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Knowledge Of boxing. and he put it into effect so well that when F1tz graduated into the heavyweigMt ranks. Mccoy was recognized as the best ntddleweight in the ring.
 A few years later McCoy's wander ings. carried him to South Africa, where he fought and defeated Billy Doh erty, the South African champion, at Johannesburg. The sports who knew the Kids record backed him heavily and among these was Barney Barnato, the diamond king, whose ca reer had been as spectacular and TO- mahtic as that of Mccoy. Barnato, a. Jew, had been a circus clown and actor before he made an immense fortune from speculation in the Kim ber1ey diamond mines. Barnato be- came a close friend of Mccoy. and offered to accompany the boxer to England and back him against the best men in that country. Mccoy ac- cepted the offer. but while on the way Barnato put a tragic end to his
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stopped at the same hotel as the Princess, and his arrest was due to a. case of mistaken identity. He spent nearly g month in a London prison before the Belgian authorities discov~ cred their mistake.
 In 1912 Mccoy figured as a hero in an episode In which he saved the life of young girl Miss Eva Ne vile was in swimming at a Long Isl and beach when a big wave carried her out so far that she was unable to reach shore. Her screams attract ed the attention of Mccoy, who swa1n to her assistance and brought her safely to shore
 McCoy received an. excellent educa- ton and acquired much polish during his rolling stone career. so that he has been able to hold his own in cir c1eS of society in which p1g1Hsts are usually unknown as well as to win the hearts of many fair charmerz. Tall but slender, with a thin and re- fined face, a graceful carriage curly black hair and always elegantly dressed in the height of fashion, Me Coy had none of the marks of tho fighting man. Those who faced him in the ring, however, knew that the cruel. supercElfous. sneer1ng smile was the outward expression of fighting spirit that knew no mercy, and which was directed by an intellect which had mastered the ring art in it's perfection.
 Norman selby was the son Of a village merchant and postmaster In Rush county Ind. His par ents 1n- tended that he should become a cIer- gynan, but Mccoy did not take kind ly to the idea Perhaps their anition may, yet be realized, for the Kid has of late years developed a. snew thought philosophy of which he has become the evangelist.
 Young Selby acquired the name Of Kid Mccoy before he entered the ring. With his youthful companions he witnessed a rneIodrana in which the hero was a trainrobber called Kid Mccoy. and after that the youngster dubious hero that he was called Kid Mccoy by his "gang.''
 The wander1ust, from which he has never recovered, early seized Mccoy in its grasp, and he left home to go to Indianapolis. In the Hoosier me tropolis he got a job as dishwasher in a. restaurant freQuented by sporting Tneen. Mccoy got into 8 quarrel with another boy, and the boss forced them to go into the ring on an upper. floor and settle their differences with theg loves. McCoys opponent was a. much bigger boy, but in his first bout the Kid exhibited such clever ness that ha easily mastered his op- ponent-
 Kid liked the fighting game and took it mp in earnest, and in 1891 he went to St. Paul for his first pub lie battle. with a negro named Pete Jenkins as his opponent He won easily in four rounds. From that time on Mccoy was a confirmed wan derer. going about from city to city,
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usually beating his way on the rail- roads. fighting occasionally and liv- ing by h1s wits.
 Early in 1893 Mccoy went to New Orleans, where Bob F1tzsimmons was training for his mtddleweight cham pfonship battle with Jim Hall Mc- Coy looked upon Ruby Robert as the master Of ring science, and he deter mined to get a job in his training camp. Mccoy was even then a good boxer, but he concealed that fact in seeking a job, and was engaged as a dfsa1WasheE. Fitz soon found that the dishwssher was not without talent as a boxer. and the Kid was promoted to the job of sparring partner. The HoosIer lad studied eveTH move Bob made, and, while attempting to hide his own talent, Fitz finally suspected his purpose Then Bob waded into him in earnest, but Mccoy took all he could send, and came back smiling for more. When Mccoy finally left the camp, he had added vastly to his
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Ezzn HooaEHHs HEARr-BREAKER

EsoRu9nca Is H1d McCoys other
 ae The former we1terweight and d7suaagak champion, who started aiee e Mornzan 8efby in an Indian Ek1aaa some forty odd years ago, has
 eled zaxtheEk hobnobbed with more
 gt u4eh xn0ne adventures than any EaSaee rnEfafaE in history.sk A ID umas
 wp0mAn have nothing son the
 a cf Kid AEnCoy.
 Km nn 1eGs than Ieight occasions, kaagha more, AEc1oy has led a. bush ilze@ Hz4de to the altaE. On three oc- ozsgaona 1t ls said by staHsucianss the zandsonne H0osser heart breaker znas3e x1ae trip with the same lady, land as many times she visited the <l1erce courts On one occasion he k<x3ax1nphAd over an European Of txnaa14h and titae In a contest for a tHaaF ladyss heart and hand. An. Kid sS&nCoy could tell many a romantic s4a1e of his, toveaand sos toop could EE1id McCsoy's wfuteSi
 And the much lnarried Mccoy has kaIso been cast for the role Of injured bsnlsband- There was the time when sEhe fanouss boxer left his training Harm at Saratoga and kissed his wife Hgood-by while he made a trip to the Sbie city Mrs EdcCoy-No. she was, kEf the statistics do not erT-was not Eo be so deserted, and when the Hoo kHaer returned to the farm found his kSvife absent He discovered that she Ehad eloped with Ralph T1oInpspn, the kscfon Of a wealthy Syracuse Family ER former coxswain of the Yale crew. szIsae runaWays spent about a year in kJapan and when Mrs Mccoy return led she found that the Kid had be- krome peevish at her long absence and ka1a.d obtained Q divorce z Affairs of the heart have been but hncldehts in the romantic career of kK1d Mccoy He has won and lost as knnany fortunes as wives. and in the snccumnlat1on of these wads of wealth kna has followed nEnerous and di- ssvorse soccupatluns in addition to Elghtang Tn the spending Of his kmonay he has been speetacu1ar, but snsYer cheap and common. He has Saapported villa on the Italian Ri- ksAera where he associated with kssEznoes of the blood and of intellect, land was the boon compahfou of Mau- Eace AdaeterIincks the great Belgian kn1ek and draEnat1st.
 McCoy has experienced every lux Jury which wealth can provide and he khmg also known prtvat3en and poverty sA.1so.s he has been behind the bars eIt was a ooupIa of years ago or so anz4 the Hooster globe-trotter made 4he acaua3ntance of an English jail. ushe American ex-pug11ist was arrest Ebass on the request oF the Belgian EauthoritAes. who accused him of conn Difcffy tn the theft of $80,00O worth of Jewels from the Princess of Thurn. and Taxis. At Ostend Mccoy had
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remarkable career by jumping over board
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The Trench moratorium applying to rents was extended until July 15.
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Racing at Havana, Cuba, was post poned until Thursday because of. tn- element weather
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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-04-28

BABSON-At Mt Desert, April "a, Phebe S,
widow of Eben Elliott Babson, aged rs
years, months, II days.
BRIDGES At Brooklin, April 9, Mrs
Sophronia Bridges, aged 70 years, 2 months,
% days.
BRAGDON-At Franklin, Apr:i II, Allan Hill
Bragdon, aged l6 years. 10 months, days.
CANDAGE = At Stonington, April 20, Asa
Orrin Candage, aged 70 years, months, 80
days.
CONARY-At BluehilI, April &c, Mrs Mary
Conary, aged 70 years, month, 20 days.
CONDOR - At South Brooksville, April 49,,
David Condor, aged SO years, months, 8
DAYS.
CONDOR - At South Brooksville, April 10,
Sylvester Condor, FACED rs years, month,
% days.
DINSMORE-At Eastbrook, April 10, Charles
Dinsmore, aged 81 years, months, days.
GREELY-At Ellsworth. April %, Miss Sarah
Elizabeth Greedy, aged rs years, II months,
% days.
GUPTILL - At Bar Harbor, April IA. Mrs
Ellen A Guptill, aged 80 years, months, 20
days.
NEWMAN--At Manset, April Is, Mrs Malinda
Newman, aged 50 years, months, days.
SNOW - At North Brooksvil,e. April I3.
Alonzo Snow, aged 70 years, months, is
days.
SNOWMAN - At Eggemoggin Deer Isle),
April 90 Mrs Michael Snowman, aged "a
years, months.
STANLEY - AT Oceanville (Stonington),
months.
STOUSLAND-At North Bucksport, April 26,
Hanson Stousland, aged IS years, 6
months, days.
YOUNG--At Hancock. April 16, Mrs Adelaide
Young, aged 80 years, months, IA days.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-04-28
Scientific
Farming
VALUABLE LEGUMES.
Time For Planting Soy Beans, cowpsas
and Sweet Clover In North.

Time For Planting Soy Beans, cowpsas
and Sweet Clover In North.
Soy beans and cowpeas should not
be planted until the LIST Of June in the
northern states, and the growth of the
plants is not rapid during that month,
says contributor to the Country Cen
tleman. No one can say accurately
how much nitrogen would be stored In
the small and immature plants when
plowed down in July-probably from
thirty to fifty pounds. These two
plants are quite similar in their power
to provide nitrogen in a climate equal
ly adapted to both, but in Pennsylva-
MIA the soy bean Is superior. The size
OF the nodules on the roots Of the soy
bean would indicate that 1t has great
er power than the cowpea In removing
nitrogen from the air
A good crop Of soy beans in the
north may contain 125 pounds of nj
trogen. and larger amounts have been
obtained In some cases. The cowpea
in warmer latitude does equally well.
1t should be borne in mind that con-
siderable portion of this nitrogen may
not have come from the air and, there
fore. cannot be treated as gain.
Sweet clover may be seeded earlier
in the spring. but l have no data re-
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-04-28
Peach Leaf Curl.

Peach leaf curl is disease that has
been causing a great deal of damage
in recent years throughout the central
seaboard states. The leaves curl up.
turn white or gray, sometimes marked
with purple and fall off the trees. The
disease can be prevented by early
spraying with lime-sulphur or by spring
spraying with self boiled lime-sulphur
after the foliage is out. The latter
method Is generally advised.
Since the disease lives over in the
orchard from year to year, it would be
well to be prepared for vigorous cam
paign Of prevention. This should be-
gin with lime-sulphur treatment be-
fore the buds open, and might be fol-
lowed with subsequent spraying with
self boiled lime-sulphur as soon as the
first. growth of foliage has reached full
size These methods are fully de-
scribed in the late books ON peach cul-
ture or in many of the best up to date
experiment station bulletins.-Country
Gentleman.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-04-28

garding the nitrogen content in the
middle of the first summer 1t is a
safe assumption that this content
would be considerably greater than in
the case of the first two legumes men-
toned, which should not be seeded I'M
til the LIST of June. When sweet clover
Is permitted TO mature its value in nj
trogen approxiInates that of alfalfa
that has stood the same length of time.
The second crop of alfalfa is usually
lighter than the first and may contain
eighty pounds of nitrogen. Forty per
cent of the nitrogen in an alfalfa plant
is in the roots when the plant comes to
its first period of blossoming. When a
sod has stood three years there is a
greater percentage in the roots and a
large accumulation In the form of dead
organic matter in the soil. Three
hundred pounds is a conservative esti-
mate of the amount of nitrogen in live
and dead material produced by the
alfalfa.
The length of time that the alfalfa
will be available depends upon the ma
turity of the organic matter The i'm
mature beans and sweet clover will
yield up practically all of their nitrogen
within the year. In the case of ma
tured legumes, and especially old al
falfa plants, complete decay will re-
quire several years, much depending
upon soil conditions.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-04-28
ADVERTISEMENTS.
COULDN'T WEAR SHCs
Took Hoods Sarsaparilla and the Sore
and Swelling Disappeared.

South Berwick. Me.-Mrs. Hannah
lake, resident of this town. writing
Ahner date of Feb. 6, 1915. says:
IL was good day for me when
paper advertising Hoods SaIsapar.il&
WSs left at my home. / found in 1t
orc letter from a woman whose case
YES similar to mine. l had a mis-
step ON flight of stairs and injured
- ankle. A sore two inches across
!osnled. and walking to favor the
sore | sprained my ankle.
rheumatism set in. but the sore
Increased and became SO bad, all
swollen and inflamed and discharging.
mar could not put on my shoe ara
tAen | could not walk. Some nights
1 would have to- get up and rub It
lhree or four times and when / would
let II on the floor in the morning l
would almost faint away. but read
ing about the cure in a case like mine
oy Hoods Sarsaparilla, l decided to
tie this medicine
before | had taken al of the sec
oha bottle the sore had healed and
sne swelling had all gone down. My
io'e soon became entirely well. 1 in
creased in weight and was generally
neiped. cannot say enough in praise
ana am glad to recommend Hoods"
Remember to ask for Hoods Sar-
saparilla and insist on having it.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-04-28
MODERN BAYoNETs.
Rigid Tests They Must Pass Before
They Go Into Service.


They Go Into Service.
Any soldier will tell you that moth
ing in his equipment wears better than
his bGyonet, for this few inches of
steel seldom snaps OF loses its shape
however great the strain imposed upon
1t. This is because the modern bay
onet has to pass through twenty-three
severe tests before it is considered fit
to be attached to a soldiers gun. A
bayonet blade Is forged from the
fines. steel. and the first stage Of its
manufacture consists Of heating 1t I'M
til red hot. when it is placed under a
hammer which deals 1900 blows a
minute. This process results In the
original piece of steel being hammer
ed out to twice Its length. The bar is
then heated again and rolled between
two huge iron cylinders, which press
1t into the rough shape Of blade.
Emery wheels then grind its edges un-
til they are as sharp as razor.
Altogether the bayonet passes through
200 processes before 1t is ready for the
testing room.
The first test applied to the polished
blade is the striking" test. A steel
arm grips the bayonet and with great
force drives 1t against solid piece Of
wood A badly produced blade snaps
like a needle, but good piece Of steel
energies from this severe test with its
edges straight and unblunted.
Then comes the bending test. The
point of the bayonet IS firmly gripped
In a vice, and 1t Is bent and twisted
into part Of circle. If 1t survives
this ordeal the blade is placed straight
up under Heavy weight attached to
a lever. The steel is bent beneath the
weight, and to pass this test it must
lift up the mass Of iron by its own
elasticity.
However badly bent, good bayonet
should spring back perfectly straight,
ard it is tested for this quality before
leaving the factory. The blade Is
placed on curved block, the point be.
ing secured In a hole. The bayonet is
then bent 70 the curvature of the
block, and when released 1t must
spring back to its original straightness
to satisfy the rigid ruling Of the in.
spector. Altogether bayonet has to
pass twenty-three tests with regard to
its accuracy and straightforward
Answers.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-04-28
CURIOUS FERRYBoATs.
Crossing the River at Simla 10 q
Comical Performance.


Perhaps the most curious ferryboat
to be found in the world is at Simla
The river that flows to the northeast
Of SUM, the chief town of the Simla
hill states, has few bridges, so, neces-
sity being the mother Of invention, a
novel method has been adopted.
The skin of buffalo Is inflated with
air and is placed, with the four feet
upward to float in the water. The
owner then throws himself over it and
the one or two passengers sit or lean
on the top of him. By means of a
small paddle in his right hand and the
movement to and fro of his legs In the
water the owner takes his passengers
across.
The journey takes from three to five
(one-half cent? is charged. 1t is only
by repeated crossings in day that a
man can earn much, but so many ma
tives use this means of going to and
from their villages that the trade is
not unremunerative.
Few things are more comical than
these mussacks, whether moving in
midstream or being carried back to the
village at night on the owners back
They are, Of course, very light and
are about two and a half yards long.
They seem to be safe, except In mon
soon weather, when heavy rain has
caused rapid current, but at such a
time two mussacks are often linked
together 30 that, being heavier, they
can avoid the rocks.-London Strand
Magazine.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-04-28
He Strove to Please.

Lord Charles Beresford tells in his
memoirs the story Of an old Irish
gamekeeper who always agreed with
everything that was said to him.
Meeting the old man one day when
the wind was blowing a gale, Lord
Charles said to him, Its fine, calm
day today" O.
you may well say that, Lord
Charles" replied the gamekeeper with
hearty acquiescence. but what little
wind there is is terrible strong"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-04-28
So He Miuht.

Fair Dog Owner anxiously)-I am
so afraid poor Floss is going to have
rabies, Mr.. Vet. Mr.. Vet - Indeed,
miss! l don't see any signs of it..
Fair Dog Owner-But his poor little
tongue is always hanging out Of his
mouth Mr.. Vet-That, miss, is In ac-
cordance with merciful dispensation
Of Providence. You see. if it hung out
of his ear he might experience some
difficulty in MISUNDERSTANDING
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-04-28
MARRIED.

AyERY-MILLER-A Bucksport, April IL
by Rev Henry w Webb, Miss Evelyn X
Avery to Percy Miller, both of Prospect
D'COSTE-BAILEY-At Ellsworth April "a
by Rev I Ross, Miss Mary DeCoste to Guy
Bailey, both of Columbia Falls.
ON-BICKFORD-At Southwest Har-
Dor, April 81, by Rev Frank Dresser Miss
Marion Hodgdon to Andrew Bickford, both
of Southwest Harbor.
SMfTH-RAYE-As Rockland, April 70, by
Rev Edward S Ufford, Miss Geneva S Smith
of Ellsworth, to Clifford Raye, of Rock
land.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-04-28
BORN.

BRADBURY-At Franklin, April Is. to Mr.
and Mrs Henry P Bradbury, daughter.
BLACK-At Brooksville, April IA. to Mr. and
Mrs d Black, son. Berwin Fred.
LAKE-At Ellsworth, April %, to Mr. and Mrs
Charles Lake, daughter.
MAYO-At Manset, April is, to Mr. and Mrs
Ralph Mayo, a son.
WARDWELL-At Penobscot, April 10, to Mr.
and Mrs Percival A Wardwell, a son.
WOOD-At Ellsworth. April "a, to Mr. and
Mrs James Fl Wood, a son.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-04-28
Limit the Horses Hay.

In experiments to determine the
amounts and kind of hay to feed
horses it was found that the horses
that received the smaller amount Of
hay two-thirds as much as they would
have eaten, had more life and sweat
less than those that were unlimited In
their hay.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-04-28
Exclaimed.

Miss Blunt is wonderfully pleased
with her portrait in the paper this
morning"
as she? I'm pretty sure nobody
would recognize it."
Eyes, that's what pleases her,
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-04-28
A Whole Family.

"What are you doing there with tn,
paper and scissors, Elsie?"
making pig. mamma"
"a pig! You're making a litter
Boston Transcript.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-04-28
MOUTH OF THE RIVER.

Mrs. George Day is recovering slowly
from her illness.
George w. York left Monday to attend
the Maine auto school at Portland.
Willie Alley has gone with Capt. c. G.
Fullerton in schooner Lulu W. Eppes.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-04-28
LADIES CAN WAR SHOES

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease, the Antiseptic powder TO be shaken into
the shoes for tired, swollen, aching, tender
feet. 1t makes tight or new shoes feel easy.
Gives rest and comfort. Sold everywhere,
25c. Ask for Aliens Foot-Ease. Don't accept
any substitute.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-04-28

Fortune Teller-I can see money
coming to you and no sickness what
ever Client-That's funny. I'm the
new doctor on the floor belowINew
York Globe.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-04-28

Presiding Justice--ALBERr n. SPEAR, Gar
diner.
C,erk-T. r. MAHoSEy. Ellsworth.
county Attorney FRRp L. MASON, Ells-
worth.
sberiH-FoRRRsr o. sILsBY. Ellsworth.
cr;er-ERxEsr L. Osaoop, Bluehiii.
Deputies = N. L. GHispELL, South Penob-
scot: FRANK e. WESTON, Winter Harbor;
sr,ysoS HOOPER, swans Island.
stenographer-FREp A. HAYDEN, Portland.
Messenger-PHfLIr ID. Mason, Ellsworth.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-04-28
MARINE LIST.

Hancock County Ports.
Franklkin-April %, ar sch Portland Packet
West Sullivan--Ar pril 81, sch R Bodwell,
Rocxland
Sid April "a, sch Bodwell, NY
Ar April 20, sch Georgietta, Boston
Ar April n. sch Wn Jones, Bass Harbor
Bass Harbor In port April "a, schs
Geofgietta, American Team, bound east