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THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH. SUOT3AT. MAT 8. 1892.
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Some Good Features of the
Baseball League Teams
During the Week.'
ED HAXIM'S DEPABTUBE.
A Farther Discnssion of the League
and Sunday Ball Question.
rLAYIXG OFF TOSTPOXED 61HES.
The Cattle To-MorroTr Iight retireen Plim
mer and Kellj of Carlem.
GOSSIP ABOUT LEADING PUGILISTS
Everything is going along all right In the
baseball world. The week has been a good
one, and the cranks of the national game
throughout the country are just as en
thusiastic as ever; in fact,the attendances at
tome cities have been remarkable. As a
result all tcose identified with the big
League are delighted, and I dare say they
have good reason to be.
The playing of the various teams during
the week jut ended has been very good.
Even the Baltimore team have braced up a
little, although they have not won games
that they should have won. The Boston
team continues to demonstrate their supe
riority orcr other teams and it seems to me
that no team in the country can beat the
Itonons out if all goes well. The more one
looks at this Boston aggregation the more
lwmi"ahle they become. They are admir
ably balanced and the most important
point about them is their power of pitchers.
They have not a weak man to put into the
bos and that is where very much of the
Bostons terrorism lies. In some respects it
is safe to compare the local team with the
Bostons bnt, as far as solidity of pitchers
i concerned, comparison is out of the
question.
Lonisvilles are still playing a great game,
bnt I certainly do not expect to see them
land as high up as they are at present, and
the Brooklyn team is steadily letting the
public know that they are good players and
pood stavers
Bnt the team that will probably cause a
surprise one of these days are the Chicagos
Wc may rest assured that Anson and his
Colts are not destined to remain almost at
the bottom. The team are good players,
and the public will learn this before the
t-ason is out. And the Washingtons are
quite an improved lot this year. Thev can
plav a great came, and they will likely
land higher up in the race than many peo
ple think.
So far the Eastern teams have shown that
thev arc a little better than those in the
Wet: that is that they have among them
the best kind ot teams. But there are likely
tn lie many changis before the first section
of t Je season ei ds.
Local Clnb Matters.
There has been plenty to talk about re
garding the local club during the week.
Oue oi the most important events has been
the transferring of onr mutual friend Ed
Hanlon from the local ciub to the Balti
more clnb. I am sure that very many of us
ill incerelv regret this, because there
never was in Pittl'urg or anywhere a finer
peruleman. a more earnest worker or more
intelligent ballnUvett'wuiEd Hanlon.
l.uek. if we can ue" rfteerov:Ttajbeen
itinM Ed for awhile, and it is the'more to
1 regretted that Dame Fortune should
select Mich good people as he on whom to
cat her trowns Ed Hanlon has had a busy
rnd an honorable basebill career in Pitts
Tb'irg. Xobody has worked harder in this
citv for the sncc ,cs tf the national game;
nor tiai anybodv at any time been readier to
make rcsoaal sacrifices than lias Hanlon.
Ii'deed. he need not blush for his record
here. Certainlv we all regret to o-e him,
but the vicissitudes ol baseball life are
Mrai.ge. Mav he prosper in Baltimore,
ml while there build up a team that will
adJ fame to his honest name. The Balti
more team gets a man of sterling worth.
The oba"ges in the make-up of the team
ere desirable, but where the team is most
hal. is in the pitcher's box. We haven't
T'ientv ol good pitchers. "Woodcock will
1 c here beiore the week is ended, and if he
tunic out all right our team will have little
to tear. The club has a good team, and in
John Oorkliill has the best outfielder in the
country. He is playing so well that I feel
erv proud now ot niv determined advo
cacy ot retaining Corkhill on the team.
Many people wanted him released.
M ro ibnnt untliy ISnll.
A wept or so ago I had something to say
bout Pui-dav ball plaving. At the time it
a .dvm to observers that the question
Tonl.l Mioncr or later be a very important
one f thos gentlemen who have money in
re.ted m the League clubs The matter is
prosing in importance every day, and if it
j! not to tie dalt with before this season is
nied dep-nd upon it there will be some
thing definitely done beiore next season
commences
At present the Sunday ball question is in
inst a. unsatis-actory a condition as itpo'si
llv 'uld he, and in discussing its present
leatnies it will be hct to steer clear of sen
timent entirely and loot at the matter from
ahoMnc-s point of view. It is quite easy
to ee that the clubs that are not playing
baseball on Sundavs are losing, and the
lsvf are making the gains of the clubs
that are reaving on Sundays All the best
authorities agree on this because the big
audiences on Sundays keep down the at
tendance on other days This is, indeed, a
ery important consideration. If the
dubs that leluse to play Sunday ball
re doing so from any moral promptings
tlicr are acting erv inconsistently and also
ei v loolishly, and like the good "little boy
who real good stories with morals at the
ii'l. and tried to reform old men from smok
ing and curbing, they will get the worst of
it. 'Ifiere is a s cnsiblc and a practical way
in ah things but try as I can I cannot see
the ood Fense of a club declining to play
b'll on aSundavand jet play and fraternize
with tne cli.bs that" do play onSundajs
sin I r ap the golden harvest on that day.
Murk, I am not going to discuss the moral
in of nndav ball playing. What I am
pointing out is that to be morally consistent
th i 'nbs who believe it is wrong to play
n ni'days should wash their hands ot the
emir- League it the entire League does not
desii trom so violating the moral law. In
atiner tns I can hear somebody say:
"Win, hut look at the financial loss it
wouljlieto clubs to withdraw from the
ia.ru just now."
Tln.'s ;ust it That financial loss keeps
their 1 1 i its going on regardless of their
mid! M-nnmems on the Sunday question.
Tha- n oneiary consideration keeps them
plajn- .lay alter day and otherwise help
ing tn.'Mj tcry clubs that arc said
to be overstepping the moral
. Well, now, ;will somebody
tell me this: H jt is business on a strictly
moral i.Ijh to natcrnize with and aid and
abet clubs w no play baseball on Sundavs be
cause it would he a financial loss not to do,
is it not just as sincilv moral to play on
Sundays also to avert financial loss? To
toe it seems that if there is a wrong doing
a one there is certainly a wrong doing in
the other.
Hut the Le1:rUc must take the matter up
juhJ ha-e it uniformly bottled. A league
cannot go on dnided up as the League is at
re"ct on this question. I fancy I can see
in this question elements that will tend to
break up the big League.
rb;lii;Ofl 1'oMponed Games.
"During the vcek we had the question of
REVbW 0
SPORT
how and when postponed games are to be
played off discussed very thoroughly. The
cause of this discussion was a difference of
opinion regarding the interpretation of the
rule bearing on the matter. It rained Mon
day, and on Tues.lay the officials of the local
club insisted that two games be played.
Manager Ward and President Byrne, ot the
Brooklyn team, objected. The local offi
cials claimed that the new rule demanded
two games to be played, and the Brooklyn
gentlemen just as emphatically contended
that the rule did no such thing. But to
oblige the public the Brooklyn management
consented to play two games and at the
same time have the matter definitely settled
by the League authorities.
Tbe rule, be it said, is not by any means
as cl ear as it should bo or as it could be. It
states that a postponed game shall be,played
on a day ot the scries then being played, or
any sUccee .ing series. It is the latter con
dition, that has caused all the misunder
standing. But while the rule is just vague
enough to leave somedoubt. I think that the
Brooklyn officials were right in their con
tention The words, "or any succeeding
series," must have a meaning, and it they
have, they must mean, or at least imply,
that the two parties interested must agree
as to when the postponed game shall be
played. The rule allows two choices, viz.,
the"current series or any succeeding series.
Surely there must be a mutual selection of
one of these series.
But John Ward, when here, stated a very
strong argument in favor of his contention.
He pointed out that the rules provide a cer
tain percentage of the receipts to the visit
ing club for each game. Now if two games
are to be played for one price of admission
the home club will only give the percentage
as if one game were played. But can the
local club deprive the visiting club of its
percentage for the extra game? AVith Mr.
Ward, I hold that the home club can do no
such thing without first obtaining the con
sent of the visiting club.
The discussion may do good. It may
prompt League magnates to be more careful
in framing and adopting new rules. Time
and time again bonie of the most foolish and
some of the most ambiguous rules have
been hurriedly adopted at the League
meetings. Surely there is no cause for this.
The magnates have plenty of time if they
will only exercise the patience.
liocal Amatenr Rowers.
A few days ago I had a verv nice chat
with an official of the Columbia'Boat Club,
of this city, and he told me of a good
programme that the club intends to carry
out this season. Certainly we all have
heard about a certain road being paved with
good intentions. All of us, always intend
to doa great deal, and it is invariably very
pleasing to persuade oneself that these in
tentions will surely be carried out. But
what a difference in the "further on."
I am not going to say that the Columbia
rowers are not going to carry out their in
tentions What I am about to say is that
they are just the people who will, and I am
glad ot it. Part of their programme is to
have a Jour-oared crew. They have two
such crews and there will be a test race to
sec which is the better. And isn't a four
oared race an excellent piece of sport? I
know of nothing I like to see better than
three or four good four-oared crews in a
race. If we could only succeed in getting
rowing revived here, what some fine racing
there would be. The Columbia Club pro
poses to hae a regatta and that event
ought to do something towaid bringing the
patrons of rowing to the front. Surely in
this vast community there are some good
patrons and admirers of that excellent sport
and recreation. If there are, they can do a
great deal toward popularizing rowing by
helping the Columbia Club to carry out its
intentions
Amateur rowing generally this year
promises to be very good in the country.
There is a good class of rowers, and from re
ports sent from the East we are led to be
lieve that the university crews are also very
good. Well, all we have to depend on here
to keep rowing alive is the Columbia Club
and it is to be hoped that the members of it
will receive all the assistance that can be
given in order that ther can make their pro
posed regatta an rven of very great in
portanee. Tlie Victory or Stansbury.
The above few words about rowing re
mind me that Stansbury is still champion
sculler of the world. He defeated Sullivan,
the New Zealander, on Monday last for the
title and a good sized stake. " Certainlv, I
was not surprised at the result, because it is
never verv Jikelv that a man so compara
tively unknown as Sullivan was c n jump
to the front and defeat a man like Stans
bury. The latter is a first-class sculler.
Details of the race have not been received
here yet, although it has been stated that
Stansbury was an easy winner. But the
most interesting feature ot the race to
Americans is that Stansbury before the race
said if he won he would come to America
and row O'Connor or anybody else for the
championship ot the world. It is only lair
to expect that he will carry out His in
tention and it he comes here I'm sure he'll
receive a hearty welcome.
But if he comes here we of the Stars and
Stripes will not be in it at the startoff", be
cause he will first tackle O'Connor, who is
a Canadian. Both Stansbury and O'Connor
wave the Union Jack, so that ior the pres
ent we are out ot it. That may be a matter
of little moment, and I dare say we all look
upon O'Connor as if he were a bona fide
citizen of tbe United States when Ditted
against an Australian. As to whether or
not he is the best rower in the United States
or Canada I won't venture to say. The only
man likely to be his superior is Teenier",
providing the latter is in his best form.
True, O'Connor is an excellent sculler, and
has demonstrated this tact beyond a doubt,
and probably a more reliable man couldn't
be found to contest against the champion of
the world than he.
It is much too soon to begin to talk about
the outcome of a race between O'Connor
and Stansbury. If the latter comes here
and rows O'Connor I venture to say that it
will be one of the heaviest betting races we
have had for a long time. Stansbury may
be qnite a different kind of man when he
comes away from his native heath and
launches his shell on American waters He
has not done so yet. O'Connor has "bearded
the lion in his den," and of course was
beaten, but he is a better sculler in America
than he is in Australia, and it Stansbury is
better in Australia than he is in America
why then the chances of O'Connor ought to
be good.
"ext Saturday's Toot Race.
As a rule I have never much inclination
to talk or write about foot racing or foot
racers Their past in and about Pittsburg
wis ucu oi ouuu a questionaDle nature that
one is afraid to sneak too nnhHel nVinot
any pedestrian event that may be scheduled
for this city. There is a race, however, to
take place at Recreation Park next Satur
day concerning which I will venture a few
words The race is to be one of three miles,
and the contestants will be Peter Priddv
and Josenh Jordan. The latter is a stranger
here and has not figured much as a runner,
while Pnddy is a native of this citv and has
been before the public a long time'as a pro
fessional pedestrian.
To be sure, the first question asked about
a foot race is: "Is it on the square?" IJe
garding this. I saw Priddv the other day
and he assured me in the" most emphatic
terms that he is going to try and win the
race. I certainly know the money is up,
because I forwarded the draft to the stake
holders myself, so that there is no donbt on
that point. Besides, Priddy has much to
gain by wincing and very much, indeed, to
lose.
The race will be an important one in
many respects, and as to the comparative
merits of the men there cannot much be
said. Jordan is an unknown quantitv here,
and he may be a wonder. Certainlv, he is a
good runner, or else his backers would
never have matched him against Priddy.
Ti is fact leads me to believe that the
friends of the Chicago man think they have
a wonderful pedestrian. But they may be
underestimating the Pittsburgcr. I ven
ture to say that if all goes well next Satur
day, Jordan will meet a better three-mile
runner than he cter met in his lite. Con
sidering Jordan's age and short experience,
he will be a wonder if he" wins X trust the
better man will win.
Amity Among Amateur.
"Whatever refined qualities there may be
among amateur athletes that we don't find
among professionals, one thing is certain,
that amateurs in preferring charges against
each other and enforcing these charges in
strong language aud frequently with
fists can give the professionals
cards and spades A few days
ngo at a meeting of the
Executive Committee of the National Cross
Country Association, according to pub
lished reports, there was a real Donnybrook
Fair kind of time. Several athletes had
been aspiring for championship honors, and
of course some were disappointed. The
Pastime A. C. charged members of the
Xaviers A. C with professionalism and
vice versa. J. P. Llovd, of the New York
A. a, charged S.T. Frechtand W. J. Hart,
of the Prospect Harriers, with assaulting
him at the end of a championship race. Ot
course, the cases were referred to com
mittees Now, all this squabbling and quarreling
proves that amateur athletes are becoming
more numerous every day. The time was
when we were even pleased to learn of any
activity of any kind among the amateurs,
but it is different now. They are so. numer
ous and so good in quality that a champion-
snip Honor is a very great tiling, and nence
the fighting for it.
While it is not pleasant to read of the
quarrels, it is perfectly right that no oppor
tunity should be lost to prefer charges
against amateurs whenever there seem to
be sufficient grounds for such charges A
man who neglects this duty is certainly no
friend of amateurism, aud should pot be re
tained in its ranks Looking out for
grounds for charges is the best way in the
world to keep amateurism pure, and that is
what we all want. During this athletic
season the officials of our local athletic
clubs are in duty bound to keep a close
lookout for violations of amateur rules, and
in every instance where suspicious cir
cumstances are found charges should be
made.
Th; World'! Champion Pugilist.
During the week's stay of John L. Sulli
van in this city numerous questions have
reached this office asking if he is champion
nugilistot the world. Certainly he is not,
and it is an attempt on the part ot his man
agers to defraud the public to announce
him on their show bills as such. What is
more, Sullivan has never had the least
claim to the title ot champion of the world.
His first championship fight was with
Ryan, whom he defeated; but Kyan was
only champion of America, because when
Ryan defeated Goss, the latter was not
champion ot England. Sullivan only made
a draw with Mi.chell. John L.'s third
aud last battle for championship honors
was with Kilrain, who was beaten. But
Ivilrain was not a champion bona fide, even
of this country, and certainly not of any
other. It is very easy to see, therefore,
that John L. Sullivan at no time in his his
tory has been really champion of the world.
Under the old "and recognized rules ot
prize fighting Sullivan aud others would
have forfeited their title by refusing to
fight within a reasonable time, and this
rule, tvhich is at present ignored by every
prominent pugilist both in this country and
in England because of show purposes, was
fair toeverybody. Sullivan and others of
lesser note talk about people wanting to
make matches simply to make capital out of
the fact ot being matched For instance,
Sullivan says that Corbett is reaping a
golden harvest by the advertising he is get
ting because ot being matched to fight
Sullivan. Dear me! how soon this
could be all stopped, if the
old championship rule was enforced.
When a man makes a match only allow him
a reasonable time to train and get into con-
uiuou, anu mat wouiu stop an snow iaKitig.
But depend upon it, neither Sullivan, Cor
bett, Mitchell nor any of the "stars" would
consent to this They are all eager to get
big matches on hand far enough ahead to
allow ot a. long tour in a show company.
This is, in fact, one of the most essential
elements of modern pugilism. Without it
we most assuredly would not have such men
as Duncan B. Harrison, Brady and Parson
Davies identified with pugilists. They are
not in it for the sport of it, but for the
money that can be gotten from a verv
gullible public This is just as true as the
tact that we are alive.
rilmm-rand Kelly.
To-morrow night what promises to be a
very lively battle for the bantam-weight
championship of the world will take place
between Billy Plimmer, the English lad,
and "Smder" Kelly, of Harlem. There
has already been some heavy betting on the
result at odds of f 100 to ?90 on Kellv. I
don't think that there ought to be any odds J
ou tne result at an; incieeci, l will not be
surprised if Plimmer defeats the little ter
ror of Harlem.
Both lods are clever and game little fel
lows Each has fought good fights, and
Plimmer has done everything he has been
asked to do since he came to this country.
And just mark my word that if he does not
defeat Kelly he will give him the hardest
struggle he has ever had.
The following opinion of Jem Carney re
garding Plimmer will be ot interest:
"I know every inch of Billy, from the
soles of his feet to the top of hin'nut and a
harder bunch of flesh for a boy I never saw.
I have seen him fight the best lads that
Engknd has produced, and he made a
monkey ont of all of them. Take mv tin.
and if Plimmer did not show up well in his
former experiences in America it was be
cause he had 'something up his sleeve.' I
know what he went therefor; it was to meet
Kelly, and you can take my word for it
tnai it win oe a surprise party ior tne .New
York lad when they meet in the ring."
The Pugilists In General.
There has been any amount of talk about
the contest between Ed Smith and Joe
Chovnski. Statements have varied, but I
am firmly convinced that Smith had much
the better of Choynski. A friend of mine
who saw the contest and on whose word I
can rely assures me that Smith had much
the better of his man and that Parson
Davies knew it, but for business reasons had
false reports sent out by telegraph regard
ing tne affair. Of course I believe this aud
I alsa believe that Smith is a very good
man and a better man than some ot our
pugilistic stars.
Johnny Keagan has the nerve to come to
the front again and ask to fight poor Jack
Dempscy. lteagan's desire at this stage of
Dempsy's lile goes to show that Itea
gan is not of the most genuine stuff. Let
the fallen hero rest. He played a good part
and has had his day.
Pritchard says he will fight Fitzsimmons
If he doei, it will be. a great battle, and it
may be that Fitzsimmons will meet his
Waterloo. I don't say he will, but he will
have to fight, and fight very hard, to hold
his own against Pritchard. Puingle.
STTPEESTIT10NA&0NQ BIEDS.
Actions of Swans Which Indicate That They
BcUcto in Charms
Katnre.1
Now that the breeding season for birds is
coming near, it would be interesting to note
if the following bight I saw last spring is
common to swans: A pair of swans built on
an island on the river Wcy, which runs
through our grounds, and I stood on the
bank opposite and watched for a view of
the cvgnets which were just hatched out-
The male bird presently picked up an
empty half eggshell lying" bside the nest,
and carefully carried it to the edge of the
water, some 20 feet from where the nest was
built, proceeded to fill it with mud, and then
pushed it into the river, where it sank to
the bottom. He then bronght the other
only remaining piece of shell and did the
same. On returning to his nest the last
time, he placed a few sticks across the small
track he had made, ns if to conceal his
actions Evidently the process had been
done to each piece of shell as no other pieces
were to be seen, although five cygnets were
hatched out.
Free to the Lmlles
livery lady In Pittsbunr knows how hard
It Is to get up a delcctablt) dessert und havo
ltditlei-eiit every day in tlio week. She
know s, too, mat tho mau of the house is
mo: e tnan ever Dleased with her cookin"if
ho lias a nice dessert to finish off Ms dinner.
Price Flavoring Extract Co., 74 Warren
street. New York City, will send a book free
upon application, containiu;r u great many
recipes ior desserts, etc. ttsu
NICK YOUNG'S HAPPY.
The Yeteran Chats Pleasantly About
Baseball Prospects.
GALVIN HELD UP AS A MODEL.
The East End Gyms to Have an Equestrian
Clnb This Season.
AMATEURS STARTING OUT UYELT
tconmsspoNDEXCE or tiie DisrATcn.l
Wasitingtox, May 7. "A success, an
unqualified success, is the new League,"
declared President N. E. Young, of the
National Baseball League. He sat in his
"den" in his cozy cottage at Mt, Pleasant.
"Yes," continued the veteran baseballist
and highest official of the national game,
"there is no doubt of the overwhelming
success of the new deal. Considering the
wretched weather that prevailed every
where during April the showing, both
financially and as to skill displayed, has
been remarkable. Everyone is making
money, and I look for the most successful
season ever known in the history of the
game. The reconciliation of the clashing
interests, a reconciliation effected during
the past winter, has been the salvation of
the sport For the past three years the
combined losses of the various baseball
club3 aggregated $1,000,000, and I am
speaking within bounds This year there
is every prospect of each club quitting a
big winner. Never before have such games,
as are now being put up, been seen.
Anson and Galvln Aro Models
"The players of to-day seem to be much
steadier than those of former days."
"Undoubtedly. And their intellectual
development is constantly increasing.
Players realize that to retain public favor
and their respective positions drinking and
general disreputability must be abandoned.
Anson aud Galvin are living witnesses of
the good results of temperance in all things
They are as valuable to-day as they were
a dozen years ago. 'Phenomena' have
arisen, dazzled the public for a brief season
by their brilliancy, but in a few short
months they have outlived their usefulness
and faded away from public sight and mem
ory, while the reliable player kept on his
steady way. As for the standard of intel
lectuality, it is constantly rising. The
'heady' player is first appreciated by the
management and then by the public. . In
time he is sure to achieve a position of im
portance in the base-ball firmament, another
illustration of the face that brains properly
applied always win.
."What have been the largest receipts this
season?"
"A little over $4,000, when a double game
was played in Chicago.
Ills Opinion or Plttnbnrg.
"The contest is going to be the hottest in
the history of baseball. Everybody is 'out
for blood,' and at the close of the season I
anticipate seeing a tie for every place up to
the fourth or fifth. A difference of 10 or 15
games between the highest and lowest clubs
will reflect no discredit on the lowest
club."
As to Chicago and Pittsburg Mr. Young
said:
"Anson's all right, A remarkable fact is
that at the beginning of every seasfin the
Chicago club starts rather badly, but no
matter how raw the material Anson has to
deal with, in a short time the club is put
ting up a great article of ball. The quality
never varies It is always the same good,
steady game that, after all, wins as many, if
not niore, games than the spurts some clubs
malce. Anson s club will be found at the
top when the end comes, perhaps not in first
place, but near it. Discipline, regular
practice, generalship and a keen eye bring
about the superior quality of the Chicago
club. Pittsburg's good work is causing
some comment. There is no reason why it
should not be continued, for the club has
good material and the players appear to be
working harmoniously. Harmony is a very
potent factor in every club's success All
the clubs are in good shape and I expect
quite a number of absolutely errorless
games will be recorded beiore the season
closes."
Odd Facts About thn Game.
President Young fished out of his desk a
Srinted record of the proceedings of tffe first
'ational Baseball Convention, held at No.
840 Broadway, New York, on March 17,
1871. He and Harry Wright, of Phila
delphia, are the only ones then present that
are now living. Mr, Young was the Secre
tary of the convention. It is the only copy
in existence.
Five thousand dollars worth of baseballs
are used annually by the National League.
Thev are sold to "tne clubs at the rate of $15
per dozen and are shipped direct lrom Mr.
Young's house where each ball is weighed
and must register an exact weight of5
ounces Until recently the balls were
measured, but since the covers are cut with
a dl! this has been found unnecessary.
Max F. Ihmsest.
TEE EAST END GYMS.
Wheelman to Have a Kan Th-SIorrow
Evenlne An Equestrian Club.
The East End Gvm Wheelmen will make
their first club run to-morrow evening.
They will start from the club house at 7:35
with about 20 wheels and make a run over
East End streets for about ten miles These
runs will be made every eight days during
the scasoL. There will be no ladies in the
Monday evening run, but some are expected
the second time. Any lady who goes with
tbe club on one run will go on the roll as an
honorary member. A number of special
runs will be had during the season.
The East End Gym Wheelmen have sev
eral members in training for the season's
races, among them being C. K. Gibson and
Will Heffenstall. J. P. Culbertson, Jr., of
Kirchncr & Culbertson, quit training be
cause he stepped on a nail the ntherday and
was disabled. He maybe able to get to
work after awhile, but his foot has been yery
sore
The East End Gym is to have an eques
trian club in the near future. A meeting
with that end in view was held the other
evening, and ten men signified their inten
tion of becoming members There is quite
an aggregation of horsemen in the club, and
there is no reason why that should not be a
good feature ot the club. There will doubt
less be a number of lady members as weil,
a3 riding would lo;e half its charm without
them. V. li. Cosgrove is the leading pro
jector of the idea.
The Gym. park is getting in better shape,
and quite a number of members are in ac
tive training for outdoor work. The many
improvements made over last year will put
the park in excellent condition for the sea
son, and a great number ot the boys are tak
ing advantage of it.
Prot. Kirchner will be married at Phila
delphia to-nmrrow, and will return to the
city on Wednesday. He will then begin to
give the members of the club their outdoor
instructious He expects to have a big class
in training for field sports
NEWS OF THE THEEE A'S.
Twenty New Jlfmbm for the Next Sleet
ins Ball Gaines Scheduled.
The Allegheny Athletic Association will
have 29 applications for membership to act
on at the next meeting. Since the first of
the year the Membership Committee has
held ten meetings, at all of which large
numbers of applications have been acted
upon. At one meeting there were 32 appli
cations from good people. There are a
number of ladies among the 20 applicants
now awaiting the action of the committee.
The Three A's have quite a representative
membership list. There are 15 doctors, 25
lawyers and 30 bankers
It the weather is favorable the tennis
grounds will be ready for play this week.
This is being made a special feature on ac
count of the large number of lady members,
who will be given the preference in the use
of the grounds
Ball games have been scheduled with the
Boston Athletic Association of Harvard
College, which plays almost the whole Har
vard ball team, for August 1, 2 and 3. This
will be a first-class team, but the Three A's
hope to make a good showing against the
cultured Hubites Games have also been
arranged with the Cleveland and Detroit
Athletic clubs There vlll also be numer
ous other games scheduled, and there will
be a game of some kind each Saturday after
the season is fairly opened.
There has been a slight change in the
club colors The only difference from last
year's colors will be'the white monogram
on the keystone, which will be changed to a
rich yellow.
E. S. Mulland, of the Harvard inter
collegiate athletic team and of the Boston
Athletic Association, has become a member
of the Three A's. He is expected here July
4 to enter the quarter-mile and perhaps
some of the other short runs
Norman and Walter McClintock, who did
good work for the Yale football team and
played on the Three A's team last year, are
also good baseball men and will be in that
department this season.
The Association has within $10,000 of
enough money to build its new clubhouse,
and the prospects for that sum are decidedly
promising, so that all will be in readiness
when possession is secured on July L Tbe
Three A's were compelled to pay'the pres
ent occupants of the property at Third and
Duquesne way, D. E." Speer"& Co., $5,000
to secure possession this season.
McKennen, Paul and Laughlin have
begun active training for the season. Paul
is East at present, but is expected to return
this week. He has charge of the field meet
ing and will prepare the programme as soon
as he returns to the city.
THE COUNTY LEAQDEL
State Xtsagns People After Flayers Secre
tary Miller Exprcted to Resign.
The County League expects to have some
trouble holding some of its players after
the State League gets to work. Already
several of them have had offers to play
with the State League, but none have
signed so far. The trouble is that the
salary list is quite too low to catch the
boys, as the majority have positions all the
year round which bring them in more-per
month than the State League clubs can
offer.
Secretary Miller expects to hand in his
resignation to the County League Board of
Managers at its next meeting. Mr. Millar
holds a position in the Tradesmen's Bank,
and his time is too much occupied to give
him the opportunity to properly fulfill the
dutits of his office.
There will probably be no sixth club
taken into the County League, though, if a
good team should make application, it would
be accepted. Secretary Miller says he does
not believe the State League will injure
them, unless it be by taking some of the bet
ter players The "league starts out well,
and it will be a success unless something
unforeseen ojcurs Good crowds are confi
dently expected by all the teams
The lead the East End Gyms start out
with will give tliem some advantage in
drawing. The Gyms have a "champion
ship gait" on, but the other teams premise
to give them a strong hustle.
Five New Allegheny Cyclers
At the last meeting of the Allegheny
Cvclers five new members were elected. The
Cyclers are quite prosperous and happy. A
large delegation from the club will attend
the Pennsylvania division meeting at
Scranton in June. There will also be a
representation at the National L. A. W.
meet at Washington.
THE AKM OF ST. MINE.
Something About the Itrllo Held
Ite-
sponsible for So Many Cnre.
The sacred memento that is said to be re
sponsible for such remarkable cures at the
little French church of St. Jean Batiste,
New York City, is a fragment of the arm of
St. Anne, mother of the Virgin Mary. It
is incased in a casket of bronze, lined with
gold, and having a brass top through which
it can be plainly seen. It is about one-half
of the wrist, three inches long, to which the
flesh and skin still adhere.
This is not the first relic of St. Anne in
America, as for years a minute portion of
the little finger has been the worship of
thousands of Catholics who make a pilgrim
age to Quebec to worship in the church
which is named after the Shrine of St Beau
pre, so carefully guarded by the Benedictine
Fathers It has been regarded as priceless,
and should it be desecrated or lost no power
could allay the feelings of regret which
would follow such a mishap.
On this account the small casket which
reclines on the altar of the little French
church in New York is carfully guarded. It
is never left unattended, and as soon as the
doors are closed it is carefully deposited in
a safe in Father Tetreau's residence.
The following history of the relic is told
by Monsignor Marquis:
The body of St. Anne was taken from
Jerusalem to Constantinople in the year
710. The arm has been in Eome for many
centuries The Popes have for many ages
declined to have'any part of the member
mutilated, but the demands have been so
great and backed up with such strong influ
ence that they had to concede, but there are
not more thaii four or five portions through
out the world. The British Museum, it is
said, has one.
History says that in the "Itevelations of
the Great St. Bridget," who died in 1373,
there is a reference made to the relic
During a pilgrimage to It 9 in e she had the
happiness, history says, of venerating the
arm of St. Anne. That night St. Anne ap
peared to St. Bridget and assured her that
the arm was her own.
Monsignor Marquis is of the opinion that
the arm is one ot the best preserved of em
balmed subjects, as it was in a good state of
preservation when he beheld it The exact
date cannot be" ascertained, but it is sup
posed that the body was embalmed about 20
years after.the birth of Christ
Father Tetreau said he could not tell ex
actly how many persons had been at the
church during the week to view the relic,
but said: "Thousands and thousands"
Through the courtesy of Monsignor Mar
quis another portion of the arm is being
sent for the Church of St Jean Batiste, and
Father Tetreau is delighted and is having a
sanctuary built in the basement of the
church for its reception.
It will not be so large as that now on ex
hibition, but will be a large-sized one, con
sidering its value. He expects that through
its medium the little red brick church of
which he is priest will become as famous as
the Canadian Church of St. Jean deBeaupre.
80VEEEION OVEK A LABQE EMPIRE.
A Few or the Thlncs Over Which Queen
Victoria Now Presides
Scottish Canadian.
Queen Victoria is now sovereign over a
continent, 100 peninsulas, 500 promon
tories, 1,000 lakes, 2,000 rivers, and 10,000
islands She bends her head, and at the
Bignal 1,000 ships of war and 100,000 sailors
perform her bidding on the ocean. She
walks upon the earth.and 300,000,000 human
beings feel the pressure of her foot
The Assyrian Empire was not so pop
ulous The Persian Empire was not so
powerful. The Carthaginian Empire was
not so much dreaded. The Spanish Empire
war not so widely diffused. The ltonmn
power tyas weak in comparison, and Greece
was as a small village.
Better Than a 81 Bottle ot llfooii Parifler.
Dr. W. H. Evans, the leading druggist
ofSantord, Flo., says: "I always feel safe
in recommending St Patrick's Pills I
sell more of them than any other pills I
carry in stock." There are none better, and
one dose of them will often do more good
than a dollar bottle of any blood purifier in
the market For sale by druggists ttsu
SITTING IN A WINDOW.
Bob Bnrdette Gets an Odd Asslgnmen
That Pans Out Well.
A PANTOMIME FOR A BREAKFAST.
The Mannish Girl and the Nurse Who Al
ways Gets In the Way.
CUPID Iff TROUBLE WITH A TANDEM
WRITTEN FOB THE DISPATCH.
"Sit down at the window at your home in
the country and tell us what you see," said
the man of blood and iron, otherwise tbe
managing editor.
Thanks, awfully, because I merely have
to lift my eyes and lot the tramp comes
down the broad road the one which is
macadamized by the supervisors He is
also, I fear, on a much broader road, the
primroie highway to the land which is ex
pensively paved with good intentions, al
though I do not think he carries any such
material in stock himself.
He checks his listless steps at my gate
less gate there are no gates in Bryn Mawr,
nor bars either, up to date, although there
are two vociferous petitions for license be
fore the court at this May term, one of the
earth, very earthy, and the other cream
laid with embossed monogram and most
delicately scented. The wanderer lingers
a moment, like an applicant for office who
hesitates in tne vestibule, uncertain whether
he has bi ought the right indorsements for
that particular office; he pulls himself to
gether and starts in; I clap my hands like
a sultan calling for the gentleman with the
sack and bowstring; he looks at the window
at the sound; I hold urv my hand to ask
with premonitory negation whathe wants?
As silently he points to his mouth to say
that he is hungry; I rub my vest vigorously
and hold up both hands with extended
fingers to indicate that we have all break
fasted; he points to his ears and shakes his
head; shading one ear with a concave hand to
proclaim that he is deaf; remembering how
He Points to IHi Mouth.
quickly he responded to my clapping, I in
dignantly bite savagely twice or thrice with
my mouth, as one who would say, "Beware
of the dog," and point down the road. He
rolls up a most forbidding fist and makes a
gesture therewith, at the sight of which my
terrified nose cringes and crinkles, and then
he follows the guiding signal of my dismiss
ing finger. Grammercy for thy suggestive
and improving conversation, oh, little
brother of the homeless, I give the a break
fast for it. And in verity would I give it
thee, but that the thought of all our needy
brethren thy brethren and mine mustgiyi
me pause. For well do I know that in thy
gnawing stomach, which is the soul of thee",
there dwellest no gratitude; not a solitary
grat Thou wouldst fill thyself with my
bounty and straightway go and tell thy col-
I leagues where I dwell, calling me in terms
contemptuous a mealy old flat who could be
struck for a grubstake seven times a week.
And they would swarm down upon me and
lick up my substance as an ox licketh up.
the grass of the field.
1hs Manny Girl Ont Walliing.
Behold, it is she who cometh the woman
who wants toe a man. She is not quite so
tall or perhaps I should say she is a trifle
more short than myself, but I cannot take
such strides as she does without sitting
down to rest. The hat of her brother is on
her head, and his is the walking jacket she
hath copied, or possibly, borrowed. I rec
ognize his collar, and I "have seen him wear
ing the cane she carries; the four-in-hand
necktie also do I know. She whistles lor
her dog; he seems a little puzzled not seeing
a man in sight, but he conies He had bet
ter come. She holdeth her elbows well out
and swayeth her shoulders as she walks, in
exceeding good imitation ol tne ilehant gait
of "Jimmy the Tough." Somehow, when
a woman sets out to imitate a man, that is
the sort of man she invariably imitates So,
when the male elocutionist will imitate the
female voice, in any sort of character, he
always emits a thin high-keyed squeak,
such as no living woman, and presumably
no dead one, ever speaks with. And when
the female elocutionist imitates the mon
ster man in her sketch, albeit the character
is as meek as was originally the "Reverend
Hopcly Porter, of Assesmilk-cum-Worter,"
she puckers her pretty mouth up into a ter
rible knot, and growls out a rough, hoarse,
rasping snarl, like unto the roar of Jack
Bunsby, such as no man in this world ever
had.
It doesn't take the manny woman long to
get out of sight If she keeps up this gait
bhe will overtake the tramps before they
get to the Black Rocks, and then, if he gives
her half so much of his silent impudence as
he did me, she will lick him out of hide. I
hope she will, too. Well, let'her go ine of
these days she will marry a man who is try-
r
How Muchee Coatee, Melican Jioy t
ing to be a girl these manny women al
ways marry girly men scare them into it, I
reckon. Serves him right, too. I wouldn't
feel a bit sorry if she married nine of him,
and thus got a whole husband all to herself.
She deserves one, for she is usually a good
hearted sort of a girl.
Go, Little Letter, Apace, Apace!
He comes! Mercury, the boy with the
winged feet; fleeter he than many colored
Iris on her celestial toboggan cfinte, the
messenger boy! He is a new boy, as you
can tell. Because he is counting hii steps
All new messengers do that, out here. In
the country they are paid for delivering
messages according to the distance they
travel.
The new boy has always a deep-rooted
conviction that lie is being imposed upon
and doesn't get his due. He is the deadly
enemy of the man who has a house in the
country to let or who takes summer board
ers He declares that his house is only five
minutes walk from the station, and gives
fou your choice of two stations The mes
senger boy will take affidavit that it is a
long mile and three-quarters I used to pay
25 cents for the delivery of a message. One
day a new boy came on. He had a most
unjust and unfounded idea it was a con
victionnay, it was a positive knowledge
that I was a grasping, miserly old fraud,
swindling the flying messengers out of 65
per cent of their fees I saw him come
down the road with measured tread, care
fully noting every 100th step down in his
book. Unhappy boy. The grim and silent
Fates looked down upon thy worldly wis
dom that black day with adverse eyes. Bet
ter for thee, oh avaricious youth, that thy
greedy little heart had been content to ac
cept the traditions of messengers whose swift
feet had trod the dusty ways of these wind
ing roads ere thou wast out ol kilts, l saw
the blight falling upon the lad's face b;
fore begot within 100 feet of the gate. I
saw him shorten his step to multiply its
number, and then I rejoiced to note that
he was an honest boy; he went back and
repaced the shortened steps; he "toted
fair," but the Fates had spoken against his
greed.
He came up to the door with a heavy
heart I signed his little book and said:
"How muchee coste?, Melican boy?"
There was a momentary struggle, then
he sighed heavily and made a little entry in
his book with a most rueful countenance,
as one who bids adieu to wealth and ease,
to white winged yachts on summer seas, to
horses on the turf and houses on the ave
nue, and said: "Fifteen cents"
And ever since that day I make 10 cents
whenever I get what grandma calls "a tele
graphic dispatch."
Woman's at ilest a Contradiction Still.
The woman with the baby cab. It is not
her own cabby, oh. no. She is a child's
nurse, well trained and careful, having
never been at servico save with 'the best
and most distinguished families, and bring
ing the highest recommendation trom her
last place. Had she been there she wonld
have nursed George Washington. Know
ing all this, one is not at all surprised to
note that the cherub in the cab is having a
good full face view of the glaring sun, as
though he was a young eagle, sitting for
his portrait A carriage approaches from
an opposite direction. With the unerring
instinct of her sex, the nurse discerns the
driver's intention to turn out to the right
She darts swiftly across the road and deftly
heads him off. Again he turns and once
more she anticipates him, with a shriek and
a dash which frightens the horses The
coachman js a man of experience; he
knows with whom he has to deal. He
pulls up his horses and holds them per
fectly still, to permit the nurse to make her
own choice of the right of way. Calmly she
leaves the cab in tbe middle of the road,
and remarking to her blinking charge:
"Did its wants some av the purty posies
wosies? Thin its shonlds haves thiols,
thins." goes to the roadside and begins to
gather a nosegay of wild violets and blood
roots
Lonelier than death is that road where
Fashion does not drive her chariot in the
procession. The young man and the inevi
table maiden appear. He is driving tan
dem in a cart so new that he isn't quite
used to It himself. The young man drives
part of the time; the rest of the time the
lead horse drives The lead horse is a
child of Eve; he is devoured by an insatia
ble curiosity to know where the other horse
is and what he is doing. Evidently he
is accustomed to driving working double
with his following mat, for the team has
been selected for a Jersey match. He
turns around from time to time, and is sur
prised that his partner doesn't "line up" to
him.
TTnluckr Caplil With a Tandem.
The young man hands the lines to the
maiden, who, not being used to it, and a lit
tle afraid of horses, holds them about as
gracefully as a hod carrier would hold a
bonnet. The young man leads the inquiring
norse nacK 10 nis proper place, ana as ne
returns to tbe car the leader follows him.
The young man possesses the most remark-
The leader Is a Yotmq- Man.
able- self-control, because, although he is
not 300 feet away from my window, I cannot
hear a word he is saving, if, indeed, he says
anything. I wish I could keep my temper
and tongue so well ns that As it is. I have
a good mind to go down and kick that horse
myself. You have seen men just like it.
Put them in the very best place in the
world for them, where they can do the mnst
and the best work, the onfy place in all the
world, in fact, where they are good for any
thing, and the minute the manager's back
is turned they step out of place to see
where he puts the rest of ns, and to ask ior
a transfer; these are the Nick Bottoms of
society, who want to be cast lor all the
characters in the play.
There they go, do'wn Fisher's road, the
maiden driving a heroic tandem all by her
self, holding the lines as far apart a's her
arms will reach and the lamps will let them
go; her wheel horse is a white, without a
spot of color about him, the "middle lead,"
or "swing" is as black as night with one'
wnne mot, ana ine icaaer is a young man,
older than both the other animals com
bined, with a blonde mustache and a
troubled look on his handsome countenance,
and much beset by the same overpowering
curiosity that is the bane of the "middle
lead," for be, too. keeps looking back at
the cart all the time. Well, I can't blame
him. They both look as though they were
heartily tired of driving tandem, and I
think they will soon be measured for a
double harness without blinders, easy col
lars and a light neck yoke.
Bless yon, my children, bless you. There
is nothing on nll.the long road worth look
ing at, now that you have passed out of
sight RoBnirr J. BuitDnrrE.
DIHIKG IN OLD DAY!
Prices raid In California for Dishes la the
Days or '49.
New York Commercial-Advertiser.
An interesting souvenir of the old days
of the argonauts of '49 in California hangs
framed upon the walls of the dining-room
of a gentleman" well known to the nrembers
of the Delta Kappa Epsilon Club. It is a
bill of fare from a San Francisco restaurant
dated in October, 110.
The prices of even the most extortionate
of the swell restaurants of the present dny
arc eclipsed in a manner that wouhl cause
the diner at high-priced cafes to stand
aghast Oxtail soup is one of the dishe
at the head of the menu, listed at the mod
erate price of 51 50 per plate. Other items
are roast joints ot beef, mutton and pork at
$2. Plover is quoted. at 53 a single bird and
other dishes are scheduled at proportionate
sums
A modest breakfast costs about 55 in
gold, and a dinner to be worthy of the
name could hardly have been selected at
less cost than about 525 per cover, without
wine.
SrrciAL diamond sale thi week. Call and
see the Immense display. Prices below com
petition ut M. ti. Cohen's, 3G Filth avenue.
Sicilian Awiukqs, perfectly
llam&ux A Son's, S39 Penn aver
sun. fast, at
avenue. Thsu
'V NO
A YUCATAN CAMITAL.
Merry Ceremonies Witnessed by a
Pittsburger at Campeche.
THE WHOLE CUT GOES WILD.
A Mask Ball Ihat Ulijjht Furnish Tointa
for Home Consumption.
GLIMPSE OP TDE WALLS 0? THE C1TI
tcoKRispoxnEsra or tiie dispatch.
Campeche, Yucatax, April 17. Busi
ness was suspended at noon on the feast day
iwas so fortunate as to spend here. Tha
air was filled with the noise of revelry and
mirth. Fireworks were discharged, much
to the peril of the gay riders on horseback
and in carriages, who joined the procession,
preceded by the band and the military com
panies The carriages, decorated with flags of all
colors, were filled with gaily dressed par
ties, some wearing masks and dressed in
most fantastic styles Every available ve
hicle was pressed Into service, in soma cases
carts roofed with palm branches,
and filled with jolly crowds dressed
like Gipsies and native Indians
The small boy seems to bo much the sama
in all countries, and he enjoyed himself
hero to the full It reminded me of our
own glorious Fourth ot July, for the sun's,
rays made it seem like summer. Bands of
musio in the plaz3s and on tho streets
helped to enliven the gay throng. The car
nival began on Saturday, and all night lonjf
the excitement was kept up, and on Sunday
morning had reached such a heighth that
the streett were literally packed. All day
long vehicles of every kind were driven
hither and thither, the occupants seemingly
wrought up to a great pitch of excitement
as the shouts and laughter penetrated to tha
ears of those who were trying to realize that
it was a sacred day.
Dancing to thsMnslc of Hi tiles
As the carriages rolled by the gentlemen
threw dnlces (sweetmeats) on the balconies
and at the open doorways, while crowds of
persons dressed in the gay costumes of tha
native Indians marched past shaking their
rattles as they went from house to house to
dance lor the entertainment of the family
and friends
The first fancy ball of the carnival was
on Sunday night Monday was a repeti
tion ot Sunday's revelry, with the execu
tion that the dancers were masked at the
ball. Among the characters represented by
the ladies were: "Joan of Arc," "Day and
Night," "Night," "The Huntress," "An
Indian Princess," "The Fisher Girl," "A
Lady of the Twelfth Century," "The Al
pine Flower," "A Comet," r'A Weather
Vane," "Spring," "A Pearl," "A Bull
Fighter," etc.
The "Pearl" was the character of tha
ball, and was greeted with great applause.
An immense oyster shell inclosed a lovely
young lady Whose tiny feet could be seen
as the "shell" moved slowly around tha
room and then took part in the waltzes and
Spanish dances. The opening in the shell
from which tbe hand by which her partner
led her through the dance was extended,
gave a glimpse of the lair face within.
When the mask was taken off the "Pearl"
was very beautiful in a delicately tinted
dress adorned with native pearls, with
strings of pearls on neck and arms and a
pearl-colored shell as a cap
The costumes were nearly all composed of
satin of various colors, trimmed with rich
lace and flowers, which became the lair
owners well. The gentlemen wore the con
ventional black dress suit
Other Features of the Carnival.
Tuesday, parties were heldin many -
E laces, the dancing Indians went from
ouse to house, and the carriages thronged
the streets, many of them containing tha
masked dancers of the evening before.
Tuesday night was the ball of "Etiquette,"
when all were arranged in elegant cos
tumes, while the glitter of diamonds and
other precious stones enhanced the bril
liancy of the scene. The last act in the
"drama" is the burial of Carnival, when
on Wednesday evening a mock funeral is
held.
I was rather surprised to hear some of tha
Campechians say the carnival was rather a
tame affair on account of the sickness this
year, as I thought it could not be much
more lively. A few weeks ago it was re
ported that smallpox had again broken out,
and many fearecLthe balls would not be al
lowed, but it proved to be only what they
call "the Virgin's smallpox," or what Pitts
burgers call chicken-pox, so the festivities
were not interfered with.
In consequence of the general holiday
and suspension of business, a very small
supply of fish was displayed at the "Mova,"
and the usual Friday dish, turtle, which
was in demand on "Ash Wednesday," was
very high priced in consequence of tha
scarcity of this as of all the treasures of
the deep.
The houses here are all flat-roofed, and,
while walking on the roof enjoying tha
view that opened up on all sides, I saw a
number of spent rockets that had fallen
during the perfect shower of fireworks that
was kept up one day, and I remarked to a
friend that there seemed to be no care at all
as to where the burning crackers of rockets
should fall and no apparent dread of fire, as
nearly everything was stone. The answer
was: "We have no dread of fire here at all.
In my 31 years' residence in Yucatan I bava
never known a house to be burned in
Campeche. When I arrived here from New
Orleans, where fires and robberies were of
frequent occurrence, my first remark, as I
looked at the stone buildings and iron
barred windows, was: Thank God! I will
not be afraid of fires and robbers here.' "
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One morning recently with a party of
friends, by permission of the General at the
barracks,! made the entire circuit of tha
city on the walls The walls are a wonder
ful work of fortification. There are eight
forts, or bastions, and the walls are 1J
meters in thickness, 8 in height and 2,536 in
circumference. They were built, or com
menced, in 1G92, to protect the city from
pirates An inscription over one of tha
gateways shows they were finished in 1769.
After seeing the work we did not wonder
that they were 77 ycara In building. Tha
brass cannons were all carried away by tha
French when the city was taken by them,
and only a few old cannons and mortars are
left with a few large cannon balls in one of
the forts
A sort of corner or pasgeway under
Fort Charles was the hiding place for tha
treasure placed there to protect it from tb
pirates One ot the forts is called "Tl3
Solitary," in memory of the man who sold
the city to the enemy which made its en
trance at that gateway. The man is still
living, and every year, although he was
pardoned, as regularly as the month of June
comes around, he leaves tne city tor a time.
President Diaz refuses to permit the walls
to be torn do'wn, much to the satisfaction
ot many of the inhabitants, who are very
proud of them. The Government is putting
up a new building near Fort Charles, aud in
the entrance to the fort the carpenters wera
at work making doors from the beams of tha
house that was torn down to give place to
this new building. The house was mora
than 100 years old, and vet the cedar wood
when it was planed and made into doors,
looked very fresh and new. A. L. E.
How to Destroy a Snake.
The way to kill a snake is not to attempt
to crush its head, the bones of which ara
very hard, but to strike the tall, where tha
spinal cord is but thinly covered by bone,
and suffers readily from injury. It is tha
same with an eel. Hit the tail two or
three times against any hard substance and
it quickly dies
nTAcixm Awuntas at Mamam ft Son's,
533 Penn avenue. let 137X tusu
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