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Vf, &..*>«• i.ft, ii -ff* i.S* ft J" I Hi 4 .*i »n -r U»' 4 i* I.-?. V« 4 1 *WV\ V- 7 irfti- 'S-ih W 'SI Dud of Gift Units Length tf Graft. SCHOONERS GOULD ENTER. 'Interesting Point* Affecting Great :. Races of Next Fall, When Sir Thomas Lipton Will Bring Over His Fourth 8hamrock—Yacht Club's Stand Is Criticised. .•• '. £'. .-*- There are not many events in the category of sport that create greater interest than a contest for the Ameri ca's cup, ami endless talk has been oc casioned by the acceptance of the challenge of Sir Thomas Lipton, who will race Shamrock IV. in American waters next fall. Why so many per sons should become interested in a struggle for a trophy that is not worth $100 is one of the seven modern won ders. Still it is a fact, and the simple mention of a possibility of a struggle la *°v Photos by American Press. Association. CORNELIUS VANDERBH.T. Cf!$ 1'^ -t'fy Variderb!!t and Morgan will each con tribute fSO.OOO toward the fund.] a1* N «. v*v CONCERNING THE AMERICA'S CUP 'HM- JOHN ,Pi MORGAN.. -{Oornelius Vanderbllt and J." P. Morgan v. .. head one of the syndicates, tint .will -build an American cup defender. Herre "boff Is already "working on the plans. ."f^nough to set the cable and the'tele graph wires bumming and cause end less arguments throughout England and America. ®s Under the circumstances it la aston ishing-what a wonderful lacfcof knowl ,|&dge Is exhibited by the millions who ||||^are,willing to Argue the America's cup lilqnestlon. Although the American peo. f*'.'-ple.are the most patriotic in the world, the great majority. believe that the ^y£New York Yacht club Is absolutely """-•wrong in its stand lit excluding /all. per-. ,«ona from participating In building and' operatlug a cup defender except tnenft.. bers of the 'lnb. A Perpetual Trophy.! 1*he New York Yacht club is very exclusive. It gives races for club mem ber* only, and It takes mighty good cage to see that Its members are peo jplie, who will gain nothing In a bust '^neas way from belonging to the club, il!,'':', Tlie present deed of gift is exceeding ^7 .Mmple. It {Mates that the cup la opcii for compkttlon between clubs that have ocean courses for tbelr an noal regattas or a course on an arm of the sea. Furthermore, the competing ^prachts, If one mast shail not be leas |tl»»n sixty-five feet not mor^ ttjpn nlM* .^ty faet on the load water line,, If inore ii one mast they sball not be leM feet dor more than llS feet on foad water line. Vessels selected compete for ^he cup must itpfteeed ade^sail on tbeir own bottoms to tbe is to ftdM'fMip Tljese principal dailm fw the deed of sift Tbitt« |a no qneatioo ,«f ri)lM ind41in» aliowaoce. Aelgn yachk club wants race jpnd tt has an ocean contve fpr Its anntUl ra gattlt alt that It haa got to do If to fiend challenge {or a' contest at least: ten name thr sixe jft Alk SWEET POTATO HARVEST. How to Care Suceossfuliy For This Valuable Crop. The sweet potato harvest begins about the middle of August The main crop should not be dug until just be fore frost In localities where frosts do not occur until latqj£he sweet pota toes ripen and the vines show a slight tinge of yellow ftrhen ready for han dling. The soil should be comparatively dry at the time of harvesting. Bright, dry ing weather is essential to the proper handling of the crops. While sunlight does not easily injure the sweet potato, at the same time, it must not be un duly exposed to hot suns. Neither should they lie exposed uponlhe sur face of the ground during the night. During tbe handling in the field it should be the purpose to yemove all soil and surface moisture from the po tatoes. Warmth and a dry atmosphere are needed while in storage. The home supply may be placed in crates and stored in a loft over tbe kitchen part of the dwelling, but should never be stored in bags or barrels without ven tilation. Sweet potatoes should hot be han dled oftener than is strictly necessary, the essentials to good keeping being a reasonable degree of warmth, a' dry atmosphere and careful handling.. The storage bouse should be venti lated during the winter months, the outside air admitted only when quite dry and when its temperature is lower than that of tbe air in the storage house. If warm, moist air Is admitted considerable moisture will be deposit ed upon tbe potatoes, thus Injuring their keeping qualities. Under proper storage conditions sweet potatoes will shrink from 6 to 10 per cent« but the loss in weight will be greater If tbe temperature of the house la carried too high. If the potatoes are not matured when dug from the field the loss from shrinkage may be as much as 15 per cent' and Immature stock should be marketed early In the winter. HOW TO TEST DIAMONDS. Several Ways to Distinguish Genuine From Imitation 8tonos. How to tell real from false diamonds is briefly explained by a contributor to a Vienna journal, tbe Washington Post Observes. In the first place, he says, real brilliants may be recognized by their great hardness and high refrac tive index, which are not found togeth er in any imitation stone. The dia mond stays brilliant because it is bard, while other stones and imitations be come Scratched and dulled by friction. For an experienced eye it Is not diffi cult to decide from the appearance of the facets whether a, stone Is genuine or hot for those of real dlamohds are seldom so regular as those of fine im itations. With the latter the greatest care is taken in grinding-to smootb and polish not only tbe facets, but also the whole form into sucb a shtfpe as to avoid differences in tbe reflection, re fraction and scattering of the raya. In the grinding- and polishing of real brilliants, on tbe other hand, effort is made to keep tbe original size as near ly as possible, and some little irregu larities in the facets and angles are preferred to any diminution In weight. In Jhe imitations' the superfluity of cheap material. iyhich may be wasted without making any difference, enables a perfect counterfeit to be made. If a person looks through a diamond as through, a bit of glass, at a black dot on a sheet of white paper one sin gle point will l*e seen clearly.' If sev eral points appear or a .blur is seen it Is an Imitation. The jsrhlte sapphire.' the white topaz, and rock crystal are commonly sold as diamonds: but more often imitations are: made of glass. To .recognize, these glass Imitations treatment'^vltb acids is also recommended, which, removes the polish on the facets, while It does not affect the diamond, ruby,'sapphire or emerald. However, an imitation made of glass yields to the hardness test, so that a chemical test is super fluous.: :,^. t. 1 How to Maks Smooth Gravies.^')!! First have the liquor to be thickened ready to boll then take a spoonful of flour and with a little milk or water work free ffOin lumps: then thin so that it will pour easily. With a stir ring spoon iu one hand stir the boiling liquid vigorously with the other, band pour in the batter/ The secret of bnvlng it free from lumps Is to have tbe liquid hot enough to cook the batter at once aud to keep stirring It until It Is well feook.ed. Nev er try to stir raw flour into hot liquor nor to make smooth gravies in iuke warm stock. .• .... How to Remove Spots on China. The beauty of old china is often de stroyed by browiq spots wiildh appear on the. surface. An eflfecthre way to remove these is to biiry the dlsb In the earth, coveringIt completely. The darker spots require more time to re move theju than the ligliter onea. Tbta methodj will not barm the most deli cate china. As* wmmr** ^How Sfe .vv Hew. to Prevent New Shoes From, To /prevent new shoes from- hurting lay a elotb moistened In hot. water across the place where the pressure Is ntoat felt changing the cloth as aoon as It becomes cool. This will make the.leather thit|ie Itself tp the' foot' ,4'y 'Oliat the Bet" an open bottle of oil of winter': green on ibe window slll: 'the flies will' not comf ^n. 4 bun^ .of Aparagus graas j|aa«ra«t a&nctkMi for Um. JS placed lb a rood• (he Was Ught 'opos If and wwHWWtym Transporting a Fortune By MILLARD MALTBIE How 1 found tbe celebrated Impera tor diamond does not pertain especial ly to this story, but where I found it is important, for my effort to get it away from the region where it bad lain ever since a lump of pure carbon was crystallized and became a gem as big as a walnut is what I am going to tell you about. When 1 was a young ster I ran away from home and a few weeks later found .myself in tbe prov ince of MLuas Geraes, in Brazil, where theNdiamond mines are. I worked in the mines for five years and couldn't very well do that without learning something about diamonds. One Sunday 1 was out on a tramp and. stopping to rest, noticed near me a stone that it struck me looked like a diamond in tbe rough. I took it up to examine' it and found it exactly like tbe uncut stones 1 had dug up for the diamond company, only I had never seen one half the size. I was a good dieal upset for if the thing was a dia mond I was rich. But as I have said, it was tbe get ting away with it that I'm going to tell about It was a diamond, sure enough, and one of tbe big ones of tbe world,. While I was looking at it Jim Stivers came up, and I was fool enough to let him see it. He knew right off that It was worth tbe biggest part of a mil lion dollars, and a stone like that is a great temptation for any one. He congratulated me on my find and be gan at once to plot to get It from me. Jim bad more sense than I in this. He didn't tell any one about my hav ing it except three men whom be used to get it away from me. He knew 1 would go to Rio with it. and his plan was to have me waylaid and the stone captured. Of course I didn't know just what he would do. but I did know that once I got out of the region of law and or der—in other words, off by myself— somebody would try for my property. I concluded to endeavor to fool who ever suspected I had it' with me by playing a part. The plan 1 adopted was this: 1 found a countryman who was going down with a load of wood and told him 1 would go with him. He said he was agreeable, and 1 slept the night before we started near his wagon, which was already loaded. During tbe night I took o(ne of the logs—one that I would recognize easily —and. boring a big bole in it under a piece of loose bark, put my diamond In ii Then.'plugging up the hafe, 1 let* down the bnrk. first putting a little glue between it and the wood to hold it In plnce. Then I threw the log back on to tbe load. We started early in tbe morning, and I. not wishing to be Identified with £be woodman, at times kept in his rear and at times In advance of him. Al though I hadn't told any one 1 was going on the trip. I found the road picketed. I passed a man who looked at me searcblngly. and It wasn't long before, hearing footsteps behind me. 1 turned and saw blm coming with two others: They caught up with me. and one or them, who knew me by sight, said, "That's tbe man." and. address ing me. added: "Young feller, tbe diamond company has missed a valuable uncut stone and. having been Informed that It Is In your possession, has sent'us to de mand it of you. Please band It out." "I haven't any diamond," I replied. "I'm as poor as poverty and don't know where I shall get a bite to eat" They didn't waste any words, but two of- them held me while the third went through my pockets, .my hair, my beard—Indeed, every part of me. Then be took off my clothes, leaving me stark naked, and examined every seam, every inch of cloth, even hold ing tbem up and looking through them to tbe light. "1 reckon be has either sent it on ab^ad'or left It' behind to come later," said tbe man who bad done the search ing. All would have gone 'well had not tUe woodcutter's wagon dome lumbering down tbe road and he had to ask mfe In a familiar way what my appearing In my birthday clothes meant The men pricked up their ears: at this and asked, blm If be knew me, and lie told tbem tbat we were fellow travelers. He got a thorough searching for his pains, the men thinking tbat be was carrying tbe gem for me. Then they examined the horses, the harness, the wagon, looking even Into' tbe hubs of the Wheels. One of tbem suggested that wbait they were looking for might be between the logs bf wood, and they threw every log off on to tbe road, capefolly watching for the diamond between them. But It waa of no use. Tbe atone waa not to be found. They didn't like to give It up: but. bellfevlng tbat 1 had conveyed the treasure^ by some, other method, they iQnally: included to dorao. They bad Instructions rrom Stivers not to hurt me/j: If they could get the diamond they were to'do so. but they were not to commit murder or make a case against those implicated in the at tempted robbery, \f| waa allowed to, pruceed. When we reached ftlo.. kioott ,tbe log In which I bad bidden the djamond off the Inad/peid the woodman fpr lt and, 'putting It on my shftnlder. went away with It I /sailed for Amsterdam, that 1 might :acM: m.v *ut. ana when It was ln (Hiudltion, sold It for 9030.000 ta GEM MESSAGE BY PIGEON. Carrier Plies From Vessel to Shore, Valuables Being Found. Philadelphia.—When she discovered that she bad left valuable jewelty in a bag at a hotel Mrs. Daniel H. Fergu son, on the British steamer Glenesk. outside the Delaware capes, liberated a carrier pigeon, which returned to the home cote on the Ferguson farm. Fair view, at Mendenball, Pa., with a mes sage telling of the loss. The hotel was communicated with, and the jewelry was obtained and put iu the office safe. Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson started for New Castle. New Brunswick, and left one bag to be stored in the baggage room of the hotel until their return. Through a mistake the Jewel box was placed in the bag. The pigeon that car ried the message was being taken with others b.v Mr. Ferguson to friends ia New Brunswick. MARRIED BY PHONE. Ohio Magistrate Accommodates Eager Young Couple. Dayton, O.—"Do you. Louis Motzel"— "Number, please"— "Take Florence Igou*'— "They don't answer"— "Oh. central, please get off the line. We're trying to get married." Louis Motzel and Florence lgou had their troubles getting married over the telephone here, but Dan Cupid finally got tbe phone plugs iu their proper places on tbe switchboard, and Squire Koehne was able to finish the cere mony. Motzel and Miss lgou had found two magistrates absent from their offices, and when they reached tbe office of koehne. only to find him gone, they located him at a construction camp three miles from the city, and he read ily consented to tie the knot by pbone. PACIFIC DRYD0CK. \york to Be Resumed Shortly Is Opirv ion In Washington. Washington.—Work upon the giaut drydock at Pearl Harbor, the site of the great naval base the United StateR Is establishing in the Pacific, probably will be resumed in the near future. Secretary of the Navy Daniels an nounced that Alfred Noble of New York, the engineering specialist retain ed to render an opinion as to tbe ad visibility of going ahead with the con struction of the dock, has reported that tbe project is quite feasible. Tbe Pearl Harbor drydock is to cost several million dollars, according to es timates. Work on the dock was well advanced when the coral foundation of the dock yielded to water pressure from below and caused an upheaval of the floor and walls, practically ruining ail that had been done. CONDEMNED TO DIE, CONDUCTS BUSINESS Remikable Fortitude if Frank, Awalliif Death. Atlanta, 6a.—Leo M. Frank, sen tenced to be hanged .Oct. 10 for tbe murder of Mary Phagan. continues to manage In jail the affairs of tbe Na tional Pencil company, of which be was auperintendent and at whose plant tbe girl was killed. However, he will not be hanged Oct. 10 because the motton for a new trial will be beard, and If the decision is adverse the case 'will be carried to the supreme court. It may be a year before hia fate Is'definitely determined. His wife has visited him dally, since the end of tbe trial and haa aasisted him in going over the mass of testi mony. When at the trial Solicitor Dorsey declared she bad never gone to the police station to see blm and cited tbe fact to tbe jnry as an Indication that she knew Frank was guilty she leaned forward In an excited protest, but under tbe law she could not tes tify. She is determined In tbe event of a new trial—and she Is confident one is coming—to in some way ahow that she never for a moment doubted ber husband's innocence. Mrs. Rea Frank, bis mother, joined in tbe jail conferences for awhile, but finally she was obliged to return to Brooklyn/ where her aged husband is critically ill. She expects to return ..when argument Is made for a pew trial before Judge Roan. Solicitor Dorsey Is directing tbe work of detectives who are trying to And new evidence to strengthen the case of tbe state should a new trial be ordered. TRUST ACTION NEXT SESSION. President Then Will fteeSMimond Strengthening «f Sherman Law. Washington.—Tbe&'will be no anti trust legislation at this' extra session of congress. It was stated on the highest authority. President Wilson will recommend to congress soon after tbe beginning of the regular session In December tbe strengthening of the Sherman law. Between now and then be and his adviapn will go over the Sherman law.' dig Into the history of Its operation and make, a careful study of what has been done with tbe law aud its effect' on business, it became known tbat the* prealdent will hare before him the anti-trust latins of New Jersey. 'kno#n aa "the aeven slsters" acts en acted during tbe iast year of Mr. Wll The Scrap Book The Previous Question. Old Senator Nesmitb of Oregon, one of the first settlers of the state, used to tell this story: At the time when Oregon was admitted as a state and the first legislature of the state met There was a moment of silence fol lowing this motion, and then amid a shout of derision the speaker cried: "Sit down, yon fool! We passed the previous question three days ago!" -'A* Mark Twain'- Story. A" friend of Mark Twain once asked him if he remembered tbe first money he earned. "Yes." be said "it was at school, and a very painful recollection it is too. There was a rule in our school that any boy marking bis desk, either with pencil or knife, would tie chas tised publicly before the whole school or pay a fine of $3. Besides tbe rule, there was a ruler. I knew it because I ihad felt it. It was a darned bard oue too "One day had to tell my father tbat I bad broken tbe rule and bad to pay a fine or take a public whipping, and be said: "'Sam. It would be too bad to bave the name of Clemens disgraced before the whole school, so I'll pay tbe fine. But 1 don't want you to lose anything, so come upstairs.' "A few minutes later 1 came down with a bad feeling and the $5, and 1 decided that as I had been punished once and got used to it I would not mind gettlqg the other licking at school. So I did and' kept the $R.*' An Untamed Marquis. The father of the Marquis of Piiite had an. amusing experience Iu the neighborhood of Rothesay. He met a cockney traveler who asked to be di rected to a certain place. Deceived by tbe marquis' accent, the visitor took him for a southron and took occasion to make supercilious remarks about the barbarous islanders of Bute. He said. "Blime me. I suppose you're like me. an Englishman?" "No." responded the marquis: "I'm a jBatlve of Bute, thid Island." "Good graeious!" excIaimed the Lon doner, in amazement. "Then who In thedooce tamed yer?' t»rd Bute asaumed ti/ ^ra5KSI®ra?Be Nesmith, who was a member, iassess ed himself of a copy of a book on parliamentary pro cedure. This work, which was at the time probably the only one of its sort west of the Missis sippi. lie studied diligently and by the time of the (irst session was well up in tile rules of de bate. "SIT DOWN, YOU FOOL.!" At the first meet ing of the new legislature a motion was introduced and speedily carried, but ou the second measure a dispute arose, and for three days tbe state leg islators wrangled and debated. Finally on the third day Nesmith. who had watched the proceedings with out even opening his mouth, decided it was time to use a piece of his par liamentary procedure, so be rose and moved the "previous question." I Rest In Flight. The flying arrow, knowing Its path la made, Goes singing softly at the bow's behest. Taking Its destined journey unafraid, In every moment of Its flight at rest. So speed, O soul, to your divine abode Go singing through the shadow and the light Go bravely on your high appointed road, At rest In every moment of your flight. -Edwin Markham in Nautilus. Guiding the Doctor. The blacksmith, who was long on the wisdom of his trade, but short on medi cal lore, sprained his wrist one after noon and lost no time iu hustling to the office of a phy sician. The doc tor examined the wrist and then took a small bottle from a shelf, but found it empty. "James," said he. turning to an ussistant. "go up stairs and briug m«»"down a couple of those vials." "What's that?" exclaimed the pa tie ii t. suddenly showing large signs of emotion. "I was merely asking my assistant to bring me down a couple of vials from upstairs." answered the doctor. "Files!" cried the blacksmith with a look of determination. "No. you don't, doc! If that hand has got to come off you will use a knife or a saw!" "HO YOU DON'T, DOC!" Wanted It to Keep On. Itichard Mansfield, tbe actor, had not much hair, and I his fact was com mented on to the actor by a lady whose friendship permitted personal allusions. "Why. Mr. Mansfield," said the lady, "you are losing your hair all the time. You'll be bald if this keeps on." "Keeps on. madam?" queried tbe actor, putting bis hand on what re mained of his hair. "My dally prayer is tbat this will keep on." illH-l'lligJ HELPFUL HINTS FOR HOUSEWIVES Can Opener That Removes Top With One Cut. A ciin opener that is intended for quick work has I'cen designed by an Arkansas man. A spirally curved cut ting blade that forms two heart shaped sections is attached to a shaped handle. At the bottoms of the sec tions are sharp points. To use this tool tbe cook has merely to press down upou it until It has sunk through the top of tbe tiu clean to the handle, then give the implement one twist around aud the entire top of the can is removed as swiftly and neatly as any one could wish. Where a number of cans have to be opened quickly this device is an obvious improvement over the type that slowly saws through the tin. Furthermore, there is here no dau ger of cuttiug tbe fingers on a jagged piece of ild. Preserving Mint. Drying is the best method. Tbe mint should be picked just before it flowers, and should be gathered on a dry day. Wash it thoroughly, spread on brown paper and place It In a warm oven to dry quickly, taking care, however, not to let It burn. When it is dry rub the leaves from the stems, cool, put into jars or bottles and cork tightly. Tbe following recipe for mint sauce, using dried mint leaves, is ^recommended: Three tablespoonfuls of finely chopped mint leaves to two gills of French vinegar mixed with three ounces of powdered sugar. Tongue With Spiced Sauee. Brown two tablespooufuls of butter and gradually add one pint of boiling water, stirring until smooth. Boll for a few minutes then add a little grated lemon rind, one-third cupful of raisins and a piucb of Bait, then six cloves, six peppers, one bay leaf tied In a piece of cloth. Cover the dish and simmer slowly until raisins are tender. Remove spices and add juice of one lemon. Cut tbe already cooked tongue into slices, add to sauce, cover and simmer until meat has become thor oughly seasoned. Serve with potato croquettes. Scrambled Cggs. A scrambled egg cau be made to seem quite an important dish tf a tablespoonful of milk and a dessert spoonful of breadcrumbs are mixed In with it Pour the milk on to the crumbs to soak tbem. Beat up the eggs In tbe usual way and stir tbe soaked crumbs into It. Scramble all together lightly and. quickly A single egg done In thla way seems as much as two done by tbe usual method. Nut Bread. One-half cupful of sugar, one egg, one teaspoonful of salt, one and one quarter cupfnls of milk, four cnpfnla of sifted flour, four level teaapoonfula baking powder, one cupful of chopped nuts. Beat egg. add sugar, then flour which has been sifted, with salt and bakiug powder alternately with milk, then nuts. Allow to atand In warm place twenty minutes and bate Ut moderate oven forty minutes. 'V. Chases Crisp. Dissolve a piece of butter tbe alse of a walnut in a chafing dish with three cupfuls of rich cheese dry enough to be grated. When melted add a pinch of salt and two tableapoonfnla of to mato ketchup. Serve on toasted thin, crackers on warm plates piled high with very hot and crisp potato chips. Damask and Double Damask, Following is the distinctive meaning of damask and double damask aa ap plied to table linen: The term refers to tbe satin finish In This finish Is a matter of facing tbat Is given Double damask linen fern c^N»' alon and. rajslhi- a ppnderooa cfaiggial be !was carrying, saft angrily, "Who tamer- y»e aiarmed cock "if fi Mi '4 table linen. weaving, th» tbe flax thxaad. ia a finer linen with the satin finish on both sides. Almond Wafers. Pour a layer of melted late Into a aweet choco-- flat greaaed pan and plac* a layer of blanched almonds on thla. Cover these wltb layer of melted chocolate in .a top of* another thli* and set away cool place. When perfectly dry cat them Into thin wafers. Baked Custard,. -i? IGfeeamaking baked cuatAfcd waror the atllk before adding Iks eggs and tfaen wui be leas dangar atDM caa tart tomUg watery. Baft* In a pa%rtj1 Mt ln bfQlag water. Y^T "Skiii