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The peanut man is doing a rushing
business and each purchaser mentions
the word 'squirrsls' and equipped with
the small paper bag make for the path
way and chirps alhringly. Finally one
enthusiastic chirper succeeds. A fst
squirrel advances, cautiously cFawls up
the trouser leg Of the donor. takes the
gift and scuda away. Later on in your
rambles a disturbed looking man is hold
ing by TIE tail a second Of thess squirrels
which a dog. sheepish in appearance and
manner. has just killed He tells you and
the half doASn spectators that 1T was
diiits an Eo0i1SHt ! assure you. iUsi
sight Of Dane for a moment and when he
appeared he brought me this. was quite
proud Of Il. pom my word To a group
Of girls coming along. each holding a
big bunch Of dandeliOns. he presents
the limp corpse and they 90 away re-
joicing over the idea Of a large and i'm
posing funeral.
You continue. still on tho unNearying
and unrewarded search for something
new. You recognize the scent Of hIacs.
the opal tint Of the sky over the meadow
where Jack and Conway watch the March
crop of lambs. now long legged and
AwkwArdly playful.
A squad Of ragged boys are re~eIlihg
in the meadow grass. which touches
their feet. oallOused by long months Of
asphalt and stone. Each 10 garnitured
with a piece Of grass. split 70 make a
polly nose and over each freckled
probOscis the ends stFaddle. adding a
curious II not a strictly beautiful effect
TO that feature. They show you how 20
do It. u looks simple and satisfying
You try IL and you judge that your
novitiats 10 successful II applause IL
criterion. They urge you 20 walk on
with IL and you do until their backs are
turned. since tho visions of the sand
heap nothing 20 novel has entered your
life AZ the polly nose. That st least 20 ynu
is an experience.
You pass an arbor heavy with dropping
clusters oG mAuvs wintAFia. Japanese ID
effect, and then three young girls. grouped
about a drinking fountain. all in pink
with their abundant hair done in the
very latest Coifurea. Greek effects Of
braid and curl. and hlleted with parti-
colored ribbons. Was there ever = girl
of y who didn't yearn soulfully for the
time when she could do her hair up and
thus put On the garment of age and
snphisticatiOni Their playful slapping
II each other with wet hands and the
sprinkling of gowns and faces with tho
thrown spray n quite in contradiction
90 their coihuFes. You turn back. for
the picture IL pretty. and even more
forEetGll of the dignity belonging 20
thoss who have pat on childish thing.
you aee the trio rolling down the nearby
slope of green. A moment more and the
coinures are lees ageful than they were
and the rolling club has given way 90
hairdressinR pArlor in the open air.
Along one 0f the concrete paths sits
row of mothers. each with a persmbulaSor
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before her. You can almost read the
social status and the characteristics Of
the owDcrs by a glance at their contents'
Occasionally you see a collection OF the
daintiest. snow white garments IN the
centre of which blue and dark eyes loOh
from an immobils face; now and then a
careless heap Of clothes flung pell mel
entirely cOnceals the occupant until
smothersd cry reveals it's whereabouts.
Some Of the babies look like the white
viOlets Of May. or tho perfumed May
flowers; others like the tiny blossoms
which ara discovered only after a pro-
lonRed search amid ssdgs and weed.
The perambulator policeman has this
morning a mood on him He isvery die
tatorial In regard 20 the traific reg'lla-
tions Of the carriages end finally exclaims
10 one young mother that for two years
I've been a-tellin' you 90 keep YOUR baby
carriage near the edge Of the walk 40 a.
not 10 interfere with the passin
To him. the Young mother: You GER
tainly haven't bscn telling me any such
thing for any such time a. the baby
lan't but three months old
We'll. II was one Of your sect anyway
he responds. as II all mothers were alike
10 him. and cuts Oh further controversy
by attacking another bencher with verbal
vigor who do you s'pOse wants 10
stumble over your baby Think because
lie yours It's easier 10 fall on, presume. :
Then he snarls along and the mothers
breathe easier.
Under a Japanese peach tree. whose
branches look a. IL they had been arti-
Rcially ebOnizsd. YOU look across the Mall
10 the spOt where the oak that King Ed
ward planted once stood and where now
the gracious elm gives shade and IL at
present clothed in a robe Of baby green.
There is quite a crowd standing under Il.
examining its proportions and admiring
its gracious benignity. You have passed
Il many springs and no one has SEEM
ingly noted its stitely presence.
The diabolo craze has passed. You
see a solitary spool thrOwer At the
the Wapiu deer look just az
moth eaten and ragged A tiny buffalo
calf Ia. you are sure. the ugliest bit Of
life in the animal kingdom at present
and has tho charm of a state which does
not attempt 20 be other than Il IL. In a
retired path a victoria rolls toward the
edge Of tho green. II has all the aris.o-
cratic mark Of an age that has really
passed. Il Ia big and soft looking and 10
noOnspicuorS in its whole effect. The
cOachman wears a wide weed on his
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CLOUDS AND TIE WEATHER


From Aa OAtcag0 IFthmHe
ClOnd weather forecasts made ~ U
A. Do ousrvaln q Zurich are Of the utnes
scisntl1o and practical importance nv
dsductions are based on the familiar 'um'
ulu1 cload Of warm summer days.
when reaching heights Of ak Or S'el
miles q becomes q trundie cloud The hian
floating top assumes the shape Of nee'I
ice needle cloud and extends sidevay- y
anvil shape. The ordinary cumuius 'i'uS
undsFRoes similar transformation ~ le'-
Of thFee 10 four miles. and 20 does No i''s
70 the formation of thunder clouhs '"
merely 10 the production 0f 1eecy clouds
This sort Of cloud can b. resarded %
preaags of good weather The vel HhApel
hooded clouds have not been sumo i'i',
explained Often they encompass the top 7,
a quickly rising cumulus cloud and N.'-
recently were thought 20 be Instruments y
the pFOducttOn Of hail. They are hlWhl'
found 10 be intimately connected With eals,,
lnR heegy clouds. and on the other hanu
proaags bed weather. occurring pfe''"''
10 thAnderatoFuaa
Even such reliable praaagea Of thunae'
storms are the remarkably deiieate vartetf
Of nescy clouds which are mostly i1uAn
n0atinR about four miles hiEh. On darel
layer they ara Euperp0aed. delicate WnA9
heads. These lofty curly heads. generauy
ln the morning. safely prsdict q thunle.'
storm within twenty-four hours. w nN-
oon asrenta Il waa found that che Orcufrent
Iof thess clouds comedies with violsnl arcs
10 tho tsmgoraturo.
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sleeve and around the high slk hat. A
lady. gray haired, feeble OF step. gowned
or rather swathed in Grape descsnds and
walks up and down for her matutinal
exercise
Lower down near the exit Donelly. the
EamekeepeF. shows you a bunch Of dead
ducklings killed by an oyerzealous mother
who had led them too sOon through some
vet grass Il Is his opinion that there
are mothers and mothers and that ma
ternity does not imply good common
sense He has had an addition Of about
forty water fowl, including swan. ducks
and geese. 20 his equipment but he Ia
just a. worried a. be was last spring
az the prevalence ~ water rata. OF
naughty boys. Of the hundred and one
dangers that lie In wait for the helpless
under his care Il Ia his opinion TOO that
the park hasn't changed MUCH
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FeR VISITING ACTRESSES.
PhIIadelphiM ISas q Club WbIch HarboFs
Them Cheaply.

PhIIadeIphlA Has q Club Wblch HarboFs
Them CheaBly.
Philadelphia has solved the high cos,
Of living - far as the young women Il
Visiting theatFiCal companies are cor.
Cernsd by founding a club named after
Charlotte Cuahman. A committee n
prominent Philadelphia women. including
Mrs. Mortimer Brown. Mrs. Samuel
Chew. Mrs. James Large. Mra. Oe0rEe
spenosr Morris. Mias Mary and Mis-
Emma Neilson. MFs. Clinton r. WoodruH.
Mrs. A. ]. Drexel- -Biddle and Mra. Talcot,
Williams. took over the CID four story
red hriok house which atands on ths
southwest corner Of Locust and Twelfth
atrcota and which is now the Charlotte
Cushman Club.
there "a no rule against q star
leaving her hotel. hut a. the club only
holds hftsen guests at a time by common
consent Il 10 left 10 tho lower aalaried ac-
tresaes. Ths open sesamSis q membership
Zee Of 81.
me price Of board In from sis a week
down 10 a, hut there IL no SAVIOR Oi
charity about u. quite 20 the contrary.
the club 10 a. near a Thespian paEadise
a. I've ever seen in nv hfe.' said an
unimpOrtant member Of the New 1hesire
company when that organization visited
Philadelphia rUcently. In the hrge place
meals are served when we want 'em.
which h TO aay they bring codee art
rolls TO your room In the morning. Real
breakfast. with fruit aud eREB and thinn,
doesn't come till 70. while dinner d Rt the
aotor's own time. considerably eGrher
than tho fashionable hour. Thgn when
your nights work is over you find q light
zach room Is Furnished differently
and Il named after some celehrity. Per.
haps the Mary Anderson room II The
most elaborate, done in lilac end ueen,
with white woodwork and fltFaH|,sd with
a pretty story In addition. When The
club was first projected. In 1907. and The
founding COMMITTEES WA getting femmine
stars" 20 pay goF various rooms there
came a letter irOm well known Catholic
prelate asking 70 be permitted 70 furnish
. room 20 be named for our mmatohahls
Mary"
Lsaa romantic hut very charming q the
Mrs. John Drew room. n blue with hirds-
eye maple furniture. And - Pbiladelphia
proud % the entire Drew family there y
Julia MaFlowe room n done IN greer,
while Viola Allsn. Annie Russell Adele
Richie. Jenny lind. Fanny Davenport
and Lillian Russell are among the others
hOnored.
Signed portraits Of famous theatrical
folk adogn the dining room walls. whie
in the parlor are books and magazines
for the studious, q piano for the romantic
and tea table for those who are merely
sociable. The pantry too % open 70 ne
guests, and thsrs are chating diahes aha
ana stoves ready Tor usa,
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and draw strange arabesques In the sand
Tor her amusement. at which shs cackles
with hatiery of look and voice.
Human nature 10 shown by many
characteristics = the sand heap children,
and before you turn away 70 gather In
other unconsidered triies Of the park you
notice one younEster in particular who
has preemPted the southeast corner and
raises a threatening shovel when any one
81 the opposite ser approaches too close
with the seeming design Of interfering
with her squatter sovereignty She n
thin and scraEgly in appearance, she
already wears huge spscsscles over her
pale blue eyes. her hands and arms are
sinewy and she grasps her shovel a. II il
were a hatOn of authority Notwith-
standing that aluring temptations on
every side invite her 20 nspOse and play
she heecis them not, hut digs. diGs. digs
What her object Is in working in this
heartWhole manner you cannot surmise
There - no competitor. there is no re-
ward there u no promise eXacted which
must h. kept. willy nilly She is Appar-
.nTiy iuiriiing her DESTINY. an Inherited
tendency which must be Obeyed. and you
prophesy a future for her far from the
primrose paths of mere pleasure
The first May party arrives at a very
early hour and a. Il has come from far
on the lower East Side. you might expect
10 So some sleepy faced onos with eyes
rubbed open and careless putting to-
gcther Of costumes. Not At all. Il IL
spick and span even to the forerunner or
outTidcr. ~ he might be called. the boy Of
twelve who whcels the icc cream frsszsr
on a barrow in front Of the Queen. There
Is nothing now to chronicle in regard TO
th" makeup; N" May Queen is AZ homely
a. ever and her position Of sminence 10
due apparently 10 hcr proweas with her
fists, Al the slightest symptom Of revolt
on the part oi her attendants she leans
over and addresses them in Fast Side
verbosiiy and once swiftly -Bwats' a
recrcant subject across the shoulders. She
walks maiestically. however. the rest Of
the time under a canopy made OF paper
roses. long sfrcamers depending from
which are carried in the hands Of half q
dozen retainers She wears a white tarle-
tan gown which reaches her knees; below
this long spindle shaped legs covered
with tan stockinEs and supported on tan
ret"s'als. complete the less important
part II her attire Behind her floats a
long white wedding veil, fastened 10 a
wreath II tiny whit" flowers.
tn" procession that follows is demo-
cratic ~ ~ personnel There is a small
hoy IN roundabout and felt cap side by
side with a Picrrot. gorgeous in yellow
freckleI harlequin sun Uncle Sam in
'rcoior and gray hat star rimmed walks
With a group Of Indians hercely painted
and fcathe7et The girls notwithsfand-
ing the march u feminine progress, fol-
low the ways of May party attendants
from time ImmemqTialsAnd prefer the
ne"cy adornments % crisply siarched
ard artificial flower wreaihs.
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reached for five cents by the Broadway
division of the subway. forms a starting
point for several walking trips. One Of
tho-H b. % the end of the Bronx division
Of the subway. hut the beginner IL warned
that it j. five miles. II passes the Jerome
Park reservoir and includes Bronx Park
with ~ beautiful views % the BrOnH
River. alHO the Horticultural Garden and
the Geological Park
Another trip that starts from Van
Cortlandt Park u north 90 MOeholu
through deep. violet strewn woods
and out on 20 boulder crowned. Jagged
hill- overlooking purple valleys IN which
the dogwoOd howers Let Il alone. These
woods are protected. and the park police
man n "Rit " ef y don Z look out
Fort Washington makes a good on
jectiye point There on the rocks which
jut out into the Hudson you can rest
and refresh your sOul with the long
vista up and down the river. superb
old trees form a lovers' lane. through
which You must pass. and a few inter-
estinR old homes lend charm 10 the scene.
A walk up Lafayette Boulevard starting
from the cars at ls7th street and back BY
the path along the TOP Of the ridge affords
a pleasing view II tho Hudson and Of the
Palisades along its further shore.
AHAN inc nlNtN W NMH NAuNu MWFuQH
elevated road tO iS5th street and there
the Putnam division % the New York
Central Stop a. Lincoln. You will hnd
a tiny. picturesque station almost hidden
In deep woods. Strike on % the west
and you will reach the Hudson River road.
which you can follow up 20 YOnkers u
YOU like and return by trolley OF rail
Or from Lincoln turn 10 the east and and
the aqusduct road. This ls quiet. peace
ful and shaded. On its grassy length
you can walk hack 20 Van COFtlandt park
and take tho subway home
The eastern division Of The Bronx Il
equally rich in interesting walxa Who
ever viii take along history q The Bronx
~ ~ WestchestsF will find hundreds Of
interesting points. Not fer from tho
Harlem station Of the New Haven railroad
be may SEQ the site Of Jonas BFOnclGs
cabin Hunts Point road formerly fur
nished an interesting stroll. past the mon
astsTy Of Corpus Christi, one % The few
institutions In this country where the
service Of perpetual adOratiOn 10 main
tanned. and past many Old estates of well
known New York families. rich In natural
beauty and superb landscape gardening,
but this section is being transformed into
rows Of nat houses andltwo family dwell
inga In the old Hunt burial ground
Joseph hOdman Drake is buried.
Further along tho Sound ID ClaaOn
Point This was the family ssat of
the COrnells and once Headquarters Tor
Lord Howe Another point along the
Sound is crowned by Castle Win, on which
he Old wilkins homestead still Fsmains,
under magnificent beech and cherry fresa.
Ferris Point, with thres Of the old Ferris
hOmaeteada and the more modern homes
% the LaraEaa and the LorilIarda, lies
beyond Castle Hill and mt the extremity
q Throggs Neck stands Fort Schuyler.
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Suddenly bull pup held m loose leash
by an open mOuthed admirer iells upon
another loosely leashed pup. the owners
fall In turn upon them: several Interested
observers mingle and the procession is
stopped underneath a heap Of wObbly
humanity consisting mostly Of striped
stockings and muslin gowns; the quad
rupeds manage 70 escape without heing
crushed and with the May Queen literally
whipping her cohorts into shape again
tho procession moves to a nearby rock.
where it il determined TO rest and re-
fresh.
Leaving the kingdom 70 its ice cream
you continue your Maytims quest looking
Tor park novelties. The tennis courts are
filed with athletes Of both sexes and q
continual weaving Of halls over the nets
seems 10 show that the game has lost nOn@
Of its old time popularity. On the bride
path several girls in crisp linen suits and
sailor hats OF patent leather with striped
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ribbon bands canter into view and then
disappear. followed but not pursued by
some hasless youths prodding academy
brutes into unaccustomed vitality. You
have seen this before. Il IL not new and
yet Il 10 ever new
An Old gentleman paaaes you with a
Croquet set in a green baizs bag that
looks like an elongated edition of those
used in Boston by the legal fraternity
lie has Dundrearys and eyeglasses and is
reading a new book. whose cover says
Rules and Regulations For ten years
now he has been coming every morning
20 the park 10 play bis favorite game with
he contemporaries. u he could stop
he would tell you that Il was a life saver
and a health restOrer Yon knOw he
would. Tor every spring now for many
years he has told YOU that.
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hshsap into a large hole dug 10y a small
hog IN white sailor costume with vide
CEDAR and floating tie. The small boy is
euabroidsred everywhere possible with
aHichors, and who're there 10 no room for
thft nautical ou,iilem a five pointed star
does reiief duty
Tin pals and shovels are II no same
pattern as formerly. but in thrr al,s.ncr
other articles are Rayly substituted. One
tiny youth has wooden mixing spoon.
another salad bowl aud spoon. a third
h masking slow progress With zoUc hat
pina from The filigrcc fett.rgs - which
tie oolOred glass bits have nrsn lD-t
Tha belle Of tho sand ho9p is a httlc
giri who wears a pink skirt O. -nov white
gvteater Which has appawltIv t'n0n knitted
" loving hands, a Marguerite hat With
a bunch of blue no one side end m her
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SPRING DAYS IN THE PARK
THE SlND HEIP or OF THE
SEtSpN'S NOIEfTTES.

Chiia Human Naiure ShoWs Itself IN
r changed tDsS NJ PrimrN nj insiiarts
s7--aiay RaFtira Rni CroIuet Enthulsi-
aalH- TRe DinhalB graSe sias Passed.
Thars n but Ons plaCn IN New York
that chaAEes bui little year 10y year and
the, returning traveller who complains
that after q tire" months absence he can
find few II the former landmarks should
make tour each May through central
PArk and note tL-, with the exception Of
the annual Fesurrcc, ion It green there s
littAe new.
ThA spring ths greatest novelty to he
found rs tho sand heap piled Tor the uss
oi tho children near the looih street en-
tganee ~ tbR WsN side oi the park The
oaicer who guAr,is that special spot is a
peNsimist and informs yOu that while
Il seems To he popular he would not want
hs own brood to indulge In Il for Il Is his
honest opinion that measles bronchitis,
Typhoid and scarlet fever might easily
be communicated.
No such fear ohsessas the minds ~ the
mothers and guardians who gather there
nc an early hour in tho morning and sit
around the wouC"n periphery, a patient
crowd. some sewing. some mcnding. many
tnsrely watching.
Il is said that Il the Park Commissioner
finds the sand heap to he a success others
will Oe established from time Co time al
various vantage points Just why il
h called sand you do not know for the
cOntenis of the big ring certainly do not
recall the shiny white particles n the
beach, Il is dark. granular mass. like
brown sugar, and a slight dust rises
from Il al the action of the various imple.
Hisnta % The ohiidrcn. who apparently
know no difference IN quality.
Just az the visitor from THE Sun spies
The heap a small soldier dressed in a
distinctly military suit of khaki with
bright red trimmings waves a toy pistol
In tho face of hls companions suddenly.
and a. shovela Ere raised N defencc. Gees
% the shelter a. q nearby baby carriage
and hides his stalWart form within. He il
soutbed BY At woman. who puts aside
the mgldua Of a flannel pctticoa, for she
purpose and restores him calm and crest
faleu httle later 10 the very CENTRE oi
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keeping guard over the blue waters. All
Of these historic spots may be reached
by the keHtchesteP avenue trolley and
its transfer lines. The walk to Throgg' .
Neck ~ beneath miles Of ancient trees
which shade tho roadway and while not
exactly deep woods country u 70 ruraliy
peaceful
The region around Barlow on the New
Haven Railroad is wooded and pictur-
esque and walks stretch from u In
every direction. Further out. along Pei
ham Parkway. the Old Barlow mansion
Ia set back IN large grounds and a number
Of ancient Pell houses may he seen. also
the Pell treaty oak ON the grounds of the
Barlow mansion. and On the parkway n
Split Rock. near which Ann Hutchinson
10 said % have had her home
New Jersey furnishes the Palieade
walk along the edge q the great bluhs
overlooking the Hudson River and afford
ing an incompatible view Of New iOFk
This walk may he followed through mag
nihoent woods 70 PaiSade avenue, which
eads from the river west 20 ERGiewOgd
The walk along PalisAde avenue 81 Engle-
wood is more suburban than rural In its
oharacter and Ia not especially worth
while except late IN the afternoon when
the sun drops into the HackeneAck Valley
and You walk down into thls great caul-
dron u golden light Then Il IL almost
ike walking into the slIn itself
On Staten leland a tramp from St.
George along the height Of land tO New
Dorp gives a fine view Of the NarrOwe.
One great advantage Of these New YOvh
city country walks IL that they may be
exactly a. long OF a. short - the pedes-
TRAN may wish. He may select some one
spot 10 visit. may ride almost 10 it and
may content himself with walking about
a bit in ise vicinity. AZ almost any point
he can flnd some trolley or railroad which
win carry him back % his home, yet an
the time he can he out % sight or sound
u the city, or even q the trolley. Ne
need never hesitate tO uFolOng his walk
30 the limit. o9 bic endurance. for he Rn
surely fnd = ride hOUle at any time he
may wish.
Lovers of quiet are warned againat
Saturday afternoons and Sundaya for
these pedestrian tTips. Those are the
worst days for automobiles and all tImnait
lines are OverCrOwded. Mondays and
Fridays are especially recommended b
hose who can o0ntr0l their time.
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Snake Cous ArSund Boys NerM.

NosAriis c0Tresp0ndsAes IndiaAap0lis Reua
Charles CnmminGs, the tVelve-ygar-Oid
son % Robert CumminGs % Jackson Craek.
had often seen biz lather catch Q black
snake BY the tad and swing q around his
bad and snap Od ~ head.
While the boy wng pl0ughing Yesterday
be oame aCruss q blnckHnaka. and think
ing n would BE- no iriek 70 snap ~ haad
jeTk. Instead ~ the ana ke's head Tying
Oh the reptile Wrapped Itself around the
boys nerk and Chokod him until the lad
WAS black In the face. The father came 20
nt sons aelNtfnce ana Etised tne snake
'qagth.