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How an Innovation in Base Ball Was
Discouraged.
A new THING IN UMPIRIN G
Game Between Rolling Mill Pets
and Foundry Favorites.
RINGING IN PROFESSIONALS
~ HE ANNUAL GAME

HE ANNUAL GAME
of base ball between
the Rolling Mill Pets
and t h e. Foundry
Favorites is an event
which never fails to
excite the enthusiast
ic interest of Fly
town society. A great
crowd had assembled
to witness the occa-
sion which was to
decide the possession
of this years lau-els.
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An Expression Which Mr.. Was,1
Claimed he Heard.
An EXCITING ESPISODE IN THE HOUSE
Result Of an Investigation Which
Was at Once Held.
T E A CO P S A n d e A

1t was on the 29th day of July. 1892, that
Thomas E. Watson sprang to fame, or to
notcriety. whichever you please. Congress
was wrangling over the worlds fair appro-
priation bill, and the country was endur
Ing the agony the best it could. There had
been days and days of wind and heat in
| the House. and the members were weary.
SO 1t happened that they listened with list
| less interest TO long-drawn-out addres IS
from Representative Joe Wheeler of Ala
baIna, until he aroused them to anger by
reading the following extract from Mr.
Watscn's campaign book:
Drunken members have reeled about the
aisles. disgrace to the republic. Drunken
speakers have debated grave issues. and,
| in the midst of maudlin ramblings have
been heard to ask, Mr.. Speaker, where am
at?
Mr.. Wheeler. as stated, read this para
graph out of the peoples party campaign
book. fresh from the press, bound in a pale
blue cover and embellshed with a portrait
of its author. Mr.. Watson. Upon this ex-
tract from that remarkable literary pro-
duction of the Campa ign of 1892 the atten-
TIC n OF the House was instantly fixed, tbs.
more so because of the scathing words
with which MIR. Wheeler denounced it,
Mr. Watson. who was just as pale ana
thin ard sallow then. as now arose at once
10 mis- 1eet, flushed and trembling, not TO
deny tie accusations contained in the para
graph, but TO repeat them.
Il stand here" he said, in his thin nasal
voice. Ito defend every line in this book,
and will do it against all Corners. whet her
from the north Or from. the SOUTH
lie was Interrupted by Kisses, that did
not seem to anger, but merely to goad him
on.
Il say" he almost shouted that every
word in the book is literally true, and all
men who have been here and kept their
eyes open will admit that the facts are
fairly stated"
The Kisses were renewed and confusion
prevailed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-29

The next month the owners of the Port
land took out $4,000, and since then 1t has
produced more than $2.tHD,0 600 1t now pays
$4,000 a month in dividends, and am told
that 1t will, Notwithstanding it's enormous
expenses. pay SO per cent this year. The
Victor mine, which was sold to French
parties for more than a million dollars
brought as i have told you, the original
finders only $4,000. and was refused by
Wall street brokers at $4,000 This mine
pays per cent a month dividends on a
Capitalization of a million
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-29
Degrees of Drunkenness.

Representative Simpson-''Nou have
formed definite opinion as to he relative
degrees of drunkenness. From your OBJ
servatton you seem to think that a man
can take on great deal of liquor and yet
maintain an appearance of sobriety?"
Mr.. Dates-"That depends upon HIS car
rying capacity. LaughJerD Some m, n can
carry a great deal more than Others" (Re-
newcd laughterD
Mr.. Simpson-'Had Judge Cobb taken so
much that he did not know What he Was
doing?"
Mr. Oates-"I don't think so. saw Moth
ing out OF the way. And. not being accus-
affected him"
Mr.. Simpson-"You believe a man is
drunk when he has got down to the last
point?''
Mr. AIR; o Oates ;; is what 1 have heard
Mr.. Simpson-"This charge is termed
drunk and reelng.' Do you Think that
Judge Cobb, or any other member of the
House, ever took on enough liquor to ao-
pear on the floor drunk and reelinr2'"
Mr.. OateS-''No. sir
Mr.. Simpson-'f YOU saw a man Keeling.
would you say he was drunk"
Mr. Oats-"Yes. sir, / should certainly
think him drunk if he was Keeling"
a Famous Expression.
After Col. Oates had finished his testi-
mony the case was continued until Tuesday
of the following week. when. to make a
long story short upon the testimony Of
Representatives Smith of Arizona Rayner
of Maryland. Breckinr;dge of kentucky
and Fellows of New York. all of whom We're
supposed TO be experts in the degrees of
congressional inebriety, Judge Cobb was
fully eNcnerated and cleared of the charge
brought by Mr. Watson. But Judge Cobb
seemed TO take the charge that ne had
been guilty of the expression, Mr.. Speaker
where am l att" much to heart as the
charge of intemperance.
SO he asked as a personal favor that the
Official report of the speech, in which he
was alleged to have perpctrated that strik-
ing query, he read. Accordingly the Off,
cial stenographer was sent for, who read
the passage referred to and gave Judge
Cobb the credit Of saying, in somew hat
more grammatical but more expressive
language. Ny Speaker, where am 1 IN my
argument" All of which was entirely
proper, AMI, having settled the momeEtouS
question, the committee adjourned, leaving
Unrevealed to posterity the identity Of the
individual designated and made famous by
MIR. Watson the gentleman who asked,
w here am L at?'
But ar. Watson had in the meantime,
through the medium of the press, been
blown to dizzy fame, where now he floats
an airy, if not windy, aspirdnt TO vice
presidential honors.
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FREAKS OF FORTUNE
Romantic Stories of Men in the Colo
RADIO Gold Mines.
MILLIONS ONCE WITHIN THEIR REACH
Yet Today Former Owners Of Pay
ing Properties Are Poor.
T II f L PS AND DOW y S

Copyrighted. 1896. by Frank G. carpenter.'
CRIPPLE CREEK, Col, August %. 1896.
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The Privilege of Geese,

"Sockless" Jerry Simpson came to his
con1rere's rescue. Let EN- hiss" he cried,
addressing himself more to Watson than
to the House; lit is the privilege OF geese
to hiss
This only increased the anger Of those
who had resented the accusations in the
paragraph, and several members were on
the floor at the same time, demanding, in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-29
He Preferred to Peddle Pills.

Similar stories might be told as to other
mines. and all about me l see the funeral
professions of those who are mourning the
gold they did not get" During my ride to
Cripple Creek l travelled with a very intel
ligent doctor named Mcdonald. who is get
ting fat off of the "one-lung'' brigade who
are marching through different parts of
Utah in search of health. He told me how
he was offered only two years ago a one
eighth interest in the Anchoria Leland
mine for 500, but had not the nerve to
buy. This is the mine out of which Irving
Howbart and others have made d fortune
Its stock is very valuable, and there is
practically none of it on the market 1t
was leased little over year ago to r. j.
Maloney, but the lease has now expired
Maloney struck pay dirt" as soon as he
began working. He found one body Of ore
of l.!Hp pounds which yielded him $4,000
and he has taken out. am told, more than
SSDO.V0 worth of gold. Had DIR. Mcdonald
invested in the mine his $500 would have
made him Independent of drug stores and
patients for the rest of his life
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-29

Nearly every man who gets mine at
cripple Creek has to fight for it. Stratton
has had number of lawsuits. The Port
land mine was for a long time in the
courts. and nearly every good claim Is con-
tested. One of the queerest stories 1 hear
IS that of the Deer Horn mine, which now
pelonss 10 Stratton and others. 1t was
located by an old carpenter named Sterritt
Sterrltt had heard of STATIONS success
and he knew that Stratton was a carpen-
ter. so he thought if the luck was running
with the carpenter trade he would drop his
saw and plane and go to mining He was
about sixty years of age, and he knew
ncthins about ore or prospecting. He
simply wandered about the hills in an aim
less manner, breaking up piece of stone
here and chipping off a bit of rock there. At
last one day on Globe Hill, back of Cripple
Creek, he saw lying on the ground a deer's
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-29
Judge Cobb's Statement.

The mention of Mr.. Combs name created
n sensation. 1t also threw everybody into
great embarrassment. as Judge Cobb himself
was in the room. He advanced from cor
ner where he had been sitting. a silent but
interested listerer, and stood before tho
members of Il he committee who sat about
a large oakeL table. He looked like a man
in delicate health, and he was unusually
pale. he tremblcd risibly ard graspei the
back of chair for support Nevertheless,
he said. without a trelnor of the voice and
without the futter of an ey.lid. Il am
panied TO see that this investigation has
taken the course il has, hut perhaps it is
best that ii has done so in order that my
lame may be cleared of the shadow thrown
upon II, and after what has been said /
now ask that full and fair inv-s Jigation
be made. Mr. Watson has thoughtl-ssly
implicated me without just cause, and /
want the matter sifted TO the botto ON"
The members of the committee protested
and said that they would not for ono mo-
ment consider the charge as referring 10
him, but Judge Cobb Insisted upon i!ia in
vestigation including his name and there
was nothing to do bat let the matter take
that course. Col. Oates then contind-l his
testimony, first paying tribute to Judge
Cobbs character, and then continuing with
his opinions upon the relative degrees of
III unkenness, in which the following cell
ebrated discrimination upon the ques-
ton of when man is or is not drunk &C.
CURED.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-29

the newspaper men, upon the identity OF
the man with the cup and saucer. Ii re-
manned a mystery until Representatives
Oates of Alabama was put on the stand.
In answer to questions, he said that lie
never in his life had seen a member drunk
on the floor of the House He adm ted,
however. that he had seen several mem-
bers ''gentemanly tight but thought
there a big difference between being
'gentlemanly tight and 'reeliug drunk"
When ii came to the question to whcth-
er he had seen drunken members debating
grave Issues Mr.. Oates began to make
statement. Il heard some talk" he said,
about something OF that kind. l DO not
hesitate to name the gentleman to whom
ii referred. because | have known him for
many years, and know him to be MEN,
Der of the church and above reproach. /
refer to Judge Cobb of my state"
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-10-22
THE AiONGOLIAN PHEASANT.
\ Splendid Chance to Stock the
Country With IL Game Bird.
To the Editor OF The state:

| 1 . lIlc oi lie Sltlc:
Three years ago purchased of f.
~. Stuhr, Portland Oregon, u trio
cock and two hcns-Mongolan or
| Chinese phcasants ut q cost then Of, 81
Il piece and eXpressagc on the lot, $40
They arrived in May, the 18th, the
party having delayed shipments in
order to get the eggs. In consequence
of the la;c shipment, | secured only a
few eggs and did not raise any that
year. The next year the two hens
laid 1872 eggs, an average Of 81 apiece
ono OF them, the younger, laying 100
From these | maturcG 80 fine birds and
turned out ID Of them, which arc now
reported breeding and doing well,
nests and young broods having been
seen by responsible farmers around.
The next year lost all my hens from
cholera caused by feeding shells laid
by chicken hens with the disease, and
secured only one setting Of eggs, from
which | succeeded in raising eight
pheaSants from them this year. After
dis trif u,ing about $50 eggs in several
counties, | have reared and set free
-, which are daily seen in the pea
fields around, and if allowed to breed
next year with those heretofore freed
will supply this section bountifully in
a few years.
The Mongolian pheasant is the
finest game bird on this continent,
gorgeous to look at, finer in ilavor than
the quail, very hardy and stands well
to the dog. 1t was sent from China
about 1882 to the Portland gun and rod
club by the United States consul to
and has ovcrrun the States
of Oregon and Washington. With
clubs in each county to repeat the cX.
pertinent made here, and with good
game laws such IS will no doubt be
passed by the next Legislature, it would
be but few years until tho State
would swarm with this grandcst Of
birds. They are not az large as the
English mixture. but think ARD more
hardy and certainly more prolific. The
cocks weigh three pounds and the hens
two pounds, tho common quail weighs
barely bali u pound. Tncy arc not
more difficult to rear than young tur-
keys and command n good price If
raised Tor profit.
T. w. WOODWARD.
ltocktoD, Oct. 10, 1896.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-10-22
The New Hook Spoon Free so All.

] read in the Christian Standard that Miss
~. NJ. FritZ Station ~. st. Louis Mo-. would
give an elegant plated hook spoU.i to anyone
sending her ten 2-ccnt stamps. | sent for one
and found it so useful that showed it to my
orders for the spoon. The hook spoon is a
household necessity. 1t cannot slip into the
dish or cooking vessel, being held in the place
thing that hou&ckccpcrs have needed ever
since spoons were first invented. Anyone can
stamps to Miss FRITZ. This is Il Splendid way
to make money around home.
ut. Very truly. JEANNErTE s.
Tho Rocky Mountain News sums
up the situation exactly. 1t says !:
Mark Hanna's confidence is based on
the power Of money. He has yet to
learn that in Il time Of great national
peril the American people are not to
bo bought. Gold has its attractions,
but there is among the common peo-
plo q sentiment Of duty and patriotism,
which, when aroused, sweeps every
thing before it at the ballot box. This
Is the case In this campaign. The.
sOrdid man OF millions does not re-
c0gniZo the Cxi.tepcc Of such Il feeling.
but 1t will make MIR. Bryan president
OF the United States"
Marry This Girl, Somebody!
have been rcadinV in. your paper nhout
several men and woman that haVC been very
successful selling self heating ilat-irOns, and
concluded would see what II iri couiu do
have worked : days and have sold lil irons
and havc2 y dollar icit after pay ing al cA-
ponscs. Everybody is isdc!iphtcd wltn II" ron
and Sc one almost every place show II
rs people think hcy can't afford TO hc with
out ono aS they save so much fuel and time
and don't burn the clothes. ] know | can
clear five thousand dollars III Il. y,nr How is
that fora cir GRADUATE.
Splendid. my girl, splendid. you are II true
AmOrlrnn niri. Anyone can get complete III.
formation about tho sUlf-hcatlng iron by ad-
dressing j. +. CASEY e. CO., st. Louis, Mo.
IT seems to be II winner, as every body sell
ing it writes in It's praise.
The wife OF Booker r. Washington,
of the Tuskegee (Ala Institute, is
doing much TO elevate tho women of
her rae" IN 1902 she began her !ahors
In u shabby upper room, whore sho au'
ak other women Diseased ways aGd
means. To-day .arr" tT q weekly CON
ference Of over 400 women. sore Of
them Walking sixteen .Dtirs - b, prcs.
cnt. Ihcro are talks or useiil slb-
jnctf til' ia aro classes and q HixaAyhI
Tor the On ilarcr, ana the wh +. rIsiGh-
borhood has been elevaod and I'm
proved.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-10-22

-" Cats ~ repeated Marie Louise
Pool To IL interviewer recently; -
never cared for cats since as child
was made to bolicvc that they would
suck the breath Of sleeping children.
cherish Il grudge to this day against
the person who told such a tale to Il
fnnciful child. Not that expected our
maltese to suck my breath. Oh, no
could take care Of myself, asleep or
awake, but from tho moment | knew
that feline proclivity suffered torturcs
lest the cat should get to my little Sis
TT, five years my Junior | never tod
anyone why [ behaved so about kitty.
but kept her shut under tho sink
among the kettles while | washed
dishes. .Ad Il cat-proof place in tho
barn where ( imprisoned her or sat
with her on my lap. ] always know
where she was: only thus could | be
sure she could not get to my sister
when she had gone to bed or when sho
mad he, daily maps. thus acquired ~
reputation a. ~ lover OF cats, out didn't
love them, was only afraid"
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-10-22
BaiI Restored TO Natural Colo,.

nave nScd many preparations for rcstor.
ing K hair 20 natural color. but never had salts
lnc,ory results tlll ! used Iulu Nulicr: il viii
IN three weeks. If II does not they return
your money, so you take no risks pcoplr
VINO nave mover tried it can get Il sumnic
package winch contains enough TO restore nnv
one 5 nalr 10 natural color, by sondin4 Il two.
Co.. Now Concord, Ohio. ~ "
Tho regular price il $50 per package, If Il
does not restore your hair 20 natural color nr
mako any color Of hair dark III three wccks
tncy VIII return your stamps. This pronosi.
il0n Is SO tnir that thousands are using il. II
~ hnrnlicSs nut never fails. Why can't bic,
nonoy be madcEby selling Zulu Sulior fromn
house to housei 0' ''''"
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-10-22
--THE e.
Liquor, Morphine,
Opium and
Tobacco Habits.
thousands in the Tnroes of Tort,,rc

thousands in the Inroes of Vorturo
=, ,fr"mpt, dec sive actiou can save tho
nihi'S already saved prove that there =,
Are these the days Of freedom? is every.
Dody out OF bondage? Would 'tna. We
could answer, Yes, cvcrybody's free
But III this enlightened age hundreds Of
thousands of men are in the clutches of u
ttyrant worse than any in history, unable :"
night their way to liberty, impotent 20 break
their letters. 0"N
When once the habit gets it's grin ON q
man 1T destroys his nerve and will power.
robs him of his only means OF defense. Uis
lite ls Sapp q Out Of him, his manhood de-
stroycd. his brain deadened, and he he
comes wreck Of a man--exlslencc a ly-
ing death, himself al object of disgust in
stead OF love and affection TO those who are
dear to him.
Is there no hope There is--cvcn after
years OF slavery cure without failure
guaranteed
ONE and be treated and if in n week or
two YOU do not like gaining weight, feel.
ing new manly vgor and making your
loVeu ones happy, you can Quit and there
Will be no charge. NO cure No pay!
HEXT M. PERRY, "A. y.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-10-22
a Dandy Thing to Sell!

! have been doing so wei! this summer sell
nHcomhnation dippcrs that think it Is my
duty 10 tell others about 1t. | have not made
10 much money rs some read about, but
ne me dipncr can hc used ns Il fruit jar filler;
pioiii dippcr; iino strainer; Il funnel; q
htrtiilcr tunnel II sick room warming pan
ana pint measure. These eight differ, nj
uses makes the dippcr such Il necessary nrti
"T @.c That it sells ut nearly every house
sh,it,i ~ II ~ SO cheap. You can get sample by
Srn,ilhE, ns did, lS-twO~ cent stamps to pay
postage. etc, to W. II. Baird & CO., station A
r,ttsburgh Pa., aud hey will mail youa dip
can make 81 or$iudl anywhere. A NEADER.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-10-22
-~11sD . <1nna.> -

-!hc Inter State Commerce com
.illSS1oh reports the railroad mileage Of
nv 'n,'ea States and territories on
June %, 1893, to have been ISO az
miles, the increase for the year hayinu
becn l,oiS miles, or | % per cent. me
Increase was confined chiefly TO Ari.
"ona, New Mexico, Texas, Ponnsvlva-
ma, Mon,n0u, Missouri and Maine, rhc
south has ceased to be the prnciunI
nelu OF Investment in railroad prop.
GrEN. - 4
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-10-22

Tho EdgGhGld cotton factory Is
complete except the iloUrs ana putting
~ 'hc machinery, come OF which Is on
the ground, but the mill will not be in
operation before carly spring.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-10-22
THE RESIGNATION OF MIXsoN'
Z hr State Board OF Control Makes Il
Temporary Arrangement Dis
DCnsary is Still Doing business

lcmpornrS ArranScnlGat-Ihr Dis
ponsary is Stui Doing business.
The State board of cCuttul met in
Columbia last week to proceed with
the investigation concerning alleged
double dealing on the part of the Statu
dispcnsary officials. After Il long and
exhaustive examination, nothing was
developed, and now the matter rests
until tho meeting of the Legislature
in January. The board mot tho next
day to transact routine business and Ut
this meeting Liquor Commissioner
MiXsOn handed in mis- resignation. His
letter to the board read as follows
TO the State Board of Control
it has been my desire for sOmo
months to resign my position as State
Commissioners, but on account OF tho
many rumors and slaudcrous reports
In circulation, | could not afford to do
80, prcferring to wait an investigation
by your honorable board. You havo
conducted the investigation and have
cNoncrated me fully from any wrong
doing and now tonder you this re-
slgnutlon to take effect as soon rs you
gentlemen can name my successor or
in any other manner rcllcvc me of tho
duties.
would be glad to have you act at as
earl time hs you possibly can, but |
don't wish to 'embarrass you nor tho
business in causing you to act hastily
Very respectfully,
H. NJ MJySON