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The Philipsburg mail., 1898-07-29
BIOOners Did II.

Much as some Of lis may dislike the
appearance OF the bloomer costume, the
least we can do is to behave with Or
binary ciyility to ladies, no matter
what their attire may be, writes the So
ciety man OF the London Sketch. So. at
least, one would have thought: but
opinions upon the subject seem to diff
fer. for, according TO daily newspaper,
a certain Mrs Arnold, described as an
artist of No. IA Wellington place, Chel-
sea, was lately refused admittance at
the White Horse Inn, Dorking, because
she happened to be wearing what is
euphemistically termed "bifurcated
garment. The lady so insulted was
evidently not aware that she had per
feet right to summon the hotel keeper,
for, as | stated in these columns sew
eral months ago on the authority Of no
less a representative of the legal pro-
fession than John A. Williamson. ESQ,
who by the way, is chief counsel of the
G. r. C. in Northumberland Every
person who opens an inn by the way
side and processes to exercise the bust
ness and the employment of a common
innkeeper, is, by the custom Of the
realm bound to afford such shelter and
accommodation as he possesses to all
travellers who apply for it and render.
or are able to pay. the customary hire,
and are not drunk and disOrderly. or
laboring under contagious or infectious
diseases, or are persons of bad cnar-
| q
fuses so to do, he is liable to an action
for the recovery Of any damage that
may have been sustained by reason OF
such refusal, and also to be indicted at
common law"
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-07-29

consented. T had to do all my prAo-
tice work before a. m. or after $50
p. m. l did it all on the Belleville
roads, and did not get chance to ride
over the course until the day of the
race. After had started in the race
and had ridden two miles | was con-
hdent | would win. So | made up my
mind to ride carefully and to avoid falls
and other accidents while doing my
snare of the pacemaking. The only
fall | got was through the mistaken
kindness OF bystander, who threw a
bucket OF water over me. | rode
Lyndhurst BpOund racer geared to
"a, with 6R inch cranks. The League
tlres were of the Ia size. The ma
chime and tires went through without
mlshap of any kind. New York Press.
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-07-29
Chaska Didn't Kill Himself.

Samuel Campbell, better known as
Chaska, the Indian husband OF Cora
Belle Fellows, who was a short time
ago reported by Running Water, S. d..
dispatches as having made success
full attempt at suicide, is alive and well,
his attempt at ending his life having
proved failure. He was recently sen
fenced to one years Imprisonment for
completely with a gang of thieves Be
fore being taken to Jail he confessed
and gave evidence against the band He
named his brother William and two
other men as leaders. According to his
story. the gang found ready market
for stolen goods among the residents
of both the Nebraska and South Da-
kota sides Of the Missouri river in the
vicinity of it's operations.
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-07-29

occasions false alarms in camp garrison
or quarters shall suffer death or such
other punishment as a court-martial
may direct" Art. AZ. Misbehavior be-
fore the enemy-cowardice Amy Off
GER or soldier who misbehaves himself
before the enemy. runs away or shame
fully abandons any fort, post or guard
which he is commanded to defend, or
speaks words inducing others to do the
like, or casts away his arms or ammuni-
ton or quits his post or colors to plum
der or pillage shall suffer death or such
other punishment as a court-martiaI
nay direct
AS a matter Of course the penalty of
death applies to simple desertions as
indicated in article AZ. The officers or
soldiers who shall force the comman-
der of garrison to yield the fortress in
dishonor will meet like penalty.
Communication with or relief Of
the enemy is cassed under articles a.
45 and as. Penalty, death.
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-07-29

Not only does the soldier face death at
the hands of the enemy, but he stands
in danger of nesting it, attended with
eternal disgrace at the hands OF his
friends, If he violates any one Of several
articles of war. The impetuous volun-
teer, burning with hatred for Spain,
who fails to respect fag of truce borne
by an approaching enemy, to whom it
vouchsafes protection merits and gen
orally receives death. A cOurtmartial
has no discretion in the matter.
breaking a safeguard is regarded as
one of the most serious crimes known
to military law Sleeping on post
figures as No. 80 in the articles. Most
young soldiers are familiar with the
provisions of the law. Art. 2l "Strik-
ing a superior officer" According to a
wording Of this statute it is open to
senior officer to insult or humilate a
junior or for the junior officer to goad
private to madness, but the latter
may not strike blow on pain of death.
Following are few Of the other Of
lenses for which death is provided
Art. %. Inciting mutiny. ANY
officer or soldier who begins, excites,
causes or joins in any mutiny or sedi-
ton in any troop. battery, company.
party, post, detachment or guard shall
suffer death or such other penalty as a
court martial may direct"
Art. Al Giving false alarms. amy
officer who by any means whatsoever
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-07-29
The Foolish Virgins.

The incident Of the foolish virgins is
eclipsed by the adventure of three
young ladies who were last week pur-
sued and arrested by village constable
because their cycle lamps were not
lighted, though darkness had long since
set in. In fear and trepidatiOn the
spokeswoman of the three strOve to ex-
plain to the rural minion that her BIZ
cycle lamp and her friends lamps as
well were electric lamps, and that the
electric power had unexpectedly run
out With more wit than is common
ly the share of the local officer" az
the provincial policeman loves to be
called this particular constable replied
that he knew nothing about running
out but that he meant to run them in
and run them in he did-greatly to his
subsequent chagrin, however. for the
three comely cyclists proved to be the
daughters of a magistrate of consider
able influence in the adjoining county,
The Sketch.
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-07-29
A BARRIERS Job.

A barber of Lubec, Maine has closed
his shop and posted the following on
the door: Ito the Public-This barber
shop will be closed for a brief period,
as the proprietor has gone to help few
Of Uncle Sans BARRIERS (better known
ern hemisphere clear Of an obnoxious
growth of whiskers, commonly called
Spaniards. l shall not be gone long as
Dewey and Sampson are applying the
lather. and everything points to q quick
job. and clean one. l wish to thank
the public for past patronage and on
my return home to have share also"
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-07-29
Longest Railway Curve.

The largest railroad curve in Ohio
and possibly in the United States, starts
one mile south of Upper Sandusky. on
the line of the Columbus, Hooking Val
lev & Toledo. 1t is two and one half
miles in length. Should the circle OF
which the curve is part be complet-
ed a train would have to travel twen-
ty miles to get around to the starting
coint. The curve is so extensive and
80 scientifically constructed that trains
run at as great speed as sixty miles per
hONr over it,
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-07-29
Hints for Cyclists.

Cyclists should be careful to obtaiJ
reliable road maps.
While moderate cycling benefits the
heart immoderate cycling disturbs it.
Hill climbing will never be mastered
if dsmount is made at every incline
A cake Of chocolate comes in very ac-
| ceptably when carried on long Jour-
neys.
Methylated spirits rubbed on the
palms OF the hands will save them from
blisters
For drinks on the road soda water
and milk is incomparably the best for
thirst-quenching.
The bell selected for your machine
should be one that really does give au~
dible warning of your approach.
If you have not ridden your machine
for some time, the chain should be taxi
en- off and soaked for an hour or two
in sperm oil before you resume your
spins.
Ankle action should be practiced AL
ternately with each foot, and then with
both together. What appears at first &c
be difficulty becomes habit.
Uphill cycling can be made much
easier by sitting erect in the saddle.
following the revolutions of the pedal
right around, and giving a slight pull
on the handles each time
When a wheel pedal or crank bracket
can be perceptibly shaken. it is quite
time some tightening was done It ia
a mistake to suppose that a loose bear
ing does not wear out so soon as a prom
erly adjusted one; the opposite is lust
the case. If you are not we'll acuuaint-
ed with cycles. or have not much time
let a repair II overhaul and adjust YOUR
mount.
When pedals are made to screw into
the crank, the righthand pedal is often
rurnshed-if it is not it ought to be
with left-hand thread, so that the ten
dency of the revolution of the pedal ON
the pedal-pin is to tighten up the screw
instead of to loosen it. When such is
the case the rider should be careful not
to exchange the cranks if it takes them
of the crank axle.
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-07-29
NINE. RIAL.

ing to protect them by striking terror
into the hearts of the Spaniards, who
regard them as possessed OF the devil.
The picture here shown is that Of Nine.
Rial, beautiful young widow, believ-
ed by the insurgents to bear charmed
life. She claims to be British sub
iect and as such dares the Spaniards to
touch her. Nine. Rial was the daugh-
ter Of Irish parents. Her father was
James Brackin, a sergeant in the Brit
ish army. She was born in the Vic
toria barracks at HOngkong and christ
ened accordingly. the daughter Of the
regiment" Her husband was shot by
the Spaniards and she is with the reb.
els for revenge.
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-07-29
Tho Griffith Case.

President Hart, of the Chicago club
was recently quoted as saying: 81 do
not think that Griffith will be called
before the board. Lynch must file an
affidavit. and we have heard nothing
of his so doing. Griffith declares that
he said nothing to Lynch that he could
not say anywhere. If Griffith is proven
to have used obscene language | will
be for prosecuting him or any other
player. If he did not, then l side with
him. Mr.. Lynch is stubborn. quick
tempered man. He was wrong and
conscious of it, To revenge himself
he put Griffith out of the game. The
rules governing umpires and giving
them power are all right. the Brush
law is all right, but there are incompe-
tent umpires who may abuse both laws.
Lynch has firmness without good judg-
ment. Connolly seems to be following
in the path of his tutor. When he put
Dahlen out of the game he knew he
had made mistake in his decision. He
called Dahlen out, then reversed, and
said he had called Ryan out Dahlen
AYERS that Connolly called him liar
and, when he got the retort direct, fired
MIN out of the game. That was pro-
voklng an assault, then abusing a pow
er. Although have asked for the dis
mlssal of Umpire Lynch | do not think
he will be let go Immediately. Presi-
dent Young would wait until several
more of the teams raised an objection
to his work, and then would discharge
him. l may be the first president of a
club to object to him, or I may be the
one that will cause him to be dropped
Everybody who saw his misera bic
work while in this city will remember
how far off he was on balls and strikes,
and If a player objected in the least
to him he would put him out of the
game. do not favor that kind of des-
potism, and Lynch should be removed
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-07-29

to make room for an umpire who under
stands the business. Through his de-
cisions we have lost more than one
game which justly belonged to us.
filed my charges two days after Crit.
nth was put out of the game. waited
that long because | did not want it tc
seem as though l was angry at our
pitchers punishment. Lynch may
have had right to put Griffith out OF
the game, or he may not; but at any
rate he is poor umpire and should be
dismissed. / can stand an honest um-
pire who is a little rank, but man
with temper like Lynch. and who uses
his authority to revenge himself on a
player, should have no place in the ma
jor league"
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-07-29
The Mt. Clemens CIub,

The Mt. Clemens club of Mt. Clemens,
Mich, is now quite a formidable indie
pendent team, and ready to play games
with any league team in the country
that has an off day and wishes to VISIT
Mt. Clemens. The makeup of the Mt.
Clemens is as follows: Joseph Kelly.
catcher; Charles Mason, pitcher; WILL
liam Cameron. James Leonard and Wal
ter Butterfeld, on the bases; o. X.
Sato. short, and Neil Mcneil. Otis Shat.
tuck and Frank Campau. in the field.
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-07-29
LONG NEEDLE IN HIS BODY.
win Daniels Carried 1t Thirty Years
without Knowing 1t.

william w. Daniels, an ensraver ano
newspaper artist of st. Louis, carried a
long needle in his body for thirty years
without knowing It. For years he suf-
fered from pains in the chest and symp-
toms of heart trouble. One day, three
months ago, he experienced severe
pain In his right leg. He fell on the
street and was carried home. 1t was
thought the leg was broken, but this
diagnosis being plainly incorrect the
doctors were at sea. Daniels remained
unable to walk until few days ago a
swelling appeared. Dr. Robert O'Reilly
opened it and to his and the patient q
surprise brought out long needle, the
cause of all the trouble. Mr.. Daniels
does not know how or when he &C
quired the needle, but 1t must have beer
in infancy.
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-07-29

The Cincinnatis have very aggra
waiting way Of defeating the first divi.
sion teams with as much apparent ease
as they have those of the second d.
vision. We have seen the westerners
play both of the local teams, and we
have just as good an opinion of them
now as we had before. 1t is the great
est aggregation of ball players that ever
represented Cincinnati since the days
of the famous old Red Stockings" O,
1S69.-New York Clipper.
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-07-29
Release OF Barnie,

William Barnie, the veteran manag-
er. has been given his release by the
Brooklyn club. Mike Griffin was after
wards appointed manager-captain.
President Ebbets announced that Mr..
Barnie was released because a change
appeared to be necessary. as the team
had been going from bad to worse, and
something had to be done to see if an
improvement could not be made in the
playing.
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-07-29
Crossing Car Tracks.
The Sketch

Experienced riders need no advice
IN the matter of crossing railroad
tracks on bicycle. But novices as
rule often come to grief because of their
lack of knowledge on this point. Tracks
should always be crossed at right an
gles. or as near so as possible. This
rule should be observed particularly
when the pavement and tracks are wet.
Many fall is caused by attempting to
ride across tracks obliquely.
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-07-29

tiles. The racing man practices for it
persistently and Systematically. He
cannot hope to place himself without it.
NO matter how expert rider may be,
Of what speed he may be found develop
ing, ne can never be said to have gained
thorough mastery of his machine. nor
De capable Of obtaining the best re-
suits from his efforts, if his 'pedaling is
uneven. A regular stroke and steady
Application of power are two of the es-
sentials. With them should be culti-
Tated the much-talked of ankle move
ment, whereby every ounce of pressure
may be utilized This rule is an axiom
and if applicable to the riders of chain
Wheels. it applies with much greater
force to those who are mounted upon
Tie bevel gear chainless. A steady
even stroke of pendnlum-like regular
ity is productive of much greater re-
suits than any jerking. uneven pres
sure can possibly yield Even in pick
ing up speed for sprinting purposes,
there is no necessity for jumping on the
pedals. Much more power is wasted
ana less results obtained than IL a
STEADY. even pressure Is employed, fol-
lowing the pedals with the power
through as great an arc of the circle as
possible. Riders Of chainless bicycles
everywhere are recommended to pay
the greatest attention to these points
They embody the essential principles
OF the proper riding of all bicycles. but
especially of the machines which they
are using. g.-The Wheel.
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-07-29
SMALL BOYS PUN MELED HIM.
He Was Too Little to Know What n
.spanlard Was.


lie was very little boy, only four
years old, and even the present enthu-
siastic state of patriotism in which the
country is existing had not penetrated
his small mind, says the New York
Times. He did not know what it was to
be patriot, but he does now. On the
day that he learned he was playing out
doors when some other small boys
whose educations in certain respects
were more advanced than his, So.
moved by the spirit of the times, the
other small boys asked this very small
boy whether he was Spaniard or an
American. That was momentous
question, but how should a small boy
who had never heard either word be-
fore to his knowledge know that? And
unfortunately the word Spaniard was
either easier for him to pronounce or
1t appealed more to his imag gnation: so
that he promptly returned that ne was
Spaniard. That was enough; he was
traitor to his country and the other
small boys promptly took vengeance
and turned in and pummeled him.
But why didn't you say that you were
an Amerlcan?" queried mamma when
he came to her in tears a little later.
But that was, oh. great many days
ago and now there Is no moro staunch
little American on the block than the
small fouryear-old who was taught so
forcibly what it meant to be a Span
lard.
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-07-29
Down East.

Manager Chapmans Neriden team,
champions of the Connecticut State
league, are playing great ball, and are
making it exceedingly interesting for
the Waterburys, who lead in the pen
nant race. Two promising youngsters
on the Meriden team are Pitcher Howell
and Third Baseman Cusick, who are at
tracing considerable attention by their
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The Philipsburg mail., 1898-07-29

in the Irvington Millburn road race was
complete surprise. But his intimate
friends were expecting it. They knew
what he could do, but kept mum about
it. He is young chap, being 1s years
old. He has been employed by his
father, who is a prominent contractor.
since he finished his schooling a YEAR
ago. Regarding his recent race ne
says: II never rode a wheel until
June, 1897, when my father gave me a
Lyndhurst bicycle. 1t was racer. fit.
ted with League tires He gave 1t to
me as a reward for attention to studies
at school. Early this year my friends
urged me to go in for the Irvington-
Millburn race. AS my time for train
ing was limited, hcstated, but finally
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-07-29
Righting q Wrong.

Because Kid Gleason had a bad
day at short and made that error some
mean spirited person at once started
the report that the Kid was under the
influence of intoxicants. From this a
report grew that Gleason was SO drunk
that he could not field his position.
Nothing was further from the truth. /"
says Cincinnati Enquirer. "If Gleason
was drunk he got into that condition
drinking buttermilk. He is Captain
Joyce's right hand man. He and the
Kid were together last night in front
of the Gibson House The writer will
vouch for Gleason being in a state Of
sobriety. The Kid is not a drunkard
or brawler. He is a hard working
conscientious player. suffering with a
lame arm, and playing in a position he
Is strange to. 1t would be wonderful IL
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dS Il tIOltSoloudl
and with the exception of brief en-
gagement with the Cincinnatis, he has
always been minor Lacquer. During
the past few years. however he has
been doing very satisfactory work for
several eastern league clubs which are
IN class eB, one of the fastest minor
leagues in the country. Smith is west
erner, and first saw the light Of day
on January 13, 1870, at Brighton. Mich,
but learned to play ball with amateur
teams at South Dakota He started in
his professional career with the Port
land club, of the Pacific Northwest
league, in 1890. The following season
1ound him playing with the La Grande
tOre.) club, of the Pacific Interstate
league In 1892 he was with the Butte
club, OF the Montana State league. In
1873 ne made his first appearance as a
national league and American assoca
tlon player, when he signed with the
cincinnati club, of that organization;
out his engagement was a brief one,
and we next find him with the Bing-
hampton and Wilkesbarre clubs, Of the
eastern league. In 1894 he drifted out
to jacksonville, H., and played with
the professional team which repre-
sented that city in the western assO-
clatlon that season, he participating
IN seVenty-nine championship games
and making high both as a batsman
and fielder. When Manager Chapman
secured the franchise for Toronto, in
the eastern league. he signed Smith to
play third base for the season of 1895,
and the latter participated in 113
games, ranking fourth in the official
batting averages of the eastern league,
and third in the official fielding aver
ages. Four times that season he made
four safe hits to game. including
two home runs, two double baggers,
and eight times he made three safe hits
to game. including four home runs,
three triple baggers and three doubles
Ills best fielding performance that sea-
son was the accepting all of ten chances
at third base. He was re-engaged by
the Toronto club for the season of 1885,
and that year participated in one hun
dred and ten championship contests.
ranking high as batsman. Among his
batting feats were the following: Twice
he made three safe hits to a game:
including two home runs and two dou-
BILE baggers; once he made two safe hits.
including triple and double Dagger;
twice three safe hits to game includ-
ing two home runs; twice three safe
hits. including two triple baggers, and
seven times he made three safe hits to
game, including two double baggers
In 1897 he helped Manager Bucken-
berger's Syracuse team to win the East
ern league pennant participating in
one hundred and thirty-four champion
ship games, the greatest number he had
ever taken part in during one season.
He again ranked high as a batsman,
while he stood third in the official field
ing averages Of the Eastern league.
His batting, while not so heavy as in
the preceding two years, was good, he
making on seven different occasions
three safe hits to a game, including two
home runs and four double baggers.
His best fielding performances were
once accepting all Of ten chances at
third base, four times nine catches to
game, three times eight chances. sew
en- times seven chances and five times
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-07-29
FROG POND TO BE RECLAIMED
Boston Boys VIII Win the Battle OF
Century.

century.
Frog Pond" on the Common. in
boston. is to be restored TO the small
Doy. The brave protest which the
ians OF century ago made to General
Gage. the commander of the British
forces, whose soldiers had pre-empted
'He water rights of phe Boston boys, has
oorne fruit. and the newly appointed
oatn commission has decided to restore
the rights of the boys. The first change
IN the nature of Frog Pond" was when
the landscape gardner transformed it
INTO a pool sacred to the memory of
small dogs and small boats. The reign
OF the general public" has continues
ever since, but the effect of the revolu-
tioh promises to have early results.
and despite the opposition of wealthy
residents in the neighborhood the lads
or the vicinity will soon be plunging
TITO the waters which their predeces-
sors demanded from General Gage. The
boston city council. it is expected will
decide that the swimming Of the boys
Will not offend the eyes of persons
whose houses are closed and whose
money enables them to dip into the
SURF at Narragansett Pier and Newport.
these are the only Objectors to the
plan Of the new bath commission. The
boys will win their century fight and
Frog Pond" will splash In summer
and creak in winter in response to the
Duoyant spirits who navigate it.