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Show TIE SEl-WEEE- sJ MIM. Y ii : K.ib-i.- i i S lii'-'- )uii. l.ii. i p:i?.L cap i.i U UTAH The beet sugar men will do best to beat their An ounce of organization is worth ton of oratory. a Kipling is in South Afrlea, but he hasnt surrounded any Boers as yet Chile is now accused of creating a coldness In the congress. Tan-Americ- an Honolulu maintains a public committee whose sole business is to exterminate rats. Once more the British have captured the spot where Gen. Botha was a few hours before. Senator Depew will be compelled to play hookey from most of the midwinter banquets In Washington. Late advices from Pekin are to the effect that the empress dowager once more has her authority on straight. Joey Chamberlain intimates very clearly that it is not the German vote he is trying to catch. Atlan a .'ournal. Sixty-si- x per cent of the young men of the United States are unmarried. They are brave enough in other respects. A woman is suing Russell Sage for She will be glad to compromise for seventy-fiv- e cents before the 175,000. case ends. When the gods love a man and wtit him in a hurry they first make him smoke anywhere from twelve to thirty cigarettes a day. Things are coming to a hopeful pass when a New York alderman refuses a 5,000 bribe and tells of it Cleveland Plain Dealer. matter-of-faRake any old Scotchman with half a dozen lines of Bobble Burns and you will always uncover a poet. hard-graine- d, ct The description given of the costumes worn at the diplomatic receptions indicate that an Oriental circus Is wintering near Washington. Gov. Odell of New York is an allround athlete. If the presidency comes fooling around his neighborhood he will be found to be In prime condition. Another defalcation has occurred In Los Angeles county. Lucky Baldwins Chinese cook has defaulted with a side of beef and a barrel of potatoes. What next? national . c match. LOQAN. iisah iit u:i i!ic J. A. , American liimn Derby Fnvnrlta. William C. V.hltaey, the American whose colors fi?.hc.l in front at last years Derby. Is already conceded the best chance at Englands greatest racing classic again this seas'in. Nasturtium has arrived safe at Newmarket, The heavyweight pugilists have got and has already been made favorite for us guessing. After priming the public the event in the future books, the great up to the belief that there would be a American horse, with the Duke of championship fight between Jeffries Westminster, being quoted at the top and Fitzsimmons, the men have neg6 to 1 against. lected to make the necessary arrange- price, ments, but they haven't quit talking Star Colored Jockey. about it. Wlnkfield, the colored boy who rode If Fitz and Jeff intend to fight, the discussion which has been in progress on the Chicago tracks during all of for several weeks will act as a good last season is admitted to be ths star advance boost for the event If there rider this winter at New Orleans. He is no chance of their coming together has had unvarying success at the Turf the debate may serve to keep in meet and is yet a youngster. the public eye two men who are paid followers expect the boy to blossom for appearing before the footlights. In either case the argument has reached that stage where it needs a sensational move now and then to keep it from growing stale. Tommy Ryan has donned his fight- ing gear again, and for the s'teenth time announces his return to actlvs service in tbe ring. There Is nothing surprising about this move on the part of the claimant of the middls weight championship. Ryan frequently has periodical retiring fits, but when anything looms up in sight that promises good money he Is ever ready to emergs from obscurity and try another whirl with the padded mitts. One Rube Ferns of Kansas, who recently lost the title of middleweight champion to Joe Walcott, is responBobby Wlnkfield. sible for Tommy's latest change of heart Ferns has always cherished a into one of the best riders that ever fancy that he can whip Ryan, and the piloted blooded stock to victory In the latter has finally consented to prove United States. the Rube lacking in good Judgment Harvard WU1 Again Bow MlSdloa. The Harvard athletic committee has End of Felo Alto Stock Farm. to voted accept the crew challenge ismost one the Perhaps interesting sued If negotiations by Annapolla. current Item In the trotting world is are successful, Harvard will probably the announcement that the. Palo Alto stock farm of the late Sena- enter a second crew or a club crew, the tor Leland Stanford of California, is faculty being opposed to the varsity to be disbanded. It is now almost nine eight taking any more work upon Itself years since the senator's death, and than It already has. during that period Palo Alto, in accordance with bis expressed wish, has International Athlatlo Toarnamaat- been continued along its old lines, and London papers announce that the has remained the first of trotting coronation of King Edward will be breeding farms. Now it is to go to by an international athletic in London, In which the pass into history not because of any disregard of Its founder's wishes conchampions in boxing, cerning it, but in deference to others and other branches of of greater Importance. 3port wJI compete. far-fam- ed lKd tfpent PeeniylTenie'i Athlatlo Income. The report of the treasurer of the University of Pennsylvania Athletic association shows the total Income from athletics at Pennsylvania during the year ending Sept 1 to have been Football was the only paying sport, the profit being $59,012, while track athletics were run at a loss of $2,400, and baseball lost $2,700. $110,-201.4- 5. wrest-lijtaiJn- g, Entries for Kaatnoky Darby, Eligibles to the Kentucky Derby, to be run May 3 at Churchill Downs, Ijavs been announced by Secretary Dreiser oi the new Louisville Jockey Club. Then In the list and the rac are sixty-seve- n looks more open than for several years Will Control Stoepleehasss. The National Steeplechase and Hunt association has August Belmont, Judge Follansbee, Judge Heck-she- r, and F. M. Blrckhead stewards. They will serve until January, 1905. ed Japanese papers have started a crusade against "tipping. There are no Pullman porters in Japan, however luckily for Darktown. Los Angeles Times. The United States is now the world's fourth nation in point of population. When you consider quality Instead of quantity it is easily first. Cleveland Plain Dealer. A revoltulon is paralyzing Paraguay. Gen. Egsqueeza, minister of finance, has excited the enmity of a lot of patriots who want to squeeze a little on their own account. Herr Sonnehcrg of the German Reichstag, seems to have also acquired the very bad habit of allowing his conversational machinery to do too many stunts a day. Melbourne has pledged undying sympathy with the mother country in its troubles. England should at once dispatch this sympathy to the front and try it on the lloers. u Premier states that the Freneh submarine boat is intended to capsize naval Walderk-Roussea- The premier is evidently figuring on gigantic paving contract for the n dec-p-e- levels. A public ofllrc holder in Chicago hi.s refused to accept his salary for five months because he was away during that time. Other public office holders will now regard him with suspicion or pity or both. sat In a woman's lap In car yesterday was promptly down by the woman's husband having a chance to explain the strap broke or the car A man who a street knocked without whether started too suddenly. Brooklyn woman Is bent on (hanging her name from Fitzsimmons because of its pugilistic associations. The lady should be tobl that a champion heavyweight is first in the hearts f vost of his countrymen. A Deride Against Stake Berea, There will be no stakes at the spring meeting of the Worth Jockey club. This decision was reached at a meeting of the owners of the track. The feasibility of giving out a stake list was thoroughly discussed, and it was concluded that over-nigraces with big purses would be more desirable for horsemen. ht Allorton as a Speed Sirs. Another year will see Allerton, 2:094, the sire of over 100 standard performers, and he will be only teen years old at that time. six- Kotos of Various Sports, California Lover of Sparta. Adolph B. Spreckles, the Californian to whom Bob Fitzsimmons has appealed for backing in his proposed fight agaiqst Jeffries, is one of the best known men in California. He is a man of great wealth, and Is said to be Frank Erne, the former lightweight champion pugilist, has returned from England. Pittsburg will have one of the largest canoe clubs In the country this year. A new clubhouse will be erected and a fleet of thirty canoes is now con- templated. Among the many reports going tbe rounds about Joe Walcott is one to the effect that the "black demon will sail to England and force a meeting with Kid McCoy. Philadelphia now boasts of twelve boxing clubs, and the Quaker City bids fair to be the fight center of the cast. Four boxing shows In one night is not uncommon for Philadelphia fight fans during the past month. News comes from New York of the death in that city of Joseph Harker "Honest Joe at the age of 80 years, in the trotand among the announcement will rethe world ting of memories. vive a host Cornell crew's prospects for next season are unusually bright. Coach Courtney's most serious task is ths developold-time- rs ment of a new stroke to succeed Robn a great admirer of "Lanky Bob, but bins. Almost all of last year's elghl Californians express doubt whether ho will he candidates again. will consider backing the Cornlshman Nyx, ths filly which won two race for any such mini as $25,000, the at New Orleans at long odds recently) amount asked for by Fits. has enriched the Niles, Ulch., syndicate which owns her to the extent oi She was heavily $20,000 this week. I'M To Try for lint Klllo Trophy. s. Directors of the .National Rifle asso- backed in Cincinnati and Chicago ciation held an important meeting In Harvard athletic circles received a New York recently. A resolution was adopted favoring the sending of a learn severe shock when Professor Hollis, to Canada during the year to regain representing the university athletic made a public statement possession of the famous Palma tro- committee, the famous tackle) that phy, won by the famous riflemen from admitting over the border last September in the Cutts, is an out and out professional. International matches at Sea Girt. N. Ills work was largely responsible fof f J J. It was decided not to send a team Harvard's victory over Yale. pool-room- FOR. JUNIOR, READERS. A little brown rabbit sat under a tree. when she recognized the occupant os With a little brown headache to Cinderella. Next In line came ths boot, fairy godmother herself, waving her Since not for his little brown life could wand to the tune of the elfin music, .. he see and she was followed by two tiny little1 maidens in whom Helen had no difon he couldnt foot Why get up it 'Theres a little red animal, very like ficulty In recognizing the famous' me characters. Snow White and Rose Red. It was Just like opening a book of (But with very inferior ears). Who hops to that tree top aa quick as fairy Btorles, and, instead of reading about all those people, to really see can be! t And he squeezed out two little them, which, of course, was much brown tears. nicer. In the whole procession there But the small wicked squirrel peeped was no one omitted who had any down from his branch prominence at all In fairyland. Even (Dropping nutshells beneath him old Bluebeard was there, but with such a kindly smile on his like hall). And winked at his friends as he said: face that no one could possibly be the "But by chance, slightest bit afraid of him. When the Youve forgotten, friend Rabbit my whole long procession was over the fairies band struck up some particular toil? And a little brown heap gave a little kind of Twelfth Night music, and the festivities began in earnest. Each brown jump. took a partner and the dance comAnd uplifted a little brown wail. As It mournfully looked at its little menced by Cinderella and the prince brown stump, leading in a queer mystical figure, which all followed. Helen thought the "Of course. Id forgotten his toil! godmother and Bluebeard were the beBt couple, for tbe fairy had her mod Boys Newspaper Beading, wand with her, you see, and did all The question whether or not childsorts of magic tricks while the dance ren should be encouraged to read was going on. has been newspapers brought up for discussion recently by the statement Nothing could be prettier than this that Juvenile magazines are losing strange and unusual sight, but all their popularity. It is probably true things must come to an end, and so that boys throw aside these publica- finally the moon hurried behind a tions sooner than in former years, but cloud and the fairies gradually became It is doubtful if anything is lost more and more' hazy, until they faded thereby. The step from knickerbock- sway completely, and the audience ers to business is shorter than It used realized it was time to go home. to be. Then, why should a boy cling Helen felt strangely alone, after her to Juvenile papers and magazines, little friends had gone, and was onlly however meritorious? Unless he Is to too glad to run quickly up the ladder he a bookworm, the sooner he gets in again and jump into her warm bed. At touch with the workaday world the the breakfast table next morning the better for him. Complaint is made that whole family were much amused at the newspapers have cut into the Ju- Helen's adventure, but the little girl venile publications that the boys was disgusted with their Incredulous Mamma, said she when they read the news. Of course there is looks. reason in all things, but why should were aloqe, "I really did see the fairies not an Intelligent boy keep up with dance. I know you believe me, anycurrent events? The boy who can tell way. Elizabeth W. Ives in Philadelyou the main features of the presi- phia Times. dents message, who knows the condition of the Cubans, who has read all The Sant. about the steel trust, and understands As we see upon the streets of Bosthe rise of Schwab to place and power, ton dozens of seal skin sacks, worn by who can tell you Andrew Carnegies women of wealth, very few of us give history, and Jim Jeffries prize ring a thought to the animal that supplies record, is In a more robust mental the skins out of which the garments condition and more likely to succeed are fashioned, says the Boston Jourin life than the boy who is kept on nal. Seals are found all along our literary baby food after he has out- northern coasts and on the shores of grown the need of it. Teach your boy Newfoundland and several hundred to read intelligently, to avoid the use- thousand are killed every year. Up less news of wrecks and crimes and to in the northern regions seals are often elevate himself to more important takes for pets when young, matters. Any father ought to be become as devoted to their masterin' proud of the young son who can give mistress as will a faithful dog. A boy an intelligent explanation of the writes: 1 was presented with a Beal controversy, and who by some fishermen. It was two weeks has an opinion of his own as to the old, and soon became quite tame, folmerits of the case. That boy has be- lowing me about and showing signs gun to be a man. He is getting ready of pleasure when I would come near to take his place among men and to even eating out of my hand. It was hold his own with them. Dont stop fond of heat and would lie for hours him. If you cant help him along, get by the kitchen fire, raising its head to out of his way. Atlanta Constitution. look at every newcomer, but never attempting to bite any one. It would A Twelfth Night Fnilln. nestle close to the dogs, who soon beMamina, said little Helen, Just be- came quite accustomed to their new fore going to bed on Twelfth Night, companion. The following winter "do fairies really come out and dance after I received my pet seal was very cold and stormy, so that food was on the lawn "Well, Helen, confessed mamma, "I really dont scarce, and my parents thought it best know for certain, but I shouldn't be a to take the seal far out In our boat bit surprised if you looked out after and drop him into the sea. This we if you saw did. But to our astonishment the seal the moon rose some nice little goblin or elf out there refused to be thus cast off, and followed after the boat, crying so pitihaving a beautiful time. Helen lay awake a long time after fully that our hearts melted, cold as her kiss, and pondered It was, and we took him home, where over what mamma had said. But fin- he was received with great affection ally the sandman came bobbing along, by the entire family, and we decided and before she knew it she was fast to share with the faithful seal whatasleep. The good old moon came up ever we had for ourselves. at last, shone down on the earth, and it just happened that a few of its Longest ffij Amnnrl. bright rays came right in through Here is an instance which illustrates Helens window and spread themselves the out over her bed. It must have been is Intelligent telegraph service as It conducted under government superthis strong light that made her turn vision in rural England: A telegram over and look straight up into the was from Dtinwich to AVessleton, sent face of the moon. "Goodness! she Suffolk, villages about two miles thought, "whats the matter with the apart. It took about one and a half old man up there For there he was, hours in transit. showed that Inquiry smiling away and yes, I do declare, It was first telephoned from Dunwlch he was beckoning to somebody. "1 to Southwold, four miles as the crow never knew the man in the moon had then telegraphed from there to hands before," thought the little girl, flies; eleven miles. From LowesLowestoft, I wonder if he is motioning to me? which lies In the extreme north toft, And she jumped out of bed and ran to of Suffolk, it was telegraphed to Ipsthe window, threw it open and peep- wich, in the south, a distance in a ed out How warm it is, said Helen line of thirty-eigstralgth miles. aloud. "I do believe I'll go out on the From It was transmitted another there man old for that wants roof, certainly eighteen miles to Saxmundliam; then me to. And out she Jumped. a few miles to Dursham, whence it lawn The green stretehed like velvet was sent by foot messenger to Wessle-tounderneath her, and Helen could not could have walked the disA resist the temptation to go down. She tance in boy about a third of the time. dropped nimbly to the ladder that was leaning up against the house, and In a An Egg Trick. minute was standing on the soft grass To perform this experiment procure beneath. d The old man in the moon kept smil- a. egg; a bottle hIbo, ing away, so Helen couldnt feel whose neck is considerable smaller frightened, even though she was out than the egg is needed. The bottle of doors all alone, with such a kindly-looki- must be dry and the egg must be person beaming down on her, shelled. First drop into the bottle a and she felt all the time that some- piece of lighted paper, and as the flame thing was going to happen. Some- dies out put one end of the egg into thing did happen, ffially, and it was the neck of the bottle after the manmost unusual, too. First Helen heard ner of a stopper. In a few moments the sound of swee' niusif, and then the air will rool in the bottle and rom under a little clump of tres cam contract in volume when the greater the funniest procession you ever saw. pressurn of the atmosphere will force It was headed by a largo pumpkin the egg through the neck into the botcoach, and Helen shouted with glee tle without breaking. much-dread- ed ' . Schley-Samps- on to-nig- ht good-nig- ht ht n. hard-boile- ng ,1 |