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BAR HARBOR HORSE SHOW.
Baltimorean Carries or the Honors OF the
Second Day.

BAR HARBoR. Me-. Aug. 23-The second
day OF the Bar Harbor Horse Show was the
most successful in its history. As usual it
was nip and tuck between New York and
Philadelphia. but to-day affairs took a new
turn and the honors went to Baltimore, W.
F. Coohrane. Jr.. OF that city winning the
two most important classes. In the class
for horses for park use j. L. Ketterlinus of
Philadelphia had q walkover. winning both
blue and red.
The class for the best pair for park use
went to Mrs. Warner NJ Leeds Of New York
while W. H. N. Voss took second with Martha
and The Miner pretty class was for the
best high stopper. The blue went to Mrs.
Buchanan Winthrop Of New York Phillips
D. Livingston took second and COL Edward
Morrell took third, Mrs. Leeds took another
woman with Sugar and Spice; e F. Morse
took second with Dexter and Baxter and
Merle Middleton took the yellow with Toby
The finest class OF the day was the park
{oHr;ino hsnds. foE cup offered BY Miss
We're three entriessMrs. Warner N. leeds
Of New York, Col. Edward Morrell OF Phila-
delphia and William F. Cochran. Jr. OF Balti-
more. The sympathies Of the onlookers
were plainly with MIR. Cochran. and for the
5 s he s"s sbon to Of the
take the red. Mrs. Leeds took the yellow. W
The saddle horse class WAS one OF the pref
TEST. six being shown. The plucky riding Of
young Master schiefelln took the stand by
Glue sns he ssdera Hnor
ii. y. Voss The Miner, ridden by Miss Natalie
DeCastro, took third.
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ELMINA FIRST AT HALIFAX.
r. r. Brewster's Schooner Yacht Winner in
the Ocean Race.

HALIFAX, N. s., Aug. 23.--With every stitch
Of canvus set. +. +. Brewster's schooner yacht
EmIna Of the New York Yacht Club sailed
into this harbor to-day the winner OF the ocean
race in her class from Marbehcad 20 this port
for the cup offered BY the Eastern Yacht
Club She crossed the finish line at s25 rs A. NJ
Marblchcad time, her elapsed time being
45 hours SO minutes and 10 seconds. She
had defeated tho Corona, her only competi-
tor, by hours 20 minutes and 3S seconds.
The Corona. owned by Arthur f. Luke
was tho leader In the race by something
like five miles right UP to Sambro Island.
at the entrance to this harbor which point
she reached soon after midnight OF Tuesday.
but owing to a thick fog and half a gale from
the southwest her skipper. Capt. Edward
Holmes. having been unable to pick UP the
whlstling buoy of Sambro, found 1t prudent.
with his vessel near a lee shore. to lower the
mainsail and heave to until daylight.
Capt. Dennis of the Elmina had the as
slstance OF Halifax pilot whose local knowl-
edge enabled him to locate the buoy and
bring the yacht in. The Corona finished at
3:51:02. Marblehead time. Her elapsed time
was SO hours 10 minutes SO seconds Her log
shows that she sailed 40 miles, some eighty
miles farther than the Elmina. Her average
speed was 1928 knots an hour. For several
hours In succession the Corona Travelled at
the rate of 10 knots. The third yacht to
arrive. tho Hopeleslie, owned by Commo-
dore Laurence Minot OF the Eastern Yacht
Club. finished at 1l:27:al this morning. Her
elapsed time was 4s hours 81 minutes 40
seconds. She is probably the winner OF the
cup in her class. for up to dark neither the
Agatha nor the Black Hawk which started
with her. had been reported.
Leaving Marblehead at 10 o'clock Cd Mon
day morning, all the yachts had about the
same experience In Boston Daylight breezes
and cal m weather until after dark, when a
steady breeze came from the southeast which
continued all night Both the Corona and
the Elmlna were able to carry their main top
mast staysails and big lib topsals all night,
On Tuesday morning the Corona's balloon
jib topsail was blown clean out Of tho bolt
ropes by the strong breeze. She had Cape
Sable Light abeam at l:l5 P, M. and at
and five miles in her wake. Both were carry
ing spnnakers to starboard at that time
Following Is the summary Of the race
scHooNERs. FIRST cLAss-coURsK, $50 MILES.
Au ue'a AaSss. h'a aPm.
49, fdch ana gunner. H. Ms. Inns HMs
Elmina, a. Luke 1032d0 s:25IS 45N3:Is
Corona i. F. Brewster. .lO:3lO6 a5l:02 6s:i9:5s
scHooNERs. SECOND oLAss-coURsB, ss7 MILES
H. H. .. H n g.
Hopeesl!e. Com. L,Minot lo:s542 li:27:sI 4s5i 40
Syatha Eaton Did not finish
BLACK Hawk c. Gibson. Did not finish
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INDIANA MAGNETIC FIELD.
Territory in Which Lightning Cuts Up
Many Queer Franks.

From the Indiana polls Ners.
mysterious magnetic field in the SOUTH
western part Of Lake county is attracting
no little attention among local scientific
minds and arousing much interest because
of queer pranks cut UP by lightning in that
neighborhood The territory covered by the
strange and weird electrical manifestations
embraces only few square miles In west
Creek Township. one of the south tier OF
townships, and Is located few miles north
of tho great Kankakee marshes. More
havoc Is created annually In this one spot,
with radius OF less than two miles. than
in any four entire counties in this part Of
the State.
Every thunderstorm in the vicinity is sure
to pass over the spot. no matter in what
direction the wind may lie and its passage
is sure 10 be marked by terrific bursts OF
lightning. At night time the displays are at
times grand and magnificent. yet terrifying
to the bravest heart and extremely dangerous
Bolt after bolt Of molten fire is shot from
heaven to earth. lighting the country up FOR
miles with a dazzling glare of light. So much
havoc has been wrought by lightning that
some insurance companies refuse risks in
the district and others are about to impocc
additional rates to cover the extra cost.
Four large hay barns within a half mile
radius we're struck Monday and burned,
causing a loss OF 81 200 Only one Of these,
that of Henry Brant, was insured. and 1t
only for about half its value. The others.
belonging to Volney Foster. william Hatton
and James Hayden. were uninsured.
1t has been found impossible to keep a
telephone service In operation In the ter
rtory, as every storm that passes leaves
wrecked lines and blackcned and shattered
poles as reminder OF the lightning's wrath.
Numerous horses and cattle have been
killed. and there is not building or q tall
tree that does not bear evidence of the de-
structive forces of natures electrical energy.
Three fatalities have occurred In the last
three years, and every inhabitant OF the spot
has felt the lightning force to a greater or
less degree. 1t is said that wireless tele
graph would be imperative and essages
intercepted by the weird forces that seem
to lie concealed in the ground. Even in fair
weather telephone system using the ordin-
airy grounded wires is useless, and even a
metallic circuit is operated with difficulty.
Many theories are advanced. but the most
plausible one seems to be that large body
Of strong magnetic ore crops out near the
surface and attracts the electrical forces
OF the clouds. Another theory Is that
large body OF meteoric ore lies in this neigh
borhood and is the attracting medium.
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and az roll after roll disappeared from his
pile thought he had gone buehouse over
the Vaccinations Of the game. He was cleaned
out completely soon after midnight. and a.
he rose with sigh could see . come again
expression on all their faces.
Il turned missionary right on and leo
tured him good and hard all the way homo
on the evils OF gambling-particularly when
you did the sucker act like that. He didn't
were q nero tribe. q bagatelle Of . couple
OF thousands. or such q matter. "a he put
Il. We'll, the newspapers got hold Of the
story and told about sick oonsumptive
frem Cheyenne who had run UP against q
stiff game and dropped his wad. and made
all sorts Of fun over the affair. even to magni-
flying the amount beyond measure.
4 was a. sore % sixty for several rea-
sons, and night or % later after We had
repeated our program Of going TO the theater
and then having oysters tried to dissuade
him from again entering the place where
he had run up against such q hard string
Of luck. He was obdurate. however. and
seated himself At the came table. while
did the wallhower act. Glad TO see himi
Well. guess yes. u"
4 think We must have remained there
until about O'Clock In the morning. when
the proprietor Of tho house announced that
reason Of the fact that the assets Of the place
were In front Of the sick stranger. who was
coughing $500 worth Of chlps with each bron-
chial clatter.
They brought out an old fashioned car
pet sack and We dumped everything-s gold,
silver and paper money. besides few checks
Into this receptacle. I helped him down
10 the hotel with II, and when no cot I'D TO
his room he spread everything out on the
h<-l av~A- khnn ~. -
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webster . Scientific Farmer.
From Country Lie IN America.

From Country LIE IN Am erica.
Webster was q scientific farmer: he be-
lieyed thoroughly in tho value of blooded
stock. At Marshfeld he had Q herd of
sixty or eighty head Of cattle composed
entirely OF thoroughbred animals-Alder-
neys, Ayrshires and Devons. He had several
yoke OF Devon oxen. which were his par
ticular pride. Besides. there we're blooded
sheep and swine.
neighbors the best farmer Of the county.
He was. moreover, a friend generous and
considerable. There used to be a sayin q
down Plymouth way that O stranger could
always tell when Webster was at home by
the cheerful looks Of the people for ten miles
around.
II did not take Webster long to discover
the value OF kelp or seaweed az fertilizer
He carted tons OF 1t upon his exhausted land.
In addition. he man,red his land heavily:
he even spread menhaden on some portions
Of the farm. He was. in fine. a scientific
farmer who was constantly experimenting
with soil. fertilizers and the succession OF
crops.
He wrote to his overseer frequently from
Washin gton. planning the care OF the soil
and the crops. discussing the best treatment
Of past experience. For example. In one
letter he said: we have made some mis-
takes. but must hope to grow wiser. Never
again. SOW. small grains on long manure.
Put that down - one maxim.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-24
A SECTIONAL STEAMBOAT.
Parts Readily Put Together and Self.Lock.
ing-FOr Use OF Army.
From the American Inrcntor


A most unique and interesting sectional
steamer has recently been constructed for
the United States Engineers Oflce of the
Army Department. with the idea OF having
q boat that could be transported on large
steamer or warship and assembled where
required for service in a moderate seaway
Nothing Of a similar nature has ever been
constructed, making this boat OF particul lar
interest. as the parts are arranged so as to
be readily put together and are self-locking
The boat Is built of steel. with twin screws
and has two compound engines and Sea-
bury water tube boiler. The vessel is eighty
feet long, with draft OF 3.5 feet and a beam
Of IS feet She has q displacement of 70
tons and operates at speed OF II knots
per hour. The section containing the en-
gnes has a space cut OF fore and aft, Ills
feet, with an inside bulkhead for the officers
quarters
The sections are fitted with cones, one
foot two inches in diameter. In the section
next to the engine is boiler installation.
which includes storage tanks for water and
fuel bunkers for 10000 pounds Of coal. The
engine section contains two double cylinder
compound engines with nine inch stroke,
the high pressure cylinders measuring six
inches in diameter and the low pressure
cylinders twelve inches. The section ahead
of that containing the boiler installation
mas quarters lOr crew OF twenty men ana
also serves as hold for the cargo, while
the bow section has the necessary store lockers
and carries the chain and anchor equipment,
as well as a derrick.
The boom and derrick mast provided
have a capacity OF $4,000 pounds, the forward
deck also having hatchways which are pro-
vided with watertight covering flush with
the deck. There are two light boats with
davits on the steel deck. which Is constructed
to carry a load Of 900 pounds concentrated
wheels.
wheel base. There. Is windiass on the deck
OF each section and a steel cable to connect
ment, and when the steel deck is IN place
each section of the steamer becomes a
watertight compartment.
1t is stated that this typo of vessel will be
OF special service for the prompt handling of
troops and munitions in time Of war, the
necessary war material, provisions and men
being easily transferred from the army trans
port to any coast where It u necessary 10
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ABILENE'S HOPPER TRAP.
Continuance which Failed to Accomplish
All That Was Expected.

From the Abilene Reflector.
The report Of grasshoppers in South
western Kansas recalls the famous hopper
killer that T. C. Henry tried here once The
hoppers had eaten everything in 1874 and in
the spring OF 1878 the young ones were thick.
Something had to be DONE" said Mr.. Henry.
"and when we heard Of an invention in Col
orado that would clean up field we decided
to get 1t.
I'VE had ,sowed wheat three times with
seed at o. a bushel and the farmers who
were in the business on a small margin were
desperate. The whole crop Of new hoppers
were Matching out. and It looked as though
there would not be green thing left In the
country. We had tried burning them In
bitches and various plans but none of them
seemed to work.
"Then heard of the Colorado wonder and
took the train for Boulder where the inventor
lived. His name was King. and he was very
proud OF his invention. 1t was something
like huge fannir mill turned upside down.
There was a lot Of complicated machinery
inside that was supposed to create a suction
close to the ground and draw the hoppers
into the interior where they would be killed
by the impact or could be dumped In rows
and 80 destroyed by pouring oil on them
and setting the heap afre.
II bought the machine and started home
with 1t, taking 1t by express. so hurried were
We to get to work cleaning up the pests.
wired ahead and there were several hun red
people at the train TO receive me and my
treasure when we arrived.
"A day was set for the trial and delegations
came from all parts OF central Kansas to see
II. c. v Reilly. the State Entomoloeist.
came with the rest. and many learned men
were present from the State colleges and the
university. 1t partook Of the nature of a
great scientific expedition when we all went
out OF town toward the field on the Smoky
Hill bottoms for the opening trial. Hun
dreds Of farmers were lined up and the town
was deserted. 1t meant a great deal to dis
cover the remedy for Rrasshopper ills. l was
somewhat nervous. for had sort OF bunch
that the thing would not work. Ut did not
look quite right 20 me for practical imple-
ment.
But We started in bravely the wheels
began to 90 round and the grasshoppers were
supposed to be cleaned on the earth In a wide
swath following the Instruments path. As
matter Of fact there were about as many as
there were before. few hundred or thou
sand were sucked into the machine-but sew.
eral millions were left on the ground and IL
dawned on everybody that the machine was
afailure.
The famous hopper killer was hauled
sadly back to town and placed In a vacant
lot. IL stood there for many years and at
last was taken By the old junk man.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-24
TRACY WORRIED OVER TURNS
Says Vanderbilt Course Should Run 70
Right. Not Left.

Joe Tracy Is a much worried young man
these days owing to the decision of the Vander-
bilt cup committee to hold the automobile
contest for that trophy over a course with
the turns to the left. He propheses that
when the foreign teams. French. Italian and
German. arrive here they will be unanimous
and decided in their refusal to race over the
course as at present laid out. Tracy said
yesterday that all European road races are
run over circuits on which the center OF the
course lie on the drivers right. He seems
to think that Chairman r. l.. Morrell OF the
A. A. A. racing board should arrange the
Vanderbilt cup course 80 that the turns will
be made always to the drivers right. as they
were in the Bennett race over the Auvergne
circuit last July. when Tracy was Q member
Thomas's 90 horse power iooomobile.,
American drivers will be forced to learn the
for the trials hsr Tor the
for the vanderbilt race iteelf on Oct H. He
does not appear. to think che racing boards
Specially Il the European drivers raise howl
over II. as he so confidently predicts they
VIII The principal reason why Tracy objects to
left hand turns is the danger there Will be Of
accidents on the turns II the American Auto;
mobile Associations racing rules are lived
when overtaken." q, Keep to the left
when overtaking." Tracy points. out that
il one car overtakes another and tries to pass
on q turn, which Ia always where much OF
the passing is done, II both obey the rules
there will be great danger ofthe cars humping
into each other which there would not be 4
reason why Tracy thinks the turns should be
made to the right is because the drivers
competitors will be less likely to accident
when they can see their inside front wheels as
they swing around turns. He says the only
drivers who will favor left hand turns are a
few who have been driving specially built
track racing cars with the steering wheel
on the left side.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-24
GOLF,
Record Entry for Deal Tourney Which
Begins To-day


record entry for the Metropolitan district
OF 1872 Is booked for the open tournam ent
OF the Deal Golf Club to-day and the rush
to play has compelled change In the condi-
TONS Instead OF an eighteen hole quail
Tying round this morning and the first round
oil match play this afternoon, the entir day
liz to be devoted to the eighteen holes of
medal play. Match play will begin to-
morrow morning. and to make matters come
out right the final rounds on Saturday
have been cut from thirty-six to eighteen
holes.
Samuel NJ. Allen, chairman Of the tourna-
ment committee. called meeting OF that
body yesterday. at which the play condi-
lions were rearranged and the pairings made
for the qualifying round. The first pair out.
at A. NJ, will be j. c. Oliver, Allegheny
Country Club. and DR.. Carl Martin, Wee
Burn Golf Club. The next half dozen pairs.
at five minute intervals. will be. in order:
d. Evans. Allegheny. and j. Campbell. Phil
lins Holly wood: jerome D. 1ravers, Nassau,
and W. ]. West. Camden: j. B. Turner. DR..
Deal, who holds the amateur record of the
course At e. and 2, Mackellar, Midland;
and Scott scammell, Delaware. Pa. County;
H an. AHaee9nK %See snd # bs3o s sSd
i, +. Decker, Canoe Brook. D''1''o'' anu
in oasgns Of o w1d whG NV the medal
Deal last year, is paired with /. Stoutenbergh
Of Deal. and they will tee up at $50 O'clock
Kansas City. st. Louis and Chicago. The
North Jersey hoast links lead the nearby
clubs In the number of entries, Seabright
includes the Hayemeyers. Sims Wylie, Amos
7; Dwight j, c. Remand and Pierre A. Proal.
Wayland Wright Is entered from the Oakley
Country Club. There will be cups for each
sixteen TO finish: There was a crush on the
links Yesterday, for practise rounds. Jerome
amateur mark for the s.255 yard course,
He played In a four ball match with j. Camp
bell Phillips against Will Norton, the Deal
and Phillips won by up.
This has been lively season at the Westport.
y. Y, Golf Club. with many Metropolitan
players on the course. The record OF IS,
held jointly by Deyereaux Emmet and James
but S. X. Probasoo has recorded a So and
r. S. Lord an 80 for the double round
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-24
Canadian Oarsman Defeats New zea,ander.

TORONTO. Aug 2s.--Eddie Durham. the
Canadian oarsman. to-day successfully de-
Tended his claim 10 the American scullins
championship by handily defeating Tom
Sullivan of New Zealand on Toronto Bay.
Weather conditions were perfect and the
water smooth. The race was over three
start and held his lead all the way to the
turn by about two lengths. He took the
turn 6sdy nd while Sa Dgn man csms GROUND
hard to lessen the lead, but lost ground.
Durham won by fifteen lengths In 20 minutes
q try for the world Q Championship, 10.
DAY B STAKE was a 600 AIDE.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-24
STORY OF A FARO SHARp.
Why Slim Jim" Lost His Roll IN . Nevada
Town.
From the kansas Citp Star.

From the Kansas Citp Star.
You may say what you please about
luck. remarked the Old Sport as he mechanI-
caliy brushed the ashes from his cigar. "but
IN these days man has to he dead game IN
win out at anything.
There's heap OF philosophy In sam-
onng. after all. he continued. and IL some
OF these SKY pilots would analyze the situa-
ton with greater degree of accuracy thew
would be able to pan out more genuine human
Interest from the life Of ono knight Of the
green cloth than from the careers Of a bunch
OF those fellows that are % eternally rood
and holy that they have to look cross eyed AZ
heaven for fear Of communicating their souls
While was still In the salad ago went
up to Virginia City. New. on business for a
California law firm during bonanza times.
when money was so Internally plentiful that
a person was In actual need to devise vav.
and means Of getting rid Of the surplus. Yo,,
must pardon me for decreasing, but when
ever get to mining for the golden thou rhts
supposed to be stored up In my mind am
always Obliged TO do considerable drtftine
before strike the ledge.
One day siokly looking individual
hoated into camp and put up at the Inter
national. the swell hashery there at that
time-or since. either. for that matter. a
the town has now Como to the bow-wovs.
about the proper age to imagine that the
municipality had made serious mistake by
running that long without me,
The stranger and I wore placed at the
same table. and he soon impressed M ~
being . most agreeable scqu alntanoe and.
besides. entertained considerable gym
pathy for him on account Of his ailmsut, a.
he was evidently suffering from the last stare
Of consumption. He was cultured To 4 hieh
dan M nVVRt Ia st.
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@t@ ttsc:s Mi ESHf1PS se. ss!'al ssn D
Bessnnlns q the Csusc,ence Fund.

From the American illustrated Maon''ne.
To Account Conscience. This accom-,
was opened by the United States Governmea'
In 1911. 1t would not be fair to infer from Wv.
fact that the American conscience hao y.
awakening at 40 late date in the COUNTY,, w.,
history. but that year witnessed the m,,
return TO the Government. "a the rrsuls i,
the still small voice." OF money OF Wh.."
II had been defrauded some time nci".
President Madison found on his desk p pSs
morning an unsigned letter in when rs IN,
writer confessed TO defraudng the uovds
him suffer sorely. This amount was eno,o,tSs :
With the request that II be turned mo Ike
National Treasury. the writer expreSnns,. Nance
would restore clear and easy consclent,fS, ., \
Up TO date the amount received by 'l snl
Who have defrsuded the Governmsh'
The Irish standard., 1905-06-17
PROBATE NOTICE.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
Hennrpn. Probate Court
In the Matter OF the Estate of Michael
Farrell, Deceased.
On receiving and filing the final account
of the administrator of the estate of said
deceased, and his petition praying for the
allowance Of said account and for a decree
assigning the residue OF said estate to the
persons by law entitled to the same,
1t is ordered, That said petition be
heard at special term of said Court. to
be held at the Court House in the City
of Minneapolis, in said County on Monday,
the tenth day OF July, 1905, at 10 o'clock
i'll the forenoon and that notice of such
hearing be given to all persons interested,
by publishing this order once in each week
for three successive weeks prior to said
day of hearing, in the Irish Standard, Il
newspaper printed and published in said
County.
Dated at Minneapolis, this tenth day of
June, 1905.
BY the Court,
Il. e. HARVEY,
Judge of Probate.
NJ. e. BRADY,
Atty. for administrators,
30 Bank of Commerce,
Minneapolis MINI.