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The times., 1898-10-04
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Unsuccessful Attempts of the
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the Year.
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New York at Philadelphia.
Cincinnati at Cleveland.
baltimore at Boston.
Pittsburg at st. Louis.
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co1fdentiany.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-07-28
Base Ball in Biblical Times.

A member of the Canton, o., Theol-
ogical school who is interested in the
great national game has written thesis
on baseball among the ancisnts. !"
From this are cleaned the following
interesting points which help to estab-
lish his contentious:
The devil was the first coacher he
coached Eve when she stole first-Adam
stole second.
When Isaac met Rebecca at the we'll
she was walking with pitcher.
Sampson struck out great many
times when he beat the Philistines.
Moses made his first run when he
slew the Egyptia ms.
Cain made base hit when he killed
Abel.
Abraham made a sacrifice.
The Prodigal Son made a home run.
David was a great long distance
thrower.
Moses shut out the Egyptians at the
Red Sea.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-07-28
Wheeler's Bravery at San Juau.

The Philadelphia Press of recent
date prints the following by special
cable;
Siboney, 13 via Port Antonio, July "a.
To the splendid generalship of Gen.
Joe Wheeler as much as to any other
cause is due the repeated successes Of
the American forces around Santiago.
To see this white-haired veteran of the
war of the rebellion astride his horse,
leading the regiments under his COM
mand, made up almost entirely of
northern men, is sight to stir the
heart of every American who remem-
bers that there was once a Mason and
Dixon line.
The camp here is ringing with praise
Of Joe Wheeler. and at the same time q
good story of his words during des-
perate charge last week is going the
rounds.
AS he was leading the list New York,
the Rough Riders and strong force of
regulars up high hill at San Juan,
storming a large body of Spaniards
who were strongly intrenched, the at
tacking line began to waver under a
fierce fire from Gsntling guns and
strong field pieces. Wheeler saw his
men wayer and began shouting at the
top of his voice, while the guns were
roaring and the small arms rattling
Steady, boys. Come on, now. The
Yankees are giving way. Look! There
they gol The Yankees are leaving their
guns"
Then suddenly catching himself, he
cried out even more vigorously:
Cd it! mean the Spaniards are
running. Go for 'em boys!"
Despite the hail of Mauser and
Springfield bullets the rain of Sharp
mel and Gatling fire, the soldiers
laughed at their old generals absent
mindedness. But they did 'fGo for
EN-" Instantly the wavering line took
on new confidence, the gaps closed and
in twenty minutes San Juan was ours.
Gen. Wheeler for a man Of his years,
has shown wonderful powers in the
field. No young officer in his com
mand can stand longer or harder fight
ing than he, and certainly none is
braver or more fearless.
Gen. Shafter has been indisposed for
days at time since going to TIE front,
and much of the responsibility of COM
mand, as well as the brunt of continu-
Gus fighting has been borne by "Fight-
ing Joe" Wheeler.
Miss Wheeler, the Generals daugh-
ter, is expected to arrive here in few
days to work as a nurse in the field
hospitals. One of his sons is in the
navy and still another in the field with
him
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-07-28
Important to Voters.

Every voter who is a qualified voter
under the laws, shall, as condition
precedent to the exercise of voting fur
nish and exhibit to the Judges of cleo
ton poll tax receipt for 1897, before
he offers to vote. To offer to vote with
out first presenting your poll tax re-
ceipt is misdemeanor.
If the voter fails to have receipt, he
cannot vote unless he can furnish the
judges satisfactory evidence that he
has paid his poll tax. The evidence is
copy of the tax receipt certified to by
the Trustee, or an affidavit that he paid
his poll tax on certain day, and that
he has lost the same, that he has made
dilligent search for it and has been un-
able to find it.
All persons are required to present a
poll tax receipt unless they are over so
years old or have become 81 since the
10th of January of the same year that
they were required to pay poll tax.
1t is misdemeanor for the judges to
allow any one to vote on bogus poll
tax receipt, and the judges of the cleo
tion will be especially requested to OBJ
serve the law in regard to said poll tax.
The voter is required to pay and pro-
duce a poll tax receipt for 1897, wheth-
er they have been assessed or not. 1t is
their duty to pay them, and it is no
excuse that they have never been as
sesessed. A failure to pay or failure
to produce satisfactory evidence of such
payment is indictable, and such voters
ballot is illegal and cannot be received F;
or if received, cannot be counted.
The ballots, (outside the 9th district
must be on plain white paper 3x7 inches.
And ballot with picture, sign, mark,
scratch, index color, or insignia, found
in the ballot box is illegal, and cannot
be counted and it is misdemeanor for
the judges to count any such ballot.
1t is felony to pay, loan, contribute
offer or promise to pay, loan or con-
tribute any money or other valuable
consideration, to any voter for the par
pose of inducing any person to vote OF
refran from voting, or to induce such
person to go to or stay away from the
polls.
To give or offer any office, or place ol
employment to any person to vote OF
refrain from voting, to advance or pay
or cause to be paid, any money or val
liable thing for the purpose Of bribine
any voter.
TO receive, contract for, or agree tC
receive any money, gift, loan or othel
valuable consideration for voting o.
agreeing TO vote for any particular per
son or refraining from voting.
Any person guilty of any of the abovi
crimes shall be punished by q fine 0
not more tkan one thousand dQlfSb
and imprisoned in the penitenta Pho
more than five years, and shall h07tkh
qualified from holding any office " ex
ercising the elective franchise,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-07-28

The complete novel in the August
Of Lippincott's The Last Rebel"
is by Joseph A. Altsheler, now we'll
known as o writer of war stories. The
scene is lonesome post in the South
ern Alleghanles. held for the Confeder-
acy by a chiyalrous monomaniac after
the unpleasautness of 1S61-65 had end
ed. The action deals with the expert
ences of a northerner who unadvisedly
wandered into those parts and found
himself a prisoner. Tudie and mise
ry," as described respectively by Alice
Miriam Roundy and Elizabeth T. Tit
tie, were girls of extremely diverse
situation and fortune; one of them lived
in Colorado, the other in wild part of
Pennsylvania. Edwin A. Pratt and
John Ford Barbour, narrate, in the
characters of hero and heroine, the
amatory exploit of "a Fortune-hun-
ter. T"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-07-28

see, Chairman; Texas, Capt. Hill; Ar
kansas, ], U. Smithee; Missouri. J.
l.. Gautt; Georgia, w. 7. Sheppard; ;
North Carolina, Mai. @. r. Barker;
District of Columbia. Col. F. H.
Mackey; South Carolina, Col, George
B. Lake; Alabama, Col. j. w. A, San
ford; Indian Territory, j. W. Coll
idge; Kentucky, Col. Benton Fl. Young;
Florida; Gen. John G. Law; Missis-
sissippi, L. l.. Miller; West Virginia,
John A. Lafoy; Louisiana, Col. David
Zabe; Virginia, j. E. Moyler; Okla
homa, Robert Reed.
California was represented on 10th
committees by the members from
Texas.
The Historical Committee. OF which
Gen. Stephen d. Lee is Chairman,
presented its report. The report voiced
the patriotic American spirit which has
pervaded the whole country by saying:
I'm the just war in which our
country is engaged our comrades now
living and the descendants of those
who have passed away have nobly used
the opportunity to demonstrate to the
world the ardor of their patriotism and
their readiness to devote their lives in
defense Of one reunited country"
The committee recommended the es-
tablishment of chairs on American his
tory in universities and colleges and
the exclusion of partisan and sectional
and unpatriotic works from all schools;
the adoption of measures to secure
more reliable records of the respective
states; that active historians be ap-
pointed for all divisions and camps Of
the United Confederate Veterans; that
authorship in the south be encouraged
by more liberal patronage Of literary
productions.
The report was adopted.
Gen. Lee then introduced resolu-
tion pledging the life and treasures of
the Confederacy to reunited country
and it was adopted in a manner which
gave no evidence of lack of sincerity.
A resolution was then introduced
thanking the President Of the United
States for appointing Gen. Wheeler
and Gen. Fitzhugh Lee. gallant Con-
federate soldiers, to commands in the
army Of the United States. Tt was
adopted with cheers.
Col. Ellison, of Virginia, then placed
in nomination the present officers of
the United Confederate Veterans AS
sociation. and they were reelected.
In acknowledging the compliment
which had been paid to him, Gen.
Gordon said:
my comrades, no words of thanks /
could command would do justice to the
promptings of my own heart or to your
generosity. l do not deserve this com
pliment-"
Voices Yes, you do! Yes, you do
you do!
"But by Gods help I shall end my
days by keeping my face always in the
direction your faces have been since
\ 1861. (Applause.) And while I say
that, I want it understood by every
man within the sound of my voice, and
by the whole world as we'll, that nc
truer heart for this reunited country,
for the honor and glory of the Ameri-
can republic, for the prosperity and the
freedom of this liberty-loving people,
beats in any breast than in mine. ZAP.
plause.)
"Again / thank you, my country
men, and pledge myself to devote tC
your service, to the welfare Of our COM
mon country, to the enlightenment o.
the youth Of our land, the remaining
days Of my life.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-07-28

Few people realize that the most i'm
portant part of q house, if enc wishes a
healthy habitation, is the ground un-
der it, seeming paradox, but never
theless true. This point and many 9th
er equally instructive ones to intend
ing bailders are taksyslp by Mrs. H..
NJ. Pgqga2 ipoSsHst: Constitutes a
PS6sctlx sSuitSrS in Harper's
,ls ssEeSs SsS
- UKE rheumatism by taking
7~ Hoods Sarsaparilla, which by neu-
tralizing the acid in the blood perma-
nently relieves aches and PAINS.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-07-28
INTERES ING ITEMS.


In Portugal, married women retain
their maiden names. ''
Spain has sent to Cuba /, 900 tons of
medicines, etc, in three years.
The flour trade Of London exceeds
in value $40, 600, COO per annum.
In Mexico the family of dead duel
ist can claim support from the person
who shot him,
A Missouri man filed as an answer to
his wife's suit for divorce an agree
'ment signed by both 'to disband."
A German paper mentions as curl
osity city of 5000 inhabitants in Ba-
varia, with only 125 bicycles in use.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-07-28

WVNoLE EZEKIEL oBEAR, assessor and
tax collector. Beverly, Mass. who has
passed the soth life mile stone, says;
"Dr. Miles Restorative Neryine has done
great deal of good. Isuffered for years from
eleeplessness and nervous heart trouble.
Would feel weary and used up in the morn
ing had no ambition and my work seemed a
burden. A friend recommended DR.. Miles
Nervine, and purchased bottle under
protest as had tried SO many remedies un-
successfully, thought it no use. But it
gave me restful sleep. q good appetite and
restored me to energetic health. It is
grand good medicine, and Iwill gladly write
anyone inquiring. full particulars of my sat
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-07-28

It is my pleasure and duty owe to the af-
ficted, to bear my testimony to the fact that
Smiths Sure Kidney Cure will do all
and more than you claim for it. Aside from be-
ing sure kidney cure " it viii cure any infla-
nation wherever located. AS a remedy fol-
piles, scurness in the chest, stomach and bow
els, it affords immediate relief, and effects 8
permanent cure.
S. .. HEMENWAY,
South 2Sd Street. St. Louis, Mo
For sale by local druggists.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-07-28

tsfactory experience" I"
DR.. Miles Remedies
are sold By all drug
gists under a positive
guarantee, first bottle
benefits or money re-
funded. Book on dis
eases OF the heart and
nerves free. Address,
DR., MILES MEDIOA
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-07-28

Two hundred babies Of Oriental par
entage were recently displayed in q
baby show in San Francisco. The
boys had their heads shaved, while the
girls had their hair stiffened with beads
and paper flowers.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-07-28

A 4OO-pound bear walked into barn
yard in Proebstel, Wash, and carried
off live calf. The citizens organized
posse and after long chase captured
bruin, who had hugged the calf to
death. f
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-07-28
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
VIRGINIA COLLEGE

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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-07-28
RATIONS,
EQUIPMENTS.

In this "our soldier boys" have not
been neglected, as they are furnished
Galley guns" popguns, toy cannons,
and in all probability will be given
fre-crackers. Clothing is furnished
in great quantities. In fact one suit of
underwear "fits" like it was made to
be used for sheets, table-cloths, nap
kins and towels at one and the same
time Blouses are like unto the fam
GUS "Mother Hubbard" We have
plenty" of clothing.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-03-05

A bit Of odd police legislation has
aroused Washington, ID. c., wheelmen
to a high pitch of resentment. After
due publication the order was put into
effect last week, and since then wheel
men have been watching for judicial
decision on the case with great expec-
fancy. The regulation is as follows:
"Inasmuch as safety in passing with
rapidly moving vehicles requires that
the riders or drivers approaching each
other shall be able to judge of the
probable movement of the approaching
vehicle, no cycle shall be ridden on the
streets within the city limits with the
lower end of the handle bars on plane
lower than four inches below the top
of the saddle at its center, and the rides
shall at all times keep his head In SUCH
position as to command a view ahead
of not less than 300 feet"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-03-05

came winning proposition suws ~ =
aAbors early days. To him she sas
man went He wanted 10 borruv
money.
Mr. stratton," be began, a am Mr.
TABOR. ] have heard that Won wes
generous in helping out deserving peo.
PIE who had any prospsa of get1sns
even with the world. 1 have up hers
~ bowider county q claim on whScf
have good ore. but IL win rAouir.
money 20 work IL. have kardly
enough 70 buy grub for myself, Sifs
ana TWO little ones. who are noa W.
ing IN a cold and cherries cabin a.1aa
me mine VIII yon loan me 5000
TOT few months and take my note foa
tias amount The old mans eyes
were allied with tears. He could MOI
beg. yet here was a man who could
help hlm 10 a sufficient income TO END
MS days beyond the Cravings Of hun
ger and giant Would he grant the re
qussts Millionaire strastoa SAT for 6
lew minutes ios, in thought Finally
ne answered: Mr.. Tabor. I have al
present such drains upon my income
that ] cannot help you. / am sorry,
but Il Is impossible"
Tabor said no more. He returned &c
Ward and told his wife Of the disap-
pointing result; Of the trip. Together
they agreed 10 fight fate as they had
done IN the past Next morning Ia
Dor went 70 the mine and worked
hard with pick and drill. but his e.
forts were too slow. IL needed ma
chsaery and modern methods The
gold was there. bur hand work vas MOI
the way 70 get H. Yet he worked on
Several days after bis visit 90 STRAIT.
ton Tabor was obliged 10 visit Den.
Yer. Some small matters had caile<
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-03-05
Road Racing In England.

The action of the National Cyclists
Union of England in prohibiting road
races, 1t is felt. will result in big
outbreak among the English riders
when the road-riding season opens up
in the spring. At the ANNUAL dinner of
the Yorkshire Road Club, held recently
In England, T. F. Bidlake, the well
known road rider, who has accom-
plished several notable record trials,
practically advised riders to Sc
cede from the N. c. q. He argued
that road racing had done no harm
and that its dangers were purely imag-
mary. The average opponents to road
racing contents, he claimed do not real
ize that record trials and competition
contests invariably take place on unfre-
quented sections of roads. He advised
the road club members to have nothing
to do with union which presented
rules impossible for them TO obey. He
claimed IL they left the union they
might continue their road racing and
not prejudice the chances of any of
their members who wished to remain
unionists.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-03-05

interest In the official management, or
IN racing. but are interested in tour
ing. In England and France the larg-
est and most influential cycling organ
izations are the touring clubs. There
is great demand for tour committee
In the league. One of the veterans
indorses the new idea as follows: the
encouragement of touring. while one
Of the most important of the leagues
several objects. is the most neglected OF
them all, unless we consider the good
roads agitation under this head. A
few OF the leading divisions have ac-
eompiished something after plans who'll
ly their own. but the need Of careful
and uniform national supervision is
apparent. A national committee on
touring should be added to the nine
committees on the list, and a new bu-
reau OF information for tourists estab-
lished. At present it is matter OF
extreme difficulty for rider to get
information concerning many sections
of the country which to him may be
new and strange. Work in this de-
partment should be thoroughly system
affixed, and there should be some COM
petent person placed at the head of 1t,
whose duty it should be to provide
members with all the desired informa-
ton. Through the cooperation of di-
vision officers it would not be difficult
task 20 maintain a reliable central re-
nository of facts essential to the besi
interests of cycle travel"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-03-05

srfas.- - speaking ~ the vsfns 90 .
chemical analysis. Exys- Thsre Ia prob
ably no one sahsers In conneesior vita
sheir professzon that is SO little zndsr-
stood By farmers generally as that Of
The real szHue 10 be attached 10 chem
Zeal analysis Indeed. I may say that
there Is scarcely . question that IL the
subject Of SO much discussion and dis,
agree1srt. even among the asricnlfnr-
a chemists OF the country as that o.
the real Importance to be attached 20
such an analysis One line OF autnori-
ties. headed BY DE-. HfIgardv the dlrec--
tor Of the California experiment star
ton. relies most strongly upon such an
analysis- while others. of perhaps equal
prominence. at least in other lines, 40
not place so much reliance upon IL All
agree. however. that something Is 10 De
gained by careful chemical study OF
soil Even those who do not agree
wholly with Hfigard concede that,
whilst chemical analysis fails 10 in
dictate the exact degree Of availablnry
Of soil constituents, ii will at least re-
veal the approximate total quantity OIL
the several constituents present there
in, and in this indicating either the suf-
ficiency or deficiency Of the several soil
essentials. it proves itself very helpfui
to the agriculturist, even though u
does fail to show the exact degree OF
availability of single soil constituent.
II must be conceded that IL it does TINS
only, q chemical analysis Is OF sufncient
Importance to warrant its being under
taken. for IL 1t can tell farmer that
his soil contains a sufficient quantity
OF one element and is probably entireiy
lacking in another, it at least af1orda
him rational basis for inaugurating
q series Of practical soil-test experif
ments with fertilizers that will enable
him TO answer the question deinitely1
and thus save himself the risk OF pur-,
chasing and applying certain fertilizers
on a particular soil that are not needed
by 1t and that would prove useless
expenditure If applied. 1t viii be seen
that the weak point in an analysis Is
that, while It reveals what soil actu-
ally contains and In what proportions
/ the several constituents are present,
it does not state with absolute accuracy
Just how much OF that plant food Is IN
an available form, that is. in a form
suited for plant assimilation ms y
an important matter. for, other things
being equal, the actual productiyeness
OF any soil will depend not so mucn
upon the total amount Of plant food II
contains as upon the proportion OF thar
food which is in an available FORM And
until it is possible for an analysis 70
reveal with much accuracy the degres
OF availability of any plant food essen
tial. IL cannot be said that chemical
methods are entirely perfected and ca
pable of furnishing information In All
respects satisfactory. Il is encouraging
to note that many chemists are at the
present time engaged in perfecung
methods with this object in view.
It frequently happens that when SOILS
are barren their failure TO produce IL
due to the presence Of certain poison
Gus substances. such as sulphate or sui
phid of iron. When such is the case.
chemical analysis will reveal the fact
and chemistry will provide remedy.