The evening times., 1902-07-10

To5bing by mail is on she decrease il
the past year or so men~ cherry tree
men, sewing machine beneSaators- knit
ting machine phiIanthropists and other
gentry who reap haryezts from 7oor
women and men who bite AZ their tempt
ing bats have been severely handled.
alsd soIae have been compelled 10 make
restitution.
These swiadlerS break out in unex-
2eCted places and often have line TO
gamer q few bushels Of sheleIs before
the inspector can get enough evidence.
Sue OF the faTcritc schemes - 10 give
z Prize 10 the person .0unriug c0.-oc=lv
tne cots on piece Of paper The -Gctfn
-alls e notice the EE-iv printed line
saying al contestants shall Ie nerh hers
OF a club, the membership fee Of which
IS 81 II this Is sent a 2-ceut stamp gen
eraiiy IS sent IS pro rata share of the
prize
AIL Albert 4. Greene. chief Of the
forestry division OF the General Land
Office, Las under mis- supervision msDv
millions OF acres Ct land The wooded
public lands are largely IN the States o.
montana. Wisconsin. Washington. Lon
1slana and oregon and the territory Of
new Mexico Over 225 forest rangers are
employed b. his division 70 watch tbz
tLllDeF thieves and prevent other en-
SIoachnents on the domain chic.
GTee2e vas appointed IN 1873 rom K91-
sas. Ii0-l Nun
Pension Office clerk who halls from
Florida brings hack with him fro-, .
recent trip an account OF verv uuIose
sport that has recently become rerv
popular on the East coast. From s.
Augustine southwark for q distance Of
1ZO miles there is a stretch of bascr
without break. The beach along r5a
Florida coast is the finest in The world
and at low tide is from TWO TO six hun
dred yards in width. Composed Of white
sand and minute particles OF. sbetIs the
acton OF the waves has packed il in5o
q composition almost as firm as cen
crete. with surface as level as bill
lard table.
Some bright genius Of a yachtsman
conceived the idea Of utilizing this in
mense stretch Of sand for the purpose OF
enjoying sail when the conditions Of.
wind and tide did not permit OF the srort
upon the water
He constructed a craft somewhzt on
the lines OF the weIl-knovn ice boat
used on the Northern lakes and rivers.
Instead Of the runners such as use. on
the ice boats he had constructed a set
OF wheels with pneumatic tires similar
10 those used on a bicycle. but much
smaller IN size Rugged as a sIoop. this
particular craft was launched upon the /
sands, and after a few changes proved +
10 be 2 great success. Trips were made
up and down the beach with q speed ex-I
ceeding the builders most sanguins ex-
pecJations. The width Of the beach ad- /
mitte1 OF tacking. and unless there was
& very strong head wind the boat could /
easily make the run down the coast sew
eTal miles and return without stopping.
The idea soon became popular one and
the builders hands were soon busy fli-i
ing orders Tor those who had become I
fascinated with the idea Of beach yacht
ing Many of the latest boats carry a
spread Of canvas almost equal to that.
found on one Of the crack ocean racers
A speed Of thirty or forty miles an hour
is not uncommon, ard there IS a fascina-
tiOn in going over the sands al this rate
that is 20 be found nowhere else.
On the Fourth OF July regatta was
held at St Augustine with ( dozen or
more beach yachts entered The course
from St Augustine TO Mayport, a dis
tance OF forty miles, was covered by
some OF the boats IN less than an hour.
and though there were some accidents
They consisted principally Of capsizins,
fn which the yachJsmeu took headers II
the sand instead OF the briny deep
among the educated, intelligent. and
influential young men IN the Government
Printing Ofce none is better known
than 3[r. walter :. Smith. Of the first
division. he has been or the force for
eight years aud has attained a high place
in the regard OF the craftsmen He has
served two terms as vice president of ]
Columbia Typographical Union and is j
one CT its leading members. IN august
ba viii 20 10 Cincinnati as a special rep
-esentatfve 10 work for the selection Of
Washington as the next meeting place
,f the International Union. :
Nr. smith IS a native Of South Caro- /
.iue and came from the famous German 8
town Of WaIhalla, although he is
borough Seotch-Irishmau. HIS father
Tu5ze Dresden 4. Smith, Is a leading &
nan IN The affairs OF the upper part OF s
he State
An omcial Of the Indian Office calls
attention 10 the fact that in one Of the {
oldest States and in the midst Of a fine q
section OF the country there is ve-i- I
able republic whose people are Indians
This IS known as the Cherokee Republic e
md IL IS located IN Swan and Jackson c
counties, y. c. These Tn4ians are high a
y civilized and have beautiful and