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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-01

! light, serviceable tent, blankets, fry
ing pan, tin plates, plenty Of matches,
a fishing rod small rifle, an extra
paddle and light sail for windy days
are about all the two men need. Salt
and pepper should be carried. but
bread and butter and coffee and tea
can be bought at the towns along the
river. Make the list of eatables taken
along as light as possible and depend
upon the rifle and rod TO furnish most
OF the substantial supplies.
\ trip in boat can in no way COM
pare 10 the dellehts Of a canoeing trip.
The canoe is Cf all craft the best by
long odds for the purpose of a summer
outing on lake or stream A boat Is
unwieldy beside one OF these graceful
shapes. The oarsmau in q boat or
skln must sit up stiily and has no op-
portunity to adapt himself Co an easy
or a comfortable position while rowing
The paddler in a canoe, on the contra
ry. may kncel or sit II he wishes He
may also sit low on a cushion, with an
other cushion at his back. and paddle
along i'm the most luxurious manner
that can he imagined, and even at mis-
LATEST he will be making good progress.
When ne gets tired Of even such slight
cNCrtion, he can lie back and lazily drift
down stream without the least care or
trouble He can run his little craft
over the shallow sandy reaches whore
a skiff would be aground instantly. tie
can skim over the water as swiftly as
one OF the black water bugs that glide
across the shadows.
1t is delightful To slip along the edge
of shadows at the bend of the river.
where the suckers lie among the gravel
and the ring necked plover cries queru-
lOusly from the shore: down by tho
farms. where the red barns rise. each
resplendcnt with its weatherC0ck, and
the imposing height OF the windmill
looms against the sky; past the will
lows. along the marshy places from
whore the turtledoves take flight To the
distant woods and where occasionally "A
sly mink steals back as the canoe glides
by: past beds of the blue fas lilies. ra-
diant in their beautiful Coluring, or
down through tangled beds of thick and
streamy water grasses thrown back like
the hair Of a floating water nymph.
There Is nothing so soul satisfying as
a trip on some secluded little stream
with a canoe, but Il is well 60 remember
that the art Of paddling Is one that
must be uracticcd before IL becomes
safe to take n jaunt IN these narrow
little piroguos. The birch bark canoe,
lightest and most beautiful Of The ca
noe kind, requires very skllful hand
with the paddle and an extra degree of
familiarity to enable a person Co use :,
in deep water. When In very rapid wa
ter. the motion of birch bark canoe
comes as near TO flying as auythinr
else. The modern canoes Of cedar and
other wood are very light and can bo
handled I'm a short time by any one who
has had experience with oars and 10 not
OF nervous disposition. 4 canoe trim
is inexpensive after the canoe is pur-
chased boat will last many seasons
IL taken care OF.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-01

Elmer Smith OF the Pittsburgs did ex-
celcnt work in the box with his left
arm for several years.
"Of the present numerous left handlers
there are only a few who can be rated
with the old timers. Killen is the best
of the lot. and the New York club has
the next best i'm young Seymour. look
upon him as the coming great left hand
ed pitcher He is scarcely more than a
boy now and needs experience, yet as
It is he will hold his own against even
Killen. When Seymour gains control
he will outclass Killen on account OF his
terrific speed.
II don't see that the playing rules as
revised during the last ten years have
I'm anywise improved the game. Prob
ably the best Of them was that which
made a foul tip caught close up behind
the bat a strike But the game has
been injured by the abolition OF the trap
ball. If you'I look at it rightly, you'll
see what | mean, Suppose the bases are
full, with no one out, and the next bats
man lifts a little fly 10 the inficld. TN
der the present rule the batsman is out
as soon ns he hits the bali. and the UNI
pire yells while the ball is I'm the air:
'Batsman is out, lnfeld fly! AS a
consequence the three base runners fold
their arms. stand contentedly on their
bases, and nobody need make an effort
10 catch the ball. 1t may fall on the
ground and lay there till some one picks
II up and throws 1t TO the pitcher
How absolutely disgusting that must be
10 spectators,
"But under the trap rule there would
a Ia, kA
While the ball was coming down the
base runners would be in a shiver. IL
they ran. expecting a trap Of the ball
the fielder would catch it and force
them before they could get back. II
they hugged their bases. the ball might
be trapped and two maybe all three
forced out before they could advance
Just imagine the excitement among the
spectators while that ball is in the air
and while the play is being made and
then imagine the disgust Of the same
crowd under the existing rule!
"I've played professionally since 1871.
when / began with the Forest Citys of
Rockford, MS. Next year | went to the
Athletics of Philadelphia, where | staid
tin 1876 Then / Joined the Chicagos
and have been with them ever since.
How much longer will play? Really /
don't know. But one thing ! can tell
you'd not be playing now had / not
nursed my abilities and abstained from
all manner Of cNcesses. Drinking. over
eating smoking, late hours and care
less habits-those are the evils which
put two-thirds OF the players out of the
game when they should be just enter
ing upon the most prosperous part OF
their career. IL does not only put them
out OF the game, but in many cases IL
has put them out of the world"
O. II. CAYLOR.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-01
THE NESTOR
OF BASEBALL.
Captain Anson Talks OF
the Players of Today
as Compared With the
Old Timers.
ICopyright, lsyI1

Nobody is so capable OF comparing
the baseball players of today and their
playing with the diamond heroes OF the
past and their respective professional
skill as A. c. Anson. Here is a man
who has been an active member OF the
National League OF Professional Base
ball Players and of the National asso-
citation before it since 1871, or nearly p
years. He has seen every prominent
player during that time come forward
and many pass off the field forever.
| recently talked 10 Anson on this
subject.
II have no hesitation whatever in
saying" declared the veteran. that
baseball OF today is no more skillfuly
played than IL was back in the eighties.
My honest opinion is that 1t is not so
well played as II was then. There are
very few new tricks, and we today la
Dor under the disadvantage OF less skill
ed and less brainy players Just take
the Chicago champion team of ten years
ago and then try to show me another
team of men who can i'm the least point
be compared with them. There were
Pfeffer. Williamson, Burns, Kelly, Flint.
Goldsmith. Corcoran and Gore. Will
hanson and Burns never had their
equals as brainy players. ! will say
without any reservation that Tom
Burns was the headiest player that
ever belonged 10 a baseball club. 1t was
he who invented most OF the new tricks
Of the game, which were Immediately
taken up and copied by other mines
Then we had Mike Kelly, a star in
his way, who never had even an imita-
tor and never will have perhaps. They
talk about the hit and run system OF
the Baltimore team. Why should the
patrons OF the game so soon forget that
II was those same old Chicagos who
first put that style of team work into
operation. The greatest weakness among
the present clubs Is the lack Of players
who use their brains as well as their
bodies in the game There are too many
mechanics and not enough artisans in
the National league today.
do think th- pitching now is better
than II was half a score of years ago?
No, sir. | am not able to see where
among the pitchers OF the present time
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-01
SPORT IN
A CANOE.

The joys oi caroeing have not been
exploited as persistently as have those
OF other sports. but they are among the
most enjoyable Of all outdoor recrea-
tions. If the canoeist be an amateur
photographer, he VIII get pictures OF
delightful shady hooks hidden from the
ordinary rovers eye on account Of their
seclusion, for the canoe. can glide on
a few inches Of water, while the man
who explores the streams in a boat
must have "A couple Of feet of water TO
get his boat around in. If he be a fish
erman, he will take fly rod along. and
with the canoe he con steal along the
edges of lake or river almost as
noiselessly as a waterfowl
a true canoest sits his craft with the
ease and grace OF "A horseman astlide
a favorte steed and manages his light
craft with skillful strokes Of the broad
paddle and his knowledge of the art OF
balancing. Many fish. particularly
black bass and pickerel, are in the hab-
II Of running in close TO the shore i'm
the early morning and evening TO snap
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-01
The Lady and the Mount

Few women know how To- dismount
gracefully remarked a veteran whecl-
woman on the road the other day
They generally tumble rather than
step from their wheels 4 womans
wheel Is an awkward machine for the
most graceful To dismount from. There
Is "a right and a WRONG way 90 dis
mount SO far as grace Us concerned
The awkward way. though the one usu-
ally taught, is to slow down and az The
left pedal reaches the lowest point 90
slip 90 the ground with the right foot
The graceful way, sometimes called
the French dismount.' IS to stand ON
the lcft pedal after the wheel has
slowed mp and then step to the ground
ON the left side Of the wheel with the
right foot All women should adopt
this method
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-01

At flies and insects. 1t is by reason of
this that man in a canoe is enabled
10 catch game fish where an angler in
boat would frighten them away.
Canoeists never have any trouble in
getting fish for the frying pan.
II the canoeists are. fonder of tho
gun than OF the rod a light lG gauge
shotgun or a % caliber rifle can be very
easily taken along, and squirrels. doves.
woodcock, plover and small deer can
be obtained to eke out the larder. Per-
maps the travellers are on a hunt for
specimens. Then indeed is the canoe
the craft above all others adapted TO
their purposes. for there are many shy
waterfowl and birds that frequent the
thickets and grasses by the shores Of
streams, and the noise of a boat would
trighten them away, but canoe. gld-
ing in among the reeds with hardly
more stir than a big pickerel. enables
its occupant TO come upon these birds
without disturbing them. In this man
ner the habits OF birds and animals
may be better observed and studied
than in any other way.
In canoeing two persons should go
together. not only for companionship
but I'm case OF sickness or accident
The best streams for canoeing are
those which run through a farming
country where the travellers along the
watery highway can easf1y obtain sup
plies The baggage should BE- limited
TO absolutely Indispensable things. A
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-01
REPAIRING
THE WHEEL

To the person who has not given the
matter due consideration the mechanism
0f wheel Is regarded as exceedingly
intricate. Indeed riders of a seasons
experience are found who are In equal
ignorance The nonrider thinks with
coustcruatiou Of what the result OF a
fan would be miles from home or of
punctuTc in the park. a fail would
surely break a wheel or twist the en-
tire machine out OF shape. and pune
ure would br awful" If not worse.
Now, as "a matter of fact. the construc-
ton or an up 20 date bicycle is sim
pIcity itself and the modus operandi OF
taking il apart and putting 1t together
again can bc mastered by any one with
but little difficulty. This Is usually
found out by the novice along IN the
middle of the season after he has sew
cruI times paid card rates at repair
shop 10 have a puncture fixed or the
chain adjusted Cleaning the bearings
viii cost the price OF a Sunday dinner
at a country inn and could be done just
as well at home while resting.
one agent tells Of n young man who
twisted his handle bar in the steering
head and then trundled the machine
three blocks 10 a shop and watched the
dealer repair the damage with his hands
I'm about Eve seconds and charge the
amazed owner - cents for his work.
Ordinary repairs. such as patching a
puucturc straghtening bent FORK
adjusting bearings. etc" can be maze
by the average rider If he viii only
take the pains TO watch experienced
persons when opportunity occurs and he
sensible enough To profit by the Watch-
ing After one has mastered the mech
an,sm Of his machine there Is a great
deal more enjoyment 10 be had out oi
riding than when the rider docsn know
anything about 10. except that II ~
bicycle. He who knows his steed VIII
see 90 II that IL is I'm perfect running
order before he goes out and VIII not
be haunted by the suspicion that pos
sihly something is the matter win the
hearings or the chain or that ms icdch
may not bc just right. Nor VIII he ID,
continually annoyed hy squoakInE ano
grinding noises like the rider who de-
pends on the repair man to Keep MS
wheel in shape.
one way to clean a chain well. says
The American Whcelman. is to take
can 6 inches I'm diameter and 3 inches
deep and coil the chain and place VI IN
the can. Pour in naphtha enough to
cover the chain, put ON tight httlnH
cover and shake 10 for few minutes.
Pour of the uaphtha and repeat once.
I'm FIVE minutes this viii clean any ch'ln
perfectly. Oh 10 well and work The oil
In. Now ~po the chain dry and rnt on
30 a moderate amount of graphite ana
the chain viii run smoothly.
An indian Territory genius has pat
4 Ia 90. IA frh
clarps will enable cyclists 20 scoot along
before a favorable wind without any ef-
fort on their own part
The income Of the Victorian league.
the governing cycling association in
Australia. FOR the last nine months has
been SIS, 500. There are 5000 members.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-01
A New Handle Bar.

There is a now adjustable handle bar
on the market which has distanced all
its competitors owing to several fea-
lures which none of them possesses,
Every rider who sees IL instantly ap-
preciates its strong points. The ESSEN
tial features OF the bar are than it can
be adjusted TO any position desired
without the loosening OF nuts or bolts
and while the rider continues 20 scorch
along The adjustment Is released by
pressing a spring where the bar is
Joined 10 the steering head. I'm addi-
tion to this the grips are fitted with
similar springs, so that they can be adj
justed independently of the bar proper.
This latter feature is found i'm no other
bar and is an immense Improvement.
The adjustable handle bar was called
for by the great number Of riders who
found cramps of the hands and wrists
resulting from long rides with the
hands and bars i'm one position. as rs
Imperative with the fixed or solid bar.
Tho first adjustable bars. and indeed
an except this new device, have
shoulder arrangement at the center OF
the bar over the steering post which
is iooscned with a wrench when II is
desired To change the position Of the
bar This ncCcssitates SO much work
however. that the bars are usually Left
i'm tho position best suiting the rider
and the bar is practically solid. With
the new bar. however. ii rider de-
siros Co sCorCh 0r Increase his speed
white pcdalIug over o. country road
if ne comes 90 steep hin which calls
for low handle bars and hard work. hc
need not dismount and uniastcn a nut
10 change the bar. Remaining on MS
wheel nc reaches Cor the center oi the
bar. touches the spring ana releases
the bar. Turning 10 20 the desired an-
gle. the spring shoots a rod into place
in n sorics of holders, and the bar IS as
rigid as a solid handle bar. The grips
can be dropped or raised to any angle
by simply extending the thumb along
the grip 20 the spring and pressing H.
When the spring is released, IL fastens
the grip rigidly
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-01
Tax on Wheels.

when the talk ~ taxing the bicycle
Is agi'atfd I'm all seriousness, it sounds
rather strange Co read In the papers OF
% city I'm Europe where the tax on
whoalmen has been abolished. In vi
c0na until a recent date the bicyclists
were combined to certain streets. were
compelled tC wear a number and were
OBLIGED 10 pay a tax. ON May % they
wnrc giNan fun freedom and now have
the right go ride ON any - the highways
in that city. ON this occasion the wheel
men held hirh carnival in "A process ION
i'm which fully 1000 took part with gay
ly decorated wheels.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-01
Potter Will Retire.

The announcement that Chief con-
sui l. -. Potter of the New York state
division of the l.. \. W has decided 10
his term in December has excited great
surprise. During his term Of three
years Mr. Potter has built the division
membership mp from about . 900 TO over
20 600. II is fclt that the committee 1p-
pointed 90 nominate 1 ticket for the
fan election win try To- induce Mr.. Pot-
ter 90 stand for another term. Such "A
step seems doubtful, however.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-01
RAN FOUR MILES
IN SEVEN-ELEVEN.

LaB nr Nur San Francis corG in Is chWtu ymp
" il
mile me1 f mlc1 y Tggpgac 70 to fol three miles
n h m u 4 per w ~ on a SHOW Ia
a h m m a nd
n a m
" n A It S ii h h
~ n @ wa a san ~
o G o Of rare II "a m a the h
Q h @ over Ia k hopeless tn uaony Of ohossn now in uanm
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-01
Motor Barrel Organs.

organs. No more will Giuseppe and An
tonic have 20 drag about their lumber
ing Instruments They will seat them
selves, with their wives and families.
on the top and press the button. The
organ will a. the rc-s.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-01

Charley Snyder. Point 90 one catcher
in the League today who can be COM
pared with either of those four men.
Camel, who was Benefits undcrstudy.
is still playing, and, though ne has
fallen away materially IN his work. he
ranks high among the present corps Of
pitchers. 'Heiney' Peitz is probably the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-01

plenitude OF left handed pitchers. who
are most desired by every club which
plays ball | don't mean 10 say that
the left handlers are better than those
of the eighties. but there is a much
larger supply. Then the crop was
small, but the quality was superior
Lady Baldwin was a great left handler
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-01

contemporary with Pfener. Burdock,
Farrell and others. There are no Nc
Phecs but one today. Lowe comes near
est 10 him, and there the comparison Of
second base men ends. But ten years
ago we had a Pfeffer, "a Burdock. a FAR
rell and Richardson, and there was
Yankee Robson with the ST. Louis AS
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-01

you can find the superors Of John
Clarkson. Charley Radbourn, Charley
Sweeney, Lady Baldwin. Tom Bond,
Ferguson and more whom | could name.
Nichols, Rusie and Young are the only
pitchers of today who could at all class
with the men have named, and | don't
consider one Of the three the equal Of
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-01

sociation club, who as an all around
player has no peer among the second
base men of today.
Your Nashes, Burnses and Whitneys
are gone or going, and we have only
Collins to remind us of them.
I'm one respect the present state OF
the game has advanced. ! refer 10 the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-01

men like Clarkson, Radbourne Swee-
ney and Ferguson.
But the greatest contrast you viii
find in the catchers, a most important
position i'm any team which expects sue
cess. Ewing and Kelly never had their
equals behind the bat. Then there were
men like Bennett, Flint Bushong and
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-01

SO was John Richmond. Probably the
greatest south paw pitcher who ever
sent a ball over the plate was Ramsey
when he was I'm his prime. but nc didnt t
last long. Love Of liquor produced his
undoing, as it has served all who have
foolishly INDUCED i'm It. There also was
Kilroy, a superb little left handler and
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-01

most valuable catcher in the League to-
day. but who would think Of comparing
Peitz to Ewing, Kelly, Bennett or sny-
der?
Yes, McPhee is a great second base
man, but he has come down from the
1880 crop. McPhee was a star OF first
magnitude ten years ago. when he was
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-01
A Bicycle Jugeler.

An Indian jueglcr the "nJwah ~ Je-
lalabad." is entertaining and mystfy-
ing the pi.,lic I'm Paris by "prncipitating
a bicycle from the very air"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-01

\ well inflated tire. really hard ls The
best safeguard. Beware OF scudding
around corners at an incline. as the
side slip cannot occup so long as the
machine runs perpendlcularly.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-01

The twenty-nrst annual 100 mile road
ride of the London B. g. was run of
under most favorable climatic circum-
stances Twelve started. r. +. Legg
was first The time BEING 5h. 2im.; +.
Cockshutt second 5h. 39m.; W Legg
third. 5h sem. These are 'ho fastest
times ever made.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-01

4 team of English amateur golf play
ers Is expected I'm this country In the
fall.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-17
A JOB LOT.
Miscellaneous Business in the House
Yesterday.

Washington, Feb. 16.-It was a mis-
cellaneous lot of business that en-
gagged the attention of the house today
The house refused to pass a bill
granting a pension at the rate of $50
a month to Nancy Allabach, widow of
Peter H. Allab bach, in the later years of
his life, captain of the capitol police,
which President Cleveland vetoed. The
vote stood 115 to 79-the necessary two
thirds not voting in the affirmative to
pass the bill over the veto.
A number of house bills granting
pensions which had been amended IN
the senate was laid before the house,
and the amendment agreed to.
The bill was passed on recommends
tion of the committee on patents, regu-
lating and making uniform the juris-
diction of the circuit courts of the
United States in cases of infringe
ment of letters patent.
The rest of the day was spent in the
consideration of private pension bills,
about % of them being passed. Among
the beneficiaries at the rate of $50 a
month each were the the widows of
Brevet Major General S. A. Duncan,
Colonel Renea De Russy, Brigadier-
General Charles A. Hickman and
General William Van Driver.
The order of a session at night was
vacated and at 4.45 the house adjourned
until tomorrow