4iM KXXXH 1 ORIGIN OF CORN I A STUDY IN BOTANY. J P BY I BNJ. HILL HTNSICUTT. if! i Z When Columbus reached Cat Island on that fateful day of 1192. he found poor savages cultivating a plant that was new to the Spaniards. Later, when they saw the Islanders gather ing from the stocks a material which they used for food, the Spaniards took a curious ime-est In their actions. This plant which the natives called "Mahiz"' was wholly unknown to Eu rope or any other part of the old world. Afterwards the Spaniards themselves cultivated this plant for food, calling it "maize" by which name It has since be known In the botanical world. In this small way began what is now the most, impor tant and most valuable crop In the civilized world. 'Looked at 'from the standpoint of the botanist, a strange fact Is dis closed In considering the habits as well as the habitats of this celebra ted cereal. It was indigenous to the two Americans, but at the time of the conquest had made little progress to wards the wonderful development It was subsequently to attain. The Indian tribes In various sec tions, from the Canadas to Patagonia, were found to be acquainted with Its merits. They cultivated in little patches, planting it In a hole in the ground made with a stick and from jt made certain dishes afterwards fa mous as "Succotash" "hominy and howake." What is especially noticeable Is the lact that no other grain or vegetable has such difficulty in reproducing It self unaided as "maze". Left to It self It is difficult to see how it could keep alive. The grain being encased In a thick and close-fitting shuck and growing closely to the cob. can not reproduce unless in falling It becomes shattered and covered. Birds and other animals might help some in this process but not enough to greatly ex tend the area of its productivity. The aid of man Is needed, not only to plant, but to cultivate the corn, and it is questionable whether If left ungathered the whole of the fields In our mighty belt would spontaneously bring forth next season a single ear. Fortunately, the savages in a lim ited way assisted this wonderful plant sufficiently to keep It alive in many places until the white man came with his hoe and plow to do the, work on an extensive scale. It is Just possible that but for the Indians It might have been lost en tirely to man. Its only chance of - survival would be In the tropics where the first grain that fell and be came covered would escape freezing and thus sprout In the returning sea son for Its propagation. It Is a far cry from the little patches on Gunnahain Island, to the corn fields now smiling over the Uni ted States preparatory to a produc tion of 3,0no,0n0,000 bushels this fall. These fields occupy an area greater In extent than the German Empire. Though every State and Territory In the Union produces corn, the prin cipal crop comes from Indiana, Illi nois, Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska, which constitute the far-famed "cnrn belt." It Is estimated that if all corn pro duced In one year In these six States were shelled and loaded In wagons, the train would extend nearly 150,000 miles, belling the earth six times and 4,000 miles of wagon to spare. Iowa alone has produced a crop equal In value to the annual output of gold, silver, and lead In this whole coun try, or more than the net earnings of all the national bank's. Our farmers may understand what is meant by Improved corn culture, when it 1s understood that an In crease of one ear In every tea In the five principal corn States, that would mean an addition of $44,000,900 a year to their wealth. Though the origin of corn Is very ancient, It3 use on a large scale Is very modern. Darwin, the great naturalist, while traveling In Peru, found an ear re posing In a metal vessel eighty-five feet below the present surface of the oil. Others 'have been found with mummies In the tombs of the Incas. The natives of Mexico, long before the conquest, worshipped a goddess corresponding to the Greek Ceres, and the method was for sun virgins to sacrifice oorn cakes In iher honor. The North American Indians believed that com was a direct gift from the Great Spirit. This inspiring belief was embodied In a , poetical legend to the young warrior ' fasting In the wilderness prayed for a gilt for his people, when a spirit ta the form of a young man garbed 1n glistening green with Row ing plumes, descended in response and brougbt the grain of grains as Ills offering. Southern Cultivator. FIERCE PET8 THESE. experience of a Man Who Tried ta Make Friends With Four Young Wolves. I think I never saw any animals with such ravenous appetites &s those four young wolves, and for the first time I fully appreciated the mean ing of the saying "As hungry as a wolf." They wanted , raw meat,- and they wanted lots of It, and I let tbem have It," in spite of the warning by my well-meaning friends, that It would "make them dreadfully savage." They grew very fast, and as they became more powerful, their fights for pos session of the greatest share of the food became more and more serious. A little later, the bolder ones would not confine their fighting to meal times, but would scarcely tolerate the presence of the weaker ones at any time, and fought them savagely whenever they came near. So, recog nizing nature's law of the survival of the fittest, I had the two which were leading a miserable existence humanely disposed of, and kept the two which were all wolf. One, be cause of his dark color and peculiar ly sinister aspect, we named Death, and the other, the larger of the two, we named Dauntless, because he had always been the boldest of the lot. These two were great friends, and never fought over anything, though at meal times they often growled a mutual warning to respect one an other's rights. They romped and played ft great deal, were perfectly happy when together, but seemed greatly distressed whenever they were separated. They were entirely friend ly with me, and allowed me to handle them with some freedom, except when they were feeding, and because they were now able to do serious injury I seldom attempted to caress them at meal times. Sometimes I took the two young wolves for a walk with me In the forest, and It was most Interesting to see them working together through the woods and across clearings, or splashing along the trout brooks in a cloud of spray. They were creatures of seemingly tireless energy, gallop ing along for hours at a stretch, their long tongues lolling from their mouths. Now and then they would start a rabbit from beneath the low growing spruce brancbes where she had been sitting, and often they would eend a red squirrel scurrying up a tree In a panic of fright, and then watch him apparently In amaze ment, as he sat on a branch above their heads, uttering remarks, which, had they been translated Into Eng lish, would scarcely have been fit to print. Sometimes they would scratch for mice under fallen log3, or In the long grass, and rather rarely their efforts were rewarded by finding a nest of tho little rodents, which were quickly dispatched. Once or twice they destroyed birds' nests which had been built on the ground, and once they caught a full-grown wounded robin. Their eyes were wonderfully quick to notice any movement of bird or beast In the landscape about them, and If It were but a butterfly, their Jaws were quick to snap at it. If there was anything the young wolves enjoyed better than a walk with me, it was to be allowed to pay a visit to Romulus, the coyote, whose liberty bad been curtailed since his last and biggest offense against the property of my nearest neighbors, He is now in a long chain, the last link of which runs upon a wire stretched across the orchard, giving him a range of a hundred feet or more. Here I would sometimes take the two young timber-wolves, and .it would be hard to say whether the host or his visitors were most delighted. They would all wag their tails and whine affectionately, the prairie-wolf racing from end to end of his long wire, with Death and Dauntless In hot pursuit. Then Romulus would stand quite still, shut his eyes nnd allow the timber-wolves to lick hl3 face and chew his ears. And some times I would take part In the game myself, by tossing sticks and apples for the wolves to race after. But after a frolic of this kind, the young sters were always wilder than ever, and in order to catch them It was often necessary to use both patience and strategy. From Ernest Harold Baynes's "Dauntless: My Big Timber Wolf," In St. Nicholas. Girl'a Escape From a Wildcat. When a young girl I spent "several years on a ranch In southern Ari zona. One day as I was riding through the desert I noticed the sun's brightness gradually becoming ob scured by a yellowish haze and the Increased force of the wind whirling great clouds of dust everywhere.. DIs mounting and leading the horse, I dis covered we were on the dry bed of a river and partly protected from the fury of the storm. A clump of mesqulte on the opposite, bank ap parently affording a shelter I decld ed to avail myself of it. I opened the pouch containing my luneh. The latter was thickly cov ered with dust and I threw it Into the nearby bushes. Instantly there was a blood curl ing scream, and the fiery, glaring eyes of a huge wildcat were watching me. The brute was crouching, work ing its way in my direction. Just then another hair raising scream brought me to my knees, and there was'' the brute on its back, gnashing its teeth, with a quivering arrow in its side. Later I found that a party of Indians who had been out rabbit hunting, heard the cat's growls and had Bhot it. Chicago Tribune. Asylum for Refugees. Switzerland has always had the honor of offering the right of asy lum. In tbls classic land of liberty, political refugees have for a long time enjoyed a warm reception, es pecially Republicans, Democrats, and patriots. . If of late the welcome has been less enthusiastic It Is because Russians educated In Swiss universi ties have been guilty of so many crime. Paris Journal des Debata. GIRLS. MARK THEIR LINGERIE. In Ibis day of ready-made, the only thing that make3 one's clothe3 seem at all personal is to have soii-.o individual way of marking them. Even girls who. make many of thtir own things enjoy putting on the little touch which makes them peculiarly their own. The easiest way and tne latest is to have the name In full, first marked in the owners handwrit ing. Then it is worked with plain outline stitch, or. the work can be done with the sewing machine, by going over It twice. Handkerchiefs are especially dainty done this way, and much easier to identify than when marked simply with the initials or indelible ink, which becomes dim. The machine stitching can also be used on small Initlitls for underwear, and If a set of lingerie Is being trim med In colors the machine may be threaded with color. Flower marking Is a dainty fad with several prospective brides. Every thing that they make has a daisy, a buttercup, or, latest of all, a rose on it. If the girl doesn't embroider, she buys Hamburg flowers and button holes them "on. Another idea U to have a whole set of rose lingerie, another of butterflies, and so on. In this case very often the cloth Is mark ed with the owner's name in Indeli ble Ink In some out-of-the-way cor ner, where only the laundress will see It. Another idea is the color marking. A whole trousseau seen late ly was In white, except for the tiny blue bell which appeared on each piece of the lingerie. If the lingerie Is marked with a monogram it Is correct to have ths same design stamped In several sizes. Any girl who Is at all clever with a pencil can draw the different sizes for herself after she has the first design done. The same is true of Initials. Both these and the mono gram are now done in script rather than old English style. Perhaps the simplest of all mark ing is with the tiny medallion Initials, which come in several sizes for a few cents apiece. They are sewed into place and one initial outlasts several garments. Pittsburg Press. NO HONOR FOR DOMESTIC WORK. There are two kinds of work In the world, both equally necessary; the one kind is pleasant, the other un pleasant, and the great permanent struggle of humanity Is to get the pleasant work for themselves Individu ally, and to compel others to relieve them of the horrid necessity of per forming the second kind. Now domes tic labor is not pleasant, first because It leaves no record, second because the work brings no honor to the per former other than the very doubtful honor which attends the destruction of the results. If domestic work had been pleas ant, man would have reserved It for himself, having the strength and the opportunity to make his own condi tions, but primitive man preferred the pleasures of the chase, and to cult! vate the free gait and lofty mien of a bold and beautiful brave, while wom an cooked the flesh and dressed the skins of the fruits of tho chase, car rylng the tentpolcg ami other pott able objects during family migrations. When we can impress on others not only that the unpleasant things ire their portion but that they lileo the allotment, we have added a new ele ment to the art of government. When we have convinced people that they are Inferior they think it a privilege to be permitted to look after obscure and disregarded things. Woman be lieved for ages that she could not throw a stone, could not grasp the elements of the science of mathema tics, and was so timid that she was bound to scream when she saw a mouse. The great uprising beean when she recognized, as a woman, that these statements were not true. Domestic work Is not liked : not held In honor, and until It is accorded na tional distinction, women will seek jurther outlet for their efforts. New Haven Register. ' THEXD TO GAYER GOWNS. "Every time I come to New York," eald a woman who visits tho city at Intervals of two or three years, "I notice a distinct advance In the gayety of gowns worn for walking. Appar ently the tailor-made costume Is los ing its grip even on tho progressive (woman'. New Yorkers ore working fcack to the theory of their grand mamas, that woman should be attir ed attractively at all times. Frocks &re worn In the street today which few years ago would have made a carriage Imperative. It is no un common eight to eee women in Fifth avenue dressed' in a- way that in the preceding decade would, liave been considered correct only " n drawing foams. At first I thought the trend ! bad to do only with actresso and the newly rich, but I realize all your fcest families have yielded to it. Twen tieth century fabrics have had some thing to do with causing tho reversion to tsarly nineteenth century frllliness. I care say, for the number of ma terials lending themselves to glar col or and soft effect is growing1 ear ly, Cut the chief reason prcbadly is that women have regained the under standing that they are on earth to make life worth living to mankind, ond thsrt the more becomingly they array themctfp-, fl;! fijfippler and bettw; the THE GIRL SERIOUS. The girl who would make herself popular with men will take neither herself nor them too seriously. It Is difficult to tell which of these two Is tho more fatal error to commit. If she considers herself Irresistible, either as to looks, conversation or clothes, she fails to make the na tural effort that might render her most attractive, and satisfied as she is, becomes either dull or ridiculous, If, on the contrary, she thinks ev ery man who speaks to her a sec ond time, Is on the verge of falling in love with her charms and takes seriously attentions merely of the moment, it will be only a few years when she; finds herself high and dry on the sands of time, because every man who knows her is either afraid or bored. According to a cynical old philoso pher, says Brockton Times, the reason that men as a rule are more attentive to married women than to girls is because they have no fear of the for mer being unduly' impressed. A mar ried woman knows that even the most slavish devotion Is for amusement, or distraction only. On the other hand, if a bachelor were to show half the same pleasure In the society of a girl, their friends. If not the girl herself, would think that the matter was seriously on the way to an engagement. GREAT YEAR FOR LACE. This Is the year of lace. Ever thing In that line from machine-mad cotton to handwork of the greatest artistic value is In demand. For years women of wealth in all parts of the world have devoted their time to encouraging revival of lacemaklng They have supplied the raw material to working women and have Impress ed on their protegees the possibility of profit in light labor at home. Few crafts offer such a margin of gain, for thread costing a few cents may be transferred Into lace that will sell for as ninny dollars, the difference rep resenting only the talent and Industry of the worker. It is not an easy task to make a community enthusiastic over lacemaklng. A good deal of time has to bo spent in learning the art, and the beginner Is likely to be dis couraged. To offset that tendency the women who patronize the craft buy early efforts, which, on account of their imperfeotions, have little mar ket value. But they reap their re ward when the beginners become ex perts, for one never can tell when a worker will produce a pattern so novel as to be a delight to the buy er. New York Press. PRESENTED TO AN OLDER WO- MAN. A young woman always rises when being presented to an older woman, and some faddist 3 have adopted the Eng lish rule of not Introducing persons who come together In the drawing room, the theory being that as they meet in tho hostess' home introduc tions are not necessarv. While the broad basis is correct, that the hos tess' friends are also those ef her guests, some persons find themselves embarrassed when conf.vinted by per fect strangers, whose names they do not even know. It Is always the part of good form to speak to any person, man or wo man whom one finds In the same drawing room. This rule is not to b3 applied to dances or gatherings in big balls, and two strangers, who speak then commit a very ill-bred act. Washington Star. FASHION NOTES. A huge white chip lined with pink straw Is a dream. Cretonne Is full of charm, and It Is little wonder that the fabric ia pop ular. With the tailor-made suit the flat sailor seems to be the leading favor dte, There are many net hats which are generally in black with frills of black lace and huge bows of black velvet. One particularly smart tie wa3 dou ble, with the lower wings edged with German Valenciennes and the upper with tiny crocheted circles and stars. The big picture hat lined with black satin put on plain and trimmed with a mass of wisteria, morning-glories, Irises or other similar blossoms is a high favorite among millinery con- celts. Short coats of white pique, hand someiy oraideii in aoutacne or em broidered, are for wear over muslins. For the front of the corset a heart shaped sachet bag filled with cotton and my lady's favorite sachet is cov ered with flowered silk. This little affair Is attached to one side of the orset, and after it Is closed it is se cured by a tiny gold safety pin. Indian muslin and spotted gauze are being much used for afternoon and evening gowns as these fabrics do not crush as easily as muslin de sole. " A very smart tailored costume no ticed recently was of white serge showing a line of black. The new ways of arranging the coif fure are all designed to make the hair look a if waved naturally and very little. Hand embroidered veil are fashioa able. . It is still the vogue to dye laces to match the materials they trim. ' Alfred Saderman vt Worcester, Mas3., has succeeded In growing po tatoes and tomatoes oa tho ams vine. A JAPANESE HOME. Lack of Ornament and Extraordinary Cleanliness Make the Charm, We ended our pleasant day by be ing taken to see the houses and gar dens of Mr. Iwasakl, a magnate of Toklo, our host having arranged the visit beforehand. After a long drive In a landau, whioh was driven by a Japanese coachman garbed In a dark blue kimono and. mushroom hat, with a belto,' or groom, dressed In the same way, on the box, we came to the two houses. One was European full of fine things, while the other, In which the former lived, was Jap anese. Having removed our shoes' we were taken over It. I wish I could describe Its fascinations; but where there were no ornaments, no furni ture, no pictures save a kakemono here and there, no curtains, to color anywhere. It Is difficult to say whore In lay the charm. And yet It was charming. The fine ness of the matting, the beauty of workmanship of the woodwork, the lacquer frames of tho screens, which were so adjusted that they parted at a touch without a sound, the extraord lnary cleanliness everywhere, and, above all,, the different little courts on which the rooms looked, were delightful. The bathroom particular ly pleased me. Made of some light- colored wood, It shone like satin and felt like it. A delicate carving round the base of the wall, representing flights of birds, formed a dado; two large wood en tubs of the same wood stood at the end of the room, encircled by brass bands beautifully polished, and half a dozen tubs of different sizes stood on a low table; the window looked out upon a small court with1 one large magnolia tree, and a very old graystone lantern. Another room, a sanctum sanctorum, where the "tea ceremonies" were held, gave upon a wild scene ten feet square. where jagged rocks, prickly bushes and rushing torrents spanned by stone bridges, made the urbanities and rigid etiquette, of these ceremonies appear a pleasant contrast. The smoking room, made by opening and closing a screen, looked upon a lake artificial Iy and cleverly planned, with beautl ful trees and shrubs on its banks and rocks of strange nnd varied col ors. These rocks alone cost a fabu lous sum, and ".iad been brought from a 'great distance. The lake was fed from the sea, and as the sun was setting we watched the fish jumping high In the air. Walking round the gardens until It was nearly dark, ev ery turn of the path presented an absolutely new aspect, the variety be ing marvellous. The gardens and houses covered twenty-four acres, and seemed four times that size. (From "The Reminiscences of Lady Randolph Churchill," In the Century.) SHARK FISHING OFF HONOLULU. 1 Either Hook or Harpoon Used Mon- sters Often Caught Near the Shore. "One of Honolulu's most exciting pastimes is shark fishing," said George T. Wilson, a planter of Hono lulu. "Large sharks abound off Hono lulu harbor, and fishermen may usual ly count on bringing back one or two sea monsters from eight to four teen feet long by going three or four miles from shore. The fish may either be harpooned or hooked, the latter method being the easier. The harpooning is more dangerous and more difficult. "The shark fishers need a small launch, a dead horse, some harpoons or hooks and some large calibre rifles. The horse is sometimes killed a day or two befora, the expedition, as sharks are supposed to like their horse meat 'high.' The horse xs tied at the end of a rope and left to float about sixty feet away from the launch and then the wait for the sharks be gins. "A shark will usually show up In a very short time. At a distance of sixty feet he is a long green object of indefinite outlines. He approaches the dead horse slowly until a few feet away and then veers off to one side end disappears. But he always returns. Over and over again, some times for an hour, he will circle about the dead animal, seeming to be as euspMous as any x. While the shark is making these repeated investigations the bait Is slowly drawn toward the boat. When harpooning is to be done the bait is drawn gradually closer until the shark comes right up to the boat. Then the har poon Is plunged Into him and the bat tle begins. He gets exhausted by and by and then the rifles come into play. "Tho sharks are more easily hook ed than harpooned. ' Many tourists who came to Honolulu get up shark fishing parties. There are launches and assistants for hire. The shark usually goes to the fishermen who help, and a email sum Is to be realized from the oil its liver affords. Kerosene 8hal Deposit. In the valley of the Wolgan Riv er, 120 miles west of Sydney (Aus tralia), are what are said to be the largest known deposits of kerosene shale In the world. 'They are esti mated to cover forty-one square miles,' report Consul Orlando Bak er, "the depth of seam varying from a few inches to six feet. .The rich est shale lk at Joaja mine, 77 nrlles from Sydney; It ia said to yield 130 gallon of crude oil per ton. or 15, 400 cubic feet of gas, with an Illum inating power of 48 sperm candles Some of this shale has averaged as high as 1C0 gallons of crude oil per ton." BUSINESS CttRD. E. NEFF JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, Pension Attorney and Real',Eatat Agent attornet at law, Brookvillb, Pa. (j. m. Mcdonald, ATTUKNEY-AT-LAW, Real estate agent, patents secured, col lections made promptly. Office la Syndicate tutldlng, UeynoldavUle, Pa. JMITH M. MoCREIGHT, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Notary public and real estate agent OoU lections wilt receive prompt attention. Offloe In the Keynoldsrllle Hardware Oo. building, Ualn streot Baynoldsvllle, Pa. QR. B. E. HOOVER, DENTIST, Resident dentist. In the Hoover butldlaf Haiti street. Gentleness In operating. DR. L. Lk MEANS, DENTIST; Office on second floor of the first National bank building, Main street. QR. R. DeVERE KINO, DENTIST, office on second floor of the Syndicate ball Ing, Main street, UeynoldavUle, Pa. HENRY PRIESTER UNDERTAKER. Black and white funeral can. Hal street, BejnuldSTllle, Pa, MARKETS. PITTSBURG. Wheat No. t red f H5 Hye No. 2 Corn No. 8 yellow, ear 00 No. yellow, shelled 87 Mixed ear 77 Oats No. t white M No. I white flour Winter patent 6 80 Fancy straight winters Bar No. 1 Timothy 130 CloTer No. 1 1100 to t 8 7 54 SI 5 M lSI is 00 31 00 i!H 50 24 so 8 00 8 M Feed No. 1 white mid. ton SO 00 Brown middlings 7 0 U .nib ttA ntx Straw weat."""'..".'."'.".'.'.'!II 7 00 Oat 7 00 Dairy Product. Batter Elgin creamery I 2- unto creamery a Fancy country roll 17 23 U 17 17 Cheese Ohio, new. New York, new Poultry, Etc. Hens per lb I Chickens dressed Eggs Pa. and Ohio, fresh !7 12 21 19 l:l 1 00 1 75 00 Fruits and Vegetables. Potatoes Fancy white p"er bu.... Hi laooage per ton 1 SO Onions per barrel ft SO BALTIMORE. Flour Winter Patent t .1 70 1 00 78 IS M Wheat No. 2 red I 01 CornMixed 71 Eigs 17 Mutter Ohio creamery ti PHILADELPHIA. Flour Winter Patent $ 3 60 Wheat No. red 5 75 87 88 54 25 13 Corn No. 2 mixed 89 Oats No. S white 51 Butter Creamery M Bggs Pennsylvania firsts 17 NEW YORK. Flour Patents .'....... lit s V) Wheat No. 2 red I'M Corn No. 2 ft) 90 Oats No. white 54 68 Butter -Creamery re s JCggs State and Pennsylvania.... 17 14 LIVE STOCK. Union Stock Yards, Pittsburg. CATTLE Extra, lTO to 1S00 pounds 6 1 ) J 25 Prime, IM to 14-10 pounds ft 10(4 9 00 Uood, I'.iw to 1W pounds ft 8) t 67S rldy, ww to 1150 pounds 4 48(4 515 Fair. 90J to 1IUJ nniindn iniu in Lorn mon, T0J to 900 pounds 800 14 400 Bulls 8 00(4 4 51) tows 150(4 400 . noos . Prime, heary .-. 7 1) 7 15 Prime, medium weight 7 1) (4 7 15 Beit henry Yorkers 7 10 (4 7 15 Light Yorkers 61) 14670 Pl" ft 25 (4 5 75 Roughs ftx, (4 5M Slags 400 (4 450 SHEEP Prime wethers 4 40 I a) Rood mixed 4 20(4 4 84 Fair mixed ewos and wethers 8 23 (4 I f I'ulls and common li1) 10 Spring lambs 8 0) a 1 B real ealves s i J,7 leavf to tfeln oalvse 800 r ot THE NATIONAL GAME. George Paige, the Charleston pitcher, reported to the New York Club. Manager Ganzell will this fall try his recruits one by one, and not by wholesale. The Chicage Club has loaned pitcher Neuer to the Johnstown Tri State Club Fred Clarke picked tin two strong veterans for bis outfield in Thomas and Shannon. President Charles Murphy, of the Cubs, Is hot on the trail for pitchers. He is not the only one. , Bill Sweeney, of the Bostons, Is oU opinion that third base i3 the hardest Infield position to play. Boston has bought outfielder Beats Becker from Little Rock, Ark., with the consent of Pittsburg. Pitcher Retilb'ach is acauirinz Pat Flaherty' expertnes In rapid-fire de liver when the batsman is off bis guard. Wagner leads the National League in extra bases, with IS doubles. 13 triples and 8 home runs, an aggre gate of 109. Catcher Georse Gibson, of Pitts burg, has shown great improvement In his work this season over any pre ceding season. Kid Klberteld has not given the om pi res the least bit of trouble since be became a manager. He ha be haved admirably. Del Howard ishlttlng the ball good and hard this season, and his timely hitting has earned more than one vic tory for the Cuba. Mathewson has the best strike-oat record to date for ' both major leagues. In the National League Rucker is second to Mathewson. President George Dovey. of Bos ton. Is on the still bunt for rising young players. Good old ones will set the money when doing their best. '
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