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Wichita eagle., 1890-02-19
JAMES W. KENNEDY.

The announcement of this competition and
the chance of earning the title of champion
dumbbell litter of the world" aroused the
dormant energies Of the strong men near and
far Such giants as Sebastian Miller, 1.-THE
Man Of Eon;" John Whitman, Ajax
George Hirschhorn, "Young Sampson; !"
Milo, ''the Modern Hercules" Sanlo, 1.-THE
Swiss Hercules" and host of others at
tempted to lift the weight, but were unsuc-
cessful.
They could bulge it, but the 1 1,oSo pounds
of solid weight were too much for them to
lift
Sebastian Miller, who lifts 1900 pounds
with the health lift, 200 with harness and
cracks stones with his fist quicker than an Or
dinary man can with hammer, made a
great effort, but was forced to give up in
despair.
Whitman attempted to lift the end Of the
bell with his teeth by fastening strap to the
handle. He tried twenty times, with no sue
cess. He did lift it, however, by placing a
strap around his neck and using one hand.
He struggled for one hour to lift it the whole
way up, but failed. The others were equally
unsuccessful
Finally James W. Kennedy, of whom q
very good likeness appears with this account,
determined to wade in and capture the
trophy. Kennedy, who Is en- iron molder by
trade, is magnificent specimen of muscular
development. He is 5 feet 10 inches tall and
weighs 1876 pounds stripped. He claims tho
title of champion short distance oarsman of
America. He was several years ago prom
inent amateur, and won the double souls
together with j. II. Riley, at Greenwood
lake. on Oct. 9, 1876, covering the two miles
in 12m. and 20s Kennedy had been training
for the event for some time, and when he
made his appearance was in the pink Of con-
dition and confident of success.
He carefully wrapped a small towelaround
the slippery iron handle and grasped it firmly
with both hands. The first and second trials
resulted in failures, but on the third tho
weight slowly but surely came up In his
grasp two inches from the floor. He held it
for a moment, and then it dropped with
crash upon the floor.
He was congratulated by all present and
proclaimed champion by Fox.
Although Kennedy's performance was a
great one, it does not equal David L. Dowds
lift of 1,4421 pounds This is the best on
record, and was accomplished ON March q,
1883. The amateur record for lifting with
the hands alone is 1884 pounds. This feat
was accomplished by H. Lenssi9g, Of Spring
field, Mass, on March 81, 1880.
A few years ago there was in America a
German giant named Carl Abs. He could
lift 800 pounds, play with $50 pound dumb
bells, and lift 500 pounds with one hand
Among some Of Abs notable feats the fol-
lowing are very remarkable: At Hamburg,
Germany, he lifted weight weighing 1925
pounds three times from the floor with one
hand. He also put up a 29o1]4 pound dumb
bell with one hand from shoulder to arms
length
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-19
AMERICAN LEGION OF HONOR.

e15, 900 Hsvc Been Paid Over to
Widows and Orphans-Notes.
At recent lodge entertainment in Chi
cago the grand commander Of the state, MIR.
Thomas G. Newman, delivered an address.
which stated the condition of the order and
gave brief history OF it for the past ten
years. He said the American Legion Of
Honor now numbered O. 900 in membership,
that dnring ten years about 5000 of its mem
bers had died, and that their widows and
orphans had received from the order SIS
600, 600, and that this irfmense amount had
all been paid promptly within about ten DAYS
of the time that the proofs Of death had been
made out and stbe< ted by tho local councils
Immediately on receipt of notice and proof
Of death Of a member in good standing, the
amount of the benefit Is set aside in ths bene-
fit fund. On examination of the proofs, if
found complete and satisfactory, the benefit
draft is at once issued. II for any reason the
proofs first submitted will not warrant inn
mediate payment, the benefit is set aside from
the benefit fund in the account of delayed
Claims. Upon each assessment call is given q
statement of those claims that have, since
they were first reported, been completed and
peif0 tl1S 1ksu 6x1SSo ota&i oc-
layed, together with the amount transferred
to this account since the last statement
The emergency fund of Sill, 900 Is, with
the exception of 81 600 bond, deposited in
Massachusetts, national banks, and the bond
with the insurance department Of Missouri
This fund represents one full assessment upon
the entire membership of the order, and was
laid aside in compliance with their laws.
While many OF the orders have contested
the right of the insurance department to re-
quire this deposit and have been, to q certain
extent, successful in their proceedings, tho
officers of the supreme body apd the MEM
bers of its finance committee considered that
it was advisable that the order should COM
ply with the laws of all states in which It
should desire ~ Transact hs,Siroes
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-19
THE BARBER OF BAGDAD.

-sese boxes for an evening it must hand over
$50 at the box office. The other seyenty-four
boxes are in two tiers extending round the
house, from one side of the proscenium ta
the other. These are held by subscribers who
guarantee the expenses of the opera. Sub.
scribers may sub-rent their boxes for por-
tion OF the season or for certain nights of the
week TO other people, but only with the con-
sent or the other subscribers. Above the sec
ond tier Of boxes are three galleries, which,
with the main floor Of the house, are open to
the public. Seats in the parquet are sold for
So each, and grade to 30 cents back of the
first three rows in the upper gallery.
All the operas this season las was the case
last year also) are sung in German. They
are produced with magnificent scenic effects,
and the roles are filed by the best singers
that money can hire. A recent and notable
production was that of 1.-The Barber of Bag
dad which, unlike most of the grand
operas, is full of fun, and can be classed as
comic" The picturesqueness and brill
fancy of the costumes in this opera were es-
pecially marked.
The story of the opera is not particular
ly heavy one. Nureddin, poor but sweet
singing Persian, is in love with the Cadi's
daughter, who is also a pretty singer and
who sings III German that she returns Nured-
din's love. But the Cadi in heavy tenor
sings no; his daughter must marry q richer
man. lie is not avery cruel papa, however,
and he does not scold very much, but pleads.
he evidently thinks that sparkling jewels
will be more likely to bring his daughter
over to his way of thinking than harsh words
will, so he sings to four servants to bring in
a chest. They sing that they will, and by
and by appear with it, The Cadi takes from
it a casket of gems and sings TO his daughter
that he viii give them TO her if she will mar
ry his rich friend. By and by he sings his
way out without having persuaded his
daughter 20 sing yes.
Pretty soon Nureddin comes in and he and
the Cadi's daughter sing love songs. All at
once the Cadi is heard approaching 1t
would never do for him to find Nureddiu
there, SO the latter's sweetheart and girl
friend Of hers hide Nureddin in the jewel
chest and Shut the cover. The Barber of
Bagdad is a great friend of Nureddin's
When he shaved the top Gf the young mans
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-19
The Increase of Racing.

In 1879 there were run On the flat" l ,Ieo
races. and in 1889 the number of races of the
same character had risen to ASS. During
the same period the money raced for had un-
dergone the same phenomenal increase. In
1879 the total amount of money, including in
dividual expenses to owners Of horses, de-
voted to this object, was $3oS, S,6S7, while in
1SSS ityreached E., 379, ,192!
a single racing association devoted s., ,2I2 O
day for twenty days TO the sport; another
spent for i12 days 1000 day; New York
and Brooklyn clubs disbursed 81 AZ go in
support of the sport. Side by side with this
growth of the popular amusement, the prics
of horse flesh has increased and whereas
5000 was at one time good s61 price for
aracer, $35 600 is now paid ungruasingIy.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-19
length.

Perhaps the greatest litter was VI. B. Cur
It's, the athletic editor Of The Spirit Of the
Times In New York CITY in 1865 he lifted
3, 223a pounds with harness This was great
achievement and hAs newer been beaten
CARTS has also lifted go pounds, hand lift,
without artificial ue.ns. and this feat hxz
also never been eqrsk-d. No one wishes 10
rob Kennedy Of his weu sarnei satls. but his
feat of lifting tbs bel l.ales bstore ahas of q
Young student Of Dickinson college The
young mans name Is George Bechsel, and his
great feas Sas the htslng CT weight weIgh-
ng LOO pounds clear from, the door with
out aid Of any kind.
Louis Cyr, the Canadian Samson, is COZ
sidered By many 70 be tho ssrongesz usn of
today. and is Is confidently expected tans
when he tackles the weayht 1t viii sail INFO
the air like . Stone under derrick One OF
Cyr's greatest performances was the lifting
OF :, $50 pounds of pig iron from platform
with his back This occurred On Ocs. ],
1888. and Il authentic
As these experiments have aroused 50 n0cG
enthusiasm among this particular class of
athlsses, it is very pronabic thss other con
tests Of ssDi.sr nature VIII De Ipstrused,
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-19

ed to an imposing
farewell function
at Sydney, and
Melbourne 8 adly
grieved that it
could not, from
lack Of time, ac-
cord like honor to
the popular act
ress. Miss Nyra
Kemble's story"
writes a represent
ative of The Pail
Mall Budget, las
she told it to me
after a fatip1jpC
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-19
AN AUSTRALIAN FAvORiTE.

Miss Myra Kemble, Who Recently Deserted
''the Colonies" to Appear in England.
On the recent retirement of Miss Essie
Jenyns from the stage Miss Myra Kemble,
the lady who recently made successful
debut before London audience. seems TO
have at once taken place in the affections of
Australian playgoers Just before her de-
parture for England Miss Kemble was treat
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-19
REMARKABLE PISTOL SHOOTING.
The Performances of George Naude and
George Bird Who Beat Him.

The Performances of George Naude and
George Bird Who Beat Him.
At the tourney held in Paris during the
exposition George Naude, of Paris. wa.
awarded first prize for six shot score with
arevolver on the new French target. Naude's
record was a great one. He had one shot
in the bulls eye near the edge of the inner
circle, two shots on the edge Of the circle
one above the diameter line and enc below il
two other shots were bunehed at the di-
aneter lines, haH on the circle and half on
the outer circle of the black bnlfs eye, and
the sixth shot half in the circle and half in
the g. The target was 11A inches in diameter
and was set at a distance of 80 yards from
the marksnan. This was considered remark
able shooting, and bets were freely made that
no enc would equal it for some time.
The bulls eve cut here given Is fac-simile
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-19

Willie-Aaruma, win God hate US if We
don't do just exactly as he says in the Bibles
MammIOh, trust not, dariiRgl Why
do you aski
Win,e-Because Billy wilkins punched me
in the stomach and didn't have any other
stomach 70 turn n hi---Exchapze
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-19
MEN VHOCAN LIFT
Notable Performances Among
the Weight Raisers.
RICHARD K. Fox's BIG DUHBBELL

Many Tried Their Hand at 1t, and James
W. Kennedy Swung It Two Inches from
the Floor-Whitman and His Strsp-The
Highest Records.
A few years ago heavy weight lifting was
looked upon as a very important branch of
athletics Little by little the interest in it
died out, and it is but recently that it has
been revived again The question has often
been asked: 'SWho is the strongest man In
the worlds" and until very recently it has
been an open question. 1t was to decide this
point, If possible, that Richard < Fox, Of
The Police Gazette, caused big dumbben
to be constructed, and offered prize of $500
to the man who should lift it. The bell
weighed l 1,030 pounds, had massive iron ham
dies firmly attached, and was not cumber-
some or uuwieldly.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-19

ana VINO KNOWS out cna1 some nTIL~-so un-
known giant viii appear IN the arena and ac-
complish things that viii put these famous
men OF muscle to blush?
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-19
Few are Free

FROM Scrofula. which, being heredi-
tary. is the latent cause of Consump-
ton, Catarrh, Loss of Sight, Eruprions.
and numerous other malaiies. To ef-
feet cure, purify the blood with
Ayers Sarsapariila. Begin early. and
persist till every trace of the poison is
eradicated.
II can heartily recommend Ayers
Sarsaparilla for all those who are atiiict-
ed with scrofulous humors. / had
suffered for years, and tried various
remedies without effect. Finally. Ayers
Sarsaparilla gave relief and put me n
my present good healthy condition. -
L. NJ. Howard, Newport, y. II.
My daughter was greatly troubled
with scrofula, and. at one time. ii WAS
feared she would lose her sight. Ayers
SarSaparilla has completely restored
her health. and her ewes are as well
and strong as ever, with NOT trace of
scrofula in her system. - Geo. King,
EiiliuUly Conn.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-19

remarkable from the fact that the target was
one-fourth the size of She original French tar
get used by Naude Mr. Bird punched his
six shots, as shown in the cut, while another
nnarksman few feet away was banging al
another kind of target.
Mr. Bird used the Smith & Wesson "Fron-
tier 44caliber revolver, with a Russian
model shelf loaded with six grains of powder
and round ball. It is safe to say that this
last record viii not be disturbed for awhile
unless Mr.. Bird attempts to outshoot himself.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-19

"The Barber of Bagdad"
Feature in New York.
SPARKLING AND FULL OF PUN.

a condemned Story of the Plot-The Pc
culiar Way in Which the Big Theatre Is
operated-The Public's Pleasure a Secon-
dary Matter.
The present season of grand opera at the
metropolitan opera house in New York is an
artistic success, as the seasons in the past have
been. But what is almost as much to the
point, 1t Is financial success, as in the
past have not been.
A theatre like the Metropolitan opera house
Is possibility only in very large cities, where
there are many millionaires.
There are in the house eighty-four boxes.
Ten of these boxes are on the parquet floor
and are 'open" for sale to the public. In case
a section Of the public wants to sit in one of
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-19

Eg- |
of the center sec
ton of the target
On which George
Bird, the you a G
crack of the Kill
dare Hunting club
and the Calumet
club, met only equal
ed the sc ore of
Naude. but surpass-
ed it. This achieve
ment is the mere
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-04-08
THE CITY CHURCHES
The Easter Services and Collections in
Some of Them--NOtes of Progress &c.

The Easter Services and Collections in
Some of Them--NOtes of Progress &c.
Easter Sunday was happy day with
some of the city churches. The deco
ratlons In Christ church and the Church
OF the Good Shepherd were gorgeous,
but tasteful, delicate and elegant.
There were also beautiful floral decora-
tlons IN Edenton Street church and the
Church OF the Sacred Heart.
At Christ church were special Easter
services, and there was a. Easter festi-
val IN the afternoon by the Sunday
school. The special feature of the
festival was the decoration of a floral
cross with the motto "Christ is Risen"
The cross was Of evergreens and flow
ers. The classes assembled in the
church, and each class marched sepa-
rately from its position, making its
missionary contribution and at the same
time furnishing one letter for the mot
to. As the classes supplied the letters,
Rector Marshall arranged them on the
cross. The last class which marched
up-being the infant class presented a
floral crown, and this was placed on
the top of the cross, making a richly
beautiful presentation of Cross and
Grown. The Easter offerings of the
morning congregation amounted to
$275.
There were special Easter services ut
the Church of the Godd Shepherd, fol-
lowed in the afternoon by Children's
Easter festival. At this church, the
Sunday-school classes decorated beau
| tlful light house, with the motto: II
Am the Light" The Easter offerings
here were $26O.39. independent of the
missionary contributions by the Sunday
| school.
Rev. j. H. Gordon, of Edenton Street
NJ. E. church, preached an Easter ser
mon, followed by free Will offering
from members of the congregation The
offerings aggregated S510. In the after
noon the Bright Jewels rendered very
delightful Easter programme. There
were four accessions to the church mem
bership during the day.
At the First Baptist church the at
tendance on Sunday school and church
services was very large. A collection
was taken for the little children main
tanned at the Thomasville Orphanage
by this school, and more than a suffi-
cheney for the expenses of the month
was realized. There were four new ac-
cessions to the church.
At Central Methodist church there
was one addition to the Sunday school,
and three to the church membership.
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TELEGRAPHIC SPARKS.
FLASHES Of News From All Over the
World.
fBy United Press.


SAN DIEGO, GAL, April Thirteen
Chinese were arrested Saturday night IN
an attempt to cross the line between
Mexico and the United States at Liza
guiana.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. April 7. An ille-
gi,imate son of Judge 4. }. Davis, the
Montana money king, who recently
died ut Butte City without leaving a
will, has put in a CLAIM for his $4,000
600 worth of property.
CoNsrANTINoPLE, April THE Sultan
disapproves of the conversion agreement
arrived at by the finance minister with a
banking syndicate. A dissolution OF the
ministry is expected as consequence.
CHICAGO, April THE brcik-layers
aud stone masons have notified the
strikers that they will refuse to work on
Jobs with non-union carpenters. Simi'
lar action is looked for on the part Of the
,aborers, plasterers and painters
sr. PETERSBURG, April THE police
have arrested nihilist charged with
having been implicated in the murder OF
Prefect Merennotf.
CHICAGO, April AT the residence
of M. G. Stearns this morning it was re
ported that the sufferer was resting very
easily. "He is considerably better this
morning." said one of the attendants
land think there is good chance O
his recovery"
BosToN, April Fully $500 carpen
ters in Massachusetts, will demand tina
nine or eight hours constitute a day
work on and after May first.
CHICAGO, April Z. Between five ant
six thousand carpenters are out on strik
in Chicago.
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,STRUCTED.

They Can. Pass Over the Dams up
Stream..and Complaints are Being
Made.-Dam Owners Required to
Construct Passage Ways.
Complaints have been received from
all along Tar river, at the Agricultural
department to the effect that shad can
not be had along the stream, and the
complainants state that the reason the
fishes are so scarce is that they cannot
pass up stream over the numerous dams
on the river.
Owners of dams are required by law
to construct passage ways for fish, and
In response to the complaints, the Com
missioner of Agriculture has sent out
the following notice:
Compliant having been made to this
department that the dam which YOU
have erected across Tar river obstructs
the tree passage of fish, you are hereby
notified, within sixty days of the receipt
of this notice, to construct and place in
proper position slnice way Of sufficient
capacity, not to be less than three feet
III width, sufficient to permit the free
passage of fish over said dam: and that
you keep the same open during the
months of February, March, April,
May, June, October and Novem Der,
and at all other times when there is
sufficient water to supply both the
water power and the sluice-
This notice is served under sections
34lO, Bali and 3412, of the Code, which
provide that the owner Of a dam on
whom the notice is served shall be sub
| Ject to fine of one hundred dollars pei
day, for each day over the sixty days
mentioned on the notice, that the pass.
age way shall remain unconstructed
The law prohibits fishing in any form
within two hundred feet of these sluice
ways, and any person who violates this
| provision is subject to fine Of one dol
lar for each fish taken.
The Commissioner has served the no
tice on the following parties
Rocky Mount Cotton Mills; A. G.
Viviarett, Sharpsburg Harris v instead
Toisnot; Ben. T.. Thompson, Toisnot
Noah K Strickland, Wilson; and the
executors of j. t. Webb's estate il
Johnson county.
Accompanying the notices the Com
missioner enclosed plans and views o
tishways for the convenience Of th'
parties, but the law does not require
the adoption of any one submitted
The owner Of dam may adopt any
plan of his own, provided it shall hay,
the dimensions and proportions Sc
forth in the Code.
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Easter Music at st. Mary's.

There was full choral service. The
by Wilson.
The programme contained the follow
ing pieces
At Eight O'clock a. Nj.
Christ, Our Passover; by Shepperd.
A Song for Easter; by Allen.
Our Lord is Risen from the Dead; by
Schneider.
At Eleven O'Clock A. NJ.
The appropriate Psalms for the day,
viz: Psalm I'd, Hayes; Psalm 57th,
Hopkins; Psalm 3D. Crotch
Te Deum, by Baumbach, in B fat
Jubilate, by Bartlett, in G.
Nicene Creed, Old Melody.
Hymn 100, by Elvey.
Offertory, La Fontaine, by Lysberg,
and hymn 2S9, Old Hundredth
Kyrie, by Schubert.
Gloria Tibi, by Short.
Sursum Corda. by N. B. Warren.
Hymn 2o7, Eucharistie, by Hodges.
Gloria IN E1celsis, Old Chant.
Nunc Dimittis, in E fiat.
At Five O'Clock p. Nj.
The appropriate Psalms for the day
viz: Psalm 18th, Lee; Psalm 114th
Peregrine Tone; Psalm 11Sth, Rimbanlt
Cantate Domino, by Dudley Buck
in G..
Benedic Amina, by s. P. Warren, II
f fiat.
Apostles Greed, by Tucker. IN F.
By request there was repeated "Ou
Lord is Risen from the Dead" b
Schneider.
The Recessional was, Jerusalem, Hig
Tower, by Dudley Buck.
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l'tiG smpROVEGMENr COMPANY.
The Tobacco Board of Trade En-
dorses the -isoyement-- And will Help
the Matter on.

The Tobacco Board of Trade En-.
iorses the Noyement--An,:W will Help
the Halter on.
At full meeting of the Tobacco
Board Of Trade yesterday, the follow
ing resolution was offered by T. n.
Jones. and unanimously adopted; and
q committee Of five was appointed to
confer with the Chamber of Commerce:
WHEREAS, The organization of a
land and Improvement company, for
the purpose of advancing the tobacco
interests of this city and county is be-
ing discussed by many of our citizens;
and,
WHEREAS, We deem it of interest
that some steps should be taken to-
ward developing aud promoting the
culture of tobacco; therefore,
RESOLVED, by the Tobacco Board of
Trade Of the city of Raleigh. that the
plan Of organizing Land Improve
| ment company meets with the hearty
approval Of this body, and that com
mittee of five be appointed from the
Tobacco Board Of Trade to confer with
| The Chamber Of Commerce at its next
meeting with view to encouraging the
organization of such company, as
will best promote the interests of the
| tobacco trade.