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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-11
THE FISH IN CONVENTION

D EsOLvED 20 pool their issues 80 'n''
II might defeat their common zoe
The fishes met at eyentide, and chose 'he
the Salmon TO preside.
rhe Bass said It's a wicked thing That
mer 20 ge, Us on a string,
Should Use their WITS TO make Ms rise y"
couuterteited bugs and flies"
Tile Perch declared Upon my Sole not
hy rod or perch or pole
Wdi yield from nay ancient nights to ieed
on worms and hclgramites
s Young Club, winking both her eyes
said Men take flyers, fish take flies
But wholly bad men cannot be-they name
famous rod for me"
They spared the Tod 10 spoil the child
quoth Father Club in accents mild
But oh. beware Of men, my daughter,
whose name and fame are writ III
water
The wily Trout then rose and solved the
problem thus " Be ii resolved
Tia, for this coming year We bite on Sun
days only and at night" J. p. B.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-11
wOTHERLY S0LIClTUDt.

,,,.s ANTE "Its funny about our old
III "a, We can't keep her away from the
poker table" ..uoa. sbou, that
,,.,.,,l, she's looking after the kitty.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-11

Her head 80 re-
mark : I II eS t.
Americans show
The very W o 7 ;
taste III I Il cir
dress. don't YOU
know.
,lfS B. BARTLETT.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-11

of ,,hat was becoming, took proiiieiia''e
too.
They me, and the jay scanned the SpaTTo"
with care
.rhen ,,alked off with head tilted high ]"
the air
,nd said - am glad she is not IN our
set,
lid :. TIE dowdest one ever met.
The sparrow walked on with strut size
had learned
" HiS ~ turned
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-27
Bells on Bicycles.

couple OF dozen young ladies' and
gentlemen of Galveston are responsible
for a most unique idea in bicycling.
Just who thought of the scheme is not
known. for the credit is generally shar-
ed. The company is termed the bike
bell ringers" ard il sprang into exist
ence after the passage of the ordinance
requiring wheelers to carry lamps and
TO ring bells at all street crossings.
These bikers have fitted their wheels
with lamps of different hues and with
bells Of different tones. The idea is 10
comply strictly with the law and at the
same time to have little theatrical et-
feet. The object of the law being to
have wheelmen give notice of their com-
ing, that object will certainly be at
tanned in the case of the bike bell
ringers" for their approach is made
known by the ringing out of sweet mu-
sic They have been practicing on the
shell road out near the county bridge
and thus far have given no exhibitions
i'm town. A reporter who had occasion
TO go to the western part OF the city
the other night was fortunate enough
To meet the bike bell ringers" on dress
parade. Afar down the road came the
silent steeds with ever changing lights.
First a group OF red lights headed the
procession, then came a group of red,
white and blue, then a group Of green
lights aaplSed- ny red and -hlue,-And
SO the wheels and lights were constants
ly changing, making beautiful effects.
As the wheels drew nearer the Ginning
of the bells could he heard. First a
few bars were played from The Chimes
of Normandy" then came Annie Lau-
rie," the "Tinke Tinkle, Bells" song
from "Olvette," and as the bikcrs pass
ed on and were lost i'm the distance the
notes Of Home, Sweet Home" were
heard.
The idea is a pretty one. and If adopt
ed by others the bkers will be welcom-
ed on the streets for the harmony OF
sounds they bring i'm lieu Of harsh and
indiscriminate changing.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-27
HauntS Of the Moose

Or. William III. Magic of Duluth 49TI
something of an authority on moose
hunting, and he has little fear that hio
favorite game will suffer much from the
numerous expeditions that have been
organized against them. He has OBJ
served the hunting parties who haveS
passed through Duluth recently and ISL
of the opinion that they will see feWV
moose, much less get a chance to shootf
them. In fact, he does not believe th64
moose can be caught successfully witty
a palace car. DR.. Magic has just reJs
turned from the northern part of Mimi
nesota, where he did some hunting fQy1
small game. He says that moose are
plentiful, but they are not to be found
I'm the neighborhood of the railroad
track. They have a faculty OF avofding1
the iron rails. and he does not Think,
that any party of hunters who do notr
60 at least 100 miles from any road wilIf
catch sight of a moose. He was JUST
on the edge OF the moose country and Z
saw one or two fine specimens OF thisf
much coveted game, but he was noG
after them and kept out of their terriSf
tory. Many Of the hunters from tho.
east who are now pouring into thoy
woods north of Duluth seem to have an.
idea that they can run their cars on t0I
a sidetrack at Deer River or some other
station with a gamy name and shoot alp,
kinds OF animals out of the car windowF
They are apt TO be greatly disappoint~
ed, for IL they see anything worth shoot<s
ing they will have to travel many weary
miles through the woods.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-27
THE GAME OF WHIST.
Play This Season Will SurpaSS
That of Previous
Years.

The whist season Of 1878 promises
to surpass all that have gone before.
both In interest and i'm the number OF
players who will take part in this fas-
cinating pastime. OF course, the inter-
est of the more expert players all over
the country is centered in the contests
OF the American Whist league, the ma
tional whist organization of the United
States.
Two trophies are contested for in the
league series - the American Whist
league challenge trophy and the Brook
lyn trophy. The former is for competi-
ton by teams of four players, the lat
ter by teams of II or more individuals
representing whist organizations afiili-
ated with the league.
But, aside from all contests and
trophies and leagues. it is as a pleasant
and instructive game for winter even
ings that whist has won it's way into
the hearts of the American people. 1t
Is no mere fad of certain cliques and
sets. but is played in thousands of
households nightly.
Within the last few years the game
OF whist has attained a popularity in
this country that is little short of phe-
romenal Not only have its votaries in
creased in numbers i'm an almost over
whelming ratio. but the enthusiasm dis
played is of n kind which entirely justi-
fies the oft quoted expression, whist
craze" This unprecedented growth of
interest is not simply passing incident
i'm the history of the game. 1t does not
represent a mere fad, to die out as
quickly as il arose. Whist has come 10
stay. just as surely as baseball came to
stay when 1t made its appearance 35
years ago.
What is the underlying cause OF this
sudden and extensive growth i'm a pur-
suit the merits and pleasures of which
have been known and recognized for
over century? Ii must be something
more than the fact that whist makes
extensive and varied demands upon the
mental powers; that il calls into play
and beneflcially exercises many of the
finest faculties of the human mind All
this has been often noted and comment
ed upon by writer's and thinkers in the
past. The fascination of this pastime
AS IL is at present INDUCED in In this
country is undoubtedly mainly due TO
the laudable desire on the part of the
typical American 10 excel in his efforts:
not merely to excel his companions and
neighbors, but TO excel his own previous
attainments. The true whist player per-
ceives that there is at present a practi-
cally unlimited field for study i'm search
ing out winning methods OF play. as
Wen as In training his perception and
memory To an ever increasing efficacy.
Moreover. American ingenuity has
provided a method Of measuring. with a
rough approximation to accuracy, the
comparative skill and attainments of
individual players and teams Dupli-
cate whist. while il by no means claims
TO entirely eliminate luck, certainly does
do away with the unequal distribution
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-27
Allerton's Offspring.

When Allerton retired from the turf
in 1891, with his record of 2:09A, he
was years old and had earned rep
utation for unfaltering courage that has
never been challenged. At o years Of
age he was known as a promising sire
only with seven of his get i'm the list.
At the close of 1896. when he was 10
years old, he had "a 10 his credit-a
number surpassed by no sire of speed
and equaled by only AXtell and Chimes.
Today. in the eleventh year OF his lie,
he is already credited with 80 sons and
daughters in the list of standard speed,
which is eight more than any other sire
can show at the same age. When the
returns for the year are completed,
there will undoubtedly be more.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-27

Is great divergence Of opinion among
writers and players concerning the
merits OF these new systems, as well as
the soundness OF time honored methods
OF play. and warm discussion on these
subjects Is frequently heard at the
whist clubs. All this is for the best. IL
all players thought alike whist would
soon stagnate. The charm consists
largely in pitting different styles OF
play against each other TO see which
will yield the most tricks. No one line
OF play can be designated as absolutely
the best.
The point aimed at by whist players
is TO determine what styles Of play will
prove best in the long run and To just
what class Of hands "A given line OF
play IL best adapted.
This question OF trump leading Is only
one OF the many bones OF contention
among whisters. Discussion Is rife as
20 the long suit or short suit opening.
the various methods Of dscarding the
proper use Of the signal and echo. the
best card with which to open from va
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-27

One curious feature OF cycling in
France is the use made of the state
pawnshops by cyclists as storehouses
during the off season. AS soon as tho
season draws to an end there is reg
ular rush. as many as 40 per diem being
taken. AS they are carefully stored. IL
the precaution be taken of we'll oiling
them before they are turned over TO
the state no harm can possibly como
To them. AS regards the cost. the BIZ
cyclist is big gamer, as for from 80
Co 40 cents he can store the bicycle for
four months. without taking into ac-
count the feeling of security. The state
Is responsible for the safe keeping of
the wheel. III any proofs were wanted
that II is not necessity that causes this
rush az the end OF the season. II would
be found I'm the statement that 50 far
the Mont De Pete has only had one
machine left on it's hands. and then u
was of such a hopelessly old fashioned
make that " did not bring I'M as much
as had been loaned on IL.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-27

fittings were not exactly n part OF the
big show at Madison Square Garden.
but they were none tho. less Interesting
notwithstanding.
Americans may cry patriotism until
they are black i'm the face. but i'm the
upper ten Anglo -Americanism rules.
And so IL was that thousands of the
smart set" crowded into Cross to see
just how the aristocracy, or / should
say. the royalty. on the other side look
after their horses.
The sight was picturesque. for there
were 20 be seen facsimile reproductions
OF Lord Rosebery's famous stable. in
which he kept Ladas, his famous Der
by winner, and next TO it the abiding
place of Persimmon. the crack racer of
the Prince of Wales string, who was
also the winner OF an English Derby
In his younger days, when he didn't
have so much wealth, il will be remem-
bered that Lord Rosebery said that one
day he would marry into royalty. be-
come the premier OF England and-win
a Derby He did all three.
The stalls used by Ladas and Persim-
mon are fit for kings. The floors. walls
and ceilings are beautifully tiled. while
an iron ventilating apparatus runs the
entire length OF the floor.
Just above the manger Is a magnfi-
cent design with the name OF the horse
elaborately painted on it. The stalls
i'm their entirety are made OF iron and
steel, and the locks on the doors are ~
such a nature that they must be opened
by human being. There is no chance
for the horse to wander from his own
fireside. In fact, / can assure the chap
pies that there are no stalls quite so
extravagant in their get up in all
America. It's sad. but it's true.
FRANK CONNELLY.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-27

try division of the Philadelphia post
office, having been bred by Y. Y. Stur-
gis, Clapham Park, London. and ranks
with the best specimens of this valuable
breed the world over. He has been
shown only once since his arrival in this
country, at Hoosier Kennel club show.
indianapolis, in February last, where
he swept everything before him, win
ming first prize i'm open class. first in
novice class and special for best dog in
the show. He is a solid brindie, good
screw tail. plenty of chop and wrinkle
and disposition absolutely perfect.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-27
Tether Ball.

The new game of tether ball requires
two tennis rackets and a ball fastened
to post about eight feet high by a
string. When evenly matched the
rounds last a good while, and the game
becomes most exciting The ball is far
from easy To hit, as IL comes with great
force i'm a circular direction but IL you
miss IL once. several more chances are
afforded you. The ropes length and the
height of the post SHOULD be arranged
by rule. The rules OF play are rather
elastic and may be formulated by the
players. The game has this much in
it's favor. IL can be played in any ordi-
nary yard, even "A small one. .,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-27
WILLIAM II. ANDERSON.

be made on the night OF Dec. 16. He
has already made 30 daylight century
runs this year. but these do not figure
i'm the present test.
Anderson works at his trade as a
printer during the day and starts upon
his long rides at about 5 o'clock each
evening. lie invariably goes over the
-st.4+t---te-tst-- lfi4fs- AleFtie4s-4eaa-
90 Seaford. ~. Y, and return to Bedford
avenue. thence 90 Coney Island and re-
turn TO East Twenty-third street ferry.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-27

countered several OF them-he wears a
rubber suit and slackens the chain on
his wheel. lie rides 10 pound bicycle
geared Co -.
Anderson says he feels no ill effects
from his task. but has gained "A pound
since starting thereon. his weight now
being l34 pounds. His condition is be-
-l44.-1p-tel41d- a. phxSician. who says
that his present daily schedule is the
greatest test OF endurance man was
ever put to.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-27

few years ago marks a new epoch in
whist. and has proved to be a strong
incentive to careful and painstaking
play.
a natural result of such earnest striv-
ing for supremacy has been the devel-
opment of many different systems and
styles Of play, sometimes by way of ex-
periment merely and at other times as
the outcome of thoughtful study. There
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-27
SOME ROYAL STABLES.
Up to Date Stalls For Racers
Owned by ROSebery
and Wales.

It comes to the point OF magnificent ap-
purtenances and gorgeous stable fix
lures, the Britishers are far ahead OF
us.
The exhibit of Musgrave & Co.,
through Cross, their representative in
this city. was about the most gorgeous
and at the same time most costly sta
BILE equipment have ever seen.
OF course. the new stalls and stable
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-27

tering In the English women's cham
pionship tourney.
A fish warden In Ohio Is said 10 have
clever way of catching poachers and
preventing their proving an aiibi. lie
sneaks out n night and carries a came
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-27

Of powerful cards, which In the old form
Of game was so potent a factor i'm de-
Gliding the result The very same cards
that player and his partner have held
in a given deal are subsequently played
by other pairs, and comparison OF re-
suits IL then made. This feature has
appealed very strongly 10 the American
player, TO whose heart a friendly emu
lation is so dear, and its introduction a
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-27
Ban Placed on Bicycles.

Count Hochberg. the manager OF the
Berlin opera, at the beginning of the
summer issued notice forbidding all
members OF the company 10 come to the
rehearsal~ or performances on their BIZ
cycles -,rlis-nniice- caused sreat -indlg-
nation among those OF the singers who
had taken up their abode in the SUBJ
urbs.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-27
A KING OF CENTURIANS.

New York, finishing up with a sprint
along the Boulevard and Riverside
drive. The distance OF this course is 101
miles, and Anderson is checked each
night at half a dozen points along the
route. He arrives home any time be-
tween ] and o'clock in the morning.
according to condition of roads and
weather. on rainy nights-he has en-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-27
copyright. 1871

New York, Nov. 26.-Perhaps the most
interesting feature OF the recent horse
show in New York to society folk, after
society itself. was the exhibition Of ex-
act counterparts Of the most noted sta
bles in England.
Some Of the big stable owners i'm the
United states have truly magnificent
arrangements for their horses, but when
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-27

IA loaded with fashlight powder. When
I'm the proper position. he surprises the
p0achers with u fashllght picture as
they are in the act OF dynamitng hsh
Tom SmallwOOd. an English trOttinR
driver. recently drove three horses.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-27

changing at will. ~ miles 1908 yards in
an hour at a half mile track In Lon
don
Philadelphia Is 90 have public gym
nasium modelled ON the Wood island
ann t'ir7rfrsbank gymnasium in Boston.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-27

In this remarkable year for century
runs the most remarkable century rid
ing is probably that now being done by
William III. Anderson of the Century
Wheelmen of New York. Anderson is
engaged upon the self imposed task of
riding a bicycle 100 miles every night
for 65 consecutive nights. If he main
tains his schedule his final century will
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-27
A PORTRAIT OF HIS LORDSHIP.

Here Is picture OF His Lordship II,
and he is entitled TO such name by his
birth and breeding, If not by his beau
~, which is OF such character as re-
quires quite a cultured taste 10 appre-
ciate. For his age he is the leading
specimen in this city OF that breed, the
English bulldog, whose value was
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-27

raised so enormously a couple of years
ago by having secured the approval of
such New York fashionabes as the Og-
den Goelets, Mrs. Frederick Nelson,
Miss Kip and Mrs. Albert Stevens.
His Lordship III, a. X. c. S. b. L., sos,
was imported by his present owner, Will
liam Langford Manderson of the regis
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-27

by commercial fishermen on the con.
stitutionalty OF the Michigan game law
referring 10 the capture of whitefsh in
nets.
Miss Hoyt. the American woman
champion at golf is contemplating en-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-27

rious long suit combinations, the wis
dom OF returning partners lead imme-
diately, the propriety of using private
conventions between partners and many
other points of play which cannot even
be mentioned i'm the limits of a single
article. Indeed many columns might
be written on each side of the above
topics. so vast a field do they present
for study and analysis.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-27

It is now sagely intimated that the
reason SO many Yale men go to the
Harvard professional schools is TO spy
on the work of the football team. Mel
ther college admits the truth of the ru-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-27
SPORTING GOSSIP.

but several winning mounts have turn
ed the grin the other way.
a determined attack has been made
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-27

Tod sloane. the American Jockey. is
one Of the recent sensations OF the Eng
Ash turf ,JIe.1ss laughed at at first.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-13
pARTY TO FIT MR. BRYAN.
Method Suggested of Hma1gamating fiji the SorCa11ed
Reform Forces.

CHICAGO, March 12-The Times
Herald tomorrow will publish the fol-
lowing: An effort Is to be made to
effect a permanent amalgamation of
all the factions which were allied In
the support of w. J. Bryan. Several
conferences have been held recently
In Chicago, at which the situation was
discussed and decision reached that
some step should be taken to prevent
the threatened disruption of what may
be termed the reform forces. The
April number of New Occasions. a
radical magazine published in Chicago,
voices the sentiment OF those who have
been in conference. in an address which
calls for the abandonment of old party
lines and an organization under the
name Of the American party.
The editorial proposes a novel meth
Cd of forming a party platform and or
ganization. It suggests that at noon
on the Fourth Of next July the
American people meet in their respec-
tive townships, precincts or voting
places and organize by voting precincts
all over the United States. Each pre-
cinct to elect one representative to a
congressional convention to be held a
few days later; each precinct also to
perfect permanent organization.
At the congressional conventions one
representative is to suggest who should
be chosen as a member of the Peoples
congress. He should be selected not
for his oratorical ability, but for his
capacity to think Select men who
are willing to abide by the will Of the
majority" the editorial adds, land.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-13

having selected them, pledge yourselves
to abide by the result of their COM
bined wisdom"
This congress of 357 men, with deSe-
gates from the territories, should
meet at some central point and organ
lie. Its meetings should be public
It's committee meetings should be open
to the press The peoples congress
should formulate rules of procedure
and map out a plan of work. This
work should be done by committees
The various questions and problems
now before the people should be sub
mitted to carefully selected commit
tees, and, pending their investigations
and reports, the convention should ad-
Journ subject to the call Of the presi-
dent. These committees should hear
testimony. conduct systematic inxeeti-
cations and CAREFULLY draft reports to
the convention. These reports should
then be referTed.to the convention for
rejection. amend9nent or approval, and
finally formulated las the expression Of
the convention.
This would constitute the platform
and declaration of the principles of the
American party. 1t would be subject
to amendment or revision at future
nominating conventions or in such
manner as the congress might provide
Copies of these. proposed plans have
been mailed to the various national
committeeman, and leaders of the diff
ferent organizations, and, if the re-
spOnses are favorable, a conference
will be held in Chicago at an early
date and definite plan of action agreed
upon.