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The Professor-
Tell mo llttlo violet white ,
If yea will bo so polite ,
Toll mo how it came that you
Lost your pretty purple hue I
Wore you blanched with sudden foarsl
Were you bleached with fairies' tears I
Or was Dame Nature out of blue ,
Violet , when she came to you I
The % lolov-
Tell me , silly mortal , first ,
Kre I satisfy your thirst
For the truth concerning me
Why you are not like a tree !
Tell mo w'hy you move around ,
Trying different kinds of ground ,
With your funny logs and boots
In the place of proper roots I
Tell me , mortal , why your head ,
Where green branches ought to spread ,
Is as shiny smooth as glass ,
With just u fringe of frosty gra !
'IY11 moWhy , he's gone away I
Wonder why ho wouldn't stay I
Can ho bowell. . I declare !
Sensitive about bis hair !
LOOKING FORWARD.
, An Aimwcr lo Looking Ilackwaid.
Illi Hlrluittl Mifliti'lit.
This icmarkablo story Is reproduced by
consent of the publishers , Rnnd , McNally &
Co. , of Chicago. The author Is editor of the
Frle Presso of Chicago. Ho takes Issue with
the propositions set forth in Kdward Bel
lamy's book , "Looking Backward , " and
carries Bellamy's reasoning to a logical end ,
showing In clear mid forcible language the
utter fallacy thereof.
For the purpose of introducing myself to
these readers of this book , who arc not fa
miliar with the contents ot "Looking Back
ward , " edited by Kdward Bellamy , I will re
capitulate the romarkaole events of my life
up to tne end of that extraordinary narrative.
Born In Boston on the With day of Decem
ber 1S17 , I wus baptized Julian West , was
educated in the schools and colleges of my
city , but , being in possession of a handsome
fortune did not devote myself to any particu
lar profession or trado. I bo-umo engaged to
Miss Kdith Bartlett , n young lady of great
beauty , an d it was our Intention to marry us
icon a"s my now house should bo ready for
occupation. The completion of the building
was frequently delayed by strikes of masons
nnd carpenters , and 1 occupied still the old
fashioned house , where tnj' family bad lived
for three ireneratlons.
Suffering from insomnia , 1 had.prepared
In the basement and under the foundations
of the old building a largo vault , where the
noises of n great city would not disturb mo.
This vault was absolutely lire-proof , and
fresh air was assured by means of a small
pipe runninir up to the roof of the house.
To obtain sleep I was frequently lorccd to
avail myself of the services of a mesmerist ,
r.ml It happened that on May i0 ! , lh ! > 7 , after
two sleepless nights , I sent tny colored ser
vant Sawyer to a Dr. Plllsbury , whom I was
In the habit of employing. The doctor was
.nbout to leave the city to establish himself
'In'New Orleans , nnd this was therefore the
last lime be would be able to treat me. I In
structed Sawyer to rouse mo nt It oYlock
the next morning , and under the manipula
tions of the mesmerist I soon fell Into a deep
( .lumber.
When I opened my eyes again I found that
1 had slept llii years , ! ) months nud U days.
1 discovered that the old house had been
destroyed by lire and that Sawyer had i > cr
Ished in the llamcs. Dr. Pillsbury had left
Boston , the existence of the vault where I
Blent was unknown to my friends , the house
hud not been rebuilt and so I remained In a
mesmerized condition for over a hundred
vears , until n Dr. ffeete , tbo occupant of n
house which was being erected on a part ol
the old lot , commenced to build a laboratory
iind unearthed my vault In the year ' , ' (100. (
I learned that Kdith Bartletl , after mourn
ing my loss fourteen years , bad married ; that
Dr. Lcete's wife was Kdith Barllott's grand
daughter , and that his daughter Kdith was
tneroforo the great-granddaughter of the
young lady who had been tny promised bride ,
llii years before.
, .Tho vigor of my manhood of thirty years
tvcrcamo the shock of these discoveries.
Soon fe-lt myself nt homo in Dr. Leetc's house
the more so , because young Kdith soon occu
pled the place In my heart unco tilled by Kditl
Bartlett , and It was not long before Kdith
Leete , a somewhat romantic , compassionate
girl , consented with grace to become the sue
cessor of her great-grandmother ; to bo nn
bride.
But I lie turn of my own fate Is oven lc .
remarkable thin the chalige that bus taken
place in the social order of things. Dr. Leeto
explained to me the new organization of so
duty.
Individual enterprises have ended. The na
tion creates ovorylhin r that individuals am
corporations wore producini : at the end o
the ) nineteenth century. Every able-boil lei
man , evoiy henlthy woman belongs te > the
"industrial army " Tn.-y enter the force u
the ngo of twenty-one and are released a
forty-live , Only in rare caiesof necessity
are men xivcr forty-live years of ago sum
moncd to work.
Money Is abolished , but all Inhabitants o
the United States receive an equal share o
the results of the work of the Industrial urmj
In tbo form of a credit card , a p.eco of paste
board on which dollars and cents arc marked
There is one store in each ward where peopl
can select such goods us they may desire
Tbo value of the got ds one purchases i
irletocd out of bis credit card ami his accoun
is charged in the government books with th
amount of got ds so purchased.
The meals nro lurnished by largo cookin
houses. Washing ami repairing nro done ii
large laundries. One may take his meals 11
homo or eat them at tbo cooking bouses. Tin
bill of faro Is very elaborate and ono ma.
have even a .special dining room. Theamoun
to bo paid for the meals differs of course nc
cording to the bill of faro ordered nnd to th
place where the meal Is taken.
Kiicb family occupies a separate house , th
furniture being the property of the tenant
The rent , which depends on the size of th
house , Is uls.i pricked out of the credit card.
' - All Inhabitants of the Unltoel States are
obliged to attend school until they have
reached the ago of twenty-one. Then they
become members of the Industrial family.
During the llrst three years of their services
they are callea recruits or apprentices nnd
have to do the common labor under the abso
lute command of the officers or overseers. A
record is kept , in which arc entered the abil
ity and behavior of each recruit.
After the tlrst three years of service' , each
recruit may select a profession or u trade.
As far as possible the volunteers are placet !
in the trades they prater. Recruits with the
best records uro given the llrst choice. Some
of them have to take n second orthird choice ,
and some are obliged to accept positions as-
tlgnod to them by their superiors.
All members of the army are' , according to
their ability and behavior , divided into three
grades , and apprentices with a first-class
record may , alter their three years service ,
enter at oucu the llrst grades of the different
trades sUccetd by them.
The general of the guild appoints all the
officers of his trado. The lieutenants must
bo taken from the members of the lirsl
grades. The captains ore chosen by the gen
eral from the lieutenants , the colonels from
the captains. The general of the guild himself -
self is elected by the former members ot the
t ratio , that is , those who have passed the a e
of forty-live. The ex-members of lUl the
guilds also elect the chiefs of the ten great
departments or groups of allied trade's. The
chiefs are taken from the generals of the
guilds. Ana the former guild mem ben aUo
elect the president of the United States , who
Is taken from the ranks of the retired chiefs
of the ten grout departments , The president ,
the ten ctiUfs of the great departments and
the generals of all the guilds live lu Wash
ington ,
The members of the Industrial nrmy have
not the right to vote for any of tbeofllcers
by whomlthoy are governed. They have no
representation during their twenty-four
years of service ; bat If they have acorn-
1'lulut ' agaiukl one ot their superiors they
may bring their case before n Judge whoso
decision is Html.
The Judges are appointed by the president
from the ranks of the retired members of
the guild for tlio term of live years.
Courts , lawyers , Jails , sheriffs , tax assess
ors , collectors and many other ofllccrs have
been abolished. Criminals are treated in
hospitals as persons mentally 111.
The national government regulates the
production. When it sees that certain trades
attract n very largo number of volunteers ,
whllo other trades fall short , Iho administra
tion increases the working time of the pre
ferred trades and shortens the working
hours of those nccdinp more \ uiuii tcvi * .
The women have their own oflleers , gen-
crals. Judges , and form an auxiliary army of
industry. They receive the same credit
cards us the men. Since the cooking and
washing and repairing of household roods
are done outside , the women of the twentieth
century have more titno for productive labor
than had the \\omcn of n hundred jcars ngo.
Recruits who have passed three yo rs
service , during which they are assignable to
any work at the discretion of the superiors ,
ma > enter schools of technology , medicine ,
art , etc. : but if they cannot keep pace with
the classes , they must withdraw. Physi
cians , who do not llnd sufllcicnt employment ,
are assigned to work of another character.
If people desire the publication of a news
paper , they must club together and give up
enough of their credit cards to compensate
ho nation for the loss of the work of the per-
ons editing atid printing the paper.
If one desires to publisb a boott , ho can
rite It in his hours of leisure and can have it
irinted by giving up n part of his credit card.
'or tbo copies sold he receives again a new
TCllit.
Preachers are in a similar way employed
y persons who desire to hear their sermons.
Cripples or other people unable to do full
VUI-K or any work at all , receive their full
rod it cards , because the fact that they are
umun beings entitles them to their full
hnro of all good things produced on earth.
The state governments within the United
States have been abolished as useless.
All other civtll/.cd nations have organi/ed
liPinselvos on a similar basis and are ex-
hanging goods with each other. The yearly
inlances are .settled with national staple
rticles.
The now order of things enables people to
, vo without cares , and one of the cense-
umices is the fact , that most of the men nnd
vomen of an average constitution live from
ighty-llvo to ninety years.
Such was the description of tne new order
f things given me by Dr. Lecto in a number
f conversations. The doctor Is very on-
husiastlc over the organization of society of
ho twentieth century and does not hesitate
0 call it the millennium.
The fear and uncertainty which I enter-
olnoJ In regard to my employment were sot
1 rest by Dr. Leeto. who said , thai I could ,
f I wished , hive the position of professor
f the history of the nineteenth centuiy In
shawmut college of Boston. 1 have accepted
ho oiler atid'shall enter upon my duties next
lotiday.
CH.MTEll II.
When I first entered the large hall of
sbawmut college , where I was to deliver my
ccturcs , I noticed near the door of the room
i gentleman of about forty years ot age. He
vas too old to bo ono of the students nnd as I
md not seen him when Dr. Leete introduced
no to the professors of the Institution , i was
omcwhat curious to know in what capacity
10 honored my debut
The cordial reception I had met nt the
muds of the professors , tbo fact that every
cat of the large ball was occupied , acted as
, stimulus and when Dr. White , the presi-
lent of Shawmut college had Introduced me
vlth n few complimentary remarks as a liv-
ng witness ! of the nineteenth century , I ba-
gan my lirst lecture In the best 01 spirits.
My speech contained naturally many of the
lolnts Unit Dr. Loeto had dwelt upon , when ,
n his conversations with mo , he had com-
lared the organization of society of the nlne-
ecnth and that of the twentieth centuries.
I Bnld In substance , that my hearers must
tot expect a synopsis of the civilization of
ho two centuries or a panegyric of the
present stnto of affairs. 1 would point out
jut u few conditions , regulations
and institutions that could servo as criterion
of tbo spirit of their times.
As characteristic of the spirit of the civil
ization of the nineteenth century , I described
.ho insane competition , where a man in n
foul fight must "cheat , overreach , supplant ,
defraud , buy below worth and sell above ,
tncuk doun the business by which bis neigh-
Lior fed bis young ones , tempt men to buy
whet they ought not and to sell what they
should not , grind their laborers , sweat their
debtors their creditors " * in order
, cozen , ) to
be able to support those dependent on him.
I showed "that there had been many a man
among the people of the nineteenth century
who , If It had been merely a question of his
own life would sooner have given it up than
nourished it by bread snatched from
others."t.i 1 pictured the consequences of
this insane and annihilating competition as a
constant wear on the brains und bodies of
the past generation , iuteiisillod by the per
manent fear of poverty. The spectre of un
certainty walked constantly bcsido the man
of the nineteenth century , sat at his table
ami went to bed with him , even whispering
in his ears : "Do your work ever so well ,
rise early und toll till lute , rob cunningly or
servo faithfully , you shall never know security
ity-
Rich you may be now nnd still e'omo to pov
erty at last. Leave ever so much wealth to
your children , you cannot buy the assurance
that your son may not bo the servant of your
.servant or that your daugnter will not sell
herself for bread. " * * )
And while Hit years ago all men worked
Hue slaves , until completely exhausted , with
out having even a guaranty that they would
not die iu i > overty or Irom hunger , tbo men
of tbo twentieth century were walking in the
sunlight of freedom , security , happiness and
equality. After receiving an excellent edu
cation in standard schools and then passing
throuirh un apprenticeship of three years , the
young people of the twentieth century select
their vocation. Short hours of work iiermit
them , even during the years of service in the
industrial army , to spend more time for the
continuation of their studies and for recrea
tion than the people who lived 100 years ago
had ever believed to bo consistent with n suc
cessful management of industries , farming or
public affairs.
Free from all cares , in perfect harmony
with each other , without the disturbing iullu-
cnco of political parties , enjoyinc a wealth
unprecedented in the history of nations , wo
might verily sny : "Tho long and weary win
ter of our ruco Is ended. Its summer has
begun. Humanity bus burst the chrysalis.
The heavens are before it"tt ! )
1 Irid spoken with enthusiasm , yes , even
with deep emotion , and I expected , if not a
waim , at least a sympathetic reception of my
address. Rut onlj a faint and very cold ap-
ptuusp followed my remarks. I bad tbo im
pression that not one-fourth of tno young
men pie cnt hi.d found it worth their while
to show their approval of my lecture , and
that the upplnuse of oven these few had been
an act of courtesy rather than a spontaneous
outburst of fe'cling. The chilly reception was
such a great disappointment to me that 1
could not rally courage euuuiih to Icuvo my
chair and puss through tbo students as thety
were having the hall.
1 busied myself ut the llttlo desk b.-fore mo
until everybody hud gone with the execution
of the gentleman who haj nriOJtod my atten
tion when 1 entered ! the room. Hejiemalned
at the door , evidently waiting for me.
"You belong to the college ! " 1 usked , to
bide my embarrassment. CTT.\
"Indeed 1 do. " ho answered with a llgnt
smile , that challenged aiiutncr question.
" 1 suppose I have the plcusuioof meeting
0110 of my colleagues , " 1 continued. "My
pumo is West. "
"Until about a month ago I was Prof.
Forest , your pri'decessor in teaching the his
tory of the nineteenth century , today I urn
one of the janitors ana my chief has been
gocd enough to recommend Hits room to my
euro. "
1 had during the last few days seen and
hoard so many new und sttuugo things that I
was prepared to bo surprised at nothing ,
however astounding.
But the Information that lo n professor ot
history was ixsiignod the duty of cleaning
the rooms , where ho hud once lectured ,
bounded so incredible andopcnod such an uu-
pleaslm ; prospect for my own career that I
could not conceal my amazement.
"And what has caused this siugularcbaugo
of position ! " 1 inquired ,
"Iu comparing the lot of humanity iu 1VOO
and 2 < X)0 ) I came to conclusions very different
from yours , " responded Mr. Forest. |
"You do not mean to say , that the cent
dltlon of the people of Iho nineteenth century
was better than that of the present gener
ation I" 1 asked with some curiosity.
"That Is my opinion. " said Mr. Forest.
"Tho only way I can understand you hold-
lug such extraordinary views , is that you are
personally quite unacquainted with Iho civi
lization of which you speak so highly , " I do-
clorcil.
" 1 have , as a matter of course , drawn my
Information from our libraries , nnd I am
forced to iidmit that you can support your
argument in regard to the civilization of the
last 1 century by pointing to your personal .
knowledge. HutI am ntrald'that you are |
not so familiar with the present state of
affairs as tno fountain of your information in
regard to the twentieth century is only
one man , Dr. Leeto. I may therefore claim
that my Information of the civilization
of your days Is better than yours of our insti
tutions , because mine is based ou the testi
mony of more witnesses than ono. "
"Then you must of course disapprove the
views developed In my lecture ! "
"Your address will undoubtedly bo pub
lished In extenso In all the administration or-
cans , that is , In nearly every newspaper In
the land.1 said Mr. Forest , evading a direct
answer to my question.
"Administration organs , you say , " I asked
with surprise. "Has the administration or
gans , and why does it need them1' !
"Of course the administration bus organs , "
answered Forest. "And it is both dlflleult
and i unpleasant to edit an opposition paper.
Therefore we have only n lew of them , "
"But Dr. Lectusuld : 'We have no parties
or politicians , and us for demagogery nnd
corruption , they are words having only a
historical significance. ' ? ) And yet yon speak
of opposition and of administration papers ) ' '
I ald this very liKely with an expression of
some doubt in my eyes.
My companion broke into a loud laugh ,
after which ho asked : "Kxcuse , please , my
merriment , but Dr. Leeto is apical joker ,
who never fails to 'bring down tno house. '
Well : Well ! That Is too good. I wish I
eou id have seen his face when ho gave you
that information. "
And Mr. Forest laughed again.
" 1 beg your pardon , Mr. West , " ' ho contin
ued , when I mot bis merriment with silence ;
"but you would not only excuse but share my
laughter if you were familiar with our public
life , if jou knew Dr. Leeto as well us I do ,
and then learned that ho hud claimed we
were suffering from a want of politicians.
Hut I wish to say rieht hero , " added Mr.
Forest , In n more conipo * ed tone , "that I
have not a poor opinionof Dr. Leeto. He Is
a practical joker , n shrewd politician , but
otherwise as good a man us our time can
produce. "
"Dr. Lcete is a politician I" I asked in the
utmost astonishment.
"Yes. Dr. Leeto is the most Influential
leader of the administration party in Boston.
1 owe it to his kind interference , that 1 nm
still connected with the college.1
Noticing that I did not know how to con
strue this statement , Mr. Forest added :
"When , In comparing the civilization of
your days with our * , I came to the conclu
sion , that communism had proved a failure ,
I was accused of misleading und corrupting
the students , and the usual sentence in such
ca-es , 'confinement in an insane asylum , ' was
passed. Boiiusit was claimed , only n
madman could find fault with the best orgiu-
ization of society ever introduced. Dr.Lccto ,
however , declaroJ that my insanity -vas so
harmless , that confinement In nn asylum
seemed unnecessary , Leiides b.-ing too ex
pensive. I could . = 1111 corn my living by
doing light worK nbjut the college buildl'ig ;
and my cause would servo as u
warning to all the professors and students to
bo careful in their expressions and teachings.
So 1 retained the liberty in which wo glory
and was spared doing street cleaning or some
such work , whicti is generally awarded to
kickers' against the administration. "
"Tho students seem to share your opinion ,
nt least they received 1113- remarks very
coldly , " I remarked , in order to avoid a dis
cussion of the qualities of my host.
Mr. Forest's keen gray eyes rested for a
noinent upon my face , nnd then ho said in a
friendly totiei :
I believe you were convinced of what you
said , Mr. West ; bul did U not occur to you
that you treated your time and your contem
poraries very severely I Did competition
really demand that one should defraud bis
neighbor , grind his laborers , sweat his
debtors and snatch the bread from othcrsf
Were the majority of the men of your time
swindlers and shyloeksf Were the laborers
all slaves , working each day until completely
exhausted ! I remember distinctly that the
wage-workers of your time struck frequently
for eight hours , declining to work nine or ten
hours per diem for good pay. I think you
had a strong , proud and independent class
of laborers , who could not fairly be regarded
as slaves. And as for the girls , I have seen
the statements and complaints that help for
housnkeeping was very scarce in your days
and was paid from ? . ! to W per week , with
board , so that there was no excuse for any
decent girl to sell herself for bread. Of
course your state of civilization was far from
being faultless ; in fact there is no such thing
as perfection In anything. But your descrip
tion of the civilization of the nineteenth cen-
tnrv U painted In such dark colors , that our
students , who nro somewhat familiar with
the history of these days , could not very
well cnthuso over your lecture ; especially ns
many of these young men do not regard our
present Institutions with such completeail -
mlration as you do. I speak frankly , Mr ,
West , and I hope you will excuse my frank
ness , because of my desire to servo you in
describing men , tilings and institutions as I
see them. "
The warm tone of his voice nnd the sympa
thetic expression of his eyes caused me to
shako bands with Forest , although every
thing ho had said went directly against ray
friends , my views , my feelings nnd my inter
ests. 1 loft him in an uneasy mood and
walked homo revolving in my mind his criti
cism of my lecture.
I met Dr. Looto and the ladles , mid Kdith
Inquired whether my debut as professor bad
satistied my oxpcctntloas.
I have always tried to bo frink and true ;
so I gave Dr. Leeto uftil his family a synopsis
of my speech , inoiitioned the cool reception
of my address and my disappointment. I
spoke of Mr. Forest's criticism , leaving out ,
of course , his observations relative to Dr.
Leoto , and confessed that his censure was not
wholly undeserved inasmuch as I had gouu
lee far in charging upon the whole people the
bad qualities which reckless competition hail
stamped on certain individuals.
Dr. Lecto was evidently not altogether
pleased with my remarks. After n short
pause ho said : "I think tbo reckless compe
tition of the last part of the nineteenth cen
tury could not fail to demoralize more orlcss ,
in most cases more , all the people , who were
conducting a business orwho hud to work for
a living. I think furthermore that your lec
ture was an excellent exposition of principles
nnd that you have no reason to yield an inch
of your position. The cold reception von met
with ouL'ht not to worry you. It Is duo to
Forest , who has planted in the hearts of oui
students his Idiosyncrasy , his blind admira
tion ot competition unit his aversion to out
form of civilization. It is your tusk to en
lighten the young men in regard to the com
prut ivo merits ot the two orders of things
Mr. ForoU Is placing n heavy tax on the pa
tlenco of bis fellow citizens by his | xrsistenf :
efforts to mislead the students. Did ho men
tion th9 fact that ho was your predecessor !
"Ho did , when I asked him if ho were <
member of the college staff of teachers. Ho
said that bo was discharged for his here.-n
and that ho owed his comparatively lonien
treatment to you. "
"It Is not Forest's habit to conceal his
opinions und ho may have given you a nice
idea of Dr. Lcete , " my host said with i
smllo.
1 thought best under the circumstances t
ro | > eat Forest's remarks in regurd to Dr
Leeto , which remarks were very good
uatured and rather complimentary to m >
host. I may add that 1 desired very much t
kuow what Dr. Leeto would say in answc :
to the charge of being n | K > litlclan and i
leader of the administration party.
So I said : "Mr. Forcsi luugned hoartll.i
when I repeated your remarks Unit you hnv
no party nor politicians. Ho called you a
great practical joker , a shrewd politicianth
leader of the administration party In Bostoi
and a goal mm. "
Dr. Looto smiled som"what crimly as h
replied ; "That is a character I ought to b
grateful for , considering that it comes from a
fault-finder like Forest. , Concerning his
references to mo as a politician I will sny
that I never held nn ofllcc but that the ad
ministration has occasionally consulted mo
and other citizens on Important questions.
Political parties wo have 'not. There are of
course n few incurable fault-llndcrs like Mr.
Forest nnd a few' radical growlers , but wo
pay but llttlo attention to them so long as
they do not disturb the public peace. If they
do , wo send them to a hospital whore they
receive ) prooor treatment. "
Although these words were spoken In the
tone of light conversation , they Impressed
mo deeply. "If they do. wo send them to a
hospital , where they receive proper treat
ment. " Did not this conllrm Forest's .state
ment t that the usual sentence against tbo op-
loncnts of communism was confinement in
n Insane asylum )
My unpleasant thoughts were interrupted
iy Kdlth's sweet voice remarking : " 1 think
Ir. Forest is an honest , well meaning
rentloman , and ho should bo permitted to ox-
iress his views , even If they are wrong and
lueor. The students will certainly eventually
jo convinced that our order of things Is as
oed as It cat' bo made , and besides it is so
ntertnlning to hour oueo in a while another
pinion. "
With in expression ol fatherly love , Dr.
-.note placed his right hand on Kdlth's thick
uilr and said : "Tho ladles of the court of
. .onis XVI. of Franco also considered very
mtcrtaiaing the ideas that caused the revo-
utlon nnd cost many of the 'entertained'
idles and gentlemen their heads beneath
he guillotine. Ideas are littlesparks. They
nay easily cause a conllaeratiou if not
vatched. "
( To le Continue J. )
* ) Mich parts of Mr. Hollntny' bo'ik as are
Imnicterlstlc of his manner of deallm ; with
IIP present nnd with the futme. I clvo with
narks of nuotutlon , adding In a foot note the
lastof lHklni ) { llackttard , " wheie the sen-
enoe may bo found. The nbo\e remarks me
liken from pa-o ' . ' ? " .
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"i I'age an.
THOUGHTS IS lGHTER VEIN.
Had a Show in I IIOKC layn.
l\jt. \
"No , Miss Amy , " remarked young Dr
'arosis , "as a physician 1 cannot accept the
ilbllcal iiccountof such longevity as Methuse-
ah's. "
"O , I can , " replied Miss Amy. sweetly ,
'there were no doctors In those days. "
Never Satisfied.
KMX/I. | !
Gazzam Do you know what the silver
arons propose to do after they have sold all
ho product of theirmines to the government !
Maddox No ; what )
Ciazzam They will slar { . a balloon line aim
xtract tue silver lining from the clouds.
V 'Iiy H < " Miiurns.
JJrniciidiy , Klwj .t t'oJn .U
In the house of the man
Across the way
There's been an exodus
Holett , and , leaving , left us "left , "
On account of the X owed us.
Blystory
J < ii'f/crs' WcMy.
Mrs. Nouwed Clinrlay , Jove , why was n
plain gold Hug adopted as 'the symbol of mar-
Charley Because by the time a fellow pays
ill the expenses incident.to nn average court
ship he is not able to Juuy anything more
elaborate. _
All 1 lulit Kvuept the Talk.
"Say , Skinny. " said orjo newsboy to an
other last Saturday morning , "did you see
Saryf"
"Skinny was about the only ono of bis
sind who got into the theatre nud saw Bern-
inrdt , and ho felt his oats. So ho answered
shortly , "Yep. "
"What did ycr link uv her ! " and a half
dozen newsboys crowded around him to hear
lis opinion.
"Well , " said "Skinny" slowly , "wen 't
comes ter bowln' an' pointln' an' actin' , she's
out cr slL'ht , butas for talkin' wy , she ain't
u it , seel My baby brudder's only 10 months
old nu' kin undcrstau' more he says than wnt
she aid. "
_
An In.4iirintc | Soiirue.
Xeiv Ym It Sun.
"That's a very pretty design bniflles made
for the dining room frieze. "
"Yes , it was very rich , und so odd , too.
Where did bo get the Ideal"
"Ills llttlo girl's cat bud a lit iu a tomato
patch. " _ _ _
No'rth andSouth. .
.V'jiiiiiiiciit MrMftig r.
Colonel Gore Hero is my card , sab ! "
Jones But , my dear sir , I don't want to
tight.
Colonel Gore You nro a coward , sah !
Jones You would never have challenged
mo if I wasn't.
He Was Koi-f-ive'ii.
Ilmtiin Courier.
Mrs. Orovneck Now , just see what you
have none. 1 told yon to watch these rubbers
and when they were dry to take them uway
from the tire , and hero they are burned to a
perfect crisp. MrGrey neck I want to
know ! Mrs Groyned - You want to know !
Can't you smell anything * I smelt thorn a
block "down the street. Mr. Grey neck O ,
yes ; I smelt them , but I thoucbt Dudeleigh
up-stalrs was smoking a cigarette.
Goo.l for MU
Kitotli.
"Twenty dollars Is rather high for n mite
of u room like tbU , " said the doctor.
"Yes , It scorns so , " said the landlady : "but
then you must remember that the house is
verv unhealthy and that there are most ul-
ways two or three sick people In it. "
JKioj ) Adapted to the Time
/'nc / * .
A Wolf and and a Lamb were drinking oul
of the same Purling Stream , when the Wolf
angrily blurted out :
"I say , you ! You are Rolling the Mud nil
up. "
"Let her roll , " returned the Lamb non
chalantly. Whereupon the Wolf Leaped
across the Stream and .fell upon the Lamb.
Tto Fierce Creature had , hardly attempted to
Tear the Lamb's Shoulder- , however , be
fore his Teeth broke oil Short and fell to the
Ground.
"Bah ! " said the Lamb ; ' "What n Fool you
are to try your Fangs on a Hardened ok
Tough like myself. Cau'tj you see that 1 an
a Spilug Lntnbi"
Lntnbi"g
g Mini Ashamed.
.Viu- York { Jan.
"If if you only knew , what the bill was
for , " sobbed the young , wife , "you wouli
be ashamed to scold so about It. "
"What was it for ! " demanded John.
"My birthday present for you , " said the
sad little wife.
_
Posiitily I 'a ill tiiah ! ( .
j jfA.
Primus Dunnlngton Is an ill-bred fellow
I have known him to whistle In a drawing
room. There wus no e.xc.ut < o for that.
Secundus Well , 1 don't know about that
Were you telling one of your true stories !
YPIN. Sinned the U. Jt. > all Service.
Most JKTSOIIS do not kuow that tno prcsen
railway mall service ) , like a number of othe
things , was an outgrowth of tbo war , and
wus llrst placed in operation upon the CUIca
go t Northwestern railroad between Chlcug
and Clinton , la. , In June , M < 4 , says the Inill
annpolis Journal. Tbo material drawn upoi
for the work was to u great extent the ex-sol
dlors of Iho war of the rebellion , and it I
nov > acknowledged that without them tin.
service could not have reached its high stand
ard of cftlclcncy. They were inured to bard
ships , accustomed to discipline , industrious
faithful , und as obedient at long range us un
eler the eyes of their ofllccrs They wore
also found to bo full of resources in eniergeu
clos , capable of coeing where improvements
were desirable and of Intelligently making
valuable aufeestlons.
FAIR WOMEN'S ' WORLD ,
Ho Part a Dress Flayed in tbo History * of
Franco.
JEROISM NOT LIMITED TO THE MASCULINE
The Ice Cronin Krcc/.er tlio Invention
of a Woiniin Tontlor Stories
of Woman's l.ove mill
Devotion.
A Woman'Vny ,
fioinmrrrlttc Jminial ,
"Do you love me , dear ! " she asks
In her soil and gentle way ,
Deep into her eyes 1 look , and
What do you suppose I say I
Why , what lovers always say :
Swear 1 love her as i do-
Swear I always shall till death ,
Cruel death , shall part us two.
What does she do then I Indeed ,
Her proceedings seem quita nuesr.
For nittdu in gentle tones
' She asks : "Do you love me , dear ! "
Love her' Why , of course , I del
I am never slow to tell
All my passion , and I'm sure
She must know I love her well ;
And I'm quite sure , too she asks
Not because she doubts , you know ,
Hut because the little fraud
Likes to hear me tell her so.
Her Hey \Vorili Snvlnjj.
The rush that is always premonitory of
ho going to press of an afternoon paper was
ory evident In the editorial rooms , writes J
'ercy Pollard In the Bpoch. Tlio local men
vero writing as for dear life , nnd telegraph
natter was going ou the hook at lightning
speed.
The city editor looked nt the clocit. There
vere llfteen 'minutes more. Just then came
n timid knock at the door. "Como in , " said
ho city editor mechanically , as bis pencil
cut and slashed its way over a piece ot tclo-
graphic matter. Hesitatingly and slowly the
leer opened. Then a bent little woman ,
vlth faded pale eyes and wearing a thread-
worn shawl over her dross , cauio timidly up
0 the city editor's desk.
"I've come , " she bc an in a timid sort of
imlil voice , "About my bny , Abo. Ho was
vrrestcd this morning for " she gave a
mlf * o\ \ > , and ttien biting her lip nervously to
repress the tears that would come , went on
"for beating mo. I supposed mobbe , you'd
ir.vo somu notice of it , and 1 wanted to see if
you wouldn't Justnot say anything about it. ' '
Tlio city editor looked grave. "It's a picco
of news , mnduino. Wo must print the news. "
"News ! " said the llttlo woman , and her
voice attained an almost commanding pitch ,
"who wants to know in all this city , whether
my boy Abe is beating me or notl It ain't
nobody's affair but ours "Ohsir,1' she went
on , looking pleadingly into the editor's face ,
"ho ain't u bad boy , Abe ain't an' ho loves
me. He was Just a hit riled - an'ho struck
me. But if you publish that of him , he'll
mobbe cot reckless , and go to the bad for
good. Don't risk the awful chance of
sending a boy to the big road thai leads to
the devil. Don't ! He's good to me. Abe is ,
and this'll be lesson enough to him. Hut if
all the city knows of it" and then the tears
would come , ami she had to stop , choking
with sobs ,
The editor glanced impatiently at the
woman. He hud requests of this nature
every day. Not such pathetic ones , to be
sure. He looked at the clock. Tbcro were
seven minutes vet. It was only a brief Hem
and easily "killed. " And again came over
him the routine arguments that ho used in
these cases. He had long ago sworn to print
all the news , without fear or favor. It waste
to risk n "scoop" to do otherwise.
Then , Irom sotno hidden recess of his miii'l ,
came the face of his dean boy. Ho thought
rapidly of what it would mean to blast a
'
young'llfo like that.
He called the foreman. "Kill that item , "
ho said , pointing to a proof-sheet.
In another minute it was done. Then the
last form , complete and ready for stereotyp
ing , went down. The reporters sighed wear
ily und leaned back In their chairs with u
languid sense of n day's work done. The
citv editor wiped his spectacles and turned
to the shabby little woman in front of him.
"Tho item will " he said
not appear , , rather
softly.
"Oh , sir , " she said , with the scn o of joy
bringing more tears than her sorrow had
done. " 1 urn so thankful. 1 can't say much.
1 ain't used to line wows , but mav the
Lord bless you for this. An' Abe he'll bo a
better boy now ; oh , 1 know bo will. "
And then , with the Joy of a martyr yet
lingering on her pale face , she went out
softly , while the city editor blow his nose
suspiciously nnd turned fiercely to some
"time copy. "
Fashions Just IV in Paris.
Printed mousselinei do laines come almost
under the category of washing dresses , they
clean so perfectly. The plain grounds , in
cream und lovely light colorings , are studded
nil over with most natural sprays of llowers.
So ore the spotted muslins with cream and
colored grounds , also the spots woven in ami
standing up boldly The.se will make some
of tbo smartest summer frocks of the season
says the Paris correspondent of Cnssoll's
Magazine.
, The ordinary cottons'how largo , elaborate ,
well-covorinir floral designs , so that they
might easily bo mist.iken for washing silks.
Most of them are of the natural tints of the
blooms , but a few on navy blue , dark green ,
etc. , are printed entirely In white. The de
signs inspired by n Cashmere shawl , small ,
intricate , and entirely hiding the ground , are
revived ; munv are not much colored , but
blended only with white , and in poach or
gray , blue or red , they are notably excellent.
Stripes do not assert themselves much in
cotton ; when they occur they are usually di
vided by lloral sprays. Lanp shaded moons
as big as a walnut form the ground for many
lioral effects.
X.ephyrs are such n well-wearing , well
washing material it is not wonderful that
manufacturers have produced them , not only
In their old guise , but also in many now de
signs. On their surface appear snowilako
spots , diamonds in white weaving , feathery
stripes , and solid spots of silks , for silk and
cotton nro this season blended for tbo tlrst
time , and tbo result is cinlne tly satisfactory.
Cotton crape has such a solid aspect nnd
keeps in ordor.so long that it is not sjrpris-
ing it is being improved upon. Kings and
spots , as if darned , and other quaint devices ,
are now introduced , and young girls can have
plenty for their money , as far ui olTect is con
cerned. French girls affect washing dresses
greatly , and bestow much pains on tbo mak
ing of them. White muslinettes have not
been allowed to remain in virgin purity , but
a line of color borders either side of the
stripes , and tiny motits in decided shades ap
pear In many examples.
Crepe do China has been so richly brocaded
that It Is frequently made to serve for the
principal part of u dress and blends well with
velvet , for velvet is much to the fore , both
plain and brocaded.
Long , milled sleeves in thin materials are
introduced with many low bodices , but as the
season advances they will not , ns was pre
dicted , bo replaced by sleeves to match the
dress. This is too hot und cumbersome a
mode for summer , though the low bodices
will bo brought up higher on the ( .boulders
and bo somewhat severe in style.
lleroio Annie Ilender.
Annlo Bender , the
eighteen-year-old daugh
ter of Mrs. Margaret Bender of St. Clalr
street , did an act that was worthy of a htront ,
and courageous man , and may thereby havi
saved two lives , suys the Cleveland World.
Some time in the afternoon llamcs won
discovered on tbo roof ot Cluus Stoffcns
I
house , 1 t'J Hedge nvctiuc. Neighbors rushed
hastily over to an alarm box but the depart
ment wus hindered by tbo awful roads from
reaching the house promptly.
In a bed on the second lloor of the house ,
directly under the blazing roof , lay Mrs.
Stoffens ami her two-day-old Infant. Several
women rushed tip stairs to carry Mrs , Stof-
fens and her baby out- , but n ph.Nslcbm who
had juM , arrived forbade It. Ho said the
lire was not spreading rapidly , nnd tbo tire
department would probably reach the house
in a moment. The minutes went rapidly by
and the engines did not coiuo.
Then Miss Bender resolved to act. ' She
placed a ladder against the eaves , seized an
axe. and clunbe'd to the roof. With a scuro
of blows she chopped away the shingles
from around the llamcs. which had then
spread but n few Inches from the chimney.
She worked with all her might nnd main nnd
soon had all the lullammablo material cut
away.
Whllo she was thin engaged two other
young women stood by Mrs. htolTens' bed
side and determined to remain there until it
became evident that the house would burn ,
when they would carry her down stairs.
Just as Miss Bender finished her work ,
hook and ladder company H came , the wheels
covered with mud and the horses foaming
and perspiring from tlicir hard pull through
the horrible streets. A few minutes work
nnd tlio extinguishers put out the tire with no
very great loss. Miss Bonder's bravo net no
doubt prevented a serious destruction of prop
erty , li not , indeed , the loss of the two help
less livis just beneath the roof.
I'nMle ! ' r a Hank.
Miss Maggie Schutt of Oerry , Pa. , died re
cently. Miss Sennit's relatives had been
puzzled to know what she did with her money.
She lived like n perverse old maid , and in
dulged in no luxuries or frivolities. Three
days after her funeral two of the young
women of the house concluded to clean up the
room occupied by Miss Schutt. Mrs. Jennie
Bennett uncarted a Inree , well made , heavy
bustle of ticking. With the remark , "Well ,
hero it goes , Kate1 , Jennie threw it into llio
fl.'imcs. Taking n second thought she bulled
it out again. "It seems awful heavy for n
bustle1 she said ; "let's rip it open. " When
turning it over lo insert the scissors a piece
of green paper was seen sticking out of n hole
in .the seam. The green paper was a tiright
$ -0 bill. Scissors were thrown aside and deft
lingers took their place. The whole thing
was ripped open. There was a feminine
scream. There lay tens , twenties , Illtles , and
nestling in the bed of greenbacks were shin
ing gold eagles and double cables and some
small silver coins. The llnd netted * f'.iHM. ' (
The money will bo divided betwen her two
sisters , with a neat reward to tbo girls who
discovered it. The old bustle will bo covered
with tinted satin , decked with ribbons and
handed down to generations.
IHot on the 'Scnti-he MI.
An elderly lady , with a rural accent , called
at the clerk's olllco of the court of general
sessions lu Now York a few days ago and
astonished the venerable Mr. Sparks by ask
ing for all the Imlliitnunts found between
1SOO and isio. She said she came from u
small town in New Jersey and that she ' .vas
a litlgaut whoic suc.'css e'epjn U < J upon In
formation which she hoped to find in a cer
tain indictment returned botwjcn these years.
The ancient doeumonts were fo.md and after
nn assistant hail dusted the cobwebs from
bom they were handed to the woman. She
carefully read them through. Presently she
"omul the one she was in quest of and handed
t to a young clrl who accompanied her to
copy. While tlio girl copied llio parchment
the elderly lady blurted out : "My curiosity
s at least appeased. Dunn ? my twenty
years of married life IT John , 1 always had a
iuspiciou that there was u skeleton some
where in his family. I have positive proof of
't now. His grandfather ivus under Indict
ment for abduction. Ttie complainant died
ir.d he was never brought to trial. 1 knew
there was a stain on the escutcheon. "
\e'W Onl.'r of N'lir.ses.
Six sister * of the Roman C itholic order of
the Little Sisters of the Assumption have
ust arrived In Xew York I'ron Paris. Tho-
will bo the lirst , of their orJ.ii11) settle In this
country , ami como on the inviiitlnn of Arch-
jlsliop Corriiruii. The mission ot this order
s that of nursing the sick poor in their own
: iomes , and the sisters are all trainoJ. nurses.
Under the rules of their order they can receive -
coivo no compensation whatever for their
services. They must cat and sleep in the
iiouso of tbo order , and they uro not allowed
to accept even a class of water outside of
Lheir own house. These sisters have twelve
douses in Purls. The six pioneers of the
order lu this country will locate in the parish
of the Immaculate Conception in Kast Four
teenth street , where the Rev. Father Edwards -
wards Is the pastor , and will reside temporarily
rily in some religious house until n perma
nent house can bo secured for them. Some
money has already been subscribe 1 for their
support , the order being wholly dependent on
the contributions of people who taku interest
in their work.
Colored k\ out n Inventor.
Elton Kglin of Washington , and a member
of the Woman's National Industrial league ,
invented n elotho.s wringer. She sojd tfio in
vention to an ngent for # IS In lsS , The
wringer is a great financial success to the
present owner. When asked by the Woman
Inventor why she sold Iho Invention so cho.ip
after giving months of study to it , she re
plied : "You know I urn black and if it was
Known that a nepro woman patented the in
vention white Indies would not buy the
wringer ; I was afraid to be known because
of my color in having It introduced in the
marKct , that Is tnu only rea on. I am working
on another invention and have money to push
it after the patent is issued to itu. and the in
vention will bo known as n black woman's ,
too. I nm looking forward to exhibiting the
model at the Woman's International Indus
trial Inventors congress , to which women are
invited to participate regardless of color
lues. " '
How l > rcs < 4 A'tooted ' History.
It has repeatedly been asked as to why
Empress Kugouio after the news of Se'ilan
was made public , did not present herself to
tbo guards and people of Paris and call upon
them to rally around her and her son and
to maintain for the latter the imperial throne ,
says a correspondent of the Philadelphia
Telegraph. The cause of this singular ab
stention has been made public. It was Ij-
cause no suitable riding habit cojld bo found
for her in whlck to show herself on lior.-o-
back to the troops and the populace , Thcio
was only ono to Lo found at the Tuileries in
the hurry and confusion of that terrible crisis.
It was ono inario for the bunting parties at
Complogn , niul was In the Loul * XV. stvle ,
composed of green velvet embroidered with
gold , nnd necessitating a cocked hat for com
pletion of the costume. It was too theatrical.
It would not do. And so the gallant appeal
to th'i public was given up. and with it the ,
lusd tiopu for the preservation of the empire.
\ \ oniaii el' Pluck.
Mrs. Caroline West , who carries the mul
between Forest City und Newcastle , Ark
seventy miles , was thrown from the buck
board In which she rifles and b idly injured.
The horse started to run away , and In chock
ing the animal Mrs. West was pitch id back
ward on the ground. Her rivfht arm was
broken. Notwithstanding the accident tbo
plucky woman drove to tbo nearest doctor
had her arm set , and made the circuit , deliv
ering and receiving the mall. Mrs. West 1
forty years old and highly respected , und en
Jo.\s > the distinction of being the only wotnai
mail carrier In Arkansas.
Invented the li-c-Crcani I'Yeo/.i'r.
Mrs. Nuncv M. Johnson is the inventor o
the llrst Ico-cream frlgurator In this country
says the vYomanluvcriuir. Before her inven
tion , Ico-creum was made by a spoon , con
stuntly kept stirring up the cream. She do
vlsod the crank , and got out n patent for he
invention In the year 1MII. Shu afterward
sold the right of her patent for ? 1HH ( ) . Sh
lived In Washington all her llfei and died li
IbW , ut the rlpo old ago of uluuty-tlvu year *
oAluKIJAi ) \ ' CIfllTI\T ) ) ( Ml * n
o M'UKliMi bALAU
Newsj Gossip from All Quarters of tha
Olobo.
HE DIAMOND AND THE TURF ,
'he Hull Players' Mcltingf What tlio
Horses are Doing 'llio Dog
ntul Wheel anil InterestIng -
Ing Miscellany.
Luby was Chicago's winning pitcher last
ear.
Smith and MclCenn are both Illustrious
tin's at short.
Dlckuy Johnston was once 0:10 : of the herd
st hitters In the land.
The Athletics will play no Sunday tramei
'
t Gloucester this year.
The great Deacon White has signed to play
bird base for Lincoln , Neb.
About cver\ chili in the league is picked to
inlsh iu "the llrst division. "
John M. ( iodnr has slirnoit with Cedar
taplds In the Two-Eyed league.
The association has released twice as many
nen as the league club thus far.
.loo ( iorimrdl has returned to hit old lovo.
le villl play second for Louisville.
George Miller heads the Pittstmrg battinc
rder , and Kyan the Chicago list.
Al Johnson can wear a new silk tile to bis
own wedding tuul John T. Brush will piy for
When did .John M , Ward sign with lirook-
ynl His contract has just been promul
gated.
Heecber male n record at Washington. Ho
ent the ball out for the longest his yet made
it that new park.
Will Clint'inan , who was released by St.
nuis , is seriously thinking of accepting an
offer from Evansvillo.
The Referee Hoston's now sporting paper
-sends out n model chronological Ueanioand
i-socmtlon schedule.
Wes Curry. Herman Dooschcr. Joe Hnttin
nnd J. H. Kelley are on the Eastern assocla-
ion's staff of umpires.
"Kintr Kel. " put a $ T > ( ) plaster upon both
> ano and Mcfiill for thelroicapudein break-
ng into jail at Louisville.
Captain Clements' llttlo
four-yoar-olil soq
low poses as the Phillies' miiscotte. IN
vcars a Philadelphia uniform.
"Tom Loftus' Pcta , or the team with I
mysterious future , " is what the Cleveland
World calls tbo Cincinnati Kcds.
Pittsburg has won tbo llrst championship
game euery time for mnnv seasons now -
Pittsburg Press. Except this time.
J. Palmer O'Noil will soon join Cius
Schmelz in a whisuor pulling match for the
liter-state championship. Mulford.
Now tbnt the season has commenced Tim
Mnruano has deserted Congress street and U
'touring it" with the Hoston leaguers.
The Hoston A. A. team has released that
college yount'.ster , Dowd. to Washington.
Fred Dunlap may never again play ball.
Stnttcry received n cordial reception at
/inctnnati in tliu opening KUIIIO. His sharp
lit came it ) good time and in llio Held he was
"nil of ginuor.
John L. Sullivan and Stuart IJolnon mot
ho other day at St. Louis , and Wliliiim II.
. 'rano went out to sco Louis Rogers Brown-
' at Pittsburg this week.
Pete" Browning caught the llrst flno
> f the season. The ( Jladlator and Urn-
. > ire Powers differed on strikes and balls ,
und the debate cost "Old Peto" n V.
Cus U'eyblng is in haul luck. Ho was
lulled off a train at Brooklvp ami arralirned
on an old indictmtnt for raising Ned whllo a
brother last year. Ho was released on bond.
The cry for Cunningham's scalp is heard
from Baltimore , lie has lost ovcrv iraino in
which he has pitched , and Boston made
things very pleasant for ' C'unny" yesterday.
"Tho P.ilmer ' "
O'Neill March" is a late
I'ltlsburg creation. Tom Fullwood , after
telling that the band played it the other day ,
iidds Korrowfully : "and also Annlo Laurie1' '
Harry Decker Is In luck. Ho pleaded
iruilty to the forgery of A. J. Reach's name
to u couple of little checks , but the latter did
not press the charge und sentence was sus
pended.
There are lots ot cranks among the clergy
in the city of Brotherly Love. Over a score
of gentlemen of the cloth were noted among
the thousands at Philadelphia park or. open
ing day.
Tlio association passed n resolution abolish
ing the sales system hero last month , but
that hasn't prevented Washington from
offering Cleveland's league team f. > lX ) for
Hilly Alvonl's release. Times-Star.
Hoy. the deaf and dumb man , despite his
itillrmities , Is of a sociable nature. Ho sits
with the St. Louis bays boys in Iho hotels
and follows them nbout , lie has taught most
ef the St. Louis men to talk on their lingers.
-Louisville-Courier Journal.
"The umpire robbed us. " Who will be the
lirst to spring tills olUllmurtPittsburg |
Leader. Why , that was sprung nt St. Louis
away back on April 8 by King Kel's ( irccns.
Then they killed the umpire and played the
game over. It Is well to remember tliosc lit
tle things. Ren Mulford.
Yale beat New Haven this week a to 0.
Arthur Clurksuu pitched for tbo profes
sionals. Bowers is the Hum Avery of today
at Ynlo n worthy successor of Stupg's. Now
Haven made Just one hit on" his delivery.
Princeton isn't going to have such n plum
pudding with the wearers of the blue
after all.
The crowds nil around continue good for
raw April weather. There were I0iss : at
the league games nud ( lr , > 0ii at tbo association
contests yesterday. Tbo boom has evidently
returned. At.Now York on Wednesday thoie
were over four thousand more people out
than attended both opening gamo.s in the me
tropolis last season.
Hubbort Collins , the Brooklyn sec mil b..so-
iimn , is playing the game of h s life thisy. ar.
Ho is hitting the ball as bo never hit it bo-
loro. He is leading his club in batting. Ti o
plan was two months a'joto put Collins In tbo
outtleld this year , but bo was found to 1 o too
valuable n man on second , and is at his old
position iignii ! this \inr.
Pittsburg suffered defeat at homo nn open
ing day for the llrst time In the hi t TV of
championship struggles. The Smo , < ed Hal-
Inns gem-rally fell by the wayside after n
strong start. To reverse the pro-'rnmmo
would sot the cranks up there wild , and J ,
Palmer O'.N'eill would bo very apt to p it his
Uurnsidcs up in curl papers.
Under .Indue Phelps' Baltimore decision it
is doubtless whether Columbus caiiH win
suits nguinst Fr.ink Knauss , M-irk Baldwin
and Charley R'-Illy. The Judge found that
Chillis' contract had been altered with uthis
consent by the withdrawal ot the Aim/neati
association from the national agreement , to
the protection of which ChiliK was entitled
under hli contract.
Captain John Montgoraorv Ward bad bis
thumb knocked out in the llr > t iniiing. and
Daly had to pl'.y short In that Philadelphia
routes ! . It was marked by the llrst triple
play of the season. The bags were full of
wonders when O'Brien bit n liy to Siiu.dlo.
A step to third settled Pinekney , und a throw
to Allen caught Foutz. The plav saved the
Phillies fro.n defe-it , and : ! , ' Mii cranks cheered
themselves bourse.
AliuiJ ! I hi * < . > imrtir Stretch.
Burlington has not gone amiss.
Contribution is doing very well.
The Lexington meeting commences next
Tuesday.
Nellie lily has worked miles In j and 1 50
at Jerome.
C. J. Hamlin bai retired Mambrlno King
from public service.
Jack McAulilTo has been indlcto.l for run
ning his HrooKlyn pool room.
Fiurary , the brother to Troubadour , Is 0119
of the favorites In the Morris stable ,
At Shcetisnciid the Hearst horses are being
fet rcudy for the ule. Cooper will liavutbcu