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The evening times., 1896-12-08
CHRIS AND THE COMMITTEE.
Won der Abe and His Claim of 49,
900 Against Certain Clubs.

Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. S.-Presidcnt Robi-
son of the Cleveland Baseball club, has re-
ceived notice that Chris Won der Ahe
and his attorney, Walter Hetzcl, Will
arrive in Cleveland about the middle or
this week to obtain a final settlement OF
the old Pendleton Park claims. Won der
Ahe's claims amount to over $4,000, and
aru G,id against Washington, Baltimore,
Louisville and the old Athletics of Phil
adclphia.
THE League appointed r. DcHaas Robi
son MI 4 II. SodeH of Boston commit
tee To pass upon the claims. The meeting
OF the three magndtcs will probably result
in something OF more importance TO base
baIl admirers than the settlement OF IN
P.ndlcton Park affair.
Although ne deal trtwecn Wonder Horst,
Robson aud Won der Ahc, in which the
two former were TO take stock IN anu
strengthen the st LOUIS club. seems To
have faded out when in full bloom, there
Is no authentic know wlelge OF such being
the case. In fact, action may have been,
ami probably was, postponed until after the
settlement Of Won der Ahc's financial diff
fiCulties.
There is no question that tie League
has decided to strengthen the st. Louis
club, and ir Messrs. Robson and Won der
Horst take the matter IN hand 50 much
the better.
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TRAPPING CROWS.
skill and Patience Necessary for a
New Enterprise.

Several citizens residing III Bucks county,
Pa, are engaged in trapping crows dunng
the winter months. During the recent cod
snap their business was very profitabe.
The birds are sold To spOrtsinen Tor siloot-
ing matches. usually bringing 81 per nun
drde but like other things, when scarce
they bring more.
II Is no simple matter to trap crows, Tor
the crow is a willy bird, and TO catch him
in a net set for that purpose requires skill
and patience as well, but the hunger OF the
crow is always the trapper's greatest ana
one man alone would make but little head
way catching crows, and would probably
sit all day in his little bough house ready To
spring his net, but the crows would give
his bait a wide berth, because they would
know that he was IN there.
After placing the carcass OF some animal
on field the net is set close to II by
bending poles OF sapiings on which the
net is hung flat to the ground, where they
are held down by trigger-like pegs and a
line run fifty yards or more TO house built
OF boughs where the trapper is secrcted.
Another carcass is usually laid some
hundreds of yards distant ON the same or
another field where there is no net set.
The trappers, usually two in number, 20
into the bough-house together before day
light. and when the crows begin to assemble
on the fields one of them goes out and
"tlhs dN
The crows seeing him leave, grow little
boIder. aud approach the bait in ones and
| twos, bat stop only long enough to get 4
beakful of flesh and fly off again. The
carcass wheretherciSnu net It's, OF Course,
the best patronized. but the trapper on the
outside makes IL his business to walk near
| enough to that to keep the crows from
| settling on it in numbers, and thus salts
fying rlleir hunge. without going TO the one
| where the net is.
| After a while their hunger gets the better
OF their Judgment or their fears and they
| gather on the carcass where the net is.
| This is the opportunity of the man in the
| hough house. who, with vigorous pun on
| the line, springs the net over them Quick
work must be done then by the trapperS,
| who rush up To- the net to keep the trapped
| crows from crawling out at the ends and
| the front, where II is not staEed fast to
| the ground.
| With their hands covered with stout
buckskir. gloves TO keep the crows from
| biting and scratching them, the captured
| birds are put in bags ready to be carried
| off the field. From forty 10 sixty are
frequently caught at one pull, but it is a
rare thing to get more than two springs
| of the net in one day
The evening times., 1896-12-08
RICH STAKE FOR RUNNERS
To Be Open for All Ages and worth
Nearly 500, 900.
First Contest 10 Take Place I'm June,
1900. the First Entries Being
for Foals Of 1897.

New York, Dec. S.-Those turfmcn VINO
have horses engaged III the 'ohtI Isialu i
KeallZaIinn, TO Ice run next scas"h' NHi
he Interested To learn that the value o' ''c
sake Will he about S25,too- oi tue oiili
natious received "A were declared III slo'
n ar S25. I02 at $50, and H. at Sluo
auowinp a field of 10 starters at S-.o,
and counting IN the $4,000 added 10y the
club. the total is brought up 10 eAdcu4
S24, ,265. ,,.,,,,.
There mas recently been coEsldcrahie taIA
INDUCED in 10y ,ffi'er OF Tie ass"oih''o'i
relative To new and valuahic STAKES 10 w
offered at ONE future time.
TIE management of the Brighton Beach
Racing AssoCtau ION created something ahln
10 a panic last summer 10y anLoLnclhE
plan 10 give a loIt Of progressive stake
10 Toe v oTth at least 81 l"u,Uou. lhc project
does no. seem to have taken tahGihle
shane. and uf laie there has been LothlhG
said about IL.
The $50 OGO stallion stake offered 10y the
westchestcr Racing Association, and the
excellent prospect of its success, leu 10
spirit Of emUlat oH on the part OF uthcr
associations, but thus far the tohey lHahu
Jockey Club is the only one 10 show pfaclic'i
results.
secretary Fellows and his assistants
have been for fomc time at work on the
condi,i ions of new stake that VIII Ger
tainly meet with the approval OF horSetIch
Itwill be announced next week. II VIII be
for three ycar.o!ds and upward, TO lie run
at the June meeting Of laOO.
4 peculiar feature Of the stake is that the
first entry will be for foals of 1897. Sup
plementary entries of yearlings Will be re-
ceived in 1898, and of o-year-olds IN
1899. The stake will finally close on
January l. 1900, when entries OF horses
three wears old and upward will be re-
ceiyed. 1t is designed especially as
champion stake, and ior that reason the
scheme of supplementary entries has cecn
adopted. By this means it will be possible
for an owner to enter Il horse that mas de
veloped championship form, even though he
be aged.
The stake will appeal to breeders espe-
cially, in view OF the fact that the Zee Tor
foal entries will be placed at $40. The Zee
for yearling entries will be placed at $50.
and so on up the scale. 1t will undoubtedly
develop into the richest all-aged stake ever
given in this or any other country
For the first year the association VIII
add a II amount sufficient to make the total
value $50 900. Ifit proves as successful as
its projectors anticipate, and the sum re-
ceved from nominations approaches Soo,-
600. the added III oney will De increased the
following year. II is confidently expected
by the management thatin few years the
stake will be worth close 10 500 900.
The distance will be mile and Il half-
The evening times., 1896-12-08
BASEBALL NOTES.

Now it is the Detroit Club that would
like McGann.
Manager Donovan is in Lawrence, Mass,
and VIII not leave for pittsburS until after
the new year.
McGunnigle is being Systematically knock
ed On general principles in Louisville. Ben
Sanders is being doomed TO succeed Nc
GunniSle.
The Baidwin-Von der Ahc damage suit
in PittSburg has again been postponed
until January, at the request of Mr.. Won
der 3he's counsel.
Dave Foutz's health is so poor that he
will probably be forced to lay off next
season. He was TO have managed the
Grand Rapids Club.
The National League contracts for S97
contain clause by which the players
pledge themselves to go to any farm to
which they may be assigned.
When Herman Long and Fred Pfeffcr
play indoor ball they reverse the positions
which have made them famous outdoors
Pfeffel goes 10 short and Long holds down
second.
Mertes, one of the Phillies' spare out
fielders, writes Secetary Shettsline from
California that he is in fine physical con-
dition, and plays ball once a week to keep
in form.
Manager McGunngle is said TO be very
tired of his job in Louisville. He is having
a great deal of trouble with one of the
directors of the club, who is continually in
terfering.
The Baltimore players abroad have visit
ed London, The Hague, Amsterdam, Ant
werp, Brussels and Paris. They will visit
Ireland before returning home, about the
middle of the month.
Jimmie Calvin, the veteran pitcher aid
umpire is in luck. He recently inherited
about $4,000. Jim has place to put
every dollar OF il He has a baseball nine
of his own. He is the father of nine chill
dreu, all of them boys.
Manager Stalling left Nashville on Sat
urday for Cincinnati, where he will wind
up his affairs of last season with President
Vanderbeck of the Detroit Club. He Will
probably leave Cincinnati for Philadelphia
the latter part of the week.
1t is said that Roger Connor has at least
$50, 600 in the bank, which, 1t is claimed
he has saved since he has been pla ying base
hall. Conner also ow Ms real estate in Bridge
port and Waterbury, Conn. Anson is prob
ably the only player who has more money
saved than Connor.
During the three years Meekin has beer
with the New York Club he pitched in / 2
games, winning rs and losing "a. During
Rusie's last three years with the club he
pitched in l 4S games, of which he won
90 and lost Sc. Meekin's per cent OF
| victories is .696 and Rusie's .621.
Manager william Barnie, Of the Book
lyn Club, has sold his holdings in Hart
| ford TO syndicate, at the head of which
is Col. L. w. d. Woods of Hartford. /
| is said the consideration was $4,000.
Mr. Barnie will retain an interest in tn
club. A new manager Will be secured
The baseball magnates arc deeper ii
hot water now than at any time sine,
the formation of the bulky twclve-clut
| league. The clubs in the most lopulou
cities are only awaiting the time whcl
the compact to hold together will be n
| an end, and an organization formed whic
will more adequately meet with the fayo
| OF the patrons in those cities.
The evening times., 1896-12-08
PRELIMINARY LEGAL BOUT.
Light SparrinG by the Lawyers OF
the Prize Fighters.

San Francisco, Dec. s.-The hackers and
legal advisers OF PugiliSts FitZSimmons
and Sharkey contented themselves with
light sparrIng yesterday preliminary to to-
DAYS battle before Judge GoreZinger.
Referee wyatt carp has been drawn into
the judicial maclStrom by garnishme mt
issued at the instance of Judge Swimmer
ton OF Stockton, who claims SlTo attur-
ney's fees for services rendered certain OF
Earp's friends, and for which the noted
duellist agreed to pay
Sharkey received a cablcgram yesterday
from his father, stating that report was
current in the sailors home that he WAS
dead. This seemed TO annoy Tom consid-
erably and he declined to talk fight to any
OF his callers.
When informed OF Choynski's challenge
Sharkcy replied: "Fitz whipped Cboyn-
ski in four rounds and l was not SO hong
in doing the turn. l don't see why should
fight him again. l will not make any Ilore
matches anyway until am able TO 1avi-
gate"
The evening times., 1896-12-08
HABITS.
Some Have Them and Others are
Not Without.

Not without.
A man likes some hot drink for breakfast
and coffee suits his taste about as well as
anything. 1t seems hard that So many
should be denied coffee because it upsets
their liver and disagrecs with them in one
way and another, still this condition does
exists, and when man finds 1t hurts him,
he is generally sensible enough to leave it
out of his bill of fare, for it is quite
bit pleasanter to fell well all day than to
enjoy a drug two or three minutes and
pay for it in aches and ails or sickness.
A new breakfast drink has come into use,
difficult to tell from coffee, but made en-
tirely of grains and which never produces
any disagreeable results. It has the clean,
pungent flavor SO much enjoyed in coffee,
but while coffee hurts the system Postum
Cereal goes to work in downright good
earnest To make red blood.''
tits composed only of the grains intended
by nature for man s subsistence. These are
skillfully blended and prepared in such a
way as to producea Il hot drink the facsimile
of rich Mocha or Java coffee, but fattening
and healthful. Stomach, liver and bow el
troubles disappear when coffee and tea are
left off and the food drink, Postum, taken
in their place.
This toothsome drink goes about three
times as far as coffee, and produces he ealth
and comfort where trouble formerly existed.
1t is made by the Postum Cereal Company,
Limited, of Battle Greek, Mich. When u
man or woman feels m cam day after day
or every few days, it can quite safely be
charged &c incorrect habits, and coffee and
tea drinking are the real cause of more
bodily disorder than any one knows. A
habit is hard to get over, but when a de.
licious tasting article is offered which pro-
duces health instead of tearing it down
the changeis easy to make. Prominent gro-
GERS say 1t exactly meets n want, and per
sons who have been kept from coffee on ac
connt of their health are now having all the
enjoyment of coffee drinking and getting
fat over it.
Just as good as Postum Cereal are
words used to defraud the public.
Sold by w. b. Zeh, II. p. Beattie and
The evening times., 1896-12-08

teal Association in Asheville. n. c., Sep
tenIber, 1884, a paper was read 10y Robert
]. Snyder ON the subj What objections
can be urged against bestowing the degree
OF doctor of pharmacy upon graduates OF
pharmacy whotake a post graduate course?
The degree very generally given at
completion Of the regular course has been
that OF graduate in pharmacy tPh. g.,
but there is some disposition TO adopt the
former title as seeming more commensurate
in dignity and Importance with the more
extended and elaborate courses which nave
been introduced of late years, change
which was advocated in the paper above
entioned.
DOCTOR OF PHARMACY.
''Of th,uy-One schools of pharmacy con-
cerning whose degree Information has been
received, all but five give the degree OF
graduate in pharmacy. Thctw schools at
Washington, ID. C.-viz., the National Col
lege of Pharmacy and the Pharmaceutical
School OF Howard University The Col
| lege OF Pharmacy of the University Of Mime
sofa bestow the degree of doctor of phar-
| macy, which is sometimes unfortunately
abbreviated Phi. D., symbols which are
generally Interpreted differently.
THE University Of Michigan and Van ler-
| bilt University give the degree OF pharina-
ceutical chemist, their Courses not requiring
| practical work in a pharmaceutical estab-
lIshmcnt and not claiming To prepare Tor
! full commercial work.
The able paper by Justice Brewer before
| the American Bar Association last year is
| Incorporated in the report, and the WORK
| is closed with full statistical tables. An
| interesting item is the cost Of professional
| education ut the various schools
The evening times., 1896-12-08
FOUGHT ON AN ICE BARGE.
Jimmy Casey, Of Detroit, Easily Wins
From a Toledo Boxer.

Detroit, Mich, Dec. S.-Two finish
fights were pulled off ON an ice barge in the
middle of the Detroit river while drifting
down stream last night. About 200 sports
were aboard.
The first bout was between Charles Cross,
champion amateur lightweight of Scotland,
and Frank Stackhouse, of Detroit. Cross
was given the decision in the THIRD round
The main bout was between Jimmie
Casey. of Detroit, and Cotier, Of Toledo.
Casey played with his man throughout the
fight. and was given the decision in the
seventh round
The evening times., 1896-12-08
Indians at Chicago.

Chicago, Dec. S.-Delinite plans were
arranged yesterday for the football game
between the teams representing the Uni
versity of Wisconsin and the Carlisle In
dians The game will be played Saturday,
December 10, at s O'Clock in the evening
in the Coliseum.
The evening times., 1896-12-08
Football Game Declared Off.

Chicago. Dec. S.--The proposed football
game between the allAnerican team COM
posed Of players from Eastern colleges and
the Chicago Athletic Association eleven
has been declared off. Satisfactory terms
could not be arranged.
The evening times., 1896-12-08

The bicycle mail is at present wearing
her watch ia the lapel of her bicycle coat.
Its the tinicst watch ever put on the mar
ket and is called the buttOuhole watch.
The face OF IL is smaller than a dime.
The works are spread out into a larger
space enCaSed in enafneI, ana AID in keeping
the watch in place.
The prett raCc aloue is thrust throught the
buttOuhole, while the works are back Of II.
The evening times., 1896-12-08
WHERE WHEELS WHIRL.

The Maryland Bicycle Club, of Balu-
more has membership OF 900, and what's
claimed to be the largest aud finest bicycle
clubhouse in the country. The building
has so far cost $4,000.
The evening times., 1896-12-08

A queer suit has been begun by a cy-
clist against the city Of Minneapolis, the
cause OF complaint being that he ran into
box left i'll the street without warning
light.
his person was not damaged, but his
ground for complaint is great bodily IA
ugue," caused by being obliged to walk
two miles with a broken wheel. He wants
500 damages.
The evening times., 1896-12-08

Baltimore VIII See Liberty Bell.
Chicago, Dec. S.-By an order OF Judge
Gibbons, the Henry McShaDe Manufactur-
ing Company regained possession OF the
Columbian Liberty Bell yesterday and will
ship it to Baltimore where it viii be placed
on exhibition.
The evening times., 1896-12-08
Cha rnpionship Pool Tourney.

The first game in the pool tournament for
the District championship took place last
night on Thirt y-seCond street, between NJ
and n northwest, Howard defeating Cole
by a score of 100 to 81. Cole started with
a very fast game, but fell down after How
ard executed some very difficult shots. Bcr-
nard Harding, the local crack pool player,
was the referee. Tonight George Kelly and
young Shoemaker will play.
The evening times., 1896-12-08
Note The EnormiIy Of His Experience
and then doubt If you can, the true secret
OF his wonderful success. The following are
but a few or the different diseases treateu'
and the number OF cures:

Special diseases not classified on account
OF being OF private nature.
No matter what your condition, now long
you have been sick, or now many uocuis
you nave tried. no natter what your doubts
may he, consult DR.. Walker, for IL costs you
nothing.
A perfect knowledge OF disease IL power
and onc-naif It's cure. IL matters not II
physicians have given you up and hospitals
turned you away as incurable, consuit tils
eminent specialist and satisfy yourself
The highest fee charged by Dr. Walker
whether you have one or more diseases, Is
So a month This includes al! medicines.
DAILY OFFICE HOURS. 10 TO 3: Sun
days, lutol2:: Monday, Wednesday, Thurs
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ay- CONSULTATION FREE. -tu
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rider-
Unless this is done cycle riding becomes
te,,ipuS. and much Of the fascination and
pleasure OF IL all is lost.
How the style o" garments for wheel
men have changed. Five years ago,
when IA great many ordinary wheels were
IN use the riders We're content to pin their
trousers at The bottom, and let it 90 at
that.
But gradually the wheelmeu have become
fastidiOIs. The hobby Eolf suits were
apparently invented for tieyolc riding, and
then the flowing hloomcr that could not
bag at the knee. was introduced.
Today every rider takes pride in his ap-
pearance. No matter how poor he may be,
lie insists upon saving enough money TO
buy golf Suit and sweater, and usually
gets around 10 bicycle shoes and goflngs.
Thus fitted out he is off to the boule-
wards, where fair-faced damsels admire a
wheelman who is properly dressed.
When the National Assembly meets in
Albany in February the big guns OF the
L. 4. W. will find that they lave more
than one difficult question to wrestie with.
The whcelmen of the West and South de-
mand Sunday racing and Will make astrong
fight for their rights at the meeting. Then
the announcement that Chairman Gideon
will not accept the position as wteider-in-
Ctlei Oh tne racing bDdTu SiNti has CduSeu
great rush for the position
Last, but not least, President Elliott
wants to succeed himself, and while in
some sections the members think he Is en-
titled to a reelection, other parts of the
country say nay, and will attend the assem-
bly, for the express purpose OF fighting
against Mr.. Elliott.
\ question involving n singular principle
was alluded to in n recent conversation by
''Tom" Linton, the star Of the party OF
foreign riders now in New York.
Linton is the man who has ridden some
thing over thirty-one miles within an hour,
feat that no other cyclist has yet ap-
preached.
The great record-holderi Is an o observer, and
he has taken close account OF the conditions
for cycling in this country. He believes that
faster work can be done here than on the
other side, owing to the superior atmos-
pheric conditions, and made the assertion
that he thought he could cover at least two
miles more within an hour on this side
| than he could in England.
1t is a corroborative fact that the mAer-
| lean records for the shorter distances are
| considerable above the English times.
The evening times., 1896-12-08
MiIson Mntched to FIght Marshall

Howard Wilson and Jerry Marshall have
been matched. The contest Will take place
at the Suburban Road House on December
% Marshall has been defeated by Dixon,
and has the reputation OF being d clever
fighter
The evening times., 1896-12-08

The sad lie is a requisite To every bicycle
riders health. In choosing a bicycle 1t is
necessary 10 select a saddle that will fit the
rider.
Unless this is done cycle riding becomes
TEDIOUS. and much Of the fascination and
pleasure OF it all is lost
The evening times., 1896-12-08
DOCTORS ON THE INCREASE.
Some Facts About Professional
Education in This Country.
MEDICINE A FAVORED STUDY

Twice as Many Students of That as
of Law and Theology-But Theo-
logical Schools Have the Largest
Endow Same Rule Holds
Good as to Libraries.
The evening times., 1896-12-08
ANTikOLERlNE

Tabletsl Cures Diarrhea, Dysentery and all
Summer Complaints. All Druggists u
cents a vial
The evening times., 1896-12-08

"Just as good as Postum Cereal are
words used to defraud the public.
Sold by w. b. Zeh, II. p. Beattie and
Ray Craig.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-11-23

1t is pretty generally understood by
women who have achieved choice pearl
rings that while clear, pure water does
not inJure the gem, soap and water will
soon affect their luster and color, and
in time will cause them to peel, or shed
an outer coat. This crumbling. how.
ever, takes place even when the gems
are most carefully treated, and when
the tendency is noted the ring OF
brooch or necklace should be promptly
taken to 4 ieweler. The course of treat
ment often prescribed by that author.
ty is that of the rest cure. Put il aside
in its box, carefully closed from light
and air, and a few weeks, or possibly
month or two, of this lying fallow
will often entirely restore the original
beauty and health of the gem.