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The evening times., 1902-07-08

By Lieut.. Col, PAUL BECKwITH of the "rlinute Men"

the soldiers of King George from the plains of Lezng
ton and Concord back into Boston
The formation of the Minute Nea7 illustrates the
everncreasing e, dency dieerge from one general
eiey covering the memory of entire war into oTgan
zatons devoted TO emphasizing some particular
paign the deeds of some body Of participants Mar
of the patriotic societies formed Of the descendants
OF combatants or those who aided in the right cause
elusively The Minute Men and other organizations
make no such restrictions
The Mexican, civil, and Spanish wars all well
represented by societies composed of veterans their
descendants persons desiring TO keep alive the memo
res Of those struggles. There exists between forty and
fifty organizations pertaining to the civil With the
increase of the movement viii ether societies rela
ing to the Spanish war; for instance the Importance Of
which, as demonstrating to Europe the present fighting
power of this country cannot be overestimated So that
in time the patriotic societies Of the United States will
number into the thousands and bind our people closer
together with the glorious memories which thus per
petuated
The evening times., 1902-07-08

Of the mountains; another IN hearing
the roar of the ocean and shifting the
salt breezes. The strains of music
may perchance divert the mind Of
one, while The crack Of the gun, the
chase Of the game, or the gentler pur-
suits Of rod and reel will be better
calculated to produce the NEST sooth-
ing effect IN another ease.
Men and women whose ordinary
business pursuits involve considerable
expenditure Of muscular force may
choose a lodge in some vast wilder
ness, some boundless eontiguity of
shade" and surrender themselves to
the delights Of coming their favorite
authors in prose or poetry. But after
all IS said, the ultimate conclusion
must be that the most beneficial vaea-
ton from arduous labor, mental or
physical, Is that which brings the larg-
est amount Of rest TO mind or body
The evening times., 1902-07-08

BY AMY LYMAN PHILLIPS.

If only I could be the sun.
ID shine with all nv might.
That every day might be to you
A gladsome one and brish=-
Or If I were the moon, Ia send
Downward my softest ray
OF light into your chamber. sweet,
and make It bright like day.
We're I a bird. I'd ly to you
And sing a lifting song
A song Of tender love and true
True as the day is long.
Would that were tbs grass that
Might kiss your little feet
That, crushing It. would bring to NE
A pain so exquisite!
Were I 4 rose. I'd bloom for you,
Ard in my heart I'd hold
a perfume maddeninsly sweet
As sweet as love untold.
A zephyr I, I'd softly blow
Where you nights vigil keep.
\ breath Of popDy-laden air
To give sweet-dreaming sleep.
But since ali these I cannot be.
Heart Of my heart, still I
Can be myself-yOUr all-in-au,
And love you till I die.
Boston Transcript
The evening times., 1902-07-08
The Madness Of Rejoicing.

As a nation, and perhaps even
individually, we are more sober IN
adversely than in success, certainly
We are much more dignifed In the
dogged acceptance Of conditions
that have gone against rs than in
the exuberant manifestations Of an
accomplished. victory, says "The
Lancet" Why should the burning
Of gas, for example, the making OF
noise by gun firing, bell ringing,
and shouting, feather tickling and
squirting be the outward signs Of
joy? Partly because they are the
local signs Of a desire for the gen
eral diffusion of what is agreeable
individually (does anyone, how
ever, ike TO be squirted at7), part
ly because they are the means for
an actual physical restoration of
balance by the provision Of an out
LET for pent-up explosiveness.
Of course, such exuberance is an
insanity of the moment. When 1t
Is over We make excuses for hav-
ing been so demonstrative, we look
sheep-faced when brought to re
leetion on the temporary aberra-
ticn. but We are able TO settle down.
to prosaic existence much more
quickly than would have been pcs
sible if we had fought against the
volcanic explosion Of feeling and
had endeavored to cool ourselves
down by more gradual and ra-
tional methods
In these public outbursts Of en-
thusiasm it is the nighttime which
sees the elimination of seismic So
cial disturbance, because inhibition
Is then at its lowest ebb. The light
OF Gay has gone, we must have
more light, so we fout the quiet
heavens with artificial fire. The
silence Of night Is oppressive, we
must have soothing noise. Shout,
then; laugh and sing, until the
larva Of jubilation has run out and
We can rest, Tapped in the peace
that follows an irresistible letting
90.
The essential difference betweer
the madness of the man inside the
asylum and the insanity of the
mau outside IS that the former has
his failure Of inhibition at times
when there Is no excuse for it ex-
cept his own personal morbid con
dition, when, therefore, the rest of
society Is Unprepared and resents
the forcible exhibition of what Is
against It's feeling Of the moment
The Iatter's outburst exactly rep
resents that feeling and the sanity
Of what Is really a manifestation
of insanity Is accepted by all.
Are these ebulhuous good for
the community We think that
they are. though we feel that this
IS tantamount to confessing that
the march Of civilization has not
modified human nature so much as
might be believed The world Is
very much as it was long ago.
There Is still the same tendency
to eSplosiveness. to mind storms,
to loss Of inhibition, and It takes
very little 70 seduce the sedate citi-
zen into the destructiveness of the
child, the rag" of the university
student, or the hooiganism Of the
man Of the street.
The evening times., 1902-07-08
GRANT
BY JOHN \. JOYCE.

I stood at the tomb Of Grant
And thought Of the long ago,
When we fought in bloody battle
Through the ioTests of old ShuCn.
Where the fires Of hell were burning
That roaring April day.
With thousands of heroes bleeding
For the cause of the Blue and
Gray.
But now on the rolling Hudson
The spirit of peace is free,
Yet my soul is fitting wildly
Ger the banks of the Tennessee.
The evening times., 1902-07-08

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-24
BOXING IN LONDON.
Walcott Won From Tommy West or
Points.

In the coronation boxing bouts at the
National Sporting Club. London, two
events were decided last night.
Joe Walcott the colored pugilist won
his fight with Tommy" West of Brooklyn
for the welter- weight championship on
points This contest proved a disappoint-
ment, as it lacked the yigor which has char
acterized the previous meetings of these
two men. Walcott fought for the body
and did a deal of effective work He was
quicker in his movements than his oppo-
nent, and West was in poor plight before
the conclusion of the second round
After this round he improved and landed
some severe jabs on WaIcott's mouth The
two men were repeatedly in holds and the
the later stages of the fight West fought
gamely, but to no purpose. The negro was
firing him out and waiting for chance to
get in a finishing punch. This opening
never came the bout lasting the full fifteen
rounds. and at the end Walcott was an
easy winner on points.
The betting started at to on Walcott
kid" McFadden of San Francisco was
knocked out by Ben Jordan, an English
puglist. in the fifteenth round of their
bout. Jordan started in a pronounced ia
vorite
There was plenty of severe hitting and
it was anybody's battle up to the tenth
round, when Jordan shone prominently
with a series of visits on McFaddens body
In the twelfth round McFadden knocked
the Englishman down. but the latter .ose
apparently unhurt. After this Jordan in
dulged in some tremendous hitting and
fifteen seconds before the close of the If
teenth round he knocked out McFadden
with fine cross. which landed clean on
the point Of the jaw
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-24
BASE BALL AVERAGES.
What the Players Have Done With the
Bat and in the Field

The latest batting and fielding averages
of the American League are just out and
are interesting. Lajoie is now leading the
hard hitters, with Delehanty second The
latter really belongs at the top. as he has
played in fortyfour games, while the
Frenchman has participated in but thirteen.
Ryan is also close up. standing tenth on the
list. while Clarke and Keister are also in
side the. 800 mark
In fielding. Cy. Young is Leading the pitch
ers and, of course. AL. Orth is Washngtons
best twirler. Behind the bat. our clever
boy, Bill Clarke. is leading, having made
only two errors in twenty-four games An
other Washingtonian is leading at first, in
George Carey, while Coughlin is fourth and
Keister seventh. among the second base
men. Lajoie is leading the second sackers
and Collins the third basemen, Wolverton
being fifth among the latter class. but lead
ing such good ones as Bradley and Nc
Graw. George Davis leads the shor N.ops
Coughlin being fourth and Ely eighth.
Among the outfielders, Callahan and Har-
vey have played without an error and are
leaders. Lee is the first senator to show
in fifth place, Delehanty being thirteenth
and Ryan fourteenth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-24
ENGLAND'S DYNASTY.
Is Edward of the House of Hanover
or of Saxe-Coburg-Gothap

From the London Chronicle
In the person Of King Edward VII. have
we the first member of a new British
dynasty, or have we not? Are we still
ruled by the house of Hanover or by that
OF Saxe-Coburg-Gotha? According to the
new Almanach de Gotha whose editors
ought to know, the latter is the case.
though in Mr.. Stead's Kings and Queens
of England Edward VII is put down as
member of the House of Hanover"
There are few genealogical authorities
VINO argue stoutly that he is right, main
tanning That sovereignty swamps pater-
n -, and that no case can be quoted. out
Of our own history. at least of the son of
femaie reigning sovereign who did not be-
long to the dynasty of his mother and that
the blood relationship between a new mon
arch and his predecessor must be much
more remote before it can be said that he
esta blishes new race of rulers. We no.
tlce that In the catalogue of royal portraits
at the New Gallery, Edward VII is given
as the first sovereign of the house of
Saxe-Coburg, or Victim
A correspondent writes: There can he
little doubt that, in espousing the former
VleV, even so great an authority as the
Almanach de GOtha is wrong In view of
the fact that female succession is the royal
law OF the country, it Is clear that the
house of Hanover has not been supplanted
by that of Saxe-Coburg any more than the
house of Hapsburg was followed in Aus
tria by the house of Lorraine when a
prince of the latter married Maria Theresa.
Her son and successor, Joseph II, did not
fond new Austrian dynasty of Lorraine,
but continued that of the Hapsburgs
Similarly does any one suppose that if
Philip II of Spain had married Mary of
England. her son, If she had left one would
have been the first Of Hapsburg dynasty
In England? Certainly not. Then, again.
to return to our own time, suppose the
present Queen of Holland were to die and
leave a SON and successor, he Certainly
would not be called the founder Of a Meek
le--burg dynasty in the Netherlands, but
only the prolonger of the house of Orange
Nassau in the female line. The analogy is
perfect with regard to ourselves and rules
out of court the editor Of the Almanach
De Gotha with his theory of a Saxe-Coburg
dynasty succeeding to that of Hanover in
England.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-24
FoILED IN HIS OWN TRICK.
Scheme for Selling a Farm and Its
Dramatic Climax.
Orleans Times-Democrat.

From the New Orleans Times-D Democrat.
Some years ago." said the narrator, IAN
oil boom hit Litchfield, ILL.,, and everybody
for miles around was seen smiling for oil
and every stranger suspected of being an
expert looking for good thing. An old
farmer named LOOMS had big place three
miles out of town which would have been a
fortune for him had he not been possessed
of mania for swapping. manifest in per-
ennial attempt to trade of his land for
twice its value.
when the boom was at the top notch
Loomis received visitor who took so much
interest in the farm, so liked its appear
ance, location, etc, that the old farmer
scented petroleum man and saw visions
of incalcuia BILE wealth; but being a shrewd
man. LOOMS did not care to take any I'M
necessary chances with Providence, and on
the quiet he sent the hired man out the
back way with orders to dump the kerosene
can into the well. The visitor liked the
entire place, inspected the barn, the chicken
yard and then, as il by chance, asked for
drink of water.
"Loomis was waiting for that aFs hauled
up brimming bucket before tie mas
own eyes and poured him out a gourdful OF
liquid with a fine, opales scent scum upon
it. The visitor smelled it, tasted 1t, made a
WY face and asked If the water was always
like that. oh, yes, said Loamis, but you
soon get accustomed to the taste, and our
doctors say this is the finest water on earth
for the stomach We'll. l am ding DANCED
If I'll ever get used to it, was the unex-
pected response. Il am looking for farm.
not oil WELL and if l have got to haul
my drinking water three miles from Litch-
field guess I'd rather buy nearer town
at took Loomis six months to get the
taste of oil out of his well. and by that time
the boom was over, and nothing was left
of the oil craze but rotting derricSs and
abandoned shafts"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-24

sertion Of Delehanty, wolverton, Orth and
Townsend, to say nothing Of Flick, Nc
Fariand and Monte Cross. The Phillies
were just about getting into their regular
rlid-season stride when Jennings assum ed
charge, and as game after game was won
Jennings got all the credit. This naturally
ruffied the feelings Of the old-tlmers who
had done the same trick for several years
before, and it was decided to let Jennings
see If he could do without the stars and
win games. So far the Phillies have won
but one game since Jennings has Joined
this season. and from the present outlook
victories will be few and far between. With
an aggregation like the Phillies last year,
the winning of games looked easy. Just
run them over and see how strong the team
was: Mcfarland, Jacklitz and Douglas,
catchers: Ortiz Townsend, White and Dug
gleby, pitchers; Jennings, first base; Hall
man, second; M. Cross, short; Wolverton.
third; Delehanty, left: Thomas. center, and
Flick right. 1t certainly didn't require
much of leader to put that aggregation
I'D In front
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-24
Joe Grants Benefit.

Several hundred friends and admirers of
Joe Grant. the wrestler, attended a testi-
monial benefit rendered to that popular per-
sonage at the National Rifles Armory last
evening. The program opened with the
Great Brentano. who puzzled with his Jug
CLING. and was followed by Nudge" Ross,
who gave clever exhibition on the flying
rings. Taylor and Phillips won favor by
the manner in which they sang illustrated
songs. Huntley and Bond, as the tramp
and the pianist, had an act which was re-
sponsible for constant laughter on the part
of the audience during the time they occu-
pied the stage. Harry Defer gave an eX-
hbition Of bag punching that elected APP
plause, while Lew Prince and Joseph c.
Easton. the latter in tricks Of magic and
the former as songster, helped to enter
tain.
Joe Grant and Bob Ackers wrestled two
fifteen minute bouts, the former gaining
the decision Of each. Jimmy Grant and
George Herbert entertained in the same
way and the bout was decided to be a
draw. Billy Golden, the minstrel man."
held his audience at attention during the
time he occupied the boards
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-24
GONE TO JOIN THE BISON.
The Florida Alligators Nearly Exter-
minated by Hunters.

From the Indianapolis News
Persons who visited Florida a few years
ago and saw the rivers, swamps and bayous
literally teeming with countless thousands
of alligators will be surprised to learn that
these large reptiles are fast becoming ex-
tinct The constant and wholesale warfare
that has been waged against them has
thinned them out SO completely that, I'M
less halt Is soon called. their total exter-
mination is only a matter of time. While
they were formerly numerous as far north
as Georgia, they have gradually become
extinct until now they are found in great
numbers only along the coast line Of the
extreme southern states. In Florida they
are practically extinct. with the exception
of Manatee, Lee, DeSoto and Dade coun-
ties. In the Everglades the species have
probably been more numerous than in any
other portion of the world, for the reason
that it has been well nigh impossible to get
to them. In this almost impregnable
swamp nature has defended them SO well
that If hunter succeeded in penetrating
1t and killing his game, he was frequently
unable to secure it,
1t was not until the hide of the saurian
became a factor of commerce that its ex-
termination began in earnest. The skins,
when tanned. make excellent leather FOR
the manufa cture of such articles as trunks,
| travelling bags. purses, pocketbooks and all
kinds of leather novelties. Books are also
bound with it. and it is even utilized for
upholstering chairs Dade county, on The
east coast of Florida. sends to market about
$1,000 skins annually, while the number
from the counties on the west coast reaches
fully 125.o00 each year. There is one firm
in New Orleans that handles over 500,Oo0
skins annually.
In addition to the wholesale slaughter of
large alligators for commercial purposes, a
feature of recent development is the prepa-
ration Of young ones for the summer trade.
Dealers pay SIS hundred for the little
reptiles while they are from five to ten
inches in length. They are disembowelsd.
picked in preserving solution, stiffened
by the insertion of wires into their bodies
stuffed with sawdust and then vanished
They are mounted on pin cushions pin and
tewelry trays paper weights, etc. ami re-
tailed at an average price of 80 cents each.
One firm in Florida sells every winter thou
sands of these little stuffed gators" to
tourists. and as many more thousands every
summer at northern resorts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-24
Victory for Rock Creek Stars.

The Rock Creek Stars met and defeated
the Radfords Sunday On the latter's grounds
by the overwhelming score Of IA to 2 The
Stars started the game by making run in
the first and one In the second inning, and
the Radfords tied the score in the third.
The contest up until the seventh inning
was as pretty an exhibition of ball playing
as has been seen ON the local lots this
season. 1t was the seventh inning that was
heartbreaker for the Radfords, when the
Stars fell on Hameka's delivery for eight
runs. They repeated the run-getting in the
eighth, adding four more tallies to their
credit. The feature of the kane was the
pitching of Matthew Donahue for the Stars
who had the Radfords at his mercy, strik-
ing out twelve. He was also in evidence
at the bat. getting in three pretty hits.
The catching of Rapp was OF high or
der, as was also the playing Of Hughes at
second. The fielding Of the winners was
Of high order. completing some very fast
double plays.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-24
Consolation Race for Heno.

The Brighton Beach Racing Assoca ton
Is making an effort to arrange special
race to be run during the meeting. with
the idea of determining II the American
Derby was run on it's merits, so far as re-
CARDS the showing made by the eastern
horses. A telegram was sent by the as
ISOLATION last night to John A Drake,
owner Of the Derby winner, Wyeth, in
which it was stated that the association
would add 5000 to a special sweepstakes
for starters in the American Derby the
distance and weights, carried to be the
same as In the big Chicago event and the
race to be run on or about July 10.
If Mr.. Drake consents to send Wyeth on
getting the owners of the eastern colts.
Heno. Pentecost. tHernis and Arsenal, to
join In the sweepstakes, as the impression
prevails that the long journey had mucl,
to do with their defeat,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-24
Needed Something.
the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Old Hunks (stopping a moment to watch
the road race)-"Darn the bicycles, They
make me tiredr
Polite Stranger-''Then you are not in
good condition Permit me to offer you a
circular calling attention to the virtues of
Ht-Punk-a-Punk. the famous spring meA-
icine and nerve restorer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-24
RACING AT SHEEPsHEAD.
Great Reversal Of Form and Not q Fa-
vorite in Front.

The thoroughbreds are running pretty in
consistently at the Sheepshead Bay track
just now. Yesterday every solitary favorite
was defeated and the talent had one more
bad day to be added to the number Of bad
ones that have come along since the open
Ing of the Sheepshead meeting. It was
hard work picking winners at Gravesend,
but nine out Of ten have found 1t harder at
Sheephead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-24
Officials Of Society Arrested.

A dispatch from Chicago last night says:
.. f. Miller. president. and Henry Clark
Davis, general manager Of st. Luke's So
ciety, were held responsible tonight by the
coroner's jury for the fire at the SANTA
rum. which cost eleven lives. The four
other employees arrested after the fire were
released. Miller and Davis were rearrested
few minutes after the verdict Of the jury
was read.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-24
Chicago, 8; Detroit, O.

There was only one game in the Ameri-
can League yesterday, Chicago playing at
Detroit with the Tigers. shutting them out
by the score of to 0. Griffith held Detroit
down to four hits, while Sfever was hit
hard. Scnre.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-24
SPORTS OF ALL SORTS
Senators at Home for Series
With Boston.
HAD FAIRLY GOOD TRIP
SIX FAVORITES SLAUGHTERED
AT SHEEPSHEAD YESTERDAY.
Wa1cott Won in Coronation Bout
Wa1cott Won in Coronation Bout
Batting and Fielding Averages
Base Ball Notes.

American League Games Today.
Boston at Washington.
Philadelphia at Baltimore.
Chicago at Detroit.
st. Louis at Cleveland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-24

Two-base hit-Davis. Three-base hit-Davis Sac
rifice hits-Daly and Mcclure. Stolen bases-Daly
and Sullivan. First base balls-OT Siever. 1.
First base errors-Chicago. .. Left on bases
Detroit 4 Chicago. s. Struck out-By Siever 1 !;
by Griffith, 2 Umpre-Mr. OLoughlin. Time Of
game-1 hour and % minutes