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The lightest man in the crew will probably
be Ballet, 166, or Simms, 167, so there IS
plenty of beef and Drawn TO rely upon, II
three weeks of Bob Cooks training can civ
ilize and train it. The Harvard men, since
their new rowing-tank has been placed in
working order, are confident of giving the
weakened Yales a harder pull this year
than last They have been hard at work
all winter On the tank in the Cary building
The University race. though undoubtedly
the chief rowing event in the year in the
eyes of the public, does not interest so many
real amateur oarsmen as the National Re-
gatta at Washington in August, or even the
New England and Middle States regattas in
June and July. Within cannon shot of the
which are members of the Middle States
Regatta Association, and most Of these will
send some representatives TO the National
Regatta as we'll. Their aggregate member
ship runs we'll into the thousands, and the
number Of young men who cherish the am
bition to pull in championship crews must
be fully half of the total.
The crews of eight are not in many cases
fully made uD yet and interest centers for
the present in the practice form" of the
double and single scullers. As good team
perhaps as viii be afloat, if no accidents
happen, will be Freeth and Platt of the
Varunas. These young men won pretty
nearly everything they tried their hands at
last year, but slipped up on the national,
losing it to the Toronto team. as they claim,
through inability to see their opponents at
the finish, owing to the sun on the water.
and to little trouble about the finish line.
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Taking a shower.

Metropolitan B. G. 1t is charged also that
the Treasurer of the club will give a man
like Hawkins his railroad tickets. and 500
for Expenses to go to regatta, when it
doesn't cost him anything like that sum.
There is always more or less growing about
this sort Of thing among the poorer clubs
which cannot afford this generosity and it
may break out into open war at any time.
However, professionals or not, the Manhat-
tan men will have to work for whatever
honors they win.
Another pair Of phenomenally rapid seull-
ers are Messrs. Bushman and Sharkey Of
the Ravenswoods. They are training on
Newtown Creek, of malodorous memory,
with an occasional spin upon the East River
itself when the tide Is at the turn and the
wind not too strong. They rowed together
for the first time last year and made an ex-
cellent record. The rivalry between these
two men and the Varuna Seniors will DO
especially keen, as both belong to the Long
Island Association.
The Atalantas OF New York are striving to
get up another race this year with the Yale
University crew. though in similar strug-
gle last year the Atalantas were badly
beaten. They will also put strong eight
and four cared teams into the Middle States
and National regattas. The crack four.
cared crew Of the Atalantas is curious
illustration of New York's mixed nationals
ties. 1t is always called the Dutch ane
Irish crew. being made up Of the Demp.
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wagon for Indian Territory. ! know as
well as | want to that the second boy won't
live to git there. he's so puny. Poor little
trick, he was saying to his mother: "0h
nav. will we have applesass and fresh
meat to eat in the nationY Hetty, she jest
fetched over bag of dried apples and gave
'em some sugar and loaf OF light bread to
carry. 1t may be our turn next said Seth,
and he gave the little boy fifty cents. 1t
would jest break his heart to lose this
place; but am hoping Mr.. Raimund-"
What is his name? Raimund, of my
town."
Eyes. ma'am."
she is not hard man."
well, so | say. and it's hard for them as
has money owing as well as them that owes.
Well, twill be all the same hundred years
from now, but it's hard pickings In the
meanwhile. Here we are p
CHAPTER III.
Mr.. Rogers opened the door, a tall man.
who stopped little. He wore the black
broadcloth Of rural politician, but it was
scrupulOusly we'll brushed. His face was
rather long, looking the longer for a gray
chin-beard and a bald forehead His hair,
like his beard, was gray and beautifully
soft. 1t curled about his face His blue
eyes were large and mild; indeed, the Whole
expression of his face was that Of rather
melancholy patience.
AS he walked along he dragged his feet
giving stump to his gait more OF indecision
than awkwardness. he greeted Mrs Armil
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sey brothers and the Lau brothers. Inc
AtalaDtas have the largest purely aqua!ic
club in New York and are OF the largest In
the country, and though they DO not haYe .
powerful organization like the ManhattahS
at their back they put more oarSmen upon
the waters than any other club, own more
boats and send to the Tegattas good snare
OF winners. Their speciality is crew work
rather than doubles and singles, and their
great barges are feature of the Harlem,
Adolph Rave, who was for some years the
champion of the Long Island Association as
a single. besides pulling in winning four
fer the Eagle cup, will try his luck again for
single championship henOrs. He was not
very prominent last season, but his friends
say he will show the benefits of this year OF
lying fallow for one year.
The MetrOp0lltanS, deserted by their old
time champions, Pilkngton and Nagle, will
try, it is said, Geoffert and OReagan, the
veterans and eX-ehampiOns. Here is posi-
bility of hitch, however, for Geopfert is one
of those professionals against whom
the most vigorous protest has been made.
and he cannot row, unless reinstated by the
National Association in the August regatta,
There is great need of vigorous reoTgani-
cation of the amateur clubs, and final set
tlement of the great question, Nv hat is an
amateur?" and ''WhO are the amateurs?"
Rowing is very popular at present, but 1t
cannot remain so If amateurs are much
paid to beat them. There is no department.
of sport in which amateurs can permanently
cope with men who make it business, as
excel lence is quite as much question OF
train ing as of original capacity, and man
WHO handles yardstick all day cannot
train scientifically.
New York oarsmen are somewhat eXer-
ciSed about the future of their sport because
Of the rapid degeneracy of the Harlem as
a rowing stream. 1t is already little more
than a mud stream, scarcely larger than the
Thames at London. When the ship-canal
is completed it Will be nothing more than a
canal Itself, bulkheaded all its length and
full of traffic. Even now it is so crowded
that good practiee-rowing is almost impos-
sible. The Hudson and East rivers are
almost invariably rough with tide and wind.
There are very few days when it Is possible
to do much upon them with a shell except
just before sunset when the tide is right.
The bay at Bay Ridge is even worse. 1t is,
perhaps, a sign of the future that the
Varunas are looking toward Sheepshead
Bay for refuge, and the Metropoltans
have already clubhouse on the PassaieaS
we'll as the Harlem. Quieter waters must
certainly be sought That in spite of the
big and turbulent tidal arms of the sea with
which it is their fate to contend, the New
York oarsmen make such brave showing
at regatta after regatta is certainly in the
highest degree cTeditable tn their pluck and
skill. DAVID wECHSLER.
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OYERsHREWD LAWYERS.
They Are Taken Down Peg by Equally
Sharp Witnesses.


Sharp Witnesses.
Overshrewd lawyers often furnish their
adyersaries with weapons. Even the clev-
crest of them have been put down in open
court by equally ready witnesses. "Did
you see this tree that has been mentioned,
by the roadSide?" an advocate inquired.
Yes, sir: saw it very plainly"
ut was conspicuous, then? ?"
The witness seemed puzzled by the new
word He repeated his former assertion.
What is the difference" Sneered the law
yer, between plain and conspicuous? ?"
But he was hoisted with his own petard.
The witness innocently answered:
81 / can see you plainly, sir, among the
other lawyers, though you are not bit con-
spicuous."
In court, on one occasion, blow directed
against the character of witness forciDly
recoiled.
You were in the company of these peo-
ple?' he was asked.
Z" OF two friends, sir"
Friends! Two thieves. 1 suppose you
mean"
"That may be So" was the dry retort;
they are both lawyers"
In a trial not long ago. very simple wit
ness was in the box, and after going through
his ordeal was ready to retire. One question
remained:
Now, Mr.. -, has not an attempt been
made to induce you to tell the court differ
,ent story?"
"A different story to what I have told.
- Yes; is it not SOP"
{" Yes, sir"
Upon your oath, demand to know who
the persons are who have attempted this"
" Well. sir. you've tried as hard as any of
'em," was the unexpected answer.
1t ended the standardization Com
panion.
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kinder punying round, didn't know what
allied her, but ] reckon she been working
too hard, she is the greatest one TO work /
ever did see! IL Seth Rogers only had her
horse sense and would work her way they
wouldn't have mortgage overdue like they
got, no STRIP
Miss Brainerd struck into the stream OF
"reminiscences on which Mrs. Armil seemed
TO be embarked for an indefinite Journey.
Mr.. Rogers is member Of the Legislature,
isn't hep"
Yes he is. and red hot for every fool law
that will make bad come to wuss; you see
Seth, he's real nice man, but he's one of
them men that reads a heap of things in
books and thinks everything that's printed
must be true; and he's got notion that
laws run themselves, which amt my expert
enee But / reckon seree he got up to the
Legislature he's found cut every man amt
an angel jes fresh let out of heaven, like
he lowed they was to first He's got sorter
obstinate streak in him. too-'taint all Hetty's
fault though I ain't excusing of her. / told
her plum out what thought of her. If
you got righteous grudge agin Seth R0g-
ers, says i, why don't you divide up hon.
est and part? That's fair and decent says
/, but this living in the same house with
man person and never parting lips TO him
not so much as "howdy" when he comes
back home, or wish We well" when he
goes away call it scandalous'
Then she hasn't much TO say TO her hus-
band p asked Miss Brainerd, feeling more
interested.
Much to sayw screamed Mrs. Armil;
Law mel Why, she amt spoke mortal
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THE AMATEUR
BOAT-ROVERS.
YalG'S Prospects Not Of the Best in the
Varsity Race.
Thousands Of 0arsmen Anxious to Row in the
National Regatta Double scull-
ers-Qaieter Waters Needed.
written and Copyrighted for THE SUNDAY CALL.

NEW YORK. May 1.-The coming season
will be as full OF interest upon the water as
the different rowing clubs can make it.
The preparations for season of aquatic
sport were never before made upon such an
extensive scale, and certainly never were so
many thousand young men keenly
interested in results.
Yale. which has pretty regularly beaten
Harvard on the Thames since the adoption
of the famous "CoOk stroke" was seldom in
so bad a case as this year. The talk of a
weak crew" is always heard in April. both
at Harvard and Yale, as regularly as the
report of an irreparably ruined peach crop
in Delaware. but this time there seems to be
some foundation for the reports, so far as
Yale is concerned. Two men only of last
years victorious eight are to row, SimmS
and Captain Brewster; and the latter,
the most valuable man of the crew.
has been ill all the spring. though.
perhaps not quite so i'll as it has
pleased his partisans to represent. Next to
Brewster, the public are most interested in
the giant 2o4- pound Heffelfnger, who will
probably row in the crew for the first time.
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A TRUE LITTLE MAN.
The Story Of a Mean Young Man and a Very
Brave Little Boy,

The ''bue-line" street-car stopped at the
corner, and rather misunderstanding young
woman put small boy inside.
Now, Rob-" she said. as she hurried out
TO the platform again, don't lose that note
gave you; don't take 1t out of your pocket
at all"
"No'm," said the little man, looking visit
fully after his mother as the conductor pulled
The strap, the driver unscrewed his brake,
and the horses. shaking their bells, trotted
off with The car.
whats your name, B0b?" asked mis-
cheyous- looking young man sitting beside
him.
Robert Cullen DEEMS" he answered, po-
litely.
Where are you going?"
ITO my grandma's."
LET ne see that note in your pocket
The look of innocent surprise in the round
face ought to have shamed the baby's tor
mentor, but he only said again, 1Let me see
it,"
81 tan't," said Robert Cullen Deems.
''See here, il you don't, I'll scare the
horses and make them run away" The lit
tie boy cast an apprehensive look at the
belled horses. but shook his head.
'Here. Bub, I'll give you this peach If
you pull that note half way cut of your
pocket"
LIE boy Qlu not reply, out some of the
older people look angry.
say, chum. I'll give you this whole bag
OF peaches If you just show me the corner Of
your n0te." said the tempter The child
turned away, as if he did not wish to hear
any more, but the young man opened the
bag, and held it just where he could see and
smell the luscious fruit
A look Of distress came into the sweet lit
tie face-l believe Rob was afraid to trust
himself-and when a man left his seat on
the other side TO get off the car the little bow
slipped quickly down, left the Temptation
behind, and climbed into the vacant place.
A pair of prettily gloved hands began al
most unconsciously TO clap. and then every
body clapped and applauded until it might
have alarmed Rob, il young lady sitting
by had not slipped her arm around him. and
said, with sweet glow ON her face:
Tell your mamma that we all congratu.
late her upon having little man strong
enough to resist temptation and wise enough
to run away from it.
| doubt if that long, hard message ever
reached Rob's mother; but no matter. the
note got to bis grandmother without ever
coming out Of his pocket.-Youth's Com
panlOn,
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ARTIFICIAL GEMS.

They Need Not Cause Uneasiness Among
Precious Stone Dealers.
Attempts have been made, not without
success, to form minerals. Artificial ultra
marine has long been an article of COM
merce. The formation of the diamond is
said TO have been actually effected, but in
the opinion of the inventor the process is so
difficult and so dangerous that the diamond
miner and the diamond merchant need not
feel uneasy. The ruby and the sapphire
have lately been reproduced in Paris, and,
curiously enough, the coloring matter in
both is found to be due to one and the same
m etal-chrominm = in different states of
combination. Red and blue stones, or an
intermediate violet form which might be
likened to the rare and beautiful oriental
amethyst, have been obtained In one and
the same operation from the same lot of ma
terial.
The jewels thus produced have so far all
been small: large enough to torn the pivots
OF superior watch works, but not large
enough to rank as rare and costly orna-
mental objects.-Professor Crookes in May
Forum
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smelling stuff on his handkerchief,
like girl. / told him there was no use try
ing TO stick on a chickens head that was
cut off. but he said here he'd come all the
way to see Hetty, and how they had played
together, and all that when they was
children, and how l was a kinder
mother to 'em and so he sorter got me
all worked I'D. l Amt eXeuSing myself.
but when he showed me the ring he'd bought
Hetty and made like he was going to throw
it into the river-but he didn't, he groaned
like and stuck it back in his pocket. and
they do say his wife wears it now it was a
gold ring, with a little blue stone and two
pearls in it. But, as [ was saying, when he
went on that way, clean forgot to quiz him
bout why ne hadn't written to Hetty, for
he hadn't, and he could write the best in
the world. | was SO taken up with plying
him aud looking at his fine clothes
that l just let him wheedle me into
promising that I'd give his letter to
Hetty. And l did. 1t was only three
months before Leon was born | don't see
how l could do it, but did. Hetty read il
all through, and when she had fms he'd she,
that was as strong a girl as You ever see for
all her littleneSS, she tainted dead away
right therep'
did she goo"
well, no, ma'am. she did not She set
aud set there, she tod me afterward, until
it looked like her head would fair burst
her bunnit, and went out down the road
where he was going to be. and | was going
TO be near by, for wasn't quite sech God
forSaken fool as | seemed, and | lowed to
have an eve on them two heart-broken
things, for young things are jest natchely
fools and no knowing So there, if you
please, l had perched myself on stump
nigh enough to see Christie Robinson march
ing up and down and talking to himself,
most likely saving over the words be was
going to say to her. ] give you my word,
MAJ am, | waited and he waited on Hetty
for four blessed hours, and being young and
foolish can't tell you whether | was most
relieved she didn't come or mad at her for
not coming and giving me my wait for
nothing. But it was like this = As / said,
Hetty did start, and she got spell into the
woods when running fast, for she said she
felt so tOrmented that she didn't know
which way to turn, mad with Seth for how
he had behaved (as she thought, and yet
softening remembering how kind he was
to her and WorShiping the ground she
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CHATTER I.

There was always the prairie. To every
point Of the compass the prairie No trees,
unless YOU count the scanty twO-year-old
growth of poplars in front Of the Rogers
house, or the three wee peach trees by the
well, not enc Of them more than shrub!
For the rest, everywhere and always, the
prairie; beautiful in early summer, when it
Is a tender green sea, ripping and simmer
ing in the sun; terrible in the autumns.
sometimes, because it may become only a
believing, cruel ocean Of FIRE; deSOlate and
dust-swept in the dry winters; monotOnous
and unutteraby lonely all the year. No
hill. no water, nothing to break the hori-
zontal lines that grew TO veX the eye with
their sameness, except the jagged ripple
made by the roofs of the distant village,
and. nearer, the low buildings of the Hon.
Seth Rogers farm.
The farmhouse and barns, the fences and
plowed fields had an agreeable trimness of
outline. There were no breaks in the fences
or sagging rails the buildings were Of wood
and the house had been painted. True, the
color was a blush dUab with no relief OF
trimmings-blinds and all being dTa6; but
this lack Of variety need not be imputed to
the taste Of the owner, but was far more
likely to represent simply the meagerness
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IN Tarter UooIs

Nervous people are always on tenter hooks. A
slight noise smtes the drums of their ears like the
clash Of cymbals. The most trivial, unexpected
sound drives them to the verge OF distraction.
But inygorated and built up with Hostetters
Stomach Bitters. their supersenBitiyeness speedily
disappears. Dyspepsia, malaria, kidney troubles,
billousness and rheumatism are cured by the
bitters. ID
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Ask for Sozodont

II you want dentifriee--as you probably do
which will protect your teeth from decay and
render them white. SoZoDoNT is in vogue
Win the professions which OF all others are called
upon to display their teeth the most-to wit, the
musical and dramatic. 1t Is especially attractive
with the fair sex, a portion of the community
who make point OF looking attractive. Tho
breath Is rendered delightfully."- fragrant by so.
ZoDONT. which is certainly deslderatum to
persons OF fine tastes.
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Let her marry the man.
Those ul-Natured PeonIe,

Clara (haughtily(-I went to the theater
every night last week and had different
escort each time.
Rival Belle (yindietively)-Yo You should be
more cautious, my dear.
''Cautious?"
YES, my dear, Ill-natured people all
over town are saying you can't get the same
man to go with you twice."
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Mrs. Don Cameron, accompanied by her
daughter. Martha, Miss Rachel Cameron,
Miss Hattie Blaine, a daughter of Secretary
Blaine, and the wife and daughter OF
Senator Quay, will sail for Europe on
autImn
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The Sweetest Music.

There's music in the waterfall
And when the wind blows high;
There's music in the tossing boughs
That chafe against the sky.
There's music when the FaIn-drops come.
The lily's sweets to quaff;
But none OF natures music Is
So sweet as Beauty's laugh.
But II dark, ugly teeth peep forth
(You always hope they WON'T,
Then Beauty's laugh 10 caekling turns.
Beauty, buy SOZODONT.
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A Change for the Better: "When Won
lose your Office" said the good old man to
the politician, Il trust you will not alter
your habits Of industry and take to drink
mo, sir" replied the politician PROMPTLY.
I'll change my politics. IN. 7. Recorder.
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An heroic Remedy.

.Clara-Why in the world are you going to
marry Mr.. Slimpurse? He hasn't penny
to bless himself with.
Dora-The doctor said nothing would cure
these horrid little pimples but a long-eon-
tinued low diet. and I'm determined to save
nv complexion
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,orrect Diagnosis,

Doctor-Good-mor Mr.. Loverl What
can | do for you?
Mr.. Loyer-I--l called. sir, TOTO ask for
the hand of-of your daughter?
''Humph! Appetite good2"
IN OF very"
''How is your pulse?"
Every rapid when-when L am with her.
Very feeble when away"
Troubled with palpitation ?"
lawfully, when | think of her."
Take my daughter. You'll soon be
cured. Ten dollars, please"
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IndeDendent FemaIes,

Supplemented Citizen-What is it you
women are tryin' to do, anyhow?
Mrs. Hardhead, President Female Eman-
cipation League-We desire to make woman
entirely independent of man.
That's easy enough"
'Easy2 How?"
of har ,oorrv tha MAN
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where cbemistrv r.,Is

Mrs. de Jones-My baby spilled about a
quart of ink on a lot of old rags and drop
or two got on my best dress. Have Won
ANYTHING that will take ink out2
Honest Druggist have many things
that will take ink from old rags, but don't
know Of anything that will take ink out of
a best dress,
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PLEASANT PARAGRAPHS.
Prepared by Charles E. Foster for The New
York Weekly.

Billson-Whose pocket-book is that you
are advertising for?
Jimson-Mne, of course.
Get out. Poeket-book containing roll
of bills and large number of checks and
securities. Finder can keep money if he
will return papers, Get outs You don't
see a roll of bills or check once year."
Moo, but Bertha Bullion's father takes
the paper | advertised the loss in, and he'll
see that advertisement See?'
''Humpn! Where did you get the money
to pay for that big ad ?"
bertha loaned it to me, bless the darling"
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Danger of Agreeing.

Clara-That handsome stranger appears
to have taken quite a shine to you, Maud.
Maud-Y-e-s; l can't imagine why.
Clara-Nor /.
Maud-Pll never speak to you again, so
there,