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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-05

GAME NO. LAIRD AND LADY.
By John Mulholland, Williamsburg, Pa.
The following game appeared in Chronicle
Telegraph March 6, 1880, as game No. los, =
circumstance Mr.. Mulholland overlooked
when he gave US problem No. 11s, correcting
Laird and Lady game in A. D. P. variation
49, at eighteenth move:
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-05
CHECKER ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The following Is the great record Of the
worlds champion checker player since his
arrival in Britain up until February 8, 1899.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-05
HES 8

All communications should be addresses to the
Chess Editor, r. o. Box 463.
The Pittsburg Chess Club meets 1t the Pittsburg
Library, Penn avenue.
The Allegheny Chess Club meets at DR.. Mfler's
Hall, North avenue, Monday and Thursday even
ings.
Solvers who understand the German notation are
requested to use 1t.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-05

(n) Black wins by first position. and As not
less than nine of the above variations are
won by the above term after 81, 22-17,
Is in variation 13 we have what Is known
as Payne's.
First position, and for the benefit OF our
learners who have no books outside Of what
appears in the weekly columns, we give the
solution.
Black-kings-H III white-21; king-5.
Black to move and win.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1892-07-22
THE COLORED TROOPS.

The country is not gong TO be
allowed to loose sight of The Incl.
dents Of tha: famous convention at
Minneapolis IN. hurry. Stale
though il il becoming the follow.
ing from the Globe. Democrat is cal.
culaled TO produce. thought
Two States, hopeless, ly Demo.
cratic, Kentucky and CT. orgia, gave
The majority by winch The minor.
ty report of The Committee on Gre.
denrials was adopted, and The tlar.
rison contestants from Alabama
was seated. This was the first
Harrison victory. There sat at the
head of several delegations from
the South, certain Federal office
holders, who voted their delega.
lions as II they had been SO many
cattle. Talk about plantation
manners ! When one of these dele.
gates arose the Chairman called
to him
"Sit down, blank you, Sill down,
The delegate sat down. When
another started to leave the hall,
The Chairman, turning sharply, ex'
claimed:
Where in thunder are you go.
ingy'
And the delegate returned and
took his seal. One body of these
Southern delegates WAS herded in
the top floor of a hotel at hight
and marched to and from The Con
vention with about The same vol.
ton That a c%hain-gang moves. 1t
was not pleasing to the winners
that such a condition helped on
the victory. The recollection OF
how certain Southern delegations
were handled leaves Il sore spot for
the side which won.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1892-07-22

The Memphis Commercial thus
vigorously denounces third party
ism in Mis>i sippi:
"The attempt on the part of GER
tain Mississippi Alliance men 10
make the third parry movement
60 in that State will hardly attain
sufficient dimensions to cause Sc
rions alarm. Third parlyism in
The South is merely ralicaliSm in
this disguise it is simply niger
i'm, force-biilism and every form
of scoundrelism included in Re.
publicanisn. The white people of
Mississippi have drunk this cup to
The very dregs, and it will not be
a pleasant day nor a merry occas
ion for the man or organization
which again commends the pois.
oned chalice 10 their lips. They
have become familiar with all the
methods of Republicanism, and
they know it as we'll when 1t comes
IN a third party sleeps clothing as
when it comes CRASHING its ugly
iangs."
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1892-07-22
THE FORCE BILL.

The Cleveland Plain Dealer sees
the danger to the country from the
resuscilalion and passage of the
Force bill, for which the Republi.
can press is now SO loudly clamor-
ing. 1t sounds tins note Of warn.
ing, which should be heard in those
parts of the South where schemes
TO divide the Democratic party are
Matching "The Federal election
bill with which the people are
threatened in case of Republican
success is a force bill. 1t is the
Lodge bill OF the last Republican
Congress. If enacted into law
it would put the election machin.
cry at congressional in the hands
OF Federal officials. 1t would sur
round the polls WITH Federal depu.
tv marshals. Behind the Federal
supervisors and armed Federal
deputy marShals would be in re-
serve The Federal troops. The vo.
ting would be done in the shadow
OF Federal baynnels. The claim l.
made lha, the supervision would
extend only to the election of Con-
yressmen, and that the Federal
power has a right 10 provide Tor
such supervision. Whatever may
be SAID concerning The latter right
the text of The bill passed by the
last Republican House showed
that the State and local elections,
in the great majority of States,
woald be practically under the
domination IF Federal officials. 1t
certainly would IN this State, were
the law brought into Operation
here, because The election OF Con-
gressmen aid State aud local off
ciaIs are ineX'ricably involved.
The Force bill is a scheme to de-
slroy home rule and concentrate
power in the hands Of The Federal
administration. Ii a Democratic
administration were in power and
both branches Of Congress were
Republican, not a step would be
taken by The Republican party TO.
ward such legislation. because il
would place in the hands of The
Democratic executive the means
to secure and retain complete as
cendacy. Were a Democratic
Congress and admin .tralion &c
enact and enforce such a law, the
air would be rent with Republican
outcries against Democratic usur
patton and tyranny. The Demo
cratic party plants il>elf firmly OF
The platform of home rule and OPP
position TO Federal interference
with elections. 1t has with 1t ih'
vast majority Of citizens of all par
lies in opposition to the Force bll
legislation which the Republican
will pass if they get control OF tn
House this lall.N
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1892-07-22

they could find that was of any use
to them. What they chose 20
leave behind indicates that there
must have been originally a great
collection of valuable weapons,
ornaments, etc, deposited in The
tomb. Among other things sever
al iron fshhooks we're found IN The
grave chamber. A great number
oil animals mus, have been sacri-
feed At the burial, inasmuch as the
bones of at leas, twelve horses and
six dogs were discovered inside The
vessel.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1892-07-22
OuT.Or.D0OR ADVERTISING.
New Orleans City Item.

New Orleans City Hem.
The idea has been preached by a
wag. or a more serious citizen who
has grown tired OF stone fence,
wayslde aud outdoor advertising
generally, that we are ON the eve
of an Invention that will utilize
the sky and the clouds IN the ex.
tension of he business. IL is to be
hoped, for the sake of The feeling
of those who are easily disturbed
by abnormal performances. that
the proposed me,eoric display will
fail of mechanical success.
There is very little danger that
it will ever achieve anything very
; satisfactory to the class OF cheap
advertisers. A. a rule, a low priced
advertisement i dear at the rrice,
While that gwen 10 a publisher
who is compelled 10 demand full
rates is often worth much more
than the money that is lad
for it. A. Tor The inperitive d.
reclions that stare out at one from
The back fences and dead walls,
from the trees by The lonely road,
il is Loublrul whether they ever
paid anybody except The "arli,l"
who painted them.
The men OF affairs going rapidly
about his business. or anxious TO
reach The end OF his ride, walk or
tramp, is not impressed by the in
junction to try 40 other soap,
lamp chimneys, tobacco, elixir, or
what not, except The specific arli-
Gle named, bu, above all things TO
buy This or that have been painted
to serve somebody else's interest
than his own. How many readers
of the Item can recall a Case
where lie lralled an article from
the waySide placard to the depot
Of supply. and then bought it with,
ont h owing anything about 1t
These ont ol.door dodgers can
never take the place of the family
newspaper, TO matter where they
are put, whether ON The p'r;able
Transparency OF the trough on
rats" man, or placed in the heav.
ems whore Constantine saw a mi
rdculuu, syn.
They hardly ale ieti in colape.
lit;on by The reputable newspa-
pers. These, however, have their
underminers in their own profess
sion. The publisher Of a sheet
whose circulation hardly reaches
ont of sight of the press that prints
it, now and then makes a rate SO
low that "A fully equipped and re-
sponsible newspaper could not af
ford 20 accept in. Receipied bill.
these shams are obtained AMI pre-
senteG at the counters OF solid es
adjustments to show the market
price. The upshot is. sometimes
that the advertiser, believing en-
porarily that he has actually beer
given the true rate, refuses his bus
mess and thus loses The valuable
services of a paper that would bt
Of profit to hlm and the publ he
loses the advertisement. Mel
caught by these devices are gener
ally new beginners or veterans al
fecling ignorance Tor a purpose
, They har,ilv ever for long at
time, succeed in alternating tn
sensible business nan from hi
true friend, the publisher with
sterling newspaper, but they some
q. times raise long discussions wit
business men before they hav
taken diplomas for good sense.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1892-07-22

A relative Of mine proposed M
der very peculiar circumstances,
says a writer in the Philadelphia
Press. He had known the young
lady some months, when one even
ing he suggested going TO the thea
ter. Now, the entertainment was
to commence with a laughabie
farce entitled, Will You Be MY
wife?' The young man was read
ing this 10 the young lady as they
were crushing to get in, but she
only heard him say, "Will you DO
my wife ?" as she was squeezed
closely to him bXJhe crowd. She
answered, Eyes, Harry, dear; bu,
had we not better get ont OF here!
And out they got. He did nov
fairly comprehend until she sad
"Whaiever made you propose TO
me when We were half squeezed
to death ," But he rose 10 the &C.
casion and said: sit was the
squeeze that did it, may dear"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1892-07-22

The stockmen of South Dakota
have recently imported from Ten.
nessee a number OF Russian hourSss
10 help in the determination oil
wolves, which have Of late been
killing numbers of colts anu
calves.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1892-07-22

A NAH on a wedding tour may
be recognized even il his bride y
not with him. When he mees
women he looks al their clothes
instead of al the faces. lie IS os
ginning 10 wonder what such du''
cost.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1892-07-22

1t has been estimated that our
ing the late civil war in this couM
try one man was killed for ever
eight hundred bullets fired. ~"
IS a good deal of lead to use o" hs
man in order 10 put him out Of u"
WAY.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1892-07-22
CHE Demorrat-S Star
WORTH A LICkING.

Snme wears ago in Georeis that
band of christians known as A..
ren,iunisis were having u grand 70.
vival. One day, when The meet.
inc was in full force, a storm came
up and a young gentleman who
was out hunting with his servant
took refuge iii The church door
Curious 10 see the service, The two
hunters crept into The gallery, and
there hid in a place where thpy
could observe without bein. oh.
served.
"Come, Lord, come, our robes
are ready. Come, Lord, Gomez
cried the preacher, while all pres.
enl gave IA loud "Amen."
"Mafsa Gable" whispered Gully.
lifting his hunting horn to his
mouth, "let NE glb dem jist one
tOot."
"Put that horn down or III break
pour heai,' replied his master in a
whisper.
The hcrn dropped 10 Unny's
side, and again The minister cried.
Nome, Lord, cone, come; We
are ready for Thy coming. Come,
Lord, come"
"Do Marse Gabe-do jist lemme
rib 'em list one little tool" plead.
ed Cuffy. wetling hiIips and rails
ing his horn. \
"I'll whip you within an inch of
your life" whispered the eXaSper.
aled master.
''Blow, Gabriel, blow; we are
ready for lis coming. Blow, Ga.
briel, blow" pleaded the minister
Cuffy could no longer resis, the
temptation. and sent IL wild pea
ringing from end TO end of the
church; but long before its lasl
echo died away his master and him
self were the only occupants o
The building.
Il ready fur de licking, Mars,
Gabe," said Cufly, showing ever,
tooth in his head, ''!Or | clare I,
To gracious IFS wort two lickingSt I,
see de way common farm cattl,
kin git ober de ground wild skeere,
'S:ensionist behind 'em."
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1892-07-22

The Presbyterians are aDo".~
establish a college ut Salt IS
City, and haye already purc9ss1ss
100 acres Of ground upon whicn.
IS to be located. fhis organl'ss
lion is undoubtedly preparing :
beard the Mormon III his DELL
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1892-07-22

There were seventeen young
men at Harvard in The graduating
class who failed to Gel their de-
gree this year. Did they play
baseball or devote their time to
pulling with VARSITY crew! z"
Blue-grass blade., 1892-02-13
The COurier-JOurnal has Gone
to Lying About PrOhibi-
tiOn-GOOd Sign.

The Courier-Journal, a paper
edited in Louisville, KY, by a man
named Waterson, a chum of the
distiller John Atherton-said
Waterson having gained no little
notoriety and self-importance in
consequence of having been
snubbed by David b. hill of New
York-speaks as follows about
~ocal option"-which it calls
"Prohibition"- Glasgow, KY.
"The Glasgow people are tired
of trying to enforce prohibition
laws. Their drunks have been
more disorderly under the. system
than they were before, and the
liquor has been so mean that no
gentleman could enjoy it. The
Prohibition law being practically
a dead letter, the citizens of the
town have been called to a mass
meeting to sit in inquest on the
corpse and find out what is the
matter. The high license party
has been furnished with strong ar
guments by recent events, and
there seems to be Likelihood that
high license will be given a trial.
The discovery of an illicit still
Blue-grass blade., 1892-02-13
II Would not Raise my hoy i'm
lexington for any Con-
sideratiOn.'
FERGUS FALLS, MINI, |
Jan. 27. '92. (

FERGUS FALLS, MINI,
Jan. 27. '92.
c. q Moore, Lexington, Ky.
DfAR SIR-Inclosed please find
my draft on N. Y. for $500. 1
wish to subscribe for your paper,
as / Ike to hear all the nel0s from
my Old home. | was born and
raised in Lexington and it tickles
me a little to come across the
namds of some ofmy old acquaint-
anceb in your paper. You do not
fiatter them either. Old Lexing-
ton hust be getting tough. 1t
was rather lively there after dark
wheh l was a boy but it certainly
is, must be, tough now.
] was somewhat amused when
you Dave your description of a call
on ore of the Madams and how
easy 4 was to do so without de-
tectidn. know that to be fact
for sfme of the old hoary headed
sinn3 3rs did it, and once in a while
theHgot on the Grand Jury and
them nthey didn't question the boys
verNclosely as to their counec-
ton With the fancy houses Some
Of thE Eold fellows however, thai
were innocent, would probe the
Blue-grass blade., 1892-02-13

l see Bro. Bell here once in a
while, and he looks at me with an
expression on his face like a steel
trap.
If Bro. Carpenter thinks he can
buy me off from my devotion to
Jonah's whale with a poor little
pitiful hundred dollar William, he
is the worst fooled man in the
United States. l expect to make
more money out of that whale
than Barnum did out of that old
mermaid he used to have, away
yonder "fo de war"
And / don't see how / am to get
along without those Darwin
monkeys. 1 don't think my me-
nagerie would be complete without
them.
That Blade stock business was
all fixed up in the next Blade be-
fore got this letter.
Blue-grass blade., 1892-02-13

Them birds has been mighty
good to me, and | am sorter juber-
some that this Neal arrangement of
making people pay is kinder like
going back on the birds.
The greatest danger that can
happen to the Blade is to get it
organized and run on business
principles.
If Neal gets this paper fixed up
like these other papers and | find
that men are not to be trusted like
the Ravens, | am going right back
to the raven plan. The Blade
never has gotten money like it has
been doing for a month or two
back, and the Ravens have got up
a scheme so that they never can
knock it out any more; and it wont
make any difference what | say.
1t used to be the case that when
| said something wrong they
would all jump on me at one time
and | would publish it all at once,
ard [ would just go down like
McGinty. But now | am always
behind with what | have to print
because my paper is not large
enough. | stick these letters in
the hopper and tell the printers to
grind them out when their time
comes.
Then l get a little penitent when
/ get to thinking about all the
rows / have kicked up, and /
write something pious and some
good preacher endorses it. And
then / get jolly, and mad, and
write the durnest newspaper you
ever read, and that preachers let
ter.gets out just in time to say
how much he enjoyed that issue;
aud in this way | know they never
can knock me out. But am
mighty fraid of running this paper
"on business principles" 1t amt
built for that trade.
Blue-grass blade., 1892-02-13

That's justithe way they are
doing here in Lexington. Demo-
Gratis are wanting somebody to
"pound" the Republicans, and the
Rel ublicans are wanting some
body to "pound" the Democrats,
and between them both the saloon
keepers and distillers and gam
blers and "Madams" have
pounded" all the decency out of
Lexington, until this gentleman
whose name is elegantly engraved
on his letter paper as the cashier
of a bank, says he would not bring
his son here to be brought up
among these people for anything
in reason.
A bank cashier in Fergus Falls,
Minnesota, may have some indie
pendence, but there is not a bank
cashier in Lexington or a bank
president that is not just as much
afraid O. one of these plug ugly
Irish saloon keepers, as he is of
the devil.
You may look all over that list
Of names of men who signed that
Law and Order chicken fixing
they got up, and there is not a
single bank mans name on it.
They are afraid these saloon fell
lQNs will not deposit the money
them. of which they are rob
fkeir felIow 80 S &
Blue-grass blade., 1892-02-13

NATIONAL MILITARY HOME, |
Ion 12 300

NATIONAL MILITARY HOME,
Jan. 18, '92.
C. c. Moore.
DEAR SIR-In looking over the
issue of your paper of January Is,
1 note your very kind words.
Your wishes crafty me.
l wish to say you and l are two
of a kind on Woman Suffrage, but
widely differ in that "Million
pledge plan"
AS an experiment l have no
faith in it. l have observed with
some care the arguments, pro and
con, but have thus far refrained
from taking sides.
1t appears to me like too much
boys play at politics, to go around
with a pledge roll coaxing great
big men to sign it.
Thanks to Mr.. w. B. Winslow.
May his shadow never grow less.
Mr.. Editor l admire your pluck.
May your sarcastic pen continue
to be inspired for truth and right.
Yours very fraternally,
JOHN YOU'VE.
Blue-grass blade., 1892-02-13
They Liked the Ventilation
Of Paris.

ELIZABETH, BOURBON Co., KY.
Jan. 25. 1892.
Editor of Blue Grass Blade:
DEAR SIR-Enclosed find fifty
cents for trial subscription to the
Blue Grass Blade beginning with
the copy that ventilated Paris.
Yours respectfully,
w. Ii. CLAY.
Blue-grass blade., 1892-02-13
ssSfick to Your Faith, Bro.
Moore, I'm the Ravens

PILLAR POINT, N. Y. Jan. 26, '92.
BRo. MooRE-Enclosed please
find $500 for my Indebtedness to
the Blue Grass Blade.
l am taking five papers, but the
Blade takes the preference. Long
may you live to flourish that Blade
and be instrumental in Staying the
enemy as little David of old did
Goliah.
Stick to your faith, Bro. Moore,
In the Ravens; they will come
when you least expect them.
L like the fearless stand you take
for Prohibition. You are right
and right is bound to win.
Yours respectfully,
G. ID. GOULD
Blue-grass blade., 1892-02-13

matter pretty hard and seemed to
have great curiosity. Then the
others would riggle and want to
dismiss the nasty subject. Oh 1
could write you a b ,ok about Lex
ington as / know something of
that town. 1 tell you Mr.. Moore
l would not raise my boy in that
town for any consideration, for if
a boy passes through safely he has
some memory that he would like
to forget. All are tempted in that
place to go to the devil by way of
whisky, cards and women, and /
don't want my boy put through
such a mill.
Hope l have not worn you out,
but when a fellow gets started it
IS sometimes hard to stepLMont
say anything about my political
views for fear you will jump on me
With both feet. l am waiting to
zee if the Democratic convention
wont give us some fellow about
Jlevelands size to pound Repub-
leans with. Send me the paper.
Yours truly.
G. G. WAKEFIELD.
Blue-grass blade., 1892-02-13
And the Wicked Shall Flourish
Like a Green Bay Horse.
Psalms l5l:I
SHAKPsBURG, Jan. 9, '92.

SHAKPsBURG, Jan. 9, '92.
Mr.. G. c. Moore, Lexington, Ky.
DEAR SIR-I hear many re-
marks about your paper. Would
like to see copy. If it is the
kind / hear it is | think it deserves
credit and the patronage of every
temperance man in the state.
l will scatter sample copies
among my friends if you see
cause to send them.
Yours etc.
j. M. LEGGETT.
Blue-grass blade., 1892-02-13

1t is fact that some of our
simon pure Prohibitionists see
that "million pledge agreement,
just as Bro. Young does, but l
can't see it that way. 1t seems to
me that the chances are immensely
in favor of its doing great good,
and it only costs little exertion
to try it.
Blue-grass blade., 1892-02-13

1Olde. soon will be
elevenIyears old. My brother and
brothef-in-law vote the Prohibi-
ton ddket, and | am chip of the
same Hook. / would like to sell
the Blade here if / can make
terms With you.
Ya. Pard, Mr.. Neal, knows
my parents. | was raised in
Scott county. Pa is very sickly
man, not able to work. and 1 am
ready to help him. to make a
nickel honestly, and also help
your paper.
Very Respectfully,
JIMMIE ELLIOTT.
Blue-grass blade., 1892-02-13
That stanford Racket Helped
Business.

DAkvILLE, KY, Jan. 26, 1892.
C. c. Moore, Esq.
DHAR SRI enclose you check
for $500. Please send me the
Blue Grass Blade. Also send it
to George Cogar, Danville, KY.
After your last issue l don't think
you will have any trouble in col
lecting in this part Of the country.
Your friend,
q. T. HELM.
Blue-grass blade., 1892-02-13

"The copy that ventilated
Paris" was sold out almost before
the ink was dry, and they keep
calling for them up to this writing
February l.
Blue-grass blade., 1892-02-13
First one Of this Kind for a Long
Time.

SMITHsoNvILLE, KY, Jan. 13, 80.
Mr.. C. G. Moore.
You will please discontinue
your paper to me, as it was not
the kind that was represented to
me. l have received four or five
papers and am willing to pay for
the same.
Respectfully yours,
w. T. MULLEN.
Blue-grass blade., 1892-02-13

Master Jimmie Elliott will
hereafter be the Blade newsboy at
Corinth, KY, and will get half of
what he sells the paper Tor. The
paper must be sold for five cents.
Next.
Blue-grass blade., 1892-02-13

That is fair and gentlemanly.
No charge for the numbers gotten,
but the thank of the editor for
giving it trial.