KSTV j v. r- 'V rf THE tiAttCASTER DAILY INTELLtGEOtt, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1889. r $ iV j- Stf -.w $'. R & Krti, w sh u IT ti'i f'.4 'ft'K K-J' - ffilANT ffifflK j- Mew .'. the Detreits Wen the Contest in 1887. w " ..- A VHI WIS Witt i MVr.l.Y nxiL j Mrttt aMI Strrnjrtli in Batteries Wen Day The Reason's Werk Followed rt - .1 ... . . mtn 10 fimin-iieH l,ciil tlarteatn from Clnb la Club. The Detroit wen the championship of !" Mb - Matm BMit f-leU stritlTlflfi. LVV,Tbclabwen through its superior batting ' Iftewers ! strength m naileries, im u :" "lu..-llanr'.l Shun AllVef It POinllCt- ' WWW"'". -" , - ;V Mm. TfcsPbiUdelphlas were a splendid sec- STS4. w. tat MiKrlub' streneth lav In Its batteries P'vl la the Splendid support rendered. I.lke ErViLki. wl 1.U tranf f tiAtti tmm lUIMltltf lllfl iwf i .! it ilm .1nan r.f tliA Mvierm thn De- bnlh hd wen W eames and lest 4."i te 73 wen and 48 lest for the Philadelphia. In tlie series between the two clubs, Philadelphia wen 8 frames out of 18. The champion nine pollut ed of GeUeln, Baldwin. Conway, Twltchell, Weldman, pitchers; Bennett, Briedy, Uaiuel, catchers; Breutbers, lb.; Dntilnp,Sli.: While, 3b.; Bowe, s. .; Blchardsen, 1. f.; Hancock, a f . ; Thompson, r. f. The Philadelphia nine wn composed of Ifcrgusen, Bailey, Casey, Titoemb. Murphy and Henry, pitchers; Clements, Cuslck. .Mc Cftiire, Dallas and Stalling, catchers: Fairnr, lrtb.lBastlan.Sb.; Mnlvcy, fib.; liwlu, s. a.; Woeil, 1. f.; Fegaity, c. f.; McCanley, r. f., and Andrews spare ninn. The sensa tion of the season ai the purchase of Killy from the Chicago clul for 10,000. (Ireat things were expected of the Bosten club, but It finished fifth, lmrcly winning mere Raines than it lest. It started out grandly, w Inning nineteen game out of twenty-seven In April and May, lielng a splendid second, and rais ing the hopes of lis admirers te n cry hlgli extent The pace w as tee het, hew e er, mid the club failed te keepupwllh tlja leaders, though at the end of June it wat still in the second place. Chicago wd it In July, anil New Yerk as rlo-e at hand. In August the Philadelphia club made its brilliant spurt and wen 1(1 game out or 2T1. This placed it ahead of UoMeii. Had Phila delphia begun the season as it ruded, it w euld have wen the championship, for during Au gust and September, and the one week In October, it en S8 games and lest but 12 te 35 games wen and 10 let for Detroit. Chi cago ended third, and n geed third, w inning 75 games nod losing 60, or eight a ioteries lie bind Detroit and four iwhliid Philadelphia. The percentage of Irteries of these three clubs was ns follews: Detroit, C3.7; Philadel phia, C0.O; Chicago, M.(l. It was the great Infield of Chicago and the twirling work of Pitcher Clnrksen, of that club, that enabled It te make as geed n show lug as was the eaw. After losing 15 out of the first CD plaj cil, the club wen 31 out of the next -11. New Yerk opened well. It should have tnaden far Mtcr showing than was the com?, but there were lacking the coherency and harmony that weivi-ible in the ether leading nines. Keefe and Welch were a pair of pitchers who should licve taken the championship for any club. There were two newcomers in the Lcague race the PitUburgs and Intlianaielis and Iwth fell far short of expectations. The former made spurt at the end of the season, w Inning Ux .games out e( seven in mat meniu. XBQpC(uuii nan mi i-Aii.Mit, tun-, .-.hi tfeengh the Detreits maintained the lead almost without interruption. The ether clubs made desperate cndivers te get te the front Bosten, Philadelphia nud Chicago were close rivals at ene tiuie or nuethrr, but each was triumphantly shaken off. In June the Detroit met w ith the met re verses anil Chicago w 1th a great deal of geed fortune, the figures en July 1 being: Detreits wen 44, lest SO; Chicago non 4J, lest S8. The Detreits forged ahead in the next mouth, while the tfdladelphlas took the place of tbe Chicago a chief rivals of the leaders. Bent 1 Detroit hail a long lead, w ith 59 vic teries, 35 defeat te M victories, !M defeats Xer Chicago, and f3 victories, 411 defeats for Philadelphia. Detroit held its tautage in September, whining 18 games out of 21, while the Philadelphia! wen 10 out SI, and the Chi cago IS out of 22. The Chicago fell off greatly from their record of the preceding )cnr, whlle the De troit wen with a poorer pet rentage. New Yerk fell behind al-i, and though Ho.teii wen flve games uiore mid lest ene less its rec ord was net at all commensurate with the effort te strengthen the ulue. The Chlcages proved te be, as usual, a thorn in the Mde of the Detreits, winning "10 eat of the 13 games ftTthe series, ami the Plillailelphtaus found Ansen's men altogether tee f treng for them. winnliig but 0 out of the 13 games, whllu the Chlcages wcie se strong ngamsi tne De De teoits and Philadelphia tfier wen but ti . game out of 17 from the Pittsbuigs, mid it lii Ktrnngeiact mil tne miter wen mere games from the Ciilcugen tliiiu from any ' ether club. Philadelphia wen the series from New Yerk, 10 games te 7, nud tint w ith Bosteu, 0 and U, and New Yerk wen from Bosten 10 games te 7. The weaklier of the Bestens in the games aw-ny from home was ns note worthy iu it U today. IV ey wen 22 gmnej away from home te 21 for the PilUhurg? and 22 for the Washington, nnd they le-t !1S away from home te 3i) for the I'itUburgs nnd 44 for the Washington. At home they wen 33 gemes te 41 for Chicago and Detroit, Hi for Philadelphia and 'M for New Yerk nud at bems they lest but 'ii games te 17 for De troit, 13 for Chicago, 23 for Philadelphia and 20 for New Yerk. Nelse Inxes. MODEB.N SPIRITUALISM. It Originated In the United States forty one Year Aue Its I'reirrest. Speclal Correspondence New YertK, Sept. 10. Spiritualism, as It U commonly called, which, Jias found such he6ts of believers threiujwiut civil ization, is generally EupposeeTto have originated in the United States about forty-eno years age. It is rare that any doctrine or philosophy lias gained se many and se doreted ndhercnts in se short a time. Spiritualism has made ceuverts In all conditions of society and In every part of the world. Iiut, strictly speaking, the philosophy is, as It9 advocates claim, very old, elder than history. What is recent about it is the spirit rapping phe nomena, which began in 18-18 in the fam ily of Jehn D. Fex, at the little illage of Hydesville, Wayne county, N. Y. Fex and his wife and their daughters Kate and Margaret, 0 and 13 years of sge, were startled by strange rapplngs in different parts of their house, partic ularly at night. In a short time these rapplngs, though still unaccountable, were made Intelligible. They assumed te come from spirits; they told the age of the Fex children; they answered questions negatively by ene rap, aflinna lively by two. They disclosed, it is said, that tbe remains of a murdered man were buried in the cellar of thn Fex res idence, and, search being made, a skel eton was found lu the identical spot indicated. Tbe name of the victim w as rapped out, and inquiry revealed that, Eve yean before, such a person had vis ited tbe beuse, and never been Been or beard of afterward. Tbe Fex family went te Rochester, where tbe raps occurred at the command of Kate and Margaret only, aud clair voyance, the moving of chairs, tables and ether heavy pieces of furniture, w ith ether phenomena, were manifested with out visible agency. These drew atten tion, and fertr years age in tbe autumn r4 of IBIS the Fex sisters nDDeared In a nub- , r?'" lie ball; tbe phenomena were submitted T , te auny tesu, but could be traced te no i bwaan aeurce. Public curiosity and in--?, tenet were gradually aroused, and when v - tbe girU gave en exhibition of their ' peculiar jewer the year following, in f& New Yerk, the newspapers dUcu&ed the i ewjeci, nuu u wuu uwuiuu vi uuiiuu- at aifniAcance, Endie contrerenleg .. were etartetl; mctliuiiis, Alireugh whom the phenomena were presented, sprang tip nil ever the land, nnd Spiritualism Rrew te be the burning question nf the hour. Slnce then the new philosophy hn been debated by the ablest minds In every quarter of civilization, nnd it hn un settled te an extraordinary degree the old beliefs, rationalistic as well ns orthodox, of the whole world. Csen before the spirit rnpplngs In the Vex family the s-icictles of SlmLcra ut New Ix-banen, Wntervllet, N. V., nml clsowhere had at the s.-itne iline startling jwyclilcal exjKricnccs, wherein certain members of the fraternity would lese their proper consciousness, nnd the de parted spirits, ns was maintained, of er er sens of vnrleus nationalities would occu py their bodies nnd pcnk through them. Almest simultaneously Andrew Jacksen Davis, r shoemaker's apprentice nt I'euglikeensie, iloveleped threugli mes merism wonderful clairvoyant nbllities. Albeit uneducated, he was qualified, by report, te speak freely and eloquently en medical, spiritual and scientific top ics. Wlille In the mesmeric state he de clared he had lntcrcour9e with Invlalble beings, nnd was Instructed as te his place nnd duties ns n teacher of the new tenets. He likewise dictated, under the same conditions, litindredsnnd hundreds of pages en a diversity of suprnmundane theaes, nn odd comiteund of eloquence, fustian nnd absurdity. Tliese were nf- terwards published with the title, "The i Principles or Natuici tier uivine iwvo iwve iwvo latiens nnd a Veice te Mankind." The work had an itnincnse snle nnd met with the most contradictory criticism. Davis thereafter wrote, In his normal mind, many volumes of n similar character (they all denied the supcrnntur.il author ity of the Scriptures), the "Ore.1t liar liar inenia" nnd liNautoblegrnphy nttrnctlng thu most tiotlce. Of the Innumerable mediums that havn npiieaied here nnd ulirn.nl within the Inst forty jrari, nene ban wen such ft repu tation as Heme (Daniel Douglas), n na the of Scotland, who cntne te America when only 0 with nn adopted aunt. Spir iti nre reputed te lm eh milled him from his earliest consciousness, und he rcmcni liered seeing nt 13 n companion of his boyhood some years dead. At 17 he be came n regular medium, nnd continued te lw such until his death, which oc curred recently. He 11 ed In New Yerk state nnd in New England up te 1855 he wns then 20 doing, beside the things that general mediums de, ninny notch ties. During the last thirty years of his life he made Curope his home. In Paris, Reme, Berlin, Vienna nnd St. Peters burg he created a great stir. He was presented te the emperor of the Trench, the czar and the pope, and received many superb gifts from crowned nenits ns a member of the nnd the uebility. Having joined the Bt Paul's barriers, rteuian Calholle church, he was after- but shortly after ward expelled from Itomewhcii itwa.i , wuri1 cnt.''ufer" U.e City of the Seul, under the papal " e'.. dominion, for practicing spiritualism. JIIl! He was n big lien In Iimlen, where he j ,pref the Premier wnuBCClctaryertheSpirltiialAthena'iim, dui,, the Imden nn association fermts.1 for the prejviga- j Athletic club, nnd (ion of Snliitunllsm. There he flguied iu July, IKS', he as defendant In a noted law suit, a wo man of wealth having giu'ii ilm a large amount of property and theii heught te recover It, wliicli she finally did. Twe Itusslan w omen of rank were successively Ids wives, ene of them, who died in Eeuthcrii Trance, leaing him a 60ii. new near SO. The most icmarkable experi ences and adventures were his iu the Old World capitals, reminding ene of the strange oventaef Cagliostro, St.Ocrmalu and Een doDeaument in thu last century. Mttliums generally have enjoyed a local reputation, Oeurislied for a while, and then disappeared from the public view. Heme, however, madu a nol.-te iu two hemispheres, and diew the world's ojes te the lest. Junius Henui IIueunu, KELLY'S MAGNIFICENT MUSCLE. Sketches r Albert Maul, or the l'llt.linrus, hikI Carne), t the Hiinklns. Net long age The Bosten Herald printed pictures, from photograph t iken cKs-inlly for that purixe, of the members of the Bos Bes Bos eon bcague team, stripped te thu waist One of them, Kelly, Is glNen here iu outline. Of Kelly The Herald Nt si 7i KBt.i.r. "Kellj Isn p)weifulman of geed htalure. He heliU llit i .lice iu the hUe et his hi, chest lest, iiulullittsl nud infilled Hi- finuu is large and hrii, ns Ismvii bv the iiummiio iiummiie ment of his chet ret, !!'.lf, inches, IIe 1ms a treimiideus waist nndenn bit well. Kell' batting method in quite dlstinet He ilepeml en the swing of the whole Issly, whllu llreuthcrwiiiii liem the hips up Itelnu the wal-t III outliers is net n laige as would le expected, wluU- Kelly U meiv evenly do de do selejusl In the les. lu lung t-upaeity he ! net up te Oantel or ltn h.irdsen." Ktlly's nieiiuieiiients, etc , nivns follews: Age.ai, wileht. ITU1,, height, S II'., ureU, lliJi; circiiiiifeience of tin mli lei s, t"i, luui cltsi of cluM, i, ilu-!.t ut-t, :W 'i , j het in flated, 4 client iminll.ited, :isia. wnlt, Ittsj, hips, :v, ilgiit mm up, i;ii. nht arm down, 1-, nlit feieurm, lt'j, left ami up, IT! ' 4 , left arm dwu, lu'H;li-(t fuienini, 11, thigh, l, calves, l'j, long chest diam eter, 18 1. sheit chest diiiniiter, 8), lung capacity, !iT0. WiKusl Curses, the jeuug nud very prom prem ising pitcher, lately kigned by the llroekl) n Baseball club, is new pli)iug, with the con .... ..r l rii..l.w TJlF lr !..... .. i.i. .i... 'wiJv. Mitieisililnn club It is eijsstisl, sajs Tbe Dr u inn tie Tillies, that the ex-IK-rieiice he will re ceive flnm the uld nud trieilpliieisef that erguiiizatinii will limn 1 1 ill uid him when h I- callisl U)ii t fare the streii,; biitteim of the Amei ican nv sociatieii, t'ursey was liem lu New Yerk cit Oct. H, 11. II. He has am ple Uiue, therefore, te grew up into the great prominence predicted for him by such geed judges us Tim Km fe, Catcher Budieug, Jack Lynch and Billy Hulbert, all of whom claim lie ii unipieatleunMy the best euug pitcher hi the profession Carseybas plenty of sjieed, all the curves, nnd is u cool, nervy pitcher, w he can pitch a geed, sUady game w itheut getting rattlwl or disceuragcsl by ;jer IWliling He U likewise u geed butter and base i unucr and an excel lent fielder. He U a ltey of geed habit und doe net drink or Use tobacco iu any form. Ms legion of admirer, w he like him for bis quiet way aud geutlemauly manners, wUti him ev try success iu the future. A rtTTUllUUQ FLAVEIL Ailxrt J. Maul, of the l'llUburgcluh.whcfcs.- portrait ii gheu below, wus ljrn about twenty-four years age in Philadelphia, u&- eordinste The New Yerk Clipper, and ob- V Y n ' , A)' f 7 J b 4 Wll.rilEIl CAHSU1 taini ms nist nowienge et me national game with amateur teams of bis natli e city, Ktarting In a a pitcher, be seen showed an aptness that gained quite a reputation for blm, as he delivered a very speedy lflll and had fairly geed command of it Ills first professional engagement wa In 16l,wheii be played with the Rochester club, and nfUr ward with the BInghatnten team, Iwtli et tbe International league. IIe pitchwl in nineteen chomplensolp games in all that sea son, and ranked tenth In the eitlcial averages out of thirty-four men, while he took wrt in twenty-til gamen as a first liaveman, and had the excellent fielding average of .H3H. in 1SS1 be Joined the Nashville club of the Bouthern league. It was while with tbe Nashvlllei that be gained ft great reputation as a batter, j.ltcher and fleldtr, and his services at one became Iu brisk demand The Pittsburg club first made ft bid for bis release, but for some cause it was a little, slew, and the Philadelphia club stepped In and purchased his release. In the twenty-four cham pionship games he took part in wlille with the Nashville hemade n batting record of .41, and ranked at the head of t li e (southern league In the elll- elel avernges. He, played sixteen came In 1W7 with the Phileilelphlas and made thirty two bits, with a total of forty-eno bases, and also led tlm Natlnnnl lengne In the .(I1- '"! ' " clal bnttlng nverages, having ft record of ,4V). lte was given Ids liasoen balls many I times, however, in 17, and that fattened ills kitting nvcrages Iwth In the Bouthern le.igue mill National league. The Philadelphia rlub having mere pitchen than it could use nnd having u mrplus of fielders, agreed te sell bis release te the Pitt liiirgclub, with which in 1 WS lie took Jiart In mncnty-thrve championship games. In thiity-sevcn games he guarded first liase and In thirty-four lie played In the outfield, making n fine record in each. As a first baseman Ills nverage was ,W, nnd ns nn out fielder It was .('13. He lias shown lip well for the Pittsburg club thus far this Fcasen lieth at the bat nnd in the Held. As that club, however, lifts a surplus of fielders, he does net get n cliauce te play regularly, and therefore does net have the epjurtunlty te display lils ability ax either a batter or fielder, He has given up pitching ultegethvr. THOMAS, THE RUNNER. An i:nBllli Athlete Who Itecrntly Cam (j the United Mntra. The preset ce of Sidney Themas, the famous English runner, In tbe United Stntts this fall has added a certain zest te tbe autumn athletic contests. He is 21 years old, weighs 122 iwunds. isf feet 7 Inches tall and has a "rak ing" gait, which is remarkable for a man of i,i,fM, He began running when 17 jears of aga Jeineil the Jlanhat tan Athletic club. Themas Is a very quiet nud unassum ing athlete. He ha neser used liquor or tobacco iu any form, and Is a very strict and faithful trainer, As a rle he runs twice n diy, nud requires a let of work te get into condition. lleluiHaFpleiidld record asn l miner, A list of bU event j would fill a col umn. In this year's Southern Cress Country associa tion's team chain chain pleushlp he finished flrfct. nnd rniiti-d off second prize in "K TiitWAH. the national contest. IIe also holds the four nnd ten iiillns Amateur A. A. championship, and is the holder of the Ixinden A. C. ten inlle championship cup, nnd nle holds the Ilanelagh harriers' Chilton challenge cup. Themas bus n record of Mm. .TOs. for ten miles, which Is within 10 second's of the weild's record, held by W O. Geerge. He has i nn four mlles in Win. -('K, which it faster than the American lecerd, which stands COin. itt 4-,'is. Themas, nlthnitgh a inemlsr of tbe Manhattan Athletic club and eligible in esery way te compete under Its colors, elected te rcprenMit his Iiideii cluh iu thu rhamplenships en this slde. A. C. DANKER. It Is Auirrlca'ii One Mile Champien III- ejillst. A. ( lluuUir, America's nun mile amateur champion biejchst, was born in Wooster, O., Dec a, 1WJ He Htands 5 feet SK inches high nud nilglu 1M pounds when in ceiull A. C BANKEn, tlen. He learned te ride in IVSO nnd his firtt mount was a CVpeiiiiit American Star. Ilnuker coiiiintnceil racing en Sept. 1, 1S50, winning hU first race, and second place in a oue mile eiH'ii The next day in Pittsburg lit) finished second iu three scratch races witb vme of the fatist men in Pennsylvania. On JIny ;!U, ISbT, ut Beaver Palls, Pa , lu wen one first and three seconds In open seratch races. July 30, of the same year, h llnMiisl second te his brother, W. D. Banker, lu a twenty mile read race, aud Aug. "I wen the tweiit-feiu' mile read race from Wash Ington, Pa , ever the mountains te Browns Mile, I'll At Pittsburg, en July. ISsS, h oweu a first und second place, but vvas badly U-ateu by a club mute whom he considered vustlv his iuferiei asa rider, nnd these defeat! were the turning Hmt in his career. IlehaO nev cr deuu any actual training before this but he new ilet. riiilinil te go into activi training and either recover the ground lest or quit. W B. Tre , hU present trainer took him in baud, and he Improved se that en July 31 he wen four straight firsts en tin same grounds and ugain-t the same cempetl ters. Tlie two bretlui-siii the larantline madet try for th werlil'ii tandem tiict-le read rei-urd, iiu'ln.4 the mile in 2 mill. 43 a-t sec., Jut eui-IIflh uvf.nd short of the record At New Cuttle, I'a , Aug -", be was seoeni te lil brother in the itiienulu state champion ship iu 'J mlu SI sec. He made thu aceal the way, going the first quarter in !it sec. the half lit 1 milt I'fc und the three quar ters In I miti. 'i, m t tuis sint ev ery eni boil Us ii left U-liiml exx- t his brother, whi was ubeul tevvuti i.e ur.ls U-hiud. Hi I H'eu very foeh.hl) alto utui te corae up 1111 pari vJ n 4 1 f-'r V" ami was tnus neieatea uy two innies I mlnM see. At Buffalo, N. Y., from Sept. A 10, the two brother wen thirty-four out el a posMble Uilriy-cight prize. At Iyxkjiert N. Y., be wen three flrstsnnd two seconds itabllshlng ft new receul of 2 mlu. 67 mm. en n tandem tricycle. In Ftbraary, 1683, he went te New Yerli city te take charge of the bicycle dertmcnl of a business house. Banker wen tbe New Yerk state championship en June SO, beat lug bis ether competitors by nearly ft lap. July 4, at Ilagerstewn, Mil., at the annual meet of the League of American Wheelmen, hi easily wen the ene inlla national chain plenshlp, defeating Crist, lllcli, Wlllielmnml ether noted rider. Aug. 10, nt Richfield Springs, N, Y., he wen four firsts three In succession among which was the flve mill New Yerk L. A. M. state championship. Banker tides a fifty-five inch Columbia racer, and is a member of tbe Brooklyn Bi cyceo club, tbe Manhattan Bicycle club enJ tbe Berkeley Athletic club. . TWO HANDSOME VESSELS. THE CRUISER THE lPnER PHILADELPHIA AND KAISER WILHELM. The First Named Has Just llssin Isniiched, nnd the Second Ilectnlljr Arrived tu New Yerk It It te. He Put Inte tli German Australian Trade. The new Unitl States ciuiscr Phila delphia has batn launched from her way at Cramp's shipyard, Philadelphia, with nil the ceremonial of such ecc.v dens the music and blowlngef whistles, n banquet te seme hundreds of guests, chiefly official, a universal scream from all adjacent steam whistles and the chnmpngne baptism sanctioned by cus tom. The Lettlo was broken ever the vessel's prow and the name "Philadel phia" conferred by the fair Mlimle Wan umakcr. daughter of the postmaster gen eral. The ellicial trial 1 seen te be had, and the Uuited State navy will been lican another magnificent cruiser. The Philadelphia is technically unar unar inered and has a displacement of 4 ,-1 00 tens that Is, with nil her weights en beard she displaces -1,100 tens of water. Her length is UJ.'i feet, breadth, 48J feet; mean draught of w liter, if) feet 3 inches. 'I lie i if: U tli.it of :i three masted j-clicxitu'r, spreading fj.liOO bijuare fret of canvas. The sail power is very smalt for a bliipef null tonnage, and it will be used princi pally te steady the ship in heavy weather ut sea. Military steps nre 11. ted te the fore nnd main masts te previde mounts for the luachtne guns, which w ill have ft plunging tire en the enemy ntcloscqitnr ntclescqitnr lers. Though iin.irmered, the Philadelphia i "protected" llmt Is, n "turtle back" under water teaches from bow te stern, bracing and stllfeuing the whole struct ure. Under this curved shield, which is well designed te deflect striking Miot, nre placed the engines, boilers, maga zines, btccrlug gear and dynamos all the titiils. On the sloping sides of tltH protective deck the maximum thickness is four Inches of steel ulmal the beileis anil engines. On the ll.u lop nnd near the ends the thickness Is reduced te two or three Indies. Tin) hull, both above uinl below this turtle hack, U iiiijiutely subdivided into water light compart ments every ene of which can be drained by pumps, ventilated by lileiei3 and lightid with electric lights. Unless lu.iny compartments are flooded the ves sel will retain her buoyancy. A com- I plete bulwark, of coal screial fett thick Bin rounds the iiiachiuery ns an addi tienal protection against bhet which may enetratu the thin cteel plates en thn ship's side, which are only tluco-feurtlis of an inch thick. J'nnanci-v-ffv i.aunciiise i iik rmusDrt rui v. - The engines nrn tiiple expansion nud the Indicated her-e power Is lO.ftlhl, und the MesstK. Oiaiup, having de.iigiieil the innehliicfy llieinselves, li.ive gu.ii.iutecd n speed nf nineteen knots for lour con iwutlvt" hours. Fer every quarter Knet In excesj of this s-pet',il the cetitmct will iiuurd iheni $10,000, nnd forever) quar ter knot less lli.m ninelecu knots a like penalty will be ex.icled. The puweref the inaehinerv will (lieu fore bn tilled le thn utmost when the trial t:il.r.s pljce. The four boilers nre im.li 11 fei t In di uiuctcr and 30 feet long iloeigncil te car ry the steam at n piesotire of 100 pounds per qu:ite Inch. The main b.ittcr of the Philadelphia will censUt et twelve 0 inch steel breech le.idlng rilles, throwing shells weighing 100 pounds, nud distributed nlnjiit the ship mi ns te flie in nil direc tions. Her second. ir) battery will be of Hinrill guns, ranging in sie Irem U peunders te Uailing-i, iiieuuled at ml ml vantagi'eua points en the slop's rail, en bridges and aloft in the tops. I'ive tubes are provided for launching torpedoes two in the bow, filing sti. light ahead; oue en each bide of the nhip, training through a considerable angle, and oue in thcidciti, tiring diicctlyafi. The torpedo used will licef the "fish" tvpe.and In the Invention of Capt. J. A. llewell, Uuilrd States navj. On the sumo day that the new war ve-sel was launched and eluistcned the new peace vtsel Kaiser Wil hclm 11 entered New Yeik hailier en her nuiideii trip. A "fly ' photographer "caught her" (cr him, if ene may c.ill a vessel m) as bhe lialted at quaianline, and reached the olhee of The liven ing Sun with Ins picture before the ves ei I reached her landing Tul.e them f.uts iu connection with the description of the Philadelphia and they present a delightful contrast between the arU of war nnd these of pence. The Kaiser ilbelm II h a steamship of the North German l.leyil line for the Australian trade and will be the fastest steamer iu that tiade. She left South Seuth South ninpteu Aug. 20 and cxpeiienced only Oie usual delays of a tiial liip. The T?- TIIK KAISEIl WII.lir.ni AT DOCK. btcamer is of nearly 0,000 tens burden, aud is built both for the comfort of pas scngeis and for speed In transmitting freight. She is painted white and makes a very beautiful tpectaciu entering pert. After a return ttip te Southampton nnd Drt-meu she will enter en the Australian tiude. A Philadelphia drummer get Inte n 1-elilgU Valley ear nt Shenandoah, l'n., and took out , bis teeth and put them en the seat bt-hlud ' him te take a nap. After tha nap he went off. forgetting them. Agent Fergusen found them, nnd a a joke utked n llungai luu ssat ednear if they were his. The Htingniiaii turned iilen death, ijoreusly (hook hU bead and dashed out of tbe depct hi tberiu'gb frlsht. syiiSmr THE GREAT GUAY OWL "A cur'ue feller" was Clay Cele, the neigh bors cold. "Ever' minute be can git from bis work he's allays wanderlu' round through tbe weeds with bis gun, n-thoetln' Innocent bird in a most triflln' way. It dece teem m cf a dead bird was worth mere te blm than Its weight In dollars, the way be takes en ever 'cm sometimes, an' smoeths tbelr fcatbert, an' grins, an' carries 'em off home a-whUUln'. Uncle F.zry eughter put a step te bis triflln'.'' Clay was misunderstood. The "Innocent birds'1 were net killed wantonly nor In Idle amusement. Clay was thoroughly a student of nature; be loved the feathered songsters, nnd It vans for this love that he sought te ob tain and te study them. Clay was an en thusiastic ornithologist. In the rough neighborhood In which he lived the pcople did net appreciate his pas sion, ilew there could be joy and triumph In the "discovery of an unusually bright breasted oriole or a peculiar colored warbler was entirely beyond their somewhat dull comprehension. Clay would bave explained these matters hail any ene among his neighbors cared te 1x3 informed, but he did net seek te force in formation upon them, and their ignorant re marks did net disturb bun In the least. Only ene person wa able te annoy him by criti cising his pursuits; that was Saul Bbedes, a boy with whom Clay thought it a dlsgrace te have words of any kind. A book en ornithology, which in hi early boyhood bad fallen into Clay' possession, had started him In his favorite study and was asourceof constant reference and pleasure te him. He called It bis "field book," for be f frequently carried it about with him, and every new bird be secured was by Its aid identified and named. Clay was an orphan liey, about 17 years old, aul his home was with "Unde Ezry" en a farm near the banks of the Missouri river. IIe had never been nble te get the "book learning" he desired, nud about the only things he could call his own were the clothes en blj back, his beloved field book and his specimens, liven tbe old shotgun be used be bad found stewed nway In the farmhouse garret, wbcre Uncje Ezry bad put It when his squirrel hunting days were ever. The old man bad as little sympathy for Clay's study as bis neighbors had, and he w as a se vcre taskmaster, who made tbe boy work as bard and as lengas the "hired man." But when there was no work which was par ticularly pressing, be was net se illnatured ns te refuse bim the gun and a little time te himself, for all that it was te "carry en fool ishness." Clay had filled bis little sleeping room in the old farm beusa with many specimens of the birds of the country. Ua bad studied taxidermy, aud bad mounted many of his speebnens lit a careful and praiseworthy inauner. There woresome rare birds hi his collection and these he secretly hoped one day te sell, nnd thereby gain seme money te enable him te go te school. Ha bad also corresponded with the author of his "field book," who had given him the natne of every rara avis which was likely te xi found In bis vicinity, together with the cash price n professional bird fancier would pay for cacli. Se lie w as always en the look out for unusual birds te add te his collection or te sell at a bargain. One cold April evening Unde Iizry sent Clay te the ferry en an errand, nnd of course the boy carried the gun along. Tbe distance was about three miles, and inn walk et this length it was net at all Improbable that he would see some deslrable specimen, either an early spring adventurer or a winter laggard. Tbe read lay ter the most part along the bank et tbe river, and as tbe wild gecse were new flIng north, be thought be might get a shot nt seme of these birds, which were fa fa fa vortte feed at his uncle's table. He did succeed, very seen after he started, in bringing down two gecse, which he left in a covert of bushes until be should return; but he saw no ether birds of any kind worth sheeting en bis way te the ferry. Hore be met Saul Bhedes, overgrown, slov enly dressed and loud mouthed, who Informed him that he was just ready te go borne, and w euld walk w ith him. This was unpleasant Intelligence te Clay, for he bad no Interest in common with bU rough young neighbor, whose company was very distasteful te htm; but he could net well refuse te walk with blm, se, having deliver ed his message te the ferry master, Clay, In company w 1th Saul, started en the return home. As the yeuug naturalist had expected, be be be fere they had geno half a mile Saul began te sneer at bis habit of hunting birds. " Wnstin' se much geed powder an' shot," he saliL "What'd ye bring cr gun fer te-night P he went en te say. "Ye can't kill no robins when It's this cold, an' at dusk, tee." "I don't want any robins," Clay replied. "I cot two geese coming down, and I'm lia- bla te get seme night birds about this tlme." "Night birds, haw! bawl" laughed Sauk What you need Is a eight cap nn' a w Ig." Saul burst Inte a second cearse rear of laughter, which was cut short by the sudden explosion of Clay's gun, as the ever alert boy caught sight of a large bird as It flew across the read Just in front of thorn. It was a snap shot, and Clay feared that be bed missed; but as the smeke cleared, be was surprised and elated te see the bird fluttering in the middle of tbe read. v. He ran forward, followed leisurely by his companion, and perceived that the bird was nu immense ew 1, and that bis shot had wing ed anil partially stunned It. IIe we3 t wise te take held of it with his liaru Augers until he had completely disabled it, se he placed a feet en each wing, aud thus held it firmly te the ground. Then he examined It closely, for be quickly recognized that It was a new species, oue that he bad never seen before. Tbe light wus fad ing, but be bent down nnd, without difficulty, made out its distinguishing features. All at ence the young ornithologist gave an excited exclamations "It's a great gray owl I'1 "Det ell I" said his companion, with mock concern. "A great gray owl I Waal, waal, who'd 'a' thought It?" Clay said nothing. With eager eyes he scanned the owl from beak te feet and tip et talk He noted the great yellow eyes and bill, the dark brew n of its back, mottled with gru Uh whlte, and the broken barred wings mid tall, with grayish white marbling. The under parts were dark brown and pale gray, and the great facial disc was marked with dark brown and light gray rings concentric with each eye, and below them was the ragged whlte cellar. Clay had fully acquainted himself with the characteristics of this rare member of tbe owl family, and after his scrutiny be bad no hesitation in positively declaring it te be In deed a great gray ewk "The only thing I see cur'us "bout it," said Saul, sarcastically, "Is thet It ain't a great red, whlte an' blue owl, Itn euld be purtler, don't ye think se, CeleP Clay was se delighted w ith his prize that Saul's sarcasm fell en his ears unheeded. "Yeu see, Saul," he said, ns he nrose te bis feet, "the great gray owl, as it is called, Is I ene of thoinrest birds I u the United States. Its hdlne Is lu the Arctic regions, and believe it or net, as you please, tlint bird under my feet is worth a hundred dollars, at least." This last statement called forth a loud guf faw from Saul. "A hundred dollars! hnw Ye'r' ns crazy as a June bug, Clay Celol It balnt worth the powder e wasted en it." Clay did net attempt te argue with the Ig noramus, but felt in Ids K'Let fur u cord w 1th w hich te secure the feet e' hU pi Ue and thus escape the sharp claws. "What are ye gelu' te dn" Saul Inquired us he watched the movement Clay informed lilm "Gobi' te carry thet old screech owl homer Saul exclaimed " ual. ef you ain't get 'em badl Sea hycr, de ya knew e'r n feulf" Clay made no answer, but made u uoeso lu ene end of the cord, slippisl it ever one set of the vicious cliwsund Ugun te fashion a second noeso in thn opposite ind for the ether set. He meant te curr thoewl as lie would a basket, with u cord for n handle Suddenly be was shoved back ward se for cibly that l.e almost let liU Uil nice, and his tars were assailed by a loud eatk Saul Rhodes meant trouble for lilml "This blamed fnetUlnicsx of yeurn might as well be stepped right hert" the young ruffian cried. "Illameef I ain't tick e' yer crazy (loin's, an' I'll put n step te 'em when I'm around. This el uln't dead, I guess, an' I'm n-gein' te turn It loesu er ef It can't fly I'll threw It iu the river'' Clay knew that be meant nxiYiuiutt tu aid, for he was a notorious and hearties bully, and the young naturalist was for a moment spellbound at tbe thought et lectaf bis precious capture. Saul was larger, and evidently considered himself stronger than be; It was certain that If Clay Interfered with his dastardly plan It would result In a band te band difficulty. But tbe smaller boy bad courage as well as a lore of nature, and be determined te defend nlspri with all his power. Be bad scarcely an instant in which te con sider bis action, for Saul wa proceeding at once te carry ent his threat Just as the rough steeped te pick up the string which was attached te tbe owl, Clay launched 'himself upon him with righteous fury. Saul wa burled backward several pace, but recovered himself and get bold of his antagonist, and then the two boy en gaged In tbe fiercest rough and tumble strug gle of their lives. Saul was bent en giving his fee a sound drubbing for daring te resist him, and Clay knew that unless be mastered hi enemy be wenld suffer net only a whipping but the le of hi great gray ewb First up and then down tbe two wrestled and fought, their teeth set and their breath coming in bard gasps. Presently, locked to gether, they began te roll ever and ever each ether and approach the banket the river. The bank at this point was high and steep, atad en the very edge of it the two ceased te roll, and Clay, who had slightly the advan tage, tore himself suddenly from bis enemy' clutches; then, exercising all his force, he shoved tbe recalcitrant rough ever the edge of tbe bank, down which be went luce a eo ee end Temmy Twist, turning and tumbling with amazing rapidity until he reached the bottom. He stepped, within a yard of the water1 edge, se dizzy that be did net knew what had happened te bim, and with hi eyes full et dirt. Clay could net resist a laugh, nervous though he was, as be viewed him. It was well for Clay that tbe fight lasted no longer, for during its continuance the owl had been doing its best te escnpe, and, ham pered as it was, had already get a consider able distance away. After a little cliose Clay secured it, and lifting it by tbe loop et tbe string that fast ened its feet, he shouldered his gun and with no further attention te the discomfited feo, bore bis treasure te bis home in high elation. IIe paused a moment en bis way te pick up the two wild geese be had left la tbe bushes. Tho-lctery ever the bully of the neighbor hood was a signal one, and ever after Saul treated Clay with the utmost deference. The capture of the great gray owl was re ported te his friend and adviser, tbe author of his book, who Immediately replied te con gratulate him, and te state that he bad writ ten te a professional dealer in Kansas City, who would probably visit bim in tbe course et a few days. The dealer came and examined the boy's collection with manifest delight Before be departed he gave Clay tl35 for the owl and $100 mere for a number et ether specimens in his collection. Happy Clay I New he could get the school ing he bad se long dreamed of; new he could make a man of himself, and new "Unde Ezry" and the neighbors would no longer sneer at his proclivity for bird hunting. Be It said, iu conclusion, that all these things were realized, and mere. Tbe finding et the great gray owl whs the beginning of a new llfe for Clay Cele, and he has se for progressed in bis ambition that bis real name is new familiar te all dovetccs of bird lore. Arthur C. Orlssem In Youth's Companion. Te Keep Trim Figure. Women who wish te preserve the slimness and contour of their figure must begin by learning te stand well. That is explained te mean the throwing forward and upward of the chest, the flattening of the back, with the shoulder blades held in their proper places, and the definite curving in the small of the back, thus throwing tbe whole weight et the body upon the hips. Ne ether women held themselves se well as the aristocratic English women. Much of their beauty lies in their proud carriage, the delicate crectness et their ugures ana tne line poise or weir neaus. The some aristocratic carriage is within the reach of any American girl who takes the pains te have It; it is only the question et a few years et eternal vigilance, never relaxing her watchfulness ever herself, and, sitting or standing, always preserving her erectness and pose, the result being that at the end of that tlme it has beceme second nature te her, and she never afterward loses It This, in a great measure, preserves the figure, because it keeps tbe muscles firm and well strung, and pre vents tbe sinking down of the flesh around the waist and hips, se common In women ever Be, nnd which Is perfectly easy te escape. Anether thing te avoid is a bad habit of go ing up stairs, which most women de, bent for ward, with the chest contracted, which, as 1 well as an indolent, slouchy manner of walk- tug, is injurious te the heart and lungs. I Dress. A Tead Tackles is Suake. "I ence saw something when n small boy," said an old stager esturday, "that i never heard et since, aud that was a toad attack a i snake, after the latter had been forced te let ' go bis held. It was in a blacksmith shop built of legs in Indiana county. The black smith was working at his anvil when a squeaking sound was heard, at ene side et the shop which attracted attention. "Turning te leek, the blacksmith and the narrator saw a large toad dragging himself into the iuclesure, with a fifteen inch garter snake following. The snake bad the hind leg of a toad swallowed. With a pair of het tongs the blacksmith caught the snake, which released its bold as quickly as possible. Instead of hopping away, as was te be ex pected, the toad turned Itself around and, leaping six Inches blgh in the air, came down en the body et tbe snakeand bit itsavagcly." Pittsburg Dispatch. Lnslns Their Heads. I weuder why it is that a little promtiience causes seme men te lese their head and te gh e themselves airs which only disgust these with whom they are brought Inte contact It is te the credit of the higher officials et th government that they realize that they are only temporarily Intrusted with power, and are affable and approachable. I have in my eye, though, n subordinate who imagines that he controls every branch of the great depart ment et which, in truth, he is an exceedingly InsiguUlcant part It he has any work te de it is net perceptible te the ordinary visitor. He sits at his table leaning comfortably back in his chnlr and meeting all, save a few spe 1 cL-il f i lends, w ith such an air of stony iudif , f erence and unmitigated ennui that a nian or woman must have a geed deal et nerve te ! persist iu seeking te obtain information. t He was rather nicely caught, however, tha ether day. A friend et mine called en him and asked in respect te the status of a cese. t The high and mighty petty official could net I lemeinber anything about it Altera geed doulet conversation my friend Anally saldt I "Well, Mr. , I was sent here bySecretery ! te obtain this Information. He naturally supposed that as it vv as in the scepe of your duties you could give it I will return and tell him that you are unable te de se." The way tbe hitherto ignorant man jumped te bis feet and began w ith the utmost volubility te Impart that which was desired plainly showed that the poet te the contrary notwithstand ing, theie is a geed deal after all in a name, especially If it be that of a superior. Wash ington Pressu "Milkman's lleueflt." As might naturally be supposed, many spe cious attempts have been made te justify tbe usoet auuatte In the form et "Milkman's Benefit," it lieing chimed that It is absolutely harmless. A Oerman chemist has discovered hi auuatte paste worms U-artug a resemblance te tha trichina parasite, w hlch finds its fa vorite habitat in begs. IIe says that he has found theso iwra-ites in every sample of nn nn natte w hlch he has examined. He describes the worm as colorless, without prominent an nular markings, with blunt bead and long tieudle pointed talk It is of various sizes and keeps up n lively movement under the micro micre micro sceiie, llefore this discovery there were am ple reasons for condemning In tete the "Ben efit" iu question; If another was necessary certainly It Is nevr furnished. Bosten Herald. A Queer Ilulf. Brnkemnti Itudiv illc! Iludivillel Train stei here tin iniuutcs for lunch' Deacon BIomeiu Seems te me that's a mighty queer rule, Mlrandy. Well, le's git out that basket e' sandwiches quick if we've rget te eat 'em In teu niluute." Detroit Fres Press, Aa American Petr-gste. Charles O. Flint, of New Yerk, h been ntipelnte,!, a n cellengtin of If.m Henry U. Daxls, of West Virginia, n dutegnte en tha part of the United Stales te the congress or Anierl.-.in nation which meet In New Yerk city next tnuiilh. T'here two take the places of ex Governer V1iyt of,aM,"it)tend, and J. U. 0. 1'itkin. of New Oiteiiu. Mr. Fllnt'ls pi-rulinily well qualified for the plare 1.y a liilnlite and extensive iicqu.i Intance with Beut h A in or lean trade, in w hich he has Ifen engnged for many team, be ing a member of the firm of Flint Ce., or New Yerk. JTeUrtieh- ably the J.irgr.-t (dealer in rubber in (he United States, ban n con trolling inteii-f-t ciuntxa a. rum in a number of trading vrs-.eh nud is a director In the United States nud Hrazllinn Mail Steam ship company. Merchants of both po litical parties united In asking hU ap pointment, and ttie Spanish-American Commercial union, including all tha merchants engaged In tbe (Vntrnl and Seuth American trade, mads a special , effort In Itf3 behalf. It was eminently desirable that one, at least, of the dele gates should be nn expert in the trade relations of the two continents, nnd Mr. Flint certainly Alls that description. Kx-Senater Darin, whose experience In the United States ecnate qualifies lilm for U.e mero purely political or diplo matic part of the work, is well known te the country. The portrait of Mr. Flint is from a photograph by Sareny. lite World'! rustrst Amateur Itunner. The running of that great English sprinter, E. II. Polling, is hard te understand. He stands without doubt the fastest amateur In the world between SOU and SOU yards. Ha bes lieaten even tlme ter 0.V) yards, and yet can hardly go under fifty Seconds for a quarter of a mile. An Engllsll witter has been endeavoring te exjjjalu the mystery, nnd gives ns a reason thati'elllng is n very methodical trainer, nud never runs hi prac tice less or further than the distance he is training for. He says that Pclllng, in his opinion, could make the fastest quarter mile runner whicli the world has yet seen it he trained for it, for it stands te reason that any man with such a combination of tbe burst et speed und tremendous amount of strength whicli is uccessary te de S50 yards in -'4 4-5 seconds, which he has done en sev eral occasions, should be able, with a chauge In the system of his training, te prolong his speed and hat ber bis strength te the extant et doing about 40 seconds for 440 yards. Whether this will ever be proved te be a sound theory or net remains entirely with Pelling. He is taking a protracted rest at present, and perhas will net run again this year. He went stale recently. New Yerk Sun. Uenrifu Kerr. When Tnin l'cttttt, the great Bosten tenuis plaer, was recently defeated by Oeorge Kirr, the ti-lsu champion, in tbe first of the series for the champion ship of tbe world, he was undoubted ly surprised. Of course Kerr was known as tbe best player of the Old World. It was rea -penably certain that be would preve a doughty opponent for Pet tltt, but that the latter should be se m.eur.r. kf.ii::. liadiy ueateu as na wniwus ceilelnly imt uneipected. Sucli hitting hid nev erb.'-i'ii seen at Newport be fore. But perhaps Ken easy victory ever Fcttittisdua 'utlufact tint Pettitt had no. oppertunit li de ti"t work, which is hit strong point. CHCS3 AND CHECKERS. Che problem Ne. UT By W. A. Shlnkmau. Bluck. . iXMmm 4 'f-T v?3a Vlrv m m i r-w Sf Ti U a raft i" , 4 I 'A A& m:. a "t IB4 : &-JL White. White te play and mnte hi four mev cs. Checker problem Ne. ST End game from 'iuloceiiur" lllaek-5, 7, 11, IS, 31. yea eta K 5 v'i r :?..iJ-5 'E2 n ti iff- iWrni i m aeBB m AVbite-20, 2J, 21, 2. 1. Bluck te play and win. j( bOLUIIOVS. CI.evs problem Ne. 20: White., Black. I .QteK4 1.. Any move. 2.. .Mate. Checker problem Ne. CO: Blaek-15, 22, 2u. Wbite-7, 10, 20. White. Black. 1.. 7 te 10 1..15tel8 2,.10tel4 2..20te2d(a) .1. .20 te 91 H..22te2.'i 4. .24 tell) 4..3te30 5..1Ute2i. 5..S0te23 c.ioteia csatoie 7..14te2dwins. (a) 2.. If 18 te 23 3..1ltel8 3..2-Jtel5 4..1utel0 4..1Ste24 0. .20 te IS ami wins. ('. II. SmU't, of this elty, neIvcs elicss piobleiu Ne. 2!. rnem.KM no. 10, nv "jiesan vek." Black'-', 8. 12, 20. HBp1h lm" fWlbJvtaBjBBBBT '-lJiv' fer? 'JlCW 7 7i;'i, i 'Vs r r" '- I i ' ' ; , : : -;i m - ' r i Wm ,y H E3 fll : WllitO-10, 0, 30. 31. White te mero and win. Fellow-in? N the solution te Ne. 0, by "Mossback:" B. 10-11 W. 10-i3 1S-27 9 IS 20-10 11-20 17-22 2017 2732 2027 32-30 BUck win, e " 4 -v 0 . r. sj- --st s. - .
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