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The Western news., 1903-08-05
THEN AND NOW.

A crumbling fort o'erlooks the plain
Where iron hail and leaden rain.
With thunder of artillery,
Once wrought wars WorN of misery;
Yet over me while musing there
Such calm Was broodns. and the air
From breath OF rose was so sweet,
y thought Of swords TO plowshares beat.
Kline were seen grazing without fear
Over the slop:ng green-swa:d rear
And resting when the noon had come
Meath oaks that faced the cannon's boom
Which crimsoneG mary trampled clod:
Now daisies fleck with snow that sod.
While white doves coo unharmed with ii
Redoubts reared for the battles din.
Grim parapets no longer frown
Upon pent, beleagute red town;
The greater city in its might
And pride guards the dire conflicts s4te
Sweet homes with comely lawns are seen
Growing historic heights serene
In grace ard beauty. safe apart
From tumult of the busy mart.
Nor is the fame forgotten here
Unto the heart devout more dear
Than grandest mansion wealth rears nigh,
But shrining poor mortality
While or thst day OF all the best.
Thrilled strangely oncl by the behest
To arms the scene Is of release,
Old foes now friends in vows Of peace.
In this slow-crumbling fort I see
Type Of fray waged bitterly,
Yet whose rome mbered cup of woe
Is yielding TO times tidal flow;
Though its G-ad heroes borne away
Whether in blue, or In the gray.
Claim their due share of votive bloom
Often as doth the Maytime come.
w. E. Boies, in Springfield (Mass.) Re-
publican.
The Western news., 1903-08-05

came the stern order, and his hand
went automatically back into place.
But that itching redoubled and again
he essayed the relieving scratch. Say,
what's the matter with you, anyhow ~
demanded the highwayman. Are you
wishing to become lead mine?" MY
nose itehes SO can't stand it any long
er, tearfully explained the sufferer,
simply have got to scratch it." NO,
you haint," ungrammatically correct
ed the knight Of the road, cause I'll
do 1t for YOU" And with that he pro-
ceeded to scratch the offending nasal
organ with the muzzle of his shotgun
The Western news., 1903-08-05

but I really think there is a limit
that any reasonable woman ought to
observe. Not that my wife is not as
reasonable as any other married
woman. mind you, for she is. Iut
there are times when she makes me
doubt the strict accuracy of the time
hCnored maxim | have quoted. Now,
for instance. the other day ! was do
ing something or other around the
house. like man has a right to do
on his own premises, and, just as
men sometimes do. | put my finger
where | had no business to put 1t,
and hit ii a lick with the hammer.
"'Well.' said l to myself. though
my wife was sewing by the window
on the other side of the room, I'll
bet I'm the biggest darn fool in ten
states
'All of which l had perfect right
to say, but my wife Looks up from
her work. and says she:
William says she, don't you
know that you have no right to bet
on a certainty"
"That's what she said, and under
the circumstances what on earth
could say but nothing, and that's
what ! said. But | hit that nail a
lick with the hammer that drove it
clear in over its head and broke q
pane of glass that cost a dollar tc
replace"
The Western news., 1903-08-05

was hers has been transferred to the
image. She says that Huletts at times
locks himself into a room with the
wooden woman, remaining there for
hours at time. She has never con-
cealed her jealousy of the wooden inter-
loper, and Huletts has taken the pre-
caution to keep the figure locked and
bolted in while he is away.
Some of Mrs. Huletts' friends, says
the Chicago Tribune, have tried to
make light of her alleged grievance.
They have recommended that she get a
wooden Indian from some tobacconist
and make love to it with desperate
ardor. But her troubles are too real.
She will force her suit for divorce to
the end.
The Western news., 1903-08-05
Goat Dines on DoIl.r n,,,.

A trained goat was given by Michael
J. Kenny, OF Jersey City. to his ten
year-old son George 40 a birthday
present. The animal behaved admir-
ably for two weeks. and then. seeing
seven dollars in bank notes on the
table. became possessed with the de-
sare to convert it's stomach into a
0enk. The goat ate the seven dollars.
The Western news., 1903-08-05
Advice. Womto0.

Young Mani came to ask you for
the hand OF your daughter, sir.
Old Man (the father Of seven)-
Which one of my daughters, young
man?
That's another thing wanted to
ask you. Now, a. friend, which one
would you advise me to takef"-Chi-
eago Daily News.
The Western news., 1903-08-05
Afraid Of Even Nuuber..

The Sismese are superstitious, and
believe there is luck in odd numbers
The number Of rooms in each house,
the number of doors and the number
of windows in each room. a. we'll @
the entire number in the house, must
always bs odd. -
The Western news., 1903-08-05

man beings are covered, which, of
course, caused him intense agony.
Moreover, it had choked up all the
pores d if he hadn't been man
of S, physique I'm satisfied that
he " have Succumbed before he
reacl 5e city. Well, put him in
q no to begin with, and set a
coup 8assage operators to scrub
bing Fith flesh brushes and ear
boic In a little while we saw
that 1T do. They got off few
smal : but the skin came off
along hem, and ! stopped the
hayiI tried sponging with ben
zine. had about as much effect
as s. water on Krupp armor
plate
''fl s"nt for doctor, who had
to ad self puzzled He said he
had few cases of tarring and
featt n his practice, but some-
thing o be done quick, so he
tried in warm turpentine.
That TO be the correct thing,
but i sperately sluW work, and
mean e man had to be kent
up OF nts. for he was getting
very Eventually the turpen-
tine the tar, and we got it
off sponges, but how long
do y, it took? Five days-
work and of, as he could
stand hen we got through he
was for month. got $3.50
for Il No, gentlemen. there i.
nothi morous about tar and
featht rn seen at close range"
The Western news., 1903-08-05
u of Sailing Ships,

ular illustration of the
h the general belief in
error that statistics are
wing the widespread idea
as displaced sail power
sportation to be decided
he fact is that sail pow
$ nearly half the worlds
| full half of the tonnage
built last year was COM
ng vessels. The reason
n in the direction of sail
evident economy.
The Western news., 1903-08-05

Distance Lends Baohe 1tnent.
Mark Twain usually breakfasts about
ten o'clock. He says that the early
breakfast 10 one OF the American Gus.
Aomo he admires most when abrood.
The Western news., 1903-08-05

Clara-Dear Isabel, you are At last
Q succeseful artist.
Isabel-Oh, Clara, don't feel my
self . success; I've Just moved up .
little. because lot Of older strugglsrs
have got tired and quit.-Detroit Free
Press.
The Western news., 1903-08-05

Ther school district in Reno
count, H.. in which there is .
school and a teacher, but not q
solita, 4. Miss Mary Scroggins,
the te opens school every morn
ing Al Ids herself in readiness TO
instru ny children who may come.
but 81. Is the sole occupant of the
building. There are plenty Of chill
dren in the district. but they are Of
Catholic parentags and attsnd .
parochial school.
The Western news., 1903-08-05
READY TO LOOK FOR M'GINTY.

ing OF suffocation. The sensation was
wonderfully strange. could hear the
bubbling water rushing by the glass
and the sound of air being pumped
into the helmet,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-23

fore the wind. and they did not intend that she
should gain through any fault in the handing Oh
sails. =.
The balloon jibtopsan had been sent up IN
stops before the mark reached. ana nfty-
seven seconds after it was rounded the great
yelowish sail came tumbling out OF It's stops 20
be sheeted aft and drawiag in jify py a score
Of sturdy sailor men. Next the Spinnaker pooiii
was launched outboard. and the sail hoisted ana
broken out in three minutes and two SECONDS
after rounding.
The fresh breeze catching it sent the sail away
over the headstays like balloon Barr gave
the yacht wipe off," the men manned the
after guy, and in a couple of minutes the re-
fractory sail under control. The ttenance
was now travelling, with her saucy white nose
pointed to the northeast, at a ten-knot CLIP ana
better at times.
sHAMRoCK's BALLooNER STICKS.
The spinnaker had been set on the Reliance
for minute and fifteen seconds before Sham-
rock III rounded the mark. Her crew broke out
her baIlooner just a minute after rounding, but
the stops would only break half way up the
stay, and there the sail hung. defying their at
ternpts to set 1t for Ave precious minutes Then
they hauled il down and set it flying. 1t is
estimated that the yacht lost quite minute and
a half by not having this sail set They set her
spinnaker in two minutes and a haf after
rounding the mark
haul the flying Reliance, however, IN sucn
breeze, and from now on it was a procession
for the Reliance continued 10 gam
while the great excursion fleet crowded IN
closer and closer to the racing craft as they
neared the finish.
And what a finish it was! When the Ke-
lance swept majestcally across the line, WIN
ner by about mile in distance and nine min
utes in actual time. there went up from the as
sembed fleet the longest and leHdest psean OF
welcome in whistle of every tone and power
that was heard off Sandy Hook
Nor was the Shamrock less noisily received.
Her share of the applause of the waiting multi
tude was as great and earnest as that Tor
her victorious rival, for she had sailed Il great
race for her plucky and popular owner
The fleet of steam yachts that accompanied
the defender and challenger over the course at
a respectful distance was much larger than on
Thursday. They included, besides Sir Thomas
Lipton's Erin, which had an unusually large
party on board. Commodore F. G. Bourne
Delaware Vice-COmmodOre Henry Walterss
Narada, Rear Commodore Cornelius Wander
bits North Star. George ]. GOuld's Emerald,
Howard Gould's Niagara, William X. Wander
brt's Tarantula, r. A. c. Smiths Privateer'
Elbridge T. Gerry's Electra, j. Pierpont Nor
gans Corsair. Lloyd Ph9nix's Intrepid, j. Roger
MaxwelPs Celt. August Beimont's Scout Walter
Jennlngs's Tuscarora, John Hanan's Taurus,
Henry Fl. Rogers's Kanawha. William s. Leeds's
Mona and Clement A. Griscom's Alvina
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-23
BEST TINE EVER MADE.
SH4MROCK'S ILL LUCK.
Reliance OutsaiLs Opponent-SeUem
Minutes and Three Seconds ahead.

In the fastest time ever made in contest
for the Americas Cup over a thirty mile course.
where the yachts had a straight beat to wind
ward for fifteen miles, the peerless Reliance won
handsomely yesterday from the challenger
Shamrock III, in the first race Of the present
match. The actual time of the Reliance was
3 hours II minutes So seconds. She defeated the
British yacht by minutes. elapsed time, and
by minutes seconds. corrected tine-that is,
with her time allowance of minute 81 seconds
subtracted from her elapsed time
The next best time made by Cup defender
under similar conditions was that of the Vigil
Iant when, sailing against Valkyrie H. on
October H. 1898 she took minutes longer to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-23
CROWDS THRONG HOTELS.
Many Dinner Parties-S0me Cup
Suggested for Linton.

The hotels and restaurants were crowded last
night with spectators returned from the yacht
race and with others who came IN TO view the
merry whirl and 10 hear the comment on the
days contest. Delmonico's and Sherry's were
crowded all evening with many small dinner
parties of well known people who are in
town for the races. Here could be seen many
prominent persons who though residents here.
are virtually strangers TO the city during the
summer months Only event such the
international Cup contest brings them TO town
at this time They were late diners at these
places. for after landing they had gone to their
hotels and dressed for dinner.
This was IN sharp contrast to the Broadway
restaurants, which were likewise pa cked The
patrons of these establishments had, however,
sought food and drink soon as they returned
to land. Numerous parties, still in their outing
clothes, RECALLED themselves from early evening
until late. The upper Fifth-aVe. hotels were
friends strolling around the Hobbies or sitting
about the reception rooms discussing the race
and talking Of Shamrock ITS future chances
These hotels had their complement Of diners
also
There was, of course, only one topic OF con-
versation. Every one seemed satisfied as If the
Eelianca's victory had been a foregone con-
clusion. On all sides could be heard never
theless. the best OF wishes for Sir Thomas
LiptOn
has made so many plucky. persistent attempts
o win the Cup, that even IL the Shamrock loses
he ought TO be presented with some kind of
cup, a balm for wounded feelings" remarked
A fair member OF little party at Sherry's
This voiced the sentiment OF the jority Of
the racegoers all over town. from the patrons
OF Fifth-aye. restaurants 10 the customers Of
popular priced eating places. all over the city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-23
nrG BARGAINS IN CAPSULE FORM.

The little advertisements In the narrow
columns look small. but the offers they rep
resent are, sn Instances, ms big ms n
house.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-23

cover the course. The schooner Columbia, in
her race of October IS. 1871. against the Lii
vonia, covered thirty miles in hours minute
So seconds but she had no lacking to do the
wind shifting so that she had fair wind both
ont and hack
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-18
THE ORIGIN OF FLAGS.
Fighters of All Ages Loved Standard
First Use Lost in Antiquity.
From the London Globe.

From the London Globe.
Where In the whole world Is another
thing, meaningless In itself, that has
signihed so much or served so greatly
in the dramas of national life as the flag?
One tradition says the Saracens first
carried an orthodox standard into battle
and thus gave the idea, as they gave so
many others, to the Crusaders. But OBJ
viously, the flag is far older than this
and 1t Is interesting to note its develop
ment from the first inanimate object
borne aloft on a staff, so as to be gen
orally visible, down to the complicated
blazonry of a royal banner In our own
ages The Egyptians thus carried before
their hosts the figure of a sacred animal
on spear and the Assyrians, as their
carvings tell us, inspired the hopes and
centered the attentions of their soldiers
in the same way,
The royal standard of the Persians for
many centuries was a blacksmith s
apron and it is said a local prince, In
passing a hermt's cell on the way to bat
tie one morning, asked the Inmate Tor his
blessing or something expressive to put
on that artless cognizance The hermit,
possibly a little touchy. as even saints
will be when disturbed at breakfast
time. threw the chieftain the fiat round
cake he was eating. which was duly
added to the apron-hence the Persian
"sun" The lion was an obvious after
thought The Turks used horses tail,
the rank of a pacha being known by the
number of tails he carried, and probably
this suggested the much bifurcated pen
non of early western chivalry, familiar
to every one who has studied the Bay
eux tapestry or early illuminated missals.
In the middle ages, devoted to display
and military arrogance, the flag stood In
relationship to the great captains array
as his personal armor stood to himself;
1t insured recognition in the melee. and
supplied a rallying point for the fighters
such as nothing else could have done.
This led to an etiquette of flags, which
apportioned shape and size to every rank
of the peerage, from the royal standard
itself down through a varied array of
banners, gonfalons. pennons, ensigns and
other "bits of red rag" and kept the
heralds college busy, besides supplying
the poets with admirable local coloring
for their battle pieces. Does not Scott
tell us in some famous lines
Then fell that spotless banner white.
Lord Towards Lion fell;
But still Lord Marmion's falcon flew
With wavering flight, while flercer grew
Around the battle yell.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-18
SLEEP AND sLEEpLEssNEss.
Some Suggestions That May Prove
Helpful In Overcoming Insomnia.

From the Indianapolis Journal.
So many persons nowadays suffer from
insomnia or from unrefreshing steep that
whatever points the way to relief or
mitigation of the evil has special inter-
est for them. Young persons do not suf
fer in this way, and can only imagine
what a distressing affliction 1t is, but a
great many middle-aged and elderly per-
sons know from experience how in
somnia saps the strength and weakens
the vitality. For sleep is as essential to
life as eating is. Existence depends on
one as much as it does on the other. In
deed person can go without food long
er than he can without sleep. During
every moment of wakefulness and ac-
tivity the nervous strength and vitality
are being exhausted, while every mo-
ment of natural sleep yrecuperates. Its
Importance in physic and hygene is far
from being appreciated by people in gem
eral
A recent writer on the subject presents
some useful information regarding it,
and some hints that may be valuable
to sufferers from insomnia-at least, to
some such sufferers, for insomnia comes
from different causes, and the same
treatment is not equally effective in all
cases. Everybody knows that children
require more sleep than adults, but this
author says that youth, until the age
of 20 is reached, requires fully ten
hours sleep, and that anything less than
this is an overdraft on natures bank
account Young persons who frolic till
midnight and report at school or bust
ness office at or o'clock the next
morning do not realize that they are
shortening their lives. Moreover, sleep
before midnight is more refreshing and
reeuperating than sleep after midnight.
Early sleep has been called golden
sleep" and there are physical and an
atomical reasons why 1t Is better than
late sleep.
This author urges cultivating the habit
of regular sleep and guarding against
the habit of wakefulness. The latter, II
permitted to continue is apt to become
chronic insomnia. OF this the author
says:
by far the most common cause of
sleeplessness is indigestion in its vari-
Gus forms, due in the majority of cases
to injured nervous systems. The nerve
racking mental strain which business
men undergo or the everlasting same
ness of certain wearying mental work
and it's terrible monotony, are most
pregnant sources of insomnia. These con-
ditions could be at least palliated by
certain amount of muscular activity;
and in fact, physical exercise Is an alb
solute necessity for sound sleep.
Everything requiring mental exertion
should be laid aside before dinner, and
the evening be entirely devoted to rec
reative enjoyment. Above all, avoid irri-
tation; cultivate cheerfulness and a hap
by, contented mind; do not bring business
cares home to jar the household. Drop
them"
Most persons know that the physical
condition of wakefulness is a full flow
of blood to the brain, causing cerebral
activity. Sleep is preceded by the diminu-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-18

ton of blood in the cerebral vessels and
whatever tends to withdraw the blood
from the brain tends to produce sleep.
To create this condition artificially or
to compel sleep by opiates or sedatives is
not to cure sleeplessness. A harmless
drug may be used occasionally at long
intervals to break up the habit of Sleep
lessness but the drug habit is worse
than the other. Drugs diminish the resist
anee impair the strength, require an
ever increasing dose and establish a con-
dition of slavery. Among the natural
means of drawing the blood from the
brain and inducing drowsiness, which is
the precursor of sleep, a hot foot bath Is
highly recommended. A warm bath acts
as a sedative for most persons, though
a hot one is likely to prove stimulating.
A glass of hot water before retiring has
a sedative effect with some persons Often
it is advisable for the stomach to have
sufficient work for the blood to do, thus
drawing 1t from the brain. This does not
mean that meal, such as will keep the
digestive apparatus busy half the night,
is a cure for insomnia, or a preventive
of 1t, but that something light and easily
digested, and very moderate amount of
1t, will often induce sleep. Physical exer-
else before retiring of a kind calculated
to draw the blood to the extremities and
continued almost to the point of fatigue
is often beneficial. Drugs 10 produce
sleep should never be used except on the
advice of a physician, and wise phys-
clan will be cautious in prescribing them.
Finally:
Those who wake during the night and
are unable to fall asleep again, should on
no account be tossing about fretting at
fate Such course invariably prevents
the return of sleep. 1t is better to rise,
throw back the covers to allow the mat
tress and sheets to COOL walk two or
three times around the room, draw a
few deep breaths, fill the lungs with
oxygen, brush the hair, take drink of
water. and then go back to what will
feel like a COOL fresh bed II that does
not prove efficacious, take to a novel or
some other light reading, to temporarily
occupy the mind. Such reading is at
once a soothing comfort and an aid to
Sleep"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-18
Gas Bath For Trees.

From the Washington Times.
In California the business of waging war
on insects destructive to vegetation has
been regularly organized. They now have
professional fumlgators, whose outfit Is
scientifically complete In every particular,
and whose services may be engaged, not
by the day. but by the night, for the pro-
cess of determination by gas must take
place at night, as sunlight or heat makes
the gas used destructive to foliage as well
as to insects
The fumes of prussic acid gas-hydro-
cyanic acid gas-are deadly. and the trees
must be enclosed in a gas tight recepta-
Gle during its application. The method
used is to drop a tent over the tree. to
generate the gas in dish of chemicals
under the tent and to allow the tree to
remain in its gas bath for some time.
While one tree is being medicated others
are being tented, and so the work pro-
ceeds
A number of men and tents are required
in single gang" usually half dozen
workers and fifty tents, and there are
about thirty professional outfits in SOUTH
ern California. Each outfit costs about
$500, including teams and wagons, One
Los Angeles firm has $4,000 invested in
the fumigating or "gasrng'' business. The
cost of treatment depends upon the size
of the tree and contracts are made with
growers at agreed rates-usually about
rs cents a tree. Operators have found II
not only expedient. but profitable. to Sc
cure the best machinery and materials
and the highest expert knowledge as WE'LL
In this merry and effective warfare upon
the common enemy to the seasons pros
perity. the caterpillar.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-18
sANKEY PERMANENTLY BLIND.
All Hope Abandoned for Restoration Of
Hymn Writer'S Sight.

New York.-All hope has been given
UP for the eyesight of Ira ID. Sankey,
the well known evangelist and COM
poser of religious songs. 1t was believed
for while that he would recover the
sight of at least one eye. but his son,
Allen. l. Sankey, of 1863 Park Place,
Brooklyn, stated last night that his ia
Their would be totally and permanently
blind.
DR.. Kalish, under whose care the
evangelist has been since his sight first
began to fail, several months ago, is
continuing his treatment, but mainly for
the purpose of preventing the return of
the malady, which might endanger the
patients life.
In general bodily health Mr.. Sankey 10
improving, his son said last night, but
very slowly. During the warm days Of
the last two weeks he has been able TO
take short walks in Washington park,
adjacent to his home. in South oxford
street. Brooklyn. and has occasionally
been driving. The outings have done him
much good.
Mr.. Sankey's son intends to take him
to the mountains before the summer
sets In, where II Is expected his strength
will return more rapidly,