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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-07-25

PETERSON-Suddenly. at, his late
home. No. 90 Peloubet street. Bloom
1eld. on July "a. 1911. George, be-
loved husband Of Anna NJ. Peterson.
aged Ga years.
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REYNOLDs-Entered into rest July "a,
1911, Thomas Henry, beloved husband
of Annie Reynolds, at his late resi-
dence. 346 Hillside avenue
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DEATHS.

ANGERsTEIN-on July %, 1911,
Charles f.. husband of Adele Anger
stein. at his late residence. 35 Wal
lace place.
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TO those who want their money 10 work fot
them in a way which insnres the greatest re-
turn.
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WILLSON-On July 23, 1911. Hester,
beloved wife of the late Albert A
Wilson. 3S1 Summer avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-29
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British cha1Iengers Genesta and Gal
atea, respectively, were sloops built
on = compromise between the old and
the Madge types. Then the next de-
fender. the Volunteer. was much more
like the Madge and like the chal-
lenger, the Thistle. The Defender,
built to meet the VaIlyrie. and the
Columbia and Constitution, built for
tho Shamrocl1s, were so much like the
challengers in shape that one could
hardly tell one from the other save
b. the colors of the hulIs. These con-
ditions brought victory to the better
sailors and in the several events the
Americans proved to be the best men.
The performances of the American
schooner yacht, Westward, in Euro
pean and British waters last SUNNI r
naturally make the yachtsmen on this
sid of the pond" feel proud for the
Stars and Stripes carried off practi-
cally all the honors, even defeating
Emperor Williams schooner, Meteor,
and the much alked-of British built
schooner. Hamburg. The latter, along
with the ship-yacht ValhaIla, Fleur-
de-lys, Thistle and Ailsa went down
II defeat in the ocean race Of 1905
when the three-masted American
schooner, Atlantic, won in the run
from New York to the Lizard.
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Interest in yachting has always been
in races. aside from the international
events, and ocean racing has always
been popular. The annual events
from New York to Bermuda for craft
of less than so feet water line are
notable. The annual race from Call
fornia to Honolulu. 2,232 miles. is of
much interest to the Pacific yachts
men.
The International contests between
the United States and Canada, sailed
on the Great Lakes have done their
share in the development of the small
yacht while the Sender class events
between this country, Germany and
Spain have been entertaining and pro-
ductive Of goodfellowship. to say the
least. Every yacht club holds at least
one regatta each year.
The history of steam yachting in
this country dates back only to 1851
when the Colonel John Stevens was
built at Philadelphia by Capt. R. F.
Lopez. She was go feet long; but it
was the paddle wheeler, Firef1y, that
was built in 1854 that had the honor
of being the first steam craft to be
properly classed as one of feet be-
longing to a recognized yacht club.
Following the Civil War the ad-
vance in steam yachting was quick
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yacht came the demand for speed and
the express type was evolved. This
brought out such boats as the Arrow
that was turned out just ten years ago
and which reached the phenomenal
speed Of 40 miles an hour, a speed
record that yet holds good TO- yachts.
though torpedo boats have eQualled it.
The fastest steam yacht of her size
iG the Cero, a 31-footer built last year
at Cleveland. She made q mile in
1872 which is a fraction more than
80 miles an hour.
Naphtha launches driven by motors
that used petroleum products instead
of coal made their appearance about
1886 and in a race on the Seine in
1903 a speed of % miles an hour was
attained by the fastest of the little
craft
The internal combustion engine, or
gasoline engine as it is known today
came next and this is the power that
has done moro for the development of
yachting than anything else. Steam
and naphtha were expensive; while
sailing, although pleasurable, had its
! drawbacks when there was no wind.
True, the racing man puts up with
the lack of wind as part of the game
but the racing feature being the small
er part, those who wished to enjoy
the water for the pleasure of being
af1oat and yet able to get back to
business on time quickly took to the
motive power.
With motor craft as with sailing
craft there has been a great advance
not only in shape but in refinement
Of lines and in the increase of power
Of he i<1jo
can make SO miles an hour. Then
there is the hydroplane that skins or
tho surface and is capable OF greater
speed. Sixty-footers like the Ursula
have been credited with 40 miles, g
speed that is wonderful for a boat
of that length. An English motor
boat is now being built to make sc
miles an hour.
The next development was the sea-
going cruiser of so feet and over. The
first motor boat to cross the Atlantic
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and there were built craft like w. K.
Vanderbilt's Valiant that is 1872 feet
long and registers 1923 tons. Today
type, all of them capable of making
cruises around the world. Indeed.
most of them have.
A notable steam yacht is the To-
landa. shown on this page. This yacht
is the second largest ever built. She
was built in 1908 and she is 3O5 feet
long. She has five decks and a flying
bridge. Every possible comfort and
convenience is on her, including wire
less. She carries 5000 tons of coal
and, at IL miles an hour, has a steam
ing radius Of 5000 miles. When at
her best she makes 81 miles an hour.
Yachtsmen have taken the turbine
engine, too, and in Mr.. c. K. G. Bill
lings' Vanadis is a splendid example
of the ocean cruiser. She is 27735
feet long and makes 1914 miles an
hour.
The Little Sovereign, 1873 feet long,
with speed of SS miles an hour, is a
splendid example of the express
steamer, embodying many of the COM
forts of a home af1oat.
At the outbreak OF the Spanish
American war the Government was in
dire need of small craft of speed, and
the authorities looked to the yachts
men. A dozen or more steam yachts
were purchased. Among them ].
Pierpont Morgan's handsome Corsair,
vessel of 204 feet on the water line
and of 1000 horsepower.
This yacht, fitted with small guns,
was renamed the Gloucester and her
part in the battle of Santiago is too
we'll known to more than mention that
she fought two Spanish torpedo boats
and crippled them. Other yachts con-
verted into fourth class gunboats and
under the command of naval officers
did splendid service. Even tugboat,
the Hudson, manned by revenue Off
GERS. was made to perform heroic serv-
ice at Cardenas in dragging off the
torpedo boat on which Lieut.. Bagley
lost his life.
With the development of the steam
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development, when they crawl aside
into place for protection and trans
form into pupse, or little cases from
which they later emerge, fuIl-fiedged
flies.
An interesting fact about flies, which
many do not know, is that they do
not grow. That is. they attain their
full size in the pupa state and emerge
from this state full grown. Therefore
the small flies you see will never grow
any larger. as they belong to smaller
species. When one of these flies is
examined under a magnifying glass
or microscope there is much to be
admired about him. even If some Of
our friends of the gentler sex call
him perfectly horrid," after taking a
peek at his grotesque countenance IN
der a glass.
A very low power is used. OF about
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green's as are found in some specimens.
After seeing this spectacle you feel
that there is nothing else on this crea-
ture worth looking at-but there is.
would call your attention to the deli
cate, fern-like antennae, the bristly
and spike-like hairs on the front and
top of the head, also the black bands
resembling patent leather which
border the eyes. separating them from
the middle part of the head.
The mouth is very complicated and
IL provided with a proboscis or suck
ing apparatus, the end of which is
seen at the lower middle part of the
head. A detailed drawing of this from
a mounted specimen is shown in Fig.
2. It suggests the Uncovered foot
and leg of an Esquimau. The foot"
part reminds one Of red-ribbed bed
roo-1 slipper. The ribs serve the pur-
pose of stretching out the elastic and
e. borate sucking surface. which you
have seen SO often planted upon a
stra- grain of sugar which fell out of
its proper place.
The two little thorned organs at
the back are feelers. When the pro-
bosis is drawn up they are in just the
right position to examine anything
which is near that organ
A foreleg of this animal is shown
in Fig. 8. Under a low power object
i've it looks like a small, black tree
trunk, covered with small hairs. and
in some parts with very large. sharp.
stiff bristles.
The most interesting part of the
hy's leg is the foot. which we all know
performs such wonderful feats as
walking up the window pane, across
the smooth ceiling or on anything
except the fly paperl Drawing No.
shows the top of this forefoot, much
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was the Seth B. Low. 60-footer.
Her crew suffered great hardship, but
they were successful. In 1907 the
first motor boat race from New York
to Bermuda was held between So
footers. The Ailsa Craig won the race
and also the race of 1908. In 1903
tho victory went to the Heather, So
footer. In 1910 the 60-footer. 1lyss
was victorious.
Not satisfied with the $50 mile
course of the New York to Bermuda
race, the Philadelphia yachtsmen last
year held a race to Bermuda and re-
turn. The outward race was won by
the 6o-footer, Berneyo, and the 60
footer. Caliph. won the race home.
There have been scores of long dis
lance races of motor boats in inland
waters. In some races the little boats.
many of them Of As feet and under
were sent out on the ocean for at
least a few hours, and all of them
have been instrumental In dem onstrat-
ing the efficiency of the gasoline en-
CINE and the skill OF amateur sailors
for most motor boatmen handle their
own craft
Motor boats are not only taking the
place of sailing craft but they are
I QlSplaclnB steam yacnLS. 1ney nave
not only the advantages of always be-
ing ready. but they have the speed and
endurance as well as the comfort The
express steamer is replaced by the ex-
press motor boat that can make IT
to 90 miles an hour.
In size the motor boats are growing.
Steel is entering into the construction
of their hulls. There are number
| Of these crafts of 80 feet, while there
are two 1875 feet long. One of these
is of 1000 tons register and is driven
by three motors of 40 horsepower
each. This motor boat has her own
lighting and refrigerating plant and
has a cruising radius of 1900 miles
at 90 miles an hour.
Yachts of this type are equipped
with everything possible for comfort
and convenience, such as bathrooms
with hot and cold water and sea in
takes. running water in staterooms.
etc. Indeed, on these larger boats
there are all the comforts of a first
class hotel and lucky is he who can
afford to go down to sea in such a
ship.
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ten to fifteen diameters. and even then
the whole fly cannot be seen at once
under the microscope. A front view
of the head of a blow-fiy is shown in
Els. 1. Tho thousand eyes," or COM
posite eyes. are best observed from
this view. The beauty of coIoring or
marvellous construction of a hy's eye
cannot be well described In printers
ink. It must be seen to be appreci-
ated. However. for the time being
you may imagine the appearance of
an enlarged, convex. oval-shaped or
gan. dotted all over its surface
with economically perfect hexagonal-
shaped 7eprc ssions, as If made by
marvel metal worker. You may well
imagine the beauty of such wonder
fully checkered surface when the light
brings out its rich maroon coloring.
or rich golden brown and changeable
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enlarged. You will see that these
wonderful feet are provided with a
pair of hooks, as well as two pads
back Of them, which latter are better
brought into view in Fig. 8. which
gives the back view of the same foot.
The hairs appear like very large
bristles in these views. The pads are
supposed to be slightly sticky, which
provision aids them in holding on to
glazed or smooth surfaces. They may
serve also. with the bent joints. to
receive the shock of aIighting upon
some hard surface, although flies seem
to be able to withstand a good deal
Of rough treatment on various parts
of their bodies. for we now how read
lily they re-establish themselves after
pretty hard slap with fan.
Drawing No. shows the whole nv.
the most wonderful flying machine.
as well as the bravest of creatures, for
there is no beast in warm climates.
however savage, nor any pestilence
which can scare away this warrior.
The framework of the wings. as
well as the wonderful membrane
stretched over it, is all very interest
ing to view under the microscope. To
the naked eye 1t seems rather plain.
even if very delicate. but you would
be filed with establishment to behold
it under the microscope. You would
find its whole boundary bordered with
small thorns, becoming very large at
the point Joining the body, and the
entlre surface OF the membrane. COW
ered with unnumbered thousands, IL
not mlinohs' OF minute thorns. which
are not to be seen even under a GOOD
magnifying glass, but which show IN
me beautifully under the more now
erfuI microscope.
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blow-fiy on every occasion where op-
portunit.- offers. his value as a scav-
enger in warm climates would be diff
ficult to calculate. From the occupa-
ton of a carrion remover alone the
great naturalist, Linnaeus, declared
that the progeny of but three such
flies would consume the carcass Of a
dead horse as speedily as lion. This
statement. although somewhat exag-
gerated, furnishes some idea of the
wonderful egg-laying power anC rapid
development. as well as the astonish-
ing voracity of the immature members
of this family.
The eggs are deposited in great
numbers. and hatch in twenty-four
hours. and the numberless uyriads of
maggots soon make way with the sub
stances upon which they are placed
In a few days they attain their full
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place. and when we examine one IN
der a microscope, or even good mag
nifying glass, we will find them well
fitted to carry foreign matter about
on their hairy bodies and legs.
Possibly every pest has its re-
deeming qualities. and certainly the
blow-fiy is an example, and besides
this he now has the distinction of be-
ing studied as the most promising
pattern for a flying machine by one
scientific man. This fly is readily dis
tinguished from the house-fiy. being
larger and of a blackish color, with
steel blue co1ored abdomen. He shows
his good taste by his strong attraction
to the odor of cooking, especially Of
meat and vegetables. When he has
nothing else to occupy his time he
amuses the baby by buzzing down the
window pane, and then walking up
the glass and repeating the novel per-
Torrance.
He ceases to be amusing to the
housekeeper, however. when she finds.
Notwithstanding her carefulness. that
some fresh meat she put on a shelf.
until a place could be made for it
in the refrigerator. has been fly
blown That is, the blow-hies have
deposited their eggs on it. This is
one of the Objectionable tricks of these
fellows. nor do they select fresh meat
as cradle for their offspring neces-
sarily, as decaying flesh or cheese and
heterogeneous vegetables are also favor
tie places.
It is far from pleasant to imagine
the sufferings Of wounded soldiers
during hot weather when visited by
these pests. However annoying is the
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- o much has been heard regard
Ing the disease-carrying abilities
OF flies that we have begun to
look upon them as most dread
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square-rigged sailing yachts under the
American flag save one or two top
sail schooners. The other sQuare-rig-
gers. like the Aloha. are auxiliaries
and, as such, are classified under the
head of Steamers If the Shipping
List.
The fastest of all types of sailing
craft Is the sloop, and of recent years
all of the contestants for the Amer
ica's cup have been of this rig. The
America, however. was a schooner and
in her great race at Cowes in 1851
she was sailed against sloops and
schooners. The first British chal-
lenger for the cup was the schooner
Cambria. This vessel was a deep
hulled model and against her was
sent the Magic, a centerboard craft
that was the outgrowth of the skim
ming dish that was developed in this
country.
The Magic was victorious and in the
next three series of races for the IA
nous cup the American defenders
were of the centerboard type. while
the challengers were of the deep type
and all were schooners.
In 1881 the British sIoop Madge.
deep and of narrow hull, was import
ed and, although she was but 46 feet
inch long on deck, feet inches
" de and feet 3 inches draught, she
easily defeated many craft larger than
she. In her own class nothing could
touch her, and she was highly infiu-
entail in bringing about a change in
the American type of cup racer.
The next defenders. Puritan and
! MayfioWer, that met and defeated the
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Die yachting seaso. of 1911 is
now in full blast; everyone who
owns a pleasure craft, whether
~ it be a 16-foot motor boat or
a 25O-foot ocean going steamer. Is en-
joying the delights of being on the
water. It is the time of the year when
the yachtsman comes in for his own
and enjoys the sport Of kings and the
king Of sports.
During the past few years. owing
to the perfection Of the gasoline mo-
tor, the sport OF yachting has grown
by leaps and bounds. There are in
the United States nearly 500 yacht
and motorboat clubs, with an average
mem bership of close to 200.
There is a wide range in types and
sizes. ranging from the big. graceful.
square-rigged Aloha. owned by Com
modore James, of the New York
Yacht Club, and magnificent steam
craft as large as the biggest coasting
steamers to 16-foot motor runabouts.
The sailing fleet, sloops, schooners and
yawls. number hundreds, while there
are innumerable craft of other rigs,
such as cats. ketches, canoes, etc.
Yachts of today may be divided
into general classes, suoh as steam,
motor, auxiliary and sail, but in the
latter class there is a gradual falling
off. the installation of motors convert
ing them into the class above.
The sailing craft are divided into
classes according to their rig and the
rig generally used IN this country is
what is known as the fore and aft''
with gaff and boom. There are no
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- o much has been heard regard
ing the disease-carrying abilities
OF flies that we have begun to
look upon them as most dread
full creatures. We well know that
they are accustomed to light upon
very Objectionable substances. after
which we do not care to have them
any nearer US or our food than we can
help, II for nothing more than mat
ter of cleanliness.
A health officer recently told me a
little story of how some of these lit
tie mischief-makers were apparently
caught in the act'' of spreading dis
ease among the soldiers at a certain
camp where typhoid fever had claimed
many victims. The flies were suspect
ed. and so several men went to an
old dump OF waste at the flies meal
time and were not disappointed in
finding the place well attended by the
enemies they sought. With considera-
be skill they succeeded in throwing
some flour over them as they were en-
joying their repast.
A little later in the day it was no
ticed that flies well busted with -four
were marching over the meat and
other eatables in the large kitchen,
where food was in course of prepare
ton for the soldiers. Army authori-
ties see to it nowadays that mess
houses are thoroughly screened, as
well as other places where food is
exposed. so far as it is possible to dc
It,
While the common house fly, or the
b1ow-fy here described. are not pois-
onous or infectious in themselves. they
may carry impurities from place to
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-05-25
Ancient Architecture.

Herr Knauth. the architect in charge
of the Cathedral of Strassburg has
shown that the principles of construc
ton followed by the great cathedral
builders of former times are identical
with those used by the builders Of the
Egyptian pyramids and are based on
triangulation. The same simple geo
metrical figure underlies all these con-
structions. More than this, Herr
Knauth traces the architectural prin-
ciple in the formation of crystals and
lays down this formula: THE laws of
proportion in medieval architecture
are the geometrical laws Of crystalli-
cation"
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The lady was reading nautical
novel. She struggled along bravely for
a few minutes. but finally had to APP
peal to her husband
Gerald" she said, "the author says
that the boat was sailing wing and
wing What does that mean? I've
been on a yacht. but never heard that
before"
"That MEANS" answered Gerald. re-
joicing in the fact that he. too, had
spent several hours on a sailing yes
sel-"that means that the schooner had
her mains'l out to port and her forest
out to starboard, or vice versa
ooh. see." cried the lady It's just
like chicken-a wing on each side.
And now I understand why they call
those little sails in the middle 'jibs.
It's short for 'giblets,' of course. Isn't
sailing interesting Y-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-05-25

Lancaster Teller: A week ago Tues
day evening George Clementson was
out with his auto giving his father, the
Judge, and his mother and Mrs. L. A.
Burr ride. Outside of the city, west,
he passed James Jordan, who was
driving one horse hitched to cart and
his boy riding with him was leading
another horse. The Clementson party
went to the top OF the Grant hill and
returned. On their return Mr. Jordon
was near his house. 1t is claimed he
held the middle of the road and the
auto had to go around him. AS it did
so, Jordon picked up clod of road
dirt from the bottom of his cart and
sat in front and Mrs. Clementson in
in the rear seat. The clod missed the
Judge and hit Mrs. Clementson on the
breast near the left arm. 1t SO alarmed
her that, invalid as she is, it sickened
her for time. The next morning Mr.
Jordon was arrested. On going before
the justice he plead guilty OF the assault
and paid fine of $50.
OF course, Mr.. Jordon did not want
to hit a woman. But in Il way the
incident is useful. 1t is warning that
riders on autos must not be assaulted.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-05-25

Shullsburg Pick and Cad: James
Skewis, an old time resident of this
city, died at Los Angeles, Cal, Sunday
last aged "a; years. He formerly resided
in the house now owned by VIM. Webb
and raised and educated large family
here. About thirty five years ago he
moved to Iowa, later going to the
Pacific Coast. Funeral services will
be held at Inwood, Iowa next Sunday.
Deceased will be kindly remembered by
many old time Shullsburg friends.