davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-26
PLEA FOR YACHTING
Commodore Welcker Urges
Official Encouragement.
LAND FOR CLUB HOUSES
PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT OF
POTOMAC PARK.
Erection of Neat and Picturesque
Structures Would Raise the Stand
ard of the River Front.

Commodore John P. Welckner of the CO.
rinthian Yacht Club, in speaking of the
clubs recent application 10 the Secretary
of War for ground on the river front suffi-
Client for a site for a club house, said:
In considering the many advantages Of
fered by Washington TO the devotees of base
ball, foot ball, tennis, driving, automobile
ing and other branches of athletics, one
cannot but remark the almost utter lack
of support given by the District and federal
officials to the great sports OF yachting
and boating. We have right at our very
doors, so to speak, a beautiful river ex-
tending, In conjunction with the Chesa-
peake bay, clear to the sea. No river of
Its size can boast of such beautiful sur
roundings, such variety of conditions,
such favorable natural resources as can the
Potomac 1t would seem that nature has
done her level best to furnish the material
upon which to work. The city has a large
water frontage. considering what is popu-
larry knows as the flats and there are
few among the. population, cosmopolitan a
1t IS, who do not enjoy d day on the
water. And every year, in spite of al
most insurrnountable obstacles in the way
Of reaching the boats, the fleet of yachts
and launches has materially increased. so
that now in point of proportion Of boats to
population Washington stands well to the
front
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-26
In Other Cities.

Nearly every other seaboard city In the
United States. Baltimore, PHILADELPHIA
New York Boston and so on up the coast
has offered strong inducements for men to
take to the water. Why does not Wash
ington? Yachting is clean, healthful
branch of athletics in which anybody can
participate; it is limited to no particular
Ser of men. Why, then, is any discrimi-
nation made against this particular sport Z?
In connection with the scheme of some day
making beautiful park on these extensive
flats, where person can go to get
breath of fresh air or indulge in some
healthful recreation, the liberty is taken of
suggesting that the erection of fine boat or
yacht houses, bordering on the river with
the attendant handsome fleet of white
painted, graceful yachts, would form a
credtable addition to any plan which may
be In contemplation for such park
The river front outside Of that under
control Of the government is entirely alb
sorbed by private manufacturing and COM
merCial concerns, so that there is little
hope of obtaining land for building pur-
poses outside of this park. At present. the
land is overgrOwn with rank vegetation is
lying idle, with the exception of one pub
lie boat house erected thereon in the big
basin, and the road drivers speedway
Erection of Club Houses.
ut is not understood why a portion of
this land could not be assigned for the
erection of yacht club houses, if so desired,
accessible to car lines, just as, eventually,
land will be assigned for base ball grounds
speedways, tennis courts, etc. If the yacht
ing men are ready and willing to go ahead
in the way of improving the property on
the lines suggested, what is the object in
holding them back until some day in the
far distant future when Congress will ap-
propriate the large sum of money which
will be necessary to put this park in shape?
The government runs no risk on such a
proposition. because the land could be
signed or leased under certain restrictions
by which the privileges would be forfeited
for failure on the part of the clubs to live
up to the agreement. 1t seems there is
everything to gain and little or nothing to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-26
SIXTH IN THE LEAD.
Standing of Teams in Interdenomina-
tional Bowling League.

The following is the standing of teams n
he Interdenomlnatio nsl Bowling League:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-09-17

Herman Longs revolt against the man.
ners Of the Des Moines manager is another
feather in the cap of that sterling player.
Mike Cantillon has done the game along
the Western circuit more harm by his con-
dYct during the season than anything that
Nd possibly have been devised. He has
sIenated the support of the Des Moines
people and wherever his team has appeared
people have stayed away from the games
because they did not care to be treated to
the inevitable exhibition of rowdyism GER
tain to follow the beginning OF the game.
He is not feared by umpiTes or anyone else,
but is merely despised. Just what the turn
Of times wheel viii bring us for next
season cannot now be told, but It Is hoped
that II will not bring us Mike Cantillon
again
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-09-17
Pointed Paragraphs.

Laugh at yourself and the world laughs
with you.
A mustache once down isn't necessarily
down forever.
He who is chased by a dog is apt to bark
his shins.
Solitary and alone a hotel landlord is a
host in himself.
This would be a thankless world II we
got what we deserve.
II q man has plenty OF money he can
get all the time he wants.
There Is usually a wasplike sting to pre-.
meditsted smart sayings,
She is wise girl who Is known by the
company she declines to keep.
Some peoples idea Of economy is saving
money for others to spend.
A new political broom sweeps clean. II
is necessary TO raise the dust.
It's so much easier to tell people how to
do things than It Is to show them.
There is something wrong with a man
II his religion makes a pessimist OF him.
A bachelor always looks at woman's
hat and shoes, but pays no attention &c
the rest Of her wearing apparel-Chicago
News.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-09-17
DR.. BYE CURES CANCER
QUARTER OF A cENTuRVs MARVELLOUS RECORD

majority Of doctors cling TO the knife
hence the great number OF failures
70 cure THE KNIFE CANNOT
CURE CANCER The ONLY proven
cure IL the wonderful COMBINATION
OIL TREATMENT used by DIT. Bye.
This treatment is mild, safe and does
away with painful, dangerous opera
tions. Or. Bye makes a candid state
ment TO all sufferers from Cancer
read his words of hope.
DR.. Bye's fame as an authority on the
subject OF Cancer and Tumors is world
wide; he Is universally recognized as the
worlds foremost Specialist in this line,
and his words TO the AFFLICTED are worthy
Of the careful consideration OF every one
interested.
No need OF cutting of a womans breast
or mans cheek or nose in vain at
ing burning plasters to the flesh and tor
turing those already weak from suffering,
Soothing, balmy, aromatic oils give safe
speedy and certain cure. The most horri-
womb, mouth and stomach. large tumors,
ugly ulcers, fstula, catarrh, terrible skin
diseases, are all successfully treated by
the application Of various forms OF sooth-
ing oils
Or. Bye says; Cancer is a durable
disease, l have proven this TO be fact
in many thousands OF cases. 1t is not
durable by means OF the knife, but by
the Combination OIL Treatment, which
not only destroys the life OF the Cancer
and removes II but also drives every
vestise OF poison from the system. l can
that the result Of my treatment will be
successful Cases given up by other ply
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-09-17

I Next seasons program is still very much
up in the air. The Colorado people tried
to force a meeting of the league during
the week to determine on the circuit, but
were unable to do so. The valley mag
nate is getting to be a wary bird and
doesn't propose to be caught by the
mountaineers chaR any longer. II a
Colorado town is located on the circuit for
next summer II will be under different
conditions than have prevailed during the
FIVE years agreement that is now coming
to a close. The Colorado trip has been a
losing one for three years, and for the
last two years has been particularly bad,
Last season the weather was in a measure
responsible for this but this season 1t has
been clearly due to the Indifference of the
public Denver is not bad base bail town
and with the blight of Tebeauism removed
from the team there 1t would undoubtedly
be a paying proposition, but Denver is the
only town in the state that will give sup
port to a team. Colorado Springs has
shown conclusIvely that the attempt to
force base ball down the pockets of its
people is hopeless. and Pueblo is said TO
be worse than the Springs. To go To
Denver alone under present conditions is
sure to be costly trip, and for this reason
II is quite likely that Colorado will be
marooned by the Western league next sea.
son. st. Joseph is to have a berth ir
Doc Shively's Western association, and In
return Topeka may be taken into the West.
ern league. Davenport. Rock Island. Peo-
ria and Dubuque are other aspirants, and
\ A is not improbable that these may bt
Saken in to make up the eight-club cir.
uit This will require a readjustment OF
aAe Three-I circuit, and would also result
in sending the Western out OF Glass A.
%
This is all speculation as yet, though
and the formation Of other circuits will
have a great bearing on the fate of Omaha
Mr.. Rourke is watching for a chance IL
the American association circuit and be
lieves he sees an opening. The work o.
rebuilding will start in the east with tn,
adjustment OF the Eastern league, anC
this will come back to the American, anC
thus AFFORD the opportunity Omaha hal
hoped for 80 many years. Big leagu,
writer's profess to believe that the twelve
club circuit is laid aside, but the changes
In ownership and all that doesn't give mucl
support TO the theory that the competition
Is going to continue much longer.
The duh thud OF the pigskin is once agair
heard on the foot ball season OF 1905 grid
iron. Coaches. veteran players and substi
tutes with the ambitious preparatory schoo
stars are ready to report at all of the uni
versities on the opening day OF practio
and every indication points to one OF tn
best seasons Of recent years All Of tn
varsity squads. with one OF two excep
lions, are in the pink OF condition for tn
gridiron struggle In the group OF eastern
colleges, known the big Six" Colum
bia will be the only one who cannot cal
on nearly all OF last years eleven for worl
this season. With such a condition exist
ing the contests will surely be close an
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-09-17

was brought TO Kansas City by Col J. c.
Addie, OF Kansas City, as a test case, the
Colonel having heard 50 much OF the won
derful cures Of DR.. Bye. Mrs. Darrow is q
years old and was suffering from a cancer
under the ear as large as a silver dollar.
A great deal OF interest was manifested In
her case and the outcome looked forward
to with eagerness After taking the treat
ment, she was entirely cured, and re-
turned 20 her home in the best Of health,
Mrs. Darrows address IS 5l2 Pere Mar
Quette ST., Big Rapids, Mich
Over a quarter of a century DIR.
BYE has demonstrated beyond a shad-
ow of a doubt that CANCER and IT,
MORS are DURABLE DISEASES. The
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-09-17
SPORTING GOSSIP OF WEEK
Omaha Reaching for Second Place in
This Years Race.
CIRCUIT FOR NEXT SEASON UNCERTAIN
Colorado Likely 90 he Left out of
League Unless Better Returns
Can BE Guaranteed
20 visitors.



omaha has little better than a fighting
chance for second place in the Western
league race, which will not be pleasant
news for the small number of home
roasters, who bet their money on not as
good as third. This little coterie Of cranks
is never so happy as when Omaha is losing
but they have paid during the last two sea-
sons very handsome figure for thinking
that any team in the league could beat the
Rourke family, and particularly on the
home grounds. They are not so many,
but they make lot OF noise, and lose their
money The race that Omaha has been
making lately has pulled all the rest Of the
bunch Off their feet. Since August t.
Omaha has won more games and lost fewer
than any team in the league, and this Is
with meeting the strong clubs, too All the
others have had a crack at St. Joe, but
even with this advantage they have not
been able'to keep track Of Omaha's smoke
80 fast has the pace been. Eight out Of
ten from Sioux City and six out OF seven
from Pueblo, brought them up to Denver,
and they began on Denver right where they
had left of on the others The account
between the Rourke family and the Griz-
zlies, will be closed this afternoon, when,
II there is no let up the books will show
a balance in favor Of Omaha. This is the
only series we stand in need Of, and we
must win II. Des Moines got away through
the unfortunate misconduct of second base
man Martin. This gave the Des Mones
the victory, that places them to the good
with Omaha. but none of the rest will be
able to say that For a team of crippIes,
the Champions are surely making the other
fellows hump.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-09-17

sleians are often cured ~ home; IN fact
the majority OF cases l treat are those
at a distance"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-09-17

OF the smaller colleges Dartmouth and
Williams have good teams. They will both
have a good allotment of veterans and ex-
pect a number Of stars from the prepara-
tory schools. Many expect to see Dart
mouth repeat her victories over the larger
colleges. Her games with Harvard and
Princeton have always been close, hard
fought battles, and the New England men
have walked away with a good share OF
the glory.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-11-24
A NATIONAL FESTIVAL.
Passing of Notion That Thanksgiv-
ing Is Distinctively New
England Day.

Although the observance of Thanks
giving day is becoming more general
with the official recognition of the day
every year by the president, foolish
prejudice against the festival, which is
regarded as peculiar to New England
in its origin, has retarded the recognl-
ton Of the day in some sections of the
country. So viewed, it has been looked
upon as typifying what is regarded by
many as rigid, forbidding and harsh
in the theological beliefs of those
early days. AS a matter of fact, the
first Thanksgiving" celebration of the
Pilgrims was not Thanksgiving
day at all; it was simply period of
rejoicing and feasting, consisting of
three holidays. Our harvest being
gotten in," writes Edward Winslow,
according to Christian Work, "our
governor (Bradford) sent four men
out a-fowling that we might rejoice
! together after we had the fruit of our
labor" Winslow further tells us that
the colony entertained "the Indians
coming amongst us, and their greatest
king, Massasoit," for three days. In
that primitive Thanksgiving" there
seems to have been more rejoicing
than thanksgiving, and more feasting
than either; no mention is made OF
| public religious services at that time.
Ana here the fact is to be recalled that
Thanksgiving day is quite as much the
property of New York as of New Eng
land. For it was within five years
alter the settlement of New Amster-
dam that the first Dutch governor,
Kieft, proclaimed DAY of Thanks
giving" while two years later, in 1647,
Gov. Peter Stuyvesant issued a like
proclamation for Thanksgiving day,
in which he forbade ION the said day
of thanksgiving and prayer all pleas
ures, as playing tennis or ball, hunt
ing, fishing, plowing, moving, together
with all forbidden plays, as dining,
conviviality, and such like, under pain
OF arbitrary punishment" And then
note that the redoubtable Stuyvesant
furthermore admonished "all ministers
Of the Holy Gospel within our jurisdic-
ton to formulate their sermons and
prayers accordingly" 1t ought not to
3e wholly out of place to have this
admonitlon repeated to-day! Born In
the storms of adversely and cralled
to the soughing Of wintry winds
through the branches of the pine trees.
Thanksgiving day has survived it's
rugged birth, and become metamoi-
phoseG from provincial into na-
tional festival. And now, observed by
no otner nation, it has become a pc
culiarly American event; and so re
garded. 1t should have recognition
wherever November breezes kiss the
Stars and Stripes, or the Silly Indian
summer lays the magic of its spell
under American skies.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-11-24
PRICED AS RELIC.
The Original Document That Resulted
in the Organization of the Ninety
Third New York Regiment.

Hanging in the Office of Col r. 8.
Robertson, in Berry street, Fort
Wayne, Ind, is a "call to arms" that
has history. 1t is printed on sheet
of white paper about the size of a page
of the Indianapolis News. 1t was
published in Whitehall, N. Y, during
the civil war, and was a call for the
organization Of regiment to come
exclusively from Washington county,
Of that state. Gen. ]. s. Croker, who
organized the regiment. which was
known as the Ninety-third New York,
rose from tho rank of colonel to
brevet major general and after the
war was made warden of the federal
prison at Washington. AS warden he
conducted the hanging of Charles
Guiteau, the murderer of President
Garfield. Gen. Croker has been dead
only few years.
Col. Robertson came into possession
of the call to arms in singular way.
When he enlisted his mother took a
copy Of the call and folded it, then
tucked it away In drawer contain
ing precious mementoes. Years
passed, the war ended and the call to
arms was forgotten. Not long ago
Col Robertson happened to Se rum
maging through the relic drawer and
saw folded sheet lying among the
ether keepsakes. He unfolded it.
Imagine his surprise when his old
regiments call unfOlded before him.
The folds were broken by age, but
he carefully pasted the old call on 4
Piece of muslin and then framed it.
1t now occupies conspicuous place IN
his Office, and money will not buy it.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-11-24
PRIMITIVE CANNON.
One in the Museum at Navy Yard a.
Washington Which Was
Used by Cortez.

or course, the Chinese had breech-
loading guns before anyone else. They
always have something before anyone
else, and then forget about it till they
are reminded by a modern invention.
They arc using wheelbarrows to-day
instead of automobiles, but the chances
are that they will dig around in the
records Of the Ming dynasty pretty
soon and prove that Confucius rode
around In four-cylindered car, while
the residents of Paris were still wear
ing breech clouts. However, that is be-
side the mark.
There we're breech-loading cannon
used in the conquest of Mexico by Cor
tez, and the proof OF the fact is in the
museum at the navy yard, where there
is one Of these strange old guns which
was captured by our troops when they
took the City of Mexico says the
Washington Star
The gun is not quite four feet long,
and has three-inch bore. 1t is made
cast between the trunnions, or rather
where the trunnions ought to be, for
the gun has none, but is mounted by a
spike in the bottom stuck into wood
en- support. The interesting feature of
the old weapon is the breech-loading
mechanism. About one-third of the
circumference of the breech is cut
away and the opening thus left is At
ted with breech block with handle
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-11-24

on top exactly like a fiatiron. The
breech block Is hollow and contains
the charge of powder. When it is
slipped into the breach the nose of the
hollow block fits snug up against the
shoulder in the bore of the gun and
the whole is held in place by heavy
metal key.
1t is a crude, but ingenious, affair
The charge must have been half a
pound or pound Of powder and the
gun ought to have been good for a
hiSh-angle fire of about 200 yards
Probably the smoke and flame of the
piece scared the Indians worse than
the projectiles hurt them. And if that
was the case, 1t was a very humane
sort of weapon.
The gun was cast in Spain In 1890,
and may have been used In some of
the last fights against the Mocrs be-
fore 1t was shipped to the new world.
There is somewhat similar breech-
loader even older than the one at the
navy yard in the museum at Fort Mon
roe, and there is another of Chinese
make, or rather Korean, in the naval
academy at Annapolis.
The guns all work on the same prin-
ciple. or course, II there were q num-
Der of extra breech locks they could
be loaded in advance and fired unite
rapidly-that is to say, rapidly for the
age In which the gun was used. It
should be mentioned that the charge
was nred by match applied to the
touch-hole in the breech plug. There
probably was an awful flare back of
smoke and gas from the breech, unless
packing of some sort was used. But
II this was used it was of some perish
able material, for there is no trace of
1t about the gun now.
These are not the only breecb-load-
ers on record, either, in the early
days. The British museum has a
breech-loading gun made about 1900
that has screw breech block. The
man who made 1t did not use an in
terrupted thread, but otherwise 1t ia
not very unlike the blocks used on
guns now. There is another gun dat
Ing back to the sixteenth century that
has breech mechanism almost identi-
cal In principle with the drop block
pf the Hotchkiss to-day.
But. perhaps, the most remarkable of
al. is the fact that there was a rapid
fire gun invented as early as 1917. 1t
was never developed or generally used.
but worked with breech att ,hment
not unlike the chamber of an old can
ahu-Dall revolver. Any number of
chambers could be used and kept load
ed as the gun was being fired. There
was crank arrangement for turning
the cylinder and firing the charges very
much like the modern Calling.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-11-24
FooLINo GENERAL SHERMAN
How the Georgia Farmer Brought
Bitter Disappointment to the
Union officer.

About six miles out of Savannah I
came across farmer who accepted a
plug of tobacco, and was ready to sit
down on a log and answer all ques-
tions, says a correspondent of the De-
troit Free Press. When asked him
about Shermans approach he burst into
loud laugh and slapped his leg, and was
so tickled that he did not calm down for
two minutes.
Excuse me, stranger" he finally said
"but whenever | think of how fooled
Did you fool him?"
We'll, rather reckon"
"How?"
Wall, you see, that's my place up
thar on the rise. When the war broke
out | was the most cantankerous rebel
you ever saw. l swore I'd fight and
fout and fit till we lick the Yanks IL
it took hundred years. reckon
Gineral Sherman heard of it."
Probably he did"
"And after he took Atlanta ne made
up his mind to gobble me. He knew
I'd swore to die before I'd surrender,
and he came along down from Atlanta
with over 10000 men, to surround me.
Mighty cute old man, that Gineral
Sherman"
Yes"
wall, they got here one night about
ten o'clock. reckon that nigh on to
10000 of them surrounded my house
up thar and called for me TO come out
and surrender and end the war"
And of course you did?"
"And of course didn't! That's
whar the fun comes in. wasn't
home at all but was down in Virginny
with Lee. They entered the house
and sarched and sarched and went to
the barn and called and called, and
when the old woman finally told em
wasn't home they was the maddest
crowd you ever sot eyes on. They
had hoofed it all the way from At
lanta to get their paws on me, and
had had their long march for nothing
expect Sherman was ready to burst
with madness, and l reckon he won't
never quite forgive me. 1t tickles the
old woman wuss than it tickles me
and you'd better come up to the house
and hear her tell what them 10000
Yankees said when they got here and
found me gone"