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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-01-12

The English people ARE not ~ tender heart
ed about rabbit coursing, for in England the
sport is legal AMI in high favor From Eng.
land, like fox hunting aud other such sports,
il has made its way Ia America. About a
year ago several gentlemen met al New York
ani organized the Eastern Coursing club.
The officers are: President. ". j. Blackhorn:
vice presidents, {. ID. Webber and G. $. Wix
on; secretary. II W. Huntington; treasurer,
J. Herbert Watsoa; directors, L. A. Garbutt,
7. II. Brush. Eobert Lambert, ". u Grow.
tage. Alba NJ. ldc, l.. Mortimer Tburme, Jr
and the president, secretary ani treasurer,
They established their course about two
miles south 81 Hicksvil,r, Long Island, on Mr..
Alfred England's farm, consisting uf sixty
I've acres, but IL adjuins other open ground,
- that there is an available area II some 500
acres. Mr.. England having permitted the
club to us. his land. "A warren anil runway
were constructed and a stock OF rabbit
secured
The warren Is a small inclosurc. a Few rod,
sluare, which Is uSsi as a temporary pen for
the rabbits. Adjoining the coursins field,
and opening into the warren, is a trace Wler,
they are bred. IL is ~inclosel 81 that they
can't get away. When the time draws near
for the sport men and boys with a long net
drive the rabldts to the warren, the net being
used u preyeut the game from turnin. back,
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-01-12

As all the world Is now either rolling on
talking about ten pms, an inquirer from The
Rochester Post-Express sought for some in
formation about the most essential appurte.
uances Of the game, and applied TO Frank
Schwikert, the billiard table manufacturer,
for information about the balls and pins
which lie makes. He said: The balls are
made of lignum Vita, which grows in South
America and is inpnrted by dealers in New
York. The trees grow 10 be fifteen inches in
diameter, but the outside Of the wood is not
hard enough 10 make "A good ball, and We Use
only the heart Of The tree. The largest balls
usually made are eight inches In diameter,
while iae smallest ones are four inches.
Twelve balls constitute a set for one alley,
and they are worth from $3.50 TO q. ~ each.
They are turnei in a lathe by a tool which
moves in a true circle, and will make IA ball
from an inch 10 a foot in size. The block II
wood is SIT in a chuck and one end is turned
into IA hemisphere. IL is then changed around
and the other end presented 10 the tool aud
the tall Is nearly finished, nesding only to
be finished with sandpaper and polished, all
Of the work being done in the lathe. The
balls get out IL true from use ami they
have b. be turned occasionally Tie pins
are usually made Of maple AMI are turned in
a lathe. Rochester Post Express.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-01-12

as called nowadays, a saioon keeper, IN Ne"
York, aud also u snip merchant IN New or-
leans, where he went IN lsfh lie soon left
mercantile life, ran the Phu'nix house for o
time with I%Tcuntary success, anu then bulit
the house OF amusement called the Anlpil'
theatre, TINS was soon enlarged u chris
tened the Pelican theatre with Dion Bouci'
eault as The opening at'rhctlon ms was III
ls1i, and two Years later Mr.. bldweii en-
tered INTO partnership "Ith Dr. w. 1" spai'
ding and Charles j. k"S' =
The urn hianng''i several circus e~NIeii-
Tons anu started Tue circuit tnea'rical sys,
tenn with travelling combinations Ia lsO'
the hrrl' now changed l" Slaiiiilg d BID
well anu Avery Snllth proJeclsa Tue treat
Alierleall ChniHi ION circus and s'ht u 10 the
faris exposition Mr bbi"el was made
Commissioners from Louisiana Tor tine eSloSi'
tion' ana he hr'ed as director oil line rlrru'
enterprise. 1Ec capital invested was slIJ.UDO,
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-01-12
Trhtting for Figs.

Some time ago a gentleman visited a pen
Of anne ostriches in Africa. At his call two
beautiful birds came up to him. Being de-
sirous Of testing their speed. he arranged
with the keeper that thsy should run a race.
SO he carcssed the birds and showed them a
handful of figs, Of which they are very fond.
The ostriches were held while the visitor
walked 10 a certain distance. At a signal
they were set free and began to run for the
figs. They came along at terrific rate, TAX
ing twelve 10 fourteen feet at a stride. They
ran neck and neck for more than half the
distance, their wings working like arms and
making a great sound. Presently one drew
ahead, and looking behind, as boys in a foot
race do to see where his rival is, and finding
him beaten, the winner slackcned his pace
and gently trotted up for his prize Of figs
Baltimore Sun.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-01-12

uihi EfANs NV Aa
makes cannot I've performed 10y any one else,
His sharp, snappy stroke enables him 10 put
a great deal of twist on the cue ball, and the
evolutions he can make it go through are
wonderful. He, like DAILY, is a good match
player. aud when hard pressed plays a close
game which is very hari TO beat. Some say
he plays better when behind than when lead
Ing.
j. Randolph Heiser has been considered an
expert for about ten years, and is now in the
neighborhood Of 81 years Of age. lie Is liable
to play a very strong game, and equally
liable 10 20 all apart. He is very much like
Slosson in temperament without possessing
Slosson's experience. Heiser has a very pe-
culiar stroke, and it has been iokingly called
a grape vine twist. A front view of his stroke
would lead one 10 think that he could not hit
anything, but snch is not So, for his record
shows that he has played some wonderful bill
lizards ia his time. He is playing better now
than ever, aud since this tournament was first
proposed be has kept rather quiet and prac-
ticel steadily. IL would he foolish TO pre-
diet where he will finish.
Frank Ives Is the youngest Of all the Amer
lean experts He has been out only about
four years and is now % years old. He is
quite different in build from the other ex.
perts, being a large, heavy man, who, when
he plays Slusson. will make the latter appear
like a pigmy. Ives gives great promise Of
eventually being a remarkable billiardist,
and the fact If his being considered almost
as good as the other American experts now
speaks for Itself. He created some enthusi.
asm during the last year by the wonderful
form be showed at the game, and predictions
are numerous that he is the coming billiard
player OF this country.
MALcoa W. Ford.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-01-12
THE BIG MATCH.
America Has Not Had a Bill
lard Tourney Since 1855.
VIGNAuN TOOK PART THEN.

The Next Tournament viii lie Held in
Chickering Hall. New York. aud 10 Will
BE Participated In by siosson. DAILY. Sex
ton. Ives and Heiser.
America has not had a professional billiard
tournament since lSs5, when Maurice Wig
naux, the celebrated French player, visited
these sh0ruS and did battle with the experts.
The result % that tournament showed that
this country. could more than hold her own
with the most expert Of the foreigners, aud
although Nisuaux made an excellent show
ing he could not vanquish the Americans,
Commencing with Feb. 20 and continuing
for a week, Chickering hall, in New York,
will be- the scene II action for a well arranged
professional billiard tournament between five
OF the most expert Siellers of the cue Of this
country. The players are George +. Slosson,
Maurice DAILY, William Sexton, Frank Ives
and J. Randolph Heiser. These men vary
very much Ia experience, age and style of
game, and Indications are that the tourna-
ment, partly for those reasons, will be un-
usually interesting
The style Of game played will be what is
called the "balk line" and with the excep-
ton Of SloSSon, eight inch haik lines will be
used. Slosson will play fourtfru inch balk
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-01-12

peting for, for there is a subscription Of
$500, 20 which will be added the entrancs
fee Of each contestant. which Is 500, making
in all the snug sum Of $500 to be distributed
ON the basis Of ~, 30, 70 and 10 per cent. 10
the four lenders. All the players are prac-
ticing steadily, and a fine display of the gen
tleman's game will surely be given.
The stcr # the players is George F. Slos-
son on account II his being u scratch man.
He has been playing billiards for about eigb-
teen years. He shoots a medium stroke and
is very careful and metholicaL The worst
that can he said about his game is that he is
easily affected while playing and his ner-
vousness has very often been most agra
waiting 10 his admirers. Jacob Schaelsr Is
the only man IN this country who can hold
his own with SloSson, and IN clos play
Il is a toss up between them. Schaefer did not
enter tue tournament on account of not liking
the styleo Of ha~ndicapping. Slosson uses an
eighteen ounce cue.
Maurice DAILY Is the next famous player to
Slosson. His time for somo years has been
80 occupied In taking charge o. his several
rooms that b. rs not figured prominently 10
practical ps us much as might be sup
posed be would wish 70. He has been play
ing good l'rls for about twenty year and
is nov - ypun, oid. He shoots a stroke
Q little mote rapid than Slosson, but II would
not be called a fast one. He Is known as a
splendid al round player, and at cushion
carroms is unusually strong. He uses an
eighteen ounce CUE. His practice playing for
the tournament has been very strong, aud he
says even though during the past few years
be has not welded tbs cue very much, he
feels as though he coul play as good as ever.
for his knowi~l@f "a game keep increas.
ing. What inspires os0danco IN he playing
is that h. is an e~xcellsst match aver, and
has been known to rise n the occa ou numer.
Gus times when he appeared n tile out II
form. It is thought he viii make 8 great bid
for first place in the coming tournament.
William Sexton Is 20 years old, and has
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-01-12

interesting fur NE spectators In watch. as
they can see uDtning except the very slight
maneuyerlng q the .alls. The halk line
style requires pen table shots 10 be played.
and as those ere always interesting to the on
lockers, any ,'ylc q game which will pro
duce ;hem l. popular for tournaments
The reason that the balk line style is much
harder Ia ny and produces more open table
shots is rs follows; The balk lines are drawn
parallel with the cushions eight inches from
the latter, ~ in Slpsspn's case they will I've
fourteen lurhcS The rules of the game are
that IN waNing every alternate shot a ball
must he driven outside Of the line. Ii can I've
seen AZ a glance that this rfrectually stops
rail nursing, for even Though the result of a
shot brought the balls together on the rail,
the player can make hut one shot with the
balls SO gathered and in trying tine next one
he must drive either the cue ball or one of
the object balls outside the halk line. This
last shot may bring the balls on the rail
again, when be is allowed 10 make one with
then there, but the next shot after that must
send one Of the balls outside again. Il is diff
ficult to make long runs in a balk line game.
and the wider the space is between the cush.
ions and the line, just 10 much harder the
game Is
Slossou, being the best player among tue
Intending competitors FOR the coming tourna-
mcnt, i handicapped On inches in the halk
line. The difference between the eight aud
fourteen inches is much greater than the ma.
jority Of billiard players, not having noticed
much the halk line style Of game, would sup
pose: but the experts having decided upon
this difference, il must he taken for granted
that all will have an equal chance. Thirty
days after the New York tournament the
same players will take part In one in Chica-
60. The handicapping for this one will be
by points in place Of lines.
The players have agreed on a fourteen inch
balk line, and different number of points will
be apportioned each one 10 make. IL cannot
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-01-12

Once In the warren they can only CT cut
through "a trap that opens into the runway
leading TO IL. coursing field. At "a turn In
the runway there is something either a
stack Of straw 1r boughs-t> conceal a man
and two dogs Tn, man Is the slipper
who stands holding the dogs. At the further
end Of the field are "A certain number of ''es-
capes." During the week previous 10 the
meeting the rabbits are driven out Of the
warren through the runway and down the
field, where they learn the escapes" Thi.
is To give Jack Rabbit the best possible chance
for his life n makos the sport more excit
ing.
Dogs are trained for rabbit c~oursing Just
As a man Is trained for athletic games. The
Fat is reduced and muscle developed rs much
rs possible. G~reyhounds develop great
speed. The race is usually quite equal be.
tween the rabbit and the hound, Tor though
the hound may move the faster, the rabbit
can turn much quicker. In a close chnse the
latter makes frequent turns, the hound every
time shooting onward for some distance In
the direction he Is running before being able
to get the hare's new course.
The dogs are made 10 play at a game OF
points like football or baseball teams. The
dog that gets away first scores one point,
and the dog that kills the rabbit scores two.
The fastest dog is not 50 likely t. score kill.
ing points ms the dog behind him, for in his
eagerncss he is liable at the death TO 20 be
yond his prey and the next dog ZONES up and
does the finishing. II the rabbit lnds an
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-01-12

Moor, case before the manager 1t resulted
in his taking H. young widow into his CON.
pany, anil she is row leading lady and Q
great fa'ori;r with the company. She has
heenall over Europe. The trour" ~erc taken
10 Russia at the command 81 tie ear. and
have playHi III Germany. usIug tue German
language
The ltrlc actress does not take her children
with her They are in England, bsing edu-
Gated where Mary Moore j. 50 well known
both from her talents and beauty, and on nc
count of the piicky manner in which she has
taken hvld AID made herself Independent.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-01-12

The general appearance Of the Sultana is
much praiseI. She is TO make n voyage
around tue world, and yachtsmen and naval
architects will watch with interest her prog.
ress at trial. Her dimensions are similar 10
those Of Lord BraSsey's Sunbeam, which
yachtsrhen will recall, but her shape is such
that critics are discussing her points mfavor
ably. She Is said 10 lie too high IN the masts
for deep zen cruising and 10 have the bow OF
a twenty kuottcr with the after body Of a
twelve knolter.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-01-12

Among the Cree Inlians of CaUada tie
husband lives IN tho wIre's house, but never
speaks - hir '-r7nts-il- 'N lfs Grst child
Is horn. TDl girrs a." ~aat JH,,On, for,
thousL tie lutlss H. NOT 70 n3fsa.r - the
family, his child Is, aud so confers on him the
status Of father Of So-aud. so,n which be-
comes his name, the whole affair being then
brought To n logical conclusion by the family
ceasin. 10 cut him.-Once a Week.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-01-12
Kaiser Wnheim's short Gun.

The Berlin correspondent Of one 81 the
morning papers reports that during the En-.
peror Williams resent visit 10 Prince P,ess,
In Silesiu, his majesty proved his skill with
the rifle" 10y shooting in two days 49, head Of
game ito bis Own rile.n This is great non.
sense; for, npart from the fact that peOplede
not usually shoot pheasants and hares with
rifles, the emperor has never used such a
weapon in hs life, for, having practically
only one hand, he always shoots with n short
gun, which las lern mnde expressly for him,
and with Which he takes pot shots. holding
1t aud aiming IL like u pistol. The bng Of 75t
head may .p ibly represent the achievement
Of the wiol lariy at Pless, but ii would he
very remtTl bio II the emperor himself had
shot q tgtu 81 it. He failed entirely last
year. when he vent out In Syria with toe
emperor of Austrla, and, In fact, be- can only
shoot with any chance OF success II tho came
i,dFiyen rlOsg gaicr his gun -L0ndnn World.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-01-12

LONDON, where she
made her debut in
lsS; in Monte
Cristc, Jr." This
was at the Gaiety
theatre, and after
Appearing in AL
nddin' as the Genii
Of the Ring, at
her birthplace, She
came out as a male
iimperson in
London music halls
and rose at once
into favor Her
first appearance in
the Cnitesl States
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-01-12

was at Long Branch in lsss, at Tony Pas.
tors theatre. At the close Of the summer
season Miss Hyltnn appeared at Mr.. Pastors
New York theatre. and later made a tour
with his troupe. This American tour she
repeated in 1859, and returned 10 Birming-
ham to play in a Christmas pantomime.
Mile Hylton is sister To Betty Lind, and
she hopes to bring her talents and fine voice
into legitimate stage work.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-01-12

20 En- 10
C IN the Fang
lish. She was
the wife al II play
wright ~whu-rplays
Charles W~yWihaIn
put on tlic stage
with surcuss, .l,ut
he gave himself up
to the ilouIHE bowl
and ,insi. Ig.tng
his wife $40. $50
babies a.pI ,.rrseif
to care tor.
She appiici. u
Mr. WIND m,
nh I.tl tYFr
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-01-12

aN'hA AfH7N AAA
line. These halk
lines are instituted
10 prevent rail
nursing, and they
answer the pur-
pose admirably, II
straight billiards
= played the
experts would get
the ball, on the
rail and run many
point keeping the
balls within two ~
three iucne, e.
each other all n
time. To do n :
requires great IL H.,
but it is not y y
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-01-12
been playing billiards as an expert for about

fifteen years. he
Is a very brilliant
player, has cool
judgment, and is
not easily put out.
Around the table
play Is MS special
~, and his knowl-
edge Of angles Is
considered as good
as any. He has a
J quick stroke, and
uses n nineteen
n cue. lie ex-
GELS in fancy shots,
and some which he
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-01-12

The new auxiliary steam yacht Sultana 1:
the first Of the kind constructed in America,
and her unique points attract wide atten.
ton, Her designer, Mr.. Bcavor-Webb, de
signed also the Carmen, an ocean steam zach,
which made many deep water voyages.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-01-12
DAVID BiDWELL.
Death Of n Southern Theatrical Man.
unpr.

David Diiwll, whose death IN New Or
leans was recently recorded, was u remarka-
bile character in the American amusement
world Sircwd aEi %entcrprisinG, u hard
worker hiusuif, cNacting equal earnestneSs
from other, be Was at the same time com-
panisnablc In his social moods aud u literal
man with his means. Mr.. Bidwell began
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-01-12
Mile Hylion.

Theme pantomime favorite, Mile Hylton,
halls from Birmingham, England, by way Of
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-01-12
Mary Moore.

Mary Moore has come out in the west TO
charm Americans. as Mary Anderson went
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-01-12

escape he goc, free, for the "cscapcs' are
largo enough TO let the rabbit through but
not the dn2 The killing Is done by the dog
taking tho rabbit in his teeth by the back Of
the neck and breaking its backbone with his
after killing il.
The Eastern Cour.i ing club have secured
the services Of mn experienced man in rabbit
coursing, who folio we'd IL in England for
twenty yenrs. lie Is Mr.. James Black and
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-01-12
CHESS AND

Chess problem No. I3-By Fred Wendell.
Blark-s pieras
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-01-12

White-+6 l2, 10, %, 20.
Black 10 play and draw.
SOLUTIONS.
Chess problem No. a.:
White. Black.
1..R tonQ Ktsq xB l..Any
2..P or X mates.
Checker problem No. AZ: Black-l6, %, "a,
3l'. White-2S', 30, 80. Black to play and
win.
Black. White.
Lea to 2s LES 70 IS
Pig 10 20 g. 80 10 %
3,.3l 10 q and wins
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-09-12
False Idea, of the Girl Graduate.

AS the girl graduate will have to suf.
fer from unreasonable criticism. so she
will often suffer from exaggerated ex-
pectations. 1t will be assumed that be-
cause she has spent four years out of her
twenty years of life-more or less-at a
college that she will be in all respects a
pattern being as to knowledge, temper,
dress, demeanor and grammar. But why
should the four years be expected to
count for so much and the previous six
teen years for nothing? Boys retain for
life the impress of their childish associ-
ations; the refinement or coarseness, the
knowledge or ignorance, of their early
homes will be source of lasting influ-
ence. College does something to equal
ize, but it can not do every thing. One
may hear not merely the recent gradu-
ates, but the professors who train them,
using inelegancies of speech or pronun-
citation which have chung rodnd'them all
their lives, the bequest of childish ASSOC
Citations. Granting that girls are sew
eral degrees quicker in observation and
adaptation, yet the same thing will
be true of them. And so in point of
character. As we see college-bred men
engage in public affairs, some of them
with a purifying influence going out
from them, while others outdo their as
sociates in all mean arts, so there will
be corresponding variety, though per-
haps less extreme, among women. No
course of study, no diploma, can guaran-
tee personal nobleness or obliterate the
difference between one type of character
and another. As years go on. the fact
of college education will soon fall back
into the past, and become only one fac
tor in the personal career; but all high
qualities that have taken root in the
young nature will grow and grow in pro-
portion to the depth of the soil and to
the joint influence of sunshine and rain.
II. W. Higginson, in Harper's Bazaar.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-09-12

necessary to her peace of mind as well
as her peace of body that she shall have
a cottage in the suburbs If she can not
have brown-stons mansion, or even
little brick house, in the metropolis.
If she can own, actually own. without a
mortgage, cottage in hesuburbs, with
a wee bit of garden attached, and il she
have bought and paid for that cottage
by her own unaided efforts, she is q
proud as we'll as happy woman-and
she deserves to be- Ftstf4
unless, indeed, they are already mar
riageable, as, alasl they are apt to be by
the time her ambition has achieved it
self. Perhaps, however, she can have
her girl married from this house, and
through long stretch of years to come
her children and their children will re-
turn to eat their Thanksgiving and
Christmas dinners there, and she will
have something of that feeling which
belongs to immortal rights. The real
idea OF home is that it Is permanent
abiding place, where every kind of hon
orable love finds nurture and expansion;
where the noblest and sweetest and
most sacred feelings are expressed;
where traditions of the heart are begot-
ten, and generation after generation
brings its incense and its worship. True.
this idea is hampered, if not crushed, in
it's growth in the majority of cases; but
the germ is there. and it is germ that
lies at the foundation of all that is de-
lightful in family and social intercourse.
IN. Y. Home Journal.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-09-12
IN PLAIN LANGUAGE.

Poor Gentleman Who Had No Use For
Ambiguous Terms.
A citizen who was stopped by tramp
on Michigan avenue the other day re-
piled to his request by saying:
"No, s!r-no, sir-not a penny! You
are fraud!' ...
I'm what respect?"
"Why, haven't you asked me for
money!" r
Certainly, but how does that make
me a fraud?"
''Well, then, an impostor."
''But I'm no impostor. Isimply asked
you for a dime. / didn't claim to be
either the Governor of New York or a
fire-sufferer. l made no statement from
which you can argue that am either a
fraud or an impostor."
swell, have nothing for you"
"Ah! But that's different. Now you
make plain statement OF facts, and I
have nothing further to say. 1 can
stand it to be poor. but ambiguity of
language is something that never have
and never will accept. Good morning,
sirr'-Detroit Free Press. f.sr.