Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 24, 1895, Page 19

-t FOREST, FIELD AND STREAM Anent Our Proposed New Gsme and FRAGMENTS OF PITHY BASE BALL NEWS The THE OMAHA PAILY BEE: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY'I 2401895 19 . ber. Netting and trapping of game birds and Fish Law, animals will be strictly forbidden. The i fish are not forgotten. They can only be —— [ iversity Club—The Horses and the Horsemen—The Honk of the Canada and Refreshing Local Gossip [ of All Kinds. The Ferest and Stream, the brightest, best and newsiest, as well as generally the sound- est, Journal published in the interests of the | rod and gun, is very decidedly fornenst the nonresident clause which is belng so numer- ously embodied in proposed new game ldws, and while I most heartily appreclate the | patriotic and magnanimous sentiment which actuates the editors, I do not agree with them by a long ways. 1 have seen too much of the evil effect resulting from the raids of foreign shooters into the game preserves of states in which they do not reside and have no cspecial Interest In or afilation | SRS b days 5 1o balmy weathe o Wwith, Ior instance, last fall a year ago Ll "\ oomo indeed after the long severe | encotntered no less than twenty-nine market | ooy 6 "\Weanasday tast bess and flies were hunters in a single lump at the ducking | 1o ha seen buzzing about fn the genial sun- grounds near Cody, this state, from the | gnine, and the blusjays put in appearance vicinity of Boone, Ia. These men were | in aimost every yard whers trees and shrub- there to slaughter the wild fowl by hook OF | hiry are to be found. The jay 's a hardy crook, the more the better, and if the wild | pird ‘nnd winters here even fn the coldest fow} were not there, meadow larks, robins, | voyls *ha warm wave not only brought the crows or anything that wore feathers would |y b v TGOl ion but started the answer to fill in the interim. 1f it was only | J00 Mool Mg Nichols, the old Cal- legitimate sportsmen who take advantage of the lax laws of the various states it would | be a different matter entirely, but It is not. The man who shoots for the market is the | animal who does the business, and where you find cne man who is ot for the purpose of profiting by a few days' outing, with its ineidental oxcitement with rod or gun, you will find a score of the other genus who have no senses for the beauties of nature or | the health supplylng attributes of exercise in the open air. What they want is to Kill, early, late and often, and it little recks what falls before their murderous aim, just 80 It hus some sort of a marketable value. I would dike to ask the Forest and Stream what it would cost a Nebraska shooter to put in a few days on the Chesapeake, at Currituck or any of the famous ducking grovnds within its own bailiwick? Conslder- ably more, I wot ycu, per diem, than we desire to tax nonresidents for the same privilege for a twelve-month. The expedi- tions of butchery sent into the big game regions of the mountainous west by the | millionaire sportsmen of the metropolitan | elties cf the east, and by the English and | 1 | German is a sad nobility, commentary on state’s rights, and calls for speedy and vigorous legislation. The license to be levied on nonresident sportsmen would amount to much less than a fair reciprocity for the privilege it grants them, and would in a measure furnish a fund to regulate resident game scavengers and assist in an enforcement cf the law, and fnstead of checking the growth of co-opera- tive game legislation it would stimulate the various st in the furtherance of more stringent local measures, would spur them on through necessity to protect and presery their own game. The cry of Chinese walls 1s twaddle, pure and simple, but if the game and fish of America is to be preserved a veritable barrier of this description would not be a bad alternative after all. The following excerpt Is from the Forest and Stream’s editorial remarks on the sub- Ject: Another story comes from Michigan, Ne- braska, the Dakotas, and other states in the west, and from Maine to the east, where they' arc proposing to adopt the Chinese wail system of forbidding non-residents to hunt without first having paid a fee and taken cut a license. We have sald so much in an endeaver to point out the un-American end unpatriotic character of legislation of +als brand that it is gratifying to receive from another such an incisive and well put presentation of he case as that which Is printed on another page, from the ever pithy and pointed pen of Georg: Kennedy. Mr. Kennedy writes from Missourl. As a Mis- soufian he claims brotherhood with the Ne- braskan in a common country. He makes a lofty and patriotic plea for a recognition of that brotherhood. He describes such non- resident discriminations as ‘‘un-American, Chinese, selfish, brutally discourteous,” and calculated to check the growth of co-opera- tive game legislation. All of which is true, every word of it. And no whit the less true becauss the prophet who proclaims it lifts up his voice in the good old state of Missourl. But “come now, you Nebraska, we mean Omaha, fellers,” we will whisper to you, confidentially, just what retort you shall make to this Missourl man, and you shall constrain him forever after to hold his pace, and never again to use the Forest and Stream as a telephone to shout into your ears his reproaches and exhortations concerning your nonresident_discriminations. Just you say to him: “Come now, you Missourians, we mean you St. Louis feller, you have slapped all outsiders in the face, and we have come back at you. For read your own non- resident discrimination as contained in sec- tion 3905 of your law, given the game laws in brief: “If any person, being a nonresident of this state, shall kiil any deer, fawn, wild turkey, plnnated gfouse, ruffed grouse, quail, wood- ©ock, goose, brant, duck or snipe, coon, mink, otter, beaver, bear, muskrat, or other furred antmals, he shall bo deemed gullty of a mis- demeanor.” It any of our game laws deserve to be written in Chinese characters, how would it do, Mr. Kennedy, to make a beginning right down where you live? 2 A member of the legislature informs me that the new game bill has been placed on the gencral file well up toward the top and that its chances for passege are considerably better than good. The game warden bill has been knecked out in the first round. This Is lamentable. There Is much serious apprehen- slon that a new game law without the war- den attachment will prove inert and nonopera- tive . I do not share in this misgiving to any great extent, however. The mere spreading of a new law, meeting the requir ments us the present bill surely will, upon the statute books, will, T think, bring abiut Incalculable good. Of course, with an efficient, Industrious and conselen- tious wardcn, its chances for accomplishing ho desired ends could bo immeasurably bet- ter. But if we cannot have both we should try and n the best out of what 1s granted us, improvement on no bread at all. Shorter open scasons on all kinds of geme is a grand stride toward Its preservation and protection, and surcly a close season on wild fowl Is an essontia) that cannot be denied. The absolute probibitihon on deer and antclope Is another happy clanse, as is also the protection of the incompsrable’ Wilson snije, the upland plo- ver, doyes, ycllowlegs and other choice game. Heretofore we have never had any Tegtelation in theie behalf. It was bs lawful to take them off the nest as it was at any other season—an outrageous condition of things, The new law, while it may be nu- merously violted, will uct as a club over the ruthless butehers who shoot both in and out of seascn. The realization that they are liable to such a healthy finc as the pending Bil) provides will deter many a one from an’ wnlawful step he would otherwise take, and | had. take with impunity. He never can be certain when he will not be informed upon, hauled up and drawn slowly over the coals.” A live and healthful law will nerve the erstwhile Taggard aud irresolute sportssean on to action that be has up to date felt a difidence and thmidity ubout taking. No, game warden or no game warden, the propésed pew law s a £00d thing in more ways than can be cpu- merated, and no true sportsman should lay a straw [ its way. It is a good thing for honest and legitimate shooters, a good thing for land owners and ranchmen, a good thing for the state, but more than all 1t is a good thing for our rapidly yanisking game. This LIl makes it unlawful to kill song or {nsectivarous birds at any time; it makes the lawful shooting scason on chicken and grouse from September 1 to November 1, and on quail and wild turkey from the first day of October to the first day of December. It makes it unlawtul to kill upland plover and kindred species and doves at any tme belwe:n December 1 and July 15, aud snipe, rail curlew or any of (he waders between May 1 September 1. Wild fowl, geess and these precious birds sunset and sunrise, nor killed by the means of any device save a common shoulder gun. The squirrels, too, come protection in Nebraska. shot or trapped between January and taken with line and rod even soason, and this will constitute the interval between May 15 and November 1. and imprisonment these facts before them, is there any one #o bold as to say that much good will not come learn | win o, | well versed in th | 1o wh | will b | rame, A half a loaf of bread is certainly an | was adopted without a dissenting voice, The be_ destroyed between In for their first They can be nelther Septem- in the open In each cate made and provided a good round fine is fhe penalty, and with out of such a statute? 1 think not. Sportsmen generally will be pleased to that the Cross Gun company Is now under the sole and exclusive management of Townsend, N. B. Ours having re- tired from the house altogether. ‘“Billy" Townsend is the right man in the right place, He is experienced and competent and, better | yet, a thorough sportsman. He s extremely lore of wood, stream and fleld, a fine shot, both at the trap and on game, and imparts bis knowledge cheerfully oever may apply to him for in- formation. Mr. Townsend will take an active interest in the revival of trap shoot- ing here this summer, and will always be found in line with the lovers of dog, gun and rod In any enterprise they may conceive or put on foot. loun hunter, reports having secn geess in ¢ siderable numbers up his way, and a report comes from below. ‘The signs all seem to point, despite the ground heg, to an early spring. - Colanel Frank Parmelee, undoubtedly the champion wing shot of th's esction of the country, in order that the shooters may have an afternoon’s enjoyment, cffers to shoot any man ‘n the state u 100-live bird race, he, the colonel, to use one barrel, while his opponent allowed two. There fs a chance for you, Billy Brewer, Blanch Kennedy, Fred Montmorency, Myron Peters, Hardin, Brucker, Smeed, Townsend or any of the rest cf you to distinguish yourselves, George Nicolatof Sutton, who was fortunate enough to make Plumber Read lower his colors, is getting réstive under the collar. Ho writes mo as follows: SUTTON, Neb., Feb. 22—To the Sporting Editor of The Bee: The boys here ara getting anxious for another, match, and as Read has not been heard of sinee I put a dinge in his we would Iike to hear from some of the rest of your shats. It looks as though Omaha tcok the defeat of Mr. Read very hard, as they claimed their aim was to revive the interest in trap shooting, but it looks now as if they had all fallen dead. Read’s moncy is burning holes in our poekets out here and we would lik> to have him come and make an effort to g-t it back. That was our agree- ment, anyway. If he was defeated he was to come to Sutton for a return match. GEORGE NICOLAL I have no knowledge what the arrangements between Mesars. Nicolai and Read were, but I feel safe in saying to Georgle, it he has such an unappeazable shooting frenzy upon him, Celcnel Parmelea will only ba too glad to give him a whirl, and allow him two bar- rels to his one at that. Write him, Nick, and see If he won't. J. A. R. Elliott of Kansas City and Br D, Fulford of Utica, N. Y., shot a series of three 100-live bird races at Marlon, N. J., during the past week, for $230 a side in each race. Elliott won all three with ease, and now justly claims the championship of the world. Local shots will make an effort to bring Elliott and Parmelee together again this spring. The team shoot between Council Bluffs and Omaha on ¥riday ldst was one of the most _enjoyable matches shot in this vicinity for many years. The cold water boys did themselyes proud, by laying out the cracks of the Gate City ,{ a score of 100 birds to 97. Chat with the Ball Piayers. The spring meeting of the Western aeso- ciation will be held at Quincy next Tuesday, but it is exceedingly doubtful whether any- thing outside regular routine business will be done. A playing schedule will be drafted and adopted, and the umpire list possibly an- nounced; beyond this there will be nothing transpire of any interest to the public. This is unfortunate, for it is. patent upon its face that the assoclation, as it is now formed, cannot survive th® season. If Quincy and Jacksonville manage to stay long enough to get their little whack out of the Fourth of July pool, they will be lucky, indeed. How- ever, as long as It looks as it there was no remedy for the situation, croaking will not heip the matter any. If the trial must be made all parties interested should lend every aid in an attempt to achieve what appears to be impossible, and that Is success. It 1s doubtful whether President Rowe will be able to participate in the deliberations at Quincy Tuesday, for, while he is now up and about, he has been a pretty sick man for something like ten days with a light at- tack of pneumonia 1t 18 to be hoped, how- ever, that David™will be in a condition to accompany Managen, McVittie to the meeting, for thus far since the organization of the assoclation he has'been its bone and sinew, and his counselings have always been heeded and profited by.. It would be a sorry thing, indeed, if a schedule would be shoved through before Dave has had an opportunity to in- spect it, for if it is, a mess of conflicting dates may be expreted. Not that Rowe is the only man in the country who has the capu- bilities to build a proper schedule, but it is pretty safe to say he is the only one in the association who possesses this talent. Some of the schedules presented to the original meeting were sufficient to have made a horse laugh, and you all know what a horse laugh is. Some of them, too, were drawn up by old ball players with managerial bees in their bonnets, others by embryotic magnates, and stockhoiders with abnormal skulls, and out of the whole mess a schedule could not have been evolved for, the Podunkville league, with its semi-monthly games. President Dave, however, quickly got his massive brain to working, and he turned out a document that fitted the circumstances to a nicety, and it fear now is, if we must dep:nd upon some of the farmers In the assoclation for a sched- ule, that Omaha will be compelied to play in two or three cities on the same day. That was the case with several of them last year, Rock Island being scheduled for every west- ern city on the same date in one of these remarkable Instruments. Again, I add, it Is to b> devoutly hoped that Mr. Rowe will be able to get over to the coming meeting. engagement of two umpires for the staff of 1895—Jack Haskell and Jimmy Moatana Ward —and I don't know but what he has dis- played a good deal of wisdom In both cases While Haskell was clearly and indisputably (e king of the assoclation's adjudicators | last season, Ward was the next best thing we An umpire must be vigilant, prompt and resclute; he must have a ‘“‘good eye” and a steady nerve, and the courage toMm- press the contestants with the understanding that his decisions go. There must be no partiality, no relenting or semtiment one way or the other; & man must be the same just judge on the grounds of President Kent that he would be on the grounds of St. Joe or Lincoln. Favoritism has ruined many a promising umpire. As for Haskell, he com- Dines all the qualities of a_first class man- ipulator of the indicator. He 13 quick with both head and feet, has @ voice that would have @ marketable value in a boiler factory, and all the grit necessary to make his con- clusions conclude. As for Mr, Ward, I bave seen him dc some admirable work, likewlss some that was in an advanced state of putrifaction. His good work was all done in the ecarliest pait of bLis career, and his bad work ‘long toward the clgse of the season, ue was evidently making a grand effort 1o stand in with eve:y club where he umpired. He has a vocabulary peculiarly his own, al- ways careles @ chip on his shoulder and fs cver ready to make such players as Connie | know the location of every pimplas cr freckle like | So far President Kent has announced the | least the making of a good man in his composition. Notwithstanding the local management has seventeen men already signed, ¥t Nas not let up in its search for talent. It has a little money to spend and fs willing to spend it, if thereby it can be satisfied that it will have a trong team to defend Omaha's Interests this year. It is, therefore, negotiating With quite a number of players yet, and the exact personel of the regular team can only be guessed at until aftor all have been tried out in the epring. That the bulk of the men already secured will be on the regular team there is little doubt, for they constitute a corking good outfit, and it Isn't reasonable to suppose can be much improved upon at this lats day. However, the management's enterprise i commendable and the fans all appreciate it. The different uniform plan adopted by the Western associaticn s a sensible one. The assoclation selects each club's duds and no two to be alike. Last season two or three clubs in the circutt had indentically the samo dress and whenever these were pitted agains each other much difficulty was ex- perfenced in distinguishing who was who. Only the most inveterate cranks, those who | on a man's face, could enjoy the game as it should be enjoyed. The uniform that has been assigned to Omaha is one that I have always considered the prettiest and most effective of all. Pure white, with red trimmin, It may be that my predilection for this sort of a garb is the outgrowth of sentiment, but I think not. It surely carries me back to earlier base ball days in Cincin 1, when the famous old Reds were the heroes of the athletic world. Last season Omaha’s uniform was a most accept- able one, both as to looks and service. Gray 1s a good color when laundries are scarce and exchequers low, but is nct to be compared with white when the latter is kept clean and in condition, and that is what Captain Walsh will demand from his men this season. Manager Gatewood has reported at St. Joo and bas taken charge of the club's affairs there. He bas not yet completed his team, but has the nucleus for a streng one, and will get there in good shape before the ides of March are here. Harry is a great believer In young blood and his aggregation wiil show a smaller percentage of old familiar faces than any team in the association. It will be an unknown quantity, consequently a dangerous one. Bert Abbey, the handsome blonde twirler we borrowed from Uncle Anse last summer, announces that he will retire from the diamond and assume his new duties as an instructor of physical culture. Robert H. Leadley, the old Omaha, manager, attended the Western league directors’ meet- ing in Datroit and represented a syndicate that wants to buy out Colonel Vanderbeck. Winfield Scott Camp is still in a very bad way, but his friends hope that with the coming of spring weather he will improve and eventually recover his health again. Prospective t port for Ashland. ASHLAND, Feb, 21.—To the Sporting Edi- tor of The Bee: The Ashland Driving Park assoclation s planuing some very extensive improvements for its driving park during the coming summer in view of having some big races.during the season—both horses and bleyeles G. J. Marsh, who has had the ex- perienca of twenty-five - years training herses, has been in the city for over a year in charge of some valuable horse flesh, which he ix getting in track shape for the season of 1805, He has six altogether, two of his own and four belonging to different horse men in this part of the county. The principal one belongs to J. A. Bowen of this eity, - Bon- wood, a 2-year-old bay _trotting stallion sired by Bonnacosd, dam Bellewood, by Nut- grove. The owner and trainer both have a very bright iuture pictured for the young animal, which is from all appearances a stepper sure. The first races <o come off here will take place some time in June, and it is the intention of those interested in the sport to have races here every month till late in the fall. The location of the driving park will justify an cutlay of considerable money in the line of improvements, as it is only a quarter of a mile from the B. & M. depot, and is as level as a fior, affording without a doubt one of the finest one-half mile tracks in the west. There is some talk of laying out a mile Kite-shaped track and converting the present ome:haif into a bicycle track exclusively. ‘Tt is' to- be ce- mented, and this will afford a track that will draw some of the western bleycle meets to Ashland. The later - proposition however, is scmewhat doubtful for at Teabt'a year yet, when there will undoubtedly be a cash prize league among the American wheel- men that will give them a chance to make part of their expenses. Heretofore Ashland has had ‘a*back seat somewhat in all sports excepting base ball, and in this she has been master for a num- ber of years among all the teams not first classers—around here. Last year bieyeling was partially instilled into our cltizens as a leading sport by Harry Hall, a man who has yet to be beaten. He has always rode a cheap wheel and has thereby suffered a handicap. He Is but 19 years old and has the appearance of a record smasher should he recelve the proper training. He is built on the order of John S. Johnson, the great rider. The comiug field day contest between the High schools of this city and Plattsmouth, that is to take place some time in June, is at present attracting considerable Interest in the preparation of the contestants. There will ba on the program all the sports used in such field day exercises, besides a game of base ball we seldom see, that of two teams with a 12-year limit, and alf'of “which are lefthanded, and the umpire’ niust be crosseyed. The sportsmen are beginuing to come fram Omaha to this city and then over to the Platte in search of a few stray geese that are starting north. The game so far bagged is rather slim, however, as the body of immi- grating birds do not get bere until after the 1st of March, when they come in abundance. J. D. R. With the Trotters and Pagers, J. B. Chandier paid Clinton Briggs $1,200 for Hurly Burly, 2:16%. The enterprising horsemen of Marysville, Kan., are endeavoring to form quite a large circuit, consisting of Fairbury, Neb,, Sencea, Falls City, ete. There are thirty-three trctters in the 2:10 list, all but two of which are living and s'x of which are owned in New York City, The meteropolitan 2:10 1ist includes two gqueens of the turf—Maud 8, 2:08%, and Sunol, 2.08%, both owned by Robert Bonner, and the cham- plon stallion Stamboul, 2:07%, who held the record at the close of 1892, and was after- ward purchased by E. H. Harrimap for §11,- 000. Belle Vara, owned by H. O, Havemeyer, is another champion troiter, her record of 2:08% having been the fastest ever wade in a regular class race, when it was scored at Terre Haute, Ind., in September, 1892, by the 5-year-0ld daughter of Vatican. Mr. Have- meyer also owns Harrietta, 2:09%, one of the very best campaigners ever scen on the trot- ting turf. Dan Cupld, 2:09%, the other two- tenner, s cwned by T. W, Kelly. All 's as much greater than Nancy Hanks as Mavd § was greater than Rarus. Up to the close of 1893, at which time Nancy Hanke retired, she had forty-seven heats below 2:30, while Alix had twenty-three heats, but Nancy Hanks had but elghteen beats below 2:10, all of which were against time, while Al'x has twenty-cight heats below 2:10, fourteen of which were won In hard-fought races. DIi- rectum also holds a place over the former queen, Nancy, having twenty-oue heats below 12:10, thirteen of which were cbtained in battles against the best in the world. Azote holds fourth place with ten heats from 2:10 [te 2:08%, all won in races. Fantasy (4), 2:06, comes next with e'ght heats, one of whieh was cobtained in a race. Ryland T, Stamboul and Martha Wilkes each have six, all of Ryland's being in races, while all of Stamboul's were against time apd' three of Martha Wilkes' in contested races.- Allerton and Kremlin each have five; Phoebe Wilkes, lo Alto, Travillian and Ralph Wilkes each have four; Aron, Maud 8 and Magnolla each have three; Neison, Sunol and Pixley gach have two, while Dan Cupid, Guy, Harrjetta, Hulda, Walter B, Ellard, Jay Eyg See, Little Albert, Moquette, Pamlico and Strader H each have a single heat in 2:10 or better, Strothers and Big Fat Jakey Strauss wish and ducks of all kinds are protected from April a5 to 1, and nelther can amy cf Uicy could die, an die quick, if the occasion dewands. Consequently, Mr. Ward has at The first engagement anpou for-Robert fe ut St. Joseph, Mo., during the mesting from July 4 to 6. Harness racing under the auspices of the Northwestern Breeders asscclation will beg'n at Washington park, Chicago, Saturday, Au- gust 17, and continue to August 24, Bob Kneebs is quietly resting at his home in Wakefleld, Neb. He has been expecting to get papers through the German court for the purposs of getting depositions here in his case, but the foreign authorities have falled €0 far to send them. Omahn's Associntion. €7 The success of the new University club of Omaha seems (o be assured, although no espectal effort has been made to secure mem- bers as yet. The offleers are receiving applications from all sides for membership. The club will fill a long felt ‘want in Omaha as a_leader in amateur spofts of all kinds, which will be carried on-at its park. An impression seems to haye got around that this club fs for university men only, but this 18 erroneous, as the articles provide for assoclate members, which 'include all young men of gcod eocial standifg, and who have nearly the same righ’s s the active members, The club does not expect to bave rooms until next fall, when they expect to fit out some club rooms where the Yourlg men can all meet and become bettef ‘acquainted. One reason why the club sesms to be meeting with 80 much favor is hecause there is no place in Omaha where the young men can meet and become better acquainted with each other. The management is ambitious. They arc not overlooking anything, but are nurs- ing a plan that may or may not be carried out. They are hoping to give Omaha an organization such as Manhattan club in New York or the Chicago Athletic club. There are enough people in Omaha who are lovers of clean sport to make such a club success- ful. Of course it will take a good deal of money and a large membership to compass this desired end, but I think both the money and the people are to be found right here, that is in time, anyway. Questions und Answors, WOODBINE, Ta., Feb. 15.—To the Sporting Editor of The Bee: WIIl you please answer, In Sunday's Bee, whether one man can check- mate another one having only a king, and the other king, knight and bishop? Hoping to receive an answer.—A Reader. Ans.—Yes, OMAHA, Feb., 2.—To the Sporting Editor of The Bee: Please answer for me in The Sunday Bee th following questions: (1) Who 15 the highest salaried jockey in the United States? (2) What salary does he get? (3) Who does he ride for? (4) What nationality is Griffin, the jockey who is riding at San Fran- eisco, Cal.? (5) What jockey got the highest salary in 1894?—Albert Hunter. Ans.—(1) Willie Simms. (2) Do not know, (@ He did ride for Phil Dwyer, but this year he goes to England to ride for Richard Croker and M. F. Dwyer. (4) Irish. () Simms. OMAHA, Feb. 14.—To the Sporting Editor of The Bee: Please answer the following questions in your Sunday morning’s edition: In a two-handed game of double high the five, spades being trump, which is low. spot of clubs or the six spot of spade Schafer. Ans.—Five spot of clubs. SIOUX FALLS, Feb. 18.—To the Sporting Editor of The Bee: In a trap shooting con- test can a contestant go fo.the scratch with his gun loadsd ?—Dakotah, Ans.—No; the cartridge serted until at the score. HARRISON, Neb., ing Editor of The dispute: A and B play a game of double high five; A stands 46, B stands 51; A names the trump and makes his points and has high and goes out; B has low and goes out— 52 is the game. Who wine, A or B? Plea send me a marked copy of Your paper or an- swer me by mail.—James M. Wallace. Ans. B wins. The best thing for you to do, Mr. Wallace, is subscribe for the paper. BEATRICE,” Feb. 16.—To the Sporting Editor of The Bee: Please state in Sun- day’s Bee, what the plural of snip2 1s, snips or snipes? And please state the proper load, black powder, for a 9%-pound, 10-bore breech- loader?—A. L. M., Subscriber. Ans.—(1) Authorities differ.. Either, snipe or snipes is correct. (2) From 4 to 5% drams and from 1 to 1%-ounces:of -shot. The best way 1s to target your gun with different sized loads until you have satisfied yourself which gives the best pattern and penetration. Every gun has its proper load, . - “Hew,” who contributes an article on the Charles ‘street ball grounds, #s Informed that he forgot to sign his nate’as an evidence of good faith, S FREMONT, Feb, 21.—Tyg, the Sporting Edi- tor of The Bee: Please ktate in Sunday’s sporting query department hot long a shooter has to reach the score in'a'live bird shoot under American assoclatibn ‘rules after his name has bien called. T claim not more than three minutes. Also, what the gun weight limit is, and the Mmit of bore?—Trap Shot. Ans. (1) You are corréct, (3) Ten bore. must not be in- —To the Sport- Please settle this (2) Unlimited. — et 4 LIARITIES OF THE PRESENT. PE A western genlus has trained his horse to slide on snow shoes. So severe was the weather in northern latitudes that Arctic birds have been cap- tured in England in places never seen before, Along the south Atlantic coast of this coun- try injury from cold was not confined to fruit. Fish are reported benumbed by the cold, and, floating in the coast rivers, are caught in large numbers, A writer in Harper's Magazine relates an interesting experience in a-land of free and unlimited silver. *I entered a store on the plaza in Peru,” he says, “and bought twenty- five excellent cigars for 75 cents. The mer- chant rang my $5 gold piece on the counter, and without emotion handed me six silver dollars and 75 cents In small silver. Fortu- nately, the western habit of “always com- ing down stairs that way" stood by me. He bhad counted too exhaustively to make any mistake. There was contagion in this. 1 went to an opposite store and purchased a box of twenty-five such exceptionales as are seldom smoked with us for $2, handing out another half eagle. The vender counted out and gave me $6.00 silver with a pleasant smile. It was hard to leave a spot where one can make a handsome salary simply by spending money. There was but one hard reality, I tempted the national drink for a dime, and got back but 90 cents from my silver dollar. That, however, is easily over- come. All one has to do is to take gold along. Plenty of gold. Then one can revel in swapping dollars for doljars and a half, it one have the mind to withstand pros- perity.” The latest novelty in the industrial world 1s the use of paper In the manufacture of gloves and hosiery. The experiment of mak- ing paper stockings has been golng on for several months, and the party engaged therein belleves that paper mittens or gloves would possess advantages in their season. The goods are light and airy and very comfortable in summer. When finished and dyed their appearance is simlar to ordinary fabric goods, The knitting is from paper yarns. The paper yarns are made pretty muel after the plan of making common paper twines, except that the former are put through certain special processes. The prineiple is that of making a sort of a nap on the yarn. This is done automatically. Ordinary paper twine or yarn is too smooth, but a good KIGEINE Up Eives the yarn a nap, and this imparts softnes After the knitting has been done the goods are placed in a sizing bath made from potato starch and tallow, which imparts solidity and durability to the texture. The pug dog has always been recognized as an element in the domestic life of New Yorkers, but has not, until recently, boen regarded as a bar to marita) harmony. Mr. Peter Bowman saw his better half's affection being gradually alienated by a purp of high degree and haughty taste.Pete did not catch on to the artistic curves of bis tail and pug nose, but would have suppressed the palpita- tions of his heart it Mrs.! Bowman bad not showered her kisses on the purp. Then Bowman rebelled. Traged; Inquirer: . “Mother, I am The wom gave a groan of despair. ““Ah, 1 Ah, no!" she pleaded. ‘“‘Mother, it must be. It is too late mow to prevent it,"” and the girl’s brown eyes;seemed almost deflant. “No! no! Do nobcsay it is too late, daughter,” cried the pale, mother, “all will be known. “Notwithstanding, mother, I am dying,” said the girl. 4 fact, as she moved over to the bureau with the bottle, blondish streaks could plalnly be seen in her Phbiladelphia dying!’ J, 2:01%, and Alix, 2:03%, the comlog season WELL TRAINED ARMY DOGS s Faithful and Intelligent Scotch Collies Do Bentry, Mossenger and Hospital Duty. HOW THE DOGS ARE BEING TAUGHT his attention to a new branch of the work, and is the first to train dogs for hospital and Bungarta's training of dogs for direct field service is only new in method, for through- by tho master, they are not dependent upon him, but will {aks and carry out orders from any man of tho regiment part cf the army dog’ tue not wishing to overburden his puplls’ brains Bungartz has tomed to its weight and pressure, and may know It for a part of his dut. out the history of war dogs have been Tpe fatter then gives the dog some: favorite and then, not found by the overwork hospital cotumn, are reported as “missing into which they |or found too late to recover from a hurt, aro enrolled. The reading of the words of | Which, but for tho delay, might not have command to the men, that they may not con- | been fatal. This is the noble duty for which fuse the dogs with unnecessary talk, is all | Bungartz trains his dogs. There Is no that is required. !:\lrkv' |<n]rlnu-. no ditch too deep but that THE HOSPITAL ORDER they can find the wounded man, and ones . found they dc eave hel “Sesking the wounded” was at first also A | comeg, 0 00 PO leave him until help duty, but recognizing Tuportance. of this work and | ,, The dogs are also taught to crouch beside the wounded man, it he show signs of life, that he may open the bag and find the re- immense traned dogs for this purposs viving flask. The little securol A Most Interesting Description of a New | alone, end these are the &o-called “Hospital PP R B R G/ v fastened o the back strap, enables the Departare In the German Army | Of Red Cross Dogs.” seekers to follow the dog on dark nights Wihiers 2 Now OB 1a Skis For this duty collies are used, as for the | and brings hope to the wounded when the e ther, the race having no equal in hardihood, | friendly light appears. ot Dogs. intelligence and fidelity \ ’ ed Cross do Tho Red Cross dog wears the same harness | , e Red Cross dog Is taught to catry asThe Ried Cross dog wears the same BAFICSs | measages, as doos the army dog, and has s a ella e lars, 1 e aadk little white flag place pocke! D} J Lechenich, near Cologne, In the Rhine- | tion of a largs red cross on the saddlebags, & | saddlebug. that il ey kipe: wreKot on the gne, ] " r | saddlebag, that all may know what errand ho 1ands, 1s the home of Jean Dungartz, the |!2Ntern to be strapped on his back at night. | fs on and lead him aright or not delny hiie animal painter and animal lover, who s at | A10 & #mall flag with red cross on white | unnecessarlly & round, whic! o carrl en o sssAge 0 el Y I 1 * hely present engaged upon an Interesting experi- | butween ‘the Fanks of the. hospial. commis, | work, Homeeih bAC And private help in hia ment in dog training. In the saddlebags ho carries, besides his bis. | Hospical Dogs,” which, in the firat year of Aftor success In training dcgs for active | cult, everything necessary for the first band- | its existence, numbers 200 members, and has army duty, reconnoltering, sentry and mes. | AEINE. and even a well protected flask of [ fine list of royal and princely namos, senger service—success tertified to by the|DrANdY. The dog must bo tralned with all | hoaded by that of the German empress, as German. governmentoMr. Dungarts tarned | I1S BATRCts on that he may become accus- | patrons. The aim of the soclety Is to erect and maintain breeding and tralning stations for army and hospital dogs, after the model farm at Bungartz's home at Lechenich, The HIS TRAINING. ambulance service. This idea and the method [ The professional training begins in the | farms are to be maintained by membership of training are entirely original with Bun-|Toom in which the dog has had his pre- | fees and sale of pure blood collie puppies not gartz, whose long years of experionce as |lMInary lessons in obedience. His master [ needed for training. In case of war, the dogs amateur trainer, have given him mnusuat | 0148 Bim in Teash, while the assistant takes | are to be glven free of all charge for the usy 3 the dog's rug and lies down on it in another [ 0f the hospital troops. When fully trained, understanding of the canine intelligence, its | corner of the room. The master leads the | the dogs, even in times of peace, can be possibilities and its lmits, dog a little way in the opposite direction, | £iven to membera of the society, who ars then turns suddenly, and with the command | alto members of the hospital columns of the “Forward, march! Seek the wounded!" leads [ “German Soldiers' Federation,” or of thy the pupll directly up to the prostrate man. [ “Red Cross Society.”” After six years' time such a dog will pass into possession of his Dea Ansuiance Fan TRARSPORTING WeUNOED FRem The Feio BESIDE A WOUNDED SOLDIER. i bush or_ditch, independently. The last lessons and the e finished pupils are held at gartz tells of remarkable work done by his dogs on nights so dark that the seeking party passed within five feet of the prostrate man on open ground, and but for the collie would not have found him. Bungacte's prize pupil, a female ccllie, not quite a year old, learned in two weeks to find the most cire- fully hidden men with perfect ease, and Ins dependent of any help but the command “Seek the wounded."” Keeper, but until then the society may de- and him at any moment. The keeper is also pledeed to keep the dog in training and constant exercise. The membership fee is small, to cnable all interested o join. The man government, although showing inter- st in the work, has not yet pledged itselt openly in support, but the “'Red Cross” and other prominent focieties for the aid of the wounded in battle, have shown most active encouragement. Bungartz has also constructed a model dog ambulance for carrying the wounded from the field, which will considerably lighten tho work of the carriers, and the society is to collect funds sufficient to supply the field hospital with these wagons. The dogs to draw these ambulances need no special breeding or training; any strong, surefooted, docile animal will do. t the model farm in Lechenich there are present five grown dogs trained, or being ained, and any number of puppies. A couple of trained hospital dogs, Paschia and Vedette, have been already given Into the charge of oflic members of the So- ciety. The station is a model home for dog as the picture shows, and its present inmates, from the finished ‘“hospital aid,” to the clumsy, round-eyed puppies, appear to ape preciate their blessings. Bungartz's two books on the subject, “The Army Dog and His Training,” and “The Dog n the Service of the Red Cross” explain his method most clearly, and are as good man- uals for the training of trainers, as for the training of the dogs themselves. GRACE ISABEL COLBERN. —— The cheapest telephone service in the world until the dog learns to seek ts of the night, and Lun- utilized as valuable aid to man in battle, al- though in modern times their services have been limited to messenger duty, and a little voluntary reconnoitering. = Bungartz utilized this Inclination of the: good breed dog to watch and look-out work, and binding the natural instinets into system has turned out some excellent canine sentries and scouts. The two prize dogs, Mars and Juno, purchased and educated by order of the German government, and now enrolled in the rank of a guard regiment, in Potsdam, have stood every test to which their training could be put, and have proved themselves as well educated soldiers as any in the regiment. Mars and Juno, are superb speci- mens of the pure blood Scotch collie, for Bungartz considers this the only breed of dog at present in existence which combines all’ the qualities necessary to the ‘‘army dog.”” 1In strength, hardihood, fidelity and intelligence the collie stands pre-eminent, his size is convenient for the work, while the beauty and gentle mature of the good breed collie’ make him a favorite with all with whom he has to do. Bungartz has spared no pains or expense to stock his breeding farm in Lechenich with the best of the race, and the puppies raised there are a most desirable article. THE REGIMENT DOG. Before going on to the latest experiment, the hospital or Red Cross dog, we will linger awhile by the “regiment” dog, and show what he can do, and how he has been taught to do it. First of all, when scarcely 6 months old, the puppy must learn to obey, to answer to the ordinary commands, “Come here,” “Down, Speak,” ‘“‘Forward, march” and the like. Then he is taught to wear his harness. This last consists of collar, sail- cloth rug, tightly rolled, and two saddie- bags, each with' two compartments, to carry dog biscuit, bandages, ammunition, etc. The whole is arranged to fit comfortably over back and shoulder, and, when the pockets are filled, should not weigh more than ten pounds. When accustomed to his harness and ohe- dient to his master's 100k and work—it takes several months to reach this perfection—the collie is ready for his profess'onal training. Reconnoitering is the first in order, but for this it is quite mecessary that the dog has learned to “halt”* at the word. The lessons are given in the open field in this wise: The tralner's assistant takes up a position at the end of a straight road or lane, and then comes slowly toward the mas- ter, ‘who, holding the dog in leash, advances from the opposite direction, The trainer calls to the dog, “St! lock out! keep watch!” until the assistant is upon them. Then the com- mand *“Halt!” Is given, and after a moment's pause, “Come back,” at which the leash fs drawn up. Then words of praise and some- th'ng good to eat, in the first stages of train- ing, followed by work without the leash, and the intelligent animal soon perceives that he is to stand, and return to report anything that comes in his way. Then comes a further stage in which the reconnoitering party dis- covers the enemy under eheltering cover, and the pupil is taught to report anything sus- pelous he may find, All these lessons are glven after dark, that the dog's senscs may be sharpened, and all his duty must be per- formed in utter silence, only a low growl or a pull of the coat may attract the master's attention. The collle, accustomed In his na- tive moors to work in silence, Is the least “talkative” of dogs, and quickly learns to hold his tongue even under excitement. SENTRY DUTY. ‘When his duties as scout are fully under- stood, then comes the sentry's train'ng. Here the dog has to lrarn to take up his position at a glven distance In frcnt of his master, and to stand up and return at once when the enemy—again the inevitable assistant—ap- proaches in the darkness. The dog, once in position, is allowed at first several minutes, and then more and more time before the enemy approaches, that he may learn mot to relax h's attention during the whole time of | his watch. At first, of course, the trainer e courages him with “Leok out! “Keep watch One can easily see what an invaluable aid the dog's sharper wenses would render him, when thus trained, Sentry and scout thus aided and protected eould not possibly be sur- prised. Then comes the ‘‘messenger” tralning. The dog s taught to run short distances between tralner and assistant;’ back and forth, over all kinds of ground, until, when once the lei- ter is inclosed in the little waterproof pocket on his collar, the four-footed ‘‘dispatch knows he is to run 1o the direction indicated, and not to allow any obatacle, natural or hu- man, to luterrupt or stop him until the goal 1s at Niles, Mich. A pesky competitor of the morsel, but first the pupil must have obeyed | bell grabbed a root In that town, and when the command to give tongue. Then the |asked to ring off the upstart struck a process is repeated again and again, until on [ Macbethian pose and yelled deflance. Now command, “Seek the wounded,” the dog, |the Bell furnishes service for nothing, and the town enjoys it. By the way, the cut in prices is not patented and may be adopted clsewhere without disturbing the cordial re- lation supposed to exist between patrons and proprietors. without leash, goes directly to the assistant and gives tongue at once. - Then the lessons are continucd out of docrs, at first in open country, where the distance is lengthened and finally the assistant hides himself in a SUCCORING THE WOUNDED. Any war historian or soldier who has scen battle can tell how the death roll is swelled by those of the wounded who have crept away into ditch or hedge to escaps the bursting shell and rush of hoofs and wheels, i et bt Colonel Charley Jones has forsaken New York journalism and returned to St. Louls. Missouri democrats hail his return as a rain- bow of promise, for since he betook himself and his burnsides to the metropolis the party majority was smitten with charleyhorse, ALWAYS Think of usas HOUSE FURNISHERS. We do notdeal in Dry Goods, Clothing, Stationery, Books, Confectionery, Boots and Shoes, Toys, Milllnery; we have no Telegraph Office; no Photographer; no Lunch Room; we do noé runa Bank; we have no Barber Shop; we do not deal in Patent Medicines or Drugs; we do not even go so far as to cut your corns; and, in this sense, we are not a department store. Oh ! a Little Money es a long ways now-a-doys, and we take great pleasure in proving this to you. A little cash also goes a great ways, Do you think it is extravagance to pick out $100 worth of goods for your home; pay $10 down and $8 per month. WELL, THEN, ‘WE DON'T, especially when you get guaranteed values from a ro- sponsible house. We admit that your failure to give your wife, your children and yoursell the comforts and conveniences you could so easily provide, is usvally the result of thoughtlessness, and nothing more; but it is our business to furnish you a reminder occasionally. Remembor February is the biggest bargain month in the whole year with us, We Are House Furnishers From Way Back and it seems almost foolish to attempt to specify any one particular bargain (our store is teeming with s0 many), but just to show you that our sermon today is something moro than talk wo will mention a Exactly like pleture, which we think ridicu- lously cliewp.” It Iy ull hard” wood, antiqua finish, “15x40 bevel mirror in dresser, Is full size—lurge and nleely carved— February Sale Price, $1500 We are making special low prices on Carpets and Crockery this month. A new Jap Brussels Carpet, oviental colovs, price 61 TERMS—EITHER CASH OR MONTHLY PAYMENTS, Our new 1805 Baby Curriage Catalogue is out. Send forit. 1tis a beauty. N SATURDAY EVENINGS UNTIL 10 O’'CLOCK. Send 10¢ to cover postage on big Furniture Catalogue, is reached. The Bungariz dogs are so per- hair fecely tralned gnd when reported “‘Saished”