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The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-14
The Roman World Empire.

or all the great empires of the past, says
Professor Adams Of Yale in The Atlantic,
one only stands before these later times as
"A definite existence, and IL alone has ex-
ertcd powerful influence upon the course
of known history. It's outlines may be
clear TO us because IL is near us In time
and In geography, but there Is another
reason for the profound and permanent
impression which IL has left behind it. In
the century which preceded the final con-
quests OF the Roman republic, the world
had been constantly growing smaller. De-
veloping commerce and increasing inter
course and knowledge had created n oom.
munity Of interests and of civilization for
all men within reaching distance of the
central sea, the Mediterranean. This com.
munity Of nations Rome oyercame by the
superiority Of her military genius, and by
the skill Of her political government and
the justice of her laws she nodded it into
one great state--a true world state. for it
embraced tho whole civilized world OF that
time.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-14
STORY OF A VIOLIN.
How a Musician Glanced to Pick Up .
Glorious Amati.

"Did 1 ever tell you how came to pick
up this glorious Amati?" observed Inu-
sician whose instrument has been much
admired for the rare quality of its tones,
which are broad, full and resonant. 81
was passing a street corner one day in
New York city when / noticed one of those
fake musicians. He had one arm, with
which he held his violin, while between
the toes of one Of his barred feet he grasped
the bow. The bow was motionless and he
made music by moving the violin up and
down. Despite the scratchiness of the
tones, / recognized something in their
quality which caused me to listen, street
fakir though he was There was some
thing sweet and delicious about the notes,
although he played execrably. The mel
low spirit of the ages seemed TO lurk in
that beautiful box, and listened just as
connoisseur of rare wines will pause, sur
vey glass of old vintage and inhale the
bouquet with genuine pleasure.
"'Win you let me see your violinP I
asked.
"He did so. Where did you get this?' I
continued, examining it and noticing that
1t was an Amati without doubt of great
value.
Man who has secondhand store had
the pieces and sold them to me-.
How many pieces were therer
Eight
"'Who put them together?'
ga violin maker.
"'Didn't he try to buy the Instruments?
Yes, but l know what it's worth.
The swindling, miserable old fool He
offered me $40, $50, $30.'
"'You know what it's WORTH Good
/ will give you 5000 and new violin for
it. This may be buying it cheap, but
think what the money will mean to you.
won't offer you more because can't af-
ford it,.
"'I'll take it. That driveling, miser-
able violin maker, how disappointed he
will be! He comes to see me every day.
He tried to steal one of the pieces. But /
sat there while he put them together.
Take it.
"To those who might think this story
rather extravagant 1 would recommend
the strange histories of some famous vio-
lins, and they will no longer discredit the
history of my lovely instrument DE
troit Free Press
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-14
The Principal.

Papa" said the darling daughter Of
the household, "how did you propose TO
mammal"
Don't ask me, answered the old man.
al can't remember thing about it. Go
and ask your mother. She managed the
whole affair. Cincinnati Enquirer.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-14
And n. p,dn.t se, IN. Tin.

Butler tat the Youngbloods' club, trying
10 extract q Tip from Mr.. Gayoy)-
Haven't you forgotten something, sirr
Mr. Gsyboy--I think it's quite likely
my memory Is fN,'ing me.-Twinklcs-
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-14
There IL q Glass OF People

Who are injured by the use OF coffee. Re
Gently there has been placed I'm all the gro
.cery stores new preparation called GRAIN
y, made OF pure grains, that takes the place
oi coffee. The most delicate stomach re
eeives IL without distress, and but few can
tell ~ from coffee. IL does not cost over y
az much as much. Children may drink II
Try IL. Ask for GRAIN.O.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-14

Weknow Mop Bitters are above and beyond
all as a nutritious tonic and curative.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-07
GOSSIP OF THE CYCLISTS.

The effort made by some dealers to meet
the competition of the big department stores
Of the larger cities In the bargain counter
sale of cheap Bicycles Of unknown reputa-
ton has proved ID costly one. The method
has beeff ia buy lin Osarge4lots wheels which
looked fairly well. bue! 6ftwhich little If any
thing was kHowl. 3Fhe re ailing was com
paFatiNelyg easy tsnatter, but the rub came
later when the purchaser returned and asked
to be supplied with part which had been
broken or lost Then the dealer would de-
spar. Not being abe To supply the lost
part. for the simple reason that the middle
man from whom he made the purchase could
give no definite information concerning the
maker, the only course would be to have q
part made. Oftentmes this would be an
operation costing three OF four times the
original price of the article and d!ssatisfac-
tiGn invariably resulted. prominent New
York agent in relating these facts recently.
declared that the dry goods competition had
affected business Adversely, but at the same
time served as an educational measure with
the public. who are beginning 10 find out that
a legitimate bicycle house is the best, as
well as the cheapest, place in the end to pur-
chase a wheel
A. Cressy Morrison first vice president OF
the League of American Wheelmen has been
in Network for the past two weeks on private
business. and to attend meetings of the OK
ecutive committee OF the l.. A. w. Mr. Nor
rlSon s somewhat put out at the unjust in
situations made against him ia certain quar-
ters that he did not stand up for the West
in the l.. A. w. presidential campaign. Mr..
stories are. Here are a few facts which speak
for themselves: Illinois did not vote. for
Western man. while Morrison did Morrison
reserved voice and vote for Potter in all con-
ferences with Illinois. Connolly and Morrison
were the only men spoken of for the presi-
dency from the West, and both were for
Potter. While thirteen states voted with
Morrison. only five voted with Illinois.
Cyclists are delighted over the prospects
for IN early spring. The winter has been one
of the most distressing that wheemen have
encountered in a long time. The severe cold
and heavy snow storms have made outdoor
riding almost impossible for several weeks.
Three New York Athletic club cyclists, how
ever, have kept up their task of riding at
least five miles outdoors right through the
winter These men are competing for a val
liable cup offered last May to a member of
this swell club who should. be the last to
rena IN in a contest requiring that at least
five miles be ridden every day no matter
what the weather conditions might be.
The Referee. one CT the leading cycling
trade journals Of this country, has decided
to commence the issue in the near future of
an English edition. 1t viii be printed IN
London. The purpose of this project is TO
give TO American manufacturers a full meas
ure OF fair play, something which the English
cycle papers have never yet been known 10
do. American wheels are gaining in favor
On the other side and the Referee proposes
to help them along 10 the best of it's abiI-
ity.
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Some Base Ball GossiD.

Manager Hanion, of Baltimore, has an
nounced the following schedule for the cham
plonS' spring conditioning trip in the South:
Baltimore will be left ON Sunday. March IA
and Macon viii be reached the next day
From then until March q the team will work
there: Savannah will be visited March q to
70, after which the itinerary VIII be as fol-
lows: Charleston, March 30, 81; Augusta,
April l, 2; Atlanta, April 8, 5; Athens April
s; Charlotte, April 7; Richmond April 8. 9:
Norfolk, April 10, and Baltimore, April H. At
home few games will be played as follows:
With Norfolk. April Y. 10: Syracuse, April
IA. Is; Princeton, April Is; Toronto April
will be made to Washington on April 20 to
meet the Georgetown club. The Washington
Post figures that in the major league d first
baseman ought to bat out an average of
80 minimum, and an outfelder .325 to hold
his own.
At the Philadelphia base ball headquarters
Manager Stalltngs announced the makeup
of the team OF the coming season. Lajoie
will play first, Mailman second, Nash third.
In the outfeld Delehanty in EFT is the only
certainty. The appointment of Nash comes
as surprise. as it was generally thought
that he would be traded to Chicago. Cross
who formerly played at third, will take his
regular turn behind the bat with Clements
and Boyle Grady will be utility man. The
short stop problem is giving the club trou-
Bile. At present the club is after a crack
player. Should he not be landed, the posi
ton will lie between Gillen and Geer.
Thompson and Cooley may grace the bench
If the clubs plans go through. Harley is
considered by Stallings to be a better man
than Cooley. The clubs pitching list en-
braces the names of Brandt, Orth, Carsey.
Fffeld. Wheeler. Taylor and Johnson.
Mike frost says he will be In condition Ia
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-07

a snOwstorm such as is seen in other
localities. Here it is not the sort of
snow that makes good sleighing. but
the soggy irresolute stuff that creates
mud, discomfort and endless trouble
and Inconvenience to everybody. Even
II 1t ceases to snow tonight it will be
several days before the roads are in
anythlng like passable condition.
There was the usual crowd around
the depot this morning to witness tho
alleged incoming of John L. Sullivan.
who, as usual. did not arrive Nobody
seems to know when Sullivan is com
ing, or whether he is coming at all.
but in Carson City. and in Reno,
crowds surround every incoming train
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-07

better than I that Corbett is very clever
and very strong man. I honestly be-
lieve him to be one of the cleverest men
that ever entered the ring, but 1 am
absolutely sure of besting him. | know
| can hit harder than he can, and I
know l can stay with him when it
comes TO speed and generalship. | can
beat him to q certainty, and lust as
sure as the sun rises on March II.
Will be the winner OF that fight when
the sun SETS
There is another thing l am not
going to retire from the ring no matter
how this thing turns out. | am in ex-
cellent condition and if l am not in
capacitated by some accident outside
the ring, L propose, win or lose on
March II. to keep on fighting. I am
good for several years of hot work in
the business yet. AS long as | am
good l am going to keep on fighting
There are lots Of fellows who say
am getting along in years and getting
too old to put up strong fight, and
all that sort of stuff. l am just as good
today as l ever was in ali the essen
tails of fight. ing man, and in speed ard
hitting power l am better than ever"
Shortly afterwards FitZsimmons
started for the handball court once
more, amusing himself on the way by
climbing upon the woOdshed with a
handful of snowballs with which he
peppered the newspaper men who came
within range.
After finishing the court, FitZsimmons
played a few games just to see how the
thing went. Although not such an
expert as COrbett, he showed himself
no mean antagonist. He finished up
his handball with live work on the bag
for thirty minutes and wrestled for
twenty more with Roeber. He then de-
clared that his work for the day was
over.
well, this is hard luck" said Jim
Corbett, as he drew back the blinds
of his bedroom window this morning
and gazed upon the landscape lying
six inches under the snow. Il thought
yesterday 1 would be able to get in
good work in running over these roads
ard hills, but here I am tied up again.
Well. I've got a good handlyall court
large enough to take any amount of
leg work in. Ishave- an advantage over
F'itZEimmonS in that respect"
CCrbett sent his trainers over to the
big naked building early this morning
with shovels and broonls to clear the
snow from the floor of the court. The
champion came over after breakfast.
He did not like the looks of the wet
and soggy floor and did not hesitae to
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-07

work with his left hand than he has
been doing UP to the present time
Some of his friends, have told him Of
the manner in which Fitz works AT the
bag, and Corbett has an idea that
some good left-hand pokes would Just
about fit into the style. of fighting.
Fits training indicates what he Is
likely to do. Corbetts idea<is that jabs
will be to- the discomfort and final
generalization Of Fitz.
Dan Stuart's doctors gave him leave
today to start for San Francisco. His
health Is improving, but slightly here.
He expects out of the high altitude OF
Carson City to improve more rapidly,
Architect Donahue, who is building
the arena, was si&k man last night,
but this morning. is able to be around
again.
The elaborate arrangements for keep
ing order during the big fight have
been made public by Dan Stuart Billy
Pinkerton,> the. noted detective, is to
of his men will be brought from vari-
Gus sections of the country. There with
be IL from San ettEFSancisco. Is from
Denver, 10 from New York, 10 from
Boston, 10 from ST louis, 10 from Phil
adelphia. The rest will come from ST.
Paul. Minneapolis and Chicago. In ad-
dition the Carson sheriff will swear in
600 deputies and place them at the dis
Jposal of Mr.. PinioRrton.l Mr., Pinker-
ton will leave Chicago with his men
i on March TO- Up TO the day of the,
fight, the men will remain at Reno.
where they will Intercept undesirable
characters and prevent them from go
ing to Carson,4;If Stuart's plans are
carried out there will be no possibility
of trouble and none is anticipated.
1t has been decided tina the tickets
for the Siler-Hogan special, which Is
to leave Chicago about the 18th inst
will have attaehedIa coupon calling for
a reserved seat at the ringside. There
have been set aside for this party of
eXcursiOnists $50 seats at $40 apiece,
and 81 seats at $40 each, It seems, also
that the tickets 1of5 tho Alton road will
have a coupon calling for a. seat-a
high or a low-priced@ one as may be de-
sired. 1t is not improbable that other
roads may make. similar arrangements
to save passengers the annoyance Of
getting seats after their arrival here
The. Siler- Hogan train will go over the
Alton to Kansas City, thence Via the
Union Pacificr to Ogden, the Southern
Pacific TO Reno, ard the Virginia Il
Truckee to CARSON A rate Of $39 80
from Salt Lake to this city and return
y has been announced. :'+--1'
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-07
Century Club manifesto.

President Shinkle, Of the Century Road
club, las issued the following statement:
While this league ehas not committed
itself to road FaeeS,y the organization has
given to the raging board sweeping author
ity to reach out" after and Suitably punish
competitors who may offend against the
rules established for track raGing.ff 1t is
expected that this extension OF the jurisdic-
tion Of the racing board will lead to the
suppression of all unfair tactics in amateur
read racing. Its effect will be that the pen
atty inflicted upon a man in one branch Of
cycle racing will follow him into all others.
If he is suspended from the track he can
not participate in road races. A road COM
petitOr. either in organized races. in single
competition against time or distance. or for
records. will be fully subject to racing board
rules. Such Offenses making false en-
tries, cutting courses, fouling competitors
stealing time, riding under the pay Of manu-
facturcrs for records to be used for advertis-
ing purposes, now within the reach of the
/. A. W. and may be suitably penalized by
H. -
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-07

the roads. This is a good country,
1 don't think f
There is one thing in which Fftzsim-
mons is far and away ahead of Jim,
and that is in the mechanical line.
Fftzsim1nons is a good blacksmith and
a carpenter Of ability He went to work
with will before noon, and in a few
minutes had a pile of lumber, which
had been brought into the gymnasium,
marked off and sawed. Then remark
ing to Steiner and Roeber: Now, you
fellows nail those boards up against
the wall" he proceeded to boss the
job in the most energetic fashion.
After dinner Fitzsimmons talked Of
the coming fight in a sober and modest
way. II know" he said, what l have
got ahead of me and nobody knows
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-07

he would take his usual run to town,
and set out accompanied by Dan
Hickey. They had not gone far before
they concluded that running was out
OF the question, and that it would take
all OF their energy to jump from side
to side to avoid the puddles. They
made the trip to town in about thirty
minutes over the usual time. After a
short stay they started on the return
trip. making it in about the usual
time. Fitzsmmons made a speciality of
jumping over the mud holes and con-
sequently was in a decided perspira-
ton. He quickly stripped for a rub
down. and While Roeber sprayed his
legs with water Hickey went at the
upper portions Of the body with coarse
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-07
SHORTSB0R RECORD.
New Billiard Mark Established BY
spinks at Pittsburg.

N PITTFSBERG. March 6,-zThe. last games of
the billiard, tourpaEent proper we're played
this. AFTERNOON i5 and evening The afternoon
game between G llagher and Sphinks, was by
IN this game Sc An, Established new. rec
ord for shoFtstop garnes9 the previous record
being 3d. ScDEe = ~ r1-r sf5 ;!c--
Spinks-t, 5Fo4;I A. s5S.l22 81 1873. A. AZ, ca
400; highest run, 1873 Average. Sc All.
Gallagher0, 0, To- Z. so. 8, /, 6. 100, 81, g
297; highest run, 100 = Average, q. @is-
The last game tonight was between CAL
lagher and McLaughlin.E and was uninterest-
ing. Score: sFIs- 81 :. aiSneBS r-l
;Ga!laghesssHdJ 11p II 34I2.i t32e So 49, o. 1.
Z, 58. IS, 5, 0. l, %, g. SD. A. 10, 2-4QQ
highest run, 81; average, .16, 1924.
l. TO- IS s. + s. T. = 67 &25s 4 high r..
est run, 30: average, II 3-23. ilt' '-i
The grand summary is as follows:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-07

express himself About 10 O'Clock he
went at the wrist machine. In order.
to make up for the loss Of other work
he kept at the ball and wind1ass until
his arms could stand no more. DON
ming the light gloves he then jabbed
the leather sphere for twenty-five
minutes. When he had developed
good perspiration Corbett wrapped
himself in a bath robe and ran to the
handball court. He tried to play, but
the floor was so dangerously slippery
that after a couple of slow games with
brother Joe, he decided to postpone
further work until after lunch.
In the afternoon Corbett did a little
boxing with Jeffries and Woods. and
thumped McVey for a few rounds. He
was not satisfied with the days work.
however. He declared. though, that a
day or tWA Of idleneSs would not in
june his already good condition.
Cor'bett met with slight accident in
his work this afternoon which, for
time. caused his trainers some appre-
hensiOn. He was wrestling with Nc
Vey and putting forth his utmost
strength in the effort to push him
back against the wall The effort was
too much for him on the slippery
floor and he slipped and fell. He was
up in a minute and continued at his
work. although Charley White was for
time fearful that he had received a
sprain of the groin. COrbett kept at
his work for fully half an hour after
and showed no evidence Of pain. g.,
Jim passed the afternoon for the
most part in reading papers and his
voluminous correspondence that he at
other times leaves to Kid Egan.
Charley White, who is usually in a
happy mood was decidedly glum to-
day. II hope this thing won't last
long, he said. -f'While Jim can get all
the indoor work he needs, I had hoped
the weather would continue good so he
could put in a lot of hard ticks on the
road. but this snow upsets all my cal
culations."
Late this afternoon the snow began
again and it came down harder than
on any previous occasion. When it
SHOWS at Carson it is not exactly like
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-07
DAY ON ICE Kinks.
Gordon Prize Finals to Be Played
Tomorrow.

Last night witnessed some exciting times
down on Raspberry island The Pioneer
Press rink was there in all it's glory, vic
tors in sem:-1nals in the curling tournament
having defeated the Wisconsin Central rink
IN the afternoon by a score of Is to 3. They
had heard of the Peoples Ice company rink
but they had never met them. The game
was a stubbornly fought one from start to
finish, but at no time were the p. P.'s with
in hailing distance, and Skip Tichenor finally
was compelled to acknowledge defeat to
Lem Defel, who skipped the Peoples Ice
rink, by a score of II to IA. This gives the
Peoples Ice company rink the FarweI o.
mum, Kirke Co. tankard as the winner Of the
finals. In the Gordon event, semi finals, Dr.
Arnold defeated w. A. Cameron, Is to s.
and Adamson met his Waterloo at the hands
Of Mccarthy, score II to- 8. The finals in
this event between Mccarthy and Arnold
will be played Monday afternoon. Tom
Cameron won the Smith medal by defeating
Beckman In an especially interesting game
by the very even, score of IL to 10. 1t is
the intention of the curriers' to give an en-
tertainment in the club house the latter part
OF next week when their wives and sweet
hearts will be present and lend encourage
ment to their efforts. 1t is also down on the
boards that they enjoy a spread after the
games scheduled for the evening have been
played.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-07
ECK'S NEW JOB
Tom Will Be Manager of the SpmId-
ing Team.

Spalding has engaged the services of
The we'll known manager and trainer
Thomas w. Eek, in the capacity of
director of the racing team and 10
MIN all such matters will be referred
1t has not as yet been decided as To
whether the team will consist Of one
or six men. That question is left en-
tirely in the hands of Eek, who will
now look about the country and gather
together as formidable team as pos
slble. Those who are in the know seem
TO think that the star member Of the
team will be John S. Johnson, who has
been under Mr.. Eck's management for
several years, and has made for him
self a worldwide reputation. John
son has been i'll with an attack OF
pneumonia at Bradford, Canada. Mr..
Eek leaves New York tonight to have
a conference with Johnson in relation
to affairs for the ensuing year. Prob
ably no man in America is as well
known in cycling circles as Tom Eek.
He has been before the public for the
past eighteen years. and has handled
during that time all the American
champions. with the exception of Billy
Rowe.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-07
SNOW AND SLUSH At CARSON
Principals in the Big Fight Doomed to Indoor Work
for the Present.
Fitzsimnons Growing i'm Confidence
He Says He Is Faster and a Harder Hitter and That
HE Will Win Beyond observation-disclosures
Hardly Thinks SO. 49,

CARSON, New, March 6.-This place
today was a mixture of mud, snow,
cold and slush of general unpleasant
ness and discomfort. The streets were
covered from curb to curb with a Shiny
black snow and a trifle blacker mud,
and the country roads were almost i'm
passable. The disagreeable condition
or the weather was a great disappoint-
ment to both of the big fighters. It
meant practically no road work for
several days, and both Corbett and
Fftzsimmons have been counting on
this of late as the best method of i'm
proving the wind
FItzsimmOns announced directly af-
ter breakfast that, mud or no mud,