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i IN A DETECTIVE'S TRAP, gj
The One Weak Point in Paul Poloff's Great g
3 Murder Plot.
-w -w- EtlHlLt, H13ATON, the
A M proprietor of the Jlenton
Optical works, was u
I man of wealth, ndvnnccd
f lit yours, una Imppy In
1 T JL the lovo of his wife unil
their only clillil, Ocr-
truilc. One summer af
ternoon Mr. Heaton was Hti'oiitnp, on
n little knoll ut his country home.
There wns a terrific blow from behind
with a Jngged billet, and Merrill Hen
ton lay dend In the sunlight, while the
rattle nnd plunge of his murderer's re
treat down the embnnkmpnt mingled
discordantly with the shrill piping of
birds protesting ugalnst bo rude an
Invasion of their pamdlhc.
The police came, the police went; the
papers theorized, the papers scolded,
but the mystery of the death remained
unsolved. According to medical judg
ment, a full hour had elapsed before
the body was discovered. In the mean
time, there had been a vlolent-fihjiwor,
completely obliterating nny tracks. No
inference cpuld bu derived from the
weapon, a stick picked from the wood
pile, except that the assassin had been
prudent In Its choice. Interest waxed
and interest waned; other crimes more
sensational occurred, and the Heaton
case was by common consent relegated
to that limbo of oblivion, where so
many murders that will not out are
confined.
There Is no forgetfulness, however, In
the homestead where two women,
mother nnd daughter, mourned for the
one who had been Its head. The widow
looked forward to another existence
for the recompense of reunion. But
Gertrude was consumed by the fires of
a righteous wrath. Somewhere on the
face of the earth, In fancied security,
was the villain who had slain her fa
ter. Until ho was caught and pun
ished there cotddtbono rest of body or
soul for her. 'Tier mind, overwrought
by horror, dwelt on her supreme .duty,
to avenge, until It became a fixed IdeaT
and so she declared, and In such a way
that It became well known In the little
community of the vicinity that not only
would she never marry while her fa
ther's murderer was at largo, but that
she would give her hand and ample
fortune to the man who brought him to
justice, should he exact such a reward
for his deed.
RIVALS FOR GIRL'S LOVE.
Young Herbert Lovering, who lived
In the adjoining place, heard the tale
and was greatly distressed thereby.
Not only did It disappoint the hopes
which his lifelong Intimacy with Ger
trude had naturally encouraged, but it
raised an unselfish dread lest she
should be sacrificed. A quiet, scholar
ly man, without robust health and un
knowing of the world, ho realized that
he was unfit for such a feat; therefore
he sought the advice of Joslah Marcel
lus, his former guardian, who was now
the executor of Mr. Heaton's will. The
judge shrugged his shoulders, with the
resignation of an old bachelor for wo
man's whims, and then, after some
philosophic reflections on the prudence
of always employing a substitute, sent
him to Abe Cronkite for the assistance
which the cx-detectivo was so well
qualified to render him.
Paul Poloff, at the works, heard the
story, and' it caused him hours of medi
tation before he acted. A valuable man
was Poloff, a Hungarian by birth, who
had passed an exhaustive apprentice
ship In the best .scientific workshops of
his country before coming hither to
put the one finishing touch of perfec
tion on the Heaton lenses. A young
man still was Poloff, In the thirties,
unmarried, occupying in nn eccentric
way one of the towers of the factory,
Bleeping during the day, tolling
throughout the night, yet always
prompt with orders and satisfactory
in their execution.
Gertrude Heaton had never fancied
this man the few times she had met
him at her father's table. There was
an effusiveness in his manner which
struck her as Insincere; there was a
deference to her opinion which their
acquaintance did not justify. Hence,
her Impulse to take advantage of her
seclusion was so strong, one day, when
his card was brought to her, that she
would have dined by herself, had it not
been for a lino beneath the name, 'o'n
a matter close to your heart." As it
was she descended to where ho waited
all a-tremble from hopes Indefinite but
tumultuous.
"What Is It? Have you any clew to
the murder?" she cried abruptly.
"Softly, my dear young lady," began
Paul taking the girl's hand nnd lending
her to a window seat. "What if I
have? If, though far distant at tho
time, I was nevertheless an actual eye
witness to the tragedy, what then?"
POLOFF'S TRAGIC STORY.
"Why, your love of justice, your re
epeot for my father, your employer,
your character as a good citizen, all,
all, must impel you to reveal at once
to the police what you know; to"
"Softly, my dear lady; I mn a poor
foreigner unacquainted with your legal
forms, timorous of your police. I be
jlleve In Justice, yes; but, If every man
,w11l'mlnd his own nffnlrs, then justice
will', 'reign undisputed. Your honored
fathor, truly, was a good man; but I
Tendered him faithful service for his
vragc:wc are quits, and ho Is gono
"forever, I say again, what then "
"Then why did you come to mo?"
moaned the girl In a torment of uncer-
talnty.
"Because I ndnre you," returned
vFaui; and then followed a sceno which
can be readily Imagined, in which the
poor girl, led on by furtive promlso and
threat, finally agreed that she would
marry him when ho hud made good his
word and brought about the punish
ment of her father's murderer,
The story which Poloff told was
. strange, but not unnatural, In lta de
tails. He had been working that nf
Uo'nioon, he explained, over in his
l room, in, tho tower of the factory, on
a telescopo of unusual power, When
the last Jenso wns completed and slip
ped Into plnco he had raised the In
utruinent and leveled it at' the further
nlde' to test Jt. What had ho seen?
'Mf.iHenton standing on tho knoll; a
jman creep out from tho shrubbery with
t Btlck In his hand; a cruel, cowardly
blow from behind; and then a head
Hong flight down the embankment. Was
not that enough? The summer storm
"'jiad burst just, then and obscured fur
ther view,
"Did you know him? Who was he?"
jWhUpered Gertrude.
But Taul declined to give a direct
'fciuwer jo this question, it would not
y.1, he smilingly insisted, for him to
Ifisilk )i'a baud! he ina leu happy, j
his love not to bo prudent. Lot tho
honored mother bo ncqualntcd with
their troth; with his undertaking, If
you plcnsc. Then, when his standing
was assured, It would bo time to re
veal what ho knew and what he hoped
under such Inspiration to find out. To
ull these conditions, ndroltly Imposed,
poor Gertrude, In tho stress of the rush
course on which she had entered, felt
herself constrained to yield.
Mrs. Heaton received the Intelligence
silently nnd without a sign of emotion,
have n more livid pallor on her wan
face. And when she had ngaln gone
Into the seclusion of her protracted de
votion tho girl felt herself more nlone,
more helpless, unless she followed the
glimmer of truth which Paul Polorf
hold tnntnllzlngly before her. And so
tho fact of tho engagement went
abroad and was accepted, nnd the Hun
garian lensmaker strutted through tho
works and about the grounds with an
nlr of proprietorship far different from
the demure bearing which hud charac
terized him.
Hut Gertrude misjudged her mother
In thinking her apathetic. The tidings
that Poloff pretended to bo able to
solve the mystery of her husband's
death roused recollections nnd
strengthened suspicions which she had
striven to banish from her mind as In
definite and unjust. Her nerves had
been so racked and spent by sorrow
that this fresh Information had for
tho moment crushed her with Its awful
possibilities, but the supreme force of
maternal love soon nsserted Itself and
sent her to Judge Murcellus, beseech
ing him almost from her knees to. In
some way, prevent so obnoxious, so
unnatural a match!
The judge was inclined to make mat
ters smooth for a hysterical woman.
"It is certainly injudicious at this
time, madam," he said, "but then, you
know, It may prove nothing but an In
fatuation as short lived as It was sud
den. At tho worst he Is a worthy
young man, with a great future before
him, I am told. Really you take It all
too much to heart. Unnatural? fooh,
pooh! There is nothing unnatural
about such affairs so long as young
men arc young men and young maid
ens young maidens."
There came a specter of a flush to
Mrs. Heaton's cheek, and she straight
ened as she spoke: "Unnatural, most
unnatural!" she persisted. "I have
prayed my God to keep my thoughts
from unworthy themes, but when I fee
my only child consenting to Join her
self to the only man her father dls
t listed I mu.t sneak out, not to hei
.-.Incp oven a hint might drive her from
one -wild extreme to even a wilder, but
1o you, his ft'end and oik counsellor.
I don't accuse Paul Polotf of anythins,
n uch less, O my God, of that one thing
but the very day that Merrill was
taken he told mo that th-ve had been
ivrious losses over at thi works and
tna; he feaied tho outrome must b"
his dismissing this young man."
The judge, knowing Mrs. Heaton's
deliberate habit of thought and action,
was more Impressed by this statement
than ho saw fit to show. He recalled
the old legal maxim about it being
dangerous to Intrude into a council un
invited, and concluded that Poloff by
forcing himself thus bodily into tho
family circle had exposed himself to in
spection. He therefore advised that he
be encouraged in his hopes for the
present, and having assuaged his
client's distress with the balm of well
chosen words and moral sentiments he
went straightway with tho tidings of
these fresh complications to Abo Cron
kite, whose progress thus far in the
case had been the baren one of deter
mining an utter absence of clows.
ABE CRONKITE'S THEORY.
The former detective coincided with
his patron's views. '"Poloff's story,"
ho said, "Is either true, false, or partly
true and partly false. If It Is either
true or false the probabilities are that
tho fellow Is merely a cold blooded
rascal seeking to take a cruel advant
age of tho young lady. But If It Is part
one and part tho other, then, Judge
Murcellus, I discern tho indications of
graver crime or murder, to wit. Tho
safety of a murderer lies in silently
pursuing his ordinary course of life.
When this is done, unless ho was
recklessly careless in his crime, ho Is
apt to escape. But this seems to be
tho one thing, hard, almost Impossible,
for him to do. It Is characteristic of
ull criminals to have absolute faith In
their own cleverness; they yearn to
take the initiative, to divert suspicion.
In the case of murderers there is, be
sides, tho Impulse, the irresistible, fatal
Impulse, to confide, which seems to
constrain them, In tolling such a yarn,
to bring in a part of what actually
happened.
"Now, It Is easy to conjecture that
Poloff may have abstracted borne of tho
valuable lenses In his charge from
time to time, nnd that he came to know
hi some way that Mr. Heaton suspect
ed him. Would not the deslro to savo
himself from exposure and retain so
lucrative a place be a sufllclont mo
tive for tho murder? My dear sir,
there Is far loss cause for nine-tenths
of the murders committed. Hero, ut
any rate, Is a work Ing hypothesis In
a enso which has not presented one
point to me. I think his story should
bo verified step by stop. If it Is true,
I may bo able through it to bring tho
guilty person to Justice. If it is false,
an Impostor will bo oxposed. If It Is
partly truo and partly false, then, I
believe, out of his own mouth, by his
own actions, will Paul Poloff convict
himself. Therefore, if you will urge
Miss Gertrude, even taking tho risk
of telling her something, to Insist on
this man's furnishing the proof ho has
promised, and also to keep him with
her as much as possible, why, tho field
will be open for men to investigate at
tho works and ho may be forced into
betraying himself through the dlreot
accusation of an innocent person."
A day or so later Abo Cronklto, jn tho
gulso of a porter at tho works, stole up
tho stairs of tho tower and let himself
with a master key into Poloff'a room,
Ho knew that tho lensmaker had cross
eel tho river to call on Gertrude, and
the opportunity was favorable to test
tho truth of his story about tho tele
scope, Tho detcctlvo's investigations
thus far at tho factory had not borne
out tho theory which he had elaborat
ed to tho Judge. A small boy of all
work In ' ucn adroitly led by him to
tell "" ia had semi Poloff lying on
the 1 In his rmm apparently ns-
K. si the very afternoon of tho
mure!- : .Mr. Heaton, It seemed, before
lonvlnr hud cautioned tho boy to keep
hi.-t eye on Poloff, and he had obeyed
tyl WP.ing UuQusli the UeyUlc, Nqw,
should there bo a telescope command
ing tho knoll the story told to Gertrude
would appear to bo vorlllod,' and yet,
oven In that contingency Cronklto was
tiot prepared to abandon tho load of
his trained Judgment.
Tho room was an odd combination of
utility nnd comfort, with n work bench
opposite tho lounge, nnd chamois rub
bers and emery boards mingled with
French novels nnd pipes on tho table.
On the wall wcro racks of telescopes
and etchings of rare tusto and value.
Cronklto selected tho Instrument of
greatest power and brought It to bear
on the Honton place opposite. Yes,
paths and shrubbery stood out dis
tinctly. There was n rose bush to the
right of the knoll, nnd a book lay open
on one of the open benches. As a senso
of the dlfllcultlcs before him If ho per
sisted In suspecting one so foi titled
by fuel swept over him, ho gave a
gasp of nstonlshmont, for Into the field
of tho glass, cautiously ndvnncimr
across tho knoll to the edge of tho
declivity emtio Paul Poloff (himself, ev
ery movement ns unerringly revealed
ns If tho two were not 100 feot apart!
The Hungarian looked this wny and
that. All was na silent, ns solitary,
as serene, as on tho day Merrill Heaton
mot his death. Ho crept lightly to tho
ombnnkmont nnd swung down from
bush to branch until ho stood
on a ledgo. Ha raised a rock
from tho rubble and plncod some
thing that was white yot
not nil white, underneath: then he
swung himself Just as lightly back
again, and walked nway through tho
plantation with tho air of a proprietor.
This sight was ns fresh scent to a
hound, Abe Cronklto's mind was no
longer perturbed by difficulties;
straight and truo it ran after tho
quarry! Poloff was the murderer,
crafty and cowardly; first slaying his
benefactor to avoid exposure for theft,
and then seeking to securo his wealth
through marriage with the daughter.
What though ho must shed more blood
to acompllsh his purpose; was ho not
already arranging to do so; did not his
furtive movements just now show that
ho whs preparing tho proof that should
condemn an ihonost man? Lot him
beware then, lest when ho came to
show it he found instend what pointed
unerringly to himself! Ah, but tho
boy of all work had seen his man ly
ing on tho lounge tho very afternoon
of the murder. Grnntcd he thought
bo, what then? Of course Poloff took
precautions; of course he prepared a
dummy, so that if any one should spy
tho evidence of that one would be in
his favor! So tho detective, all stimu
lated to highest mental activity, rea
soned; so, In accordance he presently
acted, searching tho room until he
found a dressing gown arranged
around a pillow in such a way as to
represent a human form, until ho
came across something white, yet not
all white another Instance in itself of
how a murderer when Inventing a
scheme to incriminate the innocent, al
most involuntarily has recourse to
what really took place!
It wns tho following day and Judge
Marcellus was ut the Heaton place,
where Gertrude, repentant of her rash
ness and terrified by its consequences,
had summoned him, Poloff, she said,
had named tho murderer; he promised
to produce proof before the family
lawyer. And oh, dreadful. Incredible,
Impossible though it was, tho one ho
denounced was Herbert Lovering, the
kindest friend, tho gentlest soul Hero
the girl had burst Into a torrent of
tears and wild lamentations, which,
however, settled Into a composure, res
olute, even hnrd, after the Judge had
made an explanation and a suggestion.
POLOFF TELLS IUS STORY.
Abo Cronklto was there, too, in his
porter's guise, industriously plucking
the weeds from tho verge of tho em
bankment. But Paul Poloff thought
nothing of It as ho saw him so on
gaged. It had been Mr. Heaton's wont
to have the men from tho works to do
odd Jobs around tho place. Doubt
loss when ho himself .wns the master
he would do away with such piecemeal
methods by employing a skilled land
scape gardener; but now, ah! there
wore more important things to occupy
his attention! And so ho hung persis
tently over Gertrude, -,lth high, ex
cited speech and exaggerated gesture
as ho and she, with Judge Marcellus,
came across tho knoll.
"It Is here," tho lonsmnker was say
ing, "that your honored father stood
It was here, pardon mo, that ho fell
to rise no more! Tho vile assassin, he
ran, wiping his hands, so, so, with his
handkeichief! Down he plunged, out of
sight for a moment, and then, plunged
ugaln from rock to tree to shrub, until
ho reached the railway track and dis
appeared around the bend! But, my
dear young lady, when ho reached tho
bottom he did not have that handker
chief In his hand. I know him, as I
havo told you, by dress, by movement,
by form: but at that distance vour
police, so rough with the poor for
eigner, might say I was mistaken, I
had no proof! And so I kept silent un
til I spoko for lovo of you, nnd then,
and then, why, I thought of thnt hand
kerchief, all spotted! Tho torrential
rains, they might have washed it Into
some crevasse! I looked, I found: I
loft It for your dear eyej so distress
ful! See!"
Paul Poloff crept lightly to tho em
bankment nnd swung down from bush
to bush until ho stood on n ledge. He
raised a rock from tho rubble and took
out something that was white, yet not
all white, from underneath. Then he
presented his discovery to Gertrude.
"Them Is a name In tho corner." ho
said: "will you favor me by reading
It?"
The girl took tho handkerchief
.shrlnklngly, all dabbled us It was,
and hold It up to tho light. Her eves
wcro firm, though her lips woro pnle,
ns she loud tho nnnio in tho corner,
"Paul Poloff!"
Tho effect of this unlooked for trans,
mutation on tho lensmnker wns extra
ordinary, Ho sprang back, his arms in
tho air, his oyes protruding. "No, no,
no!" ho shrieked. "It Is not so-a He, a
plot, n conspiracy!" That mnn, that
Herbert Lovering, it Is his handker
chief that should bo thoiol I uw a,
I swear"
Abo Cronklto laid a houvv Land on
tho man's shoulder, "You smv It, 's, '
ho said, slowly, "after you had stoh.n
It and stained It and placed it there,
but you didn't see me, did you, watch
lug you from tho tower through tho
telescope, which, us you youraHf s.
gested, commanded this soo: You
didn't see me, either, when I found this
one hidden away In your drawer whpn
I came across tho dummy you rlssed
that afternoon? Come now, you musn't
do that you know; a man nover gains
anything by losing his pluck, Braco up,
I tell you; it will bo months befoie
anything can be done,"
The old detective's encouragement
was kindly and pertinent, but useless,
for Paul Poloff, at ho was led away
tottered and trembled under an ever
increasing comprehension that out ?
his own mouth an! through his own
actions, ho was undone. Harrlsburg
Patriot,
Sport
I 1113 NATIONAL LEAGUE pon
nnnt now looks like a sure thing
for Brooklyn. The Buporlms are
playing grand ball, nnd It Is very
unlikely thnt Pittsburg will bo
able ito out down tho load of over forty
points which Hnnlon's men hold. Phil
adelphia Is now playing splendid ball
nnd will make Pittsburg hustle to
even retain .second place. The Phlljlei
aro minus Urn services of Dolohnnty
and Lnjole, but are nevertheless piny
Ing a great game.
Now York now looks like an nlmost
sure tall rndcr, ns Cincinnati which
has nil season been the Giants' most
dangerous opponent for tho place li
now putting up a fine article of the
Natlonnl game, Hnrtsell and Grlor, the
two American League recruits having
materially assisted In nil the team's
recent victories.
Right off the Bat.
THERE IS being a general rush
made by the big leaguers for tho
stars of the minor circuits, and
the American League In particular will
lose by drafting.
Roy Patterson, 'the clover twlrlcr of
tho Chicago white stockings Is a much
ilcslred youth. Only Boston, Cincin
nati and Chicago have filed claims for
him wlh President Young. Both Cin
cinnati and Chicago claim Tnp'sy Hart
soil nnd tho latter team threatens to
protest the games In which tho clover
little outfielder played for tho Reds.
Pittsburg has secured a gem, it is
claimed in Bransflold, the heavy hit
ting first baseman of tho Worcester
Eastern League club. Dobbs, tho fast
outfielder of tho Utlca team In tho
Now York State League, has been
grabbed by Cincinnati.
Enson, Chicago's latest find, won his
first game last week against St. Louis.
The young twlrlcr has only played In
four leagues this season. Ho opened
with Elmira in the Atlantic, then went
to Cortland In tho New York state,
next ployed with Syracuse in tho East
ern and winds up in the National.
Honus Wagner, of Pittsburg, has
supplanted Elmer Flick as champion
National league batsman. Big Honus
has walloped out .390 and Flick Is
about fifteen points 'behind.
Chicago now has twenty-nine play
ers under contract or engagement.
They nro: Catchers, Donahue, Chance,
Dexter, Nichols and Kling; pitchers,
Griffith, Callahan, Taylor, Garvin,
Mencfce, Harvey, Cunningham, Mil
ler, Patterson, Eason, Hughes, Helmerl
nnd Wclmor; infieldcrs.-Ganzel, Childs,
Bradley, McCormack, Strang; outfield
ers, McCarthy, Mortes, Greon, Ryan,
Hnrtzell and Dolnn. It is said that
Childs, Cunningham nnd Ryan will be
released to make way for younger
players.
Kid Glcason has been announced for
sale by President Freedman, of Now
York, and both the Philadelphia and
Chicago managements aro eager to
sign him. If tho Phillies secure the lit
tle follow, he will bo played at sec
ond. Lajolo will bo transferred to first
base and Delehanty will bo sent back
to left field.
Sheckard, of Brooklyn, Is playing a
grand left field for the Superbas,
while Joo Kelly Is on first base. Mon
day Sheckard made six hits out of
seven times at bat, In two games.
Among his drives were two doubles
and triple.
Poor Lajolo Is out of the game
again. This groat player certainly has
more than his share of baseball mis
fortune. In Tuesday's game with New
York, one of Winnie Mercer's speediest
ones struck him on the forearm, and
broke the bono. This is perhaps tho
first time in tho history of base ball
that a player has had a bono broken
by a pitched or batted ball, and Phil
adelphia rooters aro bemoaning tho
unlucky whim of fato which makes the
accident happen to tho terrific hitting
Frenchman.
Both the Philadelphia and Pittsburg
managements deny that their teams
havo been using any method to dis
cover the battery signals of opposing
tennis. Cajitain Corcoran of tho Cin
cinnati Reds is the mnn who im
peaches both Quakers and Pirates. At
Philadelphia lie claims that Morgan
Murphy, tho extra catcher, sits be
neath tho grand stand with a pair of
spy-glasses and watches the signals,
ttoplng them off to to Petle Chiles In
'the coachora' box by means of nn
electric battery which operates a "buz
zer" burled in tho aforesaid box. This
same buzzer was triumphantly un
earthed by Sleuth Corcoran at Phila
delphia. At Pittsburg he discovered a
man standing behind the Pirates cen
ter field fonco who wntched the bat
tery with a pair of strong glasses.
After milking out tho signals this
man reveals them to tho batsman by
arranging In various positions, a piece
of block Iron, which Is swung in front
of one of tho letters In an advertise
ment on tho fence. Outfielder Geler
climbed tho fonco and took possession
of tho piece of Iron. Tho accused mag
nates brand the accusations as ridicu
lous and fulse. That Morgan Murnhy
has been carried by the Philadelphia
team for several seasons doing prac
tically no work at nil hus always
aroused suspicion however, and talk
has gnno abroad In tho land before, of
tho oxlstnnce of a signal discovery
bureau, of which Morgan was tho chief
operator.
Punts and Drups.
JOHN Horun, of this city, played his
first gnmo with Lafnyotto Wed
nesday afternoon, when ho lined
up with tho collegians against Urslnus,
Hornn played right guard during part
of tho gnmo and made nn excellent
impression on all who watched his
work. During most of the practice
games tho ex-High school' guard has
acted as right tackle, and in event of
lite securing a certain plnco on tho
eleven, it ts most likely that ho will
bo played at one of tho tackles. Cap
tain Chalmers, who was a star last
yeur at tackle, will play ono of tho
ciuls this year, which puts Horau's
most formidable opponent out of the
way. Tho Heranton boy Is big, strong
and plucky, and with pructlco ought
to make u lino tackle,
In Wednesday's gnmo with Frank
lin and Marshall, Captain Hare, of tho
University of Pennsylvania, shono
brilliantly, both In offensive and de
fensive work, and kicked seven gonls
from touchdowns, not missing a single
ono,
The results of Wednesday's games
proved disappointments to both tho
Yale and Harvard foot bnlllsts. Un
less Harvard shows better form today
Bowdoln will probably scoro and then
the cup of sorrow of tho boys in
Cnmbtldgo would bo filled to overflow
ing,. Indeed. Harvard has lost heavily
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in the matter of star players, and al
though tho back field was expected
to bo very strong, it Is proving a dis
appointment, nnd the Crimson backs
nro fumbling badly, running awkward
ly and doing all around poor work.
Princeton nnd Pennsylvania have
shown up very strong. Old Nassau is
minus the services of Palmer and Poe,
last year's wonderful ends, but In
Roper nnd Little a brace have boon
developed who are more than holding
their own. Pennsylvania promises to
have the strongest team which has
represented the college since '07. The
rush lino Is composed entirely of big
men, even the two end3, Davidson and
Gardiner each going over 173 pounds.
In little Graves, tho quarter-back,
Pennsylvania has one of tho most
promising players of Jhe seas-on. In
addition to boing a sure tackier, he
Is a magnificent drop kicker and
punter, and on receiving kicks-off or
punts, runs them back In a way which
makes ono think of Dp Saullos, Yale's
famous quarter. Captain Daly, of
Harvard, for the last two seasons con
sidered the best college quarter, has
not yet struck his pace, nor has
Flnckc, Yale's old standby in tho po
sition. At Princeton tho most promis
ing man for the place Is Meier, the
hard-hitting short stop of the 'varsity
base ball team.
During the past week the strong
eleven representing the St. Thomas
college nn tho gridiron this season has
been both strengthened and weakened.
Tho weakening consists in the loss of
Jerry Kelliher, the aggressive fighting
tackle, who has gono to Pittsburg in
response to an offer from the manage
ment of the Duquen3e Athletic club.
He will try for that eleven of stars
and his local frlands aro confident that
he will make it. Tho strengthening
consists in tho addition to the team
of Hadglns, who last year played full
back for the Carbondalo Indians, and
who is a remarkable punter and ex
cellent lino buckor. Tie will bo played
at half back. McDonald and Kirk
wood will alternate nt the other half
nnd one of the ends, nnd "Bill"
O'Horo will remain at full back. Had-
gins will do the punting for tho team,
relieving Quarter-back O'Horo, whose
work, however, has been excellent so
far this season, In the kicking line.
St. Thomas will play tho Carbondale
Indians this afternoon on tho lattor's
grounds, and will play their first game
in this city on Nov. ?, with AVyomlng
Seminary. On Nov. 10 the Athens
Athletic club will oppose tho local
players.
Tho School of tho Lackawanna
eleven plays its first game Wednesday
afternoon nt Kingston with Wyoming
Seminary, and will moot that team
in a return game here Nov. 17. Tho
wearers of tho red and tho white aro
getting In dally practice, and aro
rapidly rounding Into splendid form.
Two now players of local renown nro
expected to join the squad this week,
when some changes In tho llnc-up will
bn made. Freeman nnd Gleason, the
Lackawanna hnlves, aro showing up
In excellent form, and the work of
Full-Back Jones leaves nothing to be
desired. The team will certainly bo
strong In the back field, nnd tho light
ness of the lino will bo partially rem
edied by tho new players, who are ex
pected to come out next week.
Knights of the Witt.
BOB Fltzslmmons has now developed
into a genuine, bona lldu physical
culturlst. nnd In addition to run
ning a "How to Get Strong" column
dally in one of the New York papers,
recently made a few nago remarks for
tho bonoflt of tho gentler sex. Said
the Antipodean, delivering himself
with a sort of a solar plexus emphasis
on each word: "Musclo brings beauty
to women. That's enough, I think, to
make any woman start out right itwuy
upon a physical development course.
What won't u woman do to become
beautiful? They soma of them, ut
least powder and paint, and blench
their hair, and do all kinds of other
foolish things In nn attempt to make
themselves more beautiful. If they
only knew what a routine of dally,
healthful exerciso would do for them
thoy would soon fnrsnko their toilet
tublo for tho gymnasium. I will sug
gest a few things for their benefit.
First of all, dress to breathe frcolyj
glvo tho lungs full play, Ninety-nine
pur cent, aro dressed so that they
breathe up to tho chest only. That
makes them short winded. Do plenty
of walking. Play golf, but don't over
do it, Don't overtax yourselves. Bo
modeiuto In all exercises, and, abovo
aJl, don't malco physlcul freaks of
yourselves. Divide your exercises as
evenly as possible Let golf, horse,
back riding, swimming, shooting, ten
ills and cycling bo your amusements.
Don't luce tight, breatho deeply, nnd
the woman that follows these fow sug
gestions will be a queen In figure und
beauty."
Hilly Mudden, manager of Gus
Ituhlln, according to the Chicago
Dully News, Is wroth over the rumors
that are rife to the effect that the Ak
ron Qlant is close. fisted Said Madden;
"If refusing to burn money on drink
nnd dissipation may be called stingy,
then Gus la the 3tlnglest fighter that
over came down the pike. But let me
give you ono or two pointers that may
lead the public to change its mind.
Ituhlln this summer sent his mother
and youngest brother to Switzerland
on a five-months' trip. Ho paid every
cent of their expenses. He has also
paid oft the mortgage on his parents'
home and has given his family first
nnd last thousands of dollars. If that
is stinginess I take off my hat to tho
stingy mnn. If a fow more lighters
had Ruhlln's principles tho sport
would be looked on with a trifle more
respect by tho public at large." Buh
lln now announces that ho has drawn
the color lino and henceforth will not
even consider any offers from dusky
fighters. His next fight will probably
be with Peter Mnlier.
Scraps of Sports.
IN no city in the country is there
such a craze for bowling as In
Chicago. Already thf season Is In
full blast and league contests are now
going on with the moat earnest riv
alry. The highest scoie made so far
this season Is 937, which the five men
representing the American club scored.
Rawlins, ono of their rollers, scored
257.
One Chicago bowler rolled three odd
games ono night last week. He open
ed with 120, then mude 220, and wound
up with 02.
KISSING AT THE STATION.
Some Interesting Statistics Compiled
by a Hoosier Genius.
From the Indianapolis Prcj.
An Individual who is very prosaic
was standing In the Union Station re
cently watching the crowds going Into
and emerging from the train shed. Ho
saw a young man alight from a train
and rush forward to embrace a rela
tive who was there to meet him. He
saw many other affectionate meetings
nnd partings among all kinds of people
and tho unromantic individual's love
for mathematical calculations got the
better of him and ho began figuring.
His preliminary step was to consult
a tlmo table. Ho found that 151 pas
senger trains come into or leave the
Union Station on week days and 86
on Sunday. Ho estimated that there
aro at least 365 special trains every
year. His observation led him to be
lieve that there are on an average of
four acts of osculation performed ev
ery tlmo a train conies into or leaves
tho station. The data were therefore
plentiful; tho only thing that remained
was to perform a few mathematical
operations. Tho result of tho calcula
tions led him to the belief that there
nro 212,156 kisses bestowed in tho Union
Station every year. Tho record for
week days Is 192.S08, for Sundays 17.SS8
and for tho special trains 1,460. The
average for tho number of kisses a
train may bo too low. Tho results
prove that for tho number of kisses to
tho square foot the Indianapolis Union
Station has few equals nnd still fewer
superiors. Tho places that go ahead
of It must furnish more partings per
annum, that Is nil.
Of the 212,106 cases of kissing prob
ably it Is safe to say that In 212,000
of them either ono or both partners to
the transaction are women. Once In a
long while two men aro seen to kiss
each other. When such a thing occurs
fully ono hundred people with elastic
necks look nnd grin. Tho other day a
young soldier, who evidently wns re
turning homo from tho wars, alighted
from a train, Ho hurried along tho
platform und the onlookers had visions
of his rushing into tho arms of snmo
fair girl who had stayed nt homo and
sighed for her soldier lover. There
could not bo much doubt about It, for
he was handsome and had tho appear
ance of boing well groomed. A fow
long strides brnugh him up to a man
who was taller and nlmost a hundred
pounds heavier than the soldier, Some
of tho spectators had to tako hold of
each other when tliny saw tho ensuing
scene, Tho two men rushed Into each
other's arms mid kissed each other
with apparently all the feeling of two
school girls. .Similar cases happen oc
casionally, but It Is not snfo to cstl
mutu their yearly number at above 156,
Sometimes it happens thut a family
party goes to tho station to see soma
one off, Tho group moves towurd tho
gates ns tho tlmo npprouches for de
parture. Tho traveler begins to tako
her leave women uio always tho sturs
In such performances and proceeds to
kiss the whole outfit. Hound tho cir
cle she goes, a big und little stepping
forward In turn to bo "Hobsonlzed."
Homo of the bystanders aro Indifferent
to the drama, others look amused,
while the ticket puncher at ho gate
looks very, very much tired. Again it
is u blushing bride that osculates an
admiring crowd. She Is going nway to
live, All her friends aro at the station
to see her leave. Perhaps somo black
matron, on whoso face, coal would
mako a light mark, takes lcavo of her
friends.
Scientists havo written of tho dang-
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ers of kissing. They have told of the
"mltey" microbes that lurk about the
human system. Pictures havo been
drawn nnd the diminutive terrors have
been mude to bristle with all sorts of
organs of destruction. The world haa
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htivo believed but the Indtnnnpolls por
tion of It goes right on with its Union
Stntlon osculations. Tho annual re
turns do not Indicate nny decrease.
POWER FOR THE SULTAN.
Y. E. Curtis, In the Chicago ltccord.
His Highness Ibrahim, sultan of Jo
horc, hns entered Into n contract with
tho General Electric compnny of Sche-
nectndy, N. V., to furnish him un elec
tric plant costing between $700,000 nncl
JSOO.000 to transmit power ntnety-elght
miles from u, cataract to tho gold
mines belonging to the government,
and the company is Bending nine of Its
experts to Johoro for tho purpose o
sotting up tho" plant. Thoy are under
contract to remain In tho employ o(
of the sultan for a term of years until
his own subjects have learned the busi
ness, Tho agents of Ibrahim are now
contracting for tho rest of tho machine
cry, which will cost In ttop neighbor
11110(1 (U $2DU,UU'J,
I mn Informed thnt this will be thd
most complete and expensive oloetrlcal
mining plant over established, and inj
dlcates great enterprise on the part oil
the sultan. Ills little country has 200,-
000 population und lies at the extreme
end of tho Malay peninsula south ofl
Slntn, It has been controlled by Ureal
llrltaln since 18S3. ,
At present tho greatest distance ovei
which power Is being transmitted bi
wire s clghty-fivQ miles, being carried,
from a waterfall at Itedlands, Cal., td
tho city of Los Angeles to run awtreel
railway, to light tho city and to fur
nlPh power for several municipal unj
dertaklngs. The plant was set up ia
1S97. it has a capacity or 40 noij
power and 33,000 volts.
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