HE HAKES in°> mm. W OTMO, TBB PEXXSYI mmiA •Ma toto Wter KU or the Pfcrtnri • ■" MB, VW He tVea Three ■! he Mi Telle Wbart He hr neeem Be 4 He Money, QMMNb OsA to RtoMnlinoM. k* Ihr M la BOW known, the only liv faf iMrtru aker and worshipper of Mai* Jdrtha to Be*4hw, Ma. The people of do not aoeddle Tlth their pagan. *%ey like tho mys t#*y •*j**oadtog hiM. lWldes, there la • anepteten aaaonc Uie toe worldly •rwetod that the floor of the 1 delator's aanotaary rests upon the entranoe to the hetoewtose pit, and that a strong odor of tolaiMuaa abouade thereaboute. Though the Mai Maker was born and haa lived all hla llfo among them, they now alum and leave him to his own devlcos. They refer to him as "Clemmer Bill, the Bricklayer." Hie name is William Chris toph Clemmer, and In his veins flows the mixed blood of the Bhluelanders and Hsastons, who began to mnko history for tbia part of the country long before the revolution. He was an uneducated bricklayer until about ten yoara ago, when ho became a contractor long enough to lose more than he possessed. His losses affected his mind, und for a year or two, until ho had apparently ro ■coveqpd, the county took care of him. When ho resumed his trudo of brick layer ho dovoloped n tondcncy 10 disa gree with the teachings of tho Catholic church, of which he was a member, and had to bo dropped as a heretic. Then it was that he became his own maker and worshipper of Idols. His secret was known to none but. mombors of his family until It began 10 divert his mind from business to an ox tton t that com pelled hi m, a short time ago, to move Ills sanc tuary ..ud its con tents to cheaper were found in the basement or col lar of a two-storv standing in a row that skirts 1 he base of Mount Penn. The up pearunoo in I lie street of tho first drayloud of idols nearly croatod a many citizens wore for having tho man nvrcsteu The Tdot.-m akki; . as a blasphemer, but recollections of his mental infirmity saved Clemmer. Tho small town Imj, however, gathered in crowds and won. so troublesome that the pagan would risk no more noses and oars of his del ties, but transported tho others, day af ter day, at odd times in a hod carried over his shoulder. Tho only dela !. learned by the townspeople, beyond 1.1 general premises of idol-making and idol worshipping, were that some of theim .ages wore representatives in clay of tho lni'kpr's r-**-*r -p f '■ -!'■ 1 • T bus the most bene-, i.eat.-i okiug lUOI In the whole outfit .itc in o' ' '!■ kindnesses of "Joe Stickler,"a haidwarc merchant, now dead, who was lenient with his creditor when the crash came. Equally consistent is tho hideous lire briuk caricature of a contractor named Hummel, to whom Clemmer Is said to attribute his misfortune in busines-. Furthermore, it became the current be lief that a large, placid idol named "liube Hattensteln" was an all-round oraclo whoso decisions tho idolator dis regarded at ills peril, and that still an other was devoted to (ho business of keeping cows off tho railroad track. A visit to the collar whore the klols arc kopt demonstrated that there had been nothing in anticipation that equaled realization. One brought there asleep, awaking would think himself in some seoret chamber of the Great Pyramid or buried among tho bonos and imple ments of tho mound builders. The gloom which shrouded tho most inter esting objects was disheartening. For tunately the biggest idol iu the collec tion, standing at the end of a rude table covered with irregular and incompre hensible objects in clay, was in tho path of the few rays that struggled through tho one narrow window. Tho children of tho idol-maker, on tho reporter's visit to the cellar, probably for tho first time in their lives had a leisurely view of their father's fantastic handiwork. It had been ru mored among tlie townspeople that the pagan bricklayer not only prayed to his idols night and morning, but offered them food. Months and months it must have taken to model and decorate the hun dreds of fantastic images with which the cellar is filled. (Jn tiio floor, on shelves, swinging from tho joists and hanging to the walls are burnt clay ob jects of all sizes und shapes. From the ceiling swings a gigantic arm and i hand, stained and what is most ULX "jlMwr re m a r a a b 1 o is human image, ||||j seating detached members, bears jßEfr the strongest Brr likenoss to the $ I||M' oarliost spoci- , \/}& mens of Egyptian | he not have been taken out of tho A MAMMOTH OO. ruins of some ancient city of tlie Nile? And it is the sumo with the hands and feet. Even the clay implements, natu ral size, hanging against tho wall are a mixture of Egyptian, Aztec and Mound Builder. Tho only evidonco the sanc tuary uffords that the idol-maker is not wholly a pagan is tho presence of a num ber of rosarios of different sized nails of clay und spools strung on a wire. Quite as incomprehensible as anything about the images is the liberal sprinkling ot bils of glass, Dutch china, tile an l crockery throughout their compositl n. One idol clusps his hands over a large glass stomuch as though the glass wore there to facilitate ids own and not the public inspection of his Interior. Said interior being inspected is found to con tain a quantity of paper scraps and old shoes, and the same Ingredients are found to enter Into the make-up of such of the irregular and inexplicable object* as have lio'-e glass windows to thnm. Builders who have recently <>IH I••>■■■■! iei -ay lhut l>- lias wa-cie U at his work to prevent ou.ei courses of red prwfd b-'ek Wie at i m,i vfi i„ - ■■ n -sins, on shoes, bouies and the like. Thy Idol-maker was Induced after much persuasion to talk about his be lovad "deities." and his talk was all don among the curious figures In tho dark cellar. He was nervous, and in clined to be wary at first. He refused to admit that any of the deltloß had special attributes or that ho prayed to them. "But what are they for?" IBs answers were all In broken Eng lish, and often wholly unintelligible "They are holy people." "Who is this ?" apparently a squabby image of Queen Victoria. "That is tho Virgin Mary." "And this?" "My good friond, Joe BUckler." "And this bla one?" "Oh, be is just a holy one." The hands and feet, he explained, were those of his friends. The irregular objects were materializations of his wildest schemes - for making "X"' - --wi money. One was —.' jt~\_ something that — 1 //J ~f would enablo on- '(\ /ul (wl gineers to run I LL>/Jk~jJfJl. | thoir trains safe- ,j2£/jWr ly, und another, J jfri with a piece of ~ Dutch china t-PK SgTj { r ; m. baked into ono '/a I f\p>' tit side of it, was i~fvP r>* used for tele- - graplilng. Then tho man drifted into a string of THREE DEITIES, complaints that tho railroad company and the county had not paid him for his discoveries. Ho must have money to build his temple on tho mountuin-top. "A temple for these idols where peo ple can go and worship thorn? ' This question seemed 10 strike tho keynote of tho man's desires. Ills face lighted up with enthusiasm and he hroke into a rhapsody over his comiu,, temple on the mount. "They must look nice," ho said, point ing to his idols. "Here it is damp and dark. There must be light and music --good, grand music, and then tho holy people will say what isrighl and what is not right, and what every man shall do. Tho mountain Is hollow. These holy people will sit in the temple and say what Is in tho mountain — siivor, gold, diamonds—and everybody will be happy. Up by the Crystal Cave I must raako.my temple. But there is 110 money—no money." Crystal Cave is a cavern in the moun tain a few mllos distant, brilliant with ulcarous incrustations. Nour this the pagan would build nis temple. "How many images have you hero?" "More than six horses could haul in a wagon." "How long did it take you to make them?" •'More than three years." "Will you sell one of them?" '•No, no; not so much us oven those." And he took two pieces of burnt clay from his iuuer vest pookot. They were colo od bluo, With ouo end of each dip ped in rod. "What are they?" The answer was in a half whisper : "This the linger and this the toe of rnv friend." Now darkness rested on tho faco of the big idol, and the outlines of the ht • . •. •• g.i ■ IJ. t r bur there was still light enough 10 rever 1 111 tile J'a.e of tho idol-maker and in a the surrounding barbarous objects of his solicitude that which is expressed in the words uiad, mad, mad as a March liate. One of his children was asked : "Does your father feed his idols?" "That's a lie," answered the girl, an grily. "But he prays to them, doesn't he?" "No, he don't do anything like that." "Oh, yos 110 does," said tho younger sister, eagerly; "I'veheard him." "Well, if he does,' said the other, sul lenly ; "it's nobody's business." Then, strangely, tho girl begau to com plain : "It is foolishness, but he won't stop it, and wo have to leave him alone. It has taken him months and months to mako alt he has now, and when we have no money to spare ho spends it for paint 10 color the clay with. Now he has lost his job and it worries liim. Ho walks all around trying to iind work, but if he should lind it he couldn't leave these things alone."—N. Y. World. Cruelty la Circus Training. Unless tho methods of circus training in England differ materially from some l bat still prevail abroad, it must bo al lowed that the protection afforded by the prevention of cruelty to children bill has not come a day too soon. Tho his tory of an English boy, who was till re cently attached to a performing troupe on the continent, furnishes a pitiful nar rative of barbarity and oppression. The lad was apprenticed to a German circus manager when id years old—that is, at tho limit of ago prescribed in t.,e uct. For nearly eighteen mouths he has re mained with iiis employer learning his calling and enduring much hard usage. If he fell fr m the trapeze, a frequent occurrence, ho was well thrashed. If he failed in tho feat of sitt ting on the ground with his legs astride, he was forced in o the required position by a woman placing her full weight on his shoulders. After a time the treatment becamo so unbearable that ho ran away and, though recaptured, ilnally reached his homo with the assistance of tho British consul in Barcelona. This is oxactly the kindofacoee which tho new bill is in tended to provide for. Homo of its oppo nents object to what they consider to be its needless interference with the abused rights of parents or masters. What place is there, we may ask them, for the rights or the wrongs of a child like lids circus boy uuloss the law provide one : In our own view, thero is real cause lor disappointment, that many children, like this boy, over 10, will still bo exposed to the hardships o, such training merely because their age does not exempt them. —Loudon Lancet. Hretrltlenf Tyler*. Son. The gentleman who for some years has been the eiviiiun member of the committeo that is charged with tho duty of destroying mutilated currency, is John Tyler, the sou of ex-l'resident Tyler. Mr. Tvlor has boon a somewhat noted character in his day, and has merited something on his own account in addition to tho fact that he is tlie son of a former presidont of tho United States. Mr. Tyler for about two years has been practically bedridden. He will probably never arise from nis bed, and is dying of a complication of disorders and of old age. He is not ablo to perform the duties of his ofllco, but he lias a nephew who has boon appointed to his place with the understanding, accord ing to the toik In the treasury depart ment, thai tho nephew shall do the work and shall give ono-half of the salary to his decrepit and venoiablo uncle. The contest for tliis posh ion has been quite animated, for I though tho duties of it .h- re poii-dido the compensation is good and Hie work far from arduous.—Ohi rcgo liuHi-Ooean. • _ HOME AMD HOUSEWIFE XIIE SMALL, LOW TEA TABLE OOJES OUT OF FASHION. A Ualqiie Tea Sot Dewcrlbed—New Stflw In Salad Dlahfi and Plutci—Device In Parceluln Ware for Baking Sweets. ■ashlons la Sliapes for fates and low. The little live-o'clock tea tables, with their daintily ombroidered cloths, are so pretty and picturesque that It seems a thousand pities that they are going out of fashion ; but such is tho case, without a doubt. They ore inconvenient, every one says, except on very small occasions, not only en account of their diminutive Biae, but because they aro so low. A unique afternoon tea set seen at an afternoon tea the other day was of Jap anese silver. The style was charming. In tho first place, the tray was a huge lotus leaf, and the teapot, sugar bowl, cream pitcher and cups were shaped like the lotus, while the intertwined stems formed the handles and the frot-velned leaves the saucers. There are some now styles in chocolate pots which aro more sensible thou any ever shown before; almost without excep tion every chocolate pot hitherto manu factured stood on a very uncertain base and overturned at the slightest provoca tion. The new shape overcomes theso difficulties and comes with a pretty tray and half a dozen cups and saucers. There are some now shapes in salad dishes and plates, cracker jars and cliceso dishes. A now device in porcelain ware is intended for baking sweets, in which they aro served individually. They will boar u hot lire without iujury, and are made In a number of pretty shapes. Small and delicate shapes for patos and ices aro still iu fashion. "La Tosca" is the name of a.prottyleaf-like dish for Ices, In tho new styles of game and fish plates the tints are more a reflection than a display, and much of tho flower work is done in gold. In one pretty style there is a deliento dash of tur quoise for a relieving color, with vines faintly lined in gold and silver. In this set the sidos aro slightly concave, with rolling edges. WajH of Making Gralium Flour. By this timo ovorbody knows how to make Graham "gems" by the usual method, which is simply to stir the battor just a little sUfTor than griddle cake batter, and bake quickly in a very hot oven. This thing Is certain, the thinner tho battor tho hotter must bo the oven. It is also tho case that gems mixed with water require a hotter oven than those mixed with milk. So, if you cannot have a very hot oven, either make the mix ture of simple Graham flour and wator quite thick, or mix the flour with milk. Skimmed milk is good enough, though new or creamy milk makes the bread more "short," of course. Have tho gem po.BS very hot—l set them in the oven before filling thorn—and then a scrap of cloth with tho least bit of butter upon it, rubbed over the irgus, will prevent tho gems from sticking. Housekeepers who havo no gem pans cau make very nice warm Graham bread for breakfast in several ways. Make a dough of flour and sweet milk—skimmed ni 'i.t -jiiil enough to ion out iasi,. • Km ad this a little, roli it an inch thie'" and cut it into diamonds; or cut oil strips and make it into rolls with the hand; or roll it into balls two inches in diameter, flattening them a little or not at all, as you choose; or roll the dough very thin and cut it into square crackers, pricking them well to prevent their pur ling. Crackers are best with some cream in the mixing, and crackers require more kneading thun diamonds and rolls, which are expected to be soft inside. Any ol' these kinds of bread -diamonds, rolls, balls and crackers —are baked upon the grulo in tho oven, which should bo wiped off very clean. They will not stick to it, and wilt bake very fast. I recom mend the crackers in particular. Ail lhose breads aro sweeter aud bettor I think, and we all think so at our house, without salt, but most people prefer salt in tho crackers. A Clienp unit Pretty Rag. The tops of old, Swedish lealhor, or kid gloves can bo made into very pretty little bags, just suitablo for keeping money in on a journey; they will'also hold small pieces of needlework, and do tfor keeping but tons, counters, gloves aro short two, including bag, whe reus only the tops of long ones are necessary, they should bo cut off a littlo beforo the hem and well stitched together tho top of the glovo forming the bottom of the bag. The strips of leather left are linolv snipped for a fringo which can be gilded with bronze tincture. But tonhold or crocheted silk loops made on the outside, hold tho drawlng-in top cord, the ends of which aro ornamented with gilt or fancy buttons. A little llnwor or spray painted on the kid Is an additional ornament to these bags. The Modi Hu^liotir. More than 150 years ago Reaumur observing that clothing moths never at tacked the wool and hair on living ani mals, inferred that tho natural odor of the wool, or of tho oily matter in it, was distasteful to them. Consequently, he rubbed various garments with the wool of fresh pelts, and also wet other gar ments witli the water in which wool hud been washed, and found thut they were never attacked by moths. Exporimonts with tobacco smoke and the odors of spirits of turpentine showed that both wore equally destructive, but it was necessary to close tho room very tightly and keep the fumes very dense in them for twenty-four hours to obtain satisfactory results. Chests of cedar or sprigs of this ree are so disagreeable lo ttiom that they will not doposit tbwlr eggs whore this odor is at all strong, but should the eggs be laid befoietho gar ments are packed away the odor will not prevent the hatching of the eggs nor tho destructive work jf the iarvoi afterward. Clothing inny also bo protected from moths by packing it in stout cotton or paper bugs made perfectly tight, but this must be done before the moths appear on the wing. itfor Pntmfiinile and Visiting Goffm. vV.ery handsome ladies' cloth, with new and attractive berderlngs, and English serges and cheviots are greatly used in the formation of stylish promenade and visiting gowns. Many beautiful dyes have been added to the standard shades, red gold, russet deeply tinged with orange, amaranth,and dahlia reds, peach color, linden green, and oak heart being among the novel colors in all-wool fabrics. poyvvyiEKr avd en HAP. A ttonee Jc: tl . u- i-lurnl Dwellora. Because people In rural districts do not often patronize architects, fow of their building plans are really adapted to their Mads. The building shown carabines cheapness with beauty and thb conveniences of modern lifo. As it Is naarly eouaro and has only one chimney and no expensive front hall and stairs, It ought to be built anywhoro at from SI,OOO to$l,&00, according to the finish. The kitchen and pantry are of good size ; the back ball gives ample room for a farmer's necessary changes of ooats, hats, etc., while the porch and its sink afford a convenient place for men to wash (fa )j***Ep ,„ T T " yQ f 0 M ffitklH.' J f% Rynu | '**" \ LOWER FLOOR, and await meals without being In the women's way. By entering tli • collar from the hall tho oxpouse and increased danger from frost of an outsldo cellar way are saved.* As shown by the dotted line, the cell ing of the hall next tho kitchon Is only seven feet In hlght, so as to permit the kitchen stovo-plpe to enter the chimney above it. Tho vostibule In front is large enough for a hat-rack and umbrella stand and is lighted by a glass door. The stair door might also have a circle of glass In it, and should open on top of the first step so as to indicate its character to a stranger. Where nut coal can be cheaply pro cured tho chimney proper may com mence seven feet six Inches from the llrst floor and the coal bo conducted by a chute from a bin in tho attic into the base of the chimney, beneath the flue, where if the inner shell has oponings, and the outer, small doors, it Is always convenient for each stove. The kitchen side of tho house can ofttimes be backed against a liill-side where a light, tem porary bridge affords easy mesne of fill ing tho bin. Upstairs all tho bedrooms haveolosetei I sel HcOttt/ £ l J £mßtm. titie, I fxjt A g*i / , w flci Hi ant- i t*" ! 1 rN F \ / < * 1 \/ V UPPER FLoOH. there is ono in tho hall for extra bedding end the beth room le convenient for towels, soap, etc. The attic stairs start about two feet xi'om tho floor. The hali, bathroom and two smaller bedrooms are heated by registers in tho kitchen ceil ing. The family and spare bedrooms have access to tho chimney. If stoves are closed wheu not in use, the pipes from all may enter ono flue. Two tanks or cisterns in the attic, filled by pipes placed in tho angles of the double roof, can supply water for the bathroom. A pipe entering the chimney and returning to ono of the tanks would give a choir, ol' cold or warm water. Tho kitchen, hall, etc., of thla house '.ould be built first and the most costly front portion could bo added afterward. —Agriculturist. Portiere in a SeagldCottftp. Here is an idea for a portiere In a sea side cottago, which may bo utilized by niUDy of our readers next season. Tho room itsolf was as far from commonplace as may bo imnginod. The ceiling was tinted a pale sea green, the side walls tuking a deeper tone. Fieh nets were draped from frieze to flooring, and In the meshes were tangled many colored llsh. bought ai Japanese shops, lobsters and the long ribbons of sea mosses. Oaiv were crossed above the windows and doors. In tho large doorway was first a curtain, hung straight, of entail fish cord, woven into a network, with the long netting noodle. Many visits to the beach had resulted in u largo collection of scollop and jingle shells—gold and ellver 6hells, the little peoplo call tbem—and these had been perforated and knotted In. Outside the netted curtain hung a pair of portion* made of coffoo sacking and decorated with rings of green plush and fringes ol shells. Tho effect was wonderfully pic turesque, and has been obtained at small trouble and time.—Fall Mall Gazetto. Tl> Piazza USMtln. Build a piazza on the west side of yonr house? Why the west side? So you can sit and sec the sun set. Busy people have not tlmo to see It rise. Whethoi one lives in city or country, the piazza in hot weather is equal to another room and the ploasantest of rooms, too. Who has greater need of a pleasant placo to elt down and rest In and read after the chores are done on a hot summer night than a busy, hard-working farmer or his wife? It will not cost much and will be a good Investment. Hako It broad and long, so there will be room for the roek lng chairs—and the ohildren. After you have read the paper and gone to youi early rest the young folks will take tholi turn. Don't forget to swing the hammock acrosß ono corner. Plant some hardy vines for shade. A Chinese wisteria planted now will, In the years to come, be a "thing of beauty," and not only cover tho sides but will clamber over the roof if allowed to. A hardy climber Is like a child. It must be trained, guided Is a bettor word, when young or you can do nothing with It. diimtiit •< a LM Art. Tempering of copper to one of the lost arts, which has been actively sought for by scientists sad mechanise tor years. The process hsa been accidentally dis covered, and teats ef the copper thus treated have shewn most remarkable strength and wearing qualities. It will be especially valuable for use In the bearings nud commutators of dynamo machines, and alss for the journals of locomotives and cars. An establishment In Pennsylvania Is new placing the metal on the market.—Exchange. OUH TOP"", Mlft Mir AVD ram mom na talMt. M pink, and wtarto, ••T paMll garden beda, 'MMM rmm ju look ao bright! ■oar )tm<u and nod jovx beadA UMU klMa. Ml *t tnr.u JMUfctoat apaa I aver aaw I) W*aa toy taa*abau b\u&. ■baa aid baa all! atlng jour paw. ■aa'aa • laap (aaaj cat. •ebakteg papptaa bow and awaji fcaaaaa aaka Mm band like thai ■bar ••'* 4a H for jeux plaj. ■•a •• boa faaa I aewl baaadaaaaald to pleoa tkla aijuarai ■to aoWaaa to play, jon know, Wll joe'we gaaa jour work all (alb •a *..141* uid catch tho mice la my M4p> > corn and meal. K jou Ma a; good advloo, •alj hla4t how proud you'll fooL ■here'* my grandma calling mel Sh, what over shall I dot ■or my Moa'i not done, you 800, ■or. I'to tat mad scolded you. —Youth'i Companion. METIS. Little mother-cat, Thetis, sat upon the wood-shed loft, wondering if, uflor all, she had ehoaen tho best place for hor little ones, those six wee kittens curled up on a rug near by. Surely there was great noise and confusion bslow, she . thought. The woodshed was usually dark and still, and only her master cams aud went with a kind word for her, aud a query for the babies' welfare. "Will those noisy children ever go?" said she, anxiously peoring over the edge of the loft. "I want to go down for my dinner, but I dare not leave my children alone." Just then the old loft shook and creaked with the motion of a swing hung to a rafter, In which two of the children were riding at once, and merry voices waked all tho drowsy spiders in all the dusty corners. "Dear me," thought the little mother, "this place isn't safe; I must move to morrow. What can master be about to let those children come here?" She crept back to the rug, just to as sure herself that the babies woro all safe, and to give them a little motherly lick, But all the woe, blind kittens woko up at once and began to ory, so that the Utile mother was much more anxious than before. "Hush, my dears," said she; "do try to go to sleep again. Some one may come up hero If you ory so loud." Just then the children below cried out, "Kittens! kittens! grandpa! I heai them. Come and hunt lor Thotls' kit tens." Mother Thetis listened with growing fear. Who might the grandpa be? Some strange creature even more dangerous than the children, perhaps. But there was no help for it; they were surely climbing tho ladder. It was no use to try to "move" then, beoause she could carry only one kitten at a time, and tho others might meet with misfortune in hor absonce. And it crossed her mind, mistily, that once be fore in an absence her little family had dwindled from fivo to two. IV,-.- 1 • M ■■ f Q , .I, thou auouxer, auu a baby girl in gratm pa' j turns. "Then grandpa must be auother nan. ■ for mas or, and I am sure he won't hurt us," said Thetis to her babies, trying ti: sit up in front of them as if she wen alone. But, nevertheless, alt the woo kitten-, were discovered, and handed about, tc the groat distress of the little mother. At last the children clambered down and ran away, and the echoes and flic dusty spiders all went to sleop again. Thetis waited anxiously till nightfall, watching tho littlo window panes up aloft till she could see them no longer, aud then, under cover of tho dark, began to "move." She picked up one baby in her mouth, ao tenderly it did not wake oven, and carried it carefully ail the way to the woodpile. She trotted fast along tho path, brushed by tho dewy grass as she wont, and laid tho wet kitten on u nest of chips under some logs pilod crosswise. To and fro sho trotted briskly six times, till all tho little damp kittens were in their now home, and hor cares were happily ended. For several days mother Thotls kept house under tho woodpile, quite undis turbed, But tho children found her out at last, aud, strange to say, grandp took four babies away and forgot to bring them back, and Thetis was ev much occupied by moving again, she forgot them, too. Another long journey by night, and the two littlo travelers wero safo once more, hidden under a big burdock leuf in tho turnip field. Hero thoy lived for nearly a week, when one day Peter, the farm hand, pulled up the big weed aud told every body where tho kittens wore, und every body came to soo. Tliey wore so plump, and sat up among the turnip tops looking so wisely out ol their new, blue eyes, tho children came oftenor than ever to see thom, and Mother Thetis was obligod to move once more. A journey to the haymow was made, only to uinko another move necessary when tho hay was put in. Thetis grew so troubled at last that she couldn't romeinbor how many babies there were, and often went back tor • third when the two were safe in a new place. She used to forget sometimoe where she had moved to last, and hod U> ait and think and think before she remem bered. Even thon she was often mistaken, and visited some of tho empty nests be fore sho arrived dually at the light one. After a time sho couldn't keep the ba bies at homo and hidden, with all her care, for they liked to tumble about and run far away, and frighten the poor anx ious mother thoroughly before they scampered back again. They would not stay at homo, oven. In the soft,, greop, ourlv parsley bed, where their mother had at last taken thom tot their health and safety. But no harm evor came to them, and when they had grown up, they used to climb up into the old woodshed loft, and wake the little mothor cat out of herna; to hoar the story of their travels when they were babies, and tho old loft, their first home.—Youth's Companion. Railroad CAIN. There are eight cats on tho staff of the Midland, England, railway. Tho ex penses connected with them are regu larly shown in tho accounts of the com pany. These lucky felines hate under their charge, according to the season ol the year, from one to three or four hun dred thousand empty corn saoks. Thi holes in the sacks which are eaten bj the rats are darned by twelve women, who are kept constantly employeil^wljh 'hangs. Th* Toronto u.untkiau Hi HI eu b/ 'MI Longtha, The eveit now being talked ot among the sporting fraternity, particularly among those of un aquatic turn, la Uag great rowing match on the Thamesi England, between Henry E. Searle an 4 William J. O'Connor, in which thg former won, his time over the four-an+ a-quarter mile coureo being 23 minufce% ♦2 seconds. O'Connor tired very early la the race, and is said to havo beeS overtrained. He was ten lengtht bee hind Searle at the finish. Henry E. Searle ilrst became chan plon of the world in professional rowing on July 13,1888. On that day he scuLlo? against Stansberg over the Paramatta course of three lnlios. Searle, at tht Clarence River Aquatic carnival in Jano ory, 1888, beat C. NoiUou, and Hearst the champion of New Zealand. After beating Wolf, Searle finally rowed his great race against Stansberg, in which he beat all records. The next best record to it was that made by Beach of 20 minutes 20 soconds, when ho beat Hanlan in 1881. Searle is S feet 10 inches in height; his chest measurement is 11 1-2 inches, and his rowing weight ICO pounds. Searle is a tall, slender blond, with a fair, rosy complexion and an incipient blond mustache. Dressed in civilian's clothes he appears exceedingly spate in build, and does not impress one as a great Soulier. His arms are long and small, av ' ho takes evident pleasure in permit ; peoplo to foel of them and confound .Uetu by their comparative softness. Ed Hanlan, the ex-champion, says Sonde's arm is as soft as a woman's. 1 A-ghy. /p j|^pjr HENRY B, SEARLE. and scarce suggests the brawny appear nnco which his arms presaut in the photos of tho oarsman in rowing oos tumo. Where Searle gets his wonderful soull-propelllng power from is a mystery. Hanlan ascribes it to a remarkable strength of tho thighs. Searle won't discuss it, and when asked about it last fall he remarked laughingly: "Oh. I've got a now movement that the others are not 'onto' yet." William J. O'Connor was born at To ronto, Canada, in 18(34. His greatost achievement was defeating John Teenier at Washington, D. C., on Nov. 24, 1888, foi" A ~vw r.„l - 4 I •mateur, 0 Connor, with Enilght a : a 1 oi'-tcr, wpr many <Mng!c aud double scuil races in 1881. In 1885 he bocamo a professional, and s'neo then has won fifteen races. Hanlan was the man who developed 0 Connor's rowing abilities. "As far as I have been able to judge by personal inspection," says President Voung, "two changes would be advisa ble in tho national game, and it is very likely that they will be brought before tho league at its annual meeting in No vember. First and foromost there is no doubt in my mind that the patrons of the game would be better pleased with two umpires than one, and the experi ence of this season has demonstrated this fact to my entire satisfaction, not that there is any objection to the stall' of league umpires as it exists today as far aR the officials of the league ore coo corned, for we think our selections for these trying places have all endeavored to do their duty conscientiously and without favor to homo or visiting clubs, as often alleged. But thoro is a demand for two umpires, which cannot bo ig nored, and for my part I shall favor eight good mon being chosen for these places next year. * S WILLIAM J. O'CONNOR. "It will not do to havo homo umpires. That experiment has beon tried to® often, and invariably resulted in moi ovil than good. What is required Is to have an octet of umpires, who shall bt> subject to orders, as at presont, and thue all talk of favoritism will bo reduced to a minimum. It is but a comparatively short time before tho playing season wig end, and, despite talk to the contrary, #ur staff of umpires will remain as com stltuted [today. At the last meeting of the leaguo in the spring a suggestion from mo for a fifth umpire was agreed to, and at once Knight was choseu for tho position. By tho way, we have a little taste of civil sor.vico reform, so far r>s promotion Is concerned in tho national league. Umpire Curry was the fifth um pire at one time, but when a vacancy oc curred he was put in as a regular at $1,500 per season and expenses. "The other features which I think the game requires is that foul tips shall ba counted as strikes. In many instances some of the prettiest plays in the game are spoiled by tho rule now in vogue, and there is no valid reason why a catcher should be deprived of credit for a clever piece of work by not allowing foul tips to count anything whon ho ia . close up behind the bat." Joe McAullffe and Pat Killen have fought before the California athletic club: at Hau Francisco, and the .former has proved himself the best tnifn. It took, only seven rounds, but Killen's friends claimed 'he knock-out below was a foul, hut the rol'eree would not allow the claim.
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