Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-05-10

Thie 10 the reason that most lawyers shun
the pension branch Of the business as much
as possible
Enough lead has been shot away in the
clay pigeon tournament 10 start small lead
mine. After years have passed, and the tour
nament forgotten, some honest citizens dig.
ging post holes will probably discover the
deposit Of lead, and throw the land on the
market, 10 shares at a fabulous price.
"Is that Capt. Wha'more, Of the Salvation,
and his saved cornet2' asked one citizen Of
another, as certain indescribable sounds OF
music struggled up from the direction Of
East Main street. "No," said the other, "that's
Brigadier General Scurry and bis - accor-
deon."
Mrs. William 8. Stuckenherg, of West
Seventh street, Cincinnati, and Miss +. Dyer,
OF Cincinnati, are visiting their sister, Mrs.
W. G. Brain, Of West Pleasant street.
Columbus has more shows to the square
inch than any city in Central Ohio. One OF
the leading Columbus theaters has engaged a
regular stock company to play nightly and at
matinees during the entire summer at cheap
rates. II Is extremely doubtful whether the
venture will succeed or not.
Mr.. W. Myers, who formerly lived In this
city, and who is related to the Leffels of this
city, has been here the past week attending
the shooting tournament. He is now located
10 Philadelphia.
OF course every one expected the Dayton
base ball club to throw up the sponge sooner
or later IN their contest with Springfield, but
hardly expected II SO early in the season. Our
advice to the Dayton base ball club is to re-
organize and start out on the road as COM
edy company with Yawcob Schwartz, their
prize fat catcher, as first heavy comedian.
They might hire some one to write a play
for them something like the following: EAST
Asleep; or, How Dayton Lost the Oonven.
ton" Major Bickham, OF the Dayton Jour
nal, would probabl, be both proud and happy
to furnish the plot OF the play, and some Of
the most forcible explelives. At the Dayton
Springfield game last week the principal iu-
terest and amusement was furnished by
Schwartz, the fat, who acted as catcher and
assistant umpire. He yelled at the members
Of his club like boss molder directing
q strike, and at one point in the
game rushed after a foul aud fell on
II after 1t had bounded. He then rolled over
picked the flattened ball from under himself
and claimed to have caught it.
pickad up the following Salvation army
bill on the street the other day, The writer
must possess literary genius Of mild and
gloomy character: Salvation Army. Look |
Everybody look! Read and Remember.
Special progromme. Meeting, singing, music,
speaking. We will have with us Capt.
Walsh, the Saved Minstrel and his Hallelujah
Banjo. Also Capt. Whatmore. A. D. O., with
his Saved Cornet. Oh, you ought to be there.
Don't miss it. We will have regular Halle
lujah Jubilee Salvation meeting. Beautiful
Singing and Waves of Salvation. Oh, come
and see tor yourself. They expect to see you
there. Remember the date.
N. B. As this is a special meeting there
will be 10 cent offering taken at the door.
Proceeds to 20 toward seating and furnishing
the Hail."
1t would be hard to find more enthusias-
tic set Of sportsmen than the members Of the
National Gun Association who have been at
tending the tournament in this city last week.
Most Of them are gentlemea OF large means
and high standing in the community in
which they live. Captain Bogardus 10 an
expert shot Of world wide fame. He will be
with US again about the second week In June,
when the Mexican Wild West, an outdoor
show with which the Captain has engaged to
travel. will play an engagement at the fair
grounds. Concerning the new venture the
Captain said:
~ shall accompany the show together with
my sons, Edward. aged IA, Peter, aged IL,
Henry, aged 10. and Eugene, aged 20. All
the boys, even to little ten-year-old Henry,
hit objects thrown IN the air with a rife, and
will give exhibitions OF their skill. The
show will be given in an immense side-wall
ampihtheater, with high canvas walls, but
without roof. The seats will be arranged
like circus. In this way we will be en-
abled TO give two performances daily. At
night the clay pigeons are covered with an
inhsmmable substance containing a good
deal Of coal oil. A match is applied to the
pigeon, and as it goes whirlng through space
like meteor it offers as good target AS any
marksman wante."
OF the other sportsmen, Mr.. Ben Teipel, of
Covington, KY, acquired his wonderful dex-
terity while in the employ OF the Ligowsky
Clay Pigeon Company. He enjoys hand
some income from winning money in tourns-
ments and contests. He is q quiet-looking
Young man. OF German descent. He is q
born marksman. Taking up common mig.
ger-shooter the other day, he broke clay pig.
cons ss they were thrown in the air with ul-
erring skill. He also hit buttons and coins
thrown into the air, with the same little
weapon. Mr.. Stark, OF Exeter, N. H., is a
gentlemen OF independent fortune. He is an
unerring shot and a pleasant gentleman. Mr..
J. +. Bloom, of Cincinnati, secretary of the
Association, and Mr.. Bishop were old COM
rades at West Point, and are quite military in
appearance. Eugene Bogardus is tho son OF
Captain A. II. Bogardus, and is already fine
shot. His father predicts great future tor