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The Philipsburg mail., 1895-10-17
CHENEY AN ANGEL.
B1aine's Old Paper Tells an Amusing
Story for Frye.

Blaine's Old Paper Tells an Amusing
Story for Frye.
That banquet given in honor of ex-
President Cheney Of Bates, Wednes-
day, was all the more felicitous for hay
ing Senator Frye as it's toastmaster. A
following anecdotes related by Mr..
Frye: HE president Cheney was al
ways beggar, and yet never seemed
to beg. If he left you with your check
for a thousand dollars in his pocket,
you felt as if you had been entertained
by an angel unawares. ..~
cone time he came to Washington
and asked me to introduce him to Sen
ator Stanford. I took him to that gen
tleman's house and introduced him to
the Senator and his wife-and left him.
'The next morning DR.. Cheney called
on me and I asked him how he got
along with Senator Stanford. He said
the Senator was a fine man to meet.
Did you do any begging?' I asked.
Not much,' said he, I did not say
much about the college
Did you get anything?'
Yes, got $1,000
cat the senate I saw Stanford, and
on asking about DR.. Cheney's call he
said: No, he did not say much about
the college, and he is fine man.
"Some time after this Senator Stan
ford said to me one day: I have just
sold colt for $500. have sent 81 900
to a school in Iowa, and I shall keep
$500 for pocket money, and, by the way,
Senator, that Dr. Cheney is delightful
man, will you please take my check
for $1,000 and forward it to him. -
Kennebec Journal
The Philipsburg mail., 1895-10-17
ATHLETIC NOTES.

The annual race for the four-1nile am
ateur championship Of the Irish Ama-
teur Athletic association took place at
Ballsbridge, near Dublin, on Saturday
afternoon, July 13, with eleven starters.
The absence Of the holder of the title,
Mullen, proved disappointment and
was caused by his inability to make the
trip from Belfast where he now resides.
His absence, however, made the event
more open. 1t was won in handy style
by J. M Small, Cl1ftunville, dozen
yards in front of NJ. O'Neill, Adare
who was a long way ahead Of r. r.
Fausset, County Dublin iYarriers. Time,
q 10 1-5
The Philipsburg mail., 1895-10-17
French Scientific Discoveries.

Along with this comes a new appli-
cation Of M. Moissan's discoveries
which, it is said, will cheaper the
manufacture of alcohol to 20 centimes a
litre-less than five cents a quart. This
is enough to make any temperance ad-
vocate's hair stand on end. 1t is in the
laboratory of NJ. Berthelot that the ey-
periments have been carried on. This
distinguished chemist has lately pre-
dicted a good time coming when food
and drink shall be furnished by arti-
flcial products, small in compass, and
at next to no price at all. M. Moissan
IS the discoverer of the artificial pro-
duction Of the diamond Along the way
he extracted from his electrical fur.
naces product that is likely to prove
of more practical use This is a car
buret of calcium which decomposes
water at the ordinary temperature, CIV
ing rise to the hydrocarbon gas called
"acetylene." This, in it's turn, when
subjected to the action of sulphuric
acid, has been found by NJ. Berthelot
to undergo transformation into yerit-
able alcohol.-Paris Correspondence
New York Evening Post
The Philipsburg mail., 1895-10-17
THE RING.

Steve O'Donnell and Billy Woods Of
Denver boxed with five-ounce gloves at
the Crystal rink, Montreal, Canada, re-
Gently, about 1000 lovers of the game
attending. The bout was limited to fif-
teen Queensberry rounds and was ended
in the fourteenth, in which Woods was
knocked out.
Louis Schmidt, Jr., son of a West
side grocer in Milwaukee, Wis, was ia
tally injured in glove fight that took
place in roadhouse about four miles
from the city recently. He was youth
who knew little of the game and his
death occurred after he had been taken
to Trinity hospital
Dick Burge and Jim Smith have been
matched to fight twenty rounds with
gloves in London, England for 81 900 a
side
The Philipsburg mail., 1895-10-17
william as a Tennis PLAYER.

The Emperor William, as is we'll
known, is a keen sportsman, and loses
no opportunity of encouraging and pro-
noting, especially among the younger
generation of his subjects, the love Of
athletics and manly exercises. His
Majesty's enthusiastic pursuit of yacht
ing, which brings him into close and
friendly relations with society in Eng
land, is not, it appears, the only char.
acteristic which he has in common with
Englishmen. He is an eager lawn tennis
player, and assiduously practices the
game, even during the winter. For the
more convenient pursuit of his favor
ite pastime he recently had fitted up as
lawn tennis court a portion of the Ex-
hibition Building in the Moabit dis
trict of Berlin. Hither, whenever free
dom from State business permits, the
Emperor betakes himself for a game
in friendly rivalry with some of the
officers of his Households James
Budget.
The Philipsburg mail., 1895-10-17
CURIOUS FACTS.

A whale when struck by harpoon
cannot swim faster than nine miles an
hour
During the last four years 26, 900 per-
sons in France have put an end to Their
own lives.
The skeleton of an average whale is
said to weigh no less than fifty thou
sand pounds.
Some Of the condors shot in the AM
des mountains have a spread Of wing
from fifteen to twenty feet
Copper wires are used for Mexican
telegraph lines so that they will hold
.he weight of the birds and monkeys
that crowd them at night
The oldest book in the world is said to
be the Papyrus Prisse IN the National
Library at Paris, which is attributed to
the thirty-fourth century before Christ.
The gum on the back of the postage
stamps of the United States is made
from alcohol one part, acetic acid one
five parts. M.-=.
Two sicilian scientists, Grassi ana
Rovall. have recently discovered that
the housefly is the intermediate host Of
a species of tape worm which does
much harm among chickens The
chickens eat flies whose bodies contain
the larvae of the tape worm.
The military workshop of Puteaux, in
France. is turning out leather tires fog
the army cycles in place Of India rubs
Der ones, which are difficult to repair
when they break down. Leather tireD
can be sewn without much trouble by
the cyclist or a neighboring shoemaker.
Moreover. they are lighter than rubber
ones, and less apt to slip on vfs pave
ment or asphalt.
The Philipsburg mail., 1895-10-17
Marion or Mary Ann:

To the Editor of the Sun--Sir: con-
slider both Marion and Marian to be
feminine names, though Marian is the
better spelling. Marian is simply
contraction of Mary and Ann or rather
an abbreviation of the original French
Marianne, or Mariana, which was
quite cannon name in Norman
times. =.m-
The 20" in Marion comes from tho
Norman pronunciation of the letter
"a" s. O.
Upper Macopin, N. j., July 27.-New
York Sun.
The Philipsburg mail., 1895-10-17

Dolan seems to be by long odds the
NOSE effective. Manager Selee also had
three other youngsters at the beginning
OF the season, but he had to let them go.
Ihey We're Collins and Warner, now of
the Loulsvllles, and Nyce, who is play
ing IN the New England league. The
brookIyns have developed three men,
Two OF whom they secured the latter
part CI last season. Lucid ald Ander-
son came from the New England
league and Catcher Bu-rell came from
the west. although he lives near Bos-
ton.
The New York club never cut much
or figure in the development of young
bloods as it is much easier to buy stars
with hard cash. Young Bannon was
new to the league this season. but he
was recently loaned to the Scranton
clup, Where he is playing good ball.
Ihe i;iiladelphias are depending on vet
Grams, although they have made all
sorts OF experiments in the pitching line.
Al present they are carrying young
Lampe, a pitcher Who was with the
Bostons while last season, and has
been doing good work in New England
this year. The Baltimore club, as usual,
is IN line with new player, who is Il
peach. He is a pitcher, and his name
is ElofIer. He pitched for The Buffalo
Eastern league team last season and
SO TAR is Baltimores mainstay in the
box. Manager Hanlon has another
young pitcher yet to be developed in the
person OF Pond, who made his reputa-
ton with the University Of Vermont
team.
Manager Schmelz of the Washingtons
is responsible for the introduction of
Pitchers Mullarky and Anderson into
the league ranks. Like his star pitcher,
Mercer, they are youngsters, and give
promise of a brilliant career. But they
need seasoning, which they can only
get in time. Uncle Anson must receive
credit for finding three new players who
have ranked at the top from the very
start. Pitcher Thompson, Third Base
man Everett, and Second Baseman
Stewart cannot be excelled in point Of
ability. Arson got Everett from De-
troit and Stewart from Sioux City, and
he has no cause for regret. The ''old
man" also picked up two promising
catchers in Donohue and Moran, and he
declares now that he has his eye on
other good young bloods. Anson has
really discovered more young players
than any other league manager He al
ways was quite hand at making these
discoveries, but he can especially point
with pride to Lange, Decker, Dahlen,
Everett, Stewart, Kittridge, Donohue,
Moran, Griffith, and Parrot, for he got
them all from minor leagues and made
them what they are.
The Cleveland club has picked up a
remarkable young pitcher in Wallace,
who though small in stature, seems
able to get great speed and curves with
his delivery. Manager Tebeau is also
trying youngster of the name of Will
ION, who began the season with the
3ostons, but who could not stand the
The Philipsburg mail., 1895-10-17
EDDIE BALD.
One of the Famous Bicyclists of thu
Country,

Eddie" Bald. whose portrait appears
above, is one of the most prominent BIZ
cycle riders in the country, or in the
world for that matter, as he has re-
peatedly accomplished remarkab BILE per-
tor1nances on the track and is at pres
ent strong factor in the class B di-
vision, being now just in his prime.
lie is native of New York state, hav-
ing been born in Buffalo in 1874. He has
been before the public four seasons and
during the last three years has been
member of the Columbia team of
cyclers. whose trainer is Asa Windle.
At different times he has defeated ali
the leading Wheelmen Of America and
at present he holds the worlds competi-
ton records for class b men at three
dlstances-half mile, made at Denver,
Col, in August, 1894, and at one mile
and two miles, accomplished at San
Jose Cal, in April of this year, he being
the first eastern rider to meet with sue
cess at the Golden Gate. On Sept. 13,
ID, 1894 Bald was victor in the race for
the international championship at one
mile defeating the other leading riders
IN class B, and reaching the finish three
lengths ahead of Walter Sanger, who
led by eight yards or more as they en-
tered the home stretch The time
2:05 4-5-cons tituteC the worlds COM
petition record until Bald himself re-
duced it to 2:04 at San Jose on April 20
last This season the subject of our
sketch has been remarkably successful,
and it is especially worthy of mentiop
The Philipsburg mail., 1895-10-17
RAT-CATCHlNG CLANS.
hivalVes That Didn't Propose to BE D.
VOured by pIeboiaD Ner,nir

EiValves That Didn't Propose to BE De
voured by Plebeian yerInin.
They tell big stories about the feats
of Puget Sound clans, but the one told
by Edward \. Chase of the North Paci-
tic Fish Company is just a trife ahead
of most of them, says Tacoma Ledger.
Saturday morning when Mr. Chase
went into his warehouse he heard a
rustling in q box Of clans. On in
vestigating he found that rat had
invaded the box, and just as he ap-
preached, the jaws Of monster clam
shut down on the rodents tail, hold
ing it fast. The rat squealed, but the
clam held it tight. Mr.. Chase, anticl-
patlng the comment Of friends who
would cry "clam story" when he would
relate the circumstance, called wit
nesses, and then set about eXtricating
the imprisoned rat. The result was
that the rat was released, but got away
minus an inch Of his tail. An hour
or SO later Mr. Chase returned to the
warehouse to find that another daring
rat had ventured into the box, and in
an attempt to pull some of the
clans out of the shell with his forefoot
had also been made prisoner by the
clam shutting down on the member.
For several hours the firmly attached
pair were exhibited, and then the rat
was killed.
The Philipsburg mail., 1895-10-17

stop Shannon, of Springfield; Left Field.
er Bottenus of Buffalo. Shortstop De-
mont and Third Baseman Jud Smith, Of
Toronto, and First Baseman Rogers of
providence. Joe Harrington. third
baseman of the Fall River club, is an
other conner" while the Western
League and association have many ris-
ing stars. Young blood tells, and the
old-tlmers know it better than anybody,
The Philipsburg mail., 1895-10-17
THE SCIENTIFIC CRANK.
He Utiiizcs His Bohemian Friend in a
Not Over-Plcnsing Manner.

He Utilities His Bohemian Friend in a
Not Oyer-Plcasing Manner.
A Wellknown Bohemian visited his
laboratory recently. The professor was
examining a dark-brown substance
spread on paper.
"Say, Petite, would you kindly let me
place little of this on your tongue?
My taste has become so vitiated by
tasting all sorts of things"
Certainly" responded the ever-ac-
cormodating Petite, thrusting out his
tongue.
The professor took up little of the
substance under analysis and placed it
on Peties tongue. He worked it around
for fully a minute, tasting it much as
he would a fine confection
Mote any effect?" inquired the pro-
fessor.
"No, none" ..z-
ut doesn't paralyze or prick your
tongue?"
'Not that I can detect"
II thought not. There are no alka-
loids in it, then. How does it taste?'
."Bitter as the dickens"
''Um-m; all right"
What is it. anyway" inquired Petite,
as he spat out the hold-over taste.
"I don't know. That's what Tn try
ing to find out. Some one has been
poisoning horses with it over at the
mission.
Petite rushed to the telephone and
called up veterinary surgeon.
The Philipsburg mail., 1895-10-17
EQUAL TO LITTLE JOHNNY.
Japanese Boys Essay the Whale and
Its Pecularities.

Japanese Boys Essay the Whale and
Its Peculiarities.
An English teacher in a Japanese
school has given for publication this es-
say on the whale, written by Jap
boy: "The whale live in the sea and
ocean Of all the country. He is a large
and strong in among of kinds Of all
the fish, and it's length reach to ninety
foot from seventy foots, and it's color
almost is a dark, and he has a large
head. When swim in the up water he
is so large as island. When struck the
water on angry he is so voice as ring
great deal thunder. If he danced make
the storm without winds, and also blow
the water almost lay down the fog on
the weather. His the form is proper to
live, for his front legs make hire and
afterlegs is no, and the tails is hire
that open on the top waters, and the
mouth have no leaves, but have leaves
that is hard narrow beard, as with
horns. His bodys though is a fish, but
he is not fish, but is a creatures His
leaves is named whales-l leaves The
men make everything with it. Every
years to seven or eight m onth from four
to five month, the Whalermen catch
on the sea or ocean. He may live on
the sea of North-sea-way or Five
Island, Of Hirado on Higen country in
Japan. Written by T. Hirakawa P.
5.-The tell of the whale is more-but
do not know fully to tell.'
The Philipsburg mail., 1895-10-17
/ statistician in the emplo,

A statistician in the employ Of the
German government three year., ago
determined to make a careful inv cstiga-
ton of the superstition regarding Fri
day as an unlucky day. AS result Of
his exhaustive labors he has given the
world book of queer tables and fig
ures, which prove that it is Monday and
not Friday. that is the most fatal or
unfortunate day of the week.
The Philipsburg mail., 1895-10-17

that he has won nine open mile races in
succession, at different meetings, and
at the recent meet Of the league at AS
bury Park, N. j., carried off the quar-
ter and half mile national champion,
ship events.-Clipper,
The Philipsburg mail., 1895-10-17
GAIETY GIRLS LIFE.
MAUD HOBSON HASH HOBNOBRED
WITH ROYALTY.
Her Husband the Chum of King
Kalakaua Was Fond of the Couple
Gave Capt. Jack" Haley Good
Position. ar." ~.Mmm
HEN MAUD HOB

HEN MAUD HOB
$ n, t h e Gaiety
girl, began her suit
for divorce in this
city against Capt.
A II d r e w Burrell
Haley, of the Brit.
ish Tenth Hussars,
no one dreamed Of
the romance buried
in the dry legal pa
DerS. saws the San
The Philipsburg mail., 1895-10-17
REIGN OF NEW BLOOD.
RECENT ACQUISITIONS TO THE
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
A Large Number of Young Players Who
Have Taken the Places OF the Old
Favorites - Chicago and Cleveland
Pitchers.
LARGE number of


LARGE number of
ball players have
made successful de-
butts in the National
league this season.
while many others
are waiting for a
char.c &C. to come in,
too. The Bostons
h a V e introduced
three. new pitchers
Sexton, Dolan, and
r.
The Philipsburg mail., 1895-10-17

Piggy Ward of Scranton at present
leads the batsmen Of the Eastern league
closely followed by Matt Kilroy and
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1895-11-02

It is a common occurrence for
people to be divorced while each
party is separated by a distance,
but to be married, while your fiance
is miles away seems rather unique.
There is couple in the east who
are to be married miles apart, by
telegraph. The usual questions
will be asked the groom over the
wires, and his answer made before
witnesses will be telegraphed to the
officiating clergyman. The bride
will make her promises, to obey, etc.,
to the minister in person. She will
then pack her valise and start out
on a wedding tour all by herself to
her husbands home. In that we'd
ding service there will be no chance
for the groom to give the bride the
conventional salutatory kiss. The
preacher would probably be willing
to act as his proxy in that part oil
the programme.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1895-11-02
M ~ e. n go 7.7
Al IT
Russia - the Ally ~ To Unfted

Senator Chandler at New H4mp.
shire predicts : war between the
United States and England. In !
leading editorial in his paper, the
Evening Monitor, headed, "Oul
Coming War With England" Tho
following comments appear
Some day war between the United
States and England il inevitable.
Il will arise on account of Brit.
ish disregard Of our direct interests.
It will also be forced By British
encroachment upon other nations
all over the world.
It will be fought BY the United
States. having Russia 40 . Euro
pean ally.
AS war, offensive on our part,
it may not happen within twenty
years; as . defensive war it may
cofno sooner, and should be vel.
scoa.
0ne sure result will Be the cap
Etnre md permanent acquisition Of
Canada BY the United States"
This prediction about war Sena-
tor Chandler has frequently made
since England began her fraudulent
unsurpations in Venezuela. In an
interview Mr.. Chandler said: I'm
gland also proposes to seize from
the United States portion Of Alas
ka. She is destroying independent
governments in all parts Of the
globe. She treats American senti-
ment and responsiveness with inso-
lence and defiance. It is necessary
that the United States should pre-
pare and go to war with England.
It is q serious business, but it had
better come now and be over than
fifty years from now.
"Before we rehabilitate our mer-
camille marine, we had better settle
our relations with the great land
grabbing nations, the foremost be-
ing England. We ought to define
our position, and say if it is not as
sented to we shall fight to maintain
it. It will take some time to pre-
pare for an offensive war, but de
fensive war can come none too soon.
Let England begin.
Russia will be our ally. She is
a great absolute monarchy, and the
United States the great republic OF
the world. Together they can defy
the world. They must and will re-
strain the brutality and bloody
avarice of Great Britain. Let this
be understood at once, and let Eng
land strike the first blow if she
chooses. Millions of men and mus
kets will overrun Cunada, and Eng
lands commercial ships will be
swept from the ocean. She cannot
reach US to injure US except BY
sending ironclads across the At
:antic to capture our harbors. Lit
tie comparative damage will be
done, while the waters and land will
soon see the ruin Of the ships and
the slaughter of the armies of the
invader.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1895-11-02
A Battle for Free Silver.

An election will be held next
Tuesday in the eighteenth district
of Illinois for member of Congress
to fill vacancy caused by death.
The district went republican q year
ago by 5000 majority, but this
coming election will be the hottest
fight ever waged in the state Of Illi-
inois-between Lane, an out and
out free coinage man, and Hadley,
the goldbug nominee.
Ex-Congressman Bryan, of Ne
braska, ex-Congressman Bland, d
Missouri, and other prominent free
coinage men have taken the stump
on the silver side and are making
enthusiastic speeches in favor o.
Lanes election, while Chairman
Tanner of the republican central
committee is scattering money
broadcast for campaign arguments
of tho goldbugs.
As tho Illinois democracy declared
for free coinage and against Cleve
lands financial policy, The golG
men are determined to defeat Ian.
if it can be accomplished BY th.
expenditure Of money. The repub
liceps and administration demo
crats are against him and if be car
overcome them in : district which
eave 5000 republican majority ,
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1895-11-02
A Victory for the Salvationists.

President David ;. JOrdan OF STAN
ford University has joined the Sal
walton Army, according to the San
Francisco Examiner. The Stanford
students are flying the banner Of
the Salvation Army and President
Jordan and his wife at their head.
Mrs. Ballington Booth visited the
University and her magnetic person
atty, as much as the attractiveness
of her voice and her earnestness in
preaching the doctrines of the Sal
walton Army induced number of
students as we'll as members of the
faculty to join in aid of the Army's
work. This is considered great VIC
tory, as Stanford has the reputation
of being an end-of-the-century in
stitution, where individual thought
counts for much, and that individ-
ual thought under the lead of Pres
ident Jordan, who lectures on Evo-
luton and treats religion from q
purely scientific standpoint. In the
course of q lecture on Evolution
delivered in San Francisco last week
President Jordan said:
Nothing enduree save the flow
Of energy and the rational order that
pervades it," says Huxley. Objects
seen by flash of lightning during
storm appear immovable. So the
phases of nature seem unchanged
to the casual observer. His view is
short. Seasons return because con-
ditions return, but conditions never
return in the world of life. Nothing
in the universe is due 10 change or
within. All forms Of life nov exist
ing or that now exieted sprang from
few primi.ivr forms, or, more
likely, from one. The theory of
Evolution is working hypothe-
SIS" All contrary hypothesis have
have long ceased to exist.
To convert a man who -promul-
gated these views to q Salvation
Army enthusiast is certainly an
achievement Of which Mrs. Booth
may justly feel proud.
President Jordan does not wear
the Army uniform but he has
joined the Auxiliary Association
and contributes toward it's aims.
He says the Army is doing . good
work, though perhaps it could not
be called scientific. you cannot
mix all kinds Of humanity in :
sieve and expect the outcome to be-
perfect, but tho Salvation Army
reaches people that Ne could not
reach and it 10 better that they
should join the Army than appear
in the Police Courts, for instance. y
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1895-11-02

At a meeting of Custer Post, G,
A. R., at Tacoma, Wash, October
9th, the resolution introduced pro.
viding for a committee to memoir
alize Congress to place ex-Confed.
crate soldiers on an equality with
ex- Union soldiers for admission to
the National Soldiers Homes, was
taken from the table and by a unan.
imous standing vote of the post
was voted down as being unworthy
of consideration by ex-Union sol
diers and sailors.