Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, June 9, 1909, Page 6

een (eee BOXING IS NOW. PART OF LIFE IN OUR NAVY Uncle Sam’s Sailors Train for Their Battles by Indulging in Manly Art of Self-Defense. + Uncle Sam’s sailors train for fight-| there were a half dozen great men, ing the enemies of the nation by fighting each other, It is not with the sword of the duello they contest. Instead nature’s own weapons, the fists, designed to be used for the purpose, are used for both offense and defense, and as a consequence the American service is rich in men who are skilled boxers. All over the world the dominance of the American sailor in fisticuffs is recognized. The championship used to belong exclusively to Great Britain, but the younger nation has carried the art of boxing a whole lot further than Johnny Bull ever dreamed of. The best sailor fighter they have turned out on the other side in years, Gunner Moir, would be a mark for the American sailor champion, Tom Shar- key, even today, despite the fact that Tom has been in retirement for half a dozen years. In the navy department boxing is recognized as a part of the life of the jackie. It is at once a sport and a ns of settling those differences of opinion that must arise from time to time between the men in the service. Ring on Every Ship. Part of the equipment of every bat- tleship is the rope and the stakes with h to rig up a ring, and the men of the crew account it a most important point of pride to develop some men wko are good with the gloves so that when a fleet is togeth- er they may have a pit against the best of the rival crews. It was this kind of emulation that produced Tom Sharkey, perhaps the greatest of all sailor fighters. Tom was in the navy, getting the small salary of the common sailor, and never dreaming that a time would come that in one bout he could make more money than he could by ten of service in the ships of his ,. Tom had a neck like a bull, he had shoulders as broad as the back of a Pullman seat, his arms were like the whipcords of the ancient gladi- ator, fighting was more delightful to him than the Lucullian feast of the ancients, and when he was sent into the world the faculty of being afraid was completely omitted from his composition. Tom whipped everything that the na had to offer as an opponent, in- cluding Sailor Brown, who was then considered the champion of _ the United States navy. Brown was nothing like as big as Sharkey. In fact, he made his reputa- Corbett, Jeffries, Fitzsimmons, Ruh- lin, McCoy, Sharkey took his place as one of the most noted of American fighters. Sharkey Becomes Professional. It was in 1895 that Sharkey quit the navy to become a professional. In the course of his stay he knocked out McCoy, he had Corbett beaten, he beat | Choynski, and gave two wonderful fights to Jeffries, standing him off for twenty and twenty-five rounds. In! both these bouts there was no doubt | that the champion had something on Sharkey, but nobody else ever made Jeff fight so hard, not even Fitzsim- mons, and after seeing Sharkey game- ly take perhaps the most terrific body beating on record in the second fight between the pair, none could ever again doubt that ths stuff turned out by Uncle Sam’s naval service has the true quality of matchless grit. A couple of years ago there was a regular tournament held to decide the boxing supremacy of the navy. It took place at the Grand Opera house, Rockland, Me. Four principal fighters took part in the bouts, Sailor Burke of the monitor Florida, Sailor Byrnes, welterweight champion of the Atlantic, A. J. Pauline, middleweight champion of the Texas, and Ed. Cun: ningham, heavyweight champion of the Texas. Burke was then twenty years old. He had been four years in the serv- of the world. won, but he is given the credit of be- ing a hard, nervy fighter, who never ‘sional ranks is Sail! | though only.a middleweight, is now Burke has not always knows what it is to cry quits. Another sailor who may be expect- ed to some day break into the profes- Tom Sharkey. or Tighe, who, the champion. The boxing game in the navy is A boxing match on board ship. ice, and in that period had whipped every tar he met. In this tournament he was opposed to men all’of whom were heavier tion as a welterweight. He first ‘than himself, for then Burke was little Gunner Moir, pride of England’s navy. came to the front in the middle eigh- ties, and his first notable battle took place in Sydney, Australia, when he went aboard a British battleship alone, and offered to fight any man eboard for money or for fun. Brown Trims Opponent. A giant Britisher took him up on the proposition, and challenged him for ten rounds. Brown drew out fifty dollars, and after declining to put the money in the hands of any but an Irishman or to accept any but a son of Erin’s Isle for referee, he went in and trimmed his opponent most com- pletely in eight rounds. Brown wasn’t clever, and in this fight he was knocked down many times, but this gameness was not to be denied, and as often as he was stretched out, he was up and back for more, and he finally won the bout with a knockout blow on the jaw. Following the example of Brown other champions began to spring up all over the service, and thus it was that the name “Sharkey” began to be mentioned. Sharkey challenged Brown and knocked him out in a couple of rounds. Then professionals who were judges of fighters began to see that the huge chested sailor had a chance to be more than the champion of the navy. He was taken in hand by expert handlers, and ushered into the pro- fessional ring, and at a time when more than a lightweight. But he went down the line, and. whipped the three of them in one night, with only a rest of fifteen minutes between the bouts. Burke Is Hard Scrapper. Burke, on the head of this triumph, followed the example of Sharkey, and entered the professional ranks. He has had active time since, and has met many good men, including Jack well organized, and has the support of many of the captains. These rec- ognize thatthe surplus spirits of the men must have some outlet, and that the least harmful of all ways for set- tling their differences is to go to the forecastle, get the ring up and fight it out according to recognized rules. The officers of the ships, even to the great admirals, are very fond of see- ing the bouts, and that staunch old seadog, Bob Evans, never thought of missing a contest on any ship in a fieet to which he belonged. Boxing gloves, punching bags and gymnastic apparatus are a part of the equipment of every battleship, and in most vessels there is an expert on the subject of physical conditioning who gives the men instruction, and sees that they do not overdo the sport. The man who has studied boxing and knows what it means in develop- ing coolness, coprage and resourceful- ness can understand its benefits to men whose calling is fighting. Gunners’ Coolness Explained. The rough and tumble fighter struck at nothing. He would bite, kick, strangle, anything, and he never i knew a law that limited brutality. The boxer faces a different propo- sition. He is in the ring with one man, it is a fair contest, one man against another. A referee is there, too, following closely every move to see that none of the rules are infringed. If he hits below the belt, kicks, bites, wrestles or does anything but box cleanly and fairly, he has been guilty of a foul, and not only loses the fight, but earns the contempt of his fellows. Above all, he must control his tem- per, for the strongest man who loses his head is a mark for a weaker rival, who remains cool. The splendid coolness and skill of Uncle Sam’s gunners in.time of ac- tion becomes less a matter of amaze- ment when it is remembered that they train on boxing. Ns — GROWN A new melon in which the seeds are separate from the flesh, and is prob- ably a type pf the earliest melons known. “And the children of Israel wept again and said: We remember the fish which we did eat in Egypt free- ly; the cucumbers and the melons; And now our soul is dried away, there is nothing at all beside this manna.”—Numbers 11:5. This is perhaps the first well-re- corded case of%a riot over the menu of a camping-out party; but that is not the point of interest so much as that this also is the first record of the melon. Nor, really, can it be won- dered at that there was some disap- pointment at the loss of the melons, though we have no real idea in these days of what manna was, or its tooth- someness. The melon of Egypt is supposed to have’ been of African origin, though this is not certain. The muskmelon has never been found in a wild state, and is supposed to have originated in india and to have been brought thence by way of Persia. Melons from seed brought from Armenia were cultivated three centuries ago at Cantaluppi, near Rome, and thence were intro- duced all over Europe under the name of cantaloupes, whence our pres- ent name for them, which is being supplanted in the market by the cog- nomen of Rocky Ford; for once the cantaloupe gets into the hands of the dealer, it may be raised in Indiana or any other seaport, but it is always a Rocky Ford. The two accompanying photographs have great interest from two reasons: They show melons which are new in this country and which are no doubt direct descendants from the very melons which our Hebrew brethren so loudly bewailed while traversing the desert. I found them on the garden of Martin Doerksen, whose farm is in the flourishing Mennonite settlement numbering a half-hundred families, near the beautiful little city of Meade, Kan. There are two kinds of melons shown in the first photographs—wa- termelons and muskmelons. The watermelons are in the heap in;the center. They are not strictly peculiar as compared with our American wa- termelons, except that they are small, nearly round, very light in color on the outside and also on the inside, and very sweet. The three muskmelons at the bottom of the picture are en- PRESERVE THE SPRING LAID EGG Hen Product of This Time of Year Best. Recent investigations show that eggs laid in May and early June keep better than those laid at any other time of the year, and for that reason eggs laid at this particular time of the year should be preserved. It has been found that water glass when properly made seals the eggs and prevents further infection when kept at a comparatively low tempera- ture. Water glass can usually be ob- tained through druggists at from $1 to $1.25 a gallon, a gallon of the water glass being made into ten gallons of preservative by simply dissolving it in nine gallons of water which has been boiled and cooled before use. The pre- served egg should be kept in a cellar or room of even temperature, which does not go above 60 degrees: It has been discovered that eggs may be infected with bacteria of de- cay in the oviduct before the egg is laid, and through pores and defects in the shell after the egg is laid. Much can be done to reduce the chances of infection and to reduce or prevent the injurious effects of in- fection, thereby greatly improving the keeping quality of the eggs. In the first place the hens should be kept in as nearly perfect health as possible and should be given enough shell forming food to enable them to make strong shells of uniform thick ness. Clean nesting places are neces- sary to prevent infection in the nest. The eggs should be gathered daily and IN SOUTH DAKOTA Direct Descendants from the Very Melons Which Our Hebrew Brethern So Loudly Bewailed While Traversing the Desert. A Bunch of Melons. BURDENS LIFTED From Bent Backs. A bad back is a heavy handicap to those of us who have to work every day. Nine times out of ten, backache tells of kidney weak- ness. The only way to find relief is to cure the kidneys. Doan’s Kidney Pills have given sound strong backs to thousands of men and women. Mrs. Wesley Clemens, 311 Marion St., Manchester, Ia. says: “Constant work at a sewing machine seemed to bring on kidney trouble. The kidney action was irregular and the pains in my back and loins so severe I could hardly endure it. Doan’s Kid- ney Pills made me feel better in .a short time, and I took them until en- tirely free from my trouble.” Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. tirely different from anything raised in America. The outside is a pale yellow, and ribbed. In size they are as large as the usual run of musk- melons. The fiesh is a deep orange in color, very thick, very sweet, and deliciously fragrant. The peculiarity of this melon is in the arrangement of the seeds. They are not spread through the flesh, as in the American melons, but are all in a hard mass in the center, looking exactly like a nub- bin of corn. The second photograph shows these seeds. When the melon is cut, this core is taken out, a stick thrust through it, and it is hung to the rafters of the kitchen until melon- planting time of the following year. Before planting, the seeds are sep- arated and then planted as any other melons are planted. Both sorts are prolific growers, come early and go late. They are among the first melons Exclusive. “Where do the Hottentots live. Mary?” a public school teacher asked one of her pupils. “I don’t know, ’m,” said Mary, prim- ly. “Ma won't let me visit any of the people in this neighborhood.” SKIN ROUGH AS BARK. Baby Boy Had Intense Itching Humor —Scratched Till Blood Ran. on the place to ripen, and there are Found a Cure in Cuticura. “Our son, two years old, was afflicted ‘vith a rash, After he suffered with the trouble several weeks I took him to the doctor but it got worse. The rash ran together and made large blisters. The little fellow didn’t want to do anything but scratch and we had to wrap his hands up to keep him from tearing the flesh open till the blood would run. The itching was in- tense. The skin on his back became hard and rough like the bark of a tree. He suffered intensely for about three months. But I found a remedy in Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Oint- The result was almost mag- That was more than two years ago and there has not been the slight- est symptom of it since he was cured. J. W. Lauck, Yukon, Okla, Aug. 28 and Sept. 17, 1908.” Potter Drug & Chem. Corp., Sole Props., Boston. melons on the vines until frost comes. All the melons shown grew on two vines, and very many had been plucked from the same vines. Mr. Doerksen stated that he brought the watermelon seed from the province of Taurida, in southern Rus- sia; and that it is there called the Astrachan. The muskmelon seed he BEAVERS DESTROY FENCES. Make Away With Half-a-Mile Ranchman in Colorado. Beaver have been accumulating in the state to such an extent that they ave destroyed property in some in- ances and the owners of the proper- ty have had to apply to the game com- missioner’s office for permits to kill them, says the Denver Republican. Arthur Sneeve, a wealthy cattleman living fifteen miles up Brush creek from Gypsum, Colo., secured a permit recently and brought in ten hides a few days ago. He built a half-mile fence from quaking asps last fall on one portion of his ranch, but the win- ter being long the beavers’ supply of feod ran out. They sallied forth and found the fence a tempting morsel. Every post was cut off close to the ground and the beaver then cut the rails into short lengths, stowing them in their huts until they were ready to eat the bark. Then they carried the weod out and floated it down stream. A Mrs. Bond, living half a mile be- low Pine, in Platte canon, also se- cured a permit to kill a beaver colony on her place. She planted a hand- some grove of shade trees a few years ago and they are now in a flourishing condition, but a colony of beavers built a dam in the Platte during the late winter and they insist upon steal- ng her nice, soft shade trees unless she stands over them with a club aearly all the time. for The Seed. brought from the shores of the Cas- pian sea, and it is called there the Kluemelon. It requires very little research, when the history of the Mennonites is considered, to connect these melons with the most ancient and historical forms of this fruit of the vine; and the peculiarity of the arrangements of the seeds in the Kluemelon would make it very attractive to the house- wife because they are not “mussy” to serve. The eater would enjoy the absence of the seeds also. Properly cultivated it would probably produce a melon which would be in great de- mand. L. M. ALLEN. MAKING SUNSHINE It Is Often Found in Pure Food. kept ina dry, cool room or cellar, where the sun's rays do not fall direct- ly upon them. Only clean eggs should be used for preservation, and_ these should be placed in the preservative within twenty-four hous after they are laid. If care is taken to select clean, sound eggs, and proper precautions are observed in carrying out the de- tails of the method of preservation as above indicated, it is believed that wa- ter glass furnishes a cheap, reliable and easily employed preservative for domestic use, and by its use everyone having a supply of fresh eggs in the spring can make a considerable saving and at the same time have a larger number of fresh eggs to use in the winter. The improper selection of food drives many a healthy person into the depths of despairing illness. Indeed, much sickness comes from wrong food and just so surely as that is the case right food will make the sun shine once more. An old veteran of Newburyport, Mass., says: “In October, I was taken sick and went to bed, losing 47 pounds in about 60 days. I had doctor after doctor, food hurt me and I had to live almost entirely on magnesia and soda. All solid food distressed me so that water would run out of my mouth in little streams. “T had terrible night sweats, and my doctor finally said I had consumption and must die. My good wife gave up all hope. We were at Old Orchard, Me., at that time and my wife saw Grape-Nuts in a grocery there. She bought some and persuaded me to try it. “T had no faith in it, but took it to please her. To my surprise it did not distress me as all other food had done and before I had taken the fifth pack- age I was well on the mend. The pains left my head, my mind became clearer and I gained weight rapidly. “T went back to my work again and now after six weeks’ use of the food I am better and stronger than ever be- fore in my life. Grape-Nuts surely saved my life and made me a strong hearty man, 15 pounds heavier than before I was taken ill, 9 “Both my good wife and I are will- ing to make affidavit to the truth of this.” Read “The Road to Wellville,” in pkgs. “There's a reason.” __ Sell Nothing But the Best.-—If farm- ers will make it a rule to send only the best to the market they will get more money for one-half of the crop when prices are low than for the whole. When the markets are well supplied only the best will sell. Not only should the articles be selected, but they should be uniform—of the same quality—at the bottom of the basket as at the top. Instead of re- ducing the price of potatoes by send- ing the very small ones to the market, keep those that are unsalable, feed them on the farm and they will then be more valuable. Potatoes from Sprouts.—The British agricultural colleges have been testing the growing of potatoes from sprouts with great success. A Daily Scotsman forwarded by Vice-Consul Charles Drysdale of Dunfermline says that the yield and quality have both been in- creased and the disease-resisting pow- ers strengthened, . A new