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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-27

canoeing in so far as its present great pop"I'II'S
as a pastiine is concerned. Thirty years ago he
padded up and down the Thames, then crosSu 'iie
Br tish Channel and padded his way to F"ris'
writing a book about it that charmed every
aquatic reader
Since his time the tide has set steadily IN favor
Of these tiny boats, till to-day canoeing Is 'lle
favored pastime of thousands of people i'll
America and improvements in models ana rigging
have been carried 10 a high pitch
Among canociSts there are conSerVatlNcs Hl"
.or, 1 ox,r.u,ists in each class The
conservatives cling to the paddle and the small
portable conveyance by day, that can he carried
from river TO river and lake 10 lake on the back
NJ its owner No sails 10 ceutrebOard no sticks
no strings. no ruGder but snug little craft That
fits it's owner Ike a coat and goes honestly Tor
ward 10 the stroke OF the paddle stopping when
Some strikingly grand or impressive scenery houS
tho cauoeists attention vending It's way SLOWLY
or swiftly in aud out among the little coNes ana
bays OF some lonely river tall the owner grows 10
regard il much a snail might It's Shell, ana
loves it part Of himself.
For a thoughtful, poetic temperament nothing
can be more delightful than such quiet padding
far from the maddng crowd" and it Is hardly
10 be wondered at if lie somewhat desplses the
rank rcformer who goes scoOtipg past On his
aquatic 1ying-uachlnc. prolectnG himseii IN ana
out on his sliding seat. Like u shuttle, and ad-
vscs him 10 compose himself. cut the masts out OF
his boat. and enjoy the view. The zealots in this
open canoe class get Up -egattas, IN which a
fellow must launch his canoe and paddle short
distance, then land. carrying the boat with him
over hedges, across bitches, over fences, launch
again and upset his craft, towing 1t to The goal
as he swims This is an eXhaustng race from
beginning 10 end, but thoroughly healthy and
ENJOYABLE 10 L man of sound constitution
But for fun-rcaL. rolicidng, exciting fun-tho
open canoe doesn't hold candle 70 the modern IA
GER with closed top spritsail, ceutreboard and slid
ing seat These Nformers have gone so far that
canoe sailing is the great feature OF the sport
TO-DAY, and racing canoe is the one thing need
full 10 the mind OF most young men who have
ever cnioyed the dcriun Of a Chase over the
crested waves in one Of these little flyers.
The racing canoe itself is foscinatingly bewitch-
ing in its beauty and graccfllness. and appeah
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20 n mans aesthetic sensibilitics other
boat can. And then il is coy and tickle, like
n woman. II would upset you in a minute II
IL could and il often can and does when you - ST
expect il. The art %: canoe sailing and the innO-
vations in build and ris which have grown up
with it their advance almost wholly 10 the
work Of private canOcsts who have - improved
on the old ideas OF sailing and boat-appcarances
that the sport has reached proportions not dreamed
Of twenty years ago. Sornr daring innovations
have been introduced and sails of all shapes and
sizes are put or where they certainly never bc-
lonrcd before, but have proved valuable for handy
management and fast sailing.
The first question that man should ask him
self when he begins 10 want a canoe is Can |
swim % Not that canoes are unusually danger
Gus but swimming is a recognized and prcllm-
mary part II the sport without which is always
dangerous 20 80 near the water and the lack OF
the accomplishment might bring discIedit on this
much-oved sport by the untimely death of one
whose proper place land. To sail in a
canoe-racc is one OF The most difficult things
imaginable, that is, If you would make a credit
able run and there few men In hundred who
ever make a success of IL. \ short description Of a
racing canoe may give an idea Of the deXtcIity
required Of man who tries 10 handle one Oh a
squally day.
Inc can'F IN ''"u' HiNcH H'b iVib
and from twenty-five % tnirty inches broad. On
this narrow skiG, built with the finest possible
under-lines and balanced like cork on the water,
is crowded sail altogether out Of proportion To its
rightng powers, and only carried by the most
watchful care OF the occupant who places him
self on n sliding seat. of Tie greatest invcn-
tons Of the recent ctnOc-wOrd The sliding seat
is fixed in grooves the thwart amidships and
works iaterally. IL can be pushed out over the
side Of the canoe 10 windward for a couple OF
feet and when a man is on its outer end this gives
such leverage that an astonishing amount OF
sail can be carried. To an observer who knows
little Of the sport this occupation OF acting ~
ballast seems 81 be- Thc chief labor Of the canoeis
but In reality IL is not So as from long practice
O man can draw himself in and project himself
out on the seat IN accordance with every influence
offered by flaw in the sail wave on the bottom
OF his tiny skin, instnctively keeping the proper
equilibrium. There is plenty 10 do with head
aud hands beside. lie must act crew. captain
pilot and ballast at the same time must look ont
for squalls, boats, driftwOOd and waves; keep hi.
sails trimmed 10 a nicely, handle the rudder il
the most delicate style, calculate on puifs. lool
out for "smooths' to come about in. and in gen
eral come up 20 the American idea Of being al
there"
FOR iun there is no craft aiioat that has mucl
In II as canoe for delightful danger so fascinat
fns TO men. IL has no equal. The risk Of getting
uucking Is always there The pleasure Of carry
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Guiding all the United States and Canada, en-
cept tie Eastern States The next division 10
organize was The Northern. in the same year. ana
its limits Were set u include all OF Canaia' III
1855 a third new division was lad our. lhclud-
Ing tie Middle Atlantic scahoord and its leading
rivers. The governing principle IN layins l"" Il
the boundaries OF new division mas bccH Z"
locate il with reference 70 the IcadIuA waller
courses rather than 10 political boundaries ana
following out this idea the nc" division ID
cludcs the Lower Hudson. Delaware. Nnsquchanna
and Potomac Beginning al The extreme eastern
end OF Long Island. then running westerly
through Long Island Sound 10 the southwesierY
corner Of the State Of Connecticut, thence IN a
general westerly direction along the boundary line
of that State 10 the point where the southern
line of Putnam County, In the state OF New orS,
nt"rsects the Connec,,cut bo1ndaTy me ' IG
lands at West Point. and following the lIlgh-
lands through Orange County. y. y, 10 f0It
Jcryis; thence southwestcrly through Mauch
Chunk and Harrisburg and along the BIN" Ridge
Mountains to the valley of the james River IT
Lynchburq, NirQinin. following the valley If that
river to the Chesapeake Bay. thus Including all
rivers flowing into flat bay; then along the At
lantic Coast 80 the eastern end Of Long Island.
As each of these Icw divisions has been set
off the remainder has still been the central
Division. 80 that the latter now includes all The
United States outside Of the Eastern and Atlantic
Divisions This point has not been generally
understood by canOcistS. ana some confusion has
on listed as 10 tie limits OF the Central Division
The American Canoe Association. which started in
q small way in 1850. numbers now over GOO
members among whom are 81 thc ~, ,.kn9WI
paddlers Of this continent. Here Is list OF lie
officers and members
Onccrs-Comm Henry Stanton, II Broadst. Now
York CITY ccr,taryTreasurer T. L. Dunneil 1876 Jora
| lomOn-st.. Brooklyn. x i.
Atlantic Division-Onccrs: vicc.C commodore. NJ. V
| Brokaw Ncw.York CITY; earCoumOdorc, irving V
uorlnnd Arlington. Y. j.. Purscr. w. X. Iayiand. Yon
| kers y. y; ex.CommoGorcs, II. La Mctte and T. W
! Kitchcl. Clubs belonging 70 this division; Arlington
| Arlington y. J.. nroo,lyn. nroosyn " Y; Eayonnc
Ravonuc. y. j.. Columbia. Columbia College, ScwYOrl
| CITY; Crescent Athlete Club Eay Ridge y. y; Ores
cent Grcnvlllc y. J.; Uobokcn. HobOkon, y. J.; 10
patcons, Lake Hopatcong. n. J. Iantc Newark. " J.
KpicEerbockcr Ncw.Yofk, y. V Kwo-wc-shc, Trenton
y J.. Marine and Ficd, Bath Beach. - Y. Monmouth
! Boat club Rcd Bank y. j.; Mosquito Fleet. New
Rochelle Y. y; Ncw.YOrK. Staten Island y. y; ON
| pogc. Perth Amboy, y. j.; Orange. Arlington y. J.
| paterson Paterson y. j.; Philadcphl, Ihilndcpha
Penn. Red Dragon, Philadelphia, Penn; Rutherford
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ing a maximum of sail with minimum OIL us
placement 50 that you leap from wave 10 ""No
with the breath of every wind, is deIlclous " "
sprghty nina, and only be equallca oS .nc
silent pleasure of the medltatNc man III VHc i'o'
Roy as he fits up some quiet stream lls'cniH9 "
the sweet murmur Of the current among the fochs
and the tn1ling drip of the water from Ills pau
de and stops to baslI, admire ana rclec' "i'
phase Of tie sport is much loved by some authors
who have written most readable accounts Vi Cilcl
explorations with canoe and paddle.
Apart from the fun TO he got out oil n SAIL anu
the solitary interviews with nature ClaU may NC
had during a quiet paddle, canoeing mas aho1i'i
and an altogether different aspect nancy inc
social one CanOeists seem TO DC nio''N soou
fellows and fond of social pleasures, and it is
not to be wondered at that their yearly meets
sbould offer n fund of social amusement such
as one reads descriptions Of from the camp from
year TO year Speeches, songs, circus performances
theatrcals and fireworks are among the picdsuI'S
of their canning season, To prepare for camp
life the canoest must begin carly ana dcVoue sOlne
thought to the work Besides the caieInl III
spection of his boat. and seeing that everything
is taut and shipshape he has 10 tihhR OIL Vlosc
things necessary to make camping Comfort \
hammock combined with q folding canopy Vi Il
a woman forms Of the crew 1oldlhH canip-
bed. takes up little room. An "A or Weuse
tent must certainly he taken, and folding laoic
and camp.stools, not forgetting canleen or
luncheon basket, and camp kit, such as the
Adirondack camp XII, which contains wroueht
timed iron case and cover, forming frying-pah'
camp boiling pot, strong wrought-ron lire stove
kettle two cannisters, sugar-boN, TWO pId''S' o"o
teacnps and saucers, two knives and forks, Two
spoons. teaspoons, grdiron tca-strainer. an'.
saIt-boxes These few items take up small room
and are light, and without them camping ont
becomes trial and the pleasures of day
canoeing are married by an uncomfortable meal
and bad nights rest. >, VI. ,., ,,,o
Ten years ago y. H. Bishop founded inc
American Canoe Association. The general scheme
contemplated one compact body. with per
mancnt headquarters on Lake George. where a
meet should be held each year. The necessary
for dividing the association became apparent after
ward and i'm 1886 the canoeists of the Eastern
States applied for recognition a. the Eastern
Division Of the A. c. A. This was granted
The limits of the division were laid TO include
the States of Maine NewHampshirc. Vermont
Massachusetts. Rhode Island and Connecticut II
consequence of this division the main body OF Tie
A. c A. was known as the Central DIVISION III
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Rutherford y. J. shattcmuc. Sing Sing y. y. shcnan.
doah Stantoa Va; Trenton, Trenton y. j.; Washington
Canoe Association, Washington, D. G. Yonkcrs YOnEers.
y. Y.
Central Division-Omccrs Nicc.Commodorc. George A.
warder Springfield. Ohio Roar-C commodore. T. L. French
puralo y Y Ilrscr. j. X. rakcwtl. Ilttsburs Penn.
cN.Commodoic J. :. WardNc Rome" y. Y. Clubs belong
ing u this division: Amsterdam. Amsterdam y. V. hay
CIV Mich Buffalo. Buffalo y. y; Cleveland Cleveland.
Ohio: Cincinnati Cincinnati. Ohio Dcowainsta. Rome.
y Y: IInwkcyc Dubuque Iowa; 1rraWaddi. Davenport.
Iowa: Iowa For: Madison. Iowa; Jabbcrwock; Lake
eorre Glcns Falls. y. Y; Mohawk, Troy. y. y. Mo-
biran Albany y. Y: Mlnnctonko Minneapolis. MINI
Nawaga Newaypo. Mich; NcWburR u. and c. A.. New
burg y. y; Oakland. Oakland. cal; OswcPatchc Og.
dcns'rrg. y y. Oswcso oswego, y. Y; Pit:,burg.
ptsbufg. Penn. Poughkecpsic. Poug'kcclsc. y. Y;
Rondout Rondout. Y. Y. Rochester Rochester, y. Y.
ST Lawrence Canton, y. ". saltwater, Dayton. ohio
TIppy.C anoc Chicago III; Warren, Warren. Penn.
WnoosN Duluth. MINI
Eastern Division Officers: Vice Commodore. j. Arthur
Gage NJ. D. Lowell Mass; Rcar.C commodore. \. s. Put
nam Worcester. Mass. Pur~er. Ralph Ba7cr. Lowell.
Mass. cxCommodore, Emil c. Knapp. Springfield Mass
q lbs bOr gne TIL. division Bohemian. Chelsea Mas.
Chelsea Club Norwich Conn. Hartford. Hartford.
Conn. Hoyoke. Mas. Lrchneld. Ltchned, Conn Lake
side Worcester. Mass. Lawrence, Lawrence Mass Mas
SOFT South Boston. Mass New.Bedfard Mass: Newton b.
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WHAT'S IN 4 NAHE1

From Tho Detroit Free Pres.
There i' art IN giving person good name"
marked "A gentleman recently. Now he went ON.
I'm giving "A child name one should remember That
The family appendix" IS 10 survive Tor lifetime
Hence to il That the ls good ard honest. one
should also consider how the name would look print
The Initials should not suggest anything ridiculous II
D. Idle, do not name child Robert Alfred Ihlmn,
Smith. In TIL, case the childs Initials wouid rad
H. 4. T. 5-ccrtaiuy not a very 'GiNing spectacle in
later YEAR, when. pcrchancc. Rolct urn ont A
clergyman politician. Another good suggestion /,
tO have the family and the surnamc~ compromise each
Ctlcr a. 10 length That j. to Say. the family name
f. short. such smith Brown. let the first name b..
long, such a Alexander or Benjamin. Alexander
smith benjamin Brown j. to DE pr"icrcrd to John
smith Henry Brown IT, on the contrary, the last
name + long. have the surname short. ALTERATION
also adds t. the grace and beauty Of name such a
Fanny Fern, Lille Lanety, Grace nrcenwGoi, Urog
gcry Gregory GrggS. etc. with The applications of a
few wcll-knOWn but much abused principles. there is
reason why most Of n should not have pleasing II
not harmonious names
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ould bp anplied without injury to the stone.

could be applied without injury to the stone.
The committee which consented few weeks
ago. on the request of the Park COMMISSIONER, 10
report on the condition of the Ooellsk consisted Oh
Colonel G.. S Gillespie. Corps OF Engineers l.. .
A.; DR.. John S. Newberry, professor OF geoiogS
in Columbia Collgc; DR.. Albert Ii. "ailatlh' pro-
fessor of ANALYTICAL chemistry, University of the
City of New-york; DR.. Il. Ogden Dolemus pro-
fessor Of chemistry of the College of the City OF
New-York, and Professor Alexis a. Julien oi
Columbia College. who has given particular study
to building-stOnes and the influence Oh tne'n o'
this climate. The committee was also aided oy
+. Z Farnbom who was the United States Consul
in Egypt. and through whom the Obellsk was pre-
scented Ev the Kbedive to New-York. Mr.. farn-
ham was in this city at the time, and his acquaint
ance with Egyptian monuments, ana cSpeci'iiS
with the obelisks was a valuable aid TO the CON-
mittee A temporary swing was attached 20 ''le
top of the shaft, aud by this means one person
at o time could be drawn up TO the top anu every
norton of the surface could be Inspected Iro-
lessor Julien spent several days in ms cNamlnl-
ton. using the microscope ana ineasurlhs '
all the unsOund places. Ills eNam'h"'io q" Wv
most thorough that has ever been m"ic y, !"
and his report in detail, an abstract OIL WHY"
is presented here, with the photographs, VIII pc
printed and preserved by the Park Depar Vlien.
II will form n basis for future observations, winch
will be made from year to year, and rcpor'co "
the Department.
The total area of unsound places, 1t appears -
not so great as it would appear, being Only u"
SQUARE feet The whole area does not requic
additional treatment at present. nut ohy s"'"
sections as appear examination not 10 W
saturated with the paratllnc The report recon-
mcnds that this treatment should be made III 'ne
warmcst period of the summer Or. Ncwoerry III
speaking of the present condition OF the Sh'i''
saws that the greater part Of 1t IS stu pericc'S
! sound and rings under tine hammer IKE ocl1-
| metal" The examination shows some ancient III
/ mries to the shaft, which have been sustained at
different periods in the past, some OF WhIch WeIe
probably made in It's removal by Ceop''r" 10 ~
! andria In the course of the treatment OF thc
surface a few years ago. several patches OF lea
were removed, which appeared t. be bullets 1irc
upon tie surface and which had uatteheu aeaiIs'
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AN OLD PASTIME EVER NEW.
SOME OF TIE PLEASURES OF CANOEING.

EVOLUTION OF THE RACING MARVEL OF IL
DAY FROM TIE sKINCovERED CoRAcLE
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c. c.. Newton. Mass; Nor"ak' South N"'""i %
Owanux {. A. Derby Conn; Pequot, Ne"-lIa''' 'o,''
Puritan Boston Mass. SYCAMORE Lynn, Mas ~ ~,
shuh.gah Winchester Mass; springhcd' Sp'lnH'''i'
Mass South Ho.ton south Boston, Mass; Vesp LOWELL
Mass; Wlshtonwish. northampton, Mass 49,
Northern Dlv!s Onccr,. V.ce-Coni"onoic' ""
White. Montreal, Can; Rear Comm"ior'' " - ~x
Rolcavecon; Purser Charles NJ. Whitea"' Aoh'rea' w
Commodore D. b. Jaqucs, Toronto. Clubs De'o'E"s ~
this division Rockville Rockville ontaiio' '"' i''
caygcon Bobcaygeon. ont Deseronto' o".i',o C
Galt Gait Ontario Can; GananO1uc' O'''''',
roEeAed Iakcaeld Ontario Can. Lindsey L'huN'y
Ontario Can. Lake St. Louis, Lachine. quebec Can
uontr,al: Ottawa Ottawa Quebec Can Oiiih' O''i''
Can Otonabee Peterboro, Ontario, Coh' W. NpV ~
II r. and =. cub, Qu'Appcle, y. W. VT
pe,erboro Ontario. Can; Royal Military Nol'Fc' niIs
49,, ontario Can Toronto. Toronto, ontario Oah
fh,ou Toronto Ontario Can; whltby. Whiloy' quebec
There is another strong association OF canoe
clubs in this country, namely the "csooii' i'
officers and members are:
", conoe Association Commodore. c. J. Stedman,
Cincinnati OHIO; Vice.CCnmodofe. +. J. kH@pa'n'~'
Springfield. Ohio EearCcnmodore l. 8 "''c' 'o''Uu
OHIO; Secretary Treasurer j. D. keogh. 1'a
executive Committee. Colonel J. r. BARTLETT fremont
nbio. Hon IT, W Gardner Cleveland. OHIO; d. IL. crane
CHICAGO Ill. 1890 meet. Ballast Island Lax fr'c' 'S
10 70 20 Clubs represented III the "'s'''i '"a'V
citation: Cleveland Cleveland. Ohio Cincinnati ''cnna"
Ohio; Tfppy.C anoo Chicago Ill; Kcnwool Oh'HBo' ~
ptsburc PitSJurg. Penn; saltwater suh"'ef' ONO
rol,oo Toledo Onto Fremont, Fremont ONO ''oo'''
wock; Bay CITY, Bay CITY, Mich SanduaNy' o@hun'N!
Onto. Oakland Oakland. Cal Toronto. Toronto Caii'
yss,er Lowell Mass: Ncv..Yors. New-York CITY
There are also n number Of clubs not represented
IN oitber ossoc;atiOn Among them are
Amateur Pas,ac. Y. j.; Bar Harbor Me hath alu
e. As-ocia.on Bath, Stcuben county y - h''Ael'S'
Middl,town Conn; Crescent, Mauch CHUNK F''n' W
49,, v,,cb.s,,r y IL Dartmouth College G. C.; Di-
Luoue Boat Association Hamilton Ont, can ha''''
bure Penn; Hlawatha Detroit. Mich. lhnton W.p"'"'
Mass Machmoodls Moodus, Conn; Mascot "a" i''''T'
Mass. No,y-Jor,cy Athletic; Norf-t""h. i'i"' "
,., p,,o,,,o, rr,u-uick Me: Tolliwog. bethlehem
Penn: P,:,sonoh Madison. Iowa; PFhc''oh ''lh'
ton y j.: Quaker city lhiIG lphia. Penn i'l,'' W.
tava Can: ROYAL Halifax, y s. S''1'l'' "'u'''''
wash . Sbcrtrook Shcrbrook. =. O. Can; stai' EHt
,, so,,o,,.,,l. Mas, wabash TerIc Harte, Ind Wal
than Mass; West side. West Haven. Conn.
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PRESERVING THE OBELlok
IT'S PRESENT STATE AND PROSPECTS.
nrpopT OF A COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS TO THE
PARK pEPARTMENT-THE MONUMENT TO
BE INSPECTED YEARLY AND
PROPERLY CARED FOR.

After lasting for more than 5000 years, the
obelisk in Central Park has emerged from
serious crisis. and is likely TO continue in toer
able preservation for a century or more 10 CONT
Tho committee of experts which the Park Com
missioners requested 10 report on its condition
saw that it is not now disintegratns. Inc
coating Of parafine which was applied to it q few
Years ago checked the decay which had set III.
and since then there has been 10 marked renewai
Of these symptoms. The present condition OF the
mouolith is infinitely set forth in the report oi
this committee by Professor Alexis A. Julien. OF
Columbia College who examined carefully every
inch of the surface and who presents Ill addl-
tion the photographs Of the four sides pproduceu
in The Tribune, with the unsound spots Indicated
IL will not be ten years until next January
since the shaft was SWING into position on the
little eminence west Of the Museum of Art IN
Central Park The height of the shaft as then
measured was siXty-ninc feet and two inches. At
the base il measured seven feet eight and three
fourths inches square. It's weight was 2l9 IA
tons Three years before it had been given to
tie city by the Khcdvc of Egypt II was
brought here and erected in Central Park by
lieutenant commander II. II. Gorrngc, of the
United States Navy, AT an expense OF SlOO,OOo,
which was contributed by William II. Vanderbilt
The shaft is a single piece Of stone of Sycnitc or
rosc-cG,orcd granite. from the ANSouan qArri"S
in Egypt The surface was originally polished
and the stone was slF11nountcd by q cap of copper
or bronze AID stood in group Of obclsk> before
the Temple of the sun in EIclopolis Several
weeks were occupied in getting the stone TO the
park and raising it to its position and about 100
men were employed. The only shafts Of single
stone in the city which approach tins LII SIZE
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POWER OF 4 BOLT OF LIGHTNING - COOL

POWER OF 4 BOLT OF LIGHTNING - Cooh
wEATuER-G. \. r. PREPARATIONS
Norwich. Conn. July 20 (-pecial.-The last week
the temperature IN this latitude has been uhusu'lS
Low, The towns in the northeastcrly part OF New
London County were visited in the afternoon OF July
10 with A severe hail,torm. and the holstone> winch
were large enough 10 break windows did 'ohsueIdO'
damage q crop, and covered the ground Inc hd'''
stone, could be picked up in shady places TWO anu
half hour, after the storm wae over Inc terhomo'o'
,be following morning registered 10 degrees In TINS
vicinity and the first of the week there were hen'
fro,ts in the Iowlands. The cool wave remained Oh
until Friday.
This season there has been an unusual nulloci =.
thunder showers and more building, have been s"uA
and burned within radius OF twelve miles Oh u',s
since June than have been struck IN me sI et lin
of time in a decade. The power OF q ha ~ trvn ~
ming wonderfully demonstrated ~ t,n"rv Crei,t
Lisbon the other day on the farm oi ~ iifte1 mora
Inc DG GIt TINS Of rock one slab twelve feet long
nine feet wide. and four feet thick vac IN . ''' Wv
front of the clih aud thrown es ~ the National
The thirteenth annual tournanel' W IN d,,rsn1 tba
Cronnet Association will be held In Norwl'n nurIs ,a
third week IN August rSe NnrwcS Croqnct club is
putting It's grounds In order anu IN hami t,b, Tor
practising and will be IN t 70 eae of these Grounds
b 'o ont and n Is the last time the tournament VIII
be held them as the lu wal Ill he known ~ Rob.
bins Place There has been ieeins lUr SUN ., tbs
Yatna i Nssocation should be held at more central
point on account Of the Western hSIet IN the s'
AMI cous No surprise II the association his year votes
~ hold is next annual tournament III newborn VI
Tbcr, l. considerable activity among the Grand Arny
men here in anticipation Of the National EncanpIeIt'
u, ho,b i'm Boston the second week IN Angu,,..
SodpvicI Posi- No. l. of this city, has leased l my
honone hall in Minots Building, at WASHINGTON , h
NJ Springfield sts Boston, for headquarters mi NIL
exnect 70 muster 100 and will take Tubs i ~.
military band Of twenty five pieces to 1.-THE Huo' WIZ