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THE PTETSBXJRG DISPATCH, FRIDAY; AUGUST 5. 189a 10 THE PEEASABT PHASE Of English Country Life Is a Most Important Feature. HUNTING AS IT IS DONE THERE. The Birds Carefullj Feared for a Great Daj of slaughter. rOACHEES INTERRUPT THE INDUSTRY J5BBE8POSDECi: OF THE DISPATCH. Banbubt, England. July 25. From any point of consideration the English pheasant is the most splendid bird that reaches the English market. Somebody, perhaps an Irishman, has called it the "the sacred Ibis of Great Britain." It is certainly all but worshiped. The idolatry is an expensive one; for it surely costs England, Ireland and Scotland more than 1,000,000 to rear, to shoot and i o finally eat such pheasants as annually come to the gun. If the vast area of valuable inclosed land comprised in gentlemen's seats and parked demesnes of the nobility, which are almost solely devoted to runs and coverts lor pheasants, should be taken into account, and anything like a fair rental lor these be added to the actual current sums expended, the outlay upon this one bird alone would annually reach millions upon millions of dollars, and be found to exceed all other lorms of outlay by British sportsmen com bined. Indeed the pheasant is an interesting bird in all its relations to life upon the great English estates in its extraordinary personal beauty; as the immemorial worry of keepers and prey of poachers; in its oc cupying greater attention from titled sports men than do all other came birds of Britain, and, above all, from its superb and match lets place among the delicacies ot the table. Every one has heard how Sidney Smith, aud he was no mean epicure, asserted that he knew of no purely earthly joy equal to roast pheasant with rich cravy, chipped potatoes and bread sauce. For an Ameri can's understanding, it may truly be said that the pheasant is our turkey, partridge and quail in one ample and delicious frame. Th Cost of tta Fad. The limitations of shooting in Great Britain undoubtedly add much from the sportsman standpoint to the deep British interest at all times in these splendid birds. It is almost inconceivable to an American how universally the 'sportman" craze pre vails in England, Ireland and Scotland, and how every acre of land and rod of shore, outside of and distinct from all other uses to which it may be put, is sportman's prop erly, yielding extraordinary returns in rentals tor the "shooting" and "fishine;" rights alone. On a lormer occasion I dem onstrated that the exercise of these rights and privileges annually cost British sports men the enormous sum of 6,000,000 or WU.uoo.uuu in American money. This vast expenditure is almost wholly confined to whatever pleasnre may be got in poking about moors, other waste though thoroughly guarded tracts and tenant farm ers' fields for snipe, quail and grouse, capercailzie and deer. Pheasants, then, while they may e entually come to the tables of the vulgar tradesmen and literary folk, are really the game birds of the British aristocracy, and of the landed aristocracy at that. They are found only within the grounds of gentle mens' seats and lordly demesnes, s-a e where as in pheasant farms, they are exclusively bred to increas the numbers upon the estates. All the conditions of their existence in the first place, their breeding, their increase and retention are necessarily alone found within the walled in parks of the country gentry and nobility. All the sport found in their annual destruc tion is so absolutely exclusive that they can only reach the common mortals' table, at lroin a crown to a guinea a. brace, by war ot the ubiquitous poacher's net or after "coming to the guns" of the rich, the titled and the great. Every British nobleman's estate and every English, Irish or Scottish gentleman's country seat is in point of fact to a greater or less degree a pneasantry, and the in crease and protection ot this one game bird are paramount to all other duties or pleas ures. From every accessible means of in formation, I believe that fully 1,000.000 nheasants are annually slaughtered in the United Kingdom. Of these over 100,000 reach the London market stalls alone; and this number represents only those which have legitimately come from the "battues" or "shoots" in October, November and early December; and do not take into ac count the heavy annual drafts by poachers upon the rich and well stocked preserves. Royalty as a rheasant Fancier. The Prince of "Wales is by no means first amon the breeders, and yet on his estate of Sandringham and the adjoining property of Castle Bisingham, which he has leased for sporting purposes, as many as from 7,000 to S.000 pheasants are annually provided by His Boyal Highness for his sportsmen friends. In two or three of the dukeries, and on other large estates as well, immense pains end expense are given to insure abun dant supplies of the bird of Colchis. The killing of from 2,000 to 4,000 at one "bat tue" has often been recorded, and it is well known that 9,500 were shot during one sea son at Elvedon, in Norfolk, which has an area of 17,000 acres. There are other game farms, as they are called, in other parts of England, and there is at least one such huge pheavantry in Scotland, on the Marquis of Ailsa's estate in Ayrshire. On all estates of average area the head gamekeeper will be allowed a half dozen keepers to assist him in breeding and caring for the game, and in protecting it from inroads ot poachers. Often the num ber ot under keepers will be increased by drawing, at certain seasons, upon the under foresters; so that where from 2,000 to 4,000 pheasants may be required for the autum nal guns of milord's sportsmen guests, with the wives and children of the helpers who mav live in cottages within the demesne walls, a score of persons will be employed in the breeding and caring for pheasants upon one estate alone. Usually these birds which have escaped both the poacher's nets and the sportsmens' guns are allowed to run wild during the winter; care principally being taken to Keep their-runs and coverts clear of too great ob structions by Rnow, to have their haunts occasionally provided with dry straw or leaves, and to keep their drinking wells or water troughs open and clear of refuse, and that they are well led with oats and corn. On some estates during October and No vember a certain number are caught, taken to the aviary or pheasantry, their wings regularly clipped every two or three weeks, and they are thus kept and led during the winter to provide the required egg supply during the spring months, the scarcity o"f eggs being one of the most serious draw backs in pheasant breeding. Electricity Brought Into Play. Usually, however, the old birds are not "taken up" uutil the last of February. Then they are systematically "starved" by non-leedtng for about a week, when large "figure 4" traps are set near their haunts. Then trails of oats are scattered between. The pheasants readily follow these to the traps, which are sprnngby strings in the hands of the keepers, any desired number being thus easily secured. These birds are taken to the aviaries which the keepers, among whom I have many good friends, insist on calling "areas." These are simply large wooded spaces in the demesne grounds, inclosed by fences of wire netting, sometimes 12 feet high. The wings of the birds are constant ly clipped or they would escape; but breed ers find the labor required less costly than a wire netting covering for such necessarilv large tracts. These aviaries are provided with mock coverts of bark and bough, with nesting places and watering trouglfs, while some are" secured against vermin by curved iron bases to the inclosing netting charged with electricity, which causes death to all rodents attempting an entrance. The pheasants begin laying by April, and they lay very much like the ordinary hen. Each can be counted on to furnish, from 20 to 30 eggs. These are daily carefullv gath ered not only from the nesU in the aviaries, but lrom those of the unimprisoned birds. The latter is not a difficult task for the keepers; for it is a singular fact that not withstanding the pheasants' wild nature they nest most freely in shrub clumps along the'edges of walks and drives. The keepers tell me they love the sound and sense of com panionshi , though themselves wonderfully secretive and sly. A Harvest for the Ponchars. And here the element of poaching is ridiculously observable. From April to June pheasant eggs are worth from 4 to 5 per hundred, or from 20 to 25 cents each. A regnlar scramble for them is begun, and this season provides one of the richest of the poacher's harvests. It is a well-known fact that oneshalf of the pheasants' eggs ex posed for sale by the shopkeepers are stolen. Expert poachers know every haunt of the pheasants upon the demesnes as well as the keepers. They are often ahead of the latter at the nests of the unimprisoned birds. Xot only this, but keepers them selves do not scruple to surreptitiously dispose of milord's supply, or help them selves from the nests on neighboring demesnes. However great may be the care in the breeding of pheasants, not over one-half of the chicks come safely to maturity. Then tha preserves are ready for depletion by poaching in its various forms. Not only do the birds sutler in diminution from the pro fessional poacher, but milord's pheasants prove an irresistible temptation to every tenant and cotter living round about the demesnes as well as many whose interests should make them their protectors; while on many estates much of the poaching attributed to genuine poachers is done by the employes themselves. Quito an Important Industry. On great estates from 20 to 50 men are regularly employed. There are the "agent" and his clerks. The bailiff, who looks after the home farm and cattle, and his helpers. There are the head forester and perhaps a dozen under foresters, all of whose bird and wood-craft are quite equal to those of the gamekeeper.and his several underkeepers. There are a master sawver and three or four men engaged in cutting timber and posts from forest trees and re pairing gates, walls and fences. The head gardener has several assistants. There are painters, glaziers, carpenters, etc., all of whom are familiar with the castle and the surrounding grounds. And on some demesnes you will find a half dozen lodge' keepers and their families. All of these poorly paid folk love a pheasant after it has come from the oven, not or grill as well as do the aristocracy, and they all know bow to get them without bothering the yillage marketman. Professional poaching is a far less danger ous pursuit than it is usually considered. During the shooting season all sorts of village hangers-on are pressed into service as "beaters" and to carry and fill the game bags. It is an easy thing during the ex citement to hide a generous portion of the game at convenient points from which it is taken undercover of night. Clamor and fright also break up the rucks or coveys into detached files of pheasants which re treat as high as possible among the branches of larch and fir, when the poachers can easily take them from their roosts at night by hand. Other methods are smudging or smoking them into half insensibility and knocking them from their perches with clubs; corn kernels into which short bristles are inserted are greedily devoured and the birds run choking to the hedges to be easily taken by hand; while an ingenious and suc cessful device is to fit a gamecock with artificial spurs, aud stealthily place him alongside a covert, when the pugnacious pheasant cock instantly responds to the gamecock's crowing challenge, and three or four brace of the valuable birds are tskan. Pheasant shooting usually begins the lat ter part of October and closes with the final Christmas "battue." And This Is Called HuntlnC. Notwithstanding high walls, gentleness of keepers, and all possible preventives, many pheasants leave the demesnes, seeking the outer hedges and bog grasses, where they fall a prey to the snares of tenants and guns of the poachers. Therefore a few davs be iore pheasant-shooting begins, all tne out side help at the castle starts in a circle miles from the demesne and concentrating toward the same, shout and, "beat" with a terrific bullabnloo, thus driving many back within thei preserves. Then milord and bis friends dressed as for snipe-shooting on the moors and provided each with two doubled-bar-reled, breech-loading, center-fire fowling pieces of No. 12 bore, a man for reloading and another for carrying cartridges, begin the slaughter. The sportsmen are stationed in advance at the edges of open places. The gamekeeper, who is a sort of master of cere monies, brings his assistants or "beaters" into line behind. Then thevmove forward, perhaps ten yards apart, the keeper, who knows every bush, hedge, copse or tree, directing the "beaters" in every movement. In an instant the preserve is a perfect bed lem of velh and explosions. The men veil "Hi-yi-i-il" as they "beat" thebnshes, call ing, as the startled birds flash from copse to copse, "Cock to the right!" "Cock above!" "To the left, cock!" "Hi-yi i-i! cock, cock, cock! right ahead, cock!" while tbe death-dealing gnns answer with such rapidity that they often get too warm to be held in the sportmen's hands. This goes on all day, with an hour for a lunch of stew and beer at 2, when the "beaters" are furnished a liberal amount of bread, cheese and beer; and their assistants, who follow the hnntcrs with carts and donkeys, by night have often gathered up from 500 to 1,000 slaughtered Dirds. These are shipped direct to London to dealers, who provide hampers and tags and pay for the birds lrom 4 to 6 shillings per brace. Edoae L. "Wakeman. AN UNACCOUNTABLE TSAGEDY. A Wealthy Con pie Murdered In Broad Day light In a Busy Ctty. Fall Biveb, Mass., Aug. 4. Andrew J. Borden and his wife were found dead at their home at 11 o'clock this morning. Both had been frightfully mutilated about the head and face with an ax, cleaver or razor. Mr. Borden lay on a sofa in a room on the lower floor of the house. His head had been cut and gashes from five to six inches long were found on his face and neck. Mrs. Borden was in her own chamber on the up per floor, and the condition of her face and head was the same as that of her husband. No implements that could have been used in the commission of the crime were found. This leads to the belief that Mr. and Mrs. Borden were murdered. Mr. Borden was a wealthy real estate owner and millman, and was seen on the street an hour before he was'found dead. It is said a servant, Bridget Sullivan, says she went into the room to make some inquiry of Mr. Borden about five minutes before Lizzie Borden gave the alarm. He was then sit ting on the sofa reading a newspaper. Mr. Borden was on the streets and in several of the banks as late as 10 o'clock. P1TTSUTJHG AND LAKE KBIE B. B. Special Excursions. August 9, Niagara Falls and return $7 00 August 9, Toronto and return 8 00 Arnrust 9, 13 and 13, Lake Chautauqua and return 5 00 Tickets good 15 days. A Slpn on Tour House- Some time aeo may have brought yon an occasional tenant for your rooms, bnt not so nowadays. The cent-a-word advertising columns, under "Booms To Let" in The Dis patch, answer that purpose with better re suits to-day. Excursion to Atlantic City Via B. O. E. E. on Thursday, August 11. Bate $10 the round trip, and tickets pood for 12 days and good to stop ac Washington City. Trains leave Pittsbuiz it8i.it and fc20r.lt. WELLS FALLING OFF. The Old McDonald Gushers Are Fast Disappearing From View. SISTEESVILLE IN A KEW LIGHT. in Operator Claims Many Difficulties Are Ket TVitU There. NEWS FEOJI THE DERRICKS YESTERDAY Notwithstanding the fact that no big wells'have been finished up in the McDon ald field for the last five or six days, the estimated production of the field is still kept at 20,000 barrels. There are only four wells given in the list of those making 20 barrels an hour, and the aggregate hourly produc tion ot these four wells is only 90 barrels, or 2,160 barrels a day. This wonld leave 17,840 barrels to be produced by the balance of the wells in the field, which is considerably more than they were credited with a couple of months ago, and the notorious drop in the production of a majority of those old wells cannot be ques tioned. One of the wells dropped yesterday was Greenlee & Font's Ko. 6 on the Marshall farm, south of Noblcstown, which was re ported In the causes the day before to be making 35 barrels an hour. Fitzglbbon & Co.'s No. 3 on the Walker farm, on the western horizon, was touched up a little yesterday and brought up to 20 barrels an hour. This started off at 65 bar rels an honr a couple of months ago. In answer to a telegraphic inquiry the men In charge or the gauges at McDonald explained that tv a free use of nitro-glycer-lne a nnmber of the wells had been brought up from lOand 12 to 17 aud IS barrels an hour, thus bringing the productioc up to almost 21,000 barrels. Unfavorable View ofSIstersvIIIe. An operator and a machinery man, who has been at Slstersvllle since early last spring, was in Pittsburg yesterday and does not give the roseate view of that region which some people are fond of doing. "The fact Is that the average wells down there do not run over 60 or 75 barrels at most," he said. "There are,of course. some good wells, but these are the exception. Where tliev report one that is doing a Qouple of hundred barrels or more, there are half a dozen others so light that it scarcely pays to pump them. "When they do get a well la the sand It ts necessary to pump salt water out of It for several weeks, or possibly two months, be fore it begins to make any oil. There have been only one or two absolute failures, but there have also been a large number of veiy small wells drilled. If you notice the opera tors at aistersvuie wnen asxea wnata wen that they may be bringing In Is good for, they invariably reply that it is 'showing' for a big one, but the chances are that its 'show ing' qualities fail when the guager drops his pole into the tanks. "There ii another point about the field which has been misrepresented. It has fre quently been givon out that the cost of drill ing a well at Sistorsville is only about $3,500. Now, I have drilled several wells in this same territory, and know what I am talking about. "Down on the flats along the river a man may get a well down for $4,000 if he has ex ceptionally good luck, but back on the hills it is impossible to drill a hole fur less 'than $5,000. Then on account of the treacherous nature of the territory you never can tell when vou are going to get aown. xnere are wens aown there which were started two years ago, and the owners now have not as much idea when they will get in as they had when they started. "Taken all in all Slstersvllle is far from be ing a desirable place in which to drill." Reports From the Derricks. Sistebsvtlle LeComte & Tallilee are starting to tig up for drilling at their No. 2 on the Hnbbard farm. Their Ko. 1. which came in some time ago, is making 225 barrels a day. The Miller's Bun Oil Company's well on the Cyrus McCue farm, near Brownsville, on the Ohio side of the river. Is down about 900 feet. They have been delayed by a fishing Job. .1 Brennernan A Forsyth are in the sand witnNo. 3 McCoy and are building a rig for No. 8. William Johnson's No. S Wells is in the sand, and he has started to build a rig for No. 4. McDoeald The Forest Oil Company's No. 5 on the Mrs. Campbell furm will get the Gordon sand some time to-day. The Devonian Oil Company's No. 2 on the McDonald heirs' farm is down 1,800 feet. Their No. 3 on the Moorbead farm is down 1,600 feet, and they have started to drill No. 4. The Devonian has started to build a rig on the Mertz farm in the lower end of the McCurdy field. J. M. GulTey & Cc's No. 2 Clark is due in the firth sand this week. Butler T. W. Phillips' well on the Wolfe farm, between Jefferson Center and Herman station, is 20 days old and still doing 35 bar rels an hour. It was drilled thiough the sand yesterday. It has pioduced nearly 80,000 barrels. Callkiit Snyder, Neely & Co.'s No. 1 on the PhlUlps farm is reported to be 60 or 70 feet in the 100-foot and showing light. Geohring Co. are down 100 leeton'the John Eeck farm. It is a test well and is three-quarters of a mile due west of Dam bach & Co.'s test well on the J. B. Dambach larm. Garvin, Weir & Co. expect the sand in a day or two at John Covert No. L Zelicxopue Beck Bros. & Ca's No. 2 Zeigler is 10 or 12 feet in a line quality of sand. O'Donnell & Ca's No. 2 E. F. Miller Is drill ing in the top of a good sand. Returned From the Peruvian Fields. The Oil City Derrick says: Alfred Bcn ninger, of Cranberry township, has returned from a visit with his brother, John Ben nlnger, who is at Payta, Peru, and has ohai go of the oil business of an English syndicate there. Mr. Bennlnger says that the company have a production of 800 ban-els per day. The oil is of 40 gravity, dark green in color w ith a red tinge, and is used mostly for luel in Peru, selling for that purpose at a price equivalent to $2 50 per ban el, United States money. The depth of the wells is I rom 500 to 520 feet and oil is found in the second sand, which is pebbly and of a darker color than pand In this district. This stratum Is from 15 to 90 feet in thickness. The soli is loose, and three strings of casing are necessary in drilling the well to keop out the water and prevent the well lrom caving. The same condition of affairs makes shooting the wells impossible. Natural Gas for TVnynrsbnrg. The gas "main from Blacksville to Waynes burg will be completed to-day and for the first time in its history the county seat of Greene will have the natural fuel for heat. The gas will be used for heat only, as the eleotiic light people of the town have the exclusive right to furnish light. The Ganges. The production of McDonald was 20,000 yesterday. The hourly gauges of the larger wells at McDonald yesterday were as fol lows: Sinclair Oil Company's No. 1,25; Peo ple's Gas Companv'8 No. 148, 25: Forst & Greenlee's No. 3 McMurray. 20; Fltzglbbons Co.'s No. 3, Walker, 20. The estimated pro duction was 20,000; stock in the field, 50,000. Iluns and Shipments. National Transit Company runs Wednes day were 32,335; shipments, 20,966. Southwest Pennsylvania runs from Mc Donald were 22,133. Outside or McDonald, 7,472. Buckeye runs, Macksbnrg division, 1,732. Shipments from the Lima division, 42,551. The Eureka runs were 13,134; ship ments, 2,107. Southern Pipe Line shipments, 23,493. New York Transit shipments, 25,217. The Oil Market. Ranee of the September option: Opening, 51c: hlzbest 53c; lowest, 51c. closing, Bljic. Keflned oil New York, be; Loudon, ilia: Antweip, 13Jr. '" ' Oil Citt, Aug. .4 National Transit Certifi cates opened at 5IJc; highest. 62c; lowest, &c; closed at 51c Sales, 34,000 barrels; clearances, 194 000 barrels; shipments, 74,444 barrels; runs, 79,147 barreK New York, Aug. 4. Petroleum opened steady at 51c; became dull and remained so, closing steady at 51c Pennsylvania oil, spot sales, 95,000 barrels; opening, SIVc; high- ear, oijic; lowest oiyc; closing at Slc; Penn- total sales, IS.OOObarrels. Itlggan' Remains En Route. PANAMAj-Aug. 4. United States Consul McCrary, at Valparaiso, has arrived here with the body of Boatswain's Mate Biggan, who was killed in the attack on the Balti more's men. He will leave for New York on the Columbia. D Witt's Little Early Risers. Best pill for biliousness, sick headache, malaria. THE GAME OF DRAUGHTS. CONDUCTED BY I. B. FEROUSOK BzrKBXXCX BOABD. 101 BUck men ocenpy squares I to 12; whltemen squares a to 22. Black men al ways move first. Checker Headquarters Home Hotel, Duqauna way, between Eighth and Ninth streets : at Sam uel Seeds', 98 Seventh avenue, anil Allegheny Checker Club room. Sterrlt Building, Ohio and West Diamond streets. TO CORRESPONDENTS. Positions, Problems. Games and Cheo'-csr News willat all times be welcome. All comjmnlcatlons to be addressed P.O. BOX 35. EAWEWD, PITTSBUBO. PA. C. Hefler Accept our thanks for problem. P. Perry and J. K. Orr There Is a great deal more plav in the position than you have sent in. Please look over it again. L. Armstrong We mislaid your correc tion on Mf. Tesohellt's game. Could you send another copy and oblige? W. H. Craig Did you get your copy of match games book! SOLUTION TO PROBLEM NO. 163. BY O. H. r.ICHMOKD. Black 1. King' 5, 82. Whlte-14.27. King 3. White to move and draw. 27-23 I 25-18 I 149 3-7 1 96 1 7-21 32-27 I 27-23 I 31-14 14-17 1-10 I drawn SOLUTION TO PROBLEM NO. 164. BT JAMES WTLLIE, WORLD'S CHAAIPIOW. Black 5, 7, 11, 13, 14, 19. White 16, 20,22, 25,26,28. Whlto to uiove and draw. 18-12 I 11-18 I 12 8 I 8- 3 3-10 I I 14-18 18-23 23-30 2330 I 30-21 I drawn. PROBLEM NO. 166 END GAME. BT CHARLES HETTKK, CHICAGO, ILL. White (Workmanl-11, 21, 22, 23, 31. Black (Hefler) 1, 3, 9, 14, 20. Black to move and draw. The above beautiful ending came up In a game between Messrs. Hefter and Work man, on July 29, 1892, In the clubroom of the Chicago Chess and Checker Club. PROBLEM NO. 187-END GAME. BT J. VTTLLrE, WORLD'S CHAMPIOIT. Black 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. 12, 13, 14, 15, 17. White JL 23, 24,5, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32. Whlto to move and win. The above position Is from the'Doctor" the "BlacK Doctor" it Is generally called but-thls, Mr. Wyllle states. Is a misnomer, as the white forms the game, which should, therefore, be called the "White Doctor." West LoCMan Courier. GAME NO. 323 WILL O THE WISP. The following are from the West Lothian Courier and were played in two important matobes In Scotland. Flayed in the final tie for West Lothian Championship Gold Medal, between Waters and W. Forsyth, Broxburn. Forsyth's move. ! jfllioJg(nli2 13 IfM Sj5g I6g -I k h H H Wmw (isySfa llli llli 5j fll llll 1111 lllll ISl wm iMM WM Wm yatfm ?!((& vam& ztfofot 11-15 10-15 I 12-18 I 918 I 11-15 I 20-27 IS 19 18-11 23-S3 23- 7 1H-16 I 31-24 913 7 13 16-20 3-10 J 16 1 9 14 22-18 2718 . D32-27 1 24-19 I 16-11 I 2419 1522 a5- 9 c6 10 8-11 l-l 15-24 25-18 29-25 18-14 25-23 27-24 w.wlns (a) We prefer 8-11 here. (b) 24-19 looks the natural move, but with 5-9 out this hampers black. (c) Mr. Waters thinks there is no draw for black alter this move. What say the critlcsT GAME NO. 329-BRISTOL. Played between J. Waters, Broxburn, and M. Barrie, Falkirk, In a recent club match. Barrio's move. 1116 11-16 6-15 . 1 G 8-12 30-26 22-18 32-23 19-15 22-18 15-11 7- t 10-14 3 7 10-19 711 9-14 26-22 24-19 22-17 2115 27-23 11 7 3-8 8-11 9-H 16-19 11-16 14-18 22-18 28-24 18-9 23-16 31-27 23-14 8-11 16-20 1322 12-19 6-10 19-24 12-16 26-22 25-18 29-25 U 6 23-19 2724 710 514 4 S 29 16-30 Drawn. 30-26 18 9 25-22 18-15 14 9 GAME NO. 330-GLASGOW. Played at Chicago, 111., Mr. Hefter having the white against Mr. Orcutt. Specially con tributed by Mr. Hotter to the Mercury. lt-15 16-23 2-11 11-16 4-8 1 c 8-11 23-19 27-11 2522 28-24 30-26 2i-22 8-11 7-16 9-14 16-20 20-24 dll 15 22-17 20-11 17-13 24-19 32-24 1 1116 a 3- 8 b 5- 9 8-11 11-16 I 24-20 11 7 22-17 I 26-23 29-25 NOTES BY W. BEATTIE, LIVERPOOL. (a) A move played, in the earlier matches with morn or less suocess. Of late years it has been superseded by the now stereotyped 3-7. Scarcely any first-class player will now follow the text in an Important game. (b) This seems to be right enough, although it would, perhaps, be better to keep backjx move which enables white to obtain X side grip. (c) Orcutt could not have failed to get rather the better end game if he had taken the shot 14-18, etc. Doubtless he piefeired to go in for a complete and decisive crusher, overlooking the combination which present ly turned the tables. (d) Hefter now effected a neat win from the following position: Black. wm o. . vA', YSmtA YSA Y7S, dsBi YS, AD! WA SA. m 2? mm. & isii 'A WA WA ,As, mm wm,mWM wm.mx mm mm m wm. White. White to move and win. 22-18 1 15-22 I 19-15 10-19 17-10 (-26-17 6-15 I 19-26 I 13 IW.W GAME NO. 331. CROSS. TBOX CROSS' BOOS, BT J. T. BXED. jjjjp m, jjj laAi wmm "mmmm wm. 11-15 15-24 6-10 Z-9 9-13 8-11 23-18 28-19 17-1 2J-24 16-11 23-25 8-11 12-16 10-15 16-20 7-16 1115 1-26-23 19-12 IS 6 23-16 24-19 25-23 1014 1116 1-10 20-27 15-24 15-24 30-23 18-15 32-28 31-24 28-19 2218 ' 7-10 10-19 48 3-7 19-17 Drawn 24-19 22-17 25-22 26-23 22-13 VARIATION l-FAET SXCOlfD. . 2-18-14 2724 17-1J 24-20 17-14 15-10 918 6-9 11-16 18-23 10-17 31-27 24-19 21-17 81-27 27-18 21-14 14-9 15-24 7-11 1623 1423 23-27 27-23 228 2521 26-19 25-22 3J-23 Drawn 4-11 9-14 6-9 9-14 18-27 28-19 28-25 13-6 22-17 19-15 , 11-15 15-18 2-9 14-18 27-31 VARIATION 2 pABT THIRD. 27-23 7-16 29-25 2-7 3-11-16 22-18 1C 14 2217 18-11 4 8 1915 7-10 16-20 25-22 8-8 17-13 24-19 8-11 31-27 10-19 26-221 14-17 19-26 21-14 30-23 1 9-18 11-151 23-14 18-14 1 Drawn VARIATION 3 FARTFO'JBTH. 4-8 15-18 6-13 14-18 111-15 8-7 23-19 28-22 21-20 31-26 19-16 21-17 4-9-14 11-15 15-24 18-23 1 1226 15-19 18 9 17-13 22 6 26-22 I 30-23 Drawn. 5-14 7-11 1-10 23-27 8-11 2217 13- 9 28-19 32-23 I 23-18 VARIATION 4 T-ABT FXFTU. 10-14 19-10 14-21 26-19 7-14 24-20 6-10 9-14 15-6 14-21 26-23 21-25 22-18 Drawn the above game and four variations form the trunks of the five parts of the new Cross Book, lately compiled and published by James P. Reed.Ko. 15 Clark street.Pittsbnrg. Each of the five parts has nnmerous varia tions. Pait 1 Commonly known as the 26-23 line, and was a favorite with the late James Smith, champion ot England: be played it in the International team match between Eng land and Scotland, and alfo In tho twentieth game in his match with CF.Barker. Mr.Reed gives 17 variations beside trunk, 11 black wins, 1 white win, and 6 draws. Part 2 Known as Choice Cross, and was the ravorite line of play of the Scottish players In the international team match, and the game Mr. Molr won from Smith, the English champion. Mr. Reed gives eight variations besides trunk, showing 7 wins for black and 2 drawn. Part 3 Goes under the name of tne "Slip Cross," and is reckoned weak for the black side; trunk and 11 variations are given to this line, showtng i black wlns4 white wins and 4 draws. Pait 4 This is considered the strongest derense that white can adopt, and is the line nenily always played. Trunk and 33 variations are given to this Interesting line, showing B wins lor black against 12 wins for white and 17 drawn. PartB This is considered the strongest for the black, and adopted in general by the Amelican players In important-matches. Mr. Reed gives trunk and 36 variations, showing 15 wins for black, 6 wins for white, nnd 15 games drawn, giving in all the parts 110 variations of play on this interesting opening at the small cost of 15 oents, bring ing it within the reach of every player de sirous of gaining an Insight into this line of play, that can be forced every time 11-15 Is played. CHECKERS ON THE ISLE OF MAN. For the following interesting history of the game we are Indebted to the Weekly Timet, of Manchester, England: A correspondent who is touring in the Isle of Man sends us a description ot bow he saw drau 'hts played on the old pier at Douglas: "It is now 25 years since I was last here, and what a change. Then there were no rail ways, no promenade nor landing stage, but the old pier was muoh in use, and, as u mat ter of course, native idlers and loungers there did congregate at all houis of the day in the hopes of getting an odd job either as porter or dock laborer. Time hung heav ily upon the hands ot these bronzed sons of the sea, and in order to give pleasure to some of the weary hours, they used to play draughts day In and day out during the season. For their board they used the stone terrace of the pier, and for 'men' black and white stones, and many an hour have I watched some strongly contested games .played in this primitive fashion, with all the eagerness of clubroom players. Well, after 25 years' absence I betook myself to the old quarter, and again I found a few of the old stagers at the tame old game, and playing in the same old fashion, and in the same old corners of the pier. The boards are now weather worn, and by much play and use the squares are nearly obliterated, and deep circuitous in dentations in the stone now tako their place, 'reminding one of the work of sand worms on the shore. I inquired ol one of the old cod gers: 'How long had the game been played on the Island!' 'You must ask some one older than me,' was his quick reply. Not a bad answer, I thought." THE WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP. V. DUNNE'S CRITICISM OT C. T. BARKER. In a long letter from C. F. Barker, the American champion, published in the cur lent issue 01 the American Checker Review, he declines Wyllie's challenge to play him a match of 100 games at Glasgow as "un reasonable," but expresses his willingness to meet Wyllle in a match of 20, 30 or 50 re stricted games, stipulating for the match to take place in America. Barker says he has "honorably won" the title "Champion cf the World," which ne affixes to his letter; but as tho player (Reed) fiom whom he claims to have won it never had any "honorable" title to It, bnt only a very dishonorable and shadowy pretension, it is hard to perceive where either the honor of victory or the glory of possession comes in. Wyille has not yet lost his title, and Is acting within his rights in reiusing to play the match in America. Barker says W yllle is well aware that there are several players in America who can beat him in a match, and so thinks discretion the better part of valor. It Is possible (but not probable) that there are seveial American playeis able to beat Wyllle; but nevertheless the fact is patent they aie all unwilling, not to say afraid, to cross the ocean to engage the old veteran, pieferrlng rather, like Chanticleer, the emi nence of their own particular stronghold, from which In safety they can hurl forth their defiance "Cock-a-doodle-dol" ANOTHER CHECKER WONDEB. In the end of June quite a sensation was created all over the country when It was an nounced through our columns that Pitts burg had given birth to a boy wonder, who had never been beaten at the game of checkers. They came from far and near to see the prodigy, and it was commented on by all our exchanges, and players, both old and young, came to headquarteis to witness the youthful champion, and all are satisfied we may yet have another Reed. But in the closiug days of July, In tho midst of the ex treme heat, another youthful champion has been heralded forth, but this time of the op posite sex, located at 42 Cliff stieet. This will cause Mrs. Will S. Andres to look to her laurels as champion lady player of the world, for this youthful rival posses ses through her parents all the character istics of a strong player. At this writing we have not yet learned her name, and none is prouder than tho father of this addition to the city team. A PLAT BY EDWIH AEN0LD To Be Produced With Oriental Splendor at the World's Fair. San Fbancisco. Aug. 4. Henry Seakin, the globe-trotter who purchased the American rights of the "Light of the "World" and who lost several thousand dol lars on the speculation, has a new venture which he is confident will give him his long-wished-for millions. 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Pennsylvania Limited of Pullman Vestibule Cars dally at 7:15 a. m., arriving at Harnsburgatnss p. m., Philadelphia 4:45 p. m.. New York 7:01 p. m.. Baltimore 4:40 p. m.. Washington 5:55 p.m. Keystone Express dally at 1:20 a. m.. arriving t Harrlsburg 8:25 a. m., Ilaltlmore 11:15 a. m.. Washington 12:33 p. m., Philadelphia 11:25 a. m.. New York 2:00 D. m. Atlantic Express dally at 3:30 a. m.. arriving at Harrlsburg 10:30 a. m., Philadelphia 1:3 p. m. NewYork4Kp. m. Harrlsburg Accommodation dally, exeept Sunday, 5:25 a. m arriving at Harrlsburg 2:50 p. m. Day Express dally at 8:00 a.m.. arriving at Hsr rlsbnrg3r20p. m.. Philadelphia 8:50 p. m.. New York 9:35 p. m., Baltimore 8:45 p. m.. Washing ton 8:15 p. m. Vail train aunday only. 8:40 a. m.. srrlvei Harris bnrg 7:00 p. m.. Philadelphia 10.5.5 p. m. Mall Express dally 12:50 p. m.. arriving at Hints burg lOrOO p. m.. connecting at Harrlsburg for Philadelphia. Philadelphia Express dally at 4:30 p. m. arriving at Harrlstturg 1:00 a. m., Philadelphia 4:25 a. ra. and New York 7:10 a.m. Eastern Express at 7:10 p. m. dally, arriving Haiw rlsburg2:10 a. m.. Baltimore 8:20 a. m., Wash ington 7:30 a. m.. Philadelphia 5i05 a. zn. and New1,ork7:40a. m. Fast Line daily, at 8:10 p.m., arriving at Harris, burg 3:30 a. ra., Philadelphia 6.50 a. m.. New York9:30a. m.. Baltimore 8:20a. m... Washing ton 7:30 a. m. Creaion and Ebecsbnrg Special Saturdays only. 2:50 p. jf. All through trains connect at Jersey City with boats or "Brooklyn Annex." for Brooklyn. N. Y ., avoiding double ferriage and Journey through New York City. Johnstown Accom.. except Sunday, 3:40 p. m. Greensburg Accom.. 11:30 p. m. week days. 10:31 p. m. Sundays. Greensburg Express 5:15 p. m.. except Sunday. Deny Express 11:00 a. m ex cept Sunday. 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Braddock Accom., 5:25. 6:00. 6:15, 6:45. 7KXX, 7:21. 7:40. 8:00. 8:10. 8:35, 8:50. 9:40, 10:30, 11:00. 11:10. a. m., 12:01. 12:15, 12:30, 12:50, 1:20, 1:30. 2:00, 2:30. 3:15, 3:40, 4:00. 4:10, 4:25, 4.30, 4:35. 4:50, 5:00, 5:11, 5:30. 5:45. 6:00. 6:20. 6:45. 7:25, 8:20, 9:00, 9:45. 10:21 11:00, 11:30 p. m. week-days, and 12:10 night, ex ceptllonday. Sunday, 5:30, 8:00, 8:40. 10:30a.m.. 12:25. 12:30. 1:30. 2:30. 4:30. 5:30. 7:20. 9:00, 9:39. 10:30 p. m.. 12:10 night. SOUTHWEST PENN KAIL-WATT. For Unlontown 6:25 and 8:35 a. in.. 1:20 and 4:3 p. m. week-days. MONONGAHELA DIVISION. o!r and AFTia Mat 25. 1891. For Monongahela City, West Brownsville and Unlontown 10:40 a. m. For Monongahela City and West Brownsville 7:35 and 10:40 a. m.. ana 4.50p.m. On Sunday. 8:55a. m. and 1:01 p.m. For Monongahela City only. 1:01 and 5:50 p.m. week-days. DravosburgAccom..8:00 a. m. and 1:20 p.m. week-days. West Elizabeth Accom. 8:35 a. m.. 4:15, 6:30 and 11:35 p.m. Sunday, 9:40 p. m. WEST PENNSYLVANIA. DIVISION. ON AND Am II J UNI 20. 1892. From FEDERAL STREET STATION. Allegheny City: For Sprlngdale. week-days. 6:20. S:. 9:25, 10:40. 11:50 a. in.. 1:30. 2:25. 4:00, 5:00. 5:45. 6:10, 6:20, 8:10, 10:30, and 11:40 p. m. Sundays. 12:35 and 9:30 p. m. For Butler, week-days. 6:20, 8:45, 10:40 a. m.. 3:15 and 6:10 p. m. For Freeport, week-days, 6:55, 8:45, 10:4 a. m.. 3:15. .40. 5:00. 8:10, 10:30 and 11:40 p. m- Sua days, 12:35 and 9:30 p. m. For Apollo, week-days. lO:40 a. m. and 5:00 p. xa. For Paulton and BlalrsvlUe, week days, 6:5 a. m,; 3:15 and 10:30 p. m. 7 9-Tha Excelsior Barraze Exrjress Comanfr ,., II t .... 1. 1 v. . . .... fm ..... 1n, .1. ..: residences. Time cards and full Information can be obtained at the ticket offlces No. 110 Fifth aveh sue, corner Fourth avenue and Try street and union station. CHA9. E. PHGIL J. B. WOOD. General Manager. Gen'IPass'r Agent. From PittsDnreh Union Station . jfBnnsylvaniaEnBB Iraim finn by Central Tuna. North, wet System Fort Wayne Route Dstaxt for Chicago, points mtermediate and bey oadl: La.m.,7.10 a.m 123D p.m., L00 pjn., 8.44 p. m., 111.30 p.m. Axxivm from same points : 12.0a a.m., 11.15 aja.. &00 ajn., &2S ajn &S5 p.m.,l 6.45 p.m. Dzfait forToledo, points intermediate aad beyond: t7.1Pa.m.lZ20p.m.,IjOOp.ai.,U10p.i. Aaarvz from same points: 11J5 a.nu, 8.35 ajn.. fS.i3pja. DaPAKT for Cleveland, points intermediate and beyond: 6.I0 a.m., 7J0 a.m., flJO pjiu, 11.06p.m. Aaxrva from same points: Gi50a.xa., fl.65 p.m., 5.55 p.m., t6-50 p.m. DxnutT for Martin j Ferry, Bridgeport aad BeUalre: t6.10a.in., t'-20 P.-, ti.10 p.m. Amuvx from same points: f9X0 a m., fliE o.t ,f80p.. Detart for New Cast' Eiv . Youngstown, Ashta bula, points intermediate and ucyond: 17.20 a.m tl2.20 p.m. Aaarvz from same points: 1.25 p.m., fg.40 p.m. Dxfakt for New Castle, Jamestown, Youngstown and NUm, 3 45 p.m. Axarvx from same pomts : t8.40a.m. , DzrAKT for Youngstown, Ix20 pjn. Axzrvs from Youngstown, 6 45 p.m. Southwest 8 Jtem-Fan Handle Ron to Dztakt lor Columbus. Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis, pomts intermediate and beyond: 1.10 a.nx 8.30a.Bi.,8.45p.mM11.15p.m. Arrtvz from asms points: 20 a.m., 6.00 a.m., 6.50 pjn. Dxtakt for Colnmbus, Chicago, points intermedials and beyond: 1.10a.m., fl2.06p.rn. Azarvz froa same points: 2J2Q a.m.,y3.05 pjn. Dztakt for Washington, f8 15 a. m., 8.35 a. m., tl.65 p. m., 3.S0 p. m., 4.45 p.m., 4.50 p. m. Aum from Washington,t&a.m.,f7.50a.m.,to50a.m., flO.25 a.m.,t2.Sop.m.,t6 25p.m. DzrAKT for Wheeling, 8.30 a. m., 12 05 n'n., t2.46 p. m., f6.10 p. m. Akxivz from Wheeling, iS.45a.nu,f?05p. m. 5.50p. m. tfpeclal Notices. Pntuus Slxxting Cars and Puixxak Dnnna Cars run through, astand West, on principal trains , of both Systems " Local Slexttng Caxs runnisg to Colon-ens, Cin cinnati, Indianapolis, Cleveland, Toledo add Chicago are ready for occupancy at Pittsburgh TJnioa Stauoa at 9 o'cHdc p. m. d ( Tista Taslzs of Through and Local Accommoda tion Trains of cither system, not mentioned above, caa be obtained at 110 Fifth Avenue and Union Station, Pittsburgh, and at principal ticket offices of the Peas sylvania Lines West of Pittsburgh. Dally. tx.8undar. Ix. Saturday. TEx. Monday. JOSEPH WOOD, K. A, FORD. fsaanl xauesr. toirsl lucagtr IrsaU B ALTUIORE AND OHIO RAILROAD . .- , ., uai ja,tern tlrafc For Washington. U C. Baltimore. Phil adelphla and New York. 3 00 a m and 1 20 p m. For Cumberland, 650. SOOam.JIll 9 20pm. For ConneHsvlUo. 6 . '8 00. 58 so a m, U 10, J4 15. 00 and l 20pm. For Unlontown, Jf, to, "8 00. 58 30 a m: tt 10. 4 15 and t5 00 nm. Tor Mt. Pleasant, 3830 and 13 00 a m; a 10, 'Vor Wa.hlng?ot Pa t 20. JS10and 30am, 'V'oV'wheeulgf'SO. iSMand J9 30am. '409. SnclnnaU and St. Louis. 1 20amandI pin. For Columbus. nMaraandSOpm. For Newark. 7 20 a m and 7 30 p m. For Chicago, "7 20 am and 1 S0p.'n- . ... Trains arrive from New York. Philadelphia, rial, tlmors and Washington. 8 20 am. S 30pm. From Columbus. Cincinnati and Chicago. 3 50 am, S4J m? From Wheeling. 8 50 and 10 45 a m. 4U 7 65 and "8 40 -p. ra. ., Parlor and sleeping cars to Baltimore, Washing ton, Cincinnati and Chicago. Dally. Dally except Sunday. SSunday only. ISaturdar only. 1 Dalit except Saturday. The Pittsburg Transfer Company will can for and check baggago from hotels and residences upon orders left at B. A O. ticket office, corner Firth avenua and Wood street, and 639 smlthlleld treet. J. T. ODZLL. CHAS. O. SCULL. General Manager. Pen. Pass. Agent. ALLEGHENY VALLEY RAILWAY CO. Taking effect June 25. 1S92. trains will leave and arrive at Union station. Pittsburg, east ern standard time: Buffalo express Leaves atStfO a.m.. 8:50 pom. (arriving at Buffalo at 5:45 p. m. and 7:20 a. m.): arrives at 7:05 a.m.. 65 p. m. OH City and DuBols express- Leaves 6:00 a. m.. 8:20a. m 1:30p.m.: arrives lrtft 6:35. 10:3) p. m. Em-lenton-Leaves 3:45 p. m. : arrives 1C:00 a. m. Kit; tanning-Leaves 9:o5s. m.. 5:00 p. m.: arrlvesSrtJ a.m.. 5:55 p. m. Braeburn-Leaves 6:50 a.m.. 12:05 p. m.. 5:30 p. m.. 6:15 p.m.: arrives 6:40a.m.. 8:05 aim.. 1:45 pi m.. 7:W p. m. Valley Camp Leaves 10:15 a.m.. 2:30. 9:3(f. 11:30 p. m; arrives 6:40 a. m.. 12:3a 4:40. 11:40 p.m. Hullon-Leaves 7:50 p. m.; arrives 9:20 p. m. Sunday trains-Buffalo express Leaves 8:2Ca. m.. 8:50 p. m.: arrives 7:05 a. m.. 6:35 p. m. Emlenlon-Leaves 9:05 a.m.: arrives 9:5s p. m. KIttannlng-Leaves 12:40 p. m.: arrives 10:13 p. m. Braeburn-Leaves 9:50 p. m.t arrives 7-10 p. m.. Pullman parlor buffet car on day trains and Pullman sleeping car on night trains between Pittsburg and Buffalo. Ticket omeea. No 110 Fifth avenue and Union station. DAVID M'CABGO, I JAMES P. ANDERSON. Uen'lMnpt. Gen. Pass. Agt. PITTSBURG AND WESTERV RAIUWAX Schedule In effect Slay IV. 1S92 (Central time) Depot cor. Anderson St. and River av.. Allegheny. Depart for Chicago, 2:09 p. m. Solid trala with Pullman sleeping car. For Kane, Bradford. t7:U a. ra. For Clarion. t7:l a. m t2:00 p. ra. For Foxourg. "7:10 a. m., not). 14:25 p. m. For Buffalo. Erie. Meadvllie, 7:10 a. m. For Greenville, Mercer. Grove City. 7:10 a. m.. 12:00 p. m. For Akron. Cleveland. 7:10 a. m.. 2:00 p. m. For New Castle, 7:U A.m.. 2i00. 13:05p.m. For Butler. tS:30, lO. tJ:a.m.,.2:00. J4:25. 15:15 p. ra. Tralnsarrive: From Kane, r:43p. m.: Clsrloa, tll:30a. m.. tS:45 p. m.: Foxburg. 10:03, 11:38 a.m.. 16:45 p. m.; Erie. jSXO p. m.: Greenville, Mercer, till) a. m.. 13:50 d. m.: Akron. lltSt a. m.. t:45r. rn. : New Castle, 19:05. 11:55 a. nu. 8:45 p.m.: Butler. 7:00. 9:05. 11:30 a. m, tltK. 6:45 p. m.Jfrom Chicago, '11:55a. m. -Aiauy. ibxccpiauauay, 1