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8 NEWS OF SPORT TO IMPROVE BATTING Sam Crane Suggests Moving Up the Pitcher's Box. Batting would be Improved by mov-Inr the pitcher box nearer the home plae, writes Sam Crane. "That does not Bound reasonable but ii Is a fact, nevertheless. 1 havo been making experiments lately which have proved conclusively to me that a live-foot advance of the pitcher nearer to the batter would solve the problem of pitcher supremacy that magnates, players and fans have so long tried to obviate. "In the old days of the frame, say round the early '80s, the pltcher-s box wan only 43 ft.

from the plate, and the pitcher was also allowed to turn his back to the batter and take as much of a run forward as the slx-ft. box apace would allow. It was under thse conditions that John Ward. Charley Rad-burne. Jim Whitney, Tim Keefe.

Mickey Welsh, John Clarkson nad other star twlrlers of their day made their bid reputations', but th" battels of those days hit the ball Just as hard as the batters of to-day, and harder yes. and made safe hits oftener than the watsmlths of to-day. Batters Look Too Long. "The present distance from the pitcher's box to the plate Rives the batter toe Ions; a time to size up the curves, drop and bender that are served up to him. He cannot snap at the ball with that quickness of sight or judgment that a shorter pitching distance would allow.

The ball, too, will go just as far and as swiftly when fairly met and true with the rjulck, snappy wrist movement, as with the long swing. I think farther, for there were- more home runs niado In the old days than now. and there were no new shoes as an Inducement, either. "Take Anson, Brouthers, Kelly, Williamson. Dalrymple.

Pete Browning, Gore, Roger Connor, Sam Thompson, Hardy Richardson and the other sluggers of long ago. Why, the back fences were not far enough away for them; they were liable to break up. a game at any stage and with the pitcher only 45 fet away. Now the box Is 60 feet away, 65 feet after the pitcher's stride. "As an example of my plan, go out on a field and have a ball thrown at you from the second base position, and see how many times you can connect with the bulb.

"The ball at the present distance breaks before it reaches the plate, and the batter having too long a time to see It, Is fooled much more than if he could snap at the ball at the shorter distance when the break would not be so long In sight. '1 have been an advocate of the foul trlke rule solely on account of the delay that would be occasioned by the killing' of the good balls (Intentionally and the difficulty in getting umpires to decide the' Intent of such killing. But. thanks to Presidents Pulllam and Johnson, the umpire's authority is much more pronounced now than formerly, and the judges of play now doubtless would not be afraid of using and exercising their judgment as In the days when Billy Hamilton. Roy Thomas and other 'foulers-off' could "beat' their way to the first nine times out of ten.

"Impovement In batting Is demanded ty the fans, and the shorter distance from pitcher's box to plate and a judl- clous compromise on the present foul-ttrlke rule would solve the whole problem. "No two ways about It. "I would advise batters to use a much smaller bat In circumference than they do now. When two circular urfac.es met the nearer they are In fire the less surface Is left for contact. A smaller bat against the bigger ball Is bound to make the bat meet more eurface on the ball than a bat on the same circumference as the ball consequently the smaller bat Is going to raise more havoc in the swatting line If met fairly.

Merely a scientific principle, but perhaps poorly expressed. "But move the pitcher's box nearer the plate, and more, and better batting Is sure to result." RUGBY 8EASON WOUND UP. Executive of Union Declines Division of Gats Receipts. The Manitoba Rugby Football Vn-lon wound up the affairs for the season at a meeting of the executive last night. Treasurer and Secretary Scott presented a somewhat disappointing financial statement, the different clubs receiving $31 each as their share of the gate receipts.

The St. John's and Shamrocks were assessed $5 each for their unplayed game. The championship trophy was awarded to the Rowing club. Secretary S. O.

Scott was In the chair and the delegates present were: Rowing club. R. W. Patterson; Shnm-Tocks, C. Sanderson; St.

John's. II. Kd-wards; Winnlpcgs, Dr. R. Kenny.

BOXING TOURNEY. Eleven Bouts on To-Night's Card Thre. Opponents for Young Turk. The Winnipeg Amateur Athletic club Is offering a good card for their monthly boxing tourney nt the Winnipeg theatre to-night. Eleven boxing vents are on the card besides a wrestling bout.

Jas. Theran agrees to throw three men In thirty minutes, with five-minute rests between falls. Jack and William Tuft's and nn unknown will wrestlo the Young Turk. The boxing card Is a-s follows: Bantamweight Kid Buchan vs. Albert Conway.

Neil Hemming vs. the winner. Featherweight Ben Rolf vs. Dan "McLennan. Wlillam Page vs.

the win-tier. Special class F. Atkins vs. Frank T.usk; Fred Neville vs. Joe Fox; Joe Perry a by.

Welterweights Charles Lusk, vs. Harry Fowler. Joe Snonlts vs. Harry' Griffin. Heavyweight Dan Wilson vs.

James Carson; M. Cameron vs. the winner. The box office opened at 9 o'clock this morning. Tho theatre orchestra will bo In attendance to-night.

MERCANTILE HOCKEY LEAGUE. Navy Organization is Formed at Meeting Lett Night. The Winnipeg Mercantile Hockey league was formed at a meeting last Til Kilt fne following five clubs being represented Ashdown retail, J. A. McWaters, Sinclair; Ashdown wholesale.

W. Fauger, P. Poitrns; Ci. F. Stephens.

O. H. Mackley, V. Stephens: Bole Drug J. W.

McNeil, T. T. Kirby: Winnipeg Paint pud Olass Co. F. W.

Lander, W. B. Ramsay The shove five clubs with sixth, yet to be chosen, will comprise the membership. Officers were elected ps Hon patrons. O.

F. Ste-rhens, H. Laurence. J. H.

Ashdown, T. W. Bole, M.P., F. Cass: president, W. B.

Ramsay: vice-president, J. VWnters; secretary-irrasnirrr, Mackley; executive committee, W. F. Auger, J. W.

McNeill and a representative of tho sixth team. Tiie entrance fee was fixed at $50 for each dub. This amount, It Is thought, will be sufficient to defray the expenses of building a rink for the new league. A site has already been secured. The rink will be canvas HARRIERS CLUB FORMED.

Y. M. C. A. Athletes Active Big Road Race Ii Planned.

Members of the Y. M. C. A. held a imetlng lust night and decided to form a harriers club.

The proposition was enthusiastically received and there great prospects of success. Besides cross-country road races, tramping and all kinds of track work, the new. club will devote Its attention t) general athletics. It Is proposed to send representatives to he big Canadian athletic meets in the east. A big road race is being planned for neet year.

The club will be kept strictly amateur. A committee was formed, which will meet on the 29th, to form a constitution and general organisation purposes will be gone on with. McKAY WON THE CUP. Winnipeg Trap-Shooter Takes Prize. In the season's aggregates at Winnipeg traps.

Norwood, with the high aggregate of 84. per R. J. McKay won the lieutenant-governors cup presented for competition by Sir Daniel II. McMillan.

A trophy was put up by Dr. F. T. Cadham for the man winning the highest number of points In buttons, W. Sutton being the lucky man, with 31 points.

II. M. Lightcap gave the highest per cent, in name of tho winner of withheld. a prize to class, tho fcunie being The aggregates are oa follows: It. J.

McKay, 84.8; II. M. Lightcap, 80.8: Dr. F. T.

Cadham, 7U.3; W. Sut-tcn. Jos. Lemon, 77.0; George Andrew, 77; .1. Spence.

74.4; H. Clover, 67.3: O. F. Lightcap, 64.5: C. Wellband, C.

Dodd, 64; J. H. Thompson, 63.6: J. Mclntyre. 62; O.

L. Kurtch, 61; R. M. Watson. 5S.4.

ST JOHN'S ARE WINNERS. Winnipeg Chess Club Defoatcd by North End Playere. St. Johns College won the match from the Winnipeg Chess club iast night. The linal score hangs In the balance until an unfinished game between C.

Blake and M. M. Smith, is completed. The present score is 5i, to 4. The game between Blake and Smith constituted the opening match of their series for the city championship.

Both players moved carefully although Blako is conceded to have the best of tho argument at present. The game will be finished to-night. Kievep. pinyers a side competed, the results being: St. Johns.

Winnipeg. C. Blake Magnus Smith R. J. Spencer.

.1 A. Hill 0 Rev. J. F. Cross 1 H.

H. Burrell. ..0 Dean Combes .0 M. U. Smith ..1 Canon Piiair.

..1 (. Patterson ..0 O. Djhurhuus. .0 W. K.

Gypson ..1 A. Vaughan. .0 B. R. Gypson ...1 H.

P. Reed 0 C. D. Corbould ..1 R. C.

Andrews. .1 K. Turrock 0 A.E.Davis D. 10. Simpson A.B.Payne..

.1 A. II. Cameron ..0 Total 51 Total ..41 WINNIPEG DOG WIN. Winnipeg dogs scored In the recent field trials at Huntsville, 111. In the all-age stake Fred Scott's Lanark Lad won first place.

Thos. Johnson's Manitoba Mike was second. Twenty-nine dogs entered. The stake was worth $500, of which Mr. Scott draws down J200, and Mr.

Johnson, $1 50. AMERICANS ACTIVE. Fearing the early extinction of the prairie chicken, members of the game clubs and ornithologists generally. In South Dnkoto, will ask of the next legislature for a law closing the shooting season for several years. The best authority now estimates that, at the present rate, the prairie chicken will be as scarce on the prairies of the Da-kotas six years from now as the buffalo.

HALL JOINS THE PROS. Brandon, No. 17. Joe Hall leaves tomorrow for Houghton, where he will figure on the line-up of Portage Lake hockey team of that place In the International league. Arthur Leader, the local point player, Is not going to Houghton as reported, but will remain In Brandon for the hockey season.

Charlie Hunter, who will defend the gi.al net for the Wheat City hockey seven this season, will arrive her; tomorrow from Cornwall. More Suggestions Sporting Editor Tribune I notice In your paper of Nov. 8 several answers to questions re the protection of the prairie chicken. I should judgo by most of the answers that they all come from men who live In towns and not farmers, living on their own farms, and as I am not one of the former class, I will deem it a favor If you will not mind my answering your questions. The chicken are scarcer around here than they were two or three years ago, because of there being so much more land broken In that time, but two or three miles south, where It Is practically unbroken land, they are not so.

They are scarce this year on account of the bad breeding reason. To protect chicken I would suggest a bigger bounty on wolves; la this district it Is only $1. I would put a bounty on all large hawks. Both the wolves and hawks do a lot of damage to the chickens, the wolves all the year round, and the hawks In the breeding season. I suggest that everybody who wants to shoot.

If ho Is not on his own land, should have a lease for the shooting season or else a permit from the person who. owns It. There are more chicken killed by people who do not own land and Just come out from the cities to see how many they can kill Ulan there are killed by resident farmers. As a rule tho farmer has no chance to hunt chickens till after freeze-up; he hns too much work of his own to do, while the people come out from the towns and kill away, anything they see In the shape of game. 1 would stop Illegal shootlne by an Increase of salaried game guardians and stiff fines.

I would not favor a closed season for chicken, If It Is a good breeding season the birds will bo as numerous as ever, but I would change the opening date to Nov. 15 and close Jan. 1. The birds would be wild by Nov. 15 and hunters could not kill so many.

What the average farmer kills Illegally docs icit amount to a drop In a pail of water. It It would not be trespassing on your valuable space too much please print the above. Yours truly. A SPORTSMAN AND FARMER. Austin, Nov.

17, 19u5. THE WINNIPEG TRIBUNE, SATURDAY, NOV35MBEK 18, 1808. From Third-rater to Champion is Story ot Nelson's Career. Sporting men who never knew there was such a place on the map as Hegewisch, 111., know It now. Handicapped by Its name, existing mainly because th.i men employed in Its great car manufacturing plunt had to live convenient to their work, it has remained for a boy pugilist to put Hegewisch on the map.

Now Hegewisch stands for something It is tho homo of the boxer, (Jbcur Matthew Battling Nelson, the boy who would be known us the champion of Hegewisch, Bays an exchange. Battling Is no nickname. When the boy was born In Copenhagen on the 5t'i day of June, 18S2, his parents pondered duly before giving hlin his name, bu: his mother, who had a brother Battling and "wished to do him honor, insisted that her third son should bear It. The Oscar and Matthew came easily enough, but neither whs nearly so distinctive us Battling, so Battling has his name been, for short, ever since. Probably the original Danish name Is not spelled that way, but that Is as near as tho KngliJh title approaches tin- original.

Whether the boy was attracted Into his calling by his' name does not directly appear, but that the title had Influence that way Ih certain. a boy among his mates at school he was not to be trilled with. Not that he was unduly belligerent, seeking contest without cause, but once the gage had been thrown down. Battling Nelson was a youth to be reckoned with. Hauling, one of ten cheldren, comes of good Danish stock.

he hns Inherited some of the traits which of old made the Danes such sincere fighters when warring on their enemies. Possibly he hns Imbibed some of the spirit of the vikings and of the men or old who believed Implicitly In the Woden and Frlthjofs and Siegfrieds of the Scandinavian mythology, Hammer of Thor! But the boy, who has put such as Herrera. Canole, Ilanlon, Young Corbett and Jimmy Brltt behind him, and Is looking for yet greater laurels, has shown that In htm runs the blood of worthy ancestors. Battling, despite his youth, has a varied career. Schoolboy, butcher boy, machinist apprentice, soldier this Is the catalogue of his steps.

As a soldier he was destined not to go fnr, ana it possibly was because of his being thwarted when a career in Ithe army attracted that his ambitions have lei him Into a fighting game of a different sort. The family Is of the thrifty Scan dinavian type, tho kind that makes good citizens, good Americans. The father, Nels, a carpenter, at Indiana Harbor. The mother, a ilittli woman of about 45, takes care of the cottage and takes Immense pride In her children. Albert, the oldest, is 26, and is a machinist in the Northwestern shops.

Henry, 24, Is a blacksmith at Washington Heights. Then comes Battling, 22. Johnnie, 20, Is a molder In the Hegewisch works; Charlie, a bright boy of 18, Is In high school; Ida, 1(1, the only daughter, Is learning dressmaking, and Arthur, who will be 14 In. January, nnd Harry, 10, the baby of the family, are In school, Two oth er children are dead. The Nelsons live modestly, comfortably.

In a little cottage at No. 13446 Superior Battling has helped materially In providing for the home, nmi his mother's testimony that he Is a good boy Is enough recompense for any aspersions that may be Tast upon his calling. The family, thrifty and hard orking as It is, would doubtless prefer that the boy had stuck to his bench, but at least one experience which has come to Battling has given him a distaste for the work. One day while he was acting as a blacksmith's, helper In the Hegewisch shop an Iron fragment flying from a broken machine struck the boy In the face, laying It open. He was taken, more dead than alive to Mercy hospital, where he lay unconscious for 48 hours.

He came out after fifteen days with a distinct aversion for the Job of smith's nsslstant. So, when urged and begged not to take up pugilism "Mother," he said, "if I run such risks In the shops, how can fighting be more dangerous than thai. An unanswerable argument for his critics. Nels Nelson and his good wife Mary came to the United States when Battling was 10 months old. After less than a year spent at Ishkosh, the family came to Chicago, whence It went to Dolton to take to farming.

Bui this did not prove as profitable as might have been, and the prospect of work In the Hegewisch shops attracted tho Nelson there. And there they have been ever since. Battling went to school until he was fifteen, and then, because there was no wcrk in Hegewisch, he started out on his own hook and found himself one day In Huron. 8.D., unknown and without money. He was a strong boy and speedily landed as a helper In butcher shop.

A year at this, and then the war with Spain broke out, and Battling enlisted. The Huron Company traveled South-as far as Sioux City, la. when, for some reason, the little company's captain was not accepted, and his men, who had agreed to follow his fortunes for better or worse, disbanded, and Battling Nelson went homp. After a short time spent In learning the mnshlnlst's trade In the Rock Island shops, Battling started In as helper to the blacksmith at Hegewisch, with the disastrous experlneeo abovi detniled. The boxing career seemed attractive him and he has been pegging along ever since.

It Is a far cry from a third-rate preliminary to a championship contest; the gap Is almost as wide as from Hegewisch to San Francisco, but Battling Nelson spanned both gaps and with every step has strengthened his hold. "We knew Nelson was a fighter a long while ago," remarked Al Flynn of Chicago. "Let. me tell you how we. made the discovery.

You remember big Daredevil Tliden, the bicyclist? Well, Tll-den's friends were blowing around that tho cyclist could lick half the prizefighters In the world, and although a clever boxer, had never earned any fame with his fists. They said he could whin Jpffrles rough-and-tumble, and wnen we suggested that we had a tough little fighter that was not sfrnld to put on the gloves with big Tliden, they laughed at the mention of Nelson's name, and said: "Why. Dare-bevll would wipe the earth with that poor "So one word led fo another, nnd we went uhend nnd aranged private match. We let onlv our Immediate frit -ids In nn thp bout, and when It rnme off there were about 100 of irs present, nnd of the lot fully half were1 thi.itrlcal people. "We chose a referee nnd Battling nnd Daredevil agreed to go fix rounds to decision.

"When they stripped, Bat looked Just about one half Tllden's size. The blko rider weighed about 163 pounds and his muscles stood out like a Hercules, Nelson weighed ubout 127 pounds, and he certainly seemed In for a good beating. I kind of weakenr ed myself when 1 saw them strip for action. "I'll never forget that fight, nor will I ever forget the little Dane's gume-ness. For four rounds Tliden nearly murdered him.

The tloor wus slippery anu the big fellow hud provided himself with tennis shoes. Nelson wore fighting shoes, and every time Tliden hit him But would slide about three feet. "Oh, what a gruelling that boy took! Tliden was clever and could lilt a fierce wallop. With his long arms he kept pumping them into Nelson until he had his fuce a sight. But Bat kept coming for more all the time, and managed to land a few stingers himself.

"At the end of the fourth round wo begged him to quit when be came to his corner. I really thought he would go to the hospital, but he merely smiled, through his half dosed eyts and blood besmeared features and said: "Why, I'm Just getting good, boys; watch my "So we let him have his way, and Just before the fifth round began some thoughtful person threw a tew hundfuls of sand or ashes' on the floor. "This had the desired effect, gave the Battler a foothold, and you never saw such a wildcat in your life. Biff, bung and bang afcaln is the wuy he went at Daredevil, who. by the way, was not now half so devilish as at the beginning of the light.

"Tliden fought back gamely, but the tide of battle had turned in the Dane's favor and the bike rider wore a worried look. This only egged Nelson on, and at the end of tho round he had tho fellow pretty wabbly. "They both. went to the centre of the ring, which was only a chalk line affair, fairly fresh for the lat round, but Nelson looked ns though h'1 hud beep run throurti a threshing machine. "At It t'-y went HUe a pair of gamecocks, with Tilden still playing for the face and Nelson boring in and lauding any place ha could.

"All at one Nelson braced himself, and. as Tilden raised Ills guard to protect his Jaw. Ratling let got right swing. It was a haymaker for fair, and It landed squarely In the pit of the stomash. "Daredevil's feet went up.

and hs went clean on his back, his head striking the tloor with a whack. Nelson stood over him, expecting him to rise, when he might put en the finishing touches, but Daredevil was dead to the world, and did not come to until wo were scared half to death." VETERAN OARSMEN -RE. W. E. Bramhall, of St.

Fnul. a veteran oarsman, is spending a few days In the city, visiting old friend. He wus president of the St. Paul Rowing Ciub in 1887. when that body made almost a clean sweep of the different events.

COUCILLORS GUARDIAN Sporting Editor Tribune Your Inquiry scarcity of prale chickens is in the right direction) They will become r.carcer unless the game laws are niado rr.ore stringent in respect to all kinds o'. game. Chicken are scarcer because of the pot hunters. How to stop undue disappearance. Try putting a license on guns that ure ferried for the purpose of killing paino Any person carrying a gun and Having guns In their possession to cannot produce a license should be fined heavily.

The above would also do away with Illegal shooting. I would say game would In crease under tho above conditions. I beg to suggest: It the provincial government passed an order-ln-councU making It legal for every municipal councillor In the province of Manitoba elected for the year 1906 to become by virtue of his office a game guardian then I think the game would have protection during the closed season. Yours truly. GEORGE FAWKES.

Nesbitt, Nov. 17, 1905. ALL SAINTS' CADETS. The 'second match in the cup competition was the magnet that drew one of tho biggest parades in the history or tne All saints company, and resulted In some very good scores. The possible score was twenty, and mak ing allowance for a new rifle with a different sight from that used pre viously, speaks well for theefflciency of the company.

The following are a rew of the best scores: Sinclair, 17; Corp. R. Spencer, 17; Pte. a. Bowler, 17; Pte.

H. Baker, 17: Pte. C. Milroy, 17; Sergt. J.

Ruttnn, 16; Pte. O. E. Bryan, 16; Corp. H.

Gardiner, 16; Pte. W. Bowler. 16; Pte. C.

Bush. 16; Pte. R. Macheffie. 16.

The company Is now several boys over strength, and If the present Increase of membership keeps up It will necessary to form a second com-pnny. The next parade will be held on Thursdayk evening next at 7.30 sharp. The following are the leading five boys In the cup competition: Pte. O. Bowler.

34: Pte. C. Bush, 34: Sinclair, 33: Scrgt. J. Ruttan, 33; Ttc.

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These thousands are the people who face a square meal with mingled feelings of pleasure and drend. In other words the victims of Indigestion ant! Dyspepsia. "I can say I hnd Dyspepsia for some tune," says Miss Brown. "I tried many medicines but never met with nnything to helv me till I used Dodd's Dyspepsia Tablets. After taking three boxes I think they have made a perfect cure.

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Of course President Fulda caught McAuliffe and asked him to fight Jackson, as the club was In r.red of a high class and popular attraction. The match was made nfter days of wrangling, because Barney Farley Insisted that the only way he would allow McAuliffe to fight as winner take ali. Jackson argued and pleaded as ho never pleaded before In his life. Ho said "I am 10,000 miles away from homo, All of the Semi ready sack suits are very swag'ger We put as much style, as careful workmanship, and as good materials into our sack suits as we do into dress suits and frocks. You will find a variety of styles in our sack suits, all are up-to-date, but none are carried to the extreme.

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I may become a burden on the people of your innct, ana 1 would rather die than do that. Won't you please reconsider ycur determination and concede a email loser end?" "No," said Barney Farley. "Winner take all or no match," echoed McAuliffe. "It's worth It to fight a nagur," again crimed Farley. Jackson was at his wit's end.

He wanted the fight, because he needed the money, and yet he wanted enough money to get back home If defeated. President Fulda, who had listened to the entire conversation, became con viticed at the sincerity and manliness of Jackson, called Peter' out of the room and said: "Make the match, winner take all. Peter, and if you loose I will see that you get a ticket back home and a hundred dollar bill In your pocket In addition to the ticket." Jackson went back and Immediately signed the articles laying on the table without even glancing at Farley and McAuliffe. Well, to make a long story short, the fight took place, and never In the history of the California club dla a man ever get the beating McAuliffe did. When Peter Jackson knew he had his man safe, he would Jab him with that long left on the nose and say: "How about that winner-take-all proposition now, Mr.

McAuliffe?" There came no reply. "Don't you think the loser ought to have a little piece of the purse?" McAuliffe only sneered. "Well, here Is where the wlnner-takes-afl," again snld Jackson, and with it he walloped one on to Joe's Jaw that put an end to the fight. After It was all over, Jackson went to McAuliffe and handed him $500, saying: "You are entitled to this, for v.ithout you there would have been no mulch. It takes two men to fight, and I hope this contest has taught you a lesson and that In the future you will n.wyas take your opponent Into consideration." And they blamed Farley for getting McAuliffe beat.

"THE LUCKY PUNCH." 'It's dls way, pals," he feebly said, When he wad brought Into the room And gently laid upon the bed, Where all was shudowed o'er with gloom. "Pat feller was a dub, de worst I ever seen, an easy hlng. I had im goln from the first 'Till he got In that lucky swing. 'I seen It comln', but hlnks me I'll countaer wid me right, an' den Just step In close to him. you see, An' Jolt 'im wid me left agen.

"He'd never landed on me eye, Fer mind, 1 had im on de run. Nor would he smashed me nose If I Hnd ducked de way I always done. "Me teeth, he butts out with his head, Fer I ain't lookin' out fer dnt. And den me foot slipped when I lead De time ne Dusted in me slat. "'Twas In dat seventh round I had 'Im goln', nnd wus Just about Ter put de bloke plum ter de bad, When be gits In dat lucky clout." How to Kill a Cold No easier or more pleasant way than to Inhale "Catarrhozone" It stops the cold instantly, clears the nostrils and cuts out the phlegm.

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Yours trulr, HANNA E. DICKSON. FOR SALE BY ALL DEALERS. W. H.

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MARRY WEALTH AND BEAUTY. Mnrrlasre Directory Free: Pay when married; entirely new plan. Send no money. Address H. A.

iiorion. Dept. 345 Tckonsha. Mich. MIDDLE AGED WIDOW.

VERY wtBlihv. nrrertlonate and lltiernf. wishes a good companionable husband. Address Box 107. Ook Park, III.

UPHOLSTERY GRAT 8IDER, UPHCIJ5rt5KBHSi Cabinet makers and Carnot 171 King Vlnnlpec. fr-non. z7. DRUGGISTS 7 R. AlSl IN, UBOU MUUK, 42J Portage Avenue.

Fostofdce la connection. 'Phone 838. RUCKLE. CHEMIST AND DRUO- glst, i2 Main Street, cor. Selkirk avenue.

Tel. 1141. DROOS, CORNER Main and Jarvl. Our store Is always open. Pure drugs.

Accurate uis-pcnslng. TTtREDKRIC P. b'EALK" DISPENSINo) Chnlst. River Avenue, rort Kojzb Tel. 1155.

Night bell. A FRANCIS. PTTA RM ACET'TTCA ii Chemist. Open day snd nlKht 451 Notre Dame avenue, corner Isabel. Tel.

tt. COICLEUOII A TUB LEADING druggists of Winnipeg. Preac -in. tions carefully niKd. Note nddrAisc ef our three stores; Corner Not 3 ln-ne and Srchhrooke strert; corner atreet and Logan avenue; coraer Isabel and Rom avenue.

Amateur Boxing Loans, JEDY 513 Mc-Invest. Intyre inents XJj Block Leading Hotels in Kenora Keewatin, Ont. ENORA. ONT. CENTRAL HOUSB IV Modern equip rea nouae.

isams. hot air heating. Electric llehts ami Beat service for guest a. A ueauaro Son, 1'roprietora. KENORA, ONT.

COMMERCIAL Hotel. Hates $1.50 to $2.00 per day. Contractora and commercial travellers hcad'iuurters. Modern. Hot and cold water.

Kift-ono rooms. Electrlo bella n-Ml lights. Excellent sample rooms. Wm. McVeigh, Proprietor.

K1.NORA, ONT. HII.LIARD HOUSB. ites $2.00 to Special rate by week or month. Opera house In connection. Lirge Hnd lofty rooms.

Every possible comfort for guests. Elegantly furnished. Headquarters for tourists and commercial men. B. Q.

Frazer-Crlerio, Manager. KENORA. ONT. KINO EDWARD Motel. Rates $1.50 to $2.00 K-nora's leading hotel.

Up-to-dat. throughout. Baths, electric lights, steam heat, loft rooms, Sample rooms. Opposite station. Thos, Walsh, Prop.

KENORA. ONT. RUSSELL HOU8K. Rates $1.00 to $1.60. Commercial travellers' and tiurlsts' headquarters.

Homelike nnd comfortMble. Modern. Electric lights and baths, hot air heat. Sample rooms. Bus meets all trains.

Geo. Pfgoa, Proprietor. T'-EE'WATIN. ONT. BAY CITY HO-JV tel.

Rates $1.00. Nicely situated. Comfortable, homelike house. Oood dining room service. Bar.

Twenty bedrooms. B. Rochon, Proprietor. KEEWATIN, ONT. EMPIRE" HOT-el.

Rates $3.00 per day. New build-tnr, New furniture. Modern. Baths, hot and cold water. Artesian well.

Louis Cardinal, Proprietor. Leading Hotels in Winnipeg ARLINGTON HOUSE, 113 ADELAIDE street. Thirty rooms nicely furnished; first class board; meal tickets at moderate rates. Socure a comfortable room for the winter. L.

J. Allden, proprietor. BRUNSWICK HOTEL WRIGHT tt. Carroll, Proprietors, cor. Mnln and Rupert streets, Winnipeg.

The beet $1.60 a day house In tho west; good tables, good rooms: finest liquors and cigars. Free bus meets all trains. A LEXANDER HOTEL. RED DEER. Just opened.

Best $2 commercial houso in Alberta. New brick building, furnace heated; large, oak furnlahel bedrooms. Fine sample rooms. Bath; Inalda closets. Flrat-class table.

Porter meets all trains, i'red Krauae, Proprietor. CRITERION HOTEL McDERMOT Avi'lm nnnnaltA Tritium, and lC.en Presa offices. Built last year; everything modern and new throughout; fln-esv billiard snd pool room In the city. Choicest bra-ids of wines, liquors and cigars. Rates $1.50 per day and up.

John Wilkes, Proprietor. DON HOUSE 77 LILY ST. TEMPER-ance. New; good dining-room. Geo.

Kenway, Proprietor. I EPICUREAN RESTAURANT, NEXT National Hotel, 226 Logan Ave. Thru, minutes' walk from CT P. Ii. Splendid table board.

Meal tickets 50, and commutation tickets, (3. Cakea and pies to order. Proprietor holder of diploma for composition of baklnw recipes. Meals served on European J. Kousall, Proprietor.

HOTEL WOLSELBY, 184 AND 1 Hlgglns new and fir. proof; faces C. P. depot. Foneec Managers.

tf HOTEL LELANt) FIRST-CLASS; situated in the centra of the city, opposite City Hall, All modern conveniences. Rates $2 to $3.50 per day. E.J. Rochon, Prop. HOTEL VIVIAN LOMBARD 8T.

Within one minute's walk of the postofllcc. Rates $1.60 per day. Albert Vivian. Prop. HOTEL INTER-OCEAN, (NEW), Main street, adjoining Merchants Hank; European plan; rate SI per day for room only.

Beat cat. la the weai. MANOR HOTEL, WINNIPEG, MAN. Best one dollar a day hotel on earth. Modern convenience.

Splendid table board. Main street, opposite P. It. depot. MARKET HOTEL PP.

CITY MAR-kct. Princess (formerly Old Globe). Thoroughly remodelled. Good meals; comfortable rooms. Bar stocked with choicest line of liquors and cl--gars.

Rates $1.60, P. O'Connoll. Proprietor. Tt fETROPOLITAN HOTEL NOTRE 141 i. Tnln at A-J Ilia guccL i-, Now houso throughout.

The building was formerly known as St. Mary's Con- uii nas Deen reoum ana reiiiwuiiicu, all modern conveniences; a nice cosy quiet hotel. Rates $2 and IS per day. Pratt Dixon. Proprietors.

MANITOBA HOTEL COR. MAIM and Market Streat, opposite City Hall Centrally located; good meals; lunch counter; comfortable rooma. Th. bar la stocked with cholc. wines, liquors and cigars.

Terms reasonable, D. J. Mooney, Proprietor. OCCIDENTAL HOTEL, CORNER OF Main St. and Logan Ave.

Two minutes from C. P. R. depot Newly furnished throughout Splendid hotel for commercial and travelling public. Choice cigars and liquors obtainable at bar.

Good table and every satisfaction guaranteed to all guesta. Tel. 1688, D. Rlpsteln. Prop.

PALACE HOTEL. ONE! MINUTE'S walk from C. P. R. depot; modern first cMss table; choice cigars and liquors; every convenience.

Terms, $1 and $1.60 a day. F. Curry, proprlotot. KESTAURANT KING'S HOTEL Restaurant flrst-claas meals, oysters and same In season: aulnk lunh counter service, also private dining- rooms, open any and nignt Rear of the City Postolnce, J. Roberta, Pro- prietor.

The king's hotel, mcdermot Ave. East, next door to postomce; 60 yards from Main Bt care. Transient rates, $1.60 per day. No dark bed room. Best meal in th.

city. Cbaa, Eyre, Prop. atllE EMPIRE HOTEL AMERICA? plan. Thoroughly enulnned. mod ern hotel, large and spacious rooms, newly furnished.

McLaren Pro prietors. TIIE CLARENDON, WINNIPEG, leading hotel of the city. Rate. $2 10 a per aay. x.

uresrory, rrop, THE COMMERCIAL HOTEL COR-ner'of Main and St Mary's streets, Winnipeg. Th. most up-to-dat. hotel for commercial and travelling public. Choice cigar, and Mouors obtainable at bar.

ree bus to an trains. Kate. 12 to $2 per day. Sam Ppcnc, Proprietor. WINNIPEG BEACH.

KING EDWARD VV Hotel, a Arat-clnss home-like ho tel, clean and up-to-date, good meals; -all I a 1 1 and clears. A correct plac. to enjoy a nice rest. Term. $1 to $2.60 per day.

A. Barnes, Proprietor. TJNNIPEfl HOTEL ONB MINUTB walii from C. N. R.

depot Entlre- tew management Strictly flrt- rlaftft. Tablo unexcelled. One -all m-'Jins anther. Phon. 44.

Maurlc. H- Nokes. Proprietor. I-01SSEVATN QUKF.VS flO- tel. $1.50 fer day.

Lately enlarged, wHI Hehted bedrooms and warm. nertrte nnt and air, bath room. wing i.na i nomas, ropnetora.