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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 25, 1897)
THE OMAHA DAILY ! Bn2TC ! STTXDAV. JUIW 2o. 1SO7. JIM'S ' LAST DAYS OF SPORT A Merry Round of Pleasure in the Field , On the Water and at the Bat. THE RETURN OF THE PINNATED GROUSE nml KlHlilnir On I In- ' CuiirlK Home 1'nlu v < TIUiiK Chut unit llrci-r. ) ' Tnlk AliiMil Thin , i That itnil ( In * Other. A number of prominent light harness men were out at Clinton Drlggs' stock ranch a day or no ago , looking over the stable that Dick Illdcn will start down the line with early In August. The conversation luincd to the old-time trotters , and some one asked what had become of Maud S , nn ll whether she had yet produced a foal. "Maud S , " replied Tllden , "Is being given n perfect rcot from all work and worry by her owner , Mr. llonner. She IB 23 years of age , and Is at pasture on his farm on the Hudson. Fur years her owner ha hoped tint she would present him with an off spring to perpetuate her excellent qualities of breeding and speed , but every recurring year has brought Its disappointment. The public , however , Is now assured that such an Interesting event will certainly soon occur , and that the daughter of Harold who was so prominently before the public In years past , may bequeath to the world n trotting wonder like herself. As you all know , Nancy Hanks , a later mistress of the turf , has a daughter Narlon , now a jcar old , and It would be with unusual In terest that all lovers of the trotting horse would welcome a ton or daughter from the high-wheeled champion. " . "Thero Is one thing certain , " added Mr. Hrlggs , "and that IB If the trotting world- beaters of the future are to come from similar sources as thopc of the past , there Is not much to encourage the breeding of trotting queens to produce trotting cham pions , Not one of thu fourteen record holders , to ( late , has been produced from the blood of any previous record holder , and what Is more surprising Is the fact that not one of the fourteen champions , from Lady Suffolk to Allx , has been sired by n atalllon with a record below aSO. : and not one has a dam with any record. " About the most wonderful feature of the harneas-raclng season thus far Is the phe nomenal showing made by a group of five . This Is composed 3-year-old pacer * group of the following youngsters : Rod Seal , 2ilOV4. by lied Heart , son of Geoige Wllkcs , dam by Mark Field , another son of George Wllkw ; 1'atchen Hey , 2:10 : % . by Wllkes Hoy. dam by Metropolitan ; Ve-na Strongwood , 2:12'/S : ' , by Strongwood , dam by AmSiiss-iilir ; Vcrnonlo S. 2:12',4 : , by Illicit Hawk Mc Gregor , dam by Kansas Wllkea , and Search Light , 2:13 : , by Dark Night , dam by Furor. Every one of these live seiiMtlonal young- Btcr.i has a cross of the blood of George Willies , and two. Red Seal nnd Search Light. have a double cross of that blood. The fastest 3-year-old trotter of the year is Hastings , 2-13V4 , by Norcnliir , son of Nor- val , wlilch Is a feather In the cap of the Electioneer family. The 4-year-old trotting record of the year Is also held by a member of the Electioneer family In The Abbot. 2:11 % , by Chimes. This member of the Vil lage Farm stable also holds Iho world's rec ord for 4-year-old trotting geldings I'ray- tell , 2:12 : , having formerly held that honoi and he la also the fastest newcomer to this year's 2:30 : list of trotteis. Sally Toler , 2:10 : , a sister to Hcrt Oliver , 2OSVi : , Is the fastest newcomer to the pacing list , and she Is a double Wllkes , having been sired by Anh- laud Wllkes out of n mare by Red Wllkes. Last year at thla time tli pacing record for 3-year-olds was 2llvi , as against 2:10 : % this season ; the recoid for 3-year-old trotters was 2:1CU : , as against 2M3V1 this year ; the record for 4-year-old trailers was 2:10 : % . as against 2:11 : % for this year , and that for 4-yrar-old paceiy was 2I2'as : against 2:07',6 : for Ih.'s year , all of which showa tint harness racers are going faster this year than they did last. Tennis will be rather quiet now until the Interstate tourney In mid-August , aa all the local cracks will be only too glad of a goo.l long rest before tackling the big propositions that will happen this way from Chicago and othtr neighboring fltles ono month hrnce. H Is quite probable that the Thistles , aided and abetted by the Shrlners nnd Omahas , will hold still another attract ive event during the autumn. Thcic Ib much talk about a handicap or mixed double tournament , and should It eventuate , the dovctces of the Bport will see aomo exciting contests. In the cast the seiwon Is proving ono of the liveliest of years. Larncd's cap ture of the" middle states championship ten daja ago proves that he IK In exceptionally fine form and that he should niako a strong bid for the national championship this year. Ward of Harvard seems to bo the mcst brilliant of all the debutante this summer and will doubtless take n high rank before Jack Frost Interferes with the game. The eeason Is well advanced now and everywhere , from coast to coast , the prospects are better than during any previous year of the sport 1m Its history. Matters did not look very flattering In the early spring , consequently Buch a full fruition of all that was hoped for has > been a source of unlimited surprise to the. players everywhere , and the game has taken on a renewal of life among all clafscs , of players. That It Is one 'of the purest of all athletic ap.-rta there la no gainsaying. It IB absolutely fre-o from piofcsslonal'uni ' and appeals to only cnltuicd and refined taste. There U much more to It , too , than the uninitiated will accord It , as close at tention to a well played match will con vince the meat skeptical. Ono must have a clear brain , a good eye and steady nerve. Ho must bo both vigilant and quick upon hla feet and with his hands. J'lajstcome so rapid that there Is no time for mapping out linen of action. Everything must be exe- cuied with speed and Judgment , and there must Im no deficiency In mind , cn- durance , sli-adluess and strength. Thsre Isn't a muscle exempt In a well played game of tennis. While Interest in the game Is now at a grutlfjlng height In this country , It U destined to go still higher. The com ing of the four English crdcka to coinneto Ui all of our approaching big tournaments will prove a tremendous stimulus. While the exact makeup of the llrltlsh team Is not known yet , It U pretty. sure to be headed by Haiold S , 'Mahony ' , who won the All-Eng lish championship , In 180C with ridiculous t-aio. Ur.'W. V. Eaves , tha marvelous vol- leyer , Is also a sure member , but there Is some doubt whether the Itaddeley or Dohcrty brolhers will complete the quota , nick Do- hfcrty has Just captured the All-English championship , beating such rounders as Iladdelcy , Mahony end Eaves , whlln the Iloherty biotherH g'-iry ' In the .doublet ! chain- plccishlp , hcuco there Is a very unanimous ilt-dro that thrso men may bo In ( he oncom ing push. The presence of these great for eign expon < ! nU of thf game will naturally lend much additional Interest to our tourna ments , and also spice the competition with an International lla\or. On August IT the Natlcnul tournament opens up at Newport , and with tha bc > t men of both America nnd Europe before the nets .It ought to bo the greatest affair of the kind ever hrl'l In this country. It would bo presumptive at this dUtanco to attempt to 'forecast the result of Mils collision of our great players with the skilled mechanics from over the drink , If you respect the . English classification , Larnrd. our premier with the racquet , Is rated below all of the probable visitors from the other side , not- wUlLStutulliis he came within an i > > rla h of waxing Mahony for Iho Drltlsh championship At Wimbledon a year ago , and , being on Ills own cellar door , It dors brent he ought to provo a little too good for any of them next month. Our chief luminary will also play In the lustre of such tutfllltcs as Hovcy , llobart , Bttivcns , Fisher , Whitman and limn- bfilein other ambitious , but nervy play. on who ar unwilling to take a back neat to nuy player In the world. The national regatta , which will be held nt 1'hlladclphla , U now but three weekr away , and promUta to create quite a utlr In the rowing world. Since the completion of the Henley regatta , and the winning of the diamond eculls by an American , adds Irrnifiitloun Interests to the American cham- plonuhlpi , Ten Eyck'a ca y victory over IJUckiiUffo plate * him on a par with the flneit Hculltrs In America , and that I U fluocti for the liouori over here are flrut- clixs RCCX without raying. At Saratoga last year he won hla Intermediate race and of courte 1 fully qualified to meet the pick of good 'mis In this country particularly since he showed such a clean pair of scull * to niackstafte , Then Dr. McDowell mimt be connldercd. While defeated at the English meeting , ho U a dangerous man , and will make It warm enough for anybody. U Is qulto likely that the Winnipeg four , defeated In the trials at Henley , will be Been at the regatta. They had partially decided to come before leaving for England. They rowed en record time for the English course , to that even If defeated they will make the strong est kind of adversaries. Thtlr p-cscnce at the regatta with Ten Eyek and Dr. Mc Dowell will add a great deal of ? est to the affair and glvo It a sort of International flavor , In talking with Floyd McCall last night lo said that Ilald , Cooper and Klacr were pro- Miming to pose as the Illg Three In the na tional I racing gamo. "Thcso men , however , " continue , ! Mac , "are talking through their lids 1 , and I believe that not only one , but Bcvcral riders are likely to appear upon the scene any day now and challenge this trium virate for the crown of the path. Indeed , It Is 1I I not eo certain that Arthur Gardiner , the Chicago ( man , does not. by reason of hU past performances I along the national circuit , stand In the same class as the eo-callcd 'I3lg Three , ' and Gardiner's chances for the win ning l of the championship of the season of ' 98 are brlRhter and brighter as the d.iys go by. By their arbitrary nnsltlon In thU rac ing buslncfs , Ilald , Cooper and Klfer ride In match rices for largo purses off the cir cuit , and Gardiner enters Into the open com petition of the circuit , winning his honors there and gaining a position which may not bo given to hl.s three great rivals In their self- arranged match races throughout the coun try. Bald , Cooper and Riser are acknowl edged hunters for the championship of the scsson ; Gardiner , Johnson and others are likewise In the hunt. Closed three-cornered matches off the circuit can never be figured In a fight for Iho championship. Oucn com petition and open competition alone must set tle that. The nationil circuit Is the cham pionship hunting grounds , and the so-called ' ' hold the circuit 'Illg Three' must cither to or acknowledge a lack of aspirations for the championship of ' 97. These three are not so superior to their fellows that they may allow Gardiner and others to gain a big lead upon them In the tables of the season's races , and It behooves them to have a care as to the length of time devoted to the merry hunt for the gold In other than the places of the na tional circuit. The three men may not be censured for a moment for going after thu money that Is so temptingly laid before them ; far from that , and they will never be cen sured. The present season has more money In sight for all concerned than any other In the history of the eport. But It Is the ex clusive policy of the "three" when there arc others who should be In the running that Is exciting comment. Dald , Cooper and Riser are now carrying on a campaign on the same style as that of Johnson , Sangcr and Tyler In the season of ' 95 , when as the forerunner of the new professionalism the three men fought their many thrce-coinered matches und Inci dentally won big money. " There Is little to be said ancnt the great race for the championship pennant In the National league. Although Boston lest a cleverly played game to Louisville Friday , she still holds a comfortable lead and cannot now bo oualed on this trip. Next Ttiesdaj "he will be home again and then watch the fur fly. Cincinnati , Instead of climbing Into first place during the recent visit of the eastern teames to the west , tumbled to third , where she la apt to remain a few days , and then continue to descend. New York lia fallen far short of expectations on tlua trip and has but little hope of getting a butter place than third , if she does tlut. Cleveland is playing good ball , and , as she has always been a better club on foreign grounds than any other western neighbor , she is quite apt to dislodge Cincinnati , If not New York. The fight for the last hole In tlui first division between Philadelphia , 1'ittrfburg , Chicago and Louisville Is growing inotn- ilcscent and liable to arouse much enthusiasm within the next few days. . Once more there IB talk of a return to the old league association days , and there seems to be little doubt that cranks and magnates alike would welcome such a thing could It bo done. It might not bo so dlfllcult wcio It not for the fact that every magnate would waul to stick with the big show that Is , have his team In the company that had the most big cities and the biggest money. Good woik In gathering teams for the new cities would boom the two-league arrange ment and with proper management It might > ct be the greatest thing that over happened In base ball. The present twelve cities would ha\e to have four additions , and the four would probably be Detroit , .Milwaukee , Columbus and .Buffalo. The stronger of the two leagues could be made up of Philadelphia , Boston , Brooklyn , New York , Chicago , Cin cinnati , PIttsburg and Milwaukee ; the other of Baltimore , Washington , Buffalo Detroit. Columbus , Louisville ; St. Louis and Cleve land. To provide players for the new towns each of the old clubs should be allowed to reserve only fourteen of Its present men , being allowed , of course , to pick up anybody else that mlpht be desiied outside of the present salary list. That would throw into the pool , to be distributed among the four new teams , some forty players , who , bunched with the best of the minor leaguers now with those toxvns , would give good enough playing material for any company. Under the arrangement the Reds could throw in a few of their farm hands. CZilcngo would surrender Denzer , Korwan and Thorn ton. Baltimore ; 'would give up Bowcrman , .Maul and Blackburn. Boston's contribution would be Mahoney , Lake and Yeager or Cnnzel ; Broklyn would cough up llurrcll Stein. Schoch and fMcMahon ; Cincinnati would let loose of Schrivcr Ehrct , Brown and Holllday , and Cleveland wotild furnish Clark MoDermott. McAllister and Gear. Louis ville would give up Jones , Magce , Hock and Butler. New York would be taxed Zearfoos Dohcny and Clarke. Philadelphia would aur- remler Glllcn , Johnson and probably Flfiold. ? ? thtfw HUKII-V. ( Lc hy and s into the pile. St. Louis could contribute - tribute Espcr Lally , Houseman and Coleman - man and Washington would turn In Abbey Swalm , Wagner and Wrlglcy. All this could U Dever wjll > "ot la a At a meeting of the Omaha Cricket club U.t evening the team , uhlch will part "l- pate In the animal northwestern tournament at St. Paul next week was , selected. It Is as follows : R. Vaughan , captain ; J. Francis , J- Neal , If. Lawrle , G , Vaughan , R.v Taylor. H. New , P. Ford , J. Douglas J arrar , Itcv. Mr. Lloyd , W. S trebling' ' Bowers , J. W Guild and M. 1' . pragu H. Lawrlo will B0 up on Sunday next to look over the ( loin and make arrangements for the accommodation of the Omahu play- bv'a number ' ' f ladles ' Momlay- mpanlel , among whom ralirlit ' be mentioned Mr * IL Laurie . "joln rancls. The boys expect to have a roya line , as the Apostles know how to enter- urnTwmnT"aS aU ° ll ° not t to re " ' " , , ' , P , tlV"l.l"10S.t.a ' 'cw "alps dangling from f' ± ' * . goJd ? llng .e ? , " - - * - - H huuu over I of the trip , and while they do v i hev .P /VTfverytmnB / More them. ic c ' ' " " ttlclr h' ? "l10 Presence felt WhHn . . ' ° " atl ' aul lnc ' a wl" ir , > mal < e a strong Becire , , : "le > OS tournament for assur- Preparatlons will shortly b made look- ng to opening the foot ball season here at least a month n advancn of the usual time , ine plans cl the promoters are to organize a league to be composed of Omaha , Lincoln. St. Joe , Kansas City , Sioux City and Des .Monies and draw up a schedule-to run Uiioiigii the months of October , November and December. Omaha will have a splendid representative team In the University club aggregation , and St. Joe. Kansas- City and Di-s Mollies have already organized strong teams for the purpose nf entertaining Itln- vrjui college tc-ama during the season. Tlicro elevens , together with the teama of the Western Interstate Collcglato association , would be enabled to give ua our full meas ure of this rugged and exciting paatlmc this n.The ullllai''J world is about to receive a lime shaking up. It has been In a dormant state for nearly a decade now , and these chiefly Inttrffated In the gentle art perceive that something decisive is absolutely essen tial to rwscltate the rport. Conbequcnlly a project has been suggested , which. If con summated , will virtually give the players and rojmkecpers exclusive control of profes sional coii'r-etltlon. A national billiard league , competed of Boston. New York , Phil. adclpuU , Baltimore. Plttsburg , Cincinnati. St. Loub , Chicago , Omaha , Kansas City and Denver 1 , would certainly arouse an Interest In I the cue and Ivories that has had no equal In I a quarter of a century. There has been a , big boom nmbng the "feet runners , " especially In the cast , since the arrival on our shores of the speedy Irish champion , George B. Tlncler , two months ago. Prior to this , bis easy de feat of Pal Carroll , the crack of all New England , one could count our crack profes sionals on the fingers of one's hand. Most of the old-time sharks had been either driven to work or sent over the road and the sport was In an absolute state oft stag nation outside collegiate amateur circles. The last stir on the clndero was about two years ago , when Everett , McClelland , Marks , Prlddy and Smith were doing the country from the Atlantic to the Pacific , winning every big stake that was hung up and skinning suckers along the line galore. Distance amateur runners nro beginning to like the "pro" rnnks. Charlie Bean and Tommy Conneff are two of the prominent amateurs who are running for the first time In this country this year with the "pros. " Bean has held several records In the ama teur ranks , while Tommy Conneff never had an equal for a mile In this country. There Is a big match under consideration at pres ent. U may be that Tlncler and Connoft will be matched to run a mile some tlmo In early August for a Rtako of $250. Tlncler Is willing to make the match , but It has leaked out that Canncff's backers will not match the latter unless the race can be run a month from signing articles. They flg- uro out that about this time Conneff win bo running at top speed , and then Mr. Tlncler will have to hustle to keep antrlde with Conneff. Tlncler Is a determined run ner , and ho Is quoted an saying that under favorable conditions with a good track , he can lower the two-mile American and pro fessional record. He has endeavored during the past week to get on h match with Me- Clnlland or Prlddy , the two Plttsburg flyers. McClelland has authorized the sporting edi tor of the Plttsburg Dispatch to Issue a challenge to run any man In the world from ten to twnnty mllco for $500 or $ t,000 a side. Tlncler Is a great threc-mllo man and If the Plttsburg runner accepts , this will bo the distance. A letter received by Fred Fuller from Germany gives an account of a great vic tory by the American team of sharpshooters led by Gus Zimmerman , over the champion team of Hamburg. Prior to the opening pf the International shoot at Nuremberg- team of marksmen of the New York Inde pendent Schuctzen shot against the team of cracks at Nuremberg for tha .International Cup , which was won by the foreign sharp- shootero In 1S90. The American sharp shooters were : Gus Zimmerman , Fred C. Ross , H. M. Pope , U. Guto and Ignatz Mar tin. The term defeated the foreigners , taking the cup from them. Should the champions on the other side wish to com pete for the cup again they will have to come to this country nnd meet the victors here. American sharpshooters are greatly elated over their team's victory , as the foreign shooters have held the cup since 1890. 1890.En. En. pasFant , speaking about the Worcester kid's victory on the other side. I see by the English press that his entry will hover again be accepted , notwithstanding the fact that he Is 'now the pccoessor of the trophy. This Is certainly a nasty piece of burlncsa and Is liable to glvo rlsa to serious compli cations In the athletic propinquity now ex isting between Uncle Sam arid John Bull. But what's the dlff. If I was little Ten Eyck I'd box up the alum sculls and ship 'cm over and make a present out of them to Doctor Biffstlff , or whatever hla name la , or some other Briton oarrman. Yankee Doodle has so thoroughly demonstrate , ! his superiority over the Brltlrh Lion In all the complex pluses of strength , IleetncEs and skill , that It Is a shame to have our school boys i ub It In like Ten Eyck hes done. Everybody knows on this side that England ran't turn out u yacht that wo would allow on one of our canals ; we've punched all of their prize fighters out of the business ; her track athletes are not In the ramo clcro with ours , and they only hold the "age" In amateur rowing ; and It looks as If another season or so would make them Jet 'go/of that. You can Jot If down In .your little book for a fact that will not be controverted that all thla tilk about Dan Stuart'i ? running another Critic carnival nt Carson this fall U guff of the gufllrot kind. The gossips have It that he hay engag&d those two matchlrss dubs , Peter Maher and' Tom Sharkey , for the premier attraction , with Dan Creedon and Kid McCoy and some of the little fellows - lows to round out the program. But the gossips are all off their nut. Both Maher and Sharkey are In Ireland , Peter In com pany with a bran new wife , and Sharkey with his gall. Neither man will be back here until late In the autumn , and If they meet at all It will be before one of the 'Frisco clubs. That Dan Stuart has had a belly-full of the Sage Brush state as a flstlc battle ground I happen to know from a confidential talk. Had he depended on the receipts at the carnival last March for his proflta he would hive been eating baled hay all this summer , with a prorpect of a switch to snowballs this winter. There wasn't a soul over 2 COO peopla InMde that big arena , and the -chance ? are that fully one-half nf them got their base on four balls. It Is to be hoped , though , that Creedon and McCoy will get together before long. There ha. ? been , enough lip bandied between them to get up a big carnival , and what the people now want la to see them fight. While they may meet In California this fall , I < loubt It. McCoy has been thrce-tlieet posting himself so long and so arduously that the wcczy- gecs are becoming Icary. When he first got back here from Africa's coral strand he wan fairly belling over with eagerncnj to get at Champion Fltzslmmons. Joe Choynskl or Denver Ed Smith , and as for Joe Goddard , whom It was then thought was on hla way here , why , he was just going to take him out back of the barn when ho landed and bend him over his knee and spank the tar-water out of him. But when Fit'/ treats him like a clown In the big show , and Choynskl offcru to knock him out In ten i'oundi , he ties himself up with a lot of engagements with such ahell games as Dick O'Brien , Jack Bonner and Dick Moore , and Just now a collision with Crcedon Is farther back In perspective than ever. One seldom heals of Jim Corbett these piping hot days. FItz and Sullivan seem to have the Inside track on keeping their names before the public. For a time after his Cdr- Bon City defeat Corbctt was heard from , but It wcs usually OB stating that If he had "an other chance" at Lanky Bob he would do this or that , or something else to the effect that FItz would be the loser. Corbett finally saw that his utterances were of no avail , and wisely dropped his chatter. Since then one has heard' but llttlo of the pompadourcd one , except that a story was sprung that ho niul Brady wanted to purchase the franchise of the St. Louis Base Ball club. Corbett evi dently has the base ball bee in his bonnet , and is willing vto Indulge his desire If feasi ble. Corbett payed ball last week with on amateur team In the cast , and , while ho wau not . a howling success , still he might Improve with practice. I think that Corbett will hardly be teen In the ring again , unless FItz chooses to glvo htm another battle , and such a happening lo not very probable. It Is a hard blow to lose a title such as Corbett bore , but then he has no ono to blame but himself. If Ccrbett etlll contemplates regainIng - Ing the championship , I think the best way ho can force recognition again is to meet and defeat Joe Choynskl or Peter Maher. If he could whip either ono of these men , but of course he can't , his cause would indeed bo good for another go at FItz , From the peculiar condition of puglllstlca Just now , there being no possibilities In the heavyweight championship clans , a match between Crcedon and McCoy would doubtless evoku raoro Interest than any that has been mentioned since Corbrtt's Inglorious failure at Carson. In most of the by-gono affairs In the middleweight division one man ties towered above the other In reputation In such a way as to cause the result to be looked upon as a foregone conclusion. But this would bi > a battle that would set all the fistic fanciers to gue ( . < slng. Jt would be a battle to the bitter end' ' between a/man / who Is being tipped on all bands as the wonder of the age , despite his frequent narrow es capes at the bunds of stiffs , and a man who has won a half hundred hard fights from great men , surrendering but once , and then to the conqueror of all men In all clauses , the abnormal and phenomenal FltzslmmonB , Crcedon is a marvel of aggressiveness , en durance , skill and courage ; McCoy Is a con undrum a sort of grab-bag prize and you won't know what you've got until you peel off the wrapper. I will admit that the Kid has sbgwn Great talent In rlpEshlp , aijd that he Is bigger , longtr and stronger than Crec- don , but I shall think that Crcedon con lick him until they Rct'togethcr and It Is dem onstrated that I ami mistaken. H Is a rather difficult thing to rtrtiw line between a con- frrard crack-a-jack .and a dabbler with dubs , and I escape from the predicament by pin ning my faith to a man with "sterling" Imprinted Indelibly all over hln faco. Look at their records. iHcro Is Creedon , who has fought the one-time great Jim Hall a draw even before he l ft the land of the South ern Cross , nnd also whipped such formidable parties as the famous Starlight , Buffalo Costello - tello , Charlie Dnnne , Mick Dunn , Jim Ryan and others equally good before he hardly knew there was such a land as America , Slnco he came over here In 'D2 he hao whipped Alec Grcggalns , Frank Craig , Dick Moore , Billy McCarthy , Joe Dunfee , Hilly Hcnncssy , Dick O'Brien and Henry Baker , having lost but once , and then to the Incom parable Fltz3lmmons. Ho f\so \ took a llttlo tun over to England and whipped their champion heavyweight , Jem Smith , In less than two rounds , and Ted White , the man who knocked McCoy out In ten , he trimmed off In , three. McCoy's record shows a long list of such unknown quantities as Pete Jenkins , Billy Barlow. Bob Lewlo , Herb Hill , Jim Dlckson and so-and-so until you tire of reading of them , The only names which shine out with and luster arc these of Tommy Ryan , Mysterious Billy Smith ( foul ) . Dick Moore and Tommy Weal. Surely such n record IB not sufficient to stamp the hand Bomo Hooslcr as a world beater. Again San Francisco has become the Mncca of the png. It Is funny what a game of battledore nnd shuttlecock the sport has become. Now they nro allowed to go In Gotham , now Boston , next Philadelphia , then a jump Is made to New Orleans , then up to Cincinnati and Chicago , then back cast again , and finally to the original old grounds cro s the continent In the City of the Golden Onto. Just now 'Frisco Is the only place III the. country where actual fights of prominence can be pulled off , and the coat.t surel > presents n roseate aspect to the weary eyes of the hounded boxer. Out there at prcrcut the card contains several contests of national Interest. The Dlxon- Hawklns affair , just settled , was the first , tind now comes Solly Smith and Johnny Grlflln , to be followed by Joe Wolcott and Gecrge Green four weeks hence , and Jack Evcrhardt and Spider Kelly a night or two later. All the men matched are on the ground , whllo scores of others are arriving with eac'i freight. Dan Lynch , who brought out Sharkey , Is there with Eddie Connelly , waiting to take on the winner of the Evcr- hardt-Kelly fight , while Denver Ed Smith has also lightered , and Is ready to take In anything from a glars of beer to a grizzly bear. The fight between Wclcott , the Bar- badt-fs black , and George Green , has set the led-hots to guessing , bul I am perfectly willing to go cstray. It I must , by playing the ebony follow. He can stand all kinds of grueling , while Green cannot. He hates the galf , and winces every time It Is planted. If Wolcott makes his characteristic rushing fight , he will teen have Green on the bum. There was something the matter with Green while I was In "Frisco , and hla closest Menda said six rounds of hot work would about do , eo far as he was concerned. He Is clever , very clever , and whllo he avoids much punlFhmcnt In the opening play , he loemi't ecuiu able to administer much hlm- E\oihnrdt will be a big favorite ove- Kclly , and win to a certainty , I think. The Spider , per contra , however , declares he Is on to Jack's style blgger'n a horse , and that ho will have little dlillculty In getting away from his rushes , nnd do a little slugging In the . meantime himself. H will certainly bo ' a hot turn. If Evcrhardt should beat Kelly , and I haven't any fear but what he will , he declare * he will go after Kid Laylirne. and not let up until he force- ' him "Into another match. , In" the Grceu- Wolcott fight , If Green wjcs , he has a handy mun waiting the next chance. This Ib Brother Tom Tracey , one of the beat of all the writers in the world , but at the same time one of the unluckiest. XXVt J TUI3AM. Weekly' > nii lrtO" irtth f TJiosiAVlui I.ovc to Shoot ami I'Mxh. Reports from the western , northern and central portions of the state are of a de-cid- cdly encouiaging nature to the chicken hunt- era. About two years ago the birds In these sections almoot entirely disappeared , elthei migrating to more favorable climes or dying from a lack of water and nourishing feed. While some birds may have died from the caur.es named , the probabilities are that a large proportion of them left the state. Last season there were but few birds to bo found In any of the moat favored former grounds , and but few were found any place short 01 South Dakota. A day's shooting where three and four ye ro ago an average shot could kill all he could lug out , last year was re warded with a straggling bird or two. i spent a couple of dajs near Randolph and had most unexpected good fortune , bagging twenty-seven birds , ten the first day and seventeen the next. But tills vvjs ono spoi in a hundred miles. With the break of genial weather during the latter part of last March , however , there came n change. The birds began to come back , gradually at first , but ao spring advanced thousands came in in a single night , and many prairie stretches in the western part of the state began tc put on the look they wore a decade ago. The past breeding season was never more propitious , and a big crop of chicks were hatched , and the finest kind of nhootlng Is In store for sportsmen as soon as the ivcaon opens , which will be on the 1st day of Sep tember. That the chicken have not yet been ex terminated ought Indeed be joyous news lethe the gunner , for no' bird over lent greater charm to its surroundings than the pinnated grouse doeo the prairie. Ho has been to It more than Bob White to cornfield and stub blc , or jacksnlpe to the oozy meadow land. Without the chicken our broad prairies be come a dreary and dismal waste. No sound ever wakes more precious recollection than the crowing of the old cocka In the early morn , swelling from some distant motto be fore the tender blue of the liverwort beamu beside the fading snowbank among the scraggy and straggling cottonwood , ? . No. bird so thrills the greenhorn at this kind of shooting as our own beloved prairie chlrken , thundering up from the yellow grass nt his feet or cause him more speechless * amaze ment a , ] in fullest confidence ho pulls the trigger. And then after the wild fowl have forsaken the frozen marsh , the snipe and yellow legs gona , when the plover no longer dot the plain and the honk ! all honk ! of the wild goose sounds high up In the rteely sky , aa ho ; sweeps In harrow-shapsd flocks tlrelcmly on to balmier landa lu the south , the chicken Is about the only bird left to give life toitho gray prairie , whether sweeping In greaidocks , low down over the Immeasurable grazing lands , now chopping their btinty pinions with Inconceivable rapidity , now sailing like vapor on the wind , or bitting movclesr on the low branches of the naked cottonwood. ) on frosty mornings , It Is ono and the < same thing , the prairie chicken Is always'itho chief charm of these monotonous solitudes. Our great grandchildren may yet hear the thrilling scslpeiof the jacksnlpe. es ho floahce from out a crypt of dead flags and zls. zags off over the ) boggy meidnwland ; from the fence po-U down the lane when the wheat ID stackcdilh golden shocks thosofc but far-reaching calliof the quail , and over the shallow lake yet-ieee the stately mallard cleave hie .way , hut few shall see the prairie chicken after < the present generation h > marked Its wearj-i cycle. While there to promise nf a somewhat unusual plentltudo of the birds this fall , HU but the last real re action In this part of the world before they fade away and disappear forever. Whllo talking about the chicken It might not como amiss to mention the fact that the Nrllgh Gun club did a neat thing on Wednesday last by boarding the morning passcmscr train from the wcut and seizing something llko 300 birds which were found In the expri'fs car , and billed for Chicago. tAbout SO per cent of these birds were not half grown , whllo the balance were old birds , the hens not even having feathered out at blnco hatching their brnoJu. This batch of birds was shipped at Clearwatcr. This. In the first step of this kind uvcr taken In Ne braska , and while proreedlngs will be In stituted against the express company , an arduous effort will bo made to run down the market hunters who killed the birds. Hoe Williams , Harry Moores and Frank Colley spent a day or two down at Langdon 0 last week and made a nice catch of bans , u among the lot being several that run over II threw pounds. The bats that are being | brought from Langdop. I notice this year , are exclusively big-mouthed p.ilmoldeK ml * croptcrus. The smalt-mouthed , mlcroptcrus dolomlcl does not seem to thrive In those waters. Ed Krug , who has been whlllns away the summer days down at Langdou , made a record the other day of which he may claim considerable distinction , He caught am expressed up to this city for exhibition a cropplc weighing three pounds and oni ounce , the biggest fish of this species ever i taken [ from the waters of a smalt Inlam lake , Charlie Uusscll , with M. Ej Smith & Co. htm returned from his annual outing It Wisconsin , and as an evidence of his prowess with the rod , brought home a big box of baea , rmiflkallungo and pike. He reports the best angling In the world up In the sparkling lakes of the big pineries , but the black fly Is now doing a rushing business nt the old stand , which detracts large ! } from the pleasure of the sport. Will Wilbur nnd family have retufhci from Buffalo lake , Minnesota , where they have been for bevcral week , ! , boating am flthlng , Mr. Wilbur pays the basy and pick erel fishing at Buffalo Is unriirpassed , sm his advice to Omaha anglcis l < i to dodge al lakes thlc nldc when going to Minnesota. . Warren Swltzler and family , Robert Mc Clelland and family , and Mlrses Julia New- comb and Era iBartlctt arc up there now. At divers tlmra during the spring nnd sum mer the attention of the State I-'Uh com mlsslonem has been called by thla paper to the violation of the fih laws of thU < state by seining and dynamiting fish In the wateiv near thhclty , especially In Cut Off lake , lie- port ? , giving the exact situation up there have appeared In these columns time ami again , but ai yet never a etep lias been taken looking toward the arrest and punlfh- mcnl of these malefactor ? . On Friday illicit lost there were both seining and dynamiting at Cut Oft and It Is reported that a ton ol Tab. from the four-ounce bare to the ten- pound carp , was hauled away from there in the small hours of the morning. At till. ' rate the flsh In Cut Oft will i eon be conflner to small bullheads and minnow ? . For several oral years It has required all the skill and the hardest kind of work for even the mrst experienced angler to catch a creditabla string of flth in these waters , but this rprlng the sport opened up with unusual promlfc , and taking this Into consideration It Is , to say the least , provoking to sec these scoundrelly market fishermen carry on their destructive tralllc In open violation of the law. Of course It Is not the specific dutj of the fish comml.U'loners to look after thee matters , but In the absence of any special functionary to perform the rame , It would certainly reflect credit upon them If they could at least manifest some tangible Intercut In the cause. The Courtland beach elk lies vnmoused the ranch and cannot be found.He took It In his head to swim acroaj the lake ons day last week , which he did , and liking the other side so well , he ha,3 never come back. The probabilities arc that the bsach managers , II they have an X ray or so about them , could go down to our meat markets and find frag ments of cervus canadcnsls In the welner w u ret. Frequently during these days of camping cxciiElons the regular methods of cooking game and fish In a frylngpan become un palatable , but at the same time the campen are unable to suggest any better way. To them the suggestion of an old sportsman on this subject will be of value. "Ono of the best and oldest ways of cookIng - Ing fiih or game ki the woods Is as followo Having built a fire of a slzc > In proportion tion to the amount of food to be cooked let It burn down to a glowing masa of oals and sflhes.Vash , and season your fish wol and then > vrap them up In clean grass leaves , , bark or cotton cloth. Then , after scraping away the greater part of the coals put the fish among ashes , cover up will same material , and. heap the coals on top. "Ths fish cooks quickly fifteen or twen ; > minuten according to the size. Having -snce cateu fish or Rams- , cooked In thU waj you will agree that It is the best In th : world for camp cooking. " Clay also" answers the purpose of protect ing the fish or game from the fire. If no other material Is at hand , and In- fact for same , or anything that requires more- time for cooking , It makes the best covering. Wet paper la also good and Is about the best of all for fish. Fred Gilbert of Spirit Lake , la. , has Issued a challenge to Kolla 0. Helkca of Dayton , 0. . to shoot for the E. C. championship cup , emblematic of the target championship ol , h& world. Mr. Helkes has accepted the above challenge , naming July 31 as the date and Falrvlew park. Dayton , 0. , as tU grounds. Frank Parmeleo , George W. Loomls and Goodley Bruckcr all made good records si .he Clear Lake tournament during the pass week. The affair was a big eucccfs , all the crack piofcwaloiials In the country , save th03e two old windbags. Carver and Brewer bc'iiig on hand. Frank Parmelee of Omaha. Neb. , says the Philadelphia Hfe , Is lopularly known among trap shooters fro-n end of the country to the other. Many funny stories are told of Frank , and this U one of the latest : He was hunting on posted land out In Nebraska one day lost fall , and had flushed a nice covey of prairie chickens , which he was knocking over In fine shape. In the midst of h'U" fport a farmer came running across iho field at the top of his speed , followed by two farm hands , The farmer had c musket , and when near enough fired a load of duck shot at Parmelee , who concluded that discretion was the better part of valor and so started on a dead run. Aa ho flow- over th ? ground a largo jackrabblt hopped up right under his feet. It was directly In line and the Big Chief gave It a kick which sent it sprawling over ten feet. "Th-th-ero ; t.jr th-th-at , and get out of the way , an-an-nd glvo B-s-someone- ch-ch-chance to run that how. " kn-kn-kiiows This Is about the commencement of the proper season to kill doves , and. although the law prohibits their killing In this state at any season , they are slaughtered by the thousands. They are as much of a game bird f the plover , < iuall or chicken and It Is a mock sentiment that restrains the sports man from hunMng them , In California there is no shooting wlilch surpasses the dove shooting , and the sportsmen out there await the opening of the seaton , which occurs July 1. with the flame fever of Impatience and anticipation QH the opening of the quail cca&n is looked for here. Some think Unit the birds ought not to bo killed In this lati tude before August , as It Is claimed there ( are many old birds still on the nest and the young birds that have taken wing are too small ( o render the shooting attractive , t a Fred Gilbert of Spirit Lake , la , , has been shooting In wonderful form all this season. Ho has attended a number of largo tourna ments In the west and won first average In rcarly all of them , Fred Is surely doing great work. J. A , It , Elliott of Kansas City , Mo. , Is on the warpath for all claimants to live bird championships , Elliott has challenged C. W , nudd for the Dupont trophy , C. M , Grimm for the Cast Iron medal , Sim Glover for the Kancras City Star cup and Pfto Murphy on general principles. Elliott has pcstcd a for feit on each of these matches and desires that they occur In September , giving him tlmo to reach the grounds In tlmo for each match. The challenged party hoa the right to name date and grounds. Wo can now reit easy for a time and feel glad that some one has had the nerve , sand and money to go for these throe championship cups all at once. Gilbert has challenged 'Helke-s ' for the American E. C. Championship cup , so ( he : air is full of championship talk. Well , let I them come one. This may settle a long disputed question and give a chance lor the rank and fllo to see who Is the king of the riammerle-SH. I bellevo that three , If not four , first-class matches should take place live blrdi In September. Elliott la surely sincere In the matter and Is out for scalp ? . Ho has placed a forfeit on each match and without a string attached. It will be a hard battle , but ono well worth winning. Should Elliott defeat Budd , Grimm and Glover he will then be the champion of all other cham pions , W. D. Kenyon , the affable secretary of tl.o Omaha Gun club , has been making them all a take off their hats at the recent club shoots. Ho stands second next to Parmelee In the law general averages and lias a 6 ° ° d cUaaco tel too oven papa "Old Splatter" before the teaton ends. Anyway , ho Is already certain of one of the handsomest of all the prizes. ( Uirxtlitnx anil A nun or . RANDOLPH , In. , July in. To the Sport ing 1-MUor of The lleo ! About two weeks ago I submitted for your decision two ques tions ! n regard to a 100-yard dash that wo were unable to decide and we had agreed to ftbldo by your decision , I enclosed stamp" nnd sclf-flddrctscd envelope for personal re ply. Won't you kindly give us your opinion at once ? In so doing you will confer a favor-J. K. Walker , Ana. Your query was answered In The Fun'ay lice , but I do not recollect what date. No answers by mall. WY-MORE , Neb. , July 20. To the SportIng - Ing Editor of The Bee : Please answer In The Sunday Dec what year and date Jesse James was killed , to settle- bet ? Pctro V. Thlct- sen. sen.Ann. Ann. April 3 , 1SS2. LINCOLN , July 19. To the Sporting EdItor - Itor of The lice. L Ij I , Lincoln , a bitsman standing In batter's Iox lilts n ball wlilch strikes directly In frotit of him , on fair grounO. lleforo he gets started for ( Hat base the ball reboundu and strikes him while ho Is still In the batter's box. Is the lints- man out and would It make any difference whether the ball settled on fair or foul ground after striking the man ? K. J. Strolght. Am. He's out. Yes , must strike on fair ground. SKIDMOUE , Nodaway Co. , Mo. , July 20 To the Sporting Editor of The Hee : V. .1. Carroll beta Thomas Colbert that \V. J. llry.in wan the governor of Nebmoka fiom ' 02 to ' 9G. Please answer In Sunday Ilee and send a copy of the paper to my address. Thomas Colbert. Ana. Mr. Irjan ! > never was governor of Nebraska. OMAHA. July 22. To the Sporting Editor of The Hee : What la the ago of Ten Eyck , the winner of the diamond sculls ut Henley7 J. D. C. Ans. Eighteen In October. NOUTIH 'BEND ' , Neb. . July 22. To the Sporting Editor of The Bee : Can you tell me where I can get a good Scotch terrier pup , or a good rat dog of the terrier family ? Please answer In Sunday Hee. 1 take your paper hero. C. O. Elglce- . Ann. Weld kennels , New Hochclle , X. Y OMAHA. July 22. To the Sporting Editor of The Bee : Please name In next Sunday1 * Issue of The Bee some good camping grounds within a radius of thirty or forty miles , where there Is good shooting , fishing and boating' J. M. S. , Subscriber. Ans. At Waterloo , down on the Elkhorn. at Noble's lake or Onawa. OMAHA , July 22. To the Sporting Editor of The Dec : Please state In Sunday's Bee hew mai.y times , and by whom , George Illxon has bscn defcatcl ? J. Uwke. Ans. The last In one round to George Wright , on a foul In Boston. In 1SSG , bul had 'way the brst of It. Lost to Billy Pllm- incr In a foui-rouud set-to for points In New- York In ' 92. COLUMBUS , Neb. . July 23. To the SportIng - Ing Editor of The Dee : I have a mare that Is registered In Iowa. To whom shall I write to get her breeding ? Constant Reader. Ana. J. II. Stlncr , American Trotting Reg ister association , Chicago , 111. BAS3ETT. Nub. , July 22. To the Sporting Editor of The Ueo : I want a full-blooded cocker spaniel bitch ; can yon direct me to : - > aio kennel that keeps them lor sale ? 0. A. Hlllburg Ans. Richard P. Maber , 2532 Haruc ) street. Omata. There Is a letter here for Dan Taylor , manager of the Original base ball team. TOLD OIT OF COfllT. An Arkansas lawyer , who was a native of Xorth Carolina , not long ago wanted to Inform a Juror , also a native of North Carolina lina , that they both hailed from the same state. So he dropped some chewing gum , stepped upon It , and pretended that his heel had stuck to the floor. This gave him an op portunity to bay that he was a "tar heel" and that the warmth of the room had made the tar run. The verdict proved that the tar heels stuck together. Such stimulating1 terms as "fcol , " "Idiot , " "know-notMiig , " "brute' and "vile wretch , " which were addretuod by a wife to her hua- bamj , and her declaration that "he hadn't sense enough to know when he was In sulted , " were the basis of an unsuccessful claim for divorce lu a Massachusetts ease. The court said that though the husband was affected Ii.Jurlously In his health to some extent , the wife wcs moved In part "by what teemed to her good motives and by a desire for his success in life. " "What's th6 reason you would not accept me on thai Jury ? " asked a man who had been waiting for some time for court to adjourn. "Because yon admitted that you had formed an opinion about the case , " icplled the lawyer. "Do you mean to Insinuate that that would prevent my being fair In weighing the evi dence ? " "Oh , no ; not at all ! The only trouble Is that a man who lias gotten Into the habit of forming opinions on his oxvu account would not be nearly bo likely to take my word for thlnES. " , , . . . A country Jualce had been elected but a few days when a young luwycr rushed In and demanded a capias. Now that Justice did not know a caplab from a police cell , but he disliked to admit his Ignorance , bo ho ° ald"Now , see here my friend , you aic a young lawyer and I fear lack experience. I would advise you not to be too hasty. Don t bo In a hurry. Walt twenty-four hours , and thsn If you think best , come to mo and I will glvo you a capias. " The > oung lawyer agreed and went away. The Jufcticc spent the re mainder of the day getting acquainted with the writ called capias. When the limb of the law appeared the next morning the court felt himself qualified to Issue capiases by the bushel. Before he could speak the young lawyer Bald : "Mr. Justice , you were right ; I was too hasty. I have that mutter fixed up all right and do not need a caplaH. I have come to thank you for the good advice , and also have brought you the ? 2 fee you would have received for the capias , as I don't want you to lose anything by your good deed. " He went away believing the justlco to be a paragon of good fcente and legal lore. "Don't question anything you hear about the administration of Justice In the early days of the west , " advlucd the man who had dug and prospected over a largo part of It In search of a fortune , quotes the Detiolt Kreo I'rcfca. "I've been men out there acting as magistrates that could neither read , write nor talk with an approach to correctness In any language , "I recall one Instance up near the head of Hitter creek. While a miner was down at the saloon one night enjoying himself after ho manner of uuch men , Rome 0110 stole Into his tent and dug up the bags of ( Vst ho had burled there. Upon discovery of the theft there , was a gieat hue and cry raised , sheriff's posae wau called In and a young fellow from the eaht , little belter than a tenderfoot WHS arieuted for ( he crime. He didn't look guilty or act guilty , and there was a good deal of sympathy for him among the boys , Otherwise the regular formula of justice might nut have been observed. "When the trial eumu on the yanng man had a lawyer that ho had sent for and who mads It Interesting for the prosecutor , who iclled largely upon lung power und ule'lgu- liammer blows. Inside of two hours It was proved by evidence that could not bo ques tioned that the accused had spent the entire night with a friend at his shanty three miles rom camp. Outelde of what the friend swoto o a number had seen the prisoner going out n the evening and returning In the morning. ICven the prosecution wan graclouu enough to admit at last that a perfect alibi had been proved. " 'Thar's no mistake about It , ' roaied the court In order to emphasize his Indignation ; It has been proved that this sneakln' , slick- ongucd hypcrcrlt has committed a alelbl. lenience him to nix months' hard labor , ' "And It took half a day to get the sentence annulled , " "They tell me , Judge , that tlu > wine at his hotel Is particularly fine. " "You should know by this time , air , that never accept hearsay evidence. " "Now , Your Honor , " aald a lawyer to tldgo Drown , In Santa Itosa , Cal. , the other lay , "I move dismissal of thU cat > o on the ground that the corpus delicti has not been established. " \ Judge Brown rubbed hU chin In a per DC plexed way fixed hla gaze on tnu celling for fin moment , and then , clearing his throat , ' l aid : "Of cour e , It Is an old principle of iriul that the probater must correspond with _ , Iiilin , alligator , and la thU csec I BIU of t I2d belief that the corpus In till right , but t don't know about the delicti. " "Your honor , J want 4hal to go Into thfl record , " demanded opposing counsel , "I want the record to show tint your honor paid the corpus Is all right , but that you do not know about the delicti , " Judge Hrown realized thnt he had blun dered and i.it stnrhiR nt the attorney for n moment. Then , pulling himself together , ho nald : "All right , let that go Into the record , but > ou follows know dangcd well 1 won only Joking when I said It , nnd that will go Into the record , too. " When the late Judge Thompson of Boston was a practicing attorney ho was called iinan to defend n man named Phelnn , who was charged with selling liquor In violation of the law. Pliclnu wim a hard drinker ami had a face pretty nearly on the shade of n , boiled lobster. The case was opened , the prosecution put In evidence that was simply Incontrovertible , and every one thought Phelaii was ss good as convicted. When the defense came to put In Itn side Mr. Thomp son then said : "Phelan. stand up ! " Phelaii stood up and Mr. Thompson then sail : "Gentlemen of the jury. I want you to look at the prUxmer carefully and then I want you : to say whether In your opinion n man with i such a face as tint would ever bo Kiillty of soiling a glass of liquor. " The point was clearly apparent and Pliclnn was acquitted. STOIIIKS Anon1 XOTII : > M n\ . Secretary Sherman says ho never will for got his Mist meeting with a president. It was shortly after Lincoln's Inauguration , relates the Times-Herald , and ho attended a public reception , fell Into line , and waited nn hour or two for n chance to shake hands with . the great emancipator. "During this time , " says Mr. Sherman , 'M was wondering ; what I should say and what Lincoln would do whrn wo met. At last It came my turn to be presented. Lincoln looked nt me a , moment , extended his hand , and said : 'You're a pretty tall fellow , aren't you ? Stand up here with me , back to back , and let's sec which Is the taller. ' "In another moment 1 was standing bade to back with the greatest man of his age- . Naturally I was quite abashed by this un expected evidence of democracy. " 'You're from the west , aren't you ? ' In quired Lincoln. " 'My home Is In Ohio , ' I replied. " 'I thought EO , ' he said ; 'that's the kind of men they ralua out there. ' " The author of "Bismarck's Table Talk" says that some one was speaking to Bis marck one day about hlo unusual attain ments as a linguist. The prince , who la specially proud of his Knowledge of the Russian ] language , spoke of the great dllll- cultlcs of mastering Hut tongue. "You must have gieat talent In that di rection , " said his Interlocutor. "Well , " answered the prince , "I had un usual advantages wlun I was learning the language nt St. Petersburg. I lodged In the houttj with n Russian and a bear. " Bismarck , who had worn himself out In the service of Germany and hla emperor , larcly referred to his labors for the Father land. One morning he and the Emperor William were riding together In the park. They had not gone far when Bismarck com plained of fatigue. The emperor , who wa quite fresh , said somewhat testily : "How Is It that , though I am an older .nan than yourself , piince , I can always outride you ? " Bismarck's reply was as repioachful as IL 'vas epigrammatic. "Ah , sire , " ho said , "the rider always outlasts the horse. " i The annual meeting of the Transml-salsslppl congress recalls a little pilltlcal history that Is of Interest , says the Kansas City Journal. Six years ago this organization heU Its meetIng - Ing In Kansas City , Mo. At that tlmo there was a split over the money question. Tha liver forces were led by the late Charliu Crisp of Georgia , ex-speaker of the house of representatives. It happened that W. J. Bryan was a delegate from Nebraska to that congress. Dining the early hours of the flerco fight over silver Bryan sat on the fence. He did not know which way to jump. Senator H. B. Kelly was a delegate from Kansas and presided over the meeting. When the fight waa the holiest Bryan went to Kelly and asked which horn of the dilemma he should take. "I must confers that I don't krow what to do , " said Bryan. "J can't get It through my head that free silver h what we want , or that It will bring us the desired relief. " "You rai'st remember. " said Kelly , "that the west Is favorable to sliver. If you havi cny political ambition you had better not arraign yourself on the side of the gold standard. It will mean your political deatli In the west. " "I believe that's right , " said Bryan , "and I guess I will take the free silver end of the deal. " Bryan did en , and he has bean a free * sllverlto ever since. James M. Shepard of Cassopolls , Mich. , was recently appointed consul at Hamilton , Ontario and for two or three days he baa been Bitting in a loom at the State depart ment answering a lot of questions pro pounded by a "foiclgn ofllrc" clerk In order to test "Jim's" Iltncfa for the place. Mr. Shepard la one of the best known republican politicians In Michigan. He IB the proprietor of a popular and prosperous weekly news paper and has been for oeveral terms a state bcnator. He was the trusted and Influential private1 secretary of Thomas W. Palmer all the time that genial friend of humanity was In the senate and while he waa the presi dent of the World's fair. After Mr. Shep ard had passed through the State depart ment civil service examination his friend met him at the capltol and said ; "Woll , did you pats ? " "I hope so , " "Did you answer all the questions' ' " "Not by a jugful , I answered all I'cc . 'J ' and then aald that was enough for a lltllo place that only pays ? U,000 salary and $1,2(0 ( In fees. For an olllco wl'h n blpgcr Balgry I don't believe the State department ought < o get too much for Us money. " In all the world there Is no other treatment so pure , co mvcct , GO i ifo , to rpccily , for pre serving , purifying , and bcaiitlfilng tliOKKln , acalp , anil hair , nnd eradicating every lin- inor , as warm liailn wnli Crncinu HOAI- , and gentle analntlnp ) v.'Uh C'UTJCUJU ( oint ment ) , the great bkiii cure. f It § oU thrMirlmiit MI worlJ. I'OTTCK * Cniii , Coir. . Ml I'topi. , iinitrn. air- " All About tli < ti kin , t nip , ti.il | | tr ! , " n e. " . TI , - , . oec-.rjl , Lake Michigan and take Superior 1 ran jporlatlon Co. im SUPEKIQK S THE GREAT LAKE ROUTE. Ballings From Chlcoco. Vor MMklnao lilaml. I'elrult.C'leitlauil , IlutTalo.To Cllto.cUJl Tu . A M , Wc.l , 0 T 11 , Tim. II A..UH t , O'.l ° r ° r " 1'1" ' ' ' " " " " * " ' ! 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