Show I II I OUR BOYS AND GIRLS MATTERS THAT WILL BE O OF 01 INTEREST TO THEM Description of a New Boys Boy oye I Resembling Base Ball Bail An Bal An An Intelligent Fighting Dog Dog How the Moths Moths How DullI Dul New Came Oame for Boys Boyn The game goes goesby by the name of kicking kicking kick ing the stick and is much like base ball baIl The game is played by two clubs consisting of seven players each Their Theil positions sire similar to the positions of th infeld infield in base ball bal There Thele are me four bases Th Tho home lome plate is raised at leist six inches above the ground to allow alow the stick best made of hard pine pin thirteen in inches inches in- in ches cues and three thre and a l half hal in circumference circum circum- fer ference nce to rest against it The other bases are first second and third occupying the same pI places aces as base ball bases do dOl The stick may be either round or be bevelled led on the edge dge The latter is preferred as ns it is easier to catch this pattern Twelve innings constitute a l game with wih two men out to constitute a l side out Seven innings must be played I before the game can be called either a l defeat or a l victor victory by the umpire whose duty it is to make all al decisions The Tho side sid that is out takes positions in the field feld defined by the tho rules rule thus thus thus- The plate coverer should stand bythe by bythe bythe the home homo base The Tire front fielder feMer must stand in front of plate about half way between the tho second and home borne bases The first baseman should stand standby standby standby by his base or a l way from it but so he can cover The Tire second and third baseman should do the same The half back halback must stand between second and third bases either in front font or a little behind the base ln line The back fielder felder should be stationed station n. n e ed behind the bases generally behind third base but he has liberty to place himself himsel anywhere between first and He lIe le must use his judgment judgment judgment judg judg- ment in this The Th side which hichi is i in kicks the sti stick k in order The Hie stick is rested on the home plate and it is the duty of the kicker to kick the stick toward the outfield He lie should wear a leather toe cap and is not allowed to take a l preparatory preparatory tory run of more than fifteen feet If I he does not kick the stick that is is kicks at it and misses it he is out This corresponds to striking in base baso baseball baseball ball bal and the boys say that many men are put out in m this way When the stick is once kicked the object is for the fielders felders to get it and touch with it either the base the kicker is running for or the home plate This constitutes an out The plate coverer co who stands near lear the frame must call cal out the base the theman theman theman man is running for if i he puts him out There here can be no playing off of of base in inthis inthis in inthis this game as the plate coverer has hns only to touch the plate with the stick stick- On the the other hand he must be quick enough to do this before the kicker gets in his work The stick is fielded as ns a l ball bal and in in throwing rests on the wrist and palm It is tossed and not thrown overhand This insures its safe flight The he foul lines are the same as in in base ball bal and the same rules apply A fly fy stick may be caught putting the runner out and a l double play is is possible possible possible pos pos- sible just as in the national game Each kicker is obliged to run for himself himsel and nd may overrun first base but none other He le may turn tur either to the right right- or left after overrunning A tie is given to the runner and running running running run run- ning out of the base line lne is out When a a runner is hit by a kicked stick he is is out out- The he boys say that a stick can be easily kicked sixty feet and that there are few home runs rims A two bagger bager is about the longest s stick ick How Dull Elsie Holt sat satin in a hammock which was as hung in tho the porch of her fathers father's countr country house The re afternoon was warm warm tho the shadows of the clouds drifted lazily over the fields Elsie's bright face wore an nn expression of 01 discontent discontent dis dis- content for the dressmaker had failed to send home her new gown and the thelast thelast thelast last pages were missing in the soiled paper novel which she held heM She yawned yawn yawn- e ed drearily How tiresome and dull the tire world is isi ill she said Overhead a p pair ir of birds were vero twittering twittering twittering twit twit- near their nest They had just come from the far South The story of their lives their habits their wanderings wan wars ings det-ings their enemies was more curious curl curi cur cur- ous OIS than any novel ever Their calls cals their love Jove songs their cry of warning their over their young had no more meaning to her than tho the rattle ratte of dry sticks together The Te woods were full fuU of these marvellous mar winged creatures creatures' e each h with with- his own history which she might have havo read She was blind to them all al Close at hand hanl grew rew countless great geat trees each of which had its laws Jaws of life Je There Thera was not a weed nor a is i blade of grass which h had not nob some peculiar significance To o Elsie EIlie they were vere dumb Below the grass gass the great earth lay Jay with mystic meanings menning written on each stratum of clay cay and rock The mean mean- in ins ings were plain so BO that he who ran rn might aught read Elsie sie did not know one letter of their alphabet A common plant grew below the hammock her foot crush crushed gew d it as ns she swung to and fro There Thero was vas a powerful powerful pow pow- erful microscope in the h house use If she had examined the tIre plant through it she would have seen sen upon anon each eai leaf a fairy fahy forest of plumy growths and 1 creeping through it tiny creatures creature which no eye had ever yet discovered violet red e and gol golden en Here on one shone with an emerald light there another an an- an other othe twinkled with opaline hues Elsie 8 saw only a din dingy weed veed As evening lowered the great beat trees trec bent over O Cr her hel with a friendly calm cams Behind the woods the lights of the tire vii vil vi lage shone In every ecly o one e of its poor houses house were human lives some of ot them bare tue strained crushed lives full of 01 pathos anti and meaning into which which ful she sine could have lane brought hope and Q cheer d the ta came ott c turus turu 1 which brou brought tot obe it its n I oth other distant sage from God and the orbs that ha have ve told to listening souls soula in all an ages since the eternal truths o ol oj faith and love Jove But Elsie saw and heard nothing liar Her ler new gown was not rot finished th thelast thelast the the- last Jast page was lost Jost iro from her cheap I novell novel 1 Page Therefore ro she sighed How dull duB an and anc tiresome is this thi world Youth world Youth a Companion e i C-i the Moths Maud Maud and and I have just had a l vigorous vigor vigor- vigor vigor- vigorous ous otis moth hunt previous to putting everything away before leaving town own W Wo We 0 had heard fearsome tales of ruined carpets and aud riddled furs from some friends frends so we devoted a is l morning to preventive preventive measures and worked really realy hard We Wo brushed our furs till ti our ar arms s ached examined our coats and winter gowns till ti our eyes sore with the intentness of our for or tokens of the attacks of the tire silvery sivery winged thins things How east they are put out of life He A touch do dot dO tand t and one ono cannot help they must dice iree their wierd so inoffensive in in- I j offensive and even oven pretty do they look ook Unlike earwigs earwig and and the horrible bla black k beetle beEte the moth does not does not arouse e feelings of dis- dis taste aste and und abhorrence e by its by-its its is very pres once nce But Bub But their progeny are what It the he good folk in call all cal r measly beasts Be warned in time ime Amy dear and have a thorough turn out of everything before it is to late ate We have devised a mixture which must appal the v ye Ve stoutest heart that over beat in ble east br-east st of a a amoth moth It is composed of equal parts of black pepper and bitter bite apple and caused us usno no little incon incon- incon e when applying it by making us s sneeze e ze continuously and violently makine As s Maud remarked if i it made the them the m tha sneeze in iii proportion one one performance per per- would be sufficient nt to anni- anni hiate the tire performer We feel delight delight- ful ul now that we wo have haye put away every every- tiring thing ling and had all aU the wardrobes cupboards c done over oyer the insides with ith carb carbolic Hc soap We broke up three thre iree cigars to stow pieces awa away in m mth th the IB boxes boxe's 9 with our oU furs lr Charlie gave th them ni to us for that purpose He says they ley are worth tons of our mixture But we shrewdly came to the 10 conclusion that S best irl's irYs Gossip in Truth ti r An An Inte Intelligent t Dog 4 A A Newfoundland do dog owned owned by a aNew aNew New Tew Orleans lady gave an entertain entertain- entertain in lag ng illustration of the fact that he Ire i comprehends comprehend what is said to him One ne day a lady called on his mistress and nd during her visit Lion came in ia rather ather shyly lay Jay down on the parlor c carpet nn and went vent to sleep The con con- conversation ran on and the visitor finally nally said What a a n handsom handsome Newfoundland you oi have hae Lion ope ope cd J one ej eye e. e Yes 1 es said the mist ss he he is is a l very good dog and takes take excellent care of of- th the tle children Lion opened the other other eye and w waved ved hb his tail to and fr fro on the bi t. t carpet When the carp baby goes out he Ire always goes out with out with her and I feel fee s sure ire ue that no rio harm can in n no come ome o e to her his lS is mistress s c continued X thumped humped iii up and anI doi doiy o ion l lent ly y on the capet carpet A ne IS so gentle gente to 0 them all al andu a playmate and ancl companion to fo them that we would not ot take 1000 for him Lions Lion's tail ail tai now went vent up and arid down to and andro fro ro and round and round with and anc nd undisguised glee lee But said geat the mistress Lion has hns one serious fault ault Total otal subsidence of Lions Lion's 7 1 tail ail tai together with the tho appearance of an n expression of great grent concern on his face ace He lie will wi come in here with his f dirty feet and lie le down on the tire caret carpet hin when hen I have told him again an and that he lie mustn't it again gain do At this lis point Lion would doubtless hay hav remonstrated if he could but bei r speechless ho arose ho-arose arose with an air of t tf utmost dejection and and nd slunk out of the tho room 1 lately exuberant tail tall totally c c alien falen 1 Do Clothes Make a Boy Do clothes clothes clothes' make a boy N N- N clothes othes make clothes What are te clothes othes They Ther arc are cothes an expression of j character A boy who respects himsel himself him- him j self sel elf will wi dress as decently decently-as as he can simply simply and cleanly says Hezekiah Hezekial Butteworth in The Tire Ladies Ladies' Home burnal for Au August A boy who z 1 the worth of ol life me will wi not dr dress conspicuously even if he ire have havo th meanS He le is best dressed whose a aw excites no special Special attention nl aud ud causes no critical remarks remark Cn Coir J ou dress goes goes with a l light head bee and nd a very indefinite purpose in lif l Dress does docs not make the tho boy but if i it 1 often orten exhibits ts him theatrical dress dressin dres in n society is in bad taste but ev everne ever one ne owes owed it to others to look r ashe ashe s1 he can em Neglected dress sho sho I want ant of self respect and a lack olf T respect arises as a rule from Irom a a. a se sense 17 0 of pf Wo cheapness of character It I is e. e im for a l poor boy to dress AS' AS ASell well ell as ashie he ie would wish But nut ho ire cahal- cahal 1 ways express his well dressed ch charac- charac clarac ter er by making his clothes ne a d ta tasteful J Deceiving to the Eyes Her s a singular singular illustration otho optical delusion el sion which a cie of r p position will wi sometimes effe efe i Take a row of ordinary capital lIet leters lett let let- t j t ers rs and figures l They hey are such as are made up of vo t ir parts of equal shapes hapes Look carefully 7 it att these and you will perceive that the tie upper halves of the characters are Ac very ery little smaller thai the lower halves so alves little so that eye declares them to be of equal size Now turn urn the paper upside down and with with- nt any airy careful will e dee hat this difference in size is very much exaggerated that tire the mj top half of tire le letter i is very than tire he bottom half m 4 Very Ver- Ver Sweetness of its source far ar too deep to be learned by practice I or rote It is of rio nou to sra tire he trick of I on life a cap to a self of consequence it rue e for it is tire outward and inward and in bith of s rr tire muster or is lucre to leaie 7 I |