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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-16

1T was always my wish to see him
succeed in whatever he undertook Az
he grew up 1 hoped to see him enlist nm
the side of the Lord, and 1 used to
preach earnestly to him and the rest
since he is now pugilist, l want to see
him at the top of his calling. The Lord
has been with him and won that battle
at Coney- Island. Nothing can hannaD
without Gods consent, and that victory
on the night of June was but anotbar
step IN the direction that the Lord wouId
nave jim go. Some day he will show
the pugilists of the world. what sacri-
nee ne can make. by preaching saliva
ton just as I am now doing on tbs
streets of San Francisco.
II Jim is going to stay in the fighting
business, let him be the greatest fighter
or quit. 1 told him when he first smoke
or 1t several years ago: Whatever we
do, for or against God, let It be done IN
dead earnestness'
never saw him take a dron NJ
liquor and he seems to have no annette
Tor It. lie was always a sturdy bow and
his habits were good. This NAV account
for his fine physical trim TODAY.
and believe he will never go r.
most prizefighters. Every
now In front of him. He will
sums of money; sporting
every corner of the earth win
hands that chastised F'itzsim.
this Is of the world, flesh and
Jim will see it in the fuIInes. ,trna
and renounce it.. 1 have preached r.
MIN as have to friends and strangers"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-16

He learns what to do with his feet and
legs right then and there.
In a few days he Is out little deeper.
He tries to touch bottom with his hands
to support himself and finds he cannot,
unless he puts his head under. So he
paddles away dog fashion," and before
he realizes it is swimming. Dog fashion
does for a season. Soon he has con-
fidence enough to go out eight or ten or
fifteen feet from the shore, and in a short
time he can go anywhere in reason. He
has learned to swim and he never for
gets how. Observation along the sea
shore, where 1T is much easier to learn
than in fresh water, has formed the con-
clusion that fresh water boys and salt
water boys get to be swimmers in prac-
tically the same manner.
The method of the boy Is atrociously
non-theoretical, it must be admitted, but
1t has Its advantages, inaSmuch as the
boy usually gets to be a strong, swift and
untiring swimmer, provided he has the
essential personal basis Of courage and
power of will. He does not know much
about the theory of the right angle for
his hands when making a stroke, but
he does know how to make that stroke
with the least effort to himself and with
the best results. After any person, boy,
girl or adult, has learned to keep aflOat
and make progress-to swim, IN short
proficiency depends entirely on practice.
for when all is done and said the object
of swimming is to keep yourself above
water and to get somewhere with as
much CELEBRITY as desired and with as
little fatigue as possible, The breast
stroke follows the dog fashion padding,
naturally and quickly. One learns in
stinctively, almost, to swim on the back,
or to use the side or overland stroke.
Diving demands practice and courage.
It takes nerve to plunge in head fore
most The swimmers who habitually
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-16

jump in are afraid to dive, except in the
rare instances when there is physical
reason that forbids diving. A good way
to learn to dive is to stand on some slight
elevation above the water, bend over and
tumble in head first. Try it again and
do not bend over so far. Tumble in again
and again, until you can go in with a
spring and at an angle that will admit
your Strengthened body with little splash
and send you distance under the water
You will strike the water fat many
times, and get some smart slaps on chest
and face, but perseverance will make
diver of you Ears should be stuffed
with cotton If much diving is to be done
as the continued conclusion when the
head strikes the water may have a bad
effect on the ear-drums. Cotton will keep
water out of the ears also. The boy
doesn't use cotton. He stands on the
right leg, if the water is in the right
ear, and kicks violently sidewise with
the left leg, reversing the operation to
clear the left ear. What the boy does in
contingencies of that kind, the adult can
very well afford to initiate. High diving
is foolish and dangerous; so IS jumping
from high places into the water
Just here the reader may say, st is all
very we'll to talk about courage and con-
fidence, but how am I to know that 1
can support myself on the water or In
it?" Try it, o timid one, try It. Have
you will power enough to wade out until
the water comes to your waist? Well
then lie down on your back in the water
with your head toward the shore. It is
perfectly safe there. You are out only to
your waist. Hollow in your back as
much as possible and throw out your
chest. Stretch your arms above your
head and bend your knees outward with
the toes pointing sidewise. Keep your
hips rigid and your legs as close as pos
sible to the top Of the water. Breathe
easily and naturally and keep the lungs
full. You will float, after a few trials,
and be convinced that 1t is possible to
go into the water without meeting sud
den and untimely death as soon as you
have wet your ankles.
1t was courage that made Capt. Webb
a great swimmer. The first time he was
heard of was when he jumped from the
deck Of the Cunard liner, Russia" into
a heavy sea, after a sailor who had fall
len overheard, and stayed in the water
thirty-seven minutes before the life boat
picked him up. 1t was courage that
brought him across the English channel,
when he was In the water for twenty
two hours and swan thirty-nins and one
half miles. Il wasn't courage that sent
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-16

requisites when learning to swim, pro-
vided the novice has a sound body. The
first is water, and the second Is courage.
Although the human animal Is the only
animal that cannot swim, after fashion,
when first dropped into the water. the
human animal has but to persevere and
swimming will become automatic, with
out definite knowledge, either. as to
whether the tendon of Achilles is acting
as a cutwater or as a center board.
Assuming that the necessary water Is
present in sufficient quantities, the be-
ginner must beget confidence in him.
self. He must be courageous. There Is
in every person. until he has learned how
foolish it all is, instructive dread OF
the water. The first time you put a baby
in bath by itself, it squirms and shrinks
and is afraid, but after It learns there Is
nothing to harm it, 1t splashes about like
a small porpoise and has a jolly time. 1t
is so with the beginner on the SWIM
ming beach. At the moment he con-
vinces himself he will not necessarily
drown when he wades out until the water
comes up to his chin, he pulls down the
great barrier between himself and swim
ming The terrors of lover my head
must be fought away. Self-trust must be
acquired by actual experiment. Going
IN with life preserver or belt or plank
or log is folly, because when the APP
paratus that Keeps one af1oat is aban-
doned the beginner is helpless. It must
not be understood that rashness Is ad
vocated. Far from it. But no coward
ever learned to swim we'll and no coward
ever will.
With confidence established, learning
to swim becomes a matter of intellect.
or power to mind, rather, just as learn
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-16

along quiet street.
Do not dread the water If you would
learn to swim, but go into it confidently,
remaining inside your depth until you
have mastered the rudiments Of the art,
and practice keeping your body afioat
You will never accomplish much until
you conquer absolutely whatever dread
you may have concerning the dangers Of
the water. The motto Of the swimmer
should be, Fear nothing and strike out"
Swimming instructors and masters lay
down. many rules for the guidance of
both novices and practiced swimmers
Most of these rules are admirable for
the purposes intended If they can be re-
called when the crises arrive for which
they provide the remedies. 1t is not
we'll for the beginner to confuse his mind
with too many regulations. If he remem-
bers not to go into the water within two
hours after a meal, not when heated to
plunge suddenly into cold water but to
accustom himself to the shock by first
wetting his head and body, and tries to
keep af1oat until help comes when taken
with a cramp, he will get along very
we'll, unless he is quite unlucky, and will
learn by experience what he is not to do.
If 1t happens that a person who can
not swim falls into deep water, or a be-
ginner gets out over his depth. it is al
ways well for him not to clutch too wild
ly at the resc9er, Tor tnere IS generally
some one about to jump in and give as
sistance, and that worthy. citizen should
be encouraged and not hampered. l. Do
what you are told by the person who
comes after you and do not think you
are bound to drown because Of your un-
fortunate situation The golden rule in
these circumstances. is to keep ones
mouth closed and swallow no more water
than can, be felped. If there is no one
to aid, all the rules ever formulated
won't giye7 you a particle Of help. Try to
paddle yourself to- shore If you cannot
make progresss you are IN serious trou-
HE 70 MT II TnfldlV
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-16

him through the rapids at Niagara Falls,
where he was killed. That was foolhard-
mess, but he would not have gone I'M
less he had perfect confidence In himself.
Every other great swimmer, from Lean
der, who swan the Hellespont. and Lord
Byron. who did likewise, to Peter Nc
Nerney, the Boston swimmer who was SO
nearly successful In the trial from Dover
to Calais. across the English channel in
Webb's course, a year or two ago. has
had no fear. Paul Boynton. that nautical
adventurer, although identified with a
buoyant rubber suit, saved seventyone
lives before he began to make his much
talked-of trips, and went into the water
with as little ,trepidation as in walking
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-16

many persons to help themselves IN the
water, who, had there been no instruc-
tor, would have gone to their graves
without knowing enough to keep their
mouths shut had they tumbled over
board. He also writes manuals Of swim
ming. giving full and explicit instruc-
tions concerning each stroke. For eX-
ample, high authority on the art says,
In one Of his publications: From the
Strengthened position. the legs are drawn
up close to each other and near the
body; they are opened and brought to-
gether again simultaneously, the left or
upper leg being kicked out forward as
in running. the knee Strengthened and
the power applied with the back of the
calf and the sole of the foot. The right
or lower leg is bent almost double, until
the heel nearly touches the thigh, the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-16
MARTINHaUE WOMEN PoRTERs
Garry Over a Hundred Pounds and
Earn Twenty Cents IA Day.

Chambers journal.
At the. age CT nine or ten the woman
porter OF Martinique tean carry q heavy
basket or tray containing q weight of
from twenty-five to thirty pounds. She
then begins to go on long peddling jour
neys With her mother, elder sister, or re-
sponsible female friends walking barefoot
as many as fifteen miles day. At
eighteen she Is vigorous and tough as
mountain pony, and, like most mountain
bred, WQppen. she is comely. She carries
now unon her head a tray and burden of
from 100 to $50 r6dndsj earning less than
90 tshiIffngSs 81 mont n by travelling fifty
miles aa4 day as an isaierantsseheT.5 Forty
orefEfty miles a sdayy always bearing a
burden of over 1905 pounds-for stones are
added as the tray is emptied of merchan=
disc, to maintain the customary weight
and this for an income of a franc a
day: Out of this franc she has her food
and sleeping quarters to procure, and her
clothes to get Twenty francs a year.
will keep her in clothes-s:. -: .s~.
A brief chemise and a light calico robe
constitute her travelling apparel On her
head she wears a soft toche, or pad, upon
which the TAFT dray) is placed. She
wears no shoes; she needs none. The
soles of her feet are toughened to some
thing like India-rubber feeling no as
perities of surface, bidding defiance to
the sharpest f1ipts. Her food is simple
SOUS a day fer. bread or biscuit. few
sous for a raSout, a few sous for some
cheap liquor to mix with her drinking
water; perhaps Is sous in all. Her sleep
ing quarters might be expected to bring
her daily expenses up to franc; never
theless, such IS her ability to economic
that she not only manages to live on her
income (Which seems incredible) but
actually saves enough to set herself up IN
some simple business when her youth
and physical powers decline.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-16

but the majority of persons who need
to and wish to learn cannot reach an
instructor or have not the means to en-
gage one.
Aside from the pleasures to be gained
the value of knowing how to
swim is to guard against the dangers
that arise when one is suddenly pre-
cipitated into the water. The ordinary
novice must do the best he can without
expert guidance, and the confusing Of
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-16

knowledge of the amount of force re-
quired to propel your body through a
given space in given time, to say moth
ing of finding the points Of least resist
ance and ,ascertaining the mechanical
principles of stroke and kick"
Hey, Jimmie" says the small boy,
holding up the first two fingers of his
right hand. spread apart to form a V,
lies go swimmin"
Whereupon the small boy learns to
swim. in sea or river. pond or lake. as
the case may be. and the student gets
to be able to navigate a tank.
Nevertheless the swimming instructor
is a useful member of society. He helps
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-16

tendon of Achilles acting as cutwater,
and the foot swinging on a hinge, so
that there is really very little resistance.
The sweep is then made simultaneously
with the upper leg, the power in this
case coming from the entire front Of the
leg from the toe to the knee. In the
effective part of the stroke the left foot
is Strengthened with a stamp, at the
same time the right is met with a vicious
kick. AS the legs come together, the
wash from the upper meets the swirl
from the lower and helps considerably
to send the body forward"
So simple as to be almost childish.
isn't it?
AS matter Of fact. there are but two
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-16

acquires the art is the same as 1t has
always been. 1t Is the same everywhere.
for a boy Is an animal that does things
like every other boy. whether he lives
In New York or Maine or Mexico. Boys
go swimming as soon as they can get
to the river without their mothers
knowledge They go down to the Swim
min hole in shoals, begin undressing
when halfway to the water and are
ready to jump in when the edge is
reached, the mere matter Of clothes not
being Of sufficient consequence to cause
them thought as to whether their trous-
ers and shirt are In the same parallel
of latitude. Clothes can be gathered up
when there is nothing left to do but go
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-16

ing to ride a bicycle or fly kite is a
matter Of intellect. The beginner in the
water, on the bicycle, with the kite. or
in any similar situation, who puts his
brain to the task, determines to win and
backs his determination with his energy,
finds himself doing what he desires to do
in a much shorter time than the novice
who strives in a haDhazard manner and
with no especial concentration Of effort.
It is worth a portion of any persons
time to learn to swim. Any person, not
physically disabled, can learn to swim,
and the one who exerts his will power
will enjoy the delights Of deep water
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-16

his mind with involved formulas for
stroke and kick is not desirable. Cir
cumstances demand that he work out
his own salvation, and a few hints are
better than detailed and intricate In
structions.
The natural progress Of boy. from
the time he first sticks his tremulous
toes into the water and says, Gee, Tn
afraidl'' until he goes whooping and
tumbling In, with no more fear than
covering, is interesting. The system by
which the present generation Of boyh
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-16

when the novice who tries indifferently
is still padding about near the shore.
Wise old Benjamin Franklin knew
something about swimming as well as
about almost everything else. His plan
for learning to swim is simple and ef-
fective. When the beginner has nerve
enough to wade out until the water
comes up to his armpits. Franklin adj
vised that he take with him white peb-
BILE of good size, or an egg, or the like.
that can be seen easily through the
water. Then the novice is to turn. toss
the pebble or egg toward the shore and
plunge after it. The resistance offered
by the water will buoy the plunger up.
and the moment he has gained sufficient
confidence and command of limbs to
strike out he has learned to swim. Some
body is always about to give hint or
two.
Instructors can be of great service In
shaping the movements of the swimmer.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-16

home. Watch a sturdy chap. He can
not swim. but he intends to learn. He
wades out until the water comes up to
his knees. Then he ducks under" If he
is brave. If his courage has not yet been
screwed to the sticking point, he gently
lowers himself upon all tours, until only
his head is above the water. With his
hands on the bottom. supporting him, he
sticks his legs out straight and propels
himself along, with a great kicking of
water and shouting of "See me .swim!'
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-16

He never said much about it until late
years. but he was determined to win 1t.
and went about 1t with the same eranest-
ness that always characterized him.
ooh, if Jim would only fight for the
Lord as hard as he did for that belt!
What a power he would be! However,
If God sees fit, that day will come.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-16
WALLA T0NKA's DEATH
May Bring About New Rerim,
Among the ChOcta

Among the ChOctaws.
KANSAS CITY, July ia special from
VISA l. T., says: The execution of VII
liam Going, the Choctaw Indian. in de-
hance Of writ of habeas corpus issued
by United States Judge John r. Thomas
Will be the cause for bringing those in
pncated to trial for murder Judge
Thomas, in an interview last night. twe1-
ty miles west of here, where he is fish
ing and camping with a party of friends
stated he would see that the law in re-
spect to disobeying an order from the
United States government is f,In-,
vestigated, and that all the guilty onnc
are brought to Justice
The open violation or Judge Thomas,
order has created much excitement and
IL is predicted 1t marks the beginning 81
the end of conflicting laws in the indian
Territory. AS a matter of fact ali 49,
tribal laws in the territory are of no ef-
feet. yet all the tribes cling to their old
Indian laws, and continue to insist unop
elf-government-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-16
What One Should Know About Swimming.
John Fletcher in the Cosmopolitan.

''Come." says the swimming instructor,
standing on the edge of the marble
bath, with its tepid water. its poles and
straps, its Iife-belts and it's ropes along
the sides. come, let us be scientific to-
gether. Let us learn the art of swim
ming with due regard to its theories, its
precepts, its physical laws and a true
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-16
PEARY EXPEDITION
Steamer Diana Has Sailed With Two
Years Supplies.

ST. JOHNS, N. F., July 15-Tba pa.
expedition steamer Diana sailed for siG
nsy at IL a. m. today. She has sunnI;e.
for two years, and carried a crew ~
eighteen men. well accustomed to Arctic
navigation.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-16

The Waite Enamel Refrigerator sales
room is COW located at 400 Jackson street.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1899-09-12

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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1899-09-12
LA VELOCE=
C0MPANIA De VAPORES TALIANOS

Tn vapor de eHa ComIaGia de exce]entes condolences para nasae. uepara
a Ponce del 8 al 10 de cada mesa tonar caga para Sain-1homas. Santa Cruz
de Tenerfe, Geneva. Napots, Veneca, Livono Y Trieste; Y Iasaielos unca-
monte para Saint Thomas, Santa Cruz de Ttnne, Ger ova. Nal ohs V Bar
celona, via Genova-Para ST. Thomas l. O admte pasajes de So ckse.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-06-03
Spring Manurlnr.

One OF the. old time practices III
farming is the fall applications OF ma
nures, being confined almost wholly
to winter wheat. This is still good
plan SO far as it goes, though not eco
q nomical, but spring applications Of
coarse manures are coming rapidly in.
favor, especially for clean CIVILIZATIONS
crops. Coarse manures with clean
cultivation, frequent tillage, rapidly.
becomes available as plant food. It
no longer payszto use manures mere,
~ to enrich the soil, but it does pay
to use them to grow immediate crops.
Manure which stays in the soil two,
or three years before becoming fully
available as plant food, is worth
much less than the same amount in.
a quickly available form. Spring ma.
nuring has its disadvantages, not
withstanding. In all farm yard ma
nures the ammonia is first to become.
available. and unless potash and phos-
pilates have been used freely prev
1ously, there is much risk that he
ready supply of ammonia will encour-
age rank growth of leaf at the ex-
pense of the stalk and grain. An
other point is that with many crops
a rank growth of foliage at the ex-
pense of other parts Of the plant is not
practicable; in this case the free am
monia is simply lost, it goes to waste
Farmers should constantly bear in
mind that all manures, or fertilizers,
which are the same thing, are merely
just SO much ammonia, potash and
phosphates; not any one nor any two,
put all three taken together. With
clean cultivation crops such as corn,
potatoes, etc., where farm yard ma
nure is used, potash and phosphates
should always be applied at the same
Time, or even earlier in the spring.
1ney will not waste except on very
rolling ground where any form of ma
nure would wash away. From 100 tc
2OO pounds of muriate of potash and
from 200 to 400 pounds of acid phos-
phate should be used per acre, broad
casted or used in the drill as may suit
Individual preference. The object is
to have the mineral fertilizer there
ready for the ammonia as fast as the
latter becomes available as plant food.
much time and trouble is given to Sc
curing catches of clovers or other
legumes, merely for the nitrogen fer
tlllzer stored up by such plants. A
somewhat wiser plan is to take good
care OF the ammonia we already have
on hand. To supply a soil with am
monia without at the same time en-
suring the potash and phosphates to-
go with it, is to invite the loss Of
the ammonia. It is wiser to be on
the safe side, especially as there is
very little danger of loss through
drainage.-R. Garwood.