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so Tit ill boar 4 'Moe* In U:2S 2-«. Be *lm .Mi« emit. Tbe race at 880 larti *atlag . MAwuds. wu won hr A. JUaon. 'at Haatnal. witk EL Z. HalToncn, of Ch lco ao. i w wWI . Tb* Mm waa 1:45 3-B. ISSUK CHAIXENOE. ' Wtmnk Neol 'and John McDonmld, two of tbe ■Ballaat roller-akateta la tlie co<wtr7, Usoe tlw ' UUawlpf 'rhallaiiiit ■ to aoj team of rela; akat- - an IB ttaTliilWI Statea; Beaumont and Palmer, ; aC a w i ; ti na fcii ed- Tbey wm akate on kbt ' ^ tk* j. « m « IHun name.' in or oat of Chl- . J at ite Bfi<mlnr..tndb'OM- -BoUi bavo ■won owdala ~ '— „ JDle (rant of tbeir racliq; atmtm jucerted tir addradnc ' I .. ^■cat half, ttie Ullnols AtUetlc aeren toyed witli 'ilka Pboenlx team, of St. Paol, in tbe openlac ^ank aC tbe aerlea of two Diajad.at tbe loe ;em «ltk tht iMtf wtmi t iar ttae ui It BalBted street, Chicago, ILLINOIS CLUB WINS. VSUas op s score of 8 to 0 at tbe eul of the SKATERS PLAT PDSH BAT.T. ball on roller akatea waa rerlred at Junur 21. when Kats'a Klt- — j'tt-Q.r-aim ' ' CASWKIX'. LANDS - RACE. - A new atar was aneoTeted at Sana Sooei Rink. OUeaco,. niday nlsbt, Janoarr 2T, ia Ulltaa OaawvD, who won the one mile ecratcb race ftaB a Held of nineteen atartera In the (aat tlaa of 3:25:1-5. On aeconnt of the nameroiis antrle* It waa uetti ae aij to nm the rmce In three haata and a flaal. the two faatest men In each kMt, tb« tbM mmm la tte lutcst-beat qnalUr- - - - - - . pi„j„_ at Ancrtlea. CU Oailaoa;il(. Proctor and Gnlllckaon oat of the race wbIA ■aaolTed Itadf Into a Ogbt for aecond place featwees Carlaon and Angelica, Caswell leading br aboot twenty feet. Carlaon flnlabed aecond ntr feel . flilrd. . mw WOBUra BOIXKB BBCOBOl JOe Runpton, of WteUta, Kanns. aged 22, MPke tbe world'! continnooa roller skating ftuscd Jannarx 27. at Wielilta, Kaitsaa, akatlng Jannarr PIKAI. EOCKET OA3CE. Inal game of hocker plajed between tbe X Bocker Team, of &t. Paul. Uinn., and na minola Athletic Club, of Chicago, was g^aj^^nn^ 28. ,at tbe. Ice Fa^ee._CliIeaso. -8'«l A GOOD. FIMIHU. Obe of the beat nnlsba erer wl tntmJ la tk* lacna at tbe lee Palace, waa afcated JanaaiT M. the teat aC the acxlew at CUaa *V races. Iks taeh-WIS Aalhd la-taw heats and a Anal. ■Iks teat kcat was wan Itr Vtti. 3. llanolpb, K. W. Leedr. aeriaid. and Vkank A.- Klobn<dier. ttteA. Tbe time waa 1:34. Tbe second- heat ra br NeU. N. Jaeobaon, W. O. Slmnimon. asanl. and Hioa. Norman, third, lime 1:34. Yhs' flaal was one of tbe cleanest races skated at the loe Palace, and after tbe' foarOi lap. was one contlnaal ronnd of spicy sprints and not OBdl the last Inch of the dislanoe - was akated easid be winner be picked. Jaoobssn stsrtsd off wttk the ctack of the too. Oatttr tlaIlowad.br S3bg im Kkt tmt. Wltk Mm Bste Isvs ts • graad e i MMtln ^ of paaitlaii ImHtl i n waa Issahft oat bx SImonson, Xazaolpb end-MoeaMn. wMek waa kept op imta the flDHh was ttaebed: Ob Ike last lap. Manolpb cama ont ftom .third ^~|0B on tbe back stretch and In trying to 1 tbe pjle. slipped snd It was his only good ane tbat sared bim from a bad spQL Stmon- aecing that Msrxolph hsd lost his stride. np a good sprint snd crossed the tape s Winner orer Msrxolpb, who finished second and — third In a blanket anUb. Tbe time t, being skated in 2:28. I.AICr BDLED OUT. I flnel oC tbe 880 yard emit Ijenty. tbe champion, wltlt- Irmwlag aa a competitor,' marred tbe Intematlon- sl iifc»t<n[f Championship race<' at Montreal, f*m^»^m JuDsry Tbe first heat wsfl skated In 1:28 and the second in 1:45. Starters tn tlie ■nal were warned that there was to be no and a limit of 1:30 was placed on the Lamy won in 1:33 l-S and tbe ofWrlsls sd it no race and ordered it to l»e.a fated lamy refnaed to come oat and wltkdrew mat Ika rvt of tbe jnogtam. Tke innnariaa; 22a Tards-r-Tlnal—Ednmnd lav. lat; W. a. tsilawi. Sad; K. I.. W be ei er , and. Xtae. - , ass Tards—Final—DeeUred no race. One Mile—Final—L.. Wheeler. 1st; Barry .Kaed. 2iid: Boe. 3rd. Time, 3:18 3.^5. Three MUe»—Final—Barry- Kaad. lat; B. I.. Wheeler, 2ml; W. E. annderaoa. 3rd. Time, 220 Taid Hurdle—F. B. Bobaon. ,1st; W. B, lua d ei a o n. 2nd: FIndlayaon. 3rd, Time. 0:31 Z-6. aao Tarda Backwards—A. Kaaon. lat; I,. Paala. 2nd; Byrne, 3rd. 1'iBie, 1:42^1-5. HOBUAN A WKNEB. -»«. *. . -- 'i tko firth and last pre* llMAtr^L:r>-* t >^Ire. race JaoDsry 80, at Ika lea Palace, in %e fast time of 1-.37.' Frank waa aecond and Otto Brack ttlrd. Korman. who Is doing la the races at the Ice Pslsce. back to foorth place while Klobncher lead wMeh be bdd for tliree laps, wliea tMac «C larlBf behind. Joaqied lato m aad aat a tccrUe pace wkick he csa- fSr the kalah of tbe race. Sadiela won B0VCII7 race, mnning fonr tape to wn- on skates. A CBANCE FOB 8KATEBS. Final srrangements bare I>eeiL completed by tbe management of tbe lee Palace for the hold- ing of the Western Indoor Ciiamplonsblps to be Ikeld Monday and Tneedsy night. F>tbmar7 6 and 7, at the Ice Palace. Secretary Julian T. Fia- gerald baa mailed entry blanka to orcr 100 skat- ers to aS parts of tae West.' aad ha nas tbe aaanrance aa tke anMse at SB tiw prominent speed skaters, sad the list oC eatriai vfll far exceed tboee of the IntrrBatliaal meet. Bcbert MeI«aB will baTC a great chaaaa to show the Chlcaco skstlng fans wliat he can do with Skntm who are In bis dsaa, as be will hare a chance to meet tbem all. Carl Ahlrotb, of St. I«ais. wbo has held the Northwest cham- pionship for seTcral. yesrs, wlU be here, ss well aa Oacar Blankenmelster. who writes tbat be is in One shape. Artbor J. Hess snd B. O. Bmnst of CleTeland;' Cel . Dnbe. of Escsnabs. Mich.; Vtra T. Johnson, of Lanrimn, Ulch.; T. FIstier. Artbnr Tanmsn and others from Milwaukee: and Aateta from St.^ taal, MtonrsjOlla^^ai^ ^er ' " ^- are now Chain. Ike evcBta. that are to -be akated are as follows: OneHDoarter mile, oae mile, three laOe. oaBlislf mile, one mile jonlar dumplonahlp, ladlea* half-mile diampion- shlp. 22C-ysTd dssh. two mile, one mile noTlee, 440-yard hurdle. Tbe noricc race will liSTe some of tbe best noTice Skaters erer seen In competition, as they liave .been working out at the Ice Palace for seTcral weeks, snd see sl- aoma of tbe other elaas wU basa a large bare tbe ■ A NEW BtNK. A new and op-to-date skstlng rink has been feteeted at Union City, Pa., by E. M. Cooper. OB Ifaln street. The dimensions of the rink ara 214 feet long and 50 feet wide. The rink ia aebedaled to opa on WsaUnstoa's birthday. PARIS NEWS LEITKR. To some extent this tells In binnorooB style the real problem the makera of playa now face when taking their wares to tha drat tliestrt of Ftance. Almoat sure of bsTlng It lalb s ed . aad disliking to brand tbe work wl ty,ll:Wtt 1 tbe inatant it is pot on tbe market. trillBn.-aas tsk- Ing ttaair pieces to other liiinsis - • 3ks tet.gC six giren at the Chatafet naatre kr b can, tbe faasooa danecr. She sabde a impression aad repeated '-the bogs met with two yesis ago here. Her program was made np of fragments of the Orpbee story, as told In tbe dance. present to see ber work were tbe : Koxlere. tbe.wilter; Ooltry. tbe aetoav- sad otters ooite as well known. mCE MEL.BA Mme. Uelba. tbe great stucr, sow la Paris, stopping with friends in tbe BoOISTsrd MsIAer- bes. Is conflned to.her bed wlflua same attack of grippe.' Fhiaiclaas aedan' aba Is la no danger, bat tkat k 8t«sr ta kaa* dawn eompll- eatlons. she wlU he Obliged to keep to her room for seroal wetfa to eome. PB0FES8I05AL NOTBS. Zrette Oollbert- is the beadliner « tb* Al- ii at the Director of ika . 4a IB aC latfme^jMJia ksM, aas it wm lrswia -«a >a kdfca ke^Srfll JkTSa^ta :s^ ..sse Ma dansa, tt -k^«^ JcMA Cany, the Americui roller racer, now In Paxlo. this week met and defeated In a twe-nty- ODe lap race tbe third, fonrlli and Oftb meo in tlic recent twenty-foar boor ^rliid. Then was a priae far the man who was ahead "at the end of each three laps, and Carey won the entire pooL The cTent took place at the Tel d'HlT. ♦ Le Fen dn Volsia, at tka Tbtatro Mfckel. Is to be taken to laadn. .SkliL Ha-laMat plar by FrancU de Cwlwat, kaa Mat wiS tiaaHirslTi saecess here. ♦ Lncien Gnltry, creator of CSiaotecler, Is not to make tbe American tonr reported^ some days sgo. After rArenturler flnlBbea at tbe Pikrt Saint BarOn. Oaitry win beirlii rebsarsals at the VaodeTlUe of Le Trlboo. ♦ tie Bols Sscre (Decorsting Clementine) Is to be tsken off st tbe Vsrletes next week. Fire stsrtlng in the fnmsce room of tbe And!- I'^'irm s hmti a g . rink and snmmer tbestre, at Hastings, Nehk.^boned away tlie'sopports, tbe flM^aawBjMBta^^ baasma^ea^rtag with tar Jb» ■F>UMy»,«ljQWNaL^ (Ceatinaed Cma paga B.) be the biTailable complement, not oaiF of Intel- ligence, bot of a keen pereeptloa and aa Insist into the heart of affairs. I know of no more fitting bsadmalden' to wisdom' tbsn blmaelt. OlTe me s trae hnmorist, and I wHl show yon a. real nblleaopber. The old saying that "erery socccasfnl circns most have a down," can not always be sobstantlated. as last sessoo tbe Gentry Brotbers gare what tile writer thinks their Tery best production to tbe people's satla- faction altbODgb this eompsny of brothers, like faaUIr. are famona for slwaya glr. a.jagb^daas Aav. tbey bare slways nsed lMrBvailaBtaiaaaa..jmcB " the]> omitted tbis a a tie of proprietorship intentional ob- a dawn was not only ex- Bsetsi to attend te his tunny saylaga and coo- fcsl aaonu kat be would cxtrad Us doOes into risaalai alMiist cnty otha act. ao matter what the tata sslght be. Acu were not eatlidy spedslised then aa now, whole families besides tbelr osrn loatlaes would take psrt in most erery set placed and the command of "CTerybody In tba leaps snd gronnil tumbling," bid to go, except the female members of tbe families. Aa the circns increased with the pobilc de- mands, the aize of the white tents were so eu- largcd that they could not glre Justice to tbe Tolces of the sloglng snd tslking clowns, so the spedal or featnre prodndng clown was bom. snd now almost erety clown act la done in pan- tomime, except the ^rrnlngi wbkb la asoaUy a Bight here Is where soch grand and glodons work Is done. So, kind readers. I beg yoor In- dnlgeaee Cbr a few minutes, ss we hsTe been prscticslly commnnlng with the sngels in tbe former part of this article. So I ask you to de- scend to esrtb ooce more and listen to tbe trae word prsises of the fsmoos mirth makers. Jules Tnrnonr, who has been orer fifty-two yean as a clown, and now in bsmess as tbe Blngltng Brotiiers* greatest prod action in this Use. ia known by all professionals ss what la now tensed a tme gentleman and a hard, con- se h B ll s uj mrfcer.. saya that a doae rlTsl_to ~ li. " " Bice, who w as ao Ma ts Daa; Daniel aad Wmiam H, Oi ley, -wumalear' Walker, The latter named gentleman Is tbe reel king's lester, and wore cap and bells. He knows more lines of Shskespesre tlian. most students, snd to-day he reads Ben Jonson snd Byron under tbe tent flaps while waiting for his turn. Mlsco is now 71 years old, aod still bale and hearty. Spader John.coo and "Silvers" Oakley, of the Crest Bamnm and Bailey Shows, did wonderful work, and were known for the grotesqoeness of their eostnDcaJ and the exaggerated alxe of ttete Hsek- a a d the ladks sna character of their big atmr of Anra^^SSMbg (^lage^a^^. Sr.. Inventor and prodoeer of comedy skits; Tbe Two Csslnos. the little msn snd the little bigger msn, in parodies on Caruso sad the Professor: Tom Boberts, tbe fnnny Welchman: Frank Mor- ris: Ckrl MilTO snd Pete UIItd, Die Zwel kom- Iscbe Brnder: Boy McDonald, the Scottish chief- tain; Billy Bice; Tbe 3 Proalta, German Ag- goata: George Bsrtzel. Jr.: John Miller. Frank Schadel and his great mnle; Max DUlae. the great Amerlcsn clown; Cbss. Bell; Chss. Hor- ten. tbe great humorist; Felix Under, Germany the Great; John Tripp: Barry Xecds; LO Kers- lake. "Baipyard UI.-' the Imv farmer and Ihdy ~ ~ — ffaaca —^ -leier: George Xld< _ . B. CamU; UL aal 3 Uardoa. ScandlnaTlan dooaa. R< Ml dieaa; Hany Ore ea;. Data Olatk; Kilm the ItaUsa dswa; Art JsrrU: i rtat as tlb ; ■d.-Ward: Daaar OHIs, the Albert Osston. known at tha iMltiaaate talking and alnglng clown, and well may no earn his title, commencing with -P. T. Ban am Ibat- gomery Qaeen. Sells Brotbers. BingUng Brothen John Boblnson'a 10 Big. Barris' Nickel Plate. BatcheloD and Darts. John O'Brien, M. I.. Clark, Tbe Cooper Shows. Burr Bobbins. J. E. Warner, Al. F. 'Wheeler's New Model Shows, snd Witt a reeoftd of orer fifty years as a clown, hot " hnt now aa aettre aa a kitten; aad John Wlng- M4L aaethtr btigkt bK MtoMt br IM Wy- letts. of aeold B i lB iafc u k I ksaa r aaA >M ling aad DeOnao Brothen* Cktaa, balk gaai aad strong; A. BnaCh, Red Raaadik Cbatta B k Mi ney. and tba good old taaas, Kaaaadr sad BmIs. known as tbe giraSe el ea as at tke aid RoRla BrotheiB' Dog axd Ftar Bksaa; Hany Wat' son and George Richcl. ■9bs Ctowa Baad."- at tbe Blngllngs. snd sloeg eooisa alas WataoB sad hlB Farmyard Circns. Then the Great Garl Bag- enbeck and Wallace Shows presents JasMS Batb- erfoiM. Art Borplla and Fred Jinks, sB fsmoos prodndny clowna, who were aaaiated by orer thirty good fun makera, who alwaya kept tbe eiDwd in one cootlanoos theme of pleasure snd . ^ — ™-— Jlssmj Spdgga and Burt ifea BeWBsea Shown, fol- sad BaUs Bead, of the Dode FM Shows: Jolly Jeaan, tka Occat Wag- ner Show pet. and John WIcka and kb siiils. of Warren Brothers, and Edward X^aa. of tlw fa- mons Bossble Shows, moat Dot be fargotten "Get-tip, illDd." fO. Allen, principal aad prodselag .elova, u slated by Psnl Jerome, Jaaaa Homaa jSeph. tha orlgina] Bebrew down; fiareh Bagsr. Bhlrias Boberta, of the Campbell Brothers' Great Caa|. condudea my ceaiembeied list of fna prwIailM men known ss clowns, aod aa there ts sniiis'^*^ abont thU wholesome sort of eatertalameat tbd Is dlllereat from anj other form of dircisloa. the writer la led to bellere tne the words of tka fsaoaa poet. lien Jonson: "Beshrew ^m. te> clowas If properly. Indeed." Ba wge H. Weyman. prl^pal down, wllk ib good sssistsats. with the Dode Flah.siow mS U aa laat. bM not laaaL _ jwnlag aa# concert act with the J. E. Henry Bliow; famav not be forgotten, aa well Jobnsle Crossett, ia his high itdt do' Elogcald, principal prodndng down, and Kd ward Walton, Aognst clown, will both be witb Son Biotbots Show, wbleb aaaos cany la Msrch. at Macsa, Go.;. lmmt,m^.^ — WASTED, OSIBIOEEB ASO DEZS.'i or exchange. Tent. 38x20, Alligator aa Banners, complete show. Lire Alligators at aD • Iks; Wb!:- r- r «r.il (:;t.'r BClir.lJs. Write fof list. AIJ.Hi.'.ToK FABM, S'aipLar, Okla. Ten Bed Band Solta trimmed In white aad gold, nearly as good as new, sixes from 38 ts 40. Sacrifice for «SO.ao. MBS. NOBA TAB WINCLE. 401 Taylor Atc, rvjnwiKn. OblSk MONKEYS BIRDS Canary Birds In cages, for wheels. t7 doa.; BhesQs Monkeya, gxxMl slsed, healthy, S12 eachi Dodging UonkieTa, with baraesa, complete, (Id. BJMD OTOBH — nm auB—i.<Mw Window Fibres. GasraalaM Cheu. bOnSOTCUKUi. mr. Uaw Tmtk City. FOR SALC-MY FAMOUS LON* DON GHOSTiSHOW Oomplete, ready to set op snd do bnslseas. Tbis is a magnificent ootfit. costing gl.200. 1 haw retired from the road and will take tbe small sum of 930O cash. This is tte abow that gets ' — — Itf^ n tMtan wttk'aBE.cat tige. Tbia ia jaor one. Now stored in Merldlsa, CAPT. W. D, AMENT. JackaoB. WAiriED, HOTEL CAS—Will ICBt at kaTa-dk* that is fitted or can be fitted ta "~ — be first-daas in erery way. Ad BBOS,, Dea Uolnes, Iowa. WASTES TO BU~r—A Canraa Alrdome with ffnall canoTT f:>r htAgf. Beats for two or thrsa hnih!-T^l. y.r^t N cbea;^', Wbit bir^ Tou got! THUS. ATKI.NiO.N, S33 A. Waaf S'.., ToJedo, 0. SALTED PEANUTS Ws pot np the biggest snd best Sc box. lap* dally desirable for theatres, plctoie shows, dr- casca and parka. Onr peaaats aia < prepared ao tlwy stay fresh sad swn pesaot la the watM. Packed Ik • J itfdk » L1» *• JMBHKJify- liJi^Tokla, WABTIfH JocsHoB for a large op-to-dats Ca- roasd; alao larve cardboard organ for sale cheap. H. OOOm. 2» •. Tioga St., Philadelphia, Pa, . OowB. KecTO. WASTED—Good TsndeTiUe acta on comaiasSaa. Good bouse, good pattonaga. Write or wtia. KEBK8 BBOS., Rntetpriae Tksatze, BlglB, Tex. VAUDEVILLE SKETCHES lar.:.- ci'al-j frr-', *<•''. l.;rar..1 Av.-r. A;dn>"« A. E. REIH, Pob.. la »n»w«rini: adv rcpntlon THB BILLBOAHD. IDLEHOUihtaRCDIT WANTS liSf'^?*..?'*^ Player aad Trap Dnnnmer; most be shle to fill pictures; tra& drnamsr ta elfeets. Good steady position, good salaries. No booiers tjr trldets seed apply. Bnsi gwd si reaiaae e.. AgpUtaats not fnlfllllng. these (cqnircmeats wlU be dossd artdiMtt aodes. finiAL SfAlts ^iMMiiOT^^^^N^ SBCONb CALL-^3412 Calumst Av«., Chicago SECOND CALL WANTED ,^tii QENTURY M-G-R. - Platform MMMiib Own Fronts and Coneasalona H. HMMMUnKLO. Umnmatr _ ' 8ID. BULFORD, Oonoral Agon* mranm nwanns.- ..aai^ a^^jErTTa ^ =~ -^d^AX, SMAPPT UTTLB BAILBOAD SHOW. sr« sssi5^."La'iri.^-s.5rs-'t^^ .about Clowns. Dlring Yenns, or say real aensatioo; Msn to ran Annex, Vaetatn, Pnndi, Ksgle, Fire King. Ventrlloqnlat with fignres. Strong Man or Woman. l.ady Impalement, Sword BwaUowsra and Walkers, Second BlKbt, Snake Enchantress (we fnmish snskes), Cooch Dancers, Han with Cannon Camera and a Wire Worker for lot. All pririleges for sale. Porterfldds, Brown FkadlF. Jsmea 8. Belmo. G, B, Wililsms. Bobert Bobetu. F. F. Bstcbelder. Fred Sbon*. wrlteT Ho booze, griff or short cske, WHl pnrctiase one or two more smsll elephanta; ststs height MM price: a psir of IJsmas; 80 or 70-ft, top with two mtddles: no rags, Begsrds to friend*. }. H. ESCHUAJf, Lindan Hills. IflmMSlinHs. Xlna. AT LIBERTY A-1- CORNET AND VIOUN PLAYER Want both Orchestra and SIMONSt,,Faiibat7,IIla, . Win» or win Ck Jl