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MOURNE!) IN CALIFORNIA.
?HI AT MR CROCKER DID FOR THE STATE
CHINESE RESTRICTIO-.-THEATRIC--I-.
far TKLBomura to Tans Taratnra.]
Sub lTrancisco, Aug. 18.?The death of Charlea
Crocker has overshadowed the other event* ot the
week, and has stin-ed up many reminiscences of the
carly days when all of tho present railway and
bonanza millionaires were struggling for fortune.
Mr. Crocker never forgot his own hard fight for
a living, and was perhaps more considerate of
common laborers than any of his associates. He
amassed a great fortune, which was largely tbe I
result of the profits from his railroad work
and ihe increase in value of his holdings in
Central and Southern Pacific stock; but he showed
his shrewdness by purchasing liberally ot San
Francisco property and real rattfte in a dozen
counties, and nearly all hia investments have
quadrupled in value within three years, so that
the seemingly high estimate of g.0,000,000 aa
his fortune will be found to be near the truth.
Ile was a finn believer in tbe founding of a great
empire on this coasts and he held thnt there was
no limit to the growth in wealth and population
of San Francisco and the other large cities in the
State, lie was a power in the development of
the State, and his energy and determination to
succeed will be missed in many large enterprises.
It was fitting thnt Mr. Crocker should die in the
Hotel Del Monte, which he had made famous even
in Europe. From a grove of gnarled live oak on
a wind-swept sand-pit at Monterey, ho evolved
one of the most charming bits of park and orna?
mental gardens in this country. He laid out a
seventeen mile drive around the beach*, he built
trent t athing tunks, where one may enjoy a plunge
in tepid sea-water when low temperature foThids
nothing in the open air; he made a hotel whieh
is an ideal summer resort. Into all this work he
threw himself with characteristic energy, never
sparing his strength.
Ward McAllister, jr., who has been made one
of the commissioners to examine the testimony
of the Chinese who claim entrance to the country
e* prior residents, has paralyzed the attorneys
for coolies by demanding more proof than simple
verbal corroboration of an applicant's story by
a Chinese friend or business associate. He wants
legal proof, and as his demand has been questioned
bf the iitternc.TK, he has referred the whole mattet
to Judg? Hoffman. If the Judge upholds him
thrre will be ac end of the farce of admittinj:
Chinese in the face of restrictions.
Among the deaths of the. week was thnt 01
George Tait, whose period of service in tbe publit
schools was over a quarter of a eentury. He wat
a native of New-York City. Another was tba'
of a prominent, business man. Mile:
P. Sweeney, president of the Hibernii
Savings Bank, who died at eighty. He earl'
?Inane. ? tendency to encourage workingmen tn
mve earnings, nnd one of the first building asso
elations in Philadelphia owed its stimulus to him
The promises made by the directors of t__
Mrcbanics' Fair have been more than fulfilled
The county exhibits furnish an interestin
study ot the resources of rhe State, and are n
racially r.cii in all kinds of canned, ery*talli7.o
and dried fruita An exhibit well worth stud
is that ol Humboldt County, whieh displays meth
ods of using redwood in ornamentation.
Interest is growing in a glove contest to tak
pince ne*.! we* lc between two colored pugilist*
'..iclfrey und .hickson, for the henvy-weiEht c)__rr
pionsl.ip of the world. Betting is about two t
one in Inver of Godlrey, who is tea years old);
than Jackton, the Australian, but is believed t
have mor. science and staying powers.
The Palmer Company has played to a gooa
berna at tlie new Baldwin, but its success Las
been somewhat discounted by the crreat popularity
of Frohmnn's Lyceum Theatre Company. That
?<aod acting is appreciated here is shown by the
crowded hen-see that wrl'omc both these companies.
The new California Theatre, to replace th* old
bouse, which will soon be destroyed, is to be
seven stori'S ln^h. It will be a iirsl-elass hotel,
with a thenrre built in it, which will bc thc
handsomest playhouse on the Slope.
Much difficulty was found in securing a jury
tr. try for the second time Dr. Powell, who wan?
tonly killed Editor Smith at Redwood City, last
year. It seemed doubtful whether a jury could
be obtained in the plaee. r.wm^ to the strenrjth
of the local feeling, bur after a very iarjre number
of talesmen hud been called, the requisite twelve
vere secured. The talcing of testimony began
on Friday afternoon.
CHICAGO WORRIED OVER ITS DIRT.
TRYING TO ABATE A NUISANCE-TENNIS
pouncs.
|BT TBT-Et-RArn TO TH . TTtIBC?l_l
Chicago, Aug. 1..?Thc smoke nuisance bas *t?
eome so great herc that Chicago is by long odds
the (lirf.ct city in the country, and prominent
business men are urging the prohibition of the
use of soft coal within the city limit--. There are
the most rigid prohibitive smoke-ordinances here
and endless so-called " .rook" consumers," but
neither seem to have the aUghteet effect. It is
claimed Ihat w'.i'.c the abolition of soft coal would
greatly tnonaati the expat-tea of railways and man
uiacturcrs eguerally, yet. even from n financial
siandpoint alone, the city would benefit Irom it.
The hea*l of a leading dry-goods firm savs mer
cluuitt are absolutely prohibited from carrying
mnny lines of delicate fabrics for which there is
a demand bete, as in every large city Goods
which can be handled in New York, and for which
there should be a liberal market, in Chiengo, are
simply inadmissible here for reason that exposure
would mean ruin to them. The city is so dirty
that the use of Illinois marble, great quarries of
which Bt-e within a few miles of CUeage, has been
almost entirely nbandoned, nnd thousands of dol?
lars orr speur every year in the transportation of
building material fmm various parts of the coun?
try when the product is of a color thal will not
?hew dirt ^o readily.
Chkage luis a spocinl interest in the lenah* tour
aanfBl arhleh begins ni Newport Monday, as she
for the first timi' nada npreaentativea to com
pato for the honor of the National chamraon. hip.
i * ,<*?;.y was slow ia taking ag finns, but within
the pnst two years it lias pone in with eliaracter
tetic Chieage vin until now then are si me half
dozen clubs with lar::*' neinber8hipa in this citv.
It was not until last year that the. OUeagO ten?
nis players had anything but modest ol. as ron
eeraiag thia ^-ame, hut sin*'e thev walked away
with tin* palara td thc Western LaWB Tennis As
. i.elation Tournament last summer so easily they
have resolved to eut*T the lists at Newpor*. Mr
l hase, on whom Chieage chiefly pins her iaith, has
been in the Last lor a month and has won the
Nev, east lr and other tournaments. Chnse ls a
nu-rn her cf the North Ead Club of Chicago and is
generally considered the best player in the West.
The other Chicago entries at Newport are William
Waller, of the same club, and B B. 1-H.mh, Emerson
Tuttle and Cyrus Bentley 0f the Wyandotte Club
The special agents of the Treasury here are
beginning a crusade against the commanders of
tcanll cumin:- te this port who are aliens, and
who thus violate the statute rei.airing the master.,
t ' x.ss-'l.s tn be Citizens ol the lulled States. Thi
captains who have bern cited tt appeal before the
i .sit,ms author.ties are endeavoring to osrapr on
? teehaieality, bv claiming tout they ;;rr not th*
eaptalaa oi the veera la, bur limply sailing aiaolm
'Hie case of the KhOOBtt Mayfawtt develojied nn
ni?'iiip. is ?? bern to evade the bown. It appear*
that the Mayflower, lormerly a aevw, had bm
lately beea deeaneated. Prior to the veraaTa en
rulnont Mr. Nelsen was in cliarRe of the craft
but when spars were add*-d in order to keep wtthh
the pale of the law, a figure-head commander, r
is alleged, was appointed in the person of a youu
fellow, Andrew Oben.
The British-American Association, which has a
its object the naturalization of British sun
jeets, and which was formed here last winter, nov
numbers .'1,000 numbers and is constantly grow
hag, lhere are fourteeti branches of the organ i/.a
tion here now; tin lu-', ? Welsh hram-h, bavin
beea ergnaiaed Inti Thunda} night Similar n
Cip'ti*?. a.-.- Ixinx organized all o\er the rotintry
h is aaaeaaeed that tho'Aaaoetatlen iioes no
allow any party politic!* In its meetings, und doe
Bot attempt to exereiw any influence over th
vote of it* members. A movement, similar i:
many wsrtecta to that among tbe British citi*
l__n h*% ?**_} Ro-ng on for some time muong the
rat-dents of Swedish birth and descent, of whom
there are about 70,000 in Chicago.
While County Treasurer Pavia is said to have
an ey-e on Senator Fr-rwell's seat in the Senate
*-Bamber, in the lld Congressional District pol?
iticians are already bof-inning to lay their lines
for Frank Lawler'*, place. One of these is Chair
man Monrghsn, of the Switchmen's Union, who,
being a Republican, hones to null thc Labor vote
behind him if he shonld get the machine nomina?
tion.
TRYING WOULD-BE ACTORS.
A CHAT WTTH DION BOUCICAULT.
Won Bouclcault, who "oca? hla sge with a Jaunty
Javcnnit*. that makes lt difficult to realize that nearly
ffly yea? have passed alnce he wrote ? landon
Assn?nee." was met a few days ago se he was coming
from ons of the trials of would be students of tho
auxiliary company of the Madison Square Theatre.
Although he had been working for three hours rehears?
ing scenes from seven or eight plays with all the en?
ergy of a young stage managor trying to win his spurs,
he was quire ready to talk about his new schema
and to give his Ideas on sta? matters in general.
"This srheme of Mr. Palmer's." he began, 'ls, ol
course, an experiment, and Its result, like that of all
other experiments, ls doubtful. Still, the further wt
proceed li) !t the more hopeful I become. In the many
hundred application! received, there was nereisarllj
a large proportion of tin available material, but 1 have
been surprised and gratified to find so much that wai
promising. Partleularly li thil the case with the women
There are, I believe, among thoso selected two oi
three who will mahe really fi.rst-rla? actresses, ant
li only that number should be secured ni developer1
In the first season or two, the scheme will have aceom
pllshed enough to lustily Its existence. Far greata
difficulty has been encountered In securing good mal*
material.*
" Po you consider tbat ls a proof that the ability ti
set ls more frequently found among women than arnon
men I" asked the reporter.
w Not at all. It is simply thn outcome of the fae
that the American your.g woman ls vastly the superlo
of the American young man. Just v. all: s couple o
blocks on Proadwny In the afternoon and use your ey**i
and you will see the difference. The woman ls trlr
and neat In appearance. She walks well, her eye
are full of ggbt, bitghtness and health. She hos tty]
and fascination about her. N'nw look at the venn
men. They loll snd they slouch. Their llstles
?w!?ed attitudes suggest spinal weakness and
danger ot falling to pieces. A frequent motion r
the back of the hand to the lips would seem to lr
dlrste that they have Just been Imbibing. I don'
say all American young mon ste like this. Doub
lese there arc plenty in business who are brisk an
neat, well groomed and well ? sot-up," to use th
drfTl sergeant's word, but these do not form tt
class from whom we shall draw recruit!. Ve glea
from the young or from the unemployed. Put Ot
of these durtlsh loungers on tm the stage In a drav
lng-room scene and he st ence shows he ls out t
bis element He hasn't the bearing, the ease or tl
repnse of a well-bred man. Perhaps lt would tal
months or years to teach these, and some cou!
never acquire the necessary drraeanor. And lt
not only a question of manner, but Intelligence."
"6on? weeks ago," said the reporter, "yt
were not will!.- or able m state how far cultlvati
intelligence was a help or a detriment to the actor
**_ am no nearer a solution now. I don't wai
a fool and I don't want a very clever man. Ort!
nary intelllireno- added to tho mimetic, faculty ls t
that ts needed. If you were to come to me and sa*
'I know a very clever young man who was seni
wrangler at Cambridge who has a great desire to I
come an actor,' I should reply: 'Tell him io stick
his mathematics. His mind ls too logical, his pr
cess of reasoning too close and precise to allow bl
to be swayetl or to appear to be swayed bj saaum
emotions. A very clever man's personrllty ls i
most surely rtpld and unbending. Tbe actor's nu:
be yielding ana' plastic
"Our scheme h? been naturally attaebtd by
many of the rank and file ot the pr.fessl'pn who
claim that lhere are already too many actors in the
field. There are not too many actors, bot too many
of the would-bo-but-can't-and-never-wil| kind. Tue
actor who has been four or five years upon the stage
and hasn't risen above the J-iO a teak clas-s will
never do any better and would be wlsei to gat out
and try some oth*?r way of earning a living. He
or she ls oplnlonared and hard to react-, because of
fancied experience, while tV yonn?r people wi* shall
turn out will be cac-? te !?arn, will have been well
disciplined and much non thoroughly trained than
the actor who ha* been four or live year* npon the
stage, and probably has played only the -lie num?
ber of parts In as many combinations. In Septem?
ber Mr. Palmer will pick out from those students I
1 :ive been trying tho fifteen or sixteen who will
form the paid compiiny. These will receive af iii st
$10 each & week. We shall produ*e old and nev
plays every Wednesday afternoon b?fnre paying
audiences. All tlie plays produced by Mr Palmer
either here or at his new theatre, now Wallace's,
will be understudied by this company sn'i bv the
unpaid srudonts, who will be adm|f"*d to all th* re?
hearsals and exercises. Whoa Mr. Palmer finds
enough ability to justif. it, he will draft the pupils
Into his regular companies, or allow other mana?rs
tr, en?ge them. In thar case he will receive a por?
tion of their eamln;? to par for the e .pen-e of tui?
tion and reimburse bim for salaries given by him
If. however, the pupil should want to be released
entirely ho or she may go on repaving the amount re?
ceived for salary and giving a flmllar amount for t;:e
tuition and training received. 1 believe thfs cum
panv will be of great service to managers dearing to
engage people Instead of going to atrerrts and 'nfc
Ing their woi*d about the abilities of actor;, they ran
como here nnd see them at the Wedneaday i?-rform
anc?. and pick out those they think will suit. If
they even want sceneo In their i.wn plavs ctudlcd
bf the people they fancy, we shall l*e ready to
oblige them. Then we ?lia!l be aide tn fry more
lew pleres for young author*), a* tho auxiliary com?
pany will not have night work to Interfere with their
preparation. The racognlxe. and itandard plav*.
the parts tn which m."!'* our great actor*, a? ana
scarcely ever given. The profusion have been crv
lng out lor years that since the abolition of stork
companies there has heen no training KhooL We
are simply reviving the old-fashioned stork com?
pany, and romposlug if of novices or yonijt artor.
who' have had a little experience.
'? We were speaking Ju?f now of the relative abll
Ity of men and women for fhe stage: hns lt aver
struck you how completely the public taste hal
chanced In ihe la' thirty OT forty years for the cen?
tral figure* of plays1 lp to tl.n* tinie it was nearly
always a men. now it ts olmo*! Invariably a woman.
I do not know If the acting of Sacha! was the ran^e
of tlrls change, but ll certainly dates fmm her Mme."
- May lt not be that the woman ls moro attractive
to audiences than the man'"''
- she was not In the day.* when the English speak?
ing Btagl wa? In Mic ho: "it ol lt! glory. The w.fnan
may be moro pleasing ta the eve, bur ls her work
more satisfying to the mind? 1 should ny decid?
edly not. The explanation is la my belief t0 bc
found tn the decreased average Intelllgaaee and cult
IvhMon of audiences. Then never was a Mme
when theatres were BO geirrrallv patronized as BOW,
but thc attendance ls of all Classes. The majority
onlv want to hiv eyes or ears iiutnisnfarny tickled.
They don't rare to have their nilmls fatlpieti by ann?
exe.tior>. formerly the stu;''* was tl.r recreation ol
the cultured and Intelligent, uow it is the pastime ol
tho naaaaa _
? With the decline of the hoM of the male setM
has naturally come the decline of tragedy. Ii may
seem at first to be a startling statement, but lt ls
nevertheless tine, that in the Inst thirty \e.r? then
ha* not been gradated an English tragedy of any lm
portanre to the stage. Borbapi M'"' last wa- ma
version hom ihe French of Louis Xl.' Apparent!*
no one can or will write _, tragedy. Vet the nuppoi
accorded. csi.-nallv tn thi-. country, io the few tragli
stars would seem to Indieate that the public ta. ti
for trage.lv is not cnn?iv dead lt must be ad
milled, however, that tm- larger propm tum of ti,
audience goss 1 *> sae tiie player ami n*.t the pla)
lt you woiiiii point to Irving ai being a man and ye
the central Dgure on ibo English stage, don't forge
Mks Terry. Ask yourself, av Len be first cann- ben
whether ber metea* and pawer of at tract toa did BO
prove fully as great as his "
"Why is lt. Mr. Hoik ieault, that ao few wnme
have achieved MOnoi ai drauiatls's "
" Oceans, they have not the jo. ir of Invention
It ls In lntellect-ss in almost everything else In thl
world-thai the male betag |s creative. And the
the woman has not the logic of evrnts or th
mei han ls tn of construction. r*hc cannot p it tt gltbt
slowly piece by piece with one single aim and end I
view. Her intellect and her nature are discursive an
cpl* wile, she wilks for a while on a lt nigh I n>?'
bul ls tempted from li hy some pretty winding lam
Brahe lilllie, tor, li.ng in lone shady rx tot "
" Vet in novels women have shown invention, an
-OBM i-f tke situation* eoaeeited t>\ tin-m haw- bee
remarkably effective on the .sta^e."
"AdmittedI In narrative form the woman oftl
sneeeedt beeaase tbe lendeaciei I i;si? pointed ta
*lo not then baooan tt appear es defects. In li
very few instances jn whleh a woman ha* nr ide
surcesi S? a playwright sh. has been li:- Ban *'
filrai-din or (.eorgo Sand-of a uia-cullne tempen
i | menu*
SCENES ABOUT THE DIAMOND
A MATCH GAME AT THE POLO GROUNDS.
riCTunts or the cnowns that attend Tnt
KATIOWAL GAME. TOOETHKB WITH A fAlTHF*...
accooxt or Titr. BOO ?mkitirk ok an _b>
Ptni.T L*_Bt with a rtrt-MnrR BOBS.
There ls no similarity betweeen Ihe crowds that go
to seo a baseball match and the crowds thar g
anywhere else under the sun. All oth*r crnwiw
possess a distinguishing feature. You can look arounu
von and conclude Just where you are. - ??' r
watch the fares of an assembling host and perceive
In them expressions which tell you what they are
there for. This crowd has come to see tho race,,
that to see a colic? netball game, ihe other to see
an international rifle match. Hut the baseball ?"o**a
glvca ynu no hint of Its object In tomine tf)ff''^'
In the multitude of faces .King before you llhe a BIB
ilde of grass thero ls no preponderating type. - ~
?pe familiar to American streets and prrsuma dr
born with an English tongue ls absent. Wieta tnt
bare-footed littles beggar d?-*ed partially In mg'- bu
mostly in dirt, haunting the box-office outside BM
filling the air with his petitions generally add?*"'.
"Sav. Meter, take a fellow In*" to the young man of
elegant pretensions and Imported airs and tho elderly
man of comfortable appearance and sedate manner,
from bottom to top though all the graduated Strata
ef American society, BB rank or grade ls Wt Wittow
a- Tepresent-vtlve at the Tolo Grounds. In eera,
coates, hansoms, 'buses and even in clg.iv in
hands, the throng com? streaming along througn
everv street and avenue that leads to the grmin*.
A steady flow of pedestrians overruns tue
sidewalk. Every arriving elevated train, every
street car, ls evacuated as lt stops ?nr M.!- centio
of human Interest. The game ls called at tout
o'clock, but bv three the gran structure Intended
to aecnmodatr* the spectator, ta well filled up. and
all around the feld a line ls forming of carriages ami
Tantivy eoaehes In the shade of which. If po -,ble,
or out' In the glaring heat If a more comfort-ld.
nook is unavailable, hundreds of human heines are
bestowlng themselves. The grand stand ls packed
all too densely for Individual enjoyment. Aloft. In
th" securest elevation where the danger from aidant
mr indiscreet bom* |s ndaeed lt a minimum, a-e
the boxes and stalls reserved lot ladies and their
escorts and for persons of more than ordinary tU>
tln--tlon. Everv sear ls occupied. Every box I:
full. Mrs. Voa ivy ter il Rensselaer Bnggl <*> ???
terralnlng a pa.-tv of Blend! composed el a dls
ttnguUhed United Plates Senator, a Mtjor General
nf the EaglHb armv, an eminent scientific 1 Her.
an actress waa p'uvs ?? Porgat Mt Bat* and " .a mille,
three young ladles and two your-: goatleinen I
lofted fran among Mr. Wald BeA-Bter-t choice
and (atora* Four Handled. Benw-rad fr<'i*\ thara
br a dividing bar sits the Governor of BeW-TOtB, a
famous comedian who for -**>0 nights used te lan
enraptured audiences what the dickey buds ray, ?
politician to whom ls tssfely entrusted the dur
piUVldlng O-BctaB for Mils etty and of raving their
salaries for the benefit of Tatum.-.ny Hall, and an
Honorable Ju .Mee of the supremo I "-irt al tbs -tal
of \ew-York Beyond these is a banker waa fis
ures his fortune In millions, and a CatboUe proUte
upon whom the favor of the Ponilff has been show
ered In titles ar.d missions of co. ..der? and honor.
In a rn? of .ix cha!? below then sits the en: re
family of a rich grocer who has taken (these -hain
|n the mason and who occupies them with his wire,
a daughter snd three young boys af every garie.
Beyond and about ta tba tailem rapacity of the
?nnd an *> -notley bool ot men -ml women, young.
old handsome and 111 favored, ?-?-?TO*-S and on*
at.e'.ipoars, amiable aad tough. Below this mora
central .tand is another lilied eaeluslvely with nen
a-d boya Extending out from lr are Mers on Mer
ol iran unshaded and cheap, peened with a mum
j tude of less favored mortal--.
There must be something Wonderful about a
gani tha: can brir.g together day afrer dav through?
out tho summer months of cver-v year Irena four to
I . . .. .__ _i_ ...s i...:,t the? iles 'to du*!.
ben and an attn* iphere strong al tobaece -
taro or three boura Nine gr?t Mg men are ria* '*?' a
p. _,,-,: ? . from each other over live :,
nf ground. A tenth man takes a bat. BBd as tbe
ball i- pitched to bim bc tries te -* ihe lt out toto
the field. If he succeed-, he tries to nr. around B ti
bloch at the font corners of which an men
P!?ed If he gets al! thc way around without
being latereep-ed by fte bali rn the bandi of hi* op*
-,,,,,... he seoreo a run. This ls ai! there ls to lt.
Bul before the ball ls hit and before the rm ls com?
pleted there BM sr, nanny thrilling dang-VS ta e.
cap-, so nany pursuers and Interceptors to elude,
10 mary opportunities for the exhibition of strength
murage Ingenuity, audacity and skill on the part of
both struggling eldee, that no one to whom th<rse
qualitlet appeal can fail to enjoy thc rata
To ?et a herculean tgun suddenly go Into a mo
nentary eonruhuea, to see tba bali he bra held in
bli hand dari tbreagb th-- air with force enough to
brea* an OS'S sln.l!. to ?ee tho batter swing his
dub and hit the missile Btuanty, Wbleb mea
a single prdnt of a sphere has met a Ungle point of
a ,.,,.,.?. - ,? lt plunge lute tho air or whin aerae.
tbe field to see the striker tear along to his flr-f
objective point as If chased bv the furies, to seo the
boll descend plumb Into the extended palm nf an
ale., fielder or to seo its course cut short by tho
. anng hand of a shortstop who thereupon hurls lt
over to fhe point whither the striker ls aiming so
that even his flying feet are outstripped In the race.
thls ls a spectacle over which even a wooden man
Ibould be ashamed not to enthuse.
This ba-) been a great week af fhe Polo Grounds.
The New-Tork Club, -tenets la the annual race tor
X pannara, hav, mel .heir two ?.ncP.i HvaB awi
bTre played a -erle, of battlea roy,!. Patrick Bann
Ind -.iiomon have both testified ihat the nra li nm
alwayi te lat twlft _*ettbtr -Vost victory always
Mun. , oban Blob thal BMtt d-servei lt.
For the lez'-.n tatt SO representative aud com?
pact a multitude i- alway! to ba found at a baseball
match, tho physlognomlal can Bowherc mora pr. I
n.iplov himielt At one of the games thi,
standing In a;. Ista neal tho l served boxes where
vrs Van Peyster d** Rensselaer Mug* tm "
'taming her gaestt were an -Merty coap-e, a man
.?,! ^ woman. Both must have be,-,, more than
Sty yean aH a nan glance sufRead fo show
,ha. of the tw.. ibo vas the Hacgiegnr. Mts waa
no, ta,.. BO. gaunt, n?r crritnanding She I I
toob strong nor pa .....nate. Bnl sta bad
Sn a cucumber and a wide mourh that fitted BO to
p, and teeth like th. .?? of a rat-trap Ile did
n,*. would n*... eouW not andorstand tbe gena, the
Ippreetotedeverj nraventcnt at* watch?! thogrm nd
-,,h tbe intenseat enjoyment. Only one th Ina
.e..n,ed to dlitnrt her. sad tba! waa the .omewbel
, penetrating tones Stapfoyed by '.ne of fhe two young
ladies who witt lbw voting men, were drawn tram
Mr Ward Mcallister's Four Bnndrad snd wera honor
'ne Mrs Van Ptyster de Rensselaer Muggs*' party with
heir choice praaance Thl. yoong lady', voice, lt
' ?t he owned, waa rather painful, snd lt was not
,. , ,.,,,.,, Ber lowest -ceent* smote your ear
it.avilv and When she delivered hcrseil o' an artless
laugh'lt was no wonder that lire old woman shud
rte,*! I BOtlCOd that the tn,"ed States Senator
always coughed when he b?"d the first rumbling of
that artless l-ugb.
-Mpifn." said the old man, "ls there tew be much
more of lt '**
MOB?TB onlv the third Inning.
Pop-Well, how many
Mom- Do be still. Vou know how many there
"pou-Xtae netti And me snakln' like a fish!
Vt'n.-Ti.era he gOMl There ho goes! Pun,
Mickey, nm: HI, yb he's got it i
' Mr Mickey Welch, having made a basehlt, In
doanlte el tarlous effort, ta stag his progress, las
^.Jheti .scud bas- .nd H nraratng tue taotftraut
annlause of the multi fud-.
m* rai_ie_. (noa ol the Four Btntnd)-??wavoi
bwivo!
?h 'Marlon- What's he done?
Il, ratototi Mada BB racaad
Mom (aside to Fog and Wtth Infinite scorni-TV.
thev have heads 1
jg?, Van l'i'vsfer IV Rensselaer Muggs-Don t
vm think it fotorasttng, -foaatali
The (.encral-Very ; who's playing shortstop. I
"matta. Bag (standing In the a!ile.)-ne ain't *
-rte, it-art-stop Bard'i stek wld a coi*, bu. bo_
nut a paean, yasetae on his back an* he'i g...n- to
??v de nex" latta*, nero he romes arv, lie
& ter de ba'. In him feelin' of hts back I Pats
where hes got de plasrer.
Mrs Maggs lifts bSt lUlgaatn acc. stares at nt
'ut,, u de tbe Ive nsnbsn ?.f tba Fear
..,'n,|,.-.i Tba atneral foolO Bl h,m amiably, the
leuator smiles and the a-.ronom-r -Ups him a dime.
,.?>.? F?. s Wards bat and In a l.mmeiit BON he ls
_fe'v land"! at his base.
? iVm." say. the finU-tat. 'Mr. Ward's plaster
s?m* f> draw*
-,,?,* encouraged. UM small b..y continues: "Dey
calli him ' opportoou Johnny.' ?
The General-Do they, fndeedl And why, I
wonder 1
The small boy?'Cause he don't play well, but he
illers plays like de debbie Jlat when he orter.
Mrs. Van rey*ter De Ilemselaer Muggs and tho
five four Hundreds look as If they would faint, but
the (ieneral laughs heartily, the Senator chuckles
and the asfronom? slips him another dime.
Pop resumes his efforts to escape. " Mom," he
says, " it's a-gettln' late, an' we orter bs off fer
whim?.**
'? 'Sh! Pop, Anson's at the bat"
" Dinner 'll be cold."
? O, ho, two strikes! If he don't watch .harp,
he'll he_hnorav. Top, he's stmck out \t
Pop pave vent to a substantial oath, hut lt did
not serve to dampen his aged wife's enthusiasm.
She goaded with her conon umbrella on the floor
and cried shrilly, " Good for Ewing. He's the best
kctrher In the whole Len-nie."
At this moment Miss Clarion, moved by a witti?
cism that Issued from Mr. Pateless, broke forth Into
a series of ejaculations, a sort of sausage-string ot
?onad. Mom's cucumber nose wrinkled Itself fear
fully and she said In savage tones, ? Pop, I shall
die If that girl laughs again.''
Pop looked carton!ly over at Miss Clarion. Her
mirth had seemingly been nflrred by the appearance
"f M.e small boy. Wtth hts two dimes he had laid
In a stack of aBB peaches and what with hts efforts
to encourage the players and to dispose of the fruit
he had continued to cover his entire surface with
peaches. He had peaches In hts eyes, on his nose,
his cheeks and even In his hair, and he presented an
appearaoce whleh certainly J as tilled amusement.
An idea stnck Pop, "Air you hungry, bub?" ho In?
quired. . J
" I'm allen hungry," said the small boy. "
Top leaned over and whispered something In bl.
esr, at the sams dropping a quarter into tho
palm of his hand. Tho boy, with a cheery grin, left,
his seat and bounded away.
Mom continued to dev ot o herself to the game,
growing more and more excited as the battle
went on. Nothing escape* her vigilant eye.
She shouted wirh glee over every itic.es.sful play
made by the Giants and .formed angrily whenever
tlie I,alie i ny nine accomplished a telling feat.
llMbtanlj upon her cars fell a peal of laughter that
Binni made her stagger. Th? small boy had re?
turned ta hB place, bringing with him an enormous
slice of watermelon. In whleh he had fairly burled
him-elf nits of mo'.'>n covered him. His hair was
full of ir and OB his little snub nose a big hlark nod
ha'! glued Itself. ihe people all about him were
laughing, but Mom heard non? of rheni
nor n? Iho cans. nf the genr.-al
merriment. She saw only Miss riarton an*! heard
only her extraontfetary voice. It. sounded out
again and again and lt acted on Mom as sulphuric
acid acta on chalk. 6he writhed and puckered
tip her cucumber nose. She squirmed and glare.1
and stamped ber feet. But every time she par?
tially succeeded tn refastening her attention on the
game, B|M Clarion wnnld give vent to another suc?
cession of noises arrd again Mom would grow fren
ried. At last she wheeled around. " Come, Pop,"
ibo said, '-let's go homo. Tlernsn's at the bat and
there*! no oolra, but I can't stay no longer.
That girl's laugh goes down my spine as If I had
tho shake*."
A smllo ot triumph .e'tled on Pop's face, ne
started tor the gate and ai he passed tho small hoy
he dropped him another quarter and patted him af
fcctlonatcly on the head.
PROFESSION A I CROQUET.
THE ANNUAL NATION AI, TOUBNAMElfT Al
N"I'\VI< ll.
Berwich, Cona*, Ang. is (Speetat).?Tt4 annual touro*
BMal r the National i I ,. I \- dal un will r,pen here o'
Booday east, ard eontlara throughout th" wee- pia.
crs are expected trom Hew.Ywk City, Trov. Ole wiri lt
and Ti"m rr*. N. V.: Boston, sprtncOM. Groton, Wan
horn. Northampton. Men-en and Townsend Harbor. Maw
- w...-fla!A and K'Tuor'.. tl. J. ; Phill
I nee. It I. : Staten Island : Nor?
ri, N-'. Danbury, aralltoatord, stamfo-'i
>ckvlll? aid .lev. rt City, Conn. ; Illyria, Ohio; Adrian,
ich.. and other pl'^s.
The rroque* grenada Whleh nre be'.leTed - b<) the fln??.
th? United Sra-.-s, hnve is- n put, in first *-la?? rendition.
ar tit* benefit of the r-i|er who has no', seen ene-Ot
in-.erl" !?'. plOfeSSfonala, lr. rr.af be stared thif.
? ground ls no* a lawn. The tm
; r?sp':.'. I i.v ?:.* ItaryMi 'les or rv.n tt. most
'fleetly ?haves g:?s av.p'ild rob the sport o' Its beautr
r the professio.nl knight of th*) mille*. Tta- t "ir's h"re
' r..!>d ?nd. Ther nre five In number. Web
?, by BO f?* in rira finely rifted ______ p-i te*l hard by
pander .us Iron nillir md "taped imoo'h l,v ,.n enormous
?*e| Knight-edge, pre?n's a sariSee as smooth eern?ra
v.lv ns a billiard labia, and ns level as n cl\ll aiiallllll".
inslt snd careful nanlptdatioa cnn mrake it. ir tb* th-e?
ieh mMfii h'lfT.-r which spirr unds the co*irr .nd PT.vent.
ne bills qotr.c i-'nr WOtO Ctr Mooed with rubbor. th;
aiirt wool. !>e nothing more ? :-ss than ra colos?'. ht Hard
ibis, with wt. l,.'ts ani rtskee, Whan one alanee-. ba-;< to
ie pritr I ott <4v*'t, is latrSRted lp' Lir (.'.rnrd
>r his patient, si Pan Prsnee, h.a'.r n eentary nco. and
beerm how I, lt ti net ii-l'r.q tweth te
-'???. _ ?, feu- jaar* the fp'ifTcr will r>e enshloned and
flllred In BNklag earon shoti.
With ?'Kh ? perfect nrflra, admiring o' ths molt ic
urate slto's, lt ls evident (blt If Ul* ?lmi' .?? ten or
weir, laeh wicket *i?et hr a-.:nicur? w.r? eapleyod. the
IBM Weald ht mer'* ehlkF. play. In order to makn lt
nore diffleuit, therefore, the wicket, ste bat 3 3-1 inrhes
n diameter, ev-epj rhe c"nr.-al wi, kef*, which nisi nn!r
i 1 _ Inches wldo As ih" bri"s ir- 3 14 in-tics in dl.it*?
er, li reo'its. s -h? ninety ?.f nfl! fo pul then
t'.reu.r.. This dlBetlty ls increased b] M with
rhieh the 3-8 ln-'h Steel wires a? |__be4ded ls Mo. ks of
i.pod beneath tha rartsea lr a br*li s:rik"? on* wire at i
crain angle, lr ni',: hound a aa lus* 'ho orrie- wire u i
tte 1 a i Ithonl passim throne*), s,, pro
lelent, I Mine of th. players become thal i'.,^r
Sill Bake 'lie eonipip'tpi inur ni the Wickets In un- uiar.
These grounds ire Illuminated by electric IIt'o's. s., thal
he playini d aa nol eea* ?_' ? lt.ht.ail. -riie light, inf
???en rear: IBged this year. Instead of I light over ths
Hiddle o' ea* ti irena, :? lrvth* ls placed over oarh end. 'hus
preventing some ot thc ahadewi wk!-h i*oved annoying liar,
rear.
Another Imp'ovemon*. this year ls th" n^ho! of choosing
tauts Aei rdlfig te th" new rules adopted a' th"
ast annual meeting, th" secretary ha- sent on" finites thl
your lists of members t,, al! belonclng to the
??.in. ind eat h membr.r hts had sa
; tun ly p.. \ .??> on th" sssiLT.nrnr
of every ???h?r nrn;!'*: le on- i ? four c!a-s..s. Th" player!
has bran i __?itfied ac olding lo 'h'- i Inrallty af tbei.
.?ant i,i.iv Btemben sf rh" nub. cass will play
against each other In th.- itrtnpion?hlp games. K.ich ti nb
ls entitle, to enter three eeotBfltMta tat Uh prix, nn , -
I'.-si l... tba ihMBpioO-hlp contest*, a larr-e number sf
?clal gam-'' SN SlWSJT. played, and the-e a ?
as ??? itlng ss th" prill B-Uebea.
Tiioe n-ho gather snanally nt. Berwieh and exemplify
"oqnei in irs h:_hos- derelopnani nre ?n from t.'is a.-s,
and profeailonsl walks ot life, WboBS river!-- I
1* i roqUSt, and who i" ? tl I. *wc?lon for
?penli.ir r!ieir va.i'ion In ri tie.iuiifti!. ptetuneqM and
hos*",-"'. ;. .-. : ? ? ind 'own ovr two ind a r>na--"r
centuries old. Il hn-s l?een .an p.pen iceni foi tb. p i .t
few years thal th"* WBI ar least <>!i" BWmber who did nn>,
consider pounding the croquet bn'.l llt.ompallble vtlth ev.
potindlii. the Roapel. n"'"1 1v!in gratlBei his whim bv
I ? >d fl.*id under ^ i. iibIm peendanym.
Il- andi ea-u bete thal tba wteBrt du in)' e..as? *is,iu
troobiin'.; The player, are a right j.\ral eoBipaay, and
ire always welMBM hera,
Th- prlr*'s during ttio pl*' Ave yfars have been won _?
ftl! Kl'TS .
in ifiga Pint, D- Ira B Bead, of Bew-Tork; second,
Mr. George \v. Jehaaea, or Philadelphia; third. Mr.
? I! ,. }: ? ? rd, of New-Vork.
In 1884?F?- General Edward Harland, of Norwich,
Oma. ; ...nd. Profeaaof Charis. Jacobo* si New-Brun*
wick, B- I.; third, Mr. Georgs tf.JehMea.ef Phi'adoiphia
In is-.-,_fir.r, Protaaaa. Ohaitsa laeobua f>f Bee
Braaewtek, B. J.; sui and. Mr c. H. uo-sfrtri, ot New
Yura; th,rd, Mr. Mt*_tet, nt KejpM . B. J.
In 1888- -"list, Mr. C. II ll. r.r, rd. nf B*W-Yeffe
neoad thanes Jsenbui, of Bew-Branawloh
N J. : third, Messrs. Bryant, of Northlmpton. Mi?,
and WB-Bhotd, St BtBtM Is.ind. (Tho latter gontlnMI
- ? 'vu befors 'he tit- mi played a*
I aah waa gtvea ? third prlre as th" ?js|est niann-r o
-
In 1--7- 'riisr. Br. Wimhold. ot Staten Island; second
dariel leeewaa si Bew-Braaawtrk, B- ?'?
thirl Mr. s NV. I'l'In'T, or Na.wlih ro'ir'h, Mr N. 1
Mp r.h, of Berwich.
last mir. ABBXBXT.
When lae! te Brat tba aoafit avcre green,
Tiie iky ?, Blore, 'har and gay.
The glad" wu* decked In lustrous sheen,
_? [,,.., i bloom of May ;
Thc thro tl- left bennie! hi* had
To chant hi* lay above thy head,
When last we met.
"rt her. next we m?*-t a leaden sky
______ frown wnh mournful jxur above;
lida shall chant no lullaby,
Bor sing the fairnea! al aty love;
All mournful -:.?li Hie bare treats stain.,
.,( ti., i* leaves bs wln'ei's hand.
When next W.' B_eet.
Bm Mum. Who l.v thy "juivnly gr*ce,
-Then all ait,nod ?? lair In s'-c,
Contd aatare". luavesl hues efface,
I- spiie si. h nob? rivalry,
rhall shine . tlipuisatid min- more fair,
When all around bc black aud bara.
The first thing to be done In the enlargement of tho
water-works ls to doublo the size of the distributing
reservoir at Ridgewood. Its present capacity ls 1?W.
r-OO.o?) gallons?hardly more than a two days' sup?
ply. This ls clearly Inadequate, and halt a million
dollars will be prudently expended In providing tho
city with twice as largo a reserve supply In ca?e of
an emergency. The uso of tho reservoir ll not to bo
interfered with during the work nf enlarge?enu Ar
the same tine, 'he work of nbralnlng Urger supnll-rt
of wnter from the yet unexhausted resource*! of Cong
Island cannot lu* undertaken too quickly. How- long
BEYOND THE BIG BRIDGE.
WHAT PEOPLE Di BROOKLYN ARE TALX-NO
Al'-OLT.
Two public Improvement, of no little importance to
the people of Brooklyn are about to bo got under way.
One ls the partial renovation of Prospect Park, and Ihe
other ls the enlargement of the city's waterworks.
It has long b?n notorious that the Park was sadly in
need ot what railroad men would call betterments. A
large amount of money wm spent on If at the outset, but
after that, for a good many years, only enough was
appropriated barely to maintain lt, and all Idea of
Improvement was ont of the question. This waa not
w!?o economy. It was saving at the spigot. Tho
result ls that, when the work of renovation ls actually
entered on, a much larger expenditure 1* needed than
would have been required If this popular pleasure
ground had ticer, kept In good condl'lon from year to
yea-. Last winter ihe I.oc1.Ia.tura authorized tho
Issue of bonds to the amount of WOO.OOO for
permanent Park Improvements, and tho I'ark Com?
missioners have Just decided how they will put tho
money where lt will do the most good. On tho whole,
their decision seems to bo a wise one. Tho thing that
will most please frequenters of tho Park, I fancy, will
be the determination to build a lin" stone tetdft arre?s
the lake near Lookout HUI, where lhere has long been
I temporary and ramshackle wooden structure. This
bridge wai a part of the original Park plan, and some
of the stone for lt haa been lying near tho spot where
lt ls to bo med for twenty years or so. ttometh'ng
like $75,000 ls to be spent here. It ls also proposed
to extend a drive from the western ond of this new
bridge around Lookout Hill to connect Wtth West
Drivo. This will open up a part of the Park hitherto
practically Inaccessible. The new drive will nm pa.*t
the huge well?said to bo the largost In the world?
which vu recently the subject of an article in Tha
Tribune. _
Another plan of fhe Park Commissions? ls to erect a
new fence around tho Park. The present lnclosure ls
both ugly and shabby. If ii, tn fact, shockingly bari,
and uticoiiHionably cheap in appearance. Thero ls ?
not money Oanufb for an entire m>w vail, but a be?
ginning ls to bo mailn lu several places In tho
way of substituting for fhe wretched wooden palings
a substantial structure of stone. The most con?
spicuous paints around rh** Park are to come tn for this
desirable Improvement first. There an* to b. somo other
bridges en**'!.al and ItrangtbCQCd, and lt ls to be hoped
tha' the noni faning of tb! walk! In the southern part
of the Park w'.'l rai' be Begtected, They aro hardly
passable tn their present condition. With excellent
wisdom tho Commissioners are seeking to get the ad?
vice of Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux In
;dl?etlng th" wok that " ro be done. Thoir Bteeattve
Committee wei! say : " If Beean. Olmsread and Vaux,
or either of ri-.i-m, can be brought back Into tho ser?
vice of the Park, wo feel suro th" people of Brooldyn
will thoroughly appreciate that a new era of Improve?
ment and development bas begun In their beautiful
pleasure-ground." _
At th's same meeting at which tho foregoing action
was t.ij.-en tbe Commlssloneri decided to place tho
stanm of Mr. Baeeher In tba place where tho bust of
Washington Irving now stand.. One polnr urged In
favor of Mils ls that exercises In honor of the great
clergyman could readily bo held In the Boww-gar
dnn, Just across the drive. If that point ls well taken,
why not plaoo rhe statue In fhe garden Itself* Mr.
Bocobra w-as an oatbuStattB lover of Nature; whv
Shonld not. hi. permanent memorial?the exprcss'o .
of his fellow-r!!i_p*ns" admiration and affection?stand
aiming th? tr?, and gower, that ha lated .-o well.
rath"r than lu th" clare of an open s;>ace whero drives
and walks run stile by .Ide '
tie island i* gorn- to o? ame iv aufvij ...-?
rater 1* * question th.it some peoplo are asking, and
bo one raemi abh* to answer them.
Brattan of the Ridgewood reservoir suggests fha*
ure of tho pleasantest short trips In tho vicinity of
Brooklyn can he made with tl af as rhe objective point.
To got to fhe reservoir you rn ist take a j*reef, ear thal
gora t,i Ridgewood?tither in Qetea-ere., Myrtia ata,
or, from the Beaten l>i Met, Bash wick ave. A'
Itidsewoed you leave the horse car and enter the
rats that are run bv a little dummv engine and gt) to
i peera Hills Cemetery. The? go directly past tiie
main entrance to the reservoir ground'. The trains
stop anywhere to leave or take passengers. The
reservoir grounds are well h^pt, a.nd fhe walk ari*?.
arni round the reservoir ls delightful. The beet part
of it l? af fhe further side, where von get, on a clear
day, really a magnificent view of the sr,uthwes*e?i part
of Long Island. The Coney Island hotels and the big
caratanaery at Pock-away are plainly visible; .o are '
Jamaica nay and rlre ocean Krait If there ls any
breeza stirring, one ts sure to feel lt on this elevated
plateau. Yon can return tho w?- you came, or, In- |
sf carl, you san go down thc hill on the poufhern side
of the reservoir ami enjoy the rather peculiar sensa?
tion of riding on the first electric ra,iway put rn |
operation In this vicinity. This will bring jem to
-nd to li" celled Brat New Vork. where you can I
toke the elevated rand hack to lirooklyn tr New
York City. Br pretotialng the walk a little aft? |
descending th" nil!, yon mav visit the pumping station
of the waterworks., whore big pumps "roo the water
thal cornea front a distance of twenty ml lei or so out
on long Island .pp the reservoir whleh you have just
left I never heard of any one taking this udp and Bot
being delighted with lt._
'?The Eagle" never looked so well a* lt looks to
day. Last Bundey lt appeared In a new and hand?
some dress of type; and the now costume ls decidedly
ing. Kver sinee I b-gnn to read "The Eagle*?
ami that w*s several year, ago now?lr* long columns
of lla'-k type, often set "solid.*' have been rather
forbidding, Now. however. Its proprietor, have pro?
cured a type for the news columns that has a ferrar
an thal formerly med, and fri" paper present.
a handsome and opes .ppearai.c.- thal cannot bat bu
gratifying to all Kl readers. '-The Eagle** ls em?
phatically the paper of Brooklyn. In .spite of oppos.
tlnn and detraction, and everybody who wants to
know all that is geing on In that city has to read lt.
That Brooklyn bas, after all. a nod many of the
characteristics of an overgrown village is shown by
the fa*-' that no morning paper baa orer been we
? ly conducted thor", of course Brooklyn ls
overshadowed by Ifs nearness to the metropolis, ami
io I* ng as they ara practically parts ol one huge
city, li doe?n'l malo- much difference whether there
ar..* any morning papers In lirooklyn or aot,
In spite nf new tvpe. howpver, "The Facie'' ls no'
oboolutely free twin the vexatious little errors tba!
bn almost Inwparabta from tho haste with which a
daily newspaper, wheller norning or afternoon, is
gotten up. Within a dav or two lt (tated In an ar
tiela on 'he Democtatlc National Headquarter! that
newewl tracts that are bein,; sent out I.
?"fire Rill Bertuou. on TleptiblicBn Texts." lt hardly
seem, likely tho! " Riff Sermons" would make uianv
Democratic convert*. Presumably -- Tariff Bannons"
wo. Intended. _
Speaking nf one Brooklyn newspaper calls np an?
other. "The Time." was the onlv paper lo Brooklyn
which supported the R-publican Candidate. In 1884.
It- Editor, Br. Peters, ts au ardent admirer of Mr.
Maire-. In I--"'1 he WO. greatly desirous of nearing
the nomination of Mr. Blaine, and ho threatened thee
to bolt the nomination In ca? lt was given to (ieneral
Grant. Kr. Peters baa Just given a new- proof of hi*.
devotion to tlie cauae of American industries by send?
ing John !. Beaton, ?. mom! bi ni bli editorial staff, to
Europe with instruction, ta examine personalty tba
eoodlUon of labor and manatee turing in England
especially in thean lines ol industry eBeeted by Bm
aim. hill. Mr. Heaton sa,led a few days ago with hh
wife, Bra. Elisa Putnam Beaton who is w-eii known a
.1 contributor to one ot tue syndicate, thai furnlsl
matter from Mew-Yuri io a largo numbei ol dlffercc
new?papors ffiroughou. the country. While throat
ibe will ga rame work in connection with the .rodieatc
Mr. and Mr. Bootoo Blt te oe absent about Ivm
months- bani Iv long enough ta maha an exhaustive cs
amluati'ii) or fhQuatria* conditions In England. Mi
Teters himself sp.-n.ls tho -nu*ni -r In UfchHeld County
(min.. about whleh he i* enthusiastic. Conaldarlni
tis nearness to New-York, he th lok. uo region i-j*
. ,o many altraotlve fe.itv.rev
The reicnt robbery o' a prominent ebuitb In Flftli
ave., New York, reralB tina praeaeBoas rael mm
. hnrabei la BraeHya hate tabsa to pie ti at tba dept**
da'im,* of thieves. In former yean lt verts no unconi
Dion thing for a chun h la tin* out); in; .vaid- t,. I,
burst open and the car-pets lipped up and carried of
An lugoalott! wxtoa devised a pian ru oin uinvent rae
st ian.".. Imt ind of nailing his carnets down, h
ft Bead them with screws, passing each screw Ibltag
_ small circular plate of Iron. The screw, and plate
ilhl ii'it present an unsightly appearance, and lt v;
Impossible to rip the caiv't hp lu (he usuil way. Tl
onli way to get lt no without tearinc lt to pieces wi
ie remove eaeh sen**-, anti no thiel would tata ta bm
mable, etan ir i.e had tba tiara "lie. Amiga wi
effective. Other churches mtgbl wisely adopt lt.
loth Lats is a poBttral what i* it just now. ii
ha I. ft Mn* Kepubllcan party on National gnaaMau
but on .tate matter- ho still claims to bo a Ilepubl
can. Bad, of course, .n local attairs lt would be tr
height of absurdity for him to expect any good thil
to come out of thc party of Mclaughlin, Muru.* at
Bovine. Whether bo will voto tho Free Trade Uti
is as yet uncertain, and lt ls even hinted that be maf
cast bis ballot for General Fisk. It icems almost
certain that Mr. I/?w'i leaving the Hepsbllcan Asso?
ciation In the p ?t Ward will slrengthen tbe party
rarher than wiak-n lt. So long as he was nominally
a Republican lhere were several hundred of his per?
sonal admire? In the ward who were d *po??1 to fol?
low him and do tesl a* he did. Now th?*y are exempt
from atrv such all" glance, and they will work heartily
for their party .nsicad of holding aloof as they would
have dine had Mr. I/iw seen lit to sui!: In silence oe
not fo declare himself, as he did four year* ago. Bag
men who have loft fhe party I?eau*? of ex-Mayor
l-ow's desertion can be counted on the finger* of one
hand. ________________________________
IN TIIE CHUROH~PORCH.
WANDERDIOS AND SAUNTERD.GS.
Last Sunday I attended service lo ti.e beautiful
lillie Episcopal church known as flt. John's In the
Wilderness, af St. Regis Lake, In fhe Adirondacks. Il
was built several years ago, largely through the ef?
forts of Dr. Trudean, a permanent reeldent ot the
Wllilerne*?, and ls principally mainfafnp*d by tho guest,
af Paul- (smith's, from which lt ls not more than
half a mlle distant It I. built of logs artificially
made nf the same size af each end, and covered
with a coat of shellac ; and though made of such mug .
materials lt ls -rc!ilt?*ii"*ly a gem. Nothing Indeed
could be mure appropriate for a church In rh' wilder?
ness than this po?n in logs, lt stands In the midst
of a prerry bir of greensward, and Just behind
lt are a few modest graves, shadowed by itately
pt_*s and bemlor*?. It u f;< ~*s Acre, and the holy
'inlet of the woods and mountains res? upon lt as a
benediction. The church last bunday was crowded
with guests from Pani . mlth's and people from tho
various camps n?-ar by, and though many of them,
wcro not. Episcopalians, they took pin In the slroot*.
service heartily. I noticed Mrs. Talma ge. the wife
of the great Brooklyn preacher. In one of tho pews;
tut no one would have sn noosed from h**r demeanor*
that she was not to the manner bom. Why ls lt. br
the way, rhat In such a resort as this, au Episcopal
chapel ts so apt to appear? It cannot, le? tbat Epis?
copalians are more numerous at rho summer resorts :
for they are not. Neither are thev more zealous for
their church than other denominations. Nevertheless,
the fae. remains that Episcopal services only are often
found at s'immer resorts, and member" of all denoml*
nations take part in them with apparent satisfaction.
Paul Smith, whose name, bv the war. ls net Pent,
but BgeBM, ts not a particularly rel'glotis man, so far
as the eat a Bid eonratataB of religion are ?.nr.n?d..
Indeed I have heard ce -jun Intimations that his lan?
guage at Mmes is decidedly rich in vigorous expl
tlves. And yet probably few men number mora
clergymen among his friends. Paul Smlth's-the hotel
has no . ther name?fs a household word, and none ol
the larg-a number of clergvr.ien who come to fish In
rho Adirondack-; fad to visit lt. In Paul himself
they have found a pla? n, simple man. bluff, honest,
hearty, democratic, ready to hunt, Uah, or tell tall
yarns. Just ths man to charm and delight a clergy?
man tired of the stral rht-laced conventionalities ol
urban hie. He began life bv ? farming lt. and guldlnt
lt." as a local chronicler informed rn**, and now owu?
upwards of '10.000 acres of lard, anil ls reputed to he
worth half a million iottara. ne is practically tha
monarch of tM. region, anti vet he continues to dresa
Bbl I guide am. (.ilk Uko a plain man of rhe people.
Long may Paul wave and continue to make the clergr
happy by his good cheer and good Bortn.
The camp of the late J. R. G. IIa?ard ls only about
three-rjuar'c? of a mlle gtstaat Inna Paul -smith's, on
osgood Pond. 1 find but one testimony here In regard
fe Mr. Raaaart?ba vm a peed man. " A dre'fttl good
man was Mr. RaaaaeB." said Paul Pmltb to mo tho
other day. and a nice man to get along with, as well
as good. H" made oa all hatter bv his example." Tho
guides were all deeply attached to him. and his own
guido especially loved him like a brother. For wilb?
an his Innate refinement and personal fastidiousness,
there was In his nature a deep well of kindly sym?
pathy and brotherhood, and these simple men of tho
forest soon found If ont. If ls quite possible that ho
never talked religion or morality with them, but hu
did something 'sr better: he lived If In such a wav
?s to compel the love atid reverence of all. ? One ot
-? l s ,_tA a anitrle. lil sneak
lng of him, -hut. Lord Mess von, a- innocent as a
?ich ?a. John Ri -ats! in the wilderness. as
In the metropolis, a e.an In whom there was no gulle,
and In whose religion then- was not the slightest ttrc*
?? of cant. m. beautiful camp, with its vary eera
plete outfit, ls now for sab' at a moderate prfeo, 81.-00
I bellera It is poaalblo tl it some wh** read and en?
joyed rds Inimitable l?ters fmm Mils camp, which ap?
peared In The Tribnae, may be desirous ol purchasing
an Adirondack camp. If so. I can a*sure 'hem than
Mr. Hassan'.--" camp was considered one of the Btoal
complete In thia region, and his own charming lette?
did no more than Justice to the beauties of the coun?
try la which lt ls situated.
A Mr. fl. R. G. McKinney, of Scotland, has Just
written a took entitled "The Setence and Art of Re
ilglon." In which be makes some amusingly Ignorant
statements in regard to religion In this country.
?? The citizens of fhe Halted states."* he says, "refuse
to worship the t'rst Person of the Trinity, and 6Ct up
Ideas of Justice of their own." This ls very alarming
as well as mysterious. Then, as a result of this, we
are told that '? the typical American bovs and girls
have rot generally the candid, honest latk of typical
English boy. and girls; for the American ls liable to
be taught dishonesty from his Infancy, since tho vere
boah! he uses to learn i hrlstianlfy are stolen from
English eathen." This ls simply delicious. Wo aro
apparently Inflicted for tho crime of learning * _rts
tiatilty out of fhe English P.ible, because, of course,
no one In thil country ever loams i hristianUy out Bl
any other l?ook. Bal lt ls surprising to learn that tho
Bible U the w.prk of F.ngll-h author-. There is, how?
ever, stiil mure. - Ho tu preacher and hearer." savs
Mr. McKinney, "In an American church may be con?
cious of being dishonest, and eaeh aiay adopt a cun?
ning, watchful air. In expectation thar .verv man ls as
unscrupulous a? himself, and ls looking for an oppor?
tunity to rob him." Trds ls really so mend acinus that
lt ls amusing: and would deserve an nottoe were it not
that many people to i;?at Hntmn are ready to believe,
any monal rous tal. about this country, ono thing
may lar Mid ol American clergymen, however. Thev
have never practised the dishonesty of buying litho?
graphed sermons, and preaching them as their own, a
species of dishonesty Wnich I. In vogue ewen to-day tn
Oren! Britain.
"The Churchman" bas been reminding Its readers
that excellent as rhe Young Men's Christian Asso?
ciation ls lt must not ba allowp'd to usurp the piara
of the church. Egteeegal cl?rcymen, it says, are not
hand In glove with If. Etan If the*. ?? encourage their
laymen, they encourage them coldly, and take tho
heart and hope ont of some earnest workers by a
half-sneer, or a chilling assent." Some of the leading
?? preachers* among rhe "aaoajr* take the same attitude
towards tha rawetaBoa. <*f eeane, if th? ??church*'
an*l the 'sects*' go back on the association, |? daya
are numbered. Hut I seem fo remember -hat lt never
was so itraag and flourishing as lt ls now. Perhaps,
after all, 1' do's not depend for Its success on tho
BO?atenaaoe of the Episcopal "priesthood." and a few
leading "preachers* of fhe "sects.* jr |s an Insti?
tution of the common people, about ahem religious
l I- the fas'! i.iu "Churchman" probably knows
very llrtle. And tiie pOOBte Who believe in will take.
c.anr of lt. T.y the way. -The i li* rehasaa" has been
preaching Christina unity for the las-t two yean, and
vi rt li slaps the non-Eplpr .pal churches in the face
by rafsrrliig to them as ?sects'' Verily, th!* ia %
ijueer world.
**i!d a well krown clercvman to me thc othee day:
??My experience ts tha?. as a rule, clergymen are very
cruel Iq a brother cl.o-gyman who !s und?*r a cloud, Jtisi
as woman are pitiless to a worn?i In trouble, and for thi
same reason. Some yaan ago. a clerical friend ol
mine wa.s accused of a disgraceful act. jje w*as not
guilty; but for a Mme appearan-e. were agalr.it him.
e-rill. his whole previous life was a refutation of tho
crime charged again .t him. Ia fact, lt was morally
Impossible that he Maid be guilty. Ard vet, not one
Bl tris friends In the m!n.?trv, except m.aself, stood up
for him, ami even 1 was ootntlaad by my brethren fop
taking his paif. In a short time, fortunately, his In?
nocence was clearly proved, and then hts clerical
brethren were racy anxious to show their frlendllne?
to him. Hut he lies tr. forgave them for their coward
he. The fact ls, the average clergyman ls so afra.d
of being aaaaaetratoed by acaadal that he becomes _,
cowaid In such cases. Hail my friend been a busi?
ness mau. noni* of his business friends would have
behoved the charge a^raln t him. Bul we clercyaieii
au* verv ehlldl.b ami wonianlsh In manv things, v. g
are eraduknu where we should Ih> Ineredulora, and.
Mee vei-u If I hail the sav !u thc matter. 1 WOUM
extend tl*' eoune ol theologteu itudenti by putting
tli--m fur a year or two In -umi' goad boslMM house.
?eli"? they ci old leam a little Ol tbi lian*.headed
hor** HUM In Which we parson. aia> so deficient.*
The lanai liri, lthv.Hr.I Me.ie kinkier.
Yon have been 111, we will Mippow*, ond a? eeo*
valesclng slowly. That ls, you are trying to p.ck up o
Mule ltt-sh, to regain sun.e of your wonted color, to ac
custom your stomach to more solid nutriment than Ul re?
cency enfeebled condition iwrmttied you to take. How
cid you accelerate your snail's pace he ai th w ard 1 Wa
are warranted by concurrent testimony In afll-i.'ng 'hil
lt you will us* twice or throe a diy H'vuer.r's
Stomach Hitter*, in enabling medicine ot len* a?.r
valued purity and mt. \ irti.c*, that Vt.ii will be materl
ally aided. ll proiu.ptcs a Mew ,pf th'- gastric jul.-*-*, snit
li- .i,*. thc ?y?|p'i!t tn assimilate the nourishment of which
il ?tands so much hi ne<d. lt remedl.-ii a tendency to
roimitpMiloQ without convulsing the bowels. The liver
lt ?Uniulatei to renewed MBtBg, ?afcly pr?oo- s tha
acti.ui of the kidneys aod bladder, and Bu_.lhi.itei maiatia
and rhuuiuaUuB at th* ouuuw