Evening Star Newspaper, November 26, 1897, Page 9

THE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1897-16 PAGES. WASH. B. WILLIAMS, Furniture, &c., 7th and D Sts. RUGS At little bits of prices. for Saturday only Those elegant Persian Mottled Rugs— Those warm heavy Smyrna Jute Rugs for hallways and bath rooms. $1. mt 1.5 The Genuine Kurdestan Rugs. . B. Williams, 7th&D. I. HARRIS & $100. ent Diamond Star contains 41 pure white diamonds, and at $100 averages less than $2.50 per dinmend, not counting the gold and work- uu.nship of the setting. This Is but one of over 300 styles of Diamond Pendants £1 #15 to $500, and having an im- mense stock rris & Co., Cor. 7th & D Sts. ‘CRESCENTS’ Were Sold Up to Nov. I, 97. This is 14 than was sold in seer ° $3 Wes r.. Mer. We have anything for Sportsmen and Athletes. Supplies for every outdoor sport. manly game and pastime. Guns—an especially fine display of every well-Lnewn imake, from $10 up. We rent them out for 1 a da: i r days—$5 a month. Walford’s Sporting Goods House, 477 and also gog Penn. 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PARKER, BRIDGET & CO., Straightforward Clothiers, 315 7th St. LLL EEL LLL LLL LED PICKETT’S CHARGE. How Longstreet Was Shrewdly Led Into Telling About It. From the Philadelphia Times. ‘The appointment of General James Long- street to succeed General Wade Hampton— beth confederate warriors—as United States railroad commissioner, and his recent mari- tal bringing of May into the lap of De- cember, summons before the mind’s eye the figure of one of the most picturesque characters in American life. Recent news- paper portraltures depict him as a man of stalwart carriage, with his head thrown high in air, his eyes shining fiercely from beneath shaggy eyebrows, the lower part of his face covered with a heavy hirsute growth and a mass of hair waving upward frem a broad and high fcrehead, the plc- ture of a warrior bold. The last time he was n by the narrator was in Septem- ber, when he was entertained at a private luncheon given in the house of the Union League, the host being John Russell Young. At that time he presented himself as a man once tall of form, but with a stoop of taany years in his shoulders. His step was halting. His eyes lacked fire. His hair and scanty beard were of snowy whitenes: His attire black, without a touch of color, loosely fitting, suggested the dress of a country preacher. When he walked up the brown stone steps of the fameus club house on Broad street there was atcp his head a black silk hat almost as lusterless as the coat he wore. Yet there was some indescribable air about him that suggested human force. This was the picture then presented of one of the greatest living soldiers of his time. No. 1105 Penna. Ave, N.W,. 18% imed, taking any know He looked then as if he had one foot in the grave. Yet the other day he took a young bride to his embrace, and now a re- publican President has placed this one- time confederate warrior in one of the greatest positions in the gift of the gov- ernment. Therein is contained a story of wondrous vitality. Ever since the suppression of the re- bellion historians have differed as to whether Lee or Longstreet was responsible for the disaster at Gettysburg, the friends of each claiming the other was to blame. ‘The narrator was present on the scene of the great battle, a few years ago, when the great soldiers, both Union and confed- erate, who had mingled in that bloody fray met there again for the first time since the memorable events of thirty years before. Longstreet made little conceal- ment then regarding his contention that it was Lee who ordered the disastrous Pick- ett charge and lost the day. On that occa- sion many errors of history were recorded. The guide who directed the movements of the distinguished party adopted a bold move to surprise Longstreet into a declara- tion of his feeling on the subject. Said he, standing beside the confederate leader, who held a sound-gathering hand to his dulled ear: “When the flower of Virginia's chivalry, Pickett’s division, arrived on the night of the second day General Lee de- termined to employ these fresh troops to make an assault the next day on Cemetery Hill under cover of a terrific cannonading by General Alexander’s guns, while an as- sault in the rear was to be made at the same time by General Stuart's cavalry, who had been sent around to the left for that purpose. It is generally believed, Gen- eral Longstreet, that he ordered this in the face of your protest; that he commanded Pickett to take this commanding position occupied by the Union troops.” Longstreet’s face glowed with suppressed excitement. In a voice that showed no quaver of age, and at the same time strik- ing forth with his right arm as though he would smite a foe, he cried out: “He said, ‘We'll strike them right here. We'll strike them right here.’ "’ And with a repe- tition of Lee's words the arm again shot forth. The guide told how Pickett’s men had marched to their death across the wheat field. “What is the distance from here to where they emerged from the woods?” asked Longstreet, abruptly. “Exactly one mile and a quarter,” was the response. “Ah!” exclaimed the veteran, “Lee said before the charge that the distance was fourteen hundred and forty yards. I said it was a mile. I was nearer right than he. In all history prior to that time there were never charges of 4 greater distance than six hundred or seven hundred yards. ‘Then there was never before a charge of such length.” o*-——_____ She Really Has Money to Burn. From the Philadelphia Record. On Huntingdon street, not far from the 13th and 15th streets trolley car depot, is a little cigar and candy store kept by a wo- ‘man, who up to a week ago had “money to burn.” Her patrons are chiefly conductors and motormen. They are paid four times a month, and in the intervals between pay days nearly all of them purchase their to- bacco on “tick.” Last week, when pay day came around, so many of them settled up old accounts that the storekeeper grew quite exuberant, and not only presented her regular patrons with a cigar apiece all around, but treated them to an exh{fbition ner 3 mae done, but th eae was done, e_ hea was so intense that she accidentally let go of the V, and jerked her hand away. Of course, the was burned to a crisp in an instant, and had it not been for the free cigars the witnesses of the episode would. have been mean enough to laugh. ——_+o+—______ Mrs. Caustic—“John, my dear, do you you are a very clever man—very?” dear; bat why 49 7ou think to, pace lear; wi you 80, specially?” Mrs. Caustic—“Because you have man- aged so that I am the only one who ‘what a fool you really are.”— | er Kicked aga! ON MANY; GRIDIRONS Thanksgiving Day Foot Ball Through- Michael Wins Rig Face With Star- buck. CURRENT SPORTING NOTES The fortunes of war smiled most benign- ly on the Columbia Athletic Club in the foot bali game yesterday at National Park betweea the C. A. C. and Columbian Uni- versity and enabled the warriors from the G street club house to win by a score of 4 to 0 in ene of the most stubborniy contest- ed games played here this season. The genezal impression was that the C. A. C. beys were favored by good fortune to an extreme degree, especially in the matter of fumbling, and that it was one partic- ularly good piece of luck that saved the Athletic club from defeat. At the end of the first half the "Varsity team had the ball on Columbia's one-foot line, on the first down, with but that one foot standing ketween a touchdown and almost sure goal from Lewis’ sure kicking extremity. Just as the stalwart Le Bave the sig- nal for a line-bucking scheme that would in all probability have landed the ball over the line, the cail of time the end of the half, and the hopes vanished. The cause for tne 'Varsity’s defeat, how- ever, occurred in the second half, when the ball was on Columbian’s fifteen-yard line and the 'Varsity had three downs. Lewis signaled fer a kic but Jolly at quarter passed the ball so low that it struck Lewis’ hands and the ground at the same time. Of course, he could not kick it, and the C. A. C. boys broke through and downed him on the spot and getting the ball on downs. Then came Watson's fiic run for a touchdown and the game. A crowd th@t filled nearly every seat in both the west and,.south stands and ex- tended all the way around the gridiron, probably four and five deep at many places, was present when play was called. En- thusiasm on both sides was high, and every aoise-creating machine that could be se- cured was in the possession of one side or the other, to add to the noise and cheer on the players. The colors of the teams were much in evidence. of course, and the stands made a pretty picture, full of bright coloring and life. The First Halt. The first half began with Cummings kick- ing off to Columbia's twenty-five-yard line. The C. A. C. team then made the twenty- five yards back to the center of the field on short gains, where they lost the ball on downs. The 'Varsity then took a hand end, by a series of similar gains, took the bali back to Columbia’s twenty-five-yard line again, where it was lost on downs. Dyer ther kicked to Columbia's fifty-yard line, and Lewis returngd the punt to Co- lumbia’s thirty-yatd Hag, losing five yards on Dyer. In fact, Lewis did not kick up to his usual form at ‘diy any time dur- ing the game, Dyér gafping five yards or more on every exchange of kicks. Dyer | kicked to Columbian's forty-yard line, and Lewis returned the’ pleskin to Columbi2’s ard line, a less of eight yards. Dy- this tithe a short punt to rd line, and Lewis re- Colembian’s tifty | turned, losing threé yards again: Here the c. A. C. team stopped kicking, and after the first down Reeve Lewis got throug the line for a run of, thirty yards to C lumbian’s forty-yard dine. Columbian then secured the ball cn a fumble, and Meigs made five yards. After another down, Lewis kicked to Co- lumbia’s forty-five-yard jline, and Dyer re- turned the punt, gaining five yards there- by, to Columbjap’g>thirty-ive-yard line. Dyer made his gains principally because of the fact that he does not drop back for a kick, but sends the pigskin through the air from his regular position back of the Ine. Columbia made a fumble here, the ball going ten yards in the direction of Coium- Bian’s goal. where «Columbia man fell on it. Reeve Lewis thén made eight yards 2tound the end, placing the ball on Colum- bian’s eighteen-yard lire. Here small gains were worked through the line until the ball rested ‘on Columbian’s "three-yard -line. Then the ‘Varsity boys took new life, and rot only held their own, but carried''the C. A.C. boys back for a loss of nearly five yards, securing the ball on downs. Weaver was then given the ball and succeeded in making fifteen yards around Taussig. Lew- is kicked to the center of the field, and on the fumbie by Dyer of the kick the ball went into Columbian’s possession. Two Runs Out of Bounds, Tindall was then given the oval, and at- ter going about ten yards with it, ne drop- ped it. About four men made successive grabs for it and missed it, and then Jolly grabbed the oval and made a clean run to the C. A. C. goal line for a touchdown. He had run out of bounds, however, at Colum- bia’s 35-yard line, and the ‘ball was brought back. Here Granville Lewis, who, up to this time had not done much sensational playing, but who had been in the heart of every play and had been tackling and buck- ing the line like a fiend, took the ball, and getting through the Columbia line made another run to the C. A. C. goal line, go- ing out of bounds, however, at ihe 1 line. Here successive gains were made, until the ball rested, as stated, about one foot from the C. A. C. goal line, and with four down, in which to take it over, when time was called. The way in which the ‘varsity took the ball up the field after the C. A. C. had come so near making a touchdown was wonderful play. In this half the C. A. C. team appeared to be playing a little slow. Dyer fumbled kicks badly, and the interference could be brought into action quickly enough. Reeve Lewis made some good gains through the line, and Dyer retrieved himself for his fumbles by a magnificent cxhibition of kicking and also of line-bucking. The ‘var- sity team went into the game without the services of Harlan at center, and when that player turned up Palmer was taken out of the game and the former took his regular place. Then it was that the ‘varsity tcok the determined stand that prevented the C. A. C, from scoring. The Second Half. Dyer kicked off for the second half, but | on account of some of his men going down too soon and making-an off-side play the ball was brought back to the center line and given to Columbia n. After gaining nearly ten yards the ‘Varsity boys were pushed back to center again, where a fum- ble lost them the all. ,fhen the C. A. C. were pushed back for ldss of three yards, and Dyer kicked o.-Columbian’s 45-yard line. gets! AY the ‘varsity team took another brace, and gains wy Tindall, Lewis and ‘Weaver placed the bali on Columbia's 40- yard line, where ‘fumble lost the bail to the C. A. C. «Watson, who had re- placed Hooker at teft half, made a bril- Mant run to Columbian’s 45-yard line, and after three downs i#rad heen scored against the C. A. C. thera Dyer kicked out of bounds to Columbjan’s #@-yard line, a Co- lumbia_ man luckily being near the ball and falling on ths: Then Columbian re- gained the ball on’‘downs, and Lewis kick- ed back nearly to the center of the field. Then the Columbia boys played hard and fiercely, but at least !three times were push- ed back for losses ef-froni' two to ten yards. Dyer then kicked out of bounds to a Co- lumbia man for a gain of ten yards, when the C. A. C. again Jost four yards. Then Lewis broke through on the next play and carried Reeve Lewis back for a loss of over twenty yards. After two more downs the "varsity got the balfon downs and Lewis Kicked to Columbia's 45-yard-line. Columbian’s fifteen-yard line. Here Lewis being against the sturdy Athletic Club boys, and received the ball in such bad shape from Jolly, who had up to this time been playing @ particularly brilliant game, that he was forced to try to run with it. The C. A. C. then secured the oval on downs and after a few minutes more of play, Watson, who had been making a gain whenever intrust- ed with the ball, got around Meigs’ end, and, although unaided by interference and hampered by two Columbian men who had tackled him too high, made the only touchdown for Columbla. Dyer made a miserable attempt at goal. But two min- utes of play then remained. Lewis kicked off and the C. A. C. had brought the ball back to the center by a series of rushes such as advanced it so rapidly a few min- utes before, when time was called. Watson, Wells, Dickinson, Taussig, Par- son, who took Humpbrey’s place at quarter in this half, Lewis and Dyer played splen- did foot ball in this half, while for Colum- bian Meigs’ work at end, Jolly’s efforts at quarter, except for his one bad break, Paschal at guard, McRoberts at tackle and } Tindall and Weaver at the halves put up the game. Time and time again Meigs and Beard, Columbian’s ends, got through the line and tackled their big opponents for a loss of ground. That Lewis played the star game of all on the field goes without say- ing. His exhibition of tackling and lin bucking was the finest that has been seen at National Park. Louchs and Cummings also played a fine game, while opposed to them Underwood, McGowan and Saunders were to be found in every play. Clean Playing. The game, viewed as a contest, was as clean as could be, and was interesting from the moment the ball was kicked off until time was called. Every period in the game was of critical interest, and play of this character was not calculated to allow in- terest in the result to flag for a moment. ‘There was no slugging, or mean, under- hand work of any kind, and both teams have reason to be proud of the game each put up. The line-up: Columbian. Meigs Louchs Cummings Paschal, H. Palmer, Pasch: McRoberts Positions Left end. arter bac! Tindall Weaver. Right half back -Left half back. Lewis (capt.).....Full back -Dyer Touchdowns—Wats. issed goal— yer. nd E. 0. Wa, onhurst. umpire and referee. Lir R. J. Beall, jr. W. Greene. halves—Thirty-five minutes. By defeating the Colu lumbia Athletic Club and pear to be tied in champio: A solution of this difficulty might be 7 in a Christmas zame that would certainly attract as much interest as the con’ terday. Close Game rt Hyattsville. The Hyattsville junior foot ball team de- feated the Orientals of this city in an ex- citing game at H yesterda by 6 to 0, the touchdown and goal being made by the home icam in the last few minutes of pla e team work of the Orientals w: sup:rior to that of of mi Time the Hyattsville while the team: evenly matched in we'ght and playing « ity. Won by Gonznga College. The Gonzaga Coliege foot ball team de- feated the Mt. Vernon Athletic Ciub yes- terday on the college grounds, the standing 14 to 0. Gonzaga made the first touchdown in ten minutes of play, while {in another ten minutes the second touch- down was made. In the second half Gonzaga captured the ball on a fambie on Mt. Vernon’s ten-yard Mine, and in a few minutes made the third touchdown, from which goal was kicked. The line-up follows: Gonzaga College. Shea. {| Bacon Green. Axtedter. Brahler. Craven. Smith Plant. Costello, capt.. Hunt. -Right half back. Flynn --Full back. Referee—Mr. Duffy, Gonzaga. Umpire— Mr. Costinett, Mount Vernon Athletic Club. Linesmen—Messrs. John Duffy and Nor- cum, Shamrock Athletic Club. Timekeepers —Mr. D. Coughlan, Gonzaga, and Mr. Thatcher, Mount Vernon Athletic Club. Time of game—Two_ twenty-five-minuce halves. Touchdowns—Smith, 2, and Hunt, 1. Goals—Costello, 1. Score—Gonzaga, 14; Mount Vernon Athletic Club, 0. DAY FOOT BALL. Mt. Vernon A.C. THANKSGI Cornell’s Team Greatly Surprises the Pennsylvanians. The University of Pennsylvania defeated Cornell yesterday by a score of 4 to @ in the fastest game played this season in Philadelphia. The unexpected strength de- veloped by Cornell was one of the greatest surprises of the year in foot ball matters, and the Pennsylvania team is correspond- ingly sore, as it expected to defeat Cornell by a larger score than either Harvard or Princeton. In the first half of the game Cornell did all the playing, the guards back formation and end-skirting of the Univer- sity of Pennsylvania being broken up as easily as though boys were opposed to t! sturdy Itnacans. In the second half, how- ever, Pennsy took a brace and the guards back formation was used with better effect, a Cornellian being left injured on the field at nearly every charge. After twenty-one minutes cf actual playing Pennsy made the touchdown. ‘The game was a brilliant one in every respect, except for the tiresome waits while Corneli’s injured men were being cared for. Cornell evidently has the best team this year ever at the university, judging from yesterday's game and the match with Princeton, which the Tigers won by 10 to 0. MADE THREE PLACE KICKS. A Wonderful Record in a Chicago Foot Ball Match. Clarence Herschburger, the full back’ of the University of Chicago, made a name for himself in foot ball history yesterday by making three successful place kicks in the annual game between the Universities of Chicago and Michigan. One of them was so difficult that the attempt would have seemed foolhardy had not his team been well in the lead. One was made in the first half from the seventeen-yard line, and two in the second half, one from the thirty-yard line, the ball at the time being right in front of the goal posts. But the kick which brought twelve thousand people to their feet occurred about fifteen minutes later. The ball at the time was not more than five yards from the side lines and twenty- five yards from the goal, and when the strong-limbed half back and Gordon Clark dropped back with the evident intention of attempting the play Chicago supporters were a The ball was passed cleanly and Clark placed it on the thirty-five-yard line. An instant later-the ball was sailing high in the air. It dropped squarely between the posts and a new foot ball record had been made. The game, which was played in the Coli- seum, was a kicking contest from start to finish, and in the punts Herschburger easi- ly showed his superiority over Hannan of the Michigan team. An exchange of punts would invariably net Chicago all the way from five to twenty yards. ‘Third Gonsagas Beaten. _ The Nepoleons yesterday defeated the Third Gonzaga foot ball team, 6-0. The ‘ne-up of the Nepoleons follows: Thorn- Roberts, ends; Carr-Prince, tackles; Murry- ——— guards; Harding, center; Farlee (captain), quarter back; Sheckles-Crump- } iin: Played between the Calumet and Oriole teams yesterday, the former winning by 16-8 The line-up of the victors follows: Ferris, left end; Bliss, left tackle; Dobson, center; Sommers, left guard; Hoover, right guard: Hunter, right tackle; Maupin, right end; H. Thatcher, quarter back: Kettler, left half back; F. Thatcher, right halt back; Coffin, full back. Ladies Fighting Foot Ball. The King’s Daughters of Virginia and other ladies opposed to foot ball as it is now played will make a fight at the coming session of the Virginia legislature for the enactment of a law to prohibit the game. Petitions are being circulated in the state, appealing to the legislature to enact a law for the suppression of foot ball. Other Foot Ball Scores. At Evanston, Il.—Wisconsin, 22; western, 0. At Chicago—Chicago University, Michigan, 12. At Chicago—Chicago A. A., 52; New Jer- sey A. C., 0. At Pittsburg, Pa.—Washington and Jef- ferson, 14; Duquesne A. C., 0. At Chicago—Bankers’ A. C. of Chicago, 46; Knickerbocker A. C. of New York, 8. At Cincinanti, Ohio—Carlisie Indians, 10; University of Cincinnati, 0. rsity of Wiscon- ersity, 0. Purdue, 6; University North- 21; Bethlehem, Pa.—Lafayette, high, 0. At Cambriage, St. John's, 0. At Newton, Mass.—Dartmouth, 24; New- ton A. C., 0. At Newport News, Newport News, 0. At Providence, R.1.—-Brown 12; Wesley- an, 4. At Richmond, Va. 12; North Carolina, 0. MICHAEL'S WoNDE Md.—Johns Hopkins, 6; Va.—Hampton, 14; Virginia University, RFUL WORK. Ran Away From Starback and Made ‘New Records, Jimmy Michael defeated F the Philadelphia cyclist, in a Madis a ¢ night. i up at cach end, Michael's at the 4th ue end and Starbuck's at the Madison avenue end. The men and their pacemak- ers warmed everal miles and then pre- pat for the start. As they mounted their wheels ene of the pushers-c povered some one had thrown a paper of tacks on the track, and some time was consumed in removing these, the management mean- while offering large sums of money to the detectives present to catch the culprit. Finally the start was made. Michael caught his pacemakers first, and on the first lap opened up a lead of twenty yards. He continued to increase this, and on the first lap of the fifth mil= had lapped nk Starbuck, at The his opponent. Starbuck seemed unable to hold his pacemaxers. Time and time again he dropped back and pedaled along la- boricusly al a Hitie ne. Michael was riding like his pacemakers could not enough for him, mind his recent defeat by adelphia, an} was anxtous ake it three out n lapped Starbuck during tel the tick during eighth, the ninth, nth miles, and then it keep track of the times ate Starbuck, who g alvised by the Triage and push it. y short, Starbuck pmakers, and 8 ael won th third miles ~ 22.07 45 24 - 24.08 1-5) 25. + 26.10 25 POKER POOL. A New Game That is Being Played in New York. A new pool game has been invented in New York. It is called “poker pool.” The sixteen balls are set up in the form of a diamond instead of a triangle. They are inlaid with playing-card characters, con- sisting of four aces, four kings, four queens and four jacks. One's hand consists of the balls he has holed. It is possible to make nearly all of the combinations of the regu- lar poker game. Four aces is the highest “hand,” of course. Then in order come a full, three of a kind, a straight, ete. A diamond frame ‘to set the balls up is required, and tally balls to keep track of the balis. Races at Brightwood Park. The racing at the Brightwood Driving Park yesterday attracted quite a large gathering, the sport being rather interest- ing. In the 235 trot J. L. A. won; best time, 2.30. Annie Russell took the 3.00 trot, the best time being 2.39%. The match race between Rex and Prophet was won by the former in 2.50%. Nina Noble captured the free-for-all trot; best time, 2.25t%. Lillie s finished first in the half-mile heats running race, the fastest heat being .53's. Charles Wright did the starting, Lee Offut the timing, the judges being J. P. Clark, P. Glos and Lee Cffut. Gol A thirty-six-hole match was held by the Chevy Chase Golf Club yesterday afternoon against “Col. Bogie.” Maj. Denny won the prize, a silver cup, making a score of 15 down on Bogie, net, 191. The other scores were: Mr. L. A. Earle, 17 down, net, 198; Mr. Marrow, 19 down, net, 215; Mr. Wes- cott, 23 down, net, Mr. Redfern, 26 down, net, 218; Mr. Hayden, 27 down, net, 219; Mr. Biddle, 27 down, net, 220, and Mr. Compton, 29 down, net, 223. The links at Rosslyn were occupied yes- terday the greater part of the day by golf- ers, but no matches were contested. oe ees Ponca City’s Bachelor Girls. From the St. Louis Republic. + A bachelor girls’ club has just been or- ganized at Ponca City, Okla., for the pur- pose, as the constitution recites, of ex- alting the condition of old maidenhood. It has fitted up elegant club rooms, where the members, who are the prettiest and mest accomplished young ladies of the town, spend their leisure hours. New members are initiated with solemn rites, in which they are compelled to make many strange vows and agree to severe penalties for their violation. ‘The ritual prescribes that the candidate shell promise to remain single, to make a verbatim report in open meeting of every proposal of marriage received, to learn how to smoke cigarettes, to write a poem or story every month, to perfect herself in pistol practice, to practice fencing and boxihg and not to permit her regard for any young man to exceed platonic friend- ship. > During the ceremony the members are dressed in flowing white roves, peaked caps and white masks, forming a ghostly com- pany. The room is lighted with two wax tapers, which shed a pale radiance over the scene. The penalty for breaking the first vow is that the bride shall have the members of the Bachelors’ Club, dressed in their costumes, for her attendants. ‘The rest of the penalties are equally cu- rious. oo—_____ Imprisoned Forty-One Times. “Merts’s Trng News.” If price, freshness, & purity are objects toyouyou’ll buy your drugs at Mertz’s-the pharmacy that is conducted on up-to- date principles. Douglas” Emulsion of Pore Cod Liver On {th bypepborpht Mme and ohn. ree 7 Amd and digestible............ S Warner's Kidney and Liver We have the agency for the Famous ALLEGRETTI Choco- late Creams—the most delicious Chocolates made. DANDRUFF Causes loss of hair. Susceas removes and Tite, bottle: MERTZ’ Pharmacy, llth and F. od Te roe erececceresccseees o* Aref, TEU EERE UEC ESOS ILOCOS OLLOL ELISE Eee ere iy ROOTES OTHE TEE E EEE EEE ESEEEEEEEEEESEHEEEEEEY WHOLESALE HORSE STEALING A Fett y Who Got Away With Titrty Animaln. From the Indianapolis Sentinel The Indianapolis police have ig custody John G. Koerner, sixty years of age. a veteran of the civil war and 4 member of several prominent societies, who is charged with stealing thirty horess and rages within the past eighteen months. The rigs were taken from thy principal ‘streets of Indianapolis, and, %t is alleged, in Middle- town, Ohio. Koerner has an extensive acquaintance in Indianapolie and is about the last man the police would have suspected of being a thief. It is not known exactly when Koerner began stealing horses or what prompted him to tackle a crime that is generally dealt with severely. His method was simple. He believed that in order to steal successfully the best plan would be to go about it boldly. Therefore, whe ever he saw a horse and buggy that suited his fancy, and he is a fair judge of horse- flesh, he would take possession of it. He would untie the horse, climb boldly into the buggy and drive away. He was too Smooth to attempt to dispose of any of the rigs here, but he found a ready market for them at Middletown and Franklin, Ohio. His scheme was to take the horses early in the evening and then drive to Richmond. He always took the National road because it was more frequentiy tr: eled and he would be less likely to att attention. He would have the horse cared for in Richmond and the next day would continue to Middletown and Franklin. Upon his arrival there he would dispose of the outfit, return to this city by rail and at the first opportunity repeat the perform- ance. This sort of thing was kept up for fully eighteen months, and for .some upaccountable reason Koerner was never suspected. The police saw him almost every day when he was here, and on many eccasions he called at the police station and talked with the officers. During this time he followed his usual avocation, that of nurse, and people who have been in his care will testify that he is a good one. A few days ago a postal card on which was printed a description of a horse stolen frcm J. B. Alfree of this city fell into their hands. and Koerner was found with the animal at Middletown. He was placed un- der arrest and the authorities in this city were notified. When Koerner found that there was no hope of gettirg out of the scrape he broke down and made a confession. He was unable to tell how many horses he had stoien, but he admitted that the number Was large. iin She Had No “Scolding Locks.” From the Chicago Times-Herald. Some people are absolutely devoid of tact. One of these is a youthful matron, who, wishing to make her very dearest friend— another young matron—a birthday present, decided on the purchase of a handsome pair of shell side combs. Nothing could have been more appro- priate for the blond tresses of her friend, and the giver felt much pleased with her selection when she went to call on her to give her the pretty ornaments. “I thought you would like them,” she said when her friend had admired ‘them and thanked her rapturously; “you will find them so handy to fasten up your scolding lccks ” “What do you mean?” asked her friend, in a surprised tone. “Did you never hear of scolding locks? hey are the short ends of your hair that are always flying loose. They bother one so much, but side combs keep them in or- der, besides ments.” “So you think T have scolding locks—then I must be a scold. Thanks, awful but I don’t believe I need any Ke them for your own scolding outfit,” and the e of the “dearest friend” clouded with nger. “Very well, just as you like. dear,” and the doaor of the combs snatched them up and carried them home, why she had a fit of hysterics. And all because she needed a little tact. being very becoming orna- Good-bye, Her Male Competitors, From the Chicazo Chronicle, Lota Fernal is one of the handsomest girls in all St. Tammany parish, Louisiana. Not only that, she has broken the record in the matter of sheep shearing. This éountry maiden can shear more sheep in a day than any two men in the parish, catching, tying and washing the sheep her own self before shearing. Lately she sheared eighty sheep in one day, beating the swiftest shearer among the men by fifteen sheep. She can also hoe two rows of corn to any man’s one, is an expert rider and never uses a saddle, preferring to drive cattle “to water” bareback. It is said that a prettier sight could not be seen than to see her catch a romping horse, jump upon him “bareback,” and, without other reins than the long mane, drive the cows home of an evening through the waving pines. She knows how to milk, card and weave, and is sald to excel im housework. With all the rough usage to which she submits her lovely hands in the very hard work that she loves, they are so white and soft that they attract the attention of tourists through the beautiful pine region. The country people acoount for this by the vulnerable to all the darts of Cupid, Shaking her head and averring: “Nary a man can marry me.’ i g E 4 i Ui i lf i : 3 i i