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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 29, 1896)
18 THE OMAUA DAILY 1U3E : SUNDAY , NOV13M UI5R LM ) , 1SJ(5 ) ( , LAST DAYS OF FALL SPORTS Quail nntl Gooro Shooling tlio Outdoor Limit. HOUNDS AND RAB3ITS AT FRIEND \Vltliln Ilii Sueinri'il rirolo l-Viinl Hi Illir ( liinic roinHrj llnviiK' " " liy , \Vo1 VI'N llliiui'M DiMviirnll nilcy tJrannaii , I notice. U caracoling out on tlio California turf with tlio same con- lilcuouwie i that marked his pronenco on tlio cnrtorn track * . Tlio Injunction of tlio New Vork Jockov club poems to In nowise nnnoy him nnd It Is very doubtful If it does. HP made hl nppcarancu on the Oakland course last Krlday. signalising the same by tearing oft Qiillo a bundle on Sir 1'lay. As I well known , drnnnnn wno barroil from the enslern Iracka some two or three months aio. but the more Rtmorous laws of Cali fornia offer ample protection while ho llnKo on the coast and the nfwiclatlons there munt extend to lilm the earno privileges granted to nil others who doslro to wltnosj tliplr racttiK. In fact they nro only too rnser to show their grarlauinciu to HIP Mulct yoiiiit ; plunger. Ho Is of the kidney that makivi raclnj ; n paying Institution nnd ntoo- clatlons want him present , and as many more llko him aa they can iot. ; In thcao hard times the Hlley Oraniians arc aa scarce an licn'a teeth. A very noticeable feature about the foot ball Rearon Just clo.'vd was the way the teams outside the blR colk'Roa fell oT. ! I act censoii the prospect for club teams was very HattorliiK and It looked very much as If they Intended to force the lonR-halred etitdentn who claim the K.-IIIIO as their own to the roar of the procession. Hut they elevated their cnudnl appendages this Beaten In a way that demonntratod that the cell 'Kes had no cause to fear the threatened rivalry. Without a BliifUe exception the athletic club teams this season fell far short of the rtreiiKlh of those of 189 : . , and even 1SH. ! and moreover there worn not nearly > many of them. There can only bo one Knoil reason for thla and that In that the Ramo Is a college Raino pure and simple nnd that club athletes nnd pastime. , and plenty of It , Inordinately more to their "pleasmcnt. " They Irnvo found that the public does not warm up to their exploit ! ? on the while-lined gridiron likeIt does to theism of the brawny lada from the colleges , nnd they evince no Inclination to bull thlo condition of affalts. Past miles for 1S9R are now over , the season for extreme speed reached Its close with the btK I-c'XlnRton incetliiK last month , ami It will bo useless to expect any further additions to the 2:10 : list. Hut It has been a Breat season. We came within a half second of EeoliiK the two-minute horse , nnd surely that wai Klory cnouRh for one year. There arc a Rood many competent judges who think that John H. Gentry could have got there , but that Is problematical , as la the expectation that he will gel there next year. Ills achievements this season were of a calibre to startle the horsey wcrld and It Is not very reasonable to expect him to do anything greater next year. It Is not many years since 2:20 : was n phenomenally fast record , but times and methods , as well aa trappings , have changed , nnd now the 2:20 : horse cuts but llttlo figure from a racing standpoint. It la rarely a trainer has the temerity to start out on a campaign unless he bus horses which have demonstrated to him their ability to trot or pace In 2:12 : or better. Iloracs which have trotted or paced better than 2:12 : this year are very munennis. and .up to the present time the acquisitions to the 2:10 : list nro thirty-seven , of which thlrty- ono are pacers and six trotters. Ily the way , It should bo very encouraging to Ameri can breeders to see what proKtess the Unlit harncBU horse Is making In foreign lands. In Kurope this progress Us most marked , and wnat Is better It Is American-bred horses that are the e-auso of it. They are rapidly getting down to the 2:10 : mark over the wet and In the future their advancement will evidently ho more rapid. Largo consign ments of American trotting stock are going over every year now , and thcro Is no reason why , with the saino blood , handling and trapping ! ! . American hcrscs should not be brought to do as well over there as they do here. Pat Carroll , the American professional distance champion runner , ofValtbam , Macs. , has been matched against Mullen , the Irish champion of Dublin , for a live-mile race for $1.000 a side. Carroll will leave- for Ireland about holiday time , and , should ho defeat Mullen , will challenge Bacon. Conneff nnd Cro--slnml for a series of races to be run while ho Is on the other side. Good Judges of feet artists In this country think that Carroll will prove an easy winner , nnd thcro are some * who say he Is the best distance runner lu the world. Throe * Inter national matches are becoming so numerous that they exclto little or no more Interest than purely local events. They are proving pretty conclusively , however , that the British athlcto Is not lu it with the article wo grow on this side , and , while the Johnny Hulls are getting any < | uantlty of first-class sport they have failed thus far to get very much satisfaction out of It. Just now we Imvo them beaten to a standstill. We out sailed their yuclita , broke oven with them at their own national game , skinned them at chess , as well as in all sorts of athletic Held games , pounded the pudilln' out of their lighters , and took them down the line at a clip that lias made them dizzy. The only chance they had to ralso their volcc.i In glad acclaim waa when the Yale boatmen went down at Henley and when Dacca ran away with Tommy Coniit.lT. Tommy llyan won his light with Mysteri ous Hilly Smith last Wednesday night on a foul , but there Is little doubt that It would liavo gone any other way If the whole twenty rounds had been fought , for Hyan was fighting with rare cleverness , and waa polUh- Ing the Huston man off. by degrees , In a highly artistic way. It would seem that ntblftlc clubs would get n quantum sutllcit of this man Smith some tune , but they do not , nnd this can only be accounted for by the fact that he Is one of the greatest prize llghtora that OVIT stepped through the ropes. If ho would light fair there Is no welter weight living who has much business with him. Hut be cannot , and he ( seldom getu off with the big end of tfie money even when pitted against Inferior men. The- night of blood makes him crazy , and one good , Rtttf punch In the Jaw In all the Klgnal that Is necessary for him to begin hU dirty tactics. Any man who can land ono telling blow on Hilly Smith can win the tight by tilmply waiting for the foul that Is sure to ept'cdlly follow. The pugilistic G. A. H. will assemble atone ono of the New York clubs on the evening of December II , when Jem Mace , once/ the premier of nil l-'ngland's boxers , nnd Mike Donovan , who once occupied nearly as ex alted a position In thl.i country , will meet In n ten-round contest. If will he n battle a ! . the old tichool , and the sporting men of Gotham Ray there will not be a vacant chair In the building. Jem Mace Is nearly Cft years of age , but of nue-h remarkable and well preserved physique that he looks fifteen or twenty years younger , anil every whit the hero of the 150 battles be has fought. There la no doubt but what he was tlio greatest boxer In hta day , nnd In fact was considered peering up to the lime he met Ch.irlb Mltclu'd several yearn ago and was whipped In a rouud. Donovan Is a much younger man than the niiglUhman , yet anything but a tpring chicken. IU < waa a fighter from 1'lKlitersvlllo In bin time , and Is yet rated as ono of the meat skillful exponents of the great art of self-defense In the country. I think ho will surely win. Old Jinn , ua was the case In hln ill-advUed collision with Mitchell , must certainly miccumh to his younger antagonist. Ho arrived In Now York last Saturday ovuliiR , and la sajd to bo In moat surprising condition. 1'rlonds of John L. Sullivan are agitating the que'ttlon of a monster beiiefll , the llko of which has never been noon , for "tho grand eld limn of the squared circle. " John \i. \ will probably loao his wonderful right hand , A cancerous growth on the back of his tro- flat a maw of bout ! and muscle that linn won for UK owner ctoc to n million dollars lim already frit the knife of HIP fliirxron and the nhynlrlsas hold out little hnpp. fiillr'fl friends ro all ! ) leKlon , and hi * most ardent admirers , led by I'rof. Mike Donovan , an oloV.lme rival , de > lro to rM p a fuml that will make miltlcient Income lo kcrp old John In comfort for the rent of hi ! days , tl I * Mr. Donovan's Idcn that every ptiKlllailc fltor In America participate In ( he bcnrfll. nd as a wind-up of the entertain- mcnt and a flnalo to Sullivan's Italic career. that the ex-champion don It single glove nnd meet one or more of hla former adversaries In a friendly bout. And there are entli'islas-1 tic friend * of the man fn5m Iloaton who In- nlut that ho will make a Rood showing for liliruii'lf cvrn with one hand gone. There Is little use In wanting spare dl.i- ssInK the Fltsmmon.vCorbett ! matter. It to ssy tlmt I'ltz end bin lutckcr , Julian , are bewildered at the number of cITcrs whl.-li are pouring In on them In con nection with Iho ndalr when they have both plainly nald that they will only countenance R finish light. Julian says Corbptt Is behind the varlmiH club pnnplp , and "every time I I iilinll wait until the MUi of November , and If nobedy comes forward with nn offer for a nninh fight I will accept the best 'offer made by any one club , nnd give Corbett. any kind of nn old fight he desires. Ho shall not get away from u.i this time. " A prominent physician. In Si dlscusilMi of tlio superiority of HIP new method of reduc ing the weight of Jockoyt by means of cover ings electrically bratod. says that probably no ono undergoes such labor on such low dipt as the Jnrkey who la "waatlni ? " himself < > as to scale with another lucky fellow whotc nature runs less to fot. In the hottest weather he plica on clothes and takes sharp walks. Ho labors hard , nnd the more ; he sweats the more ho fecli ho has done his duty. Then cornea the nnizzlo. After the labor there Is appetite ; after the sweating there U thirst a raging thirst- but the food must he strictly limited , and the drink must be of the smallest , or all the labor would be fcr naught. The priva tion U hntriblc. Training for condition Is bad enough , and has made many a gcod follow throw athleticism to the dogs ; but training for weight Is a far greater Inflic tion. So many pounds have to bo got off , and there are only so many daya or weeks In which to do It. It l.s d-iie by physic , by sweating , by hard labor , and by starvation. A succp.ssful Jcckcy Is envied by thou sands ; but on the other hand It must be re membered that there are few occupations which demand so much of self-denial , and entail such painful discipline1 as that of flip Joclrey. The ordeal comes when he Is work ing himself down to scale. A man In ordinary condition hardly varies In weight from day to day , and he may keep bis weight nlmtBt without change for months ami even years. It is not so. however , when training has brought down the weight far below Its natural level. Then every cell In the body seems hungry and at'hlrst. mid a moisture Is sucked up as by blotting paper. Many break down , under tlio strain , the starvation telling on their nervous sys tem before It affects their llcsh , while ethers throw up the effort rather than con tinue the- misery of starvation which U- Involved In keeping the scales on the right side. The racing tonmn of 1S97 will probably eco tire return of A. A. Zimmerman , the only real American champion wheelman. There hi a pi evading opinion that ' /Am" will not be In the front rank next year , becau o racing ta tlca have changed and the crack.t of isart are younger men. The "Grinder" baa repeatedly shown that he Is without an equal lu headwork and his career In Franco shows MI almost unbroken chain of victories. If Zimmerman trains faithfully there I * no rcnwm why ho should not again demonstrate that lie is a formidable opponent for any rider living. If my old nnd esteemed friend Jack Mc- AulllTo Is the lightweight champion of the world hid light with Jimmy Carroll out on the coant the other night Is n grotesque commentary on the game. Hut the little Kalstalllan Wllllanu'burger In not the chnm- lilon. nor has ho been at any time since that memorable night down In New Orleans four years ago. when ho smothered Hilly Meyer In fifteen rounds. Consequently Mt > massaging contest with the Hcnllo Mr. Carroll cuts no llguro ns n commentary of any species on the game. It was tlmply ono of thopp little firtic comedies which bnvo so often been worked off on the unsophisticated ' [ 'rlsconlans. If there over was n community that has been surfeited with rod raw barneyn that has been worn to the marrow by sporting shell men and three-carders that community occupies the city of the Golden Gate. It foemp that they never will catcli on. notwithstanding that many of them have icon out In the world and bumped up against adamantine realities , llko wo good stiff onc.i In the east. Hut they do not e-ecm to profit by experience as they ought to , nnd they are either utterly devoid of sporting rectl- iido or constitute the biggest congregation of suckers In the world. Hut no one blames Jack or Jimmy. They nro both "wasors" anil are entitled to every you they can work their old California pals out of. Jack Is too strong and willing to work and Jimmy too agod. So theto you nro. Men mupt live and women must weep , though every bar In the city Is moaning. Why wouldn't It bo a good thins : for Jack and Jimmy to tour the country and tattle their "old scores" In all ho big cities ? Such a play would knock the ftrlpod pocks off Corbett's navy blue cadet. The defeat of George Dlxon Friday night by Frank Erne was a big ourpriso to the red hots , and while there Is a ohadow of suspicion anent the Justice of the decision It will have to go. It waa a rattling mill for the whole twenty rounds , and , from the press report , ono would think that Dlxon more than held his own. There U no deny ing , however , that Young Krne Is a good man. IIo hni fought ten-round draws with Dlxon , Solly Smith and CaulIIiower Grlffo. He iso ! defeated Eddie roundly , the lightweight who Juat whipped Causer over In England. It may be that Dlxon's star , so long In the ascendancy , has set. KOKKST , KIUMJ AMI STIIIUM. TinYl'i'iU AIIIIIIIK Dcvolci-s of ( he Dorr mill ( Jim. The cattle men of northwestern Nebraska and South Dakota are having a high tlmo or It at a very early stage of the game this win ter. So far the weather has been terribly In clement nnd the big gray wolves were never known to bo more aggressive or numerous. They have banded together nnd are com mitting wholesale dcpradatlons all adonr the line. The legislatures of the two states will bo asked for nlil looking toward the extermination of the pests. The White and Had river countries In South Dakota ore particularly Infested with these ravenous animals , and the stock has been suffering at an alarming rate. Coyotes ore unusually numerous In the sandhills country , but Ilt- tlo Is feared from them. Al Patrick , John Collins. Henry Hainan anil Nate Crary have returned from a tnrce- wccks' trip in the Hlg Horn mountains. As they are all old. experienced big game hunt ers it Is but natural th.it they should have secured everything In this line they desired. Mr. Patrick has the sporting editor's ac knowledgments for a haunch of venison. The coursing trials out at Friend a week ago were uncommonly micccj-irul. There wan a largo attendance of old-time lovers of this rare spurt , and among the 'hounds ' were some of the fastest In the country. It was a good thing tliouo dogs were there , for an old vet Informs mo that ho never saw jack rab bits run llko they did out there. Dad Ilurke was on hand with his pair of champion dogs , which ho thinks cannot be beaten In the state. W. V. Hlackmoro , with his famous old Punch , who showed n clean pair of heels to a lot of the younger dogg. M. Krlg. In Dick , has n line dog. He came from Dakota , and ls swift as the wind. Policeman KdK hill from this city was there with Queen , who was In the thickest of the fray u ! ! through the week. Hurt Aldrlt was nUo on liiind and took much Interest In the running. Will Uoodon wants a llrt-ulaaH conning club organized , and la willing to put In n coed deal of time In bringing the matter to i succtwaful Ubiie. Mr. Guodcn It full of the sport. George Crawford was also on hand with a line , dog , besides ucortm of nthors whoso names were not reported. J. Davlcn of this city acted In the capacity of Judge and gave the best of satisfaction. Although In Australia shooting pinion , BUVO for the destruction of ( lying foxee and other agricultural pceta , nro nut eu nurnvroiu as In other countries , there fa no lack of wlr.Ke'l ' frame In thr several colonies' , tupu- clally In Now South Walea , where the order Colnmbar Is largely represented , ruppclady ! In the ( treat primaeval foicwts of the coast dl'trlctfi. In the cedar brushes of the Liver * , pool range white-headed trult plgpoim arc very numerous , and In the brush fore-sts of HIP Clarence , the Hlchmoiul , the Macleay , and Illawnrra the top-knot rind large-tailed j plKtoca. anil the wong -wcima , o prlacd for I Its largo silo and the whlttncv and delicacy j of Its llceh , arc- very plentiful. The hrniuo | winged pigeon Is common to almost all parts of the colony. Several varieties of these I birds are remarkable for their bo.iutlful plumage , their size mil the excellence of their m h. One of the flnost v.irlGllt . the partridge bronze-winged pigeon. U found almost cxclL'nlvrly In the pmlns of the lu te : lor. Dovra arc also numerous , and meat of the specks are extremely delicate nnd beautiful. The little turtle dove of the Murray river Is the prettiest specimen of this family. Some of the most Interesting gamr birds found In the colony Belong to the order Oalllnne , under wklcn are clasaed various hinds of wild fowl , and the Mrga- podldau , which Includes brush turkeys. The last mentioned exist In great numbers In the western districts , and their flesh "a " highly prized. The order Includes the quails , among which may bo mentioned the stubble- quail , nnd the painted quail , two of th largest species of the famlly-ln New South Wales. The order Grallaorcs Include many genera , and to It belongs the large * of nil Australian game birds , the bustard , as well ns the wadcra , such as stilts , water rrakcs. iblncs , dotterels , Ralllnules , spoon bills , herons , bitterns , and many others Among the watcr-blrda nro enormous num bers of wild fowl of all descriptions , duciia corse , grebea , as well ns black swans. Cliff Cole and Jim Den enjoyed a great daj with the quail out near Arapahoe one daj last week , bagging something like live dozei bird ? . Mr. Cole left a. liilf dozen of the beauties on the sporting editor's table. In bis special tOO-blrd mstch with J. A. U Elliott on Thanksgiving day Frank Parmeleo clearly demonstrated hla ability to go against any pigeon shot In the world. The day waa n horrible one , with Its sheets of Ice am' ' snow and Intense cold , and It Is doubtful whetri'r any two shooters In the country could huvo surpassed the pcores made under the ramo conditions. Pnrmeleo shot a 11105 ! dlscourcglng uphill race nnd It Is to be hopcJ that the story TO current of his lack ol nerve will bo given a ge od long rest. Atone ono rtago of the contest , In the ci'tlmntlo ' : ! of the largo crowd of spectators , Parmeloo was as thoroughly out of the ohaua as If ho was shooting a bo\v and arrow , for It Is a 100 to 1 shot that no man living can give Jim Elliott a handicap or flve birds nnd gel his money with but thirty-one birds to shoot at. At ono tlmo I considered Mr. Elliott the finest plircou uhot living and it Is ex tremely doubtful whether this doesn't hold good yet. Ho Is and baa been ready to shoot any and nil of the crixcks In the coun- trv ilurlntr HIP tiiipt full , but with the ex ception of two or three exhibition trlnla at his home In Kansas City , Parmclce Is the only man who stepped forward with his coin and accepted the general dell. The trap enthusiasts of this vicinity can rest content that the match in question will lead to any number of peed things here during the com ing EO.IPOII. It is neit Improbable that we will got to t-ee Parmclce pitted ngnlnsl such celebrities ao Hrower , Grim , Gilbert , lludel , Fulford and Koikes , for now that ho has downed Jim Elliott twine thcso men will surely aspire for the glory thcro Is In worst- Ing htm. The "spreader" Is a great thing for Ne braska quail shooting and no mistake. Mcst of the shouting In this part of the globe U done In the thick brush , and where one clean shot Is practical a. dozen snap shots must ho taken. The "spreader. " while It Is evidently new to the * present generation of shooters. Is suspiciously like the old Eley shot cartridge of forty years gone by turned around to spread the shot Instead of condens ing It. The inventor Is a Thornton (11. ( I. ) man , and he claims great things for It. The now device consists of a piece of wire hem like a corkscrew with the end * turned In to prevent scratching the barrel. It Is of a suitable Ici.gth to fit Into an ounce of shot In a 12 or JO-gauge cartridge , and small enough In diameter to fit Into a IC-gauge fiun. The Idea Is that the corkscrew shape causes It to whirl around on leaving tin- gun , and thus spread the shot evenly over a larger pattern when flred from a choke bore. It Is also claimed that , tucd in a cylinder-bore gun. It will so even up the charge as to practically condense it. Its use also prevents leading or powder caking In the choke. The great trouble with all three spreading devices Is that the spread Is secured at the expense of regularity or pattern , nnd Is Homctlmcs so Irregular that even a quad will get through the patches without Injury. They al.so Induce "wander- lug shot , " and these are dangerous. It was only the other day that a gunner was hit In the neck by a shot from a friend's gun which must have taken n comae at least flve rods to the side of the direction taken by the rest of the charge. Stockton Hctli and John A. McDongal sper T day In the brush up near Calhoun l.ir.t 'U , and made quite a respectable kill of quad. Mr. McDongal was a former employe of the water works company of this city , but 1 now engaged In the mining business In the west. Ho stopped oil lieru for n week with old friends while cnroule to Boston. Last week Irving Gardner , Con Young , Will Slmcral nnd myself , spent a day at Calhoun among the bob whites , nnd through the kindness of Landlord D. H. Anderson were put onto the best grounds , his team and wagon being on hand early after a hearty breakfast. Quad were plenty and a gcod bag was made , returning late In the evening to a good , warm room and supper. WITH Till : HAM , CUAMv.S. Short MorU-N ( inf licreil from All PiilntM nf tin * Coiinlry. Phi Tcbcau , in an Interview at St. Louis , said that the Cleveland club would not co to Hot Springs next t > prlng , and that thcro would bo no radical changes In the makeup of the team. Ho continued : "Our team has , been playing together for several seasons , nnd each and evcrj member of the club ID thor oughly broken. Wo have different styles of play and a thorough study of the other teams In the league has given us a line of what kind of a game Is the most effective against them. The Halllmoros nro our meat. Wo know their IrlcUnnml rarely fall to down them with any kind of base ball luck. "In my estimation Iho Haltlmores were strengthened by the recent trade with Pltlw- burg. Stenzel will he a tower of strength to them at the bat. Plttsburg also bonofltcd by the deal , as Donnelly will ho a good man on third ba.se. Cleveland will play Sunday ball at homo next uoason. Wo Imvo fevornl chances to got grounds for tlmt purpose out- oldo of the city , but prefer , If wo can , to do business at the old stand. " A wnlllng cry ban reached Chicago from far off Utah nnd the waller Is none other than the urbane and ever-popular Hill Lange. the mighty centerllcldcr. Hlg Willy slnrtod homo last .Monday and thcro was great rapture In California over Ills prospective homecoming When HIP train icache.l Ogdcn I'tah , Ildl thought that he was about duo to write to his Chicago friends concerning the Bconcry onrouto. Ho n&kod how long the train reined and was told fifteen minutes. Hill , clad In sllpperi ) . linen duster nnd a rod- tasBolcd cap that some roubrctto gave him on bin departure , accordingly slipped off the train and darted In the writing room of n hotel n few feet from the depot. Just as ! m had flnlshod the third page of the letter ho as Informed that ho hail been made the victim of a cruel Joke , that the train only waited five minutes and that It was many miles on Its wuMwnrd way. And there waa Hill , nlono In n ftrango city. In a linen duller , a taeuelcd cap and a pair of iillnpors which bore the Inscription In large , red Ittters , "Our Willy Hoy. " During the meeting at Chicago last week , wlillo noctlon was taken on playing rules outside of the appointment of Messrs. Hart , Hanlon and Reach as a commltte to report at the Ilaltlmpre meeting , all of the changes which have been proposed wore brought up nnd discussed. One matter which was brought up and referred to thu committee was a proposition to abolish coaching for thirty dajb en trial. This amendment proposes tn abolish coaching with the eixceptlon of signals , which may bo used to guide the * base run ner. After a ihlrty-day trial. In which the public woutd have the matter entirely In Its own hands , u would be an easy matter to find out whether Fandom was satisfied with the change. Jimmy Donnelly , who flgum ! In Hie twofer for four HnUlmore'-t'ltlshurK deal , has often been xpoken of as n youngster. Hero's the " ' " "kid's" record : He played wltlr Tcrre Haute and Indian apolis In 1SSI. In li 3 tie was with Detroit , and In ISSS with KnnsHS City. In l.W Kan sas City was a member of the National loflgue. In 1SS7 Donnelly was with Wash ington , where ho remained until the middle of the season In 1SSO , when he again went to Detroit , then n member of the Interna tional leiguo. The Detroit tcnui disbanded In July of that year , nud Donnelly finished the season with thr St. Louis Hi-owns. In ISfll he played In Omaha and Columbus ; In 1S32 In New Haven nnd nuffolo. In 1S93 ho waa with the Troy team of the Eastern league , where ho pUyod until-the team dla banded In 1894. when he went to Spring field , from whlrh team ho was drafted by Baltimore last fall. 1-Vel Pfeffei has attached his name lo a Chicago contract Jew another season , and will bc > found holding ilivvn second base for Ali son's team ticxttyeir. Thpro was a time when It was doTMilful whether Uie old star would bo back in the gamp. Pfefter , for some reason , hcciuuo discouraged during during the lattef Miiys of the playing time. Perhaps his unlucky batting had something to do with It. foiUh > other respects his playIng - Ing was splendid , lint whatever the cause , ho concluded that perhop * he had boiler retire from the game , and look out for a business which v/qiild be permanent. Thi'ro are thirty players and over on the roster of the Phillies for next season. With such a liberal squad of ball tosscrs In one team , the visiting bench on the Louisville grounds will contain more person * than the grandstand and bleachers when the Quakers visit Louisville. Washington Poat. Hart of Chicago , who , with Hanlon and K"arh. comprises the rules committee , says that ho and his follow members will hold several meetings thla winter to discuss Im portant questions , and that they may-report favorably on several changes. Ho says that the committee- may discuss coaching , but It Is not likely thai It will bo abolished. Mr. Chndwtck calls Jack O'Connor an "unmitigated tough. " Unmitigated la not In Jack's lexicon. "I don't know what It means , but I guess It's a rcast good ami plenty , " nays Jack. The Western Haso Hall association re organized at DCS Molnca Tuesday. Peorla. Hock ford , Duhuquo , Cedar lUiplds , Hurllng- ton , Dee Molues , St , Joseph and Ottutmva will form the circuit. Tony Mullane wants to be a major league umpire. Imagine an Interchange of coach- line Interjections 'twlxt Tcny and Tebcau. Tony has the nerve requisite for a good umpire , but lacks the tact. If Jack Stlvetts could got as much money to cover first buse as he receives for twirl ing , he would resign from the rubber. Jack , with his hitting ability , will some day develop Into a valuable llrsl baseman. Twlrler Stein of Brooklyn , who claimed that his arm was cured by electricity , re ceived another shock when Hilly Ramie handed him a release. Now York has signed a yotmgster for next season , who Is said to be a wonder. Ho is an outfllder and his name Is Dennis Hoole. lu forty-flvo games ho dropped bill two fly balls. "Pop" Alison Is reported to have lost $2,000 by making bets on the Colts dur ing the past Kpcson , but It Is said ho is willing to make more wagers for next year. Tlio Boston team will probably train nt Savammh. Ga. . for nexl season. .Manager Selco IhlnkM thai Is Iho best spol for his players lo gel Die kinks out of their muscle : ' ind oxpccls to finish at least , first or second In the league race. Ansan voted for Palmer and Iluckner , the aged gold money candidates , who , txj Hill [ jangu. alleges , | Wcro boys in.knlckorboe.kers when your undo .was n s'lar player , and peeped through fen.ccs to watch uncle crack oul triples and homers. Jimmy Ryan thinks that Alison could train lit" " men during , the winter by having them play foot ball. His Idea of the team Is as follows : Anson , center ; Everett nnd Lange. guardn ; Decker and' Thornton , tackles ; Terry and Donahue , ends ; Griffiths , quarterback ; Xltlrldge and Pfeffer , halfbacks ; Dahlcn , full back ; McCormlck , Friend and llrlggs , subA James himself prefers to referee. George Cuppy , the crack twlrlcr of the Cleveland team , bet the money which ho made out of the Temple Cup series that Indiana would go for Bryan , bill at * U did not Cuppy Is mourning the IOM of his win nings. Heslde.'i' lo'ilng bis money ho made a bet that If Uryan was defcaled ho would tot onioVe a c ! ar Or drlng a glass of boor 'or n year. Cuppy hughl to he able to eave the money he lost on the election. < t < M > ! ! tl < > IlS Illlll AllNtVITM. N1JLIGH , Neb. , Nov. 20. To'tho Sporting Editor of The Hco : Please decide the fol lowing bet in Sunday's Hee : A bets 1) that Uryan would carry moro states than Mo ld nicy. Who wlnsT-John Mayberry. Ana. In my opinion It Is a draw. While McKlnley Is accredited with carrying Ken tucky , ho losl ono electoral vote. When bets were made on the state it was evidently Im plied that ono or the other would carry the electoral vote complete. COUNCIL BLL'FF.S. la. . Nov. 2C. To the Sporting Editor of The eo : Please decide j the following : A bets that McKlntoy would carry Kentucky ; ho claims ho won. U claims .bat as McKlnley did not got all the electors 10 did not carry the state , and that A has not won. Who wins , A or 11 ? Publish In Sunday's Ileo and oblige. D. Atkins. Aiis. it is a draw. COUNCIL I1LUFF3 , Nov. 20. To the Sporting Editor of The lice : Would you ilease tell mo If the Amc.s and Hutto City foot lull teams Is to play In Omaha , and , If BO. the date ? Thanking you for the answer. I remain yours truly II. E. Gronewcg. Ans. They Is not. VALLEY. Neb. , Nov. 1C. To the SportIng - Ing Editor of The lice : To decide a bet will jou answer the following question : Did I'resldent-clecl McKlnley over vote for the free and unlimited coinage of silver at tlio ratio of Itl to 1 , while In congress ? A. E. A gee. Ans. Nlxey. OMAHA. Nov. 20. To the Sporting Editor cf The lice : Will you plc.iao answer the fol- owlng In Sunday's Bco : (1) ( ) In case an elector dies can hla place bo lllled ? (2) ( ) Was John M. Thurston ever presiding ofllcer of the United States senate ? (3) ( ) A bets that a letter addrccscd to the Fliat National Link , Aurora , Neb. , is not meant for that dace ; H bets that It la. Upon whom does he burden of pioif rest ? F , W , Boyer , " 17 South Thirty-first street. Ails. (1) ( ) No. (2) ( Don't know. (3) ( ) On he man who struck Hilly Patterson. HASTINGS. Nov. 20' . To the Sporting Jdltor of The Dec : } . U. Wallace bet the mdciYilgiied that Hryan would carry two utates nut of the following three : Kansas , Centucky and Indiana. Who wins ? Al laas. Ana. Al Unas. OMAHA , Nov. 20. Tn Iho .Sporting Editor of The Ileo : To decide a bet please give n Sunday's Ileo fir. Hryun' majority In Nebraska at the recent election. Sub- bcrlber. Ann. Count not completed. OMAHA. Nov. 2li. To the Sporting Editor of The Hoc : A takes McKlnley , H tnkew Iryan for Kentucky , You decided In last Sunday's Bco that It was a draw. Monday , vlicn A'3 attention was called to It. ho nadc another ben that If It was submitted o you as written-he would win. Following H the wording of tlio bet : A rakes Mo- Clnley , II takes Bryan for Kentucky for 1. If Palmer win * the bet ls off ? A Sub- erlbcr. Aiib. In my Judsment , a draw. NOIIFOLK , Neb. . NOV. 28 To the Sporting Mltor fit The BCD : To > aeltle A dtapulo will on dicldu thu following proposition , viz : n a KUIIIO of crlbbajc A plajuu "ten , " I ) "king. " A pla > a deuce , H having mnh- ti ) ? but "tenth card * . " can't play. A playu nether deuce and then a third deuce. How mny points Is A ninth I to In playing th Jreo dcucia ? Ily answering In your ne : : ' Sunday Ir.iuo you will oblKe several of your readers. W. L. Metier. Ans. Nine. Two for the pair , nix for three deuces nnd ono for last card. SHEUIDAN. Wyo. . Nov. 21. Tel till" SportIng - Ing Editor cf The lice : Will you dpcldo this qutjtlon thuniRh the- columns of your paper : A said to H , "I will bet yon tlmt Ken tucky ( tees for McKlnley.1 H wild , " 1 oot you It don't. " Now , mipiMMe the dtate > gives .Mc Klnley twelve electoral votes nnd Uryan one. docts McKlnley get the ? state or does 11 iMe his money or win ? Dick tlitt. AIM. Sco answ'r NEWCASTLE. Wyo. . Nov. 23. To the Sporting Editor of The HPP : Please answer tlu > following question In Sunday Pee and oblige ft reader : A beta 11 that Ihero are more McKlnley turn at a table than there nro llrynn men and It Is a tlo , who wins ? J. W. Dlxon. Aiis. A draw. STUUGIS. S. IX , Nov. 23. To the SportIng - Ing Editor of The Uee : To decide a bet 1 refer the following to you : A and I ) , with others , are playing stud poker. A has n * how down , with no pair In sight , H has a pair In sight. If A shows no pair , can he nnko U show hi * hole card ? W. Hailing. Ana. Ho might mandamus him. CIlETE , Neb. , Nov. 27. To the Sporting Editor of The Bee : Will you please answer the following lu Sunday'ti He > o : (1) ( ) A bets II that Hryan carries inorw stales than Me- Klnloy. Who wins the- bet ? (2) ( ) How do you deride Kentucky and Delaware ? Will H. Stcldl. Ans. See answer elsewhere. OMAHA , Nov. 20. To the Sporting Kdltor of The Uce : Plccsc decide this bet through your newspaper column Sunday. A bets H that McKlnley carries moro states than Hryan. Who wins ? If Kentucky splits her electoral' vote who geU thai state ? John Klansttcr. Ans. See answer elsewhere. GENOA , Neb. . Nov. 20. To the Sporting Editor of The Hoe : Will you kindly answer the following question through the columiia of The Sunday Hee ? In a game of "cinch" ono party l.as cighl ( S ) , another has nine ( n ) , the one whe > has eight buys the trump for two. and makes high game- , and the other party holds low. Docs the bidder go out ? A Subscriber. Ans. They play here the bidder goes out , but that Is not In stride accordance with the rules. MISSOl'HI VALLEY. la. , Nov. 2" . To the Sporting Editor of The Dec : A bets 11 that Hryan would carry Kentucky. Hclurns al prcsenl Indicate that McKlnley has 12 elec toral votes and Hryan 1. If such should bo the ease , who wins ? J. H. Lyon. Ans. See answer elsewhere. OMAHA. Nov. 20. To the Sporting Editor of The Bee : I bet that Hryau docs not have larger plurality In Missouri than McKlnley In Iowa. Do I win ? Please decideIn your Sunday edition. C. 0. Ans. Missouri's count not vet completed. LITCHFIELD. Neb. , Nov. 21. To the Sporting Editor of The Hco : On March 14. ISflC , A bet I ) $10 that the populist party would carry the state of Missouri for presi dent In 1S9C. Please decide in your Weekly Hoe and oblige. John Thomas , Stakeholder. Ans. A loses. COLUMBUS , Neb. , Nov. 20 To the Spnrt- Iiig Editor of Tlio He * : To decide a wager plc-aso answer the following In Sunday's edi tion. A bets H that McKlnley would carry Kentucky : H bets he would not ; who wins ? A Subscriber. ' Ans. Sco similar propositions In Ihbi column. ALLEN.'Neb. . Nov. 2fi. To lhi > Sporllng Editor of The Hoe : Please decide the fol lowing : A bets H thai 'McKlnley ' would carry Delaware. Who wins ? Please answer In sporting column. Hop. Ans. A draw , so far ns my opinion goes. LAUHEL , N'pb. , Nov. 23. To the Sporting Editor of The Dee : Please decide the fol lowing bet : A bets H that McKlnley wlli carry the' following 'three states. Iowa. Indi ana and Delaware. The electoral vote of the latter stnte blng divided , eloes A lose hli < hot ? H. Hallo. Ans. Llko bets on Kentucky , I consider tlio n'lovo ' a draw. HAS3ETT. Nob. . Nov. 2. . . To the Sporllng Editor of The Ileo : Plonao answer the fol- .lowliiE questions ) by return mad to settle n bet. What date did Jim Corbolt light the slxty-ono-round bout with Peter Jackson ? Alwi the light between Corbett nnd Kllrnln at Now Orleans nnd oblige W. H. Swart. Ans. With Juckion. May 21 , 1891 ; with Kdraln , February IS. 1SDO. GRAND ISLAND. Ne'b. , Nov. 24. To the Sporting Editor of The Hoe : Please answer the following In Sunday's Ileo : Playing poker , A deals. H pasojn. C opens the i > ot. D stayo and rallies him. which C calls , re marking to H that ho liad a funny hand , nud tolling H to remember the ono card which he discards. They draw , U ono and D two. H Immediately bets , which bet I ) calls , nn.i he lays down a lluali , which D couldn't beat. Should he when ho broke n pair of queens , lild openers , expoco It to everybody or Jiift lay It aside ? Wbot gets the pot ? He didn't say thai he was * going to break a pair of queens ? A. II. C. A lie. IIo must simply lay the card as-ido nnd call the other playoru' attention to It , showing up his pair of oponeni after play Is over. HENSON , Neb. , Nov. 21. To tlio Sporting Editor of The Bee : A prize of $1 was offered the ono who mo t nearly guessed the num ber of electoral votes. Ono person had 27t ! votes for William McKlnley , another 272. Which won the prize ? Elhcl Morgan. Ant' . 272. SIOUX CITY , Nov. 21. To the Sporting Editor of The Bee : Please sctllo a bet by fluting In Sunday's Ileo whether Peter Maher and Peter Jackson over met In the prize ring , and , If so , who won ? Tom Causer. Ans. (1) ( ) In Dublin , Ireland , In 1SS9. (2) ( ) Jackson. Mahcr claims that It was only n friendly boul. SOUTH OMAHA. Nov. 2C. To the SportIng - Ing Editor of The Heo : Kindly answer In The Sunday Dee : I bet Nebraska wouldn't score In the Thanksgiving day foot ball irnnifi I A I ii-lti I .nw Pinn , Ans. You do , ONAWA. In. , Nov. 27. To the Sporting Editor of The Bee : PIcaoa nnawor In Sun day's Bee the following questions : Do you know of any bet being made that parllus could not cut thirty quad In thirty days ? If to , how did It come out and whal are Iho conditions of the wager ? There H n party hero.thai Uilnke ho can do the Job. H. S. Hays. Ans. It Is no trlolt nt all , Has been ac- complUhnd hundreds of llmct > . AVOCA , la. , Nov. 20. To the Sporting Md I tor of The Hco : To decide ) a bet will you kindly name the winner In The Sunday Heo In the following bet : A hols B that Mis souri does not glvo Bryan as largo plurality as Iowa given McKlnley. S. C. Hnrlow. Ans. Missouri not olllclally heard from vet. vet.MINDEN. MINDEN. 'la. . Nov. 20. To the Sporlln * Editor of The Hoc : A bet waa posted 1lmt nno cnndldato would carry morei state-s than the other for Iho presidency of the United States. Owing to the "split" In Ifoatucky , should not the bet bo declared oT ( and money refunded ? The bet was exclusively on states. Nothing to do with electors. In nny shape or form. In the present form of but could a Htato that Is divided bo counted by either party. Will you kindly answer this In your next Sunday edition and oblige 'a ' traveling saL-sman ? D. M. 0. Ans. In 4iy ! Judgment this bet h n draw. HEN WICK. la. . Nov. 21. To the Sport ing Editor of The Be-o : Please deride the following bet : A lints II tli.it. Bryan will carry Kentucky , anl .1.1 you two , Bryan iiis ; I elector and McKlnley gets 12 , Who wins ? M. S. Marsh. AIIB. See answer olee-whoro. MATSONVILLE. Nov. 2r , . To the SportIng - Ing Editor of Tlio Hco : PJoaso btato whore I can got the stud book for this your.--T. H McNamco. AIIB. Secretary of the Now York Jot-Key club. PIVIM ; ICITKS , Puolt. "I want to Ily my kite. " the yoiHi2 tor whlnce ] , "Jlut the kMng Kn6i And tliero'H too mile ! ) , or uiao too llttlo wind Out in tlio low ! "Or If ( I'M up and I would Ily It higher Tbiiri-'ii too mut-li lull . Or elMo it catrlioH on abrolien wlrol" ThuH ran liirf wall. "IIiTi-'x life. " I thought , ullh erlm sitlrarj' . "Kti'h II.-IM blklic , : , . M'rlnj-.H. wl'i.lrt.lrr > < furm u t-unvplracy AK.IUIHI | : M III.hi. " TUP PfMl * IMM'M An P I VT I 1'P 1111' ' , SCRAPPLR 01' ' SAM A 1'h ' A MlltKVivniercd Uostlor Who Wns Ilnp- picst When Fighting. ENGINEERS AND FIREMEN HIS MFAT olKlti'il Ml PiittiKlM WIliMIMI | > I < | I nnd SiimMliltiK t > un > Tlitin n Tun \Vtii n in Action The HN- nlun < if ( Copyright , ISS8 , by th * 8. a McClurp Co. ) Every man who has railroaded for a slnjl day on Iho Ilio Grande baa heard of Job Jonre "Scrappy" Jones they called hln If there Is mich a disease aa scraplomanla then John JOHN had It , goad and hard. II began nt the bottom aa helper In the mnrhln shops nnd Industriously founut his way u the ladder until ho became a full-flexlgei locomotive engineer. There Is scarcely Hag station on thu entire system that ha not at some time or another been his battle Hold. Hold.The The most Interesting feature In the his lory of Joneri la the fact thai he neve sought a fight , or fought for the "fun of It , as nu t lighting characters do. I knew < hli Intimately , worked with him many n da > and It seemed to mo > that he had lights thnm upon him In nearly every Instance. Whei ho was "hcotlcr" at Sallda I was his as distant. One day when we were dangllni , our fec't from a high bench In the roum house I asked him liovv It was that he hat so many ilghtB. "You are better tcmporoc and happier that I am ; I have had one Ugh since I began railroading , how many hav you had ? " " 'Bout a hundred , " said Jones , and hi homely face was tvtd. He told mo , tbei and there , tlmt lighting was his besettitii , sin. He had worked and prayed that h might bo spared the necesnlty of thrashing men , but it seemed a part of bis mission 01 earth. When the noon whistle sounded wo slid off the high bench and went Into the washroom to prepare for lunrheon. Before wo left the housio wo were nblliiod to UPO the. turntable. "He > y , there , back up. We wan to use the turntable ! " Jones called cheer fully enough to a passenger engineer who was oiling his locomotive- which , contrary to all rules and customs , was left standing ot the turnlablo. Now Jones had tliraslipt nearly every engineer he had llred for dur W" * Jf * ui N f 1 &m M' V JONES KOUCJHT THE ENTIRE "HILL CHEW. " Ing bis apprenticeship and they all hated him , so this middle division man only gave him a sour look and went on oiling. "Say , " said Jones , rolling bis thumb and twirling his watch chain about It , "are you going to back up ? " "Yes , when I get ready , " was the reply , and Jones made straight for the engine. Aa he climbed up on ono-aide the driver mounted from the other , and , snatching up a hand hammer. raUcd it above Jones' head and warned him to keep off his en gine. I held my breath a.s Jones continued to climb and the engineer stood ready to brain him. When the hostler , who ap peared not to have heard the warning , hir ! gained the deck ho twisted the hartimor from Iho grasp of the i-nglneer , throw It back Into the coal tank , backed the engine from the table , sel Iho air brakes and lenpcl to the ground. Ho had missed n fighl here simply hocautv Iho engineer weakened , and yet JemoM wno wholly In the right. Once when he was firing a pan > enger englno they stopped nt Cleora. only two miles from the end of the run , the engineer abused Jones and Jones thumped him. The driver told the conductor that he would not run tlio englno In with that fireman , whereupon Jones gave the driver another licking , drove him Into the cab and compelled him to go to the end of the division. There was an Investigation In the office of Master Mechanic Kelker. at Pueblo , tin engineer began to abueo the fireman and ho was notifle-d by thi > latter that such a course was liable to lead to troublo. Presently the engineer called Jones a. liar , nnd instantly ho foil sprawling across Iho master me chanic's desk. This caused the flreman'.s db- charce. Hut the provocation had been great , and the official gave Jones a rathei complimentary letter to the general master mechanic nt Denver. Joins went up and told the whole story , not even attempting to Justify his own actions , and ho was re- cmploycd upon another run , In thoto dajs i-jiHiui'uitf uiiu urL'iiiuii woriieu lar apart , anil as Jones had licked about half the ouglneor on the middle division , hovaa slmpl.v dcsplfcod by the men on the right hand side. There was a young Irishman who was a magnificent man , physically , nnd po.iacrsi-,1 of no end of sand. nnd t Ibis handsome follow was given the task of thrashing Scrjppy Jonco. Th met ono day out at the steel works and the Irishman had no trouble In working Jones up to the proper plt'-h. Jones told tin nim-v of this fight to mo. "He looked like n giant , " he said , "when ho faced me , but I was mad. Before 1 knew he was within read : ho hit mo square between tbn eyes and It seemed to me that It was raining flro. I fell sprawling on my back , but got up us quickly as I could , and he hum-Led mi- down again. I got up npaln. with the air full of sparks. He > knocked me down ajriiln. Moro fire. I continued to jo ; down and get up ; It didn't hurt very much , only It blinded me , nnd lhal annoyed me . for I was anxious to see how he did it , for I had novcr found It utterly impossible lo tet at n man before' . As often an I straightened up he hit me plumb between the eyes and down I we'iit. I had been down six ( linen , but my wind WHH better than that of my opponent , and that very fact seemed to discourage him. Ho was breathing like n snowplow , and when I went down for the seventh tlme > he r-tarteiil to climb my frumo and that was his Waterloo. I saw lilm Doming , dimly , UK through n veil dotted with stara. I doubled up llko a Jackknlf"1. nnd when 1 straight ened my legs out I drove my feet Into the stomach of my antagonist. Ho we-nt over on his back and I went on top of him and closed the Incident. Ho had mo whipped. I was completely done out and thrco more falls would have ended me. but ho got scared and wanted to end the fight. " The next mun selected to discipline Jones waa a yardiiWHtcr. named Jim \Vllllaimi. When Williams aw the lighter for the firot Unto ho laughed at him. "Aro you the artut that has licked ad the engineers on the middle dlvUlon ? " asked Jim. with a quUiilcal smile. JoncR ahowcd plainly that ho was oni- barrasKod. He always looked no whe-n ho know that n man was trying to pick n quarrel with him. He utuiwercd that In- bad done the bout ho could for thnio uhej lind coinei up against htm , and Jim laughed gomo more. Three or four seconds were now wasted In preliminary talk , and then the two cll'iibed Into an empty box and vhut th > dour. The men on the uiUldo only listened to catch a word that would give : thuin name- Idea as to how the fight wan going , but th < re was no titlli. At times one uould fanc > that a foot ball team wan performing Inside. N'ow thcro came heaves and grunts n If two men were1 trying to put up n heavy stove , and then yew might guess that n dray had backed up to the opposite door and they wore throwing In a few sncfc.i of potatoes. I'rcsi'ntly there was n "rush" nnd they throw In ( he dray , horse and all. Thin was followed by perfect ttilet | , save for the liravy breathing of Iho horse * . A few momotitn later the door was opened and the ( wo turn camp out , bleeding through thrlr xuilli-s and still the renult of the tight was n rcn and It bus , so far 1 know , remained < * * lo this day. * * . Jones' lights became * so iioio.-lous that the traveling engineer waited upon him In say tlmt the * master merlinnlc hail emlered that the belligerent engineer be discharged nt the crmeluslon eif litu next Unlit. Joiii-i promhed to reform. About n month latrr the trnve-Hng engineer ellmbevl Into i'ie i > li of the engine' which Jone'a was running , helping trains from Colorado Srrlnga np me- the divide. The young driver flioweil muli < feeling upon meeting the traveling engineer and nt otiee a sure-.l the einlclnl that be np- preelated the leniency of the management , tlmt tioy had nil been forglvli u. nnd now lie hoped Hint be might leave the service \\lb : tbe good wishes of the olllclals. "Why. you nro nut going to quit , nre yen. John ? The old man has complimented you repeatedly upon tlio excellent work you have been doing liere on the hid. " "Then I take It that tbe old man Irn't em , " itv snld .IntlPH. "Thnf'n Ill/n * I/F . / vim Tipnnlli > In- / i to mve my neck , but It's no u o. " Suddenly It dawned upon the mind of the traveling nipcrlnu nlent : of inolU-e power that Jones had been fighting. If ho wanted to lu > mire , all he had to do wns to nek JOIIM and ho would get the whole truth , w lie lU'Iuvi him whom he had fought with. "The hill crew. " was the brief reply. "All of them ? " "Vep began on the head biakemaii and cleaned out the e-nbouse. Including the cap tain , " aald Jones , with no show of pride The olllclal Jumped off the engine and swung Into the caboose of an e > astbound freight train , and that was the lust JOIIM heard of the order te > discharge him. for the conr diictor wan too proud xei report the fact that a little man weighing less than 110 pounds bad cleaned out the crew with hN naked hands. The story of this light and how It came about wns related to the writer by the traveling engineer himself. "We'vegot a cranky engineer , " the old brakemnn had said to the new brakeman. who boasted that lie was off the tttemny division of the " ( ) . " and that he had not yet met an cnglne-er who could Inine him. 'The only way you can handle him Is to go .it him dead hard from tlio Jump cuss him good and plenty , and , If necesaary , thump him , and he'll be your friend. " llko u-nllflit * * iiirt " D.II iln "Q. " man , "and when It ' contra to : \ si-rap'- that.'a me Prince Albert , ' ' and he went up to the * head end. When he had arrlve-d nt a point Immediately nmlcr the cab window be began a torrent of Wanhety Idankinc that made the engineer dart hla head on * of the window to see what was the matter The moment thai Jones realized that the fellow was cursing him he leaped right out through tlio e-ab - window nnd lit on tnp of the brakeman , nnd bv the time the rear f man came up the bead mnn was yelling for \ help. He told Jones at once that the n ar brakeman had Informed him that the eMi- glncer was a tough mug. who had to lie rtiraed or ho would bo ugly , and Jones promptly apologized to the bead brakeman ami thrashed tlio other fellow. Now the conductor , who had allowed all this to come about with bis kiioivlcdgo and silent con sent , observed that Jones was a brute , nnd bo got what the other two mm had rceelvrd and from that day the hill crew dwelt to gether In peace anil brntherlr love. Open when Jones was still n fireman be was transferred lo the mountain division , seas as to be forgotten for a time by the engi neers of the middle of the road. When lie reached tbe top of tin * hill for the first time he noticed that the rear end of the tank wns covered with wet cinders , nnd. like the Industrious fireman thai be WPB. be getup up and began to awe-op them off in the Ion , : snow shed at Marshall pass. Tin * ' superintendent's prlvalo car WM standing near by , 1ml Jones did not notlro It In tlio smoky abed , and the first swlpo of his broom * enl a Hood of cinders over the mipcrlntcndc.nl. who ( lapponod at that inotneiil tn bo passing. "Illank , blank you. " should ! the olllelal. and as bo looked up bo saw Iho fireman leap from tbe top of the tank and he * had lo step liaele lo avol T n rrnsli. "lM you know who I am ? " asked the oirirlnl. "No. nnd I don't care , so long as you'vo got gray hair. " "I'm the superintendent. " "Well , you. don't you me again , " said Jones , nnd he * got back on bis engine nnd the superintendent , who waa himself n lilib-nplrlted ; man. remarke > d afterward tlmt lie liked that fellow's spunk , and. In fact , be showed In after years that bo did llko It , for be would have Jones when none of the other division superintendents would. The last time I saw Junes be told me that ! io bnd quit radroailliig. IIo bad bought , with Hie money ho bad saved up , tlio old farm In Kentucky where ho was born , had. , . narrled the llttlo girl who had been his playmate In childhood , and I presume she and I were about tlio only closet friends lie had whom ho bad never thrashed. CY WAUMAN. A > lll < liT of Susi | > iiii > nl lie-lull. Washington Star : "It's going to bo a splendid buok , " said the publisher , with en thusiasm. _ _ * 'Indeed ? " ' "Yen. Hand-niado paper , elckolod edges , lialf-touo Illustrations and a binding that will bo a perfect dream. It's going to bo a tiplendld seder. " "Hut what are you going to put Inside of It ? " "Why , the liaiid-mado paper with the dckcled edges. " "Hut Isn't thcro going to bo anything In It to read ? " "Ily Jove , eld fellow ! I'm glad you uvn- tloned that ! Do you know , I came pretty near forgetting ad about it ! 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