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The New York herald., 1876-09-15
OBITUARY.
SENATOR JAMES W. BOOTH.

Senator Jamos W. Booth OF tho Fifth Senatorial dis
trict, died At Nyack at four A NJ yesterday after a
prolonged inoss produced by dyspepsia Mr. Booth
born in this city. and about 1ty-eight years
OF age Ho educated In the public schools OF this
city, served apprenticeship to the dycing business
later established himself the same business In
Bedford street. where he amassed handsome fortune
oi hall y million and retired about twelve years ago
He early took active interest In the public schools
Of the city and wns Of the original founders OF No
~ Hose Company, and forty years ago Was Identified
with The Volunteer Fire Department For twenty ono
OF the state University, and was succeeded by Oswald
Ottsndorfer when tho deceased gentleman was three
years elected senator Vincent King the demo-
cratic candidate. Que year ago hc was Reelected Sena
tor. sydney Nichols. tho present Police Comms-
soner, being his opponent He OF the trst
Fire Commissioners appointed by Governor Fenton
aud later a member OF the Board OF Education.
only republican senator from this city. Mr. Booth
to the city Monday TO consut his physician
and returned TO Nyack tho same evening. His death
makes q vacancy In the Fth district which will ne
cess.tate an election this fall 10 oil IT,
The Board Of Aldermen yesterday adopted the fol-
lowing resolution -
assolved. That the Board OF Aldermen Tor ITSELF
iaments the death OF James W. Booth. and that
evidence of respect tor the memory OF the
body and that the ths City Hall and tbs
pubic buildings be dispsysd al half the day
apart for soemuns the funeral eersmonies and be 1,
ther
Resolved That additional respect for the
memory Of tho deceased the Board do aijourn.
Remarks eulogistic OF the docensed gentleman we're
made by Messrs Aorrs mover Of tho resol uton, Pur
roy and Hess
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subsequent events The scotch team nring grew
from bad TO worse, and they completely lost
tho advantage they hnd held their success
on the previous day The Irish and Australians, on
the other hand, improved rapidly and begaa pile up
their with extraordinary success the chief
interest centred In the American team, which
suddenly advanced the front rank aud began
TO move ahead In style that ustonished
even their warmest admirers. Tho close OF tho firing
revealed that the Americans ahead with as
gregate for the two ranges Of 04o the Australian
lold tho Irish and Scotch os7 and the Canad
957. Tho excitement over tho match became
Intense and vsiby affected the contestants
themselves Tho Americans scemed to grow momen-
truly moro conscious OF their powers, the Irish and
Australians rcdoubod their efforts, aud even the
Canadians, although far behind, struggled along
bravely; but the Scotch became denoralizcd by
their Of fortune At the range and fell away
very fast
To watch the targets during the nring at tho
LOCO yard range, one would suppose that nothing
but bulls eyes were being made 30 rapidly did the
vhite disks show along tho whole line. Tho
Americans, although they fred quickly mado
splendid score; also did the Australians, but
tho Irish surpassed themselves rapidly gained
tho American team hiliner of tho Irish team,
compishcd the remarkable feat Of making 10 points,
full OF dneen bulls eyes-at this range
time, II is asserted, that It has done. Dyaa
OF the team, nearly did tho saino making
OF II points out OF ID
Tho evening shadows wore rapidly filling the
range, and il became !mportant to finish the
match possbla Even though hurried,
the OF the Irish and American teams planted
shot alter shot In tho bulls eye, causing bursts
Of cheering from the assembled multitude after
every signal from the butts The battle is won
Amorca 10 the winner after srandest contest that
has over been wsged Ireland next; then Scot
land and Australia, with Canada far behind. The
scores are given with the target diagrams
CONDITION oY THE ArNospMKRK AT CIsEpMooR KANuK
sRrrxaRxn IA, 1885, DURING cKsrgNxAL
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THE WORKINGMEN.

AT Glsss Hail. Thirtyiourth street and Third avenue
last evening. there was gathering OF workingnen.
called together avowedly for the purpose OF caring for
the interests OF aboring men. In the OF tho
proceedings they had two presidents and two secre-
tares These iu the hrst instance Mr.. John Con-
and Mr.. Joseph Finncrty, and 10 the second hr
John d Bradanak and Mr Thomas fully. A commit
tee OF ten was appointed to for the OF the
pfnen. and them referred preamble and
resolutions declaring that Tden must give public work
10 poor thor votes and that D.lano
5. Calvin should be retained Surrogate Those
utons referred 10 the committee tf ten speeches.
pro and con-, we're made by Mr.. Ennis, Mr.. Shielas
and others. aAd then tns meeting adjourned.
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CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIONS.

HARTFORD, Coma. Sept II, 1874
Al tho Republican Convention for the First Con-
gressiona district today General Joseph r Haw!cy
was unanimously nominated tor Congress by acclama-
ton
81. PAUL, MINI, Sept II, 1915
Tho democrats OF tho Second Minnesota district
nominated l. T. Wilder Tor Congress-
ST LOUIS Sept. Ia, 1915
Tho republican nominee for Congress In tho Seventh
Missouri district Is Colonel John II. Slower, not
'Stevens," as reported last night
LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. ID, 1870
Tho democrats OF the Eighth Tennessee district to-
day renomnated J. d. O. Atkins for Congress-
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BROOKLYN BOYS IN BLUE

regiment Of Brooklyn Boys In Blue organized
on Wednesday evening" September L. at the rooms of
the War Veterans Union Club, Of Court and
Joralsmon streets. Augustus G. Tate was elected
colonel, George c. Kibbie lieutenant colonel and
Frederick X Jaschk major. This regiment formed
OF the companies from tho Sixth, Eighth, Tonth and
Twenty second wards, and Is composed Of about 500
veterans of the ato Other regiments will be
ganized In few days. Tho companies already
gan
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GOVERNOR HAYES AGAIN.

THE CHARGE OF ACCEPTING MEMBERSHIP IN
THE AMERICAN ALLIANCE pKNIED.
COLUMBIA, Ohio, Sept Ia, 1875
The last charge made against Governor Hayes Is to
the effect that he wrote letter the 5th of July
last to Samuel J. Tyler Secretary of tho American
Alliance. which he accepted membc rshlp In secre,
political society. and offered tho sentiment that
suffrage and the right hold ofhce should DO limited
to persons born in tbs country.
Your correspondent rannounces by authority :-First
that HAYES never wrote such letter; second that
he never belonged TO secret political society and
would not under any consideration JON one: and
third that the sentiment imputed 10 him we'll as
the act 10 totally repugnant 10 every and belief OF
his lifa
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EDWARD A. MITCHELL.

despatch from New Haven, Conn.,, Gays that Ed.
ward A. Mitchell, president Of Rogers Smith 4 Co.'s
silver plating works, died in East Haven yesterday
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CONTINUED ON FIFTH pAGE1
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HON. JOSEPH c. YATES.

A despatch from 81. John, N. B., says that Hon.
Joseph C. Yates member OF the Prvy Council Of Bsr-
mudA, died there yesterday.
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rHE SIcARAoUAN snIP CANAL.
Negotiations 20 be Entered into for the Cen
uruction OF the Work.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3-The Nicaraguan
route for an luter-ocean ship canal between the
Atlantic and Pacific oceans having been deter
mined upon AZ most feasible, ON the arrival OF
Don Amelio Bernard, the accredited hinhter
from Nicaragua, negotiations will be entered
into between our Government aud that OF Mica
rsRua looking to the construction of the canal,
and treaties will be proposed to the principal
foreign powers upon the general basis OF the
CLAYTON uwer treaty OF 1850, guaranteeing the
neutrality Of he canal. &c. That tire " Is re-
rded AZ being liberal In It's provisions, and
oniv requires adjudication to insure the con
suuctlon OF this great work In the interest OF all
powers.
Prominent officials OF the Government, who
nave been closely connected with surveys tor
such snip mat express the opinion that an un-
uerthkinR OF such magnitude could not be con-
structed by any private con- uany Of individuals,
no matter how wealthy aud well known, from
the fact chat many wears must elapse before div
idends could I've declared, aud II would require
capital OF uearl, one hundred million dollars
to com plete II. The estimated cost Is t65 IL lT,
but several practiraI engineers who have exam
ined the route express the opinion that tae
many obstacles to Oe enc inter d Will Increase
the cost to ueariv the first pamed sum, At
H. st five years Of h r. work VIII be required to
complete the canal, sLd should it 10 constructed
VI der the control OF leading Governments u Is
believed the work would not be delayed for
want Of funds to prosecute II.
1he total length VI the canal by the Nicara-
gun route Will be about 6lA mlles. TO THIS s
to bs added sixty-th zee miles OF slack water
navigation by Wv Of the San Ju u river, and
1ity-six miles across Lake Nlcaragu 3, making
total distance from ocean TO ocean Nv lake,
slack-w ter Navigation. nd canal OF about lSOA
miles. The PROPOSED canal will have ten locks
In the western division, he weeu Lake Nical qua
and the Pacific, including a tide lork at BritO ON
the Pacific coast to ADMIT ships at any stale OF
I tide, eacn lock having "A lift Of about ten
feot. In the eastern division, between Grey
town aud the mouth Of San Carlos iIver, seven
locks will be required. From the mouth OF San
Carlos river to Lake Nicaragua the navig alton Of
San Juan river Ia entlreY practicaUle with three
snort sections Oi canal, eacn having one lock at
Castillo. Is las. and MachucI.
Minister Bern ri = been detained In Mica
rasui on account OF existing trouble there, but
II IL hoped he VIII DC aUle to return to the
United States before December nexs.
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ABBoTT.-Mrs. Elizabeth. widow OF James sat
urdaN, sept 3 Ia her % year.
Funeral from reside OF her son. 3O3 Yves 22d ST.
IunsdlN. sep. . nt L. VI.
CHEW ON suprly morning. sept. g. nj az ilnou
place. Rruokyn. uisa, WIDOW OF RDDcrt ChcH IN tc
s5in year OF h agr.
Rci.uves and friends invited To attend the fune~
raj services 80 - luNts hurCh CLINTON AZ neiN rn
fsnun sud Atlantic avs. IN "wednesday. 9TH iust ~
+. ". lntermeat n GrernN ood Cemetery
nONONAN.-Ai Eikibr h, \. J. after a short III
ness John Donovan, lanve " Roscarbcr, county
Cork, ireland. aged ~" years.
Friends reav and those Of his brOtheS In law
Joseph HanlOn, respectfully Invited To attend the
fuurlal on Monday, sept. 4, from Central Railroad
depot foot OF Liberty st., at 1880 T. NJ, from hrnce
to e. fyurv Cemetery
FORESTER OF Brisht's disease Fannie FORESTER.
see, nd daughter O Charles aud Mary Jane Forr'stcr
Funeral services At her pare T.. rcHlirncc, -Nl Ncny
81. TUESDAY evening, bh INST, at UcloCk. Relatives
ana IF ends are respectfully invited to attend.
FLEtkrtk-l BrOOkyu, l.. D., sept. ., after a
short uess, Peter NJ fleckser III the BOTH year OF Mi
age -
bers OF Star OF Hoto Lodge, 81. $50 +. ana W.
respectfully invited TO stted the iuneral from ht
late residence, 1853 Flushing ~. near blVau"a) on
"Wednesday, Scot. 4, At o'clock = "
LklBkRr At Nazareth Pa. sept. j, carrie, only
Daughter Of the Rev. kugene lcbtrt, aged 10 .
Funeral al Nazareth on tuesday AFTERNOON AZ
O'Clock. " -, ,. ,.,, -.
Samuel ana Lizzie McNllcn aged months aud TX avs
Re atlves ana friends OF the family are respectfully
invited to attend funeral from the esu rncc OF his
uncle Robert Aud, t25 West am st. Monday, AZ
O'Clock.
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THE SUNDAY oFTHE HORSEAHN.
The Men and Benrt- Noticed Ye.terday-A
Recollection of Vanderbilt.

The Men and Bcnst- Noticed Ye.terday-A
Recollection of Vanderbilt.
The uptown roads used by horsemfn
were fully occupied yesterday. Matthew Moore
drove his sorrel eslding ben Weeks from Heint-
zel's 70 Cases against Bricks Murphy's sorrci
mare Lady Sesbt. ana was beaten by about
four LENGTHS. Chas. Mclntyre. with his bay
mare Kate, beat Tom Thmbie's grey geldinv
Culver Boy. john George trotted his sorre
gclding Red Cloud against John Haslett's sorre
gtlding Wesley Boy. and had To take Wesleyan
dust A lively brush occurred between George
Tho pson's old roadster Kinebon and the bay
mare Lady 2 neburn, driven by her owner, Mr.
raggart, IA when Kngboit sustained his repu-
tation.
Among the men familiar to the road who
were out YESTERDAY were Sir. CONWAY, the Fourth
Ward coal merchant. with very speedy grey
mare: Doc. R'llins, with his small BAY geIding
! Gin. ColuOr, well Known as one ~ ths fast
trutters; Mr.. IN. Iurnhuli' win MS bay m 70
Maria; Fr-nk ork, whose -otrel mare Lite is
know e. be anle 10 70 10 2:21 l-aa Coup. with
bis iast uah nors f"ri a.hlugi nn said 10 20
good for 2:!5 Z there ~ any w rthy onJect In
view; Wabe. 10 ~. Of ia BorS second street
ga les, with his handsome crack team sam
Eel er anu On riley sen Fer Mr.. \. Rlcninond,
win tenn Of 10y Hhuhlstoniails, sperdy
bis nay mare Kitty Allsn. a arst-clrss uotter (;
jan Ncl.aue,,.in, - Harlem. with Ms fast 4 are
Lads Dunt."n; Andy AcGowtu, ~" III flsm
y
ksy-eT. WIN his black pacing mare, uedst tnat
1nes few equal "a the road; Mr.. eley, win
hts bay mare Lady W adj ce; John Kingsley,
with very speedy brown mare Old Times
Rocks John Rogers, with his fast hay horse
John Murphy.
neon m odor Vanderbilt IA much missed on
tue road. Inc sportsmen even say tnat the
horses notice his absence On sunday. When he
WIS A. IL To 0s out he ney missed sunday
rain OF SHINE. with party Gathering behind
Jim, lie could be seen urivlng MS bay team,
Mountain Maid and Harry Harley each Of
whcn hs a. a record well down IN the TWEEN les
lie never stoDprd but once when nut for sun
day drive, no matter now TAR he went. II hs
/ called At Sihbcrns. he wOuld not That ddy nt
florencs's; 4 Wherever ne stopped, his re-
| freshment uuiforuly consisted Il a glass % gin
and sugar, brought to min ON the stnop OF the
hotel wills ne sat surrounded by his ffiends
metimes, u lac felt particularly good over a
rarely enjoyable horse s,Ory, he treated The
party, but tuat W not frequent. He never
talked OF busihf ~ " non Que driving. and no
man could ind surer way to get " on hi, Tad
books than by ohtfuding business upon him (;
but he "oud "talk morse by the hour. and at
such times gauzed MS appreciation Of good COM
pauy entirely on a oasis ui equine knowledge.
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PAXTON, H., Aug. 3l.-At Ash Grove,
Iroquois county, about twenty miles southeast
VI this city, the residence Of Mrs. f. $. n mil
ton, MIR. George Sleeper aud Miss Rosa Hamil-
ton were last evening to 10 married Tue guests
had nearly all arrived, and the bridegroom aud
bride were getting ready for the ceremony, when
Nj. sleeper was Informed that gentleman
wished 10 see him on the porch. Leaving his
bride, be stepped out and WAS confronted nv II
stranger, who demanded whether his name was
Sleeper. Upon being answered In the a1rma-
i've, tho stranger, VINO turned out to bs Bert
Fleming, commenced abusing hun, winding up
by draw ing a revolver and lrtng, the ball grazing
Sleepers forehead. Mr. sleeper then closed
with MIN aud threw him, but Fleming nird
again, the bali taking effect IA oleeper's breast
near the heart killing MIN INSTANTLY, Fleming
then drove on In "A buggy. Pursuit for tie
murderer soon made, and II was arcer-
tanned that after the shooting he went To MS
fathers house, about Z We miles distant. mounted
. swift horse, and left for parts unknown.
George Seeper, the victim, was, untll recent y,
travelling Tor a Lafayette huut aud shoe house.
Having formed the acquaintance 81 Mr.. Hamil-
ton, who " ~ merchant At ASH Grove, he was
enga. ed as his clerk. MIR. Hamilton diving,
Sleeper remained IN charge of the business. IL
Is the general sappusitlou that Fleming killed
Sleeper through jealousy. Fleming had been
waiting on MISS Hamilton for "a time, aud she
had discarded nam.
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CHARLES M'DErIrr's oBsEoUIEs.
FuperaI Honor TO an Aaed Printer Mr..
Thuriow Weeds "Reminiscences.
The funeral of Mr.. Charles Mcpevitt, for

The funeral OF Mr.. Charles McDevitt, for
MANY Years foreman OF the Neio York L,doer,
took place from his late residence. I'll L Ist
Thirty sixth street. yesterday. White haired
veterans Of the Typographical Society lined the
street outside the house, aud filled its rooms.
one Il these wus the venerable rnurlow Weel,
who nigh sixty year, ago was Mr. McDevitrs
fellow workman. The body lay In the front
room Of the hrst story ia a neat silvor-mOuuted
conn Oh whose plate were the words: Charles
McDeviit. oied August 30, 1879, aged II yenrs 8
months and IL day." Two large wreatbs Of im-
mortelles were beside the cofiin, and at Its head
was pillow Of white flowers. gearing the words
"Rcst" and "Our Father" IN yiolcts. An ad-
dress was made oy toe Rev. Joseph Longkin,
the frieuds flied past tue coffin, aud it then
borne TO the New York Bty Cemetery.
have known McDevitt for 10 or 90 years.
said Mr. Ihurow Weed. The hr-t tract issued
him. and we worked II on together At Daniel
fsnshawe's. II ChG street. IN 1873. He Joined
ioiD@d In 1878. Al the time of his death he was
tne oldest mem Der OF tho iyposrdphicti society.
and had for more than NJ years attended every
meeting. lie was very uCtiVs and persistent in
hunting IN ana oarin2 for sick members. left
the city In lsiS, and, excepting uctast onhlly
whom saw bin, knew but little 81 him fr the
following hftY years. because then went To
Albany As Young hau-ihat was IN l@le-and
the mex year serted papers Tor myself in the
al JOINING counties. In lSA, went uack to Al
oany and started the Ercutty JuurHdL rhen
Mr.. McDevitt went on the N,lr York Mirror The
oldest living mem hers OF the lNpuGr4pEiCal So
cirty ATE VIM r.. Dean OF reutn street, who IL
bind. and myself Dean. after serving as a
journeyman. became publisher ami Is now out
" business"
Mr.. McDevi;t served part Of his apnrentces hip
In Dublin. and the rest with Mr.. F,nshawe, in
this city. He then went on the Neic YORK Mirror,
and afterward with MIR. Roncrt Bonner, having
worked on the Moo York Ledger for ~ years.
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Our German Friend. Foresoains-.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SIN Sir. have
lived in this country since July 10, 1874. Hence
believe that may speak Of this glorious re-
pubic with Intelligence. Yes, since tue day OF
my arrival until now, have seen the Uni ell
States going down, slowly but steadily. From
the fatal day when Grant took the Presidential
chair, corruption, roguery, anu tllckory have
been carried % the utmost extent. Corruption
anu dishonesty are no longer crimes. 10 steal
adruItly enough 10 escape punishment IN yOut
iuuli rubber code, IL called smdttness, ana ex-
cites the laughter OF the bystanders. No co n
merce, no confidence, 5000 Worklngmen with
out work In New York alone, and soldiers sac.
Iinced. The credit Of the United states Is less
now than Inat Of France, with her enormous
debt.
Now | will ask II this picture IL too high col
ored, German American cittzens2 Yes, this re-
puOiic which Is only century old, IL rotten 10
the core anu Is doomed. ca. De NJ.
NEW YORK. Sept |, 1879.
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III. P.y.rRaiIway EMPLOYEES.

To THE EDToR or THE SuS-Sr! In your is
sue OF to-day despaten appears dated kaston, Pa"
concerning the reduction on railroads. IN cohse'
quence the low price OF coal nave been employed
here by tne Delaware LacSawanna and Western sall-
road Company for several iear-, anl trnst You VIII
allow me IN make few corrections. go
The Delaware, LirktNa ma and Western ara LNhlKh
Valley employees hiH been tururi, AMI lhhl ru'h u
union existed formerly and mat they successfully ~
sisted a FORMER zen per cent. reincul Your CORE
spondrnt mas hpru WRONGLY informed such cont
hmaton To my knowlrdse does not nor never 9ld, eN
isl La REGARD to REDUCTION here r pay OF MI llose
who We're getting over fi5 per month Was reduced IN
March last ami we have heard Of no reduction since
nor 40 we believe any such reduction VIII DO male at
this time. ,--- -, -
Ia regard 10 the Lehgh Valley Road, learn BY con
yerpa ion with prominent employee TINS innrhlng
that no reduction has peon made Inc notice reads
redurilon will br made but II does moo specify the
per cent nor VINO reduced nor the time Ia
70 take effect, The men the Revldere Delaware
dy,sion Of the Pennsyvania Road have had no nOlct
OF any reduction neither have those on the New Je
sey Central where ten 10 twenty per cent reduction
was made one month ago. JUsiiok'
PHLLIPeBURe, \, j., bopt. y, No
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IN CENTRAL P4RK
A Cool sundays Happy Throng iidrsn
Enjoying "a september sunday.

The breeZes OF yesterday rendered the
Central Park more ENJOYABLE than 1t had been
on any one Of many SUNDAYS past and II was
thronged to an extraordinary degree during the
entire day and evening The throng seemed
greatest about sunset. it's numbers possibly
seeming greater from their activity and exuber-
ance Of spirits, for the little folks were then
very largely in the majority. Laughing, racing,
romping over the gravelied walks, down the
smooth asphalt slopes, through the arches. up
the broad stairways. with now ana then scci-
dental incursiOns on the forbidden ground OF
the sickly sun scared grass the merry children
spoTtod until The dnkpsss warned their nurses
and parents to direct their reluctant steiis
homeward. Now and then small parties of IT.
tie girls wandered out on the common or
a lawn uncOnscioua OF traspass, until startled
by the shrill whistles aud angry gestures OF an
ofhcer. Then, with d chorus OF little shr1eks
and much scurryina OF lively feet, they raced
Aw to this nearest path, conscious OF having
enjoyed the excitement Of IN adventure Other
little ones there We're. too small 10 fear police
men, pink-faced little Cheruhs. nesting amt.
iaoss m nur SEES arms or trundied IN prattv car
rlages; others. poor, pale, siOkly-loo eng babea
huRged close by weary, poOrl,, clad mothers
VINO mad brought them GU for A breath OF pure
| air. One poor mpthe. =, eyidentIy a Germ an IN
able 10 read the threatening warning. "Do not
oIosN OF o~' tho flowers shrubs" pa led d
Dra''"-" that overhung the path In which she
, walked aud nut II In the thin hand OF a wan,
| white infant. A policeman wi messed the spoil
| alton and hxed his gaze resolutely In an oppo-
| site direction.
| The boats on the lake did thriving business.
| The foliage ~ The park looks brown and dustY,
| the grass sunburnt and pale from the heat aud
| drought or the long evil summer.