THE AMERICA'S CUP DEFENDER, COIUMBIA.I OO'JOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCOp uetaiisoi tne rtace Between Colombia 1 and Shamrock, S000O0OO3C0000C00O0O0DO3CO MEMORABLE contest may con fidently be expected when Sir Thomas Lipton comes over here in the fall to get the Amorioa's Cap. The race will be the tenth since the proud day when the eagle first ao qnired a right to peroh upon that trophy. Bat it is not time to be frightened yet. The British papers re doing their best to scare us, but BIB THOMAS J. IiIPTON. (Chttllongor (or the American's Cup.) fa should keep up our courage for the present. That the Shamrock, Sir Thomas Lipton's challenger, is a clan gorous craft is hardly to be doubted, but that she will tlefoat the Columbia is not yet a foregone couolusion. We (A sail was dropped over the stern to prevent lines o( the have btien told that the Shamrock had eonoealed eentreboard, and that this was what would beat dm. We have read that she had a way of putting her chain cable up bar sleevs and taking it out lor the purpose, of the race; tlat she had a hollow keel in which all sorts of dangerous expedients could be concealed, and that she was in general a craft more filled with mys teries than ourownFecimore Cooper's Water Witoh. But the lines of a yacht, like murder, will out. Her dimensions may be kopt secret, yet they, too, will ultimately bo knonn WW. FIFE, JR., TUB DESIOXEB. CAPT. WHINOK. CAI'T. BUOABTR. (Tlio Shamrock's. designer and bur two skippers.) with something approaohing exactness. The dimensions of the Columbia have been obtained from men who have had means of learning them, and are trustworthy. They put the yacht's length over all as 131 feet; beam, 22 feet 2 inches, and draught, 19 feet 10 inohos. Her painted water line measured 89 feet 6 inches, and it was believed that she would float, when all rigged, at about 89 feet 8 or 9 inches. The following table of dimen sions of the two yaohts is taken from the London Daily New. Colombia. Shamrock. Ft In 1?. T Length over all.... 181 i' isi a water-line leugtu.. 8 i(f ' Hit (; Ileum 84 il'l 24 ti Druugbt SO 20 !)liilnnamiiri nnlnmlila limy flhamroak, 147 tons. Bull area Columbia.' la.WO square feet, Hbamruck, 14,123 square tout. Tim Cnlnmtiin sclitMi ia !, ' , r . . . . ! cup defender designed by Nathaniel -.-uum MVlfttJDUUU, IOUWUDU JUAilWJ I) J photographers getting a picture of the yaolit.) Commodore J. Fierpont Morgan and 0. Oliver Iselin, both of the New Xork Yaoht Club. Boughly speaking, aha will ooat to build and run about 225,000 for the season, of which the Harraakoffii will receive about 1110,- 00f), which includes the hull, rigging, sails and extra spars. The Columbia in C. Oliver Iselin has a capable amateur manager. His famous raoiug flag, the black and red swallow-tail, has been carried tri umphantly to victory on the Titonia, Vigilant and Defender. No patriotio American doubts he will be successful this year. He has in Mrs. Iselin the most charming mascot in the world. His aids are Woodbury Kane, Herbert C. Leeds and Newberry D, Thome, nil excellent yachtsmen. His skipper, Charles Barr, is one of the smartest in the world. He is a Scotchman, but has long been natur alized. He is the only man of foreign birth who will sail on Columbia. He is thirty-five years old, and was'born at Oourock on the Clyde. In Chief Mate Allen, Captain Bnrr has a thor oughly able and experienced officer. The crew of Columbia hail from Deer Isle, Me., and a better lot of seamen never broke biscuit. There are thirty-nine all told, and ten of them sailed on Defender. Many 0f them have been captains and mates 0f coasting vessels. They are a lithe ON TUB HULL OF TUB COLUMBIA. agile lot, and handle the Columbia to perfection. The Shamrock's skippers, Hogarth and Wriuge, aro men just a little over thirty years of age, and yet both have been sailing in class matohes for sev eral years. Hogarth has had charge of most of Fairlie'a suooesBful boats, and Wrings made another boat of Ailsa when he took her over from Jay, The designer has, therefore, ooinplete confidence in them. The crew con sists of no fewer than fifty men, thirty Sootohmen and the rest Englishmen four officers, boatswain, two boats wain's mutes, carpenter, carpenter's mate, sailmaker, nine leading seamen, twenty-seven able seamen, two stew ards and two cooks. In addition, Tom ltatsey and six sailmakers will look after the canvas. Of the ship's company, only ten have not sailed in America's Onp contests before. The contests between two such yachts as Columbia and Shamrook, manned by such men, canaot fall to ba of magnificent interest. pQR BOYS AND GIRLS. SOME GOOD STORIES FOR OU JUNIOR READERS. The Story of the Ren-rjrehln nhy anil Klrphunt How an American Olrl node One In India Ants Who Here Moves Walt I pon Them. To a Dear Mttle Truant. When ore you coming? tho flowers have come: Bees In the bnlmy nlr happily hum; In the dim woods where the cool mosses are, Olrnms the anemone's little, light starj Tenderly, timidly, down In the dell. Sigh tho sweet violet, droops the hare bell; floft In the wavy grass lightens the dew; Spring keeps her promise: why do not you? Vp In the hltie nlr the clouds are nt play You nro more graceful end lovely thun they; Bird In tho branches sing nil the day long. When nre you coming to Join In tholr SOng? Fairer thnn flowers, and fresher than dew! Other sweet things nro hore why are not you? Why don't you come? we have welcomed the roue. Every light sephyr, as gnyly It goes. Whispers of other Mowers, met on Its way: Why hna It nothing of ynu, love, to ssv? Why does It tell us of musto end dew? Rose of the south, wo are waiting for you. Po not delay, darling, mid the dark trees, I.lkn a lute murmurs the musical breein; Sometimes tho brook, as It trips by the flowers Hushes Its w-nrhln to listen for yotirs. TMire as the rivulet, lovely and true Bprlng should have waited till she could bring you. The Story nt the Bea-frehln. Far down on the Maine coast, where the great ocean roars and dashes Its waves against tho rocks, Is a very curious and Interesting homo, which I think you would like to see. I first saw this home on a lovely Juno day, when the sky was blue.wlth little clouds floating in It, and the sea looked like a great sapphire, as it sparkled In the sunlight. On this morning of which I am go ing to tell you I was lying on the rocks, listening to a lullaby which a mother wave was singing to her babies. It was so soothing that I had almost fallen asleep, when suddenly a queer, little, sharp voice said: "Oh, mother, the wave has washed me away up here! Come and take me back!" I looked all around, expecting to see a little girl of boy, but not a soul was lit sight. Then, as I turned my head, I discovered, quite close to mo, some thing very strange Indeed. It looked exactly like a cheslnut-hnr. "Can I take you back?" said I, po litely. Then there was a terrible com motion. All the little spikes on the bur stuck out feelers, which Quivered In a most agitated manner, and It tried very hard to roll Itself away, but It could only move a short distance. I lay quite still, -hoping It would get over Its fright. After a few minutes It calmed down, and presently the little voice said, "I thought you were a log. "Oh, no," I answered, "I am not a log, but I am as info as one. Can't I take you home?" I don t believe yon can. I live away out by that rock where the waves are breaking now, and I think you're the animal called man that doesn't live In the water; perhaps you might, though, when the tide goes further out. and in the meantime, If you will be kind enough to set me In that puddle I will be much obliged. I find the heat of the sun very weakening." The poor little thing's voice was quite faint, to I made haste to get a flat shell which was near and to put him Into the puddle. The water soon revived him, and he became quite an imated. Seeing that he felt better, I asked him his name. I have several," he answered, "but you will know me best by my name of Sea Urchin." "How did you get so far from your Home, Sea Urchin?" "I was looking out of the window to see my cousin Star Fish go by, and a big wave swept me up here and left me. Mother always told me to keep away from the window, but I wanted so to look out that I forgot. If I ever get home again I will remember." As be said this he made a queer sort of a shuflllng movement toward a speck In the water and It disappeared. "That looks as If he might have eaten It," I thought to myself. So I took a stick and gently turned him over to find bis mouth. "Hero, stop that! Don't you sup pose I have feelings?" be said, sharp ly. "I wanted to see your mouth," I answered. "I won't hurt you." What a funny looking mouth It was! In the center, hundreds of little tenta cles waved to and fro In the water, and five sharp teeth led the way Into a hole which looked as If It might swallow anything. I took the liberty of look ing at It closely, and saw the bit of fish which I thought It had eaten dis appearing rapidly. "If you don't stop poking In my stomach," he said, suddenly, "I'll have to sting you, and you won't like it." "Oh. that's your stomach. Is it? I thought It was your mouth." "Humph! you did! Well, It Is and It Isn't. I think you may carry me home now. The tide la about out." I looked around. Sure enough, the great brown rock was out of water. I took the sea-urchin up on the shell, and when we arrived at the rock I looked about for his home, "It Is on the other side," be said; "and hurry; 1 don't foel very well." On the other side I went, and there, In a cleft pt the rocks, was the home of the little sea-urchin. Thousands of years the sea bad been making this home, and how beautiful It wast First of all, little by little, the water had cut a basin In the rock, round and deep. Then Its sides had been colored a beautiful, soft tint of red, and finally, different kinds of sea weeds had grown up and now waved to and fro In the clear green water. A ray of sunlight touched the sides, thef sparkled like jewels, and away down at the bottom I saw the Sea-Urchln family, Mr. and Mrs. Sea-Urchln, and all the llttlo 8ea-Urchlns. As I listened 1 heard a voice Buying: "Father, did you speak to the waves about looking for Splney, when the tide goes In again?" "Yes, mother, I did; but they said they were afrnld It would be of little use." Mrs. Sea-trchln gave a sob, and sjtld: "I hope this will be a lesson to you children, to keep away from the top of the house. How often I have spoken to Splney about It; now I am afraid we'll never see him again. Oh, dear! oh dear!" and she quivered all over In her grief. I took the shell with Splney Sea Urchin on It, and slid hlra carefully Into his home. "O mother!" he cried, as he slowly sank to the bottom beside her, "I'vo had such an adventure." What a commotion there was at his coming! The pool fairly boiled, and all the 8oa-Urchlns talked at once, and laughed, and had such fun, that I stay ed until the sun said that noon had come, and It was time to say good-by until another day. Grace Eleanor Fltta. Kalty and Klenhant. Lilian Allen Martin describes In the St, Nicholas a baby's ride on an ele phant. Cum Moon, the nurse, took Ruth from her crib and sniffed with her nose the warm little cheek and neck; this Is the Laos way of klsBlng. "Nal nov pi doy!" ("The little ledy is going on the mountain.") Bhe re peated this many times while dressing her. Out on the broad veranda where Ruth spent all her waking hours it was very lively and entertaining. Such a running about and ordering and pncklng as there was! Mattresses, nil- lows and blankets were strewn over tho floor; dishes, clothing and provi sions were being packed Into bamboo baskets. In the open spnee before the house, below the high veranda, four big elephants leisurely broke up and cneweu long, juicy banana atalks, making a great rustling noise as tuey swept the broad leaves over the ground. By and by the hubbub on the veranda quieted down. Tho filled bas' kets were fastened, two by two. on each end of a short pole; this polo wns hoisted over a man a shoulder, and ou he trotted with his load. Down among the elephants was a great shouting and groaning and straining. The elephants were made to kneel down while the heavy howdahs. or elephant saddles, were put In place on their backs. Two of the howdahs were packed with bed ding, two folding-chairs, a coop of chickens, a stone water-Miter, cans ot kerosene whatever could not be put Into the bamboo baskets. The third elephant was led up to the first landing of the long flight of veranda stairs, and Ruth's mamma stepped upon a chair, then on the stalr-ralllng, and then on the elephant's head, whence It was easy to reach the seat of the howuah Papa made the passage to the howdah more quickly and with less trepidation I-flstly, dear Dr. McQllvary. who was speeding the expedition, handed the baby over to papa, and chorus of "Nal noy pi doy!" went up from the admir ing crowd below. The procession moved out ot the gate, the brass bells at the elephants' necks chiming melodiously Ants Who Have Hlsves. Did you ever hear of ants who make slaves of other ants? Well, there are such creatures. They are called slave' making ants. One day In the year 1804 a famous naturalist beheld a large body ot ants marching rapidly over the ground In an unbroken column. Their behavior was most military and there was no straggling. Presently they came to an ant mound where another species of ants lived. Some ot these ants were on guard, and on seeing the enemy ap proach messengers were sent to the Interior of the mound to call the rest out. In.a minute a great battle was on, which ended In a victory for the attacking party. The conquered ones retreated to the bottom of their nest, while the conquerors followed In after, and presently each returned with a baby ant In Its mouth. These ants were brought up as slaves, as was later discovered by this same naturalist. After a while the masters became so dependent on the slaves for everything they could do nothing for themselves except fight other ants. They lost their teeth; they forgot how to build; they neglected their young, leaving the slave ants to care for them; they even lost the power of feeding themselves, and when, by way of experiment, a few of thorn were placed by themselves where there was lots of food, but no slaves to give it to them, they died, every one of them, from hunger. One time a man took a few ot this species and kept them by themselves for a couple of days, and then, just as they seemed about to die, be gave them one slave ant. Working all alone, this fel low built a nice home, washed and cared for the baby ants and fed the older ones, who were about dead from hunger. If you had to be an ant, wouldn't you much rather be the slave than the master? Bulla of (Ireat Fores, A rifle ot very small bore, Invented by CUDt. DudOteau Of the b'l-anch army, fires a bullet with such force mat h win penetrate a norse from head to tall at a distance of a mils and a quarter. suit news unm INEXPERIENCED THRESHERS. Allow the Engine to Run Awaf Three Timet One star. Wat Crushed and Will Likely Die. While Abram Houston was thrash ing at Boyd Dnak's, near Taylnrstown last week, an accident occurred which may result fatally. Hnnittcl Amos was feeding the machine when, without warning, the engine started to travel, which caused the belt to pull the front of the machine against the barn, catch ing Amos between It and the bstn. He was badly crushed across tho ab domen and a doctor was called, who said the man would not live. Thb en gine wan put In position and threshing resumed, with Ji seph Hiayney doing the feeding. Again the engltie started, and lilayney was only sav?d from per haps fatal Injury by the breaking of the feed board. The engine was started the third time, and for the third time left Its position and started away. Prof, Loyd F. Hall, principal of the Scuth Hide School In Hutlor, had an unpleasant experience a few days ao while hunting ground hogs nnd owls on his farm In Washington township. He fcn,d succeeded n winging a monster night owl thai measured 4 feet 8 Inches from tip to tip of Its wings and started to carry his trophy home. While apparently dead, his pwlshlp was only stunned, and when the pro fessor undertook to lift him over a fence by a wing the owl raised up and snnk four claws Into Its captor's arm Just below the elbow. No amount of shaking could get the bird loose, and It was not until tho proressor sent a bullet through the owl's head that It relaxed Its grip. , The Bisters of Charity ot St. Jos ephs academy, at Greensburg, the mother home of the diocese of Pitts burg, will receive Into the Institution a number of ('t)ban girls. MaJ. J. Orton Kerby, the traveler, who has been In Cuba for a year, has completed ar rangements for the reception of the girls. The young women belong to good families. MaJ. Kerby will visit St. Xavler's ncademy, near St. Vin cent's monastery, on the same mis sion. Other leading Institutions con ducted by the Sisters of Mercy and Sisters of Charity will be visited by MaJ. Kerby In the hope of hnvlng girls admitted. It Is probable that the tui tion of the young women will coma from tho Non-Kectarlnn society of New York, of which Bishop Potter Is president. An Infant daughter of Mrs. Vergnh, of Hllvetbrook, una perhaps fatally scalded a few tiiiys ago. The mother was preparing to wnsh the child and had provlil -d some water, which she did not think wns warm cniiuuh, nnd In order to hent It, pluced the tin bath tub, In which the child was sluing, on the stove. The mother proceeded tn perform other duties, forgetting nil about the child. The little one's cries called hr hack. The baby had been terribly scalded. Through District Attorney Brown, of I.am nster county, complaint was entered before Alderman Dcen against Private James Itellly, from Camp Meade, who quarreled with Conductor J. M. Cllmenson on his train, near Lcamnn Place, Inst Friday, as the re sult of which Cllmenson died of an apoplectic attack. He In charged with manslaughter, and will be brought to prison nt Lancaster from Philadelphia to await trial nt the September term of court. Kdwln Dew It t Heldlcr, tho second nwrderer executed In the Kile county Jail, was hanged Tuesday morning, when he paid the penalty for killing Levi H. Krlcder on M.iy 1. IS.H. With out any preliminaries the deputy sher iff adjusted the knot under the right ear. He did not put the blnrk cap on the prisoner before ty.lng the noose, and the prisoner turned to him and ' said: "Don't forget the black cap." Fred Myers, suld tn be one of the boldest car robbers with which rail road detectives over the country have had to deal with, was released from the penitentiary Tuesday morning af ter eervlng time for robbing cars In Cambria county. He was promptly arrested by an officer from Greensburg on A chnrge of robbing a car at Irwin a year ago. He was again committed to Jail. John Delman, aged 32 years, a brake man on a freight train on the Pennsyl vania railroad, was ground to atoms on Wednesduy In a wreck at Downing town. His train was making a flying switch when It collided win a dirt train i.nd ho was thrown under the wheels. Dnglne and several cars telescoped. Jelman laves a widow and two chll ren U Jlnrrlsburg. August Newman, aged 19 years, was Instantly killed by a train at Coal brook the other night, and his mangled body was brought to Connellsville and fivpared for budnl. JJewmag JU'l Ji's elder brother Jjnn Were Just slatting on a trip to Kansas, and It is thought that August was killed while attempt ing to hoard a moving frelyht train. While charging a soda water foun tain at A 1 toon a the other evening J. Horn Mater, a prominent pharmacist, met with an accident which, It Is be lieved, will result in his death. The tank attached to the fountain became overcharged with gas and blow out the cylinder. It struck Mater In the stom ach with terrific force. Tho 12.000 horte, Grand Elector, a bay gehllng, which wus locked In the stables of George Greer, president and mutineer of tho big tin mill, ot New Castle, has been stolen, together win a buggy, whip, lup robes and hurness, from Dr. Donnnn's stable. The barns are In a thickly settled portion of the city. John Jones, aged 15 years, of New Brldgeville, was thrown from a horsj recently, his feet becoming entangled In the reins. Tho animal becoming frightened ran away, drugging the boy -n distance of two miles and Inflicting Injuries from which he died a few min utes after the horse was captured. The steam laundry building at WIN llamstown was completely wrecked a few days ago by the explosion of a boiler. V. P. Crummey, the foreman, received Injuries which resulted fatal ly. Miss Hayes, an employe, was alto Injured. Adjoining buildings were badly damaged.' O. F. McCune, a fish peddler, left his horse and wagon standing at the Heaver station of the Pittsburg & Lake Erlo railroad. The horse wandered upon the track and Ml between the tits on a bridge nearby, when a freight train ran over It, killing It and destroys Ing the wagon. In the mountains of Center county a berry picker paid no attention to a long black snake across the read until It gave chase and raced him down 4he mountain. lie rays It was 12 to 15 foet long. Two young men, residents of War ren, O., pasjed through Cory recently on an automoblln bound for Chautau qua lake. The d statue Is 150 miles. David CusHtdy, aged SO, a railroad employe ot thu Pennsylvania at Al toona, was cut In twain by a freight traV.t. JaCob L. Covert, of Oiove City, aged .0 years. In Jump ng from a buggy was I badly Injured thut he Ulud.
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