THE SEMLWEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
DEFENDER OF SAN LUIS POTOSI
Gen Miguel Darrlos, oommandor - In -
PotosI, who has been blocking, at least
to Mexico City.
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Irish Sportsman Has Spent Several Million Dollars and a Stu
pendous Amount of Keen Thinking in His Endeavor to Gain
Title to This Much Covetod Yachting Trophy So Care
fully Guarded by United States Yachtsmen.
New York. Down In tho vault of a
famoun Jewelry houso on Fifth avenuo,
New York city, there Is a dingy, bat
tered ploco ,of silver, neither n mod
em work of beauty nor n valuablo an
tique, a thing likely to tempt at first
Sir Thomas Upton.
glance only the thief looking for some
thing to feed his melting pot.
Yot a great London sportsmnn has
spout 1C years, sovoral million dollars,
and a stupendous amount of keen
thinking In his endeavor to gain tltlo
to this carefully gunrdod object. Tho
Holy Grail was not moro persistently
sought.
Tho piece of silver Is tho America's
cup, tho world's grentost yachting
trophy. And tho seeker is the world's
gamest sportsman. Sir Thomas Linton.
It was In the year of tho Spanish
war, '98, that tho Now York Yacht
club recolved tho llrBt challcngo from
tho Hoyal Ulster Yacht club. Tho let
ter received August C, 1898, gave Sir
Thomas J. LIpton as tho owner of tho
yacht to bo callod Shamrock with a
length on tho load water lino of 9S.G
feet.
Tho challcngo was brought over by
a commlttco consisting of Vice-Coin-modoro
It. G. Sherman Crawford of
tho challenging club, II. M. McGll
downey and Hugh C. Kelly, accompa
nied by tho now yacht's designer. Will
iam Fife. Jr., and Charles Kussull.
Immediately all was bustlo In Now
York Yacht club circles. It Is under
stood J. Plorpont Morgan, tho oldor,
furnished tho money to build the do
fending yacht, tho Columbia. Tho cup
committee consisted of Mr. Morgan,
Edwin I). Morgan, 10. M Drown, Her
man D. Durycu, whoso horso won tho
English Derby a few days ago, and
Henry 1 Ltppltt. Tho keel of tho
Columbia was laid at tho Herrushoff's
Iplace at Drlstol, II. I., In tho early win
ter of 1,898 and she wns launched June
10, 1899.
Charloy Darr wns hor sailing mas
ter, and her crow were Dcor Islanders.
Tho Dofendor, which had defeated tho
Valkyrlo II in 1805, was put in commis
sion to raco against her. On August
2 the Columbia was caught in n bit of
n blow off l'olnt Judith and hor groat
eteel mnBt went by tho board.
Meanwhllo tho Thornoycrofts had
complotcd the Shamrock 1 utvAtlllwnll
on tho Thames and In chargoVof Cnpt.
'Archie Hogarth and Hobort Wrlngc.
sho crossed tho Atlantic that August,
chlef or tho federal forces at Snn Luis
temporarily, tho progress of tho robola
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towed by tho steam yacht Erin, taking
1 days 20 hours for tho trip.
In tho first raco, sailed In October,
tho Shamrock was beaten by ten min
utes eight seconds, In tho second raco
sho did not finish; In tho third sho was
dofentod by G minutes 34 eccondB.
Sir Thomas' appctlto for that bat
tered silver cup wos only whetted tho
moro. Ho sent his second challongo in
Octobor of tho next year, 1900. This
tlmo tho American committee consist
ed of Commodoro Lowis Cass Ledyard,
vicc-uommodoro August Ilelmont,
Hear Commodoro C. L. 13. Robinson,
Secretary J. V. S. Oddle, S. Nicholson
Kano, C. O. IC. IbcIIii nnd E. M. Drown.
Messrs. Doblnson, Oddlo, Kano nnd
Drown nro nofr dead.
Tho Horrosuofte again got tho Job of
building tho defender. They construct
ed tho sloop Constitution, tho money
being supplied by Auuust Dolmont.
James Stlllnmn, Oliver II. Dayno. F.
G. Dourno nnd Henry Walters. Capt.
Urlas Hhodes nailed her.
Door ThomaB W. LawBon of Doston
built tho Independence und wonted n
chunco to pit her ngalnst tho Consti
tution nnd Columbia In tho olllclal
trials, but tho lordly New York Yacht
club decided ho was barred becauso
not one of tholr membors.
Tho Constitution was tho victim of
an accident Hko that which had hap
pened to the C lumbla off Point Judith
tho year brlc "ho lost hor mast at
Nowpoit ".' ndly damaged. The
Tho Vanltle.
Columbia was finally selected to do
fond tho cup a second time.
Tho Shamrock II, which wns de
slgnodby Georgo L. Wnthon, enmo to
grief In tho Solent Mny 22. 1901, while
King Edward VII was on board. Like
tho Constitution and tho Columbia her
tall mast wnn too much for her In n
strong blow and wont overboard Dut
AMERICA'S
Ill
she was fixed up and towed across the
Atlantic, making tho trip In 1G days.
Tho challenger was beaten by tho
Columbia threo succe?slvo times by
1 minute 28 seconds, 3 minutes 35 sec
onds and 41 seconds, respectively.
Dut tho next yoar back was Sir
Thomas with a now challenge Ho had
Watson nnd Fife Jointly design tho
Shamrock HI, which was launched nt
Dumbarton, Scotland, March 17, 1903,
and christened by tho Bamo Lady
Shnftosbury, who broke tho bottle
ovor this yoar'u craft. Captains'
Wrlngo nnd Devls Balled hor. Tho Ho
Hanco and tho Shamrock III mado'
nine starts in 1903, but only completed
threo races, all of which wero won by
tho American yncht. the first by 7 min
utes 3 seconds and the second by 1
mlnuto nnd 18 seconds. Shamrock
missed tho finish line in tho fog in tho
third raco and hor time was not taken.
Sir Thomas went over a now chal
lenge in 1907, but nothing came of It
save futile Jockeying. The Americans
would not compete against Sir
Thomas' 08 foot rating sloop. Tho Now
York Yncht club declr.red that "tho
America's cup, held by this club us
trustee, under tho deed of gift, Is a
trophy which stands pre-eminently for
speed nnd for the utmost skill in de
signing, construction, managing and
handling the competing vessels and
nhould, therefore, be sniled for by tho
fastest and most powerful vessels that
can bo produced."
Still Sir Thomas did not glvo up.
Ho sent over moro offers and nftor
much parleying a raco was finnlly
agreed upon for this year. Should .Sir
Thomas come a cropper with his freak
boat this nutumn, tlvore Is no reason
for thinking ho will not be right back
ngaln, say In 191G or 1917. He belloves
In sticking nnd ho docs want that cup.
Tho cup Is now moro thnn sixty
years old. it cost less than $500 when
new nnd would not bo worth one-third
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The Resolute.
of thnt today. Tho trophy was offered
by the Hoyal Yacht scruadron for a
raco between boats of all nations. Tho
America won It on August 22, 1851, in
a raco around tho Ilo of Wight, off
the south coast of England.
It enmo Into tho possession of tho
Now York Yacht club In 1887 when It
was presented to tho club by Georgo
L. Schuyler, tho then sole surviving
owner of tho cup.
CAUGHT TURTLE WITH TOE
New Bait Was Successful, But
Got a Shock He Will Not
Soon Forget.
Boy
Centrovllle, Ala. A lot of boys In
Dlouni county recently went fishing
on a creek, and after baiting their
hooks went off to play. They re
turned shortly and found thnt one of
tho polos wns gono from Its placo and
wns on tho opposite side of tho creek.
Ono of tho boys stripped off, wnded
over, caught the pole and pulled, but
nothing would como, and, thinking
that tho lino was around a log, mndo
tho line taut nnd placed It between his
toes nnd followed It to tho obstruc
tion. On reaching tho bottom something
grabbed his big too and his compan
ions had to como to his assistance
They pulled the boy out and with him
cutno n 35-pound turtlo (swinging on
to tho boy's toe A doctor was sum
manod and dressed the wound.
HUNTER CLAWED BY EAGLE
Bird Was Huge One nnd Boldly At
tacked Man Who Finally
Killed It.
Edmonton, Albertn Tom E Mason,
n lur trapper, has come to Edmonton
for medical treatment, following n
fierce light with a golden eagle, which
clawed and pecked at his fnco, nock
and left shoulder and arm. Ho killed
the bird, which had u spread of wings
of eight foot two Inches from tip to
tip.
"1 wns attracted to n trap," Mason
snld, "by n strnngo nolso, nnd as I
got closer I saw a hugo golden eagle
hold by one foot.
"My first thought was to relcnso the
bird, not thinking that It would ven
ture nu attack: but that Is whero I
was fooled. I was quickly mado
aware of the fact when 1 was sprawled
upon my back with tho eagle and
trup on to? of me."
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This Farmer Man Knew Something About Crows
WASHINGTON Consider crowds:
A farmer man was going along a business street up Georgetown way
when, nbovo tho clash of trade, ho heard a sound that caused him to look
upward. And there on a chimney
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every year of my life with tho darn
things wntchln' my corn hills from tho fenco mils, and the first thing I hear
when I get to town Is this lnfcrnnl cawin'. What do you reckon that rascal
up yonder means by wasting his time hero whero thero are no crops to
rob huh?"
"Oh, wo'vo got a rookery of 40,000 crows near Arlington, and I'vo watched
their goings and comings for forty years. You could time a clock by their
moements. Every morning In tho early gray they fly down tho Potomac to
their feeding grounds."
"That's whero they get me, blauk 'em!" Tho farmer man made his
ndjoctlvo good and strong no, not good, Just strong!
"Llvo along tho eastern shore?"
"No, sir; I'm from old Charles county, God bless her "
"You don't say! I'vo got relatives down In that section fine peoplo, too
nnd at dusk you ought to see those crows como trailing homo In a long, black
line, high up In tho sky, In clear weather and sa'lllng low in storms. Oh,
you can't put mo ngalnst crows, friend. I've watched them too long."
"That's how I got my opinion by wntchln' 'em, with a shot gun. Tho
rascals are so sharp, though, these days, doggone 'em, that It's hard work
getting a pop at them. And you can't frighten 'em with scarecrows any
moro. Dlank It, sir, they light on 'em, right beforo your eyes."
"Caw, caw, caw," shrilled tho crow.
Not So Bad as Cynics Would Have Us Believe
A MAN was limping through Lafayette square.
It was so early of a Sunday morning that tho grounds wero empty
except for tho man and n lone person who was coming down a path toward
him, and tho samo primeval stillness
lay over tho streets outside, not count
ing the Iconoclastic rattle of passing
cars.
Tho man limped becauso of a stiff
log thot had to bo helped out with a
cann, and It was n slow limp because,
again, his architecture Included a
bay-window front incompatible with
high speed. Ho carried a newspnper
and was lumbering toward a tree
shaded bench, when
Something In tho grass caught
his eye. It must have been an Important find, for, stiff and stout as he was,
he mado an elnborato effort to reach down to It and failed.
Then ho straightened up, gave a Jlu-Jltsu twist to his body and tried to
stoop sldownys. Ho failed again.
Nobody wnnts to bo ofucious, but tho lono person who had como along
nnd was about to pass thought It might be a case of dropped specs, or some
thing vital like that, and volunteered first aid.
"Thank you, madam. I would very much like to have one of these white
clovers If I might tax your kindness."
Tho lone person picked exactly one clover from tho white powdered grass,
nnd handed It to him. Tho man nccepted It with a bubble of confidence duo
tho occasion.
"Theso little blooms take mo back a half century to the farm that was
my home when I was a boy."
Tho woman smiled appreciative recognition of tho Bcntiment ns she
passed on; tho man lumbered over to his bench and well, thnt was really
all thero was to it except
When a stiff, stout man, over fifty, can carry about with him enough
honest boyhood to prlzo a clover top for the sake of Its associations, the
world can't bo half so bad as tho cynics would have us bellevo.
Thing That Thrills Some
NE thing about tho small town visitor thnt thrills is tho niceties ho pre
serves in eating, If a confirmed habitue of one of Washington's fashion
able restauiants happens to drop n
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he called his mouth and fell slushilv
upon tho white cloth. Tho mighty man extended a hamllko hand to pick it
up nnd had almost captured his gamo when, looking up, ho caught the eye
of tho waiter. Ills fuco turned crimson. Ills colossal hand flapped feebly
around, while ho pretonded to bo trying to look at the salt collar, tho sauce
anything. The waiter wont toward him icily.
"Anything, sir?" ho wanted to know.
'N-n-nothin'," fnltered tho big man. "I was"
"Salt, sir?" asked the waiter, solicitously.
Tho big man clutched at tho suggestion like a drowning man clutching
at a straw.
"Ye cs," ho stuttered.
Tho salt was handed him and ho spoiled tho remainder of his cutlet
with It.
And during tho rest of tho urenry meal ho ato solemnly, sadly, hopelessly,
whilo tho waiter stood guard and tho fallon piece or meat gleamed wickedly
from tho tablecloth. Occasionally ho would look reproachfully at tho waiter.
Then ho would bow his head mournfully over his food.
This Congressman Comes From a Land of Plenty
COME," said Hepresentntlvo Holland of tho Norfolk, Yn., district nnd
i thero was a world of prldo In his tones "I come from thnt land famed
tho world oer for Its good things to eat
oysters and terrapin and hams Is sung
throughout tho length and breadth of
tho nation from whero" and Mr. Hol
land, wnx.'ng eloquent, harked back to
valedlcto.lan da) s "from whore the
ley waters of tho At'nntlc beat upon
tho blonk crags of Malno to where tha
plncld waters of the bluo Pacific kiss
tho golden"
"It's n fact, sir, a fact." concluded
Mr. Holland, whon reminded that
theso stoilos must bo limited to 400
words. "I'm right about it; dead
right!" And Mr. Holland Is right about It; dead right Just listen to this
luscious litany of' tho succulont, savory things hailing from tho dlstilct that
culls him representative a Iltnny ho chnnts with reverent ocbtacy.
Lynnhavcn oysters, canvas-back duck, diamond-back torrnpln. Crisfiold
.crabs, Norfolk spots, Chesnpoako shad, corn, reedblrds, Smlthlleld hams,
March straw borrles, April green pons
Hore, waltor. quick! What's tarlfTs to terrapin, or currency b'Us to
canvas bucks' And don't forget the peanut!
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ledgo perched a crow shrilling out his.
"Cnw, caw, caw."
While the farmer man was cran
ing his neck, another man, In passing,
paused to lnqulro fraternally:
"Pet of yours got away?"
Tho answer wont off like an ex
plosion: "What In thunder do you supposo
n farmer wants with p. crow except to
shobt him? I'm plagued to death
Visitors to the Capita!
pniticulnrly choice bit of meat on the
tablecloth ho calmly and unhurriedly
retrieves It. He is not nervous about
"- l0 1d not even "erou3 If tho
a'ter looks at him reproachfully.
ino writer saw ono huge, oronzcu
man with a mighty walrus mustache
and nn nppearanco which Justified tho
belief that ho could laco 15 bad men
with guns nnd not wink an eye. Tho
bad man had ordered a veal cutlet.
And ono of tho best bits of tho cutlet
escaped tho curtain-draped cave that
land tho fair renown of whoso
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RECOGNIZED WORK OF ARTIST
Negro Quick to Hand Out What
Might Be Called Important Piece
of Misinformation.
Charles R. Knight, the artist, whoso
reproductions of dinosaurs and crea
tures of long ago aro known tho world
over, prefers, however, to bo known
as a painter and sculptor of- modern
animals. Ho has worked from tho liv
ing model as much ns possible, and
this has taken him to tho zoos In
many cities. Ho was telling his ex
periences at tho zoo in Washington.
"Ono afternoon an important look
ing negro enmo along with his best
girl," ho said. "They stopped for a
mlnuto and looked at tho sketch I
was making of a deer.
" 'Yer know what ho am doln', don't
yor?" asked tho negro of his com
panion. " 'Mebbe,' answered tho woman.
'Docs yob?'
" 'Shoh. He's making a landscape
ob ono er dem habitats. Dcre's moh
habitats in dls zoo than anywhere
else In der United States.' "
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Valuable Information.
A happy couple were on their way
to Scotland. They had to change
trains at Carlisle, and an obliging por
ter, whilo struggling with, the lug
gage, noticed that the' young lady's
hair was dotted with rice. Ho ap
proached tho young man and, pulling
a folded paper fromm his pocket, said:
"A present for you, sir, with tho
company's compliments."
"Indeed," said tho traveler; "what is
it?"
"A railway map, sir."
"Oh, thank you, but what aro theso
marks In bluo pencil?"
"That's the beauty of It, sir; those
marks show Just where tho tunnels aro
and their length." London Tlt-Dlts.
Lowest Bidder.
"I hnvo como to ask for tho hand
of your daughter," announced tho
young man.
"Havo n chair," said her father,
kindly. "I presumo you have mado an
estimate of what it will cost to keep
my daughter In tho Gtylo to which sho
has boen nccustomed?"
"I havo, sir."
"And your figures?"
"Ton thousand dollars a year."
"I'm sorry, my boy," said tho older
man, "but I cannot afford to throw
away ?2,000 a year. Another suitor
has figured ho can do It for $8,Q0O."
Lots of colors don't harmonize. For
Instance, led liquor shouldn't be used
for tho blues.
When a girl Is a bello she natu
rally wantb to be tolled so.
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Grandmother
idn't
A Rood cook? Certainly,
but she couldn't have cooked
the Indian Corn, rolled and
toasted it to a crisp brown,
wafer thin flakes, as we do in
preparing
oasties
They are delicious with
cream or milk, or sprinkled
over fresh fruit or berries.
From the first cooking cf
the corn until the sealed, air
tight packages of delicately
toasted flake3 are delivered
to you, Post Toasties arc
never touched by human
hand.
Grandmother would have
liked
Pest Toasties
sold by Grocers.
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