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The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-11-06
EXCEPTION TO RULE.
Que Foreign Alliance That Has
Proved Distinctly Happy.
Countess waldersee, Who Was Esther
Lee, Drew q Prize I'm the Inter-
national Marriage Lottery
Enterprise.

Countess Won Waldersee is cow at her
old home in New York city. She arrived
ON the steamship Moltke alone. her dis
tinguished husband finding himself too
busy to crafty a desire he has cherished
for years to visit the country OF his
wife's birth.
Countess Won WaldeYsee is far past
middle life, but is still brilliant wom-
an, with vast influence at court. In
times past she was credited with more
influence at the German court than any
other American woman exercised in any
court in Europe.
The countess was Miss Esther Lee,
daughter of David B. Lee, pioneer
wholesale grocer on South street. She
came of an old Connecticut family of
farmers and landowners. When her
father died her mother took her and her
sisters to Paris. There Esther was edu-
Gated.
In 1857 she married Prince Frederick
Won Schleswig-H olstein, with whose
daughter she was on terms of warmest
lullmdCy. one was tCty yOuu6 lACA,
while the German prince was an old
man. and it was gossip that she had
boldly schemed to get the nobleman for
her husband. BY 4 regular marriage
with the American girl the prince would
be compelled to renounce his titles, so
he proposed a Morganatic alliance. This
was refused by Miss Lee, whereupon the
prince gave up his titles and made her
his bride.
Six months later the prince died of
apoplexy, leaving his girl wife 81. O00. 900.
The princess. who held the honorary
title of Princes de Noer. the title of
Prince de Noer having been conferred
upon her husband by the king of Prussia.
was at Wiesbaden in 1858, when she met
Count Alfred Won Waldersee. a brilliant
young officer on the kings staff, whom
she married some years later.
The countess won the confidence Of the
king, who later became emperor Of Ger
many. and Is said to have finally caused
Bismarck's overthrow. She was ambi-
tious as well as brilliant. and wished
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that her husband should succeed the
Iron chancellor" During the closing
years Ct Bismarck's tenure of ofice she
was identified with every movement that
seemed to weaken his hold on imperial
favor. DR.. Stocker, the famous court
chaplain whom Bismarck dismissed, was
her coadjutor and adviser.
Her salon. one Of the few notable sa-
Ions Germany ever possessed, was hot
bed Of anti-Bismarck intrigue, 1t is as
serted.
Count Won Waldersee was raised to
practical command of the army In 1873,
and in 1900 was appointed to the COM
mand OF the allied forces in China. He
succeeded the immortal Won Moltke as
= field marshal. position he now holds.
The countess friends say she is no
politician. but devout, true Christian
woman: that she carried to Germany
where Sunday Is = day OF pleasure. her
family's New England ideas of the day,
and has exerted her influence to modify
what is known as the continental Sum
day. She has also been q strong advo-
cate Of moderation in drinking.
The marriage OF the New York girl
to the count was one Of the striking for
efgn alliances that proved happy, the
count and countess having ever been
devoted to each other.
The countess has not been In this
country since 1854, when her mother
took her abroad.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-11-06
BIT TER rot APPLES
Something About the Disease Which
Destroys theFruit
Cones In July ana Augast A. -
5ene Cases Plays Whsiesaas
Havoc IN Orchards - How
Il May Re Fought.

Ugh" says the man as he bites into
his apple and Is quickly spits out the
bite. .sthat's bitter" And SO it is, for he
has taken an apple which is infected with
the bittor rot With the coming Of the
new crop of apples to market. the uD-
pleasant experience Of the man who bit
into the diseased part Of the apple II
quite q common one. But 1t is not as
might be supposed q case Of ordinary rot.
dne to bru;se. but the bitter rot is caused
BY fungus which grows in the ripening
tissues OF the fruit and induces decay.
The bitter rot appears in apple or
chard at different times during the
months of July and August, the time OF
its first appearance varying with the
climatic conditions during any particu-
lar season. The first spots usually de-
velop on the apple fruits when they are
nearly full grown. From that time on
until the fruit is entirely ripened the dis
ease Is likely to occur with increasing
severity.
Warm. sultry weather, particularly
after a rain. forms the ideal condition for
the development OF the bitter rot In
cool. dry summers the bitter rot is usu-
ally present but sparingly. A short series
II hot. vet days In August may bring
about sudden and very destructive at
tack. Nights with q heavy fall OF dew
alternating with hot days are usually
followed by an extensive development
Of the disease Numerous instances might
be mentioned where the disease appeared
In IN orchard during the latter part Of
August, after few hot days. destroying
the whole crop In three days. A notable
case of this kind occurred during the
summer OF 1900. Cold weather usually
checks the disease and may stop it Il.
together.
The bitter rot fungus, like other
species Of the form genus Gloeosporium.
has IN almost worldwide distribution.
In the United States 1t has been found In
nearly all Of the states east Of and In
Guiding Kansas. Oklahoma and Texas
A careful search through the theological
literature available at the Missouri bot
anical garden has shown that under one
name or another this fungus has been re-
ported from Maine, New Hampshire,
Vermont, Connecticut, New York. New
jersey. Delaware. Maryland, West vir-
ginia, North Carolina. South Carolina.
Alabama, Mississippi. Kentucky. Ohio.
Indiana, Illinois. Michigan. Wisconsin.
1liesouri. Arkansas. Kansas. Oklahoma,
indian Territory and TEXAS. The states
est of the Mississippi from which the
fungus has not ret been reported are al
noat unexplored mycologically. Itise
tremeiy probable that It occurs In al
rates where the apple Is being grown.
Dyen II the most northern ATTITUDES.
The Arst signs Of the bitter rot appear
= the form Of = very faint light brown
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TIKI FOR 4 KNcFIsH.
9here II Lets ~ Fun to - nee -
russles with the slack
Dass 81 The Sea.

speaking e game sea fish." said the
ankling doctor. according to the New
York Sun, reminds me that you seldom
hear much about the king6sh. He Is
more nearly the prototype Of the fresh
water black bass than any native of the
sea, so far as my experience goes.
He has the SAME symmetrical body.
the same untiring spirit and affords the
angler an equal amount of sport. He
seldom attains to the weight of his fresh
water congener. In near by waters 1t Is
unusual to hook z kingfish of more than
two pounds, but every ounce In those
two pounds is firm, hard flesh and mus
Gle.
mo sooner does the hook penetrate
his tough mouth than there is action at
his end OF the line. The difference in
strenuousness of fish is never more ac-
curately demonstrated than when q
kingfsh is hooked on weakfish grounds.
One or two lunges and the weakfish is
tOwed to the landing net; but after hve
minutes play the kingfish still retains
the vigor and muscle which he exhib-
tied when he first took the hook.
1.-THE king6sh is always found on q
sandy bottom. Sometimes he resembles
the fluke in his secretive habits. He
will lie in the loose sand at the point Of
bar in q tide way, completely sub
merged in tho sand except his eyes.
which are continually on the alert for
the food brought along by the tide.
Sometimes the kingfish chooses the
breakers for feeding ground. and they
are frequently caught from the Coney
Island and Rockaway piers.
BLACK bass tackle is eminently suit
ed to them, but the hook should be
small Sproat bend and the line should
be linen, as silk rots very quickly in salt
water. The favorite bait for kingfish
is shedder crab or shrimp. Indeed,
shrimp is a universal salt water bait.
Some fishermen make the mistake Of
putting q dozen shrimp on hook, maxi
ing the hook look like a pin wheel. The
most successful saltwater fisherman Of
my acquaintance uses only two shrimp.
He hooks these through the tall.
does not conceal the hook. The old no
ton of absolutely concealing the hook
has been long done away with by expert
anglers. The main point is to present
your bait in the most natural form to
your prospective victims Hooking
shrimp through the tail gives the little
fellow chance to assume natural ap-
pearance in the water. while hooking
him through the body destroys all HIS
for movement.
The kingfsh seems to be q fellow who
does not require companionship. He
does not herd with his fellows, as do the
blue and weakfish. and it is seldom that
the angler nils his basket with kingfish
alone. Still. they all have q liking for
sandy bottoms and the surf. and where
one is caught there are sure to be sew
sral In the vicinity.
As food fish the king is universally
conceded to be delicacy..
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-11-06
AKIN TO x-RAYs
Designated by the
Letter aN.''

It has been found lately that mo9
Of the artificial sources of light exit
radiations capable of traversing ma-
ais and q number of other bodio
opaque to light; that is to say. radinr
tons affecting the eye as light TheW
rays, which are distinguished BY -
name OF "n," enhance the phosph0-
escence Of phosphorescent substance
and NJ. Blondlot, the wellknown
scientist, has employed this fact -
trying whether such rays are entities
BY the sun. says the London Giooe
To this end he placed tube Of phoe-
phorescent material, for example
sulphide of calcium, behind an oaken
panel or oaken shutter closing win
dow exposed to the sun and keeping
the chamber dark. If now q plate q
lead. or even the hand, be interposed
between the shutter and the tube The
ph0sphorescence diminishes, andwhea
the plate is withdrawn 1t increasA
The experiment Is SO simple thai
many can repeat it. The panel Of OK
had thickness of fifteen millimetrek
The phosphorescence Is rather feebls
at first. and q sheet of black papef
may be held as . background to tn
tube Plates Of aluminium and card
board between the shutter and the
tube do not prevent the phenomenoA
The n" rays from the sun can -
concentrated by a lens of quartz
They are reflected by polished glan
and diffused by ground glass. Liks
the IN" rays from q Crookes tube. q
= flame. those Of the sun act on .
small spark and . tiny flame SO a. t.
Increase their brightness, but Il
Blondlot has not obtained any pho
effect from these rays.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-11-06
Declined Peeraxe..

The instances Of Englishmen de-
Ginning peerages are few. Mr. John
Walter vas one. and the late Squire
Montngu. OF Yorkshire. was another.
Sir William Harcourt was a third. and
Mr. Chaplin q fourth. Sir Michael
Hicks-Beach also declined a peerage
~ anticipation in saying publicly
when the project was mooted that b
considered his baronetcy tone Of the
oldest) was q greater honor than .
newly-created pserasA
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dustries Of his state. He was born In
New Brunswick in 1929, and went IA
Wisconsin at the age Of L. After work
ing or farm. he bought schooner
which he sailed setween Milwaukee and
Escansba. and invested the savinEs Of
his enterprise In timber lands. He n
now president Of = large lumberfne
company and owns the controlling in
terest In ba1k. named after him. He
has served in the state legislature. and
represented his state IN the house q
representatives ct Washinston
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-11-06

Isaac Stephenson. who. according to
the prophecy of William E. Curtis, vii!
be the next governor Of Wisconsin, has
done more. perhaps, than any other liv-
ing man for the development OF the In
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-11-06

Niles OF subterranean corridors, lined
With tombs and sells. were constructed
years ago, far below the magnificent
cathedral at Kiev, Russia In these cells
over 1890 ascetics perform their daily
devotions and duties-live. eat, and
sleep. In the grim company Of their dead
predecessors. For . short time each
day they ramble in the beautiful gar
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-11-06

= dentist In Moscow Is wonder IN
hi line He has invented system by
which false teeth can be made to ,dhere
. the gums ca firmly that q three
months Il - dimcult to extract them.
This Russian tocth-grafter hopes In
t1ne 70 be able to rival nature By max.
- ARTIFICIAL Grinders thas sehe.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-11-06

the streets in front of a fashionable
church. while the flower market does
. thriving business for cavalier or man
tied lady.
Right in the center Of the city lies the
lovely Alameda, the queen Of parks or
plazas, with broad stretches Of velvet
green. orange and magnolia trees
spreading their fragrance over the
promenades. Here are great fountains
and magnificent statuary. while on each
side run broad avenues Of smooth as
phalt. and shining clean.
One Of these avenues passes between
blocks of handsome buildings, until
turning suddenly 1t widens to twice its
width. and starting from that magnif-
cent bronze statue Of Charles w, be-
comes one Of the most famous drives IN
the world. the Paseo de Ia Reforms.
This magnificent stretch Of promenade
IL nearly three miles long, bordered on
each side by fine statues OF unforxotten
heroes. Every once in . while It widens
into an immense circle. to admit Of Z
large and splendid monument and statue.
This drive ends at the park and castle
Of Chapultepec, the pride Of Macmillan.
No place in the world Is there 4 spot
to compare with this princely domain.
Hewed from the rock IL the bath Of
Montezuma standing like guardians IN
row are countless mammoth cypress
trees. the growth Of centuries. ana
above all. on the crown OF . fover-
wreathed. rocky eminence. is the fairy
castle Of Maxmillian's bride.
1t would take pages to describe the
objects Of interest and beauty In this
city of the Aztecs. The eovernment
pawn shop, the grand old cathedral. &C.
ond only to st. Peters in Rome. Cusd-
aloupe. the Mecca Of all the fafthfuI. ~.
art galleries. the museums. all the bnr-
dred and one objects of interest ana a.
light that unite in making this love
~ city one Of the finest, most fnterestin,
and most progressive Of any Of the
places to be found in travel and research
ANNA H CLARE
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-11-06

Little Ethel-Reggie Rex and t. n eosr.
TO be married wen We grow up.
Nurse-I thought you didn't like Rec.
Gle.
Little Ethel-I don't: but married men
isnever at home. and I'd rather have him
away all the time than any boy 1 know
yet.-Tit-iBts.
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BATTLES WITH RUGS.
State Agricultural Departments 40.
lively Fighting Insect Ene-
Aies Of Far aers.

Reports from the wheat harvested II
Ohio this year indicate that the ravages
of the chinch bug have been quite severe
and that the value Of the yield will be
materially cut down. Scientists in
agricultural schools are urging the farm
ers to light this destructive insect BY the
distribution Of . species Of fungus which
attacks and is fatal to the bug, says the
Toledo Times.
The activity Of the state agricultural
departments Is enlisted In developing
means Of lighting these insect pests OF
the farmer. gardener and fruit grower.
When the country is less thickly settled
and wild birds and animals more numer-
Gus. the question Of insect pests Il not
% serious as It now Is. It Is Z common
thing at the present time to see whole
orchards blighted and sometimes de-
stroyed By some new foe which COM
merce and travel have imported. or by
m old enemy which civilizations tam
pering with the balance Of nature has
setat liberty.
Few of these plaques which devour
and destroy the work Of the husbandmen
are invulnerable. Our agricultural
schools and colleges and experiment sta
lions are studying and investigating
these pests. and there are few whose
rayaees they cannot arrest. The farmer
Il taught by the practical work Of these
schools how best to plant, and where and
when. Some ground. it Is learned, is
n \ Il A.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-11-06
ISAAC STEPHENSON.

Venerable Wisconsin business Man
Who May BE the Next Gov.
ernor Of His state.
The evening world., 1903-10-28
M|LL|ONA|RES TO
co IN AUTO RACE

In anticipation that some of the
greatest automobile racing OF the year
will be seen at the Brighton Beach
Track on saturday. the Automobile
10 the track for the day. Several MEM
bers OF the club will be competitors
in the events. One OF these Is the race
cars. w. Gould Brokaw. B. NJ. Stanley,
tr., n Col. w. p. Harlow. are among
those entered FOR this race; Another
mile event. in which f. A. La Roche,
with the car that beat Barney Oldfield.
will start against the famous Decan-
and the Packard Grav Wolf.
The evening world., 1903-10-28
TIGERS VARSITY
WORK IS RAGGED
tspselni to The Evening worldly

Twin ~ $50
PRINCETON, n. j., Oct. 2s.-The
varsity practice was secret yesterday
afternoon and will probably be kept so
until after the Cornell game on Satur-
day. But little could be found out OF
what transpired inside the closed gates
A few facts were learned, however.
Barney. who appeared In ogs on Mon
day for the first time since the Brown
game. was again out In uniform. but
was not allowed to line up against the
scrub. the coaches deciding that It was
too risky to allow him TO do so, more
especially since the largest games OF
the year all come within the next three
weeks.
The 'varsity's work was very incon-
sistent. The scrub pushed the regulars
all over the field, and the latter never
got within the second teams twenty
Vineyard line. De Witt tried several
field goals. but was unsuccessful in
each attempt. His drop kicking Is far
below his last years standard and Is
causing the coaches no little worry,
for. although his punting is good, thai
alone cannot roll up any points, though
1t may be instrumental In gaining
ground. Unless a sudden improvement
takes place the Tigers canno rely on
his field goals to win any game for
Ghama
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the field yesterday for the first time
n played at centre for the scrubs.
SHAW weighs p! pounds and proved
yesterday that he. was IN good physical
condition. He will I,.Iy either centre or
the general opinion t. It he will be OF
more benefit to the Columbia line than
Tomlinson could possibly be, The latter
haSou s etuseu q pa "sa,asn tne hin s
Duel. Jones and Fisher were not in
the lineup yesterday. Jones's wrenched
knee turns out to be n more serious
injury than It was thought on Monday.
He will be in the game on Saturday,
hnWeNer.
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tspecla, to The Evening World.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Oct. 2S.-Mon-
archftal despotism and pusillanimous
servility are nowhere better illustrated
in this day and age OF tho world than
on Soldiers Field,
While the coaches rant and curse
until the very air becomes blue and
sulphurous, the players-blg, brawny
athletes as they are-bow and scrape
before them like vassal subjects before
a tyrant king.
Everything Is "Mr. Coach" Mr..
Captain "Mr. Waters" &C.. IN all
Intercourse between tho two. just as
1t Is Hail. hng!' and I'VE beseech
your noblest majesty between the
monarch and his subject slave.
The evening world., 1903-10-28
TOM JENKINS WON
FROM DAN M'LEOD

Especial to The Evening World.
PITTSBURG, Oct. 2S.-Tom Jenkins
iast night defeated Dan Mcleod in a
wrestling match at Old City Hall. About
10 people witnessed the match.
Jenkins won the hrst fall in B.a
minutes with a half-Ne lson. Mcleod
guartereNeISon after MISSING a half
nelson. In which he almost a Jenkins
down, Jenkins got the third fail In,
half Nelson. GEO nearly had Jenkins
down three times, but Jenkins wriggled
out.
they finished the match. Joe Conley.
OF P~ittsburg, refereed. The preliminaries
were tame.
The evening world., 1903-10-28
COACHES LIKE
KINGS BEFORE PLAYERS

Absolute tormality rs the rule, Play
ers who on the street or in the class
room or IN the club have always called
Captain Marshall by his first name,
Carl" no longer have hat rare and
distinguished privilege. Neither can
any older man who perchance is an IN
innate friend of Cranston presume on
his acquaintance and call his old
friend John"
Such proceedings. 1t Is thought,
would tend to create discord among
the players. giving those whe were less
stood nearer 1.-THE Ihrone'' than they,
and were thu getting a better show.
For this reason Bill Reds old policy
vived, and these expressions are daily
used to the coaches in return for the
bitterest investiye which those authori-
ties so generously give.
The evening world., 1903-10-28
Coach Morley's Eleven to Be Strength
ened for Saturdays Struggle by
Veteran Shaw at Centre.

Coach Morley, OF the Columbia foot
beat Yale on the Polo Grounds Satur-
day. He is drilling the players in new
formations and tricks these days. and
they Will be sprung on the Ellis.
Secret practice is now the order at
M%orningside Heights. M none except
players and substitutes are admitted to
the field during practice.
The arrival of Ira Shaw. a veteran
OF two seasons has increased the con-
tidence of the team. Shaw was out on
The evening world., 1903-10-28
MlLLET PUT WEINIG OUT
QUICKLY AND WITH EASE.

could stop the stiff punches from ..,ilet
and he did not offer to lead once during
the brief engagement.
Millet started with a heavy onslaught
of straight rights and lefts to hea and
body that put his tall antagonist to the
floor four times before the close Of the
first round. Welnig wabbled to the GEN.
tire when the second round Vas called.
and for a minute divided the time be-
tween sprawling on the floor. clinching
and trying to get under Millet's punches.
1t was claimed for Weinig hat he had
trained carefully and was in condition.
but he gave a very poor exhibition.
The evening world., 1903-10-28
COLUMBIA WORKS uos sED'9 GATES FOR YALE GAME.
YALE'S PRACTICE
BEHIND GATES

NEW HAVEN. Conn. Oct. 2S-The
Yale football team was put through It's
daily practice yesterday behind closed
gates.
A twenty-minute half was played, with
all the players in line With the eXcep-
ton OF Bloomer. The only score made
was accomplished by Mitchell, who
dropped a field goal from the twenty-
tive-yard line.
The players received instructions from
the largest collection of coaches that
have instructed the men since the sea-
son opened.
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IS, ee,al to Tie Evening World,

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 2s.-Joe Mil
let disposed of AL Weinig. the Buffalo
boy. last night at the Reliance Club. Of
Oakland. in the second round Of a sched-
uled flfteen-round event. In fact, Joe
did the trick with a punch in the first
round before the echo of the opening
gong had died away.
lie handed Weinig a heavy one on the
taw that sent the eX-cyclist to the floor
and left him dazed until the finishing
touches came in the first minute of the
second round. Weinig did not show he
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bell SAVED COLE TWICE
IN FIGHT WITH JACKSON

landed a slashing lcf.-hAnd hook on
Coles jaw.
The blow reached the vital spot, and
Cole landed on the floor with a dull.
sickening thud, and for the time u
looked as IL he would remain down Tor
good, but by superhuman efforts ne
arose Just as the referee was calling
u the fatal ten. k rushed at
him and was about to deliver another
punch when the bell sounded sending
the men to their corners.
The f:th round was full OF excite
ment, and Jackson started to make this
the final one. He almost succeeded. as
he mad Cole Town for the count, but
the bell once more came to the rescue
OF the Trenton boxer, and he was able
to come up for the sixth and last
round.