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18 THE OM/UTA / DAILY BEE ; SUNDAY , ] DECEMBER 17. 1803-TWENTY PAGES.
IS THE LUGENBEEL MARSHES
An Afternoon with tlio Grouse and the
Incomparable Jack.
AN OLD GANDER MEETS AN IGNOBLE FATE
ftlmornl Shown Ilin U'nrlil How lo t.-inrt n
Jllnck HUM nnd Hicks Ilin llonit with
Onu's-l.ullmt to
n Hiipprr nt lor thn -
Mtecp liy tlio Cojriilb'n Volp.
, = i , VIDBNTIA- was
IV g | j a very obvious fact
lr\\ LE Uiat nolhlns human
/'y\ ) ' 1 collUl BWCrvo lho
x Hl
' lawyer from his
laudable tlotermlna
' tlon to try the fish
and ns hunter * nl
ways crave fish
when they think
they are not to ho
had. Stocky nnd I
wcro perfectly satis-
lied that he should.
In the meantime wo
would act upon his
"suggestion and glvo
r.- _ _ .J lho jacks a whirl.
"The ducks will Hy no more'until evening ,
fcnyway , Stocky , " I remarked , "and I think
wo can mane n nice bag of the longbllla ,
There nro tlio finest grounds in the world ,
nil around the norlhniid west sides of the
*
lako. "
'The sooner we arc oft then the hotter , for
If there Is nnytliing I am stuck on next to
duck shootiiiB it is the jacks , " replied Heth.
"It nro the jacks , you mean , " broke In
Stmcr.il , as ho husiod himself rigging his
rod , "whero'd you go to college , anyway ? "
"Council Bluffs , " nnd Stocky emptied
another box of No. Os In his outside hunting
pocket.
Everything , was In readiness In a very
brief tlmo. Ulackstone , rod n-shouldjr. had
already started oft through tlio golden grass
to the south , and calling Spot , who was
curled up In the hay in the shndo of the
tent , wo started up thu little arroyo to the
north , intending to skirt that sldo of the
hinds In the hopes of knocking over a grouse
or two before wo reached the snipe grounds.
Wo were not disappointed , for wo had
Imrdly traversed a stone's throw from Camp
Morganzor when Hpot stuck out Ills nose and
began to snuff deliuatoly. That the autumn
atmosphere was tainted by some lurking
hlrd wo both well know , and wo both got
ready for a shot , Quickly the dog trotted
on several yards , then slackened his pace tea
a slow walk , as if treading on thin ice , and
finally stopped , and with eyes half closed
aud d'rippmg crimson nostrils expanding and
contracting stood as rigid ns if carved from
stone.
Stocky and I had all too little tltno to enjoy
the thrilling plcturcsquencss of the situa
tion , when an old hen grouse , with that an
gry cluck-cluck-cluck of hers , arose from the
grass nna made a futile endeavor to clear
the brow of the low sand hill.
The hen struck the sand , with a thud and
n Hurry of flying particles , well up the hill ,
then rolled on down until she landed against
ono of these clumps of cactaceous plants so
numerous in this region.
"Oh , no , 1 can't kill grouse , can 1 ! " inter
rogatively exclaimed the waterworks man
aa ho slipped In another shell.
"Nobody said you couldn't , " I rejoined.
hreaking my gun and loading the empty bar
rel , "but. had 1 waited another second that
bird would Imvo cleared the hill. "
" Waited you you don't mean to say you
killed that bird , , do you ! " nnd ho gazed at
mo In blank astonishment. "Why , man , you
didn't shoot ! "
"Didn't t though ? You saw mo just put in
n shell , Oidn't you ? Yes. And you say you
shot1'
"I should smilo. "
"It's no wonder thei\sho came nearly bor
ing a hole through the sandhill. She got a
double dose. Wo shot together. "
Chicken and quull shooters will doubtless
nil appreciate this occurrence. It will hap
pen , mayhap , a half dozen times a day
whore two men arc shooting , without pre
concerted undcx'stindmg. over -single dog.
It is almost miraculous , however , how you
will both press the trigger at the same time.
so close that the two reports blond into one ,
leaving each ignorant thut the other had
shot.
Wo tramped on for a quarter of n mile
further , meantime killlnsr four moro grouse ,
before wo ascended the blufT that overlooked
the snipe grounds , as well as the whole en
vironing country.
Wo halted for a moment's rest and to get
aviowof the beautiful surroundings when
wo reached the Drew of the hill. The le
gendary Unci.'oon never looked more entrancingly -
ingly picturesque , with the playful summer
m-eo/o for the weather could not have been
moro bland dnrting over its gloss and the
sunlight kissing it into riant smiles. As I
gnzcd cnrapt I thought what a splendid
wilderness of shining water , glittering sand ,
waving reed , rush nnd grass , the whole
scope within our vision made ; so lonely In
its encompassing details , so Imposing in its
sweep of grandeur. Somewhat like Thor , it
does not require n stupendous Niagara , with
its reverberating thunders , a beetling crag ,
inaccessible panic or wild anil majestic canon
for mo to discover the beautiful in. l 'ar to
the south , through shimmering haze , loomed
the Nlobrara bluffs , while between stretched
a very network of dew drops , fragments of
the sprnwllnff lake , guttering within rice
ami cane. To the cast , through an em-
bouchuroof the sandhills , wound the lonely
Hay creek , dim artery to the core of the
whole region's heart. Us gloomy fantuossos
ana tenobrlous &lmdcs , the diurnal lioino of
the skunk nnd thu coyote.
'Isn't this great. Stocky ? " I remarked ,
still pool In ? eagerly , us If I would punctruto
to lho greater mysteries boyond. upon the
measureless stretch of pictures before me.
"lroat ! ! 1 wish I owned the whole busi
ness , but the snipe , lot's got after 'em. Look
how Spot is begging to go nhead. "
A few moments later and wo were In the
hog y mlro that hemmed the lake in clear
around to the tote road leading to J.NOW-
berry's. The waters of the lake , under the
Increasing brco/.o , wuro now all it-chop with
little white cajscauslng It to gloani nnd cor-
vusculo in the yellow sunshine like an ex *
pause of shifting gems , The yellow logs.
with n curlew hero nnd there , and hordes of
the over restless nnd incessantly piping
lesser wudcrs , still fed undisturbed In tlio
shallows , because they were too fur out'to be
retrieved without a boat , nnd wo know that
to shoot them and leave them lay over night
was only to make banquet for musicrat
and owl. Bo wo tramp on , Spot working
cautiously just in the van. A bunch of green-
wiiius rise from a bed of smart weed just out
of rantjo in front , nnd co whizzing out into
thu lulco ; n brown heron spread his while
Kiiils from a liltlo mucky islet , whilu the red-
tall hawk , always vldlblo hero , two , three ,
four of then ) , circle anil float and dart over
the rice linlds , blackbirds twitter nnd start
up with u whir of wing from every flu inn of
roods , whllo off there , sweeping over thu
rolling background , Is n largo uaulo , the
fenthoi'od mnhloin of Undo Sam ,
Presently wo reach a point where the
grass , peeping froom out this brackish pool
and that , looked as fresh nnd green as In
May , and I admonished Stocky to bo on the
qui vivo. It was u sort oS wild muadow ,
aprondlng away clear to tho. , foot of the
northern sandhills , and was aa softened and
toned down with such a rural nspoct that I
almost caught myself looking for the farm
hoiisu.
As I have frequently remarked before , I
care nothing for n dog for snipu shooting ,
but it would have been nn outrage to have
chained old Spot In camp that bright after
noon , when ho enjoys the sport EO thoroughly ,
and wo wore all out for nn outing together ,
and , ot course , L know ha would not come
amiss la recovering the killed , for u dead
inlpo lis all experienced gunners will bear
mo out la about as difficult a thing to find
as that proverbial needle in the haystack.
Without the aid of u dog the most extreme
punctiliousness sn'ust he uxcrcUod in
1 marking them down the moment they droo ,
ind then they should bo retrieved a *
iromi'tly ' at the nature of circumstances
will permit , for the homoseneousness ot any
first i-lass snipe ground N n never ceasing
source ot wonder nnd pnrploxlty.
Spot wns noir springing ( illicitly about
among the conical tussocks , llo made a cir
cle , thoii trotted up to in , but n wnvo of the
hand hied him on. llo advanced rapidly
but gingerly throuuli the bracklih puddles ,
and ns ho searched grassy crypt and reedy
cavern with outstretched nose ho mndo n
picture well calculated to Jict the blood to
tingling In nt least his owner's veins. If not
In these of auy true SDortsmnn. Wo know
by his actions that our game was close , but
suddenly , before he had made any 'sign of
coming to n stand , wo wcro startled by a
vcrv chorus ot the gallinngo's lluihmi ? cry.
Sko.ip ! skcapl skcap ! and nway here nnd
there anil there nnd there darted n little
while and russet slinpo , some flying n ? ofT
over the cane nnd others low over the bog ,
a& If to disconcert us ns much us possible.
Hut the si-homo wns onlv partially suc
cessful , With our four barrels wo got down
three.
There must havohocn at least fifteen or
twenty birds flushed , but why Spot hndn t
gotten onto them I cannot sny. Vrounuli >
the sudden change * from Iedlocato *
I'hasoanollus to Scolopax wns too much for
him. Stocky and 1 nt once realized that wo
were in for a royal nftcrnoon's sport , so wo
went nt It systematically nnd leisurely , ( jo-
tormlned to make ns big a kill ns possible.
The sultrv weather had rendered the birds
lazy nnd sluggish , and those that rose high
In the air oven did not go tar. They
dropped scattcrlugly over about a half acre
ot bog In our ndv.incp , among the low reed *
nnd In the grassy sloughs. Spot still stood
crouching , with his great eyes fastened
wistfully upon us , but at the command to
"go fetch" ho was quickly busy , and in the
shako of a lamb's tall wo had our dead birds
pocketed.
Then wo went nt It , nnd ns the assistance
ot thu belton's kci-n nose wan now absolutely
unnecessary , If not a downright hindrance ,
the waterworks man ordered him to heel ,
llo followed us meekly , ns all well broke
dogs should , but with nn abused and entreat
ing look In bis human-like eyes.
The change In the sport was delightfully
revivifying. Stocky took the north suiooi
the mlro nnd I the south , und wo hadn't gouo
more than llfty yards until wo jumped an
other Hurry of birds , out of which wo got
two more. Then I made a clean miss at n
slnelo-shot too quick at the zigzagging ,
little rascal-neither biirrcl being siifilclont
to stop him. And to make this .noro tanta
lizing , the next moment Stocky executed n
superb doublo- the right and left the
latter fulling not ten stops from whore I
stood. This ono I retrieved myself and
strode ahead , resolved to redeem myself or
jump lu thu lake. For the next ton minutes
wo wcro both exceedingly Industrious , and
the crack , crack of our I * o fevers was some
thing after the fashion of a skirmish line on
n small scale. The birds were exceedingly
plentiful , ami ns fat nnd almost ns big as
woodciTck. In fact 1 never saw the Wilsonll
In such line feather , not ovou back in my old
Kiii-'lish Lake days , where I used to think
the jack cot bigger nnd fatter than any
place In the world. Youthful enthusiasm , ,
however , goes n long ways in enhancing the
size nnd quality of came.
Ilcth niul I finally converged together at
the upper end of the patch ot bog wo had
been shooting in , nt the mouth of a 'imall
slough , which twisted away half hidden be
neath the soar and cracked leaves of the
splattordock- fallen swamp grass , un
doubtedly the lurking place in the summer
time of bati-aclan. pinkeye and garter snake.
Wo both felt confident ot finding more birds
on such admirable grounds , nnd together wo
started up the run , That , our Ideas were
correct was shortly exemplified , for In less
than a quarter of an hour wo were in the
thick of another storm of birds. There
couldn't have been less than two dozen of
them. As in the first instance they nil getup
up tocethor a rare thinpr with the Jacks
save "in the early soring time and went
whirling away in all directions , some drop
ping down ngain like ghosts among the nig
ger heads , but the most of thoui rose right
up Into space as fast as they could climb ,
many of these beinir probably the ones wo
had flushed first. Stocky nnd I watched the
birds in the air a moment to see what they
meant to do , and wo wcro vexed to see them
still ascending until they were more specks
against the lleece-covorcd sky. Ilere they
circled and fluttered ana convoluted in the
jack's well known erratic way , until finally
they went off to the south und disappeared
entirely. All about us , in the soft , noli soil
wo could see where they had been boring for
worms and larva : , while the poiicillngs of
their delicate leet , crossing and rccrossing
like network , showed thut the spot was a
favorite ono for both feeding and play.
"Down , Sandy I down ! greso ! " wnsStoclcy's
abrupt , maudatory warning , and as if by in
stinct in n flash 1 was on nil fours in tlio
soft mud , trying to secret as much of my
symmetrical form among the scanty cams
stalks as possible. The waterworks man was
Hat upon his stomach , while Spot , who was
half submerged in a convenient pool , re
freshing himself , remained ns itnmoblo as if
ho was n stationary adjunct to the wild
scene.
1 peered eagerly through the cnno without
local in p the birds , but honk * ahhcnk !
ahhonk ! was the thrilling melody that
lllled my hearing. The next moment I son-
them a line of some ten or n clo/on big
Canndas with measured wing stroke was
advancing straight onto us from over tlio
bluffs , not.thirty yards high. With hearts
pulsating savagely , though absolutely move
less , wo keep our strained positions and
wait. Neither dared speak to the other ,
nor move a muscle , nnd think ot it , wo were
loaded with No , 9s. Jt was a tryingsituation ,
yet a rapturous ono. On they came. It is
a hard matter to curb one's self under such
circumstances , but my pard.and I were equal
to the task. On they came , swiftly now it
seemed as they were getting close. The
lender , a sturdy old veteran of many an Artie
exploration , I'll bet , was a liltlo in the ad-
vauco of the main line , about tlio middle.
Regularly ho sounded his resonant honk that
all was woll.llttlo dreaming of the inveterate
foe nrouching in the weeds and grass. They
are now so close that wo can sec the white * of
their eyes ami are raising percotibly , as they
invariably do on approaching open water.
There was no tlmo for further loitering , and
llko electric machines Stocky and
I were both upon our feet. The
birds break for the uupor regions squavvk-
ing , awcstrlcken , bewildered t I gave the
old pilot my first barrel plump In Ins gray
holly , ana as ho drops his pliuclsh less with a
discordant honk and bau-lns to climb I pour
another ounce and a quarter of snipe shot ;
hilo liiui. A half second after another report -
port breaks sharply on the air ; it is Stockv's
second barrel , nnd the old gander > ; cts It.
Still lie docs not lot go , but badly hurt ho
turns and goes oft slantingly toward tlio
Inko. It required double the time for Stocky
and I to reload in our excitement that It
would In ordinary times , but wo finally cot
the .shells In and both culling for Spot logo
got him. wo start nell moll through mud and
weed nnd water after the falllucr poaso. Ho
rcacho * the lake nnd half tumbles , half
plunges Into its translucent depths , There
Is inuoh confusion nnd flying spray and Hap
ping of wings , hut he rights himself ilnnlly
uiul sinking the bulk of his lavender body
benoutn the surface , starts oft majestically
for the nearest line of rushes , leaving
nplntchra of froth and bubbles in lib wnko.
Spot sprincs out Into the nllmo of the shal-
IOWH and as speedily ns ho can force his way
through the obstructing mud and reeds
takes after him , whlln Stocky and I kcop
pumping nway at him us fust as wo can shoot
and load , In n fortuitous moment Hctli
fishes up n t > hcll of No. IB from the Uonths of
his hip pocket nnd with clumsy llmrors gets
It into Ills gun. Then follows u dehherato
aim , a report , n little louder than usual , nnd
the gander's HOCK con.es down on the water
llko a string , ho Haps ono wing viciously ,
rolls over on his buck dead , or the next thing
to It. His logs nro at ill beat
ing the air convulsively when Spot
makes n couple of snatches at
him , us If ho intended to bite out a mouthful
or two for his uhuro of the work , then those
broad jaws close over him , and half carry
ing , half dragulng , ho brings him in ,
lie wns n urand bird and may bo Stocky and
I weren't elated over this rare bit of fortune. .
Wo then resumed oursport with the jacks ,
but as our pockets are already bululng with
game , our clothes soggy aud steaming from
our perspiratory 'exertions , our loirs wak
and unsteady , and n sort of a goneness In
our stomachs , wo soon start for camp , In
tending lo string rouud the lake to where
wo know wo would find the lawyer engaged
in his Ichthvologlcul pursuits if he had found
things like ho sworu he would find them.
It was getting well alons toward evening
when wo reached the point on' the lake
shore , out from wiiich , with waders pulled
well upon his hips , wo found the lawyer , in
the wutor and whipping out the fish just
about as rapidly as ho could handle thorn
lie hadn't boon lit It very long , for , us ho explained -
plained , he hardly reached the lake shore
after leaving us at the camp , when ho fell in
thn crass nnd broke the second spllco In his
rod squ.irn oiT. llo was mail , hut strode
valiantly back to camp , mended the stick ,
which took him qtillo a while , then returned
nnd truly ns ho had declared , found the
waters of Kuccoon fairly teeming with finny
p-lzci.
It was the most propitious honr-harrlng
the early morningJust before sunset , for the
angler , and Sim was making tip for lost
tlmo.
"Liook In that clump of grass there to your
right , you fellow * , " culled out Hilly ns wo
reached the shore , "If you want to see what
I've ' been doing , " and thorn wns no nilstalc-
in ? the exultant twang In his voice.
\Vo did so. and wcro not only astonished ,
but highly delighted , to find about ns hand
some n lot ot llsh ns you over saw. Pickerel ,
gordon and small mouth black bass , not ono
or two , but a score or. moro 301110 of them
reaching as high as lour pounds in weight.
"What nro you halted with Sim ! " inquired
Stocky , ns wo stepped down ns eloao to the
water's edge as was advisable.
"Only the fly the professor hut watch
mo kill this follow. Whbwl I'll hot no's a
daisy ! "
I In had n strike !
Off wort the sU'lckpn llsh llko a flash , but
the lawyer holds iilm skillfully , with rod
bcndiiu , but line taut. Deeper plunges
Mr. Pickerel or Mr. Ilass ; then ho ohnngos
his course and comes swiftly toward the
keen angler , who reals In ns swiftly ns hand
Can nets now ho lets out ag.tln , as lho fish
Is off lu a nothordircction ; now ho goes round ,
cutting the water Into froth as ho skims lust
beneath th3 surface , then down into the cool
depths once more. Illllv ploys him with en
viable adroitness , switching him bide from
this barrier of moss , working him nway from
the rocus ; giving him llncand taking It uwny
from him , bur all this time approaching the
bank backwards , gradually , but suroly. Ho
is now up in the shallow water and the llsh
is fatigued ; there Is ono or two moro feeble
efforts , a Hap at the tail on the surface , n
general collapse , ono more vigorous plunge ,
n skillful jerk , nnd the lawyer tosses out n
throe-pound bass upon the aatlg.v hank.
Stocky nnd I turnhltnovcrandovornmlnd-
mlro the fading blazonry of his blackish green
'
sides , and feel' that the feat we Just saw so
expertly Dei-formed by our leual comrade
tully cmmllod our own nohioveineut with
the big Canada , and wo hath mentally
resolved that there .should bo hut precious
few more sunsets before we took a little of
It in ours. Wo remained there nnd wntcheil
Sim until he got through , which wns not
until the tender tints began to tremble
away Into the soft pearl of the ( looping
twilight. The rushy islands and rlco beds
In the west threw masses ot shade on the
western rim of the lake ; the suusot sky
with its straggling nebula , was one glitter
of light , nml the water brolto into a glory of
color. Not a fragment of cloud , not a
flying hue , but now found upon its delicate
texture its exact imitation. Tints indotcct-
able in the atmosphere kindled its rlpplinc
open stretches , changing Us appeaiMiico
almost momentarily. Now it smiled in
tcmlcrrsi nzurc , then u little breath of wind
lighted upon it and n gleam of silver cut
athwart ; noxtaouio Impalpable shade turned
It Into purple. Finally H settled into
softest quiet nnd dlvinist colors , then
blackened and as the sun's light waned ,
lapsed into the dull grey of nicht.
The gathering darkness around , the black
wall ot the hills , the murky prairie ; the
plaintive singing of the breeze , the hoot of
the night owl nnd the distant riio'in of the
coyote all made a scctio of solitude you
would have thought impossible an hour
before. Maul how far off ho appeared ,
aud how near the Master. In llio night
tlmo , the prairie anil the sand hills nnd the
stooping lake combines in one great toncuc ,
speaking uncuislmtly lo our hearts ; inciting
us to laiowlcdce of ourselves and to love of
the Supreme Father. Not in the solitude of
tlio woods , the desert , nor on the objectless
bosom of the mighty ocean do wo more
deeply realize His presence than wo do in
such a lonely and seemingly barren waste
ns tlio Liieonbcel marshes. Hero , with all
outdoors for our worshipping temple , our
hearts expanding nnd our thoughts wcllini ?
up unhindered and unfettered , away from
all the turmoils of city life , we seem to stand
before Him , face to face I
As wo trudged slowly thronch the grass
to camp , each ono silently surrendered him
self to the influences ot the hour , and it was
more like a funeral procession than the
return of a successful and light hearted
hunting parly. Once within the canvas
walls of Camp Morganzer , however , the llru
roarin-'in llio stove and the lamps lighted.
oviH-.ytluiifj changed. The clay's bouyaucy of
spirit returned , and each endeavored to
outdo the other in his recountal of tlio after
noon's experience.
Tlio lawyer , of course , was the most volu-
abl nf us all. The usufriietiiiiryjubllanco of
his fishing achievements was fairly consum
ing himnnd tlio talcs ho told us and he told
them well would have made Mm.chauscn
l.lde his face in shamo.and anorainnry.ovcry-
day sort of a sportsman go bury himself alive.
Ho wasn't a bit tired , so ho claimed , nnd as
Stocky und 1 had had a pretty hard
tramp of it all the afternoon , ho insisted on
getting supper all by himself. And what a
.supper ho did got up. Baked pickerel , par-
nishod with wild cress , baked sweet po
tatoes , shrimp salid , corn bread , tomatoes ,
delicious coffee , and tea , too , nnd fluffy
corn broad , with a nip of Jack Wood's peerless -
less McICibhon fora starter and an appe
tizer. After all the good things had been
cntomod , nnd the coed things s-iid , and wo
lay in n row , like the babes in the woods , on
our couch of blankets and hay , wo must have
resembled , so corpulent had wo become , a
trio of Henry Vosscs outstretched in a line
To the mournful sussuration of the south
wind , as it toyed with tent flap and crass ,
and the coyote concert on the distant bluff's
side , wo fell into the embrace of nuturo's
sweet restorer sleep.
SASDI-
Tliu Urines iinil P.\lii Division.
In the division of their stables down at
Syracuse last week , Clinton Hrlggs got
Alamlto and Hurlyburly and Ed Pyla Hob-
bio P and Chnrlcs Caffrcy. Alamito and
Hurlyburly are royally bred and a pair of
splendid trotters , while Koliblo P is an
almost incomparable follow. Mr. Briggs
also got a big batch of finely bred fillies and
vill doubtless soon bo in charge of one of
the largest und best breeding farms in the
west , for whoso management hn is admir-
ibly qualified and equipped , Ho will also
lave a bis card in his trainer and driver , the
veteran Dick Tildon , who is not only the
most popular western roinsmiui , but ouo
with few equals as to ability. Mr. Hriggs'
stables will bo wintered at Lincoln.
\Vhut tli Dtokny lllrilH Sny.
John Clnrkson has been secured to coach
Vnlo next spring.
Ilucltonberger will again manage the
Pittsburcs next season ,
Watty has already hooked exhibition
games with St. T ouis for April 14 and 15.
Milwaukee has snared Pitcher Jack Luby ,
and Cushman says no's got n gem a regular
jam-gem.
Krod Koat will bo found in the Crescent
City next season , but "Kid" Baldwin is to
bo turned down.
Amos Iluslo lias written to Captain Ward
asking that Dig Jack Mllligau bo retained to
Imndlo his ( ( olivary.
Captain Hilly Clingman of the Mllwaukccs
desires to see Will Hurt Join the Hrowcrs
ami cover first base ,
The Minneapolis pcoplo are after Inflclder
Lemon ot 1'ist sasou's Johnstown club.
They only want to squeeze him ,
Phil ICnell would make a good loft hand
pitcher for Boston. Just what they want to
sandwich in between Nichols nnd Stivotts.
Ilostou ( ilobo.
George Hottgor , who once pitched nnd won
oiiu gumo for Cincinnati und was then re
leased , bus signed with Toledo. Lack of
control was Hcttgcr's fault ,
Hoth of the Cauips , WInllold Scott aud the
"Kangaroo , " nro wintering In this cltv.
Wintlcld coos to IlaHlinoro nuxt sprlng\vlillo
Ixui ruturns to the Chicago Colts.
Watklnsof Sioux Cltv has lined up George
Hogrluvor , the old "Hogg.v" of St. Paul ;
"Lefty" Murr , the Cincinnati freight car ,
and "Kunipus" Jones , the mossbnck.
Manager Watklnsof the Corn Husuors is
talking about a scries of games with the
Cincinnati : ! at Jacksonville , Fla. . about tliu
tlmo of the big light. .Maybo Watty hasn't
got n hond on him ,
Count Cnmpaii Is in Now Orleans , whore
ho is to act In nn official capacity during the
winter meeting of thu Now Orleans Jockey
'
club. Ho denies that ho will bo one of Ou's
Sclunt'l/'s Senators next year , nnu says that
he expects to manage the Pelicans.
The Young Men's Christian association
base hall team has secured a gjod man In
Frank Crawford , who'caught and played
Bocend base for the Michigan university
team last season.
CHAT WITH'- THE BOXERS
Tha Plowar State Sports Making Big Prep
arations for Ohnr'.io and Jim ,
WHISPERINGS OF THE WHIRLING WHEEL
Midwinter Hull Oomtlp-CIInt HrlRRS OeU
Tiru ( lroil : Itncn , llonrt Tlio I'liR *
llomnln nuil Ilia ttjiinl Orist
of t.br.tl Sport.
NKW Oninn ATIII.KTIO n.rn , HIMTOX. MASS. .
Due. 12. Sandy Urlswold. Sporting K.dllor of
TllullKK : As you < > o iihovo. I am In Jinan-
lown boon here over two weeks and IhlnRi ,
1 think , nra conduit my way. Tliuro aroint *
of bmurs liuro , mid any of tlu-in who can light
Will lie ulvon a clmiico lo got to tlio front. I
urn trylnjj all I know how to gut on u iimleh
with ( Un Crooduti , anil us Dm Isn't stopping-
nvoii In tliu diitiin wiinl whom tlio Vundqmo M
located. I thlnlv bptoro long wo will bo
matched. .Summit tlio sports hero lire tulklns
nlioiit matching mo nziiinst Mick Dunn , und
( hey can't do It. luo ( iiili'.k. Ho N In Now i ork
i.ow , hut will proh.ih.y ho hero to box moon
tho'Jlst. WullH.tnily , this Is surely n creiit.
old phico for snort * I'hlnaito Isn't In It. I snvr
tlio llik ) : O'llrlwi-.luck MctJon Ilirht n cnuulo of
weeks since. It was poor. Mctleii lining out
classed In ovury particular , lin * If O'Hrlon over
meets Wily Smith It will lie Roodby O'llrlon.
1 do not tlilnkas well of him ns your friend
lluml-'omn U.ui Murphy tlom , and do not rate
him with tliooudurs by uny moans. llii'V
think here now that thot'orbett-Mltcholl lltfht
Is usiini go , and whllo most of tlio mun with
the coin will wuiit to put It on .Mm. MIU'hi'H
has a lot of followers and will glvo thorn a run
for tliulr l lift1. AddivsH mo care of the Huston
1'iHt. Mr. llunton Is tlio sporting editor and
sends re-sards. Says ho will write yon In a
few days , nnd I endow his plctnro. Ho s a
gruut looker , Un'lhu ? Will notify you If I got
anything on worthy of your atti-ntlon.
DICK Moonc.
That Dick has pulloil away from the north
west ami landed In the Hub does not sur- .
Drlsomo. Ho nindo a pot of money on his
last tlirco lights in St. Paul , and for a won-
dur has kept the most or it oft Iho high card.
Ho lias boon coining f-ist in the last year ,
and Is now nuikod by s.u % h excellent judges
as C.iptiln Cooke with the best of the mid-
dlcwelghts. I cannot help but suspect , however -
over , that Dick Is aspirins ; a trlllo high
when ho icaehcs for D.in Crocdon. Uut ho
knows his business , judging from about
twenty straight wins in the last sixteen
months , and if they ever do meet I'll stake
my reputation that ho will make the Aus-
tralhn realize that there tire a couple of 'em
In the ring.
Tlio elaborate prop.irntions which nro being -
ing made by the Jacksonville Athletic club
should bo a sufficient guaranty that at last
no interference Is anprshcn led ul the hand a
of the law. While the bis light is not yet as
sure ai death or taxes , thorJ Is more than a
tolerable good show for Us takiim place per
the Florida schedule. The club has secured
the big Plant pavilion i on the fairgrounds
and a largo force of workmen have boon
hammering find sawing away there for some
thing like a week. Kx tensive im
provements are in process and
when completed , it is said , will
constitute the most admirable structure for
the purpose there Is in the country. Corbett
is already located at Muyport , his training
quarters , and has oven this early begun
light work on the roaii mid. in the gymna
sium. The chamrnun , while ho professes
every confidence drctho snap before him ,
is too mercenary and too crafty to over
look a bet. Mitchell has done no real train
ing , so ho says , but it Is known that ho is in
an unusually flno i-.oudltion for him , and that
ho indulges in moro or less pcdestrimiism
and boxes ntfu' wrestles regularly
every day. This is certain to roaw.ikcn the
keenest interest in the affair , lor while It is
true but few men have , taken anything but
small stock in Chnrjlio and Jim's over meet
ing , it will bo uno.ue.stionably the most im
portant battle siiicq that in which John Li.
lost his crown.
I must acknowledge It finally looks some
what like a light even to me , but yet I am.
exceedingly uncertain. The only question
which now obtrudes Itself is , will the men
come to time ? That Corbett means business
beyond quibble or-argumunt I do not pretend
to doubt. Ho ought to bo ready to light any
man living at the drop of the hat , providing
there was enough In it. lut ! the English
man , docs lie wuit to fight ! If so J cannot
see why. There is no particular call for him
to take any such chance ? , only for the glory
there is in it. Ho has plenty of money
much moro than Corbott and is making
moro of it as fast as ho can. Ho is eating
Die tlireo or four times a day and once or
twice a nicht , has lots of swell
clothes and Is a handsome fellow.
That comes pretty nearly bclnc
the proper thing , doesn't it ? Now what in
ducement Is then' for him to talto chances
on loainir a whole lot of stuff , cottini : mussed
up and tiis good looks destroyed , for lie cer
tainly knows that this is at least highly
prob.iulo if ho over does mix up with the
American champion. Do not think that I
want to dlsparago Mitchell's abilities to
take care of himself in the least , for t do
not. I only hope ho will discern sufllcient
inducement to inllucnco him in keeping his
contract , and that in fulfilling it ho will give
Jimmy such a lambasting as will send him
back to the slope as second class matter.
Without qualification I can't see how
Charlie can do this , though , and I am honest
cuousih to acltnowledgo It. I think Corbott
the wonder of the modern ring , to say noth
ing of the big Job it would uo to find any
thing to compare with him in tlio past. But
Mitchell , too , is undeniably clover , quick
and strong , and if ho enters the ring will
surely ho in form to light for his life , and
must make a good showing.
The indications already point to the fact
that Corbett will ho an overwhelming fa
vorite , simply for the reason that most
sporting people of any considerable note be
lieve as I do. In his meeting with Sullivan ,
which /mm the standpoint of fight should
not bo taken as a criterion , lie thoroughly
demonstrated , however , that hovas the
acme of science and agility , and a man of
almost exhaustions unduranco. His maneu
vers in the ring that night were a revalation
to tta oldest lovers of the art present.
While the almost unanimous verdict was
ttiat ho could not hit as hard us many other
men in the same business , it was patent to
all that ho could hit often enough and hard
nnough for all practical purposes , and at the
samu time keep from Dotting hit himself.
Such qualities must triumph. Again , ho 1ms
every natural advantage over the Knglish-
man , youth , height ami roach and an Irro-
sistlblo Incontlvoi to do his host. Ho hates
Mltchollcordlallyand , Mitchell reciprocates.
So there you nro. Yet it will bo
the natural advantages Coruott possesses
over the Briton that will cause the big bitters -
tors to play their coin on him. It may DO all
a mistake , and 1 hope it will , to make an
odds-oil favorite of the California ! ! , bur. that
is what ho will bo long before the day of the
light.
In referring week or so ago to the al
leged estrangement between Mitchell and
MuAuliffo , In a discarded notebook 1 liml the
substance of a conversation I had with Jack
in the St. Charles tlio morning af tor the
SulliViin-Corbott light , when thu press down
there wuro blackguarding Mitchell because
ho had'prcsumod to telegraph a challenge to
Corbott just boforii Iho battle was on tlmt
memorable September ulzht. It wasn't so
much the challenge that made Iho Molasses
City people unhappy , as it was the fact that
through the shortsightedness of Uoforoo
Duffy or some of thu other clue ofllclals , this
chaUungo was read in the rlnj ; . They were
hot to think thut tlio clover liritisher hud
succcudod in gutting in Ills advertising work
ao beautifully before the biggest crowd of
American sporting representatives over con
gregated together.
"This talk about Mitchell , " said Mo-
Auliffo , "makes mo sick , "ho has his faults
like the rest of us , but at thut they are not
serious. Thuro is one thing about him that
I cannot help but admire , anyway , and that
ia that he is exactly what lie pretends
to bo. Ho ia uo slob or parvenu -
vonu , cither , and yet you haven't
heard of his prattling about being
a bank cashier or u gentleman , have you.
Hut if blood counts for anything ho comes
from far hotter stock than Corbott ever
dreamed about. His father Is tvhat is known
in Kugland us a 'gentleman,1 sure enough.
Charlie was ostracised by c&rtaiir cliques
because ho took to .fights f.nd fablers , aud
when ho did that ho surrendered nil claim *
on gentility , as that clnnsffoes. l it any man
sit down and talk with MUcholl and ho will
think vastly different of him than what ho
does by reading of his exploits In common
Hfo. Of course it Is only hh questionable
doings that gets to the public. Anylwdy
who has been close to Charlie cannot help
hut like him. and any theatrical manager
\7ho has over had him on his list will tell
of the numerous delicately su | > crscrlbcd aud
perfumed mos.i.igcs that ho has returned un
opened. The domnsilo side of Mitchell's
life U sonlotlng about which the American
jnibllc knows hut little. Ha 1ms u lovely
wife in Kncrland and four lovely children ,
and he thinks as much of thorn as any man
on the face of the earth thinks of wife and
kids. Ho also always kcopi her In mind and
! eve < and respects her and her children just
ns much when thn Atlantic separates thorn
ns ho does when at homo , Hn seldom speaks
of his pcoplo or own homo among ills associ
ates of the town. And then , too. ho Is a
polished , well read follow , and could hold
his own In any uirclo of society. At the
time ho entered pugltl.sllcs ho Was n promis
ing incdlc.il student. Tlmt Is what kind of a
man this illiterate and vicious tough is. "
The little scrap ( Jcorgo Mlddloton had
with Scotty Oordon the other evening
f.iised George immensely In the estimation
of the rod-hots. Krom his two longdrawn out
draws with Joe Mclilroy the general opinion
was that ho only wont Into "understood"
nfrnlrs and that ho wasn't much good any
way. Those who know the little print ,
however , know differently nil along. Ho
love * lighting for lighting' * sake and has
over been willing to' meet any man , at any
time or place , for mud , money or mush , no
matter wnat their reputation , size or
weight might be. If lie could afford the
gang a little nport ho was only too willing ,
When the match with Scottv was made ,
about every nliiot.y-nino out of 100 sports
who knew the two men looked to see Scotty
sweep him into oblivion In a round or two.
llut ho foolc.l 'om all , and Kcotty was
fortunatoiu not taking a nap himself. In
the first round , in one of his devastating
rushes , Scotty got such a stiff one in the
mouth tlmt ho was leary for the balance of
the evening. And in the fifth , when the
typo-operntic-pugilist put him on his beam's
end with a solid crack in the jaw , ho
thought ho was up against It and no
mistake. George has Improved measur
ably , and , in an equal match , is capable of
putting up quite a light.S.VNIIY
S.VNIIY GllISWOM ) .
NIHIKAMv.i
How llio Spocldml lluuuilc * llavo Thrived
In Citrttlii Struiim * .
Nnuan , Nob. . Doc. 10. Sandy Grlswold ,
Sporting Editor of Tun Hen : Outdoor
sports nro about over for a few months.
Only a fo\v moro days with tlio quail , and
then the gun must bo laid away to keep
company with rod and line until winter
releases his icy fetters from marsh and lake.
A retrospect of the past season In this
section and the Indications for the future
might not bo uninteresting. Chicken shoot
ing the past summer has been much above
tlio average , and there are still fully ns
many , if not more , old birds leftover than
common ,
Qaull have been more plentiful than ever
known , but strange to say no excessively
lanro bags have been reported.- This is duo
to the fact that they are to lo found in the
very thick second growth timber along the
river ami cannot bo induced to leave the
heavy cover whore the gunner can get an
open show at them. They are plentiful
enough , however , that n fair bag can bo se
cured most any tune.
Duck shooting ncvcramountsto much hero
and it has been oven poorer than common
this fall , owing to the dry weather.
When I last saw you wo were talking of
the experiments in stocking Nebraska
streams with that gamest of all fish , ttie
trout. 1 have Investigated moro fully the
results of the work in that line in this sec
tion since returning , anl ; 'give you tlio re
sults. Some experiments in this section ,
as well as many other parts of Nebraska ,
failed for the same reason. The parties who
made the experiments were possessed with
the idea that , the only icqulsitu was a clear
stream of soft water , but in most cases they
overlooked a very important factor , tem
perature. From my own observation and
what I clean from others it appears reasona
bly certain that trout will not live in water
auovo OU = . Very few Nebraska streams
fotne U ] > to this requirement , and none of
which I have any knowledge do , except
toward their source , where tnoy
are fed by springs. Numerous small
streams in this county were
"planted" to trout , but in only ono of
them have the speckled beauties thrived.
Tlio VcrUcgris , in the northwest part of the
county , is an ideal trout stream for several
miles from t'le head of the various branches
ugwn stream. Tlio stream Is clear as crys
tal , running in shallows and deep pools , and
being spring fed exclusively the tempera
ture of the water varies but a few degrees
winter or summer. Hero they have thrived
aim 1 am informed by various parties who
live on the cast brunch that in the early
summer months they have all the trout they
want. I regret to say , however , they are
caught with the very unsportsmanlike bait
of worms. It won't do you any good to have
a fit when you read this statement , for when
the average granger wants flesh , fowl or
tisih ho is very apt to adopt the
most convenient method of obtaining it ro-
uardloss of what sportsmen may think of it.
Ucslaes , split bamboo rods and fly hooks
don't grow to any alarming extent on the
rolling prairies of Nebraska. I have never
fished the stream myself , but my informa
tion is a reliable person who has lived in a
country where trout auounds before coming
hero , and certainly knows a trout when ho
sees one.
I'Juaso call the snorting man of the Chicago
cage Inter Ocean down for me. 1'n n late
issue he records the catch of u seven-pound
two and a hall'-'ounco bass in a Wisconsin
lake and states it Is tlio largest fish of thu
klr.d on record , it may bo the largest caught
in these particular waters , but falls short of
being a record breaker by numerous pounds ,
in fact , iir many of tlio waters it would not
bo considered a phcnominally largo llsh.
nuu HATCH.
As Bug Eater truly says the Interi Ocean's
black bass falls far short of the record. I
have seen a blade bass weighing ten and
throe-quarter pounds taken from tlio waters
of Licking Jake , In Ohio , unit HUVCII and
eight-pounders were quite common , -
Si'OHTINU ElllTOII.
WlilHpKruiuM ill tliuVlionl
When all the irons urn luntloas and fluids are
brown and bare ,
Ami the rabbit Imiuils the woodland and
hounds go chasing hum ;
When Iho Uy Is dull nnd lailun and the ulrln
crisp and hlmrp ,
And HID wind blows through the trcotops a
bis .Kolhui harp ,
And the mountains all nro snow capped and
the brool.Hiiru humid with Ice ;
Vt'hon the roudsaro fro/.en solid In a grasp jiiit
lllio a vice
And your breath nil frcc/.oson your lip as 'long
tili road you KO ,
Why , iliuro's lots o' fun a ridln'
Whim Winds
( V whiter
Illow.
It may bo kinder coldish when you start nut
fast or slow ,
Hut your face soon K'ls alt reddish and your
lilfxitl hoL'lns In irlovr.
And your : iri may IbiKlo fora while ; n rut
may throw you down
Hut tliu lox llH's in thu tuveni an' a dinner
with Boodclict'i1 !
And a pipe 'at sorlur soothes you nnd nil
troubles dl < mppnir. :
The comfort that au-alu o'ro you , only liardy
cyclists liiiow ,
I'oithoro'H loU o' fun a ridln'
When Winds
O' wlntor
Illow.
l-'roni The Whrol.
The famous Irvingtoti'Mltburn course will
soon bo only n memory ot the past , An oleu-
triu railroad will bo built over tlio course ,
Thuro are llrj'M persons given employment
lu the English bicycle factories , The capi
tal Invested In thu business will exceed
ii5,000,000.
The following item will bo of interest to
the many readers of "Whisperings , " na it is
an authenticated list of the now short dis
tance records to data.
Whist tournaments , football games , turkey
grabs , rafllles , social sessions , club imokers
and annual banquets are the features of the
wheelman's ' club life now.
Ullss and Dlrnbergor , the "Rambler"
flyers , are clipping the short distance records
In great ahapo with the aid of running
horses down In the south.
The retail cycle dealers are agitating a
sort of protective union , after the manner of
other trades associations. The agitation U
n movement started In the eastern cities
nnd will dnublloss extend from boast to
const ,
Ono hundred nnd twonty-flvo dollars seonn
to bo the universal price for a high grade
wheel In IS'.U. ' Many factories have announced -
nouncod their determination of putting out
their 1SOI stock at this price. Some go oven
further and como under this llguro consid
erably.
C. M. Pali-child , ono ot Chlcaeo'a veteran
riders , has ridden twonty-elttht centuries
since Juno 18 , ISM. This is record to date.
The gentleman used n twenty-six pound
wheel nnd n not of light raclnir tiros. Hols
n whoolinan.of fourteen years' constant rul
ing experience.
Danver cyclUts affirm that , should the 'PI
national moot como to the Queen City , n
prize liu that has never boon duplicated
will ho made up. A cinder and clay track
will bo built with commodious training quar
ters , nnd n n nmpithcalcr , with n seating
capacity of fi.OOO , will bo erected. Western
divisions will all favor the Denver meet.
1 he east has hnd the meet Innumerable
times nnd can surely afford togo west"
once In the history of the league.
Hy E. Kredrlckson , ono of the staunch
members of the Tourist Wheelmen and also
ono of the sturdiest of local road men , has
left Omaha behind him and has taken up his
abode In darks , Nob. , whore ho takes
charuo of the shoo department of a blR de
partment stnro operated by the Moody Hros. ,
both of whom nro wheelmen nnd well known
in local cycling circles , Henry's club mates
wish him nhundnnco of success In his now
position and regret his departure from their
midst.
IJIcyclo plays have "caught on" In great
style with the theator-jjocrs In gay I'urcc ,
to judge from the following clipping : In thu
l ? , ° , Tllu't ; ' ' d"o la Gaito , Paris , a play called
I ho Cyclists" is having an immense rutt.
Iho hero Is a champion , who. under certain ,
conditions , will bo entitled to a great In-
heritanco. In seven beautiful tnblcux it Is
shown how these conditions are fulfilled
and the here receives the favorahlo news
while coming homo the winner ot u gro.U
road r.ico. Tlio ballot is mounted on wheels ,
a eyclo track Is shown ; also tlio exciting
finish of a race and many other features ot n
cyclist's life. This play Is something
similar , no doubt , to the American farce-
comedy "Cupid's Chariot" of last season.
It is > a mistaken idea that the average tier-
son who rules a wheel is at some time
aflllutcd with the "racing fever" about ono
out of every 100 is the nvoraco rule , nnd
about ono out of every 100 of these succeed.
' .I ho great armv of cvclists. which i nnw i > n-
camped upon this little planet ot ours num
ber hundreds of thousands of persons of
both sexes representatives of every walk in
life , as hardy , healthy , active and rnbust a
lot of people as ono would wish to see.
Statistics show that there are fewer , people
of weakly tendencies , physically and intel
lectually , in the cyclists ranks than in any
other body of pcoplo who could bo brought
togottier. Wliyf Hocauso the exercise an
swers every purpose to build up and make
strong and bright.
Records Accepted- The Racing board , at
its recent meeting in Cleveland , accepted
the following records : A. A. Xlmmormau
One-quarter of a milo , flying start. 20s. , and
one-third of a mile , flying str.rt , Dos. : made
at Hartford. Oovcmbor , HO. W. W. Wlndlo
One-half mile , flying start , f > 0 Il-fis. , made
October U ; ono mile , flying start , 1m. 50 4-r > s ;
three miles. Hying start , fim.lis. ! . , made Oc
tober 17 ; all tit Springfield. Harry C. Tyler
One-quarter of a mile , standing start , iili
l-5s. , made October 0 ; oae mile , standing
start , yin.l-fis. ! , made October U ; both at
Springfield. 1C. A. McDufllo and J. Clark-
One mile tandem , Hying start , 2m. 1 l-os. ,
made at Springfield , Ootooor 5. John S.
Sohnson Ono hundred yards , standing , 'J '
l-is. ! : 100 yards , ll.ving , n 2-r > s. ; one-eighth of
a mile. Hying , 12 2-os. ; one eighth of a mile ,
standing , 17 1-Ds. ; one-quarter of a mile , fly
ing , 24 2-53. ; one-quarter ot a mile , standing ,
2Si. ; one-third ot a mile , Hying.(4 ( U-Bs. ; Onb-
thicd ot a mile , standing. W ) : i-5s. ; one-half
mile , standing. 5'J 2-5s. ; one-half mile , Hying ,
Ms. ; two-thirds of a mile , standing , 1m. 21s. ;
two-thirds of a mile , Hying , 1m. ICs , The
board threw out all records made with the
aid of how.'s.
1 hi ) Horses ittul Horseman.
Billy Paxtou reports that his stables are
all wintering in splendid shape.
Fred 1C is undoubtedly one of the Rimes t
race horses on the turf and is of the Shade-
land Onward pot.
Already the plans are being formulated
for a big trotting mm running meeting to beheld
held here in Juno.
J. W. Xibble. the well known trotting
horseman of Tipton , la. , has moved to Cedar
Rapids , in the same state.
Alix , the little racing queen , is being win
tered at Red Oak , la. She is by a horse
and out of a mare unknown to record.
Chnrlio Ashingor , the b.vkeiboat Jack
Alexander on horses , in a twcnty-llvo milo
race at Madison Square Garden last week.
The yearling record of Hello Acton , 2:20V : ,
and the 2-ycar-old record of Online,2:11. : still
stand as the world's records. They are Ne
braska horses , of course.
John Ellinger of IMckroll , Nob. . Uas pur
chased Sharp , 2-l : ' 4' , of Dick Tlldun , while
John Ellinger of the same place has bought
Tyroon.
Senator Dorscy , Fred Do Ii Alntvr , N. I.
Rnnin and Charlov Wlnshin of Fremont
make a quartet of live and enterprising
horsemen. They ought to give Fremont ono
of Iho best meetings in the west.
F. 13. Baldwin of Ottumwa. la. , has sold
the weanling colt. Jolly Time , by Mark Time ,
2:1U , to George I. Towno. Mollotte , S. D.
Jolly Time has the successful McGregor-
Romulus cross , nnd his present owner is
doubtless well pleased with him.
Gumbo , by Charles Catfrey , that dropped
dead on the Syracuse track last summer ,
was probably the fastest of the get of his
sire. Mr , IJriggs drove him some very fast
fractious of miles nnd asseverates that ho
could pace a mile in 2:10 : or bettor. Western
Resources.
Clinton Briggs has secured the racing
prlvUeiies of the Council Bluffs track , and
may hold a sensational meeting over that
course next spring and If ho could , as Editor
Rood says , .Induce Monroe Salisbury to stop
on his way cast , and liavo some of the fast
ours'in the country cast of the Rockies meet
him , the natives of four states would turn
out en masso.
'Twas but a coupln of weeks ago tlmt Nut
Brucn. Burlington , la. , visited Beatrice , and
from the farm of James G. Lulil : took Ru-
publican to his home , Mr. l-uhl : , no doubt ,
selling him to Mr. Bruen in such n manner
ns to liquidate any and all indebtedness hold
ag.iiust him by Mr. Union on the purchase
of Lobasco , 2:10V. : ; There seems to bo a fa
tality connected With duals between tlio two
gentlemen ; Lobasco died last spring and Re
publican lived hut about a week alter.
Hill. Will llu .ulti.
Pompadour Jim Corbett lias docldt-d to
train at Mnyport , at the mouth of St. John's
river. Mrs. Corbett will bo installed as the
official cook.
Horace Leeds nnd Ktnnton Abbott are
likely to bo nmluhod to box either fora purse
or the box receipts. Abbott has had hard
sledding since ho arrived in the States and
his idea of bit ? purses has undergone a con-
Hldcrablo shrinkage.
Charlov Daly , who was sentenced at Ed-
mondsvillo , 111. , to three months imprison
ment for his part in the Crosby-Sharpo mill ,
made his oseupu from the officers nnd Is now
in St. Louis. Ho cannot , bo extradited and
is snfo as long ns ho stay ! ) out of Illinois.
The headquarters or mo ivioriua Aiiiiouc
club will bu tit the storeof George V. Bur-
bldgo In Jacksonville , Fla. These wishing
good iscats for thu Corhott-.Mitcholl light
would do well to write to Mr. BubndKO
nnd no will eo that they are well taken
care of.
Charley Mltcholl has nothing but tnonoy
thcsuduys. Ho ought to drop In at Wash
ington mid help out Mr. Cleveland nnd Mr.
Wilson. At Philadelphia Mr. Mitchell
wanted to bet r > ,000 , that Corbtitt will do the
first sprinting at Jacksonville , and another
$5,000 that ho would score the first knock
down.
"Bantam , " writing of tlio Now Orleans
doings , bays : "Thojiatrons of glove lightIng -
Ing are making a hard contest in n qulot
way in the courts of this city. They want
to bo allowed to have their little umusu-
munt with the mittens , and In truth It must
bo smd that they h vo scored the only
opinion made in the contest of the State vs
the Olympic club. "
( jueilluiit unit Ans\rcr .
OMAHA , Doc , 14. To tlio Sporting Kdllorof
THE UBK ; I'leatio glvo inuln the Hniuluy Hut.
tliu uddruHi of the heal , noaruat and cliuujiey
bird dotf trainer and obllKo. An Amateur.
Aus. H. P. Hubbard , Broken Bow , Neb.
DKAOWOOII. S.I ) . , Deo. 10To the Sporting
Editor of TUB llu it ; I'Jouso wrllo inu ilu ad-
dreii of some rollixblo dealer In Orri\t Ii no
ilnjs tiuut convenient to Pond wood. Wi In
Jones.
Ans. No questions answered by mntl.
\\rlto to W , J. Estes , manager Palnco
stables , Omaha.
rirrr.KSTii STIIEMTIIRATKII , OM ut.i , HOP IS.
rotlio Sport Ing r.dltorof TUB HKKS .siatoln
Sunday'sixirtlmt columns Iho lint tltno the
iNlnsnra was crossed onn roponnd by whom ,
Arolal.
Ans. Juno .TO , 1850s Blondln.
lUNcnoi-T , Neb , , Doc. 13.-To the Pporllni
Kdltor of the linns Please f\\o \ me address of
tlmboit shotgun loaded shell fnrloryj also
Blvo mo some Information co'ii-ornlnis tlio
I.rfoviT anil I , . Smith suns. Will look for
Information In Sunday's llF.t : . T. II.V. .
Ans. The Peters O-irtrldeo romp&ny ,
Unclnnall , turns out the best and cheapest
loaded shell In the market. You need uo no
further than the I/sfovor gun If you want
ono that Is o. k every way. The ' Ufovor's
exhibit at the \\orhVs f.Ur nttr.ictwl great
attention , and they secured the highest
medals nnd awards. Their ejector gun is n
model , nndvns thotmly ono In America that
was on exhibition. 'Iho Ixifovor Arms com-
p.iny Is building n hlcher crado of suns than
over before , and thelroutput Is equal to all
other gun manufacturers in the couulrv ,
OMAHA , Nob. , Deo. U.-To the Hfmrttn'ji Kd-
Itor of the ItRRi Will you pleixso sialo In your
.Sunday Issue ot thn UKK If Iho Kourlli of July
' } a " .Nni loiial" holiday , to decldo a wacor ?
llcnilor , Union 1'aelllo Headquarters.
Ans.It Is.
. .I',1,1151-1,1 , ? l'ITVM ! > - ! > ' ' < 13.To the Sporllni
Kdltor IIKH : A wMii-s to ratlin a Indy's anil
KUIII s wiitt'h by Hit-awing hhh ill . High
illrototiikuiliu Kunt'Httiitrh mid low illco to
take the liuly's. H , t1 nnd U throw three
I irons o.ich and K throws ono throw. Hutting
tliri-o ( luces , and refuses to Hlniko again ; Is ho
vntltlnil to tliu lady's wutch ? Thi-rn Nutlls-
puto on this nnitlor nnd all parlh-s liuvn
ngroi'd to leave It to von. I'loaso answer lu
nu.U Sunday' * IluK ,
Ans.He Is.
KANSAS t'ttv. Dor. in.To thn Snot-linn Kdl
tor of PiiK UKK : To decldo a small waiter but
n blgiiupnii ) ploftso publish In Sumlav'.s II KB ,
If possible , tlinoMu't HIM of JouClioynskl , also
ns u matter of Information give his looordas
a IlKhlur. Itobort It. Johnston.
Ans. Ho was born November 8 , 1SOS. Ho
has defeated Frank Glover , Jim Fogartv.
Mlckio Dooloy. Billy Woods. Jack Fallon. C.
C. Smith , Joe Butler , George Godfrey.S'n *
beaten by Joe Goddard twice and Jim Cor-
boll oncu.
Nou-- IwTo - -
, ? - - - - - thi > SpoitliuKd -
ItorutTiiKlluii : 1'lensn sa.v In neM Sunday's
UKK who In Omaha broods Itlnck Sumatra
Ciinm fowls. 1 wish to purclnisn or trade for
a Komi cocktvl to lirei'd from during 1HUI , I
Imvo two good cockroM to trade. I < : J. rosier.
Ans. Tlioro Is no breeder ot Black Suma-
tras in this city.
t.HAM ) Isi.AN-n , Noli. , Dei10. . To thoSporl-
ItiK hdltorof Tlir.llKK : I'loaso Inform mo In
next Suiuinv's llii : : thu host papin- for n furmur
to talio and the mldruss , and oblluo a reader of
1HK Hr.B. A. II. i * .
Aus.-Tin ; Wiiiiy : : Bui : , Omaha , Nob.
OMAHA , IKv. l'J.-To the Sporting K.lltnr of
I UK UKK : To docldo a wager will you please
stiilo In Sunday's llin : whiu. month ami day.s
of the month was llio republican imtlo.ml con-
vV'iitlimvas hnld In MliinoapnlU , uUo OIL what
daytlu-y nominated the caudlilatu'/ Hub-
scrlhor.
Ans. Juno 7 , 8 and 0. Nominated on the
Uth.
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To Titr. KniTon Please inform your rend ,
ers that I have n positive remedy for lho
nhovo mimed disease. By its timely use
thousands of hopolesr cases Imvo been per
manently cured. I shall ho glad to fiend
two bottles of my remedy free to nny of your
readers who have consumption if Ihoy will
Bend mo their exprcRsnnd postoflico uddirKS.
T. A. Hlocum , M.C. , 1331'carlSt. , Now York.
SEARLES &
SEARLES ,
SPECIALISTS
Phrnnlo
WE Nervous
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I'lliBI. I'MTUIjA ' AVII Il5n-th ( Ul.'lilH Ullro I
without , pain or duUmtlon from Uiisliiiiss.
Call on orailln ( > mvllli Htvnn furnlr 'iiliin. fr
boofc anil nvulplM , ilrst Hlalr.v.iy HD.itli of 1 > JU-
i. roam 7.
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SPECIAL OFFER. 1 FOK XYIAS.
Inilioricil ( inniKici C.marlni ,
w.'irranli-il roller * $ : i.nn nacli.
Kxlra llniiBulwli-d rolli-rHiFI.su
iwcli ; fi-ncili-H * 1 ' ! . ' n.-ic-li.
Yoiinif Miixlr.-in I''iiTiilB. war-
. iinli-d talkurH , * l tu f\'J \ cauli.
( .olil I'lHliilStHllvur J-'lHh' ' ( - ,
Jup.-uii.-Ht > I'anlall I' " ' nauli , llsli
- lohi'H ; io iinwunlH ; aquaria
oniamcnlH ' . ' . ' ' un10111111110 ;
lilanlH l fie pr < Ijiinoli. l-'humt HU
iliH-lion of bin ! c-airiH wi-Ht of
S'mv York C.IITCH from 7ic ! up
to $ .10 , When lu iii > i"l i f u
liamlnumu Xnnm lire-Hunt url.j
to'n Bird Store ,
40D N. filth St.
PRESERVE YOUR EYE SlliHf.
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Solo Agenta for Omaha.
TOSTlB FAILING MANHOOD ,
General and Nervous Debility ,
WeaVnoss of Ilody nnd
Blind , ICircola of Krron
or KICWJTOB In Old of
Young. JUibUBl , Ndbli
Manhood fully Itustoiud
How to KnMrKu iiuc
KtrcnKthon Wt-uk , Un.
! ilovdoi > cd OntnuH and
I'urU of Hod- . Abso
lutely unfullliiK lluiua
_ , , . Treatment UonuflUlnit
day. .Muii testify from DO KlulcJ and l-'urdun
CuuntrloH. Wrllo them. Dcscrlptivu Ihxjlc ,
eii'luuutlon ' and proofs mailed ( uculod ) fruv ,
ERIE MEDICAL GO , , Buffalo , NV ,
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