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and in digging a well. Then came the task of
getting the heavy guns of the ships up the noun
tainsde. 1t is said that twenty-five yoke of oxen
Were first employed but these were not enough
the number doubled and four hundred sailors
lent willing hands besides
The fort was at length armed with three heavy
mouth of the river where the finish in the col
Iege races now is and objects We're repeatedly de
New-London. ltwas then felt that the British
would not dare to attempt to ascend the river and
they did not, it afterward turned out. At time
however, Decatur feared land attack and he ad-
under his guns. to move away for time SO as to
get out of the range Of possible cannon shots
ferry an Incident of the blockade occurred which
was remembered for long time in the village
church parish. which now possesses the smart
looking little edifce that is attended on Sundays
by the college oarslnen On the particular year
and there desire the part of many to
celebrate it, although it was the Lords day: But
works and whiskey extra solid sermon was de-
preacher upbraided all who would violate the
sanctity of the Sabbath day. There We're many
At the close of the afternoon service and while
II the ny hy1nn was oeing gead me ne boom boom OF & cannon @
hundred yards away heard with surprise and
terror at first. Another speedily followed, and
most paralyzed with fear for few moments. but
at length it dawned upon them that Decatur's
the salute was finished. the shock and roar of
the guns reverberatns through the high hills Of
nearly every pane Of glass in the he's church The
and dismissed the audience, what there was Of It
left. as soon as he could make himself heard
said that he forgave the commodore for it.
The sailors in Decatur's feet found life irksome
few months Boys used to turn a penny frequently
during the blockade by swimming off to the ships
their necks and sly1y passing the contraband
LIQUID up to these imprisoned sailors The of
about the ferry, and a number of romantic mar
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and forth with the man ahead as model This
terrific pace soon cuts down the freshmen's Lead.
they are on even terms: the 'varsitys Prov shPots
ahead, and still further ahead. and the varsity,
content lowers it's pace to thirty-four strokes TO
the minute So II goes to the last har-nllie' "nel
the time comes again Tor forty strokes.
In beautiful burst of speed the varsity races
by the four mile mark, Hanlan clicks his stop
watch with satisfied smile and the race Is over
as "coxie' calls way all. The men, tired and
with pretence of being anything else. droop for
ward their oars. painting heavily. A moment q
rest and they paddle back to the boathouse, where
IN the buff they take a refreshing swt IN and are
weighed each man showing loss of three to five
POUNDS as q result OF his long. hard pull Dressed
sngain in the nondescript costume they crowd into
the launch and are taken TO the wharf, where they
board a and transported to dinner. There
they eat much that the hotel mans percentage
of profit cannot be large. In the early AFTERNOON
they repeat the programme of the early morning
reading. loafng, playing until o'clock. when once
more they journey to the boathouse for their after
noon row. which in main essentials Is the same
as that of the morning. which Is more picturesque
in the twilight with It's shadows of the cleaning
and its long rays Of light santing across the river
After supper the men wander about the streets
but soon they back to quarters to lie beneath
huge old trees in silence, for occasional
in the shades Of evening, with perhaps moon
peeping through the cloudy sky. the men sing 10y
ally their Columbia hymn:
Long may Colurn bia stand.
Honored throughout the land
Our alma mater grand.
Now and for aye!
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CHARMS OF SARATOGA.
Cottage Life FeatWe-IdeaJ Place
for Ideal Home Life.

The recent extended drouth, lasting from the
middle Of April into the second week of June. and
reaching from the Mississippi River to the Allan
tic Ocean brought into striking prominence anoth-
er of the remarkably desirable features of Saratoga
Springs as place of permanent residence. This
is its entire exemption from the visitation Of
vusions of nature. No cyclone. earthquake or de-
structive storm of any kind has ever devastated
Saratoga Springs. and the stored in the soil
from the melting snow and early spring rains pre-
vented any serious loss Inconvenience from the
unprecedented dry weather from which the whole
country suffered so severely It has long been
Of the remarks of careful observers that Saratoga
Springs has a greater number of pleasant days in
the year than any place in the United States.
The importance OF this fact, whether from the
standpoint of health pleasure cannot well be
overes timated.
Dwellers in large cities have always mani
tested their high appreciation of a Saratoga
iourn Everything is so homelike and yet so differ
ent from the city In the change to the pure.
hracing air of the uplands. with balsamic breezes
blowing from the Adirondack forests. 1t becomes.
as many an urban dweller has remarked. "a pleas
ure just to breathe" And with all this there Is not
the loss of single comfort convenience TO
which they have been accustomed Saratoga Is
unique among health and pleasure resorts in this
combination.
The wonderful growth in popular favor of cottage
life in Saratoga is easily accounted for Even as
recently as twenty years ago vacation life In this
Queen OF Spas almost exclusively hotel life
There were comparatively few guests who Old not
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ENGLIsEMEN as SWIMMERS

Y don't understand why Englishnnen are not
as expert swimmers the Americans" said an
EngGshrlaD who spending a few weeks at
Palm Beach.
Il should think that your people would learn
to swim for the reason that you are islanders"
said his American friend.
We'll. can stay on the island can't ve7"
replied John Bull England is not so -rnaI
that there is danger Of falling off into the
water. have taken great interest in bathing
myself. and deplore the lack Of knowledge on
the part OF so many Of my brethren"
How do you explain the Englishnan's in
difference to the water?'' asked ths American
II thought for some time" was the answer
that the waters which wash the shores of Eng
land are too cold to invite as much ha+h+ng as 10
to be obtained on the more southern beaches Of
Germany, Belgium. France. At any rata.
the average Frenchrnan German is far more
dexterous in the water. Later found out that
the natives Of the North Of England were good
southern part Of the island. Then there II .
popular idea that the compulsory law CT tbs
German army that every soldier should tearr
to swim has made the Teuton superior 70 the
Brfton in battling with the waves; but there Is
no direct proof for such a belief Really, don-r
know the reason"
1T think know the real cause" remarked the
American as he watched young woman dive
What explanation do you gtve?" Que-ied ths
Briton.
''The lion does not like to wet his paws wan
the answer
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MEET AFTER TWENTY YEARS.

After separation Of twenty years two brothers
met at the Auditorium by appointment yesterday,
but so greatly had they changed since their partna
that II was necessary for the hotel clerk to intro
duce them
Recently Joseph Brown. a well TO DO farmsr Or
MarshheId. Wis. came to Chicago. engaged room
Auditorium. and carefully scanned the regis
ter with each arrival Yesterday clerical
looking man. carrying handbag OF foreign Mako
arrived at the hotel and registered as 'Tha RssI
Walter Brown, edinburgh Scotland"
Then he asked the clerk IN a confidential way.
"Can you tell me II there Is a MIR. Joseph Brovn
yes sir" answered Clerk schaeter pointing %
Joseph Brown. standing few feet away; rhsre
he is"
Mr.. Joseph Brown. this Is the Rev Walter
Brown. who wishes TO meet YOU continued ina
clerk.
The two men grasped hands. and for a few mo-
ments looked at each other without uttering q
word.
In the evening both departed for Narshneld,
where the Rev. Walter Brown will be the guest ok
his brother for a few weeks. The Wisconsin Mr..
Brown left Scotland twenty years ago-(ChicasS
Tribune
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AT GALES FERRY.
Historic Associations Where College
Oorsmen Train

Gales Ferry Conn. June % (SpeciaD.-one OF
the prominent facts that have been brought TO the
surface since the advent Of the Yale-Harvard col
1epe oarsrnen here for the month of June Is that
this deIightfuIly rural and romantic locanlE Is iuh
Of interesting history and tradition
At this season Of the year Gales Ferry oHers
the most enhancing rambles, and the college men
wander everywhere in their walks A faVor1te IMP
is To the old village store which is not nluch
larger than q good sized chicken coop. and another
e 10 the TOD Of Decatur's Mountain, Which IorIns
the northern boundary Of the ferry
tn this mountain is of the finest Walks
and views from the top Of it are not to De sur
nassed in the State. The Thames mets away 10
The north in recedng rams horn valleys green
r5,t heavy vegetation. To the south the river mus
,+s way 70 Long Island Sound.
Near the centre Of the top Of this mountain
s+.,d the ruins of the little old fort pulit oy
Commodore Decatur q S. N. in the war OF lS1-
v,ben he was blockaded IN the river by the BTU
ssb He erected the structure to keep the enemy
from following his ships above Gales Ferry' ano
he succeeded in holding them at bay
The fort is the shape of an elongated hauron-
snd # is now marked by huge bowlder whioh
formed one of it's most prominent corners Inc
hozvl6er was thus lettered by Gales Ferry pa1rl-
ctic society recently:
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ON THE HUDSON
Hoo Columbia Men Are TRAINING
for Race at Poughkeepsie.

r,,sbuaensia n Y June 20 (Special).-This quiet
town on the Hudson is getting ready to Celebrate
for now is the time when 1t welcomes the colleso
oarsmen and prepares for the annual rowing regatta
which ie a fate day here. The town seems full or
oarsmen from six colleges making ready Tor the
regatta next week. Coumbias men are centraliy
located and the greatest interest Tor Fough
teepsie is a Columbia stronghold Nestled away at
~. er6 of vista of overarching trees, amid flow
erinp bushes tall pines and smooth lawns stands
great rambling house of gables and caves and WIDE
halls and large Here on the winding plazzas
and shaded lawns one finds tanned. muscular
eroup of thirty young who are members of the
Columbia crews for here they have their living
quarters whence twice day they go down to the
Hudson to practise for the intercollegiate contest
next Friday.
The Columbia crewman IS good looking. largely
because of his physique and manly face and not be
cause of any external aid from clothing or outside
accessories Indeed his garb is a wonderful thing.
When the men hats at all they are round,
peaked ones crushed in dozen different shapes and
shrun from frequent baths III the river Collars and
white shirts are eccentrcities Blue shirts
are the regularly adopted attire. tied about The neck
with gaudy kerchiefs. Duck trousers that have
forsworn the laundry the neither garments.
although occasionally their monotony will be varied
by the stray presence of pair of faded pants Of
blue Shoes must never he polished. or else one is
regarded as a dude" and forthwith ostracized
from the ranks Of the elect What wonder then.
that the college oarsman as he walks through the
city streets should be an ob1et OF reverence 10 the
small boy, of amazement 10 MS eldeFs ana OF coy
giances from the girls?
The early mornings of the Columbia oarsmen are
uneveDtful They sprawl around their quarters.
matching pennies playing quoits. reading or talk
ing short time after the squad tramps briskly 10
the boathouse at Fox's Point. a mile away, led by
The varsity crew with the freshmen meekly bring
ing I'D the rear Once at the boathouse. dingy
structure of rough pine, the men get into their
rowing garb consisting merely OF thick stockings
man ia Y10r
80. q ,s the tvne of muscles iron but supple all
covered with deep brown tan Down the gang
nlank comes the frail shell, borne aloft by eight
sturdy hacks She settles in the water with sDlash
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rtages followed as a matter Of course. The snip
doctors had patients all about the country. De-
catur was great lover of fresh water nsnins @ anQ
ener+ much of the time with the trout OF the Great
Brook in Groton, near at hand. .s
ONCE while held in the river, Decatur attempted
m nut to sea with his fleet, but on the night OF
December when the attempt was to be mace p!ue
Iierfs appeared about the shores. These were sup
nosed to be signals the British from the TRAITORS
to the American cause among those on lana & De
ca+Ir was Indignant at his betrayal. He at once
and for all time gave up the plan OF attemptlIlg
% The truth of the story of the blue lights
pee denied at the time, some claiming that 1t was
,n%snted nv the Yankee officers to clear themselves
~ fhe ACCUSE tions of idleness or um1dity
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This bowlder was marked by the
Beiton Allyn Society. Children OF 'h9
beinr the north boundary Of Fort Decao
t1Ir which was erected in the years lSIo
and 1914 10 protect Decatur's feet from
the British
February 2s. 1898
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iuosessntiy changing prosYsmms A.Heass
turned over s12s76 frencs. which g Almost Z
q :ss if .1 ~ H. s; y..,
s sSs'on q new plays, am SURPRISED to see that
ful farce has at every theatre done 1ondrousiy
Rss ns ns ons yoos ss q;
nno the Nouveoutes only $4,000 francs, II
ssSyuIS 9nS Il X. 70 90
combined With the sccentric esSar.is sesttsred
. Finest 4Rs SSies shs shsss ~, y
are ruined by them, and II Is certain that they
must be thorn In their side.
This demonstrates that Paris 10 worry
much nike certain other cities In It's .inar-
ustio' tastes.
The Theatre Magazine for May In un-
usually crowded with good things-pictures
and articles. Sardou has his cay about
Henry Irving's bowdlerization Of his
Dante Leonard Van Noppen, the young
Dutch writer. whose study OF Millions
obligations to the Dutch poet Won vondel
snu inta,, ssns.on a, icy o. ys.rs ssp has
actor, Bouwmeester. 'The Rise Of the
Woman Playwright IL suggestive reading.
There are many portraits Of contemporary
actors.
Mr. John d. Barry has written plays,
dramatic criticisms, novels, has smelt tho
sawdust, and knows what 1t Is to shiver
on . dramatic authors first night He
has embodied In an engaging manner his
varied experiences in q novel Of theatrical
life. "A Daughter Of Thespis.' which is
professional from cover to cover, deal
Ing as II does with actors, Actresses, drama
lists. managers and oriucs-all the tribe
Of restless, reckless and disagreeable folk
1.-THE disagreeable ones are, OF course, the
hated oritiosl that cluster before and be-
hind the footlights.
Manager Conried has engaged for next
season at the Irving Place Theatre Agathe
Barsescu, the celebrated Roumanian actress.
His artist Is a protegee Of Queen Sylvia
and Is an actress. of distinction.
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Bishop ". II. McLarcn Not nj.

ATLANTIC CITY. N. j.. April 2a.-Bishop
W. E. McLaren, the aged Epscopa, prelate
OF the diocese Of Chicago, who was reported
70 be dying. has been very much annoyed
by the reports. He Is here in company
with Mrs. McLarin. who has been indispos. d /.
but neither the Bishop nor his wife is con-
fined to their apartments. Tho Bishop
tonight says he Ia enjoying fairly good
health and has not been Ill day since he
came here some time before Easter. They
are at the Hotel Shelburne.
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which he had read. Under a misappre-
hension Of the facts he aid.

It seemed to me when. the, case came up
The most careful search revealed two laws
on the subject, One legalized pool,ell!ne
on the race track and. at the spDe time. made
il illegal to do the 90 me thin Z outside race:
track enclosure. Such a law Is unjust, OF
course. in that It doesn't treat all alike The
only remedy now seems TO DO for the neAt
ion has been Sustained by the highest state
court we Judges have nothing left for u.
hut to discharge the - poolroom men as fast
a. they are arrested. II the decision Is as
broad as appears. any grocery store or saloon
keeper may turn bookmaker II he likes.
The police will keep on arresting pool
room men Just the same, and after the
Judges have read the opinion Of the Court
Of Appeals they will presumably try cas- o.
as us ual
or the decision Assistant District Attor-
ney Cans said: Its effect will be that we
will have TO add four or five words to our
printed forms Of indictments. saying that
the poolrooms are outside Of racetracks.
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News OF PIays and Players.

Louise Cunning has been engaged by
Charles B. Dillingham; as prima donna Of
the Frank Daniels Opera Company for next
season.
.on will be called THE Rogers Brothers In
london. John j. McNslly is writing 1t.
II will continue the adventures Of these gay
Young men, which have already taken
them, theatrically speaking. through Wall
Street, Central Park, Washington and
Harvard.
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Thomas Orchestra to Continue.

CHICAGO, April 2o.-Chicago people will
have chance to hear the Thomas Orchestra
in It's old quarters for at least another sea-
son. The trustees Of the Chicago Orchestra
Association have engaged the Auditorium
for twenty-four moro cbncerts. and the
deficit Of s25 900 for the past year has been
Guaranteed. Before the season 10 ended
the trustees will endeavor 70 RAISE the
remainder Of the $4,000 needed Tor the
new Symphony Hall.
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FOREI0N H0TEiA.
REICHENHALL SPA,

high up s ~, .n.n AS. ops. way r. Uss0s s
possesses sIeephcnn ei,mn n,na.ss cse,iites Ssd
iss.ss sppsnsss TOT S.ihal .ad nss,sn s.u O.
, r.r sn,ss' sAt1sss ne RsSs osanlsass's q
tkD GpfnGA
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Extsudins trolley Iines Up the state.

UnA, April 2o.-1hs last link In the
,hroush line Of the Utica and Mohawk
electric railroad between Rome and Little
FAILS. a distance OF 81 miles. was opened to-
day. Tho completion Of the line gives the
company double track route over private
risht Of way. A trolley road 10 also under
oonstruction between Oneida and syra.
sase. thus nalins pGs ri. bx 70 tpollsy WITHIN
two months.
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Herr nus. Gets Under way.

pandmaster Duss opened his widely
beralded tour In Scranton last night, his
manager said. to q $4,000 house. Nine.
Nordica and Edouard de Reszke sang, and
Duss co nducted the Metropolitan Opera
House Orchestra.
Scranton. Mr.. Duss's friends asserted, nad
never had 90 large or 20 enthusiastic an
audience at Q concert.
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Instant relief and refreshing sleep
for skin-tortured babies aud rest for
tired, frettsd mothers In warm baths
with Cut,c ura Soap, and gentle anoint-
ipcs with Cutlcura Ointment, the great
akin cure. and purest OF emolllents. 10
be followed In severe cases by mild
doses of Cuticura Resolvent This II
the purest. sweetest. most speedy, per-
maueut and economical treatment for
tortutnz, disnguring. itching. burn.
ing, bleeding, scaly. crested aud p'm-
DIV skiu and scalp humours, ecxemas,
rsshss and irritations with loss OF hair,
Of infants aud children. as well a.
adults. and Ia sure TO succeed when all
other remedies and physiciant fall.
Parents, think OF the future OF such
afilcted children and act now. Cures
made 10 childhood are speedy and per.
mausnt.
,.usu,s Remedies ere cold throusheut ne I
~ Souie tin he form Of Chocelsss Costsd ~
kor, AID Outisuia Soap, sts. per caks besd fes
Ssalp nuA Hos V CaFs Then" BFiush Dep<
Depot, Rns Dc ls Pal. Ps,s. AS.ir.iiae Dep
AND CHsAioAL oORfoBAT.OS, soIs Pro
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FATAL JUMP FOR ELEVATOR.
gchwerner Crushed to Death Between
tha Car and the Ceiling.

William Schwerner. IS years old. OF 100
East 10th street was killed yesterday after
noon In the trunk store at 81 West Twenty
third street. where he was employed as
porter Schwerner made a running jump
TO get on the freight elevator, which had
assembled about four feet. He landed on
the edge OF the elevator. on his stomach,
and he was crushed between the car and
the ceiling OF the first floor.
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van Rooy 10 sins Here Neyt Year.

Heinrich Conricd, director OF the Metro
noIitan Opsra House, announced last night
hat he engaged Anton Van Rooy for next
season Just previous TO MI. Van hooys
doparture for Europe yesterday on the
Kaiser Wilhelm ii.
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GABRILOWITsCH'S RECITAL.
tho Pianist Makes . Brief speech After
an Interruption.

an interruption.
Ossip Gabrilowitsoh. the young Russian
pianist, made brief speech in the course
Of his recital at Mendelssohn Hall yester-
day afternoon. He made IL in correct
and fluent English with very little accent.
1t was oocasioned by an interruption In
the A fiat sonata, opus no. Of Beethoven,
which was the second number on his pro-
Gramme. He had played Mendelssohn's
Variations Serieuses' and the first move
ment Of the Beethoven composition. While
he was playing this there began a series
Of mapping noises such as steam pipes are
won't to mako when busy engineers under
take to guide them In the course Of per-
formanoes. The pianist held bravely on.
but when no reached tho slow movement
OF the sonata the steam pipes snapped
viciously at him and In a cross rhythm,
too. This was too much for him, and he
abruptly stopped. arose and left the stage.
Then there was a sudden scurrying OF
ushers, and George Becker, the general
treasurer and doorkeeper OF concerts,
hustled in and looked masterfully at the
ventilators in the walls. and then hustled
out again. Ten minutes later the steam
pipes swapping died into sullen gurgle,
and then Mr.. Gabrllowitsch reappeared
and spoke his little piece. which was
LApIEs AND GENTLEMEN: The steam pipes
made so much noise that II was impossible
for me to proceed. 1t seems to be better now.
90 II you don't object. III commences the
Beethoven sonata from the beginning.
Thus IL happened that the first move
ment OF Beethoven's sonata In A fiat. opus
ITO, on q very warm day In April was en-
cored by steam. Let It be recorded that In
spite OF the assault on HIS nerves the young
man played the sonata admirably. with
clarity, repose and intelligence, and that
the audience seemed to appreciate his artis-
tic feeling in recommending the work in
stead Of starting with the second move
ment, which had been interrupted.
His other numbers were the Bach -Saint-
Sasns gavotte In minor. Brahms's major
intermezzo. opus i,e; Chopin's Q minor
ballade, Paderewski's Caprice Ia Soar
latu.' Liadow's F sharp major barcarolle
Ieschetitzky's d minor toccata,. and the
Schubert-Tausig 'Marche Militaire: The
audience was large one, and, as this was
Mr.. Gabrilowitsch's last recital, 1t did what
1t could to speed the parting guest.
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IN: y y: ~: sas.is a ce.s,;s, s. q: ss
Squipmsnt. Block sgnsis. Dining AZ esfs sefs
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BE ERIK e. EYIN q

April 10 November. Attitude DO Iec.. Real coun:
Try. We'll snAded la.as. Drying. unsurps1sed
eialy attractive for fsniihes. Hjur aud - minutss
from City HAIL Carriage W appointment. Mss
LkMMOS. o. West lotti At, =
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Played "St. Clair" with First "Uncle Toms
Cabin" Company.

William NJ Baldwin. who was q MEM
Der OF the first 'Uncle Toms Cabin
company and played 81. Clair for a
number Of years will be buried at Newark,
N j., to-day. He was born in that
citv "a years ago and became an actor
~ considerable prominence in the early
'so,' He was twice married. and for
more than thirty years was stationary
engineer in Newark, doing q great deal Of
work In the mechanical department OF
local newspapers.
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SoC--sternes Sentimental Journey. TTistrsm
Shandy, Oid London Bridge. Robin Hood PhAil'
lei eth av.