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hood than the prc,sltt one mil. and three
mile champion walkers Of America. Mic.
oils pEy'iIue can rrad!!" be- seen, but II
Burckharlt, who won the shorter event,
were placed beside the three mile cham.
pion he would appear Ike a boy, although
in weight he would hold his own very well.
His height il only about ) feet 4 inches,
and his weight in condition about 49,
pounds. Nicoli is OF the same weight.
Nicoll made his appearance on the track
during the year lssj lie took part in
many amateur walking races Of all dis.
tances in the vicinity of New York city and
met with success. He soon developed a
good style Of locomotion. and at the end Of
several years he was ranked among the
best. He competed in the championship
games in ls>1. but did moi win. In lS.s lac
took part in the American fixture again,
but was defeated. But he went to Mon.
treal a few weeks later on his clubs team
and captured the three mile event ia great
style, doing ~ min ft95 Sec, which was
the fastest time made there since 1853,
when +. l.. MURRAY did 2. min. IL sec.
The season Of lisa opened we'll Tor him,
for he won a In re number Of handicap
races, generally from scratch. in games
around New York and philadelphia. In
the fall Of last year he captured the three
mile championship walk Of both America
and Canadn. The American fixture was
held two weeks in advance of the Cana.
dian, and Nicoil yanquishcl his antag.
onists in the first fixture ~ easily that the
Canadian event was considered almost a
sure thing for him. he won the American
championship in % min. 81 % sec. The
track was very heavy owing To incessant
rain for almost a week, and the time does
not look extra fast on paper. II was u
most meritoriouS performance, and the
fact of his winning the Canadian fixture.
where the track was good. in ~ min, II 3i
Sec, proved that the speed which he had
shown the previous year WAS still IN him.
His only noteworthy performance since
then is his taking sec0DI place in the four
mile scratch walk at the indoor games IN
Boston, Mass, last April. lie attributes
his defeat partly In this contest To the fact
that the judge of walking was u~nfriendly
to him, and spoke TO him about his style Of
locomotion during the race, which made
him lose a little confidence in his ability TO
show speed. Some judges consider his
style perfectly fair, while there are several
who do not think SO.
His build is very unusual and he is de-
cidedly thin. He has no tendency to ac-
cumulate flesh, and although he has a
good depth Of chest his waist is unnatur.
ally small. He measures there only 20
inches, and that for a man six feet high 10
most unusual. He steps out with a long.
free stride, and when feeling well his style
Of moving impresses the majority favor
ably. MALCOLM w. FORD.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-06-08

Although the subject of this sketch. by
reason Of his length of service. aud because
he has had such complete control Of the
Chicago team, i generally known rs odd
Man Arson he is far from being an old
man. lie WAS born thirty-lve years ago,
in Marshalltown. Iowa. His baseball
career began with amateur mines Of his
native city in 1863. He remained an anna
teur until the end of the season Of 1870
HIS first professional engagement was with
the Forest Citys Of Rockford, Ill, in 1871.
Almost from the start Arson was a brill
liant success rs an all round player. He
gained such a reputation while with the
Forest Citys that he was engaged In 1872
by the Athletic club, Of Philadelphia, Pa,
which was nj that time the champion or
ganization, and played with that nine
when Dick Mcbride was the ideal
pitcher Of the baseball world and "Fergy"
Malone hardly less celebrated as a catcher.
In 1875 he went to Europe with the Ath-
letics, and there astonished some of the
English cricketers by the way he handled
the willow. In the match with the "All
Ireland" eleven he made the highest indi-
vidual score. In 1875 Arson joined the
Chicago club
As a fielder "Anse'' is a little worse than
most of the first basemen in the league,
according to the record, but according to
the chances he grabs at he will take a back
seat for none OF them. President Spalding
reposes implicit confidence in the long
headed captain, and between them they
are a pair TINT has more than once beaten
threes.
On the field Arson, in spite OF his kick.
ing and his b~ulldozing Of umpires, whichis
quite AS notorious as that Of Ewing, and
oftentimes more to the purpose, is univer-
sally popular. His value rs a player. cap
tain and manager cannot he oyerestimated,
as may readily be judged by the able way
in which lac has, during the past three
years, brought his almost experimental
teams To the front. His methods are more
of the driving than the persuasive kind,
and the rigor with which he holds players
up to their duty does not make him over.
popular with them. And yet few men
who ever worked for Arson have other
feelinp toward him than intense admira-
ton and respect.
In private life Arson II one of the most
interesting and pleasant companions q
can ask for. He 10 . great talksr. There
are four subjects on which he will argue
with anybody: baseball, politics, billiards
and his trip around the world. He 10
Ans Story teller and can spin yarns ~ long
= be can keep awake. He hAs been ca1lsd
'ths Rider Haggard Of bassbsil," cd %
Tar - the ability b, tell IN interesting mar
rskivs GOES the a~ppslation Il correct.
Arson has been the souros Of great In
Qtration TO baseball writsn for Q do
ode. He loves 10 talk 70 ths sssibss, 81
pething thai u written absut him vogyfas
Mn In the lsase % IoAg = - b ~ -
shssk. "rnksit." b ~ ~ wsses -
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''The more they write about me the better
IL In for the Chicago club and myaelf.

''The more they write about me the better
IL II for the Chicago club and myself.
"The more advertising a ball player gets
the more money he gets" Arson seldom
contradicts n yarn, and hence when ma
terial is scarce space men work OF no end
Of baseball fairy tales aud attribute them
to the "Old Man"
Such, in brief, is Adrian c. Arson. Hon.
orable in all his dealings, conscientious in
his duty to his employers, always affable,
u man Of integrity and grit-his word is
his bond and he fears nothing-a power
mentally, although not favored by the pol
ish of education, and physically a giant.
Unless he chooses to retire voluntarily
this remarkable man is surely good for
five more seasons Of active work.
W. !. HARRIS.
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ADRIAN c. ANSON.
w. I. Harris Writes of the fa-
nous Captain.
NE KICKS HARD. But PLAYS WELL.

As a Hard Hitter and Able Manager Chi
csgo's 'Old Man" Is Hard to Beat-His
Wonderful Record at the Bat-Pecu-
l~iarities Of His Play.
The greatest general Of the ball field, the
best trainer Of young talent and the great.
est batsman the League has now, ever has
had and probably as good NJ IL ever will
have. is Adrian c. Arson, n member Of the
Chicago League team since 1915. and its
captain aud manager since 1877. Some
body asked Gus Schmelz once whom he
considered the best batter in America, and
his reply WAS, well, for a good, reliable
every day batter, year in and year out, big
Captain Arson, Of the Chicagos. comes
pretty near filling the bill"
Mr.. Schmelz did not exaggerate one
whit. Arson is the terror Of all pitchers,
and il they can help it few of them will let
him hit the ball il there are men on bases
and a hit means a victory for Chicago. He
is not a batsman Of the Brouthers stripe.
depending on a good eye and great strength,
although he is literally endowed with both.
Arson is a scientific place hitter, and gen
orally knows where the ball will 20 when
he hits il. He is a perfect specimen Of
physical manhood, is six feet two inches in
height, weighs about 10 pounds. and'when
be hits the ball the fur flies. His forte is
his great reliability in time Of need, his
steady nerve and rare good judgment
when the game Is trembling In the balance.
In that respect he is held and shoulders
above any other pllyer in the League.
Capt. Agson stands with his feet rather
closely together, his eft leg slightly in the
lead. Tightly gras ling his bat-and he
uses one 80 heavy 'iat few Of the boys can
swing it-he taps the home plate twice
from force of haDit, hoists il up to his
shoulder, but dc : not permit il 10 sink
over his hack. an then cooly and calmly
waits for the lai he has determined to hit.
His favorite bell is just at the shoulder,
and the way he can rip the cover OF "A ball
at that height : a terror To his opponents,
but he can hit any kind Of a ball. either
low or high.
Anson's batting position and average
since the organization of the league are: In
1876. fifth. .3S+. ls,1, fourth. 1886; 1873,
fifth, 1886: 1873, first, .+0'; lsS0, second. .S3s;
lssl, first. .3%; lss1, second, .;4s: 1883, Sec
ond, Alb. lss4, fourth, 1851; 1855. sixth, $40.
lss6, second. 81: 1857, first, .+2l; 1858, first,
.S43: lss9, third, .3il. In fourteen seasons
Arson has played 1907 games; has been to
the bat 5.Ia2 times, and has made l,a2s
base hits. with a grand percentage Of
fourteen years work OF $50. The only man
who eNeelS this record is Dan Drouthers,
and he has only played ten seasons. Since
Arson h,s been connected with the Chi
cage ctib il has won the championship six
times
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-06-08
TWO A YACHTS.
The Minerva and Liris and the Coming
Contest Iietween Them.

The fact that there will be no interna-
tional yacht rare this year serves to con
centrate the attention OF yachtsmen more
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-06-08

engaged by the Philadelphia club Of ths
Nstional League, but took part In few
championship games. In 1851 he pitched
for the Jersey City team Of the Interna-
tenal Association and made . great record.
During the season Of 1883 he ably seconded
Eesfs and WEIGH, Of the New York clur
end materially helped thss team N win
ming the championship Of chs Nsttonal
Logus that season.
Aboat ths middle Of the season Of leoo the
dub having . surplus Of pltehsrs % ID
Ands Tftoomb was rSlsassd and aensd
tAs Toronto club
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BILLIARDS AND POOL.

Frank G. Ives, the rising professional
billiardist, has lstely been performing q
very clever trick shot. He places one of
the object balls under the tabls, and then
he sends the u ball, altar scoring, on the
tabls 70 u to spin on the door, roll back
and count on the hall undernsath. He says
hs b playing stronger billiards every day
Alfredo d Orc, tbs Cuban pool expert
anA John Werner have bssn matched 70
play . continuous pool contest IN Chicago.
he xnms will b. Boo points, and Werner
wf1 b oonosdsd u points. Two hundred
points for three nights win b played. The
Seaks y 1901 sAds and Q standard . BY 10
toble Win b ussd.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-06-08

Liris was designed by a young naval Rrchi-
,ect, was launched last spring and sailed
her maiden race in the regatta of the New
York Yacht club. Her length over all is
81 feet. on the water line ~ feet II inches,
breadth Of beam rs feet 3 inches, draught
pfeet and sail area $500 square feet, which
is 800 feet less than she had last year. Ac.
cording To the ~Seawanhaka rule of time
allowance, the Liris viii allow the Minerva
two minutes and forty seconds for a thirty
uile coCfse.
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II MINERVA.

upon local yachting contests. But there
will be a race which, when IL takes place,
will attract the attention of all those en-
thusiasts who are interested In the great
question of the English vs.. the American
build Of boat. This is the race which will
take place between the Minerva and the
Liris under the auspices OF the Larchmont
Yacht club. The interest which centers
around this match is due to the fact hat
the Minerva, though now owned in Amer
lea, is an English built boat, while the
LirAs is a good type Of the American keel
sloop. The date Of the races has not yet
been settled. but IL is understood that they
will take place between the Larchmont an
uual races In July and the cruise Of the
New York Yacht club, which b,gins early
In August. The courses of the match are
to he, for the first race. ten miles To wind
ward or leeward and return.
The second race will he over the thirty
mile course Of the Larchmont Yacht club,
and the third, il one is necessary, will he
over the same course as the second. The
prize j. to lie a cash one of large amount,
and the club will add a purse or prize TO
he private one.
The cutter Minerva WAS launched IN the
fall of lSs,. AMI crossed the Alta rtic soon
after. on her own bottom, under ,mmand
Of Capt. Charlie Barr, II brother Of the IA.
nous skipper of the Thistle, Her length
over all is 81 feet, on the water line ~
feet II inches, beam 10 feet 4 inches,
iraught . fee, and present sail area :, Ij0
square feet. She wa recently purchased by
John Lee Carroll, Jr, from Admiral
Charles Tweed. of the Corinthian Yacht
hub.
In the races which were sailed last year
against the Minerva she walked away
from all competitors with the single eX.
ception Of the Liris, which beat her by six
minutes ia tie Oyster bay regatta. Tie
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-06-08
Toronto's Left Handed Pitcher.

l.. Titcomb, the well known left handed
pitcher Of the Toronto club Of the Inter
national Association, has been playing pro-
fessional ball since 1854. In 1886 he was
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County Convention.

The Democrats Of Durham coun.
ty will meet in convention In the
court house Of SAID county, on the
9TH day Of July, 1890, at IL o'clock
m. for the purpose Of electing del
egates to the state, congressional
and Judicial conventions. Town
ship meetings will be held on the
2Sth Of June, 1890, at 2 a'clock D.
m, to elect delegates to the county
convention. Said meetings will be
held at the following places: Dur
ham township, IN the court house;
Mangum township, at Mangum's
store; Lebanon township, at Cox's
store: Oak Grove township, at Bar
bees store; Cedar Fork township.
at Cedar Fork; Patterson township,
at Berea Church and Pickett's Mill.
Each township will send ten dele
gates to the county convention, the
meetings at Berea and Pickett's mill
in Patterson sending FIVE delegates
This convention has been called
only for the purpose of sending
delegates to the state, congressional
and judicial convention and will not
deal with county matters.
Democrats are earnestly requested
and urged TO attend these primaries.
by order Of the committee.
c. B. GREEN, Chm'n.
J.B. GATES, Sec'y.
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SITS GETTING DARK"
The Closing Scene In the Life
Drama of Jos. j. Kelley.
hoaaoka Harald

The Closing Scene In the Life
Drama of Jos. j. Kelley.
Roanoke Herald
The death of this unfortunate
gen tleman was announced in the
Herald on Sunday morning. and,
from information derived from DIR.
Gordon Simmons and other friends
who soothed his dying hours, the
closing scene was most affecting
one.
As the end drew near, he called
repeatedly and piteously on "Fath-
err and "Mother!' and then ex-
claiming, ats getting dark" he
passed away before Father Lynch,
who had been again summoned,
could r ach his bedside passed
away, we trust, to realms OF light
eternal, where darkness never comes.
His father, William J. Kelley, Of
Baltimore, arrived by the morning
and his mother by the evening train,
and the remains were escorted by a
large number of sympathizing
friends to the depot, whence they
were conveyed on the Shenandoah
Valley road to his former home. He
was twenty-seven years Of age and
Appointment member Of the Ken
Club, Of Baltimore.
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The st. Paul Globe says: Repub-
lican Administration has been un-
satisfactory to the farmers and
working classes IN South Dakota.
Promises hava been held TO the ear
onlJ to b broken to the hope, Just as
has been done here in Minnesota
With fair promises Of doing a great
many things that were never intended
70 be fulfilled. the REPUBLICAN leaders
in South Dakota Lave sought TO keep
the farmers In line in support Of the
Republican party. just as the Republi-
can leaders have been deluding the
Minnesota farmers. IL W presum-
ing great deal upon the ignorance
and subs rviency Of the agricultural
classes to suppose that this chicanerY
cmld always be successful, yet the
Republican leaders haye been guilty
of the presumption.
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taxation is retarded: all admonlsh us
that our only safety lies in a return
to Democrats rule in country and
its continuance at h,me Should
they succeed in their aims we might
expect Federal Supervisors backed
by Federal bayonets at the polls, and
q re~enactment Of the scenes of 1868
in our own and sister States.
Utterly Indifferent tC the interests
of the Southern farmer, all its legiss
lation had been at our expense for
The benefit Of other interests and
other sections. and the only hope of
the agricultural Sou h to throw off
the legislative shackles that have
crippled our prosperity and bound US
70 poverty is 10 move forward on the
lines of those great principles of re-
lief which the Democratic party has
steadfastly advocated. To attain
these ends the cooperation of all
patriotic men who have at heart the
prosperity Of our agricultural and ia"
dustrial interests and the material
welfare of our southern people, is
earnestly asked, and they are urged to
enroll themselves beneath the Demos
cratic banner.
Let every Democrat realiz, the re
sponsibility that rests upon him and
meet it. There can be no d1ubt OF
the grand victory if we do our full
duty. Unceasing vigilance is the
price which We must pay for success,
but when we consider what defeat
means to US, the sacrifice is small.
Over estimate, rather than under es.
innate, the enemy and 90 into tie
light determined TO wiz it. We must
prove equal TO the emergency. and
when the first Thursday in Noyem
Der shall have passed. victory will be
ours and white supremacy, which is
synonymous with Democratic rule.
will be assured to US for a further
term.
BY the committee
Ed. CHAMBERS SMITH,
Chairman.
B. @. BEcKwrTH.
Secretary
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-06-25

Sam Jones preached one Of his
best sermons last night, and ten
thousand people listened to It with
bated breath. The celebrated evans
gelIst began his meetings in Rich-
mond week ago last Sunday and
his popularity increased with each
day of his stay. The almost unanis
nous opinion of those who heard
him il that his preaching did a great
deal Of good. If he had done moth
ing but preach the sermon he did to
those 10000 men last Sunday after.
noon his visit would have been worth
a heap to the morals of Richmond.
Mr.. Jones left on the early train this
morning for his home in Georgia,
where he will take q needed rest Tor
aday or two. His next meeting is
in Norfolk and he will wake things
up there as sure as his name is Jones.
Richmond State.
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The Way Gov. Buckner Does
Things.

A little over.sensitiveness in mat
ters Of public responsibility is q
wholesome thing. Governor Buck.
ner, Of Kentucky, was not legally
responsible for The defalcation by
which the state treasury had Lost dur.
ing his administration the sum Of
$4,000, but this was not the way In
which be regarded IL. He put his
hand TO his check boot-he Is q
wealthy a. well as an honest man
and paid over che full sum 10 REIN
buse the state. His conduct Is wor.
thy Of commemoration in q day when
this extreme senntivensss Of con.
science in public officials is not the
rule.
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"A farmer over In Carroll county,
No., who bought receipt for max.
ing wheat weigh double, and signed
q contract for dividing the profits
with the geutlemanly agent who sold
him the process, is mot advertising
the fact that the contract materislized
in one Of the Carrollton banks as O
promissory note for $500, which he
quietly paid.
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@'(oFEN
(9NPAfY
~

The largest department the South n itself Worlds Fair;
presenting everything sale that both useful and ornamental Sxour
various find home here under covering mile Of
oorng each being managed under the supervision OF the best talent
T house conducted the smapoht system WITH strict for
the best and most reliable materials
The goods marked plain figures and nothing LEFT undone that
calculated 10 en the confidence that essential prosperity
Do the main oor will be found the depam Of Silks Worsd Dress
Fabrics Lane Wares Dress Trimmings Ladies' Muslin Underwear Knit
Domestic yeye,s gorset Hosiery Gloves Handkerchefs
Umbas Buttons and other small Toilet White Good and
thing pertaining worlds outfit in the dry goods line.
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Rev. Sam Z. Jones closed ten
days meeting in Richmond, Va,
last Friday. We quote from the
Times some things that was said
and done at the close:
"yoTEs TAKEN.
"Dr. Garland proposed a vote for
all those IN favor Of Mr.. Jones stay
ing in Richmond to stand up. The
vote was unanimous. Mr.. Jones
then made a statement. He said
that some men were college-made,
some were self-made, and some were
made by God Almighty. "He made
me, and | have not changed the job
one bit. We people differ in great
many things, but we can never diff
fer in regard to the truth; and I
know the truth in these meetings
has done a great deal Of good. The
sowing and reaping sermon was the
one most kicked about, but, thank
God, 1t did a great deal Of good"
"THE BEER WAGON
"Mr. Jones then told Of some
prominent man who had heard the
sermon and the next u,ornlng had
told his wife that when the beer
wagon stopped to let it pass on, and
that he intended to break up the
practice at his house Of drinking
wine or beer. That evening he came
home and broke all the bottles Of
wine in the house. Continuing, he
said: "What | said | said honestly,
with single eye TO the good Of tho
persons was talking to. To you
preachers l say preach the gospel,
and am going away, not for my
sake, but for the truth; for | have
preached nothing but the truth.
And il you preachers don't preach
the truth, the average member in
your church will saddle and bride
you and ride you around the whole
town.
"If you endorse me, I want you
TO endorse the animal in sxtenso.
[ All the preachers stood up.1 You
people stood up in endorsement Of
Sam Jones; but il is not an endorse
ment Of me, but an endorsement Of
truth. can tote my own skillet"
CAYENNE PEPPER.
"Mr. X. II. Whitlock arose at
this point, and said that he could
not endorse Mr.. Jones in everything
he had said while in Richmond.
"If you had used less cayenne pep
per-" be continued, "and more solid
shots, you would have succeeded
BETTER
"Mr. Jones was somewhat sur
prised, but at once replied. When
a fellow has got sore spots he can't
stand cayenne pepper"
"This remark was a signalfor the
most unanimous applaud that has
ever been heard in the Tabernacle.
Round after round Of hand-clapping
was lndulged IN, and the laughter
bordered on boisterousness."
s@eNs
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Georgia watermelons.

The Georgia watermelon crop IS
being hurried forward in order that
it may get out of the way before
the cholera reaches our shoees.
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Chuck EN- in and Bury EN-
Deep.
Toll City Blizzard. |

lOlf City Blizzard.
When the cornerstone of the new
city building is laid it would be .
good idea to place under it. among
other things, some Of Che city's an
tiquated specimens Of humanity
who oppose electric lights, street
railways, free delivery, city build
ings, hospitals, etc. Yes, chuck
'em in and bury 'em deep.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-06-25

Salisbury Truth: A Salisbury
syndicate has purchased The Connolly
Springs. The medicinal properties
Of the Springs are very excellent.
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A man who is full Of ideas, and
can't get them out is like q filled
cistern without a pump.