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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-07
HARE AND HOUNDS.
Something About the Ancient Sport
of Harriers Which
HAD HS ORIGIN CENTURIES AGO.
A Pretty Severe Test for All-ArOund ANA
teur Athletes.
HOW TO KEEP THE SCORE OF THE RUN
rwnrrEx FOR THE D1srATcH.l

AMONG the
less kno W n
sports which in
terest the ath-
letes of this
country none is
better for the
development of
wind and mus
Gle than tn e
game mepopularly
called III are
and Hounds.
The eproper title
is ''Harriers, "
and under this
name it yanks
with the oldest
sports known.
The term orig
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-07
700 TWo-PieCe Kilt Suits at So so

Combination Suits in light, gay colors, lovely
mixtures, checks, broken plaids stylish stripes.
There isn't cents worth of profit to US at this
price, but we shall be well repaid by the advertise
ment it'll give US.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-07

BLACK surah silks-The six grades we
are showing at 65c, 75c, 90c, 81, 81 % and
81 30 per yard are without doubt the best
values obtainable. EUGUs & HAcKE.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-07
675 One-PieCe Kilt Suits at So Is.

In plaids, stripes, checks and plain colors.
There can be but one verdict to these bargains
and this is "The grandest ever offered" Amy one
good value at s. 50.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-07

rules and there is even a national association
of barriers for the running of picked men and
packs This is called the National Cross
Country Association of America" Among
the more important organizations repre-
sented in this body are the Manhattan
Athletic Club, the Olympic Athletic Club,
the Allerton Athletic Club, all Of New
York City; the Star Harriers, of Long
Island City; the Prospect Harriers, of
Brooklyn; the Suburban Harriers, of New
York Citv; the Ravenswood Boat Club, of
Staten Island. and the Spartan Hsrriers.
There are various favorite courses for run
ming in the neighborhood of New York, the
most popular of which is in Westchester
county, where there is a remarkable variety
in the surface of the land. There are for
ests of primeval denseness there, long
stretches of meadows, many fordable
streams and plenty of precipitous hills to
test the skill and strength of the barriers.
Courses vary in length, according to the
pleasure Of the men participating in the
game, but when a championship run is in
question, and one occurs on the last Satur-
day of every April, the rules of the Nation
al Association preseribes distance of eight
miles.
PREPARING FOR A RUN.
ANY club that desires to enter in the
championship run must have at least three
paper chases before that event for the pur-
pose of determining the relative superiority
Of its own members. The best six of these
are chosen to represent the club in the
championship run. None but amateur ath-
letes are eligible for barriers. Clubs are
permitted to select as many as II of their
best runners for the championship contest,
and this fact brings about a popularity in
scoring.
It is doubtless well known that the
method of conducting the sport consists in
starting two men known as the hares some
minutes in advance OF the others, who are
known as the hounds. The hsres carry bags
filed with torn paper, which they scatter as
they run. This leaves a trail which indi-
Gates where they have gone, and the hounds
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-07
600 Jersey Suits at So IS Only.

All of the popular blue color; in sizes to 7.
Talk about bargainsP You can just bet your sweet
life that never such values in Jersey Suits
offered for the money
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-07
900 Sailor Suits at So and 81.

Sizes to 10; colors gray and blue. Every suit
beautifully trimmed and not suit in the whole lot
but what you'll pronounce good value at 81 more
money.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-07

world will found stylish
swM e eed b yer he fd
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-07
$50 LOnq-Pant Suits at SIS Only,
800 L0ng-Pant Suits at Sc so.

Big Boys magnificent Dress Suits in the Best Of
materials and latest styles Cut as carefully as any
mans suit. Made and trimmed beautifully. You
save at least s. on one of these suits.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-07
$40 Knee-Pant Suits at So so,

Sizes to IA. Belt Suits in fancy Plaids,
Cheviots and Striped Cassimeres They are of de-
sirable materials, wellmade and specially suitable
for school wear. Worth at least IS.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-07
An Unprecedented One Days Sale
Of Club Bags Tomorrow.

We shall put on sale specially for tomorrow
only dozens grain leather linen lined Club Bags,
with nickled brass lock, extra good handle, sewn
and finished in best possible manner. Sizes from
to IT inches. Prices ranging from 81 49 to 81 a.
Now We know, and want you to know it also, that
you cannot duplicate these goods elsewhere under
so per cent more money. Why not yourselves.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-07
Love Comes Like a Summer s,rh.

TTSSu
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-01-18
HrRAM HAYRIUK on LIGHTNING RODS
BY LARRY L1NNEr.

gyan, tibet feller with the lightnln' rods II never
Fer toId i'm. Tidy, then an thar. I thought it
stioin' Up a p intod rod as Of de1yin' the powers
Which. not bein' emmy heather, goes agin the
Eff the iigbtnin' IS to streL US itu do it. never
An we needn't be invitin' it nor tryin fer to
What they calls the 1ectid hunr when it's max
Tbet It's goin' to rip and tear up things as
Heaven hes designed
No, I never yit hev bIeved the stuff them Tectid
Iellers say,
An told The asint Jest as much when he was
Theirs the Pet Fses ez he'd one, an it scar'd EN-
When the lishtnin' KEN within down an
knocked EN- outer breath
Ye kin bet they wished they never he'd a-bOught
An afore the storm was over Peters downed it
slick an clean.
good dollars spent!
But he crldiIy COZ ever it, an now kin rest con
tent,
While the tamil rod is restin' over half mile
An he swore he'd never tech tan he hasn't to
So think it isn't pleasin' to the Father over all
Who viii watch US an purIcct Us eT on L1llll we
Now yo needn't ak me. indy, fer to git ye one
But the biggest reason. unebbe, is BoEaso think
i cant.
Fl we hadn't bought the carriage we'd a he'd the
mOrtgige paid,
An the tGrnil thing is on'y used when Lily
GCsH 10 trade.
Wall, it amt as bad as Iightnin' rods-say. Tidy,
Daddy IarEns doesn't git a rod a-pTntin to the
SKYE
kind.
Jest to hev the good Of KNOWN thet the Hay
rick war behind
5fe hes order one! Now, Tidy. dear, do tell
IS Uheb flck2
Then my idees air knocked endways, an III hev
70 take EN- back;
Fer eff LGrkins gifts u lightnin rod, now Tidy,
We viii find
Thet IN order one to-lnorrer-ef the agint doesn't
mind
Bout the talkin' TO Civ i'm. But in course he
DOESN'T care
He kin beat me hoLer talkin' an hev plenty VT
spare.
AIebbe he'll be here to see me, snyin' as how the
ueighD rim farm
He'd bin purchnsin' a Ightnin' rod to keep EN-
frum all harm
Ef he happens round when I amt here, just tell
i'm hiram said
Thet no wantid one to cost i'm more n Daddy
Larkins did.
aIebbs tia be a IeetIe safe. AN as I've heerd EN-
tell,
Thet athe Lord helps them as help themselves, &"
may mean rod as we'll
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-01-18
THE PENITENTIARY.
Old Charges worked over ana sand
WIcbed with New 0nes-Ths Lan-
sing Pens Coal Contracts
Again and Yet again.
EhurstOn. Lately Transferred !FEoua Tthe
Kitchen at Lansing to the Edtters'
Quarters OF the Kansas City
Times, Writes a Piece.

TOPEKA, KAN, January S.-The Kansas
City Times publishes a page or less OF mat
ter, written, it is said, by Thurston, just par
dOned out of the Kansas penitentiary, which
reCites the old charges against the manage
ment of that state Institution and brings
them down to date with a continued chap
ter. The charges implicate state officers,
penitentiary officials and indivi iual citizens;
charging peculatiOn and fraud in coal con
tracts at the penitentjsry; the giving and
taking Of bribe In which a state senator
is mixed up; building houses with convict
labor for favored ones; collision Of Gov
ernOr Martin, the warden, some Of the di-
rectors, legislative committee, and by i'm
plication, the entire legislature and state
government of Kansas.
The charges enter into detail, with inter
views, etc, etc.
The next day the Kansas City Journal
gave two or three columns Of interviews
with the parties criminally charged, includ-
ing Colonel ID. r. Anthony, Editor Phillip
KrOhn, Senator and Pen5tentiary Director
others. In these interviews the mass Of
ThurstOn's article in the Times is denied.
dehed, laughed at. SOmes however, seem
to think the matter should be made basis
for q Legislative investigation while others
characterize it as another Times sensation,
which, they sag, will gain no CredenCe, from
the fact that all of the Times previous Kan
sas sensations have proven to be without
the basis of fact or the support Of proof.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-01-18

noticed that there is always an unusual
number of ladies sitting around the
store that day looking at goods, but
they do not make many purchases.
They evidently drop in more to spend
time than to buy. Wednesday is one
of the best days of the week, rs is also
Thursday, which is called BridgeFs
day out Their purchases are usually
small, but there are 50 many of them
that they count up, nevertheless. FRI
day Is the worst day of the week, for
while there are always a great many
ladies out on this day, when the wealth
er Is favorable, they are merely out for
a walk, and don't do much shopping.
I therefore call it prOmenaders' day.
There Is a good deal of promenading
done on Saturday, but as the pur-
chases for Sunday must be made on
this day, it makes the best of the week.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-01-18
The Freund Side ofthe Sugar Story.

ANN ARBOR, MICH., January 8.-The per-
IONS interested in the Electric Sugar Re
fnlng'' frauds at New York have been in
consultation with Sawyer g Knowlton. at
tOrneys here, for several days past. The
president OF the company has been here and
met Mrs. Freund, the Towards and Halsteads
all of whom live at Milan this state. Mrs.
Freund's attorney said that there was no in
territorial fraud, but that the company eX-
pected more than was promised. she says
that the company was to furnish money 20
equip a refinery for refining the sugar by
Freund's secret process. The company Hlleg5
the refining was to be done from the sugar
cane. This she cannot do. The contract
her husband made. was to refine the sugar
at SOC ton or to sell out his stock and
secret for S2O0,0UO after everything was
running. The company has been running
five years ana put in over $780, 900, but
DO sugar has yet been refined for the
market Mrs. Freund says that the COM
pany is now trying to force from her the
secret by which she makes 8 superior article
of sugar from grapes, instead of getting the
secret their contract calls for. The last Sc
cret she refused TO divulge for any amount.
No arrests have been made and none even
threatened by the cOmpany's agent, who has
returned to New York. MRS. Ereund is the
only one of the party interested In the trans
action, the others being merely employees.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-01-18
Good Takers.

Over and over again we are told that
good takers are scarce in American
society, especially among women. 1t
is prOverbial that men who enjoy con-
versatiOn with ideas in it prefer to talk
to one another. 1t IS humiiating to
notice how they drop the themes they
prefer in their own chat for small Cos
sip when they address themselves
to the ladies of society. However, q
great change is in progress in this re-
pect It is no longer considered out
Of character for ladies to discuss psy-
chOlOgy, pOmOlOgy, the tides or the
tariff. 1t Is said that a man best
enjoys the conversation of a woman
who is a good listener, experimenting
his thoughts rather than leading off
with ideas of her own. One writer
beseeches women to avoid, in conYers-
ing, the three D's-dress domestic
and diseases. Experts Will sometimes
adrOitIy turn the drift of conversation
into channels where they are most
learned and can appear at their best,
but it requires skill to do this grace
fully. Small talk has been APPLY de-
fined as a conversation created aprO-
pos the moment with no Interior
motive than that of being agreeable"
a p4eSdAG1y uO4u1dG6u VOICE anu
we'll chosen words are two great req
uisites for good takers, and these may
be cultivated by any one anxious to
improve and excel. To learn to think
and store the mind with things worth
telling, then learn to tell them in an
entertaining manner, are two founda-
mental rules to be observed. "YOu
cannot draw water out of an empty
WE'LL" Frankness, sincerity, cheer
fuIness and good sense are necessary
qualifications; so, really, a study to
become a good conversationalist in
wolves improvement Of character
Toledo Blade.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-01-18
Wild Beasts i'm India.

According to the latest official re-
turns, which are for 1886, 24,84 per-
sons were killed by wild animals in
that year in British India. OF these
q, 134 were killed by snakes, G28 by
tigers, 222 by wolves, 1874 by IeOpards,
113 by bears, 81 by elephants, a by
hyenas, and 1, 169 by other animals,
including scorpions, jackals, lizards,
bears, crOcodiles, bufaloes, mad dogs
and foxes. In the same year 1911
animals were destroyed by wild ami
mails, but in this case the proportions
are quite different, for while snakes
were responsible for the death of
eleven-twelfths of the human beings
they only killed 2 in every 81 animals,
tigers and leOpards doing the greatest
damage. Tigers show %, 769, leOpards
D, 275, wolves 4.275, snakes 2,514,
hyenas /, 312. and bears 758. In the
case both of human beings aud animals
the destruction appears to be on the
increase; in the former case the num-
Der is higher than for any of the pre-
viOus ten years, and in the latter it is
third in ten years in point Of numbers
killed. At the same time the numbers
of wild beasts killed and the rewards
paid for that purpose are increasing.
In 1886 D, AT wild beasts were de-
strOyed and AT ,596 snakes.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-01-18
when Ladies Go Shopping.

"Yes, I have plenty of opportunity
to study human nature. and to find out
Just on which days people ike to do
their shopping" said a fOOr-walker in
Wanamaker's grand depot to a Phila-
delphia reporter, in answer to a ques-
ton as to whether more goods are sold
on any particular day or days Of the
week than on the others.
good dav, because on Sunday the stores
are closed and people have time to
think just what they need and to lay
their plans for the week. If women
conclude to make any new articles for
wear during the week they almost in
yariably do their shopping the first
thing Monday morning, so that they
can get to work at them as quickly as
possible.
Tuesday Is not so good, for I have
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-01-18
County Seat War in Nebraska.

OMAHA, NEB., January 8.-FOr long time
the towns Of bonneville and EIwOOd, in
Gosper county, have carried on a bitter war
fare for the county seat. In November last
an election was held which resulted in favor
of Elwood. The defeated town, however,
refused to give up the records and had
temporary Injunction issued against their
removal. The case was set for trial at Nc
Cook and the sheriff, who lives at ElWOod,
taking advantage of the absence Of the other
officials from ElWOOd, made a descent on
the place with writ Of replevin and seventy
five AIMED men. They found deputies in all
the offices with Winchesters close at hand
ana a body of citizens similarly equipped
keeping guard on the outside. The sheriff
aud his men, however, Outnumbered their
opponents, and after disarming them cap
tured a = the records in sight and loaded
them into wagons.
The deputies refused to give up the keys
to the safes which contained the rest, how
ever, and while the sheriff was arguing the
matter with them reinfOrcements were pour
ing in from the surrounding country.
Fearing that he would soon be Outnum-
bered if he remained longer, the sheriff
beat a hasty retreat to ElWOOd, bringing his
prizes with him.
Further trouble II anticipated.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-01-18
ChieagO journalism.

Chicago journalism, like the city IL
self, is one of the wonders of the times.
The New York newspaper editors and
publishers claim for themselves the
first place among the press of the
United States, but it is not a claim that
is acceded to by Chicago journalists.
There is a certain dignity which may
perhaps carry influence that only be
longs to age, a stability that only the
lapse Of years can bring.
Chicago newspapers can have little
of this. But they have everything else
that the great newspapers Of New York
have-capital, editorial talent, repor-
tOrial enterprise, and competent bust
ness management, and an unequaled
field both for the collection of news
and the extension of their circulation,
and some Of these qualities in an inten-
sifed and greatly developed degree.
As newspapers, that is, as gatherers of
the details of the worlds daily history,
and its presentation with fullness and
skill, they have no equals on the CONT
nent.
The enterprise of the Chicago news
papers stops at no expense. staggers at
no difficulties. It's special Telegraph
wires are like the spOkes of a wheel
reaching especially all important points
Of the Northwest. The citizen of Chi
cago, as he opens his morning paper,
has the satisfaction of knowing that no
important event that has happened any
where in the known world the day be-
fore has been missed from its news
columns.
Editorially, the Chicago newspapers
are in no reSpect inferior to the best
published elsewhere in the United
States There is, it is true, running
through a majority of the articles, an
indescribabls quality due to the inhu-
ence of a community where, according
to the local slang, Everything goes and
goes like thunder, " disposition to carry
a point by the use of the bludgeon in
stead of the more artistic flourish of
the rapier; but like most Western
writer's, Chicago editors go to the point
aimed at by very direct lines, and when
It is reached no reader has any diff
Guilty in finding out what it is. L.
TFbite, az Harper's Magazine.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-01-18
An Old-Time Georgia COrn-shueking.


We heard a fatherly old gentleman
telling his recOllectiOns of the corn
stockings in the days Of slavery, and
we fully realize the interest that would
be felt in the story in this day.
He says that the whole corn crop Of
a plantation would be placed In one i'm
mense long. pile out. of doors; that Il
you would see such a pile OF corn now,
you would think all the corn in the
country had been brought here.
A ten-fOOt rail would then be placed
as nearly as possible crOssWays through
the long pile. The two leading negroes
would pick their gangs from the men
and women of the neighbOring planta-
ton who had gathered for the husking.
One gang would begin at one end of
the pile, and the other gang at the
other end and when the word was
given the shucks would begin to rustic,
and the old constructing songs would
make the welkin ring. The shucks
were thrown behind, and the clean
white ears into pens on the side.
From the very jump 1t was a race to
see which side could make the rail fail
from its place, and when 1t did fall the
shouts of the victOrs could be heard for
a mile or more.
During the progress of the shocking
the master would go around and dose
out the liquor (generallyg2each brandy
to the hands, regulating the supply by
the merriness of the negro,
Sometimes some of the negroes would
pick up the chair IN which the master
was sitting, place it on their shoulders,
and march around the place, making a
/ great hurrah over 1t.
/ After all this was over, all the ne
/ grOes who wanted to danced till day
next morning, and very few Of them
failed to take this part of the frolic.-
Washington (Ga.) Gazette.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-01-18
SIedge Dogs.

Kamschatkan dogs are probably the
most sagaciOus of all feral types, and
are employed and trained in the most
careful manner for the multitudinOus
services required of them. Soon after
birth they are placed with their dam in
q deep pit, that they may see. neither
man nor beast, and after having been
weaned are condemned to solitary con-
finement for six months. at the end of
which time they are put to a sledge
with other dogs, aud being extremely
shy and frightened withal they run as
fast as they can until they become
blown and cOwed.
After this trial trip they are remand
ed to their pit, where they remain off
and on until they are thoroughly
trained and sledge broken. This severe
education sOurs their temper amazing
ly, and makes them anything but COM
panionabIe. Drivers are frequently
obliged to stun them by a blow on the
nose before embarrassing them on ac-
count of their savage nature. Besides
drawing sledges they tow boats up riv-
ers in summer and keep their masters
warm in winter nights. They are re-
markable weather prophets and dis
count the signal service bureau; for, if
when resting on a journey they dig
holes in the snow, there is certain to be
a storm. They are of the husky type,
shaggy with erect curling bushy tails,
and not very sharp noses and ears.
They live exclusively on fish, which
they catch for themselves. In winter
their ration comprises forty frozen her.
rings per day.-FOreSt and Stream.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-01-18
nTnd Docs in Ohio.

COLUMBUS, o., January 8.-There is much
excitement In the neighborhOod Of this city
over the outbreak of hydrophObia among
the stock of that locality. The disease was
caused by bites from a rabid dog which
made a trip through there about ten days
ago, attacking every living object it met. A
yOuug man named Charles Allen was bitten,
but a maidstone was at once applied to the
WOGnd, and no dangerous results are appre-
hended. A large number of sheep, horses
and cattle have shown strong symptoms Ot
rabies, and will be killed.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-01-18
No SNOW For Eogs.

ST. PAUL, January 8.-The Iumbermen in
the northwest are breaking up their camps
and giving up business for the winter. The
Globes special correspondent at Duluth
says that in all directions lumber camps are
preparing to break up. There is no snow
and it is impossible to work aud lumber
men are generally discouraged. Twenty
camps at Tower, Mimi, have already been
closed and fully 400 men have been thrown
ont of nnioVnhnf.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-01-18

AUCKLAND, January 6.-Advicos from
Samoa say that the German man-of-war,
Olga, lost twenty men killed aud thirty
wounded out of a party OF 40 men sent to
assist IamaEses against kataifa. The Ger
mans were compelled TO retreat TO their
boats. The commanders of the British and
American men-Of-War received an Intima-
ton OF the Germans intended action, but
theY remained invasive.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-01-18

PHILADELPHIA, PA, January 8.-Lawyers
Peverein and Shakespeare, attorneys for
William F. Cody and Nat q. Salisbury, pro
prie5ors of Buffalo Bilrs Wild West, entered
suit against Adam FOrepaugh, the veteran
snowman, for 100000 damages In their
bill Of particulars Messrs. Cody and SAILS
bury claim that they have the exclusive
right 70 the title '.AVili West" and thab
FOrepaugh has used it without right or aus
thOriZauOn