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Show Danger in Health Fads There we people, said La Rochefoucauld, who would neTer have been U love had the never heard talk ol and in t'ire make themselves as sensitive as tot hr use jlants. There are, of course, certain general rules of health which every ona should understand and comply with if they wish to avoid illness, such as the danger of breathlug impure air In unven-lllate- d rooms, of drinking Impure water, contracting chills, eating an drinking too much, and so forth. This knowledge, however, need ns turn the care cf the health into a bugbear. We can make a fad of our health as of any other useful thing. We can grow monomaniacal on the value pf fresh air or woolen underclothing. and the mischief of our mania Is not the harm we do ourselves as much as the damage we do others In turning thorn against the object of our fad. Take the wearing cf wool, for instance. Have not many people been resolutely set against It by those faddists who persist in wearing their flannel shirts ostentatiously and who maintain that their hygienic value la la destroyed If their hideousness softened by wearing linen collars and cuffs with them? Queen. tt." There are people, too, undoubtedly, who would sever or hardly ever" he out of health if they thought leas about the matter, for it is just es possible to take too much care of the health as too little, and It probably la every bit as mischievous. We have all heard of the "green-eye- d monster'1 Jealousy, who makes the food he feeds on. The health worrier does much the same. He or he broods ao mournfully over tome little symptom or ailment that depression of spirits results, and depression Is a fruitful parent of both mental and physical Ills. A medical writer of eminence said lately that he "never knew a strict dietarian who did net after a time become a conllrmeLdyspt ptic. People who arfi afraid to open their windows lest a draft should give them aeuraigia, who are afraid to go out If there Is a little rain, or a little wind, or a little cold, because they are "so delicate, Infallibly become more bo. :TH Sets II. two-fifth- stunt Would you believe, she said, that although I have lived in New York all this time, there are only 102 people In town to whom I could speak If I met them In the street without taking chances of being arrested as aa officious stranger. ers. Through every doorway flfft baseman Anson; second Basemen Pfeffer and Dunlap; Third Baseman Jerry Denny; Shortstop Williamson; Oftflelders McAleer and Lange. American League Notes. with New Billy Keeler has York at the clubs terms. The only unsigned Boston players now are Pitchers Tannehlll, Gibson and Winter. Charley Somers says he Is tired of finishing third and fourth. Well, there are others. Afier Clash of Battle The days fighting 'was finished, tut lot the day's work, nor the dlys Irudgery. nor the days misery, lays Frederick Palmer, In his book, "With urokl In Manchuria, of one of jibe ictlons of the First army. The rouiided were yet to be brought n, rod the dead and the fuel to buj-hem collected by weary limbs. Tim the Russians agaitlff plunging fire hetr foe, struggling through the rotth unfilled Helds and overOrcugher. ilopes, had caused the division 600 sasualtles, Including the death of a solonel. "Late in the afternoon a deluge of rain washed the blood off the grass, rhe flood of water turned dry beds The flood of Into dashing rivulets daughter, also settling toward tte valley, passed on by the single hospital tent already congested at daybreak from the night attack Into the village, whose population was crowded Into a few houses In order that the wounded might be crowded into oth New Swimming Record, fifty one and seconds off the American J.. Handy clipped s 1,000 yards swim at the handicap aquatic tournament at the Central Y. M. C. A., Chicago. Swimming from scratch. Handy went the distance In 14:32. The previous record, was 15:23 Handy swam the first 220 yards of the race In 2:66 thus lowering by nearly two seconds the excellent marl made by W. J, Tuttle at the C. A. A. t few nights before. Handy also lowered the American record lor 66' yards by eleven seconds, making tb December How in the "I laughed at her. world, said L did you happen to gel your calling list down to such s fine point? This Is not my calling list. said she. That consists of only six names. The 102 are just acquaintances, and Include the jacltor, my washerwoman and the boy named Willie down In the grocery. Her admission struck me as really pitiful. Why dont you branch out? 1 asked. Branch out?' she cried. Oh, my dear man, If you had lived In New York for a wLile you wouldnt eay anything about branching out Be sides, I am net alore in my desolation There are lots of other folks In this town In the same fix, only worse They couldn't get up to the hundreJ mafk to save their lives. Later I found that she was right, but. although the habit of counting common Is one's acquaintances enough, I still think It strange ard de New York Herald cidedly touching. heard several persona actually count the number of people they knew In the whole town. To a man hailing from a section of the country where acquaintances are counted by the hundreds Intend of the tens, that method of census taking seemed a tremendous business. With us It would betan Impossible task to sit down and mhke a list of the people with whom we have a Up here It speaking acquaintance. is no trick at all. A cousin of mine who moved North two years, ago was the first person I saw perform the PORTS' record for tie Few Friends in City While In New York this time. said the man from Alabama, I have observed one habit of certain people I met that Impressed me as being very I peculiar and also rather pathetic. OR, Manager Armour declares that he has received to bid from Connie Mack for Inflelder Coughlin. It Is said that President Johnson will not Frank Dwyer as an umpire next season. Jack Cfcesbro refuses to tell how he controls the splt ball. He would be foolish to give up his secret. A. C. Anson has made an offer for the Washington club, which Is being corsidered by the powers that be. Pitcher Dyker of the Poughkeepsie elnh of the Hudson 'River league will be given a trial by Clark Griffith next spring. In addition to A. C. Anson of Chicago Catcher Bill Clarke of Baltimore would like to secure possession of the Washirgton club. Oomlskey had his eye on First Baseman Chase of the Los Angeles club, but waited too long, thus permitting Griffith to step In ahead. Outfielder Congalton, who has been drafted by Washington for next season, will be the only player born In Canada wbo is in fast company. TI e Boston outfield la now entirely under cover. Selbach bssNtceepted terms for 1905, and In a letter says he will go toTlot Springs In the spring. The St Louis club has received the slmed contracts of Pitcher Ragan, Catcher Clark and Outfielder Matthews. all of last seasons Birmingham teem. Catcher Charley Farrell of the Bostons has put in an application with President Bert of the Pacific Coast league to manage the Portland club next season. Manager Armour cf Detroit last week closed a deal with Milwaukee for Shortstop Herman 8haefer, in ex- - American Association Affairs. The Indianapolis club baa made Ilhrry Kunkel, a Cincinnati amateur catcher, an offer. .Arthur Irwin Is full of praise for Kansas City, where he figures on mak-iSa lot of morcy next season. Pollock, tie ChUaco boxing Rh'ree. has entered the lists as a candidate for an American association umpire berth. Manager Kelley of the Saints it out with a bit of praise for tie capable wmy In which President Gnllo handled the A. A. last )ear It Is rumored In Ixu!svil!e that Jim Hart. I srry Quinlan, "Pop" Schriver sad Pitcher Wrlpbt, will not b among the Colonels next season. Louisville Is figuring on transferring its claim upon Orville Woodruff to Milwaukee for the latter's claim upoi Clyde Robinson of Detroit. Manager Mike Kelley of the Saints la still undecided where he will be next year. He says there still are aev eral points to be agreed upon between hpland Strobel of the Toledo club before he will take full charge of the Mud Hens. Central League Chatter. The Evanxville club hax reinstated" Catcher Frank Cross and him for next season A six foot pitcher from Mt. Carmel, 111.. na-rPay re las been signed by Grmd Rapids. l doom of Marlon has The been Founded, and there Is not the chance of that city retaining Its franchise In the Central league aft er Jan. 1. Donohue, first baseman of the Chicago Americans, is scheduled to manaet- - the team and be a part wner. He has Informed his friends that he can purchase his release from Cemlskey. e ta'-ebal- V yoo distance in 9:30. Handy took first place In the 10( yard breast stroke event, swlmmin firsts ga from scratch. His tw-him a total of 10 points, and he wa awarded the roint medal. E. P. Swatek broke the America record for underwater swimming he! by Sullivan. He swam 232 feet i 1:06 15. The rerrrd held by Bull van was 229 fet Swatek was twin mlng from scratch. lelavan. 111. Morris Leads Motorist. At the annual election cf the Aot obll Club of America the following ffleers were choeen for the coming ear: President, Dave H. Morris rst vice president, Colgate Hoyt; so nd vice president, William K. Vande-lit- , Jr.; third vice prexldent, Clareno 'ray Iilnsmore; treasurer, Samuel B. 'alentlne; three governors to serve 'ree yearx, James L. Breese,,Me-Hi- e D. Chapman and Harlan W. Vhlpple. Is Bowler Champion. Gus Steele of Chicago won the hamrlfffiblp of the Olympian bowling "urnamert In St. l.ouls with an nvo Hla victory Is alt thi ge of 216 es he went to S3 :.ore credit M Maher's Successful Season. Danny Maher, the American Joeke-ehhas been riding on the Englls race tracks during the past season, I In New York. The little jockey looked the plctur of health as he walked down the can plank of the big steamer. He has ha the most successful season of his cr reer on the Engll-- h tracks this jeai He rode In 436 races and finished I front 116 times. Three vlctrr es place him third on the list of winning Jock eys for the season, Otto Madden, th1 champion English jockey, leadlne thr riders with ICO wins out cf more thar 700 mounts. Jimmy lane, anothri English rider, finished second, havlrg about ten more winning mounts than Maher. CC OJ7Z2LZ Renear Breaks Swimming Record. Advices have he",n received from Honolulu that the world's record for swimming 100 yards straight awaj waa broken by Dan B. Reneir. HI competitors were Earnest Kopke and th. native champion, Limokeo. The Kanakaa all bet heavily on Limokeo, but ha could not stand the pao and - Rerear - beat wa unable- Kopke by 6 2 6 seconds. Renear broke the coast sod American record In 1896 at San Francisco, making 100 H was only 16 yards In 1:05 11 Inches, and 5 Is old. He feet yegrs weighs 175 pounds. Renear'a record performances st 8an Francisco bere carefully timed by trustworthy men. 8-- and of white bandages with red spots which made them like wrapped flags of Japan. met corps hospital Dripping brought in drtiAlng burdena covered with the matting In with blankets which tig rice and horse fodder of th When dark army are t ran spirted. ness came the labterns of the'search era twinkled In and out of the htllstde Dawn found them still at work col lectlng stray Russian wounded, wh( rail haj lain suffering all night In thewhich for $1.50 a year and the glory the Czara service brings them. In the bushes, in the declivities betweer the rocks of many square acres couls every fallen man be gathered? How many cries coming faintly from fever Uhly dry lips and finally dying intx At som a swoon were unanswered? future time, when a Chinese peasant stumbles over a set of bones, the world will not be the wiser. d 2-- h. caught a glimpse of prostrate figuret meager opportunities earlier, leads sQ .or 19Qd us a sire cf early speed. Aside from bis aged performers. Its Is the only stallion to have seven 2 and of his get enter tbs stand-irlist this season. Parole is owned 'J DTE. Brown, Maple Farm Lava, Egeberg Defeats Planing. At New York. Dec. 2..1L.1L Jlgeheri of Denmark defeated John Ptening p New York by two falls out of three In a wrestling bout, Orneco-Romsstyle. The Dane had the advantage of the local man so far as height and weight went, being five Inches taller than hla epronetat He was Plenlng's inferior, however. In the aclene of wrestling, .-particularly on the offensiveEgeberg won the first fall with reverse body hold In 19 minutes 42 seconds. The second fall waa won by Plenlng with n bar and neck hold. In IS minutes 17 seconds. A bar and neck hold also gave the third and deciding fall to the Dane, the time being 25 minute 41 seconds. n , louts when an average of 2C9 had been set by Frank Brill, which be haB o lower to win. With th ebamplow-tihonors go a diamond medal valued at $400 and $250 la cash. ' ' p Yost Wants Nsw MsterlaL Coach Yost of the Michigan has tnvaded tbe - Mlcneapclls high schools for player and through correspondence ban made overtures to Jack Marks, the famous full back ol th champion North high team, which asked recently for a Thanksgiving game with North Division of Chicago TUd also CapL Nathaniel Frick man ot th Gait high team, whose ability as m punter was best la to Northwest thia year. , In Thought the City Tame It was at a dinner party, and the steas, coming up to her best friend, ilspered In her ear: "Would you mind saying Just a tiny ird to her by and by? She doesn't ow a soul, and the women are so rrid to strangers. rhe stranger Indicated was In town from Enakeville, e. and being a distant relative, had be crushed In at the dinner, under Dtest. at the last moment, rhe hostess friend good naturedly Ha-- r omlsed to devote herself after But widow. to the Snskevllle e fair unknown did not meet her with the embarrassed delight iich such civilities should have com-nde"Its awfully hot In this par was her first greeting. In a tone e which there lurked a certain com-tlvthe and by By quality. steered around to traveL Incon-nientl- y ad-nc- con-rsatl- Have you traveled much? asked the hostess friend suavely. Went "Oh, Ive been everywhere. around the world with my brother, who was engineering. Why, It was In Russia that I met the Colonel." (The was evidently her dead Colonel Yee." she went on, "we g ot lord.) engaged at Tsarkoe Selo, In the grotto they call Caprice. This was unusual, romantic, and the New York woman said so. "Ah!" sighed the Wcman from Snakeville. yei! it was romantic There's been a lot of that in my life When & bodys travc.id round and been on the plains and army poets and j hunting buffaloes, a plice like your I New York seems awfully tame. kind o pity you all here! The woman agreed that we were. In fact, very tame chimney sparrows, boose files, hopping about, tepid and Insignificant, In search of entertainment. Now York Press. tone-lu- g car, which he lately Imported from France, W. Gould Brokaw mad th run from New York to Washington la ten hours and fifteen minute Dec, 1. Mr, Brokaw was accompanied by a friend, but drove the car himself and established n record lor $26 mile that Is likely to stand for some time. Th running time of th fastest train b tween th two elite la flr bourn . " ,a - an ft I Chance for Yeung Corbett Aleck Greggalno, a San Fraud eo pugilistic manager, offers to giro Young Corbett n chance to light th winner of the Britt-Nelsofight la Jpnuary, Oreggalna has a fight peralft for that month. If Britt or Nelaoa win fight m X will go to th country sad get Into shape. - My defeat by Nelaoa waa dun to trying to do two months' work tn half that tlma, aays Young Corbett , Pa Et Tabasco Sauce But when they heard hla heated words, x women hr the room. An eald inch language (Hied their souls bhla ritwekent remarks 1 with ahame, an' aleo gloom: he only gurgled some, and then .ownVe. the ...hU, and But pa, he yelled again, fire he et tabasco sauoo an told When hotel as sling about It then. We laid him out upon a board an fanned bto y among E! him quite a while. e platee, an all. mu be good. An' pa. he sort a' gasped at first, an r "Thatl ketchup then he tried to lailie. o email." bottle An aays. "Juat keat a poker now, an en he took a plw o meat and run It down my neck. vered It quite thick.sauce and rose I want to cool off gradual: It's botoir, I pa Are et tabasco expeck." make hie kick. - But when hed got me out O doors, ho omee back ao plain to me, I roaoaya. "I want to get aa That there blame ketchup recipe, an t wa0Wtalkln mild and calm, learn Just how it'e bet. buttin So I can try it on the boys when yon aa' ma git hum. Till they. too. think the condiment as Flre! Murder! Hoobl oh! mixed with kingdom come." cant tell all be said. Boston Globe. M Ore et tabasco sauce Im amll-t- h al-S- S. ip Thia King, sub-Ibe- d rhe king of Slam, who has just to the Sir Edwin Arnold me-riais one of the most European native rulers. He almost Invariawears the latest thing In frock its end silk hats, while his military farms look as If they bad been del, signed st the war office. Ha apeak English better than most Englishmen, too, never using slang. H has visited and examined with s critical eye every civilised country, and from each he has taken something lot hla own land. .He would cut a big figure in the peacock alley of the Waldorf. New Tork Pres. . Cornell to Meet Pennsytvenla, Cornell and Pennsylvania probably will meet each other in a dual regatta next Jane, according to th statement of Coach George E. Courtney. Deeplto th rumors in regard to reported bad feeling between the two nnlveraltien In both football sad rowing. Coach Courtney laid the football gam few next year has been practically arranged and the regatta at preeeal looks like an assured thing. - l trmjp goo? Outfielder of the Boston National League Club change for Clyde Robinson and a pitcher to be named later. National League News. Catcher Mike Grady has signed a r contract with St. Louis, Duffy's offer for Pitcher Taylor of SC I ouls will net be entertained. two-yea- Win Kellum has again signed to pitch for the Clnc'nnati Reds In 1905. Cincinnati and Cleveland will clash on the 10th, 11th and 12th of April for the Ohio championship. The former famed Brooklyn short-top-. George Smith, will manage the Pa., Independent club next tdtoona. He hat already signed Pitcher Alex Pearson. Mike Lynch should make one of the greatest pitchers the gam has ever known, because with his speed and curfes he haa what can beat be described as a"base ball head. Jake Beckley wants to get away from St Louis. Hla troubles were too many to ault him because of hla position as captain of the team, an office to which he la entlrclyunsulted. Catcher Harry Smith of the Pltts-burgwhose arm waa bad the latter part of the season, has had the member examined by the X rays, and the report la that It will be as strong aa ever next season. Cincinnati - critics Intimate that Pitcher Kellum is to be let out desplte the fact that he won a majority of hla games, because his work was of the kind that does not inspire confidence In his ability, and also because he is asking for exorbitant remuneration for his services for next year. Angon recently said that In hla long career the following were the best players In their respective positions: Pitchers Radbourn and Clarkson; Catchers Mike Kelly and Ewing; s, Ex-Ca- Frank Band!, who was the catcher for the old Union Pacific of Omaha, waa tendered a banquet a week ago In Omaha, prior to hla departure for Call (orris, where he will make bis home. .The negotiations for the sale of the Grand Rapids club to John Gansell are still on. It it said that the franchise, seventeen players (reserved and ander contract) and the ball park, are held at $8,000. , Western Winnowing. j Manager Rourke of Omaha intend to atart on. a tour tor players soon after the league meeting. avnuvo kelson The 8L Joseph dub has signed on the Paelfle const There Is battle Shortstop Mike Peer and Outfielder little doubt be Is one of the greatest Eddie Foy of last seasons Evanivlll fighters among th little fellows and kam. when he disposed of tb President M. H. Sexton will aot he show this McGovern and othof Terry conqueror stand for s because his boxers. er strong interest demands bis personal sod" constant supervision. He haa been a force for good In the National Japs Baseball Challenge. A letter has been received from Iso ssoclitlon and the loss of hla position will not Impair hla Abe. superintendent of th athletic vain to the allied minor leagues. He department of Waseda university, the largest shareholder in the Rock Japan, expressing n desire to arrange bland club and will be one of the an International baseball match beThree-Ileagues delegates at each an- tween Stamford (Cal.) adversity and nual meeting. the Japanese university. j f N Mere Crsney Will Refer Eddie Graney has announced hla rw tlrement aa fi referee of professional fights. He says hla health la not good and baa not been for som Has and for that reason he haa decided to keep out of the ring Ip the future. .Graney retirement comes st a very opportune time, as there waa strong probability of a clash between Britt and Nelson over the select ion of th refer tat : th coming battl. - v J v bual-es- preal-dectl-al 1 . , - Iowa League Items. The Barllagton club haa sold Pttcb-e- t Mekemson to the Little Rock (Ark.) club. trank 8. Haller, the agent of the Pittsburg Nationals, has been signed as Boones manager and he will com pence at once to sign a winning team. Pitcher AhJlns record for 1904 In the Iowa league was twenty-fiv- e victories and seven defeats. He Is one of the most-- i promising twirlers of last . season. i Elect Coetello Captain t right tod en this waa elected captain cd eleven, years the Cornell football team for next J. H. Costello, sen-so- n. Costello come from EJalrm, H, Y., and will be a senior next year. H won the captaincy on hla playing ol hla first two years, rather than that of last season, when he wan badly crippled in hla first gamn mmrntmm J - - , After Western Mare. Waseda university won tho Intercolseem to be botfexp . Eastern buyer or legiate baseball championship Western , trotting tb three after n 4 Japan and Is represented by tostrong mares, , Gammalena, 2:151 lAdg have team. The Japanese prefer and Miss Waggles Almoneer, the gam take place in San Francisco. t:174. Th three Bing along that the Is a strong probability There with Uhtte. 2:13; P. R 2:14. match will be arranged. and Belle C., 2:16, nr among th best Western trotting mare of th . Parole Lead All Yaaria Sire.-No- w past season. that the returns are In and Ailerton Leads th List. the record for the season about made is the leading sir of th Allerton 2:16, that Parole, la It apparent up. new performers to with foals fourteen, bred alone, year with hi Illinois hi brief period In the stud and hie credit t:lA, a, L de-apl- -- Brohtw Breaks Record. a twenty four horse power n Nelsons Victory a Surprise. The Chicago product of th prise ring ataggered many of hla friends more than he ataggered Young Corbett of Denver when he stopped the former ehnmpioo in ten rounds la th t t , ; , , , |