co.1cided with a high
tide of the Thames, inundating several low
lying districts.
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Easy victory for Terre Haute.

WHEELING, July 26.-Terre Haute had
no difficulty in defeating the Wheelings at
Gilchrist Park this afternoon. winning
handily by to 2. The Wheelings lost
through in ability to hit Smith. Score:
H E
Wheeling -. 20 o 0 0 2 o % 9 3
Terre Haute....1 1 2 0 o 0 3-S Is 3
Batteries-Smith and Decker; Rossen and
Shannon.
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Runs-Donlin, Ewing, Beaumont (2), kru-
ger, Smith, Doheny. Earned runs = Gin
cinnati, 1; Pittsburg, 2 Two-base hit-Don-
lin. Stolen bases-Sebring. Wagner. Dou-
BILE plays-Corcoran to Beckley: Leach to
Bransfield. Bases on balls-On Ewing, z:
off Doheny, 3. Sacrifice hit-Seymour. LETT
on bases-Cincinnati, g. Pittsburg, 8. Struck
out-By Ewing. A. by Doheny, 2. Time-1:bo.
IImDirp-O'Day
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Commercial League Bali Game.

The Z. c. Atkins baseball team was badly
beaten yesterday morning at Garfield Park
by the Y. Nj. i team. In six innings the
Y. NJ. 1. boys succeeded in piling up six
teen runs. The final score was Is to Z.
After the second inning the Atkins players
were unable 10 hit the Y. NJ. /. pitcher. The
score by innings follows:
Y NJ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 3 s-16
Atkins .......................4 0 o OF
Batteries-Y. NJ. l., Brady and Jordan;
Atkins & Co., Bowers and Moran.
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MarOtts Shut Out.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, July 26-The Ma
rotts, of indianapolis, were defeated here
this afternoon. Whittridge's pitching was
fine but his support was poor. Score:
r III +
Indianapolis 30 O 0 90 s 5
Shelbyville .....5 l 0 0 o o 0 0-6 1
Batteries-Whittridge and Apologize;
Williamson and Scheafor.
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'Batted for Rhoades in the ninth
Score by innings:
Chicago ..a.2 1 2 0 50
ST. Louis .......... o o OIL
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Runs-Denleavy, Ganley. Kleinow. Two
base hit-Kleinow Stolen base-Dunleavy.
Bases on balls-On Elliott, 1; off Reisling. 2.
Wild pltch-Reisling. Struck out-By Ell
lott 5; by Reisling 3. Double plays-Owen
to Childs TO Turner; Schaub to Owen TO
Turner: Reisling to Owen to Turner. Left
on bases-Milwaukee. 5: Toledo, 3. Umpire
-Messmer. Attendance-2.55O. Time-l 30
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Home Team Rallies and Wins the Sec
ond-St. Louis Trims the Cleveland
Aggregation HandiIy.
American League Standing.
New York at Boston.
Washington at Philadelphia.
Detroit at Chicago.
Cleveland at st. Louis.

CHICAGO, July 26.-In the first game
Barrett walked, was sacrificed to second,
took third on a passed ball and scored the
only run on single. The balance of the
game was a pitchers battle in which Dono-
van held the locals safe at critical times.
Chicago won the second game by scoring
three runs In the eighth on a base on balls,
two singles, double and an error. The
fielding of both teams was brilliant. Attend
ance $3.50 Scores:
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4oldiS -
Score by innings:

Sievers CD, Lajoie CD, Hickman. Earned
runs-St. Louis, S; Cleveland, 3. Two-base
hits-Wright, LaJoie, Sievers, Bemis. Home
runs-Lajoie, Hickman. Sacrifice hits
Sugden, Martin Double plays-Wallace,
Friel and Anderson; Mccarthy and Goeh-
nauer. Stolen base-Wallace. Hit by
pitcher-Friel, by Wright Bases on balls
OF Wright, 8; off Sievers, 1. Struck out
BY Severs. 3; by Wright, l. Time-1:43.
Umpire-Connolly.
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Hart Odwell, s. Sullivan. Clymer Earned
runs-St- Paul, 3. Two-base hits-wheeler
Flournoy, Odwell. Three-base hit-Shannon.
Sacrifice hit-Allemang. Double plays-Egan
to Hart to Schriver: Schaefer to j. Sullivan
to Geicr. Stolen bases-Odwell CD Bases
on baHS-On Egan. 1; of Allemang. g.
Struc< out-By Egan, 1: by Allemang s.
Left en- bases-St. Paul. 5; Louisville, g.
Time-1:55. Attendance-4,425. Umpire-Fore-
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men are employed on the thresher. The
grain is threshed clean and finally carried
TO a bin from which IL is sacked. When
twelve sacks have been filled they are
allowed TO slide on the cart TO the ground
on level or billy country. having sufficient
power ID take ~ per cent. era lie without
difficulty. Ii il sixty-six feet long, half az
wide and weights more than loo tons. OIL
Is used as fuel. This harvester has been
successfully used for Smelling peas and
beans as well as grain. In n nlvslv = Gale
forpia production
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CHICAGO, July 26.-Jn four of the Ave
innings that the locals scored in to-day.
Rhoades started them off with passes.
Stolen bases and punched hits followed
the wildness on each inning. A low throw
and Hackett's long three-base hit alone
saved the visitors from being shut out. At
tendance z 500
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MADRID. July 26.-Reports have been
published here of excuses INDUCED in by
sailors of the United States squadron at
Lisbon. The Associated Press learns from
Lisbon that the affair which gave rise to
the report was quite unimportant and that
II has been satisfactorily adjusted.
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mainder of the present year railway COM
panies shall be authorized to make a fifteen
per cent. increase in their tariffs with the
exception of corn, wheat, cotton, firewood.
charcoal, coal and all articles of export, ii
being understood that inasmuch as this
authority is granted in view of the present
suspended should exchange fail to go or
less.
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Hon Went to Pieces.

DAYTON, o., July 26-Pitcher Hoff went
to pieces in the sixth inning, allowing the
Fort Wayne team to drive home six runs.
Score:
RHE
DAYTON .....O 0 0 o 1-2 8
Fort Wayne....2 o o o o OtS IL 1
Batteries-Hoff and Fox; Curtis and N.Y.
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st. Louis Trims Cleveland.

ST. LOUIS. July 26.-St. Louis trimmed
Cleveland in the opening game of the
series, despite some heavy smuggling on the
part of the visitors. Sievers kept the hits
fairly we'll scattered and the long drives
did not prove as damaging as they might.
Good base running helped st. Louis consid
erably Attendance, $500
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, July 26-Mnncie had
hard time in defeating New Castle to-day.
Score:
RH z
Muncie ........0 3 0 "a
New Castle III o 90 0-3 2
Batteries-Creek and Poor; Thompson
and Merida.
The Stephens Specials, of Muncie, de-
feated the Marion Owls here to-day by the
score of IL to 8.
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YOKOHAMA, July Pm. Pavlof. the
Russian minister to Korea, having objected
to Fusan. which was constructed prior TO
the Russian line. the Korean government
asked japanese Minister Hayashi to remove
the line. The latter has declined to do so.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SEYMOUR, Ind, July 26.-The Indianap.
oils Marions played ball here to-day with
the Seymour Reds Score Is to In favor of
Seymour.
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Harmon-Han VS.. Kahns.

The Harmon-Hall baseball team yester-
day defeated the nine from the Kahn Tail
oring Company by score of 13 to In
seven-inning game at Fairview Park, the
score by innings was:
Harmon-Hall ..........0 4 .13
Kahn & Co.............. o. s
Observation-Disclosures Hall: Ludrig and Nc
Mana; Kahn Tailoring Company: Ricken-
baugh and Moore. Umpire, Brockway.
The game was played yesterday morning
and was witnessed by about two hundred
spectators who are interested in the Com
mercial League games.
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TWO FOR KANSAS CITY.


KANSAS CITY. July 26.-Kansas City
took both games. The first was pitchers
battle and Alloway succeeded best in keep
ing the hits well scattered In the second
Kansas City won by punching hits with
errors. Attendance. $500. Score of first
game
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Three base hits-Sullivan CD, woodruff
Two base hit-Hogriever Bases on balls
on Mcdonald, 8; on Vasbinder, 2; off New
I'm, g. Struck out-By Newlin. s.; by Ford.
2; by Mcdonald, /; by Vasbinder, 5. Sac
rif1ce hit-Lally. Stolen bases-Sullivan,
Mcintyre, Vasbinder, Newlin, Hogriever.
Left on bases-Minneapolis. IL; Indianapo-
lis. 9. Umpire-Cunningham Time-2:O0.
Afendauce-2JO 500
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RAILWAY RATES INCREASED.
Mexican Government Takes COGni-
nance of Decline I'm Silver

MEXICO CITY. July 26-The govern
ment has issued a decree granting to the
railroads such an increase In their pas
senger and freight rates will practi-
cally put them on the same basis as
though their receipts were In fifty-cent. dol
lars. The decree was issued in response to
request from the Mexican Central, the
Mexican & Interoceanic and the Ma
tional Railway. that they be permitted to
increase their rates on account Of he con-
tinued depreciation of silver.
The decree states mat during the re-
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p. c. LoUNsBURy. President.

X. C. ATWOOD. Secretary.
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Runs-Gear. Grady, Morrissey. Two-base
hits-Nance. Grady, Morrissey, Bannon o.
Sacrifice hit-Lewee. Stolen bases-Roth-
fuss. Gear. Knoll Arndt Double play
Nance and Grady. Bases on balls-On AL
loway. 2; of Berger. 5. Struck out-By AL
loway. 2: by Berger. 9. Left on bases
kausas City. :. Columbus, 5. Time-I:i5
rmpire-Mullane.
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SECOND GAME.

Runs-Holmes (2), Jones, Flaherty, Yeag-
err kissinger. Left on bases-Chicago, 4;
Detroit, 6. Two-base hits-Hallman (2),
Yeager Sacrifice hits-Jones (2. Barrett.
Stolen base-Holmes. Double plays-Tanne
hill to Isbell McAllister Smith. Struck
out-By Flaherty, g. Base on balls-Off Fla
herty, 1. Time-1:25. Umpire-O'Loughlin.
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D. e. sHERRicK. Auditor of State.
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State of Indiana. Office of Auditor of State.
/, the undersigned, auditor Of state Of
the State of Indiana, hereby certify that
the above is a correct copy of the state-
ment OF the condition or the above-men-
toned company on the S1st day of Decem-
Der, 1902. as shown by the original states
ment. and that the said original state-
ment is now on file In this office.
In testimony whereof, / hereunto sub
scribe my name and affix my on
[SEAL.l cial seal this 24th day OF Feb
ruary, 1903.
d. Z. SHERRicK. Auditor OF State.
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Worse than 16 to 4.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LOGANSPORT, Ind, July 26-Goodland
couldn't hit and Logansport batted Forney
at will. Score:
RHE
Logansport ..13 0 o 0 lie IA /
Goodland $500 o o o 0 90
Batteries-Leicester, Carroll and Wilson;
Forney, Selvie and Cohen. Attendance
LOO
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CLYMER's JAW FRACTURED.
OdweIl Threw the Ball While Angry
and II Struck a Playmate.

ST. PAUL. July 2s.-St. Paul punched hits
again to-day. and had little trouble in maxi
ing 1t three straight from Louisville. While
Clymer was objecting to being put out Of
the game Odwell threw the ball into the
crowd Of players. The ball whipped in with
great force and struck Clymer the left
jaw. The physician summoned reported a
compound fracture. Clymer will be out of
the game for some time. Score:
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, July 26-The Urbana,
o., team defeated the Richmond Affords
in good game this afternoon, witnessed
by the largest crowd Of the season. Score:
R.H.E.
Urbana .......0 o o Q O-3 6 1
Richmond 100 1 0 0 o. 6 8
Batteries-Beckle and McAdams; Surman
and Teaney.
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MARION, Ind, July 26-Marion could do
nothing with Skaters delivery. Score:
RHE
Marion 49, 80 o o OIL
South Bend III o %
Batteries-Me-riman and Jessup; Shaffer
ard Tieman.
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CINCINNATI. July 26.-Cincinnati's in
ability to field slow infield hits in the sew
enth inning and Corcoran's error gave
Pittsburg the game to-day. Attendance,
$500.
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Southern League.

Atlanta, 5; New Orleans, l.
Shreveport, A.; Birmingham, 8.
Memphis, 8; Nashville, 0.
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Boston at New York.
Philadelphia at Brooklyn
st. Louis at Chicago.
Pittsburg at Cincinnati.
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SECOND GAME.

Runs = Nance CD. Grady, McAndrews.
Durham Morrissey. Arndt CD Two-base
hits -Morrissey. Arndt CD. Roache Sacri-
fee hits-Lewee. Rothfuss. Stolen bases
Names Wagner Double pIay-Quinn 20
0efior Bases on balls-On Durham
struck out-By Durham. .: by McMakin Z.
HID pitch-Durham- Left on bases-Kan-
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MILWAUKEE,, July 26.-Eliiott held To-
ledo to one hit to-day. winning by "A score
of to 1. Poor support for Elliott pre-
vented a shutout Score:
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FORD WAS NOT in FORM
HIS ADMIRERS FROM MINNESOTA
BURGs DISAPPOINTED.
indianapolis Pitcher Knocked Ont Of
the Box I'm Game RepIete with
Good and Had Playing.

minneapolis. IL; Indianapolis. Ill.,. 800
Milwaukee. 2. Toledo. 1--.--..............2.5o0
Kansas City, 2; Columbus, 1............. $3.50
Kansas City, s; Columbus, 3.......-......
bt Paul, g.: Louisville, .4,425
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LACKS FIELDING ABILITY
CINCINNATI HELPS THE PIRATES TO
HIGHER POSITION.
Errors Also Figure I'm the Disastrous
Result-St. Louis Badly Beaten
I'm the Chicago Game.
National League Standing.

Pittsburg s: Cincinnati, 2............--..9,5O0 !
Chicago, 3; St. Louis. 1....................7,So
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Runs-Casey or, Chance co, Evers, Har-
ley, King, Wicker, Barclay. Left on bases
Chicago, 3; St Louis, 9. Two-base hits
Chance, Hackett. Three-base --.ts-Jones.
Hackett. Sacrifice hit-Wicker. Stolen
bases-Chance, Evers, Harley, Wicker.
Double play-Tinker, Evers and Chance.
Struck out-By Wicker, 6; by Rhoades 4.
Bases on balls-Of Wicker, 2; off Rhoades,
pire-Moran.
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State of Indiana. office of Auditor of State

State of Indiana, Office of Auditor of State.
/, the undersigned, auditor OF state OF
the State of Indiana, hereby certify that
the above is correct copy Of the state
ment of the condition of the above-men.
toned company on the 3lst day OF Decem-
Der, 1902, as shown by the original state
ment, and that the said original state
ment is now on file in this Office.
In testimony whereof, / hereunto SUBJ
scribe my name and affix my off,
[SEALl cial seal this 9Th day Of March.
1903.
d. E. sHERRICK, Auditor OF State.
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GRAND RAPIDS ALMOST SHUT OUT IN
THE FIRST CONTEST.
Marion Outbatted and Defeated by
South Bend, and Wheeling Drubbed
by Terre Haute.


Grand Rapids at Evansville.
South Bend at Marion.
Fort Wayne at Dayton.
Terre Haute at Wheeling.
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The indianapolis Reserves baseball team
defeated the Atkins club to yesterday
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Totals ....s1 s q 10 4
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Duesseldf ers s O 2 o 2 / o 0 3-11 13 5
Connorsville o 2 0 o L 10 8
Batteries-Meyers and Massing; Wagner
and Grove
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Run-Barrett. Left on bases-Chicago, s;
Detroit. s. Th-ee-base hit-Crawford Sacri-
fee hits-Jones, Smith. Stolen bases
Holmes, Donovan, McAllister. Struck out
BY Owen, 3; by Donovan, 4. Passed ball
Mcfarland Bases on balls-On Owen, 3;
off Donovan, 3. Time-1:55. Umpire
O'Loughlin.
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Copy Of Statement Of the Condition
OF THE
Security Mutual
Life Insurance Co.
On the 31st day of December, 1902
1t is located at corner Court and Chenango
streets, Binghamton. n. Y.
CHAS. A. TURNER, President.
CHAs. A. La DUE, Registrar.
CHAS. A. TURNER, President.
CHAS. A. LA DUE, Registrar.
The Assets of the Company in the United States
are as follows:

Cash on hand and In the hands Of
agents or other persons $150,65S.l1
Real estate unincumbered 5l,S00.W
Bonds owned by the company,
bearing interest at the rate Of
3 to 5 per cent...-.-.-..-........-. H4,1zS.l5
Loans on bonds and mortgages
Of real estate, worth double the
amount for which the same Is
mortgaged, and free from any
prior incumbrance ............... 349.l00O
Debts otherwise secured 7S.6Sl.36
Debts for premiums ..--.....-....- 7S.61050
All other securities (collateraD.... %. 1880
Total assets .ao7 .3SsOs
LIABILITIES.
Losses unadjusted .....-.-...-...... $305O000
All other claims against the COM
pany .................... 734s7.12
Legal reserve ....................... 345S6.0o
Surplus Observation-Disclosures. 56S S4.96
Total liabilities ................sl,207 . 3SS0S
The greatest amount i'm any one
FISK .-...........-......s... s-0,VoW
The Alaska prospector., 1903-05-14

partly to their great fecundity-which, by the way, reminds one of the small boy, who, drowning over his school task, wished he was . Belgian hare, cause he heard they multiplied rapid ly."
 At any rate, they have multiplied too rapidly for the peace of mind of the California racher whose crops suffer from the constant depredations of the mischievous animals.
 A way out of the difYiculty might be suggested in . recent statistical report to the effect that millions of rabbits are slaughtered every year in the Brit ish islands and Australia for their fur, which is used in making felt hats.
 Tremendous numbers of these skins are sent yearly to hat manufacturer in the United States. after first being sent to continental Europe to be plucked of the long hairs which are useless in felt making. This is done by cheap hand labor. competent ma. chinery to perform that work remain- ing still in the limbo of the uninvented.
 When the skins finally arrive here they are shaved of their close fur, which then goes to the felter. It sure- ly seems as if there must be some economic method of bridging this gulf between so obvious an oversupply and an equally great demand for the home product rabbit skins.
The Alaska prospector., 1903-05-14
GRAVES AND SUPERSTITION.
PseDis h 111inois Who Fear to Let One Remain ODsn over
 Night.

The superstitions surrounding the burial are many. and one of these prevails in Illinois and the west to a marked degree. 1t is practically impossible in the smaller towns to induce anyone to permit a grave to be dug the night before the funeral. The grave under no circumstances must be allowed to stand open over night, says the Chicago Tribune.
 In the small cemeteries the grave digging is often done by friends ol the family of the deceased. and to ask them to dig the grave the night before the burial would be looked upon as nothing short of . personal offense. It would mean sure death for the digger within the year. and it would mean that the dead would not rest in the grave 90 dug contrary to all tradition.
 Among many the idea prevails that 1t means had luck to the family of the dead person and would be no less an offense than to leave the dead hodv exposed in the same way all the night.