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A CRICKET MANNERISM. A writer commented recently in an article in Punch on the advantage to a cricketer of some harmless mannerism, giving as an instance Mr. P.F. Warner's habit of hitching up the left side of his trousers and patting the ground seven times with his bat. This homely touch reminded me irresistibly of Rankin. Not that Rankin resembles Mr. Warner even remotely in any other way. But... more...

MEMBERS OF THE NORTHERN NUT GROWERS' ASSOCIATIONAlabamaBaker, Samuel C., CentervilleArkansas*Drake, Prof. N. F., University of Arkansas, FayettevilleCaliforniaDawson, L. H., LlanoKelley, M. C., San DimasTucker, T. C., Manager California Almond Growers Exchange, 311California St., San FranciscoCanadaCorsan, G. H., University of Toronto, Athletic Association, TorontoSager, Dr. D. S.,... more...

here was no use hiding from the truth. Somebody had blundered—a fatal blunder—and they were going to pay for it! Mark Forepaugh kicked the pile of hydrogen cylinders. Only a moment ago he had broken the seals—the mendacious seals that certified to the world that the flasks were fully charged. And the flasks were empty! The supply of this precious power gas, which in an emergency should have been... more...