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ALLABOUT THE TOBOGGAN
A STYLE OF coASTING WHICH IS
GROWING IN POPULARITY.

Enjoyed in the Sandwich Islands Before
the Bob Sled Was Heard of-The Natives
Played a Sort Of Game on which They
Frequently Bet Heavily.
The toboggan may now be fairly ranked
as a representative American amuse-
.ment. 1t has been claimed by several
notable writers on sports that it is essen
tally Of Indian origin and therefore may
be classed as a purely American phase
Of sport. 1t is a representative sport
among the best known nations, although
no other civilized nation han our own
makes a leading feature of it, or carries
it to such perfection.
THE FIRST ToBoGGAS.
The earliest mention of the primitive
toboggan is found in the history of the
inhabitants of the Sandwich Islands, in
the Pacific ocean. The game as prac.
ticed by them was called ''holua," and
was undoubtedly the forerunner of the
coaster and the toboggan slide. 1t was
participated in by several players, each
of whom was furnished with a kind OF
sleigh called a a This was composed
OF a couple of rather narrow runners,
varying from seven to eighteen feet In
length, according to the skill and caprice
Of the player-the INNER being made
of hard, sound. seasoned wood, about
three inches in thickness, and curved up
at one end so as not TO catch in the
ground and to better enable the sleigh to
rise over small obstacles encountered in
the run" or slide. A curious point OF
construction, however, was that these
r,,,. ,rara not r1aral ~ n nara1la1 NJ
sition like those on a sleigh, but diverged
slightly at the rear end, being about
seven inches apart, and converged at the
front where they turned up, until they
were within two inches of each other.
The idea was to render the sleigh more
easy Of guidance. These runners were
bridged across with pieces of board to
render them rigid, and the bridges were
covered with a ma of native fiber.
To form a slide the side of a steep
mountain was chosen and a narrow
trench cut extending from the summit
to the base, and frequently u mile OF
more on the fiat, thed distance varying &C.
cording to the nature of the surrounding
country. This trench was always kept
clear Of vegetation when not in use, and
could be plainly seen from a considera-
BILE distance. When the season came for
the game the trench was lined with dry
grasses SO as to make the sleighs run
faster. The players assembled at the
top of the mountain and one of them,
drawing back some little distance from
the trench, raised his sleigh in his hands,
and running at full speed threw himself
bodily into the trench with his sleigh
underneath him. Falling upon the
slippery, dry grass, it shot forward
down the incline at a terrific pace. AS
the angle was frequently as high as
forty to forty-five degrees, it is a mat.
ter of wonder that scores OF riders
were not killed in that headlong flight.
The winner was the man who travelled
the farthest. SO excited did the players
become that they frequently wagered
their huts, their lands-everything they
possessed, ever to their wives and chill.
dren-on the result of the sport. Cases
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are recorded where, sixty years ago, men
who had lost everything also staked their
OWE bones, to be made into fish hooks
and arrow heads after their death.
THE CANADIAN oDABoGGAN.
The pastime has existed for centuries
among these people, and the history of
its eventful introduction into America
and its subsequent development is very
interesting. The first use of the tobog.
gan in this country is said to have been
as a hand sleigh used by the Indians
when on snow shoes, on which to pack
their pelts. These sleighs were used ex-
tensively in the early war; between the
French, English and Indians, and were
found invaluable in transporting camp
baggage through the northern wilds.
French writers call them the train
savage, but the Indian name was oda-
boggan. The sleigh was turned up at
both ends, while the modern one turns
up at one end only. Sixty years ago the
British officers at Montreal emulated the
Pacific islanders by sliding on these oda-
boggans down the slopes OF Mount Royal,
and the pastime, becoming popular,
spread until it finally crossed the Cana.
dian line and located at Saratoga, N. Y,
which may aptly be termed the "home
of the toboggan." Here was erected the
first artificial slide, which still ranks as
one Of the finest in the country, although
many others have been erected at greater
expense by clubs and private individuals.
So popular has this sport become In
winter that a modification of it will be
adopted for the summer at Fort Hamil-
ton and Ocean Grove, N. j. At both Of
these places a long, solid slide will be
built, extending from the land over into
the water, the end Of it being slightly
above the water line, so as to insure the
toboggan clearing the slide in its run.
Not having the smooth surface of the
snow or ice to produce speed and easy
transit, the flooring of the slide is to be
fitted with a number of small iron wheels
four feet abreast, and each row about
two feet apart over the entire length of
the slide. The toboggan is intended to be
of the usual shape, and will run rapidly
over these rollers to the water, turning
over as it reaches it and upsetting the
riders in all directions. A trial of This
idea proved so successful hat n leading
feature will be made Of it at these two
resorts. -Brooklyn Eagle.
, 1890-01-03

La Door D~hotorraphic CONDITION..
, 1890-01-03

On the 9Th of August, not far from
Tanjong Prick, near Batavia, India, a
tiger was shot under peculiar circum-
stances. The sportsmen u in the jun
gle there heard a fearful rumpus going
on a good way off. On reaching the
scene of the uproar they suddenly found
themselves face TO face with a tiger in
the coils of a big snake, which with its
mouth was ~endeavoring to get hold of
the tigers neck. The tiger, on the other
hand. was doing its best to reach the
neck of the snake. After being momen-
tarily terror stricken by the sight, the
two sportsmen did not allow either ami
NAL time to perceive OIL attack them, but
forthwith took aim-the one at the head
of the tiger, the other at that of the
snake. The tiger was hit behind the ear,
and the snake in the middle of the head.
The distance at which the shots were
fred was hardly fifteen PAGES. The
head of the former proved to be that of
a royal tiger.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
, 1890-01-03

An episode a few days ago, in which a
delicate looking ysung man completely
knocked out an antagonist with fifty
pounds superiority in weight and the
training of a hoodlum, has given an i'm
petus to boxing, and during the past
week no less than twenty young men
have Joined the sparring classes. A
familiarity with the manly art of self
defense by no means inculcates a fight
ing disposition. A good boxer is more
thar a match for mere brute force, as
his blows are not aimed in vain. A
quick, smart blow applied to the proper
spot will knock out a giant who would
Withstand a blow from a hammer on his
thick head. No good boxer ever need
be shot by a man at close quarters who
is obliged to go to the hip pocket for his
gun, for when he reaches back his arm
he u raise his head slightly, he leaves
his entire front exposed, and the jugular
is temptingly displayed. A comparative
tap on the jugular will make the other
man forget for the time being that he
ever had a gun NV ~
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Central Parks obeiI.k.

Their is something pathetic in the
present condition of the obelisk in Cen
trial park, New York. 1t is going to
pieces, unable to withstand the climatic
changes that exist on the island OF Man
haitian. This fiinty relic of long ago,
that stood unchanged enid the fierce
heat of Egypt for twenty centuries, is
rapidly disintegrating after a few years
exposure to the frosts and storms of the
land of its adoption. A few years ago
the grand old monolith was given a coat
ing of paraffine, the surface of the stone
having been previously heated. But this
treatment has failed to stay the destroy
ing hand of the frost king, or to render
the obelisk proof against extreme
changes of temperature. But n course
is regarded as open in order that the
shaft may be preserved indefinitely, and
that is to put up a building that shall in
close it. There is no difficulty in the
way of this procedure, and a high domed
edifice should put a barrier between
the pitiless elements and this superb and
historical mass of stone.-Pittsburg Bull
letin.
, 1890-01-03


The National Museum of Egyptian
Antiquities at Bulak contains a very In
teresting collection Of plants which have
been found in the catacombs and sepul.
chral monuments of the country. DR..
Schweinfurth was the first to study this
ancient fora, which contains no example
OF a plant that does not grow today in
the Nile valley. Nor does the most min
ute examination show the least differ
ence between the vegetation which -four
ished fifty centuries ago and that of the
present time. In some cases the color OF
the flowers a be clearly distinguished,
as, for instance, the purple larkspur, the
red poppy, the reddish brown saffron
and the blue lotus.
The leaves of the watermelon contain
grains of ~chlorophyll perfectly visible in
the microscope. All these were found
in great numbers in the burial places Of
the fifteenth dynasty, 5000 years B. c.,
and in one tomb of the same time some
ears of barley. In later monuments were
discovered mustard. fax, cucumbers,
%lentils, pine cones, juniper berries, dates,
hollyhocks, chrysanthemums, figs, olives,
onions n grapes. Around the necks
and upon the breasts of the mummies Of
l,lOO b. G. were garlands of celery
leaves and blue lotus flowers. In regard
to the various specimens of grain dis
covered, it may be added that no at
tempt to make them grow has ever sue
ceeded, the plants having been subjected
to great heat at the time of the embalm-
ing and burial, which, while it preserved
them, destroyed their terminating power.
The cases in which mummy wheat is
said to have been raised are due simply
to the fraudulent mixture of modern
with the ancient grains.-Chicago Her
aid.
, 1890-01-03

Two remarkable cases Of somnambu-
lism are reported from Berlin. A boy
and girl, aged about II, suddenly de-
velopcd ~somnolency. While playing in
school they suddenly fall asleep; also
while walking, standing or speaking, SO
that they do not finish their sentences.
If they are put to bed and afterwards
awake, they try to continue the CONVEX
sation which was broken off by sleep,
and answer questions which were then
asked them.-Montreal Star.
, 1890-01-03

The rigid punctuality OF Washington
was Illustrated by an incident during his
visit to Boston just a hundred years ago.
Having appointed 8 o'clock in the morn
ing as the hour at which he should set
out for Salem, he mounted his horse just
rs the Old South clock was striking that
hour. The company of cavalry which
was to escort him did not arrive till after
his departure, and did not overtake him
till he had reached Charles river bridge.
San Francisco Argonaut.
, 1890-01-03
WINGS.

What matter IT though Life uncertain Be
To ALI What though It's goal
Be never reached though n fall an&
Zee,
Have we not each a souli
A soul that quickly must arise and soar
To regions far more pure
Arise and dwell where pain can be no more,
And every Joy Is sure.
To bear him, gayly swings;
He carols though the slender branches fa1-
He knows that he has wings.
Victor Hugo
, 1890-01-03

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THE BEAGLE; TRIALS.


Successful Opening of tho Flvst Contes, In
IN this Country.
BosroN, November 5.-There was a
rather unuaual gathering at the Old Col.
ony depot yesterday afternoon. It was
made up OF q lot ofsportsmen and pack
Of some twenty beagle hounds. All
hands wero whirled 10 their destination,
Hyannis, where they will engage in a
field trial, which will be the first Of this
kind in the country. ~
The gentlemen were mostly members
OF the National Beagle Club OF this city,
and among them were II. W. Lacy, OF
New York, and Joseph Lewie, OF Can
nonshurg, Pa, who are to act as judges;
Maj.J. NJ. Taylor; ". F. Rutter, Of
Lawrence, q vice president Of the club,
who had with him his fine beagle Don
W. 5. Clark, with Mollig; +. W. Chap.
man, OF Melrose, Secretary OF the club,
with ak beagles; II. V. Jameson, Of
Melrose, with one dog; 0. w. Brooking,
OF Lynn, president Of the club; Dr.. W.
A.. Power, A. Parry, Franklin Park,
Saugus, with brace OF beagles, ana
Gsorge E. Greenleai, ofAlaplewood, with
one dog. ,Ii45. 81
On Thursday all the beagles will be
taken out as one big pack for a grand
hunt, when all the owners, handlers and
trainers will have guns well loaded for
hares and rabbits. ,5,-I,s. ~
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ticket, from bottom 10 top, Is defeated
by n small majority, with The exception
OF Walter o'Brien, Republican candi
date for Circuit Clerk, who Is elected b,
q small majority, although al this writ
ing Lem!ey, Republican candidate fol
County CLERK, claims his election, while
George Grow, his opponent, claims II by
4. a great deal OF excitement prevails
anu both sides are figuring close, All
passed oil quietly at every voting pre.
cinct IN tho county except at Jackson @.
H., whero there were come disturb.
anCe. - =.
The Democrats used every method
possible to keep Republicans from tho
polls, In eight precincts out OF fifteen,
there were $50 Republican votes less
than 1883. The Democrats have nothing
TO feel jnbilant over ns the whole cause
oi the defeat OF tho Republican party in
TINS county was the failure Of the Re.
pnblIcaps to turn out. Including the
other seven precincts, there were at
least 400 Republicans who did not come
to the polls. There ia positive evidence
Of a considerable amount Of DOODLE he.
ing used to secure all this. Ravenswood
precinct for Supreme Judge gave
Reynolds SSl, Lucas 222; for Congress,
smith (Rep.) 34l, Capehart (Dem. olo;
for State Senate, Fifth district, Davies
(kep. S3l, Wiley (Dem. o2S; for House
Of Delegates, Miller (Rep.) 327, Fleming
(Rep) 333, Brown (Dem.) o20, Carney
(Dem.) el6; for Circuit Clerk, 0'Briei |
Rep S3S, Duer Dem 2lG; for County |
Clerk, Lemley 320, Crow (Dom. 80.
Y. .. Smith (Rep.) for Congress will
carry the county by from $50 to $50 ma.
lority, and the district will be close.
Davies (Rep.) for the Senate will also
carry the county by 175. ITo will cut
Eoane connty''s majority down consider.
ably and be elected il the district by 300.
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MORE THAN Ills SALARY.
Alimuny Awarded tho Divorced viro OF
Hs. n Minister. Il|I

| u Minister. s III.
PAssAic, MI, Nov. Ono little eur
prise was caused In this city by dis
patch IRON Fargo, n. D., announcing
that Mrs. Rowland, tho vile OF Rev
William Rowland, rector Of St. Johns
Episcopal church in this city, had 90
cured divorce from her husband
awarding her the custody OF their six.
year.old daughter and alimony OF $1,000
year. ..,'9Hr' -
The pastors salary is but ST 500. How
he can be expected to pay the alimony
set by the PARKWAY court no one knows,
Mrs. Howtand Is the daughter OF Mrs.
Henry, OF Flushing, L. l., and was mar.
ried 10 Rev. Mr.. Rowland ton years nro,
In no way fitted for minister's wi lie,
with tasteS that led her to parties and
balls rather than church work, Bbe stead.
lily drifted away from her husband. Her
temper brooked no opposition, much
less control. In April, after a period
during which she would neither sit ut
table with her husband nor occupy his
room, she left him altogether. He bad
refused to cooperate with her in her de.
Termination to secure a divorce, but
when Brooklyn lawyer came here and
proposed n separation, he agreed to m
arrangement Of that nature.l Not salts.
lied with this, she has now secured n di.
vorce. $50 8
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THEY WERE IN PITTSBURGH. s
a Russian Girl Charges n Young Man with
*. : leobbinE Her, 5t2 81 ~ s

NobbinG Her. 4
NEW York, Nov. 5.-Herman Round
is the name Of a young man who has
been run down,by a pernacious Young
kusaian woman, who began The pursuit
IN chicago moro than three months ago.
Her name is Bertha Mach Hovsky, and
she came up smiling before Justice Ro.i
rlgo yesterday, when Round was ar.
ralgned for robbing her Of $l15 and
some clothing. i.s 3i55i1a
She said she took him in and fed him
in Chicago and that he rewarded her by
stealing all the cash she had in the
world. Then ahe determined to bring
him 10 justice, and, pawninp some lew.
elry, she traced him through Cleveland,
Pittsburgh and Philade)pbia to New
York. Here, .she learned that he had
gone TO live with sister in Newark. and
Monday she found him at his sister's
house and accused him OF robbing her.
DC struck her, and abe had him arrested
ior assault, hoping thus to hold him un-
III the Chicago authorities could act.
she had young man with her on her
journey, but the young man had nothing
to FAY. ;1 g. =
Round was bailed in $500, and on
gaining his liberty he said the male
friend who had accompanied the girl
had furnished q home for herin Chicago
on installments, sold the stuff before It
was paid for, and given her the cash to
care for. "She fled to Pittsburgh with
me-, Round said, and We lived there a
week. She sent a letter TO a friend in
Chicago, and it fell into the hands OF the
young man, who followed us up, and
made trouble !or us IN Pittsburgh. Then
! got away and they made up and fol-.
lowed me here and got me arrested" ;"
Neither the girl nor Round was inclined
70 tel the name Of the quiet young man
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Tho CLicpro ure.u

CHICAGO, Nov. 5-Thc Ntrs (Inde-
pendent) says, editorially, referring to
yesterdays elections: "The revolt against
the high protection Mckinley tariff in.
lqulty is the most significant feature OF
yesterdays election. Instead of a mi.
nority OF 5, as in the present Congress.
tue Democrats will probably have a ma.
lorty OF at least GO in the Fiity.second
Congress. Mckinley himself is prob.
ably defeated. The New England dele
CATION will stand 13 to IS, q tariff reform
gain OF 10, and even Quay admits that
pennsylvania seems to have gone Demo.
cratic.'" . -. .'T - i
The Tribune (Republican) says; 'The
outlook is not a pleasant one, but Re.
landslides." : re - : :;
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AN ELECTION ROW
Ends In tho Shooting OF u Prominent Kan.

Ends In tho Shooting OF u Prominent Kan.
sas Citizen. 4
INDEPENDENCE, KAs,, Nov. 5.-Great
excitement prevails in the town Of Lib.
erty in this county over shooting ARRAY
that took place there at 1 o'clock yester.
day afternoon. Wm. Summers became
intoxicated and boisterous when at the
polls and carried matters to such an ex.
tent that Constable @. "A. johnson was
obliged to interfere and quiet him
Summers whipped out revolver and
shot johnson through the body. John,
son is dead. The citizens OF Liberty arc
greatly excited, ms Mr.. johnson is much
thought Of, being quite prominent iu
business interests OF the town. Imme
diately after the shooting the people do
tsrmined to lynch Summers, who only
escaped by four men getting him in {
carriage and hurrying him to Indopend
nm
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.CLByELAND'S CHESTNUT
About Tariff Reform-What ue Secs In
1gt ~ ~ tho Election. = ~. llt,

About Tnrifr 5Reform-What ue Secs In
tho Election.
NEw YoRK, Nov. 5.-To an Associated
Press reporter, who asked for IN ex.
preston Of his opinion on tho results OF
yesterdays elections, ex.President
Cleveland said to-day; I.
II am delighted. I challenge the
right. OF my man in the country to re.
joice more heartily than !. My graft.
tication is that OF an American proud OF
his fellow.countrymen, who, though led
away for q time by party prejudices and
by blind confidence in cunning and self
ish leaders, could not be deluded to their
ruin. The necessity OF taria reform,
with its consequent reduction in the
cost OF living, and the duty Of the Demo.
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NO EXTRA SESSION,
Ihe Regular Opening VIII Occur OH Mon.
EH4iFFsE dAy, December T. r. .fgs5is

ihe heEulnr Opening WIZ Occur on aron.
dny, December 1. i752is :.
" WsAAtslnl1SaroN, Nov. 5.-1t can be stated
on The authority Of Q Cabinet officer, that;
the President will not call an extra aes.
sion Of Congress. a.25755. 4
The brst Of December comes on Mon.
day, and Congress will meet in regular
session on that day. There is n o urgency.
demanding al extra session, II ia stntea
On o, Inc Same, same authority, and reasons tbat
weeks ago do not hold now. u 4 !
Is Only four weeks remain bcfore .tho
regular session begins, and members i Of
Congress from distant States could hard.
" arrive here in time for session Il ono,
we're called. These aud other reasons Il
y stated, have led the President to the
determination not to call an extra !ses.
slon: 1 This conclusion was reached at The The
October 81. 80 = - go. - : ~
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AGREED TO ARBlTRATE.
Tho s.rlko ut the Fricls coko works

The striko ut III. FricIs Coko Works Is
Settled. ss 5 ,,5ls
scorrDALE, Pa, Nov. 5.-The en-
ployes Of the II. G. Frick Coke Works,
in tho Connellsville district, came out on
a strike to-day for the reinstatement Of
Andy Vcrostic, the discharged commit
teeman. The strike, however, which
Was spreading rapidly, was Terminated
tonight by a conference with General
Manager Lynch, OF the company, and
Secretary Robert Watchorn, Master
Workman Kerfoot and Secretary Parker,
OF the knights Of Labor.
An article OF agreement was drawn up
and signed Agreeing to submit the case
to an arbitration committee, composed OF
N. J: Kennedy, proprietor Of a hotel,
Jacob s. Loucks and Rev. w. R. Funk,
all OF this place. They will meet to.
morrow and render their decision, The
miners Of all the works ont on a strike
will resume work tomorrow morning
pending the adjustment.