Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 19, 1890, Page 9

THE OMAHA SuNDAY BEE \ NINETEENTH YEAR. THE LOCAL WORLD OF SPORT A Case in Which Jack was Bettor Than His Master. THE TWIN CITIES' SUPERB GALL, Rights of the Westorn Association— Latest From Basebail Circles—The £quared irole, the Gun and Wheel—Miscellancous, Teaching the Young Idea, A few mornings ago Nathan Shelton and John W. Potty, with their sons Nat aod Johnny, started cut for the hunting grounds below Bellevue on a rabbit hunt. They went m adandy wagon behind Mr, Shelton’s mag- nificent bays and theie destination, Tzschuck’s island, three miles below the historic village above mentioned, was reached quite early in the morning. The day was quits cold and they got chilled to the marrow before they reached the end of their journey. They got there, however, in good shape and eager for the chase, They wero informeda by the na- tives that the most successful way to hunt rabbits was to board a farm wagon and standing up, drive through the low willows and grass and shoot the cottontails as they emerged from their hiding places. All correct. A wagon and a driver wero secured and a hasty break made for the rab bit patches, The boys were placed one on each side of the wagon and the old profes- sional rabbit hunters, as Petty and Shelton are known to be, stood close behind to give them the necessary instructions and to allow them to bag the first game, as the hunt was gotten up for their especial pleasure, Every- thing ship-shape, away the old farm wagon went and the hunting grounds were shortly reached, Suddenly thé driver yelled: *“Look out! There goes one; and there is another! Shoot! shoot!” And true enough, the rab- bits were darting away on all sides. Bang! bang! pop! pop! went the boys' guns and as many rabbits went somersauit- g over into the dead grass and weeds, never to hop again, Out of the wagon the boys tumbled, gathoring up the game, and on thoy went, and again the rabbits began to jump and the guns to bang. For four long hours the sport continued, and in that time the wagon bed was almost filled. The game was plenty and the boys shot like a couple of Bogarduses of Carvers, and occasionally the old vets would tumble over a cottontail. Shelton, sr., said that shoot- ing rabbits from wagon beat hunting tigers from an elephaut’s back in India all hollow. One of the most amusing incidents of the hunt was the old warrior Petty shooting ten or a dozen times at an old cottonwood stump, off about twenty-five yards. He took it for @ rabbit. Finally he swore it must be dead, and he ran forward to discover that he had been shooting at astump. Was he mad!? Well, ask him aboutit. Another lsughable event was Shelton firing at a rabbit and _brenking one of his propellers, and as it bobbled off, he jumped from the wagon and took after, declaring that he would have that rabbit if he had to chusé it all winter, And away he ran, his coat-tails standing out straight behind, the sand flying in all direc- tious, and his gum boots rattling amoug the dry sticks like a pair of castanets, Bang! crack | bang | went his pumper at every other bound, buc it was no use, and he returned empty-handed, but with an abreviated coat- tail, a tattered pair of unmentionables, and one boot-leg half torn off, The last seen ot the demoralized rabbit he was limping off over the sand hills at tho rate of amiie a minute. The two boys made a vast deal of sport of pater familias, telling them that they couldn’t shoot a little bit, and that they had better get ‘“nigger shooters” and con- fine themselves to Kuglish sparrows in the streets at Omaha. Nattie Shelton is attena- ing the military academy, and when he puts agunto his shoulder ho means business while Johnny Petty is *‘a chip off of the old block,” which is all that is necessary to say. About 4 o'clock the party tired of the sport, and returning to the farmer’s cabin partook of a bountiful repast, then hooked up the bays and skipped tor home, and they do say that the two old professors have had the grippe ever since. ‘What the Omahas Most Need. After careful deliberation upon the char- acter of the make up of nextseason’s Omaha club, another very essential element to the success of the team is found wanting, and that is a tried and experienced hand to coach the yvoung players, especially the pitchers, Of course the best man for this work would be a catcher, as it 18 ho who has most of the coaching of the pitcherto attend to. Omaha, however, has no back stop yet qualitied for this work. Erquarbart, Moran and Bird are all three comparatively new players them- selyes, but little acquainted with the strong and weak points of the sluggers of the wes- tern association. Such a man will be needed more than ever upon the local team the com- ing season, s two young and green pitcher: in° Bays and McContell, have already been signed, and there is no telling how many more will be tried befgre the sea- son sets in for good. Wally Andrews has the experience to adapt him to such work, but the difficulty with Andrews is that he is a little backward about going forward, is undomonstrative, and apparently disinclined to figure as a tutor for young bloods. And then again, his position on first base is such aone that requires all bis alertness and al- lows him_but little ‘time to cautior, steady and direct the pitcher. In this case 1t would be a good idea for the management 0 en- deavor to sign an old and experienced catcher. They waillt another catcher, anyway, avd why not make a special offort to get one of this description. Milly Holbert of the old Mets, who is in New York clliy still disen- gaged, would be a great man for Omaha if they could get him at anything like a reaso able figure. It is & well known fact to all who have made the flne points of the game a study, that in an eflicient backstop half of the pitche: trength lies, Holbert is an old veteran, in hisday one of the hest catch- ers who ever stood behind the plate, and yet 8 very skllful man, He would prove a tower of strength to both Bays and McConnell and lend much help to Clarke, Knell and Fanning as well, Thompson and Morton’s Gal), St, Paul and Minneapolis have taken tha trouble to draw up a playing schedule for the coming ball season and submitted the same for President McCormick’s revision, The way 1n which it was revised was to fire it bodily into the waste basket, with exple- tives more forcible than elegant. Of all the lop-sided, jug-bandled documents that any- one haus ever at'.amlglad 10 10ist UPOD AN WSSO~ clation, tnis St, Paul-Minneapolis produe- tion was thd worst. It was sumply & mon- strosity. It provided for the ‘nn g of the scason in the northern cities, giving St. Paul and Minneapolis seventeen games each upon the home grounds in Avril aud the first two weeks of May with the strong teams from Sioux City and Milwaukee. while Omaha was relegated to Den to insugurate the son, thience to Kansas City, Des Moines and past home on to Sioux City, and then back again some time in May o open the scuson in this city with Des Moines, entailing an expousive ralroad trip, and depriving home patrons of the pleasure of seeing soy baseball in the first part of the season, when their appitites are whotted up to & razor's edge to indulge in the sport, Was such stupendous gall ever heard of beforet Jhompson and Morton sbould go off some Where aad lay down and die. If they tuink to play our able and illustrious president for @ sucker they're going to be badly fooled, sure. ‘The sohedule meeting will be held right bere in Omuta, and Messrs Thompson and Morton can stack 'em higa on it that Omaha will get a few of the pluws, And the 8portinz Life Is Correot, “The Western association is theounly prom- nient base ball organization that escaped ins jary in the general uph cuit comprises well-populated, conveniently lo- cated cities, its teams are strong and well balanced, and its clubs are fairly well oft financially. It is also exceptionally fortu- nate in being without the territory in which the present upheaval is at work. Itis, in dact, the strongost minor league in the coun- , and presents many advantages not en- joyed by the American association, If the latter as well as the Players' league should £0 to the wall, the Western association will > only organization to stand between ional league aud one-league mo- hould demand and enforce its right to equal reprosentation on the board of arbitration, a right the combined minor leagues by united action could and should havo obtained lone ago.”’ So saye the Sport- ing Life. It is not known whethor the above mentioned excellent journal got its clue from Tk Be or not, but that is just what Tne Bee has asserted a score of times, and as froquently urged upon the slow-movin Western association moguls the necessity of demanding their rights, as suggested in the above. Entertaining Visitors From Ohicago. Cash Clarke, adescendant of Munchausen, and an ardent sportsman, and Sportie Billie Willie Magner, escorted a couple of Chicago friends over into Towa one day last week on arabbit hunt. Clarke said he knew where there was a patch where the rabbits wero so thick that at the crack of a gun they'd jump up in droves, Magner verified this by ad- ding that he was down there a week ago last Sunday and stood on a stamp and killed fifty-cight witn asword ia a singie hour as they galloped by him! Well, the party was gone all day long, roturning late that night frozen and half starved, witli a single, soli- tary cottontail, blind in one eye, a little con- sumptive animal, so thin that you could see through him. And thisoneof the Ch ran in a fence corner and bedt to de a rail; it was so weak it couldn’t get away. lhey say the next time they go out with Clarke and Magner that some one will be accidentally killed, that's ali. How Will They Pan Out? Fanuning, Bays and McConnell, Omaha's new pitchers will be new to the Western association batters next season, and whether this fact will prove a detriment or an ad- vantage of course remains to be seen, It may bo that the unfamiliar delivery of these twirlers will cause the sluggers no litule vexation, just as the new, young pitchers did 1n the major bodies last season. On the other hand, a lack of kdowledge of the stroug and weak points of the batsmen may prove an insurmountable stumbling block to the new pitchers, They will be just as much in the dark about the batters' individual strength as the batters will be of their weak pomnts, and this is where an old, tried catcher, au fait in all the wiles of the big hitters, would be invaluable to the Omaha team the coming season. The Immunity of Doz Thieveés. W. E. Nason, of the Paciflc Exoress com- pany, advertises in today’s BEE for a valua- ble setter stolen from him several weeks ago. Mr. Nason bought the dog last August of Dick Morgan, at Akron, O., for $30. She is a valuable bird dog, out of Rose Mandan by imp. Clff Gladstone, a full brother to Paul. Mr. Nason is exceedingly anxious to recover her, as she is really a magnificent dog. Her sister, Kate Mandan, V. H. S., was sold to Toledo parties last full for $275. He has had the police on her track for some time, but County Attorney Ma- houey avers nothing can be done with the thieves if they are caught, and Mr. Nason says he would not venture to keep aunother valuable dog if such is vhe i Jack a Ten-Thousand-Dollar Bute, Manager Selee of the Boston leaugue club wired the Colymbus directors asking them what they would take for the release of Crooks. The prompt aunswer was, +$10,000,” and then another message came from Selen saying that they would take the mattor under consideration. The Columbus people did not expect to hear auything further on the subject, and they do not be- lieve now that any deal will be made. And yet two years ago Selee’ was mad because he failed to sell Crooks for $400. A vetter From the Senator. In a letter to the Sporting Editor, dated Portland, Oregon, January 14th, Senator Morgan says. **We are talking of a baseball league out here now, and 5,000 has been subscribed for the support of a team to rep- resont this city. We hope to get Seattle, Tacoma and Spokane Falls 1nto the organization, which will be styled the Oregon and Washington league. A young Omaha financier has written me to take hold of the management and he will put it in the capital, but the local enthusiusts declare that we do not need any assistance from abroad, ‘1 am not sure I can get to Omaha in Feb- ruary for the bicycle race, but you bet I'll try and get there if Ican see my way clear without neglecting my business here, ns I am as good as out of racing. now and will only go into it again when tackled in Port- land. But I would like to have a go at Reading, the soldier, who I can wnotlop to a dead certainty. Before closing I must con- gratulate you on the sporting department of Tue BEE; it is great. I am doing some of that work on the Evening Telogram here,’” Miscellaneous Local Sports, The middleweight competition opens at the Atheneum club rooms one week from to- morrow night. The €hipper annual for 1800 is at hand. Tt is as usual filled with valuable sporting and other information, Wilbur ¥, Knapp, the bicyclist, figured as a second of John Corbett in his recent fight with Dave Campbell, The fight was a draw. The Gate City Athletic club has submitted a proposition 1 Pat Killen of St Paul to come down here and meet Jack Davis, in a finish contest, for a purse of 8500, The report that Jimmy Lindsay has con- tracted to knock out Patsey Murray of South Omaha in four rounds, on a wager of $100 a side, is denied by Lindsay himself, Dunmire and Parmolee ave already receiv- ing many letters of inquiry about their great national trap shoot to be held in this city next April. The prospects all pomt to a very largely attended and successful affair und a decided revival in trap shooting may be ex- pected to follow. . ‘The entries of Charles Ashinger of Okla- homa City and H. G. Kennedy of Denver have been received for the six-day bicycle chase at the Coliseum next month, These wake nine entries so far received and Man- ager Prince is confident of getting together the grandest array of wheel talent ever seen in a race in the west. Jesse Oakes and Helen Baldwin recently rode a fifuy-mile race in the Mechanic's Pa- vilion, Portland, Ore., for a putse of and the Ricbard K. Fox world's champion- ship diamond medal. Miss Oakes by four miles and over, and announces that after one more vace she will qQuit the business forever. She will issue & challenge in the New York Chpper to the world, and if a rade comes out of this it will be ber last. Ouly when oné stops to consider the rapid progress made in _developing speed, do we realize what has been accomplished. Until 15874 no horse ever trotted a mile in 2:14. In that year the feat was accomplished for the first time by Goldsmith Maid,then seventeen years old, Goldsmith Maid reigned queen of turf for four years with this It was beaten until 1873, when Rarus went a mile During the past decade we have dropped to 2:085{, and the Past year has registered more borformers inside of 2:15 than any year previous. The future is be- youd tho knowlebge of man. Billy Bamlett of Escanaba, Mich, writes the sportinz editor of Tue I3Ee requesting that bie assist him in getting on a mateh with Jimmy Linasay before the Gate City athlotic ciub, or any other 140-pound man in this part of the country. Bawlett says be will any kiod of @ fight with Lindsay that the lat- for a purse of $500. Further that if sxpenses of traveling are guaranteed he will come on to Omaha and let the olub ses what sort of a mun he is, He also expresses a willingness to meet Charlie Daly here, and_assures the writer that he will give the club such a run for their monoy as will leave no possible cause for complaint after the fun is over. Bamlett's letter is a stralghtforward busis ness-like document and ho evidontly moans what he says. And still they come after Jimmy Lindsay, and it 100ks a8 if the boy must ere long have his hands full. William Daniels of Rhine- lander, Wis., wants to meet any middle- weight in tho west, Liadsay preferred, For Daniels’ benetlt, however, 1t is stated here that Lindsay is not a middle-weight but a light-weight, In a talk with Jimmy yesterday he said: “‘Everybody round here seems to think that I must ™ fight some one With areputation, that my victo- ries e all beon too easy and that I oughtn’t to make a mateh with anyone who is not known to be a topnotcher. Now I want it understood that I am not in this business for my health, and if there's stuff in it I'd rather go against a dub than a Need- ham, a Meyer or a McAulifte, and I'd be a fool if, I wouldn’t. However, I stand ready to meet any and ull comera in my class if can seo soma money in it. I don't think I ought to be considered a $100 fighter any longer, and rather thau take the risks for any such a bundle hereafter, I'll go out into the street with a shovel and show the people that 1 am_not above work. When I tigng, there must be something in it.” Flash+s From the Diamond, Catcher Westlake has been signed by Mil waukee. Cushman, Omaha's terror in '88, has again signed with Toledo. Jimmy Canavan still re New Eul d polo play George Proesser has signed 1o play right field with the Houston, Tex., team. Sacramento is after Red Bittman, #nd if Omaha wants him she must move quicl. Spud Farrish will endeavor to revive anda reorganize the city amateur league in the spring. Now that Veach has boen signed to play first for Cleveland, what is to become of Billy Klusmani Dave Rowe will take his Denver team to Hot Springs early m the season and throw ‘ew in the mud. Conway has signed with the Cowboys again and there is much felicity among the denizens aloag the Ku Tom Nagle of the Chicago leagne club will be one of the star vatchers of the country before long.—Sporting ‘Times. Dan Shannon broke faith with the Omaha club and President McCormick has no further use for the young man. Manager Leonard is negotiating for the purchase of i{earns of the London club. but the price is too entirely altitudinous. Won't the old vets feel sore next summer when they cast their eyes over the field and see what the young bloods are doing in their ola places? Red Bittman, the Cincianati second base. man, claims that the Omahas has offered him $300 a month for next season, but Red is evidently joking. 3 By the salo of Long, Hamilton and Stearns tne Kansas City club has recovered about ten thousana of the simoleous sunk in the American associaiioa, Jantzen is the latest waukee team. In 2 the Brewers win the champicnship Jautz ia to be used as the pole to float the pennant from. Old Jack Nelson, who the writer saw play ball twenty years ago, wants to do it some iore. He should apply to the Buffalo broth- erhood’s old man’s team. Pitcher Darby O'Brien, of the Brooklyas, formerly with the St. Joos, is_rapidly recov- ering from un attack of typhoid fever, which for a time throatened his hife, The doctor says that the swelling of Jack Crook’s head might be reduced if a coal train should happen to run over it, otherwise it must keep on enlarging until it busts, Hey, there! you brotheriood millionaires | Trot out your grounds,your grand stands and your fences. Gentle ‘Annic is approaching and we'd like to see the color of *em. Juck Crooks is in town suffering with a mild dose of Charlie-horse. Jack should be a little cautious and not blow "em off too fre- quently;'a fow months have unmade many a great player. Dan Alexan ' who was with Des Moines and Milwaukee lust year, is spoken of in counection with the Cleveland league team. My, whata berry that boy was for the White Sox last summer. The southern clubs should insist on the season 0pening upon their grounds, as the Snow is apt to be knoe-deep in St. Paul, Min- neapolis and Milwaukee as Lute as Apral 19, when the season will be inaugurated. George Washington Bradley, who was with Sioux City last year, and who was a drummer boy at the battle of Bunker Hill, has signed with the Springtield, Mass., club and is spoken of as captain of the same, Dave Rowe is in bad odor with the Gal- veston people, on account of his effort to gat Frank Ward away from them. The festive David is ola and ugly enough to know better than to monkey with players under con- tract. Tom Loftus, manager of the Cincinnati league team, hus written President MeCor- mick for an early April exhibition aate, Hope he'll get it, for all the local funs are, crazy to see Bug Holliday and Billy Earle again. ‘The score card business ought to bo a live- ly one on all the Western associution grounds this season. There will be many new faces, and it will be difticult to keep pace with the changes without the assistance the score furnishes, “Red” Ehret has at last atixed his auto- grapn to a Louisville contract, aud us a con- sequence Louisville 1s happy. They are tali- ing of playing ball at night down in the Falls City this summer, and using Red's head as an illuminatory. *Cyclone” Duryea, whom Cincinnati bought of St. Paul, and who wanted the earth to sign with Cincinnati again, has come to his senses and now agrees to fall in the ranks agaio for $3,500 for the season, He isn't warth it, and won't get it, The local correspondent of tie Sporting Lifo, sa; & Bek, the only Omuba paper which sustains & sporting department of any promunence, is ‘ferninst’ - the players in their struggle for independence,” at which he is exceedingly surprised, Sorry. The Western association umpires next season are to wear blue uniforms with brass buttons, and to come upon the fleld without being thus arrayed will be punishable by a fine. They should also be compelled to keep their noses and faces clean, The Kansas City papers claim that not- withstandiog the sale of Long, Hawilton and Burifs thelr team is still too strong for the Western association, but thav is ouly Kan. sas City gall. Just wait until the season opens, you big headed cow-bunchers, and you will probabuy find at least four,and maybe five teams, capable of giving you plenty of work 1o take a ball, Visuer, the old Union Pacific catcher, it seows, is regrettiug his action in signing with the Pittsburg brotherhood team. He cluims there was @ clique in the Brooklyu club to freeze hun out and he was only ob- serviog the law of self-preservation when he jumped the league. The whole matter in @ nutshell, however, is that Vis is ooly pav- 1ng the way to jump back again. Herman Hader, Omaha's old leftsfielder, and with the Corn Huskers in 'S8, has signe: wit the Washington league club. Bader is a £00d man,despite his badluck in the Westarn association. As a base runner he is hard to beat—bis head-first slides being something extraordinary., He steals third with greater eass than most players steal second, home as often ny player in the country, The Hamiiton, Ont., club has secured a good man in Wg Ed Cartwight. His battin, sverage with Kansas City in '88 was ,25 fielding .006. 1In '8 he was sold to the St. Joe club of the sume league. He had & re- markably good record while with this club aod showed himself to be the best in the league, He took part in 106 games, bad a batting average of 257 and felding 96l ains king of the uisition to the Mil- OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 19, 1800.—-SIXTEEN PAGES, He also had the worderful r s from first base. Pitohers by the nama ,of Flanagan are be. coming a drug_on the murket. Edward of Lowell, was offored 275 per montn by Man- ager Macullar of the Des Momes club, but he says ho must have more money to play in the Westorn assooiation. Mr. Flanagan is evidentiy suffering from a tumorsity of the cranium, and he'a better snatch M llar's offer baldhicaded, a4 the Western association is the strongest bask ball organization in the country today outside of the National league. Tim Hurst, the pugilistic nmpire, is out for a place on either the National on Players’ league umpire staft.- He says, howover, that he is not alarmed about the outesmo of his application, as the Western association is fairly cryimg to sign him again. You are a pretty good sort of a fellow, Tim, but no lachrymal symotoms have bzen notived in the eyes of any of the magnates hereabout, and this is the headqnarters of the Western association. You've heard the old story about counting your chickens, haven't you? ‘The Sporting News 0f St. Louis, which has boen slurring the Western association, probably inadvertently,does the amendo hon- orable 10 an editorial this week in_response to a complaining letter from Dave Rowe. It says: “‘Personally the editor of T ing Nows has never knowingly abu: Western association. It was the west of which the Westeru association is part and parcel that first recognizod the merit of The Svorting News andwhich helped boom it on 10 a successful 1ssue. Naturally, therefore. the editor of The Sporting News has a warm place in his heart for tho Westorn nssocia: tion, and if batween the lines that body has been abused through this paper it has been through accident rather than through any other cause. In the future we will try and watch the corners more closely and sod_that in these columns nothing is said of the West- ern association except that which will broaden its areas and make it as great, 1f not greator, than ther baseball association in Amer- icn. We extend our thanks to Mr. Rowe for the advice tendered and accept the same in the kindly spirit i which it is eiven. ecord of 100 a Questions and Answeors, 1 please inform me through Sun- the Dbest time made by the mare Russell, and was Ler dam a thor- Please 1sn Aunsel's time Alto's. — Williams, Des Gertrude oughbred ¢ and Palo Moines, la. Ans.—: Alto, 2:12}¢ A, B, Cand D aro plaving poker. A hias 1 chips Teft vets them and a “show down’3” 8 “zoes out,” and and D bet ten “bett’r on the side. A has the best hand. Doca te take down any of the side bet of € und DI—W. L. H., 1120 Jackson str Ans.—He doss not. ten better gozs to the party holding the ext best hand. H. Horace Smith, Manager Chesapoake Kennels, Malvern. Ta.: Your letter has been forwardod to the Ousawa pirty inguired about. Again it 18 sunoun 3. | Yes. Anscl, Palo (4 that no queri s be. longing to this depar: ut are answored by mail. Tue Bre i3 in receivt of numerous requests of this nature, but it has nsithor the time nor.pleasure to comply. All legiti- mate questions will receive prompt attention in these columns, Can you please furnish me with tho ad aresss of rce and Patsey Tebean!—A Reader, St. Joe, Ans.—Address George in care of the En~ quirer, Cincinnaty, " Do. not know Patsoy’s address. i Can yop_please state haw many of lnst scason’s Cleveland league team have re- signed from the club? * How will team compare with that of last y Loaguer, city. i Ans.—3ommer, McKean, Zimmer, Beatin, and Gilus: “Drengn? to the standard of last year's team, but it they ean land Tebeau, Strickler and Bakely, it would be fully as strong as ever. Will you please let me know through Tne Bee what has become of Charlie Abbey, who finished the season of 1889 with Des Moines. Has he signed with any clab for the coming season!—Reader, Denison. In, Ans,—He 18 vet unsigaoed dressed care of this office. you_vublish the best time mude by mitn, professional sprinter of Pitts- Pa,, for 150 yards?—Sprinter, Council —A and can be ad- 435 seconds at Youngstown, O., August 9, 1856, Jokn T. W,, Sioux Fajis,.—3am Patch_lost his hfe jumping from the Genesea Falls, Rochestor, N. Y., November 13, 18: To decide a bet state whether Miko M- Cool, ex champion “pugilist of America, is dead. Also his record, and oblize.—Hammeor Works, Omaha. Hoe dofeated Bill Blake, ‘om Jennings,and Aaron Jones,and was defeated by Joe Coburn und Yom Alien. He had two battles with Allen,the firstat Foeler's [sland, Juve 15, 1369, and was. fairly beaten in four rounds, but McCool's friends broke in the ring nod stopped the fight. * The referee_tne next day declared McCool the winuer. They met_again at Edwardsville, [1L., September 23, 1878, when Allen won in seven rounds. He dicd at New Orleans, October 17, 1836, it BIALITLES, When a young woman powders her hair and wears a cap it will bo rather strange if I.llcru is nov a bang somewhere 1n the vicin- ty. Florence (looking at some bonnets in a mil- liner's window)—0 Jen, aren’t thay lovelyt Jennie (looking across the street)—Yes, in- deed! Especially the one with the side- whiskers, An unusual wedding ceremony occurod not long ago in Dublin, where a_well-known artist was married to his second wife by a clergyman who was lLis son by his first wife, 1t is proposed to bring in a bill at the next session of the British Parliament to put a restrajut on improvident marringes, the great proportion of such marriages being make Ly those under twenty-five years of age. Pretty (but unsuccessful) Rival—And do you really think he loves you! Tue Fiance — O yes,as love gocs in these dozenerated days, I even thought he was going to kiss me last night. ‘The Rival—He told Jack he wanted to, but couldn’t, The followin® was oyegheard between a Columbia student aud hisbest girl: *O Will, what lovely tlowers! They look as if thoy had just been gathered, Why, thereis a tit- tle dew upon them.” ‘Wil (slightly embar- rassed): “‘Not u cent' I assurs you; not a cent.” ] Jobnny Binks: O, ma, I saw pa kissing ou in the parlor thjs, morning.” Mrs. 3inks: “Why, Jounuy, your papa wouldn't do such a foolish thing!” Johnuy: “Ob, yes, I know 1t was you, ‘eause I thought it was the cook, and I aaked papa, and he owned up 1t was yon, mad——say, pa, stop pullin’ my ear. Ow *‘I've been robbed I shouted a man 10 a ‘Trumbull avenue car whe. other morning as he felt for his wallek to pay for his fare. ‘*3ure you had your purse when you got on the cart” queried a feidlow-passenger. *N-o." Sure you had it when you left the house “*No.” “Where did you leave it last night 1" “In my coat.” *‘And who got up frst this moraing?? “My wife”? = “Humph! I've been right there myself! I always threaten to A';'eL @ divorce, and my wife gives it over to me. 5 “*And what does your pa say,Mary " asked the yaung man who had requested his sweet. beart to sound ber father on the subject of hir prospect of receiving a favorable answer to arequest for the hand of the daughter, *‘He says,” answered tho maiden, ‘‘that he will never permit me to marry a young man who stays 80 late when ho comes here.’’ 'Well," said the youtn, “it is just as well that we understand eaeb other at this junc- ture—that your pa snd me’ “Under- stand each othert” ‘‘Yes, for, if he had con- sidered my proposal favorably and you had married me, he would have béen veéry much disappointed in me.” “Why sof” *Why, S-:: :‘l‘L"" case, T dide’t intend to go home the genuine Red Watch the box, bng cents per box, Cross Cough Drops, TPliopresgnty team 18 hardly up: HUNTING FOR A SITUATION. An Omaha Reporter Strikes Out For a Job of Work, HE WAS THE FATHER OF A FAMILY But, in Most Places, it Didn't Have An Effect—Two Sitnationa on the lee Secured —~One Good Man Mect, Out of a Job, Justt how many men in Omahaare out of o job at tho present time, it is diffi- cult to assert, butthe statement that there are several unemployed persons in the city who would work were an op- portunity offered is o safe on. And, when a man is idle and the cherubs are ill with la grippe, while the wife of one’s bosom is vainly trying to explain to the collectors of rent and sundry other bills why her liege lord has not left cash enough in the exchequer to liqui- date, the situation is emburrassing in the extreme. A veporter has, for about three days, cireulated through the city “looking for work.” He dido’t care what kind of a situation it was us long as there was a little money in it. He had been every- where, had visited wholesale houses, offices, hotels, blacksmith shops, ro roud offices, saloous even, in fact overy place where a man could dream of get- ting a position. He bas actually grown cross-eyed in his mad plunge for em- ployment. The want eolumns of the daily papers were cousulted prior to the search for a situation. None of them were very satisfact vy, but work must be had. st Farnam stroet wind to his oflice wnt. He wasn’t in, but the ofiice boy d ne would bqin- side of half an hour. So the searcher for « position and a wealthy man’s daugh- ter to elope with, sat down and waited. It was almost like waiting for the letter that had no postage stzamp oa the upper leit-hund corner, but finally the sup- ed employer of a coachman arrived. S0 you want a job as coachman, do needed a coachman, repaired the uop s, sir.” had any expericnce with , siv, handled horses all qmy *and the angelic bookkedper dropped a tear as he made auother large entry ou the record of a reporter’s life. “Then you think you would suit me, do you?” *Yes, sir.” **What wages would you require?”’ “Wages are no object in my present position, sir. What are you willing to pay 2! ; **If you suited me, I would~ give you 2 per month and your board; but the fact is, young man, I employed a fellow: yennd-g, - Sorry you were’nt around sooner. Good day,” and, outinto the cold worid, floated the news gatherer to an- swer an “'ad” for a young man to take charge of a set of books, **Sorry sir, but you are too late. Em- ployed & man today.” Again was the want column consulted. Gpachmen and bookkeepers were too plentiful, some- thing else must be experimented with, Ah, heraitis! A young man wanted who thoroughly understands repair- ing billiard and vool tables. The reporter took the elevator and went up. The man was in'and admitted having advertised that he wanted a man who could repair billiard tables. “Do yon thoroughly understand the business?” queried the gentleman, aud for Lhe second time the recording ser- aph dropped a tear on the ledger as the reply camo: “*Never did anything else in my life.” “*Well, I have partially promised the place, but come around this afternoon and I will see what I can do for you.” The reporter ‘‘went around,” but the other fellow had been secured and again was the want column consulted. Aman in the meat business, not n thousand miles from Haoscom park, had paid the regular rate to declare that he wanted a butcher, but when the reporter arrived he found the place takon, « There was another fear or so shed in the uppar regions over another sin com- mitted on earth, for the looker for work positively asserted thatsince the days of his happy boyhood he hud done noth- ing but saw off sirloin, chop up soup- bones and mash tenderloins, but it dudn’t go. All his years of experience were of no avail because the proprietor had said: *I done got a man.” Of course, that settled it. Then was thd want column cast aside and a differ- ent method was employed, Ah, an- other idea, What would be the matter with striking for a position as a dry goods clerk? Capital thought. Auy- thing was better than doing nothing. So a start was made. **Were you ever in the business?” “*Since the time I was larga enough to do anything.” ‘“Are you familinr with city trade, or has your business been chiefly in the country?” **Always in the city.” “*What lines are you most familiar with?” ‘"Silks,” And at that statement, the stoker in the regions below ordered more coal, for the applicant knows no more of silks’ than does an ordinary house cat, **Well, we are full just now and trade is dull; but, if it opens up in the spring, we may be able to do something for you, Areyou Fumg to remain in the city untii April 177 to which pointed 3uc»|.iou the hunter for something to 0 replied that ne probably would af nature could manage o hold her own on o diet of good pure water with an occasional snowball, He then retired promising to look in again about A}u’il 1, it alive, 'wo more of the same kind of places were vesited with no further success and the place hunter changed his voca- tion and went into the grocery business —or rather decided that he had been there for a long time. At the first store he enterad, he asked for a job as usual, but they needed no one. Neitherdid the proprietor know of nn{bod,v who did, ~ And ‘thus it went for & half dozen places. The thing was getting monotonous by this time and a change of policy was decided upon. Hitherto, (nr:clozh\ng had been worn and all requests for em- ployment were put io a straightforward manuer without any descriptiou of cir- cumstances, A change was made, ‘The comfortable overcoat was discarded and a ragged undercoat took the place of the presentablo garment proviously worn. ~ Instead of boing & man alone in the world a father seeking work to pro- vide for a sick wife and thr children began a tour. It was awful cold, too. The first place entered was a wholesale grocery house, The pitiful tale was related and an offer to do any- thing from posting tho books down to hustling freight was mado. But gentlemanly manager could not to be approached, Ho appreciated the re- porter’s position—so he sanid; was sorry but they needed no one; couldn't possis bly muke a place; times were hard; would a quarter bo of any use? I'he offer was declined with thanks ce—unother whole- the seribe wended Again was the v duplicated and even more puthetically was it related. a sort of strike was made because tho senior member of the firm, after listening pationtly, remarked: *“Well, we have no work for you; but, if matters are o ) come here and we'll try and giv couple or three weeks” work, and will nssist you to something to eat if you desire it. Cowme down tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock and I'll arrange it for you,” And many the weight of miny years rest lightly on that man’s shoulders! When he reads this, b 1 understand why the poor man nev returned to hustle pails of jelly bacco around the wi The section foroman in the railroad yard was the next mun to be seen, and the wanner in which he delivered him- self of “Oi I all the min phwat Oi want,”’ convinced his interlocutor that e would not *‘cheval” snow to any alarming extent this winter, that *jint ahead” would not be included among s instructions in springtime and that “Jerry, go 1o the ¢ would not be sung by him _as he wielded the spike maul or danced on the end of a claw- bar in an effort to pull a refractory spike. Generally speaking, a job of brake- ing not hard to get when one is an old railroad man; but, two efforts on the part of the man with the family, convinced him that teainmen areunot in great demand at this present time, al- though one superintendent remarked, SCall in tomorrow.” Walking up Tenth street, a pile of coal was noticed lying on the walk, it was 8 ton of coal 100, good weight, for the owner admitted it. He wanted it carried up stairs and the reporterasked him for the job. “How much do you was his question, and when the reply “Iifty cents” reached him he ver promptly offered a quarter, which was declined, and finally agreed to tem- porize on 85 cents, but the reporter wasn't stuck on ving up coal any way, and Qe fled to_escape his proposi- tion being accepted, After getting warm, the seeker after something to do finully concluded to don his overcoat and visit the Union Pacific shops for a job as blacksmith. 1t was 1n vain that he declared that he had worked ut the forge all his life and could make anything from a drawbar to a crank pin, no men were nceded. The story of the family, ete., brought forth the suggestion Qj;nt. a man could get work on the ice. Straightway did he go to look for an ice office, but, on the way, was com- pelled to puss a chop house. Here was a chance for work, for in the window hung a placard, ¢ Waiter wanted.” Entering the' soup foundry the reporter asked for the plsce. *'On,” said the proprietor, ‘I forgot to take that down. I got a waiter a week ago. Where are you from?” Chicago,” was the unblushing reply. “Well, if you'ré a good man, I guess you ean catch on all right; go up to No. 2, Maybe they’ll give you something. Say, are you broke?’? This time the man out of a job told the truth, and ra’;licu promptly, oh, so promptly, **Yes. “‘Been to dinnery” Same old truth, **No.” “Well, sit down there and chew,” and in a short time a pair of ‘‘white wings sunny side up,”’ a plate of pota- toes, a cup of coffee and a huge plate of bread were in sight and & quickly out of sight. After that the applicant went to *‘No. 2,7 But there were too many waiters there already, and, once more, the young man started for an ice house, wondering as he walked if it wouldn’t be a good thing to apply fora jobasa policeman or boiler inspector or some- thing of that sort, Before asking for a place as ice man, the overcoat was again disposed of, and, clad very thinly, a vrominent dealer in frozen aqua pura was approached and asked for work. The family story was again related and was successful, the gentleman at once employing the reiator. Then noticing his garments, he suddenly remarked, “Why, young man, you are not warmly enough clothed to work on the river. Are those the only garments you have?” ‘“Yeos sir.” “Well, you are not fixed to work out- side. Vll give you a job in the house, Your pay will be $1.75 per day, and if youare right handy and can set ice, possibly, in three or four days, I'll give you more.” Thanking him for his kindness, the reporter withdrew and immediately wended his way to a second 1ce man who said he needed no man, but if the applicant really needed work he would give him a job, Thanking him for a chance to freeze to death while making a living, the reporter made a swaight line for his overcout and proceeded to a leading saloon where he applied for a position as a mixologist. “*Nope,” said the head dispenser of ‘appollinaris water on the side,’ ‘‘we dou’t need any one. Therears twenty- five good bartenders out of work in the city nowand we couldn’t afford to take a green man, don’t yousee? Porter did you say? Now, see here; they don’t employ dny white men for that position, Idon’t care how good a man 18, he couldn’t hold his job. Beside that, there are a dozen good porters out of work now, Havesomething? No? Well, good doy,” and thoroughly “=onvinced that the saloon business offered no inducements, the hustler for a job returned to the office to get one in writing up his experience. As a matter of fact, at the present ttme, situations ave scarce in the city, Laboring men can—a few of them at least—get work on the ice until the season closes, Office situations are very rarve, the trades, owing to the cold weather, are comparatively at a stand- still. But, when spring opens, indica- tions are that there will be plenty of work for idle bands to do. And ‘thug ends a hunt for a job. Faults of digestion cause disorders of the liver, and the whole system be- comes derauged, Dr. J. H. McLean’s Swengthening Cordial and Blood Puri- fier perfects the process of digestion ;ud assimilation, and thus makes pure rehouse. want for it?” » helpless | the | KN DUCATIONALL Rev. Moses Coit Tyler, LL.D. of Cornel fs very il with Ia grippe and his lecture! have beon postponed for the prosont. Prof. Libbey of Princoton has elected a member of the executive co at large of the American society of ists, Prof. Mather of Amherst has entiro covered from his illness, and has ro: his classes in Groek, road Aristophanu’s *Clonds,” Mr. D. Hull, has boen eloctod dent of the Alumni associa vard echool in Ch the leading pre in the west. The catalogue of Princeton somin, atotal of 172 students in attendance, forty of whom | attended Princeton’ coliece, Osborne, '00, who played secona base in lasy year's nine, has left college and witl not fill his usual position next spring, A western club has been orga been itteo atural ly ro= s imed The class at fiest will prosi= on of tho Har- 3 is nstitution is atory schooi for Harvard shows members of Harvard university for the pure of arousiug Harvard sentiment among ¢ young men of the far w Ofileers ident, J, 1 cesident, R. k. Leach, W03 scereta casurer, K. H. Shaver, special, Au unprecedented number of petitions to register were received by the faculty at the opening of the term at Coruell. Tne | enza Was au excuse that had o bo rospec although it was handed in for all kinds of ays. They appealed to the dean, wao was suffering from the malady himsolf, und fow were refused, A new fraternity has been established at Cornell, Ivis called the Alpha Zots, and is intended solely for the benefit of persons born in the western hemisphere und wio speuk either Spanish or Portugese. ‘Lho fraternity is established on the same general pluan us “the other Greck letter soeioties, ‘The Cornell chapter has at present cighty members, "To teach is to select from the mass of on- vironment that svrrounds tho learner such only as will stimulate the ideas and thougiits thut the teacher desires tne child to con- struct, and to direct the attention to theso, says the Public School Journal. To so bring environment and mind together that the knowledge needed at that time shall be ac- quired, I8 the “art of teaching.” Mauy teachers aro inventive and discover methods ot teaching whicn, like machinery in the physical world, reach euds with tho least outiay of power. This misconception of the “‘new education” is not so likely to do harm as it once did: still 1t is worth while to call attention to it. ‘Ihe time has passed when anytiug new passes current under the name ®W education,” says the Publio Scligol Journal. The peovle as well as teachiers are beginning 10 realize that tnere ‘l‘{u prineiples with practices based upon el reports of the State ccllege 1 itural experiment station of New York ure now in the hands of the printer, ‘lhoy contwmn the reports of Dr. Patton, the geologist, who is now exp menting on the soils of the state with reter- guce to tillage; of Prof. Halstead, the botanist, who treats specially of discases of the cranberry; of Prof, Swmith, the ento no- logist, who tells of his investication of ine sect pests: of Prof, Nelson, the biologist, Who gives an interesting uccount of his exe periments in the cultivation of the oyster, and the rearing of oyster sced in artificial ponds, and of the scuior chemist, Mr, Voor- hees, who has just finished an important. series of experiments upon early tomu- toes. The recont death of Dr, Vinton, librarian of Princetod college, has deprived the unle versity of one of its most efficient ocers, Dr. Vinton was at one time in the service of the Boston pubiic library, While there he arranged the entire Bates library, compris- ing 30,000 volumes. He \vas oight. years ub Washington as first assistant in the librat: -of congress and went to Princeton an 1! us library of the Chaucellor Greon library. During s administration here the numbar of volumes in the college library increased from '28,000 to 68,500. ~ The library s ut present in charge of Dr. Vinton’s two nse sistants’ 88 Joline und Miss Martin, His successor will not be appointed until the meeting of the board of trustees in Feb- ruary, PEPPERMIL DROPS, The family stovepipe was never meant for a pipe of peace, LEvergreen trecs are the dudes of the forest, They make the sprucest bou; A Safo Bet— Stub—What do you think of pencilt Quill—He 18 very sharp; he'il make his mark, *‘When I drink much I can’t work, and so Ilet 1t alone.”” *“The drinking¢? * No, the working,” Honesty may be the best policy, but a good many people somehow Iail 1o keep. tneir premiums paid up. Mrs. Fangle: This Russian influenz very contagious, 18 it not{ ‘Fangle: even a detective could catch it. _ Bronson: See here, Cadlev, did vou tell Smithers I was the meanest white man that ever hved! Cadley: No, I didn'vdraw the color line. The poet says that *'Tis love which makes the world go round.” It also makes the young map ''go. round” quite frequently Sunday nifhts, The American funny man can never know how highly appreciated his paragraphs are until be sees Lrem embalmed in one of Max O'Rell’s lectures, New Yorker, discussing world’s fairt Well,‘there's no grass growing in the stroets. of New York, anyhow! Chicacoan Very true; you don’t leave your pavements dowan long enough for it to take root, Purposely misunderstood—Brownsey ; Hole lo, Jonesy, giad t see you back Jonesy Thanks, old boy. Did anyone miss me while [wus gone! Brownsey: Miss youl Gadl Ididn’t know anybody shot at you. “And what do you do, Johunie, with all the pennies that are given youi” 0, I save ‘em up.” “That's right. And what do you expect to do with all the money you save " 0, when I gats enough Ull go and be a sens ator from Ohio.” Palmer: It's mighty funny, but there are no less than six people with” whom 1 bave been talking within a week who are now dead, Curtleigh: 1haven’t the least doubs otit. I'm sorry I can’t stop to listen to you today, but the fact is I'm not prepared. Smith—That was a very interesting lecte ure of yours on the Catacombs. Did you write it while you were in Rome, or after you returned bomel Spouter—O, no; I wrote it before I went, Wanted to get it off my mind, you know, 80 that when I got abroad I'd have nothing to do but enjoy myself. “Ye have me sympathy, Mrs, Sullivan,' “Phwat fur, Mr. O'Brien{” **Your be. reavement. 108 in marniu' costuins yo air, Isee.”” ‘Sure an’ it's in aiveoin’ costeom O'im in. IVs me night out. Me missus was afther discardin’ her wades an’ it wasn't the loikes o' me to refuse sich a garmint, consid- erin’ the missus sucsaydid in obtainin' a new husbin’ a-weariv’ of 'em,” Father (to editor)—I would like you to ive my son & chance in your printing office, Cditor—What can the boy doi Kather— Well, at first he couldn't do anything more than edit your paper and take general charge of the mechanical department, bug later on, when he leurns seuse, he'll be handy to have around to wash windows, keep lamp-chimneys clean and sift ases, - Thousands of Dollars are spent every year by the people of thi state for worthless medicines for the cure of throatand lung diseascs, when we know that if they would ouly inves! in SANTA ABIE, the new Califoroia discovery for cony sumption and kiudred compluints, the; would in this l])hmlnuv. rewedy find “relief, 1t is recommended by ministers, physiciuns peakers of the Golden State, 3 aranteed by Goodmau Drug Co. t #1 a bottle. Three for §2.50. Tne most stubborn cases of catarrh wil speedily succum_ 0 CALIFORNIA CAT. CURE. Six moutis treatment for §l, by wall $1,10, is