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FOREST AND ^ STREAM. 
[March io, igoo. 
WESTERN TRAPS. 
Bad Weather. 
Chicago. 111., Feb. 24. — A very bad storm, with the thermometer 
down to zero, makes Saturday, the regular trapshooters' day of 
the week, a practically impossible one. Garfield shoots to-day, 
this being the tenth of its live-bird shoots, but the position of 
these who attend at the grounds, situated as they are in the open 
prairie, will be a difficult one, and the club house will be more 
crowded than the score. 
Wastiogion's Birlbday. 
On Washington's Birthday, this week, we had nothing of stir- 
ring interest here in town, though Tolleston Club, of Chicago, 
held its customary annual shoot and pleasant reunion at the club 
grounds near Tolleston, Ind. A shoot at Tolleston does not get 
into the papers, but it is invariably an occasion of much good 
shooting and good-fellowsliip. 
Crown Point Gun Club, of Indiana, held a nice all-day shoot at 
their grounds on Washington's Birthday. Professionals barred, 
targets 2 cents. 
In the Palmyra Gun Club tournament, _ at Palmyra, Wis.. Wash- 
ington's Birthday, the State championship medal was won by T. 
B. Roach, of Palmyra. 
Eureka Annual Meeting. 
At the regular annual meeting of Eureka Gun Club, of Chicago, 
held at the Sherman House, this week, the following officers 
were elected for the enstiing year: President, Dr. E. C. Morton; 
Vice-President, F. P. Srannard; Secretary-Treasurer, J. G. Lovell; 
Captain, E. M. St.eck; Directors: Chas. Antoine, H. W. Cornwell, • 
Hoyt Shaw, V. L, Cunnjmgham, H. B. Morgan. The club pays 
its dues to the Illinois State Sportsmen's Association. Eureka 
Gun Club is very strong, and has a good waiting list. With a 
yiew to stiffening its already good financial standing, a two weeks' 
notice was given of a motion to raise the annual dues from $3 
to a greater sum, perhaps ."?10, and to enlarge the membership. 
Some Races. 
Charlie Wilcox has been feeling pretty well lately about his 
shooting live birds, and one of the results of this is a. couple of 
races he has on, one with Ralph Kuss (Clempson, of Garfield 
Club), and one with W. P. Mussey. The former race will be shot 
some time the first of March, and the latter soon after, accord- 
ing to the present arrangement. Mr. Wilcox says he, will decline 
to shoot either race if there should be snow upon the ground, 
as he cannot see well under those conditions. ; 
The "Cataract" Gun Club. 
A Western daily, reporting events on the Carteret grounds, 
near New Vork, speaks of the "Cataract" Club grounds. Evi- 
dently, in the opinion of the copy reader that is what the club 
ought to have been called, and the facts do not amount to so 
much in daily reporting. 
State Shoot* 
We are going to have a corking good State shoot here this 
spring. Come and see us when the flowers are blooming and the 
irost is off the pumpkin. You will get a run for your money. 
Fiiiial Contest, C&icago Spoittmen's Ttophy, 
March 2.— The twelfth and final shoot in the series for the Chicago 
sportsmen's trophy was held to-day at Watson's Park. After a 
Shoot-off of no very striking features the trophy was won by J. 
L. White, R. Clempson winning the high average medal for the 
season. 
The heavy snow of the past two days lay on the groimd a 
toot deep, and on this a dimly veiled sun shone more or less 
brightly, rarely altogether obscured. The birds ruled good, though 
the wind was not very strong, and the flights were mixed. Sixteen 
men went to the score, of whom three — Fanning. Nelson and 
Dwyer — shot for the birds only not entering for the medal. 
Previous to the starting of the main contest, the by-standers be- 
gan to compare their slates for favorites. Reference to the records 
showed that Lefifingvvell, Wells, Levi, Shaw, Barto, White, Gillis, 
Odell and Eaton had each won the trophy one time. Clempson 
■was the only two-time winner of the trophy previous to to-day. On 
his showing during the entire series Clempson was easily first, for 
he had also won the high average badge twice. His opponent of 
to-day, J. L. White, had also won the high average medal twice, 
and so also had Barto and Roll. Steck, Gillis, Wilcox and Shaw 
had each won the high average medal once before to-day. It was 
seen, therefore, that quite a field was to start, and there was a 
wide latitude of choice, for of all the gentlemen above named, 
Wilcox was the only one who did not enter the shoot to-day. 
Clempson has been shooting a brilliant gait all the fall and winter, 
and he was perhaps the favorite if there could be said to be sucri 
a_ thing. He ehot a slashing gait from the start, killing his 15 
birds straight in good style. Clempson was placed at 31yds. and 
had no handicap bird allowed him. At his side there pounded 
along the iceman from Blue Island, big George Roll, who had one 
handicap bird, but did not need it. I'he old duck shooter, Gillis, 
needed only 1 of his 2 handicap birds, and also landed 15. White 
needed both his handicap birds, though the two birds he lost were 
killed dead out of bounds. The hard shooting railroad man, F. 
H. Wells, missed his first bird and then killed 15 straight, needing 
only one of his handicap birds. Odell and Barto tied and divided 
on 14, this being the first time of the series that Odell has failed to 
score 15. Slurtevant was alone in the 13 hole, so there was no 
argument left below the first flight. The tie men went to the score 
immediately at the close of the main event. 
In the lies on 15, to decide to-day's contest, Clempson Roll, 
Gilhs, White and Wells all were placed at 30yds., with no added 
bird, except Clempson, who was placed at 31yds. Clempson in the 
minds of many, remained favorite at this stage. Thin, eager-faced 
and nervous, he might or might not have been picked out for the 
shooter that he is. Still more slight and smaller was White, who 
has proved himself a nervy shooter in several finishes in these 
trophy events. Some of the knowing ones guessed that it would 
be between White and Wells at the finish, and so it proved. 
George Roll was the first to drop out in the tie, losing his third 
bird just across the wire. Everybody killed on then until the fifth 
bin: m the first frame, when Clempson missed, and missed clean 
apparently. The missing of thi.s bird at once set him out of the 
possibility of winning the trophy alone on the series, and it en- 
tailed an additional race to decide the winners at the close of to- 
day's ties. Following Clenipson's miss Gillis also dropped out. He 
bad been centering his birds splendidly, and was well thought of. 
The most interesting contest of the day then began between White 
and Wells. They killed through the second frame together, Wells 
being favored by two pieces of most extraordinary luck. His 
eighth was knocked down at 40yds. or more and fell in the snow 
apparently cut to pieces. He fired at it with the second, and to 
the surprise of everybody the bird took wing and started towai-d 
the dead line. Just a few feet from the line it gave up and fell 
dead, barely inside the bounds. On his second bird after that 
Wells had a left-quarterer which kept lugging along and which 
seemed safe to go over the wire, but as luck had it it stopped 
just mside. White missed his first bird in the third frame, though 
it fell dead out of bounds and close to the wire. It looked safe 
for Wells at that time, but fortune deserted him on his fourth bird 
in that frame, which also fell dead out of bounds. This tied the 
race. White killed his next bird, but Wells lost another and this 
placed White winner of to-day's contest. 
Clempson, having made the longest run of the day, won the high 
average medal for the third time, and it became his property 
There remained therefore to be decided the final shoot-off be- 
tween Clempson and White, each of whom had now won the cap- 
ital prize two times. This finish was very much of a surprise, and 
it surely looked as though Clempson were fast weakening in the 
place where he needed to be strong. It was all over inside of 10 
birds. Clempson missed his third bird clean, and White missed 
liis fourth, and they went out tied at the end of the first five birds. 
Then Clempson missed another bird, and in most ghastly fashion 
White followed suit. Everybody began to roast them now, and 
White was fir.st to pull himself together. Clempson missed yet 
another bird clean, killed another, and then missed again, in all 
inissing 4 birds out of 9 after having killed 19 straight, ' White 
killed on out to the ninth bird and retired winner. 
J. L. White is the shooting name of the young Chicago man 
vi'ho won the Chicago Sportsmen's trophy. He is a very popular 
shooter, quiet and unassuming, good looking, slender and not 
very tall, weighing perhaps not over 1351bs. He is of the nervy 
5ly!e of shooter, keeps himself well in hand, and may always be 
fiepended upoti' to gi^e a good account of himself, 
Cleni{>sp{|j'-«rranef of the hijh average jpedal, is tall, slender, and 
boyish looking. His assumed name covers the identity of one of 
the best known of Garfield Club shooters, and he is skillful at 
targets as well as live birds. He said to-day at the close of the 
race that before he left for the shoot to-day he had told his wife 
that he was going to make this his last pigeon shoot. He says 
he will shoot targets, but will hereafter not mingle with the 
pigeon game. Of course every one gave him the laugh about this, 
and he was cheerfully told that within sixty days he would be 
back at the live-bird score. This he denies, and he stated to-day 
that the race which he and Charlie Wilcox had on had been de- 
clared off by mutual cor sent. During the past six months Clemp- 
son has been perhaps the best shootmg possibility we had here 
in Chicago — that is to say, his work in the sweeps warrants that 
assertion, though he has never shot any races of consequence. 
At the close of the shooting to-day the shooters assembled in the 
club house at Watson's and passed a vote of thanks to Mr. W. B. 
Leffingwell for his cft'ective aid in getting up this trophy series. 
A vote of thanks was also passed for John Watson. This ends the 
second series of open trophy shoots for Chicago, which have proved 
to be the most popular contests we have ever had in this city 
in the open trophy line. The idea was first offered in the original 
Montgomery Ward & Co. diamond medal shoots. The sportsman- 
like conditions of these contests and their freedom from all ob- 
jectionable features were appreciated by the shooters, as shown by 
the steady patronage which the contests received. At the present 
writing we have nothing left to take the place of the series, and 
, it is likely that the idea will not be carried further, but left in the 
popular and well concluded station now attained. This leaves 
only the two club series, Eureka and Garfield, now approaching 
their close. No match races seem to be likely here unless there 
should something come of the Wilcox-Mussey, talk of a race at 
100 birds. The following are the scores of to-day's shooting: 
Clempson, 31, 0 222222222222221 —15 
Roll, ,30, 1 122212122222122 —15 
Dr Shaw, 30, 1 2*2222120220222* —12 
Gillis. 30, 2 12210221222222111 —15 
Odell, 30, 2 22201022022222112 —14 
^Fanning, 30, 0 102221100022*11 —10 
Eaton, 28, 3 12*10220020*122020—10 
Leffingwell, 30, 2 *221***2221112220 —12 
J L White, .30, 2 ;*22222*2222222222 — 15 
Sturdevant, 30, 1 0220222022222222 —13 
Levi, 30, 3 1*2*20022102100102—10 
Barto, 30, 2 22222012202022222 —14 
Wells. 30. 2 '. 02U21 1212111221 —15 
♦Nelson, 30, 0 100221112 
Steck, 30, 2 1222022101*1*1102 —12 
*Dwyer, 30, 0 .,..112112220 
*Birds only. 
Ties on 15: 
Clempson, 31, 0 22220 
Roll, 30, 0 22* 
Gillis, 30, 0 , 21110 
White, 30, 0 22222 22222 *2222 
Wells, 30, 0 12121 22221 111*0 
Final shoot-ofT: 
Clempson, 31, 0 22022 0020 White, 30, 0 22202 0222 
Two Eurekas. 
Eureka Gun Club, of Chicago, holds its regular bi-weekly live- 
bird shoot at Watson's to-day. 
Eureka Gun Club, of Lyons, 111., holds an all-day tournament 
to-morrow. Targets. 
Crescent of Chicago. 
Crescent Gun Club holds a target tournament to-morrow after- 
noon at the grounds. Archer and Kedzie avenues. 
E. Hough. 
300 BOYCE BniLDisG, Chicago, 111. 
Eureka Gun Club. 
Chicago, 111., March 3. — The scores o£ the live-bird shoot of the 
Eureka Gun Club, held to-day, follow: 
Mitchell, - 28 100221000— 5 Steck, 30 1111*11121—9 
L E Willard, 31.... 2222202222— 9 Antoine 29 1120122222—9 
Dr Miller, 29 22110*2*01— 6 Halliday, 31 ..2122220222—9 
Cornwell, 27 0222022221— S B E Veatch, 28 00100222*1— 5 
A W Adams, 29.... 2222001221— 8 Sundermeyer, 28.. .1021102*12— 7 
R B Mack, 28 2010210221— 7 O'Brien, 30 2212211222—10 
Dr Carson, 28 2**2211212— 8 J L Jones, 29 2011020222— 7 
Col Felton, 28 1010202111— 7 Milliken, 28 2*01202002— 5 
Lovell, 29 0^22020111— 7 A A Walters, 28.... 01201221 00- 6 
Goodrich, 28 2222*22222— 9 
Six birds, $3, two moneys: 
Steck 122222—6 O'Brien 
Willard 012211—5 Sundermeyer 
Miller 222212—6 Dr Carson 
Lovell 200200— 2 
Practice : 
Willard 220222201122121211111221112221—28 
Lovell 221120201100001210110202 — IG 
Halliday 220220222222200 
Mitchell 1022101 
Mack 10202002 
Veatch , , , 0001 
Antoine ...210 
Dr Miller 122 
Steck 022 
.120101- 
.01*012- 
.120111- 
Ttap Around Reading:. 
REA0I^)G, Pa., Feb. 22.— The holiday shoot of the South End 
Gun Club on their grounds on Boyers" Island to-day was of con- 
siderable interest to the members, and consequently the attendance 
was unusually large, including many of Reading's crack shots, who 
shot as guests of the South End Gun Club. 
The chief event of the day was the team shoot, open to mem- 
bers only, and captained by Francis Yost and Martin Eshelman 
respectively. The stipulation was that the losers in the contest 
were to pay half of the cost of a fine dinner, while the club footed 
the other half. The contest was won by Capt. Eshelman's team — 
173 to 159 out of a possible 250 allotted each team. Besides the 
team shoot thirteen sweepstake events were also shot. The scores 
of the team shoot follow: 
Team shoot. 25 targets per man: Captain Yost'* team — Yost 20, 
Yeager 21, Gicker 15, Farr 14, Gerhart 17, Jones 18, Miles 17. 
Texter 13, Hill 14, Downs 10; total 159. Capt. Eshelman's team— 
Eshelman 20, Thompson 22, Ball 17, Archer 15, Harrison 20. Shultz 
20, Schwartz 14, H. Miller 19, Fouroff 12, Wilson 14; total 173. . 
The scores of the sweepstake events follow: 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 
Targets: 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 
F Yost 7 8 7 8 10 9 9 8 6 8. 
Gerhard 10 9 8 6 4 6 9 7 8 10 
Miles 7 5 4 7 5 3 5 8 6 8 5 7.. 
Tones 5 8 6 8 4 8 8 
Hill 5 5 3 
Gicker 6 10 8 7 8 10 7 7 7 10 7 9 8 
Eshelman 7 9 7 SIO 7 7 9 9 8 9 8 7 
Shultz 6 9 6 8 7 7 8 8 
Downs 5 6 3 4 7 
Fouroff 10 6 5 2 7 , 
Thompson 5 8 7 .... , , 
Harrison 4 5 9 '7 6 8 8 5 9 
Farr 5 4 5 6 8 , 
Schwartz 7 3 5 6 6 5 6 5.. 
Wilson 6 2 4 3 5...... ., ; 
Dietrich 989777 8 798647 
H Miller 5 5 3 1 
Ball 8 8 5 10 7 6 7 7 5 6 3 4 .. 
Archer 8 4 6 9 5 8 8 8 7 6 7 .. 
Yeager ....i..,. ..i.,.....,. 9 7 9 9 7 10 
Renninger 0 o 
Feb. 28. — Mr. Francis Yost, in behalf of the team that was beaten, 
by the team captained by Martin Eshelman on Feb. 22, at the 
South End shoot, challenged the Eshelman team to one of a series 
of shoots, the first shoot to be held on the next holiday shoot 
of the South End Club, which will be either April 13 or May 30, 
teams to remain the same, each man to shoot at 25 targets, over 
the magautrap. Since the challenge has been issued, Capt. Eshel- 
man on March 2 accepted the ehallenge of the Yost team and 
offers to shoot at any time suitable to Capt. Yost's team. This 
team shoot has certainly created a great deal of fun and rivalry, 
and is w "reat boom for shooting in the Sounth End Club. 
Ddster. 
It is useless thrashing an ass to make 3 hs«l>»--- ' Prov- 
erb, ^ '1 
Elliott Diamond Medal. 
Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 22.— The second monthly contest for the 
Elliott handicap live-bird and target trophies took place at Wash- 
ington Park to-day. The target event, at 50 targets, had twenty- 
seven eligible entries, and was completed earlv in the afternoon, 
but when darkness came only thirty-three of the forty contestants 
in the 25-live-bird shoot had shot out their strings. They will 
face the traps to-morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. 
J. D. Porter and D. W. Jones killed 24 birds, no one going 
straight. If there are no straights Porter and Jones will have to 
shoot off their tie for the possession of the emblem. 
J. W. Bramhall, H. H. Gregory and W. W. Herman all shot 
good races yesterday, each getting all but two of their birds. 
Col. A. G. Courtney, the well-known Eastern wingshot and 
manufacturers' agent, was the guest of the local shooters, and took 
part in both the live-bird and target events. Harvey McMurchy, 
of Syracuse, N. Y., and Pat O'Day were also visitors at the shoot. 
The scores in the live-bird race: 
Kit Colyer, 26 221221*1222222*0*2101*2U— 19 
Harry Davis, 30 .2120110122202110102221122—20 
D S Gordon, 27 0121*00010112220112001111—16 
F J Smith, 28 0022212112*02*12022*22211—18 
W K Everingham, 28 : 10101112111112021*.2011211— 20 
F N Cockrill, 32 2222022222**222221222222*— 21 
Walt Hill, 29 2202222012220210222222022—20 
Theo Fernkas 26 21120*1121102012210201220—18 
T J Sirams, 29 222222022202221*1*112*202—19 
J B Porter, 32 0122212212122212222222222—24 
J W Bramhall, 30.. 2220222222222222201222221—23 
J S Smith, 30 1*22120*22212222222*22220—20 
J W McCurdy, 27...., 0111011111112112221111120—22 
C C Herman, 31 221*2*2002222w - 
Ed Hickman, 31 20122*222200w 
H McMurchy, 33 *02] 111121121202012121020— 19 
A G Courtney, 31 .*122112121220221212210111— 23 
Pat O'Day, 33 .1222021*22222200002221202— 18 
W W Stoner, 28 20*1021020122210212112201—18 
Alex. Holmes, 28 ,..--^"-......2021202212112210032222212—21 
J D Dickinson, 26 ......2221121121022221010022122—21' 
Duck Fairman, 29 2*11121)121212100221221112—21 ' 
J J Rooney, 28 1*12222102122121110122222—22 
H H Gregory, 28 21111112*2102122222122222—23 
Ted Turner, 28 1202220222222122111212012—22 
Andy Reno, 31 021202222222222*w 
G B Richards, 29 0211211021112222200202210—19 
W W Herman, 26 111111201211*222111111112—23 
Tack Nave, 28 12000110222002201010200UO— 12 
W A Laidlaw, 28 2012022211202*220010*0*01—14 
D W Tones, 30... '. 1211111111112111110112121—24 
C E Wright, 29... 11211,01210202121111202212—21 
Otis Lee, 28 212112202222212*121210220—21 
The target race resulted in some good work by Alex Holmes and 
J. D. Dickinson, who tied on grand totals of 50, with the addition 
of the dead birds given them by the handicapper. In the shoot- 
oft" for the medal Holmes won out on a score of 48 to 47 out of a 
possible 50. Plolmes made the high net score, as well as the -best 
grand total. The scores: 
Hdcp. Score. Tl. 
W A Laidlaw 9 22 31 
W L Coe 9 26 35 
Kit Colyer.. 9 
Lil Scott 3 
F N Cockrill 6 
F M Berkey 9 
T S Smith 3 
J T Rooney. 6 
Jfi Porter 6 
F J Smith 9 
D W Jones 6 
C E Wright.... ,j,6 
W M Hill .,r.6 
C C Herman 3 40 
Ed Hickman 0 25 
25 
43 
33 
28 
22 
30 
35 
25 
39 
§5 
34 
46 
39 
37 
25 
36 
41 
34 
45 
41 
40 
43 
25 
Hdcp. Score. TI. 
Otis Lee ...6 
Jack Nave ...9 
G B Richards.,... 9 
Walt Bruns .6 
F M Planck..... ..3 
A G Courtney.... 0 
H McMurchy 0 
Lou Erhardt 6 
Pat O'Day 0 
Jack Coddy 9 
J D Dickerson. . . .9 
George StQckwell..6 
Alex Holmes 6 
Roy Overly 9 
Andy Reno 6 
30 
36 
24 
33 
40 
49 
38 
44 
40 
43 
37 
37 
42 
42 
25 
31 
35 
35 
30 
39 
41 
50 
37 
43 
44 
50 
30 
39 
38 
44 
Feb. 23.— The men who had no opportunity to shoot for the 
Elliott diamond medals Thursday, took a try at the traps to-day. 
The day was very unfavorable for shooting, the snow covering 
the groupd, making many birds very difficult to see, and the high 
wind carrying many out of bounds. Kelly was the chief sufferer 
on this account, 14 of his 25 falling dead outside the limit. 
Harvey McMurchy was high man, with 23 dead ones to his 
credit, but as D. W. .Jones and Jim Porter each killed 24 on Thurs- 
day they will shoot off on some future date for the interest in the 
medal. The day's shooting ended with a 10-bird race between 
Chauncey Kelley and Charles Walden, the latter winning by a score 
of 6 to 3: 
The score: 
George Stockwell, 30 112212212211*00 12201*211—20 
F M Berkey, 26 *22*02*22122222**12111211— 19 
G M Walden, 28 2002*01121110010*20222200—14 
C T Kelly, 29 2**2*2********2220222**1*— 10 
F N Planck, 30 2210221*1220*221111211122—21 
H McMurchy, 33,., 121222211*121211122212012—23 
F N Cockrill, 32 1022211111220122201*12122—21 
Sam McClellan. 28 0110222112022221011222202—20 
Theo Fernkas. 26 10*00*020121221*222111111—17 
In the north of England, where rabbit coursing is much in vogue, 
swift, well-trained dogs often win large sums in prizes. It is 
therefore little to be wondered at that the owners of those animals 
should bestow so much attention upon them. An old Yorkshire 
collier, well-known for his success in the coursing field, recently 
surprised all his mates by marrying a very unprepossessing 
woman. He had always been reckoned a confirmed hater of the 
other sex. "Why has ta gone and got spliced, lad, at Ibis age?" 
one of his friends asked him, "Oh, that's not much of a tale," 
answered the old man, stolidly. "I agree wi' ye 'at Betsy yonder 
is no beauty-;-if she had been I shouldn't have wed her. But 
ther dog o' mine, he was simply pinin' for somebody to look after 
him while I was away at t' pit. I couldn't bear to leave him ia 
the house by hissel', so I hit on the idea of marryin' IJetsy. She's 
not handsome, but she's mighty good company for the dogj"— 
Argonaut. 
No notice taken of anonymoas oommunlcatlous. 
J. L. K.. Perth Amboy, N. J.— Mrs. Wiggin, in one of her 
charming books about New England life, makes one of her char- 
acters speak of a "skunk blackbird." Is it possible that the beau- 
tiful and tuneful bobolink is meant? Ans. Yes, this is a common 
name for tlie bobolink (Dolichouyx orysivorits) in some sections, just 
as skunk head is a common name for the surf scoter (Uiacntia 
t'ersticillata), or skunk duck was for the now extinct Labrador 
duck (Camf'toleemts labradoriiis). 
PUBLISHERS' DEPARTMENT. 
Last Florida Tout. 
VIA PEJJNSYLVANIA RAILROAD. 
The last Pennsylvania Railroad tour of the season to Jackson- 
rwjlle, allowing almost three months in Florida, will leave New 
York and Philadelphia March 6. 
Excursion ticket, including railway transportation, Pullman ac- 
commodations (one berth), and meals en route while going on the 
special train, will be sold at the following rates: New York, $50; 
Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Baltimore and Washington, $48; Pitts- 
burg, $53; and at proportionate rates from other points. Return- 
ing, passengers will use regular trains until ^^ay 31, 1900. 
For tickets, itineraries and other information apply to ticket 
agents. Tourist Aeent at 1196 Broadway, New York; 4 Court 
street. Brooklyn; 789 Broad street, Newark, N. J.; B. Courlaender, 
Jr.. Passenger Agent Baltimore District, Baltimore, Md.; Colin 
Sttidds, Passenger Agent Southeastern District, Washington, D. C. ; 
Thos. E. Watt, Pas«enger Agent Western District, Pittsburg, 
Pa.; or to Geo. W. Boyd, Assistant General Passenger Agent, 
Broad Street Station, Philadelphia.— j4<if. 
• The terrible March weather of our Northern _ climate will be 
avoided by people who now take a few weeks in Florida. The 
Tampa Bay Hotel at Tampa, Florida, advertising in another 
column, offers many attractions in the way of golf and winter 
Bports.— Adv. " 
