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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-10-21
THE
TWICE-A-W WEEK
COURIER JOURNAL
81 A YEAR.
Issued Wednesday and Saturday
Mornings.

Beginning Jan, l, 1897, the Weekly
Courier-Journal was changed to The
Twice a-Week Cour1er-JournAl. Publ
cation days are Wednesday and Satur-
dsy The Wednesday paper will be
devoted to news and political topics
The Saturday issue will be devoted to
stories, miscellaney, pictures, poe try,
rtc.-a.perfect family paper.
Each issue will be six pages, or u
pages wetk-an increase of two pa
ges week, 104 pages or 1872 columns
year.
The politics OF the paper will not be
changed, and the battle for pure de-
mocracy and true democratic prin j
Piles will be continued successfully III
the future as in the past. lnspite Of
the expenses involved in the improve
ments noted, the price of the Twice,a
week Couritr-Jouinal will remain the
same, 81 yesr. A feature during the
coming year will be the editorials OF
Mr.. Henry Watterson on political and
other topics Of the day.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-10-21

No. II carries Pullman Sleeping car Knox
vile to Cincinnati via Hartman Jet s. on G.
No II Pullman Sleeping cars Knoxville tc
louisville and Cincinnati via Jsllico and L s
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-10-21
TO FUMIGATE A ROOM.

The proper way to fumigate room
is to close the doors, windows, fireplace,
ETC., paste strips of paper over all the
cracks. Fumigation by burning sui
phur is most easily accomplished. Two
pounds of sulphur should be allowed
for every room from 10 to IL feet square.
1t is better to divide it up and put it in
several pans, rather than burn the en-
tire quantity of sulphur used in one
pan. To avoid the danger of fire, these
pans should be set on bricks, or in 9th
OF aAd larger pans filed with water or
with sand. After pouring little acohol
on the sulpur, and properly placing the
pans about the room, the farthest from
the door of exit should be lighted first;
the others in order. The operator will
need to move quickly, for no one can
breathe sulphurous fumes with safety
After closing the door the cracks
around it should be pasted up, as was
done within the room, at least, are gen
orally necessary to fumigate room
properly; at the end of the time it may
be entered and the windows opened,
and they should be left open as long as
convenient,even for week, if possible
After fumigation thorough process O
cleansing should be instituted. At leas
the walls and ceilings should be rub
bed dry. Much the better way is t.
whitewash and repaper. The floor ant
the woodwork and the furniture should
be scrubbed with solution of carboli
acid, or some other disinfectant.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-10-21
Tetter, salt.Rheum and Eczema.

The intense itching and smarting, Incl
dent to these diseases, isinstantly allayed
by applying Chamberlain Eye and
Skin Ointment. Many very bad cases
have been permanently cured by it. II
is equally efficient for itching piles and
a favorite remedy for sore nipples,
chapped hands, chilblains, frost bites
and chronic sore eyes. 20 cts. per box.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-10-21
Yellow Fever Germs

breed in the bowels Kill them and you are
safe from the awful disease. Cascarets destroy
the germs throughout the system and make it
impossible for new ones to for Cascarets are
the only reliable safeguard for young and old
against Yellow Jack, 1Oc. Csc SOC. all druggists
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-10-21
OUR
COMPOUND OXYGEN IDEA

is that the air which keeps us alive, will
when enriched with more oxygen and magnet
lied, make us more alive-restore health and
strength. That our Compound Oxygen mot its
worthless imtations) will do this, we can con-
vince any we'll person who is able to believe
other people, or any sick person who is able to
believe his own feelings. Do you need better
fhealth? Write for Treaties, and proof. Sen
rec, or call and see u.s. We treat patients at
our Office as we'll as at home
- tssgsr
Drs. Starkey & Paten,
IssoArch Street, Philadelphia, "a,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-10-21
Blu skkn's Arnloa salvs.

The best salve in the world for cuts, bruises
ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, letter, chapped
hands, chilbains. corns and all skin eruptions
and positively cures piles or no pay required
1t is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction OIL
money refunded. Price 25 cents per box,
For sale by Mcfarland / Co.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-10-21

No 3, Pullman Sleeping car Bristol to Knox.
VIE knoxville TO Chattanooga and Chatta
nooga TO Atlanta
No. ., Pullman Sleeping cars Bristol tc
Ghattanoosa "nd New Orleans also Pullman
Union Sleeper Chattanooga to Shrevep ort
No. H. carries Pullman Sleeplngc2 Morris
to Atlanta
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-10-21

Dora Blanche was born March Goth,
1895, in johnson City, Tenn. While
yet babe in years she filed the high
est expectations of the immediate cir
Gle of friendship and touched with gem
tie affections the approximate house
hold. Hersyouthful days were as it
seems strewn with the sweetest and
freshest rosebuds of infancy; around
which the silver winged butterfie of
fancy fingered to catch the sweetness
awakened by every soft swaying zeph-
yr. In youth, her companions and
friends were attracted to her favor by
her mild and angelic disposition, her
prattles sounded as the music of many
voices in response to the fond parent
love.
The days of her earthly life were few,
but jeweled with gems brilliant lustre,
to shine with beauty in resplendence,
though they have drawn their darkest
shades of night for evermore.
Dora Blanche was the infant daugh-
ter of Mrs. Z. r. Brodton; nee Anna
Grant, Her age was two years, six
months and fifteen days, passing away
Oct. 5, 1897. death loves a shining
mark. when the silent shadows of even.
ing were towering arouud the earth
the INVISIBLE wing of the angel of silent
slumbers was gently embracing the
child-like form; until immortal sleeI
rested upon the uncrowned brOws.
The messenger of sadness came upor
tina threshold with the sad waiting o.
death beyond the power of the tongue
or pen to embody,
Death came calmly and without agi
tation the spirit arose upon the restless
pinions of the Guardian Angel to it,
habitance in the skies.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-20

sion teams, snappy playing character1z-
ing the work of both mines. Connaugh-
ton carried off the fielding honors Tor
the Blues, and PARROT for the visitors
Menefee also did some fine work In
left field. The game started out as
though it would be Walk-aWay Tor
the Blues, but the visitors began to
find Gear, while Figgemeier stead1ed
down, and after the fourth inning al
lowed but three hits. Kuehne made.
fine one-handed stop of hot grounder
and recovered in time to retire the run
ner at first. The Blues scored two in
the first inning on a base on balls A
sacrifice, triple and a single. They
took three in the second inning on two
bases on balls, stolen base and two
asingles. Two more came in the fourth
OH a single, triple and muffed fly,
While their final run was made in the
fifth on an error and triple.
The Millers began to score in the
second inning when a triple and a
single earned one. Three hits and a
stolen base added two in the fourth,
While a double and three singles yield
ed three in the seventh. One came in
the eighth on a triple and a single, and
two in the ninth on a triple, a base on
balls single and a passed ball. The
SpOre-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-20
ST. PAUL TEAM HAD A BRIL-
LIANT GALAXY OF HIT
TIERS.
WEAK SPOTS IN THE FIELD
ACCOUNT roR = IT'S NOT GETTING
BETTER THAN THE THIRD
PItACF.
IT FAD PTTGHERs TO BURN,
Win Games Like Other
Clubs.

That the st. Paul base, ball team did
not finish the league season of 1897
better than third place has been due to
weakness in field play, not on the part
of the team in general, but at one or
two places in almost every game this
season The team has had a pitching
staff of no mean ability. 1t is true
that Phyle was hurt seriously at time
when he was pitching the best ball he
ever did, and the ST. Cloud boy can
pitch a National league article if he
takes care of himself Denzer was Sc
cured from Chicago to fill the place
caused by Phyle's disability and has
pitched an article of ball that should
| have won more games than it did. There
| is suspicion in many quarters Wheth
er or not it is founded in fact and fair
ness, that Roger has not been pitching
| the ball he can pitch since his return
to the Western league Discourage
ment at the throwing away Of
games behind him may have had
something to do with this apparent
apathy. Mullane has done some excel
| lent work during the year. although
his arm has not really been in it's Old
time form, and since Cross was secur-
ed Tony has not been worked very
| hard. The work Of Cross has been
| phenomenal. He has pitched in about
a dozen games, the Saints winning
every one save one, in which he was
being batted freely and gave up the
contest with the score still tie. AS a
matter of fact, however, that game
was not properly chargeable to him or
any other pitcher, as it was lost largely
on Apostolic errors in single inning.
The batting work of the team, with
| the exception of about twenty games,
a month or so ago, has been phenom-
email, and while the indianapolis club
has been doing some excellent stick
work during the latter part of the sea-
| son there is not q team in the league
| which has hammered the ball as per-
siStently and steadily as the Saints
from one end of the season to the
| other
The batting averages OF all the play
ers who have been enlisted with the
team during the year are given here
| Will
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-20
WHEELS AND WHEELERS.

Judge Ellsworth, of Oakland, Cal. has
ruled that a bicycle is personal property and
exempt from execution if used by the OWN
er in his daily business.
A gear case is an effective protection on
all sorts of roads and in all sorts of weather.
The case permits OF the chain being used for
weeks without cleaning.
Those people who are constantly kicking
about bicycles the sidewalks perhaps never
engaged in the luxury of riding wheel and
don't remember the room they took up on the
walks when carted around in baby cab.
The history of bicycle manufacturing has
taught makers that combination is the only
way to prevent internecine warfare On prices.
1t is said also that this is the reason why
there has been so much delay over the pro-
duction of the Chanless wheel.
The distance one should ride daily while
on a tour is in direct ratio to the rider S
strength. strong rider can cover 80 to 90
miles day, where less seasoned one could
not do 90 to 80 miles without fatigue 1t Is
well to get into condition for bicycle trip
by riding Is or 20 miles daily for a week
before starting.
Seine track in Paris, where two riders tried
a new electric motor tandem. After making
several laps to timber up the machine full
speed was put on with % the result sG tnat l,6z3
$3.50 feet in 81 seconds. 1t is believed that
with some practice tire time can be lessened,
and that five miles Will be MADE with TINS
machine in the same time as the best four
miles so far covered on the ordinary bicycle.
A cyclist passing through a small town
in Connecticut on a dark night in April last
ran into a grocery wagon which had been
left standing in the. street in defiance Of Il
town ordinance designed to suppress the
practice AS a result of the collision his
front wheel was badly buckled and the rid
er's right arm fractured. Suit was instituted
to recover damages from the owner OF the
grocery wagon and fair verdict was rendered
for the plaintiff on the ground that such an
obstruction Of the street in violation of the
statutes constituted public nuisance, and
as such the offender should be held liable
for any injury resulting from his negligence.
Denver, Col, proposes to have a cycling
club which will be unique one e. The r,n nem
wheel club will be known I as the ripple pie
minus leg or an arm, or who are other
wise crippled, will be. eligible to member
of the club to show that cripples are able TO
get about as fast en- bicycles as people who
are not crippled
Arthur Gardiner is determined to secure
the mile record of 1:39 10 this season and
will try number of times at the meets
Of tha season.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-20
Snecial to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Sept. 19.-Near-
ly 1000 people saw the st. Pauls ana
Milwaukees each win game THIS
afternoon, the Saints winning through
the effectiveness of Cross at critical
points, while Pappalau was wild and
gave way to Barnes in the fourth. IN
the second game Isbel was hit hard
and frequently, the terrific hitting OF
the Brewers in the sixth inning WIN
ming out for them and giving each
team an equal division in the entire
series for the season. The first game
was a magnificent contest, both teams
playing without an error and securing
an equal number of hits, but the Wis
itors were more fortunate than their
opponents, and won by score OF D
to 8. In the second game it looked as
though the Saints would run away
with it. but after the fourth inning
Terry settled down, while Isbell was
easily solved, and the locals won IN a
Canter The weather was intensely
cold and, after the visitors had played
their half of the seventh inning, Mack
waived his claim to the second nall,
and Umpire Cushman called the game
Brilliant plays were made by STAFFORD
and Lewee, and catches by Nicol and
George were the best features OF tina
game. outside of Daily, Isbell and LIE
wee. In the second game Glasscock
was put out for abusive language ad-
dressed to Cushman. Score, first game:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-20
Mott ON Racing.

Chairman Mott of the l.. A. W. racing
board, says, in the Philadelphia Press
Bicycle racing must depend upon the pa
tronage Of the public for its financial sup
port The public cannot be driven within
sion fee. They must be induced. How
itself. You must first invite public conf
dence by demonstrating to certainty that
the races are won on the merits of the
contestants the racing men are not
merely appearing and exhibiting for bonus
or appearance money paid by the promoters
or that the races are made misnomer when
called contests by the pooling of winnings
by squads of racing men, The earnings Of
racing men on the tracks, outside of their
regular salaries as employees of legitimate
advertising manufacturers, must be on their
merits in the races. The races should be
governed so strictly by some disinterested
governing board-voluntary or employed
that the public will feel assured that 1t
is impossible to have collision between rae
ing men and promoters.
THE sport must be absolutely clean and
spotless.
1.-The public must be confident that it is.
''The professional racing man should COM
prehend that his living depends upon those
two propositions. The promoter should COM
prehend that his whole business enterprise
depends upon them. Then both should CO.
operate with the governing body in its gov
eminent of the sport, and submit to the
necessary rules and discipline that Will
give the assurance 10 the public that 1t Is
clean"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-20
WOMEN AND WHEELS.

Women bicycle riders can look forward to
a great convenience in riding next season
The new chainleSs Wheel which many of
the companies have announced for '9S, will
enable them to ride without skirt guards
about the sprocket wheel and chain. These
two parts nave always been the greatest
source of annoyance to wheelwomen. Men
who wear business suits while riding can also
dispense with the guards used on their trou-
SerS.
The one dtsagreeab.e feature of having the
woman ride behind on tandem is in the
mounting. This, however, is quite easy, if
done in the proper manner. Lean the wheel
over on the side, and let the lady lift her
right foot over the frame and place 1t on
the right pedal, seating herself on the saddle
in the same position she would assume in
mounting & drop frame single. Her escort
should then, with the bicycle step leaning to
the left, throw his left leg over the front
handle bars Strengthening the tandem so as
to catch the left pedal. The lady, removing
her left foot from the ground, is mounted.
The front rider then starts the wheel with
his left foot, springing into the saddle at the
same time in the same manner that iady
mounts a droD frame wheel.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-20
GOSSIP OF THE GAME.

hear that the local team had won one game
at Milwaukee and cinched third place.
The Apostles won eighay-s1x games and
lost f1fty-one, quite enough to take the pen
nant in any ordinary season. The team won
the series with Detroit Kansas City, Mime
apolis and Grand Rapids tied those with Mil
waukee and Indianapolis and only lost that to
Columbus.
The Milwaukee team can, by winning from
Minneapolis today and tomorrow, come within
half game of tie for third place, burt can't
quite reach the goal for which it has been
fighting.
st. Paul played 70 games on the home
grounds 20 regular games, 2 each transferred
here from Grand Rapids and Kansas City,
and l was played OVERHEAD with Grand Rap
ids in which Umpire Haskell made an err
roneous decision.
The three games which ST. Paul did not
play were all with Detroit, and we're pre-
vented by inopportune rain storm on the
last trip to Detroit.
Grand Rapids was the only team in the
Western league which did not win series,
the nearest approach being nine victories
from Kansas City.
Pitcher Phyle may be said to have lost the
last game of the season, that which he
pitched at the union depot against Manager
Com4skey.
Columbus won every series but one, that
with Detroit and tied that, 10 to TO-
Big ''Rog'' Denzer, the ex-Colt who was
farmed to ST. Paul, is ill., and will be un-
able to play again this season.-Chicago Trib-
une. One has to go away from home to get
the news. Denzer pitched in red-hot game
no longer ago than Thursday.
Big Perry Werden is wit Yesterday Tim
Donahue was in frantic chase Of foul.
Perry yelled, ''Shut the gate; don't let him
OUT just as Tim banged against the stands
and splintered the planks.-Chicago Tribune.
Jakey Stencil, the Oriole center fielder, is
the worst fan in the business. He talks, eats
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-20

the home run list with eleven each,
| George has ten: Nyce has four;
isORoufke had one, while here; Spies
got three; Glasscoek, three; PARROT,
three, and one since he has been play
ing with Minneapolis; Hollingsworth,
two; Preston Glenalvin and Cross one
each; Gillen and Isbell four each
In three-base hits, Nyce leads with
seventeen, in spite of the comparative
~ small number of games in which he
has played. Shugart had twelve when
he left; Mcbride has fourteen; Isbell,
five; Kline. two: Spies, five; Fricken
and Holly one each; Glenalvin, three;
Mullane two; McGill and Denzer one
each; Glasscock, ten; George, eleven;
Preston and Phyle, four each.
In two-base hits, George leads with
thirty -four; Glasscock coming second
with twenty nine Shugart had
teen; Spies, ten; Preston, five; Mullane,
tn &c; Nichol a couple; Glenalvin, eight;
Parrott, including Minneapolis play,
tWenty-one; Gillen, four; Isbell, five;
Phyle and Denzer, three each; Holly,
sixteen; Fricken and Kline, two each,
and O'Rourke and Page one each.
Among the pitchers, Phyle struck out
sixty-eight; Mullane, fifty-four; Nc
Gill, sixty-one; Fricken, sixty-eight
Isbell. twenty nine; Brush, two;
Munich, one; Barnett, sixteen; Denzer
sixty-nine, and Cross twenty three
Phyle passed ninety-three to first base,
Mullane, ninety-six; Fricken. ninety;
McGill seventy-eight; Brush, eight;
Munich, two; Isbell, four; Barnett,
thirty; Denzer, fifty-eight, and Cross,
twenty-five.
The Saints have stolen bases. as fol-
lcWs: Gillen, twelve; Nyce, nineteen;
Mcbride, forty-fve; Shugart, thirty;
Spies, twenty-one; Preston, sixteen;
Glasscock, f1fty-seven; O'Rourke. eight;
Kline, one; Phyie, eight; Mullane, eight;
George, forty -eights Fricken, two; Is
bell, thirteen; Hol1ingsworth, thirty
Cross, two; Glenalvin, eight.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-20
northumberland Lunches.

There is a curious automatic sa Don aud
lunch room in one of the principal streets
in the business section of Berlin The walls
are lined with machines of the "nickel-in
the-slot" description. which are labeled to
indicate their contents and the price of each
article, and everybody helps himself. BY
putting ccin of the proper value in the
slot holding a glass under the faucet and
turning the key the customer can draw a
glass of beer or w.ne whisky, cognac and
other drinks, and in a similar manner con
obtain sandwiches of all descriptions, bis
cults. cakes, confectionery and even ice
cream, and then he sits down at little
table and enjoys his lunch. Although there
are hundreds of customers patronizing this
place every day, two young women attend
10 them all without an'effort One sits at a
desk and makes change: the other gathers
the soied dishes and glasses and replaces
them by fresh ones. There is no confusion,
no controversies occur about change or over
the articles ordered. Every customer decides
what he wants. slips in a coin in the slot
and gets al that he pays for.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-20
RIFLE BULLETS
Save Ship From Destruction by
WaterspOuts.


The American ship w. F. Babcock
arrived from New York Friday and
locked at the Howard street wharf
yesterday, says a San Francisco corre-
Spondent of the New York Press. In
latitude 9.16 north, longitude 29.43 west,
she was chased by two waterspouts.
Says Capt. Graham: ''They made up
right astern and were rapidly approach
ing the ship
"They extended from the water to
the clouds, the largest one apparently
being about so feet in circumference. 1
at once ordered all sail taken in, be-
cause If one of the spoutS struck US
with all sail set then the maStS would
have gone by the board; and even il
the spout had struck and we had had
all sail furled 1 think the ship would
have been dismasted.
1.-THE largest one came right near to
us, when a roaring sound could be
heard. Just then 1 remembered to have
hard that the conclusion caused by
rife shot would break the column Of
water. l ordered a rifle brought from
the armory, and two shots were fired
into the advancing column of water in
quick succession. Suddenly it began
to tremble at the base, and finally dis
appeared. Whether it was the reports
of the rifle that caused it to break or
whether it was from natural causes /
do not know. / do know, however, that
the Babcock had very narrow escape.
The smaller waterspout took a differ
ent direction and went away to the lee
ward OF the vessel"
One day later the Babcock eIcoun-
tered the sea serpent. 1t was in lati-
tude s deg. .02 min. north, longitude
| % deg 40 min. west, and the vessel was
somewhere in the vicinity of the mouth
of the river Amazon ut was about
a. NJ said Capt. Graham, when We
passed close to a large sea serpent. 1t
was apparently asleep. 1t was Of
dirty green color, mixed with spots of
black. 1t was partially coiled, and as
near as l could judge was from thirty
to forty feet long and about two feet
in circumference. 1t had a long fiat
head and outside of its size and length
look like an ordinary land snake. Il
may have been washed out of one Of
the rivers on the Atlantic coast of
South America, but that 1 cannot vouch
for. All l know is that my wife is
willing to swear on a stack of Bibles
that she saw the original sea serpent.
GrahamS little daughter Gladys is
still the ships mascot, but she mourns
the loss of her goat. The animal was
born in British Columbia and would not
eat American hay. Instead she devel
oped an inordinate appetite for shaw
ings and sawdust, and Indigestion
killed her. A goat that will eat Ameri-
| can hay is badly wanted aboard the
| w. F. Babcock.