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10 THE BUFFALO COMMERCIAL. MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 25. 1892. ONE CENT A WORD FOR MINOR LEAGUES. useful prizes.

DRY GOODS AND CARPETS. ADAM, MELDEDM ANDERSON) BLOCK. made In tbls tournament will be counted in the Individual contest. In the individual contest 10 games must be plaved by each competitor, and the games may be rolled at any time during February, March, or April. Entries may also be made at any time during the three months mentioned, and the contestant need not necessarily be a member of any club.

There are no handicaps In this class, so that the winner will virtually be the champion of Buffajo. The bowler making the highest total score for the 10 games played shall be declared the winner. A series of three games will be played to decide a tie. All disputes are to be referred to the committee on rules and regulations, composed of G. A.

Wegefarth, the sporting editor of the Express, and the sporting editor of the Commercial. The prizes were announced in Saturday's Commercial. AMERICAN Remarkable Bargains IN FINE BLACK DRESS GOODS! Five black hand-embroidered dress robes reduced from 50 to $25 each. Sixteen black and white high novelty robes for combination suits reduced from $16 to $10 each. Twelve pieces 40-inch silk and wool challis cloth of splendid texture and beautiful quality, reduced from $1.

50 to 1 a yard. Four pieces crepe border dress goods reduced from $1.50 to $1 yard. Four pieces silk and wool black and white checked dress goods, reduced from $1. 25 to 75c a yard. 34 black striped mousseline, reduced from $3 to $1 a yard.

One lot of ten pieces of Ecroyd's famous black silk warp Henrietta cloth, reduced from $1. 75 to $1. 25 a yard. Odds and ends and remnants of Henriettas, serges, and camel's hair cloths reduced to 4 price. These bargains are likely never to be duplicated, and should attract immediate attention.

ADAM. MELDRTJM A ANDIRS0K. LINEN SALE. Fine linens, particularly table linens, are always admired. Fine table linens, such as we sell, made by the best maker in the world, at such prices as we sell them, are an attraction in "a store second to none.

We have found them so this month during our great sale. Have you seen the new patterns for this year? Patterns in choicest table linen that had never been seen in this country before January 1st Do you know that we are selling table liuen, bed linen and all housekeeping linens at lowest sale prices on record One week more of our great January Sale. a WAJTTS, For Sale, To Let, Lost, Found, and other advertisements of a miscellaneous character, 15 words or more, inserted in this column (the best position in Che paper) for One Cent a Word Vil, 'flut mill? ft PERSONAL. ENEDICT WOOD. ADJUSTERS OF AC- co.unts.

30. Lewis Blfc. Expert work solicited. BB.KAD, BREAD. BREAO-OVEH'SSNOW FLAKE is ha7inr a ereat run.

Ask Tour zrocer fortt CHALLENGE FLOUR MAKES THE BEST, whitest and largest loaf of bread 15 75 per bbl. Harvey 27 Washington street DON'T FORGET TO ORDER SOME OF OUR Extra Pilot. Wr would like our many friends to try this Biscuit. It is entirely new and we be-jieve it will be very popular. This biscuit Is manufactured under letters patent, and each one hears the name of H.

Pierson. Ask your procer for them or any poode in our line you may use. You will and tbem of the best quality and not excelled by any. The R. Ovens' Bakery.

Telephone 12GS. I1 LECTRO-M ASS AGE RHEUMATISM, LIVER and Kidney affections. Paralysis. Nervous Complaints. Sprains and Strains successfully treated.

18 Swan street TVJ" BOASBERG PAYS CASH FOR CARPETS. -l clothintr, 116 Commercial st. or P. O. box 238.

REPAIRS FOR ALL KINDS OF STOVES AND Furnaces at 16 a Dlv. st. O.G D.H. Donaldson. HOW CASES WE CARRY THE LARGEST stock in the city.

The Lutted Candy Silicon street. FLAKE BREAD, MADE BY GiCO MUG t- eriagre Son, le selling everywhere throughout tfce town. Ask your rrocer or baker for bread. It costs no more-titan common bread ft in delicious HESE COOL MORNINGS' HOT CAKES ARE delicious. You can have them llebt and brown by uslnc ourlaboi savine, pure and wholesome Self-raisiae Pan Cake and Buckwheat Flour.

Ask your grocer for it- The Ovens' Branch U. 8. Baking Co. Telephone 12U8. THE RADICAL CURE OF RUPTURE WITH-out operation reducible or irreducible.

Our method is pamlesa and tree from danger. No detention from business. All diseases of nose, throat and Bkln Treated, Call or send for circular containing affidavits, testimonials aud references to cured patients. The Marcley Medical Association, (36 West Genesee street. THE BEST TONIC IS A MALT EXTRACT.

Halt Extracts are prescribed to promote sleep, to strengthen the nerves, to build up the system, to help recover from wasting disease, and to inviifo-tte the exhausted. For sale by drueelsts. Wholesale: Plimpton, Cowan Moore Hubbard Drag Co. lJ CAA REWARD DR. TAYLOR'S TANSY UTOxJU Pennroyal English Female Regelating Pills, the ladles' friend and priceless boon.

They are the original and only genuine; are sale ana always reliable: never fall. Mailed anywhere for $1. Sold at all drug stores, C. A. Drefs, Druggist.

Buffalo, N. Y. FOR SAI.E RSAJSTATl AN ELEGANT HOUSE IN CHICAGO, IN fashionable neighborhood on a boulevard. for exchange for Buffalo property. Hastings A 8 Seneca street FOR SALE CHEAP, UP-TOWN RESIDENCE with barn; large lot, fruit.

Terms easy. T. Carrier X. SALE CHEAP. LOT 35 FEET FRONT, west side of Richmond avenue, near Summer street.

C. P. Biandel, 36 Niagara street. 1TOR SALE SEVERAL MODERN AND MOD-erate-priced residences on Elmwood avenue and Mariner street between North and Allen streeiB a P. Brandel, 36 Niagara St SA LE FIFTY ACRES ON SENECA near City line.

Vf, Wledrtck, 162 Pearl st SALE 177 HIGHLAND MODERN house, steam heat, lot 40x100, at a bargain if taken at once. T. W. McKnight, 101 White Bide. FOR SALE CHEAP.

NO. 384 FRANKLIN southwest corner of Edward. 1 story frame, all modern improvements, lot 4'2xlOO; desirable location for a Doctor or Flat Building. C. P.

Bran-del, 30 Niagara St- TIOR SALE CHEAP. 60 ACRES NIAGARA River front between Buffalo and Tonawanda, a bargain. C. P. Brandel, 36 Niagara St SALE NO.

44 EAST EAGLE STREET, 3-story brick and basement; lot 42x45. If taken noon will sell at $12,600.00. White A Fish, 66 Niagara st FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN AND ON EASY terms, party leaving city, 60 It. on St James Place near Elmwood avenue. Chas.

J. Hodge, 50 Niagara street FOR SALE A BEAUTIFUL LOT ON LINWOOD avenue. 85 feet front between Summer and Barker streets; would divide. C. P.

Brandel, 36 Niagara St. FINEST RESIDENCE FOR SALE IN BUFFALO. S45.O00. Some time ago we sold the choicest lot on Richmond avenue to a prominent oilman who expected to come to our city to live, and he at once began and has nearly completed a magnificent brown stone residence for himself, at an expense of about forty (thousand dollars. The lot.

75x196. cost a year ago 165 per foot or The ownernow finds that It will be very inconvenient tor him to live in Buffalo as his business has shifted down into the lower field below Wheeling, and he now offers to sell his beautiful place at a great sacrifice. Come aud see us. Hbpkins Sc Hulhburch, 2 Austin building. Telephone 893.

TTE OFFER THIS MONTH ONLY, THE large two story house No. 512 Plymouth avenue for This is $60O under market House built 4 years and recentlv decorated throughout Good as an investment or v. ill make a most desirable home. Easy terms. Mitchell A McNally, 36 Niagara street.

WE HAVE FOR SALE THE FINEST, LARGE business block on Washington street Corner, new, five stories and basement, steam power, plate glass. Call and see our maps, etc. Price $220,000. Hopkins A Humburch, 2 Austin building. Telephone 893.

O74 HAMPSHIRE ST. IS THE BEST $3,500 1 property offered in the city. 4 sleeping rooms, bath and furnace. Look at it and call for particulars. Mitc iell McNally, 36 Niagara st.

dQ OAfi WILL BUY THE NEATEST HOUSE you ever saw for the money, -vlth all modern conveniences. Full 2 stories; deep lot: plenty room for barn and driveway if wanted; where land is cheap and bound to advance; as-phaltpavement Hastings Co. 8 Seneca st HOUSES AND CARRIAGES. FAMILY SLEIGH cheap, to close an estate. 489 Prospect ave.

PEAT MOSS IS THE BEST AND CHEAPEST horse-hedding in the world; it will keep the horses' hoofs soft and pliable. Sold in this city by Harvey 227 Washington street SLEIGHS A HANDSOME VIS-A-VIS SLEIGH, a ltght Cabriolet sleigh and several two seat sleighs cheap. Harvey, Terrace, Buffalo. FOR RENT HOUSES. FOR RENT-FULLY FURNISHED HOUSE, West side; all conveniences; suitable for roomnrs or boarders; cheap to right party.

A. 9 Niagara street TO LET FURNISHED HOUSE WITH ALL modern conveniences, Linwood avenue near yerry, for 3 or 4 months while owners go south. Excellent cook and secoDd maid will remain if wanted. Address Comfort this office. MONEY LOANED OR WASTED.

COATSWORTH A BURKE, 6 8ENECA STREET, have ready money to loan on City property. IKE BOASBERG. LICENSED PAWNBROKER, entire first floor, 14 to 16 West Eagle street. 1VL race. Metcalfe A Atwater 7 East Swan mi ONEY TO LOAN ON BOND AND MORT- street TtTTHEELER A WILSON.

PAWNBROKERS, 354 Main street iJUMNKSS OPPORTtrNITOCg, ADAM, MELDRUM ANDERSON, Dry Goods and Carpets, 396-402 MAIN AMERICAN BLOCK, BUFFALO. N. Y. PRESIDENT WHITE'S LATEST PLANS. Some Points Suggested for the Formation of Minor Associations How Ban Uail Can be Conducted on a Successful Basis in Small Cities.

No definite action has vet been taken toward organizing the Eastern Association for the ensuing year, bu appearances indicate that agencies are at work in the cities mentioned in the circuit, and President White will probably shortly issue a call for a meeting to be held in Albany. The loss of New York and Philadelphia is regretted as these two cities were considered ss good ball centres, and paying ventures. The Western Association has organized with a salary limit of $12,000 and a double season. There will be twelve men on the pay-roll with a player-manager. No time is to be lost If the Eastern League magnates desire to organize forthe year.

The season is already far advanced and any delay may prove injurious to the organization. The circuit suggested, minus New York and Philadelphia, is Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Albany, Troy, Newark, Providence and Lebanon or Elmira. With a salary limit ot $12,000 last season's recepts In Buffalo would have paid a handsome sum but theNocal club expended several thousand in four different towns. Base ball was also in an unsettled condition last year and the adverse weather also caused much annoyance. This year it is a safe venture and there is no reason, except the lethargy of the stockholders, why Buffalo should not have professional games.

Latest advices from Rochester state that local capitalists have expressed their willingness to establish a team In that city. The sentiment in Syracuse is also favorable and Freeman has wildly exclaimed that the Saline citv will not hunger for ball. Albany and Troy are assured. These two cities are privileged to play Sunday games and therefore base ball has been a success there. Elmira has caught the fever and report has it that a club may be 6tarted there.

Newark has also fallen Into line and smiling Manager Trott of Troy is there raising enthusiasm In the Jersey town. Providence has $5,000 guaranteed for a team and stands ready to take a franchise when offered. Other promising cities are grasping for a place but nothing definite will be done until a meeting is held. President White of the Eastern Association sends to the Commbrcial some points for the formation ot minor leagues: With the advent of the New National League and American Association, minor leagues should be able to place themselves on a basis whereby they can maintain their or ganization for a long period. The Eastern Association will meet very soon for organization for the season of 189-'.

After the cham pionship season has commenced, should any club desire the services of any player, not under contract with any National Agreement club. It can make requisition on the secretary of the league, and he alone has authority to sign said player desired. The salary of each team shall not exceed the sum of $12,000 for a term of six months. If the leagues work on this basis, all the friction that has been a detriment to the minor leagues will be done away with and with a new National Agree ment, base ball ought to regain some of Its old time prestige. 'Another distinctive feature for minor leagues is the double championship series, with the possible or rather probable series to decide the championship.

This plan provides for a spring series to continue from such date in April or May as may be selected and terminate on some date from July 1st to the 10th. The club winning the greatest percentage of the games shall be recognized as the champion club tor that series. On some date following the close of the spring series, all the clubsshall start on an equal basis for the fall series, said series to continue until such date iu September or October as may be agreed upon. Should the winner ot the spring series be also the winner of the fall series, a thing hardly probable, ot course no extra series would have to be arranged. But should one club win the spring series and another the fall series, then an extra series, say of ten games, could be arranged by the League to decide the championship.

Every team would have an incentive to fight desperately from start to finish and no team would be apt to get so far behind as to be out of the race. One of the most essential things for minor leagues to do, is to place themselves on a co-operative or partnership basis; that is, have equal division of gate receipt's on a basis of 45 per cent, to visiting clubs, 45 per cent, to the home club and 10 per cent, to the main or central organization. "The small cities are essential for the formation of leagues, as minor leagues cannot arrange their circuit bo as to Include any large cities, and in order that the league shall remain intact, the adoption ot the above mentioned plans, signing and alloting of players by the Secretary of the League, insuring that no club shall pay higher salaries than the other clubs, the double championship seasons, the equal division of gate receipts with a percentage going to the League for ordinary and extraordinary expenses.and the pooling of holiday receipts, will make minor leagues a success. Another important thing for minor league clubs Is to perfect its organization on as broad a basis as possible. There should be as many people interested as it Is possible to obtain.

Centralization of power is, in the minor leagues, with a few exceptions, a wrong principle and a failure. Make your capital stock from $3,000 to Into shares at $10 each, and allow no one person to hold 6ver twenty shares, and endeavor to obtain as many stockholders as It is possible, making your club the representative of the city in name as well as in fact. Collect the eutire capital stock, elect a Board of Directors with full power to act, select a manager of reputation and your success is assured and the stability of the league is established." Real state Transfers. The following transfers of real estate have been filed in the County Clerk's office during the twenty-four hours ending at 10 o'clock this morning: Marie Memler to Christian Hagen, southeast cor. Delavan and Spencer avs, 187 front, and Spencer south, 83 $8,000.

Wm. M. Kurtz to Charles B. Bleber. B.

st, 178 east of Fillmore av, 30x142, $1. Jas. Ash to Christian S. Lederer, Garfield, south, 202.52 west of East st, 30.35 $1. Charles W.

-Harrah to John Michalski and one, El ma, $48. Same to same, Elma, $20. Albert Hochatottor to Chas. S. Burkhardt and one, various city, Christian Hagen to Henry Schwendler, northeast cor.

of Delavan and Spencer avs, 187 and Spencer sonth, 83 $1. Henry B. Doyle to Martin Gabriel, southeast cor. Reiman and Benzinger, 67.5x 120, $1. 7 Robert Palen and one to Geo.

Henry Plrson, Amherst, $1. Henry Blarrel et to Frederick Blarr, bv referee, southwest cor. waiaen av. JLatnrop, 31.85 81.100. Frederick Michels to Nicholas Mlchels and one, by referee, Walnut st, east, 214 south of Batavla st, 50x33; and one piece in Cheekto- waga, $2,625.

John B. Manning to Annie H. Packard, Howard ave, east, 50 north of Utica st, 40x 140. SL Jacob Zingsheim to Joseph M. Mover, on Utica south, 1,039.27 east of Jefferson, 141x Alva P.

Dake to Ellen I. Hopkins, in Aurora, SS0. Christine Hemoerle to Catherine Hoenack and one, southeast corner of Ferry st. and Wohlers 21.93x120, Joseph Forster to Caas. S.

Diebolt, on Nevada east, 428.60 sonth of Ferry Catharine Dehllnger to same, on Nevada a east, 528.9 south of Ferry st, 30x105, and on Colorado 423.5 south of Ferry 60 front, Jas. Wilson to Charlotte B. Herschell, on Poplar east, 255.5 north of Waldec. 30x 146, Chasv T.Llnke to John H. Llnke, on French, north, 123L42 east of Fillmore 30x133, and on Paver 210 south of Reiman, 60x134, TO AMEND ThOS OBNOXIOUS RULES.

Suggestions are Invited by the Amateur Athletic Union What the Athletes Want Entries for the Arenal Games and Probable Outcome of the Fight. William B. Cturtis, one of the law-makers of the Amateur Atihletlc Union, sends the following notice In the hope of learning just what rules In the present code are offensive to the athletes and the corrections they would like to have made in them: "DurlnR the busv season, time cannot be spared for due consideration of changes in the rules, but now that live months of comparative Inactivity are at hand, athletes will have plenty ot time to study the rules and suggest amendments. The A. A.

U. has a committee on athletic rules, and any suggestion sent to me its chairman will be carefully considered by the committee. Any person who thinks he can improve any ol the rules governing athletic sports should send In bis Idea at oncei" Buffalo can offer some suggestions for a reform In the laws, particularly the prize rules. The light between the lecal regiments promises to bear fruit. The war is not declared against tfle Amateur Athletic Union.

Jut against the obnoxious rules which prohimt a club from awarding useful articles to successful contenders. Cash prizes should not be given, but there is an almost unanimous opinion in tavsr of useful articles. Wearing apparel as shoes, hats, clothing and umbrellas, "water pitchers, cuff boxes are legitimate prizes and are approved by local athletes. The A. A.

U. is an organization which has done Incalculable good for pure amateurism and has promoted and fostered amateur sport and protected the atnletes. Uilly Curtiss's Invitation for suggestion to remedy the present evil should be taken advantage of. The Buffalo officials who have studied the situation minutely claim that a revision is necessary. It it a fact tbjat the L.

A. W. has made rapid progress in the matter of prizes, but athletes cannot consistently expect $1,000 pianos to be offered. The g3o limit has not caused much -trouble, except among boxers, but the rule making it compulsory to give medals and breaths is abiurd. The rebellion iu Burlalo Is more serious than apprehended as we have established a precedence.

That the rule will fee changed there is no doubt but. as Harlow Palmer says, there is absolutely no reason rbj the should disqualify themselves for a whole year. President Parsons today paid! Regarding our games and the prizes ffered, we simply take exception to the prize rnle of the A. A. which has been so often evaded aad broken.

The amateurs of Buffalo protest against medals and tin as they call them, and do not care to wear 'wreaths' Inst at present, and do not hunger for 'banters or We propose to give such prizes ts will interest them in the coming contest, and will not 'shift them nor do We feel particularly sore as a local paper alleged." Representatives of nearly every athletic Club held a meeting at the state arsenal Saturday night, and with the exception of the C4th, decided to sustain the 65th in tneir fight with the A. A. TJ. A meeting of representative athletic officials will be held at the arsenal tomorrow night at which time definite action will be taken Isa the matter. No entries were made Saturday night.

Some of the local men favor secession from the Metropolitan Association and the organization of a separate district of the A. A. U. This would place Buffalo in the tenter ot the district and our athletes would have a cinch on all the events. The prize ruie will no doubt be changed In the near future and this has led many, the 4th Included, to believe that it would be suicidal to disqualify the athletes at present.

In connection with the 74th' position President Harding says: "We regret having to take such action, and wish that the 65th might po arrange their prizes so that our men would toe willing to enter. Our athletes have trained bard for these games, and are sorry to be deprived of competing. I tear that it will be a severe blow td amateur athletics in Buffalo If any number of athletes are disqualified by competing' lor the prizes offered. Our ihen expect to compete abroad this summer, and for this reason do not care to take chances of disqualification for a year." It is very likely that the -74tk Regiment A. A.

will find Itself alone In the position It has taken. The Buffalo A- Iroquoln A. South Side Queen City A. Mohawk A. Press C.

Ramblers B. and 65th Regiment A. A. are a unit for Standing against the absurd rule, and the athletes of the American A. which does iot belong to the nnlon, will compete.

MEETING OF SPORTSMEN, The State Flan and Game Laws to be Considered and Amended. Horace White, of Syracuse, president of the Jjew Tork State Association for the Protection of Fish and Game has sent the following invitation to the Buffalo sportsmen and fish Inspector at Lewlston: The subject of 'how best to protect and propagate fish and game and protect the forests of the state from destruction was perhaps never before under more general discussion than it was during the last season. Protection means the increase of both game and Hah. consequently the cheapening of both. These products of nature were a gift to all mankind, not to the few, and it seems but tight that a code of laws should be established which will Becure equal rights to all.

The ruthless denuding of the forests and rapid destruction of song birds are subjects of very Wide and general Interest; the pollution of lakes and streams, and the wilful Introduction to such waters of other than native fishes are also subjects which need legislative correction. There are numerous questions which are collateral to all of these, In which there Is also public Interest. "After correspondence with many citizens of the State In relation to the question of calling a convention to consider the general subject In all of Its relations, atfd after repeated conferences between local organizations, heartily In sympathy with the proposition and be charged with the duty of making proper arrangements for such convention it has been deemed best to call a special meeting of the New York State Association for the Protection of Fish and Game, to constitute a basis for a convention. Such meeting will be held In Syracuse on Friday, February 12. All organized clubs, whether members of the State association or not, are Invited to be represented; also all Individuals Who are Interested, whether members of organizations oor not.

The attendance Is particularly desired of forestry, game and fish commissioners, and the members of the respective committees on game laws of the Legislature. Game protectors and wardens are also Invited. A special invitation Is extended to an Canadians who are interested in the protection and propagation of fish In Lake Ontart and the St. Lawrence river. This call, la short.

Is to all who sympathize with the objects and purposes of this convention, and the presence of all such is earnestly hoped for." THE BOWLING TOURNAMENT. Bole to Govera the Three Competitions on the ttllver Dollar Alleys. The rules formulated tor the big bowling carnival at the Silver Dollar alleys are as follows: In the contest for the handsome silver card-dish, the prize given to the winner of the home Clubs, the Eagles and Ramblers will bowl on their regular nights, Tuesdays and Fridays respectively, through February, March and April, or until each club has bowled 13 games. The final score shall be the sum total of the 10 highest scores made In each game rolled. Entries In the free-for-all class must be made before March 1st, and all 'duly organized bowling clubs are eligible to compete.

Each clnb must play six games, which may be bowled any time during February, March or AprlL The Pleasures, the champions ot the city, will be requested to gtvc a handicap, which will be arranged on application to Mr. Wegefarth. The final score will be, as in the Eagle Rambler contest, the sum total of the ten highest scores made in each game. In case of a tie, the two clubs comprised In the tie will play a series of three games apiece. No scores Monday, January 25, 1S92.

Note These Unusual Bargains Fur bands-and edges for dress and jacket trimming at half price. Cloth books at 19c each; worth 35c Paper bound cook books at 8c each. Invaluable receipts. Infants' sleighs at and $6 each; just one-third below regular prices. Cloaks and shawls at surprising reductions in prices.

Greatest bargains in -blankets ever offered. All prices cut Horse blankets all marked down, in some cases away below cost Carriage robes selling regardless of cost. Best quality of Swan writing paper, in four sizes, at these reduced prices: 18c a box; was sold at 25c a box. 25c a box; was sold at 35c a box. 35c a box; was sold at 45c a box.

45c a box; was sold at 60c a box." Odd sizes and odd lengths io gloves in good shades at rare low prices. 4-button opera kid gloves reduced from 50c and 75c a pair to 35 cents. 8-button rnousquetaire opera kid gloves reduced from $1.25 and $1.50 pair to 75c. 8-button rnousquetaire opera kid gloves reduced from $2 a pair to $1. 50.

6-button real kid gloves, were $1. 9 and $2 a pair, now $1. 4 button Suede kid gloves, large sizes, were now 50c. Men's kid and dogskin gloves, extra quality; reduced to 75 a pair. Ladies' French hand-embroidered skirts, slightly soiled; reduced from 2.25 and 1 3 to $1 and 1.50 each.

Children's white dresses, slightly soiled; reduced from $2. 50 3 to $1. Infants' slips, slightly soiled; reduced from $4, 5 and $6 each to $2, $3 and $4. Ladies' fine embroidered gowns, slightly soiled; reduced from 5 to $3. A GOOD CLOTHES WRINGER Helps greatly to lighten the labors of washing day.

We keep best makes of wringers, ranging from the ordinary family size up to those used in laundries and' hotels, for both stationary and portable tubs. TIN-WARE. There is a great deal of inferior tin-ware on the market; very "cheap," but dear at any price. We have brought out a line of of "Heavy Polished" Tin-ware, each piece bearing our own stamp. that will give satisiaction, although we sell it at moderate prices.

FEATHER DUSTERS, Chamois Skins, Polishing Powders, Putz Pomade for Brasses, English Knife Boards and Pow der for polishing Table Knives, Eta Walbridge Co. 317, 319, 321 Washington St HOLIDAY Silverware, Cutlery, XMAS PRESENTS IN THE Hardware Line. Rogers Triple 12 Plate Knives, Forks and Spoons. Novelties in Silver, Sleds, Skates, Bells, 1,000 Styles Pocket knives, Toys, Tool Chests, Fine Tools and Elegant Case Goods in Variety. English Carvers.

BE ALS BROWN, BRANCH STORE. Seneca Street opp. Postoffice. Now's Your Tjime to Buy SLEIGHS AT COST FOR REMAINDER of SEASON BRDNN'S, Main Summer SL Mnifl raixtfirnM vrvt Msnnjoa fUUixn nnmM gommr trial ttiam JAKE SCHAE FEfi'S EXPERIENCES. How He Was Duped by Two 8hrpfr and Then Baat the Southern Champion.

Jake Schaefer Is happy now that he has again beaten Slosson, his principal opponent, and will probably come to Buffalo. The wizard in his experience as a billiard player has met with a good many odd adventures. Most of these have been at Someby else's expense, but the champion does not forget one in which he got decidedly the worst end of It. It was eighteen or twenty years ago, when Jake was just budding into a billiard-plaj er and was a guileless youth of nineteen. He was living in Leavenworth at the time.

One day a pair of gamblers who had struck the Kansas town saw young Schaefer's playing. Their ready brains conceived the idea of taking him West with them, ringing him in on JVestern experts and winning all the lalter's money. Schaefer was dlssatlsfied-at home, and readily consented to accompany bis new friends. Ke was to get a big slice of the winnings. The trip was a successful one, and the trio headed east with a 81.000, or more ahead.

Nearlng Leavenworth, on their return. Schaefer, who had the money, wanted to get off, but the two sharks persuaded him to go as far East as Chicago. When they reached the Windy City they- repaired to a cheap boarding-house on the west side. Schaefer was told that he was most too young to take care of so much money, and that he had better turn it over to the older men, who would deposit It in a bank. "Now, you wait here until we come back," said they.

Shaefer waited. He is waiting yet. He afterwards learned that the men had really deposited the money in a bank one of the kind of banks that until recently flourished along Clark street a faro bank. "They kindly left me with $8," said the Wizard. I drifted from there to New Orleans.

Eenry Miller was the crack player down South then. I put my last 'V up In a game with him. I ran that S3 up to 5S00 before the night was over." TRACK AND TURP. Horses and Horsemen in the 111 no Grass Region ot the North. Direct, Director andMonbars will be shipped from California to Lexington, next week.

The Canadian Circuit races open at Montreal, February 8. They will be trotted under the rules of the National Trotting Association, so that ringers" better beware. Mambrino Maid, 2.15&, will be campaigned this season by John A. Goldsmith. If he does as well with her as James H.

Goldsmith did, she will reduce her mark two or three seconds. The Tonawanda Driving Association have appointed a committee to sell either at private sale or at auction, the property belonging to the association, and, after paying debts and expenses, to pay oyer to the stockholders the remainder pro rata. No horseman that ever lived In Canada can ruly claim such a record as that possessed by Mr. Louis Wigle of Leamington, Ont. He put four pacers into the 2.30 list in 1891, ail of them by his own stallion, Texas Jack (pacer) 2.35, and bred by himself from his own mares.

Mr. George H. Hammond ot Detroit, owns Simmocolon, 2.19, and is very proud of him. He says the horse can beat his record try alarge majority, and that he has had a trial in 2.13H. and it is sport for him to put in his heats in 2.15 or better.

He will be campaigned this season. Death was busy among the trotters and pacers during 1891, and the list of horses with records of 2.30 or better that passed away is unusually long. The fastest trotters to cross the death line were the gray stallion Alabaster and the bay mare Favonia, each of whom had a record ot 2.15. avonia had been retired to the breedingranks, but Alabaster was still In what should ordinarily have been the first half of his life, as he was foaled in 1886, took a record of 2 30 as a three-year-old, going over the kite track at Independence in 2.15 a year later. The list shows that 44 noted trotters and nine pacers crossed over the river during the past year.

The records held by California horses are: Yearling trotting record Frou Frou, 2.25y. Two-year-old trotting record Arion, 2.103. Three-year-old trotting record Sunol 2.I0H- Four-yAr-old trotting record Sunol 2.08. Five-year-old trotting record Sunol, 2.1054. World's trotting record Sunol, 2.084.

World'3 stallion record Palo Alto. 2.08J. Yearling pacing record Fausta, 2.22. World's pacing record Direct, 2.06. World's pacing record for stallions Direct, 2.06.

World's trottinz record for yearling stallions Athadon, 2.29V4. Sporting Miscellany. Tommy Mercer did not win any prizes In the Metropolitan Association championships. Jim Sullivan says the Buffalo athletes will get themselves into trouble if they compete in the arsenal games. Charles Ashinger won the Chicago six-day race by three feet, the closest finish on record, having made a record of 727 miles.

Billy Swan, vice president of the Manhattan Athletic club, has resigned from that organization and has joined the New York A. C. Billy Murphy, the Australian prize fighter, Is expected In San Francisco in a few days, and a match with Van Heest will be arranged. A New York paper says McClelland and Far-rell are the two fastest half-mile runners in this country. It wouldn't be well to bet on this advice President Young has made no further appointment of umpires.

He will not engage Charley Jones nor Charley Snyder, but the remaining men will be selected from Gaflney, McQuade. Hurst and Mahoney. Massachusetts almost takes the lead in the possession of large and valuable keDnels, while of all Massachusetts Melrose seems to have been selected by dog men as the most fitting place wherein to rear healthy prize winners. Alex. Greggalns has received a message from Arthur Lumley of New York, asking him if he would meet Jack Dempsey for $5,000 at the Olympic Club, New Orleans.

Greggalns replied that he is ready to fight Dempsey or any middleweight in the world. The new League contract provides for a year's the player is paid every two weeks during the playing season and monthly during the winter. The ten-day clause still remains, but the League is given better control of a player and Inflicts penal ties. The Pittsburg Club have decided on the re lease of catcher Cornelius Mack, the ex-Bison. The club has been trying to communicate with Mack for several days but failed.

In his place the club will have Earl and Stenzel, who can both be secured for less that the amount paid Mack. Malcolm W. Ford Is visiting his old haunts, in New York again. He says that while he is far from being as strong and active as he was prior to his Illness, he has no idea of giving up athletics. He hopes to be well enough by the time spring comes around to compete in some of the opening games.

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1892. 1 Notice is hereby given that assessment rolls and warrants of the City of Buffalo containing the tax for the year 1891 have been received by me and that all persons and corporations named therein are required to pay the taxes at this office on or before the 15th day of AprU next. Upon all taxes paid before the 1 6th of February next no addition will be made. but an addition of one per cent Bemi-monthly thereafter will be made upon all taxes from time to time remaining' unpaid until five per cent, has been added. The addition of one percent, wlli be made on the second and sixteenth days of each month.

All taxes remaining unpaid on the fifteenth day of April next will draw interest at the rate of 12 per cent per annum from the first day of April and all taxes remaining unpaid on the 16th day of April next will be placed in the bands of the collector of unpaid county taxes in the City of Buffalo for collection. SPECIAL NOTICE The brief time for receiving taxes without addition renders it necessary tbat the heavy tax payers should, procure their bills and make their payments asxearly in the month as possible. Please bring your last tax receipt with you. Office hours from 9 a. to 4 p.

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