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“'ith head heiit wearin down.
“'ith foetsteps heavy as lead.

A Woman walked in a tinsel gown,
li-tleeked with Millions of red;

\V. l., \Vfll‘. walk.
\i lYll dull monotonous stamp.

Anti s'itl with step that none eoiild halk.
Sue suit: the song of the tramp,

“'alk. walk. walk.
Wh'le the wheel is turning aloof.
And hang. erash. hang.
The inusie raises the roof.
'Tis. oh? to he a slave.
And work at a enhliler‘s trade.
Where \\'Hltl.‘|ll has never a sole to save.
And heels are fairly made,

Hh' men. with sisters dear.
Hh' men, with hetter halves.

it is not leather you‘re wearing out.
iut human creature's ealyes

Walk, w alk. walk.
Boldly without a fear.

,‘lm lllL' along with a douhle tread.
.\nd a foot that is somewhat queer.

l? 't why do l talk of feet.
'l‘t.ns.- phantoms of grisly hone?
l in iint ear-- for their terrihle shape
ll~ llli' linys' \\"lllll let lent tllUllt".
lt tl.e 'i oys would let 'eiii alone.
.\i d think of the laps l make.
l' ‘ do my hest foi timekest time.
\h i surely win that eake

\\' ilk. walk. walk.
“3 lii'oor never tlags;

.\' d v.li.it are its wages? A sawdust traek.
.\ min-less nurse and wags.

This wooden room. that s'eaiiiei' ehair
And a hed so rough th it really it‘s tough

lsniiietiiiies must lie there.

(lit? hut to hreathe the hreath
ttf the gently lowing kiiie
As thev wander near the hrook
By the trailing ivy vine:
For only one short hour
To sit on it three-legged stool.
And draw the snowy liquid foam.
At twilight. pure and cool.

(th' hut for one short hour.
A respite however slight;

No Messed leisure {or sleep or dress.
Not even a moment at night.

A little eating would ease me some.
But in its ehina plate

My meal must stay. for food. they say.
My power w'ould aliate

\\'itli head hent wearily down.
.\llll footste is heavy as lead.

A woman w :11 'ed in a tinsel gown.
It-dueked with rihhons of red.

\Viilk. walk. walk.
With dull. monotonous stamp.

And still with step that none (‘1 add balk.
She sung the song of the tramp.

 

Snow:_S_kating.

I’ossiiii.v Very fe“‘ of our readers have ever
heard of such athingas “ snow=skating." though
the snow-shoe is a familiar object in American
winter sports. It is. howeVer. quite evident
that the suhjeet of our picture this week is not
mounted on the otdinary “ ra uettes" or snow-
shoes so Common in (‘auada {is foot-gear has
some reseiiihlance to an unwieldy pairof wood—
ei1 skates: and that is just what he is wearing.
He is a meiiiher of the great Samoyede-Esqui—
llitlllX family of pewple that roam the plains of
the Aretie regions from lxipland east all round
the world. oy'er liehi'ing's Straits tn the Hudson‘s
Bay 'l‘erri.or.\ and Greenland. “'hether these
people he eailed Laplanders. Samoyedes. Tth
gimses. Kaiiiskatdales. liidiaiis or Esqui
iiiaux. they are all of one race. Short
and square; smoothsfaeed or nearly so: hlaek~
eyed and lil:n'l;-l1;1it‘etl‘. dressng in skills
and riding in sledges; living on theeha.se and
hixnriating in oil) food all the winter; full of
Ian and laughter w hen pleased. hut. treaeherous
and reVengeful when crossed: they hear the
.triingest marks of a enminon origin. hoth in
form and hahits. They are also alike in their
sulnrstitioiis. the Lapland witehes and l‘lsqui
iiiaux soreeresses hemg famous for the same
things. 'l‘heit‘ little diil'erenees are only those
engendered hy long residence under different
eireuiiistanees. The luiplaiiders and Samoye lets
have tamed the reindeer and dogs. while the
lisiiuiniaux have only tamed the dog. The
Lapps and Silllltfi't de » iise stinxvskittes. the Rs
duimaux dog-sledges only.

But the reader will ask. what are snow skates
and how are they used! The pieturi- will show
you one kind. and a reeent writer in Land
and ll'ufrr gins us very full information on
the rest. The faets are as follows:

Snow-skates are used hy the Finns. Norse
men. and leelaiiders of the northeast of lee—
land. l‘dllllltll'k. a sll(l\\'»('ll\(l region for more
than the half of every year. is the land of the
sIlIHVASkHtA‘: they are nowhere used so mueh as
in mountainous l‘lllllllt'tl‘li. In some districts the
lengths of the skates for the right and left feet.
are the same. heing ahout from live to seven feet :
mot/her distriets the skate for the left foot. whieh
is usually made of tirwood, is ahout. from nine
toeleven feet. long. while that, forthe right foot.
whieh is usually made of some tougher wood. is
ahout from six to seven feet. The skate for the
right foot is shorterand stuuterthaii that forthe
left. in order that the skater may he ahle toturn
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the left. and also so as to allow him to hear the
whole of his weight on the right skate when
ii- edtul. as. for instanee. when he is on hroken
:roiind. Hiiowvskafes are hetweeii three and
.Iillt‘ lltt'llt‘s Wide. and about one iiieh thiek.
'l'hat for the right foot. when lll‘ttlt‘ shorterthan
that for the left. is made altogether stoiiter.
The pairs of skates whieh are made nf equal
lengths are broader and stouter t hau those made
of unequal lengths. Some skatesare grooved for
the purpose of assisting the skater to glide in a

straight eourse hy preventing side\\‘a_vss:slip—;

ping. The under sides of some skates are part~
iy. or w ..w|lv. eovei'ed w itli reiiideeror seal—skin.
theliaii's oiiiting lieelwards. This is for the
purpose ot :.- sistllt: the skater in his diagonal
uphill ti:i\ehi -. hv preventing him from slip
ping luiekward. iri ttllt'l‘ nioVeiiieiits tlieskiu
impedes the skater. Skins are used ehlelly ll‘
Nordland and adjaeent parts. 8 o'.‘ ‘litllt'\1|l"'

SA MUYEIIE UN HNt l\\¥.\'|{.\'l‘l‘.ri.

eoated with piteh or tar. A pair may weigh
from ten to fifteen pounds. (tversshoes. with
turned-up toes. and with seams lengthwaysover
the feet. and gaiters. are worn hy snowvskaters
to protect their feet and legs from the snow.
The UVt‘l‘rsllttt‘s‘ also serve in keep the feet from
heiiig ehafed hy the skate fasteniiig.‘. These are
wooden hoops. into whieli the foot is “It. and
which presses against the instep. and t ie films
of tir roots or leatherii thongs for hinding.
i\'H()\\'~Sklll4‘l‘S earry a skating staff. whieh is
ahont seven feet long. is rather more than an
inch in diameter. and is shod at oiieeiid with an
iron spike. near ahove wliieh is a disk of \\'t|titl.
This stuff eaii he used hy the skater to assist in
-inpelliiig himself onward. to moderate hisspeed
ii tlownlilll traveling. to asfist liitii in maintain
iig his halanee. in guiding himself. to eiiahle
tllll to make sudden turns. and as a gun
‘i-st.

As soon as the snow has fallen. the sl'atei‘
fastens on his sliti‘.\~s‘l{:ttes. though not until
tlle stit‘ltiee of the snow has lieeome frozen to
a sullieieiit degree of hardness to support him
without allowing his skatestosiiik intothe sn wv
ean he skate with speed. \Vhen for the skater
the snow is in had eonditioii. that is. when its
surfaee is not sutlieiently hard tn support him
without allowing his skates to sink into the
snow. the skater has to lift alternately his
skates from the snow. .-\t such times his speed.
although slow, is more rapid than it would he
were he without his skates. for the}. l»_\ re: ~
son of their area heing greater than that of
his hoots. prevent his sinking so deeply at
each step in the snow as he would do were he
without them.

When the snow is in a state whieh is favoralile
for the skater. his motion is of a gliding nature;
the skates are not lifted from the surfaee of the

snow. The skating-staff is used to assist in im-
p-lling the skater onward: its iroii spike on
heing struck into the snow for this purpose. is
preVented from entering too far hv the wooden
disk. If the country is flat or gently undulating
and there he but few obstructions in the way. a
good skater will travel at the rate of six or
~t-Vell miles an hour.

The native Skaters‘ skill is shown in the de-
seeiit of the mountains of Fininark. In some
part the lofty ranges are many miles from sum—
iiiit tohase: they have smooth. steelily-ineliued.
and preeipitous sides. with many windings. and
with. in plat-es. large masses of detaehed rocks.
When the skater hegins the descent. he plat-es
himself in a erouehiiig posture. his legs bent at
the knees his hotly iiielined haekward. and his
staff held hy his left hand het'ore hishreast. and
hy his right hand lower down heliiiid the right
hip. with the disk resting on the snow hehind
hiiii. Sueh is the position in whieh the skater
will shoot down steep inelines. Using his staff
when necessary to assist him in maintaining his
halaiiee. in alteringr his eourse. and iii moderat~
iiigr his speed. The skillful skater. though. sel—
dom makes this latter use of his stall‘.

The late lilew‘ellyn Lloyd was astonished hy
the skill with which the apparently unwieldy
snow-skates were managed hy native skaters in
the deseent of a wooded and preeipitnus hill,
The skaters were traveling with great speed:
at times they were stoo )ing nearly douhle. so as
to avoid oVerhanging liranehesz at other times
they swerVed their hodies to one Side tt i save their
guns. \vhieh were slung aeross their shouldeis.
from heing injured hy the trees: and at almost
every instant they were moving their skates. so
as to alter their eourse. and avoid roots. stones.
and other impediments. Skaters will at times,
in descending. shoot over ohstructions at a
hound. The s wed that is sometimesattained
in descending iills is Stated to he very great.
The rapidly descending skater leaves in his
traek a cloud of powdered snow. Siiow-skaters’
feet rarely suffer from the use of skates, and
their lungs are hrought hut little into plav.

To run in snow-skates ny'er Country which is
free from ohsti'uction and nearly level. is not a
ditlieult acquireiiient. hat to run in skates with
faeility over a w0oded mountainous country.
pleiitifullv stowed with fragments of rock, fallen
trees. and other ohstruetioiis. requires immense
praetiee.

Lloyd. when in his novitiate. not unfrequeiit—
ly tell from one to two hundred times aday.
lle sometimes ran with great violence against
trees. ty eoiitinued praetiee. the fatigue at
first heiiig exeessive. lie. for a foreigner, learned
to run w‘ell.

When the snow is in good order. a skater will
run live Finmark niiles---iiearly fifty English
miles—a day.

A mountain .app will often undertake to
skate frolii the interior to the coast. one hundred
and fifty miles. either to carry news to the iner—
ehant or to traiisaet husiiiess with him.

The snow skater glides with equal ease and
rapidity over the white expanse of plain, lake.
and river.

Skaters w‘earing skates of unequal lengths al—
ways turn on the shorter skate. which is worn
on the right foot: in turning. the skaters stafl‘.
which is held hy the left hand in front of the
hreast. and hy the right hand lower down near
the right hip. is struck into the snow behind the
skater on his right: the skater. then resting
mostly on the stall" and partly on his left skate.
raises the toe end of the right skate until the
heel end can he plaeed tipon the snow: this done.
the skater lifts the left skate from the snow and
turns forward to the right. while resting partly
on the heel end of the right skate. hut iiinstly on
the stall: the toe end of the right skate heiiig
lowered to the snow. andthe left skate heiiig
hrought round eompletes the turn.

In eertaiii parts of the North. reindeer. hears.
and other wild animals are hunted hy snow—
skaters. It is only when the surfaee of the
snow is frozen to a degree of hardness wliieh is
sutlieient to hear the skater without allowing
his skates tn sink itito the snow. and yet w liieli
is iiisutlieieut to hear the animal whieh the ska
ter is in pursuit of without allowing its feet to
sink into the snow. that the skater is ahie with
ease to oyertake it while it is running, \Vheii
the snow is hard enough to hear the animal. the
skater has little ehanee. while it is running. of
overtaking it.

The strong iron pointed skating staff is gener
ally the skaters ehief otl'eiisiVe weapon. and
with it his endeavor is to strike his prey siieli a
violent How on the loins as to distililt' it. (if
old. a how and arrows were always earried;
now a rifle is sometimes slung aerossthe skatei"s
hark.

It is somewhat singular that the snow—skate
has nevi r heen introdueed intothe l'iiited States.
at all events in Maine and the New England
States. w here the snow lies long enough to make
siieh a thing useful. The Indian raquette is
mueh patronized iii t'anada. hat the snow—skate
has many advantages over it asa means of w iti-
tet‘ progress over the snow erust. It is n'UI‘e
adapted for fast traveling. inasmuch as it gives
the advantage of a slide at'tet‘eaeh step. w here
as the snow shoe has little or no sliding motion
We sliniild not lit-surprised to see the tinieenme.
however. \'.'llt‘ll we shall have "snow skating
ehihs" like the “ silttwrsltne eltih " of .\loiitieal;
and when that period arrives we shall he pre
pared .to hear of the “ hest oii reeoi-d " niile made
on snow skates as something wonderfully fast.
ttiir friend in the pieture ahove would I e ahleto
give a very good aeeount of himself and his dog
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THE YOUan RIVAL ATHLETES.
fl QEOMANUE 03* TR UTII flNJ) TREA 011191217.

BY BRACEBRIDGE llENlYNG.fl
“DICK DIMITY, ETC., ETC.

AUTHOR OF

CHAPTER VII.
THE SHERIFF’S SALE. . _

OF course the Champion’s friends said that if
it had not been for the blister on the foot, he
could not have been beaten; but ever since the
world began the defeatcd have always had some
excuse ready to their hand.

The receipts at the door had been amply suf-
ficient to satisfy the promoters of the match,
and Joe Corner gladly gave Harry the $3,000
he had promised him.

Harry was the. lieu of the hour. The papers
had got hold of his name and every one was
talking about the Captain of the Club. .

As Corner gave him the money he” said
“ Don‘t let any one know that I paid you.

“ “'1in not 9" asked Harry. _

“It may do you harm. You see, if you walk
for pay, you become a professxonal, and it “'1”
disqualify you as an amateur.“

“I see,“ replied Harry; "thank you for the
hint. Thcre is no reason why anything should
be said about it; though. of course. it the ques—
tion was put to me point—blank, I couldn t tell a
falsehood.“ “ _

“ “'ell, me and Tuff won‘t let on, said Joe.
“Thank you for me. I‘Iii your friend for life,

oung man, and you can bet your bottom dollar
Ishall not lose sight of you."

Harry hurried to a hotel, where Tufi‘uii at-
tended to him and saw that he had a good sleep
and (lid not eat too much when he woke up.

He sle it with only a slight intcrnnssion for
forty-eig t hours: and when he woke up he cut
heartily and did not seem any the worse for his
long tramp. ‘ _

“What day is it 1” he asked of a waiter who
answered his ring.

“ Tuesday, sir," was the rcva. I _
1 Harry turned pale. for this day was the limit
of Adderly‘s indulgence.

“ Bring my bill," he exclaimed.
at once.“

“Ali's paid, sir.”

“ B ' whom !" .

“ Mia Corner. sir: he‘s bccn here this morning
and there‘s nothing to pay.“ _ .

Harry hastened out of the housc: and, lnrmg
the first hack he saw. ordered the driver to go
to Sweetwater at his best pacc.

“ I must go

It was twelve o‘clock when he drove to his .

mother‘s house.

He was surprised to scc the red flag of the l

auctioneer hanging to the railings of tlicgardcn.
Getting out of the hack, he walked into the

house. where a crowd of people were assembled ‘

in the parlor, handling the ornaments, laughing,
smoking and talking.

A neighbor recognized him.

“ \Vhat does this mean!” he gasped.

“ I'm sorry for you.“ replied the neighbor.
“Your mother takes it very well, though.”

“ “'hcre is she :"

“ At our house. My wife has taken her in.“

The conversation was interrupted by the,
voice of the auctioneer, who _rappcd with his ,

gavel.

“Gentlemen,” he exclaimed, “ the property
will be put up first in one lot, and the furniture
sold afterward according to (atalogue. Are
you ready, gentlemen? Vhat shall we say for
this substantially built frame house!"

“Fifteen hundred,” said a buyer in the
crowd.

“Thank you. Fifteen hundred is bid. Any
advance on fifteen hundred? This is a foreclo—
sure sale, gentlemen, and we must cover the
amount of the mortgage. which is two thousand.
Seventeen. Eiglitccu—"'

“Two thousand!" cried Harry, in a voice
which trembled with emotion.

This was a large bid. as the furniture was in- 3

eluded in the amount named in the mortgage
deed, and that was supposed to be able to fetch
at least two hundred.

There was a pause.

Every one looked at Harry. and a murmur of  _ _ _ _
' sorted to a disguise when he arrived at the Vil-

“ Two thousand is bid. Any advance on that : 111KB

applause arose.

sum?“ said the auctioneer. “ Really, gentlemen,
this elegant freehold is going for a song.
the greatest bargain I ever heard of—upon my
honor it is—dirt cheap at that price."

No one bid.

“ I’d like to have the place,” said one buyer.

“ But I‘m not going to bid against the boy and ,

be his mother‘s son, too.

“ Two thousand dollars,” cried the auctioneer.
“Going at—”

“Two thousand five hundred,” exclaimed a
voice.

Harry looked round with despair in his heart.

He saw that the new bidder was Mr. Ras r,
and by his side stood Sim Adderly. who ha( no
doubt inspired the bid.

“ Five hundred—five—five—who says six?"
continued the auctioneer. in his monotonous
voice. “Give you my Word, gentlemen, this is
the greatest sacrifice I ever witnessed. “'ho
bids higher?”

“ One hundred," said another voice.

Again Harry turned his gaze u on the crowd

and was astonished to find that t ie new bidder I _ ,
. enough to work, I will do as much for you as

. Sam. ’

was Captain Far-West, who complacently
stroked his long black beard.

“Two thousand six hundred. Go it again. 1

Don’t be faint-hearted. It is an investment
that will amply repay the outlay,” exclaimed
the auctioneer.

Harry sunk into a chair.

It was in vain now to hope that he could save 1

the old home, and all his exertions had been in
vain.

Adderly had foreclosed in his absence, and
forced matters to a conclusion. though he had
waited, according to promise. for two weeks,
before he sold.

“ Seven,” cried Adderlv.

“ Eight," said Captain Far—“'est.

Mr. Grippcr whispered to his client:
bid any more. They are running it up against
on, and you’ll be out of pocket now if it is
'nocked down to you.
long as the old woman and the boy don‘t get
it."

“ That’s so," replied Adderly, in the same low
tone.

“Eight—cight—cight,” cried the auctioneer.

“Going for two thousand eight hundred. Go— ,

in . Gonc.’

E. i‘aptain Far-“'est walked up to the auction—
eer’s table and took out a wallet well filled with
bills.

“The house is mine,” he said. “Have the
conveyance made out to me at once. and name
your price for the furniture. I’ll buy the whole
thing, right out, lock, stock. and barrel.” _

A price was agreed upon after some altercation
and dickering, and Captain Far—“'est paid the
mone '.

“ Npow then, get out of here," he cried; “ out

on go, you vultures. This is my house and I’ll
have none of you in it. Begone. I say.”

The crowd quickly vacated the premises.

 

Itisl

“ Don‘t .

“'hat do you care, so 1

(Jack linrkawan)

Only Harry lingpred, for he wanted to sp
to the stranger w
old home.

“ Excuse me, sir,” he said. “ But there are a
few things here that my mother would like to
buy from you, if you will be good enough to
allow her that privilege.”

“ \Vhat are t ey 5" asked Captain Far-West, in
a gruff voice. _

“ Only ti'ifles. There‘s my father‘s portrait
over the mantlepicce and—”

“ Hold on! where is your mother?”

“ At
Harry.

“Take me to her, and I dare say we can come
to terms. I‘m not a hard man.”

“ That I am sure you are not.”

Harry conducted him to the neighbor’s house.
with his head in a Whirl. He had been fearfully
disappointed, and he felt ill and sick at heart.

Mrs. Armstrong was Weeping in a chair. but 1

she brightened up when she saw her son.

“\Vhy. Harry, you naughty boy." she ex- ;

claimed. " you said you were going to Boston.

and they told me you have been distinguishing 
. these girls who—aw—are so awfully loud. you
. know."

yourself in another great race.“

“ Yes. mother.“

“ IVho is this gentleman. Harry 1” she con-
tinued, looking at the captain.

“ He is the owner of our house, mother.”

“ Oh! indeed: perhaps he has come for the
keys. I have them in my pocket. It was very
negligent of me not to give them to the auc-
tioneer, but really he must excuse me. I have
had a great deal of trouble lately, and my poor
head is not so clear as it ought to be."

She fumbled in her pocket and produced the .

keys which she held out to him.

Suddenly Captain Far-“'cst tore off what
proved to be a black wig, and threw on the
floor his bushy beard and side-whiskers, which
were only false.

A fair—haired, smiling face was revealed: a
couple of arms were thrown reimd the old
lady's neck: and a chccrv voice cxclaimcd.
“ ll'hat! mothcr, don‘t you know inc? have you
so soon forgotten Saini’

" My son! my son!
the Lord! bless his
Armstrong.

As for Harry, he danced and capercd around
the room like a mad thing.

" it is Sam,“ he said. “It‘s Sam. come back
to us aftcr all. I thought it was him, for I knew
there was no fellow who could bcat me on the
Harlem cchpt Sam. Hurrah! Hurrah!“

Disengaging himself from his mother’s em—
brace. Sam Armstrong shook his brother hearti—
ly by the hand.

“ God bless you, Harry," he said. “ I‘m proud
of you, my bov. and you deserve it; but as for

name!“ murmured Mrs.

, that fellow Addcrly—wcll, I haven‘t done with
‘ lu'm vet.

That‘s all.”

" Nor I,“ re )lied Harry.

“My dear lioys." said Mrs. Armstrong, “let
that mean man alone.
realize all this new-born happiness.
all about yourself. Sam."

“So I will, mother: but first let us go into
our own house. ”

Mrs. Armstrong rose; and after thanking the
neighbors for their kindness, walked, leaning on
her two sons‘ arms. into that old house. which
an hour before she thought she had quitted for-
ever.

 

CHAPTER VIII.
THE TRAMI’ AND THE RING.

As may readily be imagined. Mrs. Armstrong
was delighted beyond measure at seeing her son
once more, and overwhelmed him with caresses.

His presence was doubly welcome, because he
came at such an opportune moment, and baffled
the villain Adderl ' at the precise time, when
he thought his spite against Harry would be

, gratified.

Sam Armstrong explained why he had rc-

He had wished to see what was going on,
without being recognized; it was a whim of his,
and he hoped his mother would pardon it.

How could she blame him, at such an instant,
when her maternal instincts were so profoundly
stirred?

W hen the happy mother and her two sons had
enjoyed a con 1 ential talk, Sam Armstrong

1 :

“Mother, I‘m going to set up in business in
this city, for I have made some money, “'est.
and I mean to live with you, if you’ll have me."

“ If," repeated Mrs. Armstrong. re roachful-
1y. “ Now, Sam, you are joking. out you
know that it is my pride and delight to have my
boys with me?”

“ ‘11 see, please God that you never are wor-
ried again, as long as I have a dollar, or heaven

3 gives me strength enough to earn one.‘

Mrs. Armstrong‘s eyes filled with tears, which
she could not suppress.

“And new, mother,” exclaimed Harry. “I
think it is my turn. The money I won at the
walking—match is yours. and when I am old

The old lady, whose eyes were dimmed by her
fast-falling tears, extended a hand to each of

their.
Very pretty indeed was the scene which fol-

10wed: for both boys raised each a hand to their ;
‘ her manner had been a source of
In fact, until they quarreled he .

lips, and revercntlv kissed it.

“Now, mother." said Harry. “ I‘ve got to go ,
, back to Mr. Smiley‘s. and I‘ll leave you with

Sam. knowing that you could not be in better
hands.

fetch you. sir.

“ Come early. my dear boy.“ said Mrs. Arm—
strong. “:ind we will go to church. It is only
fitting that we should return thanks for the great
goodness we have be nefitcd by.“

Harry gladly promised compliance with this
request. -

" If you mect that mean. contcinptiblc crawl—
er named Adderly," rcmarked Stun. " just

l oblige me by kicking him—will vou?

“ He‘d have me arrested.“ answ cred Harry.

” No matter. I‘ll my the fine.“

“All right. In that case. Consider him as
good as kicked.“ said Harry. laughing.

Mrs. Armstrong was alarmed.

“Oh! Harry!“ she exclaimed. “you would

not do such a thing. “'e are taught to forgive ,

our enemies and love these that despitefully use

“‘ I‘m afraid I‘m not quite good enough for _

“I‘ve a good deal =

that, mother.“

“ Nor I,” observed Sam.
of the old Adam in me.”

“ For shame, Sam!“

‘ “ Don't take on, mother,” Sam Armstrong re- ,
lied.
i lzlarry.

“I was onl ' in fun when I spoke to
He won‘t urt Addcrly, because he‘s

eak ‘
0 was now the owner of his .

a neighbor‘s, next door,” answered :

Thank the Lord! thank 
i arr—all that sort of thing, dear boy.”

i lest brother,’ as they say in the play.

Talk to me: let me ,
Tell me 3
’ you are." replied Harry.

 

 

On Sunday, I‘ll come over and cat din- ‘
. nor with you.“
“ If you don‘t." replied Sam. “ I'll come and l

" - he was approac

too dirty for a gentleman and a Christian to
handle.’

“ I wouldn’t touch him with a. forty-footipole;
so on need not fear for me, mother-{ll arry
said, cheer y. “No danger of my being ar-

y all.”

He kissed his mother. Shook hands cordially
with his brother Sam, and started for home.

He had not rone far up the road, beforehe
encountered  Smiley, walking With Fitz-

hu h.
Harry had remarked that, since the affair of
the ring, Tessy had been a great deal With the

i Englishman.

Had she been so deeply offended that she had
transferred her affections from him to Albert?

A inomcntary pang of jealousy shot through
his heart.

This was dispelled, however, when Tessy, for
the first time since their misunderstanding,
held out her hand and said, frankly :

“ “'0 heard you Were in some trouble. Harry;

i and Mr. Fitzhugh was kind enough to say that

he would accompany me to 'our house and see
if he could not help you out. ’

“Thank you very much," replied Harry. “ I
am extremely obliged to Fitz high, but things

. are all right now.”

“ Aw! delighted to lieaw it,” said the En lish-
nian. “ I‘ve got a small balance at my ban 'er’s,
you know. and if a thousand would be of any

1 use, it is—aw—entirely—aw—l may say, my
‘ dear fellow, altogether at your serVicc—aw.”

“ You have heard. then—”

“\Yliy. yes. you know, iii—aw—country

)laccs. news travels like the—aw—deuce. you i

'now. Excuse thc—aw—-reniark. Miss Smiley."
" I will, this time," replied Tessy. “though 1
must confess I object to language which is more
forciblc than elegant."
“ Quite right, too, by J eve—aw. I don‘t like

“ “'hat did you hear?" inquired Harry.

“Oh! nothing much, dear boy—dont—aw—
want to hurt your feelings by a repetition of it.”

“ Don’t think of that. I should like to hear
what the report shaped itself into. Rumor has
a hundred tongues, they say, and you may as
well have the story right.”

“ “'0”, since you press it, you know, I‘ll tell
you. It was—aw——reported,“ said Fitzhugh,
“ that—aw—that infernal cad, Adderly. had
tried to sell you llp—Iillt the—aw—sherifl’ in
possession, and all that sort of thing, you know
——sale by auction-forcclosure of some con-

founded mortgage or something—so Miss Smiley .
, and I started down to the vi]

age to offer our
services—and there it is. you know."
“It was very. rcry kind of y011,“answcrcd
Harry. “ But thank goodness. we are not con—
strained to ask any one for help."
“ Oh! well, don‘t—aw—bc offended. “'e
meant well, you know—fricnds of yours and—

“ I understand. ”

“May I inquire what good anch came to g

your rescue?" asked Tessy.
“ My brother. Sam. ”
“ Indeed! The one who went to California?“
“The same.“

“I remember him Well, and am charmed to i _ ~ ' '
“ ‘ head, and he retaliated by hitting his antagonist

‘ on the nose, with such force that he caused the
3 blood to spurt in all directions.

know that he has made money out there.’
“ “'ell,” exclaimed Fitzhugh. “ we may as
well retrace our—aw—stcps, Miss Smiley."
"Certainly." she answered. “ Are you going

‘ home. Harry :"

“ Home!" be repeated vaguely.

“I mean to our house.
but of course you wish to stay with your ‘ long—
I will
make your excuses.”

“ Oh! yes—I shall be home almost as soon as 
“But I just want to j

look in at the gymnasium for half an hour.“

Tessy looked as if she were disappointed.

“I was in hopes that you would come back
with us. You are the hereof the hour, since
you won the walking-match; and we want to

ear all about it from your own lips.“

“ I’ll tell you, this evening."

“Very well: but let me advise you to have

nothing to say to Adderly."
‘ ‘ “'h y 26"
“ Because we have heard that he has threaten-

ed to have you arrested, if you even use lan-
guage. calculated to provoke a breach of the

peace.”
Harry laughed scornfully.
“ The mean hound !" he said.

alone." _
“ Perha he will try to irritate you.“
“Then will not answer for the consequences.

My temper is a little hot, Miss Smiley."

‘The fellow is—aw—most objectionable to
me,” observed Fitzhugh; “ wepulsive to the last
degree, you know. I pity him if he—aw—says

I d Rather
pride myself on my muscle, you know, and—aw
—always hit straight from the au—hip, my
be ” 3 somehow.

much to me. I‘m—aw—a har hitter.

y.
“So do I?” answered Harry, smiling.

“ I am sorry you cannot walk back with us."

continucd T ; “but we will not make our-
selves uneasi a at on.”

Fitzhugh ad w ked on a few
emboldened by Tessy’s good nature,
advantage of the opportunity to say:
you quite forgiven me, MiSSmiley 3“

“ hot guite,” she replied.

“ “he. can I do to regain your favor?"

“ Brin me the ring.”

aces: and,

“'ith t ese words, she looked significantly at j
“ and me.

him and walked after Fitzhugh.

Harry heaved a deep sigh, and pursued his

waytothe gymnasium.
Bring me (he rin .'

How could he do it, when it was in the posses-

sion of Adderly? Very gladly would he have

complied with her request, had it been in his =

power to do so: for he was just as anxious to
get the rin again, as she was: and he knew full
well that s ie would ‘ve it to him, if she had it.

He was pleased to ad that she was not so an-
gry with him as she had been. for the coldness of
great annoy-
ance to him.
had not really known h0w much he cared for

‘ her.

He was walking along the pleasant country
road. indulging all sorts of agreeable thoughts.
though a little ierplcxed about the ring. when

lIied by a wretched—looking speci-
men of humanity.

This fellow was a young man about twenty-
five years of age. though the lines in his face
made him look older.

His clotlics were all tattered and torn: his ‘

shoes might have been worn before and since
the deluge: his hat would have graced a scareL
crow, and the dirt on his hands and face
showed that he had long been a stranger to
soap and water.

Involuntarily, Harry put his hand into his
pocket and produced a quarter.

“'hilc he himself was well fed. hid good
clothes on his back and en'oyed a comfortable
bed to sleep in. he could not ar to see a fellow-
crcature, who from his wretched appearance
seemed to command none of these blessings.

“ Hard up .’“ he queried.

“Broke the worst way. boss,“ replied the
man.

“Take this,"ycontinued Harry. handing him 1
i " I guess you‘ll spend it in rum: l
l but no matter.”

the quarter.

The man clutched the money eagerly.
“ No I won’t, neither,“ he exclaimed, raising

! his voice as he uttered the emphatic negative.

 

 

Papa expects you: 

3 hard as iron.

“ I shall utter-
ly ignore him in future, if he will only let me

 

arry took
“ Have

 

“Not much I won‘t.
as I am, you wouldn‘t want no rum.”

"What are you by trade?” inquired Harry.

“ Nothing.”

“ Never been brought up to anything?"

The man smiled faintly, making his wrinkled,
cadaverous face look still more painfully hol-
low.

“That’s the worst of it," he answered. “If

I’d had a trade I might have made a living, l
aphto do nothing and;

get home he could not  ion of
l dropping’ln at his favorite place _ innscment.

but I was brought
live on my mother. en she died I spent
what little she left, and now I am what you see
me—a tramp.” _

"IVcll, geod-by I

on will have a chance to

arr kindly.

‘* 00 late," replied the tramp, sadly.

Harry’s good nature was again mused, and
he drew out Some more money:

He was imprudent enough to disclose a large
number of bills, at whic the tranip‘s eyes
glistcned.

“ Here‘s another quarter for you,” exclaimed
Harry.

earn a trade,” said

The tramp immediately assumed a sullen air. .

“ You‘re well fixed,” he remarked insolentl .
“ Yes,” replied Harry, calmly, “ I have plen y

of money, but I worked hard for it, and have I

uses for it.“
" Mean to spend it—h
“ No, I do not.

needs it. and has every right to it. Take your

, quarter,”

The tramp drew himself up.

“ I‘ll have all or none." he said.

At this Harry Armstrong fired up. and his
face flushed with indignation.

He was in splendid condition. in the hight of
training, in fact, and he felt at that moment as
if he was fit to fight for a man‘s life.

His fists clenched together. and the muscles of

his month were drawn tightly down, while his .3

eyes flashed angrily.

“ ll'liat did you sa 2“ he demanded.

“ All or none, ” rep ied the tramp).

“ My answer is ready: 'ou will ave none."

“ Look at here,” said t e tramp, “I‘m older
than you, and can lick you easy.”

“ I don't think so."

“IVell, I‘ll soon show you.”

“ “'ant to try !“

“ That‘s my game," answered the tram .

“ You think you have a boy to deal wit i,” re-
torted Harry. without exhibiting any excite-
mcnt. though he felt his hcart beat quicker and
his pulse jump a little; “and you imagine you
can lick and rob me.”

“ “'ell. I should smile if I couldn‘t."

“ All right. my fine fellow, sail in.
you, though. that I belong to an athletic club.

find that the Mamaronecks are not to he laughed 1

at. ’
The tramp wasle no more words, but at oncc

; attacked Harry, who countered his blow, and
struck him heavily on the jaw. sending him to .

rass.
This was round the first: and time was soon

. called, as the tramp got up quickly and forced
 the fighting.

Harry was struck on the temple, narrowly
escaping a blow behind the car, by dodging his

“ First blood for the boy I" he exclaimed. “ Do

: you want any more :“

The tramp wiped away the fast flowing blood
with the back of his hand. and gazed curioust
at Harry.

“Thunder!” he cried: “ you‘ve got a fist as
I thought I should get away with
you easily.”

" And you found you were mistaken."

“ I’ll own up.”

, “ Do on want an ' more unishmcnt?" asked .
3
Harry.

“I‘m not running,” replied the tramp, “I‘m
standing right here."
Harry immediately attacked him, and in two

‘ minutes that unfortunate tramp was the most

badly demoralized mortal within ten miles of
Sweetwater.

“I give u , squire," he said, as he sat in the
middle of tie road, rubbing his ear. “Don‘t
kick a man when he‘s down.’

" That is not my way of doing business" rc- .

plied Harry. “ I had no wish to hurt you. It

v was not I who provoked the row.”

“ No, sir.

“ You brought it all on yourself.”

“I did, sir,“ replied the tramp, with increas-
ing civility.

“ Let this be a lesson to you. I might have
{Eu lpcked up on a charge of highway rob-

“ Don‘t do it—I‘ve been in jail once,” said the
train i, in a piteous tone.”

“ ou have i”

“ Yes, sir; I haven’t long come off the island.
I‘ve no friends, and I‘m driven to get a living
Times are hard—they are indeed."

“ What’s 'our name?”
“ Gideon lindle , sir.”

u v ' ' I
\Vell,Gideon, exclaimed the Captain of the : cramp your writing Leave plenty of room

Club, kindly, “promise me you will try and
work at something, if it's ever so humble, and
I’ll abandon m intention of dragging you into

the village an handing you over to the lice." ‘

The tramp, badly knocked about as
t up and extended his hand.

“ Put it there, sir,” he said.

“ You mean to say, you romise?"

e “'85.

what am I!”
Harry declined to answer.
‘f “'on‘t you shake?” asked the tramp.

“My geod fellow,” replied Harry, “I only 
% shake hands with an honest man: not with a— 1

excuse me. if I hurt your feelings—a self-con-
fe$ed thief.”

" And you call yourself a Christian?“

“ I ho I am. and not a bad one at that.“

“All can say is, that I read the Bible and
went to Sunday school, when I was voun : but

trine.”

“ I‘d do anything I could for you,” answered
Harry. taken aback. “Only I’m not a Social—
ist. and can‘t help believing that one man is

better than another. so long as he proves him- .

sclf so."

" You want to help me?“
tramp. eagerly.

“ I do.“

“ “'ill you buy something from me!"

“ “'hat is it?“

" A ring.“

The man fumbled in a pocket in one of his

gcd garments. and iroduced a ring.

ra
§o sooner did Harry s eyes li ht upon it than ,
he recognized the very identica ring that Ad- ‘

dcrlv had won at the paper chase.

“ ’Where did you get this!" he asked, much ‘

agitated.

“ I found it.“

" “‘here?”

“ In the road. a few yards from where we are
standing.“ replied Gideon Radlcy.

" Is this true!“

“Honest Iiijun, s uire.
lie. I‘ll admit I‘m iad. I‘m a convicted thief
and all that such a name implies. I’m a tramp,
and never know. from one day to the other.
where} am going to get something toeat or find
3

Harry reflected a moment.
“ What will ou take for it?” he asked.
“Twenty do lars.”

If you was as hungry 
i man he said:
l “ The ring is min' 9.”

wish gou luck, and hope ‘

 

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It w‘ l3 o to my mother who

 

 

I warn ;

‘ the story which we give below.

; YoRKER. One thing, however, our boy
tributors must remember:

- are not fully prepaid by mail.
. write plainly on one side of the paper only, and

* first page.

exclaimed the .

‘ bridge into the river?

I wouldn‘t tell you a l
1 wrecking that train. if

  

Counting out the money, and giving it to the

He slipped it on his finger; and, with a few

: more words of advice to‘vhe tramp, bid him

good-day and hastened to ard the Villa 6.

He guemed that Adderly must have rapped
the ring in the road, and that the acculent
enabled Gideon Radley to pick it up.

A Walk of about half a mile brought him to
the ‘ um, and alt , he was anxious to

[To in: comma—counsel!) I! No. 13.)

 

 

'ro wnon SHALL in own
manner

A little ho had sought the pump
1« mm W once the sparkling Wlitcr burst,
And drank wuh eageréoy the draught
That kindly quench iis raging thirst;
Then gracefully he touched his cap—
“ a you, Mr. Pump," he said,
“ For this n ce drink
(This little bi )y_hfld

Then said the pump, “My little man.
You’re welcome to what I haw done:

But I am not the oneto thank—

_ I only help the water run."

‘ Oh, then,’ the little fellow said.
(l‘olite he always meant to but

“ (‘old water. please acct-pi my thanks.
You have been Vcry kind to me.“

" Ali!" said cold watcr. "dor't thank me:
Far up the hillside lives the spring

That sends me forth with gcncrous hand
To gladdcn cvci‘y living thing."

“ I‘ll thank the spring. then.“ said the boy.
And gracefully he bowcd his lll'atl. '

" Oh, don‘t thank me. my little man.“
The spring with silvery accents said.

“ Oh. don‘t thank me—for what am 1
Without the dew and sumnmr rain?
Without their aid 1 ne'er could quench
Your thirst. my little boy. again."
" Oh. well. then.“ said the little boy,
“ I‘ll gladly thank the rain and dew.“
" Pray, don‘t thank us—wiihout the sun
We could not fill one cup for you."

ou'vc given inc!“
en “'(‘ll brcd.)

“ Then. Mr. Sun. ten thousand thanks
For all that you have done for me,"
" Sin 1“ said the. sun, with blushing face.
. " .\ y little fellow, don‘t thank inc:
Twas from the ocean‘s mighty stores
I drew the draught l gun to 11100."
" Oh. ocean. thanks!“ llicn said the boy?
It echoed back, “ Not unto inc. '

" .\‘ot unto me. but unto llim

Who furnch the dcplh ll! which I lic:
Go, give thy thanks. my litllc boy,

To Him who will thy wants supply."
The boy took oil" his cup. and sanl.

In loncs so gentle and subdued.
" Oh. (lod. I thank Thcc for this gift.

Thou art the giver of all good.“

—I"Ii/i.~/iun Radical.

Uur Boys’ Column.

Special Notice.

 

THE following letter. while it only confirms
an idea which we have entertained since the
foundation of Tm: Yorxo New YORKER. will
serve as an introduction of the theme to our
readers. Here it is:

“Bl‘I-‘FALO. Jan. ‘Ii‘th. 1879.

I “Ennon Yorxo NEW YonKER:

‘: DEAR Sin—My object in writing to you is to in-
qmrc whether you intend starting a contributors‘
(epartment in your excellent paper, whereto boys
and girls may Contribute stories. poems or sketches.

. I think the plan would meet with unbounded success

—es cially if you would occasional]
fort ie best iroductions.
paper. the ' ‘mnahawk.

offer prizes
Inclosed finr a copy of my
Do you think it is well writ-

‘ ten for a boy of fifteen? that‘s in ' age. Yours truly,

“Jons iscnan,
" 460 Ellicott St, Buffalo, N. Y."

The young editor of the Tomahawk suggests
a line of action which we had already deter-
mined to pursue, and we begin it this week with
7 It is written
by a boy away off in Salt Lake City: and if he
goes on as well as he has be m. he will yet
make his mark as a writer. 'e hereafter in-
v1te contributions of stories from boys of all
ages. Such as are good enough to print we
shall print, while the best story received

- within the presth year. lh‘T‘J. will receive a

prize of $10 in old. the prize to be awarded at-
Christmas. I\ e do not want essays nor poetry
of any sort, but real, live boys’ stories. true or
invented as the writers please, in length about
a column and a half of THE Yorso NEW
con-
“? cannot return
rcjectcd stories and we will not rcccirc any that
For the rest,

do not punctuate at all unless you are sure that

4. vou understand the principles of punctuation.

If not. put in nothing but periods. Do not
between lines for the editor to work on, and
leave a good margin besides on one side. State
your age in a letter accompanying MS. and put
your full name and address on the top of the
Leave plenty of room for change of
title, should the editor deem it necessary.

The following story will show you what you

“ I will try—but it’s different between you  have to beat in order to gain a prme'

Lifeis all rosy for you: as for me— 3

Tan Emma

DANGER ON THE TRACK.
A TRUE STORY.

 

BY FRANKLIN HE‘WLETT, SALT LAKE CITY.

 

“ PAPA, der be a lot of big logs on the track.
Them bad ‘eckers put them there.“
This was the alarming news that was conve '-

Our Master did not teach that kihd O doc- , ed to Jacob Black. the tlagman of the C. P. ,

R., by his little five year old Willie. as he sat in

‘ his house smoking his pipe. and reading between

his whiffs.

“ “hats that you say I!“ he cried. looking up.
as though unable to credit his senses. '

“ Five big logs on the track, and big chains all
around them, to keep them there,"the little fel-
low replied in a meaning tone.

“ How far are they from here, Willie?"

“ At the river where you can ht such a big
fish, and give it to me, the other ay.”

“ Can it be possible that the wreckers are
about to throw the six o'clock E ress off of the
If so. God ave mercy on
the passengers within." '

Black had sprung to his feet. the book was
flung on the floor. and the pipe—hot as it was——
was in his pocket.

He then took dewn his double‘barreled shot-

‘ gun and put in two heavy charges of buckdshot.

“That train ain‘t a-going tobe wrecked if I

, can helpit. Now. \Villie. you .remain here until

I come back—I won‘t be long.

“ “'hat vou oing to do. papa?" asked the in-
nocent little fe low. ‘
“Going to prevent that gang of villains from

ibie." cried the fa.-
ther as he left the shanty and step id onto the

railroad. “The train will turn t e curve at
Six, and it is now five minutes past five. I must
hurry.”

It was indeed past five, and already the sun
had dipped beneath the horizon, for it was the
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Ten minutes' sharp walking brought him to the
brid e that \Vilh'e had mentioned. _

“ erhaps the child was mistaken, for not a
lglgwimi I see chained 011 the rail,” thought

he beheld everything ii) a worse condition than
the child had told.

About ten feet on the bridge two of the rails
had been torn up, and the ties beneath Were
chained together in such a fashion, that the mo-
ment that the locomotive struck it, the train
wouldbe at ontxa precipitated in the yawning
river below.

Jacob Black beheld the sight with dismay, for i

he knew, work as hard as he would, he could
would come along. Still. he resolved to try.

The first thing to do was to break the chain that

held the logs together, but that was a harder -

task than he had bargained for.

He had no hammer. so be seized a large stone 

and tried to break one of the links.

After pounding with all his might for about
ten minutes, he had the satisfaction of seeing
the chain about to give way, when some one ill
a fierce tone cried:

“ Hold!”

He sprung to his feet. gull in hand, and to his
dismay he beheld nearly a dozen wreckers ap-
proaching him.

The one that spoke was the leader of the
gang. He was a man of unusual size. his hight
over six feet. and he looked a 110st iii himself.

He had long, red hair, and his rough. shaggv
beard was of the same color. He had small
gray eyes, and
of “ Grizzly Bill.

\Vith the sharp cry of “ hold " came the sharp

click of a rifle, but the brave flagman did not ,

flinch.

" You fiendsl“ he cried, and instantly his gun

flew to his shoulder.

A bullet wllizzed past his ear, but he paid no
attention, and at once pulled both triggels.

The two reports rungr out as thong 1 one, and

the two heavy charges of buck-shot went with ‘

unerring‘ailn into the wrecker gang.

The force of the explosion was so strong that 1
the brave Black was flung to the ground, and ,
before he could regain his feet he was captured; ,

but not until he had had the satisfaction of see-
in" three of the wreckers fall to the ground,
riddled by the two heavy charges.

that the bands cut ilito the flesh with the pres-

Bill
river."

“ Shoot him!“

“ Hang him 1"

“Tie him to the track, and let the train run
over him!“ suggested the wrecker chief.

This 51w estion was received with hoarse

g . .
cries of delight, and Ilot one objection was ;

raised.

‘ brave Jacob Black fell to the

i paid dearly or the rescue in a six weeks’

went by the appropriate name
., i

I  strictly followed.
His hands and feet were at once bound With 1
strong cord. which were so securely fastened 1

sure.
f‘ What shall be his fate, boys l“ asked Grizzly 1

“ Tie a rock to his neck, and throw him ill the l

.3 influence.

On—on the train came, now it is opposite him ‘
' and about to rush past.
“ Stop for the love of God! Part of the bridge ‘

is torn up I” he cried, ill a voice that sounded far

. 1 above the din of the train, and at the same in-
He walked to the other end, and to hisalarm, '

stant he dropped the lighted match into the coat
pocket that contained the powder.

Instantly there was a loud explosion, and
ground.
The driver heard the terrible cry of warning

' and saw the bright blaze of the powder, and as

quick as pomible the train was brought to a

5 stop. Not until the front wheels of the engine

touched the bridge—but—it was saved.
When the driver’s story was told, all hurried

 to the spot where the wder si 1 was shot
not repair the track by the time that the train ; 0B0 gun

ofl, and there lay J ac Black, pale as death,

_ 3 with the remnant of his coat in his right hand.
Laying his gun beside him, he went to work. 

:: £5? the train saved 3” he managed to gasp.
es. ’
“Thank God!"
Then he fainted away.
He had saved the train, but his arm and hand
were tcrl'ibl ' burned, and the brave fi an
fever.
_ Nevertheless he received his reward in due
time, for he was promoted by the company to a
responsible post, and is to—day a wealthy and
honored citizen of Nevada.

The wreckers were pursued and captured, .
‘ when summary justice was dealt to them. '
Little ll film is now a young man grown, and ’

be it was who told his story to the writer.

 

 

 

 

department should be addressed to Jnllius W. C.
Wright. 530 Rayburn avenue. Memphis. Tenn.

 

pers.

IN the following series of short articles we 1

ropose to give our readers a few practical
lints such as will enable the merest novice to es-
tablish a successful paper 011 a good paying ba-
sis. only stipulatinLy that the plan iven be
he will first speak a out
MATERIAL.

Having decided to issue all amateurpaper, }

the first question is what material is necessary?
The answer depends altogether on how you ill-
tend publishing. There are two ways, and the
beginner should be careful ill deciding which he
will pursue, though of Course contingent cir—

' cnmstaiices are sure to exert more or less of an
The two courses open to the beginner '
‘ are. either to print his paper himself. or have

the work done by a regu ar printer. If he de—

‘ cides to print it himself. more capital is required

to start with, as he will have to purchase type
and other material.

He was at once carried about twenty yards E With care and forethought-

from the head of the bridge, firmly lashed to 1
the rail, and, after taunting the unfortunate ;
man for about five minutes, they left him to 

die.
And what a death!

ing material.
‘2d. Do not buy too much at the start.
3d. Select type that can be easily duplicated,

. as you may Wish to enlarge your paper. thus

To be killed by the train he had tried his ut- 1 fiflmrilll; more type. and it is desirable to have

mostto save.

The cars would come thunderill
would be smashed to pieces, an then—the
bridge!

The whole train would be hurled into the rag- ‘
ing river, and over a hundred souls would find

their grave iii the foaming waters.
It was a. fearful

conjure up—but w at could he do?

but alas—they would not yield. The wreckers
had secured their prey too well.

Loudl
voice on ydied away in the evenin r air.

alon he i ,
g’ l .to give a sm.
l columns.

' t r t ‘l . . .
10 “re or the poor man 0 , costly in time and is a t to place the paper on a

Like a madman he struggled with his bonds— ‘ better finanCial baSis t an t

he Showed for help’ hm hls h  of enthusiasm and cares not how much work it

E

your body type " of the same style of face.
“'e do not ropose to proceed from this point
encyclopedia of printing ill these
All amateur printin catalogues give
the instructions necessary. whi e bv visiting the
printing offices in his vicmity the ginner will
soon be able to manage his own.
But, while this plan of publishing is far less

e other, yet it calls
for a great deal of labor and has several disad-
vantages.

lV' hen the amateur editor starts out, he is full

Already 1,". 8 drops of Iwrspiratmn fen from 1 costs him: but as time rolls on he becomes less

his brow, as

snap them in twain.
At last he gave away to despair.
“ What will become of my

and my little darlin

become of them!" an

dear wife

he groaned aloud with

agony.

Suddenly a sha i, rin ing sound ran along
the rails. “'hat a earf death that sound pre-
dicted for him. \Vhat did it mean?

The train was coming .'

It was a mile off, but it would not take it long
to reach the spot where the poor fiagman lay—
bound to the rails.

On—on it came, but it was now too dark for
the driver to see any obstructions that meant
danger on the track.

On it came, its head-light flashing!

“ Oh! Willie! “'illie! ‘ cried the wretched

“ What is it, apa?”

Was it his c ild’s voice, or was it a fearful
phantom? Thank God it was not.

“ Is that you, Willie, my darling €" the father
cried.

“ Yes, papa, it’s your little lVillie.

“'hat you
laying there for. pa?" asked the child.

After Black had left the house, the little fel- f

low had remained there a few minutes, but, be-
coming tired had resolved to follow his father.
He had heard the firing in the distance, and

as fast as his little legs could carry him, he hur-

ried to see the cause of it.

“Them bad men, that put the logs Oil the
track, tied me here so that the train would run
over me. \Villie, have you got your knife

here i" cried Black, as the happy thought entered ‘

his head.

“ Me think me have."

“Get it quick, for the train will be here ili
less than two minutes, and then you will have
no apa to love you any more.” '

at another word was needed to hurry the 5

child in his movements. Instantly the little
knife was brought out, and the child was cut-

ting the rope on his father’s hands, while the ,
‘ Amateur Press Association, is graceful and well

bright head—light drew nearer and nearer. In
a moment Black's hands were free, and then,
one sharp cut. lie was once more safe.

But in less than a minute the train would
reach the bridge, and be wrecked unless Black
could some way avert the catastrophe.

Lifting his child of! the track, he ran forward
toward the train.

Sudden] a loud yell went up from the wreck-
ers, who ad disoovered the escape of their
prisoner.

Shot after shot was sent after the brave fiag- 

man, but owing to the darkness they all went
wide of the mark.

Black then ti k off his coat, intending tosigiial
the train, thong ill the darkness the driver was
nearl sure not to notice it.

Sn denly a happy thought came into his head.

ket.

This he drew forth and em tied every grain
of it into his pocket, while in is other hand he
grasped a handful of matches.

This, of course, took place in far less time than
it will take to read it.

The locomotive was now within a few yards of
him. Could he stop it?

He held his coat on high, with the heavy
of powder, while he quickly struck the,
mate on on the iron rail.

 

e again and again tore at the ,‘
ropes, with the smafl spark of hope that he might ,

Willie! Oh! what will i

, ed by others. This we
‘ laying down a plan, w ich, if accurately fo —
3' lowed. will make the enterprise pay its own
l way, requiring but few expenditures from the
‘ private purse of the publisher.
A are printers who make a specialty of printing
1 amateur papers, and who will do it for much
i less than the general price.
! done by others the amateur editor has much

, advertisements among his friends.
‘ a very important particular and one that should

' and handsome.
He remembered that when he had loaded his 1
gun he had put his flask of powder in his coat I
- ranks as editor of
. is, we believe, an Italian by birth, though by

enamored with the labor of priiltiilg each issue
of his paper, and is apt to procrastinate or give
ilp altogether.

Indeed it requires no small amount of ener y
and perseverance to stand at the case weari y

clicking the type, when the rest of the boys are -

out skating. hunting or enjoying a rousing game

‘- of “shinny " just outside.

We would especially urge those who have to
work all day not to attempt this method of issu-
ing their papers, as their time is entirely too
limited, and the Iligllt work is very liable to in-

i jure their health; but for the schoolboy we
i think this the best

hill of the two.

Tumiilg to the ot ier course our beginner may
adopt, we find it also possessed of its advanta es
and disadvantages. The principal objection

r urged is that it requires such a large and con-

tinual outlay of money to have the paper print-
ropose to remer y b

Again, there

When the work is

more time for preparing the contents of his pa-
per, as well as for soliciting subscriptions and
This latter is

not be neglected.

Pen Portraits of Some of our Ama.‘
teurs.
IT seems to be the great desire of all ama~

teur editors to know something of the personal *

appearance of their various amateur friends.
Photgraplis are freely exchanged, and ac-

quaintances are eagerly sou Tht. In accordance

with this very general eeling we present

sketches of a few whom we have met, and of I

others who have been described to us, confident
that it will plrove interesting reading.
\Villiam . Hall, President of the National

built. Dresses stylishly and is generally con-
sidered very hant some.
Oswald C. Ludwig, once very prominent as

‘, editor of the Southern .Melmr, and first Presi-
dent of the Southern Amateur Press Associa— 2

tion, i of medium hight, dark complexion, and
wears a downy little mustache which is ad-
mired, and envied by his youn er compeers.
Rather good looking, well bred am true hearted,
he makes a enial friend and acquaintance.
Will L. Wright, the popular presiding officer
of the Illinois State Amateur Press Association,

, and widely known as editor of the Egyptian '
Q Slur, is one who never fails to make many

friends wherever he oes. He is rather below
the average hight, we l—built, broad-shouldered
Dark hair and eyes; good-

natured anda jovial companion.
Henry E. chler who recently elltered'the
the Censor, La Crosse, VVis.,

no means of the common class of that nationa

3 it ', such as are usually found in this coniitr . i
uturally he has vch black hair and eyes an a ‘
is form is good—'iiliit about .

dark colliplexion.
what would be called the average. 'ell culti-
vated, of good morals and manners, he is a quiet
gentlemnnly boy.

eeping his hands in his kets—curious be-

} cause he is not what such a labit generally indi— ,

 

 

, hold positions with large
“'illiamson, of the Brill ianl, is now on the Phil-
adelphia Bulletin.

: is now with a large book firm. The former pub—

‘ lisher of the Monthl

' Official ,
passed for the deaths of Fiskc, Brall t. Morris, ,
‘ Oakley, Russell and Niedcrnieycr. _
place of meeting is to be appointed by the Presi- . 7 .
: our society, an God speed the issue.
T. H. Parsons favors us with the December :
’ and January numbers of his celebrated journal, ~

 

He has a curious habit of I

cates, and that is lazy—but on the contrary is
very industrious; so if any who reads this, at—

pockets, andi his a pearance corresponds with
the descri tion we ve given above you may

know it is gler.

ll m. R. Jackson, Treasurer of the Southern , A. Heubisch, editor and publisher.

Amateur Press Association and Vice-President

: 0f the Mississippi Valley Amateur Press Asso-
. elation, is the smallest Southern amateur. He

is slim and graceful in figure, freckled face, but
not bad looking by any means. Ver ' fidget ',
never still two seconds, and a great talker. e
is a gay, careless fellow, likes to have a good
time, and always ready for a lark.

Sam Clover, of Echoes of the Board, is small
good—looking and an irrepressible wit.

“'ill lVinans of lower Illinois is large, with a

l

l round full face: not handsome, an agreeable ac-

quaintance, and like most amateurs of that sec-
tion, alive to all that is going on.

\V. L. Surprise, President of the Southern
Amateur Press Association, will close our list
for the present. Average higlit, rather slim,
very active, large-featured and rather bashful.
He has been an earnest and hard-working ama-

, tour for years and is highly esteemed by all his

personal f ricnds.

 

The Editors’ Lyceum.
SINCE its organization at Chicago last July,

; nothing has been heard of the Editors” Lyceum
* 1 until quite recently, when it is suddenly brought

before the amateur world by a startling letter

; ill) In recent issue of the Altline, Indianapolis, ‘
; Ill.
i F. M. Morris, and therein he states that Clossey,
HanCock and the other officers having forfeited "
, their respective positions by inactivity, he, tak- f
~ 7 , illg his authority from the adopted constitution, 1
Correspondence. papcls. etc.. intended for this i

This document is pelmed by the versatile

assumes the position of Presnlent, appoints T.

, G.- Harrison 1st Vice-President, and \l'. WV.
1 \\ Inslow Secretary and Treasurer.
g audacious step as this could have been conceived i

Practical Hints About Amateur Pa. 5

and executed by no one but "_the Duke," bilt
whether it will succeed or not is another ques-
tion. There are several thnlgs to be consid-
ered:

1. Is til‘ course Morris has adopted a strictly I

legal one!

2. May not the ousted ofiicers show good and
sufficient cause for their seemingly neglectfnl
silence! -

3. Are the members enough interested ill the 3 ,
, recesses of the forest glades.

Lyceum to care who aswmes the control?

These three and several other
he considered; but in any event
but that the course adopted by “ the Duke “ is
rash and highly imprudent, and may prove the

utter destruction of what might have been an ,

illestiinable benefit to amateur journalism.
The new President announces that the official
organ of the Association Will appear promptly

April 1st, but before that time we may expect 3
. some ver ' lively times or our judgment is great-
» ly at fau t.

These should be selected '

i Amateur Journalism in Philadelphia.

1st. Buy only from a reliable dealer in print- f

A FEW years ago Philadelphia was the head-

‘ center of amateur journalism, but lately it has

decreased to a great extent. At the present
time there are but few, if any amateur papers
ill Philadelphia. Some of the b
teurlights made their appearance in the Quaker
City, and all old amateurs will remember with

pride the Biys’ Gem, Mail Bag, Press, Bril- l
1

ant, Critic and Keystone once published here.
Many of these former amateur editors now
publishing firms.

Bertron, of the Boys’ Gem,

Item is now running a
rofessional paper in 1 ew Jersey, while the ed-

itor of the defunct Mail Bug now writes for the "

Sunday Herald, Philadelphia. These are but a
few names out of many, who have risen from
the ranks of amateurdom to places on profes-
sional papers, and should excite the present gen-
eration to try their hand at journalism, to see
if it is their forte.

 

Notes.

A FILE of The Leader from Springfield,
Mass, is on our table for inspection. Its con-

i tents are light, humorous and attractive, though

a few more editorials would be an improve
ment.

“IN THE WOODS," by Thos. G. Harrison, is
the second poem that has appeared for the poet
laureateship of ainateurdom “ Music” ill the
last Sf lus being the first. Both will be more
specially mentioned next week.

ONE of the liveliest amateur papers we have
ever seen is the Weekly Advocate of Mount
Carroll, Ill., published b E. E. Stowell. This
young man has caught t e spirit of journalism
and will make his mark yet in the professional
press.

THE Memphis Amateur Journalists Club re-
cently held a meeting at which it was decided to
resume the old name of Bluff City Literary As~
sociation, and proceed as formerly. Quite a re«
vival of interest has taken place and the society
will soon attain its old standard of literary ex-
cellence.

Gronaucr, Secretary.

Press Association was not so su cessful as for-

mer ones, but nine amateurs being present. , .
, ‘ glowmg characters.

Frank M. Morris was elected President: D. P

Thomas, Vice-President; R. H. Muse, Secre»

tary; F. C. Fisbeck, Treasurer; Welcome Visitor,
Organ. Resolutions of re ret were

dent.

Our Blade, both of which are models of typo-
graphic neatness.

the latest, it will receive our attention. In pe—
rusing it we find, that like a well—served dimler
the best part is the last part. “01d Sol ” an

“Old Sledge "—who, by the way, write very 1

much as though they were one and the same per-
son—occupy the first four pages with a mass of
nonsensical bosh that is neither witty or inter-
esting, and the sooner Parsons excludes their
writings from his columns, the better it will be
for his journal. “Education ill Bunkersville,”
is the poorest production we have yet seen from
the pen of “ Harrago." In editorials Our Blade
comes out strongly. The defense of amateur
printers is soun and logical; “That Plan“ is
wellwritten ; and “ Ideal Travel,” is an article full
of truth and merit. lVe take exception to Par-
sons’s manner of speaking about Southern ama-
teurs; but we admire his pluck in issuing his
journal regardless of the unjust postal law that
compels him to stamp every copy mailed.

 

Papers Received.

The Tomahawk, 480 Ellicott St., Buffalo, N. Y., ‘

4 pages, 8 columns, 15 cts. a year. John Fisch—

1 er, editor.
Quarterly Gazelle, St. Louis, Mo. 8 ages,
16 columns, 10 cts. per alliluni. H.  rock— ,

stedt, publisher.

   

Such an \

uestions should 3
re Is no don bt .

‘ death of a spy portrayed.
other interesting features of soldier-life will be ‘_

' expressly for the Loyal Sons, after w

' hte c r - ‘
“g S 0 am i and New York with the National Loyal Sons’

1 Ion , we ask this favor:

 

The election of officers resulted in the 1
; choice of Charles H. Check for President, and L.

The next ,

We will review the contents ‘
of bilt one number, and the January issue being ,'

l to the evident truths to follow.

ll’elcome Visitor, 23 Virginia ave., Indianap—

, olis, 1nd,, 4 paves, 8 columns, 00 cts. per 12 is-
tellds a \Vestern convention of amateurs, look ;
out for the be who has his hands always in his ‘

sues. Thos. G. arrison, editor.
Contributor’s Companion, Center Point.
Iowa, 8 pages, 2-! columns, $1.00 per year.
The Leader, 1'3 Harrison ave., Springfield,
Mass, 4 pages. 8 columns, 15 cts. a year.

Our Blade, Buffalo, N. Y., 12 pages, 24col-
umns, bound in covers, 25 cts. per year. T. H
Parsons, editor and publisher; G. H. Fernald

associate editor.
   
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ALL communications and questions as to business
of the order Illiist be addressed, with stamp inclosed
for answer, to T. Elmer Haines, Secretary of State,
17 Bond street, New York city.

 

The Coming Encampment.
SINCE the issue of No. 15 of THE Yorxc NEW
YORKER, in which was contained the notice of
the grand celebration to be held 4th of next
July, at Medusa, N. Y.. by the Loyal Sons of
America, hundreds of letters from members,
scattered all over the Union, have been Sent us

asking for fuller information as to the order of l
O

exercises, etc. It wouldtake up too much valu—
able space for us to answer each letter separate
lv, therefore we take this method of answering

v those who have written.

A boat will be chartered to convey the dele-
gations from NewYork. Brooklyn and other
points near the city.

points will be met.
proceed from thence ill a body to ihe place of
encampment. Ample accommodations will be
provided for the comfort of the partici ants.
At midnight, the 4th will be ushered ill y the
ringing of bells and booming of cannon. A
grand chorus, composed of one thousand voices
will sing the dear old songs: “Columbia,” and
“ Star Spangled Banner.” camp-fires lighting up
the scene, amid eneral enjoyment and mutual
good will. Thril illg and prominent incidents
of the Revolutionary W'ar will been acted in the
Marion and his
brave followers will pursue the British foes; the
scenes of Valley Forge, the prayer of ll'ashing-
ton and the timely help of the generous Quaker,
will be faithfully portrayed bv the Loyal Sons.

Strict military discipline will be observed, pass- ,
1 words given, picket and sentry duty performed,

the roll called, court-lllartial trials held, and
All these and many

given. Oil the morning of the 4th all sorts of

, athletic sports will take place, after which the
‘ special medals will be presented by the Cabinet

Council. At noon the entire assemblage will
partake of a fine New England dinner, plre iared
' ic the

great niilitarv display will take place.
\Vhen it is known that Boston sends a finely
equipped re iment, composed of Loyal Sons,
one tliousan strong: Brooklyn as many more;

Guard is ill the field, one may well ima ine
what an undertaking this will be. Sham-fig ts,
capture of a fort, and other field incidents will
be performed. During the intervals of the mil-

» itary exercise President Haines will deliver his

official speech, to be followed b other promi—
nent orators of the societ . ice-President
Keller will render his origina poem. The Loy-
al Sons’ Glee Club of Georgia will sing some of
their interesting glees and songs written for the
occasion. Rates of fare will be reduced, and
within the means of all Loyal Sons of America.
Be with us on that memorable day. Hel us to
make the 4th of J ulv, 1879, a day unexce led in
the history of the United States. lVe look for
your presence, dear brothers all.

 

Influence.

LOYAL Sons or AMERICA, we address our
words to you, and ask for your patient perusal
of the following: Ill the first place, dear broth—
ers, you have been faithful to your pledges: you
have carried out the wishes of your Cabinet
Council. For all that you have done we thank
you. We ask you now to do still more. \Ve
know that in every section of the Union there
are many young men who have not as'yet been
awakened to the fact of the existence of such a
society as we uphold. Each and every member
of the order has some influence, great or small
as may be, over some friend or relative. Now,
dear brothers, you that have friends who have
not as yet heard of the order to which you be-
lVrite them; tell them
of t e princi les of our order; tell them of the
benefits to derived from participation in
our glorious work. lVe ask you to do this, for
the p se of reaching points that we cannot
reach. on who live among the hills and val-
leys of the western country, do this; send your
words forth into the more remote sections;
bring to our midst those young enthusiastic
souls who are yet unconscious of the aims of

‘ the L. S. of A. “'ill you do this brethren?
, “'ill you work with us, and share with us alike
THE last Convention of the Indiana Amateur '

the joys and blessings to follow? The moments
‘ou spend ill this Work will be moments of gold.
‘hey will be inscribed on the book of life in

lld, ill the aiding of our precious order. In this
city. many minds are busy, day and night, coin-
pleting the plans to be followed.
dear brothels of the North, South, East and
West, use, each and every one of you, what per-
sonal influence you have for the further good of

 

Plagiarism.

OF all things pertaining to literature, nothin
is so contemptible to the mind of the reader, an
critic, as plagiarism.

The original ideas of ally writer “in at once
for llinl, a well-deserved approbation.

his pen-weaving be of the idealistic tone,
then in a. degree, doubl manifested is the ad-
miration of the illterestet reader.

For a writer to be solely successful for a
niche in the column of fame, he must depend
utterly ugou the originality of his views. You
may sa hakspeare was not completely origi-
nal. \ 'e allow he was not purely original, yet
we also contend, that few writers ever had that
tone of successful art, beneath which to clothe
his wonderful productions. Yet, even with all
of the powerful bard’s fame, comes a small, yet

rceptible tinge of this adder’s tongue in

iterature, which cannot remain hidden forever,
and which has cast a slight cloud over the halo
03 his works.

Perhaps 'tis a dry theme for youths to dwell
upon; nevertheless this same fact need be no
barrier in the way of their eyes being opened
The average
American boy is a model of ierpetual motion.
Always a something on boo to create that

, wonderful ‘go ahead‘ spirit into a machine;
. ever a constant surging within, which produces

the outward workings. “'ho will say, that
among the brightest lights of future hope,

, future wonderment, future fame, future re— ,

l mirers of silly literature.
3 under the name of boys’ papers, is sent into the

l of youthful reading,

 

No time ill-spent can you x , _ _
, 000,000 acres are left, and of this amount not
i more than 5.000,lili0 are worth owning.

Therefore, ,

 

 
   
   
   
   
   
    
     
      
    
  
    
    
  

spectability, we stand last in the formidable
array? Then let it not be said that we are fast

1 degenerating into a horde of namby—pamby ad-

The trash issued

home-circle to do its work.
lVe do not intend to elaborate this article in

' 1 the least; our Sole idea is to rouse some of the
, well—minded lads who
i columns of THE YOUNG Ew YORKER.

ruse the interesting

The YORKER is a model of elegance in the way
' _ and is as free from this
taint _of plagiaristic effects, as are its contem-
rarles filled to overflowing with the same.
or the nonce, we cry quits; but promise to
draw pen again soon in defense of our Ameri—
can youth. TONY.

 

Notes.

_J. T. MORTON.—The C. C. impose no fines.
Fines can be established for minor matters by a
vote of your Wigwam.

RALPH J OBXSTON.—Mcssrs. Keller and
Thorndka of the C. C., are now ill New York,
completing . arrangements for the Fourth.
Styles are given ill the book of by-laws.

AMATEUR PRIXTERs.—We are ill need of Ama~
teur reporters. printers, compositors, designers

land cllgravers iii New York and Brooklyn.
. I‘llose whom we select we shall remunerate.

HARRY CR“)TO.\'.—Tlie Constitution gives you
full instructions how to form a wigm‘am. Cops
les containing the by—laws, history. and objects
are sent for ten cents. Address Sec. of State,
17 Bond st., N. Y. city.

Bolts—Please be kind enough to send us a
copy of the professional papers published in
your place or vicinity. Address Horace S.

, Keller, Vice-President Loyal Sons of America,
This boat will start on the ‘
morning of the 3d of Jilly, arriving at Coxsackie i
', in the afternoon, where the members from other
The entire delegation will ‘

17 Bolld st., New York.

T. C. FRAZER—The titles used ill the R. A.
H, such as Counts, etc., was a boyish idea.
\ou will see by the Constitution and by—laws
that those ideas have been abandoned and that
we are now a purely American order.

HORACE WINTEn.—The expense is somewhat
large, but by co—operation of members we shall
make it a point to have a ymnasium in each
prominent town and city, w iere athletic sports
Will be practiced and taught by members best
versed in the different sports.

G. H. B., Brooklyn—Each wigwam of the
Loyal Sons of America in cities forms a com-
pally. The ofi‘icers are, captain, first and second
lieutenants, five sergeants and eight corporals.
The united forces of a city conlpOse a regiment,
commanded by a colonel, assisted by a lieuten-
ant—colonel,.major, adjutant and quartermaster.

IN NEw YORK. Brooklyn, Boston, and other
cities, the Cabinet Council will fit up reading
rooms for the members. Daily and weekly

apers will be supplied, and a 1‘Contribution
ibrary " by the brothers will be given without
any extra expense. In each city a bureau will

- be opened where information of any kiild in re—

gard to employment, advice, etc., can be obtain-
ed free.

B. C. Fox—The expense of attending the
"Loyal Sons” celebration will be slight and
within the means of all those wishing to attend.
“7e shall endeavor to make it the most enjo a-
ble affair ever known. It will bring you be
fore your brothers from all rts of the coun-
try. From Boston and the astern States to
New York. a low fare (by special arrangements)
will be given.

 

 

 

TWENTY-FIVE families of Mennonites in Mani-
toba cultivate 10,400 acres.
SALISBURY, Mass, turned out 8,000 carriages
last year—many for export.
‘ SWITZERLAND is experiencing the hardest
times she has seen in a quarter of a century.

THERE are 430 1-2 miles of railway in Mexico
in operation: 39 miles in progress; 3,711 pro—
jected.

THE Lord Provost of Glasgow reported three
weeks ago that 25,000 persons in that city were
destitute.

THE total gross receipts of the Suez Canal
Company during last year amounted to 31,153,-
000 francs—1,635,000 francs less than the amount
of 1877.

VVHITEHALL possesses a donkey that sur lasses
the famous knight of Cervantes fable. t eats
sawdust and shavings and imagines them oats
and hay.

A NATIVE of Marseilles has purchased the
right of extracting chlorate of potash from the
Dead Sea, and expects to net 88 a ton on an in-
definite quantity of it delivered at London.

THE sleigh in which Napoleon I. traveled in
Switzerland is still in existence. A 'et more
remarkable relic is the ship in which C arles II.
returned to England from Holland at the Res-
toration in 1060.

A DROVER named Clark, of Natural Brid 8,
Jefferson county, got lost in the snow of t e
woods while driving a yoke of cattle, near Bo-
naparte’s Lake. Life was only preserved by
lying between the necks of the cattle.

THE public domain of Texas originally con-
sisted of about 250,000,000 acres of land, but it has
been vol ed and frittered away until now only 31,—

A GENTLEMAN in Dayton. Ohio. who ten years
ago became guardian of his grand-daughter and
took charge of the estate 0 $30,000 left her by
her father, has just surrendered it, increased to
$40,000, upon her attaining her majority.

DOM PEDRO, of Brazil, has contributed to the
“'ashington monument a stone weighing nearly
eight tons, to “ perpetuate the memory of the
illustrious father of the American Republic, for
whom he cherishes the warmest admiration.

GREELEY, Colorado, is a veritable elysium
among “'estern towns. lVith a population of
three thousand persons it requires no police or
constables, has no liquor shops, and in two years
has spent only seven dollars of its poor fund.

THE hard times have greatly reduced the
prices of pictures, old books, autographs and
such like in the London market. few years
ago Thackeray's autograph would have fetched
£50, but very recently it was sold for only £4.

A WOOD-CHOPPER on Lewie‘s Mountain, Wis,
amused himself by riding astride the logs as they
slid down a snowy incline, and jumpling off just
before they went over a precipice. he fall was
150 feet, and the danger involved in the sport
fascinating to the wood—chopper; but he finally
ventured too far, of course, and went d0wn un-
der a heavy log.

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teorological phenomenon has been observable
recently iii many arts of Switzerland. \Vhile
the temperature 111 the valleys and plains has

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“All out-door games, athletic spar/s, rowing. ball
games, etc.. OUG'IIT TO BE ENCOUIMGEI), for
the sake of the health which they promole."—HERRY
\VARD BEECHER.

 

NOTICE.

\VITH the present number of THE YOUNG ,
NE\V YORKER, Mr. David Adams, who has‘

hitherto given special attention to its manage-

ment, retires therefrom, in deference to other ‘

demands upon his time, and transfers the same
to Mr. Frederick \Vliittaker, who enters the
firm of Adams and Company, and will hereaf-
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The Coming Walk.

NEXT week will commence at Gilniore’s Gar-
den, New York City, the third contest for the
Astley Belt and the championship of the world
at pedestrian endurance.

The first contest for this belt was held at Lon- .

don last year with a large number of entries,
and resulted, as all the world knows, in favor of
Daniel O’Leary, the present champion. The
terms of the contest were that each pedestrian
should go as he pleased for a period of six days
and nights, or one hundred and forty-four
hours; the man who covered most distance to
win the belt.

The second contest for a second belt on same
terms was won last fall by Corkey of London,
who beat O’Leary’s distance by part of a mile,
but took a longer time to do it. At the same
time, owing to his longer intervals of rest, Cor-
key was on the track a shorter time than
O‘Leary.

The present walk is to be between Charles
Rowell, of Chesterton, England, Charles A.
Harriman, of Massachusetts, John Ennis, of
Chicago, and Daniel O‘Leary, the present hold-
er of the first belt given by Sir John Astley.

The chances are of course a matter of specula-
tion, the opinion of New York Athletes giv-
ing first choice to O‘Leary, second to Rowell,
third to Harriman, last to Ennis.

The personal appearance of the men can be
judged from a record of their hight and weight.
Harriman stands six feet and an inch, and
weighs 108 lbs; Ennis and O’Leary are five feet
eight inches and each weighs 145 lbs: Rowell is
five feet six and weighs 140 lbs. Harriman
and Rowell are youngsters of ‘24, O’Leary is 34.
and Ennis’s age is uncertain. Rowell is a run—

ner and expects to do most of his work at a trot; ;
O‘Leary and Harriman are walkers, Ennis a 1

little of both. The test will probably be one of
rimning against walking. English opinion
seems to be setting in favor of the jog trot as
the pace for long endurance. Next week’s con-
test will decide the question, if the match be a
square one, which it seems at present likely to
be.

Another noteworthy fact is that Ennis and
O’Lenry are both Irislinien born, Rowell Eng-
lish, and Harrinian the only native American in
the party.

The Women Walkers.

THAT vigorous young woman, Miss May Mar-
shall, who is said to bear a strong personal re-

semblance to Miss Anna Dickinson, has just ‘
beaten Madam Anderson‘s Brooklyn feat by 06 v

quarter miles in her “'ashington walk. She
has therefore come to New York full of ambi-
tion, and her first visit in this city was made to
the bootmaker whom O‘Leary has immortalized.
She announced that she intended to walk down
all the New York pedestriennes. to begin in the
Brooklvn tournament this week, and then to
walk adam Anderson down.

Madam Franklin, who had already done
nearly 2,500 narters in Brooklyn. moved over
to Brewster all, New York, March 1st, wa k—

ing her quarter miles all the way on the par-L- ‘

merit, her distances being measured before her.
The only danger of loss of time was at the
Brooklyn ferry. Between each quarter in the
streets she rode in a carriage to the next. and had

a track made in the ferryboat in case of possible ‘

loss. She walked her 2.500th quarter in front

of the Grand Central Hotel, in Broadway. Of -

course all this business was a grand advertising
scheme, but it Shows that the women are no
way behind the men in appreciating the pOssi-
bilities of pedestrianisni.

“’hat with Anderson, La Chapelle. Marshall
and Franklin, the winter promises to be pretty
lively in pedestrian events.

Even in Newark. N. J .. the girls are at it. be-
ginning with Miss Alice Maiideville, Feb. 20th.

who is trying to walk 3.000 quarters, and going 1
on with four other girls who are to keep going i

at five miles an hour for an impossible time.
To be sure. most of the girls break down, but it

sets the rest going and makes walking fashion— ‘

able. The more the merrier.

 

Captain Boyton’o Swim.

OUR gallant captain continues to gather lau-
rels by his indisputable pluck and skill. We
hear of him this week as at Wellsville, Ohio, on
the 25th Feb. A dispatch from thence says that
he entered the water in a rising stream filled
with shore ice forced from its position by the
recent thaw. As the run wasa short one, Bo ton
brought with him his little boat, “ Baby Mine,”
in which were rockets and his water-gun. Just
below Liverpool is a large river bend, from the
east shore of which the ice was frozen two-
thirds across, thus throwin the river into a
narrow channel, filled wit very heavy ice,
which rendered a passage througlh it one of ex-
treme difficulty and danger. W en the captain
entered this gorge the shore was lined with peo-
ple, who looked on in silence, as thou h aware
of the great peril he was undergoing.
half an hour he struggled through the pass, be-
in held from time to time by huge cakes of ice,
wgich pinned him fast to the shore. Finally be
mounted one of the cakes, dragging his boat af-
ter him, and attemde to fire a distress si 111
from his gun, whic he found was frozen ast.
In a few minutes the danger was d and
with a wave of the hand to the sympathetic

tutors Boyton plunged in again and paddled
a ead. Several other dangerous places were
assed, and, after two hours of the hardest work

6 has ex erienced yet, he struck into W'ells-
ville and e ected a landing, amid loud cheering
from the populace. A number of salutes were
then fired from a cannon on the top of a neigh-
boring hill. VVhen the captain reached his ho-
tel it was found that Baby Mine was badly in-
jured and half filled with water.

Further advices state that Boyton left VVells-
ville Feb. 27th for Steubenville. These laces
are on the up r Ohio river. The captain has
the banks of bio on one side of him and the
mountains of “'est Virginia on the other. A
very quaint incident happened through the sim-
, plicity of one of the hunters who inhabit the
3 shores of Virginia. After Boyton had assed
, Sloan’s village, where he was serenadm by a
i band of muSic, he observed a long-haired Vir-
l giiiian ulling out in a skiff toward him, yell-
ing “ old on, stranger; I‘ll resky you en a min-
ute.” On coming up to the great voyager the
backwoodsman drop )ed his oars in sheer admi-
l ration, and cried, ‘ Val, if you ain't the cutest
little cuss, paddliii’ out here union the ice like a
regular beaver!” The captain re used his invi-
tation to take a drink of “ Heaven’s own whis-
ky," carried in bottles by all the rangers. Boy-
ton reached Steubeiivillein safety.

The last news from our gallant friend comes
from “'heeling, \Vest Virginia, Feb. 28th, to the
effect that his voyage from Steubenville, Ohio,
was without incident until he reached “'ells-
burg, where he encountered a heav gorge of
ice, which filled the river from ban to bank.
Here the inhabitants were treated to the sight
of a man walking for two miles on the ice
which was floating down the Ohio river, borne
by a swift current. On retting clear of the
gorge the captain continued down until he had
reached a point about seven miles above “'lieel—
ing, where his faithful old paddle, which has
served him amid the waters of so many Eu-
ropean rivers, snapped in two, and the brave
voyager found himself without help in the mid-
dle of an ice-crowded river. He arrived at
Wheeling by working with his arms, and with
great difficulty made a landing. His arrival
was witnessed by at least ten thousand people.
. This accident delayed him until a paddle could
be made, and postpones his departure on his
long run until the present week. The dispatch
states that he is in splendid condition, and there
is a prospect of the river becoming clear of ice.

 

Discouraged Life-Savers.

A NEW YORK daily paper recently contained
the following article, which we commend to our
readers.

The members of the New York VOIunteer Life-
Saving Society—“Nan” O‘Neil, “Gil " Long and
“ Ned ” Kelley—are becoming discouraged. The
floating station provided for them does not come up
to their expectations, and the equipment of it is de-
cidedly limited. It lies at ier 1 Last river, and there
a HERALD re rter saw t iem yesterday. The boys
have occupie their spare time in making ini rove-
ments. The house is painted a light blue, a link er has
been fastened to the dock, by which they descend
to the float; shelves have been put up and benches
made. The structure itself is ponrly built, and Mr.
Robinson, the treasurer of the society, is greatly dis-
satisfied. The boys remain in the station day and
night. They have no wood or coal. and when they
want a fire they must obtain fuel as best thev can by
smashing u barrels or picking up coal. From six
o‘clock in t e evening to one or two in the morning
they, together with four other volunteers. patrol the
‘; river front at intervals of two hours it being ini-
‘ possible to do so oftener on account of the location
of the station.

 

HOW THEY WORK.

Instead of dividing the force, as was at first pro-
posed, aud sending each individual in a different di-
rection they all go together from pier lto pier 50

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and back. This trip occu ies full'an hour anda 3

half. As a recom ense fort eir services they receive
$5 per week one . Out of this mone they have to
, purchase provisions: and yesterday. i ey said. there

1 was not a single thing in store, not even a loaf of -

. bread, and they had no money with which to make
, any purchase A rough board bench and a half bar-
rel take the place of chairs, and hammocks are sub-
stituted for bunks, “ Nan " says the hammocks
would be all right if they only had some blankets.
They have nothing to cover them at night and are
obliged to sleep in their clothes.

WAITING FOR CAPTAIN BOYTOI".

“Well,” said Nan. "I am going to stick her
through till the captain comes back, and then there's
got tobe something done."

“Are you sure that Captain Boyton is coming
back?“ asked the reporter.

“You just bet your life he‘ll be back. He ain‘t
goin' to leave us now.
be any such busine s as this."

"But who is to blame?" continued the re rter.

“Don‘t know and don‘t care," replie< “Nan.”
“It‘s a shame. Look at thisplaCe. What kind ofa
station is it?
broken pane of glass and nearly freezes us of nights.
\Ve can‘t keep warm.
could lonk through the rOof and see it.
dead if they don‘t do somethin~ retty quick. I
have half a mind to get out of this p ace and go round
the way we used to: but we'll stick it through till
‘ Boyton comes."

Mr. Robinson told the reporter that they did not
want to go any further with matters until Captain
Boyton returned. As to fuel, some one had offered
to donate that and blankets, but the letters Could not
be found. He said he did not want to move the
station until Captain Boyton saw it.
Se Would do all in his power to make things
i etter.

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The Latest Phonograph.

nograph, and a . .
haps listened to t e v01ce of that curious
instrument. If they have, they have of course
noticed that it speaks very low, and  fact
has made the phonograph a comparative fail-
ure as a means of amusing large audiences.
Edison, the inventor, has not ceased to uzzle
his brains over a remedy for this defec , and
seems to have found it at last. He has just
patented a new instrument called the electro-
motograph which is thus described:

A diaphragm of mica four inches in dinmeteris
held in a suitable framework. A hand crank is
made to rotate a small chalkc 'Iinderreviousl
impregnated with the pro r c emical solution.
One end of a metal bar is astened to the center of
the diaphra and the other rests upon the chalk
cylinder, be n held down ver firm] by a t:pring.
An electric crcuit is made rom t iis me bar,

through the chalk cylinder to the base. As the 1
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cylinder is rotated eit er by hand or other power the
friction between the metal bar and the chalk cylin-
der is very considerable, and the diaphragm isdrawn
or bowed outward toward the cylinder. When the
electric waves are transmitted from the distant
station by the speaker (who uses Edison’s carbon
transmitter) over the wire to the receiver, each wave
as it passes through the chalk cylinder effects more
or less neutralization of the friction, according as
the wave may be a strong or weak one. Thus a
series of electric waves, with the alternate space be-
tween, effects a vibration of the diaphragm in per-
fect accord with the voice of the speaker. In this
new telephone apparatus Edison dispenses entirely
with the electro-magnet, heretofore used in all tele-
phone receivers, substituting the electro-motograph
principle. This, by its greater delicacy and ower,
is made to vibrate a very much larger dia m
than is possible with the electromagnet. thus givmg
greater volume of sound and obviating the necessity

or holding the telephone to the ear. By it the voice

of the speaker is transmitted to the distant station l , . . .
‘ advise you Without knowmg your capacity. Better

without the loss of volume. In fact at times, with
avery considerable increase, the te ephone speaks
louder than the person talking at the transmrtting
station. It also produces the highest musical notes
with the same perfection as the lower ones, some-
thing that was found impossible in the old machine.
These points of superiority over the electro magnet

are due to the fact that while in the electro magnet ;

the electric waves constitute the force which vibrates

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‘ ming is one of the best of exercises.

I on will give the reports of all base-ball games play- ,
ALL Of our readers have  0f the PhO' 1 Ed by League clubs for the coming season?“ A”.

swan. Yes.

Dicx OVERTON. The Winchester is the most popu-
lar of magazine rifles, now. Shar ‘5, Remington,
Ballard and Whitney are the favori s about in the
order named, among breech-loaders.

J. C. T., Wheeling, West Va. We hardly think you
Would suit us for correspondent, but you might try.
Send us reports of any sporting events near you, and
write on one side of page Only. You may succ
yet.

WALTER S. Eunsorv, Bangor, Maine. Ist. Swim-
2d. Once a (iii.
in fresh water is not too much in hot weather. 3(.

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G. G., Westboro, Ohio, asks: “Will you tell me if I

Never stay in over 20 minutes at a time, or more .

harm is done than good.

TRUE BLUE. We shall publish Dr. Carver‘s por-
trait in good time. It is impossible to say who is the
best base-ball layer without amusing differences of

opinion. We ave given portraits of most of the I
celebrities. As to the age of authors we cannot an- .‘
swer you.

' aquarium, the hole being careful]

C. K. EIIET, New York. Write to our amateur ,‘

editor (see standing heading to Amateur Column) or
to President Haines, of the “Loyal Sons " 17 Bond
street. New York city. Either of them w' give you

the information you desire. We would advise you ‘

to call on Mr. Haines personally.

‘ . .t z ,, ‘
HEM“ R‘ P" 0‘ Pltmburg‘ wn es I am a lover ; One receipt is: 21-2 drs. camphor, 11 drs. alcohol:

of boating, and I would like to get the dimensions of
a cat-boat, the manner in which to ri
cially the number of ribs, together Wit their res c-
tive shapes?" ANSWER. In No. 90f THE Yorwc Ew
YORan you will find a very exhaustive article on
sail—boats which will give you the information most

? useful on the subject.

M. M. E. writes: “ I am now eighteen. _
occupation is farming, but as farming is not to my
taste. and I cannot bring in mind to bear upon any-

My present l' Sporting prints you can purchase Portraits 0f "med

it, and espe- '.

Bos'ron Box asks: “ 113‘“de Which is the best for
strength, dumb—bells or clubs? 9d. W
your stories he on the same style as ‘ The Boy Jocke ‘
and ‘The Captain of the Clubf' 3d. How long oug t
I to swing clubs at a time! 4th. What is the aver-
age time of walking two miles? 5th. Will walkin
strengthen the bod i” Answzns. ist. Both are
when they are we used. We prefer clubs, because
they are more interesting on account of the grace
thatcan be acquired in eir use. attainment
of thisgraoe is an incentive to notice. 2d. They
Will, we hope, he as good and be ter. 3d. Not more
than ten minutes, morning and evening, and never
use an thing heavier than e¥ht glounds. Same with
dumb- lls. 4th. From he] to reequaners of an
hour, with marching troops. The best time on re-
cord for two miles b a rofessional pedestrian is 18
minutes 1!) seconds, y illiam Perkins, of England.
5th. It will, and the legs too.

Hour BACK. lst. To make a fountain-Jet in an
aquarium get a. rubber pi with a nozzle at the end.
Let the nozzle be run up hrough the bottom of the

reserved from
o nozzle should

our
all

I e by wax or resin. The en

; clear he top of the water. The pipe should be car-

ried along to a pail of water placed on astand higher
than the aquarium. To start the jet, suck the air
through the nozzle till the water runs, after which
the jet will play as long as there is water under the
end of the p The net the nozzle-hole the better
the jet and t e 10 r it will last. 2d. Ask the near-
est druggist, and he knows his business he will
make you such a weather-glass as you describe.

dissolve camphor; add 9 drs. water, 38grs. nitrate of
potash, and 38 grs. muriate of ammonia. Dissolve
the salts in the water before adding to the camphor:

i then mix in a long bottle, cork it. and Wax the cork.

thing favorable, can you inform me through THE .
Yorxo NEW YoanR, what trade you should deem .

advisable to learn?" ANSWER. It is not possible to
stick to farming than go groping for a calhng.

J. H. M. New York. You must watch the dailies
and THE YOUNG NEW YORKER for advertisements of
amateur matches. Onl professionals are excluded.

‘ Men without a record a most always receive a handi-

the diaphragm of the receiver, in the new machine ‘

they on] ' control it, the force used being either the
power 0 hand or clockwork.

We hope that our readers will be able to
understand the above description, which we
have condensed from a recent interview with
Edison. It requires some acquaintance with
the laws of electricity but is otherwise simple.
The real secret of the invention is the exact
compos1tion of the chemical solution with which
the chalk cy‘nder is saturated.

Balky Horses.

THE Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals recommends the following rules for the
treatment of balky horses:

1. Pat the horse upon the neck, examine the

harness carefully, first on one side and then on .

the other, speaking encouragineg while doing
so; then jump into the wagon and give the word
go; generally he will obey.

2. A teamster in Maine says he can start the ; what age are recruits acceptedware they accepted ,

worst balky horse by taking him out of the

cap allowance. To avoid trouble in entering at ama-
teur matches you should join some amateur club,
from which you can hail. That is a guarantee that
the unknown is not a secret professronal trying to
enter under false pretenses.

ADMIRER, New London. Conn., writes: “ I am com-
ing to your city to see the great walking match next
month: while there I wish to
suit, such as those used by the -‘ew York and other
athletic clubs, viz.: shirt and drawers to the knee,
etc.

Afterward make a hole through cork with red-hot
needle and the glass is complete.

C. S. D., New York city. 1st. At any seller of

oarsmen. Boxing 13 excellent exercise for 25
minutes‘ work, three times a week, or ,15 minutes
daily. It can be learned from books to a 1. dc-
ree; and books with plent ' of practice wil make a
air boxer. To make a nished boxer requires a
master and about 24 lessons. The best boxing
teacher in the United States is Colonel Monsterv,
the American Cham ion at Arms. He resides in
New York citv, at 19 Sixth avenue. His pupils
have beaten those of all other masters, we t for
weight. He cha esSlaIesson. 3d. James ordon
Bennett is like t e Indian‘s idea of a White man,
“ mighty onsartin." We cannot answer for his Polar
intentions. 4th. Single-skull shells varv from 88 to
45 feet in length, and from 80 down to lbs. weight.

. 5th. It is bad policy to eat just before going to bed,

urchase an athletic ,

As my time will be limited, I would be very ,

grateful if vou would inform me where Icould make '

such purc use?“ ANSWER. Peck & Snyder, 124
NasSau street, New York city.

Orro G. ECKSTEIN, Washington, writes: “ ist. What
is the greatest distance ever run and walked in five
hours, and by whom? 2d. Has Mr. Partello‘s score
out of a possible 225 ever been beaten? 3d. How is
my writing—age 15? ANSWERS. lst. Thirty-five and
4-7 miles bv \V. Corke', London, England, March
8th, 1878. Ld. We thin not. The coming summer
may see it beaten. however, if only by Partello. 3d.
Your writing is beautiful but your spelling and punc—
tuation are bad. Always put an interrogation point
after a question.

JACK, Evansville, Ind.. asks: “ lst. Is there a U. S.

‘ Navy recruiting-office at New Orleans? if not, where

shafts and making him go round in a circle till ,

he is giddy. If the first dance of this sort doesn’t
cure him, the second will.

3. To cure a balky horse, simply place your i

hand over the horse’s nose and shut off his wind
tillhe wants to go, and then let him go.

«i. The brains of the horse seem to entertain I

but one idea at a time; therefore continued
whipping only confirms his stubborn resolve. If
you can by any means give him a new subjectto

think of, on will generally have no trouble in .

starting im. simple remedy is to take a
couple of turns of stout twine around the fore-
leg, just below the knee, tight enou h for the
horse to feel. and tie in a b0w knot. t the first

short distance you can get out and remove the
string to prevent injury to the tendon in your
further drive.

5. Take the tail of the horse between the hind
legs and tie it by a cord to the saddle girth.

6. Tie a string around the horse‘s ear close to
his head.

 

 

 

Special Notice.——TBE Yocso NEW YORKER is
prepared to answer questions on all the sub'ects
treated of in the paper. Competent writers have
been engaged for our departments of sports, pas-
times, athletics. etc., so that our readers may de-
pend on correct information.

We shall be pleased to receive accounts from

is the nearest one from Evansville, Ind,? 2d, At

any time? 3d. The address of the commander of

unless hungry. In that case eat light food or be-
ware of the nightmare. 6th. Your writing is r.
Go to a commercial college and take ten do lars'
worth of lessons and it will pay you well.

R. X. C.. Metuchen, N. J.. writes: “Having
taken your valuable paper, Tm: Yorxo NEW Yomn.
since the first issue, and regarding it excellent au-
thorin on sporting matters, I come to you to settle
a dis nite between a friend and myself. lst. I claim
that ‘dward Payson Weston did walk 5(1) miles in

‘ six davs, consecutive, at the Rink, in the city of

thetraining shipfi St. Mary‘s?" ANSWERS. lsl. There 7

are recruiting o ces for the navy at all navy yards.
The nearest to Evansville is \\ ashington. Besides
this, there are Portsmouth, N. H.: Cliarlcstown,
Mass: Brooklyn, N. Y.: League Island, Philadelphia;

. Norfolk, Va, and Pensacola, Fla.

W. R, Terre Haute, Ind. 1st. A small. chea and

owerful galvanic battery cannot be made. ower
in galvanism is gained by the expenditure, either of
metal plates under acids, or of eoal in a steam en-
gine to work the magnets opposite to their arma-
turcs. 2(1. Electroty ling is a business requiring a
book to explain it. uy the best works on electri-
city and magnetism that you can get. If a first-class

? age?

cyclopsedin is at hand, consult that to find the names .

of the latest works on your subject. 3d. The salaries

. . i Z of bookkeepers vary from $500 to $2,500 a year.
check he Will go dancmg off, and after gomg a l

I July 24th, 1863. fall on?

‘ stories,

Tnos. H CARROLL, Philadelphia, asks: “ 1st. The ori-
gin of the word ' Minncqua?‘ 2d. If we can furnish a
small manual on the art of self—defense, and how
much will it cost?" ANsWERS. 1st. It is an Indian
com )ound word, and probably means " wailing " or

“ea in waters." The word .Ilirme means water in
most ndian dialects, as Minne-haha, “laughing-
water?"

call of some water bird, all
more or less imitative of natural sounds.

can furnish you a very good one for 75 cts., and a '

pretty fair one for 15 cts.

FERNANDO, New York, asks: "lst. What day did
2d. When will the next two

ublished in your paper? 3d. Are those
‘ ack Harkaway‘s School-days,‘ true
4th. Is that famous author. Bracebridge

stories be

stories?

‘ Heinyng, the hero in these stories? 5th. Where can

school and college clubs of contests in athletics of 

all sorts.

N. B.—We do not undertake to decide wagers, nor
to deal with anything involving the elements of
gambling and betting in any form.

Address all communications to Enrron YOI’NG NEw
YORKER. 98 William street, New York City, inclos-
ing real name and address of writer as guarantee of
good faith. Anonymous letters burnt in future.

 

a?” The publishers of THE YOUNG NEW YORRER
will always be glad to receive and consider contribu—
tions from authors of well-known reputation on sub-
jects suitable for. and congenial to, boys and young

I get a good book wi h directions for fancy skating
and cutting figures and such on the ice, and what

"I ' h
the word " Qua" is probably the wail or  “I I be “on many
ndian dialects being 
2d. We ‘,

Newar ’. He claims that the said Weston has not
any such a record in America, and also that he never
walked 500 miles in America. 2d. Was the match of
Captain A. H. Bogardus, at New York, a fraud When
he claimed to break 6.000 balls out of (kilo-the same
match that the Spirit of the Times said that the balls
were broken at the factory by a chip being taken
out of the neck of the ball?”  ist. Your
friend is right. Weston's record at the Newark
Rink was challenged at the time, and has never been
satisfactorily cleared u i. Weston walked 530 miles
in his English match wit O‘Leary, but his American
records do not cover that distance in an undisputed
manner. ml. The Spirit of the Times es the
charge s uarely, and it has not yet been tried fairly.
It would a difficult one to prove or disprove.

E. S. P., Boston, asks: “ ist. Is there any Wigwam
in Boston of the Loyal Sons of America, and can a
person belong to the order under sixteen years of
2d. Are Harriman and O‘Leary to walk in
Boston? 3d. Can ou tell me where I can get shock
on walking, as I ll 'e that exercise very much. 41:11.
Is there a he 's' athletic club in Boston? 5th. What
do you thin of my writin r" Asswnns. lst. Ad-
dress T. Elmer Hames, l7 ond street, New York
city, or watch the “Loyal Sons" column of our
paper for information on these oints. We have no
connection with the interior wor in of the order,
save to act as their 0 an of publication. 2d. Un-
certain as  Proba 1y not. 3d. There is none
later than 1 , which we can furnish for ten cents.
We intend shortly to issue a series of papers on this
and other branches of athletics, which W ll be u to
the times. 4th. If there are any such we shoul be

)Ieased to receive their addresses for publication in

HE Yorxo NEW YORKER. 5th. It is not good. To
improve it, go to a writing school if you can aflord
it. The ten dollars s nt there fora series of Imus
undreds to you in after life.

L. E. F.. Philadelphia, writes: “ 1st. I, not long ago,
walked 22 miles b measurement in four hours. Do
on consider this est, I being 16 years old. 5ft. sin. in
ight, and around the chest film? I have tried several

! times and I find I can lift exactly 175 lbs. of heav

. weight.

. What would you consider fast time in W

willbethe price of one?“ ANSWERs. ist. Friday. 2d. ‘

You will see them announced in their proper order.
3d. No. 4th. No. 5th. It is too late t is season to

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publish such a book. Next winter we shall have one; .

price 10 cts.

LOVER or Spon'rs, Chester, Mass, writes: “I love

‘ to see sparring or anything in that line, so I want you

‘ he could do until vour paper came out ?"

men. Such contributions will be given early atten-

tion, and early use When found available.

 

To Correspondentsr—We have received the,

following letter:
“ NEW YORK, Feb. filth, 1879.

“ DEAR SIRS—Would you please to let me know, in
your next number of THE Yorxo NEW YORRER, why

. you did not answer me those few questions which I

If he was here there wouldn‘t ‘

The wind comes in through that ‘

sent to you, by mail, on the 12th day of February?
You say, in your paper, you would be pleased to an-
swer such questions, and I should like to know why
you don't? Are not my questions as good as the rest!
“ I remain yours, ever respectfully,
“ FERNANDO."
ANSWER. If our friend “ Fernando “ had been con-
tent to wait patiently, he would have seen his ques-
tion answered in due time, as it is. in this number.
It may not have occurred to him that there are a

‘ great runny )eople in the world besides " Fernando,“
- and that ot er questions might have priority over

He added that l

his own. “'9 print his letter as a specimen of the
sort of impatience which correspondents sometimes
afiect toward editors. without asecrtaining first
whether it is justifiable or not. Hereafter, we wish
to remind all our correspondents that their letters

, will have to wait their turn in the mail and that first

. come is to be first served.

“'e hope that this will induce some of our 1
,1 and address of the writer, independent of any nom de

readers to visit and encourage these boys, for
they really need it. As lon

as our brave and f
generous Boyton was near t ein they felt quite

confident, but as soon as he ceased to urge on ;
measures for their benefit, the enthuSIasm and "

1 charity of all outsiders seems to have percepti~
3 lily cooled. Brave Paul Boyton is one man in a
million: and now that he is far away. voyaging
down the Mississip i, our poor Life—Savers are
neglected in New X ork city. One comfort, the
weather is getting warmer daily. Still before
, it is warm enough one or more of the boys may
die of cold.
“'e therefore ur e our readers who can are
the time to go an see the Life-Savers and ielp
; them all the can till Boyton comes back.

, paid hereafter.

The :
assistance tiey may render will be richly re- ’

“'e further desire to say
that hereafter letters. unaccompanied by the name

plume, will go into the scrap-basket at once.

G. M. A., Portsmouth, N. H. Your question as to
pedimotors is elsewhere answered.

W. N. SMITH asks: “Will you publish a story by
Harry Castlemon?" ANSWER. Al in good time.

A. H. KERR, Philadel hia. Pedometers are for
sale in New York, price \Ve can furnish the best
for that sum.

J. J. W.. New Orleans. Write to the Secretarv of
State, T. Elmer Haines, 17 Bond street, New ork
city, for all “Loyal Sons" news.

JAMES L. CORNER, Utica. You must write to the
Secretary of Slate for the order, T. Elmer Haines,
17 Bond street, New York city, to get permission.

G. B. H., Canal Winchester, Ohio. Your question
as to pedimotors is answered elsewhere in this
column. They are not regularly quoted in the trade
yet.

to tell me, let. If the left foot should be out first, and
where should you hold your right arm? 2d. What is
20 miles‘ time for a boy that never tried to see what
AszERs.
lst. In s arring, t row the Weight on right leg with

, “hip-ba ance.“ left foot forward and very light] ' , . . . -
Z planted, left hand down by the hip. back of hand > Chm measure 32 m 36 mChes’ “m 28 to 40' ac-

down. right arm diagonally across the body, hand g

I measure around my waist 30 inches. 2( .
What do vou thirk this is in convia‘iarison Viv ith other
young fellows of my age? 3d. ill you lease tell
me what is the best diet in training for W i g 4th.
'ing a
mile? I read your pa r with gwat )leasure, liking
especially ‘The Boy ockey‘ and ‘ 9 Captain of
the Club.’ 51h. What is the average hizht of boys
sixteen years old, breadth of waist and chest?” Ax-
lst. Your performance. if the track was not
short, was quite good, but not fast. The best 22
miles on record was made inside three hours name-
lv: 2h. 5m. 22s. 2d. You compare favorably with
the average city boy of sixteen. 3d. The simpler the

‘ better, plent ' of lean beef and mutton and not much

1 tea and coffee. Drop smoking and

opposite the left shoulder or left side of the chin, 30- 3

cording to hight of adversary. For a tall adversary,
use a higher guard. 2d. We should call four hours
excellent time for such a boy. if it was all square
heel and toe walking.

M. K., Terre Ilaute. Ind., asks: “1st. How are the
diamond and gold mines of Brazil worked? Qd.
Could a person go there and hunt for himself? 3d.
I drink one glass of beer regularly every dav; do
you think that amount would hurt me? I am fifteen
years old. 4th. Could sassafras root be pre )ared as
an extract: if so. how?" AszERs. 1st. y slave
labor under the Brazilian government. 2d. No. The
Government of Brazil allow nointerference by stran-
gers. 3d. If you cannot get on now, at fifteen, with-
out one glass of beer a day. you may end in dying a
drunkard. Dro it. There is no earthly reason why
you should drin ' beer regularly every day. Boys of
fifteen should leave beer alone if they have not
brains enough to resist regular habits of drinking.

4th. It can, either by a decoction or by distillation.

HAWKEYE. Des Moines. Iowa asks: “1st. What is
the standard target for 25 an 50 yards, a1 0 1,000-
yard Creedmoor target? Give diameter of bull's-eye.
number and distance of rings apart? 2d. What do
you think would be a good walk of 5 and 10 hours for
a boy of 18 without any training? How many miles
ANSWERS. lst. Creedmoor targets are of three kinds.
lst class. from 800m 1,100yards, are 6ft. by 1‘2; bull‘S-
eye, 36in. circle: center, 60in. circle: inner. 6ft. bv
6; outer, all the rest of target. 2d class. from 400 to
700 yards. 6ft. square: bull’s—eye, 22in: center . 40in;
inner, 56in: outer, all the rest. 3d class, 6ft. by 4:
bull‘s—eye, 8in.: center, 16in.; inner. lfiin.: outer. all
the rest of ta et. This target is used for all Off-
hand shooting inside of 300 yards. The counts are,
bull's-eye. 5; center, i: inner, 3; outer. 2. 2d. We
should say 20 and 40 miles, respectively, would be
excellent.

C. C. R. writes from Ohio: “I procure a copy of
your valuable paper, THE Yorxn NEW YORKER, from
our newsdealer regularly every week. Words can-
not express my leasure and gratification at behold-
ing such a 1110(81 youths‘ paper. I, myself, was
a recent devotee of the boys papers published in
your city. but upon seeing a copy of your ournal,
they were instantaneously thrown into the s ade, as
it were. I think the serial now running in your
columns, ‘ The Boy Jockey.‘ is the best ever written;
and, while I am now upon this sub'ect, I wish to ask
you one question, which you w” please answer
through your ‘Questions Answered.’ It is this: Is
the author of the serial above referred to, viz.,
Joseph E. Badger, Jr., a puzzler. and does he reside
in St. Joseph. Missouri?" ANSWER. Many thanks
for your praise. Mr. Badger once lived at St. Joseph,
but is now at Frankfonl, Kansas.

stale bread or the staples. Avoid and strong

'nking and live
virtuously. 4th. 6m. 23s. is the best. We should
call 7 minutes decidedly fast, however. 5th. Impos-
sible to say, except as to one locality at a time. In

our Atlantic coast towns. 5 feet 3 to 8 inches high.

cording to fat.

Jons, New Ham .hire. writes: “1st. Iam fifteen
‘ears of age, 5ft. 'in. in highr, and weigh 110 lbs.

enjoy walking, running and revving better than
anything else. But after walking fast or running a
quarter or half a mile. I have a sharp pain in in left
side so that 1 have to stop and let it pass off be are I
can go on am. But I do not pers ire hardly any,
no matter ow hard I exert myse . What is the
mum, and is there no cure? 9d. “'here can I get a
book to guide me in running. walking, rowing. box-
ing, wrestling, etc., and W at will it cost. 3d. Is
there no old history of the world from the time of
Christ still in print, and what would it cost? 4th.
Where can I get a complete book of instructions for
the flute. and what will it cost? also, how much
would a ood inlaid flute with keys. etc. cost?" Ax-
SWERs. st. The pain vou experience is a roof that
you overexert yourself. For the lack o perspira-
tion the Turkish bath is an excellent remedv. The
pain in the left side "my be a heart trouble. In that
case see your family physician before you try Turk-
ish baths. as they are dangerous in such troubles.
2d. No one book can guide you in all these branches.
\Ve can send you as follows: Pedestrianism. 10 cts.:
Rowing, 50 cts.: Boxing and Wrestling, 50ers. 3d.
You should hunt for such books on second-hand-
book stalls or shops—price uncertain. 4th. Books
from :25 cts. to 85. Flute from $25 to $125 if of good
tone.

A. H. K.. Philadel hia, writes: " I read vour paper
with great deli ht, iking it better than the Clipper.
The other day thought I would walk a mile, so I

ut on my gymnasium suit and walked a mile in Sin.
. Ts. I never walked so fast in all my life before; I
nearly fainted when I finished, althou h in two davs
I felt nothing of it. What do you thin — of this walk-
ing, fast or not? Will you please inform me What a

imotor is? I am not sure it is spelled right but
it is a machine like the roller-skate: you wal on
them and you can go very fast. Please inform me
what they are, their price and where I can get a pair?
I have tried all over Philadel bin to get a. pairof
roller~skates (four wooden rol ersl. but I cannot get
Nos. 101-2 or 11—these are the numbers either one
of which size I can wear. Please inform me where,
in New York, I can get a pair, and robable cost?‘
ANSWERS. Your mile was, without ( oubt, very fast
indeed for an amateur, only second to Harry Arm-
Strong‘s best mile, if your time and track were cor~

‘ rect.—The pedimotor or “foot-mover" is a new

thing, and not sufficiently reliable as yet to be ac-
curatel (filoted in the sporting papers, therefore we
must ec 'ne for the present to say anything de-
finite, for or against it. If the first-class sporting-
goods dealers do not have it, it is probabl because
of its newness and want of record. R0 er-skates
can be had at Peck & Snyder‘s, New York, all rises;
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The Boy Jockey;
HONESTY VERSUS OROOKEDNESS.

 

(By Joseph E. Badger, JP.

 

CHAPTER XVIII.
LUCULLUS EPPIOOON ESQUIRE.

THE little brown man stood silently l
at the effect of his h and unexpec
pearance u
jockey. e had an eye to the dramatic, and
the resent situation fully gratified that taste.

A the first sound of his voice, True Blue had
sprungto his feet and faced the speaker.
recognized the folded slip of paper, and as he
did so, there came back to his memory the pe-
culiar smile which that dingy, snuff-colored
countenance had worn while its owner was
fumbling in his—True Blue's—breast pockets.
The solution was easy, now. It was a smile of
triumph at thus easilly]v retrieving his recent de-
feat, by etting into is own possession the only
proof of is attempted bribery.

And yet, why come here to boast of his trick—
ery! to exhibit the written evidence of his own
rascalit 3

hing

The bhy jockey did not stop to answer these
and other questions that floated across his brain
with wondrous rapidity. He saw the proof of
his story in the little rown man's hands, and
he was not one to let such an opportunity pam
him by, unimproved.

“'ith a strong hand he whirled his chair aside
and leaped forward as though to grapple with

in athief.

. Lucky Coon plainly believed this to be his
intention, for he sprun nimbly aside and back-
ward, thrusting note— k and per into his
bosom, then “ ut up his fists‘ with a swift
grace that told e was no novice in the manly
art of self-defense.

But the b0 jockey was playing a surer card
than that.
long as the first, but instead of tumin aside to
accept the mute challenge of the litt e brown
man, he reached the door, closed it, and then
faced Mr. Lucky Coon. a cooked and leveled re-
volver in his hand.

“ Now then," he said, in a low, but clear and
resolute tone of voice: “ I’ve got you just where
I want you. \Vho the devil are you, and what
do you want here!"

Instead of appearing at all disconcerted, the
little snuff-colored man drop 1 his fists and
burst into a hearty laugh—In which he was
joined by Henry Blythe, not a little to the boy
jockey’s surprise.

“ It is funny, no doubt, when you see where
the laugh comes in," he said. a little sharply.
“ Mr. Lucky Coon. you will oblige me by hand—
ing that paper to Mr. Blythe—"

‘Put up your pistol, True.” uttered Henry
Blvthe, as well as he could for laughing.
“ This gentleman is a particular friend of mine.
and if he is the rascal you have been describ-

mThe boy jockey turned as white as his sun-
burnt complexion would admit. and his eyes
shone like steel at a white heat as he said, in a
forced tone:

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“Let me ask you one thing, Mr. Blythe. Is ;

this man in your employ?” nodding toward Mr.
C

can.

“ Yes—that is—" hesitated the old gentleman.

“ \Vait a moment. Did you authorize him to
visit me and offer me money to lose the race?"

“ No, sir—I never thought of such a thing,”
was the short reply, for the old gentleman was
beginning to chafe under the sharp, peremptory
tone of the lad.

True Blue drew a long breath as of relief.

“ I ask your pardon. sir, for having unjustly
suspected you of such an undcrhand trick,
even for a. moment. I am very glad you had
nothing to do with it, for if you had set him to
tr me, thereby showing that you were doubt-
fu of my honesty after all Ihave said. I would
not have ridch your filly for all the money
there is up on the race.”

“ Whatever blame there is, must fall upon my
shoulders," said the little brown man; “and I

will bear it gladly, because through that little ‘

trick I found an honest man—even if I did find
Frank Holman‘s lost purse in your pocket!"

True Blue hardly knew how to resent this
reiterated charge. The whole affair was so per-
plexing that, for the life of him, he could not
penetrate the mystery.

“ Come, young man ” said the stranger.
“Take your seat, and ‘11 ex lain. If you‘re
not fully satisfied, there is p enty of time to
punch my head afterward.”

The boy jockey obeyed, but he turned his
chair so that he could easily reach the door,
before either of his com nions. The little
man noticed the fact, an inwardly chuckled
as he nodded, appmvingly.

“ In the first place,” he said, 5 aking rapidly,
but in a very different manner rom that which
has been termed his “ impulsive mood.” for want
of a. better term—“I am a detective. My

, never like tos

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1

“I gratified him. after
work in earnest, for my
place named distinctly,

awhile, then began
man had heard no
and this was my only

played.

.‘ Holman was watching that saloon when
Tim andMike entered it, followed by you. He
stepped InSIde, probably to let them know that
they had not mistaken their man, then came
out and turned the corner.

.“I waited, preferring to follow you. “’hy
didn’t I give you a hint of the trap? Well, I

' poil businem, and if you avoided
this trap, they would only set another, about
which I might not learn so much beforehand.

“.I followed you into the ambling hall,
which, by the way, belongs to Héflman himself.
and his actions there. pressing in beside you and
betting heavily against his own. bank, gave me
the one clew I had wanted.

" I fancied he meant to do the trick himself—
slip the money into your pocket—but he was
too cunning for that. Instead, he slyly handed

1 it to Tim Dorgan, and Tim Dorgan watched his

chance and put the book into 'our tail pocket.
“I pressed forward, intentling to remove it,

but was too late. Holman raised the alarm,

and sprung to guard the door. I felt then that

1‘ you were fairly caught, and as the only chance
the man who had indirectly accused him of be— v‘

put in my oar.
“ Holman and most of thoSe present knew me

I and my business, and you saw how ea rlv

he put the affair into m ' hands. He idn't

want to leave you a loopho e to crawl through.
“ Now—tell me—did you suspect anything !"
“Yes; I felt the book in my pocket, the mo-

, ment the alarm was raised, and knew that I

e made a second leap, as swift and i

, sing property from his bosom.
, for t

had been trapped. For I hadn’t put anything
in that pocket.”

I “I thought as much," nodded the detective:
“ from your face. And that is why I looked at
you so closely when I invited the thief to step
forward an confess. I meant to arrest you,
run you in, but to tell the whole story in secret
to the officials, and so get you off. But you
didn’t take the hint, and I had to try another
p an.

“ You know how it worked. The second man
upon your right was Tim Dorgan: the third
man on your left was one of my men. in
Searching him, I slipped his pocketbook up my
left coat-sleeve. In searching you, I slipped Hol~
man‘s pocketbook up my right sleeve, then pro-
duccd the other, as though it was the one I took
from your pocket. The cry I gave made those
in the plot believe that all had worked as they
desire , and when I put the pocketbook into
your hand, bidding you stand aside with the
Others who had been searched and found inno-
cent, they were so dumbfoundered that I saw a
chance of improvin my first plan. I had made
Holman search me first, so I knew I could take
the pocketbook with me unsuspected. Dorgan
believed that Holman had given him the wrong,r
pocketbook, while Holman thought Tim had
made the mistake.

“ I purposely stirred up Dorgan, then tripped
him up, and made as though I drew the mis-
Then I whistled
6 men I had stationed outside before en-
tering, and marched off my bird, with the dar-
bies on.

 

footsteis, but from that day his very nature
seeme changed.

He sought and obtained a clerkship in a
wholesale grocery, owned by an old friend of
his father’s.

Henry Bl he was very angry when he learn-
ed this, for e had offered the lad a home and a
father‘s love. And when Harvey declined to
Ebrow up his situation, he was forbidden the

ouse.

So matters went on for several years. Harvey

faithfully performed his duties. and soon gained
the respect and love of his employer, who grad-

‘ ually advanced him, until now, seven vears

ap-  chance of finding out where the trick was to be »
the 0d gentleman and the boy ;

from the day on wh;ch he entered the dingy
store, Harvey was made a partner in the con-
cern, with a one-third share.

Long before this event, Henry Blythe had so
far relented as to invite the voung man occa-

_ sionallyto his house, and the"childish love for

‘ his heartto overcome his judgment.
Henry Blythe toowell to hope that he would ;

, into the ear of t

each other, which had never entirelydied out.
was rapidly rekindled in the hearts of Cora and
arvev.
They each felt almost sure that they were be-
loved 111 return, but Craven had never allowed
He knew

fronting each other. But Hudson saw only too
plainly where her sympathies lay, and grasped
er by the arm to put her aside.

It was an unluck 'move for him. The lover’s
arm shot out, an '
nerveless heap, while Cora, terrified, uttered
scream after scream for help.

CHAPTER XX.
CLEARle THE FIELD OF BATTLE.

THESE were the sounds that so startled Henry
Blythe and his two visitors, cutting short what-
ever answer might have been given to his ques-
tion concerning the mysterious Tracy Talbot.

The sounds came from one of the rooms
across the corridor. and Mr. Blythe had no dif-
ficulty in remgnizin the voice of his daughter.

Moved by the same impulse, the trio hastened
toward the spot. but the oldest and least active

 

. was first, a father's love more than counter-

balancing the disadvantages of age.

It was a dramatic scene which awaited them
the moment they passed the outer door—a
scene which was faithfully reproduced by the

Z tell-tale mirror. and for a brief space held them

consent to bestow his only surviving child upon ‘

a grocer‘s clerk. He knew that he held him dis-
graced for accepting such a station in life.
Never yet had a Blythe been "in trade,” and
this was the first Craven who had so disgraced
his proud lineage.

But now that he was admitted as a partner,
Harvey saw a gleam of hope. He knew that
Blythe was nearly at the foot of the hill, and
foolishly fancied that his extravagant pride

him but a poor student of human nature.

To do him justice, Craven had determined to
declare his intentions first of all to Henr '
Blythe himself. and had visited the hotel wit 1
that purpose. But the old gentleman was out.
and while awaiting his return, Harvey was en-
tertained b Cora.

It would 3 a waste of time to attempt an ex-
planation of how he came to change his firm re-
solve. and whisper the sweet story of his love

e daughter, instead. That was
a foregone conclusion, the moment he trusted
himself alone in her presence. The temptation

, had been strong enough before, when he knew

i hopes.

“By that move I killed two birds with one '

stone. I kept them from learning the truth
through mutual explanations. and put a danger—
ous tool where he will not be able to give us any
more trouble. Taken all in all, I think it a
tolerably neat job,” complacently added Mr.
Lucullus Ep )icoon.

“\Vhat a )ut Tracy Talbot 5" asked Henry
Blythe, speaking for the first time since the dc-
tective began his storv.

At that moment there came the Sounds of a
. heavy fall and the loud screams of a woman,

from no great distance.

CHAPTER XIX.
IN CUPID‘s nowrzn.

DESPITE the fact of his being upon his “ last
legs," Henry Blythe carried as much sail as
he chr had in his palmicst days. To judge
from his style of living, there was no bottom to

that to speak would be the death-blow of his
It was irresistible now that be had ta—
ken the seal from his lips, and in a soft whisper
that was love itself, be told the story Cora had
long ago learned by heart.

Yet It was none the less sweetly confusing to
her, and her dainty head drooped lower until
the ardent lover could no longer gaze into her
dear eyes. or read the flattering emotion so viv-
idlv painted upon her glowing cheeks.

ut he was not to be so easily foiled. He
slipped from his seat upon the sofa beside her,
and kneeling at her feet, imprisoned both her
fluttering hands in one of his, while he gently
raised her face with the other.

“Tell me. darling, you are not angry?" he
whis )ered softly, as the downcast cycs still re-
fuse to meet his eager gaze. “One glance—
that is all I ask.”

Slowly, as though yielding to an irresistible
power. the long lashes were raised—and then
their eyes met.

The precious answer was given in that one

i one and all spellbound.

 

Hudson went down In a w

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arms around his neck. “Don't blame him~it
was not his fault. Cousin Alfred was so rude——
and he did hurt me—”

“Allow me to explain, Mr. Blythe,” said Cra-
ven, in a firm, though )erfectly res ~tful tone.
“Mr. Hudson had evi ently been inking. be-
fore he came in. for his first action was to insult
me, Without any just cause or provocation upon

art. I made him no reply. when he repeat-
ed t e insult, and would have struck me, when
Miss Blythe came between us. He caught her
by the arm as though to push or fling her aside.
She cried out, as I believed with pain, and then
I knocked him down—just as you yourself
would have done under similar provocation."

“But he must have had some cause——some-

: thing to anger him—" began Mr. Blythe, but

stopped short as he caught sight of the sudden
wave of color that spread over the pale, tear-
stained face of his daughter.

A suspicion of the truth flashed u)on his
mind, and uickly turning, he glanced t rough
the open oorway. He saw his own figure
plainly reflected in the large mirror, and the

 sus )icion became conviction.

A foppishly—dressed young man was lying ‘
u n the floor of the inner room, the doorway :

0 which formeda frame to the picture which
seemed painted upon the polished glass. He
was just raising

. other hand outstretched and grasping a pistol.
4 Blood was trickling down his face and over his

‘ upon his every feature.

linen. A fierce, deadly hatred was written

For the time being he

, was transformed into a veritable devil of re-

; vengc.
would be something humbled: which proved ‘

iimself upon one elbow. the I

wound around his neck as she frantically resist- ‘

ed his gentle but firm efforts to ut her aside,
out of the line of the threatened s iot.

Such was the tale the mirror told.

Here it was that the wild—life training of the
boy 'ockey stood all parties concerned in good
stead. While Henry Blythe stood as though

trified. and even the detective hesitated, True

lue darted forward, through the connecting

doorway, and pounced upon Alfred Hudson ‘

much as a saucy king-bird assails a sulky crow.
It was fortunate for Harvey Craven that his
blow had been so firmly planted. Almost blind-

ed for the time being. young Hudson had been ‘

unable to catch anything like a certain aim, and
when Cora. woman-like. seeing only the danger
of him she loved. sprung between the two, he
dared not risk an uncertain shot, even in the
hight of his jealous fury.

Thus it came that True Blue was in time to
prevent the burning of powder, though there
was not a breath of time to spare.

Knowing from experience how apt a cocked
firearm is to be discharged in a struggle, the

5 boy jockey, in grasping the leveled weapon, took

1 care to Cover the nipple with his hand.

glance, and Harvey Craven knew that his dear— ‘

est hopes were fully realized. But ere he could
take advantage of the sweet though silent cou-
fcssion. a sharp, discordant sound broke the dc-
licious spell that bound them both.

to be overturned upon the floor, followed by an
angry oath.

Harvey Craven reseated himself upon the
sofa, but Cora swiftly removed herself toa chair
several yards away and a moment later the
unwelcome visitor made his appearance in the
doorway which connected the two parlors. It
was Alfred Hudslun, Cora’s cousin.

He strove to appear quite at case, but as is so

pulled trigger at the same instant, and the ham-

, mer fell. sinking the nipple dcc into True Blue‘s !

palm, but he never flinchcd. is fingers closed
around the weapon and gave it a sudden twist,

came over his features.

e remembered what he himself had seen in
the glass, and the conduct of young Hudson was
(Explained—though by no means to his satisfac-

1011.

Strange as it may appear, he had never once
suspected the possibility of-there being any love
passages between his daughter and this man
who had disgraced his race by working fora
living. He had suffered his visits—and even en-
couraged them, in hopes of leading Harvev to
see the error of his ways. but he believed. lais

. 1 child far too proud to look kindly upon a groeer‘s
()pposxte stOod another man. a woman’s arms 3

clerk.

The lovers saw his glance at the mirror. and
only too easily read the swift change which
Cora shrunk back in
pale and trembling fear, but Harvey appeared
to gain fresh courage.

“I see you have discovered the reason, sir."
he said. speaking with a rapidity that defied in-
terruption. “ You must have expected some-
thing like this. “'e have been thrown togetln r
from childhood. You have encouraged mv
visits—" l

His speech was cut short by the angry old
gentleman.

“D~—n it. sir! because one is civil to you on
your father's account, must you think that one
is flinging one’s daughter at your head?"

“'ith a low cry. half of terror. half of shame.
Cora crept to her father's side. and buried her
face in his bosom. as Craven quietly added:

“ Sir, until now you have treated me as a
gentleman. I have never tried to conceal my

, real feelings from you, and as you still suffered

>

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Hudson i

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while his left hand grasped Hudson‘s wrist and ;

turned it violently in thc opposite direction. dis-
arming him with apparent case.

“ Seat 11 job as cvcr I saw I" cricI
coon, with an approving nod. " You‘d be a
credit to the force—“

‘T.
.ul

tle snuff-colored man did not deem it worth

. while to finish his sentence, but hearing the
, sounds of hasty footsteps advancing along the

corridor, he hurried back to the door of the

i shoulder.
. Eppi- ‘

my visits, I had a right to think that they were
not disagreeable to you. I came here tonight. to
ask your rmission to plead my cause with
your dang,r itcr, but you were out. “'hile wait-
mg for your return, I—my heart, got the better
of my resolution. and I confessed my love-—n
love that will never die while my heart beat: 

During this scene, True Blue had been grr w-
ing more and more uneasy. and at this juncture
he touched the little brown man upon the

“I rcckon we‘d better skin out 0' this. old

1 man 3" he said in a husky whisper: but as they

, outer room. just in time to bar the entrance of ‘
A door slammed heavlly—a chair appeared ‘

several servants. who had been alarmed by tin-

, piercing screams of the t -rrified maiden.
“ There's nothing the matter,” he said. bland- ,

IV. “The lad ‘ got frightened at a mouse—no
thing more. (Viood—cvening—don’t let me keep
you waiting.” '

“'ith a low how. he closed the door in their
faces and turned the key in the lock. then leis-

‘ urel ' returned to the connecting doorway.
{'3

often the case, ovcrdid the matter, and thus rc— .

vealed what he sought to conceal. Plainer than
words his manner told the lovers_that he had

1 his face.

surmised their secret, and Cora turned pale ‘

wit a vague fear.
Hudson’s discovery had been the result of
pure accident. and ma ' be readily explained.
For years he had ’en in love with Cora

, was drop )ing to the floor.

Cora had released her lover, but still stood
:- ear him, pale and trembling. Alfred Hudson
had arisen and was now wiping the blood from
rue Blue had recockcd the pistol. but
was glancing from one face to another. unhccd—
ing his wounded hand, from which the blood
Craven was stand-

. ing with owncast eyes. more agitated nowthan

Blythe: and had told her as much, a dozen times. '

but with a true woman’s tact, she had wardcd

; off the danger.

‘ his purse. and so the large majority of people ‘

“ ent.

name is Lucullus E picoon. though I have sub- ,

stitutes for every ay in the month. The one
on the card I gave you—‘ Lucky Coon ’—is an
old time sobriqud, which I honestl earned;
besides, it is on y one form of my rea name.
“To-day, Mr. Blythe put me on your track,
not to watch you, but to watch over you. Don’t
make any mistake. He could not have spoken
in higher terms of his own son. But he said

that you and he had unscrupulous enemies, '

whom he did not know, but Wished very much
to find out.

“For my own satisfaction I resolved to see
what you were made of, and so watched you at
dinner. If I made a mistake—asl now freely
acknowledge—you must blame those beauty-
marks upon your face. They made me decide

upon finding out how high your price was, and .

to insure your giving me the chance, I tried to

arouse our curiosity, by acting as outlandishly :

as I we 1 could, without mulling the risk of be-
ing arrested as an escaped lunatic.

‘You know what followed. I
were swallowing my gilded bait, and I felt
sorry for Mr. Blythe, for I never sus )ected the
trut : that you were pullin
eyes. You could have knoc cd me down with
a feather, when you turned upon me as you (lid,
threatening to publish that bit of paper—for it
would make me the laughing-stock of the whole
country.

“ I saw on safe in your room. then set off to
find Mr. lythe, to get an explanatory note
from him, so you won (1 listen to me in my real
character: but he was out, and when I returned
to the hotel, you were gone, no one could tell
me where.

“I was searchin for you, afraid you had
gone to put your t reat into execution, when
one of in men met me, and made his re n-t.
Luck h hel him, and he told me o the
plan Holman ad concovted, to get you laid by
the heels in the jug, until after the big race was
over.

“As I couldn‘t find you. I did the next best
thing: shadowed Holman himself. That was
an easy job. for he and I are old friends. Easy
until toward night. when I soon saw that he

I believed Vou ‘

the woo over m 3/ 1

believed. There were only a few who even sus-
pected the truth: that if his debts were paid,
the veteran turfman would be hopelessly insolv-
Not more than half a dozen persons knew
for certain how close he was sailing to the wind,
or that, if one frail anchor failed him. he would
surely go to pieces upon the black rocks of dis-
honor.

Not that Henry Blythe was purposely throw-
ing dust in the eyes of the public.

He lived as ‘

. same age.

A wild, reckless and headstrong youth. who
had never known a mother’s care or a sister‘s
love. he had not been bettcred by coming into
possession of a large sum of money, which was
placed wholly at his own disposal. But of this,
more hereafter.

He often said, and only spoke the truth, that

when he confronted the leveled pistol of his an-

gry rival, for he knew that his fate depended x

‘ upon the next few minutes.

Cora was the good angel whose influence alone .

kept him from entirely going to the bad.
lieving this, she had treated him more consider-
ately than was, perhaps, judicious.

Henry Blythe looked upon him indulgently.
as being much what he himself had been at the
He did not wish him for a son-in-law,
because he hated the father too cordially,

', but he encouraged his visits.

he had been taught—as his fathers had lived I

before him. He knew no other way to live. He
had never denied himself, nor any one belong-

ing to him; the most extravagant fancy was T
e

immediately realized. And even now, w n he

011 that evening, Alfred Hudson resolved to
know his fate, and characteristically braced
his nerves with a liberal quantity of liquor.

. Though he was not drunk, he had taken more
]

knew that less than two short weeks would, 1
 must, decide whether he was to live or die—live :
on as he always haxl, or die by his own hand, a. ‘

doubly dishonored suicide—he never once
thought of reducing his expenses. though he was
paying an exorbitant rent for an entire floor of
the large hotel.

Not far from where Henry Blythe was seated,
impatiently waiting for the romised appear-
ance of True Blue, Cora Blyt 1e was entertain-
ing a gentleman visitor. to the evident satisfac-
tion of both parties. They were seated upon a
sofa, and could the boy jockey have stolen a
glance at them, he would have been reminded
of the sight that met his eyes during his ride
home from the Park. when the Blythe carriage
rolled so swiftly past him.

The parties were the same, and their attitudes
but little changed. The same respectful, yet
ardent. adoring gaze is bent upon the fair face

that slowlv, as though reluctantly. sinks before 1

those spea 'ing cycs, longing. yet afraid to read
the sweet truth there revealed.

The Blythcs and Cravcns have been ac unint-
ed for many years, and the father of arvcy
Craven was the bosom friend and bOon com-
panion of Henry Blythe, from theirschool-boy
days up to the time when a self-planted bullet
cut the knot the defeated gambler had not the
patience to untie.

There was a strange similarity between the
two friends, in almost every respect. Both
were kind-hearted, generous to prmlignlity, high
livors. and both were passionately addicted to
gambling. Their especial )assion was for the
turf. and the same vein of ill-luck attended them
both. But Theodore Craven did not sto there.
Between the race meetin s he sought t 1e card

tables, and unfortunate mm as elsewhere, he i

soon ran through his fortune, and int an end to
his own life, rather than struggle mud to hand
with poverty. _
llis father's tragic end was a lesson never for-
ottcn by Harvey Craven, then a fairly-grown
ad well along in his ’tcens. Until then, he had
been decle a worthy chip of the old block,
who bade fair to follow faithfully in his father’s

. COIII‘Se.

than

He found the servant whose dutv it was to
announce callers, off guard, and with his usual
freedom, entered the outer parlor, where be ex—
pected to find his cousin.

Be— '

“Alfred Hudson.” said Henry Blythe. in a

cold, stern voice: “if you cannot come here i

and behave yourself, the best thing you can do ,3

is to stay away."

By no means the words he meant to utter. but i
the poor old gentleman had been completely un- 3

strung by the screams of his idolized child, and
scarcely knew what he did say.

“He knocked me down!" muttered Hudson.
with a bitter, vengeful glance toward Harvey

f Craven.

, e intended, to which fact the catastrophe .
, which followed must be attributed.

“No doubt you deserved all you got—and
more, too! You get drunk, and then come here
and make a pot-house of my rooms. There—
don’t tell me! The bad blood is in you. or you
wouldn’t be your father‘s son. Take your hat
and go—or by the Lord that made me! I’ll

've you in charge for disturbing the )eace!
Vhen you sober off, you can come bac and
apologize."

The last sentence was added after a brief

ause, as though the old gentleman feared he
laid been a little hasty in thus giving judgment

; before hearing any of the facts of the case.

“I will go. without 'our wasting any more

, breath over it. Mr. Blyt e,“ said the young man,

‘ in a tone of forced coldness.

The room was empty, and with a natural wish '

to appear at his best upon such a momentous
occasion, he approached a full length mirror for

the purpose of arranging his hair, and settling ‘

his collar. The thick
sound and the-r.—

In t e mirror he saw a reflection of the sofa~
saw Harvey Craven upon his knees before the

carpet gave forth no

maiden whom he had come prepared to court— ‘

and then he saw their eyes mect in a long,
ardent gaze of love!

Young Hudson had always acted upon im-
pulse and he (lid so now. Hastin retreating to
the door, he 0 ned and then slammed it. In
turning aroum , he struck his knee against a
chair, and with an angry oath, kicked it half—
way across the room.

Cora saw at a glance that there was somethinrr
wrong, and in a moment more shediscovcreI
the truth as her eyes fell upon the tell-tale
mirror. In the confusion of this discovery, she
helped on rather than averted the unpleasant
scene which followed.

Craven arose and bowed, but Hudson, not re-
turning the salute, pushed past him so rudely
as to cause them both to stagger. Hudson
eagerly grasped the occasion.

“Better stick to your shop, unless you can
learn to handle yourself less awkwardly, young
man. You are out of place in a lady's parlor."

Harvey turned white with anger, and in-
stinctively clenched his fists. but remembering
in whose presence he stood, turned away in
silence.

“But one word
with you. Mr. Harvey Craven.
a coward‘s blow. when I was not looking for it.
\Vhat you are, we all know, but as you are suf—

1 after his

. stole unobserved from the room. the ' heard
As no one appeared to heed his words, the lit- ' 3

Cora say. between sobs:
“ And I—I love him—so dearly, papa I"
[To BE CONTINUED—commxcnn IN No. 10.]

 

A HEART THAT IS PURE AND
FREE.

There is nothing on earth to be prized so much.
As a heart that is pure and free:

There ‘s naught I can find to compare with such.
In its value and pleasure to me.

I would like to roam all around the wide world.
And visit all spots that are fair to see:

But this I‘d fox-ego fora heart. that unfurled,
Shows loving. and pure, and free.

There is pleasure and 0y to be found ev‘rywhcrc.
And it varies in all that we mect:
It will often be lessened and tinged with fear.
And sometimes revenge itself will be sweet
Bc this as it may. I shall not gainsay
The pleasures that others may see;
‘Tis a pleasure to me. to sing every day.
The praise of a heart that is pure and free.

The heart that is loving. and pure, and free.
Sheds a sunshine that brightens and cln-ers:

And leaves an impression that ncver can be
Efi’aced by time. or dcstrovcd by years.

For the gentle and brave to its glory will sing.
In songs of the richest glee:

And loud and grand will the praises ring
Of a heart that is pure and frce.

Bull-Fighiing Bulls.

IT is a mistake to suppose that the taste for
this amusement is dyin r out in Spain. On the
contrary, whilcthc num er of churches has con-
siderably decreased in the last ten years, the
number of bull-rings has increasrd. Royal r-
sonagcs still find it necessary for their popu ar-
ity with the masses to attend bull-fights, and
when a short time ago the celebrated matador
Frascuelo was wounded in the bull-ring at Ma-
drid, the resent king sent repeatedly to inquire

health, and tire example was followed
by most of the leading personages of the Span-
ish court. Probably public opinion would now

 

 

, hardl ' tolerate a college of “tauromaquia,” en-

You struck me I

dowe from the public funds. It may be inter-
esting.r to note that such an institution was estab-
lished at Seville by Ferdinand VII. It was said

i that at the time there was a long discussion in

fered to mingle in the society of ladies and gen— ,

tlcmen, on the strength of your father's name,
for the time being I will treat you as though
you really were a gentleman. A friend will
wait upon you in my behalf, early to-morrow
morning.”

“I suppose you are hinting atnclmllcngc.“
quietly rcspondcd L'rnvcn. "If so, you may
spare your fricnd that trouble. You. or any

the Council of Ministers undcrthe n'esidency of
the king. as to whether they shoul give a chair
of chemistry to the I'niversity of Seville, or ex-
pend the money in stimulating the national
amusement. The latter course was dccidcd on
by a largc majority. Two of the leading mata-

‘ dors wcrc nppointcd professors. and under their

other man will always find me ready to defend ‘

myself, if attacked, but whocver bears Inc a
challenge to light a duel, will find my foot is
quite as heavvas you found my hand."

Youngr Hudson was about to reply hotly, but
Henry Blythe interfered just in time.

" Not another word. sir." he cried, stcrnly.

grasping the arm of his nephew and forcing h’m

He could not have chosen a more irritating '

Hudson felt himself in the wrong, an
that urged him on.

“Craven by name, and doubly a cravcn by ‘

nature! A pity such poor upstarts are allowed
to come into respectable society—"

Until now Cora had stood confounded, but
with a womanly instinct she sprung forward
between the two men, who were angrily con-

l

to fo low. " \Vith your quarrels outside. I have
nothing to do. but I will haVc no more brawling
hcrc. There‘s the door. (io—and don‘t come
back again until you can act as a gentleman
should act in the presence of a lady."

Thoroughly sobcred by what had occurred.
Alfred Hudson obeyed. leaving the room with-
out a word. Henry Blvthc watched him until
the door closed bchind him. then turned thckcy
again. and retraccd his steps to the inner parlor,
an ominous frown corrugating his brow.

Harvey Craven read his fate in that stern
look, but his courage was equal to the emergen-
cy, and he ncvcr quailed as the old gentleman

auscd before him, a mocking smile upon his
ips, strangely contrasting with the anger writ-
ten above.

“ Allow me to thank you. sir, for turning my
parlors into a Imxing-srhool. Your father was
my dearest friend, and my respect for his name
and memory will cover much. but when it comes
to such disgraceful conduct—"

“Papa—don’t!" sobbed Cora, flinging her

tuition Monies. perhaps the most cclcl n’ntcd bull-
fightcr of this century. acquired the rudimcnts
of his art.

Andalusia has always been lllc lwmlquartcrs
for bllllvfighting. As civilization advances the
uppcr classes thcrc as clscwhcrc set 1m to bc
gradually losing their taste for It. Nowadays
it is quite the cchption for a lady to attend
bull—fights. whereas thirty or forty ft curs ago If;
u as the rule. Among the lowcr class‘cs, how-
ever. the passion for bullfighting isintcnse. .-\ ll
the important towns have their bull-rings. In
San Lucar, Port Royal. and some country towns,
where funds are not forthcoming for such an
cstublisluncnt. it is. or was until lately. the His»
tom at the time of the annual fairs, and on Cl‘l"
tain feast davs. to scnd a bull along the streets.
attached to a loin.r (‘()l‘(l. which is held by six or
seven men. The initiated, from their \\'lll(l0\\‘s‘,
watch the discomliture of unwary persons Who
1111 mm) to be walking about. The latter cscapc
as lwst they can. and are sometimcs caught and
tossed. An Andalusian of the lower class can
hardly pass a bull in the fields without inciting
it to charge. Evml the children play at bull-
lighl ing. as may be sccn rcprcscntcd in the tapcs-
tries of Goya. .

‘ ()n the morning of a bullvfight at chdlc, Jercz
and Port St. Mary‘s a bull is frequently providcd
by the managers for the (lclm-tution of the popu-
lace, each person uying a real or two reals for a
seat in the bull-ring, and having the privdtgc
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sion at the opening of the Jerezbull-rmg in 1M...

The scene was one not easily to be forgotten. :
tli sexes had as- ‘

Thousands of ragamufilns of .
sembled, and when the hull was turned into the
arena the noise and excitement became tre-
mendous. By nature he was a qu1et,_pac1fic
creature, and perhaps on this account his horns
had not been blunted, as is customary. Such
bulls, however, are sometimes very dan erous
when aroused, as they have not the blin fury

of the fiercer animals, and discriminate between 2
For a. long time i

the man and the flag or lure. .
he bore blows and insults without making. any
great effort to retaliate. At length his patience
gave way. Turning on his tormentors, he
charged right and le t, and quick] ' cleared the
ring, catching and tossing no less t ian eighteen
mph) in the course of about a uartcr of an
hour. Several were desperate y wounded,
though none killed on the spot. (inc was tOSScd in
the air, caught, and tossed again. Some after
falling, or being knocked down, escaped by re-
maining motionless,when the bull sniffedat them
and Went awav. \thn I left, horrified at
what I had sccii, the bull was master of the sit-
uation. and the only man who dared to ap-
pl'oaCh within twenty yards of his tail was a

" i, i ‘ ~ s. who seemed to have at . .
01mph (11 munho ' ‘ where they are playing during the week. ,

charmed life. Such events cause little excite-
ment in the Peninsula. where human life 18
valued at a low rate.

pears in the local newspapers, and there is an
end.

men of the middle and upper classes to gct'up
amateur bull—fights. The bulls are never full

blunted, so that the danger is reduced to a
minimum.
curred. I remember on such an occasion at
Cadiz. that the. performers breakfastcd in the
bull-ring: while they were still seated, a bull
was let in. and the first man who rose from
the table had to pay for the breakfast. If I
mistake not, one man paid the penalty for his

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Base-ball.
THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION.

THE International Base—ball Association met
at Utica, N. Y., Fcb. l‘Jth. Delegates were
present representing I'tica, Albany (two clubs),
Columbus. Springfield, Holyokc, “Rum-ester,
Manchester, New Bcdl‘ord and \Vashington.

   

DuI ing the day the ('< invention spent the time .
The ‘

in revising the constitution and bylaws.
principal new features of the League playingr
rules were adopted. The Judiciary Committee
heard argument for five hours on the champion-
ship award. In the evening the committee
made a unanimous report to the Convention
that the Buffalos were tiist, Stars second and
Uticas third.

0:1 motion of Mr. Clark, of Manchester, the
Conw-ntion. by a Vote of 6 to I}. refused to agree
with the report of the committee, on the ground
that the Stars and Buffalos were not in the III-
ternational Assodation. The Convention adopt-
ed instead a motion giving the I'ticas the first
pllacg, Manchesters second and the Tecumsehs
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Base-ball on Ice.

THE largest crowd of the season that has as-
sembled to witness a base-ball match upon the
ice was athered at the large lake in front of
the well- ouse at Prospect Park, Feb. 20th. Two
teams were selected by Messrs. Barnie and .
Smith, the former of the Buckeye Club, of Col- I
umbus, Ohio, and the latter of the Hudson Club,
of Brooklyn. Several of the players on Barnie‘s
side are noted professionals—Cassid '. of the
Chica 08; Nelson, of the Indianapolis ‘lub, and
Doesc Ier, of the Tecumsehs, being among the
number. Several falls occurred during the
.ame, which amused the spectators greatly.

arnie’s part-y won by a score of ‘27 to 20.

A CLEVELAND reporter sends us the follow-
ing: l
“A small number of persons gathered at the‘v
Forest City Skating Park, yesterday. to witness a 
game of base-ball on ice, by the Snow Flakes and j
the Icicles. Only four innings were played, but they ‘
were sufficient. the ice being bad and the game i
worse. Agreat deal of fun was had, however. by i
the miinerons slips and falls of the players. the au- I
diepce being in a state of mirth from beginning to ;
ent .
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Pacific Base-ball League. 
1

AT the regular annual meeting of the Pacific ,
Baseball League in San Francisco, Feb. Rtli, 
Vice-President L. N. David occupied the chair.
Fifteen delegates answu‘cd to roll-call. The
Committee on Credentials reported in favor of r
admitting the Sacramento. Oakland and Mn-
tual Clubs. ‘

The following amendments to the Constitu—
tion were rcportcd upon favorably by the Judi— 
ciary Committee: No application for Inember- 1
ship can be acted upon until $20 entrance fee has
been rcccivcd with it: no cx iclied player from
the Eastern clubs can lIC‘ClllllC‘ a player in anv of ‘
the clubs in this League: and noclubs admitted
after the February meeting can participate in
the championship games of that vcar.

The above amendments wci‘evadoptcd. The ‘
unfinished business having been completed, the
delegates for the ensuing year took their seats.

The following named gentlemen qualified as I
delegates from their respective clubs for the ‘
year 1879: Eagle—“"111. Brown. A. Saltz, T. C.
Meagher. J. M. Fisher. J. H. McCloskev. Reno
—J. Cado an. J. R.-Corrigan. G. liartlev. D. J. i
Shay, J. ennessv. California—J. Buckley. J. 1
IV. Coffin, J. R. Rice, J. F. Duane, F. \V. Jack- i
son. Athletic—L. N. David. J. E. McKcnna, O.
M. Boyle, W. R. Ashley. \V. R. Slicer. ,

The new Board of Delegates proceeded to or- i
ganize by electing Walter R. Slicer tem )orary v
Chairman and J. H. McCloskey and J. enncs- :
sy temporary Secretaries.

‘he following Committee on Permanent Or—

anization was a minted: L. N. David, J. H.
iIcCloskey, J. F. ennessy and J. Buckley.

The Committee on Permanent Organization
reported the following officers, who were on mo-
tion unanimously elected:

President, W. R. Slicer, of the Athletic; Vice-
Presideut, F. IV. Jackson, of the California;
Secretary. J. H. McCloskey, of the. Eagle: As-

Treasurer, L, N. David, of the Athletic.

The rolls of members of the clubs were then
read. The Mutual Club was admitted, with the
following delegates:
Munson. H. A. Boyle and J. McQuade. The
Oakland Club was admitted with the following
delegates: C. B. ()veraker, “'illiam Lee. IV. S.
Booth, lVilliam Armstrong and H. R. Preble.

P. M. Clarkson and J. E. MOorc. The Knicker—
bocker was admitted, with the ft)ll0\\'lll“‘ dele
gates: James Riley, J. S. Stroud, E

   

l was present on such an occa- I,

; own grounds.
i week. on Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays. ‘

The wounded are car— !
ried off to the hospital, a short paragraph ap- '
. election of the following otlicers:
1, ton,
It is a common thing even now for young ,

Fatal accidents, however, have oc- .

‘ gun and F. Heniiessy.
rashncss with a dislocatedshoulder—Land mu] 1

2 tween a I’hiladclphian

 

C. S. Neal, F. E. Beck. F. i
 wind and good ice, 0. man will go twenty-five :_
' or thirtv feet in every stroke. and Sometimes

= more.
The Star Club was admitted with the following ,
delegates: J. A. Brown, J. Denny, Jas. Eckels, “

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Keating, Charles Lyons and Jeremiah Driscoll. ,
The Sacramento Club was admitted.

The Beach Ball with Cullen d?’ David’s name
stamped on it, was adopted as the ball to be ‘
plgyed with during the ensuing year.

he following Committee was appointed to se- 
lect a ground for the championship games to be '
Brown, of the Eagle; J. ,
Reno; P. Clarkson, Star: E. Keat- j
erbocker; L. N. David, Athletic; H. 3
A. Boyle, Mutual; IVm. Lee, Oakland; J. P. ‘

layed on: in
Bennessy
ing, Knick
Rice, California; G. IV. Loose, Sacramento.
The meeting
evening, at 7 :2 0 o’clock.

Base-ball Notes.

THE Forest City (Cleveland, 0.) has an ama- I

teur base—ballist, William Bell, captain of the

Mufen Club, who can and has run the bases in

How is that!

BASE—BALL matters are beginning to boom.

13 seconds.

1 Each of the eight League clubs will play eighty-

four games next season, half of them on their
Three games Will be played a

and the visiting club will remain in the city t

A PERMANENT organization of the Mutual
Base-ball Club of San Rafael. Cal., was perfect—
ed on the evening of thc ‘J‘Jth January by the
J. 1). Law-
Prcsident: “'illiam Hughes, Secretary: _
David McCamish. 'I‘rcasurcr: John Davis. Cap-
tain of the First Nine: C. Sheppard, Captain of

, . the Second Nine.
grown, and they generally have their horns:

TIIE Reno. (‘al., Base-ball Club has elected the
following officers: President. Geo. IV. Bartlev:
Vice-President, J. I’t. Coi rignn: Secretary, J. ‘.
Henncssy; Board of Directors. J. R. Corrigan.
Ed. Brown. F. Brown. John Barry and M. Dunn:
Delegates to Pacific Baseball League. D. J.
Shay. J. Cadogan. G. IV. Bartley. Jas. R. Corri-

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Handball. ‘

TIIERE was an engagement at handball Febru—
ary L’N‘th at McQuade's court. Madison street. be—
(Mr. John Cosgrovci
with a New Yor partner (Mr. D. McCarty)
and two New Yorkers (Mr. J. Sheridan and Mr.
T. O'Neil). The former won by :21. 21. N, 17, 21
to 11, 1t}, 21, 72], 1:3 aces.

 

Billiards.

THE new rules are on trial and Sexton and S105-
son have played a game under them. The fea-
tures of the new game are as follows:—A balk

line is drawn in each corner of the table from a , 7

point on the end cushion directly in front of the
first diamond to a point on the side cushion di—
rectly in frort of the [second diamond, and ,
within the triangular spaces so marked off no ,
“nursing” is allowed. This not only reduces

the chances of “ nursing " by fifty per cent of 1
the actual measurement of the cushions but'
adds to the difficulty of bringing the balls to- i
getlier on the cushion, which is generally done

by a shot around or up and down the table 1
and terminating in one of the four corners 3
within the balk lines. A simple carom, ‘
made either directly or with one cushion, ‘
counts one: made with two or three cushions, l
two: and with four or more cushions, three. :
Not more than two shots in succession are al- .
lowable in the marked off corners, and no shot
made upon the second object ball while it is ,
within the balk\lines counts more than one un- “
der any circumstances. To avoid scratches,
“kiss” shots must be called in advance, and
when the balls “freeze” the player has his
chmce between playing on the free ball directly
from where he freezes " and spotting the balls
as of yore. The above, with the “ barring “ of I
the three-cushion shot on the lead are the prin— i
cipal changes. The first game showed that

these rules needed to be simplified, which they 5
will be by next tournament.

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P010.
AT the annual meeting of the Buffalo Polo ;
Club, Feb. 27th, the following named officers ‘
were elected for the ensuing year: President,
James N. Scatcherd, J I‘.: Vice—President, ;
Charles H. “'illiams: Treasurer. Dr. H. R..Hop- 1
kins: Secretary, Thomas Cary: Executive Com- 3
mittee, Dr. Charles Cary, L. D. Rumsey, John
Cowin and Bronson Ramsey, Jr. Eight.
new memiers were elected, and the active'}
plavcrs will now number eighteen. The report i
of H. R. Hopkins, treasurer. shows the club to ‘
be in a high state of prosperity, and active’
preparations are being made for the coming 1
campaign.

 

Skating. I

AT Akron. Ohio, Feb. 6th. Wm. M. Clemens

skated 50 miles in 4 hours 2% minutes—the best
time on record for that distance.

AT a late race in the rink of the Manhattan t
Athletic Club. New York. G. D. Phillips, of the -
Hudson Boat Club. of Jersey City, made a mile

‘ in «lm. 13 l-4s. against F. Sherwood. of New-

burg. in 4m. 10 14s. In the final hcat Phillips
came to the post in 4111. l 1—45., Sherwood 4m.
ii 345.

THE Manhattan Club Skating rink was crowd— .
ed Feb. 15th, the tug of war having a place on
the bills. The tug is one of the most amusing .
features that could be presented on skates.
Three teams entered the field. and after a long
and desperate struggle. in which all parties were .
frequently floored, Messrs. C. J. Hamburg, cap- .
tain: G. W. Carr. J. D. Freeman and H. E.
Springer pulled all their competitors across the .
line. having cvniently learned some new method ,

I of acquiring a firm hold on the ice. 

A FIVE-MILE race on skates took place at the
Capitoline Lake, Feb. 18th. among the amateur i
patrons of the lake. for a silver medal. There ,

, were six entries, but three withdrew before the ‘
l close of the race. leaving the contest between L.

E. Decker, Deputy Dayton, of Brooklyn, and
Edward Fay. of this city. Decker led in the l
race for the first twelve or fifteen laps, but was ,'
finally passed by Fay. who completed the five ‘
miles in 22m. 55s., beating Decker by half a lap. '

 

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Fast Skating. l

TIM DoNOGIIt'E, of Newburg, who is one of 
the best fast skaters in this country, says that l
he saw George Shaw skate a quarter of a mile T

, , in thirty two seconds twenty-six years ago, (
Sistant Secretary. J. F. Henncssv. of the Reno; 

with a good strong wind, distance measured. 3

l “'hen Tim was seventeen years of age, he i

skated a measured mile in three minutes, first 3'
in one direction, and then the other, and has j
done it a number of times in 9min. 30sec. with a ‘
light wind and a flying start. “‘ith a strong

\Vith a strong wind a man can go
twenty miles in an hour without: any extra ex-
ertion. The fastest long-distance skating Tim
ever did was in 1872, when A. Wilson and he
skated to Poughkeepsie and returned to New- ‘
burg (thirty miles). in two hours. i

  

adjourned till next “'ednesday 

_ whole thing in a nut-shell, for the benefit of our

5 would either put up or shut up. A. H. Booknnt‘s.‘

‘ avoid any allusion to‘ the real question. The Spiril
‘ distinctly and ex licitly charged Bogurdus with de-

‘ used were purposely broken at the factory before

. was pulled, which wa the ball would fly.

3 any of these statements we shall prove them.“

. of
. of the Timex. in which Bogardus is charged with

3 would be a big demand for them, as I think there

' accurately made to scale, Mr. Grentzer is a ver

  

  

 

  
 
 

 

  

     
  

 



   

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Chess Solutions.
. )1. Mounts sends us the following answer

Problem 1-1:

Kt. (either onei takes Kt.——chcck.

Black anything. there being only two moves.

'Jd. Kt. mates.

No. 13 can be mated on move by Kt. on K‘s 7th to
K s B. 5th.

No. 12. Kt. to B‘s 4thidouble check.

Black K. moves.

15. to K‘s Bib—mate.

Chess Notes.

HERE.\FI‘ER we intend to make our chess
problems a little more difficult. and we hope ,

 

. that our readers will attack them with duet

ardor. Our chess editor has returned from a i
trip to the country and is home for the rest of 1
the winter. i
A (mm: of chess was played at the Loan Ex-
hibition, l’ittsburg. Feb. 17th, the pieces being
livingr persons. all I clongiiig to the best families
in tlic city. The game was played in the pre-
sence of about five thousand spectators, in
Library Hall. and the gentlemen who had
charge of the rival sides played with great skill.
The dressing of the pieces was of the most cla—
boratc character. The chcssboard was laid out ;
on a stage. and was thirty-two feet square. each i
square being two f(ct in diamctir. This is a
Very happy idea. and ought to become fashion-
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The Bogardus Controversy.

AS there has been much bandyiiig of words in
the public prints on the subject of Captain Bo—
gardus and his late feat, we give below the

readers:
From the Spirit of Ihe‘ Times.

" Our thorough exposure of his recent fraudulent
ierformance at Gilmore‘s Garden has been answeicd

y no attem it at denial or explanation.

"D. B. Ta bot. who attended the tra s. has pub-
lished a warm eulogy of himself and Mi es Johnson.
which mav be true. but is certainly unseasonablc,
and entire y void of connection with the points at
issue.

“ From Bogardus we have the following telegram:

"‘Cmcxco, 111., Feb. min—Editor Spiiitz Have
read your remarks on my late shoct at Gilmorc‘s
Garden. I will shoot the same match in or out of
doors. the balls to be my rough balls. and bought at
any gun store. The match to be shot any time
within three months. I wish the close watchers

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" This style of answer is the thinnest sort of petti-
fogging. and both Talbot and Bogardus carefullv

liberate fraud in llS recent exhibition, the specifica—
tions being as follows: 1. That the, shooting was ad‘
vertised as for certain specific wagers of $3,000
against $1,600, whereas. in fact, no money whatever
was pending, and the affair was merely a specula-
tion. 2. That the 15 yards rise demanded by the
terms of the alleged agreement was shortened to 11
yards ‘2 feet. 3. That almost all of the glass balls

being sent to the Garden, and that whenever one of
them was missed, it was picked up and examined by
the referee, who necessarily found it broken. and
allowed it to the shooter. We might have added as
a fourth point, that although the advertised terms
called for Bogardus‘s screen traps. no screens were
used. and the captain could see, before the string
When the
parties mixed up in t 118 unsavory matter contradict

 

“ To THE Enrron or THE 51:81 SIR—I saw in yours
the 9th inst. an article copied from Ili/l‘ex‘ .S'pi/il

fraud in his match at Gilmore‘s Garden. As to the
Bogardus ball match. why didn't Some of those men
who know so much come to the front Ihcn and there!
As for the manner in which the balls were made. 1
know nothing. As to the distancc,l did not mea— ,
sure. but I do know that it was more than thev said. i
As for the statement that more than 240 balls were .‘
missed out of 6,000. that isa lie. The] e were not more
than 7.”) balls that were challenged. and the greater
part or all of them were laid on the table for Inspec-
tion. Had [licre been parties there wh-u-hallenged the .
balls. it might have made some, difference As there
was but little if 812V objection. I was not asparticular
as I would have ieen had there been any one to
challenge. I took but little interest in the matter at
the time, and think that no one lost a dollar on it
but the captain.

" Ronmxsvumr. Feb. 11th. M. L. .lonxsox."

For TIIE Yocxt; NEW YonKEn. it must de- .
cline to express an opinion on the subject, ex-
cept that as the matter stands, Bogardus‘s feat .
is no record till proven.

’ the country, and seldom misses an op

‘ somebody’s garden-patch.

1 while fishing.
' and can be easily moved from
' When the fisherman reaches t e grounds he}
i cuts a hole through the ice, places his tent over
A the same, builds a fire. closes the door. drops his
‘ lines through the hole and waits for bites. Each
, man uses four lines.
, ity is the clam—worm, which is found in the

 

  

 

 

 

Sporting in California.

As an evidence that California
usual attractions for the sportsman
but refer to what one may see on almost an
day at this season of the year during a wal
alon K street, where most of the v _
marget stores of this city are locate . \V hile
passing up the south side of that street, a day or
two ago, we saw displa ed the followmg kinds
of wild game: Sand i1 cranes, swans, bonkers,

ra ' geese, white geese, brant, mallard, canvas-
Back, red—head, black—jack, spOOIi-bill,_w1d eon
sprig, (or pin—tail,) blue and green_wmge teal
and gray ducks, hares cotton-tail and bush
rabbits. gray squirrels, English and robin snipe
black and gray curlew, quail, dove, and several
other varieties of game which we cannot now re-

un-

call. All of these were killed in the vicinity of
Sacramento. It isa noticeable fact, too, that the
small

ame above mentioned have not percep
tibly (ccreascd in point of numben, notwit -
standing nearly every other man and b0 ' one
meets is the owner of the best gun and 0g in
rtunity
to bring them to bag. Quail, particu arly are
yearly becoming more numerous in the valleys
and foothills, and hundreds of coveys are bred
evcrv vcar in the thick brush which lines the
banks of the Sacramento and American rivers,
up to the very outskirts of the city, while it is
not an unusual occurrence for a stray flock to
come right into town. and take possession'of
Before the country
was so thickly settled, coyotes and other wild
animals prcycd upon the eggs and the young,
and prevented any great increase. Now, how—

, A movanax'r has started union the
! sportsmen of Quincy, ., looking to e in-
‘ crease of water-fowl and other game. The pur-

we need 

pose is to plant a large quantit of wild rice and

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i Quincy and throughout the Mississi pi Valley,
amc and i  It

upon which ducks and geese can fee is ex-
pected that large flocks of them will be attracted

y this means, while at present they are com-
pelled to go elsewhere on account of the absence
of feeding ground on Quincy waters. The wild
rice will be gathered during the summer in
Wisconsin, and sown during the (all. The ex-
pense attending it must be provided for by in-
dividual effort.

Tim fourth regular match for the gold badge of
the Shrewsbur Gun Club was shot over the club
grounds, Red ank, N. J., Feb. 17th, in the face
of a blinding north-east snow-storm. There we;
a full membership present, excepting Mr. Sam-
uel IV. Morford, mayor of the city. Fifteen

I glass feather balls were shot at by each mem-

(

ever. these destructive pests are rarely found. '

and quail and rabbits are increasing in numbers
every ycar.—SucrmncnIo L'mon.

 

How Smelts are Caught.

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her, at 18 yards rise, with the following excel-
lent score:

A.R.Coleman . . . . ..111101111011111—13
H.C.‘Vhite........101101111111101—12
J.B.Be en . . . . . .. 00101111111110—11
Charles tilwell.... 110 1 101 01011111—11
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Assault-at-Arms.

THE New York Athletic Club gave, on Friday
and Saturday. February 21st and 2941, their se-

ON the coast of Maine smelts visit the rivers I cond annual Assault-at-Arms in New York city.

about the 20th of December and remain almost ‘

all winter. For about two months they take the
hook readily. and are caught in considerable
numbers through holes cut in the ice. Former-
ly, on cold days, it was very severe fishing,
without shelter. except by piling up cakes of ice.
evergreen—lioughs. etc. Last winter one of the
fishermen made a canvas tent, and it proved so
comfortable that it has now become the uni—
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on the ice, above the bridges, two villages of 2
these canvas houses, much resembling an In- .

(lian encampment in winter quarters.
wooden frame. with a sharp roof, is put to—
gether, and the whole ('m'ered with a light can-
vas or cotton cloth.
llig is painted. the better to resist the piercing
north-west winds. The ordinary tent is about
six feet square: occasionally one is larger. for
two persons.
stove, and a bench upon which the angler sits
The whole rests upon runners,
lace to place.

The bait used in this vicin-

clam flats. The upper end of the line is fastened
to a rack above the fisherman‘s head, while the
hook is from six to ten feet below the surface.
The fisherman sits on his bench beside the stove
and patiently waits for the fish to bite. There
is not much skill in this kind of angling, for
when a smelt takes the hook the motion of the

line conveys the fact to the fisherman, and he
quickly hauls him in.
cold, stormy davs.
fair day’s work for one man.-—Belfast (Mai
Journal.

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Notes.

THE Canadian riflemen will send a team to
“'imbledon this year as usual.

T. F. “'IIITE won the Shrewsbury Gun Club
glass-ball match. February 28th; 4:. out of 50.

A BLACK bear weighing nearly 300 pounds,
was killed near W'arren, Pa., a few days since.

REPEATED decorations were won by Ameri-
can sharpshooters in the Russian service during
the Turkish war.

“‘IIILE the English infantry rifle is sighted
up to 1,600 'ards, that of Germany is sighted up
to 1.750 an of France to 1,970.

CAPTAIN BOGARDL'S and his son, Eugene, shot
on exhibition at “'ichita. Kan, Feb. 19th, with
good success and before a large audience.

MR. WILLIAM Mrnmv won the first prize at
the regular monthly handica meeting of the L.
1. Gun Club, at Jamaica, L. ., February 28th.

A RIFLE match was shot at Cincinnati, Ohio,
Feb. 20th. by the Cincinnati Rifle Club and the
Colorado Club, the shooting being done at their

A light >

In some instances thecover- r

The first of these entertainments took place
last year at Gilmorc's Garden, a very good
place for walking and running, but none at all
for fencing and boxing, on account of the great
distance of the spectators from the champions,
so that the fine points of play can not be seen.
This year the running and walking events were
held at (Gilmore‘s. the tournament-abarms in
Booth’s Theater. So far as the athletes were
conCerned..this was an improvement. but it also
served as a test of the comparative merits of
racing and fighting as a means of attracting
spectators in our country. This latter test was
decisive. III a few words, (iilmore's Garden,
holding five or six thousand people. was cram-
med for two nights to see the racing, while
Booth‘s Theater, holding about three thousand,

I was not half full to see the boxing and fencing.

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SETH GREEN announces that parties wishing
fish for the public waters of New York State
will receive attention by addressing him at
Rochester. The season for receiving orders will
close on the 10th of March.

TIIE Auburn News says: “The butcher bird
(Northern shrikei occasionally chases the spar—
row into cities. Three of these sparrow-killers
have been captured or killed in Auburn.
seems the Auburn ople protect the sparrows.
as they capture am kill their enemies.’

THE Rochester I‘nion says: "The State
Sportsmen‘s Association is already receiving

, propositions from pigeon netters to supply the

Dirt s needed for the trap shooting at the meet-

? tached to the hand or waist.

It may be thought that this indicates the supe-
rior civilization of our people and their reluc-
tance to see fighting, but here, unfortunately,
the rule does not work. As a matter of fact,
the racing was more severe on the men than the
s )arring. and the audience which amembled at
t ie tournament was of a higher class. as a body,
than that which went to see the racing. It was
all composed of well-dressed. quiet, gentlemanly
men, who applauded but little and criticised
sharply; and yet this same audience was only
worked up to enthusiasm over the boxing when
it became a " slo ging match ;" and seemed to be
very much bore by the fencing, which was to—
tally devoid of danger. One verv objectionable
feature was also resorted to by t e managers to

‘ stir up the interest, 'which was nothing less than

the introduction of two prize-fighters to box for
pay before the audience. thIle the result of
this move was a financial success, we hardly
think it was a wise thing to do in the interest
of athletic sports among gentlemen. Sparring,
properl conducted, is a fine exercise, tending
to Inspire self-confidence, courage, good temper
and health. Unfortunately it has been allowed
by the New York Athletic Club to fall into the
hands of men who, as a class, are bad models to
follow—we mean prize-fighters—and until it be
taken from them it can never be po ularized
among gentlemen in the true sense of t e word.
As for fencing, the New York Athletic Club
seems to have no one in its ranks capable of
'udging or criticisin it, and the fencing at the

ournament was of t e poorest description, al-
most a farce.

W'ith these remarks. we can proceed to sum-
marize the events of the match. First in order
come the rules of s )arrimzr and fencing, which
have been modified rom those published in No.
9 of THE YOUNG NEW YORKER. They were as
follows: .

SPARRING.

1. Com titors shall 5 in a . ace of 24 feet
square. wlifhout spik: s. Igin-One atfgndant allowed.
outside the ring, to each competitor. 3. Each con-
test shall consist of three rounds of three minutes
each: time between each round. thirty seconds. 4.
No wrestling. roughing or stru II at the ro ..
5. Style in sparring is essentia . 6. ere sh be
four weights: Feather weight,115 lbs. and under-
light weight, 135 lbs. and under: middle weight. 1
lbs. and under; heavy weight. over 158 lbs.

FENCIxo, FOIL.
1. The foil shall be 34 inches long and be unat-
2. A freethrust mustbe
followed by a pause, if this thrust has been success-
ful.  Reprisals or double thrusts being forbidden.
the. competitor who has lunged must return on
guard, to avoid hand-to—haud fight. 4. Time or

, stopping thrusts delivered without the luii 9, count

It‘

ing to be held here next spring. Prizes are .

coming in liberally, and everything points to a ‘
' successful Convention.

A CORRESPONDENT from Marshalltown. Iowa,

writes that the fishing season will commence as I

soon as the ice is out of the Iowa river. There

are bass, pike. pickerel, bullheads and suckers. : blade threequamfs of an inch bma

. Bass are caught with worms or minnows; pike
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Great Score.
IVE have received the following letter:

“NEW YORK, Feb. 19th. 1b79.
“DEAR Sins—I have read most eVery boys‘ pa r
that ever was published, and find your Yot’NG NEW
YoaxER the best yet, and would like to keep it on
file; and I think it would be a good idea if you would
get them made at a small cost. I think there

are a great many boys and young men who would,
like myself, keep them on file, if it could be managed.
Your paper cannot be too highly raised, and I wish
it prosperity. What do you thi of the following
soores for a bov of seventeen years of a e, with a
Ballard rifle. .‘2‘2 calibre, three-pound pul , at a dis-
tance of 100 feet, of? hand, at a 200-yard Creedmoor

taiget reduced: .
1—4 55455545-47

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2—5554555445—47
5—49

3—5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
" Your paper is the boss. Mv brother says it takes
the shine out of them all, and say it takes the cake.
Yours until my cash runs out, and I hope it never
will. GEO. GREN‘I‘ZER.
“ P. S.-The only fault with your paper is it don't
come out often enough. G. G."
If Mr. GrentZer really made the scores he E
sends. and if the 200-yard Creedmoor target was ‘

 

remarkable shot. We should like to see his
card targets, if he has kept them, as they would
be conclusive evidence, if inspected as soon as v
the firing was oven—ED.

 

; suckers with worms.

AMONG other county ordinances for the pro-
tection of birds and fish, the supervisors of
Greene county, N. Y., have enacted that no
brook trout shall be caught in its waters, ex-
cept in the months of July and August, and only
with the devices of a hook and line under a

nalty of $5 for each trout. The ordinance is
31‘ two years.

A CANADA correspondent writes: “A large
wapiti. weighing about 800 pounds, was killed
by an Indian named Baptiste Cimon on the
head waters of the Miss1ssippi river, in this
Province. The horns of this splendid animal
measured six feet in width and were seven feet
in bi ht from the skull to the highest point. It
is to stuffed and placed in the Government
Museum.

THE score of the New London (Ohio) Shooting
Club, Feb. 23d, in a glass—ball match, at lo
balls, 20 yards rise. was as follows: Geo. Leg-
gett, 13; Chas. Bacon, 14; Stanley Foster, 1 ;
Andy Leggett. 14; Bert. Hotchkiss, 14; F. C.
Bolton. 15. The ties of 14 were shot off with
the following result at 8 balls: And Le tt 8;
Chas. Bacon, 8; Bert. Hotchkiss, . e club
ran out of glass balls in shooting ofl’ the ties and
was oblige to adjourn the match. The scores
made—401' amateurs—are wonderfully good,
and would do no discredit to professionals.

only in favor of the 'vcr. if not hit himsel : If both
are hit simultaneous v. the count belongsto the com-
petitor who is extended: if both are extended, nei-
ther count. 5. A disann counts one point: if the {oil
is lost while making an attack and hitting the op-
ponent, the count 15 not lost. 6. It is forbidden to
parry or take your opponent‘s foil with the disen-
aged hand. 7. The number of points shall be not
ess than five nor more than ten. to be decided by
the 'udges or referee: the competitor first making
the ull number of points shall win. 8. The buttons

; of the foils must be chalked before each round. and

competitors must wear a black body cover in order
to distinguish between a clean thrust and a glance.

FENCING, BROADS WORD.

l. The sword shall be 34 inches lon . have a flat
at hilt and

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or wrist. 2. Al cuts must be made with the edge of
the blade upon any rotected part of the body abOve
the waist: no cuts With the flat of the blade allowed.
3. A cut must be followed by a pause, if the out has
been successful. 4. Where two cuts have been de
livered at the same time, the count belongs to the
competitor who is extended: if both are extended.
neither count. 5. A disarm counts one point: if the
sword is lost while making attack and hitting the op-
ponent, the count is not lost. 6. Neither of the com-
petitors must in any case allow his hands to come in
violent contact with his opponent's body. 7. The
number of points shall be not less than five nor more
than ten, to be decided by the judges or referee;
the competitor first making the full number of points
shall win.
memo, SINGLE—STICK.

1. The stick must be unattached to the hand or
wrist, and mav be any ordinary walking-cane, that
shall be ag upon by the contestants: If they fail
to agree, the referee shall decide. ‘2. Blows only
count on the mask and arms. 3. A blow must be
followed by a pause, if the blow h ‘8 been successful.
4. If both contestants are hit simultaneous] , the
count belongs to the competitor who is exten ed; if
both are extended. neither count. 5. A disarm
counts one int: if the stick is lost while maki an
attack and tting the op nent. the count isnot est.
6. Neither of the competitms must in anv case allow
his hands to come in violent contact with his oppo-
nent‘s body. 7. If a competitor seize his opponent‘s
stick with his hand (his own weapon bein flee , it
shall count one point. 8. The num er of po nts s all
be not less than five nor more than ten. to be decided
by the jud es or referee, the competitor first mak-
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These rules were modified in accordance with
the criticisms of Colonel Thos. Monstery, Cham-

pion at Arms of the United States, and;
under them, nominally, the tournament was ‘

held. . .
The first evening was taken up in the light

weight contests at sparring, three champions .

surviving the trial bouts, the prize being decided ‘

on the second night. As a rule the sparring
was good; though some of the com titors in-
dulged in too much slapping, whic brought
them to grief against the straight hitters. On
the second evening, after one more trial bout,
the final contest lay between Mr. Robert Bowne,
Jr., a boy of 18 from the Elizabeth Athletic
Club, and Mr. Thomas Powell, J r., of New York,
a young man of 25. After a very close contest,
in which both showed the very highest qualities
of science and courage, the referee gave the
rize to young Bowne. who deserved it fully
or his pluck and modesty. Mr. Powell did
splendidly, but he had been sick with malaria for

ditches in the earth. The Scotch boys then

started their “ rocking "tactics, and, amid the ‘
Wildest cheerian carried the little ribbon that ‘

marked the mi le of the rope to their side of
the line, by three rvfigorous heaves. With their
feet firmly ancho , however, the New York-
ers pulled backward together several times. and
once more gained the advanta e. The Scots
rose and “ heaved,’_’ but the New 'orkers gained,

1 until, at last, after a terrific strain of 16:54 1-2

some time before, and was too weak to endure 7

a long contest.

The middle wei ht championship fell to Mr.
William Childs 0% the Nautilus Boat Club b ' a
walk over. no other champion appearing. r.
C hilds, however, sparred with a prize-fighter

the pistol was fired, and New York ha
“'Ol‘l.

The “militaryr tug of war ” between Com-
panies C and of the Seventh.was another

yery evenly-matched struggle. The teams were: i

‘C” Company—“311th S )rague, Ca taiu
James H. Va den, James Gillies,  H.
Bruel, John Gillies, J. Edward McNichol. B
Com&any—~Jamcs A. R. Duniming, Ca tainziv.
G. i huyler, Frank Schenck. James .Schuy-
ler, F. A. Buckman. H. M. Baker. B Company

tried to regain what they lost at the start tr)’- ‘

ing the 7‘ rocking ” motion. The pistol crack
announced the expiration of the 20 minutes, and
the C boys rose victors by about 6 inches. The

next “tug '_of war ” was between the Scottish- 1

: American team of 10 men, of which “ Maxy"

called McClinchey for fun, and beat the profes— .
sional; thus showing that a entleman need not ‘

be afraid of a prize-fighter i he only thinks so.

The heavy-weight championship was taken
by Mr. Joseph Denning of the Grecnpoint Ath-
letic Club from a man about six feet three in-
ches, “1101.11 Denning beat handsomely.

feather-weight s nix-ring. in which little B. C.
\Villiains. New 'ork - thletic Club. beat L. A.
Berte of the Harlem Athletic Club. all round
the stage. Bcrte showed a good deal of temper.

lost his head. sparred wild, and finally got all ,

,and won casilv in 5:50, haulin;r in the rope ,

his deserts. a sound thrashing from “'illiams, a ,

boy of 10.

The wrestling events were of no special mo— 3

meat.

For fencing with foil. broadsword and single—
stick, only three men appeared, all Germans
from the Turiiverein. A fourth. Mr. Patterson
of the New York Athletic Club, tried the foils.

but he proved such a ludicrous failure that the I
only Wonder is how he could have had the folly 1

to come on the stage at all. The prizes at these
three events fell to Messrs. Koch and Fettig of
the Turnvereiu. It is enough to say that only
Koch dcsrrved anything. and he only for his
foil lay. which was fair. The other fencing
was low conti-mpt.

It is to be hoped that ncxt year the New 
York Athletic Club. if it holds a tournament of

this sort. will cut the prize—fighters and be able
to attract some really gnod fcnccrs.
ing will interest any audience. poor fencing is
worse than none at all.

Scottish American Athletic Club.

THIS renowned organization hcld its first an—
nual wintcrgumcs at Hilmorc‘s Garden Feb.
‘38th and March lst. The first night’s games

(food fenc- 1

consisted of trial bouts. the winnci's of which ,

Wch as follows:

Scrcnly-flrc ym-ds’ mm. eleven bouts: winners:
—Alfred lug. S. A. A. C.: F. Henshavv, Knick—
erbocker Yacht Club: E. R. Bellman. Newark,
N. J.: A. B. Pomcroy. M. A. (‘.: J. F. Baker,
Brooklyn A. C.: J. King, New York: 1V. A.
Emmons, D. and D. Ins: Thomas Mallor,
Brooklyn “'. E. Cody, Friendship B. C.: l '.
J. Crowley. Tompkinsville, S. . and J.
McGowan, of the same place. The best time

was 8 seconds, made by 1V. A. Emmons in the '

seventh hcat: the track was eight laps to amile.

One mile walk, three beats, for those who had
never beaten 8:30. The first heat was taken by
J. H. Hocking. E. C. Gymnasium, in 8m. 185.:
second, G \V. Sammis. S. A. A. C.: third. G.
R. Thurber, New York: fourth, D. Lebane. E.
C. Gymnasium. J. C. Clark, Independent A.
C.. won the second heat in em. 21s.: J. “'alsli,
second: F. J. Fanning. third; R. S. McNell,
fourth. The third heat was won by A. Hoff-
man, Newark. N. J.. in Sin. 18 1-2s. : J. IV. Birch.
second: Frank Lane, third, and A. 1V. Boyce.
fourth.

Quartcr-mile run. handicap. three heats. IV.
A. Emmons won the first in 58 seconds: IV. J.
K. Kcndricks won the second in 5? scoonds, and
J. Carroll won the third hcaf in 00 1—} seconds.

Two-mile ham“: (1/) walk, thirty-two startcrs.
J. H. Croll, first: S. G. Chapin, second: time
supposed to be 10:15.

Quarter-mile hurdlc race. two beats. “'in-
ners, H. McMahon. 1:12: H. H. Moritz. 1:14 1-7.).

Onc "lile’ run. forty entries, J. Stecl. Junior,
first, P. J. McDonald. second: time 4:5:1.

TL‘Gs OF \VAR.—-Tlic Harlem A. C. team of
four beat the Montauks: N. Y. A. C. beat Mott
Haven Club; Sci-ttish-Amcrican team beat Ccn-
tral Athletic Club in 1.37.

NATIONAL GUARD TUGS.—C0’s B and C of
the Seventh New York beat all comers. the oth-
er competitz-rs coming from the 0th, 12th and
“list New York.

The last ull of the evening was between the
big team 0 the S. A. A. C. of twelve men and
the N. Y. A. C. team, who were easily defeated.

The second night‘s programme was as fol-
lows: .

The games opened with a three—mile bicycle
race between H. 1". and C. A. Knight, of New-
ark. Harry won the race in 13:41. In the trial
beats for the final struggle of the 75-yards run,
F. Hensliaw won the. first heat in 0:8, 11'. A.
Emmons carried off the second in 0:814, and
\V. E. Codv won the third in 0:8 1-4. Emmons
also won the final heat. giving S. B. Pomeroy
the silver medal.

L. E- Myers~ Of a“? New Yol'kfi‘lup’ “.09 the i auspices of the athletic clubs in and about the city
next event, a half-mile run. eaSIly, in 22151-4, l

H. C. Rommel, of the Triton Boat Club. second.

b twelve survivors from the
acre there was a. fine strugg e between J. H.
Hocking, of the Em )ire City Gymnasium. and
A. Hoffman. of the Scottish-Americans. Hock—
ing won in 7:501-‘2, and took the medal. Hoff—

heels. In a 2‘20 yards race. J. S. Yoorhccs. of
the Adel blllfl (‘lub. won the first trial heat in
0:33 1-4, M. J. Gilligan. of the Clinton Athletic
Club, the second boat in 0:31. The dccisivc heat
was Won by II. II. Moritz. of the Scottish-
Amcrican Club, i110:3‘2: J. S. Voorhecs second.
In the final heat. in the H0 yards hurdle race,
T. E. English won in 1:001—4. ’l‘hc thrcc'milc
handicap walk followed. with :17 starters. 11'.
H. Purdy and 1V. O‘Kcef‘c wci'c the chief figures
in the contest, the lattci‘ having one minute
handicap. Both men were over handicapped,
and the palm went to F. B. Holmes. 2} 1-2 min-
utes handicap and one minute start. The
“scratch " time was 25:42. the winner‘s 323 :00.
The 440 'ards handicap run was won in 0:55 1-73
by W. . K. Kendrick.

The tugs of war were very interesting. The
first of the final light-weight tugs was between

W. E. McCready. The New York team won in

E. More is Ca )tain. and 10 men of the Broad- ‘

way Squad of olice, John M. Phillips, Captain.
The policemen far outweighed the Scotchmen,
gainml the lead at the start by mere weight.

then lay down in their “ ditches.” and hung to f

the rope like so many hundred weights of iron.
The Scotchmen

Phillips woke up his men in the second heat.

hand over hanc.

Athletic Clubs.

“'E publish with pleasure the following let 3
' iich Indicate that our readers are taking 1
interest in the question of athletics and organiza- ‘.

tors. w

tion Of clubs.
The first shows one club already formed:

‘ “ NEw YORK. Feb. 18th. 1879.
‘7 To THE lamroR or THE YorNo NEw YoanR:
7' DEAR SIR—In your yesterday's per we see a

quostioii by J. F. and J. W. about t 1e formation of 3
If the above-named live within con- ‘

athletic clubs.
venicnt distance, we shall be glad to see them at our
1-1 10111. No. 500 E. 5th street. and assure their welcome
to ‘Tlie Young New Yorker Athletic Club.’
" E. W. Scnrn, Secretary.“
The next is as follows:
" NEW YORK, Feb. 19th, 1819.
“ Mussns. A DAMS AND (‘0.:
‘7 SIRS—ll] your last issue of the boys" immense pa-
per. 'I‘IIE YorNo New Yonxizn, Inoticcd an answer
to a correspondent in

of organizing: an athletic club. Now. I am a faithful

re-adcr of your paper. and think it tops all other -

papers. Will you have the kindness to Insert the in-
closcd. and oblige yours. etc.
“T. )I. HANNON."
CARD.

‘7 ALL those desirous of organizing an athletic club ,

in Xn-w York city, address. stating age and occupa-
tion. with stamp for rcplv. to
" . .l. IIANNON,
‘7 551 Third avenue, N. Y."

\\'c insert the above cards with pleasure, but
would strongly recommend Mr. Hannon to join

. 7‘ The Young New Yorker Athletic Club ” rather

than to start an independent society. In these

, matters union is strength, and it will be better

to join a club already on its feet, and to use the
influence of all the members to extend it, rather
than to wwzte time in isolated efforts of single
people. “The Young New Yorker Club,” if it
be properly handled, may in time include two
or more branches in different parts of the city
to accommodate people residing far apart. and
if the young society wishes any counsel, we shall
be happy to give t cm the results of our experi-
ence in such matters.

Pedestrianism.

THE Astley Belt is to be the means of furnis ‘- '

ing New Yorkers one more walk, better we
hope, than the Campana fraud.
that O‘Lcm'y is to walk against Rowell. Ennis,
and Harri man at Gilmore’s Garden, New York,
bcgining March 10th. The. following is the
form of the agreement made:

7‘ Memorandum of agreement made and entered iii-
to this 11th day of January, 1370. between Daniel
()‘Lcary, of Chicago. “1., party of the first art and
(‘harlps Rowell. of Chesterton, Cambridce, Eng and,

3 party of the Second part. Witnesseth. that whereas
1 the party of the first part is now the holder of the

7‘ Long Distance Chmnpionshi ) Challenge Belt of the
World,” won by him at 11 3 .- gricultural Hall, Lon«
don. in March. 1878. and the party of the second part
has duly challenged him to a j cdesfrinn match
therefor pursuant to the conditions upn; which the
said belt is held:—Now. therefore. this agreement
“'itllvsst‘lll that the artics hereto hereby agreed to
compete for the said ‘hampionship Belt, won by the
party of the first part in London on March last, and
the sum of £100 a side 1:20)). which sum has been
deposited by the parties hereto in the hands of the
editor of the Sporting Life. The match to take
place in a covered building in New York. U. S. (or
ground.) to be mutually agreed u on by both parties.
and is to commence at one o‘cloc ' A. n. on -———, 1879,
and terminate at eleven o‘clock P. M. on —, 1879,
the party covering the greatest distance during that
time, by either rimnin 0r walking,'without assist-
ance, to be declared t e winner. The match is to
be subject to the same conditions as that at which
the said belt was won by the arty of the first part,
and the belt is to be held by t ie winner on the same
terms and conditions on which it is now held. In
the event of any other person or persons joining in
the match, they must each deposu the sum of £100
with the appointed stakeholder within four weeks
previous to the day fixed for the connnenccmcnt 0f
the race. and be subject to the conditions and terms
of this agreement. The match is to be under the

of New York, and a representative from each of the

' undermcntioned sporting papers is eiiipon'cred to
The final heat for the mile walk was contested 1
i‘ey'ious evening. 1

act as judges—viz. the .S'pi/il of (In: Tuna»; Ncw York
( ’lippc)’. New York Spa: Lemon. Tulijio-lll and Farm,

- and the Spa/ling Llfc.‘ but all maifcrs of dispute or

appeals upon questions not provided for by these
conditions to be referred to the trustees. of the bclf,
wlIOsc decision shall in all cases be final. The gate

. 3 rcccipfs Iaftcr all expenses are paidu to be divided as
man connng in second. right on tllf‘ \vmncr s ‘

under:—

“ Should tlicre be only two compofifors, [broo-
fourths of the gate money to bc handed ovi-i‘ to the
winncr and mic-fourth lo the loser. Should thrcc or
morc compete. tho winncr to taki- half the gate ro-
ccipfs and the balance. to bc distributcd among the
other competitors in proportion to the number of
miles complctcd. Any competitorrcsigningthe con—
fest bcforc tbc last day. should there be llioi‘c than
two competitors, or who does not succco-d in com )lcf—

1 ing «150 miles. to forfeit his share of the gate l‘t‘Cf‘lIJiS.
l and in the event of only two men being emitlod to

participate in the distribution.

arose pluckilv and heaved 3

‘ _ 3 away. but the Squad won in 14:11 1—4. Capt.
'lhe best fun of the second evening was the

corrcspondenfs' column. 1
namely: you would insert any notice to the effect I

It is settled ‘

the winner of the i

: “I was there for about nineteen or twenty
days. I took a bath every day and some light ex-
frcisg, and feel_cousiderably benefited by my
ri .
g "11 hat do you think about the coming con- ‘
1 test!”
3 “I think I have the hardest walk before me
1 that I ever undertook. I am satisfied that ‘
. Rowell is a wonderful man, and I have heard ;
I from good authority that he made 550 miles in
i a private trial. I am sure he must be a great ,
l walker or else they would have sent Corke
1 across the water, as he made 521 miles in less
f time than I took to make 520 1-2 miles.”
f‘ How about Harriman?"
l “ He will make a big record and is probably
1 the most dan erous man in the party. He has ‘
; never abused imself by drinking or using to-
? bacco. is quite young and full of ambition. I
5 am sure that when I walked “'cston in Chicago
; I could have then accom )lished the best walk
on record if I had been pus ied. Harriman has
i a geod record and his walk of 100 1-3 miles in -
34h. 20111. has never been beaten in this country
and only once in England bv Vaughan. In that
same walk he made 100 miles in'lflh. 30m. 
j and 110 miles in 24 hours.”
“ \Vhat do you expect you can do yourself 1”
1 “I am beginning to be rather doubtful abo-_.t
mysr 1f. as l know that I do not possess the same
1 speed- and I am also rather afraid of my feet."
'7 \\ hat arrangement do you think should be
1 made about the division of t ie inoncvi" ‘
" I think the first man should get fOur-cighths, ~
the second three-eighths and the third onc- ‘
eighth." ‘
ff Are the articles agreeable to you 5"
1- ” Perfectly so. with the exception that I wish ‘
' the daily newspapers to be represented as well
as the Sporting papers. I shall sign them as
soon as we agree upon the division of the re-
, ceipts."

‘7 On what day do you commence . your 1
walks"
7‘ It is now settled that we walk in Gilmore‘s

1 Garden, commencing on Monday. March 10th.”

7‘ “here do you intend to train f”

“I shall not do any heavy training, but take ‘
1, iegular light exercise on Long Island and in the
; suburbs of the city."

HARRIMAN’S vIEws.

, C. A. Harriman, of Boxton,supposedby many
I to be the coming long distance pedestrian, had
; a talk yesterday with a [Jerald reporter to the
‘ following effect:—

“ Are you satisfied with the articles of agree-
, mentt" v
, ‘7 They suit me well enough, and I shall sign
1 them as soon as Rowell and Ennis arrive and
agree as to how the money is to be divided."

7' Are you training for the contest?"

‘7 l have been doing regular work for some
time )ast. I am now stopping at the St. James
a IIote . in this city, and shall take walking exer—
 cisc every day, partly out of doors and partly
‘ on a track in the city."
“\Vliat distance do you expect to cover in 1
1 the walk?" .

"That is a question I would hardly like to an-

: swcr, as I might be disappointed. I have done .
1 good performances on other occasions. and I
I feel satisfied. with such inducements as I have
i before me, that I shall not disgrace myself in
{ this contest. My health is always good, and I
, have never been bothered by my feet. 1 am
ready to walk any man in the country twenty-
four or thirty hours."

Thus our readers can calculate the chances
, for themselves. They are that ()‘Leary will
l 1050 the match. “'lio will win it is another
l question.

The Latest Walker.

THE Jersey Cit ' ErPning Journal, Feb. 24th,
1 gives a very ent usiastic account of Colston‘s
'I walk, from which we extract the following,
‘; minus the adjectives:

, 77 John Peter Colston has accomplished his feat of
1 walking 1,000 miles in 500 consecutive hours, at
l Duhrkoop's Hall. Hoboken. At one o'clock, Satur-
day afternoon. Colston, who appeared in excellent
condition. appeared on the truck to complete his
1 1,000111 mile. Just as he was about to walk, ex-
? Coroner Crane halted him, and presented him with a

gold lOckct. on which was inscribed a rccord of the
marvelous feat. Colston was eluted, and he made
his first mile in fourteen minutes. On the first mile
the pedestrian was attired as a Swiss letter-carrier.
carrying a mail-bag and a brace of revolvcis. \Vhen
he was in Switzerland he officiated as the Govern-
ment letter-carrier, and it was his custom to walk on
an average of fifty miles a day; and, after that, eight
iniles'to visit his sweetheart, is present wife. Thus
he “Wed a reputation for pluck and endurance.
The 1, h mile was made in about thirteen minutes,
and Colston retired from the track. Although urged
to remain off, Colston refused, and walked two miles
every hour until 11 P. H., when he retired for an
hour's sleep. Dr. Nast, his medical attendant, re-
ports that he is in better condition now than the first
week he started to walk. Colston has walked stead—
ily two miles every hour since the 2d of February,
during which time he slept only at intervals. Col~
stou stated last evening that he would w er $100 or
$500 that he could start immediately an walk 100
miles within twenty—four hours. He could get- no
tfiketrs, and nobody disputed his ability to perform
t 6 ea .’

An Oswego Pedestrian.

A CORRESPONDENT writes that the pedestrian
fever has Oswego firmly in its grasp, and the ;
town boastsa walker who has beaten the best 1
time of the New York State champion. This is l
Mr. H. B. Carter ayoung man who is not yet i
‘20 years of age. The followin are Mr. Carter‘s l
feats of pedestrianism since e first made his 1
how to an audience: I

H. B. Carter vs. Scrgt. Goodzon, of Syracuse,
N. Y. Carter beat his opponent six miles in 1
fifty, accomplishing the feat in 811. film. His .
1 next contestant was Miss Elsa Yon Bluinen. He I

was to walk 120 miles while Miss You Blumcn I
- walked 100. He accomplished 11.") Iiiilcs of the
1 distance, making his last mile in Sin. 40s. Four
days later he walked Miss You Blumcn again,
25miles to 20. He nccomplishcd this fcutby 1
making 25 miles 0 In is to Miss You Blumcn's :20
miles. Miss Bertha 'on Berg came next on the
list. Mr. Carter making 110 to Miss You Berg‘s
100 miles. Next came llcnnis ()‘Donohuc. the
Irish Terror. Mr. Curtcr defeated him by 1 1-2
. laps on 25 miles, his walking fimcbcinglh. 730111..
beating D. I). Burns. (‘hainpion of the State, by
two minutes. He performed a still gl'l‘i'llf‘l' feat ;
by walking 15 milesiii 2h. 11m. Success attend
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match to take three-fouer and ihc loser one-fourth ‘

of the gate nioncy. Should thcrc be only two coni-
)efitors, each man to walk upon a Scparute track. to
c laid down accm'ding to his own directions, and
surveyed by a cmiipntvm authority in the presence
of the judges appoiutcd. The incasurcnnmt to be
made eighteen inches from the inside bm‘dcr frame
«which is to be three inches higher than the mold).

, Should there be three lHi' more-1 competitors. all to
i go on one wide track (not less than ten feet wich

the Harlem Athletic Club team and the New 1
York Athletic Club team—1V. R. “'liitmore, 1
Captain F. J. Kilpatrick, M. C. Pattcrson, and ‘

0:53. The defeated team then tried their hand i

with the Scottish—American team, C. Fabrcgon,
Jr., Captain: A. K. Hiscock, J. F. Fitzgerald,
and J. M. More. Fabregon cried, “Heave
now," and won in 1:10. The final heat was be-
tween the Scotch and New York. The New
Yorkers got a lead of about half a yard in the
opening, and both teams began to dig little

7‘ Either iarty failing to comply with any of these
articles to orfeit all moneys (leposifcd.
“ CHARLES ROWELL.
‘7 \Vitncss for Charles Howell—WILLIAM POTTER.“

O’Lenry and Harriman v. ere interviewed and

' spoke as follows:

l

‘7 When did you arrive in the city, Mr.
O‘Lcai‘y l"

“I arrived this morning from Chicago, where
I have been stopping for the past two weeks.“

“ How long did you remain at the Hot
Springs!"

Bicycling.

()N Washington‘s Birthday the Newark Bicy— ,
clc Club had a grand “meet” and run. over 1
some of those fine Jersey roads in Essex county. I
‘ which abound with rich scenery and are paved ~
‘ with the best Telford and macadam. making
‘ excellent wheeling. Thc mcct wasat the stables '
1 of the Newark and Bloomfield Horse (‘ar Com-
pau '. on Bloomfield avenue. Newark: the start
nia(e at two P. it. All bicyclists were invited
to attend. and found plcnty of comlizliny. The ‘
meeting was tinder the auspices of r. Joseph
Lafon, of Newark, one of our most prominent
pioneer bicyclists, and proved a grand success.

There is every indication that the bicycle ,
mania will soon supersede almost all other
I forms of athletic excitement and we shall be
1 glad to see it, for of all exercises, it is the most 1
, graceful. :

3 500th half in 7m. 30s.

 

  

A NATIONAL bicycle tournament will be held
at the American Institute in April. The con-
tcst is open to any bicycle rider in the United
Stafcs, and ciitl'lcs‘ will bc received :L'. the Insti—
tute until April 1st. To the winner of the first
prize will be given the chain ion cup and $2.30:
to the second and third will given prizes of
$150 and $100. The awards will be to the per-
sons making the greatest number of miles in

, twenty-four and seventy-two hours, and to the ‘

one making 100 miles in the quickest time. The

y i following entries have been received: James A.

McLeod. Buffalo. N. Y.: 1V. J. Briito, Pitts-
burg, Penn: Robert H. Courtney, Roxbury,
Mam: “'m. E. Harding and “'m. McClellan,
New York: A. P. Messenger, Albanv, N. Y.,
long-distance champion of the United States:
A. S. Conley, Bcunington, and Charles A. “'ar-
ing, “'orcestcr. Mass.

THE English Board of Inland Revenue make a
special annual allowance to certain oliiccrs to-
ward the cost of keeping a horse. on account of
the distance covei'cd by them.
young riding officers who are bicyclists have
petitioned ti 0 Board that they may use a ma—
chine instead of a horse. and at the some time
receive the allowance. The Board have in
several cases acceded to the applications where

‘ the collcctors have reported that it may be done ‘

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Athletic Notes.

ROWELL. thc English pedestrian. arrivcd in
New Xork on the I’arthia. Feb. 271b, on time
for the O‘Lcurv match.

“'Es'rox‘s thousand hours cxpircd February
28th, when he had walle 1.077 1-2 11 113s. lcav—

‘ ing off 22 1—2 miles behind time.
MRS. TOL‘RTELOTTE, of Stockton, (3:11.. stands

six feet, weighs 103, and can walk +'~‘ hours with—
out rest or sleep. She has just done it.

MADAM FRANKLIN has taken tlc place of
Annie Bartcll at Brewster Hall. She is finish—
ing her 3.500 quarter miles, with a thousand yet
to go, and goc d chances.

ANNIE BARTELI., the “lVestchcstcr Milk»
maid." gave up after doing 1.430 (uzu'fer—niilcs
in as many quarter hours, Fcb. 21111. and lclf
Fanny Edwards alone in her glory.

AT Pittsficld, Mass. Feb. :273d, C. L. Dutclicr.
who began on Tucsday night to wall; 100 hours
without slec ) or rest, finished his task. lie was
allowed to eavc the track but thirty minutes
daily.

SIR JOHN ASTLEY. who made the wagcr that
“'eston could not walk 2,000 miles over English
roads in a certain time, sent an agent to watch
for deception. Bell‘s Lifc contains a lcttcr from
this agent. who says that \Vcston was twice
caught riding in a wagon. Sir John refuscs to
longer countenance the affair.

THE following are the weights and measures
Of the two contestants named in the late Hrcco—
Roman wrestling match at Detroit: McLaugh-

, lin—Hi- ht. 0.01: chest, 40: biceps, 181-72: thigh.
: 2S: calf, 10: age, :14: weight, 72:372.

Cristol—
Hight, 5.00: chest, «12 1—73: biceps, 101-2: thigh,
101-2: calf, 141—2: age. :30; weight, 100.

E. \V. JOHNSON, of Toronto, Canada, has been

elected Director of the Gymnasium of the
Young Men's Christian Association Baltimore.

1 to fill the place made vacant by the retirement

of Duncan C. Ross. As a condition precedent to
his engagement he signed an agreement not to
give or accept challenges for contests of any

,1 kind.

IN a twenty-five mile walk at Amherst, Mass.

3 Feb. 17th, between F. 1V. Abercrombic, of Ag—

ricultural College, and 1V. G. Robinson, of New
York, in Palmer’s Hall, Robinson dropped out
at the end of the twentieth mile. at. which time
the contestants were on even terms. Aber-
crombie’s time was 5h. 10111. 345. The last mile
was walked in 12m. 18s.

THE number of female pedestrians continues

to increase and they are all after Madam An- I

(lcrson‘s laurcls. So far Miss Lulu L1 romcr.
Miss May Edwards. Miss Burtell, Miss Jennie
Sinclair and Miss Lillie Hoffman liave been at
it, with 8172 quarters as the best record. Madame
La Cliapcllc in Chicago went through with her
task better, having 72,177 quarters credited to her
Feb. 17th.

THE fifty-mile walk at Lowell. Mass., bc-‘

tween Ca it. James Mufrie of last year‘s New
Bedford base-ball nine. and “'m. H. Hawes. of
last year‘s Lowells, was won by Mutric. Hawcs
withdrawing from the contest aft er finishing 41
miles and fifteen-eighteenths, and conceding a
victory for his opponent. The contest was an-
nounced to be for the champion pedestrian belt
of the base-ball arena.

Miss ELSA VON BLUMEN completed the task

of walking 100 miles in ‘27 hours, in Martin’s ,‘
Opera House, Albany, N. Y., Feb. 27th, at a

g‘Ifiarter- t ten o’clock, having «fun. to spare.

' . T. unningham, a letter-carrier, who at

tempted to walk 120 miles in twenty—seven hours.

failed making only 100. Miss You Bluincn com—
lete her 100th mile in 10m. 1s., and Cunning-
am his in 10 minutes.

JOHN BERRY commenced on “'ashiiicrton’s
Birthday, at the “Grand Duke Theater. fi'ater
street, New York. an attempt to walk 1,500 one-

alf miles in the same number of consccutive
quarter-hours. Barry does not sleep over five
hours out of every twenty-four. and says that
lie is not the least fatigued. He complctcdvliis
His average time is 7111.
405., although be frequently covers the twenty-
three laps in five minutes.

RICHARD JEFFERY, brothcrof‘ the well-known
jOckcys. lately undertook the task of walking
twelve miles and a half in iln‘cc hours. in Eng-
land. carrying a fifty-six pound weight on his
shoulders. which was not to be sct down until he
had completed his allotted task. The wager was
for £725, and the road leading from Ncwniarkct
to Exning sclccfed for the walk. which Jcll'cry
accomplished with just fourth seconds to
spare. \vliicliwas not bad work considering the
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English Sculls. Championship.

THE New York Ilcrald says: 7' A boat race
between “'illiain Elliott, of Blytli, and John
Higgins, of Shadncll. for £200 a side. the cham-
pionship of Great Britain and the Challenge Cup
took place Feb. lStli on the Tync. from tho Man—

sion louse to Scottswood Suspension Bridge.

The race resulted in a victory for Elliott. who I

beat Higgins by about three lengths. Elliott

‘ consequently retains the Challenge Cup.

“A most (lceply interested observer of the
contest was Edward Hunlun. who arrived out
on the 12th. and who expected to be able from
the race to tell pretty accurately where his
hardest work lies. In an interview on the day

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he sailed he said that he thought Higgins. Elliott
and Boyd so evenly matched that it would be
hard to chOOse between them. But now it is
sciflcd Wliclii he need most. fear, and the I'ucc
bctwccn thc champions of England and Ameri-
ca will be watched with keen interest by both
. nations. But far off in the Southern Iicmi-
sphere there is a man who will await its result
> with cvcn greater eagerness, for it will tell him
V whom he will probably have to racy: before long.
Should Haulan win, and so hold the double title
of champion of America and England, it would
j be a handsome thing OII Trickctt‘s part if he
1 would come and make the race for the highest
2 prize of all—the world‘s championship—on one
1 of our American cou.'scs. Should he do this
‘ and should he win he may find a man from the
western part of New York State who may save
him the trouble of carrying the prize hcmc.
Stranger things than that have happened bcforc
now.

01' course our readers will be able to tell“ boil;
the li’crald means by the western New Yorker.
Pcrhups he will and perhaps he won‘t. In any
event sculling will be livcly this year.

Ice-Ya cl ting.

A VERY cxciting race took place at Fough—
chcpsic. Saturday, Feb. 171th. The rules 11 7
quircd that the yachts entering should sail ovci
a twclvc-milc course. the starting flag being in
thc ('clltcl' of the river. opposite the ferry doclL.

‘ and thc turning flag tobe in the center of thc rivcr
Off Blue Point; the distance to be sailed ovcl’
twice. The prize was a silk pennant fifteen fcxt

‘ in length. gold stars on blue field. prl sented to
thc I’Oughkcepsie Icc Yacht Association, by
James “'inslow. of the ice yacht Gy sy. Tl.c

‘ judch \vcrc Thomas Foster and Floy KI. J olins-

ton. then the propi r signal was given the fol-
lowing boats slid into line fUI‘Illt‘Start—112111101) :

Gracie. Haze. Buckhout's boat Comet (just

mimch Snowflake. Bird. Gypsy. Viking. Sap-
plio. Hail and Icicle.
Thc wind was blowing strong and steady

. from the soutli-wcst, making it certain that ie
contest would be a very lively one. The yac its
not in the race lay close to the shore, head to
the wind. and the racing yachts stood with
bows to the South—west. each sailing-master at
his tiller waiting for the word. They got it at
Elli. 40s. 1’. 111., and all wcre away ovci‘ the glib
surface. The little Comet took the breeze first
and flew down the rivm' likc a gull. leaving all
the rest for astcrn. The Sappho sailed very
well till she came to a crack which extend- d
from the dock Of the Buckeye Works west. wlmn
she turned northward again and gave 11p tl;c
('ontcst. The Buckliout boat kept the lcad
around the Blue Point flag and came up Ilit‘
river again like lightning, turning the ferry
dock flag at least three-quarters of a mile ahead
of all the rest. followed by the Gracie, Icicw.
Haze. Viking. Snow Flake. Gypsy. Hail and
Bird in the order mentioned.

The second run down the rchi' was fully as
cxciting as thc first. and such boats as the How.
(lracic and Hail were going at terrific spei d.
The runners of the Haze having been altercd.
she was sailing faster than cver before. Again
the Buckliout boat led the dance around the

, Blue Point flag. but in making the run up the
river for the last time. her sailing-master made
a great blunder by running her along the

west shore under the mountains, for the
‘ wind. which had lulled considerably. :11—
,most left her, and while she was glid~

ing along slon ly the yachts further to the east-
ward wcre overhauling licr rapidly. and a mile
1 from the finish several of them were togcthcr
and the excitement increased among the specta—
, tors. The Icicle had the lead, but it was for an
I instant only, when the handsome Haze rushed
ahead, with a tremendous flaw whistling throng h
‘ her rigging and the flying ice spray from her
1 runners sparkling in the sunlight like diamonds.
1 Then the Gracie caught the wind. and made a
‘ splendid race with the Haze, Viking and Snow
< Make for the prize so close within their reach.
Right in the course of the Haze was a dcsertcd
hand sled, mid her sailing muster hadn’t time to
avoid it. She was going like lightning when she
hit it. and it crowded under her runner plank and
‘ she couldn‘t get rid of it. For nearly half a
; mile it obstructed licr speed, and she was com»
pellcd to stop to have it pulled away. During
. this time the Gracie gained the lead of all. and
‘ when frccd from the hand sled the Haze put af—
ter her with a good flow and hurried her to the
‘ finish: but it was too late. as the Gracie shot
acrOss the line like an arrow, winning the prizc
by the skin of her teeth, the boats making the
finish coming home in the following order and
time:

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Gracie . . . . . . . .. 4 3T 40 Snow Flake... 4 38 50

‘ Haze    4 37 45 Icicle . . . . . . . . . .. 4 39 55
1 Viking . . 4 38 40 Comet . . . . . . .. . 4 40 48

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, Allrge number of yachting men from New
1 York and other places witnessed the race, and
some of the New Yorkers were stationed on the
runner planks of the racers. In every respectit
was the best race of the season.

Notes.

THERE is a project on foot for a grand Inter»
national Amateur Regatta on the Lake of Ge—
i ncva. Switzerland.

LEWIS G. GOLDSMITH is to start from Boston
next summer, in a boat eighteen feet long. to
make a voyage round the world.

I

ENGLISH sportsmen seem to be surprised to
find that Hanlon is a gentleman and not a
" rough." He isdomg Amcri 'a credit.

THE first annual i‘cgntta of the Pacific Ania"
‘ tcur Rowing Association Will be licld on the first
Saturday of May in San Francisco Bay.

\Y.-\Rl{EN SMITH, of Halifax, sent a challcngc
fo Evan Morris. of l’ittsburg, Feb. 27th. for n
sculling race for 51 10 a side. to bc rowed on lied»
ford Basin. June ncxt.

AT :1 special mccting of the Poughkccpsic lcc»
boat Club. licld Feb. 27th. resolutions wcrc
passed challenging the New Hamburg Boat

, ('lub to sail for the ice yacht challenge pennant
of America.

\‘IcE-ComIoDORE A. J. BAI.1.,Of the Jersey
City Yacht Club. has bought- the center-board
cabin sloop yacht Linda. 15.30 tons, new Incas-
urcmcnt. 45 fcct over all. 10 feet beam, 4 feet
depth of hold and :1 fcct 0 inches draught of wa-
ter. Thc yacht was rebuilt at Grcenporf in
INT-i.

THE Hanlan Club hasagrced on an assessment
of $7350 cacli to furnish the funds for the champion
trip to England and for backing him. Hanlan

. has lately become a member of the Masonic
body. having been initiatcd in King Solomon‘s
Lodge. of Toronto. dint.) on thc evening of Jan.
0th. He will use English built shells.

THE rncc bcfwccn Frank Emmett. of Jan-ow.
and Anthony Strong. of Barrow. for £200. camc
off on the Tyne. at Newcastle, England. Feb.
0th, and was won by Emmett by a length and a
, half“ This is the second race betwccn these men

—the first being on the 9th of J an. last the first
race being one mile and a quarter. and the sec-
} ond two miles. Emmett won both events
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BY R. K. MUNKI'I'I'RICK.

 

A sweet smile as of old
Doth re ose

On your face 'ke sunbeam gold
On the snows.

You are warmer than the South,

And you have a little mouth
Like a rose.

Enchanting Eloise,
You are fair;
You‘re a captious little tease.
I declare.
Yet in bosom thrills with hope
When kiss the heliotrope
In your hair.

Do you recollect that day
Lon ago

When we inlgered in the gay
Afterg ow-

When the cuckoo‘s tender note

O‘er the hone ed meads would float
Soft an low?

When the pale forget-me-not
Charmed the leas,

And o’er your happy cot,
Eloise,

Scared the iris-streaked dove,

And the blue skies seemed in love
With the trees?

Then chirped the oriole

In the lime;
And I’m free to say my soul

Turned to rhyme,
And in my eyes your glance—
I shall finish this romance

When I’ve time.

— Wheeling Leader.

Hocking Hunters;

Deer Hunting in the Wilds of Michigan.

 

BY “JED.”

 

No. I.—TURTLE LAKE.

THERE were six of us—all members of the
Hocking Hunting Club, including Jay, the cook
and inan-of-camp, bound for a month’s sojourn
in the great pine woods of Northern Michi an.
“'e went via the Columbus and Hocking al-
ley, Columbus and Toledo and the Flint and
PE-re Marquette Railroads to Bay City; thence
by boat over the Huron to Alpena, and then to
the woods.

“'e found the people of Alpena, the great
Northern lumber center, an exceptionally hos-
pitable and obliging class, and it was not long
after our arrival there until we fixed on “Turtle
Lake,” fort -two miles west, as our destination,
and en age teams to convey us thither.

We ad two two—horse wagons, one for the
camp luggage and one for ourselves, and after
several scorings a start was made from the
Fletcher House at 10 o’clock in the morning for
the wilds of Turtle Lake.

The J ehu cracked his black—snake: the horses
snorted, and away we went at a rollicking pace
through the sawdust. Everything is sawdust
about Alpena: even the people you pass on the
streets are well besprinkled with it.

I'll try to tell you how we traveled. Three
miles from the city of sawdust we struck one of
the most execrable roads ever invented—a road
that would in this land of country drives have
been considered absolutely im iassable. The
very worst road ever seen in the ast would be
considered smooth as a floor in comparison.
The road had been cut by the brawny logger
through the solid woods. barely wide enough to
admit the passage of a wagon, which could only
be accomplished with an expert in charge of the
ribbons. Great piles of limestone bowlders,
charred stumps, scraggy logs, lengthwise, side-
wise and across: piles of brush and thickets of
undergrowth, matted, entwined and reticulated,
bog-holes, bottomless ruts, rotten, treacherous
corduroys, and traps and gulfs and chasms, of
all dimensions and depths. without end, without
number, made up the “No Thoroughfare” we
traveled! However, in less than an hour after
starting every man had deserted the wagon and
was f0 owing on foot.

The gray October day soon faded into night,
and, had we not at this time overtaken Jack
Bryant, the honest-hearted proprietor of the
loggers’ tavern we were all longing to see, who
was on his wa home afoot, we would have died
in that horribl;r howling wilderness.

At last, after adventures, escapes, ag rava-
tions and privations; after each man ha been
tumbled upon his head into the brush or mud
from one to a dozen times: after the frost had
nipped our ears: after all had been bruised
an contused, scratched, rubbed barked and
jammed into shapeless masses, the twinkling
winking light in the window of Bryant‘s old
log tavern gleamed out upon us through the
dismal, sullen night.

No tempest-tOSsed mariner ever sighted a
sail or struck a port with greater joy than

did our little party of deer hunters hail:
the welcome sight of that rude backwoods}

inn. And then such a hubbub of excitedly de-
lighted voices, all commingling in one sense—
less jargon, when we once gained the great
square bar-room, with its roaring pine—wood
fire and solid comfort, was never heard there
before.

Jack’s two hounds, noble fellows, nosed
affrightedly about. or crouched low in the cor-
ner, and stared wildly at the strange intruders.
It did not take us long, though, to get well
acquainted all round—dogs, loggers and hunt-
ers—and after literally toasting ourselves over
the fire we filed out into the long, low din-
ing-room, and sat down to supper. And such
a supper, redundant with the spoils of both
stream and forest. Roast venison, as it was

never roasted before: baked inuskalonge. mash- "

ed potatoes, corn-pone. blackberry sauce and hot

cart-load. After that we again congregated
about the fire, together with Jack. a number
of loggers and a teamster or two, who were
toting to the upper camps.

for game, and we were quickly assured that we
had struck the right lead: that at Turtle Lake
we would find deer as thick as gnats in August.
and wolves and bear and grouse, squirrels,
hares, porcupines and all sorts of varmint till
we couldn’t rest. This was the refreshing im-
pression with which we retired to the loft for
the night, and the foggy dawn was hailed
with almost equal ecstasy as had been the first
glimpse of Bryant‘s old log liostelrie.

We were early astir. and, swallowing break-
fast we settled our bill, seventy centsahead,
and started, long ere the frescoes of dawn had
melted away in the steady light of day. Still
wilder grew the scenery, if that were possible,
and worse grew our way.

Here .we go, crawling up a cleared hill, which
raised itself above the emerald forest like the
hump on a dromedary‘s back, the white sands
glistening between the blackened logs and spec—
tral stumps, until at last we reached the sum-
iiilt. Down there in the hollow, shut in from

the searching winds. Close to the tamaracked ‘

shore of the lower south branch of Thunder Bav
river, stand CarSon's camps—our destination.
Turning to the south-east our eyes fall upon
Turtle Lake, among its surroundings of ever-
green, and the gay-tinted baldrick of aspen and
maple, with a playful breeze brushing its green

 

 

' Naturally enough .
our conversation turned upon our prospects

surface into shimmering ripples, and a flight of
ducks scurrying down the center. .

There stood Carson’s camps, built of large
rou h logs, with ever interstice chinked well
witE moss, the ver idea of a hunter’s home.
An enormous pair 0 elk antlers surmounted the
peak above the door, while from gs driven in
the walls, in front and at the Sides, hung the
saddles and shoulders of a deer, killed the even-
ing before, a bunch of grouse and an old horned
owl. A bear-skin was tacked against the side of
the log stable, while the drying pins of foxes,
mink, otter and muskrat were to seen every-
where, and broken steel-traps, axes, logging-
hooks, dog—chains and deer-horns lay around in
unmethodical rofusion.

Our guide, ose l; Kaurtz, whom we had en-
gaged ahead, liv here, and. came out to meet
us. As we passed in through the low doorway,
a couple of gaunt hounds slunk away beneath
the bunks, frightened at the intrusion, while
Carson himself, a short but strong square-built
man, with a slouch beaver that had defied many
a blast, talked to one, laughed with another,
and kicked the dogs enerally out of the way.

After dinner we so ected our bunks and pegs,
and then betook ourselves to pipes and comfort
without the cabin door, where the October sun-
shine now fell soft and warm.

Gaze on us.

The Medicine Man, Dr. G. W. Boerstler, lolled
against an 11 right, from which had hung many
a noble buck, with a fragrant Key West be—

 

l
‘ mouth, eddies and rapids of every stream. He

knew just where to go for bass, pike, muska-
longe or graylin , and,was never at a loss for

l fish or flesh of t e juiciest and most relishable

quality. Such was Joe Kaurtz, the best deer-
hunter in all Northern Michigan, and the stanch
old guide of the pineries! “ Deers, dot’s about
vot you vents sumtings to know. Vliyl dere
thiger here dan only blaces I don’d tole ou ’bout.
Ober dere. torts urdle Lac, is a b y blace;
und at Beaver, Bear Lockwood und Gmne Lac,
too; in de beeg hills dere’s blenty; on Col
Creek. down ’round e Burnt. Camps, and up
torts Jerrie’s, {Ion finds um thig as maggots a
dot hoag in. ait till Soto here uts his nose
down, and Strom’s loose, und ou ll hear sum-
din , and see sum tales, too, I t you!”

“gfihen they are plent , Mr. Kaurtz?” timidly
ventured Man-afraid—o his-gun, eager for fur-
ther assurance.

“ Blenty! vhere our hears, und bios, and
noses? Ain’t dere eer—tracks right down dere,
not forty rod beyan the bridge, like sheep’s in a
cow-pen? Phat more you ask, eh? Vhy, not
morish as t’ree days ago I shot a beeg book jes’
by dot jam 0’ flood-wood dere. He was mos as

l beeg as the one Gorman shot last fall below

Nugent’s camps. I ketched him layin’ down,
and shot ’im as he jumped 11 , und den he run
fif’ mile afore Strom an Soto pull ’im
down!”

And thus we lay smoking and chatting—chat-
ting about deer and bear and' wolves, about

tween his teeth, while C. R. Richards, or Man- I stalking, driving and bounding—lay there until

afraid-of—his-gun, from Rochester, N. Y., sat on

the hazy sun began to creep own behind the

 

ing the juvenile members from any unseemly
tricks, and awing them into silence b the dig-
nity of his presence assisted in some agree by
the infliction of sundry buffets and bites. They
are bold and cunning, and frequently commit
t ravages in the gardens and cornfields
t t may be in the vicinigy of their. accus-
tomed abodes. The plun ering parties are
formed and led with great skill; sentinels keep
watch to apprise the 'busy thieves of the a
proach of unweltlilome intruder]? andtthe aptly
are stri d of t eir crops wit rapi ' ,
and thgplgooty carried away. flue articles
are not the only thin that they seize upon.
An instance is record of anumber of baboons
having carried an infant of! to some neighbor-
ing mountains. On being ed they were
found seated gravely in a circle round the child,
which was rescued without having ' 
any injury. Doubtless they were having a son-

ous consultation over the new acquimtion to
their numbers, and debating whether or not it

would make a creditable addition to their

family.

They are very much in the habit of collecting

in numbers as close] as possible, and sleeping
awa
of t 6 sun. When thus on they appear
wed ed together, so close y are the packed, a
hen
the crowded bodies, and . .
every side from apparently unposmble places.
Very contented and happy the seem at such
times, as, with eyes closed an .
clasping each other’s fur, they utter at mterv

a part of the ay, enjoym the warmth

at intervals appearin from t e midst of
' s hanging down on

hands tightly;

 

 

 

 

 

l an old Broken-down buck~board, and sought to
j talk the guide’s arm off. H.

IV. Carpenter,
ulios Carp, alias Sitting Bull, our conimissary,
lay flat on his back, with the thick volumes of
smoke from a corncob pipe curling up from

the orifice under his nose, and his rubber boots ,

, up against an old dead Anak of the woods,
coffee, were what the boys stowed away by the ‘

as if determined to )ush it out of his way.

I Bald Eagle, for to l\ r. WV. H. Kooken, of the

Grrzetfe, still clung the name given him down on
the Aux Gres the year before, with journalistic
enterprise, cornered Carson near the woodpile,
and endeavored to learn all about the lumber

. business, while Crazy Horse—S. G. V. Griswold

—nosed around on the river bank, smelling for
deer—tracks, Carp. declared. Jay and Paul
(Paul was an erratic Frenchman,) remained in-
side, wrestling with the dirty dinner dishes, and

. putting the kitchen to rights.

“'e were all tired and played out, and unani-

mously agreed, although I was crazy to be off :

with my gun, to spend the afternoon in loafing

‘ about the camps and recuperating for the mor-

row‘s chase: and then it was almost equal to the

sport itself to hear Joe tell of his experiences .

about Turtle Lake.
Joe Kaurtz, a short, muscular German, with
a really handsome face, in his gray hunting-

‘ shirt, leggings and shoe— cks, looked likea part
, of the backwoods itsel .
; and fisherman, he laid the whole immeasurable
,‘ solitude under tribute.

As hunter, trapper

In the tangled and
creeping swamp he opened the jaws of his wolf—
trap; through leagues and leagues of woods he
“blazed” his “ saple" and marten lines: on the
borders of the lakes, and about the 01d, aban-
doned loggers’ camps, he built his deadfall for
bear, and along the creeks and marches he
“floated his sticks” for muskrat, mink and

otter, while over the entire wilderness he slipped ‘

Soto and Strom (his hounds). His fatal hook
knew the buoy spots of every lake, and the

 

A HAPPY FAMILY.

tall Norway tops to the west, when abruptly I low grunts of intense satisfaction, and endeavor

Joe arose and remarked:

“I sa , poys, we might go down to dere lac
und feesh a leetle—you likes feeshin‘—afore
Shav gits supper reatv. You says vhat?”

“Will they bite, Joe; it’s ctting late, you
know?” doubtingly observed C arlie.

“ Bite. of course they will: I’ve caught fish in
the middle of DeCember, when the ice was a
foot and a half thick, and can do it again,” en-

_ thusiastically cried Carp, shouldcring his old
‘ doublebarreled blunderbuss and moving off al-
; most on

a run. “Good-by. gentlemen, I’ll
show you what fishing is, and I’ll knock the
stuflin‘ out of a duck or two, to boot: you hear
me! Come on. Joe. What are you waiting for?”
Nobody aid any attention to the bellowings
of Sitting ull, and ten minutes afterward we
were all standing on the shores of the lake,
whose waters lay in a glory of light from the
declining sun.
[TO BE CONTINUED]

A Happy Family.

OF all the wild creatures that dwell amidst
the dense forest or rocky fastnesses of tropical
lands, none are more interesting than the vari-
ous species of Monkeys and Baboons. Nothing
escapes the scrutiny of these most imitative of
animals; and they follow faithfully, with a
ludicrous gravity that is exceedingly comical to
witness, the actions of any one who has attrac—
ted their attention. Baboons live together in
small colonies of one or more families, generally
presided over by some hoary-headed, grave old
patriarch, who preserves order in his little com-
munity by the most summary methods, restrain-

 

 

[ to crowd closer the already impenetrable mass.

Such is the blissful condition of those represen-
ted in the illustration.

prepared for a lengthy nap. One old fellow,

.j the monitor of the group, has taken his position

at the end of the squeezed—up rank, and, em-

bracing his knees. is considering the desirability ’

of inflicting summary chastisement upon the

‘ mischievous youngsters which, at a little dis—
‘ tance, so irreverently disturb the slumbers of

their seniors. Another, without doubt the
matron of the family, has risen up from behind
the others, and prepares to express in dignified
tones her disapproval of all gambols at this seri-
ous time, when an afternoon’s nap should be the
first consideration. Some of the more youthful
members have been pilfering somewhere, and
one is apparently greatly shocked at all unseem—
ly behavior, and s ows his astonishment in his
countenance. Oh yes! we know all about it,
you little thief, and your well-counterfeited ex-
pression of sur rise has no effect on us! The
prominent chee s, standing out on each side of
the head like well-filled bags, tell a tale of steal-
ing, at which, no doubt, he is an adept: and

soon, in a quiet corner by himself, safe from the ‘

inquisitive investigations of his fellows, or the
more abrupt overhauling of the stern old ruler
above him, he will discuss to his great satisfac-
tion the hidden contents of his pouches.

Well chosen is the place they have selected for
their siesta. The warm rays of the sun that
flood the limb with golden light are tempered
by the soft breeze that sways the leafy canopy
stretched over them, while, perched high above

. their prowling enemies, they may indulge in a

feelin of security most conducive to repose,
and t us, free from all molestation, 9.3 peacea—
bl the hours in the way most suita le for such
a iappy family.

 

r fly, and relieve this painful suspe-

“Fl..—

 

1 and horns.
‘ the chairs, the ceiling, but I hung on like a Tro-

‘ Evidently they highly ‘
approve of their comfortable perch, and are

, is noted for his veracity.

 

 

A Tight Squeeze.

A MAN of 50, shrouded in an ulster and carry-
ing a whip in his hand, and followed by a wo-
man who looked fully as old, entered a Wood-
ward avenue store t 6 other evening to make
some urchases. They talked to ther as man
and Wife would, and pretty soon t e woman saw
something in a show-case to interest her. Her
elbows were placed on the glass, and there was
a crash which startled eve body in the store.
The husband took in the si tion at a glance,
and remarked as he made for the door:

“ Well, I guess I won’t buy to-day, as I’m in a

hurry.”

The wife started to follow, but the merchant

called to her, and she in turn called to her hus-
band who paid not the least attention.
merc
unhitching histeam, and said:

The
nt, however, overhauled him as he was

“ See here, sir, you must pay for the damage
done by your wife.”

“ wife! Do you call that woman my
wife?’ replied the man.

“ , by, I thought she was; she came in with
on. ’

y “ Can’t a woman go into a store with a man
and not be his wife ?” protested the man.

“But I am your wife—of course I am!” put
in the woman, coming up just at that time.

“ You are, eh?”

“ Of course she is!” indignantly exclaimed
the merchant. “ Come now, I want my pay.”

“ How much?” queried the man, looking from
one to the other.

“ Well, about twelve shillings.”

The man hesitated, but finally counted out
the money, while the woman took a seat in the
slei h.

‘ ‘gAnd on admit that she is your wife ?” queried
the mere ant, as he ocketcd the money.

“ I ’spose she’s a re ative.”

“ But isn’t she your wife?”

“IVhy don’t you tell him I am, John?” urged
his wife.

“ Oh! you keep still!” he growled, as he kick—
ed the snow off is toes: “ if that ’ere damage
had been twenty shillings instead of twelve I
wouldn’t have owned you for a brother-in-law!
Hitch along and bleSS yer stars that I hain’t as
mean as some husbandsl”—Frcc Press.

 

Freemasonry Exposed.

MY DEAR FRIEND:

I cannot better show my appreciation of
your wisdom than by asking you a very serious
question. It is this. I have often wondered

': what sort of a person a Mason was—in what re-

s ct he differed from an ordinar human being?
fifne and again I have aske persons who
I thought knew what was what, with a view of
finding out something regardin those remark-
able peo le, but it was no go; t ose who could
tell wouldn’t. and those who would couldn’t. I
have a vague idea of my own that a Mason is a
sort of supernatural being, who could half-kill a
fellow b awink of his eyeba cha of whom the
very “ 1d One” himself was afraid. I write to
you to know if I am right. Please answer speed-
nse.

“'ILL: I received your letter. Nothing would
give me more pleasure than to be of some as—
sistance to you. It is unnecessary for me to say
that Masonry is of very ancient date: for as
you are aware, it is proved by the fact t at

Iduring the wet season Noah used to hold

lodge meetings in a corner of the Ark.
He was obliged to give it up, however,
owin to the curiosit of Mrs. Noah, who
notWithstanding the act that her husband
placed a couple of lions and a big crocodile at
the door as guard, came pretty near finding out
the secret, and starting a female lodge on her
own book.

There is a jovial old fellow, lives about a mile
from us, to whom I am indebted for the follow-
ing description of the perils and trials one has
to undergo to become a Mason. He says:

“On a certain evening; presented in self at
a door of the lodge No. ,777—si of t e skull
and crossbones, and was received y three chaps
dressed in sashes and embroidered napkins. A

. big fellow, who seemed to be the proprietor,

then said: ‘Sinner, from the outer world, ad-
vance.’ I advanced. ‘ lVill 1you give up every-
thing to join us?’ ‘Not if know it, I said;
‘there's m wife and fourteen fine—J Another
fellow to] me to say ‘ Yes,’ as it was merely a
matter of form. So I said ‘Yes.’ They all
groaned and said, ‘Tis well 2’ ‘Do you swear
never to reveal anything you may see or hear
this evening to any human being?’ ‘ I will not.’
They all groaned again and said: "Tis well!‘
Then they examined m muscle, while another
came 11 with a bi clot , and before I knew it
blindfo ded me. e goat was then led in. I
could hear him making an awful racket among
the furniture. I began to feel that I was in for
it, and couldn’t help myself. Three or four of

1 the fellows then pitched me on the animal’s
‘ back, telling me at the same time to look out for

squalls. I have been in a good many such
scrapes. I’ve been in an election fight, gone
down in a railroad collision, and up in a steam-
boat ex losion, but this great excursion was
ahead 0 them all. The thing must be all wings
It bumped me against the table,

jan. I rolled over and over till I thought it was
all over with me. I was just on the point of
givin up when the bandage fell from my eyes,
and t e oat bounded from under. me, and dis-
appear through the window with a yell like a
Comanche Indian giving up the ghost. I was in
a lodge of Masons. They were dancing a war-
dance round a big skul , while the proprietor
was standing on his head watching the per-
formance. In a moment I was led up to a desk.
The chief engineer of the establishment then
commanded silence, and addres-ed me:

“ ‘ Brother Knob, you are now one of us; you
are a member of an institution which has lasted
ten millions of years: you are one of us. and you
are safe. Here is the password. “'itlr that
and a big club you can get into any lodge in
Christendom.’

“I took the oath on a pack of cards, and wasa
Mason. ”

My dear Will, what is your opinion of
my friend Knob? I cannot tell, but he says he
There is one singular
thing connected with Masonry of which you are
perhaps not aware, and that is, a Mason never
dies. Occasionally it is given out that a brother
has departed, but it’s all a sham, a big swindle.
He himself leaves for arts unknown. Some-

] times they change their outward appearance

and move off to other heres. It is supposed
by some that after they ave transacted enough
wickedness on this earth they are transformed
into comets and meteors and go wandering
through space, kicking up shindies generally.

A great many persons supposed that the last
meteoric display was nothing more or less than
a free fight between some rival lodges that had
crossed each other’s path—the colored lodges be-
tokening the different degrees they had acquir-
ed while in the flesh. “'ill, join the Masons,
and I hope you may live a thousand years.
DOM JOHN.

    

 

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