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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-11

squadron Of England gave a cup to be
sailed for. 1t was won by the yacht
America, which belonged to Commodore
Stevens of the New York Yacht Club. Tt
was then called the English cup, but was
awarded to the yacht America and called
Americas cup. 1t was the actual prop
erty of Commodore Stevens and was TAX
en- by him to his home in Hoboken.
Inc schooner which belonged to the first
commodore Of the New York Yacht Club,
was built from a model by George Steers
IN the early part of 1851. 1t was a keel
boat Her construction was after the
method in vogue in those days; the frames
We're doubled with a heavy ceiling in
SIDE and were planked outside with tre-
nails and composition spikes below the
water line, while iron was used above
me ballast was of iron, cast to fit; her
mast was a very short rig and her main
'opmast was very short; the rigging in
tne mast was of hemp and the rigstay was
OF the same. The rig was high and mar
row and the jib had a boom on 1t. This
boat went abroad and created a conster-
nation among the yachtsmen of England
on account of it's elegance of shape and the
oeauty of Its sails. 1t won the cup and her
builder and owner are remembered by
yachtsmen to this Gay.
The cup came to America then and
found home with Commodore Stevens
ana for nineteen years it remained there;
out in 1870 the yachtsmen of Great Brit
am remembered il and wanted 1t back.
and the Stevens family decided to allow
contests for il. They challenged for 1t
ana the Cambria, owned by James AS
Jury, came over; but the British craft
was defeated. She was constructed in
the orthodox fashion of those days, and
her nun was of wood. She carried four
TONS OF lead bolted on her keel; she carried
siXty-hve tons of ballast, twenty of which
was of iron. The Cambria was so heavily
Iigged that her topsaiis were a revela-
'on to Americans. They would stand
sum in breeze and the yacht did we'll to
Wlhdward in a fresh breeze, but in a
moderate wind she could not race with
our boats
The Magic was the boat which defeated
tle cambria, for the old America had
Deeh laid aside. The Magic was built by
David Carl of City Island. It was a sort
VI composite boat being the work of
many designers. Her owner was Franklin
Osgood, who was a past grand master at
making a boat 60 She was trimmed fer
"ara and trimmed aft and experimental
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-11

one to be remembered In the great crew
Capt. Ellsworth was pilot; and when in the
last race with the Genesta the Puritan
let out to the windward in a heavy squat,
the enthusiasm of the spectators knew no
bounds. The Genesta was a splendid boat,
but It was seen that she was behind the
times, although her designer did very
well on her.
Boston again furnished the champion
boat in 1885. In that year the Galatea'
owned by Lieut.. VIM. Hem, r. NJ, was
the challenging craft. The Mayhower. the
Boston boat designed by the man who
built the Puritan, accepted the challenge
and raced that year. The Mayhower was
built as light as possible, and every avail
able ounce was thrown overheard. II is
said that Gen. Payne refused 10 allow a
friend to bring his jack-knife with him
when the final race was to be sailed. 1t
was a hardly fought race, but Gen. Payne
led over the line, and the Mayflower won
the race from the Galatea.
The Galatea was a steel vessel and
good boat she was but she was no match
for the Maydower, as her owners had to
admit.
The next challenging yacht was the
Thistle. which came over in 1887. To-day
she is the Meteor, owned by the Emperor
William of Germany. The Thistle was de-
signed by Watson of Glasgow, who de-
signed the Valkyrie 1. The Thistle was
a steel boat and was one of the handsom-
est ever built. She had the curious APP
pearance of being all in one piece. She
was comfortable boat and it was feared
that she would defeat the American craft
and take the cup so long held by this
country, but the Volunteer, a good Ameri-
can boat, met her and the Thistle was de-
feated.
The Sappho next defended the cup, and
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-11

to find the deicacy that had disappeared,
so mysteriously. Something had happened,
but just what and how they could not tell.
Al any rate, they were minus several gris-
ly pieces of beefsteak, and that was seri-
Gus enough to be looked upon as a calam-
ity.
Wise as these little ants were. they
might have shown more military sense In
their method of marching. IL was cer-
tainy the better part of discretion 10 es-
tablsh a route and move in a procession,
for this plan would prevent straying, but
otherwise there was little order In the
movements of the ants. They marched in
both directions in the same path, so that
there were frequent collisions, Reason
would have suggested that the column go
ing In one direction keep to one side and
the other to the other side, but such Or
derby maneuvers were beyond the range
of formic ratioclnation.
Peaceable as these ants were in their re-
lations with the members of the same or
Of different colonies, other species of ants
and other insects had to keep their dis
lance. The tiny red house-ants were in
continently stung and plnched to death.
and then carried off to replenlsh the lard
er, while the large red ants OF the porch
scuttled out of reach az II struck by an
electric volt whenever they came into coll
lision with their plucky little neghbors.
An incident Is worth reciting One day
when / scattered some meat on the as
phalt walk, a large fly decided to have a
share in the banquet. Its presence made
the ants fairly vicious. They would not
only rush at it, but would turn up their
tails and thrust out their stings in a VEN
emous way. The stings were large enough
to be seen with the naked eye Doubtless,
knowing something of the strength OF
their forceps and the sharpness OF their
stings the fly avoided contact with the
pugnacious insects. AT their approach it
would move quickly out of reach, and
sometimes flip them away a few inches
by a deXterous stroke of its foot. An
ants surprise when II found itself so sud-
denly hurled through the air was comicaf
to behold. It would soon recover, how
ever and return TO the charge.
These particular insects had peculiar
way Of perking up their abdomen, as some
species of birds perk up their tails. They
would bend themselves almost into SEMI
circle and scuttle about quite nimbly.
Usually this occurred when there was
some stir or excitment in Antville, and
gave the insects a pert appearance. It
seemed to be done half in anger and half
in sport.
My observations would prove / think,
that within certain wel-defned limits the
ants possess rare, not to say remarkable,
intelligence, but they are not capable, as
human beings are, of indefinite mental
development. Even insthe conduct of their
own affairs human ingenuity might nug-
| gest some decided improvements.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-11

James S. t. Stranahan, who died at
Saratoga on Tuesday last at the age Of
80 years, played leading part in the
development of the city of Brooklyn. To
him Prospect Park and the boulevard
are due, and he was at the head of the
work Of laying out and constructing these
improvements for twenty-five years, serv-
Ing without pay. Mr.. Stranahan held va
rious public offices and other positions Of
trust in the City of Churches, and mon
ument to him stands at the entrance to
Prospect Park
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-11

Albert Chevalier, the king of the cos
ter song singers, was once asked what
was the most unpleasant experience of
his stage life. 1T happened in very
handsome hall in the Midlands," he said.
THE whole of the back and sides were
covered with immense plate glass mir
rors. 1 knew nothing about it until I
walked on the stage and then, for the
first time in my life, saw myself as my
audience sees me-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-11
The HISTORY OF The AMERICAS CUP
Where the Trophy Originated and the
Boats That Have Won 1t.
Where


the
and the CUP
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-11

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A prominent railroad superintendent
SAYS he feels better than he ever did, and
he had the worse case of dyspepsia ON
record He had no appetite. and the little
he ate disagreed with him, causing him
to vomit often; he had pains in the head.
breast and stomach; but after using three
bottles of r. Z. +. he felt like a new man.
He says that he feels that he could live
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His name win be given on application
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-11

The Feminine Instinct.-'T say, Floss.
what makes that snake tie himself up
In a knot2"
cause he wants to remember some-
thing, and he huasnt got any handker-
chief ,--Tit-Bits. -
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-06-06
CYCLING AND ASTHMA.
A London Physician says the Former VIII
 Cure the Latter.

A London Physician says the Former WA
 Cure the Latter.
 Dr Marcel of Lonuon reeommenos bicycle riding as a remedy for asthma. Here is what he says about 1t in let. ter to The Medical Record: If asthma is form Of mountain sickness and if that distressing affection of high alti- tudes can be cured by training for tha exercise of climbing, why should nos asthma also yield to the training of the respiration carried out by praeticing the respiratory movements needed to carry the tidal air through the lungs? Of all means of training respiration l think cycling is the best. When person first takes a cycling exercise, it will be found, especially on going up hill, that the breath is wanting, the heart beats uncomfortably and the legs tire, but after training these discomforts disap- pear, nothing will be thought of ascend ing hills the heart has become perfectly comfortable, all breathlessness has dis appeared and the legs will no longer feel any fatigue.
 Cycling exercise, first of all, in- creases the depth of breathing, and that without fatigue as the respiratory movements are automatic. At the same time it will aecustom the rider instinct ively to take in at each respiration the volume of air required to aerate the blood. Persons who do not care for cy- cling out of doors can take the same kind of exercise at home by means of a dummy cycle, consisting of an iron wheel driven by pedals, the resistance of the wheel being so contrived as to simulate bicycle riding. A strap carried partly around the rim of the wheel can be frightened at will by the rider, thus increasing the labor and recalling the effort of riding up hill. My experience of the results of this treatment is unfor- tunately limited to only one person. In this case it has proved eminently suo- cessful. This person took to bicycle rid ing three years ago for pleasure and in very great moderation for the first two years. He observed that the attacks Of asthma to which lie was subject became fewer. The tightness and wheezina which occurred every night have now entirely disappeared.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-06-06
Irish DueIing Code.

The Irish dueling code has been adopted with certain notifications by duelists both in England and the Unit ed States. It was drawn up by the Irish bar at the Glonmel assizes in TIT and appears to aim at so arranging matters that no Irishman anxious to fight shall be baked by his wish. ''The first of. fense requires the nrst apology, al. though the retort may be more offen. sive. After one fire the retort may be explained away. But if either par. ty," the code hastens to add, would rather fight on, after two shots each the principal who made the retort may explain and then the original offender tender his apology" "When the lis direct is the first offense, the aggressoa must either beg pardon in express terms exchange two shots previous to apolo gy, or three shots followed by ex, planation, or fire on till severe hit be scored by one of the parties ," "Na dumb firing, or firing in the air, iq admissible. y In slight cases the seo- ond hands his principal but one pistol, ill gross cases two. holding another case ready charged in reserve ''-Cornhiu Magazine
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-06-06
NO MACKlNTOSH.
Contrary Effects of the Absence of One on
 Friend of Colonel CalIiper.


 a Friend of Colonel CalIiper.
 "I knew Q man once, said Colonel Calliper. a young man who had ev- erything that heart could wish for who notwithstanding that fact was 8 pretty sane and sensible sort of young man, but who nevertheless did at times in his younger days before he had learn ed the philosophy of life occasionally have periods of depression. In one of these on his way home once from Flu rope he came to the conclusion that life wasn t worth living, and he made up his mind to end it all right there by jumping overheard. As he looked over the rail and realized how wet the wa ter was and how much there was of 1t he knew that he ought not to go out in 1t without macintosh.
 Going below, he discovered that he had neglected to bring one. On this oe. easion of all others when he wanted one most he had none. But he couldn't t think of eneountering the wet inappro- priately clad, and so he deferred jump ing overheard until he could do so in proper form Next morning, with the resilienoy of youth, he was feeling bet ter, and he arrived in New York buoy ant, hopeful and strong.
 And, ouriously enough, while in other respects he remained as punotil- ious as ever about his dress, he never after that wore a mackintosh, and he went ont in all sorts of weather with out hesitation. It was his carelessness in this regard that led finally to his death. Out without mackintosh in 8 heavy rain at the age of 97, he caught a cold that settled on his lungs, develop. ed into pneumonia and carried him off, and so 1t may be said of my friend that he owed his long life and his death to the same cause. New York Sun.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-06-06
Looking to the Bank Account.

Critic-lou are not maintaining the high standard which you set at your theater when the season opened.
 MaEager-No; I've stopped encour, aglng art to give the people what they want t-Phlladeiphia North Amerlcan
 monk Famed Rivalto. In sermon preached at Florence in 1905, said tha' Teetacles were first used in the yan, 1885.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-06-06
As Retween Men.

"Yes. dear, 1 met your father and told him that 1 wanted to talk with him as one man with another.
 And
 We'll, that was the kinl of talk l got With all the temper he has 1 am sure he would never have used such Ian. guage in talking to woman "--Indi. annapolis Journal.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-06-06
h B Chicago Art Gallery.

"It seems to me the perspective in shis picture. is faulty. ;"
 tThe-er-what?
 The perspective, ''
 "0h, yes. that part of 1t is very ugly. It's laid on too thick, and you can buy better frames than that one for S6 a dozen. Chicago Tribune.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-06-06

The tower of Babel at Babylon was composed os eight square towers, ons upon the other, the pile being 660 feet high. Babylon was square, 15 miles on each side, the walls being 67 fess thick and SEQ feet high. 1
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-06-06
4 Bad Bargain.

jane. did you break the china plate?''
 "Yes'm. You got fooled on that plate, mum. It's weak un. It broke tke fourth time I dropped it. ''-Cleyeland Plain Dealer.
The times., 1898-09-18

T. C. Harrington, NJ. P, and advocated
the reunion of the Nationalist parties,
makes its suspension an unpromising
augury.
Louis de Rougemont and his strange
tale of his life for thirty years among
cannibal tribes in northwest Australia,
whose king he became are still supply
ing London journals with plenty Of
copy 1 had a chat with NJ. Rouge
mont yesterday. He is most simple;
mild-mannered Frenchman, but is in
dignant at the doubts cast upon HID
narrative by Prof. Forbes, Louis Beck.
and others. They find it incredible thai
a man could have had such an extraor-
binary and adventurous career, have
rescued two white girls from the
blacks, ruled over a native tribe, made
astonishing discoveries of gold and
precious stones and met with all sorts
of surprising freaks of fortune, reached
Melbourne with his sensational ro-
nance of real life, and yet have taken
no step TO turn it to profitable account,
but preferred, in his destitute condi-
ton, to work his way to London as a
common sailor.
The times., 1898-09-18

Most Of the visiting delegations viii return TO
their homes Monday.
Alfred Lane, young colored man, is locked
up at the police station, charged with forgery.
He viii be given a preliminary hearing n the
mayors court Monday. Lane went 70 the
Citizens National Bank today and presented a
check Tor -, pUrporting 70 have been signed
by NJ Schuler. The bank officials suspected some
thing wrong and detained Lane, while 4 tele-
phone message was sent to Mr. Sehuer When
that gentleman arrived at the hank he declared
the check 10 be a forgery, and Lane was turned
over 10 Policeman Atkinson
SeFgt L. 5. Miller, Of Company X. Fourth Ar
tilery, died at Fort Sheridan this morning, after
an illness Of several weeks, OF typhoid fever.
Sergt- Miller had for several months, when not
on duty resided with his family at New Alex
andria. His home in Georgia. This is the
first death which has occurred among the SOL
diers stationed at Fort Sheridan.
In the corporation court today Carrie NJ. Bell
granted a divorce from Samuel L. Bell.
Their two children committed TO the care
of Lucy C. Wright and Mary c. Richardson.
The infant child OF Frank Martin, OF 112 Com
merce Street, died last night
Littleton Brown, colored, was fined $3.50 by
Mayor Simpson today for disorderly conduct, and
Henry Mason charged with beating his wife,
was dismissed.
Harry Howard, twenty-five years of age. OF this
city, among the sick soldiers who We're taken
from the transport Alamo, which recently arrived
at New York from Porto Rico.
Prof. W. S. Currell, of Washington and Lee
University, is expected to preach in the NJ. E.
Church South tomorrow.
Allie Rodier has returned from Porto Rico.
He states that the report that James Phillip, OF
this city, is dead, is incorrect
Miss Julia Hauck has returned from visit TO
Hyattsville, Ind.
r. F. Knox today sold 10 Mary E. Ryan, for
$780, a house and lot, 20xl00 feet, on Duke
Street between Patrick and Henry, and also
to John Seroggins, for $3.50, a lot OF ground,
20xlls, and a house the east side OF Henry
Street, between King and Cameron Streets.
Doc Baltimore, colored, who has been wanted
by the police for gambling, was arrested today
by Policeman Atkinson.
Mayor Simpson issued order today directing
the police TO arrest the conductor OF electric
trains that might be allowed to stand on South
! Fai-faX Street
The times., 1898-09-18
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.
Christian Endeav0r Convention Is
Brought to Close.

Alexandria, Va, Sept. 1.-THE State convention
of the Christian Endeavorers which convened in
this city Thursday evening, was practically
brought to a close this evening, although a spec
ial service viii be held under the auspices of
the Endeavorers tomorrow night The next an
nual convention will be held in Winchester
Many members of Washington societies partici-
pated in the meeting and the singing under the
leadership of Percy Foster, of that city, has
been excellent. The carly morning session today
was led by Rev. L. H. Warning, of Lovettsvile.
and at S O'Clock Rev. Cornelius Money, of Ken
more led the prayer and praise service. The
Bible study conducted by George A. Over
dorf, of Staunton, and Rev. T. p Reville de-
livered an address. Papers were read by Miss
Margaret Mourse, OF Falls Church, on Social
Committee by Miss Bertha Simmons, of
Vienna on 'Junior Work. by Mrs. Julia Lillis-
ton, of Berkley, ON history of Junior Endeavor
Work for the Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals
An address by Rev. William Cummings, of Bal
timore, on Loyalty. the Christian Endeavor
Watchword,' concluded the morning exercises
This afternoon addresses were delivered by Miss
Lula o. Phillips, Of Richmond, and Miss Lutte
Roberts, of Richmond. question box was con-
| Quoted by W. R. Walker, and responses were
made by the representatives of the different
| societies. The officers elected for the ensuing
! year are as follows: is s
| President, William R. \ Kennedy Lexington; !;
| first vice president Rev. e. T. Sweeney, D. D.,
Richmond; second vice president, Judge George
X. Anderson Clifton Forge; third vice presi-
| dent, Rev. C. W. Framick Buena Vista; secre-
| tary, H. NJ. Lewis, Staunton; treasurer, John
W. Lovegrove, Staunton; superintendent junior
| work, Miss Annie L. Forsburg, Lynchburg; super
| intendent prison work, c. W. Whtmore, Rich
mond; superintendent floating department, John
Deans, Portsmouth; excursion manager, II. F.
| Miley. Woodstock; trustees of the united SOC
| iety, DR.. James l.. Howe and William R. Ken
nedy, Lexington; directors, Paul Pratt; Rev. B.
| F. Smith, T. NJ. Hundley, Rev. T. p. Revelle,
]. r. McWare, W. R. Moore, w. W. Douglass N
l. Kagey, Weyer Cave, ]. W. Partridge, Rev. ].
NJ. Wells Rev. A. R. Conckle, d. D.; mission
ary department, Prof II. T. Lowe, Falls Church; ;
chairman press committee, DIR. James L. Howe;
| vice president Worlds Union, Rev. L. W. Nc
Corker, Clifton Forge
The following were chosen district secretaries:
Alexandria T. W. Besley, Ashgrove; Richmond,
w. r, Walker of Richmond Tidewater, Fl. w.
Ambrose, of Berkley; Danville, Miss Mary A. Ap-
person, of Danville; Roanoke, Rev. j. W. kim.
mel, of Roanoke; Staunton, Z. S. Myers, Of
| Staunton
| The reports Of the societies from different sec.
tions Of the country will be most gratifying.
The times., 1898-09-18
DESCRIBES HIS SENSATIONS.
Aeronaut Spencer Tells of n Long
Trip Heavenward.
Especial Cablegram-Copyrighted.)

Especial Cablegram-Copyrighted.)
London, Sept. 17.-Great interest has
been excited by the remarkable balloon
ascent made by Prof Bereson, of Ber-
lin, and one Spencer an aeronaut from
the Crystal Palace last Thursday. The
balloon, filled with hydrogen, reached a
height of q, 500 feet, more than five miles
Prof. Bereson carried complete equip
ment of instruments for all manner of
purposes, including observation The
scientific results were most satisfactory
The altitude reached has been exceeded
only once, and that by Glaisher, in 1862
Spencer describes the trip as follows:
when the balloon started it shot
straight upwards at the rate of 1000 feet
per minute for 10000 feet when the cur
rent bore it in southeasterly direction.
When $4,000 feet up it took US southwest
erly. When over the Isle of Dogs we had
a magnificent panorama. The English
Channel lay at our feet, the ships look
ing like little black dots. The coast of
France was distinctly visible; the vast
expanse of the North Sea touched the
horizon.
'At 25, 600 feet there was a decided feel
ing of dizziness. Breathing became diff
fcult. l was about to remark to Bere-
son that 1 felt a peculiar sensation, but
he called:
spencer, oxygen, oxygen"
1--WE both seized the respirator and in
hailed the oxygen. The result was mar
velous. l felt new life and could attend
to the sandbags and the manipulation of
the balloon as well as if on the ground.
Bereson was very pale and told me that
| l was also.
I'VE continued to soar upward, but
| there was no appreciable difference in the
| rarity of the atmosphere When we
| reached higher altitude l was curious to
ascertain the effect of the atmosphere
and removed the respirator about a quar-
| ter of a minute. / felt the same feeling
| of giddiness creeping over me- and then
| inhaled it again and experienced the same
| sensation as before. Finally we reached
a height of 27,500 feet, which is not quite
| the record of Glaisher, when he was
nearly asphyxiated. In my opinion we
could have gone much higher without in
| convenience as long as we inflated our
selves with oxygen, but there were only
| four bags of ballast left, and l warned