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the RUNAWAY MATCH.
A Story Wherein LOCe and L0aO Pt0y
Most Prominent Parts.

scoresby was one OF the smallest men
ever knew, and l think the most sympa-
thetic. No giant could have had larger
heart than Scoresby.
| could see that there was something
very wrong when Scoresby-who, by the
way, was bachelor-appeared at the office
one very hot day towards the end of July.
lie was moppinG his forehead and betrayed
IN various ways the excitement which was
consuming him. made the liItle man sit
Gown in tho cl c1ts' char-a capacious one,
IN which he seemed absolutely lost. After
the inevitable word or two about the
weather. be began TO unfold his tale.
lou remember dining at the Higgin-
son's.n
Shook my head,
Yes, you do" he persisted, " it was
more than a year ago. All you rccollect
noWE There was fellow named Slack,
man there, a great, hulking brute with q
yellow mustache. ehY"
know him slightly; very attentive to
'ne 'ad'es' If l am not mistaken l came
o''osS MN making desperate love 10 q
''unS Lady in the Consery atory."
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" Very" / assented.


"Well, then, TO tako this number we have
been talking about. Associate it with the
number nine and odd things happen. Re-
verse the digits and you have IL; take II
from 2l and remains. Try 63; reverse the
dtgits, and subtract 81 from 63, you get 81,
a multiple OF 8, and 2-I-1-9 Again, the
square Of 81 is AL, and the square of IL is
IA, the same figures reversed. The cubic
of 2l is 9,26l, and that of IL is l,T2S; the
difference, 1888, also is a multiple OF o."
Scoresby did not see the point OF 1t :"
he yawned.
at would not be the first time" the
Scotchman went on, that the 2lst day OF
given month has prove of ill.omen. Re
m, mbcr the case of Louis XVI, and the
fatal results which ensucd from his mar
riagc. on April 81, 1879, he was married
at Vienna by the sending OF the wedding
ring On June 81 following the marriage
rcjoicipgs took place. On Jan. 81, lTsl,
the birth of the Dauphin was celebrated.
on June 81 in the same year came the
flight to Varennes. On June 81, 1893, he
died on the scaffold. On July 2l last year
your client went through this form of mar
riage, which your court will certainly set
aside,"
To the concluding part Of these remarks,
Scoresby had listened with close attention.
on our way back to London on the fol
lowing day he addressed me abruptly.
Ia g,lyi aiN,af fafa d S,i
mot Bit" replied.
"Ynu think this ma. mage will be held
yoidW
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are trying to make out. It's what I've
come to you about. No expense shall be
spared. You must fight these fellows to
the bitter end"
"Well, but must know a little more
about 1t first. What's the point ON which
they are relyingf'
"The point !" cried Scoresby, with scorn;
"the point the bubble the dodge !" (He
was SO excited that he bounded from the
clients chair.) ~ only hope that l shall
not come across that hulkinR hound.
couldn't trust myself. I'm not powerful
man, but should try to knock him down.
This was how the matter stood-Scoresby
was armed with all the dates and particu-
lars. Slackman and the young lady had
left London for Scotland by train which
was timed to pass Berwick on-Tweed ct 4
A. NJ. on July /. They reached Edinburgh
about 6 A. NJ. of that day. The young lady
then went straight to the lodgings of some
respectable people and remained with them
until the 2lst of the month, on which day,
between IL and IL O'Clock A. NJ, the mar
ria2e was contracted in the presence OF a
registrar.
Was 1t a valid marriaget
Discretion being the better part Of legal
wisdom, told Scoresby that would look
carefully into the law. and mature my
opinion.
~ suppose" said he, "that it depends
party on Scotch law and partly on English
That is what Slackman's lawyers said"
"You have seen them, them"
"Oh yes. They were pretty civil, IN
spite Of what said about their client.
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A joint boxing show to properly mark
has been plsnnei by the Joint Committees
of tho National A. c. and Varuna B. c.
The air will take place at Clermon, Avenue
Rink. Brooklyn, on Tuesday, May B.
The following contests have been arranged;
Middle-weight-Nick Callan. N &C. versus
Jim Butler, Varuna y. C. Butler ia the only
middle -weight who ever got decision over Pat
Cabill. Callan has defeated Mike McAullne
and met Van Iiouten IN n hot encounter. l2s
pound spec al class. Jack skelly. Ma C.. versus
Mike Leonard, Varuna b. c, skelly's reputation
for cleverncss needs no comment, while
Leonard's popularity as game fighter is wide
spread. l3O-pound Class-John Young, Brook
lyn A. e., VS.. John Mc1iernan, downtown
A. c. Young met snd defeated MoTiernan
twice. The last time they met McTiernan put
up terrific nght. He hopes to score winning
point this trip. lO5-pound Class-"Kid" +"
Hogan, National A. c., VS.. Chas. Kelly,
Downtown A. C. Both are clever bantams.
| Tie schedule OF events for the remainder of
this month and for the month OF May OF the
Manhattan Athletic Cub, Is as follows: April
l6-Ladies' Day, Q 90 P. NJ, at Club; IL
Amateur Opera Association In "The Condo
liers," In club Theatre; 1s-The Drawing
Room Entertainment Club Theatre, Base
bail, New Yorks and NJ. A. c., Polo Grounds;
9O-Seventh Regiment Veterans Annual Elee-
ton OF orncers at Club Theatre; 2i-Con-
cert In AID Of Sheltering Arms !;
24-Minstrel entertainment In Club Theatre;
e5-Ainstrel entertainment continued, Calu-
| met Baseball Club, NJ. A. G., on Manhattan
| Field; 26-Nat,onRl Cross-country Champion
ahips, Morris Park; 29-Xavier Baseball Club,
NJ. A. c., Manhattan Field 80-Ladies'
Day and Art Loan Exhibition at
Club. Lacrosse practice every Monday
and Thursday evenings in Club Gymnasium.
May 2-Entertaiomen in Club Theatre, Bene-
nt tNon-Sectsrian Home for Children; Baseball,
Cuban Giants W. M. A. C., Manhattan field
9-Basetall, Montclsir Athletic Club and
club ami NJ. A. C, Manhattan Field;
N. A. c., Manhattan Field; T.Baseball,
staten Island Athletic Clnb and NJ. A. c..
Manhattan Field; 8O-Match games, M. A. Z.
witn Bridgeport Lacrosse CLUB, Bridgeport
June s0-Canoe regatta.
The members OF the Waverley Boat Club wht
ere training most actively AZ present are A.
j. Gardner, j. Hadden and William A. Eagle
son.
The new waverley Boat Club pin is verl
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~ do They will bring up Macsome-
body or other to prove the law of Scotland,
and the judge will accept what he says and
grant q decree nisi for nulity of marriage"
"Then what will be the good of Fighting
the casey"
"Very little, Pm afraid"
1T shan't be fought. Let 'em make
decree, or whatever you may call it,"
"Your lady friend must consider tho
consequences, and make up her mind, that
is ALL
Scoresby nodded his head in assent, and
few minutes later he nodded II in slumber.
/ think his dreams were happy, for at times
his face wore tender smile.
1t came to pass Just the way we had an
ticpated The Judge took the law from Q
Scotch lawyer called on behalf of the petit
tioner. His lordship pronounced decree
nisi, and in due course (six months later,
that decree was made absolute. The petit
tion was not resisted. 1t was hopeless 10
resist, and it must bo owned, there
seemed to be no anxiety to resist. 1t had
long been clspr to me that scoresby had on
Interior object in view. lie no longer
rallied against the recreant SlackmaD. Lea
him go-covered with silent scorn.
One day scoresby turned up again. I
knew what was coming. His face beamed.
He seemed taller.
ave are married." he said, "jut back
from our trip. Come and dine with u.s."
did dino with them, and came 10 tho
conclution that the number tWsnty-0As
i was not 80 fatal after all.
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Wanted 1t Bad.

He was brought in election night in q
condition that took seven policemen to
manage him, says the Philadelphia Times.
lie had already licked the barkeepers when
the officers We're called in.
The next morning he paid his fine and
the house Sergeant returned him the pistol,
the pocketbook and other articles taken
from him before Icing put in the cell.
"There's some ething missing from here, "
he remarked, looking them over.
"What is 1t ~ growled the turnkey.
"Why, the letter from my last employer
recommending me for my sobriety and
peaceiulness. l want it, and III clean ou
your whole DANCED station. house II yor
don't fetch it, and quick. too"
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mine, Writers to the Signet in Edinburgh.
for Information.
"Oh that won't do" said Scoresby, "
know what you fellows are. The London
lawyer writes to the Edinburgh lawyer, and
the Edinburgh lawyer writes back again,
and then you have another turn. It's like
a game of tennis.
" You must come down to Scotland with
me. Wen go to your lawyer friend, and
find out really how the land lays"
nothing else would satisfy him. In tho re,
suit arranged to go to Edinburgh on Au.
gust IA, and upon that day we left London
together.
In due time we took counsel with our
wise man OF the north. He was an sXcellcn;
fellow knew his law, and something more
Upon the legal point he declared that the
law OF Scotland was in Slackman's favor
lie would look further into il, and make in.
quiries from learned advocate OF the
Scotch Bar, and so forth; but ho ant!ci.
pated that his opinion would be confirmed
And so 1t proved to be, The learned advo
cate wrote learned opinion in which he
said that there had been no judicial deci
ION upon the statute, but that, by analogy
from the law OF Scotland as applied TO Other
cases, the requisite twenty-ono days had
not been completed before the marriage.
lie pointed out further that the day does
not run from noon to noon (as it does in
navigation reckoning), but IRON midnight
to midnight In accordance with common
understanding
II this were The true rule OF computation.
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It was clear that Mr.. and Mrs. Slackman
lived In Scotland only nineteen days and
two half days before the so-called marriage
took place.
We stayed few days longer in Edn-
burgh. Scorcsby treated me like prince.
We saw all there was to see-and that was
q good deal. We Jared sumptuously every
day. On the last evening OF our visit We
dired with my legal acquaintance, and, OF
course, the subject OF the "twenty-one
was discussed once again, and apropos OF
this the Scotch lawyer recalled some curious
examples Of fatality in numbers.
"Have you never thought" said he,
show strange this law OF numeration is in
its results. Why do we get these results :
1t is not so simple as the unobseryant
would suppose. In various religions GER
tain numbers have always had a mystic
meaning, and according TO PythaSoras
every number has its own special chasac-
ter aad virtue. When you lock into the
subject you find an extraordinary number
of traditions and examples tending to sup
port the theory. For instance, to-day you
have been At Holyrood; you have heard about
Mary, and seen where R,2zio was murdered,
and all the rest OF 1t. Now, 1t has been said
that the number IS has been fateiul for the
race OF Stuart. Certain 1t is, have it noted
down that Robert H., the first king Of thar
line, died in 1888; James ii. Of Scotland
was killed in l+SS; Mary herself was be-
headed in 1888 new style), james II. los;
his throne in 1888, the Pretcnder died in
lIsS. Curious, isn't III"
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They say that they have no feeling in the
matter, and regard the case as raising a
very interesting point Of law. That's their
way of putting 1t. However, they referred
me to an act OF Parliament, and got a
copy. There 1t is"
He handed me Queens Printers copy
of the Act 10 and 20 Wet, c. Ga statute
which, am bound to admit, had not, until
then, engaged my attention, Section was
underscored, and read as follows
After the thirty first day OF December,
1856, no irregular marriage contracted in
Scotland, by declaration, acknowledgment
or ceremony, shall be valid, unless one OF
the parties had ut the date thereof his OF
her usual place of residence there, or had
lived in Scotland for twenty-one days next
preceding such marriage, any law, custom
or usage to the contrary Notwithstanding.
Now here was nut to crack The eop-
ing couple had crossed the border in the
small hours OF the LIST July. They were in
the Scottish capital couple Of hours later,
and not until the 2lst day Of the same
month (waited for, obviously enough. eX-
pressly in order that the terms Of the ect
might be complied With was the marriage
contract completed. Clearly everything
turned on the meaning Of twenty-oue days
as used in this particular statute. Must
there be twenty-one clear days. II so the
marriage would be void. The poin: puzzled
me, for this question of clear days when not
In express terms prescribed bylaw has been
the source OF vast amount OF confusion
and the fruitful mother OF lawsuits.
felt that it was allowable 10 demand
time for consideration, and suggested that
! should wnte 10 some correspondents oil
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A RELIC OF SPITE

At the end of last July the workmen en-
ployed at one of the chair-mnking works
here were cutting up large cherry tree at
circular-saw bench when something
squirted in the sawyers face and ran over
the bench in all directions, says Notes and
Queries.
The engine was stopped and an examina-
ton showed that the saw had struck q
cavity In the tree and liberated consider
able quantity Of quicksilver, estimated at
half a gill.
The log was carefully examined and II
was found that many years previously o
hole had been bored in q slanting down
ward direction through the heart Of the
tree, the quicksilver poured In and the hole
carefully plugged.
The rings of the tree showed that 1t was
ninety years old and that after the hole had
been plugged the growth had covered the
head of the plug with several inches OF
solid wood.
As II was known the tree came out OF an
old cherry orchard at Allerton, Yorkshire,
where yearly "a cherry feast " used to be
held, II was thought the quicksilver had
been put In the tree In connection with
some old ceremony, but later it was found
that up to thirty or forty years ago quick
silver was thus employed to kill fruit or
other trees by those who had "grudges "
| against their neighbors.
1t was usual TO do this in the dead of
night. A piece of bark was first carefully
taken off, the hole bored quicksilver poured
in, the hole plugged, and last, The bit OF
| bark was carefully replaced.
| The tree from the next rising OF the sap
began to wither. In the present case the
attempt was failure, for except where the
quicksilver had lain (lt had penetrated some
inches beyond the end of the boring the
| tree was sound.
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SPORTING news and NOTES.
The Colonels Playing Great Ball
in the Association.
N. A. @. Fixtures-General Gossip
of Athletic Circles.

Keiiys tale OF woe was repeated yesterday,
when the Louisvilles beat his Cincinnati team
by o sooro OF 8 to 1 The Colonies
arc playing baseball for keeps. on
the start, but there's many game
between this and the season's close,
and somebody else may be happy yet.
Boston beat Washington yesterday, 0to9; St.
Louis defeated Columbus. is TO 4, aud Baltl-
more paralyEcd the Athletics. II to+ Ameri-
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1859.

Our Success for the past year has
exceeded our expectations, and we
desire to convey our warmest thanks
to our friends and the public for
their patronage and support.
A low-priced uptown store han ding
the better grades of Goods, located
near tho great outlet OF our city
(drand Central Depot), we conceived d
to be q necessity. Our object has
been and Is to supply that want.
Downtown Shopping has many
disadvantages and people have
awaked to tho fact that they can
supply their needs near home. We
havo during tho past year opened
accounts with many ladies who pre-.
viously shopped downtown. They
say 1t Is convenience convenience to thom and
they can get tho products OF the best
manufacturers at lower prices. The
growth Of our Druggist Sundries
Department has been phenomenal
the result OF retailing all tho popular
Patent Medicines at less than whole.
sale prices. On receipt of postal card
will forward to any address PRICE
LIST FREE.
Our Spring selections arc superior
to anything we have yet offered, anc
all we ask of the purchasing public II
fair comparison.
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At Miss Bitter's Party.

[From TeTds Sftings.
Alkali Ike-Where was you raised. you un-
mannerly heather?
New Conner (from the East-What do you
mean?
Alkah lke-Mean7 Don't you know nuth'n
about the etterket nv full dress ball party
Take of that coat wonder you don't try 10
wear your hat IN the house.
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The Last Resort.

IFrom Brooklyn Llfs.l
First Drug Clerk-Is the man you gave the
arsenic TO by mistake going to die?
Second Drug Clerk-No, / guess he'll live,
but you know / am out on bail and things look
mighty black.
First Drug Clerk-well, II these mistakes
happen very often, ] don't see out what we
shall have TO organize protective union.
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Up in the Business.
[From Puok.l

Loon-pm disgusted. I've good mind to
abandon the stage, and get Q Job in q dry
goods store.
Runyon-H'm! Well, l should think that
you might get place at the tie counter.
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SIMPSONS,
DRY AND FURNISHING GOODS,
9TH AVE., BELOW 42d ST.

handsome. 1t is made OF ls-carat gold and
consists of the club nag supported by crossed
oars and surrounded by coll of rope.
The new four-oared racing gig win be rowed
TO the Waverley Boat Club on sunday next.
Eddie Booth, OF the old Mutual Club, writes
for an engagement either at umpiring or play
ing ball.
August F. schumlp, who was the nrst
President Of the Eureka Gun Club, died last
sunday morning, aud was buried on Tuesday
brooklyn. His funeral was largely attended
by members OF the CLUB.
Mike Flaherty Ia 10 Boston training for his
big pigeon shoot with Frank Morton, the
crack wing shot OF Hampstead, j. L
The New Yorks yesterday, smaTting from
ters q little by giving the Albany club good
sound thrashing, the score being 10 TO 2
Tho Brooklyn Club will abandon Washing
ton Park tomorrow and make Eastern Park Its
headquarters.
The fremont Gun Club held It's regular
monthly shoot yesterday at Psrkvnle, Long
| Island.
number Of prominent amateur boxers
have been suspended for taking part in the
boxing tournament OF the Palmetto Athletic
Clue, which was not registered.
The Kings County Wheelmen will hold their
big meet, June "a. at Eastern Park, Brooklyn.
|
The games Of the Twelfth Regiment Athletic
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Both Disapproved,

[Irom Judgs.l
"I don't believe In such tomfoolery," re-
marked Miss Bieecker.
"Neither do / approve Of that variety OF
Thomas unwisdom,' said Miss Emerson of
Boston.
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Shelrsperean.

tFrom Frek.I
"What q touch of nature there 10 IN the
story OF Adam and Eve!"
"It certainly makes the whole world kin. I"
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Made Him Feel at Home.
Iron Puck.
Mr.. Bond-Living so far from the city as you
do, Miss Newt burger. you must see very little
OF your father.
Miss Newburger-Yes. he isn't here very
often; still. he seems quite like one OF tho
family.
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To-day:

The Mayor Of Cincinnati announces his in.
tention to enforce the law against Sunday ball
PLAYING and there Is grict In the Association
camp in Porkopolis.
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ClimatoloCical.
fJrom Hunssy's Wsekiy.l
she-Why 10 It that the old and young inter-
marry so frequently now in American
He-Ips the effect OF the climate. January
AMI May are inextrically blended with us, you
know.
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Wished to Be Sure.
Iron Brooklyn Lifs.l
tFrom kunssy's wsekiy.l

"You ere q pharmacist. are your"
~ am"
"Been IN the business o number Of years 2"
81 have"
Registercd?"
"Yes, sir"
"That is your diploma hanging over therei"
"Itis."
"weil. you may give me pound of borax. F."
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When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria-
When she was Child, she cried for castoria-
When sho became Miss, she clung to Castoria-
When shs had Children, she gave thsm Castoria.
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more more and A. u. Palmer's company; the Japa-
nese Troupe from the Eden Musee.
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The Kings County Wheelmen will hold tnei
big meet, June "a, at Eastern PARK, Brookly q.
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The games Of the Twelfth Regiment Athletic
Association, which were held last night In the
armory, were very largely attended.
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The fremont Gun Club held Its regula
monthly shoot yesterday at Parkvnle, Loni
lslabd.
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TO RETAIL sHOE-DEALEUs
AND GENERAL MERCH ANTS.

The demand for w L. Douglas shoes IL con
.t'ntly increasing. and mail orders from consumers
for single pairs mNks IL necessary for to estab-
lish agencies at once in unoocupied territory.
We ofsr to reputable shoe e-deaors and general
merchants an opportunity to secure to- ritory,
and will agree to protect and adysrt,se In local
papers all who accept tho conditions governing
hRentH. Illustrated wholesale Catalogue seut on
application only to shoa.dcalcrs and general mer-
ch ants who mean business.
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The new waverley Boat Club pin is very
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-02-12
A Pleasant Time.

Saturday, Jan. 31st, 1891, was the fortieth
birthday of Mrs. Daniel Leist. Her husband
had previously arranged to give a pleasant
surprise; accordinly about noon friends
and neighbors began to assemble bringing
with them well filed baskets, and af-
ter the usual preliminary arrangementss spread
table with good things to satisfy the inner
man. To say that the table was loaded isput-
ting it mildly; there was plenty and variety
enough to satisfy the most fastidious epicure.
After all had partaken, to the number OF seven
ty-fve, there were number of basketfuls left.
The ever thoughtful ladies prepared several
plates of delicacies for sick neighbors who
wee unable to be present. The afternoon
was spent in rehearsing old times, renewing
old acauaintances and forming new ones.
Each one present from the gray haired grand
parent to the little stammering grand-child
seemed to enjoy himself and although the day
was rainy and gloomy without, all was pleas
ure and sunshine within.
Before leaving number OF very unique
and appropriate presents were given to Mtl
Leist as mementoes of the occasion: Chair
tidy, Mrs. Grinder; butter dish, Mrs. Isaac
Shoemaker; handkerchief. Eliphus Leist;
china preserve dish, Mrs. James Reed; mo.
lasses cruise, Mrs. Sarah Leist; apron, Mrs.
Ruel sayers; dress pattern and fascinator,
Mr.. and Mrs. Scherer; cracker dish, Mrs.
Henry Flickinger; butter dish, Mrs. Samuel
Snyder; apron, Miss Media Hite; chair tidy,
Miss Bertha Sayers; twenty-five cents, Mrs.
VIM. Frederick; fruit dish, Mrs. Noah Hite;
fruit dish, Mrs. M. F. Russell. All went
away feeling that this was day that would
long be remembered with pleasure.
ONE WHO WAS THERE.