WON BY.
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Jessie Bannlng's Long Struggle for a Peruvian
Fortune.
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Jessie Banning of San Franrlsco has
Just won a great triumph In her long
contest for the rich strip of mahogany
land along the west slope of the Cor
dlllerns In Peru. Though she lost her
father, ruthlessly struck ilown from
ambush In the bitter strife, and her
mother, who died from grief and de
ponJency, she won a husband and a
fortune. But for the timely nnd stanch
Msintanre of (Jeorpe Klores It. Is
doubtful whether she ever could have
uron aftalnst the machinations of the
rich and Influential men who were
determined to capture the great ma
hogany tracts valued at fion,OOt.
When, disguised as a boy, she was
wounded In trying to recover the
Valdes deedo in order to prove her
title, it was Flores who aided her to
escape the hirelings who had her
surrounded. When the Valdes deeds
were recovered it was Flores who
shrewdly preserved them till they
were called for by the courts, though
detectives and cuttnroats were ran
sacking the possessions of everybody
connected with the case, threatening
the weak-hearted and even kidnaping
those that were thought to know the
whereabouts of the papers. Despite
all their efforts the deeds were pre
served and presented to tho court at
the opportune moment, and tho wed
ding of Jessie Banning and George
Flores dramatically closed the long
and exciting contest.
Jessie Banning might be called an
American girl, though she was born
In Teru. Very early In life Bhe was
taken to California by her mother and
attended the public school In San
Francisco, where she formed many
acquaintances. It was through he.i
mother that she Inherited the title to
the great stretch of valuable forest
lands which were bo long In dispute.
Joe Banning, her father, waa very
well-known in the Mendocino moun
tain ranges. In the early '70s he sold
his timber claims In that region and
went to San Francisco for rest and
to see what chances offered for In
vestments In new lints. There he met
pretty black haired Anita. Ramirez,
who had come from Peru on a visit
to an aunt, and he fell desperately In
love with her. Marriage quickly fol
lowed. He took a wedding trip with
her to Peru to visit her relative and
"see what kind of a country It was,
anyway." Being a timber expert, ho
became keenly alive to the prospects
In that country In furnishing fine
woods, and when he saw the rich belt
that his wife disputed title to he was
ready to Jump Into tho contest with
all his American energy, pluck,
shrewdness, and every cent at hla
command. The coterie of speculators
who were trying their hardest to gob
ble the tract were not afraid of this
new champion. They argued ho was a
foreigner, unused to the ways of the
country, unfamiliar with its laws, and
at a pinch, there was always a way of
dealing with opponents who became
too truculent or too successful.
With indomitable energy and per
aeverance he at last got his wife's
claims In such shape that his friends
declared he must win when the evi
dence was presented to the courts. The
last missing link In the title was the
Valdes deeds, and these, after a long
and tireless search he had at last ob
tained. After an arduous two years'
struggle his triumph seemed at hand.
Then it was the other side showed
how they proposed to escape from their
desperate corner. Banning, with his
wife, was passing out of a crowded
theatre one night. In the pack of people
nobody noticed who pressed next him.
Suddoriy be graBped the arm of his
i wife more closely, exclaimed, "I am
stabbed," and fell to the ground. It
-was a mortal wound; he died three
days later. Several arrests followed,
but the real culprit was never caught.
This sensational episode In the con
test was followed by tho burglary of
bis house and tho theft of the Valdes
deeds. Mrs. Banning collapsed under
mil the strain. Taking her little
daughter, she fled from Peru and again
came to Sun Francisco to visit her
sister. But her heart waa broken. She
pined away and In three years died.
Jessie was kept at school till she grad
uated, then she went back to her rela
tives In Peru. Then for the first time
she began to hoar the stories about the
strife over th- tracts, of val
uable woods and the reasons
why her father had been mur
Uered. The cowardly act Incensed
ber. Bhe spent all her spare time going
over the records and the evidence, and
-when she realized the mass of crime
and swindling operations that had rob
bed and crushed out the lives of her
parents she resolved to make It the
effort of her life to get justice and
bring the guilty parties to punishment.
So with little money, but with all ber
father's pluck, this frail girl took up
the contest. It was good fortune more
than chance that sent George Flores to
ber standard when she began her con
test against the unscrupulous enemies
of ber father. Flores had been squeezed
out of his holding in tho rich Bella
Donna mine by Leon Valladolla and
some of his cronies. This Valladolla
was one of the leading spirits who con
tested the rights of Miss Banning to
the timber claims. Flores was the first
to open up the rich ledge of the Bella
Donna, but be needed capital to dsvelop
-the mine with modern machinery, He
went to Valladolla, showed him the
nrospects in sight, and offered him a
bare, providing he would furnish the
necessary capital to equip the mine
sjrltb machinery. Valladolla JumpeJ at
PLUCK.
the chance, put up the money, and In
a year had the finances of the mine In
such a shape that Flores was com
pelled to sell out to him for a song.
Flores swallowed the bitter pill, but
he vowed revenge. So when Jessie Ban
ning reopened the case In the courts for
possession of the great mahogany
forests Flores went to her, told her
what he knew, and offered to help her
all he could. His was Invaluable assist
ance, for not only had ho heard Valla
dolla recount some of the Inside work
ings of "the ring" to grab tho forests,
but his own fight with Valladolla had
taught him the letter's methods.
The key ol JtTslo Bannlng's proof
was the Valdes deeds, for they com
pleted the gap. showing the unbroken
title to the forest lands from the origi
nal grantees down through several gen
erations to her mother. It was well
known that theso Important papers had
not been destroyed by the men who
had stolen them.because they also con
veyed certain rights and privileges
which were being used by "tho ring."
It was the plan of the latter to wear out
tho Banning heirs and then produce the
Valdes deeds. Jessie Banning was the
only one who stood between them and
success, and they didn't see how a girl
like her could possibly defeat them.
Very early in the affair a bundle of
papers purporting to be the original
Valdes deeds were offered to her at a
fancy figure. The arch conspirator had
figured that she wouM snap at these
forgeries and use them for tho purpose
of winning tho suit. Of course at the
proper moment they were prepared to
step In and dramatically prove the
deeds to be gross forgeries. Fortunate
ly, Flores got wind of the matter and
warned Miss Banning in time. But the
trick, though it failed in execution, pro
duced one momentous result. It re
vealed the headquarters of the plotters,
and by a rare chance showed that the
bona-flde Valdes deeds were In the
name place. But how to get them?
Jessie Banning knew that her father's
secrets had been sold out to the other
el dp, and she was afraid to trust any
body with the Important task of recov
ering tho deeds. Whoever got them for
her might turn and offer to resell them
to tho other side for ready cash. In
this dilemma she decided to try to re
cover them herself. There was only one
way. Court processes were useless In
trying to reach her enemies. She must
do as they did when they took them
from her father.
Her cousin was a daring lad of 17,
and she pitched on the plan of disguis
ing herself In a suit of his clothes and
taking him with her on the adventure.
She had selected a rainy night for the
feat, and found everything clear in her
reconnotssance of the house where
Florei reported "the ring" met. Then
fortune played a strange prank in the
proceedings, which both helped and
hurt her. It chanced that a burglary
was being committed that same night
In a residence almost dlreclly opposite.
The servants were awakened, gave the
alarm, and a fusillade of pistol shots
rang out on the midnight air. Of courso
ell the households In tho neighborhood
were awakened by the racket and ran
forth to learn the cause of all the con
fusion. The servants in the house where
the ring met were among the number.
Jessie Banning nearly collapsed In the
uproar, thinking for a moment she was
the cause of It. Sue was paralyzeJ with
fright, but only for an Instant. The
next the quick-wilted girl realized that
the uproar was a golden opportunity
offered to take advantage of the deser
tion of the servants; then she fell upon
the desk containing the Valdes deeds
stolen from her father's house.
With them safe In her pocket she
made a jubilant rush for the broken
window, forgetting for the moment
that the gardens in that locality were
being scoured by the householders,
seeking for the burglars who had fled
from the alarmed house across the way.
Unfortunately for her she was ob
served as she dropped lightly from the
window, and a vigilant servant fired
a pistol at her. The ball grazed her side
Inflicting a flesh wound, but she
pushed headlong Into the darkness,
followed by the shouts of those In close
pursuit.
Suddenly, In her mad flight, she
stumbled and went sprawling head
long Into the water. It was shallow, with
a stone bottom, but she dared not move
lest she should get beyond her depth,
and so lay at full length, with her
head just above the surface. Her pur
suers were close upon ber. She could
bear them calling to one another and
beating the bushes In Iheir fruitless
Bt-Mt'h. Lanterns began to bob about In
the darknesB; she lay still, fearing to
move lest she should disclose her hid
ing place. Two of ber pursuers met
near the water; one carelessly threw
the light of bis lantern In Its direction,
evidently with a view simply to disclose
Its location, and told bis companoln to
be careful and not stumble Into "the
fish pond." Time and again ber pur
suers passed the pond, but they never
thought of seeking her there. However,
they were so persistent In their bunt
and daybreak was so near that she
knew It was only a question of little
time when she should be discovered
and dragged to prison, and that would
be the last of the Valdes deeds and ber
long fight for her rights and justice.
Then came a figure drifting specter
like through the darkness In her di
rection and softly whistling, "You'll
Remember Me," from the "Bohemian
Girl." Jessie Banning could not with
hold an exclamation, of delight It wan
Flores' favorite air, and she had heard
him softly whistling lit to himself In
t.. self-samo way,
"Flores, Senor Flores," she called
softly. The shadow and tho whistling
suddenly stopped. "Senor Flores," she
repeated and the figure advanced
cautiously toward the fish pond.
"Where aro you, senorltaT" he wbls.
pered In a low, guarded voice.
"Here In the fish pond."
"Be brave. I think we can trick them
yet," he responded. "S-sh! here comes
one of them; lie low!" And as a man
came up with a lantern Flores turned
and pretended to search tho bushes.
"Any signs of tho robber?" asked
Flores.
"Not yet, but be Is somewhere In this
square. Of that we are certain, and the
place Is safely surrounded. It Is only a
question of a little time and search.
Senor Valladolla reports that his
house was also robbed, and he and his
servants have also Joined the hunt. We
will get the .villains, sure. I am going
for more lanterns." And he hurried
away Into the darkness.
When ho was well out of hearing
Flores picked up a bench on the walk
bf-slde the fish pond and shoved It out
Into the water toward the submerged
girl. "Rest behind that," he said. "It
may help to protect you from any light
they flash on the water. I'll go and
draw off the searchers to the other end
of the square nnd bring horses to bis
end. Then we'll make a dash for It.
Keep your courage up."
Flores had been gone only a little
while when sh heard shouts: "There he
Is!" "Help, help, surround him!"
"This way with the lights, all of you;
we've got hlra, we've got him!" Then
from nil directions she saw the
lanterns and dark figures go bobbing
toward the locality of tho Bhouts. Tho
cries and excitement Increased. She
arose out of the water, feeling that It
was too good a chance of escape to
miss, and that maybe sho had better
run and not wait for Flores.
Fortunately, he ran up breathlessly
while she was hesitating, grabbed her
hand, and dragged her away to the far
ther corner of th square. Sho was
shivering and almost numb with cold,
and he had to half carry her. But they
reached the horses, and In a few mo
ments they were galloping away.
And that was tho way Jessie Banning
recovered the stolen Valdes deeds. The
Cuzco court has already given Judg
ment In her favor. It is authoritatively
whispered that within a month she will
marry George Flores The New York
Mall and Express.
GUAINT AND CURIOUS.
One hundred yeats ago there were
five carriages to each 100 people In
England. .Now there are 17.
Modern Inks only date from 1790, at
which date the researches of Dr. Lewis
In the chemistry of Ink began.
The Sandwich Islands are almost as
free from snakes as Ireland. There Is
but one sort, and that very scarce.
Green wood contains fully 45 percent
of water, and thorough seasoning usu
ally expels but 35 percent of this fluid.
There are no less than different
Fpecics of fish Inhabiting the waters of
.America noith of the Isthmus of Pan
ama. Seventy thousand cochineal Insects
go to a single pound of dried cochineal.
The world's crop of cochineal Is from
200 to 500 tons.
A white badger, which is almost as
great a railty as a white blackbird,
was killed recently by the Axe Vala
(England) badger aounds.
Ins ancient historians cay that over
1K0 miles of the lower Nile were pro
tected by artificial embankments nnd
other worka of engineering skill.
There Is a happy father of 30 chil
dren who lives at Bcveren, Belgium.
He has been married twine, and his
progeny is composed ot 22 boys and
eight girls.
At Burlington, Kan., the other day
the janitor of the court house had the
sheriff arrested for walking across the
grass In the court house yard. The
sheriff was fined (8.
To Prevent ralee Alarini.
The district commissioners of the
city of Washington have recently
adopted a new system of the fire
alarms which Is the Invention ot a
resident of that city and which it Is
hoped will do away, in a very great
measure, with the number of false
alarms which have been bothering
the fire department officials of that
city for some time. It costs consid
erable money to answer an alarm of
fire, and in the case at the capital
there were sometimes as many as 200
false alarms in the course ot the year.
The device adopted Is known as the
Campbell fire alarm box. It is fitted
with a system ot levers, which have to
bo turned before the box can be
opened. Upon turning the levers a
bright flash bursts forth from a closed
cup above the box. This flash can be
seen for several blocks at night, and
will necessarily attract the attention
of anybody in the vicinity.
Klnd-Hoarltii.
"But why," she anked ijfter they had
bummed along a block 1 or two, "do
you take this course. It' doesn't, seem
to be a bit interesting."
t Thero aro several hospi tals located
out this way,' ho enswored, letting out
another notch. "1 always Juke to make
it as easy as possible! for the vie
tlms." Chicago Record-aferald.
S0FI CKAB INDUSTRY.
HOW THIS POPULAR DELICACY 13
PREPARED AND SHIPPED.
ra Baelaeee I Thaa Thirty Year
Old, Bet trie Anaual Ontpat la Mora
Than SS.OOO.eoO, Werth 1,000,000
The Crab's Birth and Growth. ,
The popularity of soft crabs as an
article of diet Is of recent develop
ment. Previous to 1870 comparatively
few restaurants In America served
them. Small quantities were re
ceived Incidentally at several places
along the coast, where they were
picked up principally by boys wading
In shallow water. No dependence
was placed In supplies thus obtained
and there was no regular fishery at
any place.
Tho soft crab Industry was Inaugu
rated about 1873 at Crlsficld, Md. It
consisted In catching the crabs Imme
diately before molting and Impound
ing them until nftcr the shedding of
the shells, when they were carefully
placed In crates with Ico and seaweed
and shipped to market. Tho persons
who Inaugurated tho enterprise were
subjected to considerable ridicule and
received from their neighbors tho
title of "crab breeders." Thclrsuccrss
however, resulted In tho establish
ment of tho business at many other
points and within a very few years
"crab breeding" became one of the
most profitable and extensive of the
fishery operations on the coast.
At present nen.rly If not quite
10,000 persons are employed In the
Industry on the Atlantic and Gulf
coasts of the United btates and about
25,000,000 soft crabs aro secured an
nually. A fair valuation of these In
the wholesale markets Is about fifty
cents per dozen, making the total
value of the yield somewhat more
than $1,000,000. The crabs are col
lected at numerous points from Mass
achusetts to Texas and especially In
the estuaries of Maryland, t .rgtnla
and North Carolina each about
4,000,000 and all the remaining states
combined about 2,000,000 In number.
The soft crab Is the common blue
crabtCalllnectes hastatus) at a certain
stage In Its development. During the
summer the young crabs are hatched
from the eggs carried under the
"apron," which Is doubled or folded
under the thorax. From 10,000 to
60,000 are produced by each female.
Although extremely Btnall at first,
they grow rapidly, and by October
they range In size iront one to three
Inches In length. At the beginning
of winter these small crabs, and tho
adults as well, soc protection from
the cold by retiring to deep water,
where they enter Into a condition of
lowered vitality either on the bottom
or half burled in the mud. On the
approach ot warm weather in the
spring they return to shoal water and
Increase In size very rapidly.
At periods varying in frequency
with the rapidity of growth the crab
sheds Its shell, including the entire
external skeleton and the lining of
the digestive tract. This moulting
process is Intimately connected with
the growth of the crustacean, and it
Is only at. the time of shedding that
the crab Increases in size. In the ear
ly stages of Its existence this func
tion is frequently exercised, but as it
approaches maturity, moulting he
roines less frequent. Adult crabs Bhed
the shell probably only once a year,
and very old crabs rarely ever moult.
A crab approaching the shedding pro
cess is known in the vernacular of the
coast as a "peeler" and then a "bust
er." After moulting the crustacean
quickly passes through the stages in
which it is known as "paper shell"
and "buckler" respectively, again be
coming a barJ crab.
Two principal forms of apparatus
are employed In the fishery, viz.: The
dip net and the scrape or dredge. Dip
nets are used principally lu very
shoal water and especially early In
the season, since crabs molt much
earlier in shoal than In deep water.
It is also the favoiito form of ap
paratus in those localities where the
Ashing is of small extent. The dip
net consists of a single bag net of
twine, attached to a handle four or
five feet in length.
Tho scrape or died go used in taking
crabs closely resembles tho ordinary
oyster-dredgo in form, but it Is much
lighter and the pockot is made ot
twine netting Instead of iron rings.
Two or three scrapes are attached
to the sides of each canoo by means
ot long ropes and are thrown over
board at the fishing grounds and
dragged along the bottom. At short
Intervals the canoe Is "brought to,"
the scrapes aro lifted and the con
tents dumped on a culling platform
In the boat. There the crabs of suit
able size and condition are quickly
separated from the mass and placed
in receptacles, while the refuse is
thrown overboard.
The catch fluctuates greatly, de
pending principally on the weather
conditions. Cold weather caiiBes the
crabs to seek deep water. Wind
storms have the same effect and also
interfere with the operations of the
boats. The average dally catch for
each fisherman is from 60 to 100
crabs, although some Individuals oc
casionally secure 300 or 400 In one
day.
Hard crabsv "peelers," "busters,'
soft crabs, etc., are all caught- to
gether. In most localities the hard
crabs are discarded,, as the market
price is not sufficiently high to pay
tor shipping them long distances;
but in some places where the fishery
Is extensive these are boiled and the
flesh extracted and shipped to market,
where it is used extensively in the
preparation ot "deviled crabs". The
"peelers," "busters," end soft crabs
are sold by the fishermen at the same
price each, ranging from II to 14 per
100, according to the supply and da
tnand.
The persons buying these crabs arc
known as "crab packers," of whom
there are a number In each Ashing
centre. They prepare the soft crabs
for Immediate shipment and place the
"pecelrs" and "busters" In floats
provided for the purpose, where they
remain until moulting Is accom
plished. An expert can readily de
termine at a glance about, the length
of time that will clnpse before a crab
sheds Its shell.
Tho moulting floats or pounds are
made of light planks and scantling,
with plain board bottoms and latticed
sides. The size varies, but moBt of
them arc about 10 feet long, 3 or 4
feet wide and 16 Inches deep, furn
ishing room for about 200 crabs. To
tncrenso the buoyancy and stability
a ledge projects at half the height,
corresponding to the water line. The
floats are usually Inclosed by a board
fence, which serves as a breakwater.
It Is Interesting to watch a crab In
the Immediate net of moulting. The
shell crncks along tho posterior edge
and, with many muscular contractions
and movements, tho five pairs of mod
ified limbs known as claws or swim
mers are withdrawn from their cover
ing and the entire sluU Is finally loos
ened and the crab emerges somewhat
larger In size than before. Ho severe
Is this ordeal that many die In the
process. The newly moulted crusta
cean Is exceedingly weak and deli
cate, and for an hour or two tho
slightest handling is Injurious. There
fore, it . is permitted to remain un
touched for three or four hours, or
until a filmy shell has formed, which
serves to protect the anlmnl If it is
handled carefully.
Owing to the severity of the moult
ing process and the injuries received
in capture, the death rale in the floats
Is very high, especially In hot weath
er. At times tho Iocs from this source
reaches 50 percent of the total num
ber, and the average is 15 or 20 per
cent. Two or three times daily the floats
are examined and the soft crabs that
have recovered somewhat from the
moulting are carefully removed and
packed In shlpplngcratesi with sea
weed and crushed ice. To careful
ness In the packing for shipment Is
due much of the Individual success
In the business. The crates used in
the Chesapeake nnd North Carolina
regions are of uniform size about 4
foet long, 18 to 24 Inches wide nnd
the same In depth and are provided
with closely fitting trays, in which the
crabs aro carefully packed side by
side In rows, with their legs or claws
well folded up and their bodies lying
obliquely so that the moisture may
not run from their mouths. Between
the rows are placed layers of cold sea
weed, on which finely crushed Ice Is
sometimes placed. The capacity of
each crate Is from eight to ten dozen,
and as the crabs possess little ten
dency to move when once placed In
position they remain quiescent for a
long time. Only a small percentage
die en route to market owing to the
excellence of this method of ship
ment. The principal markets for soft
crabs are New York, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Boston, Washington and
Chicago, named in tho order of the
extent of their receipts. The whole
sale price In the cities is from 35
cents to $1.50 per dozen, averaging
probably between 50 and 60 cents.
Reclaiming the Waal.
The government is about to enter
upon the task of irrigating the arid
lands of the weBt, In accordance wit'.',
the spirit of the recommendation of
the president's mesiage. The experi
ment Is hazardous, and Is regarded
with a good deal of fear by experi
enced legislators, who see in It an
enormous opportunity for extrava
gance. So muny states are interested
lu it that It Is predicted that In the
end we shall have an annual log-rolling
measure which will outdo the
river and harbor hill in scandals. Such
a measure, how over, was certulnly not
within the contemplation o' the prf.ti
dent, nor within the mcanlns of con
gress. The president recommended
national aid In Eectirlng control of und
in Impounding water now owned fcy
private persons for irrigation purposes.
He also contemplated a ci-ntributiun
by the Btates In which national ex
penditures are to be made. The bill
vhich has Just passed affects the states
of California, Colorado, Idaho, Kan
sas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada,
North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota,
I'tah, Washington and Wyoming and
the territories ot Arizona, New Mex
ico and Oklahoma. The fund for es
tablishing irrigation works is to be de
rived from the sale ot public lands,
the monoy appropriated from the same
fund for educational purposes being
i educed In amount, but not wholly
withdrawn. The right to ubo the wa
ter is to be confined to residents and
to tracts not exceeding ICO acres each.
It the scheme is carried out scientifi
cally, a good deal ot land heretofore
arid will be brought into cultivation;
but If it gets 'into the log-rolling
schedule, we sh&.i soon have appro
priations tor watering tho heights of
Mt. Wa3hlngton in New Hampshire,
Marcy in New York, the Alleghantes,
Rockies and Sierra Ncvadas, with the
consequential je&ts ot the kind with
which we are familiar touching river
nnd harbor legislation. Harper's
Weekly.
I.arseet Snake.
The largest serpent ever measured
was a Mexican anaconda, found to
be 37 feet In length. This measure
ment was certified by Dr. Gardner.
1 ha World' Wild ttloplianU.
It is stated that there are under 10,
000 wild elephants now in all the
countries of the world.
initnntinmfnnniiiniittnmntmniininnimnininimnfM
THE JEFFERSON
SUPPLY COMPANY
Being the largest distributor of Oeaerei
Merchandise in this vicinity, is always ia
Fosition to give the beat quality of roods,
ts aim is not to sell jou cheap goods but
when quality is considered the price will al
ways be found right.
Its departments are all well filled, and
among the specialties handled may be men
tioned L. Adler Bros., Rochester, N. Y.,
Clothing, than which there is none better
made; W. L. Douglass Shoe Co., Brockton,
Mass., Shoes; Curtice Bros. Co., Rochester,
N. Y., Canned Goods; and Pillsbury's Flour.
This is a fair representation of the class
of goods it is selling to its customers.
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THE NAIIONAL CAME.
VtvA hns released lnflelder Dean.
Cincinnati hns released eleven men
this season.
Burkett bus fought his way Into the
.300 class at Inst.
Beaumont lends the Plttsburgs, with
a fine lnttlii average.
The St. Louis National tenni is prov
ing a inld-sensou mu prise.
Inllelder I,enii Demon t rev Illo hns
signed with the Lawrence Club.
New York's strangle hold on last
place In lin'lmll is still unxhukcu.
Long, of Boston, never played such
n game In the Held ns he Is playing
now.
tirifllth, the Chicago pitcher, hns n
perfect fielding record In thirteen
games.
Horace Fogel n.v he li::l L.njole
clinched for New York but for Colonel
lingers.
('hcMbro, the sturdy Pittsburg pitch
er, nt present lends the League In per
ccntnxe of games won and lost.
- f hortstop Lark!ns. of Merldeii, is pro
nounced a rising player in nil depart
ments ticldiug, butting und base run
nlug. Outfielder Johnny Dolib. late of Cin
cinnati, hns signed with Chicago,
turning down nn offer from New
York.
"Loolc" Bruce, the Indlnn pitcher,
w-ho graduated from the Philadelphia
High School, has -won nH eight games
he has pitched for Buffalo.
The news that John T. Brush, the
baseball magnate, has sold out bis In
terests in the Cincinnati National
League Club and will In future devote
his time to the New Yorks was wel
comed. There are but eight southpaw pitch
ers In the American League. They nro
Tlntt, of tho Chicagos; Slever. of.,1
trolt; Plank, Waddell and Wiltse,
tho Phlladelphlnns; Lee and Patten, ol
Washington, and Shields, of Baltimore.
SP ORTINO BREVITIES.
Indications point to a fine rail and
reed bird season about Wilmington,
Del.
After fourteen yenrs In tho ring,
Oweu Zciglcr announces his retirement
to go Into business.
Tho Doherty brothers, of England,
won the International tennis champion
ship In doubles from Ward and Davis.
Two of the most notable rival golf
clubs along the Jersey coast are the
Sciibrlght and Mountain Beach Clubs.
Cornell expects seven men of her
great 'varsity crew back at college next
fall to form tho nucleus of tho 1003
crew.
The blind trotter Ithytlunlc won the
$10,000 Bonner Memorial nt tho open
ing of the Grand Circuit meeting at
Brighton Bench.
The Canadian defender, tho Trldeut,
defeated the challenger, the Tecum
sell, In the fourth and decisive race for
the 8ea WHiilmka Cup.
Younger brothers of the tennis cham
pions ore coming to the fore. B. P.
Lamed. II. II. Whitman and Irving
Wright ore playing in rare form.
George Spear, driver of the New York
trotter Lord Derby, 2.00Vi, was fined
$250 nt the Grand Circuit meeting in
Cleveland, Ohio, for restraining bis
horse.
An endurance bicycle run is pro
posed, tho start to lie Now York City
and the finish at Chicago. There are
already enough entries to niuke the
affair u big success.
The women golfers of tbo West are
showing greater enthusiasm than ever
before, and a large contingent will cu
ter the women's championship to be
held this full over the Brookllue Couu
try Club links.
The stewards of the Paris Jockey
Club have instituted an inquiry Into
tbo ridiug of American jockeys at the
Bois do Boulogne races; the trouble
Is duo to rivalry between Eugllsu und
American jockeys
Oldest 8hip In the World.
What Is stated to be the oldest ship
in the .world has recently been sold at
TenerlfTe to be broken up. This la
the Italian ship Anita, registered at
tno port of Genoa. The Anita which re
sembled Christopher Columbus's ship,
the Santa Maria, was built In Genoa
in 1548, and effected her last voyage
at the end of March. 1902, from
Naples to Teuerlffo, six or seven
weeks ago. The Anita was of tre
mendously Btout build, and had
weathered countless storms and tor
nadoes in all parts oi tho world, but
it was also the' slowest ship afloat,
taking 205 days on one voyage from
Baltimore to Rio de Janeiro.
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BUSINESSTCXRDS.
fJ MITCHELL,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Ofltee on West Main street, opposite the
Commercial Hotel, Keynolderllle, Pa.
m. Mcdonald, '
attorney-at-law,
Notary Pnhllr, real eatata agent, Patents
tenured, rollactlone made promptly. OUioe
In Nolan block. Heynold.Tllfe, Fa.
gMITH M. MoCREIGUT,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Notary Public and Real Estate Aitent. OoN
i lections will receive prompt attention. OfHoe
ii Froehllcb & Henry block, near poatofflos,
leynolUarllle Pa.
B. E. HOOVER,
REYNOLDSVILLE, PA.
Resident dentlat. In the Hoover building
next door to pontofflce, Main treat.. Gentle
nesa In operating.
.
DENTIST,
Ofllca on second floor ot Flrat National bane
bullillDf , Main street.
J)R. R, DsVERE KING, '
DENTIST,
Office
Estate
oa second floor ReynnldiTllls Real
Bldf. Malnatreet Reynoldsrllle, Ta.
J)R. W. A. HENRY,
DENTIST,
Offlea os second floor of Henry Bros, brtofe
building, Main sweat.
JjJ NEFF. "
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
And Real Batata Af ot, Reynolds villa, fa.
WHEN IN D0UIIT. TRY
tad1 htvs cured taeuMadtal
caaee et Nervouf D !. tvte
a Debility, Dinlaau, -ImsIm.
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taa eircaiauoa, stake dif eitiea
parfact, and Uapart a
Tkor to the whole Mac. All
I if or to the whale kalai
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unrlrnlii.rVra.-af.
are araaar iv enraa. ia aaaat.
tlaa enra war rlra then Into laualty, CeaeMf
tfaa at Death. UaiUd euied. Prkati ear aaa;
eoaaa, wke Iroaxlad legal aaaraand to eaia ar
taniad laa awaay. taa. 8o4 aw frae eaea.
for sale ky ft. Ales Stolca.
EVERY WOMAN
aiaiial luiaa - - - .tr-kl
ANf anoatuly re( tlag aiediol-e,
Tl DR' PEAL'S
Aj PENNYROYAL piLLS,
pronrpl ife and oertaln la remit Tnenau.
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fee isle by B. Alas, stoka.
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(raBKEBtXCl
YOUNG'S
PLANING
MILL
You will find Sash, Doors,
Frames and Finish of all
kinds, Rough and Dressed
Lumber, High Grade Var
nishes, Lead and Oil Colors
in all shades. And also an
overstock of Nails which
I will sell cheap.
J. V. YOUNG, Prop.
One of King Edward's Prerogatives.
It Is not generally known that King
Edward since his accession to the
throne has become the guardian of the
children of the Prince and Princess of
Wales and of his other grandchil
dren, over whom he has complete con
trol, the rights of their parents being
superseded. This was decided to be
law nearly 200 years ago by a ma
jority of 10 to of the Judges. The
right was frequently used by the
Georges, who had a habit of quarrel
ing with their sons. Before members of
the royal family can marry they will
have to obtain Kins Edward's consent
or the marrlan? In void. George III.
managed to secure this power by
means of the royal marriage act, tn
consequence ot his brothers marrying
subjects to bis great annoyance.
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