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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-18

game. "I don't believe he has anything
else to do" said this friend-"anything
else he cares to do. He has no fam
lily, no relatives. He goes to the opera:
occasionally gives a dinner party but
/ think none of these things appeals
to him like his business"
He is hardly ever absent from Lon
don, excepting on short trips to Glas-
cow. Summer is the only time that he
takes a holiday, and this he devotes to
catching. But" added the person who
described Sir Thomas recreation, don't
imagine for a moment that business is
lost sight of because Sir Thomas is On
board the Erin. Every important doc
ument, and the details of every matter
on which it is necessary for Sir Thorn
as to pass are sent on to him daily, his
secretary is always with him, and he
spends several hours every morning d.
recting how every business matter and
letter shall be dealt with"
He is still the brains of his business.
OF course, it has grown beyond all
thought or chance of personal attention
to it's details, and each of his great de-
partments is in charge of a man in
whom Sir Thomas has confidence, and
he is constantly in communication with
each of them, reviewing them, as
it were, continually, making them
describe their plans of operations.
perfecting those plans by sugges-
lions and sometimes demolishing
them altogether and making out a
new line of policy. All his big deals,
however, he plans himself.
When you ask Sir Thomas friends
what he is worth they gasp and hold
up their hands. Pinned down, they VEN
ture, Thirty million dollars, anyway
Naturally he is beSet with heRParS
and by people with financial axes to
grind. With the first he makes short
shift, but if a charitable request has
reason behind it, it is seldom refused.
He has in reality more money than he
knows what to do with, and is glad
of good excuse for giving. His lack of
kith or kin makes it unnecessary for
him to hoard up money, and no one
who knows him well will admit that
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-18
CUP CHALLENGER.
THE:
SIR THOMAS Upton AS HIS BEST
FRIENDS KNOW HIM.

"a Plain Man." They Call Him-"rhe
Drains of His Business,v Say His
EmpIOyes-How He Lives and
Works and Plays-An Honest Love
of Sport Alone Prompts His Desire
to Carry Back Americas Cup-In
His London once He Works Ten
Hours a Day-Diverts Himself with
Billiards, Golf, bicycling, Horses
and Orchard CoIIecting-His First
Ambition Was to See His Mother
Riding in Her own Carriage-A
Bachelor, Worth Millions, and no
Near Relatives Living.
Copyright 1901 by Marshall Lord.
New York, Aug. 16.-Within a few
days there will land on our shores a
tall gentleman who, in his own coun-
try is a knight, and who on his last
visit here was presented with loving
cup, because he showed how to accept
defeat gracefully. A plain man is Sir
Thomas Upton, to whom loving cup
is doubtless as gratifying as a title.
He may be pardoned, therefore, for
taking a fancy to other cups, and wish
ing to carry back with him the trophy
which bears with it the title to the In
ternational Yacht Championship.
1t has been rather persistently limited
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a few solid looking chairs and the large
desk studded with electric bells, at
which Sir Thomas sits. If you mount
ed one of the chairs you could survey
the immense room adjoining, where Sir
Thomas city clerical forces-some hum
dreds of men and girls-are ranged in
long rows, posting" books, checking
accounts and humping typewriters.
Upon this scene Sir Thomas arrives
punctually at 10 every morning, having
driven in from "Osidge," as his country
place is called, some twelve miles out
of London. He is in his Office practi-
cally all day, lunching in the building.
and it is said that If you dropped in
at any time before 10 most evenings
you would find him still there. z
One would not relish the post of Sir
! Thomas excellent secretary He is with
the sportsman all day, and when busi-
ness Is over they drive out to 'Osidge"
again, where game of billiards is the
rule. but the talk of business is carried
on up to the time of going to bed. That
is usually half-past twelve or enc
o'clock, but the men are up for break
; fast at half-past seven and lose no
time in getting started for the city
again.
Four or five hours sleep are all that
Sir Thomas ever requires, and he is
usually up and out of doors at an I'M
earthly hour. Although he works so
hard, and his operations are upon so
great a scale, he is never weighed
down or apparently harassed by them,
his cherry smile seldom leave him. and
he is always ready either to hear or
tell joke. His devotion to business
apparently impresses no one who knows
him as that of money rubber but
one who plays business as a scientific
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that the operations of Sir Thomas, both
in the direction of obtaining possession
of the Americas cup and of philan-
throphy, have not been undertaken
without an eye to possible eventual
reward in the way of some higher dis
tinction than that of knighthood. This
impression can be authoratively con-
tradicted, and the statement added
that, within the past year, Sir Thomas
has been offered higher titular honors,
and has declined them. In convensa-
ton with the writer recently the
yachtsman said decisively that he had
no desire for higher rank than he now
enjoys.
This statement was also made by an
intimate friend of Sir Thomas in a
talk on the personal side of the grocery
knight as it is known to him, in be-
ginning which he remarked: He's
a plain man." And wherever you see
Sir Thomas Upton, whether it is on the
deck of his yacht, or playing golf at
his country place in Southport, or in
his private Office in the big building in
City Road-home of the coster and
tram-car-or at the wonderful cheap
food palace that his money gave to
Londons poor, that phrase, He is a
plain man." describes him better than
any other.
Although his reiterated intention of
lifting" the American trophy, his
wealth and his practical philan-
throphy have brought him so
prominently into the public
lice eye, he is retiring by disposition,
and although thousands of columns
have been filed with descriptions of
his deeds and his personal appearance,
scarcely anything is known of how the
man of many plans works and amuses
himself.
The building in City Road is Sir
Thomas retail headquarters, and here
it is that he spends the best part of
his time. His Office is big, luxurious
room, finished in various expensive
woods, and what light comes in from
outside filters through tall windows of
stained glass, a dozen electric bulbs
supplying the additional needed light.
The office furniture consist simply Of
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he thirsts for more millions. Not long
since Sir Thomas said to the writer:
i've got money enough" The accent
was on the last word.
An employee at "Lipton's" said:
Everybody who works for Sir Thomas
likes and respects him. He is a plain
man, and he likes plain dealing. He
wants every man to speak his mind
and he detcsts fiattery. Like all enor-
mously successful men, he is disci-
plinarian, but he has lot of heart
and sympathy. and l have known of
many cases in which he has given a
man another chance
AT "Osidge" Sir Thomas entertains-
practically speaking-hardly at all.
When he entertains on anything like
lavish scale, he prefers to do II at
London restaurant or at his club, the
Marlborough. To his country house,
however, he invites his pals. as he
calls them-one is a member of Parlia-
ment, another a retired British officer
of high social connections-and, as
might be imagined, the time is passed
without much formality. Sir Thomas is
not great reader, although he has a
large and well selected library, but he
is especially fond of billiards, rides a
bicycle. plays golf and bowls, besides
spending a lot of time with his horses
among them several notable trotters
Ito say nothing of having a pretty
and luxuriant taste in orchids, in
which he resembles Joseph Chamber
lain.
One of the features of "Osidge" is
It's golf links, the other is a wonder
full summer house, which Sir Thomas,
taking leaf out of the Swiss Family
Robinson" book, has established amid
nNh Nf HI AZ
is reached by an improvised staircase
around the trunk. and seats half a
dozen comfortably. Sir Thomas gives
his women callers tea there. and there
1t is, too, that he and his little coterie
of intimate friends smoke their after
dinner cigars.
One of Sir Thomas close acquaint-
ances said of him the other day:
Zone of his characteristics is that
he never uses the I-began- without-a-
dollar tone. He is entirely without os-
tentation. The generally accepted idea
that he began life in the depths OF
poverty is, however. incorrect, though
of course his beginnings were extreme
ly small. A man in Glasgow who be-
lieved in his ability lent him money
enough to open little shop there and
his great business has grown from IL
He has often told me that his first and
greatest ambition was to be able &c
see his mother riding in her own car
riage, and he succeeded in realizing it
and in building her fine house to live
In besides" Over Sir Thomas desk fr
his office hang pictures of both his
parents, neither of whom is now liv-
ing.
Sir Thomas is interested in reading
what is written about him, and one
OF his employees has the task of put.
ting newspaper cuttings into an elab.
orately bound volume which is destin.
ed for place in the Upton library.
Marshall Lord.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-18
WASHINGTON TEN PERCENTERs.
Government Clerks who Lend TO
Their FeIIow-workers.
From New York Sun.

Their FeIIOw-W0rkers.
From New York Sun.
IT reckon I'll sell my salary this
month";" remarked the young census
clerk.
ITO whom?" asked his friend.
why, to one of the ten percenters,
of course" was the reply.
Dialogues such as this are Of fire.
quent occurrence between governr emit
clerks in Washington toward the END
of the month. When a clerk sells his
salary to a ten percenter, he gives the
latter an 1. o. U. for the entire salary
due him on the following pay day and
receives in exchange 80 per cent. of the
amount. The man who makes the
| loan retains the remaining 10 per cent,
whence his name of ten percenter.
The ten percenter is said to exist I'M
der one name or another in all of the
! great federal government buildings in
Washington. He is invariably a shrewd
government clerk. who has a bit OF
money of his own or has saved his
salary until its accumulation repre-
sents a tidy little sum. This capital
he is ever ready to lend in sums of
from $40 to 500.
In a majority of the Washington Of
fees, the laws against usurers are so
vigorously enforced that the ten pen
center is unable to transact business In
safety, as an Individual: he exists, new
ertheless, under the protecting title of
beneficial society. These fake socie-
ties should not be confused with the
mutual beneficiary organizations, which
have been established for a number of
years in many of the departments, not
ably the government printing office, for
the purpose of aiding sick or disabled
members and their families, and of
burying the dead. The ten percenters'
society never includes more than five
or six members. They have their char
ter and carefully drawn constitution
and bylaws.
Each member contributes a certain
amount of money to the funds OF the
concern and other employees of the Of
flee are quietly informed how they can
be accommodated with a lone for a
small bonus. On the first of every
month the pool divides its profits. These
organizations are usually short lived.
| as they become unpopular when the
business begins to grow large. The
death of one fake association is rapid
ly followed by the birth of a successor,
differing from its predecessor in name
only so that the ten percenters are
enabled to ply their trade without much
interruption.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-18
,pv John p. SANDERS WRITES.

DIR. H. Motley. Atlanta, Ca: have
been relieved of trouble which greatly
endangered my life, by using Mozley's
Lemon Elixir. My doctor declared my
heinq appendicitis. / have been perma-
nentIv cured and am now well man. l
am a preacher of the NJ. E. Church.
south located in the town of Verbena
Is NV brother. Rev. e. e. Cowen. rec
ononoended the Lemon Elixir to me- Ship
M. a half dozen large bottles c. o. d.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-18
LEMONS AS MEDICINE.

They regulate the Liver, Stomach, Bow
els, Kidneys and Blood as prepared by
DR.. H. Motley, in his Lemon Elixir, a
pleasant lemon drink 1t cures bilious
ness, constipation, indigestion, headache.
appendicitis. malaria, kidney diseases.
fevers, chills. heart failure, nervous pros
tration and all other diseases caused by
a torpid or diseased liver and kidneys.
II is an established fact that lemons,
when combined properly with other liver
tonics, produce the most desirable results
upon the stomach, liver, bowels. kidneys
and blood. Sold by druggists. soc and 81
bottles.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-18

subscriptions to the proposed me-
mortal to Sir Arthur Sullivan have
been coming in but slowly. and as a
rule only from personal friends, while
scarcely any contributions have come
from this country.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-18

The Worry of It-"Mrs. Gotrox is
always making excuses for those good
for-nothing sons of hers" Yes, and
Mr.. Gotrox has to make allowances for
them. That's what makes him sore"
PHILADELPHIA Press.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-18
.,ozI,EY,s LEMON ELIXIR.

Cured me of a case Of heart disease and
indigestion of four years standing. 1
tried dozen different medicines. None
Int Lemon Elixir done me any good.
Tules Diehl,
Corner Habersham ana 81 Thomas
streets, Savannah, Ga.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-18
xtozLEY,s LEMON ELIXIR.

fully indorse " for nervous prostra-
lion. headache, indigestion and eonstipa-
ton, having used 1t with most satisfae-
tory results, after all other remedies had
seiied ]. w. Rollo.
West End. Atlanta. Ca
100000 I'D !
New-York tribune., 1901-01-17

able gear and is said TO be capable of travelling
twenty miles an hour for three hours without
being recharged. There is no carburetor. but
sort of cross between a vaporizer and atomizer
Another feature of the machine is that the tread
is less than seven inches. There belts or
pulIeys and only one chain. The inventor seems
to think that he has solved the motor cycle prob
lem The inventors of machines built upon other
lines shrug their shoulders and say that their
ideas as already illustrated, will prove to be u
perior after practical tests the hills and roads
The new machine smoothly in its trial yes
terday.
ed At the booths where the pnks distributed
and the voting contests conducted there is al
ways a throng The voting for the trplet to be
awarded TO the club getting the most votes showed
vesterday that the Greenwich Wheelmen had the
I.ad with 449 votes; the Westchester County
wheelmen had received 637 votes. the Hackensack
New-York tribune., 1901-01-17
YACHTING.
SOME FEATURES OF SIR THOMAS LIP.
TONS NEW CHALLENGER.

Boston. Jan 16.-Aecerding to 'The Herald :"
which claims 10 have trustworthy information Sir
Thomas Lpton's new challenger. Shamrock H. will
have draught of 10 feet inches; beam. q feet
inches, and her length all will be 1856 feet
The lead weight is to be So tons Watson. the
designer, believes that beam such as he has
given Shamrock III is better for all around per
formance than the 26 feet which he gave Valkyrie
III. 1t is a very noticeable fact. says The Her
aid that the challenger and the Britannia.
the Prince of Waless boat. have exactly the same
beam dimensions, though the former has more than
two feet greater draught than the Princes old
yacht. 1t is evident from these dimensions thar
Mr.. Watson has gone. in a measure. to the canoe
type OF midshp section. more like the Jubilee. than
any of our other American boats. 1t is quite evi-
dent that the yacht building at Denny Broth
ers Of DumbartOn. is less powerful than those being
built this side. and ii is quite certain. on her
dimensions, that she will be able to quite
the sail plan OF either the Lawson or the Belmont
Syndicate boat but while she may be penaliZed in
this respect, she gains in another important df-
recton, in having less displacement, less wetted
surface and all things else being equal. she should
be quite as easily driven under her canvas as the
larger and more powerful boats with their greater
sail spreads.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-17
NEW-YORK YACHT CLUBS HONE.
MARINE DESIGNS THE FEATURE OF THE
NEW HOUSE TO BE OPENED
ON SATURDAY.

The new clubhouse built the site at Nos 81, 50
and Al West Forty-fourth-st-, given by j. Pterpont
Morgan the New-York Yacht Club, will be
opened on Saturday. The most prominent feature
of the front, which is of Indiana limestone is the
three bay windows above the first story which are
modelled after the sterns OF old Dutch yachts.
These windows light the mosel room, large room
OF yachts.
The lower hallway of the clubhouse is foored
with marble and directly in front OF the entering
visitor is flight Of steps leading to landing.
which gives access to many OF the rooms The
baustrades of the steps OF marble, elaborately
carved represent rolling upward, and
round columns of colored marble flank the landing
at the top.
From the side opposite the main entrance short
flight of steps leads from the landing down into the
cafe which communicates with the billiard room,
and this in turn with the grillroom The grill
room is designed TO represent the between decks
of old ship. Curved beams, which, like all the
New-York tribune., 1901-01-17

birth to the hopes that, perhaps. after all. this
show would be better and profitable than any
thus far held. The benefits exhibited in the 1901
models at the Garden are. think. the best proof
OF the wisdom of the bicycle combination. 1 don't
suppose there was ever an exhibition at any pre-
V1ouS show where many points of interest
in connection with the bycce were shown. With
the era of consolidated interests there was also
ushered In an era of a more hotly contested compe
ttion which. in its evolution. has evolved the al
ready highly developed wheel into a still higher
and more perfect vehicle of locomotion.
It is hard to say whether the bicycle will ever
reach the point where II is impossible further 70 i'm
prove IT.. Personally do not believe 1t will ever
reach the unimprovable stage. Just where
not within my power to prophesy, but have
firm belief that the future holds in its unopened
book the possibilities of many radical far reach
ing improvements. The keen competition in
vogue is bound to bring out the best results OF the
best mechanics: 1t is competition that. while
searching and sharp; has none of the bitterness of
the most highly tensoned strain they were ever
the strain. and think that will admit that the
New-York tribune., 1901-01-17
RACES FILL WELL.
cOnstructioI

Entries for the bicycle at the Sth Regi-
ment Armory Saturday night have surpassed
expectations. Over hundred have been received
for the four races and each of the competitions is
well filled Among the men who have entered for
the one and two mile handicaps George Scho-
field. of the Kings County Wheelmen. National one
mile champion; W. A L. Due. Newburg Wheelmen:
w. G. Frank. Charles Fisher. A C. Warner, e. r.
Fisher and forty or other local riders.
The following is a list of the teams who will fig
ure in the team pursuit race, open to two men
from each club: Kings County Wheelmen. Hugh
r. Brown, jr.. and A. Brenxeadorf; list Regiment;
George H King and Thomas A. McCahill Howard
Wheemen. Fred T. Warner and Jack, Town own
send; 18TH Regiment F. w. Sulzer and John Will
iams; Orange Wheelmen. w. Dobbins and Theodore
Kundl; Sth Regiment. w. G. Frank and H. g.
Martin and Harlem Wheelmen, c. Fisher and E
New-York tribune., 1901-01-17
BICYCLE AND MOTOR SHOW
BEST ATTENDANCE OF THE WEEK LAST
NIGHT-A NEW MOTOR CYCLE
AROUSES LIVELY INTEREST.

With all that is in the bicycle industry, the
latest experiments in motor and automobile con-
strucuen and interesting speed contests in the
basement visitors 20 the bicycle show Madison
Square Garden find enough to keep them interested
The real bicycle enthusiast is not, however salts
fed with one visit to the exhibit. There are some
enthusiasts Of the w. g. Bull, William r. Pitman
H. B. Fullerton and George Adee class who can be
found at the show at some time in the day or
evening right through the week While It is un-
doubtedly true that the bicycle itself is the main
factor in this mechanical exhibit, the two wheel
machine does not take the entire attention of the
visitors.
The exhibit OF automobiles is complete and in
New-York tribune., 1901-01-17
GOLF.
R. 81. WILLIAMS MAY BE THE NEXT
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
GOLF ASSOCIATION-NoTEs.

The latest developments in the canvass for new
nresfdent of the United States Golf Association
-,oint strongly the nomination of r. H. Williams
Of the Norris County Golf Club. Hobart Chatfeld-
Tsylor, who put forward the Western
choice has positively refused to have his name
considered, while Andrew Carnegie. also proni-
neatly mentioned in connection with the Office
Is not now regarded the probable choice. The
Nominating Committee, which consists Of H. B.
Macdonald, o. w. Bird and R @. Grtscou1. has had
several informal conferences, but thus far moth
ing definite has been done. From what be
rathered from leading players in this city. however
n seems safe to assert that Mr.. Williams may
have the nomination II he wants 1t. An official of
the organization who is in q position speak
authoritatively said yesterday that he believed
williams TO be the man who would get the place.
He is well known to players in this section, both
from his connection with the Morris County or
ganization and the New-York Racquet Club He is
regarded as eminently qualified 10 assume control
OF a popular sport like golf.
Another talked Of man is H. B. Hollins OF the
westbrook Golf Club, who the first president
Of the Metropolitan Golf Association Mr. Holns
has strong personal following among the golfers
Of this CITY, and would receive cordial support
should he consent to run. Whatever the commit
tees choice may be. It may be said with some posi-
tiveness that the nominee will be a man from
this district
John D. Crinulins has been reelected president
of the Wee Burn Golf Club for the ensuing year.
The other officers chosen Vice-presdent. Ed
ward E. Bruggerhof; secretary, Harvey L. Will
isns; treasurer, Wilson L Baldwin and captain.
Alfred S. Pitt. The club will send the following
delegates the association meetings: To the
United States Golf Association, John D. Crnmins;
Metropolitan Golf Association, Alfred s. Pitt and
Harvey l. Williams; Connecticut State Golf
League, Harvey L. Williams: Women's Metropoh-
tan Golf Association. Mrs Franklin NJ. Jones and
Mrs. Harvey L. Williams.
The Country Club of Lakewood Will hold g
women's handicap tomorrow OF eighteen holes,
medal play.
The annual meeting OF the wonen's Metropolitan
Golf Association is TO be held on Friday of next
week when radical changes will be made in the
schedule OF next seasons matches. It is proposed
70 reduce the number Of interclub contests and TO
cut down the competitors each team from six
four.
Devereaux Emmet. who planned the champion
ship course Garden City, will probably make an
extensive tour of the Southern links this winter.