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SAINTS CLOSE SEASON BOTH GAMES OF A FINAL DOUBLE- HEADBR LOST TO GRAND RAPIDS FIRST TOOK TEN INNINGS Second * :it Short by Ruin and tail ed i:i the Filth — Two Amateur* Played WiMi the Winning Team— Timers Defeated !>y Minneapolis in v Close Contest — Two Games in J'i^ League. brand Rapid* :?. 1. >•«. l':snl 2, 3. Minneapolis N, Detroit 7. Played. Won. Lost. Per Ct._ Indianapolis 120 Tf> 4") .625 Minneapolis 125 76 49 .608 Detroit 12* 63 61 .508 Grand Rapids ....125 G3 62 .501 St Paul 126 57 69 .452 Milwaukee VSI 54 6S .441 Buffalo 123 53 70 AW Kansas City 123 53 70 .431 GAMES SCHEDULED FOR TODAY. j Minneapolis at Detroit. 1 Milwaukee at Endianapolis. Kansas I'iiy at Buffalo. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Sept. 10.—(Spe cial.) -Grand Rapids celebrated the clos<? cf the V estern league season here today by winning a doub'.o victory from the s.lints, in the presence of one of the largest crowds of the year. The victories were all the more creditable to the horn? team from the fact that two amateurs played with it. This waa made necessary by the leaving of Catcher S-illivan and Left Fielder Crawford last night to join the Boston and Cincinnati teams, respec tively. Buckley is still nursing his in juries, received in the morning Labor day game, and McAuley is >n the hospital list. Radamacher ana Tibald, who helped out the h'>nu team today, are both local players, and they made an excellent showing with the professionals, although the former had trouble in the second g<-.me in holding Bumpus Jones, who had Bpeed to burn. Ton innings were required to decide the first saint', which was full of excitement and kepi the enthusiasm and interest at fever heat all through. The Saints lost the game on costly errors by Fisher and Geier in the second and fifth. Tebeau made the first run, getting a single, reaching third on Fisher's throw over Vaughn's head, and home on a hit by Blerbauer. Tibald's fumble of Isbeli's grounder allowed the Msitors to tie the score iii the third. Risley's two gifts help ing out. A fumble by Geier, another Wild throw by Fisher, and a poor throw by G< ler let in White in the fifth, and the Scents bunched three singles, again tying the score in the sixth. The locals won out in the tenth on Pickering's double, followed by a clean hit by Buelow, the visitors being unable to do anything in their half. Hcutz hit for three bases in the first inning of the second game, and scored on a passed ball, but in the second inning' Denser was touched up for three doubles and a single, netting the- home team two runs. In the third Tebeau made a home run with one man on base. The Saints go( one in the fourth on a wild throw by Btielow and a couple of safe hits. Rain began to fall, and the teams hasti ned the inning to make a game, go ing out in regular order, after which the game was called and the 2,600 fans bid adieu to the players with a rousing cheer Score, first game: '!'l Rapids. AB. R. H. PO. A. E. rlng.'cf.'..".".'.::! i 2 I no Buelow, 3b 5 0 2 0 5 0 = '■■;-<■ i! 4 0 0 3 0 0 Tebeau. lb 53 1 ifi 9 n »s*r «■■ -!> :? 01 2I ? I 1 ibald, ss 4 0 o 1 r. 1 ]\^ry- p. 4 01040 Radajnai her, c. ..4 0 12 4 0 Totals >1 3 11 3) 27 1 St. Paul. AB. R. H. PO A E Hontz, cf 3 o 1 2 0 6 ("■{','■■ : ' 4 0 0 13 2 La'ly, I! 5 13 3 0 0 gfrt, ri 4 0 1 2 0 0 Shuaart ss 4 0 2 3 4 1 Isbell, 2b 3 10 3 3 0 f,P jes. c 3 0 15 10 Fisher, p 4 o o 0 l 2 T°tals 35 2 9 30 13 5 Grand Rapids ..0 1 0 0 1 o 0 0 o I—3 St. Paul 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 o—2 runs. Grand Rapids 1, St. P IU I 1; stolen bases, Shugart, Spies sacrifice hits, Genius, Spies; two-base hits, Picker- Ing 2, Houtz; double plays, Geier ta Shu gart to Vaughn. Tebeau to Bierbauer to Pire. Cantillon. SECOND GAME. Rapids. AB. R. H. PO. A. E rW. cf....:::: 3 05200 Jiii.l.jw. 3b 3 1 9 i 0 1 »/. 3 0 0 10 0 ■• "> 3 2 2 8 0 0 2b 3 1 2 0 J 0 Tibald, ss 2 0 0 0 2 0 •]: )n; s- p-: 201020 imacher, c 2 0 0 2 1 o Totals 23 4 9 15 7 i St. Paul. AB. R. H. PO. A E 3 l l no 6 V"'.V- ;:'» 3 0 0 3 2 0 1-aiiy. If 3 0 2 0 0 0 b 1 0 0 (5 0 0 !' 2 10 2 0 0 Shuparr. ss 2 -■ l o *. n rsbell. 2b 2 0 13 2 1 '■ 2 0 0 10 0 ■ P 2 0 0 0 10 Totals 20 2 5 15 10 1 I Rapids 0 2 2 0 o—4 St. Paul 1 o 0 1 o—2 Earned runs. Grand Rapids 2; two-base hits, Tebeau, Blerbauer, White 2, Lally three-base lilt. Houtz; home run, Teh an; double play. Shugart to Lsbell to Vaughn struck out, by Jones •!; base on balls off J •: & :• iiii by pitcher, by Denzsr 1: pa --- pel balls, Radamacher 3; time, 30 minutes; umpire Cnniillon. PRESTON SAVED THE DAY. Tlfrerg Defeated ljy Minneapolis oji a One Run illnrglu, D;:•'•!!PIT, Mich., Sept. 10.—(Special.)— ~4^ AND l\ J^COID /§A BOTTLE /fl\ ~:ir STAR DCrnfci^r Unquestionably the best for the club, ca.).: or family board. 'BLATZ" pos sesses an individual goodness that is appreciated by those who enjoy good '] ■]:-.- -not essentially epicures or con n... . v; Shall ws send you a case? S; ;"a :1 Branch: Lower levee, foot of Ji !.:■ .. Telephone 1414. Frank Owens, a member of the Thir ty-first regiment of MicMgar volunteers, who pitched some thirty games of ball while the troops were in the South a year ago. winning every one. was given a trial by Manager Stallings this after noon. The youngster lost his game, but it was only by the narrowest of mar gins and he made a showing that entitles him to future consideration in the pro fessional ranks. Menefee was hit rather freely all through the contest and he can attribute his success in adding an other to his long string of victories to the splendid support he received. Preston doubtless saved the day for the Millers by making one of the most sensational catches of the year or any other season lor that matter. It was in the ninth inn ing with a man on third base and one -.ut that Dillard hit the ball on a line to left center. Preston was naturally play ing in close for a left-handed batter and the Instant the bill left the bnt ho turned his back to the diamond and sprinted to vaid the fence. Looking uy just at the right instant, while running at top speed, he whirled, sp-angr high into the air and pulled the ball down with his right hand, making a genuine circus catch. The io.au on third scored, but a hit that would have been good for throe bases was cut off and the Tigers did no more scoring. That run gave them a load of one, but with a n-.L'n on base in the last half of the ninth. Perry Werdan hit one for over the fence in deep left field, getting credit merely for a tv o-bagger as another vun had been scored earlier in the inning. The score: Detroit. AB. R. H. PO. A. E. Barrett, cf 4 1 0 3 0 0 Stallings. If 5 3 3 10 0 Dungan. 2b 4 1 4 2 3 0 Dil^ard, 3b 5 0 0 2 3 0 Slater, lb 5 1 2 8 0 0 Ryan, c 4 0 3 5 0 0 Gaston, rf 4 0 0 1 0 0 Lee we, ss 4 1 2 4 2 0 Owens, p 4 0 0 0 4 0 Totals 29 7 14 »2u 12 0 Minneapolis. AB. R. H. PO. A. E. Davis, cf 4 110 0 0 Nance. 3b 5 2 3 1 4 0 Carey, rf 5 1 1 2 0 0 Werden, lb 5 0 2 16 0 0 Smith, ss 4 1 1 0 5 0 Preston. If 4 0 1 2 0 0 Abbaticchio. 2b .... 4 0 1 2 2 0 Dlxon, c 4 1 1 3 1 0 Menefee. p 3 2 1 1 5 0 Totals SS 8 12 27 17 0 Detroit 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 I—7 Minneapolis 0 0014001 2—B •Two men out when winning run scored. Two-base hits, Ryan. Stalling*, Werden 2, Smith; home runs, Slater, Leewe: sacri fice hit, Dungan; stolen bases, Dungan, Dillard; first base on balls, off Owens 1, off Menefee 1; hit by pitcher, Owens 1; left on bases, Detroit 7, Minneapolis 6; struck out, by Owens 4, by Menefee 3; double play. Smith to Abbaticchio to Werden; time, 1:55; umpire. Brennan; at tendance, 800. NATIONAL, LEAGI'E. Clevelnnd and the Colonel* Defeat- Ed by the Cincinnati Tram. Played. Won. Lost. Per Ct. Brooklyn 121 84 37 .694 Philadelphia 125 78 47 .624 Boston 122 74 48 .607 Baltimore 120 71 49 .592 St. Louis 126 71 55 .503 Cincinnati 12G 71 55 .563 Chicago 126 65 61 .516 Pittsburg 124 62 G2 .SCO Louisville 123 56 67 .455 New York 123 51 72 .415 Washington 121 42 79 .347 Cleveland 131 19 112 .145 GAMES SCHEDULED FOR TODAY. St. Louis at Boston. Pittsburg at Brooklyn. Chicago at New York. Cleveland at Philadelphia. Louisville at Baltimore. Cincinnati at Washington. CINCINNATI, Sept. 10.—The Reds won both games today. The first v/as called in the seventh to allow the Cleveland team to catch a train. Louisville should have been shut out in the second game. Crawford, the new fielder, mada a splendid improssion. Score, first game: Cm. |R!H!P:a|Ei Cleve. IR HIPIA E Mcß, cf. 2 3 5 0 0 Dowd. cfi' 0! 0! 2 0 0 Corn, ss 2 1 5! 3 0; H'ley, If! 1! 3 21 0 0 E'f'dt, 3b 1 1 1 1 l! Quinn, 2b 0 0 1 4* 0 C'fd, If. 1 2 0 0! 0 H'hill. rf 1 2 01 1 1 B'k'y, lb 0i II G! 0 0 S'van, 3b 0i Oi 1) 3 0 McP, 2b. 0 2! '-'; 2 0 T'k'r, lb! 0 Oj 9 1| 0 S'b'd, rf. 1 4 2 0' 0 L'k'd, ssl 0 Ol 2 21 0 Peitz, c. 1 1| 0| 0! 0 McA. c... 0| 0 I 2 1 Frisk, p. 2 21 01 II 0 C'ffr, p. 01 0 0 10 Totals 10171211 XI 1 To^ 1? 2J_sils!l4! 2 Cincinnati" 0 0 5 3 2 ~0 *—10 Cleveland ■_ 11: : 0_Li_°_2_l- a~ 2 Earned runs, Cincinnati 8, Cleveland 2; two-base hits. Hemphill, Seibold: three base hits, Seibold, Corcoran; double play, McPhee to Corcoran to Beckley; hit by pitched ball by Frisk 3; passed balls. Peitz. McAllister; wild pitch. Frisk; time. 1:05; umpire, Latham. SECOND GAME. Cm. |R|HjP|AIE Louis. |R!H|P|A!B M'B'e, cf| 1| 2! 31 01 0 Hoy, cf..| 2 2| 0 01 0 Corn, ss 1! 3| 8 4 2 Clare, If! 2| 3! 3 0| 0 Elb'd, 3b 1! 3| 31 2| 0 Lea'h, 3bl 1 21 01 2 0 Cra'd, lf.l 1! 3| 1! oj 0 Flay. rf.l l| 1 1| 0 0 Bcc'v, lbj 0] li 7 0] 1 Rify, 2b. | 0i 1 3 7 0 M'Pe 2b| Oj 0 4| 3| 0 Kelly, lb| 0| 011 2 0 Sei'd, rf.l 2| 1 0| 0| o|Zim'er, .c! 0| 0 0 l|*o Wood, c.i II 1 1! 3| 1 Cli'n, ss. 0| 1 4| 2| 0 Haw'y. Pi 1 2 °| 3j x Cun'm, p 1 1 2 3| 1 Totals _~BJIG 27J151 5 Totals I 7|11J24j17J 1 CinThTnati 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 3 •—8 Louisville 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 I—7 Earned runs, Cincinnati 5, Louisville 1; two-base hits, Seibold, Hawley. Wood; three-base hits. Crawford, Ritchey; stolen bases, Mcßride, Loach; double play, Ritchey to Clingman to Berkley; first base on balls, off Hawley 2, off Cunning ham 2; hit by pitched ball, by Hawley 2; passed ball. Wood; time, 1:50; umpire, Latham; attendance, 7,135. TO FIGHT TODAY. The Bout Between McCovern and Palmer Promises Good Sport. NEW YORK, Sept. 10.—Terry Mc- Govern, of Brooklyn, and Pedlar Palmer, of England, are to meet tomorrow after noon for a $10,000 purse in a twenty-five round bout at 116 pounds, before the Westchester Athletic club, Tuckahoe, and the fight has attracted unusual interest. McGovern and Palmer, the sportsmen say. are two very evenly matched fight ers, and as each has trained hard for the struggle (here should be a battle from start to finish. Both McGovern and Palmer are clever, game and clean cut. They have scores of victories to their credit, are pugilists of the widest popularity in their respec tive countries, and, consistently, the in terest will be at a fever point. A number of Englishmen have come from the other side to back Palmer and witness the fight, 3nd scores of them al ready in America will journey from dis tant points for the same purpose. The preponderance of money here is naturally in the hands of the Americans, and al most to a man they have picked Me- Govern to win. Consequently he is a favorite in the betting. The only time the Americans ever saw Palmer in the ring was on Jan. 30, 1896, when he fought Geprge Dixon a six round draw in Madison Square Garden. Then he made a most favorable impres sion. On the other side he has whipped such men as Billy Plimmer, Billy Roche fort, Ernest Anton, Dave Sullivan, Dave Wallace and Billy Murphy. Whenever Terry McGovern steps into the ring it is a case of fight from the beginning of tha first round until a de cision is reached. He is aggressive, a hard hitter and a good taker of punish ment. Among those he has defeated are Johnnie Richie, Sammy Kelly, Billy Bar rett, Casper Leon, Patsey Haley, Joe Bernstein and George Munroe. Itnhic* In Great Britain. According to the official returns only one case of rabies was reported in Great Britain in the twenty-eight weeks ending July 15, as compared with fourteen cases in the corresponding period of 1898, nine ty-eight cases in the corresponding period of 1897, and 348 cases in the correspond ing period of 1896. Protection of Carrier Pigreons. In China carrier pigeons are protected from birds of prey by apparatus consist ing of bamboo tubes fastened to the birds' bodies. As the pigeon flies the tubes produce a shrill, whistling sound, which keeps the birds of prey at a dis tance THE ST. PAUL GLOBE, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 18yy. THEIR WHEELS FLEW FAST TIME MADE BY CYCLISTS AT LEXINGTON PARK YES TERDAY TWO STATE RECORDS DROP YV. E. Becker Cut the Mile Unpaced Professional and Ci»,-t»ter Clark s«n the Amateur Mnrk for the Maine Performance — HerK'csou Took the Three-Mtle Professional —Close ot If. C. A. Meeting. The contestants in yesterday's blcycla races at Lexington park won additional laurels In a. number of trials against time, establishing two new state records. W. K. Becker clipped three-fifths of a second off the one-mile unpaced profes sional record, formerly held by A. Berge son, of 2:1", making- the new time 2:16 2-5, and Chester Clarkson towered the exist ing amateur unpaced mile record one sec ond. A high wind and a heavy track operated to prevent fast time, but the riders were cheered by the arousing warmth of the September sun and the enthusiasm of the few hundred people who saw the events. As the iast of a series of racing matinees that have been given by the N. C. A. during the week, and perhaps the last races that will be seen in the Twin Cities this year, unusual interest centered around each of the four events. While the meet has not been a financial suc cess, some of the best racing seen in the Northwest has been witnessed since its opening a week ago yesterday. Five professionals came up for the state mile record unpaced. B. B. Bird and A. Uergeson both succeeded in covering- the distance unassisted in 2:20. A. W. Cal lander secured a record of 2:25, and Einar Lee 2:24 3-5. Becker, the popular Minne apolis boy., came up last. He covered the first third in 42 seconds, and it was evi dent that he wouid lower the marks set by the riders who had preceded him. A head wind swept down the back stretch, Imt Becker ploughed through it like a young colt through a field of clover, and crossed the tape at a two-minute clip, completing the mile in 2:16 2-5. The one-third mile amateur state cham pionship event was a very fast one. Clarkson secured a position of advantage at the pole, and held it throughout the race. Ben Erickson and R. Broadbent finishing second and third. Louis Nieder hofer secured a bad start and was never able to head the leaders. The circuit was ir.ade in 45 seconds. In the three-mile professional handicap race Becker and Johnson started on the scratch, and Bird at seventy-five yards, I while the rest of the field were distributed from 100 up to 200 yards. Bird succeeded in catching the main bunch after the first mile, but fell out on the fourth mile. Johnson "shook" Becker, who was as sisted to his dressing room with a bad oitack of nausea, but .Tonnny likewise gave up the race, although ha made sev eral lap sprints which brought him closer to the handicap raen, but the distance was too great to overcome without assistance. The race then lay between Einar Lee, A. Bergeson and A. W. Callander. The lat ter made the jump after crossing the tape the second time and secured a lead of several lengths. "Bergy" then went after first money find won after making a beautiful 1 sprint of about a sixth of a mile. Einar Lee passed Callander, finish ing second. Time, 7:23>£. Oi the amateurs Clarkson was the first man to try for the record, and after warming up with a couple of times around left the tape with the pistol and iinished in 2.17, lowering the amateur rec ord by one second. Tnc third lap was : made in 41 2-5, the fastest time made dur i ing- any of the races yesterday. The Pothers succeeded in striking a gait as fol ! lows: VF. Granquist, 2:20; L: Niederhofer, 2:20; Ben Erickson, 2:29; Hans Mikkel son! 2:C0; F. Dubay, 2:34^; R- Broadbsnt, 2:31.' Gapt. Clark made his last appearance, making a sensational dive from the 100 --foot tower, and Charles Fralick made a jump into a tweVve-foot net. The summary of the races is as fol- One-third mile, amateur state champion ship—Chester Clarkson first, Ben Erick son second, R. Broadbent third. Time. 45 seconds. One mile, unpaced professional, against time-W. E. Becker, 2:16 2-5. • Three-mile handicap, professional—A. Bergeson, 100 yards, first; Einar Lee, 150 yards, second; A. W. Callander, 125 yards, One-mile amateur, unpaced, against time—Chester Clarkson, 2:17. base: ball brevities. St. Paul was the first of the Western league teams to piay its full quota of 126 games for the season. The Apostles won lifty-seven and lost sixty-nine games for the season, the poorest record they have made in any one of their five seasons. * * * The local team started out well on its last trip, but lost five out of the last six games played, making the record for the circuit five games won and eight lost. The game at Buffalo today will decide whether Kansas City or^ Buffalo is to oc cupy last place. If Milwaukee should win both games today at Indianapolis the Brewers would slide past St. Paul into fifth place. * * * If Detroit should lose today there would be a tie between Detroit and Grand Rap ids for third place. Outfielder Fleming, who used to bft with Indianapolis, has signed with Wash ington. The Hoosiers have fallen off in their batting. This is clue to the nervousness which affects every man. The players all wish the season were over and the sus pense ended. George Stallings has decided to quit base ball and go into business in Detroit. He is disgusted with President Vander beck for selling off his best players be fore the close of the season. Abe Lezotte has refused to join the Buf falo team on account of ill health, and the Buffalo management finally secured the services of Danny Steams to till out the season for the Bisons on the Initial corner. Steams played first base for Buf falo when it was a member of the .East ern league in 1895. When Patsy Tebeau reached his home yesterday morning from his one-day trip to Chicago he found himself a proud pa rent. It's a boy. Treasurer Stanley Rob ison intends signing the two young Crig ers and the Infant Tebeau right away, so as to have them when they grow ud. —St. Louis Globe-Democrat. 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The fact that the National leasus pen nant race has practically been decided has caused a great lack of interest in the playing of many of the men, and big scores are the result. Pitchers, who a month ago held opposing teams down to four and five hits, are now being batted for three times that number. The field- Perry Werden continues to smash the ball as of yore. He is a dangerous man with the stick. WASN'T FEELING WEIL. If He Had Been He Might Have Told a Story. Detroit Free Press. "Hot? Oh, a little, but's nothing to what we used to have out on the plains in the early '80s,'' began the boss liar of the justice's court. "Why. we didn't use to mind the weather that made the mercury boil over in the thermometer tubes. The grass on the prairie would dry up like tinder, and then the sun would rise quickly in the morr?ing, and before we would know it everything was ablaze, and, I tell you, you had to move pretty smart to Ciako our potatoes by hanging them out of the window in the sun, and you could fry bacon at noon just as well as anything, but it didn't cook so well or so quickly early in the morning or in the evening. I remember one summer when the sun was so hot for a month or two that all the water in the river dried up, and wo didn't have anything to drink but a few gallons of whisky, and that wouldn't last very long. It began to look as if we were done for, because there wasn't any other water within thirty miles of us, and it would kill any animal that attempted to cover that distance such weather as that. At length, just as we were begin ning to think we were goners, the sun that was beating down as hard as ever, just cracked open a big rock that stood near the empty river bed, and inside of it there was the sweetest, coolest spring you ever saw. I always thought that it was something like that miracle In the Bible. There was another summer, though.that was hotter than that ono. We actually had to build flres around us to keep cool—the flres being cooler than the air. And—" At thir. point the auditors had all sneaked away to reinforce their shattered nerves, and the narrator, left thus un ceremoniously alone, discontinued his reveries. —«»» 1 Short Notice. A prisoner sentenced to death In France does not know the date of his execution. He Is informed of it Just fifteen minutes before the ax falls. Adulteration of Food In Missouri. Any one in Missouri found guilty of placing arsenic, calomel, bismuth, am monia, or alum in any kind of food may be fined not less than $100. Thibetan Politeness. A sign of politeness in Thibet on meet ing a person is to hold up the elapsed hands and stick out the tongue. Afraid of Poisoned Food. During periods of nervousness the Turkish sultan restricts himaelf to a boiled-egg diet, because this food cannot be easily poisoned. ; Hn iiJo Pare inn out. Parchment used on the best banjoes Is made from wolf skin. TRAM WITH COLOHIES GAIN IN BOTH EXPORTS AND IM PORTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR CUBAN TOTALS THE LARGEST An Increase of Ten Million Dollars in Exports for Seven Months, With a Gain of Seven Million Dollars in Imports for the Same Time Over the Corresponding Pe riod One Year Ago. WASHINGTON, Sept. 10.— The war de partment made public today a statement of the trade between the United States and all of the colonies under military con trol, and with Cuba as well, for the seven months of 1899, ending July 31, making comparison with the year IS9B. The exports from the United States to Cuba for the seven months were $14,116, --993 in 1599 against $4,485,937 in 1898. The im ports into the United States from Cuba for the same period were $19,976,95G in 1899, against $12,474,770 in IS9B. The exports from the United States to Pcrto Rico for the seven months were $?,339,221 in 1899, against $569,110 in 1898. In.ports into the United States from Porto Rico during the same time were $3,379,944 in 1599, against $2,253,800 in 1898. The exports from the United States to the Philippine islands from Jan. 1 to July 31 were $386,109 in 1899, against $65,736 in 1898. The imports into the United States from the Philippines for the same period were $3,274,134 in 1599, against $2,283,775 in 1898. The trade of the United States with the various islands when stated by months shows a marvelous growth, very gratifying in all the islands, and especial ly so in the Philippines. The only fiscal years since 1877 showing for the entire twelve months a larger value of merchandise exported from the United States to Cuba than is shown by the first seven months of 1899 were the years 1892, 1893 and 1594. If the same ratio Is maintained until the end of the year, the imports Into Cuba from the United States will be larger than the exports from the United States to that island in any fiscal year in the entire history of the trade between this country and Cuba. The imports Into the United States from Cuba from Jan. 1 to July 31, 1899, were greater than the corresponding imports for either of the entire fiscal years 1897 and 1898. If the same ratio Is maintained for the remainder of this year the imports Into this country from Cuba will exceed $32,000,000, and be more than double those of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1898. The imports from Porto Rico into the United States for the first seven months of 1899 were larger than those of any of the preceding entire fiscal years since 1890, except 1893, while the exports to Porto Rico for the first seven months of DR. COLE'S CREO TREATMENT Acts directly on the geni to-urinary organs of man. No charge for consultation. 24 Washington Ay. S., Minneapolis, Minn. ■IS I SIS MK2SS!r»' fool »ize x in, U\]W U U UHULU Ulove Overshoes. I 3d Rnd Wacouta Sts. BATTF mO Ale- Porter, Btontand Beer, IWm,,, 17 n««-. fKA Fruit Olden, and ICfflJ 01 OUh, UMLUUJ Boft Dfl»k«- U 702-710 Pay.,o Ay. I . niTTrnfl Aromatic Stomach Bittern, T\ Qlmnn W HA for Dyspepsia and lodigouion. Km I |nn Fine Blood Purifier. At all Druuglsts 1. M UIIMyll» I Ulll LHU ' u »7th<Sißroadwav niniinO CI«ftrs and Leflf Tobacco. l/llhlnfl V Otnn!/ I) Unfln ••Aqulllas.- II" IHH ? "'"«"» VrlUIiIlU II 3d3 Jactson. CROCKERY "z&fiF" m.imi^W VJIIUUHLIII Goods, etc. II 385-387 Jackson St. — —. . , JDRHOODB *«P3" fii.a jagicT HOVfififln? DDPOr!m"d .n J?i;3ii l)r/flood- ouwpr^ nrv bm(k~k IK I tl! fI HI "■■•"'•ctnreri of Men's Furnishing |/uffblj Ull UliUliO UU., Ulll UUUIJV Qood3- I sth and Wacom.. ' JtstaUlished 18491 nillTv Importers and Jobbers H FlrmlnH V flft rnll lr\ Foreign, Domestic and California U K|fi\ HI X fl I fIUI If 1 Green Fruits. I lUJIOJ U I'U., __ V V »' 10g-1068. Third St flT\t\nri\n Importers and Wholesalers. /Tri««^ (\ nn ~> n , O fl-, 1*1)1 I'UJV Proprietors and Manufacturers of I OHnPF .1 Rfl UIIUULIIJ all lines of goods. U 242-262 E. Third Su imniimn Manufacturers and Jobbers of Harness, n«!.««<»- n n»— HARNESS ™»;-"-" S^B |(^a MIIIitLUU Suppltfea. U 174-178 K. 4th 3t MIS i« "ts&gSP* mj&i** ■IK ■•-■"■■-- fi* On l s ti, IllllU/illUUrf I Brd and Broadway. II ii"^ fsf^r jt. Pi mv i IIIUII II VUH Worfc- U 212-213 Manhattan Bldg. BEER MS iH -KS fifwWfiHf R* &■. lIUUULII UUUi/U Application. U 98 -J i o2 Zut Seventh Bt ' SIPSIP^' M& » MgUffip t, UIIIUI U aud Full Measure. Wgß3£^r I Fairfax. Vt. St PauC Minn. II mrnrnnm Matresses. Woven Vlie Mat- lininn lIaMMA. /Ia Mil UIVVLV tresses. Cots. Cribs. Cradles. /in fIH Mfi fQW [0 fIH KJiVHA Ironßod.. |||||Uil mllllibOl) UJ., 11111 l lIILUJLU Children's Folding Beds, Feathers. U 505 to 513 Minnesota St. I FUG W Cini/irn Im P°rters and Jobbers of Teas. ||in rt -_.;«i, n«K«I.A T7 r?« ?fl\ /, Mill h V Coffees and Spices. Mnnu- I| I flfni P|f WWifr % (ft UIU UUI IUIU tracts. Baking Powder. 11l 283-237 E 4th St. 1599 have been exceeded only by three of the fiscal years since 1877. As far as the exports from the United States to the Philippines are concerned, for the first seven months of this year under American occupation, they are larger than those of any previous year in our history. Not only this, but they are more than double those of any year ex cepting only the years 1842, 1552, ISGO, IS7O and 1872. BACHELORS IN MAJORITY. Unmarried Men More Numerous Than Are Single Women, Philadelphia Times. It appears that people generally arc greatly mistaken In their notion that there is an enormous surplus of unmar ried women in this country. The truth Is that no such excess of spinsters exist in fact, it is auite tho other way, the bachelors outnumbering the maidens. At the present moment there ure in the Unit ed States 2,200,000 more unattached males than females similarly situated, the exact figures being: 5,427,767 bachelors against 3,£24,494 spinsters of ages from twenty years up. Thus it is obvious that if girls do not find husbands it is not for lack of a plentiful supply of the article. What St. Louis White Lead $3.7 § W D D 3. Strictly pure linseed oil, raw, 37 cents per gallon; boiled, 38 cents. Sash weights, 1 cent a pound. Adjustable bale ties, $1.07 for 250. Mounted grindstones, $1.97, Grind stones not mounted, 1 cent a pound. It will pay you to send to us at once for our 32 --page price list. Wholesale prices on ail goods to consumers. T. V, ROBERTS' SUPFLY HOUSE, Ktiimespeiis, Wm. r A Mt. Holly, N. C, mechanic was attacked by nervous dyspepsia about eight years ago. He could not retain his food, had palpitation of the heart, nervousness, vertigo, etc. " I tried the best doctors in Gaston C 0.," he writes, "and tried nearly every kind of patent medicine without relief. I suffered untold misery for seven years; I could scarcely walk; I only weighed 103 pounds ; the doctors said they could do nothing for me. A friend asked me to try Ripans Tabules, and I felt better after the second dose. To-day I eat krout and fat meat without any unpleasant feeling, for I always take a ' Tabule ' after eating. I weigh 125 pounds—my weight before I was taken sick. I was past doing any work for two years—last night I hunted possums till 2 A. M." A new style packet containing tkj rifadb taxuiss in a paper carton (without glass) Is now for sale at snma drupr storei—FOß rrva cbnts. Tnta low-pritvsd sort is intended for the poor and the oconomiral. One dozen of tho five-cent cartons (120 tobuli'B) can be had by ma] by seruiinjj forty-elcht cents to the Ripans Ohsjopai. Company. No. 10 Spruce Stroet, New York—or a sfneln cdrtou (tin tatulfs) -Till bo sent for fire cents. Kivan'B I'ahoiJts may a!bo be had of grocers, general storekeepers, uews agents and at liquor btores and barber Bucj.a» is required, seemingly, is a general migra tion of spinsters from the North and I?ast to the gloat and growing West, in parts of which there are ten available males for every maid. From the last remark, however, it must not be inferred that there is actually an e*cess of unmarried women in the North ern and Eastern states. Liven in those parts of the country there are more bachelors than spinsters twenty years old and upward, notwithstanding the theory to the contrary so widely accepted. Na state in the Union has as many maidens as bachelors—not even Massachusetts, where the figures are 21'J,a55 spinsters, against 226,085 bachelors. Massachusetts is the banner state for sninsters, tho bachelors outnumbering them by only two-tenths of 1 ncr cent. Next comes Rhode Island, where the excess of bach elors is 2 per cent. The excess of bachel ors in the District of Columbia Is 8 per cent, in North Carolina 9 per cent, in New Hampshire 9 per cent, in Connecti cut 20 per cent, in Maine 37 per cent and in Virginia 54 per cent. In Maryland tha bachelor surplus is 19 per cent, in New Jersey it is 22 per cent, in New York it is 20 per cent and in Virginia it is 22 per cent. All of these arc low percentages, so far as the superiority of bachelors in point of numbers is concerned. 5