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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-05
A hoy that KILLED n Panther.

NJ. 7. Durham writes TO Recreation from
Lyons. Mont, TO tell about 12.ycar.old X. X.
Hutchins and his 1+.year. old sister Lulu. The
two killed a mountain lion on the Madison
River at Dunham's Bridge. The sister saw
tho beast and her dog barked at Il. The sis
ter. went and Kot her brother, who took his
foiiowed IL TO a pine tbieRet. into which he
went. He found and shot the creature dead.
Just then Durham came along and helped get
the lion out. 1t was a medium.size one. IN
feet long, but plenty big enough to break q
heifer's back,
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Loxe FLIsHrs OF BIRDS.
A shore BIRD witch Goes Two Thousand
Miles Over nn Ocean.

The distance which birds travel is marvel
ious, the naturalists say. and lnymen are in.
clined TO bsleve them. w. Herbert purvls
writes to the London Field that everv spring
great numbers OF golden ana hinged plover ar
rive In the Hawaiian Islands, and leave the
first week OF May.
The nearest points OF the American coast to
which they go are In Southern California and
.he Alaska peninsula respectively. about
1000 geographical miles, and there. r. no In
terveninR land. IL may be that the birds drop
do. during such long flights, but 10 is not
probable. This Is the longest regular flight
known OF shore birds over water, but IL II
known pretty. certainly that come sea birds
fly "a n regular thing much further than this
for Instance, are said to nest in Siberia, and 70
fly north over the Arctic Ocean and south
again to Cape Hatteras. or Whereabouts and
beyond, every year.
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This would put the Continental. fifth, instead
Stead St stio " hair ' = eo iInt' aSs.a az behind them in
As II is, the Manhattans express themselves
as very well pleased that the tie will give them
is not in the tie with them. This would have
three champion clubs. for the Union Leagues
won the cSaP%plonshipr OF Brooklyn in the re-
jersey State trophy at the annual rsas S conSr won n tns
the Manhattans lately defeated the only other
impoTtantS whis. club e New York, the Cont;
on our sporting page, as the match was not de-.
oided when his column went e press.
and Rowe 7 plus, n and's The standing in the
Individual race to date Is:
1 e. i: s iSSs: ::: 4 !. ' u: 'iGf :sls:'':::: ': ;:";; 6 6
match by a score of Is to o. Through some
misunderstanding OF the points OF the compnss
Had their score been credited 70 e Brook,y ls," tSs
result would have been 81 to 2.
Harvard w TGn the intercollegiate whist match
who played against them. New Haven was not
Becker, captain of the short su,t.r. IN po.,or
won tho FIRST prize In the American Whist Club
tourney which has Just ended. His record ia
II he and Hawkins sntsred foS he ne s nsir amen men.
pionship at the Congress. Bum and Briggs
would nave TO get up very early in the morning,
OUR ooRREsPoNDENTs.
A. L.. w. B. g.. and. many others ask, ct.
there any work on whist that Riyes The dstaIs
OF the short-suits system OF play ~ Only TWO OF
the modern works state the outlInsa Or H. or
, .sS9Snizs it + 2 part Of strategy, ".IWhIs. Tao
there e every prospect of quite a literature ON T
the subject in the near future. Brentsnos an
nounce "Short-suiL Whist" by Val StaTnss
who is well known to whist players by his pen
that the T9rt yin b. Tie H%ss'R RSss :,s ssa a
and tenacs nlHy, and viii contain a
complete analysis Of the leads second,
style, OF game. Illustrated BY hands plAxsd c shSt
pletely through, showing the adyantSSe 81 ths
new system, From Boston comes the announce
pen OF I. &; Howell, the expert on whist prob%ae'
olllties. This viii be = brief statement Of The
advantages of short-suit tactics when AnnliaaS
to hands Of widely varying possl6iIities Pnpd
will be an effort 10 bring partners 10 y hsstnl
undsT;tanding Of each others hands at the out
be = great feature. This little brochure vii" bs
ths nTst attempt to domonstrate 20 the long.
Of whist than they think for. Wkiis SIssnas
simply goes back to Celsbs. Howell GoeS on 70
49,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-05
DEER FAR AT SEA.
A Buck Found Swimming or Shore By
Rhode Island Fishermen.

According TO a Forest and Stream correspond
emit Ben Lewis and Joe Sldelinker, codnshers
OF Tiverton. Il. J.. found a large buck q mile
u Id a half from sachuset Point, RI, bound for
Navesink Highlands, and going at least Ave
miles an hour. They stunned him with a pad
die after "A hard chase, and then took him 10
Providence, where they sold him.
A number OF like instances have been re-
ported in the past fifteen years-Six or eight,
perhaps-where deer, like this one. were voyag.
Ing apparently from one pasturage to another.
Bears, also. have been found swimming miles
from land, In both fresh and salt water, 1t
was the travellers instinct that was working
in them.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-05

the hands Of the sdverssrisp, they hold
ing A. *. J. 10, 8 = q - the .dyer.
s sonyor-.l h su gV gol ths .5IG NJ had SnI -four : sSHISs 70 70 t s.e
them out He found his partner with i've
trnmps to the X l0l Having made three more
suit indicated by his dicard. Just as Mr.. Bum
said he would. The poor short-suiteIs made
lonR-suit players in the world could not have
got any more. Here is the play, copied from
the official records. A and u are partners
against w. Zdealt, and turned the heart %.
The. underlined card wins the trick, and the
card under IL IL the next one led.
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To Hunt wild Horses.

1t Is said that wild horses and buffaloes have
become so numerous In Queensland, Australia,
that measures have been taken to keep them
down by shooting. 1t would be interesting
sport for a rineman TO hunt them. especially
animals, be would put up a fight for life II
slightly wounded which would give o. zest to
the sport such as Is to be had hunting the
elephant, tho tiger, the bull moose. or the
grizzly. 1t might be nearly equal to the man
hunt. tho Indian Territory police find so In
anaSflnn
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months, which was considered a great perform.
ance. After his record year Shadbolt seemed -
lose all interest in cycling, and nowadays he
only rides occasionally. His action was
ascribed to the fact that a rider who Is COM
stantly riding with the one object Of covering .
specified number of miles robs the pastime Of
its attractiveness and makes it a species Of task.
Previous to Shadbolt's ride William 7. Murphy
of Brooklyn rode for mileage honors and estab-
lished a record Of $4,000 miles. These figures
have been improved upon each year. Last sea-
son Milton H. Keim of Philadelphia won the Inc
dividual mileage prize Of the Century Road
Club with a record of over $1,000 miles. It II
only riders who have considerable spare time
that can expect to compete for the long distance
mileage records, because 1t 10 only by constant
long distance riding that the thousands can b
rolled up.
Frederick Allart of the Brooklyn Bicycle
Club decided last season that It was possfbls -
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-05
THE MoUELoN rs sLY GAVE.

A. AAinal which KAOwinE s~portsnen FIad
on COrsIeAA Hills.
There are some surprises awaiting the sports
man VIII visits Corsica, a few OF which arc
ted about in the BadmiHton Magazine. The
writer OF the article was q British naval ON
Ger. and the Corsican commAndant treated him
and his party very politely, refused TO look at
their hunting permits and passports, gave
them q dinner with fine cigars and wine cap
turod from a brigand band by his own gem
aATmss, and sent Tor the best native guide TO be
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-05

li.tis beesvax BY heat and rubbing 10 into the
splice ~thorouRhly by working II back and forth
has a splice as strong and lasting as the line,
which will run through the rods rings like
envy intact line.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-05

OUR PROBLEMS.
Very few solved the problem published March
pc. The most common answer was for N to
lead the spade. 10 trump with the . and lead
trumps through the tonace. This will not solve
the problem. 8 must first lead his club ace,
then the trump. and must discard his two other
clubs on Ms winning trump and spade. Among
the many who failed on this problem was
Happy Days" who no longer writes dead easy
again. at the head OF his solutions.
Hearts trumps, N to lead, and n and s to take
all six tricks.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-05

penetrnts the scaled backs Of Iurocodiies Il q
tradition from the old days. The powder OF
to-day will drive a bullet through elephants'
Dastaboard.
Evening star., 1896-12-26
HERMAN AND THE TRAMP
How He Pulled Dollars Out of m.
Fellows Rags.

from the Rochester Democrat and Clronf.ia
Hermann came into a restaurant Uh.ra
the Chroncler was lunching with a coupIe
OF theatrical acquaintances. friends of inc
magician, and he Joined the party. He
was in great vein, and during an hour or
SO OF chat and tobacco did most astonish
Ing things with cigars. corks, .glasses NAN
kins and the like. There came a pitifuI
looking tramp with tale of woe, to which
the nonnecromantic members of the GUAR
tet listened with more i'm patience than SYM
pathy. But Hermann, in his broken Eng
hsh, began Questioning the fellow. Starry
ing. Ell! Got no money? Not a cent, Too
bad! His hand went to Ills waistcoat
pocket, but II paused, or seemed to, on ths
way. He regarded the vagrant sternly and
broke out with a fine assumption of wrath:
what do you mean by saying YOU haven't
a cent? What do you call this? And this?
And this?" meanwhile gesticulating ex-
eitedly and rapidly extracting silver pieces.
quarters and half dollars from all over the
astonished tramp's ragged garments. "Hahl
You're nice swindleri You take your
money and get out. Away with your He
forced the silver Gt mist have amounted
to s. or 81 into the fellows hand and start
ed him by an imperative gesture toward
the door. The dszed beggar looking more
frightened than happy, went of without a
word. Herrmann's only comment was:
That fellow will think he's met the devil.
i hope he won't be too afraid of the money
to spend it," What do you want to throw
away your money on a drunken loafer
like that for, HERMANN" said one OF his
friends. ''Oh, well, IL was only a joke"
apologized the berated pauperizer, "'and
then, he was SO miserable looking What
would your" And a shrug closed the sub
ject.
Evening star., 1896-12-26

beauties Of the grounds could tell you
how boats were employed to carry tall
palm trees from other parts Of the coast
that they might be planted on the lawn
ABOUT the club house, and could describe
other extrvagances which are possible only
to the rich.
How the Nabobs Amuse Themsclves.
could write about the miles of magnifi-
cent drives along the coast and tell you
how these old nabobs sit here and watch
the sea and roll over and over upon the
sand, taking sun baths on a hot February
day. l could tell YOU how the million
airesses lie with the hot sun shining down
upon them. Here and there an ankle may
show out, but there are no vulgar eyes to
see 1t, and during the greater part of the
year even Miss Kilmansegg with ler
golden leg could lie here in peace. / could
tell you how these men of money work up
their appetites by walking. The air here
Is pure; 1t is fun of ozone; and you can
walk for miles without tiring. Then
might speak of the surf bathing. Think of
ft-there is surf bathing here in midwinter
and there is hunting and fishing all the
year around. If you don't like such amase-
ment you can take a drive. ana if YOU have
not your own horses there is plenty of good
stock for hire in the stables of the club.
1t is true that q double team will cost you
500 month and your bill for your riding
horse will be more than half that. Horses
are cheap everywhere else, but where mon
ey is king, as here, there is nothing cheap
and even horses are dear.
FRANK G. CARPENTER.
Evening star., 1896-12-26

IL was provided that the INDECENT of the
District of Columbia should be admitted
The scope of the institution has gradually
broadened and now other classes from the
District are confined there. The institution
has had but two superintendents-Dr
Nichols and DIR. w. ". Godding The latter
assumed charge in 1877, and under his su-
pervision II has assumed the proportions of
a village DIR. Godding Is native of Mas
sachusetts, and has devoted much of his
life to the cause of the INDECENT insane.
studying the best means OF providing for
them and the application of the most i'm
proved remedial agents. DIR. A. II. Wilmer
first assistant physician, is Dr. Godding's s
principal assistant. He has been at the
asylum for twenty years. and In 1881 de-
voted six months to special study of Eng
ish and continental public and private In
stitutions.
Other members of the staff of physicians
are Drs- NJ j. Stack, j. c. Simpson c. H.
Latimer. G.. W. Foster, /. W. Blackburn
and J. \. Barry.
The Buildfngs.
Eight hundred acres of land are divided
Into three tracts-St Elizabeth. Stevens
farm and Godding Croft There are six
groups of buildings, divided and subdivided
according to the classification of inmates.
Atkins Hall, The Relief, The Home with
annexed buildings, all covering a space of
eight acres. constitute the soldiers dwell
Ing place. The Toner building with its
large per cent of single rooms, Is q triumph
In the arrangement Of inyalids' quarters.
Evening star., 1896-12-26

ciassihed before being consigned to per-
nianent quarters. All along the corridors
ana In the wards these unclassified NAV
De found, some wandering aimlessly upand
down, some gazing out of the winfou,s
some observant Of what Is going on ~
Keen eyes on strangers, but most of tber,
SIT absorbed in self, conjuring visions ~
distant spheres, ''the world foreetting h,,
the world forgot" Here a prince sifs ~
royal splendor dispensing favors 10 a host
OF natterfng courtiers. Here soldier
tramples the bodies of the slain and leads
his troops into the heat of fiery combat
while statesmen make and unmake empires
ard queens lift their hands to ina pinar
diadems on their fair brows 1t ia nafhetic
TO think OF the scenes of conquest fha
marvellous deeds, the world dramas and
tragedies. that are staged within the COM
pass of one poor deluded brain.
Making the Rounds.
l was conducted through the buildings
by an attendant. whose popularity among
the patients was made evident in the smiles
with which most of them greeted her ad-
vent When she spoke each face bright.
ened, as If diverted to some pleasing subject
Some of her glory was reflected on me
Tor an old lady seized my hand as we
passed her and said. Il love you my child "
l replied that 1 loved her. too and ther
went ON. feeling enriched by that uncon-
scious benediction- II we failed to Rreet
any Of the patients we were reminded q,
our negligence In forceful language, a.
Evening star., 1896-12-26

wide halls let soft breezes reach the in
VaIlds rooms in summer, or send up the
warm glow of the furnace In winter
Everything in the wards bears the stamn
o. perfect care and neatness Kind hands
attend the numerous wants and kind voices
speak the words that cheer yet. despite
all, there is desolation which no human
agency can change.
Establishment of the Hospital.
The movement for the establishment of a
government hospital for the insane began
as early as 1sil, but received its chief i'm
petus about ten years later In the efforts of
Miss Dorothea Dix. who In the course of
her career established about thirty-five in
stitutions of the same character; one is in
DaImatia, one In the Isle of jersey Nova
Scotia Newfoundland, and the remainder
IN the United States. From the beginning
OF her work dates new era in the treat
ment or insane paupers. Legislatures were
peutioned and the attention of the public
was called to the mistaken judgment which
accorded the poor creatures the same treat
ment meted out to responsible criminals
MISS Dixs crowning glory was the estab-
nshment of ST. EliZabeth's. 1t was orig
inally intended that 1t should be solely for
insane soldiers and sailors for whom no
adequate provision had ever been made, but
Evening star., 1896-12-26

some of the insane are sensitive to sup
posed sights
We crossed from the administration build
ing to the wing where female epileptics are
kept. They range from sixteen to ninety
years OF age, but old women predominant
One old lady was angry with us because we
had not brought her some trifiing toys
which she greatly desired. Another one
very stout and very garrulous, gave us
severe tongue-lashing because her bath
towels did not suit her. The epileptics are
a cheerful set of people, and do not appear
very unnatural They only suffer when
they have commissions, and all the neat
white beds in their wards are only about a
root from the floor, to prevent them from
being hurt by fall.
One feature Of their establishment is a
school which affords them great pleasure;
they learn the elementary branches easily,
and though what is learned one day is
generally forgotten the next, the review
Evening star., 1896-12-26

III removed from his ken: one sees would
De murderer in most harmless companion
while another will insist that a certain
man has poisoned his food. Whenever pos-
slble they are humored In their whims.
Which are as real to them as some Of the
deepest SORROWS are to US.
Through the Administration Building
The first round made by the visitor to the
hospital is through the administration
building. Here are several large reception
rooms, well furnished, and having no in
dlcations of connection with a hospital.
Bright carpets cover the fioors while warm
iy coiored landscapes and sweet faces look
down from the pictures on the wall. The
patients libraries contain all varieties of
works found in the catalogues of history
and fiction, many of which have been do
mated by friends of the institution. The
patients seem to care less for reading than
any other diversion. This is due to Inability
TO concentrate the mind. Even those who
have been great students in their time will
listlessly turn the pages of a once favortte
author and finally throw down the book in
disgust. "
Awaiting Classification.
A large part of the administration bui,d-
Ing Is set apart for those who have RECENTLY
entered the asylum, and are waiting to be
Evening star., 1896-12-26

1t wore gold collar. It's pudgy little nose
was kissed again and again by this beautt-
full heiress. and venture that young Van
Gerbils has many times wished himself in its
place. Then there are the uoelets, the
Rockefellers. the Cuttings and a score of
other well-known names which are almost
regularly registered on the Jekyl Island
Club book. There are millionaires from
Cincinnati and other great cities. and, IN
fact. q representative of most of the great
fortunes Of the United States may oe found
In the club.
Where Wesley Made Love.
President Cleveland would be delighted
by visit to Jekyl. 1t is fairy island,
where 1t is almost always summer. Heated
as 1t is by the amorous kisses of the
voluptuous gulf stream, the air is always
balmy, and the trees are always green. 1t
is, you know, just opposite Brunswick Ga !.
which Is one of the great turpentine and
resin markets cf the country. and the
sweet smell of the long-leaved pines Is
mixed with that Of the tropical plants of
the south and the soft salt air of the sea.
Jekyl does not lie alone on the waters.
W1th1n few miles of 1t are many beauti-
ful islands, the famed Sea Islands which
embroider the coast of South Carolina AMI
Georgia, and which are noted for raising the
finest cotton of the world But Decem-
ber In Jekyl is like June in Dakota The
flowers are in bloom and nature has on its
! seven-leagued boots of luXuriant life. Your
surroundings are those of perpetual spring.
Inc air Is such that 1t opens the soul Of
the most ascetic. 1t was here that the
pious Charles Wesley fell in love, and here
| John Wesley came to straighten out his
brothers trouble. Here John Wesley
preached some of his great sermons. and it
was on one arm of this island that Charles
Wesley stood when he composed the we'll
known hymn, the first verse of which is:
Lo! on a narrow neck of land
Tw1xt two unbounded seas i stand
Yet how insensible!
A point of time, a moments space
removes me to yon heavenly place,
Or shuts me up in hell"
| Above Jekyl is ST. Simon's Island. upon
| which Fanny Kemble lived for time,
after she had married one of the Sea ISL
and cotton kings, and it was there tina t
/ Gov. Oglethorp fought the Spaniards more
| than quarter of century before our in
| dependence was declared. went to the
| island with Mr.. G. w. Deming the news
paper man of Brunswick, who made HIM
self famous through his reports of the
| yellow fever here of some years ago. We
had little naphtha steam launch, and our
captain and pilot was a one-eyed negro
who knew less about a boat than the aver
age salt water sailor does about digging
I gold In the rockies. We started at noon
and wound In and out among the islands
through narrow channels until We came
| Into a wide river or strait which lies be-
tween Jekyl Island and one of the other
| bits of land lying below it. As we neared
Jekyl we could see the cottages shining out
] of the trees. We rode for some miles
Evening star., 1896-12-26

slopes back into the borders of Anacostia
and rears high above our capital city a
group of vine-covered buildings that seem
like fortressed castles walled in from the
world. Here in truth sympathy has unlimit-
ed scope, for this is the city of the Living
Dead Crusoe on his island had no wider
sea between himself and his kind than have
the inhabitants of this beautiful place
Their prison is not made by the iron bars
that cross each window, nor by those who
guard the doors, but reason, the divine
faculty. is in chains and it's charge fioun-
ders on the sea of life like some frail rud-
derless ship.
Every possible effort is made to render
existence bearable for the unfortunate
dwellers in st. Elizabeth's Hospital for the
Insane. Broad acres of green grass enable
them TO spend much time in open air and
sunlight flowers and trees blossom to de-
hght the eye, while appliances for outdoor
exercise and sports are everywhere making
the play grounds of these grown-up chill
dren resemble college campus. Indoors.