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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-21
CHALLENGER
WASEQUAL
TO RECORD
Newport Time Of Reliance Was
Nearly Duplicated by Sham.
rock III in Yesterdays Race

Atlantic Highlands, n. j.. July 2l.-
Ten miles an hour for 30 miles. wind
ward and leeward. was the rattling pace
set by Sir Thomas Lipton's cup chal-
lenger In a race with Shamrock !. in the
waters of the international race course
of Sandy Hook lightship yesterday.
The challenger's exact time for 80 miles
was 2:69.2 very nearly record time for
o cup event, and-nn a par with the Re
liance's splendid performance on New
port i'm June. when the American yacht
covered 30 miles in less than three hours.
Despite her splendid performance she
beat Shamrock l. by only one minute
22 seconds elapsed time. but the new
boat had lost at least two minutes by
the parting OF her jibtopsail sheet when
she was four miles from the finish line.
The course was 10 miles east by south
from Scotland liGhtship and return 80
miles around. The chalenger's skipper
cleverly got away across the windward
end OF the line while Shamrock |. crossed
IL 200 yards 10 leeward. suffering big
handicap The starting time was;
Shamrock III. 1l:l5:20.
Shamrock l.. l1:l5:2S.
After nearly an hour and a half OF
sailing Shamrock Ill had more than
doubled her advantage at the start, ana
when they fell into the line at the hrst
tack at 12:43. and were only two miles
from the turn. Shamrock l. was about
a third OF a mile astern.
IL was a broad reach with the wind
over the quarter 10 the finish line. Al
Sandy Hook lightship, four miles from
the finish line. Shamrock Ill was four
minutes ahead when her balloon jibtop-
sail sheet snapped and the great sail
hung slauting to leeward. Her sailors
quickly smothered II. and a baby sail
went aloft I'm it's place, but for mile or
more Shamrock l. gained with every foot
sailed. The summary:
Elapsed
Name Start. Turn. Finish, Time
li:l5:2O 1882 2:1i;io 2;5s:2o
Shamrock l.,
l1.lA.2A-l.nz4 -2:16:10 3:OO42
SIR THOMAS ORDERED RACING TO
CEASE.
Sandy Hook July 2l.-Shortly after
noon sir Thomas Upton received wire
less message from the Associated Press.
the pope's death. He was
greatly impressed and Immediately or
dered the racing TO cease.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-21

Would YOU mind pinning a flower in
my coat when | go?' asked young Dc
Barem.
Certainly not" replied Mlss Wearyun.
1T will afford me pleasure 20 do n OF
once. Chicago News
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-21

New York, July 2l.-Mrs. Bedford.
widow OF Cunning S Bedford. who ded
IN Paris last February, arrived here sun
day on La Gascogne 10 sign some papers
and 10 retain a lawyer 10 night for her
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-21

II thought you were a member Of the
Church" said the policeman who stop
ped Uncle Rastus the otner night with
q couple of chickens under HE arm.
so IL. sub. so is was the reply.
''an' desc yere chickens am to make de
sandwiches fur our church picnic ton.or-
row. Detroit Free Press.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-21
THE WOMAN IN WHITE
BY WILLIAM w. COLLINS.

ment; on the contrary, they rather revlv-
ed my sinking hopes In the surprise or
discovering the evidence OF the marriage
had forgotten the inference had drawn
on first peroeiving the men in the neigh
borhood OF the vestry. Their reappear-
ance reminded me that Sir Percival had
anticipated my visit 10 Old Welmingham
church. as the next result OF my inter-
view with Mrs. Catherick: otherwise he
would never have placed his spies there
TO walt for me.
Smoothly and fairly as appearances
looked in the vestry. there was some
thing wrong beneath them-there was
something in the register book. for aught
/ knew. that l had not discovered Yet
X
Once out Of sight OF the church.
pressed forward br1skly on my way 10
Knowlesbury
The road was. for the most part, straight
and level. Whenever ! looked back at II,
I saw the two spies. steadily following
me. For the greater part OF the way. they
kept at a safe distance behind But once
or twice they quickened their pace. as
IL with the purpose OF overtaking me
then stopped-consulted together-and
fell back again TO their former position.
They had some special object, evidently.
in view; and they seemed TO be hesltat-
ing. or differing. about the best means
Of accomplishing II. ! could not guess
exactly what their design might be. but
felt serious doubts OF reaching Knowles
bury without some mischance happen
ing to me on the way. Those doubts
were realized.
/ had just entered on a lonely part Of
the road, with a sharp turn al some dis
tance ahead. and had just concluded (cal-
culating by time) that l must be getting
near 10 the town, when I suddenly heard
the steps of the men close behind me.
Before could look round, one OF them
the man by whom 1 had been followed
in London) passed rapidly on my left side.
and hustled me with his shoulder. l had
been more irritated by the manner in
which he and his companion had dogged
my steps all the way from Old Welnling-
ham than I was myself aware OF; and
unfortunately pushed the fellow away
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-08-01
COCKRELL FOR PRESIDENT.

Champ Clark and D. A. DeArmond
have announced that, If Senator
COckrell will allow the democrats to
nominate him for the presidency they
will not interfere in any way with
his return to the United States Senate
in case Of defeat. If Governor Dock
cry and d. r. Francis will make sim
liar statements, the way will seem
open to a nomination upon which all
democrats who are worthy of the
name can unite. OF course General
Cockrell does not care for the NOM
ination, but il it could be made to
appear a duty to his party, it is In
credible that he should refuse.
Though an old man, General Cockrell
is an efficient and active public ser.
want. He naturally wishes to round
out another term in the senate, max
ing a total service as long as any mar
has ever enjoyed. Nor does he at his
age wish to be enticed iato anything
which might make his next candidacy
a fight. But as the matter looks
now, General Cockrell, more nearly
than any other nan in the country
could unite the party, and il not sue
c~essful, would at least leave the
party in more harmonious working
order than it has known since the
days of Tilden. He would poll prob.
ably half million more votes than any
other nan who could be nominated.
1t may be the democrats last oppor
tunity and the country's last oppor-
tunity to honor a statesman of the
old school.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-08-01
RHODODENDRoNs FOR PROFIT.
Pennsylvania Farmers Ship Plants
for City Parks and Lawns.

Shipment Of rhododendrons to the
city markets is an INDUSTRY recently
developed in Wayne, Monroe and
other mountainous counties of
northeastern Pennsylvania, says the
Boston Budget. During the spring
months many persons have been en-
gagged in digging these shrubs from
the pastures and along the creeks
and loading cars for shipment.
The plants grow in punches,
around which a string is tied to keep
the branches together, then by
means Of axes the sod is cut around
the base and the plants and roots are
removed from the ground with
from 25 to 40 pounds of soil and sod.
The shrubs are sent to New York
and other cities, to be transplanted
IN public parks and on lawns.
The rhododendron, or great laurel,
is one of the most attractive and pro-
life shrubs native to the Pennsyl-
yanla mountain regions. Its mag
nificent white flowers, clustered in
bouquets among dark green, velvety
leaves, are in the fullness Of beauty
during July and August. Nowhere
else does it grow in such luxuriance
and attain SO high a degree of perfec-
ton as on our Appalachian mountain
slopes. Long c%otalogued as a pest by
farmers, who were unable to appre-
ciate the beautiful in nature. the
rhododendron is now a source Of
profit, adding many dollars to the in
comes of Pennsylvania farmers
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-08-01
Our SCHOOLS.

This is the season Of the year at
which the men in charge of our priv
ate educational institutions are en-
gagged ia filling up their rolls for next
year Viewed merely from the stand
point Of business, these institutions
are among the most important cen
Germs of our city. They bring here
1925, 900 every year and the greater
part of this sum is spent right here,
From a business standpoint the
gain from these schools may be called
clear gain, for the money comes from
regions which are not geographically
tributary towards us.
But there are far more important
considerations which ought to endear
these institutions to US. II this is a
more cultured community than others
10 the state, we have u schools to
thank for it. If music, art and liter
allure are more appreciated here than
elsewhere, we need not seek far for
the reason. If we have better music
in u churches, higher forms Of
Sociality in Our homes, enjoy more
elevating kinds Of entertainment,
public and private, it is because Of
our schools. There are many ways
in which we can contribute to the
success of these institutions. Nearly
all Of us have opportunity at some
time to say a good word for them.
Nearly all of us could find opportun-
ity to show the young people when
they come some courtesy or kindness.
1t should be pleasure to give some
attention to the parents who visit
here. Nothing could impress them
more ~favorably than loyalty to the
schools on the part Of the citizens.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-08-01
ORGAN-GRINDER WITH TITLE.
Wscount Hinton Turns Out Tunes
for Charitable Cause.

earl" Poulett, better known as
Viscount Hinton, has appeared
again in the London streets with his
organ, says a London cable.
His Temperance seems to have
greatly pleased the public, as large
and sympathetic crowds listened to
The organ as it passed through Char
ing Gross road, Tottenham Court
Dad, Hampstead road, to Camden
towns, and the people were generous
in their contributions.
Earl" Poulett, by the way, is not
now compelled" to grind the organ
for a living. He is a member of the
staff of Parsons Weekly, and is just
now working on behalf of the fresh
air fund. A large notice in front of
the machine announced that all
funds taken were to be given to that
charity.
The story of Earl" Poulett's claim
to the title here given is a strange
one.
In July, 1S49, the sixth earl. then
Lieut.. William Henry Poulett, mar
RED at the registry office at Portsea
Miss Elizabeth Layinia Newman.
daughter Of a pilot at Londport.
Six months later the present claim
ant was born, and was registered at
Portsea under the name of William
Iurnour Thomas Poulett, but the
Lieutenant, who succeeded his cousin
IN 1864 to the earldom, denied that
the boy was his son.
Mrs. Poulett died in 1871. and the
earl was twice married afterward. the
third marriage resulting in the birth
Of William John Lydston Poulett.
This son, now 10 years of age. holds
the family estates at Hinton ST.
George, in Somersetshire, the lord
chief justice deciding in his favor
a year ago, when the organ grinder
claimant sought to gain possession.
The claim which is made to the
title, and which is likely to come be-
fore the house Of lords in the near
future, is of course, entirely separate
and distinct from the dispute about
the estates.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-08-01

army OF men aud a mint Of money.
Such papers do not stand for the pol
cies by which the concentration OF
wealth is promoted. They cost too
much to be owned by 4 single man.
Their interests are too complex for
their policies to be dictated by the
editor. The counting room over
shadows the editorial tripod. II IL
begins to make any trouble, its stock
is absorbed and its policy changed
Certainly democratic dailies are need
ed, but how are they to be had?
And if we were to get them, how are
we to keep them?
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-08-01
A DEMOCRATIC DAILY.

Everywhere in Missouri the cry
goes up for a genuine democratic daily
newspaper. For years the party has
been without such. The Republic,
nominatly democratic, seems rather
to be the personal organ of its
owners. 1t derives no inspiration
from the great body of democrats in
the state. 1t is almost as local in
its political interest as the St. Louis
Star. 1t is about as hard to guess
where it is going to stand 10 reference
to any given mar or issue as the Post.
Dispatch. A year ago it was fighting
Folk as prosecuting attorney. Now
1t is booming him for governor
Whether it has been converted or
whether II hopes to float Francis and
Stephens back into the power 10 this
state nobody knows.
But ii is not in Missouri only tina.
there is a dlearth Of democratic met
ropolitan papers. TheyN have been
scooped up everywhere. A great
paper nowadays requires an
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-08-01
HOUSING OF The POOR.
Problem Which Is Particularly Acute
in Dublin-How Solved.

Housing of the very poor is a prob
lem which is particularly acute in
Dublin and an association was start
ed three years ago to face it. 1t be-
gan, says the Chicago Daily NEWS,
very modestly and within its limits
has proved a great success in proyid-
ing comfortable little homes at rents
from so to rs cents a week for the
poorest class of the population in
stead Of the unsanitary dwellings
hitherto occupied. Business was
combined with philanthropy and the
enterprise has yielded a steady three
per cent. dividend on the capital Of
100000 100000 invested. 1t is
now felt that the time has arrived
when the area Of the experiment
should be widened and additional
capital secured. A very useful meet
ing was accordingly held on May 2 in
Dublin, under the Craftsmanship of
the lord lieutenant, Lord Dudley,
who took the opportunity of express
ing sympathy with Irish poverty
and gets full credit for his sincerity
and intelligence. Lord Dudley said
he had heard much talk of the pow
erty of the Irish peasants on the
western seaboard and he had been to
see them for himself, but bad as was
their condition it was not to be com
pared for squalor and misery With the
state Of the people in the poorest
part Of Dublin. OF the $4,000 fam
lilies which live in Dublin 21,00O live
in single room tenements and of
these 5000 have more than five in
family. He thought it impossible
that education, civilization and self
improvement could be more than a
farce if people were allowed to exist
IN the squalor, misery and degrade
ton found in these single rooms.
That squalor was not, he said, due to
the character of the people, for he
had everywhere seen the peoples eff
forts to brighten it. But their cir
cumstances made brightness and
cleanliness impossible. The meet
ing resolved to raise a further sum
Of ETC, 0 ($5O,OOO) to build suit
able dwellings.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-08-01
TRUST ORGANIZATION OF INDUSTRIES.

by virtue of an agreement reached
a week ago fifty thousand coal miners
in districts IA, 81 and 25, embracing
the Western Missouri and Eastern
Kansas fields will receive an average
increase Of wages amounting to
twenty-five cents a ton, beginning
September /. Today there will be a
meeting Of a committee of operators
in Kansas City, it is supposed for the
purpose of fixing the price Of coal
from the time the new wage scale
goes into effect. Assuming that the
operators present profit is reasonable,
and that the miners wage scale is
lower than it ought to be, there
seems to be no escape from the con-
clusion that a corresponding rise in
the price of coal must and should
result. But will the altered price of
coal precisely correspond to the in
crease in wages, or will the operators
take advantage Of the opportunity to
increase their own profits? What is
even to prevent operators from foment-
ing labor troubles in order to make
occasion for advancing prices?
1t is perfectly proper for the con-
sumner to pay any necessary increase
in the cost of production. Produc.
tion cannot successfully go on upon
any other principle. But while this
is true as an abstract principle in the
case Of all kinds Of production, it does
not work equitably in practice. If
there is over production of wheat or
corn, the farmers cannot meet and
fix the price which they will demand.
They must take what they can get,
even II they have to surrender all
profit and pay part Of the cost of
production out Of their capital stock.
Herein is the evil and inequality
Of the syndlcated organization Of in
dustries. When a part of a nations
lnterdependent industries are SO con-
stltuted that they cannot lose and the
res. so constituted that they may,
trade assumes the characteristics of
those mechanical games of sharpers
and thieves at which the longer the
victim plays the more he is out of
pocket. If the protective tariff and
the trust organization of manufacture
ing industries are to continue, the
farmers may as we'll face serfdom as a
certain destiny. There can be no
escape from the fate Of Ireland. A
man may make a single plunge at a
fortune wheel and win, but If he
sticks to It long enough he has moth
log to expect but beggary.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-08-01
SCOOP.


metropolitan paper scores n on its
rivals now and then. But ia tue de-
partment Of novel editorial IDEAS the
Kansas City Star makes a chalk mark
TO its credit almost every day 1t
was the Star that discovered last tall
that Lee Meriwether had a 10, ssage,
a great, glorious message to lie in-
dependent democracy. But its latest
scoop in the realm OF pure reason is
contained in a recent editorial COM
ment upon the st. Louis Republic
Dave Francis-World's Fair-Lon
Stephens suggestion OF Senator Cock.
rell for the democratic presidential
nomination. The Star says;
Senator Cockrell has been for
many years a leading figure 10 Mis-
souri, politics but has never been
smirched by any of It's discreditable
Vaccinations. His worth as a public
servant and his ability as a national
legislator have been attested by the
fact that, though he is a democrat,
no one enjoys to a greater extent The
confidence Of President Roosevelt
All, there it is! For years the
democracy of Missouri has been tor.
tured by a lingering doubt about the
worth of the old General as a public
servant and about bis ability as a
legislator. There was a narrowing
something lacking to convert belief
into conviction; to take this PROPOSE
tion out Of the realm of hypothesis
aud put it among res demonstrate.
Even the old battle-scarred veterans
of the Confederacy, who had seen
blttalions wither before him on the
field Of arms, and the hosts of night
dissipated by his appearance on the
hastings; who have watched him
bludgeon an INSCRIPTIONS adversary
into silence 10 the senate, and who
knows that he is as careful about
looking up a package of ~blackeyed
peas on the request of his humblest
constituent as be is to secure a million
dollar federal building upon the
petition of a great city, have still
felt that, like the young man 10 the
Scriptures, he lacked something J ct.
The Star has supplied the cap sheaf
to his ripe shock of fame-he has the
confidence of President Roosevelt!
What a title to unfading glory!
What need he care now tor the evils
which depressing years may bring?
For when his work is done,
Or ever the silver cord be loosed,
Or the golden bowl be broken,
Or the pitcher be broken at the fountain
Or the wheel broken at the %cistern,
upon the marble shaft which will
mark his last resting place 10 the
little cemetery at Warrensburg NAV
be emblazoned the enhancing words:
she had the confidence of Teddy the
Terrible"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-08-01

At Marshall last week during a
storm Que man and several horses
were killed by live wires, which sug.
gestS the reflection that we hardly
get out Of one trouble before we
get into another. Probably more
men are killed every year by live
wires than by the Indians two CEN
turtles ago. The street cars kill more
people than the wild beasts did in the
days of u fOrefathers, while rail
roads are as prodigal of human life as
yellow fever was in the days when
it visited New York and Philadelphia
every year. 1t is interesting to us
now from sheer novelty to read Of
Indian massacres in the colonial days,
but perhaps two hundred years from
now little boys will be narrowing
their feelings with stories of head-eud
collisions in the days Of their remote
ancestors.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-08-01
COMMERCIAL POLITICS.

10 history it is impossible TO fix
dates Of originS. To say that what is
called commercial politics made its
appearance in a certain year is a
ifestly absurd. All along through
our history states and sections have
endeavored to gain advantage over
each other in material things and in
every decade may be found traces Of
this disease Of state. In connection
with the building Of the Erie Canal
and the Pacific Railroad and the
abolition Of slavery signs Of the sell
fshneSs which leads to commercial
ism in politics are to be discovered
In earlier times in this country,
s~elfshness in matters Of state took
the form Of sectional advantage.
From the time of the war between
the states, it has shown itself ia the
overreaching OF certain industries,
which have sought to profit by the
plumber of other industries. From
the time when the protective tariff
became a settled policy in this coun-
try the old order passed away yielding
place to new, Percy Craig, the
thoughtful British historian of the
United States, says that since 1860
the politics of this country have been
the most corrupt in all the world. 1t
is not at all incredible. Legislation,
except such as affects the great con-
solidated industries, cannot be gotten
before congress for consideration. AS
10 the legislatures Of many Of the
states, the national representatives
are too busy making money to permit
any really important legislation ever
to come before them. Men who have
never had any other business than
politics became m~illionaires 10 Wash
ington. The legislatures of the states
where wealth has concentrated are as
bad. For a price laws are made for
the purpose Of enabling those who
command a situation to enrich them
selves by the plumber of the unpro-
tected. Upon any fair basis of com-
parison the proprietors and managers
of the baking powder companies
which bought the licence to rob the
people Of Missouri are morally more
infamous than the James gang and
deserve a sterner fate. But the moral
sense of the people has been corrupt
ed. If these men were to visit Lex.
ington tomorrow they would be treat
ed with respect instead Of being
hanged to the nearest telephone pole.