THE OMAHA DA"ELY BEBit SUNDAY , APRIL 24 , 1808.
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| A CANVAS CANOE. §
5 HOW TO BUILD AND RIG ONE.
Z
IE My JAMES 11. HEARD.
There are few things which , In the eyes
of the average boy , arc more to be dcalrcJ
than a canoe , and there Is nothing which
in the eyes of ( bo average mother teems
ten desirable. Dut the dangers associated
with this sport arc , as a rule , greatly ex-
aggcratcd , and accidents can In nearly
every Instance "ie traced to criminal care-
Icswcss. If you can swim , It Is no very
serious matter to capsize , and It you cannot
Ewlm , you have not the least possible r'ght
to enter such a boat. I shall procccJ to
describe Its construction , therefore , assuming
that } < ou can swim and that you will use
ccinmcn sense In all dealings with tie riost
delightful of all small' crafts , the modem
canoe.
Don't go ahead blindly , but gain an Idea
of your work as a whole before you really
begin. It Is the only way to succeed.
To make what I might describe as the
center timber of the backbone , A , Fig. 1.
A piece of pine Is necJed , fouitcen feet
I IK and four lnheo In both breadth and
thickness. Choose this section with special
regard to the ends ; they must be free from
knots.
'I ' ) , C tire made from na piece of board
flvo 'feet long and one and one-half feet
wide. Saw this across. Fig. 2 shows cne
of these sections. As It Is necessary that
both el Jos of this ibracc shall be alike , draw
a diagram of It first 0.1 paper. I3y doubling
this over you cori make one-half correspantl
exactly with the other.
The dotted line A Is one foot long. The
cavity I ) Is for the reception of the center
timber. Judge ( , lts size accordingly.
C' , D , are one Inch deep and extend three
Inches on each side of the aperaturo A. 'From
oak or some other herd wood cut two pieces
Btich aa A , Fig. 3 , ten Inches long , three
Inches wide , one Inch thick. The notch la
four Inched wide and one Inch deep. Pleas
ure In four feet from each end of your tim
ber lA , Fig. 1 , and at these points , by means
of the two pieces just fashioned , fasten the
sections < D , C In place. See Fig 3. Ilore
holes for the seven screws where their posi
tions are Indicate. ! . This figure also shows
the ends of the two boards fastened one
on each side of the center timber and run
ning between sections B , C , Fig. 1. Thry
must exactly fit In the aperaturcs made to
receive them.
them.THE
THE END SECTIONS.
n O , Fig. 1 , are made from two pieces
of oak elx Inches wide , two feet lor g and
thrco Inches thick. See Fig. 4 for enlarged
view. The dotted lines.t'how ' the original
elze. The Jiole A , drltt through the center
directly at right angles to the line B. From
the line O bevel equally on both sides to
ward the rlfilithaml edge. Fig. 5 shows an
coii view. Prepare each end of the center
timber as shown In Fig. 7. Notch one Inch
deep. By means of a strong bolt fasten the
rtnl pieces In place. See Fig. G. The center
piece Is , of cource , one Inch wider than
the end pleses , with a plane , commencing
about one foot In , smooth1 It down , gradually
on each side until one Is flush with the
other.
The boards F O , Fig. 1 , are exactly alike ,
about sixteen and one-half feet long , live
Inches wldo and three-quarters of an Inch
thick. At tne points .II I cut dockets Into
which your boards will' fit. Fasten ! them In
place with screws. Common screws are very
susceptible to rust and will be rapidly eaten
an ay. Brass screws , therefore , more than
repay the difference In price.
iUo particularly careful In the work which
follows. Draw the- ends FG together and
bind with rope. Saw the end piece off oo
that It will bs flush with the upper edges I I
of the boards. Cut In your end piece two
sockets for the reception of the boards , one
on each side. Cut off the side boards so that
they will ill evenly Into these socket * . I
Fasten with ucrcua , Se-e Fig. 5 for the view.
The same may be used In fastening on the !
two lower 'boards. ' There are four braces
Indicated In Fig. 1 connecting the sections
BC. These should * e flrmly Imbedded at
each end.
FIGURE 8.
This shows a top view of the canoe. The
boards AB are eight Inches wide , and CD
are four Inches wide. All are screwed down
firmly. 'Measure In one and one-half feet on
the boards. AT ) , and bore the holes Indicated.
They are about two Inches In diameter. The
step flg 2 Is a rectangular block of oak , flvo
Inches long , three Inches wide and two Inches
thick. Cut In the center of this a cavity
two Inches long , one Inch deep and one Inch
wide. Bevel down the ends , and fasten It to
the center timber directly under the boles
In the boards , AB fig 8.
About fourteen sards of canvas nre neoctel
to cover the framework. It must be nearly
For when a ranoo Is pitching considerably
the rudder , unless burled deeply , will bo con
, tinually thrown out of the water , and this
j rather Interferes with the steering.
{ I In nuking a keel the same conditions will
govern Its shape. A short , deep keel will
enable you to steer more easily , while with
a loni , narrow one you can , of courre. Bill
,
i In much shallower water. To be letM general
t mid more exact , a keel may be two Inches
j I wldo and extend the whole length of the
canoe , or It may be two and one-half feet
long and seven or eight 1'nchcs across , In the
widest part , or the center. From this paint
round It gradually toward each end. Fasten
the keel directly In the center of the bottom
with large screws.
I ' - ! the center timber does not make a
' comfortable seat , a false bottom Is very de
sirable. Make this from a board of five feet
lor : and one foot wide. Across each end
t'sten a smaller board , In the center of
j which has been cut a notch to fit over the
objcctlonal beam.
The Sails A very neat style of sail , when
only a small spread of canvas Is desired ,
I will be found In the leg of mutton rig ( sec
figure 11) ) . Two masts , one seven , the other 1
flvo feet long , must bo cut from pine. The
diameter of each should correspond at the
base to the size of the holes In the boards
( as figure 8) ) . Cut the masts at the bottom
so that they will fit tightly Into the steps.
When pushed through the holes In the dec k )
DIAGIU'M ' FOR MAKING A CANOE.
three feet wldo and not so he&'fy ' or stiff es
to make It unmanageable. Use for fastening
on tbo canvas three-quarter-Inch copper
nails. Fig 10 gives an Idea of the manner
In which the framework Is covered. It rep
resents the canoe turned bottonwlde up. A
Is the center timber , B the bowplece. A
Ingle strip of canvas U used on each elde.
Mall along the bottom first , then at each
end ; double It under here at least an inch
that Is , along CD. Along A , or the bottom ,
you will notice , the canvas Is lapped. The
dotted line Indicates the second edge. When
fastening the canvas along thu top , carry It
over the edge and nail on the Inner side.
Mow give tip whole a heavy coat of paint
Ineldo and put. The deck Is covered by two
extra stripe which have been cut to fit , but
before fastening them down paint them on
the under fide.
A RUDDER.
The b t hapo for flg 12 depend/I eorae-
what upon the heot of water whore you
purpoio to call. If tnli be a shallow river or
lake where It la all-Important that the canoe
hould draw viry little water , itope your
rudder according to'the black line , but If
you Intend to go boating on tbo salt water ,
whore there I * no < Unjr r of running aground
tut where there U every probability that you
will bare wme experience with rough
( MfUh r , cut M indicated by the dotted line.
and fitted Into the steps they should stand
directly vertical. Sandpaper or scrape the
mauls until they ore perfectly smooth.
Ten rlngs zUic , brass , wcod or some sub
stance which will not rust ) are sufficient for
the larger mast and seven for the smaller.
The booms ( A , figure 11) ) are respectively six
and four feet long. Fasten the sail to the
boom with strong twine.
Sre.ce does-not allow me to go Into the j I
details of handling the rigging or sailing the i i
cancc , but it you possess the slightest tact
In the world you can always find men hangIng -
Ing about the boat house or water front who '
will give you enough Information , eked out
with personal experiences , to fill several vol-
umea Remember , however , that for the
sake of a few practical points It is worth
your while to listen to all they have to
say.
FAMOUS DOM. MOTHERS.
Wonilcii , nnHT mill Clilnn tlnlilrw that
They I.OVIM ! mill Mourned.
It will probably Interest a great many
llttlo girls who love large and flourishing
doll families to kno.v that ta their chlM-
hood nearly all the most gifted and famous
women were the devoted mothers of very
tenderly cherished wax , kU or rag babies.
When Charlotte and Emily Brcote , two
of the most famous English novelteta , were
little women , they lived a hard , desolate
life on the bleak Yorkshire moon , and
found the chief pleasure of their rather sad
young lives In plajing with a set of very
ugl'yooden ' dolls : They thought rather
slightingly of doll bibles , drcaael the
woodsn flguren In coats an ! trousirs sud
K-ive them most heroic names. Charlotte
Bronte's favorite playfellow w s called the
duke of Wellington , and the gallant duke had
armies of tin aoldlers against Emily's Na
poleon , or stood up to listen whlls Char
lotte read to him sons jioema she had com
posed In hi. ? hcnor.
Brslde the battles , these lovely children
built a tiny stage In their nursery , and
wrote little paj ! for the dolls toact. . and
composed thrilling romances. In which one
doll rescued another from the pirates , or
Turks , or went tiger shooting In a Jungle
of ohawls In one cu3 of the playroom. The
Dronto dolls had very exciting -lives Inleed ,
iiuLthetr. end was not so aad aa that of Jane
W ! shi rlyle > .d61 | . * .
nil's clever Vvojnan wai .wonderfully prcr
coeloua ta a child , and the never loved but
ont doll. When at loat In her mudlea th
reirurkible little girl began to translate the
Ant book of ViriU ife .decided i ( w tlm
to Rive up dolt Ramos. Accordingly ehe >
piled en Us bed nil the doll's clothes , added
several lead pencils , a few sticks of cinna
mon , grated over thlo some nutmeg , and
emptied over the funeral pyre a vial of
perfume. Finally , -with n > iny tears , eho
pretended that poor dolly had stabbed her
self , and , laying the unhappy eawdnst corpse
en ( ho bed , tet fire to It. At first the fire
raged merrily , but when It began to bum
the doll poor little Jane Welsh's feelings
gave nay. She snatched her darling from
the flames , but all too late , and the much-
loved toy waa soon reaiHeil to ashes.
George. Elliot possessed several dolls In
her- childhood , but pive them bor attention
or affection only by flta and starts. In her
novel , called "The ( Mill on the Floes , " she
writes of a llttlo girl , Maggie Tulllver , who
kept In the garret a hideous wooden doll ,
lacking a head , ono arm and a leg. When
poor iM-aggle wnti In trouble she went to the
gariot to weep and dilvo nails Into the forlorn
boly cf this wrc'.ched plaything called Fetich.
Every nail In Fetish's body repro etitcd
the fault , for which Maggie mourned or suf
fered punishment. When grown to bo a
famous woman , George Elliot confessed that
In he.1 youthful days she had owned und
maltreated a doll called Fetish and Maggie's
behavior was the true story of her own
I childish life.
| Tha very tenderest doll mammas were Miss
1 Jean Ingelow and Mrs. Ritchie , William M.
j Tbickeiuy'u daughter. Miss Ingelow pos-
I sensed a special waxen favorite that ebe
named Amelia , A charming time did lAwiella
j have with the loving little Jean. Amelia
went everywhere her mother did , she was
' Introduced > to all the agreeable people who
came to the Ingelow house , her dresses were
always made from a piece of whatever cloth
' her mother wore , and when games or merry
; times were enjoyed In yie nursery Amelia
was thoughtfully placed wherever nhe could
i take In the fun with the rest of the young
I folku An Ill-advUccl bath on a hot day was
so hoi.iek'jaly destructive to Amelia's painted
beauty and sawdust constitution that ?
Ingelow family pronounced her quite dead ,
Her funeral wao well attended , and for manv
DIA.GnAM FOH RI GOIXO A CANOE.
months Jean sorrowcl' for Amtlfa 'and re
fused ever to take another doll.to her heart.
Not only IICT own big doll family , but'"all
dolls , fine or shabby , large or small , blacker
or white , who came little Annie Thackery'a
way ttiared the tender affection of her over
flowing heart. When a very little girl she
believed dolls woo quite as much alive as
real babies , and If they lest heads or arms
the mining members would grow agalnT"
Thlu was bccavoo when her 'babies ' suffered
an accident and tjio went weeping to her
father ho would gravely assure her that all
dolly needed was an Interview with the
family physician. Putting -the toy In his
pocket ' , he would pretend to bo off * to the
doctor's. Instead , of course , he went straight
to a toy shop , had the doll repaired and re
turned her whole and hearty" to his daughter.
When , at 14 years of
age.- George Sand
heard some on ° laugh at the Idea of so big a
girl still playing with dolls , like Mrs. Carlyle -
lyle , she concludej to give them up. With
te.irs and hearty hugs she bade every one
of them adieu and locked them Into a garret
closet. iAt first the separatlcu from her
adored playfellows was almost more than
she could bear , and every day she would
sit for an hour or two , sad and tearful , out
side , the closet door , sometimes whispering
words , of comfort through the keyhole to the
> 3or exiles , but she never broke her vow
o have done with dolls , and toy Ol by they
were forgotten.
Surely , It Is hardly to tie wondered at that
Florence Nightingale's dolls all enjoyed very
ndlffereut health. Time and time again
'ell ' disease stalkeJ through the nursery and
aid every doll so low that their lives were
quite despaired of , but the llttlo girl , who
was to grow up to be such a ministering
ar.gel to thousands In real suffering , always
pulled her bibles through their worst at
tacks. Ono night youthful Miss Florence
issured her she could
nurse not possibly go
: o bed , since a feverish rag ; baby would
tieoj to be watched every hour. It was
only when both ciurso and mother assured
the little girl that one of them would sit
right be Idj > 'tho Invalid that Florence con
sented to go 'to bed. Once or twice , thlnk-
ng the child was fast asff p , the nurse at
tempted to leave her 'post ' , but Florence was
awake In aa Instant. At midnight a second
effort was made to desert lift * Sufferer , 'but
the child woke again , and In the end the
nilrse was obliged to remain Reside the
doll's bed until Miss Nightingale was up ,
bright and earl yln the morning , and able
to pronounce the patient vastly Improved.
A FAMILY OK HEROES.
ofCTV Euiflnnd'Gnve Elitht
VIMIIKC Men to the T\riny.
The family of which Jamee. Russell Lowell
was the most brilliant member bad and has
samethlnc more- glorious In Its" history than
even his fame. During the late civil war it
gave the government eight .young men who
In three years died for tljeir. principles and
their country.
The first to fall was \Villle Putnam , the
only son of his mother , ube was a sister of
James Russell Lowell. Young Putnam was
21 when he was mortally ; wounded at Balls
Hluff In October , 1861 , during the first
months of the war. He was struck while on
the way to help a wounded companion.
At nails niuff , too , Putnam's .cousin , James
Joe-son Lowell , was seriously wounded ; he
recovered , joined his regiment and died on
another battlefield In less than a year. "Tell
my father I wai dressing the line of my
company when I was hit , " wa's the last mes-
sa o he sent home. He-was under 25 and
had boon at the bead of his class in Har
vard. At Bull Run , In 1862'Warren Russell
was mortally wounded. '
Roisrt Shaw , to whose memory the great
sculptor , St. Gaudens , has devoted one of his
chief works , was one of th'a chlvalrlc band
c ! ycung kinsmen ; his sister had married
Charles Lowell ; he died at Fort Wagner and
I.his tide fought and fell Cabot Russell. I
Stephen George Perkins , a first cousin of all i |
the young Russclls named here , was killed at'of
Cedar Creek , and Francis Dalton Ruasell In !
a battle In Virginia. i
Cbr.rles Russell Lowell was felt to be the
flower of this flock , and he wo a the last surr
vlvor among the fighting Lowells. ' He had r > -
graduated nt the head of his'class at Harvard '
'
vard In 1S54. At .the battle of Cedar Creek
he had thirteen horses shot under him. an
extraordinary number for one day's work In
the history of war ; he himself was badly
wcuniiei early In the day , and on his four ,
teenth horse he led the final charge In a
condition 10 weakened that he could but
whfrfer his commands. That charge ended
one of the meet obstinate battles of the J j
war.
war.Charles
Charles Lowell died cf bis woundi the next
day ; be wai under 30t wtfiltU b W4
young wife * In her tc * i tnd a baby daughter ,
The cazettp. in ttblch his commission &
general was publish * * , did not reach his regi
ment till after the Mir had ended. General
Sheridan , In his flretigrief over this favorite
officer's death ) declared the country could bet
ter have spared hlrmHf , and that there was
no ono quality befitting a soldier that Lowell
lacked. It was of this nephew that James
tussell Lowell wrote la one of the last of
10 Blglow papers ;
Vot's words to tlienvwliom fnlth and truth
On war's red techktoie rang true metnl ;
Vho ventured Wo Mid love nnd youth
For the grent prlto of death In battle ?
Sinnlli Home * .
The . .Marquis Carcano , a horse breeder well
nown In Lombardy , possesses , It Is said ,
.pair of the smallest horses which exist ,
every morning ho can be sern driving ills
air of ponies , which measure exactly sixty-
ne centimeter In height. She owns besides
our Shetl&'Jd ponies , whoso height does not
urpaas seventy centimeters , and which he
ftcn harnesses to a little mall coach a
llputlan which ho has had expressly con-
tructcd. One would call It a veritable
laythlng.
In connection with this wo are reminded
hat at Berlin there was lately exhibited a
warf elephMt of Sumatra , which was not
Igher than one meter and weighed eighty
llograras only. In Persia there exists a
ace of small camels whose height does not
neaauro more than fifty centimeters.
I"ll.\TTIE OP TirK YOUXOSTEIIS.
Richard Wo are always wanting scenc-
hlng 'we never get.
Little Johnny ( Interrupting ) When ma
ays I want a whipping 1 notice I alwaja
get It.
Teacher What became of the ttilldren of
Agamemnon ?
Pupil ( after mature deliberation ) I think
hey re dead by this time.
Jcsephlne Kipling , the eldest child of
ludjurd Kipling , was recently punished for
clllng an untruth and went to bed < sobbing
rebelllously : "I think It's real mean , BO
here. My pa writes great big whoppers and
everybody thinks they're lovely , while I told
u t a tiny little story and gets whipped and
lent to bed. "
"And then , " said the mother In telling the
airy story , "tho wicked magician waved his
wand and the beautiful princess was changed
nto n lovely white cat. "
"Was the princess all dressed when the
wicked magician did that ? " asked little Miss
nqulsltlve.
"Why , of course. "
"Then what became of her clothes when
she was made Into a cat ? "
The Times says that there is a little boy
n North Denver who has the proper Idea
of protecting his Interests. Ono morn-
ng he found that some one had poisoned bis
dog , and without consulting his parents or
anyone bo wrote out this sign and posteJ
t on the gate post :
"I will give anybody Be reward that will
Ind the feller what glv plain to my dog.
[ Tic nickel Is In my bank at my house , and
I will pay it all rite. If any kid can find
out he catt make a nickel purty quick. "
A certain Oakland , Cal. , boy of 5 years
almost got hlnuelf Into serious trouble the
other day by being generous. Ho had been
playing in the street and had gathered an
irmfui of long , slender branches that bail
pruned from trees. They made fine
switches , and when ho took them homo his
mother asked for o.-.e. The boy sclcctcJ ono
and presented It to his mother.
"I'll Just keep this , " she said , "and when
you misbehave I'll have It with which to
correct you. "
Then the youth stormed. Ho was in
rage , and made such a fuss that ho ought
to have been thrashed right there. A rug
was airing on the line In the yardand the
boy's mother told him to go and beat It
with his switches. Ho went out , but came
hack In a few minutes. There was a Ecrlous
expression'on his little.ifacc . , all except tbo
eyes , la which woo. < a roguish sparkle.
"Mamma , " said the boy , "you'll have to
give mo your switch to beat the rug. Mine
are no cood. "
The mother was so pleased at the cun
ning of her son that she gave him the
switch and he soon broke It In beating the
rug. Then ho laughed.
GOOJJKST OLD DOCTOIt.
Sfn I'ranclsco Call.
Vne frooclest old doctor came when we were
sick-
That Is , dally was sick and me.
When I ran out my tongue he said , very
quick ,
"You'll need lemonade , that 1 can see. '
And ho sounded like fairies I've heard In
my dreams
When he said : "Don't forget to take
chocolate creams.
"Your pulse beats so fast that frcsTi cara
mels I
Shall prescribe , also pepermlnt drops.
Take buttercups , Ice cream and cocoanut
pie ,
And cream sodn , until Jhe pain stops. "
Then I ran out my tongue for my dolly.
Said he :
"Give her some of the same ; the same
symptoms I see. "
Welt , the dolly , youiknow , was sick only In
play ;
And she really can't talk , drink or eat ,
But I took enough medicine for dolly that
day
And for me , too pie , cakes nnd candles
sweet.
I wns doctored tor both , nnd the queerest
t'hlng Htill ,
Is that dolly Is well , but her mamma Is 111.
TOLD OUT OP CO HUT.
"Aunt Cherry BInllory , " says a
paper , "wns recently put on the witness
stand to tell w'nat she knew about the an
nlhllatlon of a hog by a railway locomotive.
After being sworn she was asked by the
lawyer If she saw the train kill the hog.
" 'Yes. ' she said , 'I aeed It. '
" 'Well , ' said the lawyer ; 'tell the court
In as few words as possible all you know
about it. '
' 'I kin do dat In a Ifcim words , ' ta\i \
Aunt Cherry , clearing 'ner throat , and , with
one eye on the judge and one on the law
yer , she said : 'Hit jus' tooted and tuck
' 1m. '
The story Is told of Chief Baron O'Grady
of Ireland , who was trying a case In an
assize town where the court house abutted
on to t'nj ' fair green nnd a fair was in
progress. Outside the court were tethered
a number of asses. As counsel was ad
dressing the court one of these began to
bray. 1 Instantly the ichlef baron stopped
the speaker. "Walt a moment , Mr. Bushc
I can't hear two at once. " The courl
roared and the advocate grew red. Uui
preantly , when kt. came to the sum
ming1 up , the judge'-was In full swing when
another ass struck In whether by the
counsel's contrivance or not , who ghull say ?
Anyhow , up Jumped Mr. Bush ? , with hla
hand to his eur. "Would your lordship
speak a little louder ? There s such an echo
In the court. "
A mayor In Missouri after the entry o ;
an acquittal on < hla docket added the fol
lowing : "The judgment and verdict In the
above cause apply. iol course , only to the
charge therein made ; but It may be truly
stated that the defendant behaved him'
self shamefully , having- taken an oppor
tunlty to pass out of Oheciurt room ant
escape , rendering Ma re-arrest necessary
and besides , he andC , a witness , usec
unbecoming' lan u * e suoh as would prob
ably have Justlrteilt their being fined for
contempt. My mind at that time was no
clear upopn that joint. It Is also probabji
that a charge of unlawful resistance mlh
bo sustained. I do not desire to be In
fluenced by resentment In my official acts
It may be true that nn error on t'he part
of the city was committed ; be th 't as i
may , the defendant has the benefit of th <
doubt. "
A New York waiter named Calhoun , with
an Impediment In his hearing , was tiaulei
up for assaulting a customer. A crow
witnesses were In court when the me
w.is cilled. Cnlhoun's lawyer advised him
> 'o plead guilty nnd Judse iMctMuhon salr
he would suspend sentence In the case.
"How old are you ? " * lioutd onci cf th
court ofllcers , with his mouth to Calhoun'a
l-car , trying to get Colhoun'a pedigree. "How
rold jire you ? "
"Bh ? " answered the man at the bar.
"How old are you ? " roared the cour
ofllcer. "How many years ? " ,
"Twenty years ? " said the deaf man
jrrcmtly astonUhed , "Twenty years Just fo
breaking a window ? "
"Take him away , " said Judge McMahon
addressingCalhoun'i lawyer ; "take him
away and write a letter to tilm telling htm
fhat'l liave suspended ientence. "
It Isn't always advisable to come to th
point too quickly. A boy wai aummcner
ellf > r' ln *
man hnd struck another Across the head
with a BtlcU , rein tea the Chicago Post.
A host of witnesses had been called , who
"brnt about the bush" In the most tcdloim
nnrt provoking manner. Thin very much
annoyed the counsel for fho prosecution ,
who brciSco out us follows :
" 'Hero , Imy lad , wo'vo been going- round
and round this case tor hours , and yet
liavo no direct evidence. Now , sir , " he
s.ivng-cly continued , "hear what I sny ; 1
want you to come to the point. Did you
see the blow struck ? "
"Yes. sir. "
"Ah , nil , " chuckled the lawyer , rubbing
his hands ; "wo have something to work
upon. Here , my good lad , take this cane
( handing lilm his walking stick. ) If you
saw the blow struck , you must know how
t was given. "
"Yes. sir , J- "
"Now. then , no words about It , I tell
\-ou \ , " thundered the Interrogator. "I'm
, hp complainant and you are the prisoner.
Now Just raise the stick and show the
court. "
Th bewildered lid did "raise the stick , "
nnd the next moment It cnnio down upon
: he pile of the astonished lawyer and sent
him staggering t > his Boat.
"That's the way It was done , sir. " said
the boy , amid the shrieks of laughter of
everybody present.
The- discomfited counsel , with a ghastly
attempt to smile , paid that he hnd done-
with thewltnecf the evidence was much
too direct for him.
It Is said there nro 150,000 believers In
modern spiritualism In this country , with
COO to 700 local associations , with about
eighty churches nnd 1.5CO mediums.
Mr. and Mrs. George P. Lord have offered
10,000 toward the building of the Young
Men's Christian association of Blgln. III. ,
provided SJO.COO can bu secured before July 1.
The receipts for homo missions connected
vlth the Presbyterian denomination for
'ne ' year ending- February 23 , 1MIS , were
471.0.T2.-I4. s'nowlnu a loss compared with
897 of &SS'0.47.
Rev. Dr. Benjamin Mowntt Ynrrlngton ,
who recently died In Greenwich , Conn. , at
he ' age of W ! years , hnd been rector of the
'rotcstnnt Eolscopal churcYi of that city
for ilfty-slx years.
Klnborate preparations nre under way In
> Jew York to nuke the coming sliver Jubl-
ee of Archbishop Carrlgan on May 4 a
celebration which will bo memorable In the
history of t'ne church.
In Hawaii , It Is stated , there are 23.273
Protestants , 26,863 Catholics. 4.SC8 Mormons
polywimy Is forbidden ) , 44.SOC of eastern
creeds nnd 20,192 who declined to state
t'nclr faith or possessed none.
During the period of nearly twenty years
> f his reign Leo XIII has seen 121 mem-
icrs of the sacred college of cardinals pass
away , the latest l > clng t'ne archbishop of
tlcsslna , In Sicily. Cardinal Giuseppe
Guarlna , who died In September.
The preachers of DCS Molnes , la. , under
he lead of Rev. J. S. Colby , are working
to secure a Saturday half holiday for the
worklngmcn of the city , pleading t'nat the
experiment in the cast has been of great
benefit to employers and employes.
In Introducing himself to his flock at a
new pastorate Ilev. E. B. Lytlo of Mary-
vlllc , Mo. , said : "I am a Methodist In
elision nnd nn American In politics. No-
jody owns me. I have one wife nnd she
nas two children. I guess that Is about
all. "
Chnuncey and John Osborne of Nunda , N.
Y. , have a violin which has been In t'ne
possession of the family for 140 years. On
.he Interior of the violin Is a piece of paper ,
yellow with age , bearing t'ne Inscription ,
'Made by Guyford Dulllo , Bononlcuflo ,
Italy , January 12 , 1527. "
Rev. Dr. Ichabod Simmons of Hartford ,
Conn. , who has Just died , wns one of the
best known Methodist ministers In New
England. "He was free of prejudice , " says
: ho Hartford Courant , "nnd was ever ready
: o help the unfortunate of other denomina
tions as well as of 'nls own. He said fre
quently It made no difference what was the
belief of people as long as they were workIng -
Ing for heaven. Once he found a set of
rosaries , which belonged to a Roman Catho
lic , and t'ne following Sunday , after he
had made his other announcements to his
congregation , he said he had found the
rosaries , and believed some Roman Cat'nollo
soul was mourning for them. He asked
his congregation , If they heard who had
lost the rosaries , to send the owner to 'ulm ,
that ho might return thorp. "
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