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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-25
RODS AND GUNS.
All Will BE In Evidence at the
Sportsmsn's Exposition.
IL Will BE Held In New York-The
Enterprise is Unique.

The third annual sportsmen's exposi.
tion, which is 10 be held I'm Madison
Square Carbon, New York, March IL 10
20, is already attracting wide attention
even In its purely prospective form. Sports
men of all sorts and I'm all parts VI the
United States are this year interested far
more than usual. This is due 10 several
facts, the first being the great expansion of
the scope Of the enterprise. Primarily the
idea was to collect and display all manner
OF arms, ammunition, hunting devices,
fishing tackle and other paraphernalia
used In the slaughter or capture of wild
game and fish.
This conception was very soon broadened
so az 90 include in the scheme exhibits of
various other kinds which would give 9th.
or Glasses Of sportsmen opportunities for
showing the development OF their favorite
pastimes and encouraging the exploitation
of new designs and Improvements for use
in the pursuit of the same
These expositions are national affairs,
conducted under the auspices of the Sports
mems association, which Is the national
organization of sportsmen in the United
States and Canada. Although OF recent
VI ifiii hh'y iiiNc dcSoiililSHcu itFpo rt-
suits In the PRONUNCIATION of needed data
in regard to the great hunting grounds of
the country and promoting the general in
terests of vigorous outdoor pastimes.
AT the expositions of 1895 and 1896 the
only exhibits were collections of boats,
firearms, outing goods and trophies of for
est and stream. These exhibits were, OF
course interesting and attracted 10 the
two expositions joint attendance of 90-
600 people But the features of this years
exposition will comprise not only those
that have been enumerated, but dozens of
Others, including displays Characteristic of
nearly every outdoor sport known 10 civil
lied man. There will be exhibits of guns,
rifles, pistols, cannons, powder, shells car
tridges yachts, half ratcrs. boats, canoes
launches, duck rafts, shot, lead, bullets
ammunition, bicycles, horseless carriages
motors, engines, fishing tackle, knives,
taxidermy, harness, saddlery, baseball,
football, tennis, golf, photography, outing
wear, targets, gymnasium apparatus, nets,
sails, spars and many other things, far too
numerous Co be here set down. And all
these things will be artistically arranged
In the immense area of the famous exhibi-
ton place, so as TO produce pleasing effects
for the eye Of the visitor.
Besides these there will be number of
special exhibits showing the peculiar game
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-25
SPORTING MISCELLANY.

Steve Lavignc, n Canadian boxer, wants
60 meet George Justice at catchweights.
Sixteen straight was the New York
bowling teams record at the Buffalo tour
nament.
Benton NJ, 2:l0, one Of last seasons
sensations, has an ailing leg and may not
be out till late this season, II at all.
Hon. Bourke Cochran Of Now York has
n 2yoar old by Rupee, gall, that Is said to
be n very promising speed prospect.
G. J. Hamlin Is reported as being inter.
estcd i'm now Canadian track, which will
take tho ylacc of Buffalo In the Grand cir
cult.
"Kid" Madden, the Brooklyn boxer, says
that he Is willing 90 meet any man at his
weight before the club Offering tho best
sized purse.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-25
An Array OF Pretty Girls.

II Is said in the selection OF the chorus
and ballet of "Jsck and the Beanstalk, !"
Messrs. Klsw a Erla7ger, the owners,
gave instructions that no girl should he
employed who hal been on the stage
longer than one year, and that physical
beauty and good singing voice must
be in evidence. II was a oificult con-
tract for the stage manager to fiji but,
from all accounts, ne obeyed Instructions
to the letter. II is said this Is tie NEST
attractive lot Of pretty young women ever
brought together In one organization.
There are sixty Of them, all told, and il
has been described ss "a verits bic beauty
show,D
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-25
CYCLING CHAT.

The Intercollegiate associations cycle
championships this year promise 10 be ex.
ceptlonally interesting
A novelty In cyolometcrs Is one madc to
he set into The fork crown, where the mile
age may be easily read from the saddle.
At Adelaide, Australia, recently Ken
Lewis. the leading colonial cyclist, estab
llshcd new quarter mile record, lowering
the figures to aG D s,conds.
A writer Ia n, -lngs says that the rca
son a pneumatic s.rc is fastcr than the old
solid rubhcr tire Is bccause of its ability to
absorb an obstruction instead VI rising
over it,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-25
Maggie clln. in "on Broadway

Maggie Cline always receives an uproarlous
welcome from her many admirers i'm this
city, and her engagement at Kciu's ON
era House next week, beginning Monday.
March !. IN dramatic rolo In son Brond
way viii me- doubt sorve to strengthen her
bold upon her large circle 81 followers. "On
Broadway was written by Clay NJ. Greene
and Ben Teal There l. said to De- great Oh
portunity afforded the star 10 sing hcr songs
~ che only can sing them. 10 show her con.
ccption Of the mcll-ira natic heroine, Throw
Him Down. hcClostcy." is newer sighted no
ANY ~ the performances and "Arrah Go
on. y also comc~ IN for good showing John
Q. spari's' an execli.n, Irish comedian. l. IN
the cast.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-25
GENERAL SPORTING BRIEFS.

The match between George Dixon and Frank
Erne has been postponed till March Is. Tom
O'Rourke evidently is going to the big fight.
Charley McKeever and kid" Lavigne arc
matched TO box at Philadelphia, March &.
They have been matched before, but no cluD
seem to want the mill.
Jim RYAN, the Australian middleweivht
knocked out Charley Turner, the well known
colored boxer of California, in eight rounds at
Hot Springs, Ark, the other night.
AlecS Greggains, who was once ambitious
20 meet Bob Fitzsimmons will meet Billy
Woods i'm San Francisco next month Woods
is now one of Corbett's trainers, and he should
be in good shape
Eddie Connolly and Dick Burge met in Lon
don Tuesday night Ia arrange for another
match, but they could not come to terms.
Burge wanted $500 side bot and Connolly
would not go higher than $1,000 The latter
will return TO America and challenge Iavigne
The boxer who claims to be Billy Smith of
Australia and IL boxing around Philadelphia,
is evidently n ringer" for Billy Smith of
Australia Is in San Francisco, and defeated
Henry PETERS, one Of Jack McAuliffes cham
pions in 10 rounds, at the California A @.
the other night
The Yale indoor games will be held at the
Second Regiment Armory at Now Haven on
March IL The open events are handicap and
are as follows: Fifty.yard dash, 5O.yard
hurdle race, SS0-yard run, one-mils run. put
ting lc-pound shot, pole vault, running high
Jump and one-mile walk There will al be-
team races arranged later. Entrance blanks
may be obtained at The journal sporting dc.
partment, and the entries will close March O.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-25
There are thousands of

There are thousands of
sickly schoolgirls all over
this broad land that are
dragging their way through
school-life who might enjoy
that abundant life which be-
longs to youth by simple at
tention to hygienic laws and
a proper course of treatment
with SCOTS Emulsion. This
would make the blood rich,
the heartbeat strong; check
that tendency to exhaustion
and quicken the appetite by
strengthening the digestion.
Our book tells more about
il. Sent free.
sCoIT 3 BOVINE. Chemists. New rSrI
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-25
FLAHERTY WILL MEET HAWKINS.

Martin Flsherty has wired Dan Stuart
his acceptsuce OF an offer to meet "Dal"
Hawkins during the week of the Corbett-
Fitzsimmons fight in Carson, Nevada.
lie received telegram from Stuart yes
terday asking him il he was willing to be
matched with Hawkins.
III the men are matched 1t will be for
purse OF $4,000, and they must agree to
weigh 12a pounds. Should there be no
hitch in the articles OF agreement, Martin
will leave for Nevada a week or more be-
fore the tight.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-25

They are so small that the most sensitive
persons take them, they are 20 effective tnat
the most obstinate cases of constipation. head.
ache and torpid liver yield to them. That L.
why DeWtt's Little Early Risers are known
n the famous little pills.
Joseph s. Johnston's Pharmacy, sos West.
minister street: Metzger's Pharmacy $50 North
Main street; Alfrcd's Pharmacy, II Eddy
street, joseph Driver, Riverside Pharmacy
~ Manton avenue
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-25
WITCHES HAVE THEIR USUAL LUCK

Salem started of at a gsllop at Paw
tucket and at the end OF the iirst period
had the score 3 to ! in her favor. The
home team started business In the second
period and scored five goals and three in
the next. before Salem scored again. maxi
ing eight straight goals. bore watched
the game from tho box and Leydon
played in spendid from. Wiley was also
of duty and Gendreau was In his place.
The summary:
Pawtucket-C Cunning ham 1r, Leydon 2r,
Ii. whiting c, W. Whiting hb, Lations e.
salem-hipson lr, Griffin Pr, Bartlett c,
f4apdpaau hb Haffarpsu
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-25
| SPORTING !
!, .......GOSSIP. J

402 miles since the start. The score OF
scbinner, 1908; Miller. 9J6; Ashinger,
9ia; lawson sol; Stewart, SIS; Hansen,
s23; Brady, s20i Smith, 7so; Holbrecht. 706.
The score at midnight Of the nine
leading contestants was as follows:
schinner, 1860 l-2 miles: Miller, 9s2; Ash-
niger, 9il; Lawson, 932; Stewart. sos;
Brady, s5i; Hansen, SSs; Hoibrecht. $50;
Smith, 922.
Teddy Hale, the worlds champion, quit
the track last night at 40 with GIT miles
to his credit.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-25
AN AMERICAN HENLEY.
Coach Lehman Suggests That We Organ.
t ize n National Regatta.

M ize ~ National Regatta.
Cambridge. Mass. Feb. 25.-Word has
been received here that Coach X. c..
Lehman OF oxford is preparing 10 re-
turn TO this country on March TO re-
sumo his work OF coaching the Harvard
crew for the Cornell race Mr.. Lehman
has been interviewed in England re-
Gently. and is quoted AZ saying that the
readiness OF the Harvard men I'm re-
spending TO a suggestion gives him great
hope for their success. However they
have not so far mastered the English
style OF rowing as TO give Il a fair test.
Mr.. Lehman is I'm favor of an American
Henley, and on this point says:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-25
EDWARD r.. TEN EYCK.
Something About the Young Man Who
VIII Row at Henley.

Edward II. Ten Eyok, the amateur cham
pion sculler who will go to Henley TO have
try for the Diamond Sculls,, is mere
schoolboy, lad of IS, and yet no other
American has ever accomplished on the
water achievements like those that have
made him famous throughout the world.
Young Ten Eyck is son of the famous
professional oarsman, James A. Ten Eyck.
He was born at Peekskill, n. ", Aug. z.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-25
WOMEN AT the BIG FIGHT.

Dan Stuart, through his representa- We,
has made the following announcement: /:
81 will admit women to the fight sim
ply because some of the most prominent
men In the state have indicated a desire
TO bring their wives. / am not making
this move for the money there Is in it,
but as a matter OF accommodation to the
men mentioned. IL women desire to see
the fight i.bave nothing TO say. They are
the best judges OF what they should and
should not see.n
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-25
A SOUND DRUBBING.


The Grays completely outplayed the
Indians at Fall River last night, .sominis-
tering to the latter the worst defeat re-
tors team work was great, and proved
200 much for tho crippled Reds. The
summary:
Providence-Pier 1r, Msnsrd Pr, Cam
avan c. Smith hb, Sword q.
Fall River Russell ir, Conn ell 2r, Cot
fer a. Monroa c Everett hb. Curlev D.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-25
GALVANIZED RACERS.
How the Electric Saddle Sends Speed Into
.Jaded Hacks.

saddle by the secretary of the Crescent City
Jockey club, at the New Orleans track,
stirred up "a good deal of excitement in
racing circles. 1t had been three years or
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-25

Score, Providence II, Fail River 2.
Fouls. Conpeli. Rusher, Russell IL, Pierce
3. Canavan. Stops, Curley 20, Sword 40.
Referee, o'Malley. Timer, Porter.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-25
STANDING OF rHr poLo CLUBS.
RYAN WAS THE VICTOR.

A crowd that mum bere1 more than 1000
and packed the spacious Alhambra at
Syracuse l,st night, ana occupied ell avail
between "Tommy" Ryan OF Syracuse,
and '"Tommy" Tracey of Australia, for
the weiterweight chsmpionship Of Amer
lea. G. X. Brooks of Buffalo was referee.
They were to fight twenty rounds, the
purse being $1,000. The result was a sur
prise, Ryan winning in nino rounds.
Tracey fought rather foul in the frst
three rounds, which were very even. In
the fifth Ryan landed a nasty left on the
jaw that made Tracey groggy. He fol-
lowed II up with q number OF bad ones.
Tracsy's left eye began to bleed just be-
fore the rguHu closed.
In the sixth Ryan sent 1racey's head
back with q straight left. A Isad for the
body was prettily blocked by Tracey.
Ryan landed right on face ana Tracey
came back with left on face. Ryan
smashed Tracey right and left in the lat
ter's corner, and the gong evidently saved
the Australian.
In the next Tracey puffed hard ss he
came TO time. Ryan soon had Tracey on
the road. He tried hard to land q knock
out blow on Trscey's face, but the Aus
tralisn prevented IL. Tracey rallied aud
swung right and left. Ryan ducked and
Tracey went to the ground aud was there
when the gong sounded after eight
seconds.
In the eighth Ryan landed q blow on
the chin, sending Tracey to the groand,
where be stayed down the limit. He was
knocked down a. he rose again. Creedon
entered the ring and tried to throw wster
on Tracey, but was ordered out. lie rose
from the floor three times in this round
after staying down nine seconds each time.
The gong carried him through.
In the last Tracey made q rally, but
was badly crippled. Ryan sent him
down with blow on the chin, and when |
he rose be seEt him down sgsin. Tracey
sisyed down nine seconds, and when he |
rot up made rush at RYAN, who sgsin |
foorsd him with a blow from bis left on |
the point OF the chin. AT this iunoture
Cresdon threw up the sponge sud began
tslkiDg at Ryan, who assumed q bsllig-
erent attitude toward him. They were
iep'rsted and the referee declared Ryan
tie winner.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-25

THE LONG DISTANCE BICYCLE RACE
A. . O'Clock last night schinner, the
Cnicsgo rider. was still Iescing in the
siz-dsy bicycle race at fatiersslp,,
roiesgo. win io1S miles 10 his credit.
" "ieocy" Hale seems hopslessly out Of
the rsee. being sImost 900 miles behind
the leader. Hin. the legless rider, con.
unuss bic rsusrksbie feet having mate
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-05
JUST PATENTED.

anew pocket-inh aler is shaped like Q
watch and has two outlets, fitted with
screw shoppers and filed with an alb
sorbent material. to be saturated with
the medicament. A semi-cLrcular Their
mometer is set In the front OF the case
and tubes are provided by which medi-
cal vapors may be applied TO any part Of
the body.
For the purpose of aging liquors arti-
fcially a Kentucky man has invented
an apparatus by means of which the
liquor, after being placed in an air-tight
receptacle, is brought 10 temperature
Of about las degrees and then cooled to
the freezing point of water by means OF
a refrigerant gas which is forced
through the pipes OF the receptacle.
To accurately determine the duration
of dyeing. cooking, Photographic
printing ETC., a new clock is set in a
frame to suspend trays over the vessel
used. The material 10 be treated Is
placed in the tray and held in the bath
until the proper time has elapsed. when
the clock releases n spring. which winds
"P ~-'F ~ sHoit auN Nus VIC way,
Pneumatic tires can be kept inflated
even when punctured by new auto
matte pump, which is mounted on, the
rim of the wheel. and has piston rod
running through the valve and attached
to plate inside the tire to be depressed
and operate the pump at every revolu-
ton. the length of the piston stroke
varying as TIE tire is hard or soft.
A single overhead wire is used to drive
the cars on a double-track road by
means Of new trolley-pole consisting
Of base set in the roof of the car TO sup
port the pole al an angle with the roof.
The other end of the pole carries a
vertical contact rod. having rotatable
disks at the top and bottom to guide
II on the wire. with projection on the
inner pole TO allow the outer pole to
slide over il when the caSs pass each
other.
One OF the newest governors for
steam engines is mounted in the inter
Tor of easing on the steam pipe and is
composed of a shaft journaled in the
casing. with spiral nange on one end
10 cause the shaft to revolve as the
steam passes through the pipe. A
yoke is attached TO the shaft at one end
aud fastened TO a sliding collar at the
other end. with weight in the center
TO spring outward as the shaft revolves
and regulate the size of the steam in
let
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-05
FACTS AND FIGURES.

1t is estimated that Australia con-
tains nearly 1000 species of plants rot
known elsewhere.
Glass was early known. Glass besjs
we're found on the bodies of mummies
over 5000 years old.
The distance of the earth from the
sun is about 100000 miles less "a De-
eenibcr than ii is in June.
The Bible was writted by degrees
during period of 1.Go0 years. 1t was
anciently called 1.-The Books" but for
the past 700 years the "nible."
Quinine is made from Peruvian bark
the outer part of q medicinal plant
called cinchona. 1t was SO named
from the wife of Count Cinchon, of
Peru. in the seventh century. who. by
its use. was cure of intermittent fever.
The scent of the camel for water Is
said to be very keen. lie can smell 1t
great way off. and oftentimes the
travellers who are suffering for water
will let the camel take hiA own way.
and he will take them to n place where
water may be found.
The eyes of bees are made to see great
distances. When absent from their
hive they go up in the air until they
see their home, and then fly toward it
In straight line and with great speed.
The shortest line between two places is
sometimes called Decline"
If any one were to undertake to walk.
one way only. through the streets Of
London. he would be obliged to go n
distance of 1900 miles. or as far as it
Is across the American continent from
New York 10 San Francisco. This will
give an idea of the distance one would
have TO 60 TO see thoroughly eve. the
greatest part Of the city of London the
largest city in the world.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-05

PEDDLING MILK IN BELGIUM.
fastened TO the legs or the body of tie
cart.
The picture is one made from photo
graph taken in Brussels. Belgium. The
milk is usually retailed by women. 1t
is surprising 10 see some of the large
loads the dogs draw. 1t is common
thing TO see two men @, women sitting
upon the cart with a half-dozen cans
in the back of the bed, and going along
the street.
They have another very common
method of doing work on their farms
that we rarely see in the states-that
is, with cattle. 1t is a common thing
10 see man plow his beets or other
crops with one OK or with cow
hitched TO n shovel-plow. When they
work an animal single they have
collar and harness. and bride with
a bit that goes in the mouth. the same
as we work horse. Sometimes you
see two animals hitched together-a
cow and bull. or two cows. To me
ii looks very much out of place to see
two Old mich cows hitched to a big
load of wheat, but il is common here.
These people here know what ii
Is to work. They cut every bit of their
grain with the hand sickle. They raise
magnificent crops of everything. Every
thing depends on manure. aad nothing
goes TO waste. They are doing here
what we in the states call intensive
farming, but l don't think that there
is anything in the states like this. A
man can't come over here and not learn
some valuable lessons. We have seen
nothing like ii in England or any place
we have been. The tillage is better and
the crops are ber;er and l feel quite
safe in saying that they are better farm
ers than the English farmers But these
men are very poor breeders. Their
horses and cattle are bad. The Belgium
cattle are very much like the Holstein
cattle. but instead of being black and
white. many are red and white. Some
are just like the Holstein cattle. have
got some interesting lessons from the
dairy industry of this country. but shall
do a good bit more in the next few
weeks in that line.-P +. Pfarr, in Ohio
Farmer
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-05

FEEDING THE ORCHARD.
How 20 Improve the ply sic;,i q uaIit,
of Poor Soils.

To provide vegetable matter and to
improve the physical quality of poor
soils. apply barnyard manure once IN
four years in fall or winter at the rate
of five or ten tons per acre. To aid in
the decomposition of vegetable matter
and TO insure a sufiiciency of lime aad
plant food. apply lime at the rate Of rs
bushels per acre once in five years. To
provide. in addition. an abundance OF
all forms of the available plant food al
the time Of need for development Of
tree and fruit. apply annually chemical
fertilizers in the following proportions:
Nitrate Of soda, 100 pounds; South Car
olna rock supcrphosphate. loo pounds:
ground bone. 200 pounds; muriate OF
potash. 200 pounds. The amounts tc
be applied depend on the character OF
the soils. the kind of fruit and the
age and vigor Of the trees. BY the in
PRODUCTION Of clover we have plant nd.
mirably adap pied to cheaply supply nj.
trogeneons vegetable matter for or.
chards. and its growth is to he rec
ommended instead of barnyard manure.
director Voorhees,. New Jersey Tx
pertinent Station.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-11-05
FACTS ABOUT GARLIC.


About three-quarters Of the garlic
used in this country is imported from
Italy II comes in hampers containing
about 10 pounds each. Garlic is raised
in this country in Connecticut, in Lou
isiana. in Texas and in New Mexico.
All garlic. both imported and Anne rican.
is put up in strings OF punches. some
thing like the punches in which onions
were once commonly sold in this coun-
try. but much larger. American gar.
lie is shipped in crates and barrels;
some from the far southwest comes in
long cylindrical baskets.
Garlic is sold by the pound or by the
single bulb. which is sold for penny.
In its commercial form. whole and
dry. garlic does not yield the strong
smell for which ii is famous. In a
wholesale produce establishment where
garlic was stacked up in quantities.
there was no noticeable odor from it..
But il one of the several smaller bulbs
of which each root is composed and
which are called cloves of garlic be
broken off and broken in two the pow.
erful odor becomes perceptible.
The aggregate consumption Of garlic
In this country Is large. and our ex.
ports of II to South American countries
which include American garlic and in.
ported garlic reshipped. amount to
enough to be reckoued In tons.-N. Y.
Sun.