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The St. Louis Republic., 1900-10-07

! The time was when ell ocean travellers
were compelled to enter into close contact
sRtth tho real son Of the waters-with Jack
n his proper element, Jack at home with
bis fingers In the tar pot. But steam has
changed all this. To-day the true sailor is
es unknown to the average travelled lands
tnan as his fore stay-at-home brother. That
khe seaman as our fathers know him is be-
coming vanishing quantity is but par
tial truth-true. only in the fact that he has >
passed from our minds. because our trav-
cling does not take US into his company
unless We go by very uncommon routes.
That Jack has changed Is a mere obvious
pecessity. What could stand still In this
kangaroolike age2 Almost the very man
ners and morals Of yesterday are obsolete
to-day. So with the sailor-that scapegrace,
never-settling member of the human family.
The family has moved on up tho hill OF
progression. and he has perforce gone with
st. But. while there are sailing ships
s'windjammers." he terms them-the real
Jack Will be alive. Like the folk-sons Of
mountain peasantry, he cannot die while
legends live. The young recruit to tine grea:
waters is nodded and trimmed by Old hands
as the latter were by true old salts, who
have completed and passed in their Iogbooks
for the inspection of the Sailmaster OF all
voyages. In this they are assisted by their
peculiar environment and by the unnoticed
forces at work during long. dreary passages
under canvas. Thus IS the sailor not the
mere steamboat seaman. kept In existence;
thus does he pass on the songs which be-
long solely TO him, and are SO characteris-
ticaIly of his life.
That the deep-water sailor-as IS termed
the one who keeps to fargoing sailing ves-
eelS-has a song for almost every piece cf
work wherein four to a dozen men are en-
gagged is probably news 10 thousands who
can claim to have been beyond the shores OF
this right. little. tight. little island"
Aboard-ship these songs are known by the
name of 'chanties''-whch is In all proba-
ability. either a sailors pluralizing of our
word chant" or d corruption of the French
schanson."
The Boston Transcript has prepared a
budget Of them.
We Will take set Of these songs in order.
rs on a voyage. and begin with the crew on
their turnins-to after joining the ship In the
East India dock. The command has come
to move her to the lockpit: the mate passes
1t forward: the bo'sun yells 1t In at the
xo'castle doorway, and the men--all In some
degree sober-appear on deck. The shore
boatmen pull away with the line: It is made
fast to bollard on the quay. its inboard
part taken to .he caps;an; the bars are
shipped. and round We go-suilenly. for this
is the initial note Of some eighteen months
comparative isolation. Then the bo'sun--
that connecting link between men and Of
ncers-crdes cut. "A song. boys. d song!
Corns. Isn't there = 'ehanty- In the
crowdr In response a negro-hs being OF a
nveiisr Temperament than his white ship.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-10-07
JOSEPH N. FOUNTAIN,
Boston Bricklayer. TrundIcs 800 Brick,
Weighing 1900 Pounds. 100 Feet
in a Wheelbarrow to Settle Dispute.

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC
Joseph n. Fountain. who was born In
Quebec. Canada, but has been a brick
layer ana piasterer in Webster Mass, for
some years. has considerable standing as a
strong man. One OF his most remarkable
feats was the wheeling o: u load OF 20
dry, handmade brick. Weighing a little
more than l. go pounds when the weight ~
the wheeiharrow Is counted. 4 distance OF
100 feet. An ordinary wheelbarrow load
Is nfty-flvs or sixty.
The feat was performed on n wager.
Somebody said IL could not be done; some
body else said Il could BE- done. The man
who claimed that tho trick could 10
turned asked Fountains opinion. The Ca
madam thought for a moment, and said he
thought II could be done. There were
ready hands which loaded the wheelbarrow.
and a good many bets as to the success rf
the effort When the last of the bricks had
been carefully piled on the wheelbarrow
Fountain stripped TO the waist. bent to
tho handles The muscles Of his broad
back and mighty arms strained as he MT
Cd them. and he staggered slightly as he
shifted his grip and braced his feet for
the start of. The whecibdrrOw CreJhcd
under the load. but Fountain pushed 1t
along, now and then wabbliuS slightly TO
right or left. but never losing his balance
FOR the prescribed distance. and one foot
farther. In order that there might be no
dispute.
ON another occasion, quite informally.
Fountain lifted u curbins stone that
weighed 610 pounds. He did this with COM
paratiyoly little trouble. But it was con-
tended by some who had lost money on
his wheelbarrow feat that there was a
good chance to get grip and purchase
on d curbinC stone. Afterwards, in har-
ness. Fountain. lifted weight OF Ills
pounds.
II IL claimed that on November II, ISL.
Fountain defeated an unknown" from
Neriden, Conn. in a lifting match for the
championship Of New England. Fountain
keeps his muscles in working order By
swinging dumbbell that weighs i1Sls
pounds, and he handles 1t with ease and
positive grace He weighs lis pounds and
stands ) feet AZ Inches. He is an all-aroGnd
athlete.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-10-07
WILLIAM H. MACK,
Harvard Football Player, Defies
Strong Men to Lift HIM or Pot
Down a Pole That He Holds.
WRITTEN FOR TIIC sT-NDAY REprpIIr.

4 I
William II. Mack. = member Ot the Har-
ward football team. may not be. strictly
speaking. a "strong man." but he has a
remarkable power which defies tho single
or united effort Of undisputed strong
men"
Mack Is young man, and weighs only
40 pounds. The other day he appeared on
tho football grounds and defied any
body 10 lift him. Some Of his teammates
laughed They were big men. who could
easily hoist 20 pounds dead weight And
they were not bit backward IN accepting 6
Macll's defy.
The first one went at Mack with an air
OF confidence. He caught the small man
abou: the middle and strained and tugged.
but Mack's feet would not come of the
ground. Then others tried Il. but one
by one they failed. They attempted all
sorts Of Wrestlers' tricks. but none Of them
worked. Af:er twenty-five had made the
attempt they gave it up.
a long pole was secured and Mack asked
as many as could get hold of It to do SO.
ly. and asked them TO put IT on the ground.
They lifted their whole weight against it,
but tho pole would not go down.
Mack row explained. He called etten-
ton to the fact-which none had noticed
that in the first test he had placed his
hand on the back Of the neck OF the litter.
He told them he would now try the lift
Ing trick without putting his hand on their
nocks. They lifted him as easily as If he
had been d baby.
Then Mack explained that IN the pole
trick he had passed his hands over ths
krUCkleS Of his opponents. The trick waS
tried again without that feature: the pole
went down SO easily that nearly all OF the
men tumJIed after II.
Mack does not attempt TO explain his
powers. He just says that when he rests
his hand on the neck OF the litter. the lift
ers strength fails him; and the same re-
suit follows the passage of his hands over
the knucllles OF his opponents IN the polo
trick
Now Harvard men are wondering what
will happen TO opposition football players
if Mack can get his hands on their necks.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-10-07
MICHAEL McDONOUCH,
Formerly Coal Han5,cr, Surprised
Professional Wrestle-, and Liftc5
900 Pounds Without Harness.

" RI--rl.,; FaT, IE.-3 z--c,oA- -.I---rLI~.
Michael srDors--a. - present. an o.
scer q the Boston Superior CRIMINAL t-IT-.
but at enc tire e. coal handler. -s SaIl ~
his acyuainJa-cs5 70 i9 --s strongest = q
In the East. lie vas c-r s.-.s yea.s thH
''anChOr'' ot q famous t---l--y.1r tTl-l la1
was never bGdged bv a-y c1--Vs-itl--
McDouough IS not protest. aL1lll strong
man. In fact, lie - extremely I.-51 - = h'-t
his strength. and while lie Ass had C.-aEa
70 go ION the road has refused them al.
McDonoush was nos known IS :us- -
prodigioUs strength uGtI enc .ulu hour.
when a noted wrestler AMI Strong raaI-
English Gcor-e." I'm = lofty u-a-e- At
tempted 10 throw him This VAS On tls
docks Of the TatcLolIer brothers Coal
Company. "EEsl.sa Cs.rso'' weighed -
pounds: NcDorCug5 we-ehed only -
pounds. But the Goa! handler E0t L E-ip
on the professional wrestler. HiJld h-:l
from his feet and toSsel him i.O-. tAs d1--c
into the water. "ICagIsh George claimed
that LIZ wls taken BY surprise and demand
ed a match. MCDouOUEh VAS wiling. and =
week later the men mot on the dock C
was a close match this time. b-t Nc
DOnoUgh Won.
Soon after this tho admirers ot ths lats
Michael ]. Naho1ey, q well-known strong
man, declared that their man could Cefelr
anybody IN Boston n lifting without E1--
ness. Some OF AcDOnOCshs friends dis
puted the claim without saying v 20 tn-.-
champion was, and = match vas made be-
tween NahOney AID an unknown" G--
Donough's friends told him there was % .
4 liftiu,, match and asked y he would bs
present. He said he would. At the scens
lie was quietly wondering who the ''u--
known was. when his friends tapped Et1
on the shoulder and told him to get ready.
1t required little psi-uas.On. and soon Ia
was stripped for the match He had been
working hard all Gay. while Aahoney was
trained to the minute But AcDonough
lifted an even 60 pounds. while Ihe best
Nahoney could 90 va-s 20 raise 40 pounds
This made NcDOEousA locally famous.
and he was Challenged again and again.
Iut lie would not make tEs matches, GLd
thus threw away the neat little fortune h5
could have made b. giving exhibitions ot
his strength
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-10-07
Storm along. and round We 20.
Chorusl: To me way storm along!

tChorGs): To me way storm along'
Storm along and round she'n 20.
To lie L-hl-hi. Mister StoEuiaIonsI
Storm along through frost and snow.
To me way Storm along:
Storm along through rrost aad snow,
To me hi-hi-hi. Mister StormalOnsi
The above IS succeeded by piece of fat
terry paid to the personifed storm Next
the singer works in the style of how he
would have ship built. rugged and
manned: how he would feed the men on
"cakes and wine.' what he would load her
with. and the wonderful places to which
they would sail. BY this it viii be seen
that one with sufficient ina asination and
flow O.: words can draw out the pump song
into an interesting Gitty, and II hs has the
gift of satire-wlich is usually his In soma
crude form-he viii indirectly let the ofii-
GERS learn how they should comport them
selves and govern the vessel.
However. the breeze slackens; more can
vas is needed. and the topsails again so
up. the first to the lively strains Of:
sally Brown Is a nice old lady.
(ChorusJ: Away-aye. rcu and so! CAll pull to-
gethsr)
Sally Brown Is nice old lady.
Spend my money Sally Brown! GPuI)
Sally Sally. why don't you marry:
Away-aye. roll and 60 etc.
The remainder tells how ''for seven long
years they have been accounting" and that
Sally will not marry until he stops on shore
TO work by the dock-side.
Then, on the next set Of halyards. this
song IS most likely followed by:
Blow my boys-I long tc hear yor-
CChorus): Blow. boys. blow, G'uL)
Blow my boys-T long 70 hear you
Blow. boys. bully boys. blow! pulL)
A Yankee ship came down the river.
Blow boys blow
Oh. how do you know she's Yankee cliprer7
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-04
DARING ROBBERY
And the Robbers Escaped While Do
liCemen We're Near

During the absence of II. l.. Newman
and family who are in California ID. b.
Halderman and wife have been sleep
ing in the Newman house. Lat night
at a little after nine they left their
own house across the street and went
over to the Newman house to retire
for the night. Mrs. Halderman was
in front and as she placed the key
in the front door she heard another
key turn in the house. and informing
her husband who was within few
feet, they saw a man inside the house
They at once telephoned the police
and at the same time watched the
house that the robbers might not es-
cape. The police answered the call in
a remarkably short time. but the rob-
bers escaped through the back door
and over the back fence.
After the policemen left Mr.. Halder-
man went in the house and found that
the robbers had gotten in the house
by pryIng a panel off the back door.
1t is not known whether they got any
booty or not but if they did il was
very little although they went through
all the drawers and closets that they
could find in the house But il is
supposed that they were just looking
for money.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-04
NEW YORK HERALD'S FORECAST
1t Is Anti Bryan, But Admits That
the Democracy Has a Show
David hill Very Hop efnl.

The New York Herald. in order to
ascertain the drift of the campaign,
has had men at work in all the states
that have been considered doubtful.
Careful inquiry has been made in In
diana Illinois, Kentucky, West Vir-
ginia. Maryland, Delaware, Kansas.
North and South Dakota. Ohio. Idaho.
Montana, Wyoming, Colorado and the
Pacific coast states. Investigation of
condition in New York state has also
been made. with a view to testing the
democratic claim that this state is
doubtful.
There are no signs on the surface
to indicate that New York is doubtful.
Nothing short of political revolution
can give it to Bryan, and nothing por-
tends such a revolution at this stage
of the campaign. According to the
Herald's correspondents. Mckinley
will hold ali the states he carried in
1886 excepting Maryland and Kentucky
which show an inclination to go for
Bryan and Indiana. which is doubtful
and is a Gene of a desperate political
conflict.
Bryan. on the other hand. will hold
the states he had in 1896. with the ex-
ception of Kansas, South Dakota. Wy
oming and Washington. which are now
reported reasonably certain to cast
their electoral votes for Mckinley, and
Idaho and Montana, which are conced-
ed to be doubtful.
The best information obtainable is
that the republicans have no chance
whatever to carry Missouri. Colorado.
Utah and Nevada. which they are
claiming and that the democrats have
an equally hopeless prospect in their
efforts to break into the states of New
York. New Jersey or Connecticut.
The worst situation for the republic
cans is in Cook county. Illinois, where
Chicago is situated. Republicans ex-
pect Cook county to go against them
because of the labor troubles in the
building trades. Cook county went for
Mckinley in 1896 by 69.677 but Hi
nois outside of Cook county gave Nc
Kinley 1881 plurality.
The problem now is to have Chi
cago swamped by the farmer vote of
the rest of the state. But, as pointed
out. the democrats to succeed must
make other gains from the republicans
than from Illinois.
Mr.. Bryan has great faith in his
persuasive eloquence and expects to
set the earth on fire this month. David
b. Hill says Bryan is going to steadily
grow in strength and will be elected.
What are apparently reliable estimaes
at present may have to be revised after
Bryan's eastern tour.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-04
Sparks Prom The Enpiae.

Fireman Joe Fender, Of the G b has
taken ten days of and gone to Dallas
70 attend the fair.
Engioe 904, OF the G. H., went out
on 3 trial trip to Day after general
overhauling in the round house.
Engineer Shaffer, OF the G. G., came
in this morning from Valentine and
reported unable for duty on account OF
being sick.
Mrs. j. r. Garrick, wife OF the
G. 81. master mechanlc. OF this city.
ieft Monday for Michigan City Indiana,
to spend about elk weeks with her
sister.
TIE Santa Fe passenger train due
here ~ $50 m. did not arrive unsil
this afternoon. The delay VAS caused
by waiting for behind time trains on
CONF ection lines.
Fireman R L. Spence, OF the g a..
left over the Santa Fee last night I.
his tome 10 Kansas. he .s sick and
not able 10 work and will go home
to rest up few weeks.
Switohmau Thiepep, Of tho G Il has
resigned his position Nth sDe Company
aud HE place has been filled oy sam
GAllsday, who was taken few osys
lay OF.
Brakemao D. Mcclellan 10 of pur-
sing black eye. The engineer sp-
piled the BRAKES too much al OF q
sudden and Mcclellan was thrown
against some object in the csoooss,
his eye striking first.
s. K. Lonaneoker, OF tAe special
service Of G. a il In Ell Paso this wees.
He came In mondsy with the pay car
but did not return with IL becsUse his
wife 10 sojourning here for her hsalth
and he will remain here wish her for
several days.
Agent Burkholder. of the Crescent
News Co., ss the S p depot, has re-
ceived Q box of carpenters tools which
he secured by sending $50 tags OF OF
tobacco made oy she Continental To
bacco company This 10 the second
premium he has received from shat
company aud he ssys the next on c he
get, will be house and lot In Chicago
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-04
PECULIAR CONDUCT
OF A Resident of Fresno. California.

The peculiar conduct Of q DR.. Her
Ing, from somewhere, 10 adding .
chapter TO HE already eventful career
In Ell Psso.
The HERALD readers will remem Der
the man who fell into the cellar OF the
new Aathias builoing on Overland
street last week, and his peculiar
conduct 81 the time. This Dr.. Herring
10 she same man, and HE actions are
drawing the notice OF the public moro
and more every day.
Yesterday he got up and forgos
his coat. he called 1t the police sta
ton and asked she officers to help md
some one who he O aimed had stolen 1t.
he wenS TO the phone and call up
some Town In California and when shs
central girl told him he could not
GET the place he wanted he LET'S the
room In . rage.
He then como down and told his
story tto policemen Taylor and Dryer
In the following mixed manner:
81 came here over tho Southern
Paoiio from the south this morning
and spent last night In hotel hero. l
Ros up early this morning and went
down to the river to see the boats
pass and watched them for an hour
When I got back to the hotel 1t had
moved onto another block and my coat
and vest we're gone. The hotel 10 run
by electricity and is on wheels"
When asked where be came from he
said he came here from Ell Paso,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-04

Texas. He said Ell Paso was q splendid
that he WAS going back there where he
owned . drug store and q dry goods
store. He also practiced medicine.
Officer Dryer asked him what town he
thought he was In now, and he replied
Good day, gentlemen" and went up
abe street.
Herring took up with George Harold
last night and tho latter learned by
accident where he lived. His home
is in Fresno, Calf, whore he claims to
have two stores.
He agreed to 90 home II Mr.. Harold
would 60 with him, and under this
agreement Harold started him towards
California on the Southern Pacific this
morning. It Is feared that he will not
get there - he may forget the place
before reaching 1t.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-04

Raw T M Harwood, an official OF the
New Mexico Spanish mission OF the M.
e. church, arrived today TO attend the
session Of the mission now being held
In this city.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-04
A Hather,. occupatiou.

"How faS back can you trace your an
cestry?"
II don't take time to trace ancestors at
all. 1t kesSV me on the jump to follow
my posteISt5 around" - Detroit F@ee
Press.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-04

This is the season when mothers are
alarmed on &C count of Group. II is
quickly cured by One minute Cough
Cure, which children like to take.
Fred, Sohaefer, druggist.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-04
Hotel PalaciO, Chihuahus

Hotel P0laciO, Chihuahua.
A Labansat, ss successor of &c. Nc
Dermott, will conduct the above hotel
an the American plans. The new man
agement assures the public of fret class
arrangements in every detail.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-04

Scott's Family Paste will positively
cure all kind disease, any old sore no
matter of how long standing. Give 10
q trial. Sold by n. p. Noake.
Ask for "El PASO TR Ne FER"
the best 8 ents CIGAR on the mar ket
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-04
The Columbus River Bridge.

According 20 the San Antonio Light
The water In she Colorado river at
Columbus bridge, which has been
eansin those sgRrsvatinR delays In
the running of trains on she G. n,
vas ssill slowly rising Tuesday. Pile
drivers are already on the scene on
both banks Of the river and the work
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-08-16
Memory, Not Mystery.

Memory can play the strangest OF
tricks" says specialist, land it is
responsible for not few superstito1s
fears in sensitive people.
"a lady once told me that she found
herself at times in places where her
surroundings seemed TO have been
known to her before, though she knew
that she had never been there pre-
viously.
"Probably you will recognize this
experience, which is common enough.
How many people when reading or
listening to conversation, become
vaguely conscious that they have read
the passage or heard the identical
words in the dim, long past"
at is not a haunting mystery, but
just way that memory has. Innum
cradle impressions of the most trivial
things are stored in the brain and will
come out when called upon. In the
lady's case she had probably seen a
picture Of the scene at some time, and
view of the actual place produced
memory's feeble effort to recall it,"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-08-16
CannOnShurg.

Miss Chapman of Grand Rapids is
visiting her aunt Mrs. Lamreaux.
Frank Doran OF Grand Rapids was q
guest at Mr.. Jas. Bookey's Saturday.
Mrs. Grace Love and Mrs. Austin Of
Chicago are visiting Mrs. Mary Goung
Miss Nellie Chapman and Miss Grace
Doyle, of Cedar Springs, are guests Of
Mrs. Geo. Hartwell.
Mrs. Inwood and Libbie Joyce spent
Wednesday and Thursday with Mrs,
johnson, OF Cascade.
Mrs. Bert Hartwell spent few days
at Elmdale last week with her parents
Mr. and Mrs. Lampman.
Jas. Bookey attended the Democratic
convention at Grand Rapids as one OF
the delegates last Wednesday.
A member from this vicinity attend
ed the ball game at Ada, Aug. 8. The
Cannon nine heat scores to IL.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mclaughlin OF Grand
Rapids, are visiting Mrs. Mclaughlin
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T.. b. Joyce.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-08-16

Beware of dictionaries and cyclic.
pedias which are offered at prices 50
very low as To excite suspicion; many
are made from very old and obsolete
plates or by photo-type reproductions,
but upon the coarsest and flimsiest
paper, lightly stitched, and bound with
almost worthless covers. There are
many offers of such books, and they
are put forth as the genuine and latest
Encyclopedia Britannica, Webster's
Dictionary, etc, many of them sold
under different names but being essen
italy the same out-of-date stuff. This
does not apply to cheap editions of
standard authors. But works of refer
ence have little value unless they are
revised to date, Such revisions, print
ed and bound as they should be, cannot
be sold at bargain-counter rates. just
now offerings are made of what pur-
ports to be Webster's Unabridged Die
tionary, but il is a reproduction such
as we have described, and OF an edition
fifty years old at that-with a supple
ment of "new words" made by man
who died forty years ago and which
was published before his death. You
can get no better dictionary than Web
ster's, but buy only the genuine and
latest editions from the authorized
publishers, G.. q G.. Merriam Co.,
Springfield, Mass.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-08-16

The use of lemons is quite as impor
tant now, as for the spring complexion
beautiiiers. The daily face wash of
lemon juice and water will keep away
the most distressing features OF the
summer tan and sunburn. And the
plain lemonade will be much more
beneicial-so far as the complexion is
concerned than the constant use OF
soda waters, and quite as cooling and
refreshing. a quick way of making
lemonade is from "a syrup of lemon and
sugar previously prepared 1t takes
but short time TO prepare sufficient
for serving several times. The proper
tion is three. quarters of a pound OF
sugar to one tumbler Of lemon juice.
Dissolve the sugar in tumbler Of hot
water. Put in jars and when needed
add the cold water.