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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-08-28
WINS:THE FIRST RACE
RELIANCE DEFEATS SHAMROCK
Ill. AFTER A ROYAL BATTLE
FOR SUPREMACY.

FOR SUPREMACY
ir Ideal Racing Weather the American
Yacht Makeo the Th;rty-Mile Run
in Nine Minutes Less Time Than
Lipton's ChaIIenqer-Latter Shows
Wonderful Speed and the Backera
Of the Reliance We're Alarmed.
New York, Aug. 2A-In a splendid
twelve to f~fteen-knot breeze over a
Windward and leeward curse Of thirty
Eliles, the gallant slcop Reliance Sat
urday beat Shamrock III. in command
ing style by exactly nine minutes act
ual time, or seven minutes and three
seconds after deducting the one min
ute and ffty-seven seconds which the
defender comedies to Sir Thomas Lip
toms third challenger on account of
her larger sailing plan as at present
measured.
1t was a royal water fight for the an
cient trophy which carries with it the
yachting supremacy of the world, and
by a strange coincidence the first vic
tory in the cup series of 1903 occurred
en- the ~ffty-second anniversary Of the
day on which the old schooner Ameri-
ca captured it in her famous race
around the Isle Of Wight. Reliance
beat the British boat three minutes
and twenty-four seconds in the thresh
to windward and five minutes and
thirty-six. seconds in the run down the
wind.
The nautical sharps who had already
made up their minds on Thursday that
Reliance could take the measure of
the challenger in any kind of weather,
regard Saturdays test as conclusive,
although they hardly anticipated SO
overwhelming a victory.
Dampened Lipton's Ardor.
The race even dampened the ardor
of Sir Thomas, who insisted after
Thursdays fuke that his confidence in
the beautiful craft designed by Fife
was greater than ever. Still, like a
true sportsman, he does not acknowl-
edge defeat and hopes for better luck
next time.
1t must be conceded, however, that
Shamrock showed herself a wonderful
boat in the beat to windward, perhaps
the ablest craft in this respect ever
sent across the Atlantic on a cup
hunting expedition. For twelve miles
the great single-stickers raced like a
team of horses, and during that por-
ton Of the duel the patriots made no
attempt to conceal their nervousness.
The scene at the finish was soul
stirring.
Under her towering cloud of can
vas, rolling rhythmically in the sway,
Reliance bounded across the viewless
finish line. Excursion boats gathered
there fairly awakened the echoes with
the terrific din which they let loose.
Such pandemonium can only be heard
when ar American yacht is victorious
in a cup race. Then the immense
%ccncourse Of vessels waited until
Shamrock, majestic even in defeat,
swept by between the ~stakeboats. The
reception she received was, if any
thing, more hearty than that accorded
to her successful rival. Such tribute
Americans gladly paid to the true
British sportsman who is so valiantly
trying to win back the trophy which
the old schooner America captured
from a feet of English yachts fifty-two
years ago Saturday.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-15
A BluF That worked.

Peter Newell, the artist, was camp.
ing out In Colorado at one time, living
I'm n tent. News came of nocturnal
murder in the neighborhood, and con-
siderable uneasiness was manifested
by some members of the family. Mr..
Newell thereupon cut out some sill
houettes representing men Of the
toughest western type, all with pistols
I'm their belts and in the attitude of
men intensely interested in a game of
poker The silhouettes Mr.. Newell
fastened to the inner canvas of the
tent At night the family. stepping
outside into the darkness TO view the
result, were entranced with its success.
The shadows thrown from the sill
houettes in the lighted interior indi-
Gated n tent filed with poker playing,
pistol shooting desperadoes. Thence
forth the Newell family slept in pas
toral peace.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-15
Amuncd Only the Actorn.

In his Random Recollections"
Charles IL. f. Brookfeld, n highly es-
teemed actor on the London stage.
says: ~ remember piece which we
produced at the Comedy theater, writ
ten by popular author and very
strongly cast, which amused us all so
much that we could hardly rehearse it.
Charles Hnwtrey used every now and
then to warn us: Now. don't speak too
soon on that. There's certain to be a
big laugh, and we don't want them to
miss the next line We rehearsed for
six weeks. On the first night nothing
went wrong-but the piece. There was
not one laugh nor one round of ap-
plause from start to finish We took
off the comedy in ten days. during
which we rehearsed as stop gap a
conventional three act farce with no
literary pretensions. l think it ran for
a year"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-15
Killing the Turtle.

Killing a turtle with an arrow seems
n very difficult feat. since a very hard
shell covers practically all of the ami
NAL. yet the natives Of the Andaman
islands kill huge turtles with arrows
as easily as American sportsmen kill
rabbits with shot.
Accustomed from their childhood to
use bows and arrows. they soon become
wonderfully skilled In the use of these
primitive weapons. and as they know
the places where turtles congregate 1t
Is easy for them at any time to bring
home good bag of game. Sometimes
they try their skill on large fish. and,
though the latter are harder to kill
than turtles. there are few islanders
who rarely miss their mark.
The bows and arrows are made OF
native wood aud are longer and stron-
ger than those used by European arch
ers
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-15

They tell n good story Of Charles A.
Dana - how Dana once summoned a
boy reporter and said. Tomorrow you
write up the yacht race"
But" snld the lad, II don't know
how; I'm a Nebraskan. only came
here last night, sir, and I haven't so
much as seen New York hnrbor yet. As
for yachts-why. never saw a yacht
In my llfel'
"Just the reason I sent for you, my
boy! You'll write story that people
can read; you'll picture the thing;
you'll write with enthusiasm because
it's nll new TO you"
Sane logic! The poetry Of the sen has
always been written by landsmen; 1t
always will be. The barrack room bal
lads are best sung by gentle civilian.
The inside of anything IL clearest seen
by nm erstwhile outsider. Mr.. Bryce,
not Mr.. Lodge. writes "The American
Commonwealth" Emerson, not Car
lyle, writes English Tralts."-Rollin
Lynde Hartt In Atlantic.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-15

A gentleman who is now general su-
perlntendent of railroad began life
by trying to practice law in Missouri
village. one of his first cases was be-
fore his father, who was justice of
the peace. After a stormy wrangle be
tween the young attorney and his ad-
versary, the old gentleman decided the
case against his sons client. The young
man gave vent to some expressions Of
Indignation. gathered up his books and
started to leave the room. His father
pushed his specs on to his forehead and
began mildly to lecture him. saying
Young man, do you expect TO make
your living practicing lawT
The son, who had by this time
reached the door. shouted back as he
retired from the field:
Not before such blamed fool court
as this"
He abandoned the law and engaged
in railroading with great success
Green Bag.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-15
THE BOW in WAR.
How II was Made and Used By the
Asintfc Tri3csmcn.

The bow as used by Aslatic horsemen
assumes curious shape They were
made Of horn. generally buffalo horn,
In two pieces. joined by wooden cen
ter. and when unstrung had the form
of II capital G, which enabled them to
be hung over the arm on horseback.
VIXEN strung. difficult feat to those
unused to them. they took the double
curve of the antique bow ns seen In the
representation Of Cupid. This was the
'Tartar's bow" used by the Scythians,
Parthlans and Pcrsiuns and up to quite
recent times in India. 1t was drawn
by the thumb alone. on which the arch
or wore broad. thick ring of horn.
ivory or cornclian. on whose edge the
bowstr!ng rested
The long bow was also much in use
among Indian infantry of the middle
ages. but neither they nor any other
Asiatlcs appear TO have done such exc
cution as the English archers of the
same period. Bernier says. describing
battle between Aurangzeb and his
brother Dara: "They draw their ar
rows with II marvellous swiftness. one
man being able TO draw, six Of them
before musketeer can discharge
twice; but to say truth. their arrows
do but little execution. More of them
are lost in the air or broken on the
ground than hit"
The bow. in fact. requires more than
any other weapon constant practice
from childhood. and strong English
men OF the present day are quite una
bic to use the bows of the hnlf human
Mincopies of the Andamans.-Cham-
bers' Journal
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-15
A GIRL TO TRUST.
So Thought President Lincoln when
He Handed Her a Pas.

During the civil war Miss N, a
high spirited Virginia young lady
whose father, a Confederate soldier,
had been taken prisoner by the Union
forces, was desirous of obtaining q
pass which would enable her to visit
him. Francis z. Blair agreed to obtain
an audience with the president, but
warned his young and rather impulsive
friend to be prudent and not betray
her sympathy for the south. They
were ushered into the presence of Mr..
Lincoln, and the object for which they
had come was stated. The tall, grave
man bent down to the little maiden
and, looking searchingly into her face,
said:
"You are loyal, of courseT
Her bright eyes flashed She hesi-
tated moment, and then, with n face
eloquent with emotion and honest as
his own. she replied:
"Yes, loyal to the hearts core-to vir-
giniar
Mr.. Lincoln kept his intent gaze up
on her for n moment longer and then
went to his desk, wrote line or two
and handed her the paper. With a
bow the interview terminated. When
they had left the room, Mr.. Blair began
to upbraid his young friend for her i'm
petuoslty.
Now you have done it, he said.
Didn't warn you to be very careful?
You have only yourself to blame"
Miss n. made no reply. but opened
the paper. 1t contained these words:
Pass Miss n. She is an honest girl and
can be trusted. A. LINCOLN.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-15
Her FnthOmIess Eyes,

1t was the hermit Thoreau. whose
mistress was wood and stream. who
wrote: "The lover sees In the glance OF
his beloved the same beauty that In the
sunset paints the western skies. 1t is
the same diamond here lurking under
a human eyelid and there under the
closing eyelids Of the day. Here. in
small compass. is the ancient and nat
ural beauty OF evening and morning.
What loving astronomer has ever faith
omed the ethereal depths of the eyer
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-15
Trained Chrysnnthc,uum..

Chrysanthemums In japan are train
ed into numerous quaint shapes. like
the old English yew trees, in the forms
Of pcacocks. etc. In Tokyo there are
gardens filled with life sized figures
made entirely of the flowers and leaves.
the faces being masks. and these chrys-
anthemum figures accurately represent
court ladies. warriors. children and an
imals. one Of the favorite characters
being young lady with fox's tall
peeping from under her dress and
mask which by the touch Of string
turns into reynnrd's head.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-15
HE STOPPED THE BELL.
Good Reason For Giving Him Free
Entry 20 the show.

Entry to the show.
The requests for theater favors In
the small towns are very troublesome.
Every person of local standing feels
that he has right to admission at
least while the trustees and the con-
stable feel that they are entitled to prl-
vate boxes. Some of the requests are
decidedly unique.
Recently company played a small
southern city. The manager was taking
the tickets at the door of the theater,
ynd the natives were struggling to get
ln Suddenly" he tells. "a long. thin.
busby chinned Individual divided the
folding doors with his shoulder and
whispered confidcntially, 4 stop the
BELL asked him to repeat. I stop the
bell,' he said again in a hoarse whis-
per. You will have TO see the opera
house manager and tell him what you
stop ! said, reaching for tickets. He
tripped up several ladies while backing
out. Soon the manager of the house
came in, saying. He's all right; he
stops the bell | allowed him TO 20 In,
and after the people were seated ]
asked the local man what he meant by
He stops the bell Well said he. this
man is the janltor of the town hall.
right opposite, and on "show nights
he does not ring nine or ten OIL the
town clock. You see. he said. lit would
disturb the performance. and so the
a
is until II o'clock. when the opera
house is open. If | had turned him
down" he would have rung out nine
and ten every half hour to get even ="
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-15

Prince Troubetskoy, the artist, once
painted in Paris the portrait of an
American who was. cross eyed. The
painter thought great deal about the
matter and finally made his picture
cross eyed, too. SO that 1t should be a
faithful likeness.
When 1t was done, the original
looked at 1t and said
ut seems to melt seems-why,
hang 1t. this picture is cross eyed. isn't
itY"
why, no more than you are, sir"
said Prince Troubetskoy.
"Well, perhaps you're right" muir
INJURED the American. "It seems to have
n queer look about the eyes. though"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-15
The Fragrant Heliotrope.

You may give heliotrope, and not a
very large plant, as much water as you
give a geranium and think you are CIV
ing all that is required. Your plant Will
fail to make vigorous and healthy
growth because 1t is not moist enough.
at the roots. Examine 1t, and you will
find that the tiny roots haye extracted
the moisture almost wholly. II not
given more water mt once. some OF the
young and delicate roots are injured,
and the plant takes OH diseased con-
dltion. from which It often never re-
covers. DO not get the idea that the
soil in which heliotropes are grown
ought to be kept wet. Not at ALL But
because 1t requires more moisture than
many plants, because 1t extracts more
rapidly from the soil. water should be
given oftencr TO keep the soil In the
proper condition.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-15

Once In way Archbishop Temple
of Canterbury would get paid back in
his own coin. A delightful instance of
this is recorded. The church people of
a certain parish are said to have strong
ly urged the bishop TO find another
sphere for their parson. whom they
wished to get rid of. DR.. Temple sum-
moned the obnoxious clergyman to his
study and suggested change of ben
efice. What was 1t, the parson wanted
to know, that his people had to find
fault with? We'll" said the bishop
In the peculiarly harsh, strident voice
that so sadly mnrred his preaching. III
you insist on knowing, it's your voice
they complain of; they don't like your
voice" "How curious!' said the cer-
gymnn. "a friend was with me at the
cathedral the other day. when your
lordship was preaching, and as he
went out he said. What fine sermon,
but what an unfortunate voice!"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-15
Finished the TEXT

Apropos of notices on houses, cor
respondent of the Westminster Gazette
relates that man in Scotland wished
to have cut over the door of new
house the text. MY house shall he
called n house Of prayer" He left the
workmen to carry ont his wishes dur
ing his absence, and on his return his
horror was great to find the quotation
completed, "Rut ye have made it den
Of thieves" 1--WE had wec thing mair
room. ye see. so we Just pit in the end
o. the verse, WAS the explanation Civ
en- by the Bible loving Scot.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-15
why He should Learn Spa nish.

One of the most brilliant series Of
the Gobelin tapestries represents the
surprising adventures Of Don Quixote.
Louis XIV. had n great affection for
the doughty chevalier. One day he
said to great gentleman of his court:
ADO you know Spanish?"
mo. sire" said the other.
"Ah. It is great pity"
The seigneur thinking. at the least,
the king was going to offer him the
ambassadorship Mt Madrid. put him.
self with extraordinary zeal to the
mastery of Spanish. In few weeks
he came back 70 his royal master and.
with conqueror's air, said:
"Your majesty. have learned Span
ish."
"My compliments" said Louis. Read
Don QulxOte' In Spanish. II is much
Nner than In French"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-15
Fierce wild Hogs.

The wild hogs of southern Colorado
share with the peccaries of Central
and South America the reputation of
being the fiercest, most vindictive and
toughest animals of the western hemi-
sphere. They will follow tenaciously,
tree and starve out an enemy. Their
skins are tough, their vitality Is re-
markable and their teeth sharp rs ra-
zors. They travel in small droves and
are ready to attack anything, be it man
or beast that arouses their ire. Hunt
ers in southern Colorado always OBJ
serve the precaution of stationing
themselves within reach of tree when
In the neighborhood of a drove.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-15
STUFFED BLACK BEARS.
The Reason They Are Used ns sfgns
by the Furriers.

The man wlo comes to New York
only once In tea years said he could
not understand why the bears in Cen
trail park seemed SO much more stuck
up than the rest of the animals, but
after he had Travelled about town for
several days he saw through It. II was
because % per cent of the furriers In
town have chosen n big blnck bear for
an advertising sign. Why the other an
imals In the ZOO should be so discrimi-
mated against puzzled the man not
little. One day he asked furrier
about 1t.
ut Is because the bears last longer
than anything else" said the furrier.
"Of all the animals in New York I
don't know of any that have harder
time than those that stand outside fur
riers' stores winter aud summer and
try to drum up trade for their employ
ers. 1t doesn't make any difference
what kind of weather comes along.
whether 1t blows hot or cold. those fel-
lows have TO stand at their post and
swelter or freeze. as the case may be-
Naturally all those changes are pretty
hard on their hide, and none but bears
can stand the strain. Some furriers
have tried the fox. the lynx and other
animals now and then Mt venture.
but they have mostly come back to the
bear as the most satisfactory OF the lot.
They cost more too. A good stuffed
bear comes as high as SIS. but II he is
treated well he will last for twenty
five years. 50 that brings him down to
comparatively low price after all."-
New York Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-15

Red jacket, the Indian chief, had
more confidence In his own memory
than in books and papers of white men.
There was council at one time be-
fore Tompkins. an early governor Of
New York. in regard to an ancient
treaty. The agent said one thing, but
Red Jacket corrected him. you have
forgotten" said the American agent.
1--WE have 1t written down on paper"
"The paper then tells lle," was the
confident answer. 81 have 1t written
here" continued the chief, placing his
hand with dignity upon his brow.
You Yankees are born with feath-
er between your fingers. but your pa
per does not speak the truth. The In
dian keeps his knowledge here. This is
the book the Great Spirit gave him. It
does not lie" A reference was made to
the treaty in question. when to the as
tonlshment of all every word that Red
Jacket had said was confirmed on the
document.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-15

Once upon time there was credit
or to large amount whose debtor con-
stantly refused payment, The creditor
became impatient and after investiga-
tion found that the debtor lived In a
better house than he did, dressed bet
ter, clothed his wife in silks. satins and
laces and spent dollars where he, the
creditor, spent cents. Then he was
wroth.
81 will sue the wealthy debtor" he
said land collect what is owing me-"
He brought suit and disclosed large
amount OF valuable property; but, alas.
1t was all in the name of the debtors
wife, and he got not single cent.
Moral.--Thcre is often great deal in
a name.-New York Herald.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-15
An Accomm odnting witness.

The witness OH the stand had been
bullyrngged by the lawyer until his
patience was exhausted.
"Now," said the attorney. you say
you saw the prisoner draw his pistol?"
ayes"
Remember you are on your OATH"
"T'm not forgetting It,"
"You are sure you are telling the
truthT
Sure"
mo mistake about itT
"None."
"You couldn't be persuaded into any
other statement?"
Here the Judge interposed.
"Oh, let hlm go on. your honor"
pleaded the witness. Hes a lawyer.
and he doesn't know the truth when he
sees 1t, and I'm only too glad to show
him how so far as can"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-15
How tie sprin gbolxs Travel.

The spriugboks OF South Africa MI
CRATE in vast herds. moving I'm COM
pact body and carrying everything be-
fore them If II flock of sheep be In
the line of march. as sometimes hap
pens. II is surrounded. enveloped and
becomes willingly or unwlllingly. part
Of the springbok army. An African
hunter tells the strange story OF seeing
lion In the midst of the nntelopes.
forced TO join the march. II Is sup
posed that the lion had sprung too far
for his prey. that those upon whom he
alighted recolcd sufficiently TO allow
him to reach the ground. AMI then the
pressure from bo,h fnnbs and the rear
prevented him from escaping from his
strange captivity.
If the springbok travels In such
armies. how can those in the middle
and in the rear find food? In this wise:
Those In the front ranks, after they
have eaten greedily of the pasture.
gradually fall out OF the ranks TO rest
and chew the cud. while the hungry
ones in the rear come up. and so the
columns are all the while changing.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-15
The Monument WINS n MIsn,.

A stately granite shaft had been
erected In the cemetery Of Massa-
chusetts town in memory of man
whose life had been anything but
pralseworthy None the less the monu-
ment was one Of the sights to be shown
to stranger, and one day former
resident of the town who had been
away for many years returned and was
taken to see the granite obeisk. He
was no stranger to the faults and fail
ings Of the man whom 1t euloglzed
with its gilded Inscription. and. after
silent contemplation Of the shaft on all
sides, he said. well. II it's for good
ness, it's too big. and II it's for badness
it's not big enough Haven
Chronicle.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-15

Some believe that the fork was in
use all over Europe MS early as the
year 500 \. D.. but If they We're their use
and the fork itself were lost sight OF
up TO about the beginning of the seven
teenth century. when it was either dis
covered or rcdlscovered and popular
lied. Walton, Weems and other anti
quarians hold to the earlier date, be.
cause n stone vessel containing coins
OF the middle ages and some iron forks
was found ut Sevington. England, in
the year 1884.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-04-15

"How can you afford to give away
these salt pickles with your mealsT
asked the man who dlned cheaply al
the little German restaurant around
the corner.
"Ah. but you forget they make the
awful thirst" said the proprietor. "The
awful thirst makes trade for the bar
Is II not the clever ideaT
They certainly do make one thirsty
said the man at the table. ~ feel
those I've eaten already. Bring me-
The proprletors face was a study In
expectancy.
Bring me another glass of waterv'-
New York Tribune.