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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-05-25
CUES.

Coquelin's opinion Of American actors is
this: "America has some OF the best, the very
best actors Of the day. Booth, Lawrence
Barrett, magnificent. And among the women,
Mary Anderson, and tho leading Indy Of
Dalys troupe, Mrs Ada Rehan, consider
one Of the most remarkable condolences OF
the day."
T.ere will no no lack Of opera companies
this summer. Nearly every city viii have ono
or more companies. In New York there II
the Broadway, the Casino, the Grand, Pal
mer's and Harlem theatre; In Albany tho
Leland will have a spell Of II; I'm Buffalo
Frank Martineau will have a company; In
ST. Louis there will be three companies; In
Minneapolis there will he one, one In Phila-
dolphin, two in Chicago, one In Brooklyn, one
In Cincinnati, and one in Pittsburg
play called "The Ex- Convict" wilbshort-
ly he produced in Minneapolis at the Grand
opera house. II was written In prison by q
man named Hal. Reid. who was sentenced
for a crime IL was proved, after the expira-
ton Of his term, that he did not commit.
Agnes Hcrndon left town on Saturday 10
take part In the production.
Samuel Bradshaw, the grandfather of BIZ
iou Fernandez, and the reported oldest actor
in America, celebrated his nincty-si1th
birthday at his home in Long Island not long
ngo.
By the report Of the Royal theatres at Ber-
lin, Hanover, Cassel and Wiesbaden, for the
year 1855, IT Is shown that Schiller was PLAYED
on twenty-nine nights, Shakespeare on
twenty-five, Lessing nine, Goethe seven,
Kleist five and Calderon two. In opera
Wagner distanced ali other classical com
posers, having fifty nights; Mozart had
twenty, Beethoven six and Weber five
Carl Hertz, the magician, Is doing splen-
didly In Germany. He has many new illu-
siois.
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o,ihg tne lower imps ana the feet up 10, or
ABOVE, the surface IL Is generally under
s'ooo .nat IN lreSh water u Is much harder
10 hoat thah III wafer that Is more dense, as
,he puoyahcy IN dense water Is much greater
thah IN iIesn water III IS not generally
unnerSoood, pnt Is iact, that IL Is more
di7!cuit 10 noat IN warm than In cold water,
Us warm water Is less dense than cold water.
Inc more aenSe the water the higher the
oooy WIN rise OUT Oh IT, a man WIN the
greatest lung capacity and hghtest limbs aud
pohy WILL OF course, noat better than man
win hea'y iiihns ana very little lung capac-
NY Experts increase their lung capacity In
the same manner as great singers by practic-
ing inhaiihg fuil oreath and holding II as
long as possible NoVices should DO likewise
and ,esr, bov n bres,ba ritbo,, sn,r,v,,a
ths bInps fully after each breath Sn the
water one should slwavs breathe tbrougb the
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-05-25

Point Comfort, Va. TO Cincinnati, over
$50 miles. Tho new line from Hunting
ton, w. Va, to Cincinnati, along the
Ohio river, was completed and the new
bridge over the Ohio, between Coving-
ton and Cincinnati, was opened on the
first day Of 1889. II cost over 81, 500, 900
and diverted an immense amount Of
new business for Cincinnati.
The Vanderbilt interests had also
thought quite well Of Mr., ingalls, abili-
ties as a railroad man and tried in vain
to have him accept the presidency Of the
Bee Line road &C., c., c. and I) some two
years since, at the death Of President
Devereaux. OF late new deal has been
decided upon and the Bee line with its
75o miles of road, and the Big Four with
its 800 miles, are to be consolidated under
a new organization Of which NJ. L. In
gals is to be president, with headquarters
in Cincinnati.
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Last sessos's win.inss Were vsry Large.
and Here Are sons Figures That win
Interest the Gsnsiss Lover Of Raciag
sad Admirer Of RIyers on the Turf

Tho racing season Of 1850 Il well under
way, and bids fair to equal that Of last year.
Tie earliest surprises were the defeat Of
Proctor Knott tvice by Spokane, tho first
time at the Dsrby, ths second for the Clark
stakes at Louisville, and the winning Of the
Brooklyn handicap by Exile. Proctor Knott
was beaten purely on his merits. and his de-
feat has plunged his admirers into the depths
OF uncertainty. True, he has been defeated,
but lie il by no means done for
Proctor Knott is q big, impetuous coarse
looking animal aud shows no evidence of his
high rate ur speed. Spokane, tho horse
which d.i up Knott so easily, is owned BY
Noah Armstrong aud is by Hyder Ali, dam
Intorpose, and is grand looking colt, Just
about the same size and build as Proctor
Knott He started once before this season
In the Montgomery stakes at Memphis, and
was good second to Strideaway, although
then not nearly fit.
The uncertainty Of racing and the inability
Of favorites to win when expected was very
well demonstrated In the recent BROOKLYN
handicap. Every one knows how Exile, an
TO chance, defeated such flyers as Hanover,
Terra Gotta, Elkwood and Prince Royal.
Exile won easily by a length and half, and
once more deponstrated that he is one Of the
most valuable handicap horses on the turf to-
day He is almost invincible at any distance
over mile and half
ExILE's RECORD.
Exile was foaled at Rancocas the property
of Pierre Lorillard, in 1882. He was sired
by Mr.. Lorillard's imported horse Morte-
mer, and his dam was the great mare Sec
ond Hand. He did not give promise Of un-
usual merit az a 2-year-old, winning but
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SIR DIXON.


New records were made for four distances
last year; Daniel b., at Helena, NJ. T., made
y of a mile in O;S+sl Wheeler T. ran 1-l8
miles at St Louis in lax. Terra Gotta,
carrying l24 pounds, ran y miles at Sleeps
head Bay in So Triboulet made l& miles
at San Francisco in 2:2iH.
When the season commenced last year tho
Emperor OF Norfolk and The Bard were
looked upon as sure winners; the Emperor
Of Norfolk in the 3-year-old class, the Bard
in all-age competitions They both broke
down before the season was half over, and
those who had placed their confidence and
money on them we're forced to find other
animals to help them out. not very easy
task, with field full Of dark horses, and
whole army of racers being saved up for
special events
The Emperor of Norfolk was a stayer;
neither weights nor length Of distance seemed
10 have any effect on him When he broke
down people were ready to blame his owner,
and the sympathizers of Lucky" Baldwin
dubbed him "Uulucky" Baldwin. That The
Bard was one of the greatest race horses that
America has ever produced there Is no deny
inS. IL was great pity that he broke down
just as his owner was preparing TO send him
10 England 10 race against the cracks there
The Bard was stricken down with infiamma-
ton the lungs, and for time bis life was
despaired Of, but by skillful nursing he was
brought through the crisis, and Americas
Turf King" was saved TO the public.
BRIGHT OUTLOOK THIS YEAR
Firenzi IS considered by many to be the
queen Of the turf. She started sixteen times
last season and won nine races. She won the
great Long Island stakes, the Average stakes,
the Monmouth handicap, the Champion
stakes, the Freehold stakes, the Monmouth
Gun She ran third In thesnhnrhan Ia sA-
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The New Rules.

Under tho now rules those batsmen who are
more patient will be most successful. Il Is q
good rule TO always hit at q good ball, I. g.,
where the batsman sees tho ball coming al
the height he wants II and feels suro he can
connect with IL, but this year he should lay
bock and take chances on getting the ball at
tho right place. Under tho new rules the
pitcher must either put tho ball over the
plate between the shoulder and knee or else
the batter takes first ON called balls This bo-
Ing the case the chances are in favor Of the
batsman, by being patient, getting ball
just where no wants It, as no pitcher has such
absolute command Of the ball that he can
put II over the plato every time at certain
height where he knows tho man at the plato
to he unable to hit IT,
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LAND BILL" ALLEN AND HIS HOME.
and located at Columbus, o., In the auc-
ton and commission business. Hc pfosa 1
percd greatly, became the owner Of many
pcddler wagons and amnsscd fortune
Of some SAC, 900. IT was then he mounted
his great hobby-became "flrst class
crank" MS his neighbors say.
In 1880 he was engaged In organizing
q colony for the west, and finding tho
land laws unfavorable. propounded the
homestead idea. For year or two he
possessed tho idea In pcace--then It pos
sessed him. He gave his whole time and
labor and thought TO IL; wrote letters to
all the public men Of the day and all
papers which would publish them, trnv-
eled and lcctured on 1t, and talked It to
all who would listen. "Give each settler
100 acres Of the public land" he would
say, land mako 1t exempt from sale on
oil debts; allow no man 10 own more
than $40 acres on any account; keep the
land In the hands Of tho people"--such
were the texts no necessarily dinncd
into American ears.
Among his papers he now has letters
from nearly all the public men Of that
era, including John g. Calhoun, Andrew
johnson, Horace Greeley, Gerrit Smith,
Stephen A. Douglas and many others
Hc printed his pointed sentences on the
backs Of envelopes. on cards and small
handbills. and flooded tho country with
them. He ran for congress and the state
Legislature as land candidate, his ticket
being headed, "Vote Yourself Farm"
but was, Of course, defeated, neither
Wings nor Democrats turning from their
party tickets. At last tho homestead act
was passed, but Mr.. Aliens fortune was
gone and he was too old to mako another.
His wifo died, and no has outlivcd all his
children and grandchildren.
In his old house there is but one room
even passably fit for habitation, and
strangers would never know tho place
had tenant, as the building is barely
strong enough to stand up and the old
man never goes abroad. He lives in
terror Of being forcibly removed to the
poor house and is suspicious of strangers
During ono very cold season the neigh
bors did not see him for three days, and
when found he was almost dead Of cold
and hunger. 1t Is now proposed that
those who have benefited by his labors
should raise fund for his support; but
mankind are apt 10 conclude that ono
should look out little for himself in his
days Of strength. The norci Of Land
Bill Aliens life is obvious: no man should
sacrifice himself with any idea Of popu-
lar reward.
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club after the close OF the Inter season. Dur
ing the next two seasons that the Pittsburg
club remained In tho American association,
kuehne played third base for it's team. In
1887, when II became a member Of the
National league, KuehteB position was shift
ted to short stop. while Arthur Whitney
guarded third base.
In 1883, Whitney having Joined the Now
York team, Kuehne returned 10 his old pod-
tion, where he ranked only second 10 Mash In
the Official fielding averages at the close Of
the championship season. Although OF very
heavy build he fields exceedingly well at
either third hass or short stop. He is also q
good batsman, being usually TO be depended
OH for hit when ono Is needed. Had the
PittsbuTg club been successful In its efforts
TO sign Rowe and White for this season, IL
was the intention Of the management to play
Kuehnc In tho outfield. SO as to have the ben
eft Of his batting.
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NEW Works. PROPOSED CATHEDRAL
One Of tho Four Plans from Which .
Selection May he Made.

One Of tho Four Plans from Which q
Selection May BE Made.
OF the designs furnished the trustees
of the proposed Episcopal Cathedral of
St. John the Divine, to be built at New
York, four were set apart for elabora-
ton, and from these four it is probable
that one may be selected. So important
a matter must necessarily be slow Of set
tlement, and it is not likely that any de-
sign will be selected before the begin
ming of next year. Indeed, the present
year will doubtless be ended before the
designs are elaborated.
The plan which is the joint work Of
George Martin Huss and John II. Buck,
of New York, stands high in favor. The
architects have designed the cathedral
in the usual form of such structures, a
cross; and from the junction of the nave
and transepts rises q magnificent spire.
The material suggested for the outside is
granite or Wyoming valley or Warsaw
blue stone and Indiana buff limestone.
1t is proposed to face the walls with
wrought stone and marble shafts and
slabs. The roof above the vaulting is to
be of iron, filled in with fire proof blocks
and covered with lead or copper.
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THE NEW cENTERBoARp.

that would hold her up to her work, and the
result was the invention for which he OBJ
tained a caveat In June Of the same year.
With this windward machine in her trunk
he entered the Elizabeth fer the Bayonne
regatta in September, 1873.
He was laughed at for sending such tub
to compete with fast boats, but surprises arc
always in order on the water, and the Eliza
BETH after keeping company with the yachts
on tho free run, walked through the feet and
made them look like pack Of hounds after
fox when she got down to business on the
wind. The prize was n beautiful French
clock, which Mr. lyman still keeps as tro-
ply, with the record Of the race In the
Stapleton Yacht club races he entered his
boat, and she won the citizens cup three
times, contending with boats considerably
larger than she.
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A NEW ceNTeRBOARD.


with II . Boat Can Head Right Up Into
the Eye Of the Wind.
Assemblyman NJ J. lyman, Of Stapleton.
proposes to select out Of any feet Of seventy
foot boats or under the poorest one ON the
wind, provided sho runs at good pace with
free sheet, and at his own expense put into
her trunk his new kind Of centerboard, which
he guarantees will make her a wonder In
windward work, says The New York Sun.
A slight alteration In the shape Of tho
trunk. without any change whatever In the
slot in the keel, is all that will be necessary;
so that the boat cannot possibly be injured
by the change. Several experts, he says, to
whom he showed this contrivance, have
spoken in the highest terms Of IL. It consists
Of two sliding boards that At neatly into each
other, and form an immense "rocker" or
crescent shaped keel One or both can be
used at will, and they can be lead loaded IL
necessary.
So far as it has gone this centerboard has
an interesting history. Some years ago Mr..
lyman was an enthusiastic yachtsman In
1873 be owned boat called the Elizabeth
She was fast before the wind, but was
worthless bundle Of boards when close
hauled II was this radical defect that set
him thinking about novel style Of board
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M. e. INGALLS,.
Prominent Railroad Man who Has Rap
idly Como IN tho Front.


A Prominent Railroad Man who Has Rap
idly Como to tho Front.
Probably no prominent railroad man
in tho United States has ever come to
tho front with greater rapidity than n.
T.. Ingalls,. Of Cincinnati. Born on
farm near Harrison, Me-, in 1s42, he was
graduated from Bridgeton academy, and
for short time was student at Bow
doin college. Leaving the latter, no en-
tered Harvard Law school, and was
graduated therefrom In 1853. He soon
opened law office in Boston, and, be-
sides being elected to represent tho Sixth
senatorial district Of the Massachusetts,
general assembly, he soon attracted the
attention of moneyed men who were in
tercsted in the Indianapolis, Cincinnati
and Lafayette road, who sent him to
Cincinnati as receiver OF the line. This
was in 1871, and 30 badly had II been
managed that It's stock was worth less
than fifty cents on the dollar, and tho
road was soon placed in bankruptcy. In
two years Mr.. Ingalls, succeeded In pay
ing of the debts and had II released
from litigation, and he was made presi-
dent Of tho new road, organized as the
Cincinnati, indianapolis, st. Louis and
Chicago (Big Four. Cincinnati was
without Union depot, and no railroad
during those hard times would think OF
investing money in such venture. He
went ahead, and tho magnificent Union
depot, costing over one and half mill
Ions, was the result, and when completed
the other roads were only too willing to
purchase part Of the structure.
Mr.. Ingalls, also was very successful
in refunding the debt OF the road into 4
Der cents, and he has had the pleasure OF
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teach him to svimEAsIEsr PERPENDICULAR
is what is desired. FLOATING POSITION.
and to tell him swimming Is easy to learn Is
all right, but that fact does not make the ac-
complishmont OF tho art any easier. Hun
dreds Of good swimmers in the United States
can never remember having learned, and
they say it came natural to them the first
time they entered the water, as II they were
amphibious, 80 to speak, yet 1t seems strange
that hundreds Of Others say they mastered
the art only after q hard struggle. Then
they found out 1t was very easy when they
knew how. Hundreds Of others who are still
trying to learn fear that they cannot accom-
plish the task
THE FIRST THING TO REMEMBER.
Professor John Robinson, one of the great
est swimmers In the United States, recently
said to Boston Herald reporter:
'The first thing that should be impressed
upon the mind Of q beginner before he starts
out to learn to swim Is that he is lighter than
the water, and that with lungs inflated and
body below the water he can't possibly sink,
as II is perfectly natural for him TO float
Then, again, he should hnve self confidence.
When he finds that by following directions
he can float, he will readily see how little ef-
fort is required on his part to enable him to
drive his body through the water. After
this he can eventually become an expert II he
has the proper requisites and will train and
practice This principle should be taught to
all beginners before they enter the water.
TO FLOAT PERPENDICULARLY.
ITO float perpendicularly is the easiest
thing human being can do in the water, and
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As TO LAND BILL. ALLEN.
GIVING LIFE, STRENGTH AND FoA-
TUNE FOR AN IDEA.

A Man whom Thousands should Rsssrs
snce. for Ills Thought Gave ri,sm Hous4
Ii Now Pscr and Friendle.s-scme In
tercstiux Facts About His Life and wsrn.
In the village Of New Albany, o., .
few miles from Columbus, lives an oc-
togenarian, once famous under the Co
briquct Of LAND Bill Allen" His name
Is William Allen; he devoted the best
years Of his life to securing the pas
sage Of the homestead act and other laws
favoring land ownership; he spent hb
fortune In that work, and Is now vast
ing away in u dilapidated old farm house,
dependent on charitable neighbors for
the bare necessarics Of life. There is
popular tradition that DR.. Joseph lgnacs
Guillotin died by the machine he invent
cd; II is not true, but II shows a subtle
popular sense of the way such things
often turn out. 1t is true, however, that
tho discoverer of the great Comstock
lode died in poverty, that the inventor
of the cotton gin gained nothing but law
suits by IL. and that the discoverer OF
gold In California narrowly escaped pau
pcrism, and even 80 has fate dealt with
this William Allen.
Even his fame has largely been taken
from him, for Of those who heard the
name q majority naturally concluded
that tho great homestead advocate was
Governor William Allen C'Riseup Will
lam Allen'y, and in spite Of his persistent
disclaimer he Is still credited with II.
And furthermore, It must be admitted
that the homestead act was one OF those
measures certain to have many authors;
the act would certainly have been passed
In time II ''Land Bill Allen" had never
lived, and many men might still claim
the credit Of originating 1t.
William Allen was born in Windhani
county, Conn, in 1909, learned the
printers trade and worked for awhile
in Newport, r. l., upon tho old wooden
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THE LANCAsTER DAILY SATURDAY NAY

- arance Firenxi y one Of the most gentle
aud lovely Of the thoroughbreda She is
long, low and decidedly delicate looking; in
fset she gives no promise Of her great speed
aud staying powefs, but she has demonstrated
that she has all the race horse qualities In
the race for the Ffeshold stakes Firenn de-
feated The Bard In magnificent race
Terra Gotta ID what h known n an unlucky
horse. Just when he ought tc win he loses,
and when every one looks for him 10 lose he
wins Several times during the season OF 'Ss
he had victory matohsd from him in the
last jump A horso that was only beaten
by half head, M end . quarter, in 207,
Is certainly nrst e1nO bora
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Helm for Ned Williamson,

Tom Burns has written to ali the League
clubs asking for assistance for Ned William
son. The latter is In New York, where Spald.
ing is providing for his necessities. Ned,
however, will not be able to play until Au-
gust, and the expenses entailed by his illness
are largely In excess Of Mr.. Spalding's liberal
allowance, hence the appeal. Mr.. Spalding
is doing as much as any man can do for Ned,
WHO'S already deeply indebted TO him. II Ned
should not be able to play ball again, Spald-
ing would, we understand, be out very
larn ga snna
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in the slightest degree impeding tho freedom
OF her movements
II is this fact which permits that exquisite
equipoise of bodily movement and the long,
sweeping motion Of her arms. Not only &C.
tors, but artists and sculptors. sat In the
front row during the last Bernhai. season
in America, endeavoring to learn the
secret OF her cat like, anuous grace. Much
Of it is natural, OF course, and would be no
ticeable In any dress and under any circum-
stances, but much Of It Is also duo 10 the fact
that the muscles Of her back, hips and waist
have never been enfcebled and stiffened by
the use of stays
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twice in ordinary company. As n 3-year-o
he showed some speed, and when years old
he was bought out Of a selling race for
$500 by his present owner, William Lake
land, of Brighton Beach, who has been re-
markably successful with him, establishing
best on record for mile and five furlongs,
at Sheepshead Bay on Sept. IL, 1885, when
he put up lis pounds end covered the dis
tance in 2;4ss4. Exile ran third to Dry
Monopole and Blue Wing for the inaugural
Brooklyn handicap, three years ago, and
third again last year to The Bard and Han
over.
Among the races he has won are the Bay
Ridge handicap, sweepstakes, one mile and
half, with l2l pounds up, in 2:341e, or half
q second slower than the record; the May
flower handicap, in which he ran mile and
three-eighths in 2:22ls; two handicaps at
Jerome Park last spring, high weight hand
leap on the grass track at Sheepshead Bay,
and two days later two mile handicap on
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Ev.ssaES:

EASIEST HoRIzoNrAL FLoArINo Position
is what every man. woman or child who falls
overheard or is thrown into the water bevond
their depth should attempt IL thew cannot
swim. To aoot I'm n perpendicular postion
one assumes the most natural attitude. rs is
shown in the cut illustratine the easiest pcr.
pendicular floating position The man sbould
have bis hands down by his bips. his head
thrown well back, and all of his BODY sub
merged up a line drawn from lust below his
ears to his mouth. II he lifts his arms out OF
the water or throws his hands up over his
head he will sink unless by trcading action
with his feet he keeps himself up. His lungs