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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 14, 1894)
mvrATTA nAnw . srnsrnAV. nnTnirin-n. it.tso.t. . ft- Tlio Ups nnd Downs In tlie 1,1 fn of n I'rofet- nlotml llornrmttn. NEW YOHK , Oct. 12. ( Special Correspond ence ) So familiar has racing become In Amer ica thai the successful Jockey Is a personage ot considerable1 Importance. Owing to their enormous salaries and regal gifts they are enabled frequently to retire with fortunes of several hundred thousand dollars twelve years after first touching the saddle. Almost every Jockey who has attained celebrity started as a stable boy that Is , ho at first performed menial duties but Identifying himself more and more with the Htable , learning Its secrets and eventually riding tor it exclusively. In England a law baa been passed which fixes the lowest weight , to bo carried by a horse at seventy- Ilvo pounds. This raised a great cry among turfmen ; but when the education act was passed preventing boys under 12 being en gaged in a racing stable , they gave up all hope of producing any more good Jockeys. Americans , however , are not hampered by any restrictions as to the ago ot stable boys , and consequently wo find little miles there who look as though they had Just emerged from kilts. So Important Is It considered to get an early training that most of the toys start In at Iho ago of 8 or 9 years. A great many of them are taken from asylums nnd homes of different kinds. Colored boys , however , who seem to predominate , generally come of their own accord , GETTING A MOUNT. Horsemanship seems to bo a natural at tribute with some of them , and as soon as this makes itself evident the boy Is "given a mounL" This apparently unimportant phrasa means everything to a stable boy , It Is the open lesamo to nil stable fellow- ship. To "get his mount" constitutes his sole aim , for not until then is ho recognized by the fraternity. This was Illustrated to mo In rather an amusing manner. During the races , while the horsea were in the paddock , numbers of stable boyn , black and white , employed the tlmo by playing marbles. Standing by one group was a young colored Jockey , lately graduated from stable duties , who coached each player In racing terms. "Head yer marbto this way , boy ! Oh. yer weak In the dukos. Shoot over hero and ketch him -when he gets to the post ! I say. there , Uld , you're foulln' ! Yes , y'aret Don't lie- to me ! " And thus with a threat here and command there this pseudo "gaffer" di rected the game. By and by a llttlo fellow , dressed In n neat suit of blue , came up and asked to Join the game , " "What ! " exbc claimed the Indignant players "you play ! Iluhl you ain't got no mount yet , boy. " "Ain't yer got yer seat fixed ? " asked the big boy In a surprised volco. "No , " an swered the other. In great chagrin , "but the trainer eald I could ride Morning Glory to the paddock tomorrow. " This latter , though giving him some cast , did not perth salt him to Join the game , so he leaned against a post , loojclng on very disconso ' lately. I asked him where ho had como from. Ho told mo he had worked in an attorney's offlco , but didn't like It , and ran off lo the races. He had been there only a week and was not well acquainted , but , pointing to a lad who stood apart from the crowd , ho said that "ho had his mount. " JOCKEY MOUNTS. This youth had a sallow and hatchet face , hiving the appearance of an undersized man. He joined In none of the games , and rarely spoke * I Intimated to him that I could hardly tnkk , hewas a full-Hedged Jockey. To this he 'replied , curtly , that "he finished second in the Suburban and rode a dead heat to the Handicap , " I learned afterward that he was 15 years old and weighed fifty-eight pounds. Think of that ! Fifteen years old and weighing flfty- eight pounds ! And yet those fifty-eight pounds commanded more respect than all the others put together. As soon as a boy "gets his mount" he wears the colors of his stable , and when any one is alluded lo he Is simply called Black and Hed , Navy Blue , or , perchance , goes by the owner's ' name. There Is intense rivalry between the stables , and disputes frequently end. up In a. set-to , when the combatants are designated by the horse that Is racing from their respective stables , and betting runs high. So loyal are they that even their hand kerchiefs and neckties bear the .stable colors. The life Is disastrous to a boy's morals , for ft more corrupt atmosphere It would be dlfll- oult to find. They live right in the stables , and a boy finds very few comforts. Indeed. A DANGEROUS TRADE. There is a bright side , but only for those lackeys who make large fortunes and retire with honor. In England riding schools ore conducted tor the instruction of stable boys. But though American boys di > not have this advantage , they make just as good riders. At first a stablct boy Is allowed to perform minor duties , such as carrying watery keepIng - Ing the stable clear and helping to rub down. When the trainer thinks ho knows enough ha Is put on a horse and taught the arts of a jockey , Finally hs Is allowed to ride a race. And thl , let me tell you , Is no Joke. You see a llttlo imp ot a fellow perched on top of a vicious long-limbed racer. But what admirable control ho hai. Look at his bonds and then remember he weighs only ilxty pounds. Any uno who has seen a close race where there are ten or twelve entries knows what likelihood there Is of a stumble , foul , cross , Jostle or throw , and so many unprin cipled Jockeys are them that these occur rences are not always accidental. I saw one boy whose legs were absolutely black from being jostled and pushed against the fence. Notwithstanding this the ranks are always full. This Is not to bo wondered at. Thirty years ago a Jockey carried his own Baddle , dressed himself ana even rubbed down Ills own horse. Today lie rides to the races In a victoria , attended by a valet , an amanu ensis and sometimes a clerk. Ho Is the cynosure of all persons and his face Is known to every newspaper reader at the end of a race. I approached the jockey who had ridden the winning horse and asked him a ques tion. He was a little mite of a darkey , weighing seventy pounds. I was referred to his valet , who was n tall , strapping Irish man , with a beard. This Individual conde scended to chat with me for a , few moments , The associations- here are certainly unique , The spirit of betting Is Instilled Itv a boy's , inind as soon as ho enters the stable. It it baa not already existed. A. itrlctly honest Jockey Is hard to find. The story Is told of the famous but unscru pulous Bill Scott , who rode Launcelot In the English Derby of 1840. So confident of winDing - Ding , was ho that he staked hla whole for tune on the race. But when , on the last ttrctch , ho saw that Macdonald on Little Wonder would finish first , ho shouted ; "A thousand pounds for you If you stop him , Macdonald 1" "Too late , Mr. Scott , too latol" was the answer. THAWING DOWN. Comparatively few stable boys become pro fessional Jockeys. They are unable , to keep down their weight. This Is the ono thing that preys upon a Jockey's mind his mortal dread of "getting on flesh. " Before and after every race he Is required to pick up his saddle , which weighs ono pound , and sttp on the scales. So careful la the clerk of lae Scales that he tosses a handkerchief on cither side , and If the scales ylnld to lb pressure , then only docs he conMder * h m fit to wctsh on. If a boy gets on a pound or two extra adipose , tissue It la an easy matter to reduc * him , but should Ib be four or flvo pounds , great consternation ensues. Owner , trainer and groom alt conspire to work It off , He la bundled up In a couple of overcoats and cent lor a five-mils walk with a long-lrgged groom , whose feelings are sufficiently hardened to pay no attention to the littls mite of a boy who la "Just that bloomln1 hot that he'll melt. " If this does not suffice ho Is dosed with salts and rolled up In hoi blauksU and heated until ho ceases to perspire , At this point treatment 1 * dis continued , for there Is danger ot the boy ba- coming so weak that ho cannot ride a clone flnUh. It 1 * milpllllul to ice their pinched facet. I heard one remark to another ( hat "ho was that ilumpln' hungry ho thought he could eat his plga , ' " tha latter referring to his. riding brc-eche * , which are made cither ot pig or moleskin , Tha other replied that "he was layln * for tomorrow , when he waste to have a steak If be finished first. " They are eventually enabled to live with very little nourishment , so that many of them ride at 120 pounds when they1 are men 40 years of age. Notwithstanding this slim diet they ac quire a. great deal of hardihood , which , owing to their constant exposure to danger , often amounts to sheer recklessness. The cele brated steeplechaser , Jim Mason , cleared it one time a new , unbreakable gtio six feet high , Instead of going through a penetrable hedge , which he was supposed to do. Ills reason was that "ho Intended going to the opera and didn't want to scratch tils face , " SnniutlilnR About tlio Amntnnrn. There was considerably morn amateur base ball played In this city during the season just closed than Is generally supposed. Them being no amateur or city league of any kind , however , the claim of various clubs that they won. the championship , Is not tenable. There was much good ball played and much that was not so good , but there seems no way In which to sift out one * from the other. Manager Ellington of the Sandy Grlswolds asserts- that his team , as originally organized , made a showing that will compare with any of the numerous teams with which it was cotemporary. They played 21 games , won 16 , and lost S. Ellington claims that the team who figured In the Held during the latter part of the season under this name , Mas not his team , and In lact was not a regularly organized team at all. The Originals played splendid ball. Out of 20 games played , they last but 4. Steve Brown was the captain and much of their success was duo his superior management and playing. The Caiells played fine ball during the first ot the season , winning seven straight games from the best talent In the city. LosIng - Ing their best catcher was Instrumental in their dlsbandmcnt. The Carcll Juniors played 21 games and lost 6. The HallaplHters played 18 , winning 11 and losing 7. The Fairmonts made a record ot 13 won out of 22 played. The N. B. Falconers won 5 games out of 13 played. The Falconer Juniors put up a stiff , game. They lost but 2 games out of 17 played. . The Ilayden Brothers team was a good one , but their work Is not obtainable. The Orchard & ' Wllhelms played a great many games , winning a majority , but the number Is not at hand. The Tony Heralds were In It always , but did not play many games. Johnson's team was a fair one , but they didn't hold together and made no record wor thy of mention. The Seventh Wards created a sensation , but cut to pieces for lack of a manager. The Dupont Stars won a majority of their games , , The Clean Clippers were very strong and made a brilliant record. The Gate Cltys , while Intact , played the best kind of ball. The Sforse Dry Goods team , with more practice , would have been a factor in amateur circles. | , The West Omanas , while they lost oftener than they won. embraced a good all-round lot of players. The Shamrocks wcru cracker-jacks while they lasted. The Daisies were daisies. Indeed , and It was a rare thing for them to get left. The Grand Views were all right as longas they lasted. The Bemls Bags made It interesting for everything they wont up against. The U. P. Browns were a warm crowd , but they quit at an early stage In the game. The Tenth Streets was another good but ephemeral team. The Needmores were all right , but went to pieces long before the season closed. The M. E. Smiths had some- good timber in their ranks , but disbanded just when getting good. The Omaha Juniors .played but a few games. The Burt Street Stars played well , but were weak In two or three Important positions. In addition to the above were numerous other teams , but as no record was kept oC their work most of them have disappeared from view for all time. Next season it Is quite sure a strong city league will be formed , a regular schedule drafted and lots ot good work done. The Bee is a stanch friend ot the amateurs , and will cheerfully lend every as sistance In their behalf. With the Hull anil Hat. ALREADY the cranks ore getting tired talkIng - Ing about the wonder- - I i/ > \ { ul race Just closetl < /They have dlscusseJ and redlscussed it from every known stand point , and expatiated on this phase and thai j f _ _ _ _ until the Intricacies of the subject have all ' been mastered , and all grounds for argu ment have been consumed. The merits anil demerits o the various players , umpires and magnates have been exhausthely descanted upon , and the orators are all hard up for subject matter on which to- feed their In satiate appetite for gossip , The season closed and the players scat tered to the four winds , there Is nothing left the enthusiastic fan now but the prospects for the coming season. It is always bettter to talk of something- come rather than of something that has gone , and consequently from tills on It will bo the probabilities for 1895 which will claim and command the at tention of the gossips. Will Omaha hava a winning team next season , seems to be the leading question. However. It Is a question that Is difficult to answer. As yet nothing whatever Is known even by the management In this regard. That Bomo of this year's team will be here again there Is llttlo doubt , yet U is safe to any that tholr number will ba limited. The makeup of the1 circuit for 1S95 la yet one of the things to be developed by time , but the probability is that a majority of the cities now constituting the association will again be represented. So far as Is known there Is no disposition on the part of any of them to withdraw , but the prosperity of the organiza tion as a whole may make some changes highly advisable. The association strongly favors cities wherein Sunday ball Is per mitted , nnd a number of such cities not now included In the circuit are knocking at th door for admission. The past season's success has made a franchise desirable , end there are no less than four new applicants lor membership. As to the Western league little can be said at this time. The subject Is s vital one , and must be carefully and seriously considered before any definite steps are taken. That the "Western Is exceedingly anxious to Include the Date City in Its , cir cuit , Is a very manifest fact. It Is the larg est and most prosperous city In the west , and In time will ba a great baseball center. In first-class company once more , a good , strong , winning team would create a furore here. Of course enlarged grounds would be a necessity , but these will como tn due time. The present management Is anifous and de termined to give Omaha the vary best ball possible , yet they must consider the amount of money they can realize at the gate , and this season's receipts will form a good basis fur computation. It Is a well established fact that a losing club hero cannot be mad a a winner , financially. 1C Omaha should enter one of. the big leagues , It would bo abso lutely essential for tha public to demon- strata In some manner that the club would be properly Bupported. According- Presi dent Rowe the present management In tends to enlarge the Charles street grounds , but just how this Is ta be accomplished he docs not say. That it will tnko both time and money Is a fact patent to all. They de- slra to do everything that will enhance the convenience , pleasure and comfort of their patrons. Toe president is also desirous ot correcting the erroneous Impression that pre vail * aa to Ui club's succaia this season. Whllo It has surely been a. flattering season considering all th * oircumgtances. as they have been fortunate enough to meet oil their obligation ! , they have nude but an Insignifi cant amount ot money tp be laid away. Tiio new grounds cost about JJ.SOp , and tlio play- era * salary list and numerous other ct- penses run this figure up very tnaterlollj- . and it Is unreasonable to think that thy cleared much over their outlay. Th y ex press the deepest eratttuda fort the encour * P agement cxUnded them , aod it make * noj tfforence what organisation tier nro ' " the omlng year , they trill not bo found wanting n the way ot a good team and good ball , Thn Onmhn M'lilut flub , Ths Omaha. Whist club held Its annual lection In its pleasant club rooms on the icrenlh floor of The Bee building at the cgular club meeting Wednesday evening ast , which resulted In the choice of the 'ollowlng offlcl.il roster ; W. J. Hawkes , president ; O. W. Tlllson , Ice president ; Stockton lleth , secretary and reasurcr , and Will Wilbur , Hurry Heed , A. , Lave and V. P , Jlussehnati , executive com- ulttte. The retiring : officers were W. B. , president ; W. J , Haukcs , vice prcsl ent ; II. G. Jordan , secretary and trcns- irer , nnd L. A. Garner , D , It. Stubbs , Hlch- rd Carrier and 0. W. Tlllion , executive ; ommlttee. The report ot Secretary Jordan showed the tub to bo out of debt and with a satls- 'actory fund In the treasury. Without an exception the Omaha Whist tub Is one of the most flourishing social rganlzatlons In the cltj' , Is growing rapidly ml promises to be a permanent Institution. The regular club nights are Wednesdays and Saturdays , from 7 to 12 p. in. Wednesdays , nd from 2 to 12 p , in , Saturdays. The tub rooms , a cosy sutto on the seventh leer ! of The Bee building , are handsomely ppolnted nnd the contest evenings are a onrce of inestimable enjoyment nnd profit .0 Its members. There are something like 00 members , nnd among this number are ncluded some of the most skilled whist layers In the city. Wednesday evening Mr. W. J. Scannell made a motion suggesting the advisability if inaugurating for the present winter season it Rorles of club team tournaments , with the dea of Inciting a keener interest generally n the beautiful game and achieving better resulln In augmenting shlll In the play. .lr. . Scnnnell's Idea Is to bold a club tourna ment once a week , to consist ot two games if twelve bands each , duplicate whist , each .earn to contest with each , other team , a committee to bo appointed to take- charge of these tournaments , and the secretary to keep a record of the contests and to post conspicuously In the club room a report of each meeting. The motion was cordially nnd warmly re ceived by the various members present , and n order that the Innovation might be properly put on , the matter was left to the discretion ot the executive committee. As duplicate whist Is played exclusively in this club , it might not be amiss to give the con ditions governing this very Interesting ern. It Is governed by the common laws of whist , except In so far as they are modified by the following special lawst A game consists of any agreed number of hands. They may be played and- replayed at the same table , or overplayed at two or more tables. Every trick taken Is scored and the result s determined by a comparison , of the aggre gate number of tricks won , by the competing cams. Tables may be formed by cutting or by agreement. In two-table duplicate. It the. tables are formed by cutting , the four having the preference ercnce play at one table and the next four at the other. Tm | highest two at one table are partners with' the lowest two at the other. The highest two at each table sit north and south , the lowest two cast and west. The deal Is never lost ; in case of a misdeal , or ot the exposure of a card during the deal , the cards must be redealt by the same player. The trump card must be recorded betor-3 the play begins ; at the end ot the original play the trump card must bo placed by the dealer , face upwards , on top oE his cards. In single-table duplicate one suit may be declared trumps for the game. If a player Is found to have cither more or less than his correct number of cards at single or t no-table duplicate , there must be a new deal. In a game In which the same hands are played at more than two tables , each player should count his cards before beginning the- play of a hand , and In case he has not the proper number , the hand must bo sent bad' ' to the table from which It was received , and the error rectified. If the Irregularity Is not discovered until the hand Is playet through , the hand must be sent back as before to be rectified , and Is tjien passed to the next table without being- played over again. If a player has a deficiency and his adversary the corresponding surplus , each team takes the average score for that hand If , however , the partner of the player has the. corresponding surplus , the. team is given the lowest score for that hand. If the Irregularity occurs at tao original table the hand must bo rede-c't. ' On. the original play , each player , when li ls his turn to play , must place bis card face upward | before him and toward the center of the table , and allow it to remain upon the table In this position until nil have played teat the trick , when he must turn it over at athi himself , placing each successive card , as ho turns It , directly on top of the last cart tlPI previously turned by him. After he has played his curd , and also after he has turner ItA , he must quit It by removing his hand ItPi trick Is turned and quitted when all four plnj-ETs have turned and quitted their re spective cards. A revoke may be claimed nt any time be fore the last trick of tha hand , In which It occurs , has been turned and quitted , and the scores of that hand recorded , but not there- after. The members of the club are as follows : H. D , Alice. Captain James C. Aycrs F. J. Burkley , C. F. Barnard , J , F. Barton , J. F. Barnard. II. W. Beck , W. H. Beekman William F. Baxter , F. A. Brogan. A. N , Benn , F. N. Conner. Dr. B , F. Crummer Richard Carrier , A. L. Carson , Stockton Heth , A. B. Hudson , Nctherton Hall , M. A Hall. Charles B. Hall , W. J. Hughta , W. A Holmes , Dr. O. S. Hoffman , Dr. A. F. Jonas , F. B. Johnson. H. G. Jordan , Lyle Johnson Walter M. Keenan , G. A. Klmmel , O. D Klpllnger. W. E. Pease. C. S. Potter , Arthur Pickering , Major A. M. Pinto , N. A. Peters C. S , Raymond , A. L. need , Harry D. Heed George S. Ualston , Dr. M. A. Rebtrt , II. L , nebcr. F. A. Rlnehart , G. C. Smith. George P. Stebblns , D. L. Stubbs. S. 0. V. Grlswold I , A. Coles , A. H. Comstock , N , N" , Crary Major W. II. Comegys. W. H. Dox. Francis Dana , Latham Davis , J. M. Daugherty , M. F Funkhotiser , L. P. Funkhouser , L. A. Garner J. H. Gates. H. E. Gates , Dr. A. P. Glnn Dr. Isldor Gluck , F. Grunlnger. W. I. Hawks George M. Lawrence , A. J. Love , W. B Melkle , V. P. Mussleman , W. H , Megqulcr C. S. Montgomery , Joseph P. Mcgcath , Henry Morrow , Will McCaguo , F. M , Marsh , Charles Martin. E. O. McGllton , W. A. Murray Major H. McElderry , G. L. Nason , George O'Brien , Robert E. Pease. Henry L. Pease B. J. Scannell. H. P. Stoddart , W. D. Sunder land , E. A. Shepherd- . W. Snow , Frank Teets , George W. Tlllson. George C. Towle W. II. Wilbur. O. E , Warner. Dr. W. P Wilcox. Henry Wyman , J. H. Wheeler. Wll W Webster. John Westphallne , J. E. Willard Frank Zug. go Expiring Uajp * or tlio Game. lu It Is quite apparent that Baltimore dldn' pi win that pennant any too soon. New York' do doBi four straight victories In the Temple cu ; Bi series show fairly the relative strength o bc the teams. do Members ot the Giants carried off nearly $1,000 each , and the Orioles nearly J70 each , as the result of their post season la exhibition. Buck Ebrlght and hla husky farmers ar chasing the fugitive dollar over the prairie In the southern part of the state. to Sioux City realizes better now tban ere what It is to get it where the lady war the beads. It must go awfully against th grain of the loyal fans ot HuskVllle. to hav Milwaukee , Kansas City. Minneapolis and To ledo , four ot the wont Quitters in the coun try , talk of dumping them overboard to taken on St. Paul , a town , with a quitting re cor above all others. When the barcface robbery attempted la the effort to stea a Sioux City's franchise U added to this th .hi whole force ot the Insull becomes apparent Manager Ellla ot Grand Ilaplds wired President Beck ot Sioux City for prices on all tha buskers not sold. Beck didn't do a. to thine to Bills la return. Beck will show the Western League pirates a thing or two yet. yet.It It Is quite probable that Chicago will set Willy Billy McQill loose next season and give lly Abbey more of a show In the box. McQIll's Indifference la against him , while Abbey's , exemplary conduct , on and off the field , has won lilm as many trlends la proportion lo Chicago as It did during his abort stay In Omaha , on Dave Rows Is positive ot ono thine ; Omaha will not ba handicapped by Itclc oi pitchers next season. Big Amoi ftiulo and llltlt Meetln know rot At what -was In It when ther went Into the box ajalMl Ilitltlinor * , KftCh pitched tweet amct , and ea > | r received J 1,000 tn his Mi are ot Iho cato i onpr. Meek in has Improved omo since St 1'aul and Omaha had him. So f r ns can bo noted the new leaRiie Into ililch nil the layers are going hnsn't made . frreat ilcalxftr inference with the plans ot bo big loafrue. i It U noted , liownvcr , that lost ot the no/so / Ig made br pta/crs for \liom tlio bell hag rune Captain MftVtiy Is handling the Ivories ns levcrljr as he ever handled the horsohldc. leorga Is a very popular young man In Omaha , and ho hasn't let his luccosa turn ils liemi.Hourkti ? Is another of the mm who will vote In Omaha this time. Something of a change necms to have DIIIO over the spirit ot Milwaukee's Na- lonal Ijon uo dream. It Is tlio business onso of the TMhleaguo managers that counts gainst Schlltztown. Old Dad Clarke pitched fifteen games for S'ow York during the season. Ilo had went ] ' fleldlnc chances In them and made wo errors. Ksper pitched thirty-four games during tlio enson , had Hfly-elght chances nnd no errors. Undo Adrian C. Alison writes his name rst among first basemen and second only o Ksper in tlio league as a fielder. He md 798 dunces In eighty-two games , and made five errors. Tommy Tucker ot Uoston md 1.197 chances In 122 panics and mndo iventy errors ; Dan Brothers ot Ualtlmoro lad 1,267 chances In 121 games nnd made hlrty errors ; Jnko Deckloy of 1'lttshurg had ,313 chances In 131 games and made thlrty- hrco errors : Oliver I'orry Tebeau. Omaha's old I'rttsy Jlollvar , had 1,145 chances In 111 games and made thirty errors. A J1INEU BOY'S ' HEROISM. WIlllo Lenta la a miner's ' son. 12 years old , md lives In n tumble down shanty beside the Illnols. Central railroad at Rutland , a lulli ng camp situated In the lower end of La Sallo county , Illinois. Ilo Is an odd llttlo chap. Ills face li gen erally crossed -with Intersecting streaks of llrt , and his tow colored hair usually sticks out In every .direction from beneath a nar row brimmed , old brown felt hat , but his blue eyes look you straight In the face , and jou scarcely ever see him without say- ng to yourself , "What an honest looking boy ] ! " When the great miners' strike began Wll- lo had to leave school In order to help his 'ather at gardening and doing odd errands lor pcoplo about town , so- that the family night bolter struggle against that wolf lunger during the long , wearx weeks which Mr . Lentz know would follow , People with comfortable homes , as a rule , think but llttlo ofTh what a protracted strike means to a miner. The small sum of money Mr. Lentz had saved ; was soon exhausted , and ono morning , Ike thousands of other fathers In the coal egtons , he had to divide the bread for the lungry : little mouths that confronted him at breakfast , so that a portion might be left for dinner. The strike was presenting the ter rors of starvation. In ' the afternoon of the same day Willie wait , with several boys , up to the "Santa Fo Pond" to fish , for , should ho succeed ; ho hong lit. In bringing homo even a few "bull- lieads : , " Itwould jscrve for one meal , at east. The "Santa Fo Pond" Is a depresilon of about 300 fe t In length by fllty feet In Width J , , made , at couple of years ago , In ex cavating for the main extension of tits Atchlsoti , Topelfcl & Santa Fe railroad from Chilllcothe td "Ancona. IllThis railroad the Illinois Centralnt , a point about two miles norfb ptRutland. . Willie bpenD Ve aps two hours sitting In the hot sun on the , west bank of the pond , with a long , green willow rod In his hand , to the end ot which was fastened a strong piece of linen thread , ai bent pin nnd a "mangle worm. " BuUdsIn didn't bite well. "Willie had caught three and ono of his comrades had landed a miserable little sunflsh. So Iho boys were growing tired and dis couraged , "Let's filt up on the track an' look around , " suggested Jnmesy Brady , a brown- eyed Irish boy. "I'll go ye , " waa the- response Jn unison , and in a moment'the boys wpre'scrambling up the thirty foot embankment upon which Iho Santa Fc track rests. Thla high em bankment cx ontln along for nearly a mile on each sldegCtlfifl Illinois Central railway. The Santa. Fo'Crwuss 'the Central on a fine Iron bridge and , 200. fpet west , passes over the Wcnona 'and Rutland wngon road upon a flimsy structure of oak piling. The boys reached the top , ot the embank ment and played about for some time , throwf- Ing pebbles nt the birds as they would alight Tor a moment on the telegraph wires , walking the rails or watching the farm wagons as thcr crept slowly along the smooth prairie roads. Willie finally wandered down the track toward the -wooden bridge , and as ho reached It began to pick his way over the heavy ties. Suddenly he noticed that oil had been poured over the beams , and tiny pools , with tholr dark , green scum , lay In the hol low and crevices. Ho wont to the other side , and saw , partially concealed beneath a rail , a piece of round Iron pipe , whllo from the end there protruded n. short piece of rope. The child looked at the spot horrified. lie know what all this meant. The miners were going to set fire to the bridge and blow It up ! Ho remembered how ho had heard his father say the day before that the miners were angry because the Santa Fe company was hauling coal from Toluca , and that some Imd been heard to avow that they would blow the trains Into pieces before the thing had gone very far. He remembered how hla father had also declared that he should have nothing to do with the stopping of trains or the destruction of railroad prop erty , and that the miners had no right to threaten Innocent lives. As this 12-year-old boy stood and looked at the gas pipe , with its rope fuse , he thought of the passenger train that was duo to pasa over this very bridge early In the evening and ot the coal train that would follow an hour later. The thought frightened a him so that he could scarcely stir. Willie at last found tongue to shout down to his playmates : "Come up hcrii ! " . "What ye wont ? " Inquired Jamesy Brady as the boys slowly approached. "D'ye see that ? " said Willie , as ha pointed toward the bomb. "Humph ! " ejaculated Pete Robbing , the big- boy of the crowd. Ptto was 15 years of ago and felt his authority among his com rades. "Guess they're goln' ter blow her up. " "But think o' them people that'll bo comln' ' over here In that passenger , " replied Willie , feeling something ho did not llko tn Pete's lone. " 'What 't they'd touch't off tonight ? Thcro'd be an orful lot o' folks killed. " "We'll ' , I'm agin the 'noplles , " declared Pele stoutly , Imitating as well as he could the speech of his father , who was known among the strikers as an agitator of some of note , "Yo Jus' got ter do 'em up every pos sible way ye kin. " sllW "I'm goln. ' ter'tell the p'leece. " declared Willie , with firmness : "No , ye aln't.'A s ld Pete quickly , "I ain't goln' ter 'low It. j'n j' ' 'Woll , I will. " amji before Pete knew what had happened Willie had given him a sudden push that sent1 him rolling over and over down the nortTi sfd * of the embankment. Before the other' frightened and astonished boys could mak&1a'1Vnove ' "Willie had darted down the south ld ' % f the embankment and was ! running alorfg1 the wagon road toward Rutland as fastis , his llttlo bare feet could ' take him. J ? { The boys , In.tbcfr' . loud and excited talk , had not ) noticedT-tbs , Slow approach of a lame Italian , who had bsep tatlonea by the strikers watch the bridge , He had been dozing near the track bu bearing the noise hac aroused Iilmseltn4 was ilow hobbling toward the bridge , shotting and gesticulating- caught eight oVlJlo , | , ( down the road , one surmising- that pwnevilnR was wrong , pulled out an old French. CdYolver. pointed It at th fleeing boy andiiflreti. Willie's companions screamed with terror aa they saw htm sud denly pitch forward , and nearly fall. But In moment be had. recovered himself and was hurrying on. A sharp pain ran through , his arm near the shoulder , but ho waa determined U should not overcome him , for ho must get Rutland , and in some way prevent the destruction ot the hundreds of people that would be on that pasienger train. * * "III , Wd. what's the matter of yet" lax Inquired the Rutland village marshal , who bad been Bitting on a store bos whittling and telling horsa utorlea , aa a dusty , bo- gflmed little chap , carao panting down the Street , and toward the place where tbo marshal * at. "Wnjr. why. what's that blood yer fthlrt , yo been ? " " ( join1 V blow up Santa F brldgel" caip&d the chill aa h seized a. hitching obatn to lupport his BhaUng leg * . "AJIpers a bomb under It. I eea It , 'a' they that me. 'ft' ' JYlUfe'a alrenctb vu xon * * The Iltllfl follow tumbled forward , and , roll- ng Jown the sloping iMowalk into th RUtler , for the nnt tlmo In Ms Mo fainted. What excitement there wa l Why. It ivatn't twenty minute * before a crowd of Uty nero about ttia 1)11-oil ) I rig child , and 'ocos ' became whitened AS Iho * ord "bomb" was mentioned. 1 need not tell how the village doctor was called to attend to Willie's iijiirlca , which consists ! of a deep cut in Iho loans' part of the right nrm , where the > ullet had plowed Its way through , but Imd ucXily not struck the bonoj how the marshal ran for dear life to the telegraph office nnd sent word ol what was threatening : to the Santa , Fo trainmaster on the Chllllcotho division. That evenlnjc deputy United States mar shals , together with the sheriffs IKJSSP , xaptured ' twenty men at the bridge Jusf be- 'ure the Chicago passenger thundered along , Rutland's citizens held n meeting and gave Willie n pnrso of JBO. I was talking with Air. Todd , the Santa Ke tlalnniastcr , a few days ago. Ha said : "That boy saved us that time. IIo'll go lo college alter a whllo and Ret $1,000 bo- ildcs , anil you can stnto In your paper that there's one railroad company that nnts to reward real grit. JOHN L. WUIOHT. ItOMANTlU HOVIIOODS. A Wonderful Ilnlir King. To bo a king nt 5 ye.irs of ago and hold a court of superlative magnificence Is the lot that fell to only ono monarch that ever lived. He was called the Dauphin until at his majority , attained when he was 14 years of sue , Louis XIV , became king of France , The llttlo LoulH never knew what fun was from a boy standpoint ; his babyhood was made up of formality , elegance and rich clothes. Ho set the pace to his little French subJects - Jocts In politeness. Inheriting the most stately courtesy from his beautiful Spanish mother , ho added to It T. polish nnd glitter that maJe his name famous as a master of etiquette. No gay rldei or swims , or meeting the common people , as his Hngllsh cousin , 1'rlnco Charlie , did. Prime ministers , cardinals , dukes nnd princes talked to him nnd sur rounded him Jealously. But he probably would have had elaborate , showy manners , anyway , his disposition being formal and exacting of the courtesy duo him. When he had been christened , In his 5th year , with great state In the chapel ot the palace , his mother carried lilm Into the room * where his father , Louis XIII , . was dying. "Well , what Is your name ? " his father , the king , asked. "Louis XIV. , " thq little fellow promptly replied. "Oh , not yet , not yet , my son. " But he was king In a few days , for his father's crown descended on him , and the stately llttlo tot was the ruler of a great nation. His first act of state was to receive the oath * of allegiance from his people. This ho did , sitting In regal state on the throne , with a royal violet robe on and superb crown Jewels. Sitting in front ot him on the steps was another llttlo boy , the Count dc The Infant circle that little Louis gathered about him was famous as the most brilliant court of children ever assembled. He lived In the Palais Iloyal , which cost something over $1.000,000 to build , and occupied the apartments that had served the great Cardi nal Richelieu. The most magnificent furni ture and tapestry was placed there for his use. and he held his household in splendor there. A cardinal superintended his educa tion ; ha had also his governor , his preceptor and his volet do chambre The Marchioness do Scnccey and other women of high posi tion told him fairy talcs to put him to sleep , and looked after all the frills and ornaments and velvets he wore. He developed early an abnormal fondness for two things , his tory and military exercises. This was a sig nal for his after life , for ho was noted for knowledge of kingly and political affairs and for controlling some of the greatest generals , who conquered for him % ast terrl- torles. This love for military maneuvers psrsuadcd him to gather In hla palace a yoiins regi > ment of boys. These were children of the nobles who were about his father's court. Louis , himself , would general them , shoul of dering the musket , brandishing the sword /He and beating the drum. Then he seemed to bo entirely pleased. But there was never any Intimacy between the little king and his "children of honor , " as they were called. He addressed them tilth punctilious polite ness , and their answers were necessarily the Lessons In kingly etiquette were forced a upon his mind by his older court ; for In stance , ono day he loaned a crossbow to n llttlo friend. When he started to take It back the Marchioness de Senecey reminded him with : "Sire , kings glvo what they lend. " The nil klncly little fellow , with a low bow , said , of "Monsieur do Lemlule , I wish the gift were me of more Importance. " Think of this from n boy of 51 All tli19 extravagant elegance did not tend to weaken the character of the young king , to as Cardinal "Mazarln. who \vanled to rule the nation through a weak king , hoped It would. The cardinal even had the histo rical readings stopped , for their Influence was too dangerous for his game. Ilo would not let him be taught anything of service , and his when he w.is 7 years old , though ho was muscular and tall , he knew nothing of men tal Instruction. This deficiency he tried In after life to make up , but he always realized bltterlr how material a loss this lack of study was to him. If he couldn't spell at 7 , though , ho could dgnce. Thla accomplishment he remained famed for throughout his life. At thla early age ho led the queen of Poland through the figures of a 'dance with such courtly grace and perfect case that It called out the ad miration of men who had sened their years at the courts ot the world. Etiquette was all through boyhood lo lilm factor of great Importance. Every pcr- Eon : was assigned a seat In his room , and any omission In taking It was a serious affair , The cardinal , who was very shrewd , soon had his eyca opened to the fact that young Louts was not a fool or a coward. He ad mitted to a noble that "His majesty has the making of four kings and an honest man In him. " Political troubles between the Parliament and the court were rapidly developing. Tlio little king and his court had to be awak ened at 4 o'clock one morning and hurried out a prisoner to escape from the mob. This are war of talk for no blood was shed was caMed the "Fronde , " that being the French Op name for a sling , and B witty Frenchman said theo people were like children "frond- ling in the ditches. " the Out the Fronde succeeded In getting Car- 13 ' dlnal Mazarln banished" . Then Louis , at 14 years of age , was declared absolute monarch of ' Franco , All the grandeur attendant upon a coronation was present ; people this thronged the streets nnd frightened his steed , but Louis' athletic nerve stood him In good stead. Ills first announcement showed that ho was no weakling , and from that day , young as he was , he took active oliarge of affairs. He studied the affairs of other gov ernments closely , he took pains to famtllar- Iza himself with all details of policy , and then and there commenced to reign over the greatest era Francs has ever known , and In of liy augurated the longest reign of any hlng In or the world seventy-seven years. And still , unlike his- cousin Charlie , who waicalled Iho " " "merry monarch , he WBJ nlwnyi known as tlio " raml monarauo. " XUTBlt .1/K.V OF OVlt J"JJfir. Thorn Is ono man In this city who , at the ago of 70 , Is beginning Iho world again , ( ays the New York Sun Ho Is A. On key Hall , Mr. Hall hns been a iraUllclan. n newspaper man ami a lawyer. It la ft * the last rmmed that hu U now once , more before his follow townsmen after a long period ot retirement. He has made n remarkable career. Ho was born In New Orleans , ot Kngtlsh parcntago , Ho was n graduate nt the University ot New York. Ilo soon became nealstnnt district at torney. Ho was afterward district attorney. Ho bocame. In 1854 , ono of the law firm ot Illuiit , Ynmlcrpoel & Hull. Ho left the whig-republican party when Mr. Lincoln defeated Mr. Scrannl for the- presidential nomination , became a democrat , nnd fought Tammany Hall until that organlfntlon Mas glad to take him. Into Its councils. Ho was mayor of the city when tl\o \ Tweed ring frauds startled the nation. Ha stood his tri.il tor alleged complicity In these frauds nml was acquitted. Ills oppcaranco shows hla English ancestry anil hla southern birth , Ho Is palo nnd sallow , has bright dark eyes , and , though of slight bulhl. Is sturdy In his mnko-up. His hair Is now snowy xvhlto nnd thick anil brushes ! bick from his forehead. Thin man , who wna famous before most of the present generation was born , has recently returned to the pracllca of his profession ns a lawyer. Ills health U good nnd his wits are sharp. Sluco the days when ho v\as In the fray many new practices nnd usages have como In. Hut without fortune and with a reunited family to guard ho has begun the world again. Prof. Joslah P. Cooke , the well known head ot the chemistry department nt Har vard , who died recently , had hla ono llttlo Joke which ho perpetrated on the freshman class every year with great good humor , Prof. Cooko's ' lecture * * In chemistry were about the only course \\lilcli the whole frcsh- nuii class was roqulred to attend tn a body. At the first lecture each year , when the 200 or 300 freshmen were gathered before him tn the big amphitheater In llojlston hall. Prof. Cooke would bring out a small bottle containing an Innocent-looking whlto liquid. At a certain stags In the lecture , after ho had touched upon the tremendously destructive qualities of certain chemicals , the old gentleman would pick up the vial and hold It out In hla trembling lingers before the vlow of the whole class , "tientlomcn , " ho would say , In a voice full of tremors and ( ) n avers , "gentlemen , this bottle contains a terrible explosive , ft It should drop from my bands to the floor" and hero his flngors would tremble alarmingly "you woulJ all bo blown to atoms. " Invariably this speech , combined with the pathetic trembling of the old man's fingers , would eauso n commotion In the room , and half a dozen or more timid freshmen on the front row would Jump and flee precipitately. 1'rof. Cooke would turn and look at the fleeing students , and then , with a broad , genial and knowing ( milie to the rest of the class , which would smllo back at him , ha would carefully lay the vial back In Its llttlo case ready to use at the next annual Joke. In an appreciative sketch of Joseph II. Manley. the skillful politician who looks after Thomas D. Reed's interests , a writer In a Boston paper says : "Mr. Mnnley Is a young man , as political leaders go , not only In feel ings , but In years. He was born October 14 , 1812. His father was the well known pub lishes ot tne Gospel Banner , James S. Man ley , and his mother was , of the noted Maine family ot Sewalls. Ill-health prevented Mr. Manley from pursuing regular courses of study , except at homo , from the time when he had been , as a little boy. to the 'Llttlo Illuo School' In FarmliiRton , until at the ago of 19 he begnn the study ot law In Doston , continuing his studies at the Albany ( N. Y. ) Law school until he waa admitted to the bar Just before attaining his majority. Mr. Man- ley Is n successful business man , and has large and Important Interests Intrusted to him. He has long taken n great Interest in the | public schools , and has been for many years a director of the schools In Augusta , eiHe He Is one of the trustees of the public li brary of the city and active In the affairs ; the Congregational church In his tov.-n. Ilo Is also a prominent Mason , having reached ly tin 32d degree. " Klchard Vaux , the Chesterfield of Phila delphia , has never been to a theater In his life to see a theatrical performance. An In teresting Incident Is given of his boyhood days , over three-score years ago. His father , highly respected and prominent Friend , resided on Arch street , and believed It was best for his children to bo trained within the rules of the good old Quaker habits. At that period Ned Forrest was the brilliant young American tragedian and had captivated the boys of. Philadelphia , In his character the Itoman gladiator and big Indian Meta- mora. Young Vaux naturally desired to see the great actor play , but shrank from going without bis father's consent , so one day he ventured to ask his father for a half-dollar get a ticket. The old gentleman Ulndly replied In Quaker accent : "Illchard , I don't begrudge the money , but thee knows I don't approve of playhouses , and wish tlico to promise mo not to go to a theater without my permission. " The promise was given nnd father died suddenly Boon after without giving the permission. Itlchard Vaux has conscientiously refrained from going to the theater ever since. William C. Whitney tahea remarkably good care of his health , and. Is , perhaps , the most notable Illustration of the value of persistent cxerclso In New York society , says the New York Sun. Most jncn of Mr. Whitney's years HUMPHREYS SPECIFIC NO. 10 CUKES DYSPEPSIA n IJUSINESS AND FAMILY ANXIETIES frequent causes of dyspepsia , nnd their operation Is very general nml extended , Im plicating not only the mucous coats of the II stomach , but the liver , the bowels nnd often whole nervous system. When the rnlnd , depressed by disappointment or anxiety ' there Is always a com-ppondlng depression the norvona energies , and the digestive system is frequently the llrst ta suffer from mental condition. SPECIFIC NO. 10 promptly cures all these conditions , being- quite aa reliable as DR. HUMPHIIBYS' ' SPECIFICS NO. 77 for grippe. No , 1 for fevera , No. 15 for rheu matism , ns well as hl.s many other SPE CIFICS for various diseases , with which the community aru already BO well acquainted. These Hocdflcn ore put up In vmall bottles pltnsanl pellets ; Just nt the vest pocket. Sold druggists or sent on rocelpt of price , ssc , S for U.OO. 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