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The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1901-09-12

counted 4s blcndy srots Oh ne SFass
where their braves had fallen bofoge
Texan rifles Winding ourselves much
cut mp" wrote the Bowies, "having
one man killed and three wounded,
five horses killed and three wounded,
we resumed the strengthening OF our
little fort. and worked until / D. M,
when 10 Indians appeared. but re-
tired again as soon as they discovered
that we were still there, well fortified
and ready for action" The Texans
held their ground eight days, AMI then
retracej their march to San Antonio.
where they arrived safely with their
wounded and their horses in IL days.
Nine men and two boys and killed SO
Indians and routed fighting force OF
1874.
1t was proper to the CHASTITY fitness
Of things" that the man who directed
this wonderful fight, and was the
heart and eye and arm behind every
rife and every knife. should go to
meet his death with Crockett and Ira
Wis in the Alamo. When. on March
3, Travis drew a line with his sword
across the adobe floor, and called on
all those Of that desperate little gar
rison who would stay with him to the
death to come over that line to him,
Crockett sprang across merrily, wav-
ing his cap, and every man OF those
about TO die" followed him. saluting:
"Te moriturl salutamusl" James
Bowie, fast bound in raging fever,
tossing and muttering on his cot "in
the little north room of the Alamo"
heard the call, and cried for two OF
his comrades to lift the cot and carry
him over that line. 1t was done, and
then they bore him back again to the
little room to die.
1t is Madame Candelaria, the Mexi-
can woman who nursed him there,
and who alone of all that Spartan
band survived. who tells the story.
1T is not true" she says, that Col
onel Bowie was Drained with an AK
He lied in wild delirium in the height
OF the awful carnage, several hours
before the Mexican horde burst into
the Alamo. They broke in the
door where | watched with Colonel
Bowie. cried out, in Spanish, that
| was Mexican woman, and that |
had nursed a man who had Just died.
One knocked me down, and another
stabbed ME in the cheek with a bay.
onet Here is the scar! :. Colonel
Bowie's cold body was dragged from
the cot--iragged down the stairs by
the bowling mob of soldiers, and
thrown upon hap OF bleeding
dead."-The New Voice.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1901-09-12
TORPEDO BOATS CREWS.



English Craft.
Rarely, IL ever, have the crews Of
torpedo boats experienced a worse
time than was undergone by those Of
fcers and men who we're told off to
man the four torpedo boats that were
towed from Lamlash TO Plymouth
last week by the channel squadron
During the cruise Just ended the
squadron took with it these boats in
order that experiments might be made
in victualling and coaling the craft
from the parent ships when at sea
The experiments were successful, in
so far as they proved that a.torpedo
boat can be furnished with supplies
from battleship when the vessels
are under steam. A boom was rugged
out. and the boats towed along at 10
knots an hour by means of a hawser
passed around the end of the boom.
While the sea was calm IL was found
comparatively easy to put all neces-
sary supplies aboard the boats with
out slackening speed. But on the voy"
age from Lambash rough weather was
experienced and the crews Of the tor
pedo boats suffered terribly. For the
greater part Of the way the sea broke
continually over the tiny craft, and the
officers and men had to lash them
selves to the deck to avoid being
washed overheard. One young stoker
belonging to the boat that was in
tow Of the battleship Resolution did
meet his fate. He was lying down,
so worn out from seasickness and ex-
haustion that when the sea lifted him
he was unable to make any effort him
self. Being clad in heavy boots and
oilskins he sank before the ships that
tried to pick him up could reach him,
The speed at which the b rs were
towed did much to make existence
aboard them less endurable. Instead
Of riding the waves they were pulled
through them. Sleep was impossible,
and when a boat broke loose, as the
Maiestic's die, the crew were so tired
out that they could barely manage to
secure the hawser that was drifted
back to them. To make matters
worse, the Magnifcent's boat stove
in her bows and fore compartments
became waterlogged That these frail
craft came through as well as they
did is a splendid testimony to thu
courage and powers Of endurance Of
their crews.-Pall Mall Gazette.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1901-09-12

The Americans are invading Eu-
rope this summer in immense num-
bers. Some of our countrymen are
going there for business, and some
of them for pleasure. Europe has
been acquainted with the latter
these many years, and while the inn
keepers, shopkeepers, hack-drvers,
and other useful citizens of the mon
arches, empires and republics OF the
Old World were always glad to see
us, II cannot be said that they re-
spected u.s. They were amiable. and
we're paid for their amiability. What
they chiefly liked about the Ameri-
cans was his easy good-nature in the
presence Of large bill. An Ameri-
can would pay charge that woull
have landed the innkeeper In jail,
If 1t had been presented to the cham
berlain of a king. Perhaps this re-
lation between the foreigner ami the
American will remain. There is
cafe In Paris which charges an Amer
lean SO for a So dinner, for which a
Frenchman is charged Ave francs. It
will be difficult for this restaurant
keeper TO break such an agreeable
habit. Most Americans are RICH and
those who are care little for the small
items Of bill Of fare. Americans
who are poor. and who know the Ian
guage, are not liked so much In Paris
as the rich Americans, because they
decline to pay more for a dinner or
a drive than is charged for the same
essentials of life to a Russian prince
OF branchisseuse.-Ha Weekly.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1901-09-12
HUMOROUS.

Silicus-Gotrox has a great talent
for making money. Cynicus-That
isn't a talent; it's habit.
Blobbs--You seem to have an UNI
pleasant sort of cold. Slobbs-Yes;
never did have luck enough to get
a pleasant one.
life is at best but fieeting
show" sighed the pessimist. That's
better than no show at al" re-
marked the optimist.
Nell-Cholly tells me he belongs
to the smart set" Belief don't
doubt it. He's certainly stupid
enough to be eligible.
Poet-But you told me could see
the stars up In this attic. Landlord
And so you can. Just stand up
straight and let your head come in
contact with the rafters.
Jerks was telling me he felt blue
toGay because he had to eat his
luncheon alone" Likes company at
his meals, eh?" Eyes; because he
usually manages to let the other fell
low pay"
.Y.,. -. 80 -. IA.
nowaJaysn remarked Mr. Con Sect.
"tbe average girl Of TODAY doesn't
know enough" ave found" replied
Mr. M,ttens othat tbev MOT, entire
lv too muchn
nt,o. 49, o,,o. h,on .nv ,nya,
IA, a. -, %, 4, !. -.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1901-09-12
SHORTY" AND HIS MACHINE.


Now a Tall Telegraph Operators OFiRL
nal Ideas Caused a Mixup.
There is telegraph operator in
Kansas City so tall that every one
calls him Shorty" Some time ago
he brought a new typewriter, and
thereby hangs a tale.
The common everyday machine
wasn't quite up-to-date enough for
him, so he had one made to order
The keyboard is along different lines
from the ordinary machine aul even
the type has popularity unto ITSELF
He realized that he needed a word
counting attachment, but the counters
on the market were ordinary AFFAIRS,
so he bought bicycle cyclometer,
and for three months has been put
ting In all of his spare time in an eff
fort to convert it into word counter.
Another of "Shorty's" up-to-date
improvements is secret sounder."
A secret sounder" is an instrument
which fits over the head and brings
close to the ear the delicate instru-
ment used in receiving messages from
the wire. There is no sound audible to
any one excepting the operator who
is wearing the device, hence the name
secret sounder. The sounder is con-
nected by flexible cord. long enough
to allow the operator to have little
freedom. A stranger dropped into
the newspaper office where Shorty"
was employed one evening and, see
ing the man on the END Of rope,
asked why they didn't take that
Teller outside If they had to keep him
tethered up that way"
Shorty" was at a newspaper office
few nights ago and had occasion
70 use his typewriter on a long story.
To say that the copy he turned out
was artistic would be putting 1t mild
iy-it was a work Of art. 1t pleased
him so much that after exulting over
II for 10 or 20 minutes and showing
IT to "the gang" he lail IT. down on
the table, took his typewriter in and
placed It on the telegraph editors
desk. Then ne returned TO the tele-
graph room well satisfied with him.
self and every one else.
The typewriter took up too much
room on the EDITORS desk, and he a.
nally came out and asked Shorty"
what he should 10 with It. 1t was
then discovered that he had delivered
his machine to the telegraph editor
instead of the story.
In the excitement that followed
there was wild miXup Of operators,
telegraph editors and beer bottles,
and the office devil who came in Ia
see what the row was about got SO
tangled up in the wires Of the secret
sounder that they both had to be LAID
up for repairs.--Kansas City Journal
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1901-09-12
rHE, vlLLAce sMITAN.

No more the roam and chestnut the piebad
and the gray NU
Pound their iron boots upon the smithy's
floor,
No more the gig and buggy, the blackboard
and coupe
Stand broken down and helpless at the
door.
He'll pump you full OF ether with an auto
sorter laugh,
He's fixtures ready-made to mend the
fake.
II your tire has collapsed he'll swell It tor
half,
With perhaps another dollar for break.
No more he talks OF hoss' as he stands upon
the green
And waits the auto travler on his way.
He's an artist now in wind, and he's happy
and serene,
For he's pumping, pumping dollars all the
day.
New York Sun.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1901-09-12
nrl.nlnced Confidence.

Sir Coutenay Boyle was one of the
best dinner companions imaginable.
He had more excellent stories than
would fill half dozen big volumes. One
of them was of a stutterer who called
at poulterer's shop for some turkeys.
Some are though and some are item
der?" he queried of the shopman,
who admitted the soft impeachment.
all s-suppose there is Indifference
in the price?" the customer remarked,
only to be informed that his suppo-
sition was wrong, I'll k-keep a
b-boys' school," he said; would you
,m-mind p-picking out 1.-THE tough
ones?" The shopman with a wink
separated the tough ones from the
tender ones, and once more the GUS
toner asked IL no difference could be
made in the price, The poulterer was
sorry that it was impossible; and he
was sorry, too, no doubt, when me
customer said then I'll take the ten
der ones. St. James's Gazette.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1901-09-12
Acoul.,,Ion or KuowIedre.

"well, and what have you learned
at college, Clarice?" we asked,
anxious to know how our niece had
profited by her residence at q distant
institution of learning.
II learned to do up my hair in 10
different ways, splied she, proudly.
Detroit Free Press.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1901-09-12
A nn.nInn MIIIannlnm.

No newspaper has appeared at Bor-
ri lin Finland) for some time past,
owing to the official censor being away
on holiday. If all these Rus slau
censors we're given holiday what 4
lovely time the empire Of the czar
would have--yossische Zeltu Der.
lin.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1901-09-12

Great pr,taln. France. Spain and
o,har Euronesn countries. except
Prss,s recognized the Confederate
States as bellserents' ana ent'uea
ta balIfRerent rRn''
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1901-09-12
AsIt seemed to Him.

"Papa, what does the phrase In
due time mean" Benny Bloobumper
asked.
First Of the month, ! guess" re-
piled Mr.. Northumberland Free
Press
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1901-09-12
II,umlpa,,on Ex,rnordIpnrv.

"They say Joe Dobbs is dreadfully
penurious."
"Penurlous7 He tells me that he
,-eads his evening paper now by a
bott,ess.::lt q q. s,ghtning bugs."-ckicaeo
Tlnon,d. Neral.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1901-09-12

rrhree hundred and twenty-five
miles in day d the record far a sslI
ing ship. $50 for "a ptsam'sr
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-08
NO EASY TASK.
Chici Commissary in Philippines Surely Earns
All His Salary.

Washington. June Major J. w.
Ruthers chief commissary of the de-
partmcnt of northern Luzon, in a letter
to Comnissary Gen. Watson. dated
April Is, says there are 23S stations in
that department with about 25.o00
troops that are supplying an army of
this size divided into 50 many stations
is much more difficult than if IL was
ar army in one body. Besides these
troops there were at the time several
thousand prisoners who were being fed
by the government.
The subsistence department, he says,
is in superb condition and many graf
flying statements and reports are re-
ccived from all the officers. Gen.
Wheaton. in command of the depart
ment. has taken occasion several times
to speak in the highest terms of the
commits sary department.
Major Ruthers dcvotcs considerable
space in his letter to the subject of
the beef supply. For the most part the
meat rationS served the troops is the
refrigerated or frozen beef. although
In some Of the intcrilr points where
there is neither rail nor water trans
port4tion. this supply is necessarily
curtailed. He had sent beef 60 miles in
To tic interior with bun carts and ma
tive drivers. lie notes as Il remarkable
fact that the beef was transported
through a country infested with small
bands Of insurgents, yet the cart driv-
ers and supplies were not mplestcd.
He says there is need of more water
transportation and if he had it he
would Use more frozen beef as tn" in
ilucncc on the sick report is quite
marked the mere fresh beef used the
better being the health Of The troops
Native beef from which the animal
heat has not entirely departed is not
h"althful
Src king Of o particular feature Of
tne amy ration. Mi. Ruthcrs says;
The beef stew with vegetables is
the finest component Of the ration eVec
put into the hands Of troops. Il Will
take the place of fresh beef when tn"
latter cannot he supplied for some time
and with the addition of some hard
tack. coffee. sugar, salt. and baked
beans. you could cut an army loose from
its transportation for some time. 1t is
the nacSt ration for hikes ever put
into the hands Of n soldier and is high
~ priced hy them
Major RuthcrS says for some time
he used the English army rations
f5ccf stew and rotatocs) in two pound
cans, which gave satisfaction but il
dos not compare with the beef stew
ration of the American army.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-08
COSTA RicaN AFFkIRS.
Gen. jiminez Will Fortiiy Simon and Make u
Strongest Caribbean Port.

san Jose. Costa Rica. May 25.-Gcn.
Jimincz will assume complete charge
OF the new artillery works at Limon.
He will supervise all the engineering.
including construction, demolition and
alteration. He will be assisted in di-
rcction by two lieutenant colonies.
eight captains. eight leutenants, nine
sub-licutenants. and 81 first scrgearts.
Ill of whom are especially appointed
Tor tac undertaking At Limon.
1t is the intention OF the Costa EiCan
government to make Limon the stroI <
est military stronghold in the Carib-
bean. The dcfcnccS viii be modelled
after those of Gibraltar. as far as pos
sible. In this matter Congress, ut the
suggestion Of Pres. Iglcsias, proposes
To employ 5000 soldiers permanently.
Tho French government has inform
ed the minister OF foreign affairs that
the provisional application of the mini
mum tariff Will bc continued in favor
of Costa RiCa until Jan. 80, 1902. Tn
der this ruling the CoifccS of Costa
kica exported to France are allowed
entry at tariff Of $2S.5G per loo ki'o-
grams in place Of $50 Costa RiCa cx-
portera will benefit to the extent of
$500 600 yearly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-08
LAWSON SHUT cur.
CONTINUED from page ID

formation. the custom to which one
letter of the committee makes refer
cnce.
In the charter Mr.. Lawson agrees to
pay the entire running expenses OF the
boat and other expenses necessary to
maintain the yacht. while on the other
hand her chartcrers shall not have tile
right to use the yacht to any other
purpose than for the cup races. 1t Is
also provided that Mr. Lawson shall
continue To be the sole owner of the
yacht Independence. No provision Is
made in the charter for turning the
yacht over to any member Of the New
York Yacht Club before the trial races.
as nothing was said in the letter of
the committee that this was necessary.
In reviewing the correspondence Mr.
Lawson's attorneys say that the COM
mittoc recognized the rrcpricty or
chartcring only such an interest as viii
give the club full control and manage
ment during the match. or IN other
words only technical compliance with
their views. The committee does not ask
for transfer of actual ownership.
In reference to the trial races the
INV yrs NitNS are tfItl lHt
does not desire To control the boat at
that time. apparently recognizing the
incongruity or improperly of asking
for such control while IN competition
with their own boat.
In reference to the selection of the
names inserted in the charter. the at
torncys say that il would have seemed
more appropriate to have name! all
the members OF the club rs chartcrcrs
We're this not impracticable; the only
remaining course seemed to he To Sc
lcCt certain members of the club and
as this committee were the only ones
known officially To Mr.. Lawson. as
they had opened up the correspondence
with him. and had declined to express
any preference, they are most natural
~ the ones To assume the duties which
they themselves demanded to have as
sumed by some one.
The charter was therefore drawn up
to meet the requirements OF both the
committee and Mr.. Lawson.
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Ball Notes,

Manager Doe OF the Lcwistons. has
succeeded In signing Towne of the Bate
college team to pitch after the close o!
the college season, June IL.
At Manchester the ouifieldcrs are in
constant danger of being injured by
ground balls. as well as turning their an
ElCS trying To cross the trOcha that d.
vidcs the in and outiiClds.
Connolly. Il brother of Umpire Tom
Connolly. and living in Natick, Mass. is
being given a trial by the Manchester
team of the New England League. at sec
ond base. lie played his first game
Thurs lay. The Manchcs'crs have Il - =
cured the loan OF Cro!ius. the former
Dartmouth College catcher. from the
Boston National League team.
This tai. about the American League
not taking men under contract is all
wrong. writes Manager NJ. J. FINN of
the Little Rock. Ark. club. Il signed
Pitcher Skopcc. now with the Chicago
Americans. lon before Comiskcy ever
heard of the player. | gave him ST. ad-
vance money. | notified Pr,s. Johnson
Comiskcy and others. but cannot get Il
reply nor the money advanced. such Is
virtue in the much ovcr-rated American
League.
Latest American League records show
Detroit leading the slueEcrs of Ban
johnson's league in extra bases, whiio
I.aioic Is chief Of !"ns.range bat me-
X cster leads the procession III base run
nus. and the foxy Griffith ranks as lead
ing pitcher. Among the slabmcn VIII.
ulit the National League Griffith, Car
rick. McGinnity. Young and Lewis have
been hugely successful. vim ng - games
have fallen down-and fallen hard-are
Bernhard, Ilawlcy. Mercer, Fraser Car
vim and Piatt who have lost "a games
out of Il they have presided over.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-08
BATES. S: COLUMBIA, 0.
The Visitors Shut Out by Superb Playing Of thu
Home Team.

Lewiston. Me. June 7.-(Soccii 3 to-
Played Columbia University. this aftcr-
noon, in the first game eyer played iy ia ?
latter in Maine, shutting the New York
boys out in a clean and interesting man
ner, ) to o. Townc. who has siGnc4 with
Manager Doe for the Lewiston team,
pitched for bates and the visitors could
do nothing with his delivery. He struc k
out the first three men in succession ana
in the first two innings struck out six
men. In the game. 10 of CO!umtia'S m"n
famed the air. Four hits were made 'fc
Towne. one n bunt and three pretty ones
Barlow pitched an excellent gam" tor
Columbia but the oates man easily foun !
him. The game was won by punching
hits. In the fourth thrc" scores Were
made by Aliens lucky three Dagger. In
the next inning one run was made. In
the seventh Clason made a star play ami
scored on q foul iiy through the neglect
the catcher was after the ball
The Columbia team PLAYED fast bal.
but Bates played faster. The field ng Of
both sides was excellent. Tn" PLAYING Of
BuCknam in the seventh inning was ono
of the best ever made on GaTcelo!i tic Il
The sophomoreS Townc'S clnSsma -,
would have l,iEged him off ~" Fl q :,
his mode5ty not prev ntcd. stona'1 atch
ing deserves special mention. 1t being in
his best style. Stone has also signed for
the summer with a good team
Two games have been partial arrang
ed between Bates and Columbia for next
year Both teams parted with mutual
good fellowship and cheers. The score:
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NO MATERIAL CHANGE
observed IN Mrs. lM;xi"isy's condjljoc n.
Comfortable Niuh,.

washington, June 7.-Dr. Rive
Tained about 40 minutes at ~. ~, re-
House. Friday morning. He statos an" !.
Mrs. Mckinley passed comfo-.. mat
might. 'doie
The examination Of Mrs. NcR,.,
blood which has been made pnaay
rection OF the attending physc;,a ,e
showed negative results. there In,
no existence Of blood poison rh,-s
only one of various examination. !, rs
ale being made by the physieia,s nat
determine the character OF the m. 70
Of Mrs Mckinney. The blood was ,a,,
from her arm. last Tuesday. "Aen
Mrs. Mo kinicy's physicians w.r
consultation over an hour. tbis !. ~
noon, ard "A 11.45 O'Clock the font
ctatcmcnt was issued:
"Mrc. Mch inlcy's physicians -.
Tat her cond ton Is about the ,s
~ reported, yea erday. There ba. ~
no material change in the pas, i,
hours" y
DR.. Hlxey at 1910, tonight mad !.
statement as he left IL White Ho,,o1
Mrs. Mckinley is now resting CONT.
ably. Her condition show no char.
comnared with the situation ammonia,
IN this mornings bulletin. She has s1,
lost any ground nor. on the other ~
has there been any perceptib,e inprov.
mcnt. She Is just the same az when =.
saw her. this morning"
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.DEFEECELESS CANADA"
Halifax Chronicle Says: In lime o. Peace
Prepare Tor War"

Halifax. n. s.. June Tn the course
Of an article headed "Defcnseless Can
ada" the Chronicle says:
What We need in the Dominion is d
population taught to shoot. to ride and
march. and instructed in the rudimcnts
Of military drill and mancuvering. We
have few volunteer battalions upon
whose uniforms we expend most of our
money, who can keep step with one
another more or less indiffcrcntly and
20 through q few cvolutionS such as
were useful at Waterloo. but not a
battalion which in its present form is
fit for 4 civil service Of and effective
sort
THE South African war has made it
clear that with sufficient arms and ru-
dimcntary training, Canada. under
modern conditions. might almost de
fcnd herself against the world.
The time to prepare for war is dur
ing peace. The way to secure peace j.
To be prepared for war. God forbid that
tile sword should ever be drawn be
tween MS and our brethren of the
United states. but while ii is possible
that il may we should make ready.
of all forms of conquest that by
these OF ones own blood and language
is the most intolerablc, therefore let us
seriously To the task of preparing to
defend ourselves and Of tightening the
burdens aud dangers of the empire in
the event of war"