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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-02

IcAL PRoBLxas
ONCE IN AwHILE-THE ASTRONOMERS
" at the naval observatory might calculate
the time down to Q minute-the inhabitants Of
Jupiter, II they give any attention to what
occurs in the heavens above and around them,
may observe . tiny round black dot seemingly
move slowly across the face of the sum- That
dot might be the earth, and the event would be
known to astronomers, from Jupiters point
OF view, as q transit of the earth. II would
afford the observers of Jupiter an opportunity
to verify or correct their figures regarding the
esrth's movements, and perhaps to gain some
knowledge concerning the physical aspects of
the earth. 1t is just such an opportunity that
the earthly astronomers, or many Of them, are
to have next Saturday, with the plane. Mercury
as the subject Of study. Mercury will pass be-
tween the earth and the sun and appear for .
time projected on the bright disk Of the sun.
Mercury being an inferior planet-that is, re-
volving in an orbit within that of the oarth-it
sometimes happens that the relative motions Of
Mercury and the earth bring these planets and
the sun in nearly the same straight line, Mer-
curry between the other two. When this occurs
we have what Is known as a transit of Mercury.
That Is what Will occur next Saturday.
TOO LATE N THE DAY.
Unfortunately Tor observers in the eastern
part Of the United States the transit will begin
SO late in the day that no more than the begin
ming of it can be observed, and it is doubtful
whether any observations of value can be
made of that The exact time for Washington
when the planet will apparently touch the sun
Is Oh, AIM. and It's. As the sun sets about
O'Clock, it will at the time Of the beginning of
the transit be almost touching the horizon.
Even under the best conditions the atmos-
pheric effects when the sun is so low would
make it impossible to secure any observations
that would be valuable. On the Pacific coast,
however, the transit will begin at 1854 p. m,
and observers will have opportunity OF watch
Ing nearly the whole course Of the planet across
the suns face before sunset. The best points Of
observation will be on some of the islands of the
Pacific. DR.. Marcuse. the Berlin astronomer,
and Mr.. Preston of the United States coast and
geodetic survey. who, stated in The STAR,
have gone to the Sandwich Islands to make
observations to settle the question as to whether
the earth wobbles or not, will, it is expected,
arrive there in time to observe the transit next
SATURDAY..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-02

B hestrIctfOns On NeW6paperS.
Some time ago the postal authorities caused
the Pe'd Journal and other French journals to
be excluded from the United States ON the
ground that they contained lottery advertise
merfs. Minister Roustan called the matter to
the attention Of the Department of State and
after hearing his representations Secretary
Bl-.ne took the necessary steps and has advised
the French minister as follows: The Postmas-
ter General has given instructions to the post
matters at all seaport cities to deliver ali for
eigi newspapers, including the French, Of
course, thai do not contain the sdver tisements
Of my regularly organized and well-known
lottery schemes. Newspapers containing ad-
yer isements Of premium government and
municipal bonds are rot disturbed" The res
ervston above noted will, it is believed, meet
the csse Of the complaining newspapers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-02

residing in New York
city-Charles H. Smith
and his old-time col
league, Brockway. For
twenty years this pair
Of experts kept the
United States authori-
ties in a fright by their
forgeries. From 1862 to
1881 counterfeit after
counterfeit Of the most
marvelously accurate
character appeared, and
no one could surmise
whence they came. In
vain it was asked who
is this genius that is able
to produce work like
this, unapproached by
anything in its line
Drayinualv otad2
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baltimore 4 OHIO RAILROAD.
Id Ss-hadula in .-fe~f April ia 16or


ID Schedule IN effect April ~. 1891
Leave Washington from station corner Of New ysrv>y
avenue and street
For Chicago and Northwest. Nestibuled IAmisel -
For Cincinnati. 81. LOUIS and Indisnapolis srp~~.
daily. 80 and II 30 p. m.
tor Plt.s9urs and Cleveland. empress daily. n 20
For Lexington and points In the Shenandoah vs,sv.
For %inches,er and way Stations. t5.sopn-
80 600, Is minutes ) 30 s'sb no 90 Ii % IN.
ninS.s aS0H s %sing.e s bs 4ss s s5o @
N. Sundays 4os 70 80 $50 80. i ssb = 10 q
As 10 u minuiss,. eias e. 90 90 80;
g t sa%S:S ess and s..n.. I2lO and AZ
For brederlck. ~ 20 m. as. 1880. 20 m
Rd dSr Has Tst2rn tl9 90 n and e 80 m
~ W PHiLhDEIPiHIS. iohA AND
For New York, Boston. and the East = .o5. n 90
'b 10. Dining oa gin, and $50 P PGSa sl..po
Buffet Parlorcars on all day train. sl.~panr Oar
on For 6nf B, sSSo ~ open ct 70 i, * pm
va fSqs6tesisis Bridge isndsns Pssssns ss' 3
For PhiiadePhis. = gS. 70 90, 1000 an. 100
noon. = so. q: 10. = 80 ana 'lo.;Opm.
tsS5 ssSar.i De.;' n MminstgH and G6ssisr 4os
10 80 p m Limited express. stopping ct wiinins-
For Atlantic City I o5 and 10 90 IN, r. 90 MON
sundays. SD a. uI.. IL 90 noon.
9r time OF suburban trains time table, 10 bshsA
Except Sunaay. Daily. ssundsv only
bagyage called for and checked from hotels and r--a
dsnoes BY Union Transfer Co. orders et at ticket
oJ'es o obfh lS'i la ave. and =, dsPO,
ep-O Sen manager Gen. lass- AGENT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-02

not merely in print
ing the notes and
bonds after the plates
were made that his
work was serviceable
in the production Of
counterfeits. He was
able to give most eff
fective aid in the
making Of the plates
themselves. Look at
this dollar note. You
observe, the border is
made up of . repeti-
ton Of the same de-
sign: United States,
One, q. s. and 30 on.
oil al ong. Smith would
make q steel engraving
of q single section Of
this border, and, by
the simple mechanical
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-02
HOW MAY DAY PASSED.

Little Disorder in America, but Troops
Called Out In Europe.
As the dispatches to The STAR from through
out the country yesterday indicated May day
passed in this country generally without dis
order. The Pennsylvania miners deemed the
time inopportune for strike and remained at
work, except about 6, 200 railroad miners Of the
Pittsburg district. who quit, but their action
had nothing to do with the eight-hour question
Three thousand building mechanics in Pitts
burg struck and many planning mill employees
became idle.
thousand housesmiths in New York, Brooklyn
and Jersey City went out and Q number Of
firms acceded to their demands. The Missouri
miners began q stubborn contest for eight
hours and weekly pay. The St. Louis house.
builders gained an advance in wages. Chicago
had large demonstration for eight hours.
Nearly 5000 Indiana miners struck. Louis-
vile had big labor parade and strikes were
declared at several places In the state Of Ken
lucky. Milwaukee building trades are demon
allied by strikes. Chattanooga housebuilders
also struck. One thousand miners in the vicin-
ity of Wheeling, W. Va, quit work: The Roam
oke, Va, carpenters went on strike.
CONFLICT N CLEVELAND.
Quite serious conflict between union and
non-union lumber handlers took place yester-
day afternoon at the Fisher and Wilson Com
pany's lumber yard at Cleveland. About 5000
union handlers quit work yesterday morning
and the lumber dealers Of the city banded
themselves together to Oppose the strike They
hired about 100 non-union laborers during the
forenoon and at I o'clock tried to put them TO
work. The strikers then formed themselves
into mob and bore down upon the new man
with clubs and stones. The non-union men
broke and ran - soon - they sav the striker
coming, but several Of them escaped With
broken heads and injured limbs. Capt. N. ID.
Fisher and Ralph and VIM Gray Of the Arm Of
Fisher, Wilson d Co. were badly hurt BY flying
bricks and stones and . number Of on-iookers
were also hurt The opportune arrival Of Q
squad OF seventy Ave policemen put IN end 70
the trouble for the time being.
MAss NETTING N NEW Yozx.
Eight thousand men, marching 10 the tune
Of the Marseillaiss and other airs, and carry
ing aloft red hags, and the socialists bodisa.
carrying the American Gag, union down. as
sen, sembied at Union Square in New York city
labor demonstration, held under the auspices
Of the Central Labor Federation and socialists
labor party.
DDoRDK1 n EU1oP8.
In Europe there was serious disordse IN
Rome, Florence, Paris and Lyons. The trouble
in each case was precipitatsd By the attempts
of troops and police to dispsrss meetinu a.
which incendiary sociAlistic speeches were
made. One man was killed and twsnty-ssvsn
wounded BY the 6rs Of the gendaxmss In Rome.
and one gendarns Was ki1led and several troop-
ers hurt Many strikss were declared \
SeA01uns opefA - sehw eoan6tsA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-02
T yHEsAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY.
schednle In nffel.t Anrii 4 1en,

Schedule in OBJECT April 1, 1881
- - Leave Union Depot, 9th and streets.
10:5s Am. for Newport News. Old Point Comfort ara
Norfolk daily. Arrive at Old Point At q 30 D IN
and Norfolk at 8 80 pm.
2pm, Cincinnati Express daily stations in Viz
siniA, West virginia. kentucky and NncnnAti
Nest1bule Sleepers ana entire train run through
without change 20 CinrinnAti arriving At 50 IN,
II 40 p M. y. r. v Nestlbule LIMITED, daily. solid
trains. with dining cars. through without
change 20 Cincinnati hesiibue Sleeper for Lex
inetOn. Louisville. and through Sleeper 10 Rich
mond. Va. Pullman Cars open 70 receive pss-
sengers at q pm.
Once. 5l3 Pennsylvania avenue
H. W FULLER
apl General Passenger Agent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-02

rail way and other
bonds. For more than
twenty years Smith and
Brockway labored in
partnership at this bus
mess of scientific for
gerry, beginning from
the time when they
were employed together
by the same engraving
firm in New Haven,
Conn. It is not known
what were Smiths first
efforts in this line, but
Brockway began, when
bankers in the old days
brought their private
plates to have their
printing done, by slip
ping sheets Of lead foil
surreptitiously through
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-02

cent bonds of 1881. Be
ing then in the employ Of
a bank note company in
New York, he was given
to execute the original
plates of the bond for
the government, and,
while engaged upon
t h e m he made fac
SMILES Of them at home.
When the treasury issued
the real bonds he and
Brockway, who was asso-
ciated with him, printed
S208, 900 from the du-
plicate plates and sent
them on to Chicago by
their confederate, Doyle,
who was arrested by mere
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-02
A $4,000 Fire I'm Boston.

The Goldman building in Boston, adjoining
the American House, was burned at midnight
THURSDAY. Loss, s7e,ooo. The guests of the
American House were frightened and many fsd,
but thebuilding was not harmed. Several fire.
men wee made unconscious by smoke and one
~ injUed b. fall
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-02
RAILROADS.
VNhE oREA1

hk shtA prxx.v,y.x,,, orr,
sfsff hi fAf
yssEgs y vi s;S g
<~ rttscurs and the west. chlcsro iAnlited Exprv8
md S, LOUIS. NTH psrlos car Asr.ssrs . re,
ssis.S:ESls, Rst.Sars e : u@Ss. Hi.ese. .
ss. m. daily fsfsof S az S.sassss. .
ieus' Sh,o.s na Ia SSisspins Car. hsr,.su e e
ss.,sH t,Ers.. At % 2 n, daily s,ss si..T,ss
.fsssss }. z. sci SsSA ana eS..s PS ss.
s IN s. sa,s, ;. ,i f,, nssa, "a Al -
., bs.LTIhoRE AND POTOMAC R.rLRoAp.
AN .,, hohester and Nia<ars Pans
TOT frle cAn~ndalsua aud Rochester daily fcr Do
VITA sssTns H c.i Ssss ss'T so 1898 10 e
f't p Mns asa aSSh,s,sr and h.ssr. t.ll. =
Msshinston TO Rochester.
For " hliaasaor;, lsnovo and EllnirA 81 10 60 49,
Tor Mnl.Ansport daily, 3.3op.m.
Aok III III sEw YORK AND THrEAsr.
bso.looosnl u s. :. N on Sunday 3 IS. . q
Lam i,ed EIfrsss q Pullman iii f.Sos c.. .s nm
ins Car to New ora. . 80 q IA daily szssVs saz.-
Fer New fort only. Limited Erprs. with plAins Oh.
S~p m daily.
FOR PHILADELPHIA ONLY
fssf frrress 10 a. IN. N-"k days and y m daily.
taprrss. Sunday only. 3 80 pm.
Tor ,boeton. without CHANGE. ais pm. ever day.
for brooklyn. y, all Through trains cou n.t 81 3
sey City with boats OF brook IN Amer. s2ord.
inx direct transfer 20 hutton "a svo.dlpe
double ierrlkTe across New Notk city
For Atlantic csty. Il 10 pm. weed d.ya II 50 .
For hsitimcs e.2s. 20 $40. 200, 90, no %
SO. 40 70. $50. 80. 6.os' 6o 90 "a
1899 and III ~ ~ Pm on SUNDAY eco 80 70 g
oO1 80 600 40, lQoo and n IS Pm
For Annapolis. 7:eo and 300 an. IL so Ana q -
p.g daily. eAes2t sunday sundAya BOO e. - -
WASHINGTON SOUTHERN RArLwAr
IN EFFECT MAk,h ~, 1881.
Tor Ae1andri.. 80. 49, Is. 90. g. 70 a
5.45. O.Ia. sSr2, 10 % and m ~ y m u sun.
day At = "a -. s4A l0:ss q N, 1 o., 2s<A
OLA So ans lOn5 pun.
Accommodation for Ousntico. s<5a and Tsp n.
49, aays. - an sundays
daily, Accommod.tion - ?. NJ. ~eek dAyS
Trains leave Ae,hndns tor Ma-hinston 6'OS 7soA
s@' ~. lOl5, a IL - An al. 800,
800. "a. bio. y A. els : as 40 10 20 ~
n 0s pm on sunday At s. ID IO:I5. IA "a sne
- AN 2'oa b-l0 ia. : 60 ss20 and 10 q
Tickets and information at the once north.a.s 60,
station where orde-- I've left for the checking 4
CHAS L. PUGH, y r. MOOD
General Manager tmy2l General Pas.eusssr xs.nA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-02
F0RGERS NOT FEARED.
Chief Engraver for the Government
Casilear Has Something to Say.
THE SMITH-BROCKwAY FIRM

elares That Photographic Processes are Not
Dangerous-Only Engraving Can Counter
felt Ensraving-How the Great Countsrfsdt-
Ing Conspiracy Was Broken Up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-02

Ayoung man named William A sheldon was
arrested yesterday by Detective Gallagher and
iocksd up on . charge Of embezzling t6. 10
from Meredith Jenkins, q milk dealer. The
yeo5s man was employed by Mr.. Jenkins, ard
= Claims that his employer owes him some
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-02

rhsvs positive rsmsdy for the shove dissass; b. ~
thousands Of casss Of The vorst kind an q loo
sanding hsvs bssn curved In1ssd. srong b nay likA
n IN slncscy, thss WI end TWO BorTLD EnkA
with VALUABLE TREATIBE On fhs d. . -
sunsrw Who v1u ssnA NJ thsr Exprso - o.
ossoL 7. A. 6LoCUM. NO.
h15o0 HI 1u80 - AZ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-02
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
ID ICHMoND AND pANvIIIE RAILROAD 90.
IN Srhadula IN 81 =, Af,riI -, IslI

N schedule IN effect April ~. lsgl
All trains leave anu at pennxyvAn pas~sn-
ser station. Washington. ID. G.
$50 am--Daiy Tor Culperer. Charlottesville,
Lynchburg. Rocky Mount Danye. Greensloro
Raleigh. Asheville Charlotte. Columhaa. Augusta At
and California Pullman ieey,er New orb 20 Atlanta
and lu Imam Sleeper Atlanta 20 New Orleans Pulmsa
SLEEPER Danville via Columbia and Augusta TO Macon
connects at Lynch with Nor ola and
road for Roanoke. Bristol Knoxville Chattanooga and
the southwest
L.: 10 p.m.-Daily. Washington and Southwestern
Nestituled Limited. between WASHINGTON aud Atlanta.
composed entirely of Pullman cars. which EXTRA
rate of n charged arrives Atlanta Cd
day. Consult time table tor sioIs.
80 a. IN. and 20 m.-Daily. except Sunday. for
StrasburE and intermediate stations.
4aD p.m.-pally. runs TO Lynchburg: carrying
Pu man Sleeper TO Memphis via Lynchburg end
Bristol
n 90 southern Express daily for I.ynchburr.
Danyllle, Raleigh Asheyills. Charlotte. Columbia,
AUGUSTA. Atlanta, Montgomery. New Orleans, TeKss
to New Orleans via Atlanta and MONTGOMERY. Pull
man Sleeper New lOrk and Washington 90 Ashevlls
and Hot springs. y. C. via Salisbury. Also Wash
ington 10 Augusta via Charlotte and 40 umhiA.
Trains on Nashin xton and Ohio division lesye wash
fnRton 300 m. daily, % daily and a. p m,
erceTf sunday. returning arrive Wash naton ~ q
m and 40 o, daily and q .53 Am. except sunday,
- Through trains from the south via Charlotte aud
DanNllle arrive IN Washington a. m. 10 .25
and o. via East tennessee Bristol and Lynch
burg at 3 % y. m. Strasbunx local at lO,4S q m
Tickets. Sleeping reservations and iniortnstisa
furnished and baggage checked st once, l;u0 Penn
syydnia ave. and at passenger station Pennsylvsns
APPS JAS. L. TAYLOR. Gen Pass. Agent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-02
OCEAN STEAMERS.

SHoRT ROUTE TO LONDON
- NOkDDEUTSCHER LLOYD g. D. 90.
Fast Express Steamer.
To Southampton Uondon. Hsvre), Bremen
Ailer. Sat. May ?. noon; LAIN Tues NAV T.
Pm: Ems. Sat. May y. a m. Hsvel, fssa, Hay
". sam.; Ebe, We'd. May L. 10 O. m EsAsf. SD.
May 10. noon
Comfortable state rooms, excellent table larusscU
saloon appointments Prices: LIST cabin olOO and up-
ward berth. according location; I'd cabin Go =
"a, steerAee a. low rztssA Apply tok y. Dhook
GSo Penn ave. $50
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-02
THE TRANSIT OF MERCURY.
The Little Planet VIII Be Projected on tn
Suns Disk Next Saturday.

TIE TRANSIT WILL BEGIN HERE just BEFORE
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. PREPARING TO MAKE
oRsERvATIoNs-DATA TO BE OBTAINED THAT
NAY HELP SOLVE SOME PuzzLISo AsTRoSox-
ICAL PRoRIEnR
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L NEW ToRk, SgEEssrowN AND

TNNAN LINE.
NEW YORK, QUEENSTOWN AND
LIVERPOOL.
FROM NEW YORK EVERY WEDNESDAY
City Of p.ris... 10 500 CITY q View Yorh. .le.s3
City OF Chestr....-.4.770 City Of Richmond. 4 -
For rates Of and other information sDpay -
kEIkR WRIGHT SONS. Gen Arena
Bowling Green, New ioRk.
Orto q. W. MOSS. wi Pa ave-,
mh5-eo3m Washzn8toa.
DIED STAR LINE
n Belgian Royal and United etatss Man oesanssu-
NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA
ANTWERP. Axfi1Ss..s.
One Of the Shortest Routes %
PARIS AND LONDON,
Belgium. Holland. France, suits9ianA - nhAnD
and Italy.
ftrst cabin, escond cabin, stssrsge e low rsssA
PETER WRIGHT SONS, osnsrSl AEsats, b 1svr
ing Green. New York. O. % o. ". hosS ~ syf-.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-27
A Swell Boston Shoemaker.

For several years there has been q col
, ored shoemaker on School street. He
has owned his little shop, which is big
enough for about four people to stand in
without noticeable discomfort. He is n
good looking young fellow, and thereisn't
anything remarkable about him at first
sight He has very good trade for a
small place, and his income is sufficient
to enable him to live comfortably. If
you go into his shop any time of the day
between o'clock in the morning and D
o'clock in the afternoon yen will find him
seated on a little stool with leather
apron on. His sleeves will be rolled up,
and he will be pegging away for dear
life.
If you go into the place at O'Clock
and wait few minutes, you will pres
emily behold as novel spectacle as may
be witnessed in the city anywhere. You
will see that a gorgeous light overcoat
has been hanging on a peg in the wall
in corner of the shop, and that pair
of flashing patent leather shoes have
been reposing in the same corner on the
floor, and that near by big silver
knobbed walking stick has been stand
ing, while on little shelf has been rest
ing glossy silk hat. When this young
mans work is done in the evening he
doffs his leather apron and attires him
self in his swell apparel.
He may be seen on Washington street
in the nsighborhood OF the Adams House
an hour later, silk hat, patent feathers,
spring overcoat. silver knobbed cane and
all He goes TO his shop in this dress in
the morning and leaves it similarly gar
mented in the evening. He moves iu
the SWEETEST colored society Of the city,
and is looked on by his acquaintance a.
a person Of quality. Yet he makes no
disguise Ct his business.-Boston Cor.
St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-27
Bishop Brooks Way with Children

No one who has seen DR.. Brooks with
children is likely to forget his way with
them" Steiner persons say that he
makes them behave very badly, and,
possibly in jealousy, others have called
him fonder of youngsters than of grown
people. No objection is heard from the
children. They look midgets, indeed.
on those knees, high and broad. in which
two schools Of Guardianship figur-
atively meet. Is it foolish to imagine
that the new bishops visitations will
gain some Of their power-over mothers
at least-through his extremely happy
intercourse with the children However
literally true it may be. surely the story
of Dr.. BROOKS going to a poor woman's
rooms and keeping the children out Of
mischief while she went TO church tells
something Of his spirit. And the story
loses none of It's point when one reflects
that the woman could not hear one Of
her visitors sermons.-Harper' Weekly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-27

The custom Of wearing black patches -
make the skin seem fzlrsr cane from tbs
habit Of applying in th@ fifteenth century
pieces q black vslsss o. other dssk sfHa 20
TIE Temples f1g tas hszdzche a fsssioa-
able coquetr. discovered fhas tbsse we're
booming and sreught them iaio nae ia
Frnncs. Nb@ncs - eusto1s fsrssd into
EuroDe. They were 1ofz nc. oniy bY
women. bet ~ szaslsitss and the cisrzy,
thous1 their 80 "a Hst general afngex
nrea. They we're called anguekss. aad
we're made ro1Bd. square, svsl. a81 IN tbs
EhsDe % STAR. hearts. erssc@nts and ans.
zsls q al ssfts. - tsst isey's fsessesas-
tinss hsS tss appsssanes q . r1ssszsr@
--Cizc.ansfl Cosazsfcisl Gzzstts
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-27

H MorreII's % Is seconds In the -
hurdles were fine performances, the last
two being quite equal to the records. In
the broad jump c. S. Reber cleared y it
~ in, which, considering the bad take of,
was splendid performance.
Oct. 10, at the Brooklyn Heights games,
]. S. Mitchell threw the 16 pound hammer
141 it. So ms, breaking tie former record
made by himself Sept. %. Oct. 16, at Cam
bridge, Mass, J. p Finnerin, Boston A
A, ran 40 yards over ten #. Gin. hurdles
in 81 IS seconds, which is the best American
record for that style of racing. Oct. IL, at
the New York Athletic club fall games, H
Jewett, of Detroit A. c., ran 30 yards in
% 1-5 seconds, the fastest performances ever
accomplished on curved track in America
w. c. Dohm did fine performance in the
half mile. He made all his own running
and yet succeeded in finishing in I'm. 55
2-5s. Some fine jumping was shown by }.
Mooney and g. Sehwegler. They cleared
% fit. 5 in. and % f. in. respectively. j.
S. Mitchell wound up the season by estab-
fishing a new record Of 81 #. II in. for
throwing the IS pound weight.
Considering the number of good men on
the path the meetings between the cham
pions have been very rare. This is no
doubt owing TO the poor inducements
offered in the way of prizes. The champion
ships appear to be the only meetings that
bring the cracks together, the honor at
tached to them of course being quite suffi-
Gent incentive. 1t would be worth any
clubs while to give $500 prize to bring
Wendell Baker, w c. Dohm, ". G. Downs
and NJ. Remington together in quarter
mile, or J. Owens, H. Jewett. l.. H. Cary
and H. D. Carr together in 100 or 800
yards run. Such contests would cause
great excitement and draw big gate re-
ceipts. A. B. GEORGE.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-27

The elevator in one Of the big news
paper Offices was filed with men. One
woman, fsshionsbly dressed, was a pas
senger. Next her stood a hunchbsck-
an aged man. neatly dressed and shrink
ing as far as possible ont Of notice. The
woman looked at him with 4 thoughtful
air as if weighing vast possibilities. Sud
denly she leaned over and with the tip
of her white glOved finger daintily
touched the hump of her neighbor.
"What WIS that fory" one man asked
another In an undertone. Don't You
know For luck" was the answer.
Touch a hunchback and bring good
fortune, is ous of woman's pet supersti-
tons. New York World.