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a good account OF themselves. Mind.
] don't say that they won't win Eng
lish professional oarsmen are not near
~ so good as they used TO be. For
while American and Australian soul
lers just rowed all around them. but
their collegiate crews seem u be as
good as ever At all events this inter
national contest will be a good thing
for rowing. for II will stimulate inter
est in 81. II IS one OF the grandest of
sports and one Of the most useful
"Hurrah for Cornell pluck say /.
We are bicycle crazy at present and
the craze is growing instead Of dimin-
ishing. The demand for wheels is
something wonderful, and nearly every
manufacturer has all the output of his
factory, for the season. already be-
spoken. The fact has maintained
prices, but there is another very inn
portant factor in keeping them up. and
that IS the fact that il is impossible TO
n axe a light wheel safe and make IL
Of inferior material. No one. except
one whose avordupois is great. wants
a heavy wheel. The demand Is for the
lightest that can be made. OF course,
every one who goes awheel knows that
every time he or she rides there is dan
ger Of accident 10 life or limb should
the machine break seriously. First
classmaterial costs money. and first
class wheels are not only made of first
class material. but are finished in a
first-claSs manner by frEt-class spe-
cially trained, high-priced workmen
Many are the devices practiced to get
a first-class wheel for little or nothing.
Here is a scheme which bids fair to be
come almost as much Of a craze as
wheeling itself. 4 club is formed Of 175
members or chances. When it Is com
plete l75 small pieces Of paper, num-
bered in regular rotation from ] TO 17j.
are put IN a hat, Well shaken UP and
then each person, in turn. draws a
number from the hat. When all the
numbers are drawn, each person pays
TO the treasurer OF the club as many
cents as his ticket or piece Of paper
calls for. Thus. II he draws 10. he pays
in 10 cents. II 10, he pays the Sl.75. and
50 on, until each ticket or piece Of pa
per Is cashed Up. When al have paid
the treasurer. either By drawing lots
or throwing dice. the winner OF the
wheel is determined. Tho lucky man
or woman. Therefore, at the very high
est gets fine wheel FOR Sl15. and
many get IL for a cent. OF course. ia
persons got-left. but they generally
proceed Immediately 70 form a new
club In the hope that the next time they
may be more fortunate. o. course. lhfs
Is q lottery scheme, and illegal but 81
IS a lottery on such small scale that
] know Of several church members who
have gone into IL, not only once, but
several times. BY the way, let any II
my readers put the figures from : u
us, inclusive. in a column and add
them up, and they viii see that the
getter III Of club - the kind ] tell al
won't come out a loser.
Charles +. Davies Of Chicago. on &C.
count Of his somewhat clerical appear
ance more commonly known as The
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the trotters in respect TO heat per-
fOrmances is expected, as the gait mas
proven TO be the faster. but II Is sur
prising to note how great the contrast
is between the fastest performers AT
beth gaits. Lord Clinton, with a totai
Of so. leads all trotters in the 2:lO list
in point of heats in 2:30. while four
PAGERS have beaten that mark; In fact,
Robert j. has paced almost as many
heats i'm 2:i5 as Lord Clinton has trot-
ted i'm 80 while he has paced nearly
as many heats i'm 2.10 as AliX has trot-
ted i'm 215 In point of heats in 21O,
Alix has IS times trotted in 2:lO or bet
ter. Directum Is times and Azote and
Nancy Hanks 10 each. In the list OF
2:lO PAGERS IT is found that Robert >.
has nearly twice as many heats in 2:lO
as AliX; that seven have more than
Directum. and that 10 are credited with
more than are placed to the credit OF
Azote and Nancy Hanks.
Coming down TO the PAGERS, the vet
Gran campaigners. Hal Pointer ana
Johnston. stand first and second re-
spectively in point of heats in 49, each
having won 100. while nine have won
over so heats each. Robert j.. of course
excels all others i'm point Of heats in
21S, ~ of the total of So won being in
2:15 or better. Robert j. stands at the
head Of the list with the greatest num-
her Of heats i'm 2:1O. having a total of
%. MASCOT Is HttDIu Win oos lynn
Jib third with 81 and Hal Pointer has
paced 20 heats i'm 2:10 or better 1t is
fact worthy Of mention that Robert j.,
who has paced "a total of So in 2:lO, has
n grand average below 2:lO, while Joe
Patchen leads all stations in this re
spect, having an average of 2ll 5l-lOO
for Al heats. Among the other per-
formers il will be noticed that Joe
Patchen, whose career on the turf was
practically begun in 1894. has paced a
total of Al heats in 2:30. and that IS or
them were i'm 2:15 and 16 in 2:lO. IL Is
a remarkable record considering his
short career on the turf. Online, the
4. year-old champion, has paced 81 heats
in $50. % i'm 2:l5 and nine in 2IO, as
against q heats in 2:30. "a in 2:2O and
six in 2:10 by his greatest rival. Ruben
stein. Directly last year paced IL heats
i'm 215 and six i'm 2:lO. VIII Kerr
short career on the turf was probably
as remarkable as any PAGER in the 2:lO
list Although he has paced only u
heats i'm 2:30. all but two were in 2l5
and seven were in ZIG, his grand aver
age being close 21112. Nassar's record
is also very creditable. he having paced
II heats in 2:15 out of a total of "a in
2:3O. and five heats in 21O.-Terre
Haute Express.
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Said Rev. Mr.. Rudy of Quincy, ILL.,. to
his congregation: "Iou can bring a flag
in here as representing a body of men,
but would not want flag hung up over
my pulpit; neither would / want flag
raised over the Christian church, because
the flag represents some things against
which | rebel. rebel against the COVER n
Inent's partnerships with the liquor
traffic. l rebel against the municipal
governments partnership in the saloon,
and would take the katie of the Bible
and cut that partnership in two, even II
in SO doing it were necessary to skin and
scalp every saloon keeper in the city
council
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and Great Gritain. IL was Davies who
nos only managed Peter pugilistlcally,
bU- put him on tbs stage as Oncle
Tom in the famous play OF that name;
Jackson is very intelligent negro ana
he did fairly well as the black saint
of Mrs. stoves romance. Davies and
Jackson are no longer together, out
THE PEARSON" is still in the ring While
boxing shows were zen regle' in chi
cago ne made big money through
them. ana now he has under ms care
Joe Choynski who fought Jim Corbett
no less than four times; Tommy Ryan
the Weltcr-w weight champion; Jimmy
Barry the bantam-weight champion,
and "A gigantic black fighter named
Bob Armstrong, whom he Is develop
ing Davies. by his quiet. gentlemanly
demeauor, made a very good impress
sion on the English sporting nobility
and "bloods." and he will shortly take
his stable of fighters over there IN
search Of English coin. He VIII get
it. too, for. as the Scotch say he Is
"canny."
A gamier man than Tommy Ryan
never pulled off "A shirt in ring. This
was not always believed, but he dem
onstrated IL beyond the caVil or a
doubt, before the Seaside Athletic club,
when he fought Mysterious Billy
Smith there. a week ago. He held the
Maine boy too cheaply, and was, be
sides a little too fine drawn W .is
training, and as result J.. VAS SO
weak and grovg,- toward the end OF
the cl,,-rtA round that the police
called a halt and stopped the battle.
They were induced to allow IL TO pro-
coed a couple OF minutes later. Almost
every one expected to see Smith nnlsh
his man in the twelfth round, but they
were disappointed. With wonderful
generalship Ryan clinched, ducked,
side-stepped and otherwise got away
from most Of Smiths terrific swings,
and finally got his second WIND.
Then, to the surprise of the spectators
he gradually took the lead in the fight
ing, and when the police again inter-
fered which they did before the
eighteenth round was ended, he had
Smith limp and almost helpless on the
| ropes. Ryan's showing after the eleN-
| enth round was the most marvellous
| exhibition of pluck and cleverness in a
ring for 20 years: at least
Lord Dunraven's pet, the new Val
! l1yrie Ill. is in the water at last, and
! in the course of a fortnight she VIII
! probably have sailed her trial. Sailors
| are very superstitious people. and the
| fact that there was disappointment
! at the first attempt to launch the En-
| glish boat makes them shake their
| heads and say that she will be great
| disappointment to her owner when she
| tries for the Americas cup. For once
| hope there may be something in the
| sailors superstition. The defender
| will be launched within the next two
| weeks. IL touched my pride as an
| American when | read the other day
| that Watson. the designer of the Val
| kyric, crowed over the fact that he
had compelled Nat Hereshoff to dis
| card the centerboard. the purely Amer
| lean type Of boat. in favor OF the In
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+" Salvador"

The fable about Salvador being
named for a brand of beer will not do.
Mr.. Haggin's father was a small plant
err and stock grower in Kentucky, but
bred a very select type of shorthorn
cattle. Everybody had slaves in those
DAYS, and one Of the elder Haggin's
favorite body servants was an old ne
gro whose name was Salvador, with
the accent on the second syllable as If
spelt way" He planned the boyish
sports of the now famous copper mill
ionaire. and, half a century after the
faithful old slaves death, the country
rang with the praises of horse named
in his honor-Breeder and Sportsman.
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THEWORLDOF SPORTS
The Prospects Of the Cornell Crew of
OarSmen al Henley.
OUIRKS OF BICYCLE CRAZE
News of the Prize Ring and Chat
About Valkyrie Ill.-What Peo-
pie Who Love Pluck and
Muscle Talk About.

Copyright. 1895. by Bachelor johnson &
Bachelor.
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HE crew Of gallant
young Americans
which Cornell uni
Versity has sent 10
England 10 meet
the flower Of her
collegiate oarsmen
at Henley departed
on the Paris. amid
the booming OF
guns. the waving
OF flags and the
cheers and hurrahs
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glish keel type. Even If we are beat
en-" said Watson. we win "a victory.
FOR we will be beaten by practically
English boat built in America There
Is sting enough in the English design
er's sheer. but he needn't crow too
much His boat, in beam and shallow
ness Of hull is practically of American
type. As "A matter of fact both boats,
the Defender and NalkyTie III, will be
found TO be compromises The English
vessel has American beam and light
depth OF hull. while the Defender has
English overhang, fore and aft, and
English depth Of keel and raking stern
post. Both vessels are practically nm
keel boats, and every one who knows
anything worth knowing about naval
matters knows that a lin keel Is moth
ing more nor less than fixed center
hoard J. h. MCCORMICK.
Gossip About PAGERS and Trotters.
That the PAGERS have long lead on
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Gossip About PAGERS and Trotters.
That the PAGERS have a long lead on
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-06-09
Saved from st. Vitus Dance.
DIR. Miles Neryine
Cures.

Or. Miles Nervine is sold on a positive
guarantee that the first bottle viii benefit
it will be sent. prepaid, on receipt OF price
by the DR.. Miles Medical Co, Elkhart. Ind.
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TIME SCHEDULE

TRAINS ARRIVE.
No = From St Pau. Chicago, and all
Eastern points, arrives Northern
Pacific Local Depot daily at ....... 9:l5 m
No. s, From Spokane Tacoma.
Seattle. Portland. and all Coast
points, arrives Montana Union De-
pot, daily at......................... ll;3) p m
TRAINS DEPART
No Z, For spokane. Tacoma.
Seattle, Portland and all Coast and
California points. leave Montana
Union Depot daily at .............. $50 am
No. s. For ~. Paul, Chicago. and all
Eastern. southern and Canadian
points. leaves Northern Pacific To-
cal Depot daily at ................. 10:3) p m
Pullman Sleeping Cars. between butte and
ST. Paul. upholstered Tourist Sleepers; elegant
day coaches and dining car service on all
through trains.
For information, time cards, maps and tickets
call on or write W. NJ TUoHY, Gen. Agt-, %
East Broadway, Butte. Mont, or
CHARLES S. FEE,
General Passenger Agent,
81. Paul, MINI.
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of thousands Of well-Wisners. AS the
stately ocean greyhound moved down
the bay all passing steamers ana tugs
shrieked steamy good-byes In ear
piercing whistles. The fine steamer w.
q EdTarton went down To the lower
bay with the big three-funneled racer.
She had on board a large number OF
Cornell collegians, who accompanied
the crew to this city TO gladden. their
departure. They had a band with
tbe1,- and the way II blared out Co
luubia. the Gem OF the Ocean. yam
kee Doodle and other patriotic airs
was soul-stirring. indeed. If good
wishes avail. the ithacans VIII win
''hands down." but l fear good wishes
will cut a small figure.
4 foreigner is nearly always at
disadvantage IN an athletic contest,
and our boys will soon know that they
are foreigners IN England. ! have no
doubt that they viii be met with
cordial Lip welcome, ana that they
will have a fair chance TO Win, but
they will. first o. all, have 10 eEcouE-
ter a strange climate. strange fooo and
drink. and comparatively strange peo-
pie. whose ways are not ou- ways.
They Will find the course they are TO
row on more like a basin o. the Erie
canal than anything else. The Henley
course is only wide enough tor three
"eights" to row abreast. and eacn crew
has TO keep strictly 10 its course, or
come TO grief. II is a locked cou-se,
and there is plenty OF eel grass on Its
bottom, though this detrirent, Il is
hoped will be nearly all removed be
fore the great aquatic contest takes
place. As an American, IL would iii
my heart with Joy to hes- that the
Cornell crew had not only bearded the
lion in his den, but had twitched his
tail as well, bu- fear tEar this is al
most too much 10 hope for. feel con-
fdent, though, thac the boys will give
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tlous about The people in tho town and on the
ncigbbOrinR groves were not such people rs
their parents would care to have them ashorinte
with; they were violently preiudiccd aHainst
English people and would 40 out Of their way 70
chsst them or 30 them an injury; 90 % tne iyy Snly
nothing TO do with them. and never 20 into the
town without the projecting care OF Mr.. smith
Every two or three months Mr.. ]. Thompson
arrived with fresh lot of hoy9. for his 'ndyCr-
and when picking time came smith aud Jones
became more parehtally confidential than ever
They took sucl an interest In the boys that they
l.a0O trees on the thirty acres would hardly ay-
ernEe more than eight boxes to tie tree MS
10 good for ten to fifteen hoxes a treo. But
even eight boxes was doing very well, as they
about 243OO0 for the 1000 and some odd hun
drrds of boxes, leaving clear profit Of little
had no means OF knowing that tile grove was
then barely paying for the fertilizers put upon
shipped it was an pn-y mnttpr to add q cipher or
two 10 the comnlssi on merchants figures.
With such ALLEGED profits as these constantly
themselves, S '' They Knew nothing about the
quietly urging them on pretended TO advise
great caution. II was not all land, they snid;
been careful 10 buy up all the really good land
In the neighbOrhood. They were In hnSly 10
have ali The remainder 0f their Lard plnh,rd
than gold mines; but they took such an unustnl
interest in the boy they happened TO le
talking to. and were SO anxious to SEQ him DO
well that they would sell HIM as n great favor,
n small tract OF their own land say i've nr ten
acres. Mt the nominal price of 81 so or 5000 an
acre. II was ridiculous of course. to sci land at
such price that IN n few years would give
clear annual profit Of about 81 800 an acre, but
in this one case they would make the sacrifice.
A few glowing letters sent home by the boys in
tcrested their parents. and Smith and Jones had
no difficulty in disposinR of their wild Florida
land AT the price Of good New York farm lands.
When the neighLoring people learned the
mystery OF the Englishmens grove. they were
not disposed to interfere, even To the. extent OF
enligh,rnng the boys, for the boys always had
money TO spend. and spent II literally. To this
day they only smile when the school OF orange
culture is mentioned. for Smith and Jones are
stil doing business at the cid stand Mr.. L.
Thompson is still making his quarterly visits to
bring over new lntChes of ruddy English boys
with rich parents. and his advertisements may
yet he found In almost any English periodical
OF prominence. Hundreds Of boys have made
their venture ana gone home disc"mtitC,l, but
the supply OF rich and foolish EnElishluCn is not
yet exhausted. Smith and Jones and thompson
said to have divided 81 80. 900 of profits in the
last eight years; and although theirs is the
largest establishment. they do not do all the
business. for there arc moro such SCHOOLS Of
orange culture in Florida.
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which flows tiny brook Of sparkling water.
Out OF the rich, moist earth at the bottom Of
this brook, pushing their wav up between the
pebbles watcr plants are growing. Lily pods
float on the surface Of the stream. In and out
among their long, down-renching stems, gold
fish swim about and search for inorsels Of food
In the centre OF the court where the little brook
widens out like a pond, fountain sends up n
single Jet of water. which cools and freshens the
air. In other parts Of the court tropical plants are
growing. An orange treo which was set out
nearly two years ago has blossomcd and borne
fruit. Date palms. banana trees, and cacti are
thriving vigorously. At the north end Ii n
statue OF the Venus of Mclos and other sculpture
will be added here and there. The temperature
of the court Is never oppressive like that in a
hot house. for II is always the same as in the
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LINTELS OF OLD NET YORK.
Outside Carvings In stone that Are signs
of Priced Woodwork within.

When n certain art-loving German cabinet.
business or pleasure to the older parts of the
city. he keeps his eyes wide open for architcctu-
raj effects. II was in the course of such wander
ings that he came to know all about the several
STYLES of lintels that mark the few surviving old
houses down town. Many of these l.ntcls re-
main over the windows. even after the doorways
have been moGernized. and it is possible to
make man guess at the age of a house greatly
transformed from its original self b. the stvle
of the lintels. The lintels in some cases have
lost their original ornamentations by the seal
were made, and in others the more delicate
lines have been hidden under successive coats
of paint. The best of the lintels. however. on
the lower east side and in and about the region
that was once Greenwich village are OF remark
abe beauty.
Historic old Fraunce's Tavern. at the corner OF
Pearl and Broad street, has brick lintels the In.
divi,iual bricks heing set at a slant. as to in
troducc the principle of the arch. although
there is no keystone. This is perhaps the earl
est form OF ornamental Intel used here. and :;
is effective by reason OF its simplicity. The
plain brown-stone Intel was probably used at
all times, though hardly with tho intent of
ornamentaton II is found In many old houses.
notably the Old Rhinelander sugar house in
Duane street. Many old houses have the plain
brown stone Intel. varied with the double key
stone. Ills seems to be n little later than the
brick or the plain solid brown-stone Intel.
There several houses thus ornamcnted in
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ter name is lacking, but iiclicon Hall is rs diff
terent from every other boys school in tho
world as are the methods of education devised
by its owner, the Rev. J. w. Craig. from those
In use elsewhere. The system is midway he
tween instruction in an academy and private
tuition at home, and the building itself. follow
ing the same lines is novel and unique.
lielicon Hall is an imitation OF no prototype
ancient or modern. 1t conforms to no known
style OF architecture. vet the effect is pleasing
and satisfactory. The predOminating spirit, on
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LIKE NO OTHER SCHOOL.
A UNIQUE EETERPRISE ON THE
SUMMIT or me Palisades

Heiieon unn and the Educational scheme
Planned ny the Rev. Mr. Craig -UnusuaI
Features of the BuiidinR-The spirit
Preao-ip-tins that or Ancient Greece.
High up above the town Of Enzlewood, on the
summit OF the Palisades, and not more than
half n mile from the former site Of tho once IA
nous Palsade Hotel. Is an odd-lookln ing building
known ms Heicon Hail. 1t is the recent consum-
nation OF hvc years OF dreaming and study and
Of two years moro OF actual planning and build
ing II is called school for boys because bet
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rest of the house. which opens upon it. and he
ventilation is perfect. The sides, clear to the
roof. except where they are entirely open at the
south end. are finished in sem rustic fashion.
Galleries extend along the three sides where the
rooms Of the second floor and Of the half floor
above open to the court. Gas fixtures.
eventually to he replaced b. electric lights, are
hung along tho balconies to illuminate the court
at night.
At the ground level the court opens on the
east directly into a large room. which serves a
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hall. This hall is entered from without by the
door at the side Of the house. and upon coming
in one first the open court before him and
directly to his right n small academic theatre.
The seats in this theatre, accommodating por-
haps 100 persons, grade down to the stage, at
the back OF which. seen as through vista.
stands out n painting of the Acropolis of Athens.
Tho partitions at tho end and side Of the theatre
are chiefly composed of tapestries and can be
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the whole, il Greek. This is especially SO in the
decoration, and the interior court. which is the
Characteristic feature OF the whole building,
goes back 10 Greek originals for its suggestion
ut least. This court is the keynote aud the
starting point for the whole structure, 1t is
eighty-hve feet long and twenty five feet broad.
II is enclosed at the top by .,ai5 square feet OF
glass. part OF which, by n mechanical arrange
ment. may be removed In u moment. The court
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itself instead Of being paved, az IN
Greek houses is turned into a conservatory or
garden 1t is carpetcd with grass which is as
green in winter rs in summer Two winding
PATHS Of cQncrrte traverse tho court from end 10
,nd, lealluE over Little rustic bridges, beneath
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ARE MARRIED AT LAST.
LEG BROKEN ny FALL IN A
pARLoR-oN TRIAL FOR COM
PLICITY IN A MURDER.
Waco Must Put Up to Secure Add
Ran ColIeEe-Trial of stecn
Norris Case Postponed.

Waco, Tex, Oct. s.-(special)-B. q.
Frazier of Hill county asked permis-
sion of Mr. Payne, a nelghbor, to marry
his daughter two weeks ago. Mr..
Payne refused, whereupon the young
lovers eloped. They went to Lorena'
McLennan county, and from there they
went into the country few miles
and the man hired to Mr.. II. l.. Straw
horn to pick cotton. They had never
been married but told Mr.. Strawhorn
they We're married in Waco. He ac-
cepted the story as true until yester-
day, when he became suspicious and
come to Waco and made Inquiry into
the matter He was informed that
no marriage license had been issued to
the parties, whereupon he procured
one and returned to his home and told
the couple they would be compelled to
marry. They offered no resistance and
the wedding took place.