fiflff " 'Y TTf ssa rrv. 'it UUntffiHK: It Is Becoming aPepukr(Pad" In Sedetf Circles. SOME POINTS rOM BEGINNERS. Caldaat Lthl aa4 OktUIb Dea't Tata Tew Buk te tha Rpectators-teU of Fua and Cea-ldtrable Bid Werk The Elaa erata Effert of Ose Big City Aatoetatlen. Ndtwtthshuidln th fact that tt wit or the paragraphc ra and the sneer (perhaps bidden, but none the le-i aneert) of profes sional are often turned, against amateur actenand acting, the fact remain! that ama teurs r calif de geed work aemlUmea en their Improvised stages. That they often de bad erk U iBet te be wondered at, for few of bm have any training worth uratkralng, tad fewer (till keep at it long enough te bene lit by an extensive experience. Anether argument in favor of the amateun b that there It mere fun te the square Inch In most of tbclr rehearsal and performance than there It In any ether amusement they could find. What could be mere cenducflrV hj iiuarujr, tur uistancv, lau iwoaeruoi the "leading man" (who la generally very much a boy) te leek dignified aud keep from falling ever his feet during the first rehearsal. The "leading lady," tee, invariably has trouble with her train (what a bothersome mass of silk It is, te be sure I) for the Ant four or five times she wears it, and the "pretty housemaid" cant help loeking1 downward every minute or se te be euro that her dress quite reacnt-s the tops of her shoes. But the funnicetef all Is the comedian. That Is, he Is funny In these parts where he doesn't Intend te be. Nothing cpuld equal the delefuluess of his appearance at ether times. When at last the rehearsals are ended and the eventful night is at hand, the fun waxes last and furious. Net that the par ticipants think it's fun then eh no, it's a very serious matter thou but when a week, or a month, or a year has passed, they leek back upon that night with a kind of pleasurnbla re trospection which they feel ia regard te nothing else. The stage mana ger is a very im portant personage among amateurs as well as among professionals, and be it said te his credit, he seldom falls te appreciate his own greatness. MRS. BID HARRIS AS FAUUNK. If he has a llttle ingenuity he can add consid erable U) the merit of tlie jicrfermanccs. He can make a substitute 'for the calcium or lime light of the "real stage" by puttlug a bright reflection behind nn ordinary kero sene lamp, and passing before it slides of dif ferent colors. Llttle wooden frames, en which tissue paper of the required tint is past ed, form a very effective substitute for tbe mere expensive gelatlne and colored glass for these slides. By using such a contrivance Judiciously, the attractiveness of tablcnus and the like is greatly increased. This light should nlways be placed lu the "wings" at one side of the stage in the parlor performances, for, if it is located lu the rear of the nudlcnce, stupendous shadows of the individual heads belonging te said audience are npt te be cast upon the htage and players. Such a circumstance is sure te have a de pressing effect. In moonlight scenes a dork blue slide Is used. Avoid green slides. They make the people illuminated leek like re juvenated ghosts, footlights should always be well screened from the sight of the audi ence, and sotne sort of n guard should be pro vided te keep the dress.es of the feinale jr jr fermcr from touching the Came, should (hey In a moment of fergetfulnexs or a frenzy of genius venture tee near the front of the stage. A rolling curtain is npt te cot stuck half way up or down and leave your admiring irienas te ecstatic contemplation of a low of bondless s k i r 1 8 and legs. This is unpleasant, and can be pre vented by having hanging curtnius the division iu the exact center of the stage. Don't slide them, but fix a pulley nt the upper corners of the stage opening, nnd run n cold through it te about mid way be tween fleer and ceiling en the edge of ouch curtain. When this eend is pulled the cuitnin .will rise upward ft n il e u t w n r it MB. COWARD A8 BILLY. BrecefuUy. Auoth Aueth cr cord attached te the lower corner of each curtain will draw the swinging ends out of sight in ajirfy. It is a geed rule (although by no means a rigid one) te a old turning one's lmck toward the audience. Professionals seldom de it, sometimes straining a point in order te avoid It There are a thousand and one little points te remember if one wants te have the per formance go off smoothly, but one careful reading of any of the many "guides" aud books that have been written en the subject will generally fix these in the mind. In the big cities amateur acting has be come very much of a "fad'Mn seciety, and performances are occasionally given before select audiences by the amateun, with btage fittings nnd costumes rivaling iu perfection these of the professionals. Philadelphia has her Wbcatly Dramatic association (new turned into a purely social organization), front which many llrst class blstriens have gradUatcd. Its performances are artistic and popular. In New Yerk tbe amateurs bave a home of their ewii the Berkcly Lyceum as cozy and completely fitted a llttle theatre as ene w euld At ish te nee, Some of the performances in it nrunurthyet the highest praise. Net long age The New Yerk Herald published a page article en tbe amateur actors and nctrossesof the metropolis, ith portraits, nnd from it the pictures accompanying this are rcpre- SAMPSON AND SANDOW. Tliejr Are Culled tlie btrengest Men en Kiirtli. The mighty giant lias fallen. Sampseu, ence the strongest man en earth, has been forced te loner Ids colors te Kugen Sandow, the young Pomeranian Hercules. It hap pened this nay. Fer seme tlme past Samp son aud bis pupil Cyclops had been giving nightly exhibitions of strength at the West minster urjuanuiu iu Londen. Sampson of- & feAHDOW. fcred JC100 te any ene jybe could equal Cy ctepV feats, and this sum was neatly wen, Oct. 20, by n young athlete named Eugen Saudew, of Kenlgtbcrg, Femcrania. After the defeat of Cyclops, Sampseu offered Ui3 -wajystafcisj. w.s, '- WffJvx twWatfflfar.ltMl Sandow wm far, Mm featkty way sAkklOHew. 0 tha tuat cftfce trial tha tamrtal tarn tarn tarn trawaterowaedteaaffocaUo. TheMaranfa of Qaetmbcrry and Lard da OHTersl acted a Jadftes, and Capt Moleswerta held tha stake. The struggle was met destined te cost 08 without disturbance aad -raanHag, asd it commenced at' tha start. Hatnpneu started the fun. 8 proceeded te bend a red of iron en his chest, straighten It ea bis arm, then te again bend and straighten It en hi leg. Alt but the last of these feaU Bamrxen performed with much address and rapidity, but In endeavoring te straighten the red en his leg it broke, and se the feat was net completed" as Intended. With another red, presumably of exactly the satne de scription, Sandow did as Sampson had done up te the period of breaking the red, but he did it clumsily, aud took a long time. Sampson claimed that he had broken the red and his rival had net, but the judges pointed out that his doing se was the result of accident, prob ably due te a flaw iu tbe metal. It looked as it Sampson meant te pretest everything. First it was the Iren tubes which he bent upon his chest, arms and legs. Then it was tbe chains', Sandow arm was much larger than Sampson's, consequently the chains would net go ever his elbow. Sampson thereupon claimed the contest en the ground that Saudew could net perform the feat. But Sandow was one tee many for him, for he produced from hi pocket three brace lets made by the manufacturers patronized by Sampson, and guaranteed by them te be of the same strenjaw and quality as these previously mails byThem, and he calmly per formed Sampson's feat of bursting the brace lets en his arm much mere easily than Samp son does it. On seeing this Sampson became furious, and pranced up and down tbe stage like a wild beast. He refused te goon with the contest. At this critical moment Sandow placed one bracelet en his left arm and two en his right. Amid tremendous excitement he snapped them in an easy manner. The house rose te a man and he was cheered te tbe echo. Sampson was boiling with rage. "These chains are net reall" he crled, but the only answer he received was prolonged hid ing from the crowd. Sandow next took from the fleer with 0110 haud a bar 111 weighing 150 pounds, which he threw high in the air, catching it eirhis arm as it fell. He went through many movements with the bar bells, which Sampson did net cwey te fellow. As a clincher te his victory he did the following feat? A rlialu having been placed around bis arms aud back, he proceed- KAMrSOX. ed te raise the bar bells, and the effort, as wns intended, caused the breaking of the chain. Thereupon the Judges proclaimed Saudew the victor, and the audience rose nnd waved their hats nnd sticks frantically; Saudew then became the center of nn ox ex cited crowd eager te shake the hand of "The Strongest Man en Earth." GOSSIP OF THE CAPITAL. SOME OF THE LADIE8 OF THE ADMINISTRATION CIRCLE. Mrs. Harrison's Horrer of Heine Stared At The President's Lucky rbxslclan. The First Lady a Shepper S. S. Cox's Library A Yeung Weman's Luncheon. Special Correspondence. Washington, Nev. 28. I am sorry te say that Sirs. Harrison is net in very geed health. She is new under the doc tor's care, nnd is confined pretty rigidly te a diet of milk and stale bread. She Bays hIie lias appetite enough, but the cruel doctor vcW net give her permission te uppcabe IPan her own fashion. The treuble is a gastric one, and can be re moved only by persistent caution a3 te diet. The president has n, doctor, tee, but does net often liave occasion te send for him. 'Tis iv curious fact that erne call te the White Heuso brought, or is in a fair way te bring, a fortuue te a Washington physician. Since tlie president tnade Dr. Sewers his physician this young gentle man, nlready popular nnd successful, has found his practice quickly doubling. lie is new the hardest worked man in the city of Washington, ids Wlilte Heuse patient, probably, excepted. Dr. Sewers is no tnore than 35 years old, nnd his in come is $25,000 a year. Mrs. aarnsen is tena or tne cnurcn, tee, but he has given up attending, and for a rather novel reason. It is net the condition of her health that deprives her of ene of the pleasMrcs of her life, but tier dread of being stared ut. It k an actual factthat the peeple gaze at her se much in church that she can never tell whether the minister is preaching en foreign missions or infant baptism. Se she lias resolved te stay at home. She gees occasionally te the theatre, which she wouldn't de but for the protection from curious eyes afforded by the cur tains of the box, which she Invariably occupies. Mrs. Cleveland never objected te being stared nt; at least, she never tried te get away from the crowds. She had a way of smiling at masses of people as uracil as te say she rcegnized nnd sympathized with their curiosity. Besides, she was woman enough te take a little delight out of the consciousness that seme ad miration was mixed wltii the curiosity. Even the receptions, out of which Mrs. Cleveland used te derive se much pleasure, Mrs. Harrison is looking for ward te apprehensively. s room iiuuiu which rau memories cling is the library of Mr. Cox in the handsotne home built by him in this city a few years age. Mrs. Cox never gees into the library when she can help it, for that apartment reminds her of the many long evenings spent there in Iter husband's ceuipany ns his secretary nnd companion; for Mrs. Cox was ene of these women nvie helped their hus bands with every detail of their work. Mr. Cox's library table stands just as he left it. Net n paper or book has bean disturbed. Still it is the acme of order liness. Sam Cox, with all his brilliancy, was a man of method, of application, of toil Net alene his wit, but his persist ency, Ids mastery of all the subjects which came te his hand, wen him suc cess. Cox was known as ene of tlie best in formed men in the house. His knowl edge was fairly encyclopedic. A hint of the method by which this reputation was wen lies upon his library table. It is an atlas se full of clippings from news papers and mngazRics that the book is swellefj te thrice its original proportions. At the map of Nicaragua, for instance, are fifty newspaper cuttings about that country, Us politics, btatesmen, army, navy and commerce. Se with Chili, Ilrazll and all ether countries, particu larly the western nations, in turn. If Mr. Cox had imt been a man of care ful method, net own his great industry would liave enabled hint te keen abreast of modem thought and literature, nnd at the eame Ume te perform the prodig ious amount of labor which fell unen Mam sav nfmmutm, Ve . f tt ktat e-M; party tatfe Ikmm, mat m law Mead ar4 dMUB-piett of tmay worthy latere and meamre. Tet mtccbI year Trie devoted te Um letter carriers alone an amount of labor equal te all that performed by the average coa cea greeaman, aad new the grateful letter carrier are te build kia a monument. Of his habit of work Mr. Ces said a day or two aget "When I came te leek ever Mr. Cei.' deak, I found no unfinished business. Everything was done up te the day of his death, excepting three letters which he had premised te write for friends who were seeking places in the New Yerk city government. Fer these three let ter I hed, addressed the envelopes, as I was in the habit of doing for all his cor respondence, but he was tee sick te write the inclesures." Mrs. Cox addedt "Few people knew what a hard worker Mr. Cox was, and hew much he was able te accomplish."-Tence asked him te sit down and make me a memorandum of the important legislation in which he had borne a part, simply by way of rec ord of his life work. He replied! 'Ne, I cannot de that. The present is tee lively and the future tee tremendous te bother with, the past" Secretary Blaine was ene of the guests at the dedication of the newCatholie university in the outskirts of the city. Among the newspaper correspondent present was a young woman seciety re porter who has net been long in the busi ness, though she is as bright as a new silver dollar. Fearing that she might net be nble te get anything te cat till her return home at night, she put up in a very small and very neat parcel a slice of bread and meat, with one ploceof cheese and two pickles for relishes. Te her sur prise and delight she was Invited te th dinner given the notable guests, and chanced te occupy a seat directly oppo site Secretary Blaine. But what te fc with that luncheon! Tlie absurdity ei carrying a bread and meat lunch te s banquet se impressed the young woman that she laughed immoderately, and finally, becoming desperate, she tossed the new obnoxious parcel under the tabic at her feet. As the dinner was concluded and the guests were rising, the secretary of state hastened round te the young woman's side. Smilingly heiheld out te her a fragment of her own bread and meat and pickle, saying, with a mis chievous twinkle in his cye: "Better put this in your pocket te eat en the way home if you get hungry. have tried the bread, and it is very, very geed. Who made it?" Walter Welliun. PARLOlt ENTKRTA1NMENTS HERE IS A GOOD ONE CALLED "THE OLD MAIDS FROM ALASKA." It Was Given In a Jllc City and It Netted the l'rejrctur Some )300 for a Charity, but It Cnu Ite Iteplared Anywhere and en a Smaller or Larger Scai. HE entertainment here firR described was arranged airA carried out successfully, in aid of a charity, by n young girl net 10, at which she netted nearly 8300, nnd all her performers were chil dren with two exceptions. There was a llttle miscellaneous music, violin, whist ling, etc., precedinga very clever sketch, which she wrete herself, calling it "The Old Maids from Alaska." Daring the perfermance the young children, dressed as old maids, went through nn umbrella drill, and each recited, danced, sang or did something in a specialty way, ene making a speech in deaf and' dumb al phabet. This .idea could be carried out any where. The head ene is the chief of the society of these old maids, and she has n long roll of paper which she reads off, which can be made te contain many local hits. This serves te introduce each one in her specialty, while appearing te tell why they have all decided te forevcr ab ab jure matrimony. Their dress is black paper cambric, with white Bishop alcoves, and tliey wear black Shaker caps. It requires a chair and an umbrella for each. There can be a dumb bell drill also added te this, and any ether taking business, and it wasagenuine success. Dumb bell drills and broomstick drills, as well as Mrs. Jarloy'swaxworks'sing Jarley'swaxworks'sing Jarloy'swaxwerks'sing ing skewls" and spelling bees ali afford a geed quota of entertainment; but they are net very novel, and should be judi ciously mixed with ether things. A dell's quadrille is a very queer affair, and re quires children of about 10 te 13, and they are te meve about as if worked with springs and wooden joints; There nre two or three operettas which give a chance te bring in perhaps a hun dred children in marches and ballets, and these are long enough te occupy an entire evening, but cannot well bounder taken except in places like Newport or Saratoga in the summer, or seme very large house in the city in winter, or in 6choel entertainments. A very pretty and almost impromptu entertainment can be gotten up always A CHARADE. providing there is plenty of "talent" nnd ene bright, self sacrificing young lady, an efficient gentleman ami a fair block of geed nature among the audience. A curtained recess is necessary. The first thing is, of course, the patient nnd long suffering piano. Then tlie curtains part, showing a sheet tightly stretched ever u frame, and ever thU passes n se ries of shadowy figures of every imagin able, kind animals, birds and teptiles, with an occasional human form. Tlie antics these figures are made te perform ure wonderful and seme very droll, but nil nre obtained by meaiie of little pasteboard figures fes'tencd te sticks and held iu front of n bright lamp with only ene wick, which, of course, throws a large, clear shadow. These llttle figures may Imj made te moVe by having the legs or arnu loeso nnd an other stiuk'attaehed te the body, and they arc moved, which, of course, muket the Iienes walk or kick, the men Ikhv, khaki) hands, fislit. etc. Tliu bliailen'j W.sTOsraiS srv only show the perfect movements het the cause; a pair of scissors cardboard, pins and sticks are all these need. After this 111 tie exhibition is ever, a very pretty and effective tableau il shown of Hepe leaning upon a pnsto pnste pnsto 'beard anchor, In a classic cestume mnde of two Uiects and a white wig. Then some tnore music, after which a seivican be sung if there happens te be a singer there. In the meantime, Whtml the scenes, preparations can be going en for charades. Fer thcae the ordinary "pre-. ertles" of household uie can be utilized. If washboard is the name chosen, a wash tub with the useful young lady at work wilt serve, and beard can be a bearding heuse table, or nn ironing beard, or n fclmple plank. Music Bheuld add Hi charms during the intermission te giv the performers tirae te change the deco rations, also te cover the noUe they mnkt doing it. Charades nre se easily invented and te easily done that they offer many advantages for small entertainments, and they afford much sport te the audience in guessing at the words. After the charades the gentleman is tc make a speech, or recite a poem. Per haps "Tlie Seven Ages of Man" or "Ham let's 8olilequy" is the best for the pur pose. Music again, and when the cur tain rises it is upon the spectacle of peer Fatima en her knees with a terrible Bluebeard about te behead her with n pasteboard scituctar covered with tinfoil. This is followed with a sccne from or of the eiK'KiM, tu inilMC 1 1. 111;; played verj rapidly without iiyanl te time, uikl thu ubiquitous two go through all the dumb show of the acting iu that iortleii of the opera, in utter silonce. This ever, the curtain is drawn for a la&t act, and there is scuffling aud pattering of soft llttle feet for a few moments, which the piano can hardly drown, and when It is opened beheld a bunk of grass and flow ers and bits of trees, and cuddled all around are Bleeping children, who have hard work te keep asleep until the last moment. Then, when the tireless young lady thinks the strain has been great enough, she gives a sign and they all awaken, rub their eyes, sit up and slug something Bhe has taught them or they knew by heart, after which they all get in a ring and sing Llttle Sally Waters, or Ring Around a Resy, or a little drill, danoe or march, and then they are at liberty te rush back te their parents, who always think the entertain ment perfect; the bank of flowers is an easy matter, being only green rugs, Mich s photographers have thrown ever chairs, hassocks, etc., with all the old artificial flowers in the heuse, and a few branches from the neighboring trees, in default of better. A young lady or gen tieiuuii ui uu lint'iitive uiiiiu 111 u uuuee is worth great riches, in getting up these little Informal entertainments, as ene can make se much out of se ft t tie. One young girl made a monster kalcidoscepo out of the cover of the piano, which she folded ever, making the necessary triangle, and aasBHHa!faw MBBPsk aaaVBBBaaaaaBSanyV 's'bbsV sR44iIsi ssiliMfl sbskwi iMiiJMwssal saM&WWlaaf saaWv WJC- Vil-lsssssi ANDROMEDA AND rCRSF.DS. she shook up aud down and twisted nlteut a handful of bright ragsand paper flowers befere one end, whlle bright llttle eyes peeped in thu ether. When flowers nnd children are nbun dant a most beautiful little operetta or spectnele can be gotten up, by giving each llttle girl the name of a (lower, nnd n tiny bower of them, nnd having the boys for. gardeners, birds and butter flies. It is easy for mothers te cnlnrge upon the idea and te dress their children accordingly, and most nttrnctive llttle marches, counter marches, dances and flutterings can be developed and chil dren easily leain te sing in concert. Bits of suitable rhyme, can be set te old songs aud sung in chorus by the little tots, and it always bounds new aud pretty. The great difficulty In any of these af fairs is that it is net easy te reconcile any of the performers (e tnke a second or Eubordinate pait, and everybody wants te have something te say as te management. There should be but one manager, nnd that the ene who first plans the affair, though that person may af towards rclegate a certain part te seme ene else te attend te; and the manager should benr iu mlml that small childicn are powerful auxiliaries te success, but they must be kept in geed humor, net be hungry or sleep', and whatever they de should be in the earlier pait of a pro pre pro gramme te obtain the best results. The programme should be made out and net changed at the caprice of tiny one; and if singers or ether performer fail te appear, if there is no ene there who will 6tep into the breach with some thing unexpected, quietly drop that se lection out with a word of apology. Above all, there should be no quan cling, no nervousness en the manager's part, and let every ene de their best. The mere original they are the better. Hu- tiii: Tiiitnr. ehack3. mer is geed, wit invaluahle; but horse play or buffoonery should net be tolerat ed under any circumstances. On this the manager iriu&t take his or her stand. With this I give ;i cut showing hew Andromeda and Perseus may be iorbon ierbon iorben atcd in it tableau, and another sheu ing tlie costuming necchsary te the represen tation of the three graces and the award ing of the apple, which I have described 111a previous article. Ouyx.IlAttri:n. ItricIpU of I'arlt Thratr. Tlju receipts of the Parii theatres for tha mouth of Ausutt were 2,4S5,IKl frnucj, an lucre&Kj of Ota.lCO francs ever tliose of the same month during tlie exposition of 157U. A large iharu of tbe Klje U credited te tbe great busbies dene by UufTnle lilll. With Iter (moo tenutiful volce lert ferever te her and tbe iuuiC4l public, who te ad inlrnd her, Ktclka (U-nlur new llvta eluded from the world In a coMle situated oil the summit of u luemitalu near thu city of Ikilesna. OF THE WINNINGS. The Racing Season of 1889 Was a Great Success. PURSES NETER WERE SO LIBERAL Racapltatatlea of tha Season's Werk Upen tha Eastern Track Bctwasa a Millien aad a Htlllea and a Qnarter In Stakes. Tha Most Conspicuous Hen. The racing Masen et 1860 has been a great access. The punas have been mera liberal, the neld en the big circuit trackalarger, and the struggle between the thoroughbred of the different racing org'stiens have sur passed these of former yvsrs. Berne of tha performances of the many brilliant equina tars have been, te say the least, anaatienal and extraordinary. The New Yerk Bun, et a recent date, gave an exhaustive recapitula tion et the season, et which the following I the gUtt The sum of money hung up In stakes and parses last year amounted te between 11,000, 00Oandl,3.V),0Oa This year's list amounted te fully rJ.000,000, During 1839 four new associations were opened tothepublie In the vicinity of New Yerk, the Westchester course costing 1,500, 000, and said te be the finest in tbe world, being ene et them. The winnings of some of the principal stables have been .very large. As usual, the Dwycr Brethers, of Brooklyn, head the list with 1140,023.50. Theto young IrUh-Amcrl-cans have been very lucky since they entered the racing world In 1670. The public baa cealcd te express surprise when It Is an nounced year after year that the Dwycrs top the list In purses and stakes wen. The Dwyershad a greater number et horses in training than any of their competi tors, and had the two year olds equaled ex pectations, their winnings would bave been ever $300,000; but the youngsters, with ene or two exceptions, are dcplorable failures se far, and the bulk of the money was earned by the three year olds aud elder division of the stable. Of the S3 horses which they started In 303 races, and which help te make up the total amount et earnings, the following four nre very contplcueus. Started. Wen. Amount LoeKstrcet, Si 10 !33,B0O. Kingsten II 2,057 IUnarrr 17 0 15,770 Inspector a 0 7 10,510 Mr. August Belmont is a strong second en the list of winning owners te the Dwycrs this year, and no follen cr et racing will demur when it U told that Mr. Belmont deserves all the success his exertions realized. Unllke ether prominent owners who made money this year, with the exception of Cel. Scott, Mr. Belmont's S-year-olds were the bread winners, his sons of St, Blale and 111 Used carrying evcrythlug befere them in the early part of the season, much as Mr. Withcis' youngsters did last year during tbe Mon mouth park meeting, St. Carle, whlle the largest winner, being credited with 123,103, was an unfortunate colt, inasmuch as he lest the $00,000 Futurity stakes by a neck. Mr. Belmont's four principal bread wlnners are i Started. St. Curie 0 RaectauJ 13 MagnaU). ........... 10 l'autsba 13 Wen. Amount 0 l-tMM 8 25,000 8 18,890 S ll.Btrt Itaccland proved that he Is worthy of a place among tha best horses of the year by winning the Suburban haudlcapand ether classiaeventx, which netted a total of $35,000. Fides, Belinda, Trluce lleyal nnd ethers in cre(tel the fund until It reached the sum et $1SJ30, which Is the largest amount yet wen by the Nursery Stable- en the turf, A rocapttulatleu shows that the stable started -1 horses In 103 race, was first in ISO, second lu UO, and third In SO. Congressman W. h. Scott, of Erie, has no reason te regret his return te the turf, as with a Dtable composed entirely of twelve 'J-j car olds he wen $10.1,615, his chief bread winner being the chestnut colt Chaes, who wen the futurity stakes at Ceney Island and tlie Car tarct handicap nt Monmouth park, in addi tion te a sweepstakes at Ceney Island In tlie spring. Ills total earnings amount te SX,?M, putting him far in the van of tbe 3-year-eldi of the year. Mr. Scott started 13 animals in (S3 races, of which they wen 13, were second in G and third in 10. His total winnings amount te $103,815. Jnmei B. Ilaggln, the copper king and mil lionaire banker, has hid wonderful success for tlie few horses he had in training hi 1SS0, his earnings netting $100,b33. The main stays et his string were that great pair of racers, the 3-year-old colt Sal Sal vater nnd the 5-year-old rnare Flreuxl. Tlie former ttarted elght times and wen $71,180, which is next te Ilnuevcr's $8'J,000, the largest sum ever wen in a single season by a 3-year-old. He was first In tlie Tidal, the Realization, the Lorillard, and pthcr great prizes, and always carrying the top weight, and Miircred defeat only ence, thit being In tlie Omnibus stakes at Monmouth park, when lxrtli Ijotigstrcet and Procter Knett headed him iu ene of the greatest races of tlie year. Although Capt. Sam Ilrewn was uet often seen en uuy of the tracks, save when he had a rare geed chance of whining soma big stake, he morn than reaped bin chare of the profit, considering the slze of hi stable. With hi 3-ycar-elds Senorita, ltcpertcr, Cor Cer tez, J. A. 11., Buddhist, I'ct Merris, Galep, the 4-year-old Defaulter, Brown Charlie und BIue Wing, he captured $83,787. The temporary retirement of Mr. Alexan der J. Cussatt from the turf was a surprlte te nearly everybody wve Trainer Jehn Hug gins and u few of Mr. Cassatt's Intliimte friends. He was fairly tncceisftil en the turf this year, capturing $01,031, although he had but one ttake horse, thu tricky but upcedy Eurus. Tarngeu, MeJstone, Eric, and New or Never were all very clese te stake class, but Utirui was able te held his own with the liet of them, nnd was, next te The Bard, the lict Iiorse that ever twre tlin tricolor. David T. FuUlfer, the well known sports man, who formerly lived in Chicago, would feci mere grateful hid thefatcs willed it that Hamilton could have ridden Tcnuy hi the Realization stakes. This would have meant suie victory and $31,000 inore tnoney te Tenny'n credit, bjt Mr. Pulnlfer will try te btrugle through the whiter en $47,337, contributed by Tcnny, Brether Ban, Orirnaldl, Punster, Jr., Coots and Sir Jeseph. Tliocrratie but phenome nally tpcedy Tcnny is the king pin in Pul sifer's e(iilne household, bis coming amount ing te S.13,310, wen iu sixteen races. Mr, Theodere Winters, of California, the owner of tlie phenomenal El Ille Hey, whom many regard as the bett 2-year-old that has has ever npieared en tha American turf, is a vel y comfortable winner, although his stable Is n small ene, iiuinbei in four lu all. His winnings amount te $G3,l.VifiO, of nbirh El Itie Iluy, with an unlieuten rtcerd, Is the coutiibuter of the lien's thare, his seven victories netting $17,18.'). Senater Hcarit bewail the season with at fhi'i n Mrln;; or y-jeiir-eius en tne turf, but HI luck pur sued him, and he failed te win raore thuu t.'U,fiW. Tournament weii $11,517, including tbe Oreat Eastern handicap at Sheepshcad Bay. The racing stable of Messrs. J, A. and A. II. MerrU (xjekcts $C7,153 as Its share of puree. Cayuga and Civil Bervice were the best win win uersef the string. William I-'ikelund of Brighten Beach, as usual, made both ends meet, his table of seven winning $41,431. Exile, the wiuntr of the Brooklyn handicap and ether geed races, heads the list with $13,13. te his credit, but hu U hard pressed by the I)y wer cast oil Tea Tray, whc earnings amount te $11,010. II. D. Withers did uet de very rll this j ear. He started 23 horse In 103 rates, wen 21, secured second In JO, third In2l. HU earn ing aru $11,48!, of which King Ernest is the heaviest contributor. i.ucky Baldwin has been unfortunate, hav ing both thuEmperoref Norfolk and VoUute en the retired llxt. His winning are fSy.117, against $103,000 of last year. Tlieie have been Individual horses which have Uvn geld inluej te their owners, as for example Wurnke Hi Seu's Reclare, which wen $.'0,715 in stakes. It. E. Campbell's Pro tection, which wen the Junier Champien stubes nt .Monmouth. Hioknue, of the Mon Men tana ttablufl, wen $i5,l'.'0, McClelland & Ce.'s Bailge weu $I0,3K The number of thoroughbreds which racd ()j yeur b hi the nclgbliorlieod of 3,000, w wwmm Summing' Up of the Present State of Affairs. THE LEAGUE AND UltOTHKltHOOD The Fermer Has Met the Dlfflcatty With IU Accustomed Enertrj The tleUjs and Uncertainties of the letter What Will lie the Outcome? Tlie lines are lielng closely drawn between the League and the Brotherhood, and the players must new doclde where they will stand when the roll is called next April. Many of them, se far as they can de se, by signing contracts, have decided the question, but the majority of them, In spite of their premise te the Brotherhood, are still astrldr the fence, uncertain which way tc Jump. It Is difficult within the limits of this art icle te explain the exact positions held by both parties te the Impending contest Brief ly, the Brotherhood has made preparation te organize the Players' League, and expect te de se Jan. 7. The delay was due te the reluc tance of the men who nre te supply the prin cipal portion of the sinews of war te commit themselves Irrevocably until the Brotherhood can show evldcnce that it can deliver the (reeds, I. e., the players, as agreed. This evi dence Is the signatures of the 130 players ne cessary te complete the various teams et the new PlayciVlcagiie. This evidence Messrs. Ward, 1'felffer, Ewlng, Itanlen and Irwin are doing their best te collect. They have signed, or claim te have slgned, something like fifteen American Association players and seventy Lcague men. As a matter of fact, the actual signatures obtained da net much ex ceed fifty altogether. This was the result of three weeks' work. During the past ten day there has been a cessation in the signing, which is due te two causes. One Is the Inroad made by tbe League, and the second is the light being thrown en the Player league contract, which has been made publle desplte the efforts of the Bro therhood te keep its terms n secret. As the players begin te realize Just where that con tract places thorn, they begin te weaken per ceptibly. The point In the contract which are new operating against the Brotherhood are the clauses which relieve the stockholders of any personal liability, aud provlde that all salaries shall be )ald from the gate re ceipts, aud from no ether source. There Is absolutely no guaraiitee whatever that the salaries premised will be paid, ex cept In tbe event et the financial successor the new League, The players are much dis appointed in ether ways also. They were premised ena year contracts nnd a peeling of prod ts where the players of unsuccessful teams might stand nn equal show with the players of successful teams. They expected te thare whatever ,prellU might accrue ever n certain sum, and they supposed that the backers would see that thry would have their salaries, win or lese, New they are presented with a contract that make them profit sharers, it is true, but also makes them a less sharers aswelL The player are perfectly satisfied te share profits, but they are net se anxious te run th risk of sharing losses. This contract also binds them for three years mere absolutely than tbe National lcague ever held them. The Lcague has met the question with IU accustomed energy and ceurage, and has act ed fairly, even though they have In a meav ure been forced te de se. They have abol ished classification; they have modified Iho sales system se that the player is enabled te buy and soil his own rclcase and profit there by, both in Increased salary nnd bonus; they have rodrexHcd the grlovnnce et SutclilTe, al though they have clearly proved that he has no legal claim te the $350 paid him. The only thing they have net dene, which the players would have liked tehave dene, al though uet very strenuous about it, Is te nbelUh or moderate the roucrve rule. These ure the things and the only things which bera very hard en the player. 1 ad vised them last spring te ask for these re forms, aud said then that the player would be Justified in starting en tbelr own hook with a chance of success it the reforms were net granted. I am oatlsded'tliat the League would have granted thorn if it had had an opportunity of delug se. The players claimed that the Lcague neg lected an opportunity presented thorn last summer, The League retorts by saying that it was net the proper tlme. The Brotherhood leaders, wlte have all along wanted te get up a prellt sharing lcague, seized en thu League's xtponcmcutef the complaints as an excuse for putting their plain into action. Tlie Lcague claims thu services et their men for lt)M) under section 18 et the original brotherhood contract, which glvcsthe League tbe right te reserve the player for the season next ensuing. This point the League, acting under the opinions et Evarts, Cheate ts Sea man, and ether eminent lawyer, will press in the courts te the bitter end. The players claim that the rcscrve only ap plied as against clubs under the National agreement, and are fortified In the claim by tlie opinions et eminent counsel. The fate et the Players' lcague rests en the decision of this point. It tlie courts say the League Is right, there will be no Players' lcague, at least uet with National lcague players, until 1801. Meanwhile the League has succeeded in signing about twenty-flve et the Brother hood moil, nltheughthey claim. jncrierty. Thai the matter stands at present. The players have these two prenjiects: If they stick by the Lcague they are guaranteed their ealarica; they will have the chance of an increase; they will net sbare In profits; they will net share lu losses. It they are transferred from ena club te another, they will generally get an increase in pay and a bonus. If they go with the Brotherhood they sign for three years with hardly a hepe for en in in crcase; they are net guaranteed their sala ries; they will share profits beyond a fixed sum, it there are any; they will also share the losses should there be any. It there were no competition In tbe citle whcie the Players' lcague expects te eperate, the solution of the problem would be easy. Such, however, Is net the cose, The Players' lcague will have the National league te fight In evcry city save ene, and will net have te tlgut teams et novices, as tne Urothcrheod leaders confidently expected. They will meet loams containing a large proportion of sea soned timber, and it will be a losing battle for both sides. Tlie longest purse and tbe ttlffcst backbone will win. With a modification of Jehn Ward's origi nal plan the Players' lcague might have suc ceeded; with the present financial tcliome it will be a failure, The first plan would have prevented dissatisfaction among the players of non-dividend paying clubs. The second plan, the ene adopted, will, en the ether hand, foment dhoatlsfactlen, and will surely ruin the scheme If it is ever permitted by law te get a start. I wilt try next week te show hew the Players' laague will work, and con sider briefly its chancei for a permanent ex istence. W. L IlAnnts. The Iail 1'rncll Sharpener, A gentleman who admired this won derful invcntlve faculty, nnd who, with al), weh of a spcculative turn of mind, ence suggested that if, following tlie ex-ample- of the man who first tipped lead pencil with India rubber erasers and thereby nmde a fortune, she could simi larly attach a pencil jharpencr, a fortune might also be made. Ilcfore the conver sation wai finished, this genius, with a bit of cardboard nnd a pair of scissors, had fashioned a scroll ltke contrivance net larger thali her llttle finger, and in a ceuple et da) h a worker in metals had reproduced in eteel the model of n sharp ener that Is new everywhere popular in the stationer' store. -P. Q. De Fon taine. ItlsInK Time at fica. The old tailors being called gradually rise te sitting postured in their berths with yawns, oaths and grumblings. If the hideous caller is seen, n beet or ether missile may be shied In thai, direction. Otherwise the prejudice and disgust for his clamor en the part of theso called ex presses itielf In irrltable sarcasm such ns, "Oh, why don't you make n little mero uelser" "Think yeursejf smart, don't four "say, dent you s?e w neair :to-inerrow morning an tiiea personalities and condition of I win ue reversed. , 'Alie awaKenta able crumbier will be the ioveu- nnd the ioveu.i caller of this earlr will be ncardilng about hi bonk J some oticiiflive implement te nun at. t imieu wne inns pcrterm ine nn otllce of the early village cock. I Mulford. . ri Tim Killing of I'ettna. , p with this is given n view of the u Ing of Stephen Pettus, the broker was shot with uve bulleU and ins una. BOurmvenTH. stetee. kilted, the ether day, en Fulton rtntrjj New Yerk, by Mrs. Sonthwerth, who a?! lege herrjbly bad treatment In cxce' THE BCENB OP THE BUOOTIK9. for her oflciise. Portraits of the wemar and her victim nre nl.Me given, .' CHESS AND CHECKERS. ,fV ' . ,..-.!... .,, ,. v w. s . Black. C i . ,1S if m niie. w ; ,..- Checker problem Ne. 86, By F, HibbV phreys. .3K HIack-10, 14, 15, 18. $ White 0, 0. 21. . tf White te play and draw, " bolut-ehs. '-J Chess problem Ne. 87. &&.' Whit. Black, finfevj l..1lnOnH fti Ant i I?.S"j Checker preblem Ne. 37: Bleck t, 3, Vtj'A IK. IS. 10. 21. Q.1. Vliltflll 7. te. it. li.H 10,30,33. Black te play and win wf DiaCK. UIU?.- 1 '-J"flij I..U1(0 li,.JUl08l" 45r 3..13tel7 S..SlteM .1 IHIn 1 S .11 tn7 4.. 2 te SO 4.,33teS$ M B..20tel() 6,.2Tte-M " f$y cioteiu o..stei9 ,;y 7..aite-7 7.. 10 te IS ?X 8..27te33 S..2Ste34 -iv.j V. .UJIOW V. ,-aiww T.. lO-JOtelO 10,,I3teSi Mi 11..28te10 11.. 0 te 10 -Jt? 12.,IOtelB Black -vln. &fc. a -.vJisf)a t"V - fswunev-. cr..- Whlte-D, 25, A2. S-Jfer 1i' J) II hv Black 1, H. 28. Black te ploy and win. Following Ih the solution of Ne. 18, "Mossback": B. H-17 13- B W. 2111 18-20 0-10 Sriivid JTeticc. A Knnt inrAktmnnt. -fe m m m m u ill b i i i I m - H&tH-D! ni Y lei i m pi n a SMi $W& Wa III wFwPwFwF W?m ffi& WS&i Wffii IM m if! Wim Is one which is Kiinrunteed te bring you atA Isfuctery resultn, or In case of failure a return of purchase price. On this safd plan you can tuy" ireni our ujliGrtlsed DrurclBt a bottle of Xlr.'.. Klng'n New Discovery for Consumption. It la !!VJ Kuurunteeu te bring relief In every ,fl,waeB., s lined for any alluctten or Threat, imc' or Iiuuss, llrencliltls. Asthma, Whoeplntr Ceuxb.gi Creu n. ctc ctn, It U uleasant nnd aisreeable te ; ? taste, perfectly safe, and can alwnys l dey Iieudcd upon. Trial bottles freO at II. B. Cechvl5 run's nru Stere. 137 and W North Queen pf?, sireei, iineiwicr, 1'a. wrJQ - Mether-! Mether-I! Mothers 1 1 1 , Are you aisiureea at uigni anu ore-eu veur rest bru sick child sunerlne and erytn with the exeruclatlmr naln of cutttnjr teeth T 'i se, goat oneonnd get a bottle of M1UJ. WIN-, imwh HOeriiiNO BYHUP. It will rellaw-i tbe peer llttle sufferer 'inmcdlntclydepeilT' upon It; there Is no mistake ubeutlLs Uv net a mother en earth who hus'eveB',s''V ' who will net tell you at unce that It . E . late the bowels, and give rest te the moth relief and health te the child. ODeruUn magtc It Is perfectly safe te use lu ull caseT( pleiuianl te the taste, and Is the prescription ene of the eldest and best feinale physicians nurses in the united niaies. 23 cents a bottle. Hi. Id everrtshe .' luneSljMATT " Iluekleu'B Arulcu Snlve. Thk HESTHAtvi! Ill the world for Cuts, Brulsa Heres, Ulcers, Unit uuanneu iiaims, Hklu Eruption. nn ,m v ,mllln,l .w.rentluri..ttnii ni tilflllOV nftl cenU per box. Fer sole by II. D. Cectiran, ; I)ruisslsl,res. jjjanu i tiunu H"-"'n; Ijii.JiTilcr. l'u. Iune27-lysl -y Kpoeli. ' The trotiTitlen from lone, llusen and Ilu r..t .i.iiiM. ti, r.ttmaf lipalth muriCH itii eneea ns lilieum, rever eura, ijiwn i , , i;illlUHIUU, U.te, ni m. .i -j Hint ieilileiy cure - ,-v j . It U cuaranteed uisilvetis'.? niled. Tries . T the life of the Individual. Huch u rtmarksM M ecnl is irivjtumi iu inu i-uiurj u w . , acenev whirehy the geed licalth has been at- -tulned la rai-fiilly blevscd. Hence It Is Ibat , ; ...tii, la iifinl In nnil?ef Klectrle Hitters, hqi many feel they euuthclr restoration lehealih. zi te the use of the til-eat Alterative und Tonic. If ft you nre treuuicn wuii any aiseaw or muwis, Liver or uwmucn, ei ions erinurs i-w -i stiiUaU.. you will surciv nna reuei ey usjei j Ta K.,lil ntlVnnil SI iterlmttlent ou will surciv nna reuei ey usjui iumr: rnn's urug wiere, isi ana w norm iuvv - -rv-'- r- -' -::.- --.. . ... v.7.... i Lancaster. la (fl ,,,,'. w m ; "iii Jtt 'Hi j. ffiiS 0 JT&.1 i t,-... . ,::S?jLj&$kv2iS!fflk -A. i, . 4 IAuC- f , 'T"kj j.v- .: s. j-. t. jtv ;i ij V, p
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