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Several "Finds" This Season In Various Major League Teams

The pace in big league baseball hasn't prevented a considerable number of newcomers from keeping up with it, fast though it is supposed to be. Every club of. the sixteen has one or more men on its roster who entered the major league ranks either this season or last recently enough to be rated as a newcomer who has proved his ability to keep up with the company, who has made good, to put it colloquially. There are several pronounced successes among the number, and numerous undoubted successes. ' The three biggest hits among the new men are Tris Speaker, Frank Baker and John Miller. The Boston and Athletic clubs of the American league, and the Pittsburg club of the National league, are the " respective fortunate ones to pick up these fine young players from the minor league fold. Another find is Bush, the Detroit shopstop, and still another " Krause, the young pitcher, - whom the Athletics rounded up from' California. These five represent the cream of the season's infusion of material, but by no means all of the recruits of sterling caliber. Speaker has attracted the attention of the whole baseball community since the season opened, and there are some things he can do which attract attention to him more than more valuable accomplishments, which, by the way. he also has. ' That is, he Is such a splendid judge and catch of a fly ball as to make that virtue distinguish him more than his hitting. He is a first-class hitter, but handles a fly ball as only a few outfielders in the history of the gam have done. He is also a thrower and base runner an outfield prize that is found only once In a long time and in the class with Cobb (though not as yet his equal,) Fielder Jones, Bill Lange and Jimmy McAleer. Krause Proves a Wonder. ' Krause is a left-handed pitcher whom "Connie Mack sent down the American league line cleaning up all comers. Few pitchers make as effective an entry into the major league arena. He has proved a Jewel, and he came unheralded. I - Bush came to the Detrot club from Indianapolis with a great reputation. In a way that was a hardship on the young shortstop, for he had his reputation to live up to. He has succeedin doing that and is a fixture in big league company. As for Miller, of the Pittsburgs, he was virtually an unknown. Except to those who knew of him and maybe had him in mind for a major league team, he was unheard of until the Pirates sprang him on the baseball pub lic last serin. He came up like a flash, and there hasn't been any doubt that he could fill, the bill.' LooseJointed and ungainly, he nevertheless is strong in all departments, a slashine hitter and a constant menace to opposing pitchers. Baker is another Jewel. He had his first league experience last year, when he joined the Reading Tristate team and soon drew the attention of Connie Mack. Baker Is a wonderful long distance hitter, who is always dangerous at the bat. He swings on the ball like Sam Crawford, and it travels with the speed of a bullet. Baker is also a swift runner and a clever third baseman. McGraw, of New York, produced two young infielders fast beyond the ordinary in Schaefer and Fletcher. As both have played utility parts entirely they haven't had a fair chance to show all that is in them, but they have made good so far as their opportunity would permit. Meyers, McGraw's Indian catcher, has stood the test He is a hard hitter, pretty good with the bat in a pinch, and as a backstop is improving right along. His throwing to bases has been effective. Stallings, manager of the New York Americans, brought a quantity of young players with him and not a few of them have established themselves in fast company, though not sensationally so. Demmitt, EJngle and Austin have attracted attention, though none is yet a finished player. Austin, in particular, has come to the front by his remarkable speed. There isn't much likelihood that he won't stick. Demmitt is one of the best throwers in either league. Warhap's Success. Another Stallings youngster who has taken a firm stand in the big league is JnfV WarhoD. the nitcher. who has been an undoubted success. Not only is he a firstclass boxman, having a pustling underhand ball for one thing and no end of pluck- for another, but like Brockett of the same team, he is a rarely good fielding picher. Brockett and Hughes have both been in big league baseball before, but have shown more form under Stallings than previously. . ' Qulnn, the pitcher, of whom so much was expected and who opened so well, has had but indifferent success, but he may be nursed along and yet fulfil expectations. Cree is another Highlander who promised much at the beginning of the season. He has the stuff in him, but has been handicapped by Injuries. A host of young players have been tried out by the Boston Nationals. Some have been with the Bostons too short a time to form a reliable estimate. of their worth. Becker is one of the best pf the lot, an ambitious and

and outside cases, alto several earnest player, whose worlc has stood out even though with a poor team. Mattern, White and Curtis are young pitchers, who have shown signs that they would be still better with a stronger array of talent behind them. Shean, the infielder, was a promising player when with the Phillies, and as a regular is likely to develop considerably. Reds Have Small Army. It is hard to keep track of all of the youngsters. For instance, Cincinnati has had an army of them under tha Griffith regime. Some of Griffs young men have made good beyond all doubt, too. First Baseman Hoblitzol already is one of the best first sack custodians and at present is hitting at a .300 clip, the hallmark of batting excellence. Second Baseman Egan is another find, while Bescher this se.-v-son is the best base runner in the Na tional league and the only one in that organization to be mentioned in the same breath with Ty Cobb. Rowan, pitcher; Gaspar, pitcher, and Downey, shortstop, are other ne-v ones who are holding up their end for Cincinnati and who aren't finding the pace too fast. Gaspar has achieved note as a rescue pitcher, besides pitch ing some good full games, while Row an, a cool, strong youngster, gives promise of developing into a star Two vmine outfielders who have made good for Roger Bresnahan in Sr Louis are Ellis and Evans. Backman, the pitcher, is promising, and so is Harmon, but it is too early to pass judgment on them. Lennox at third base for Brooklyn has demonstrated himself to be a player above the aver age in ability and is far and away the het of the Brooklyn recruits. How ever. McElveen has proved to be clever utility player, and as he was hired for . that Durnose he baa done what was wanted of him. The Chicago Nationals have not made much use of newcomers this season, but have one who is regarded as one of the blueest finds. That one xs Catcher Archer. The best youngster brought out by Pittsburg this season next to Jack Miller, is Adams, the pitcher. He has mn in srame after" came in which some other pitcher has been taken out find done first-class Ditching. His work shows him to be a fixture. Hy att. the Pittsburg emergency hitter, has made good by his effective batting If for no other reason. Used as a pinch hitter entirely, he nevertheless is in the select .300 class Pittsburs has a catcher named Simon who is expected to develop into a first class receiver, while Abstein, the first baseman, while not a callow youth, is filling: the bill at first better tnan any .. hnemn.n Clark has tried since Bransfield's time. Ward Has Made Good. Joe Ward, of the Phillies, is a newrowier for the second time. He was with the Quaker club once before lumoed to the then outlaw Tristate and was brought back to major league company by the New York Americans. The latter turned him over to me ro.ilies, and he is batting near the top of the National league In Outfielder Deininger the Phillies have a player who does not find the company too fast, and two other of the unn'9 Philadelphia products are Scanlon. a pitcher, and Martel, catcher, both of whom broke in only a short while ago Stanaee and Beckendorf, catchers, are the best new men on the Detroit tm next to Bush. The Chicago white Sox had in Purtell a youngster who was making a fine record at third base until he was hit by a pitcher hall The Sox this season brought out Pitcher Scott, who has made good. Catcher Owens is another young player on the White Sox who has made his mark, and Cole. an outfielder, who joined the team the other ray, has been hitting at a powerful clip. Jack Barry, infielder, was with Connie Mack the latter part of last season, but did not show his true worth until this year. He has done more than his part toward bringing the Athletics up to the point of being unexpected pennant factors. Barry is not only a wonderful ground coverer and a hard thrower, but he is also a scientific inside man. In Heitmuller the Athletics have found an outfielder who is a clever walloper. Lelivelt, the outfielder, is one of the best of the many new men tried by the Washington club. Gray and Groom have done fairly well in the box, as good as could he exDected with a weak? team, while siattery, the catcher, not new in the bie leagues, has not teen uacK ions enough to give a complete line on his ability. The most prominent of the new men tried out by the Cleveland is Easterly, the catcher. Along with Owens, of the Sox. Sanage and Beckendorf, of the Detroits; StTeet. of the Washingtons and Carrigan. of the Bostons, he forms part of a crop of promising catchers brought out recently by the American, league. Griggs and McAleese are the best of the St. Loui3 American recruits. A most promising man was Schweitzer, the outfielder, bnt injury has handicapped him this season. Griggs is wielding his stick to good purpose. The Boston Americans have gone extensively for young material and had more than ordinary success with them. Speaker is the big prize, but young Wood has shown himself to be a bet ter pitcher than the average. CScotte

fective last year, and have improved this season. Arellanes, the Mexican, being one of-the team's mainstays. Both Hooper and Wolter have fitted in well in utility roles, and Collins, a college pitcher, eigned this season, has on several 'occasions shown the earmarks of a twirler of skill.

Baseball Results NATIONAL LEAGUE. Won Lost Pet. .725 .681 .597 .504 .478 .362 .359 4290 Pittsburg 95 Chicago -91 36 42 52 65 70 83 84 93 New York 77 Cincinnati 66 Philadelphia 64 St. Louis 47 Brooklyn.. .. 47 Boston 38 AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Won Lost Pet. Detroit 88 47 .652 Philadelphia 84 50 .427 Boston 79 56 .585 Chicago 68 67 .504 Cleveland 68 69 .496 New York 60 73 .451 St. Louis 57 77 .425 Washington 34 99 .256

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Won Lost Pet. 563 .550 .530 .490 .484 .477 .464 .443 Milwaukee 85 Minneapolis 83 Louisville 80 66 68 71 75 79 79 81 83 St. Paul ..72 Indianapolis 74 Columbus 72 Toledo -.70 Kansas City .. 66 RESULTS YESTERDAY. National League. Chicago 4; Cincinnati 0. Brooklyn 1; Philadelphia 0. Boston 3; New York 0. Pittsburg-St. Louis, rain. American League. Boston 5 Washington 2. Cleveland 4; Chicago 4. Six innings. St. Louis 3; Detroit 2. Philadelphia 5-3; New York 3-2. American Association. Minneapolis 3; Indianapolis 2. Columbus 4; St. Paul 0. Toledo 7; Kansas City 6. Louisville 7-2; Milwaukee 2-1. Cincinnati, Sept. 15. Brown had the Cincinnati team at his mercy yes terday, one single base hit being all that was made of fhis delivery. Egan hit that in the fifth inning and was doubled up with Lobert a moment later. Gasper for the locals was effective in all save one Inning but then the visitors hit him hard enough to make four runs, aided by Egans' fumbles. The game was played in remarkable fast time of 1 hour and 20 minutes. Score: Chicago O40Q0 0 0 0 04.. Cincinnati Q 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 Batteries Brown and Archer; Gas per ana Kotn. turns unance ssieinfeldt; Archer, Brown. Struck out By Brown, 5; by Gasper, 3. Base on balls Off Gasper, 1. Three-base hits Chance, Brown. Sacrifice hit Steinfeldt. Double plays Brown to Tinker to Chance; Egan to Hoblitzell to Roth. Hit by pitcher By Gasper 1. Wild pitch By Gasper, 1. Time 1:20. Um pires O'Day and Johnstone. HOLD OP MAN FOUND As the alleged result of his attempt to hold up Harry Marshall of New Paris Saturday night on the New Paris pike, Robert Schools, a nineteen year old colored boy is confined at the home of his father, Henry Schools, who lives within a short distance ol the pumping station on the New Paris pike. Prosecuting attorney Charles Ladd will probably have the grand jury investigate the case next Monday and urge ttat an, indictment be brought agaiust the boy. No affidavit has been filed for Schools arrest as yet. Schools was called upon by Prosecuting Attorney Ladd yesterday. His story is entirely difefrent from that of Marshall's. He makes the counter charge that he was held up and robbed of 70 cents while he was walk ing along the road. He says that there were several connected with the hold up. His story is not given credence by the authorities The young man was so badly injur ed by Marshall that he will not be able to leave his bed for several days VERY RUBE FLOWER "The Night Blooming Cereus, which is a rare plant possessed by No. 3 hose house. North A street will begin to bloom this evening. The blooms begin to open about 6 o'clock and continue in full bloom until mid night when they die. Two buds are exptected to open this evening, and the other ten buds tomorrow and Fri day evening. The plant is eight years old and each year a large number of persons have visited the hose house in order to see it. TAFT ENRDUTE WEST (American Xews Service) Boston, Mass., Sept. 15. President Taft this morning started on his thlr teen hundred mile tour of the countrj accompanied by a number of newspaper men. The first stop will be at Chicago, where he will arrive tomor row morning. He will deliver the first address of his tour at the banquet of the American Bankers' association meeting at Chicago.

HOLOS UP ITALIAN

Negro "Grappjes With Foreigner and Takes Seventy Cents. ARREST MADE LAST NIGHT Lorenzo Damico. an Italian employed at the Hoosier Drill was held up and robbed of TO cents and a bunch of keys last evening, by Charles Miller, colored, on Fort Wayne avenue and North T streets. The Italian, who can not understand a word of English, except "beer," had been led into the various saloons along the avenue by the negro and made to stand treat. At the corner of D street the negro grabbed Damico and demanded his money. The Italian, although he could not understand what the man was talking about, knew that something was wrong, but being a small man, could not defend himself. Miller went through Jhe Italian's pockets and then "beat it." This happened about 8 o'clock. About two hours later Damico confided in a friend and told him what had taken place. The police were notified and Miller was found in a colored dance hall on South Sixth street. He denied hi guilt and is being tried in the city court this afternoon. Miller, when arrested, had keys on his person which Damico positively identified as the ones which had been stolen from him. He also positively identified Miller as the man who robbed him. ARRESTS ARE MADE (American News Service) TJtica, N. Y., Sept. 15. Seven sus pects have been arrested in connec tion with the kidnapping and murder of two children and shooting of an other. The suspects were taken be fore the wounded girl, Fanny Infus ino, at the hospital this morning for identification. The little girl, still in a dangerous condition, picked out four of the number, saying they had nothing to do with the crime, but refused to say if either of the other three were guilty. When questioned she gave an evasive reply, strength ening the theory of the detectives I that her father has told her not to identify the murderer. The three men were taken back to jail and will later be taken before the girl again. HEAR AN OLD STORY The old story of "too much mother in-law" was rehearsed in the city court again this afternoon. Yesterday John McConnell, colored, and his wife, be came engaged in a dispute over the possession of some canned fruit at their home on North Sixteenth street and the railroad, and McConnell trie! to break up housekeeping. He su ceeded in smashing several dishes and tearing a lace curtain beyond repair McConnell claims that his mother-in law is responsible for the, unfriend! ? relations that exist between him and his wife. McConnell was fined $1 and costs. HUGGER DRAWS FINE While drunk, William TJolan at tempted to hug an Italian woman at the corner of Fourth and Main streets last evening and had the entire sun ny Italy colony on his heels for short time. He was rescued by patrolman Vogelsong, but not until he had been severely "beat up" for bis ac tions. Nolan was fined $1 and costs in the city court this afternoon. The Weeping Whale. A captain of one of the popular At lantic liners was regaling a little group of ladles with sea stories. "One trip," he said, "there was woman who bothered the officers and me to death about whales. Her one "i wast to an muii bxxbbeb." desire was to see a whale. A dozen times a day she besought us to have her called if a whale hove in sight. "I said, rather Impatiently, . to her one afternoon: 'But, madam, why are you so anxious about this whale question? " 'Captain. she answered. I want to see a whale blubber. It must be very Impressive to see such an enormous creature cry. " Relieves sour stomach, palpitation of the heart. Direst what you ea

THE LABORING

By HENRY B. FUNK. Read at the opera houM, Arkansas City. Kan., on the evening of Labor day. Monday, Sept. 4. 1905, and published by request of the Central Labor body and other citizens. In the beginning-, when God made the earth. And the sun. moon and etars had recorded their birth; When all things created were by Divine plan Made perfect. God said, "Now let us make man In our likeness and Image and proclaim It that he Over fowls of the air and the fish of the sea And cattle and creeping things over the land Shall have sole dominion, power and command." Six days then of toil on the calendar stood. And the worlc of hi hand he declared to be good. Six days of creation examined and bleat And the seventh set apart as a season or restRest from the toil of creating- the wealth Devoted to comfort and pleasure and health. Thus early we learn how the lesson was taught That all of our comforts and joys must be bought By intelligent labor with hand and with head In the sweat of thy brow shalt thou eat thy bread." Go forth now and multiply, labor and rest. Replenish the earth, that thy people be blest. Be faithful In all that thy duties require And thy labor shall ever be worthy Ha hire. All things In the earth, air and sea shall be thine If thou shalt obey the injunctions divine. How simple the lesson! How plain the command! The reward how enticing! The callinghow grand! Each man a creator endowed with the power To make the world better in each coming hour, To labor, produce and create as he goes; To add to life's pleasures and diminish life's woes. Go forth, then, to labor. To all It is said. In the sweat of thy brow shalt thou eat thy bread." But nowhere do we find, though long we may look From page to page of t!ie blessed old book. A chapter or verse that say any one can Eat bread by the sweating or some other man. But, alas, in these days of corruption and trusts The schemer gets dainties and the toiler the crusts! The knight of the spade, the pick and the bar. The yeoman whose produce has loaded the car. The creator of wealth, gets the cold. stony stare. And the drone Is a pampered, purse proud millionaire! But again to our labors! On history's page In every country and in every age The fact is recorded in letters of light That shine like the stars in the firma ment bright That the prince in his pa J ace, the kins; on his throne. The man who has millions he claims as his own. Would be paupers today, with all of their clan. Were it not for the work of the laboring man. The cattle that browse en the valleys and hills. The palaces, buildings, manufactories. mills. The millions of acres of rich growing grain. The long lines of railroads over mountain and plain All things that have "value" that the mind can span. Can be traced to the work of the labor ing man. As the laboring man is the basis of all And without him the structure will crum ble and fall. It Is plainly his duty himself to Inform, That he may accomplish the needed re form. He holds enough ballots within his hard hand To settle any question in all this broad land. To decide upon men who are honest and true And swear when elected their duty to do. With the people prepared, if traitore they turn. j To brand them for honest men ever to spurn. j But while the man's story we're proceeding to tell The laboring woman deserves praises as well. Faithful and true, she stands by man's side To hold up his hands with true womanly pride. She Is with him in all of his troubles and woes. His joys and his sorrows, as onward life goes. O woman! What is It that she baa not done Since the days when creation's grand work was begun? In the brilliant and merciful, the useful and true She always finds something for woman to do. In the stubborn and docile, the bitter and sweet. She is always on hand and gets there with both feet. Ah, woman! God bless her, and long may she wave O'er the daughters nf virtue and the sons of the brave! Go forth, then, to labor! The time is at hand! Let nature's own noblemen now take command! Lo, traitors abound, bearing spoils of the sale Where manhood was measured by gold In the scale! The laboring man, with his ballot of white. Can turn the scales In the contest for right. Let labor join hands from the east to the west. The north to the south, all moving abreast. United in purpose, with Justice and right And freedom and victory ever in sight. Firemen May Move Headquarters. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen Is contemplating a change of headquarters from Peoria. 111., to CincinnatL The board of directors has the matter In charge, but a decision will hardly be made before next January. At the present headquarters the pay roll now amounts to $45,000 annually. and the yearly expenditure for sta tlonery and general supplies is estimated at from $25,000 to $30,000. The brotherhood carries a bank balance of about $300,000. TO RE 110 CONCERT There will be no band concert at Glen Miller park next Sunday after noon as the Richmond City band will go to Indianapolis with the delegation of St. Joseph's Benevolent society. It is probable that arrangements will be made whereby the concert will be given at the park some evening next week.

GOODBY STRAW HAT

September 15 Is Limit Fashion Permits Them to Be Worn.. DUST OFF YOUR DERBIES The straw hat season is over for this is September 15th, and to be strictly in accordance with all the j laws of fashion you must ditch your summer lid or meekly submit to the inevitable ridicule that is sure to follow. The season "officially" closed on September first, but a few well worn straw hate, burned and browned by the rays of the summer's sun. have continued to appear on the streets from time to time. It is a strange fact that those who first appeared In the popular summer head gear are the ones who hang on like grl mdeath and continue to wear their lids until the chill blasts of winter make them uncomfortable and extremely out of place. From now on the straw headpiece will slowly fade away until it has vanished from sight, altogether. The fall and winter hats run from darby to soft felt. The latter may be worn either crushed or slouch. Green, which was so popular last year, is a forbidden color in hats this season. The colors range from pearl gray to blue. SHE WEDS A PRINCE (American News Service) Dingwall, Rosshire, Scotland, Sept. 15. As the strains of the "Star Spang led Banner" played by a brass band of forty Highlanders, died away, the Roman Catholic bishop of Aberdeen at noon today, in the little chapel of St. Lawrence, read the marriage litany uniting Miss Anita Stewart, daughter of Mrs. James Henry Smith of New York, and Chicago, to Prince Miguel of Braganza, son of the pretender to the Portuguese throne. Nearly forty guests of royal blood from the British Isles and the continent, passed down the driveway from the castle beneath the stars and stripes entwined with the banner of Portugal to attend the nuptials of the patriotic American girl and her royal fiance. JOHHSOHJRY LOW Democratic Governor of Minnesota Is Thought To Be Dying. ' PHYSICIAN'S STATEMENT (American Xews Service) Minneapolis, Sept . 15. Governor Johnson was operated on this mornlu at Rochester, Minn. The refusal of the hospital officials to give out any information, has given rise to the ru mor that the governor Is dying. The governor's physician says it is mpossible to tell whether Governor Johnson will recover. TO BE BENEFITED The business men of Richmond will be greatly benefited in their mall ser vice to southern Indiana by tbe trans fer of the J. M. & I Junction from Cambridge City to thia city. A letter from Columbus, Ind., and other south Indiana points touched by the J. M. s I. will be received from 15 to IS hours earlier by the business men than when the mall had to be transferred from the J. M. & I division at Cambridge City to the Indianapolis division. BARNARD IS THERE Congressman W. O. Barnard of New Castle, left yesterday for Chicago where he will attend the National Bankers' Association meeting. President Taft will be one of the speakers at the gathering. Judge Barnard is a member of the congressional committee on banking and currency and de sires to more thoroughly equip him self with information, in regard to the subject. A NEW BANK OPENS (American News Service) Indianapolis. Sept. 15. The Conti nental Bank with a capital stock of four hundred thousand dollars, two hundred thousand of which is paid in, opened for business this morning. George F. Quirk, whose term as treasurer of Madison county ends January first, and one of the best known bank ers in the state, is the new president. Mord Carter, formerly president of the Danville National Bank, was elected vice president Brandt C Downey, at one time assistant cashier of the American National Bank, was chosen cashier and Thomas Rich ards, formerly . with the Anderson Banking company is the general book keeper. The officers have all had Ions; experience In banking business. Mr. Win Schuerman has accepted a position with Emmons Tailoring Co.

Young Folks

TESTING THE SENSES. An Interesting Game That Will Provoke Much Hilarity. Any number can take part to this game, which require a little preparation be fore baud. Pencil and paper must be glreu each player, and the various articles for testing lb senses should be in readiuess In-fore the game begins. Taste. Tb player are blindfolded, and a tray is tbu passed to each la succession with a dozen or nore things to be used sweet, sour, bitter, bread, cake, fruits, etc. Duly a very small particle of each Is given. Tbe tray is then taken away, the eyes nnbllnded. ami each player unt write dowu tbe names of all tbe articles he has tasted that he can remember. Smell. A tray Is brought In to the blindfolded players, with spices, ntediciues. flowers and perfumes. which are offered to tbem to smell, after, which, as before, they must write down tbe names of all tbe things they think they bare smelted. Hearing. Agalu tbe players are blindfolded, while others of tbe company make various noises all at once' singing, crying, laugblog. pounding, ringing bells, tearing paper, playing on musical instruments, etc. Touch. A tray Is brought to the blindfolded players with various articles to be felt by each Id turn. These may be wood, cotton, cloth, marble, hair, flour, ice. china, glass and any other thing thought of. Then tbey must write down tbe names of tbe articles touched. Sight. A tray is placed before the players, now unbllnded. and I bey are to look at tbe dozen or more objects displayed anon it while twenty Is slow-. ly counted. Then tbe tray is removed, and tbe players must write a list of all tbe things tbey can remember. WHEN RAIN IS COMING. How to Foretell Weather by Observing Plants and Birds. Cbickweed gives more details tbau any other plant barometer. Like the majority or weather Indicating flowers. It shuts tightly for wet weather and remains open for floe. if. bowever. It Is merely going to be a showery day and not a continual downpour It stays open and partly closed. Andrew Stelouietz, who was one of the greatest authorities on tbe subject of floral barometer, saya. "We have n doubt that If tbe subject were systematically studied in dally observation almost every plant would be found t indicate more or less conspicuously all coming changes of tbe weather. - One cannot, however, bare a much better sign of line or wet weather than the swallows afford. When suuoy skies are In vogue and. going to continue tbe swallows fly bigb In tbe air. from twenty to a hundred or more feet up. But when raiu clouds are, on their way. although a long distance off. these birds skim close to tbe surface of tbe grass. This Is becauw tbe small flies tbey feed on. feeling tbe moisture In the air long before the rain comes, flock down toward tbe earth and "get ready to bide, and tbe swallows follow them. Wbeu tbe swallows barely clear the grass In their flight and swoop lit swift short circles tbe observer should look for shelter or obtain an uiu-. brclla. ' - Improving Nature's Work. -Ah. here's a chance to try my new paints r -How are these for blossoms? -While Getting Well. A little bird sits on my window sill And winks his eye at me and says: Hello: Sick, are you? Why. whatever wrong? I'm never sick, you know! And Just at breakfast time In cornea the t sun To make queer wisely patterns ea the waU And laugh and say: "Oh, lasybones. get up: Tou are not sick at alir And when I shut my eyes I bear the brook Call Ins and calling as It burrtes by. I can't lie still! I'm hot and miserable: I'm 'frald I've sot to cry! The leaves Just whisper, whisper all tbe time. The little clouds an hurry by so quick. And nothing seems to care a speck about A little child that's sick! Oh. here's tbe wind! How cool bis flasers are! Be steals across the bed and feels my bands ' And my hot head sad doesn't say a word. 1 thins: he understands. -flu Kicbelas. - HOSE HOUSE PLANS At the emetine of the board of works this morning John Hasecoster the architect, was employed to draw up plans and specifications for the new West Side hose bouse. Bids will then be advertised for and the work rushed to completion. It will probably be six months at least it Is said before the building win be completed and thoroughly equipped.