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<5.;, . v - 'V m - i THREE STRAIGHT w&V- Beautiful American Yacht Far Outclasses Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock III-- |Sp;IggWiSuperior Seamanship of Yankee Tars Noticeable--How the Amer- ica'8 Cup Was Won and How It Has Been Defended. •f "*"* w;:_ % The Reii&noe wo* the third and |||^ !1ba1 race la the series for the Amerl- jl^f?f1ea'8 cup. Sept 3. In a dense fog ••l.ft.-ii^whleh prevented vision beyond 200 ^ ' " yards she finished at 6:30:02, thus V peeping the famous yachting trophy in America. The Shamrock III., the Brit- ^Ish challenger, after running for more t.,.;lHtban an hour In the fog, missed the $l.J[ inlsh line, passed by and then re- Wned to it from the opposite direc­ tion. The Shamrock did not cross the inish line. No one will ever know how far the Fife boat was beaten, as she got lost ia the fog and did not finish, btit it is safe to say she was something like . twenty minutes behind the Reliance, or, in other words, the worst licked • challenger since the Galatea. Sir Thomas Llpton has not yet aban­ doned hope of "lifting" the cup. After witnessing the inglorious defeat of Shamrock IIL, lie gathered his friends everything for me. In all the world I know of no kinder or fairer lot of sportsmen. I also wish to express my thanks to the government for the ex­ cellent manner .in which the course has been kept clear. If I had the choice of a course in the United States I would choose the Sandy Hook course. There is no other place where I could find a better course." "Will you challenge again?" Sir Thomas was asked. "I would challenge to-morrow," re­ plied Sir Thomas, "if I felt I had a chance of winning, but who can design the boat? I am prepared to fight again, if I can get the proper material to shape the boat. Mr. Fife has dene his best." The successful result of the last race of the series was achieved only after 'four futile attempts, and after the outcome had been admitted by even Sir Thomas Lipton to be a fore- manshlp by outgeneraling Capt Wringe. During the fifteen minutes before the starting gun Barr held the British boat under his lee, and, for most of the time, blanketed. He never relinquished hold. .when the prepara­ tory gun was fired. THE RACES FOR THE CUP. How the Great Yachting Prize Has Been Defended. Won Aug. 22, 1851, at Cowes, Eng., by yacht America at the Royal Yacht Squadron, open to all nations, beating the cutters Volante, 48 tons; Arrow, 84 tons; Alarm, 193 tons; Mona, 82 tons; Bacchante, 80 tons; Freak, 60 tons; Eclipse, 50 tons: and schooners Beatrice, 161 tons; Wyvern, 205 tons; lone, 75 tons; Constance, 218 tons; Gipsy Queen, 160 tons; Brilliant, 392 tons. The schooner America was of 170 tons, in command of Commodore & RELIANCE. YACHTING QUEEN OF THE OCEAN. about him o« Erin and said that un- ^der certain conditions he might chal­ lenge again. If be does so his boat will be named Shamrock • IV. Sir Thomas had nothing but praise for Re­ liance and words of gratitude for the courtesy he had received at the hands ^Nof the cup committee and the Ameri­ can public. have been beaten by a faster boat," said Sir Thomas. "I have done everything humanly possible to bring the best boat to the contest that could be procured in Great Britain. I am much disappointed at the result and the showing made by Shamroclj III., but as a faster l>oat heat me I can't complain. I have no fault to find with any of my crew. I am deeply grateful to the cup committee and the New York Yacht Club for the exceedingly kind manner fa which, they have done Horse Eats Stones. In the body of a horse that died suddenly at Newport (Yorku) the vet­ erinary surgeon who made the post­ mortem examination discovered three large stones, one of them nearly as large as a cricket bat. Age of the World. In an article on "The Age of the World." Sir Edward Fry. the famous English geologist, declares that 450,- : - -*<*>.000 yearn must have elapsed since existence of life on the globe. About the Size Of (?• "Oar. pa," queried little Johnny Bumpernickle. "what's a diplomat?" "K diplomat, my son," replied the &ld man. "is a person who doesn't mean what he means for others to think he means." New York Millionaires. there are hi New York city to-day 1.320 millionaires, as against 204 ti«enty years ago. and twenty-flve in 1663. There were no miJHoMlrw la Ike city It# years ago. gone conclusion. The race* was the eighth start After one fluke Reliance won the two following races, one by seven minutes three seconds and the other by one minute nineteen seconds. A week ago the first attempt to sail the third race failed, and attempts were made every day since. On these occasions Reliance led Shamrock to the finish line by two miles, but failed to reach it before the expiration of the time limit of five and a half hours. The victory means that the cup is destined to remain in America until England is able to produco a genius equal to Herreshoff in yacht design­ ing. The duel between the skippers be­ gan at the sound of the preparatory ^un, and continued through a series (if brilliant maneuvers in which ('apt.' Barr again proved his splendid sea- Laborlous. Hungry Hlggins--She gimme a pie she hao 'just made, but I had ter work before I got a chanst to eat It. Weary Walker--Git out! Hungry Higgins--Sure. .1 had ter pry de top crust off meseML First Prune Tree. The first prune tree was planted in California in 1870 by a. Frenchman, who brought tbe tree to this country from France. The first orchard--of ten acres--began to yield in 1875. Her Idea of it. . * f "I seldom associate with any on^ that knows more than i do," said young Sapleigh. "Indeed! exclaimed Miss Caus- tique. "What a dreary, lonesome ex­ istence yours must be." Red Deer In New Zealand. The red deer In New Zealand are, estimated to number between 4,000 and 5,000 individuals, tbe offspring of two stags and six hinds ttot were turned oat in 1868 John C. Stevins, and built by Georg6 Steers In New York in 1851 for Mr. Stevens, George L. Schuyler. Hamil­ ton Wilkes, J Beekman Finlay and Edwin A. Stevens. The cup was pre­ sented to the New York Yacht Club as a pernetual challenge cup for all nations, and has been sailed for eleven times, beginning in 1870, and won each time by the Atnerican boats. The results of the various races were: 1870. Aug. 8.--Over New York Yacht Club inside course--Mr. James Asbury's schooner yacht Cambria, representing the Royal Thames Yacht club, beaten in the following order by schooner yachts: Magis Idler, Silvie, America, Dauntless. Nadgle. Phantom, Alice, Halcyou Time--3.58.21. 1871. Oct. 16--Franklin Osgood's schooner Bumps Into Policeman. Flaherty--Foightin' with Doogan, wuz he? An' did little Doogan do all that damage to 'urn? Casey--Not at all! Not at all! Thot wuz done by the p'leeceman tbot separa-ated them. --Brooklyn Life. Shanghai Is Old. Shanghai, which means "Upper Sea," or "Near the Sea," is men­ tioned by Chinese writers as existing in 249 B. C. It has at present a pop­ ulation of about 250,000. „ Alone and Lonely. The man on the unpeopled height still appears on occasions. Just now he Is the veteran who declines'a pen­ sion on the ground that be doesn't need it and that his services were not worth it Dimes Soon Wear Out. ; The life of a dime Is only four or five years because It changes bands ten times while a half dollar is moved once from one person's pockets into the Oil of another. yacht Columbia beat James Asbury's schooner yacht Livonia over New York Yacht Club inside course by' 27 minutes 48 seconds, in 6.19.41. Oct 18--Columbia beat Livonia over outside course by 10 minutes 32 sec­ onds, in 3.07.41%.. Oct 19.--Livonia beat Coltunbia over inside course by 15 minutes 10 seconds, in 3.53.05. Oct 21.--W. P. Douglas' schooner yacht Sappho beat Livonia over out­ side course by 30 minutes 21 seconds. Oct 23---Sappho beat Livonia over Inside course by 25 minutes 27 sec­ onds, in 4.46.17. 1876. Aug. 11.--J. 8. Dickerson's schooner yacht Madeline beat Charles Gilford's schooner Countess of Dufferin of the Royal Canadian Yacht Club of To­ ronto over the inside course by 10 minutes 59 seconds in 5.23.54. Aug. 12--Madeline beat Countess of Dufferin over the outside course by 27 minutes 14 seconds, in 7.18.46. 1881. I Nov. 9.--J. R. Busk's sloop Mischief beat Capt Alexander Cuthbert's sloop Atalanta of the Bay of Quinte Yacht Club of Canada over the inside course by 28 minutes 20 seconds, in 4.17.09. Nov. 10.--Mischief beat Atalanta over the outside course, sixteen miles to leeward and return, by 38 minutes 54 seconds, in 4,54.53. 1885. Sept. 14.--Eastern Yacht Club syndi­ cate's sloop Puritan beat Sir Richard Sutton's sloop Genesta of the Royal Yacht Squadron of England over the inside course by 16 minutes 19 sec­ onds, in 6.06.14. Sept. 16.--Puritan beat Genesta over the outside course 20 miles to leeward and return by 1 minute 38 seconds. 1886. Sept 9.--Gen Charles J. Paine's sloop Mayflower beat Lieut. William Henn's Galatea of the Royal Northern Yacht Club of England over the inside course by 12 minutes,. 2,-titeconds, in 5.26.41. \ Sept 11--Mayflower beat Galatea over the outside course, twenty miles to leeward and,return, by 29 minutes 9 seconds, in 6.49.00. 1887. Sept 27.--Gen. C. J. Paine's sloop Volunteer beat James Bell syndicate's sloop Thistle of tbe Royal (Jyde Yacht club of Scotland over tne inside course by 19m. 23%s., in 4.53.18. Sept 30--Volunteer beat Thistle over the outside course, twenty miles to windward and return, by lim. 4834s,. in 6.42.56%. 1893. Oct 7--C. Oliver Iselln's syndicate sloop Vigilant beat Lord Dunraven's sloop Valkyrie, fifteen miles to lee­ ward and return, by 5m. 48s., in 4.05.47. Oct. 9--Vigilant beat Valkyrie over a triangular course, outside, ten miles to a leg, by 10m. 35s., in 3.25.01. Oct 13--Vigilant beat Valkyrie, fifteen miles to windward and return, by 40s., In 3.24.39. 1895. Sept. 7--W. K. Vanderbilt's syndi­ cate's sloop Defender beat Lord Dun- raven's sloop Valkyrie III., fifteen miles to windward and return, by 8m. 49s., in 4.59.55. Sept 10--Defender beat Valkyrie 111. on a foul, the latter sailing the tri­ angular course of thirty miles in 3 55.09. Sept 12--Defender sailed over the fifteen miles to windward and return in 4.43.43, Valkyrie III. withdrawing. 1899. Oct 16--J. Plerpont Morgan's syn- dfcate's sloop Columbia x beat 8ir Thomas Upton's sloop Shamrock of the Royal Ulster Yacht club of Bel­ fast. Ireland, fifteen miles to wind­ ward and return, by 10 minutes 2 sec­ onds, in 4.53.53. Oct. 17--Columbia beat Shamrock over thirty miles, triangular course, in 3.37.00, Shamrock withdrawing with broken topmast Oct. 20--Columbia beat Shamrock, fifteen miles to leeward and return, by 6 minutes 34 seconds, in 3.38.09. 1901. Sept 28--Columbia beat Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock II. fif­ teen miles to windward and return, by 1 minute 20 seconds, in 4.30.24. Oct 3.--Columbia beat Shamrock II. over a thirty mile triangular- course, by 3 mint^tes 35 seconds, in .1.12.35. Oct 4--Columbia beat Shamrock II.. fifteen miles to leeward and re­ turn, by 41 seconds, in 4.32.57. 1903. Aug., 22--Reliance beat Shamrock III. by 7 minutes 3 seconds. Course fifteen mites to windward and return. Aug. 25--Reliance beat Shamrock HI. by 1 minute 19 seconds. Triangu­ lar course of thirty miles sailed. Sept. 3.--Reliance won final race of series. Shamrock III did not cross finish line Oldest Ship. The oldest ship in the world, the mail schooner Vigilant, running into St Croix. French West Indies, al­ though now under tbe French flag, was built of Essex oak, at Essex, Mass., in 1802. Hardly Fair Exchange. "Yes, he went up to Dorm's to pre­ sent his suit." "What did he get?" "A mltjLen from Dora and a boot from her father." Evil Effecta. "Tbe man that chews tobacco," said tbe anti-tobacco crusader, "can* not boast of an unspotted character." "Nor an unspotted shirt bosom,** spoke up the little man with early whiskers. Water In Wood. , An average stick of wood when green contains 33 per cent of water and loses 22 per cent of it in season­ ing, during which process Its strttgth la nearly doubled. Illinois -News Items State Happenings Succinctly Told by Our Special Correspondents TOWN DISAPPEARS FROM MAP3 RIVALRY .CAUSE OF 8TABBING ROMANCE MAY DWELL IN BOTTLE Only Old Residents Remember Poca­ hontas In Wabash County. In making a search for old records of Wabash county to complete land titles there was unearthed the original map of a town called Pocahontas, there remaining only a few people in the county who recall its existence. It was laid out north of Rochester, which in the early days was one of the busiest towns in the section. The streets of the map in one direction were named after the presidents, from Washington to Van Bureu, while in the other direction they were named for famous Indian chiefs. So far as known the history of the state gives no tfoiyce of Pocahontas. OLDEST MAN IS DEAD. Francis M. Anthony, said to be the oldest man in Illinois, died Aug. 29, at his borne in Btoomington at the age 9f 103 years: Mr. Anthony was a vet­ eran of the Canadian rebellion of 1837. he was born in County Tyrone, Ire­ land, May 8, 1800. At the age of 20 he emigrated to America, and settled In Canada. At the outbreak of the re­ bellion he enlisted, became an officer after a short campaign, and as cap­ tain of infantry won high honors in the Canadian army. In 1873, feeling that his advanced age entitled him to retirement, he purchased a farm. Since that time he has devoted him­ self to farming and the comparative ease of a country life. Early in life he married Miss Mary Stewart, who bore him eleven children. He had been almost a life-long member of the Methodist church, and prided him­ self on his regular attendance at divine service. In the course of his long career Mr. Anthony was in inti­ mate touch with great events of the times, and often gave pleasure to his many devoted friends by rehearing the stirring scenes through which he had passed. Gambling Trust The gambling houses, poolroom and slot machine business of Springfield have been combined under one head. Sept. 7 tbe grand jury meets and an upheaval Is promised. About twelve men who operate slot machines of their own and refuse to pay 35 per cent of their profits to the combine are ready to fight tbe combine, and if the grand jury investigates there may be scores of indictments. The citi­ zens are interesting themselves and pressure will be brought to bear to have tbe grand jury defend the law. Workman Is Killed. Cashlus Glass was instantly killed at Beardstown while at work at the electric light plant, helping to raise a smokestack. One of the guy ropes holding the poles used in erecting the stack broke and the pole struck Mr. Glvens on the head, crushing his skuil and breaking his neck. Names Editors as Delegatea. Gov. Yates has appointed fifty-nine delegates to represent Illinois in the farmers' national congress, which is to be held in Niagara Falls. N. Y„ Sept. 22 to Oct. 10. Most of tbe delegates are editors of agricultural papers or prominent farmers. To Close Star Route. The star mail route between Dorsey and Fostersburg will be discontinued after the 15th of September, rural mail routes havfcig taken all of this busi­ ness. eacher ^ Resigns. J. E. Taylor has resigned his posi­ tion as principal of the schools at Wii- liamsville to go into the lumber busi­ ness in Wisconsin. Cousins Fight Over BUaineaa Affairs and One Is Cut Two cousins, Michael and August Crivello, Alton fruit dealers, engaged in a fight as the result of bitter rivalry in business, and Michael stabbed Au­ gustus three times in the back, one thrust of the knife penetrating his lung, producing dangerous injuries. Michael Crivello was first arrested on a warrant charging assault with a knife, but later another warrant was sworn out, charging him with assault with intent to kill. He waived exam­ ination on the first charge, but when the second warrant was issued and search was made for him he bad left the city. Augustus Crivello says that his cousin has been persecuting him, and once before attempted to knife him. Note Written In Cumberland Moun* tains la Found by Illinois Woman. Charles A. Miller, an Alton bus!-, /' * • ,1 ness man, was In the Cumberland mountains in Tennessee in July with' some companions, and on July 11 the .^J crowd wrote a note, signed their 4 "*£$ names and addresses thereto, and put *. v./'S it in a. bottle, which, after being se-: curely corked, was thrown Into & small mountain stream. On August 25 the bottle was picked up 1,000 miles away from its starting place, on the Illinois side of the river, by Miss Helen Culver of Brookport, 111., , who has written to Mr. Miller of the •'fjf'M find. It is rumored that a romance DEATHS IN THE STATE. At Quincy--Alice V. Sheridan, Mor­ ris Mueller and James Moran. At Sycamore--Mrs. Margaret Wha- len, aged 96. Near Pana--Mrs. Samuel French, aged 70; Bronah Williams, daughter of Mrs. Nancy Porter, aged 16. At Salem--Philip A. Stark, aged 65, civil war veteran. Bond County Assessment The Bond county board of review has practically completed its work, with the result that a total of $128,018 has been added to the assessment The greater part of this is the result of a raise in the valuation of Bond county land. Town lots in the village of Smithboro were alone raised $6,- 319. The investigation of the mort­ gage record resulted in finding about $9,000 which had not been given in to tbe assessor. Last year cne pros­ ecution for perjury' followed the in­ vestigation of the board, but no tax- dodging is reported thia year. ELKS' ORGANIZER. Dr. B. L. Maienthal of Decatur, who has been elected the first president of the new state association of Elks, is one of tbe most prominent men in the order in the state and took a leading part in the recent national meeting. He is deputy organizer for Illinois and as such has done much work to in­ crease the membership, having organ* ized a number of new lodges of the B. P. O. E. In the last year. He is a practicing physician at Decatur and prominent in local Jewish circles. Highway Taxes. The board of highway commission­ ers of Taylorville has fixed the tax rate for roads and bridges at 40 cents on the $100. National Guard. Adjt. Gen. Scott has accepted the resignation of Capt. Robert Mitchell of Peoria, commanding company L, 5th infantry. The election of Charles H. Schuler as second lieutenant of Company K, 4th infantry, of Mound City, Is con­ firmed. In view of the absence of Maj. Geo. N. Kreider of Springfield, who Is now In Europe, Lieut. C. A. Clotfelter of Hill6boro. assistant surgeon, 5th in­ fantry, is detailed to serve on tbe 5th iufantry examining board. may yet grow out of the matter, a«^| ' ̂ HIGH CHIEF RANGEfc Rev. W. J. MeCaughaa, who been elected high chief ranger of the* High Court of Illinois, Independent - ^ Order of Foresters, received his first •tfkj appointment as pastor at Pottinger^^il Church, Belfast He was later ar™!nfr- ed poster of a Canadian church. <pe has been active among the Foresters many years. He has preached in large number of Presbyterian churches in the East He is now pas­ tor of the Third Presbyterian church, Chicago. State Telephone System. The Kinloch Telephone company has closed negotiations for a right of way for a line from Alton to Spring­ field, having procured franchises in al­ most every town along the way. It is planned to start construction work at once in Upper Alton. The line will be built t'rym Upper Alton to Foster- burg, thence to Woodburn, Bunker Hill, Carlinville and thence along the Chicago & Alton railway to Spring- tieid. Exchanges will be established in towns along the way. Engine Injures Man. James B. Cyphers of Springfield was struck by a Chicago & Alton switch engine, knocked down and seriously injured. He was badly cut and taken to St. John's hospital. Rodenberg to Speak. Congressman Rodenberg has writ­ ten a letter accepting the invitation to deliver an address at the unveil­ ing of the Bond county soldiers' mon­ ument in Greenville Sept. 19. Gov. Yates will also be present. Preacher's Widow Is Insane. Mrs. Margaret Slater of Bunker Hill, widow of Rev. William Slater, who was a Seventh Day Adventist preacher, was adjudged insane and sent to tbe Jacksonville hospital for treatment. Old Deed Is Filed. An old deed to 160 acres of land in Bois d'ArC township made by Richard J. Oglesby, as governor of Illinois, to Seymour B. Wilcox and others, for a consideration of $1,784, was filed for record recently in Recorder Best's office at Hillsboro. Expect Big Crop. The farmers about Banker Hill are preparing for a record-breaking crop of corn this fall. As a consequence they are marketing their laat year's crop. Falls Under Car. John Miland, aged 42 years, while trying to board a Mobile and Ohio pas­ senger train at Waterloo, fell under a car. One of his feet was so badly crushed by the wheels that amputation was necessary Miland was recently employed at Sparta, 111. Powerhouse at Riverton. , The main power plant for the De­ catur. Springfield and St Louis in- teurban railroad will be built at River- ton. near «• Springfield, at a cost of $250,000. • Larger Bank at Flora. A charter has been applied for a Citizens' state bank in Flora absorb­ ing the Citizens' Banking company, ifed providing for an increase in the /capital stock, which is now $10,000, to ^$25^)00--, The stockholders are well- known business men of Flora. Record of Longevity. An unusual record for longevity is furnished by the Saywer family of AU ton, a member of which, Mrs. Emilys Sawyer Pierce, was buried recently. Her father was Penjamin Sawyer,, who was born in Connecticut in De-v cember, 1761; the daughter died in, August, 1903, making a span of 142 :! years, covered by the lives of father,'; and daughter. Of Benjamin Sawyer's^ , children, two lived to be more than 90J* ;• V| years of age and four others M J be more than 85. 1 * I " I Finds Sons After* Vears. After being separated from his sons for nineteen years, Valentine Tom4 jask of DuBois was reunited with,,: them at Ewing, Neb. Unable to speak English, the old man reached Union, Neb., instead of Ewing, Neb., with-,; out money and unable to tell where' v;^ .he wished to go. His sons read news- ^ paper accounts of his predicament and:>_;,..i$i telegraphed for their father. > ^ ---------- • •" •• Open Switch. , \ The carelessness of crews cau3ed a wreck on the Big Four at Bunker Hill that will amount' to thousands of dollars to the com­ pany. The cars ran into an open switch, piling themselves one upon. another, breaking, several and tearing up the track for several hundred yards. , . ,....._ W. C. T. U. Office**^?' V'^i „v. Tbe Bond county W. C. T. U. con- * vention, in session at Dudleyville, has elected the following officers for the ensuing year: President. Mrs. R. H. Elam; corresponding secretary, Mrs. E. C. Smith; recording secretary, Miaa ; Ella Hynes; treasurer, Mrs. W. A." Gallaher; auditor, Mrs. Don Graff. Prepare for Itate fkir. Work of putting up strands of fttcan-' descent lights on both sides of tbe principal business streets has begun preparatory to the illumination of Springfield during state fair week. , whicb begins Sept. 26. Work on the,: new buildings at the ftir grounds la being pushed rapidly. Riot Anniversary. The miners' union of Taylorville haa completed arrangements for the cele-. bration of the anuiversary of the Vlr- den labor riot on Oct 12. The prin-. clpal feature wiU be an addcess bf -^ John Mitchell. voi -..M Veterinary Examiner. Dr. Edward Merrick of,Oakvllle tea ' been reappointed a member of the ' • Jf state board of veterinary examiners. ' : d Material for New Road. Material for the constructjoa of the new electric railway between Charles­ ton and Mattoon is arriving in large quantities and is being unloaded along the right of way. The line is expect­ ed to be in operation before Jan. 1. First Meeting in Forty Years. Congressman Ben F. Caldwell is en> tertaining his cousin. Attorney W T. Talbott of Parsons, Kan. Their meet­ ing wben Mr. Talbott arrived „*aa tjto ftrat in forty yeara. Creditors Begin Suit The creditors of J. S Starr and Ota Premium Buggy company of Decatur, have commenced proceedings in the bankruptcy court against J S and H. C Starr. The liabilities aggregate $60,000. . Fine Church. A large audience attended the dedi­ catory ceremonies of the First Chris­ tian church at Flora The new church has been undet course of construction for a year, ar.d i? one of the best ap­ pointed church buildings Hi soiKlfeenk Illinois. •», k&"- \ M &&'• 'M- .... •» /-~ Phippa Family Reunion. / The annual reunion of the PMm family took pltce t ear Jonesviile. There were 2?o relatives present, many of th$m <osuu& truui giauuMk - rwnnUee. yL hi 'x-•• . yraM