10 TITE DATLY BEE ; SUNDAY , OOTOKTTR 11808. ( \ .
LAST DAYS OF LEAGUE RACE
flow Boiton Won the Pennant for the Year
of the Spanish War ,
STEADY RUNNING OF THE CINCINNATI REDS
Duck KTrlriK'n Ilnnd Couldn't J.nnil tlic
Vlaif , lint It Didn't Hot Ilclorr Third
I'lnre nt Any Time UnrliiK ( lie
Whole .HcliLMltile Mcnnon.
The closing yesterday of the base ball
eeason , which resulted In the landing of
the coveted bunting In the burg of beans
and culchaw , calls for a bit of retrospect ,
Inasmuch as thcro were a few features con
nected with the half-year's struggle worthy
of note. Of course the bright particular act
of the base ball tragedy of 1898 was the
purloining of the pennant , by which Is
meant the ousting of the Heds by the Bean
Deraollshera when the former became af
flicted with ycllowrlna. There were , how-
ovcr , several other elements of interest In
the race for example , the steady ascension
of the Orphans , the sensational spurts of
the Quakers and the Colonels and the erratic
course of tbo Giants.
Only once In the season was there a hair-
raising flght for the championship emblem.
But two clubs were over In the lead , barring
the first month , when the table was chang
ing dally. To all Intents and purposes
Cincinnati and Boston were the only aggre
gations to shove their noses to the fore , al
though Baltimore advanced Its proboscis a
couple of times In the opening month. The
Iteds made a remarkable record of holding
the position of a stake horse
for practically four months , being
finally overtaken by Boston on
August 16. Then the Bostonians retained
the lead all the rest of the year except for
flve days on August 28 and September 1 , 2 ,
3 and 4 , when Clncy recaptured it. It was
on and about these dates that the bruising
fight was on. Boston and Baltimore , which
liad been as low ns fifth and sixth places re
spectively , had been consistently at work at
the woodpile. On August 1C , when Boston
had overtaken the Reds , the Orioles wcro far
behind , but rapidly forged forward. Finally ,
on August 27 , but eight points separated the
three bunches of athletes and for the next
week and moro the trio engaged In a see-
caw specialty. On August 28 the difference
concerning the positions of the three was
flvo points , on August 29 four points , on
August 30 , fourteen points , August
31 flve points , on September 1 eight
points , on September 2 eight points , on Sep
tember 3 six points , September 4 seventeen
Doluts. Then the Bcaneatcrs pulled ahead
Md the other two ran neck and neck untir
September 14 , when Baltimore permanently
captured second place. The Orioles strug-
cled valiantly to get out of the dust of lead
ers , but at their best they were eighteen
uolnts behind the Bostonese.
Not only have the Reds the record of
running In the lead for four months , but they
nlono also carry off .tho honor of running
one-two-threo throughout the campaign.
They were never lower than the third hole.
In this respect the Cleveland team ranks
second. The hired men belonging to Patsy
Tcbcau ran second until Juno 18 , when they
wcro ousted out of their ptaco for practically
the first time. They never descended lower
than the fifth hole. Boston ran the entire
camut of the first division and the Orioles
dJd dlttowlse , barring only the first place.
Barring again , the flrst month1 of the sea-
eon , these four aggregations were the only
ones to remain In the first division during
, the whole year. All the rest spent some portion
tion of their career In second-class company.
On the other hand all but three of the
teams tasted eomo of the Joys of being In
the upper division. The exceptions wcro St.
Louis , Louisville and Washington. St. Louis
( was entitled to the booby stakes , for It
nlld Into the tall end hole on July 12 for
the remainder of the season. At ono time
the Browns were a high ns tenth position
and thu other two of the trailing trio went
them only ono better ninth hole.
Outside of Cincinnati , Boston , Baltimore
nml Cleveland , the Giants assumed the most
ultltudlnous position In the race. For ono
Kolltary day they occupied third place and
then promptly tumbled down. Chicago was
next with the fourth position. Plttsburg
was once fifth and Brooklyn and Phila
delphia both occupied the trailing place of
the first class.
Next to the Interest In the championship
struggle proper , fandom was probably moat
concerned over the work of the gentlemen
who have berne the colors of Kentucky dur
ing the last half of the season. "During the
whola of the flrst three months the Col
onels coquetted energetically with the tall
end and ran a hot race with the Browns
nnd Senators for the booby stakes. The
Injection of now blood worked a lightning
transformation In their behavior. On July
9 they were In the last hole with a percent
age of 30.0 ; In the next three months they
passed three aggregations and wcro on the
heels of a fourth nnd Increased their standIng -
Ing by over 1EO points.
Chicago steadily advanced. At one tlmo
In ninth place , the Windy City athletes
crept up slowly to fourth. The Quakers
Jiavo been very consistent , hovering con
tinually about the dividing line between the
two divisions. Now York has been most
erratic.
The following table gives the percentages
pf the teams nt the end of each month
during the season with the exception of
lht < last month , which will be found In the
telegraphic columns.
The difference In percentage between the
leader and tallcndcr this season Is smaller
< han It was last year , but It ranks second
In the record. Last year the season's sched
ule contained but 134 games , but the final
record will nevertheless be Interesting :
Played. Won. Lost. P. C.
Boston 13.J J 39 70.r
Haltlmoro i : iw 40 C9.2
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GOSSIP FROM THE GRIDIRON
I'rotinlillll- u Hcnl Clinniitlnnnlilp
Contest A Kill ii I , until * I'll In
( he CollcKlntc Sky.
The diplomats of the gridiron Lave again
undertaken the usual annual discussion of
ways and means to establish an Intercol
legiate championship which would be such
In reality In place of on Intangibility that
exists In the brain fonts of Imaginative and
aklllful handlers of pencil and pad. This
agitation has found cause for birth In the
negotiations which have been started with
the object of arranging a game between
1'rlnccton and Pennsylvania. The oft-re-
ucatcd discussion wilt unquestionably suc-
cccd In the establishment of a circuit In
vcars to come , In which every one of the
UK five will play each of the others , but
this consummation , devoutly to be wished ,
Is probably many years off.
Under the present conditions jugglers of
rrsults and scores arc able to figure out
almost any one of the llvo as champions.
In euch a fashion was Pennsylvania picked
out as the champions of last year. Dccauso
Pennsy beat Harvard , Harvard tied with
Yale. Yale beat Princeton and Harvard ,
Princeton beat Cornell , therefore Pennsyl
vania ranks first , Harvard second , Yale
third , Princeton fourth and Cornell fifth.
That looks plausible enough , of course , but
supposing that Yale had beaten Harvard
and Princeton had beaten Yale , who would
havn been champions ? Then , as has been
done In years gene by , the championship
would have been decided by the size of the
score that Pennsylvania made against Har
vard and the slzo of the score of Princeton
over Yale.
The fallacy of such reasoning ought to
bo apparent. The theory that If A beats
B and n beats C , therefore A will beat C ,
Is exactly similar to the course of reasoning
that If A beats B by twenty points and B
beats C by six points , therefore A will beat
C by twenty-six points. Every followerr
of base ball or foot bill or of any other
field sport knows that such a conclusion Is
contrary to reality In many cases. Last
year Harvard beat Cornell by a score of
24 to 5 and Pennsylvania beat Harvard 15
to C , therefore Pennsylvania should have
overwhelmed Cornell. But on the contrary ,
Pennsylvania defeated the Ithacans by the
diminutive score of1 to 0 and had hard
work doing that. Suppose that Cornell had
succeeded In .holding down the game to a
tie , -which those Ithacans very nearly did ,
then where would the reasoning of the Jug
glers have been ? Then Princeton might
have been either the champions or the tall-
cniler of Uio big five. For the Tigers de
feated the Ithacans and therefore tied with
Pennsy , defeated UJnrvar'd , and , as Har
vard tied with Yale , defeated Yale ; that
Is , Princeton whipped Yale by a score
of 15 to C In this roundabout way. In
asmuch as Prlncton was beaten by a score
of only 6 to 0 by Yale , therefore Princeton Is
the champion.
This unsatisfactory condition regarding the
championship Is held to be necessary on the
grounds that two big games In one year are
enough for any year. That is bosh and is
proved by Pcnn's schedule this season ,
which winds up with three hard games in
less than three weeks. The real difficulty
lies In the verdant greens of the undergrad
uate bodies , who have It Imbedded In their
think tanks that they are diplomats and keep
up the senseless prejudice against certain In
stitutions. The bed feeling that exists be
tween Cornell and Yale , Harvard and Prince
ton and Pennsylvania and Princeton Is the
only obstacle to the formation of a bona fide
championship.
At this advanced 'stage of the season
Pennsylvania of the big quintet seems to be
In the hardest shape. The back field Is
weak , the position that frequently wins nml
loses a game Is vacant. By this Is meant
that Pennsy Is minus a fullback. Walker
has flattened out and the team has been
broken up In the effort to secure another
man. Because of this Pennsylvania's strong
center has been broken up. Hare la being
tried at fullback with some success , Over-
field has been shifted to his place nt guard
and a new man Is at center , JlcCloskey.
Thus the team Is about In the same chaotic
condition In which It was- before the La
fayette disaster of 189B. But outside of the
fullback , the rest of the back field Is far
from satisfactory. The backs fumble and
Juggle the pigskin and fall to protect and
help each other as they should. Harrison
and Outland are still the halves , with
Gardiner the quarter. Goodman has donned
the moleskin again , and has re-established
himself at tackle , Carnctt being at ) the
other. Follewell , Hedges and Combs are
working for the end places.
The Blue Is rounding to In its usual
fashion. The Interference Is becoming of
an excellent quality and there Is plenty of
ginger and life displayed , something neces
sary In view of Yale's rather light line.
Considerable experimenting is still being
done with the rushers and Just how the line
will finally bo formed Is difficult to tell. The
Blue had no game during the last week and
t'ho time was spent In hard practice , In
which a variety of substitutes were tried
out , the 'varsity line being changed almost
dally. Despite reports to the contrary there
seems to ho plenty of good material on hand.
A noticeable feature In connection with this
year is that encouraging report's are being
sent out and from this It can be pretty safely
Judged that everything Is running on in a
highly satisfactory manner.
From all accounts the Harvard eleven Is
crovlnc to bo an In-and-outer. One day a
good game la played and the next the men
seem groggy and behave on the gridiron like
school bovs. Last Wednesday was one of
tie team's In-days and It played well against
Amhcrst. A big score of 03 points against a
safety was rolled up , and this has encour
aged the crimson followers mightily , for
Yale succeeded In scoring but 31 against
the same team. Critics who have seen the
practice of the two teams , however , predict
that the crimson will bo trailed in the dust
bv the blue this season , the former aggre-
cation being EO heavy as to be almost un
wieldy. The coaches seem to have solved
the center position as well as possible , for
It Is said that Sargent Is surely slated for
the place. One of the candidates who has
been tried there , Eaton , a freshman , has
been moved to tackle and Is putting up nu
aegresslve gamo. During the past week
Percy Haughton ambled out on the field and
will probably help to solve the tackle ques
tion.
Cornell surprised even herself last Sat
urday week in the biggest game of the sea
son so far. Not a few foot ball critics pre
dicted that the Carlisle Indians would come
dangerously near to the point of ousting
Cornell from her position as one of the big
nulntet , but the Ithacans most decisively
defeated the red men. To bo sure , Carlisle
succeeded In securing a touchdown , but that
was to bo expected with big Metoxen In the
hack field. And against these six points the
Cornell eleven succeeded In crossing the goal
line four times , in view of this showing
and the fact that the Indians are remark
ably strong on the offensive , the reports em
anating from Ithaca to the effect that the
eleven Is weak In defensive work will be
taken with a very largo grain of tatt. In that
name < he line showed Itself to bo very
strong. No concealment Is made of the fact
that on the offensive the eleven IE up to
the standard. The whole team did exceed
ingly well , but Left Guard Heed w s the
bright particular luminary of the struggle.
Ho outplayed the famous Bcmls Pierce and
will como near capturing the left guard po
sition on the All-Amcrlran team before the
season IK over. The craven that played
In this game U probably Cornell's 'varsity ,
although there may be one or two changes.
Dorncr at center may bo replaced , because
ho Is considered too light. During the past
week Caldwcll has had the attention of the
coaches for the position. The team as other
wise made up Is as follows : Alexander and
Swcctland. tackles ; Duvnll and Cross , ends ;
Young , quarter ; Whiting and Windsor ,
halves ; Starbuck , fullback.
The quarterback position Is still the
puzzle of the Princeton coaches. They
thought that they had found a solution In
Hutchison , a freshman , but ho was rather
badly hurt In the game of a week nco.
The situation U so serious that Fred Smith ,
vlio played the position In 1896 , has been
summoned , Booth , Ayrcs and Keller are
all In bad physical condition on account
of Injuries , but they will probably round
to In a short time. The only change In
the personnel of the team Is probable atone
ono of the half positions. Bcardslcy Is a
new candidate who has put in a strong
bid for the place , and he may supplant
Lathrope , who has not panned out ns satis
factorily as was expected. The fight for
the position seems at present to bo be
tween him and Mattis. Despite the holes
that have been left on account of Injured
players , the Tigers have such a good sub
stitute field to fall back on that they did
veil both against Franklin and Marshall
a week ago and against Lafayette on last
Wednesday.
The showing that Brown made against
Pennsylvania last Saturday week gives
promise that this Institution In Providence Is
progressing In the art of foot ball. It came
very near scoring upon the Pcnnsylvanlans
and In the first half of the game prevented
the Quakers from crossing Its goal line.
The Brown line Is very heavy , but the
backs are far too light. The whole push ,
however , demonstrated that foot ball has
been thoroughly drilled Into them.
The following table , showing the scores
of last year In the games between the same
elevens that met during the last week , will
boot Interest :
Saturday , October 8 :
1S9S. 1SD7.
I'enii 18 -lo
Brown 0 o
Princeton 5s 01
Franklin & Marshall 0 u
Harvard 21 lt :
Dartmouth 0 o
Yule 23 S2
Williams 0 o
Cornell 211 no game
Indians G no game
Wednesday , October 12 :
1S93. 1S97.
PC mi 34 42
Virginia 0 o
Princeton 31 57
Lafayette 0 0
Harvard 5T 3S
Amherst 2 u
Daniel Dashlel , tbo well known foot ball
man of Lehlgh , has been selected by the
managers of Yale , Harvard and Princeton
to act as the umpire for the Yale-Harvard
and the Yale-Princeton games this season.
He acted In a similar capacity iu both the
gridiron contests last year. M. A. McClung ,
Lehlgh's famous captain , will referee the
Yale-Harvard game. Ynlo and Princeton
have not yet decided upon their official , but
McClung will In all probability bo selected.
In the middle west the event of the past
week In foot ball circles has been the re
sumption of relations between Chicago and
Wisconsin universities. When the profes
sionalism prevalent at Wisconsin was un
covered the Windy City Institution broke
off Its athletic connections with it. Wis
consin since that time , however , has shown
a disposition to purify her athletic atmos
phere and as a bit of reward Chicago has
consented to meet her eleven. The game
between the two teams , which has become
ono of the foot ball events of the year , will
occur In Chicago onj November 12.
Out hero in the far west Nebraska ap
pears to be the real thing In comparison
with her competitors. The eleven that rep
resents the Antelope state has shown In the
few games so far played that a decidedly
strong aggregation has been formed. Of
fensively and defensively , In Interference
and teamwork and In Individual playing the
team has shown great form. The first real
test that they were put to happened last
Saturday when they met Ames. Despite
the fact that the lowans had been In train
ing tor three or four wei-ks before their
Nebraska opponents , the latter defeated
them by the score of 23 to 10. Next to
Nebraska comes Iowa , but the Buckeyes'
game against Chicago a week ago was dis
couraging. The lowans have a strong , heavy
team , but It Is decidedly lacking in brain
work and speed. Kansas Is gradually poundIng -
Ing Its green men Into shape and Dr. Wylle ,
Woodruff will probably have a dangerous
tram developed by the time that the cham
pionship series commences. Missouri is the
weak sister. The fashion In which the team
was defeated by the Kansas City Medics ,
strong as the latter aggregation Is , was
almost ridiculous.
WITH HORSESAND HORSEMEN
_
Wonderful IVitrlc of Joint Noluii ( he
NvilNlltloil Of ( lit * .StMINOII III tllC
1 lor NO ItuuliiKT World.
That premier event of the year for trot
ters , the Transylvania stake at Lexington ,
which was trotted on last Monday , has
brought into prominence In the light har
ness horizon another western horse. The
animal was John Nolan , who was bred In
Montana , but Is at present owned In Con
necticut. The winning of the race not only
established John Nolan as the trotter of
the year , but resulted In one of the most
noteworthy performances of the season.
The Transylvania has always been a hot
race , but last Monday's was the greatest In
the history of the stake. There were among
the entries such good horses as Pllatus , Bln-
gcn , Dlone , Gratten Bay and Eagle Flcnagan.
With a bunch of starters such as these it
could have been confidently predicted that
something sensational would result and this
expectation was not disappointed. Not only
was the record for the stake broken , but
the five fastest heats trotted In any race
moved. The time was 2:0794 : , 2.08 , 2OSH. :
2:09 : , 2:0'J$4. : The performance netted the
horse's owner , Joe Hubinger , a fortune.
About $130,000 was wagered on the race
and of this amount Hubinger put up nearly
$20,000 at C to 1. His winnings are re
ported to have been about $120,000 , He
therefore found It a tidy Investment to
purchase the horse , for whom he paid $4,000
earlier In the season.
This work at Lexlngtou followed up an
other remarkable performance at Louisville ,
when the western horse won the Douglas
stake and Incidentally broke no less than
four world's records. His heat In 2:08 : U
the fastest ever trotted by a green horse ,
the fastest by a 4-year-old gelding and the
fastest fifth heat on record. The two first-
named records were previously held' by The
Monk , 2OS',4 : , and the lost was a tie between
Allx , Directum , Nightingale and The Abbot
nt 2:094. : His race. In Its entirety , beat the
five-heat race record , previously held by
Nightingale. It is , however , only fair to
say that Nightingale's race was finished In
ono afternoon , while. Nolan had a night's
rest between his fourth and fifth heats.
John Nolan's campaign has been one of
then best and most remarkable ever madu
by a trotting horse. Starting In the 3-
mlnute clans at Denver before the middle
of June , ho trotted two races ot eleht heats
i wlhln three days and , though beaten both
i times by the California stallion George W.
McKlnnry , the Montana 4-year-old split
the hearts nnd gained a record ot 2 14V4 In
the first winning mile of his career. Ills
next start was nt St. Joseph , Mo. , where ,
on July 5 , ho defeated McKlnney , Queer-
1st , Major Chew and other sensational green
ones In straight heats , cutting his record
to 2:1494. : It was here that W. O. Foote
saw him and bought him for J. 13. Hubin
ger of New Haven , paying something llko
$4,000 for the horse. Footo did not start
him again until the opening of the grand
circuit nt Detroit. Hero the raw 4-year-
old started In the 2:11 : class nnd won again ,
reducing his record to 2:1294. : At Cleveland
ho was off and was distanced In the second
end heat and for the first and only time
during the campaign he failed to win any
part of the purse. Ho did not start at
Columbus , but won at Fort Wayne the fol
lowing week. At Buffalo ho was beaten by
Tlmornh for the $3,000 purse for 2:30 : trot
ters , getting second money. At Glens Falls
he trotted a heat every day between show
ers for three days , but won his race lu
straight heats. At Boston the following
week ho won a $3,000 purse , going from
there to Hartford , where , on September G ,
ho pulled down the $10,000 Charter Oak
purse nnd lowered his record to 2:09'fc. : Af
ter the Hartford race ho was laid up nearly
three weeks , his next start having been at
Louisville.
His wlnnnlngs have been as follows : Den
ver , Colo. , second money , $123 ; same place ,
second money , $125 ; St. Joseph , Mo. , flrat
money , $500 ; Detroit , Mich. , first money ,
$1,000 ; Fort Wayne , Ind. , first money ,
$1,000 ; Buffalo , N. Y. , second money , $1,250 ;
Glens Falls , N. Y. , first money , $1,000 ;
Readvillc , 'Mass. ' , first money , $1,500 ; Hart
ford , Conn. , first money , $3,000 ; Louisville ,
Ky. , first money , $2,500 ; Lexington , first
money ( Transylvania stakes ) , $2,600. Ills
winnings foot up to $1CCOO and he has yet
another engagement to fill. He has there-
fora proved the money winner of the year ,
having outstripped Directum Kelly , who
was forced to retire on account of Illness
at the conclusion of the grand circuit.
Directum Kelly headed the list of the grand
circuit winners with $11,000 to his credit
In a campaign of flvo weeks.
Probably no 4-year-old and very few , If
any , green trotters of any ago went through
so long nnd arduous a campaign , Involving
long and frequent shipments and sudden
and radical changes of climate. While most
of the horses which started out with this
wonderful 4-year-old last Juno have long
since fallen by the wayside , he has steadily
improved until ho is now deemed to bo a
match 'for almost any horse on the trotting
turf. Ho Is rangy rather than rugged In
appearance , and nine out ot ten clrcult-fol-
lowes have persistently underrated him ever
since he appeared In high society , the gen-
ral belief being that he would not train on
under severe work. He has been a most
remarkable campaigner , and , llko Blngen ,
ho seems to be able to race week In and
week out , without the assistance of any near
Infusions of thoroughbred blood , ho having
been sired by the remarkably young sire
Prodigal , 2:16 , out of the trottong mare Fan
tasia , 2:1794 : , by Ranchero , 2:14 : > 4. son of
Clark Chief.
In a recent Interview Mike Dwyer , the
trainer and driver , commented as follows on
the difference in attendance at running and
light harness meetings : "More people are
Inetrcsted In trotters and road horses than
runners , yet If you hang out a $5,000 purse
to bo trotted for hero and some of the best !
horses la the country entered for the conj
tesa It would hardly draw a corporal's guard.
But hold a running meeting at the same
track for a much smaller amount , and a
great crowd Is sure to be there. It shows
that a great number of those who own nnd
djlvo fast horses do not care to attend light-
harness meetings , whllo the crowds patron
izing running meetings are mainly composed
of those who bet and want to see quick
action. A trotting meeting conducted on the
principle of the Austrian meeting that Is ,
handicap dash races would give Just about
as quick action for the bettors and prove
Kiifllclently exciting for those who prefer to
see a race decided In ono heat. Wo were
civcn a little of that sort of racing by Man
ager Faslg at Hartford during the July and
September meetings , and It immediately
Jumped Into favor. I have driven In dash
races at Vienna when 70,000 pcopfe were
present. I bellevo It Is the only solution to
the question ns to how trotting meetings can
be made to share the popular patronage ot
the sport-loving people with the running
meetings. If the plan Is tried I believe It
will win. "
Paced by four of the best sprinters at the
track , a fresh ono at each quarter , the won
derful black mare Imp , will on Wednesday
afternoon of this week at the Harlem race
track attempt to break the world's record
for a mile on a circular course. She will
have a load of nlnety-ono pounds on her
back and the fast West Side course will bo
given a special preparation for the event.
" "WHIST.
A compromise Is offered to the advo
cates ot long and abort suit systems by
Lieutenant Colonel B. Lowsley , who favors
a middle course. "The advocacy of uni
versal original leads from the long suit Is
almost as great a mistake , " he says , "as
would bo the advocacy of universal orig
inal leads from the short suit. Theh con
ditions of the various hands held at whist
require that each of these leads shall receive
consideration from all players who desire
to become proficient In whist strategy and
who would obtain the best ! results from
theh cards dealt them. With the most
successful players there will not , In the
future , be any hard and fast Idea that the
long suit opening should bo used to the
extent of excluding the short suit open-
Ing. The nature of the first lead will be
regulated by the program proposed for com
bined action.
"There will be no confusion to the part
ner , " adds Mr. Colonel Lowsley , "as to the
class ot lead made. The value of the card
load to the fall of the first trick and tbo
combination the partner may himself hold
will usually make this matter quite pUln ,
and the second round clears any doubt. The
long suit lead Is tbo best lead , as a for
ward play , when there Is probability that
you and your partner can command such
re-entry as will bo required to bring In
established long cards , it is also best as a
defensive play when adversaries hold trump
strength and the command In your short-
rst suit. On the other hand the original
lead of your two-card suit , especially when
headed by any card ranging from Jack to
eight , Inclusive , Is very advantageous when
vour other bulls and are in tenaco or when
racli contains but one protected honor. The
ihort suit lead also Indicates willingness to
ruff. "
In the following position from the New
York Sun , hearts are trumps , how many
tricks can N. and S. get If N. leads and 12.
and W. play their best defense ?
S.-8 , 7. 5.
H.-8.
D.-10. 7.
C-9. 7 , C.
II. 10.
D.-9 , 3.
How to 1'ri'vent Croup ,
Mr. J. M. NIckle , a well known merchant
of NlcklevIIIe. Pu. , has two children who are
subject to attacks os croup. In speaking < < f
It bo says : "Whenever an utiutK Is turnIng -
Ing on , my wife gives them Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy and It nhv.iNS prevents Uio
attack. It is a household n cerstu ! | -bin
county and no matter whit "Me wo run out
of. it would not do to bo without Cbamber-
laln'u Cough Remedy. Mnra of It 'a fclJ
here than of all other couch medicines com-
Used.
CIENCE
Overwhelmin Evidence.
THOU AMERICANSI
Assort and Know That Pe-ru-na Cures Catarrh
Wherever Located Half our Ills Are Catarrh.
Governor Atkinson.
Hon. G. W. Atkinson , Governor of
West Virginia , In a recent letter
from Charleston to Dr. Hartman ,
says : " 1 can recommend your prep
aration , Pe-ru-na , as a tonic. Its
reputation as a cure for catarrh Is
excellent , It having been used by
a number of people known to me
with the very best results. "
Secretary of State W. 13. Chllton.
Hon. W. EJ Chllton , ex-Secretary
of the State of West Virginia , writIng -
Ing from Charleston to Dr. Hart
man , says : ' "It affords me great
pleasure to testify to tlio merits of
yoi-r preparation Pe-ru-na. It has
been used by quite a number of my
neighbors and friends In cases
of catarrh and has accom
plished all that you cfalm
for It. 1 have used It as a tonlo
and as such I find that It is of
very great benefit when my nerv
ous system is deranged. "
Colonel Peter Sells of Ohio.
Colonel Peter Sells , of Columbus ,
Ohio , Is probably one of the busiest
men In the United States. It Is Impossible
for the average man to estimate the amount
of wear and tear and nervous strain that
such a man must endure. In commenting
upon this subject Mr. Sells stated In a let
ter to Dr. Hartman : "My business as ad
vertising agent of our Immense consoli
dated show makes It necessary for mo to be
constantly subject to change of climate and
diet. I find Pe-ru-na to bo an admirable
remedy to correct the evils that follow. I
would not bo without Po-ru-na In my trav
els. With an occasional use of this remedy
I find myself always In splendid health nnd
good spirits. "
Robert B. Mantel ! the
great tragedian in a let
ter dated Philadelphia.
Pa. , August G , 1S93 ,
writes. "Tho bottle of
Pe-ru-na at hand. His
splendid and moat in
vigorating ; refreshing
to the nerves and brain.
It is one of the best
Robert Mantell. tonics I have over used
It makes one feel like a new man. "
"This is to certify that I was
afflicted for several years with
that dreadful disease known as
chronic catarrh of the head and
nose. After trying \arlous ca
tarrh cures without getting any
relief , I began to take Pe-ru-na
with Immediate good results. I
had severe pains In the head
and nose ; I could not be free fiom a con
stant dcsiro to clear the throat of mucus ,
and my nose wo entirely stopped up. After
taking a course of Pe-ru-na I feel belter
than I have for ten years nnd have no symp
toms of my former troubles remaining. I
am quite able to do my usual work without
the fatigue which 1 used to feel on the
slightest exertion. " W. W. Hornback ,
Carthage , Mo ,
W. A , MocCorkle ,
Governor of West Vir
ginia , says : "Your Pe-
ru-na as n tonic Is cer
tainly unexcelled , nnd
In a number of cases
that have come under
my observation , where
It has been used for
. , . . catarrh , or any disease
Governor MacCorkle w'hlch had Its origin
In that malady , It has been of very great
benefit. Pe-ru-na has my hearty commen
dation , both as a tonic and catarrh rem
edy. "
W. A. Ohley , Ex-
Secretary of State of
West Virginia , writes
as follows to Dr. Hart
man : "I most heartily
recommend Pe-ru-na
as a great benefit In
cases ot catarrh ; It Is
especially beneficial
wherever the mucous
membranes are affect
ed. As a tonic It cer
tainly has no superl-
or. " Bec'y of State Ohley.
EXACT SIZE OF UOTTLE ,
Miss Berry , the prlma donna.
Miss Maude Lillian Berry , of the Madison
Square Opera Company , ono of the leading
opera singers of America. In speaking of
Pe-ru-na. said : "Really I feel It as a duty
to say how much Pc-ru-na has done for mo.
Just look how fresh I am. You would
not expect , In this spell of warm weather ,
to find mo leaving the stage without the
least fatigue. It Is entirely due to Po-ru-
na. Long ago my nerves wcro In danger
of absolute and hopeless collr.pso from the
strain of hard work , study nnd excitement.
It would have crushed mo to give up my
ambition. A friend sent me a bottle of
Pe-ru-na and prevailed upon mo to take It ,
I did , with marvelous results. Not only
did It relieve the tension and give incredible
relief , but has made me heavier and strong
er than ever before In my life. "
Hon. J. D. Botkln ,
Congressman-nt-large
of Kansas , says of
"It gives
Po-ru-na :
mo pleasure to certify
to the excellent cura
tive qualities of your
medicines , Pe-ru-na
and Man-a-lln. I
have been aflllctcd
*
more or less for a
quarter of a century'
with catarrh of the V
stomach and consti
pation. A resldcncccongrcHsman Uotkln.
In Washington has increased these troubles.
A few bottles of your medicines has given
me almost complete relief , and I am sure
that a continuation of them will effect a
permanent cure. Pe-ru-na Is really a won
derful remedy for catarrhal affections. "
Mayor Samuel L. Black.
' Hon. Samuel L. Black , Mayor ol
Columbus , Ohio , says : "I can most
.cheerfully recommend Pc-ru-na at
of the very greatest poss bio bene
fit In cases of catarrh and othci
diseases of the mucuous membrane.
This remedy has established Itsell
In the minds of the people as ol
the greatest possible worth and
genuineness. I have known Dr.
Hartman for a number of years and
am pleased to say that he is ono ot
the leading citizens of this city n
man of the very highest standing
and character In the community. "
i
The Sisters of St. Francis of St ,
Vincent's Orphan Asylum , , East
Main street , corner of Rose avenue ,
Columbus , Ohio , in a letter dated
June 2 , 1898 , to Dr. Hnrtman , say :
"Some years ago a friend of 0111
institution recommended Dr. Hart-
man's Po-ru-na as an excellent
remedy for Influenza , of which wn
then had several cases which
threatened to bo of a serious char
acter. Wo began to use it and ex
perienced such wonderful results
that since- then Pe-ru-na has be
come our favorite medicine for In-
fiucnza , catarrh , coughs , colds and
bronchitis. "
Hon. J L. Hampton of Ohio.
Hon. J. L. Hampton , Executive Clerk In
the Governor's office , Columbus , O. , writes
as follows to Dr. Hortman : "I have been
using Pe-ru-na for some weeks and want
to testify to Its value In cases of catanh
and stomach trouble. I hove boon n sufferer
from catarrh for years , and my whole sys
tem waa permeated with It , thus causing
mo much stomach trouble. Pe-ru-na lini
cured the catarrh and I am In every way
much Improved. "
"Hon. David Mcek-
Ison , Member of Con
gress from Ohio , says
of Pe-ru-na : I have
used several bottles
of Pc-ru-na and feel
greatly b o n o fl t e tl
thereby from my ca
tarrh of the head and
feel encouraged to
Congr. Mcckleon. bellevo
that Its con
tinued use will fully eiadlcatc a disease ot
thirty yi'urs standing. "
John B. Floyd , Sena
tor of West Virginia ,
Lawyer and Journalist ,
says In a recent letter
to Dr. Hartman In
speaking of Pe-ru-na :
"I can recommend your
Po-ru-na an a most ex
cellent tonic and as a
remedy for catarrh It
certainly has a most cn-
vlablo reputation , scv-
rral persons personally
known to mo having Sen. J. U. Floyd ,
used It with very beneficial results. Pe-
ru-na certainly has my hearty endorse
ment. "
Mr. C. II , Jennlsh Is proprN
ctor of ono of the leading ma
chine shops In Decorah , la. Ha
hod been troubled with catarrh
for several years and had tried
many remedies without effect
until he cotnmencd taking Po-
ru-na , of which ho took four
- _ . . _ bottles and ho claims It en
tirely cured him. Ho recommends It to all
who nro afflicted with catarrh , as ho thinks
It the best medicine prepared ,
"My sister Nelllo had
the whooping cough. She
took Pe-ru-na with the
best of results. I must
say this much In regard
to your remedies : I think
If everyone afficted would j
take them they never
'
er regret It , but would >
praise them to every
ns long as they lived , "
Miss Mary Slncox , Shulls-
burg , Wls. A cold Is the flrst stage of
catarrh. An old cold Is cbronlo catarrh.
The best time to euro catarrh Is In th
first stage. A neglected cold Is almost sure
to result In chronic catarrh. To neglect to
take Po-ru-na after catching a cold or hav
ing a cough Is next to Eulclde.
"Winter Catarrh" Is a book written by
Dr. Hartman , Columbus , Ohio. Sent fre
to any address.