THE RACE FOR AMERICA’S CUR.

tar to every .

UK RICA'S CUP -the Blue million of

the Sea. Uaa

• pi red. Brltiah yarbumen tu pul ‘forth their tulsht- ' Imt offorta ereV ■lure It was ntpt n red from tbeui by • the vlrtorlnua Auer-Ii-a half a c*>tury . aito. The ufteinpu Of 8fr Tlx.man Upton. Ban., to ”lfft the mu*" an* fnmll-

. luerteau w ho take* au

latereat lu upon*, eapeoialty In yachtIn*. It Moeum aluioat iuetvdllile that «-i much money, what would be more than an ample fonune even lu three day* of hu*e Hivumulatlona of w««lth. Khoiitd he * pel it with no other object than to aecure a allver cup of Jitlle Intriunle value, A few fl*- _

unm i-oncerniu* the i-oet of the puntime in which Sir Thornan In lndul*ln»; *o freely ahould bo of Interert to lover* of thor-

oufth '■porimanslup. . lie fii'imeted the ex-

Prr.xc of Id* effort to set i the cup lu r&rj ,t Jsuo. 000. That, however, lit eluded'fitiO.OOO which he paid tw Uonnt Klorio, of

Italy, for the Cn** yacht”-/««* *>■•

which the Cottut callod

thc Ae*una: arid which ta now known as the Krltv Thla would leave his actual racing exjieoae. in 1SW at WOO.OOd. it in-probable that Hn- mat of the 'aecond race* to him wa* a Uttle over that fl*mv. hut Bill I within »3tX).000. In other wontii. lucludln* the sum or laOO.Qf'O or thereahnuti for the pur-

chase and retUtln* of the Erin, the total coat to the challen*ct in the laat two aerie* of race* was aomewhere In the neighborhood of >1.300,001). But the

. -cort of the Krfn 1* not, I of courae. a legitimate |f factor to the estimate

of the actual raring expense*. Probat.ly thean laat for both ae-

rie* were S850.000.

leaving the yacht proper and coming to the collateral expense**, there I*

RELIANCE, THE AMERICAN DEFENDER.

crossed the Atlantic, would not hare excited comment, hut occurring at It did just before the cup race*. It was a tacit admission- on the -part of her owner and denigner that the yacht

waa.not fast enough-

While the content decide* the ques-

vj.vi•->ij'.i s-rHe-^uv -

a* the largeat item the’eoat of running the steam yacht Erin. for. nay. the months she actually is iu eervlo connection with the races. .This estimated by n man familiar with the subject at gVi.Ota) a month—WH.OOO In

aR.

While Kir Thomas Upton repeatedly expressi*d his contffletv-e In Kliamrock IIl.*a abllltv to win back the America's Cup. It apjutared lliqt hta ismtlck-nce was not shared by ttoae *r$o were actively coucrrurd In the management Of the KhnmrocV*. -TThaf Designer Fife, who had n reputation at stake, and who kaew th* aha Hanger aa n father knows hts child, bad grave doUbN aa to Abamrack Ill 's ability to eoj** with Reliance was evidenced by the fact that undur his orders the ImWaprit of the challeuger .was Icugth-

•n-J three feet.

So radical a change la the rig of the yacht waa Important, not so much because It increased the nfen of the bead •alls and changed the trim of the yacht, but chiefly because, on account •f having been effected oo the very Cre of the cup race*. It Indicated that “ r and designer at the yacht

tion of superiority aa raring ma-falnes between the Reliance and Shamrock III., there has long been a growing

•entlmbnta of an influential yachting element when It aaya that th* troth U‘ that the-larger problems of yacht designing have been solved, and we owe their solution to the struggle for the America's Cup. The Amertwu type of yacht U no longer a wld*. shallow hall with Inside ballast and a aaU plaa

■IB TaouAt liitox, bast.

founded on a greet hoist of tower sails * abort topmaata. The Britab model la no longer a plank set upon edge and kept there by a load of lead on its bottom. and propelled by a set of aalla of which the main one la low and wide and surmounted by a long topmaat. The managing-owner of Bellaia the defender, la C. Oliver IseUn, the leading yachtsman In America. He is now forty-tax year* old. He waa elected a member of the New Tork Yacht Clnb In 1877. and has since become a life member. Though of Swiss

Medicine Chart Naada. Accidents and allmenu of one aori or another are of anch frequent occurrence wherever there are small children that every mother, unless she wishes to be incessantly sending toi a doctor, must need* posses* some daflnlte knowledge of what may be called "FIrat science. Of course, many Instances, the advice of a physician Is both desirable and necet bntflg fully as many others the prompt application of a simple home remedy will be quite aa effectual aa prolya■lonal treatment: and even when medical aid la indispensable much ma pend upon mother's knowledge of what ought to be done and her ability For In almo.-.t all Infantile Ills the manifestation of the disease la ao abrupt and its progress ao rapid that the danger mark may be reached one is awaiting the doctor's arrival. Never allow the medicine chert to be without absorbent cotton, pieces of old linen for bandages, a roll of cheese I cloth, cot into narrow strlpr,. a box of mustard, a bottle of sweet oil and a bottle of castor olL Hare nearby th* hot water bag.—New York America Borax. Aa a remedy borax haa two great qualities—It la cheap and harmlei It la a good cos rue tic. An ounce ot powdered barox dissolved In a quart of hot water may be bottled and kept oa the toilet table. Scrub the face with aoap and water on retiring. In the morning dash upon cold taster to which soma of the borax solution baa been added. Per; borax will not hurt the akin. The borax that dries It U adulterated with soda. Borax la an antiseptic, and twice a week I he kitchen sink may be flooded with strong borax suds to good advan-

tage.

It la well to sprinkle borax under the papers on the pantry shelvs prevent Insects. It la well to boll a strong aolntlon of borax (n the coffee pot. aa well as In the tea kettle every few days. To clean silver dissolve a teaspoonful of borax in a oedar tub of hot water far a few moments. Then take it out and polish with a chamois. Pure borax will entirely dissolve In hot water.—Philadelphia Record. How to Choose Choose. | Moat housekeepers, aaya the St. LouR i Republic, quail before that part of th* j family marketing which relates to the I purchase of cheese, and wish the man i of the honae. who la usually tha chief ! consumer as wall as tha critic, would ' at wags buy lb Bach may find tha I wards of an authority of value: "A cheese wlU» an Indication of goodness will have an even-colored, not mottled, rfhd. The moment pleas yonr fingertips on the rind yoa can begin to judge of the Interior maka-np of a cheese. If It yields readily to the pressure of the fingers, and the rind breaks or does not spring back readily when the pressure Is withdrawn, you have got a soft article. caused by the slack cooling of the curd, a want of add. or both. At beat If will have aa Insipid flavor and *go off* as it ages. Cheese which feels •o hard that you cannot press It on tha rind is either eour, salted too heavily. cooked too much, skimmed or suffering from a touch of all these complaints. "A good cheese will be mallow to the touch, yet firm. Its rind will be of an even tint, elastic and hgv from puffs, and tha sample will reveal firm, closegrained, buttery cheese of a netty fla-

NAT-I, HEKREKIIDKF. C. O. ISEUN AND CAPTAIN BARR. < Respectively Detainer. Managing Owner and Skipper of BeUgnce.)

opinion among yachting experts that a convincing test of the rrlatlvAmer-

—— — —a—**, lu of opposite theories of yacht denot satisfied with the trim of the ! signing, especially of boau which

THE UKDEBBODY OF THE RELIANCE.

challenger and wanted to make lastminute Improvement a on the aaU plan as originally designed. Sorb a change, if It had been made before the yacht

Btft tb* Krtt Tort Son roicoa the

be Is tall and slender to he called a typical Yankee seaman, and hi* oast of countenance would confirm hi* claim to that title. The skipper of the Reliance is OKDt tain Cbanea Barr, who steered the Columbia to victory in the two prevloua International con teatv when Sir Thomas failed to bring winning boats arroaa the line off Bandy Hook. The designer* of the defender. It is needles* to add. are the famous Hen-eoboff brother*, w ho hare done much to Increase the pceatfge of America as the land of peerless boat builder*. Shamrock UL waa designed by William Fife, who also designed Shamrock I. Captain Wrlugc. who.la considered the most daring and capable seaman In all Britain. Is skipper of the challenger, and to him and the speed qualities of Shamrock III. Sir Thomas Upton pinned his faith to "Uft" tha

America's Cup.

Saa rmrtsra Mu Qua Op la AltaUp. Dr. Augnat Gretb baa made an ascension from San Francisco in a dirigible balloon, or airship, which he constructed. He did not cut loooe from chate connections with t^a ground.

That the general public think* that rural tree delivery is a good thing U kbown by the fact that 12,800 application* for the opening of new routes are now on file in the poslofiice department As this U three times a* many routes v- can possibly he established during the next year at the prevailing rate of appropriation for this purpose, the *ris-ib-m of refusing to establi-h any f'onte that will not serve at — ‘— i,: -- V-come* apparent

Tbs Cheerful Idiot. ‘This pic is entirely too affectionate,” complained the Cheerful Idiot •What's thuK asked the puzzled waiter girl. "I say jt's too affectionate—the upper cruat is stock on the lower. Bi sotoe of that dropstitch pie «

Two Ways of Doing The industrious mi day kind, we mean, early. Three hours

Reel pea. Cream Toast—Toast slices of broad a golden brown; whlta hot butter and pour over a little thick cream: put la a hot oven for throe minutes; aerva hot C ams Maryland Style—Put one table! poonful of butter la a frying pas over the fire; when It to hot add one tableapoonrul ot finely chopped onion; try slowly five minutes without browning; then'add IS soflshell clams; cover and cook five minutes; season with pepper; beit yolks of two eggs; add half a cup of cream to them; add thla to the hot claaaa and cook, stiffing until cnamy; do not let hoik Raised Muffins—Scald one pint ot milk; add two levdl tables poonful* of butter and stir until melted; when the milk Is lukewarm add two teaspoonfata of sogar, two beaten egg* and onethird of a yeast cakt dissolved -in onethird cup of tepid waters stir in float until tha batter win drop from the •poon; let thla aland over night; do not stir this In the morning, but lift out lightly with a spoon and drop In muffin rings; baks 10 minutes la a quick oven. Prana Pudding-One pint of milk, throe eggs, halt a cupful off sugar, two shredded tahaat biscuit, ana-fourth teaspoon at buttar. gad one capful at cooked

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