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pedal mount" and in addition is able I'd

pedal mount" and In addition Is able I'd
execute to perfection some of the most
intricate figures in fancy riding. So en-
thusiastic friend OF bicycling Is he
that he has taught not only his wife but
his three little children to ride, and fire.
quently takes his whole family out for
an airing ION the road"
Congressman Jerry Simpson, on the
other hand. cares nothing for speed or
fancy figures, but finds an infinite
amount of delight in cantering straight
ahead at moderate gait. He rides at
any hour Of the morning, afternoon, or
evening, sometimes with his friend Hull
OF Iowa or Johnson of Ohio, but often
est alone, "in solitary meditation fancy
free" He turns the street corners
warily, In the most leisurely manner
possible, and In general conducts himself
literally like a philosopher on wheels.
He lives on "The Hill, near the Capitol,
and when the debates In the House hap
pen to grow unbearably dull, as they
frequently do. he slips over home, gets
out his cycle, and takes quiet little
spin by way Of mental and physical re-
freshment.
Occasionally he meets other members
OF the club by Encouragement on the
open plaza at the east front Of the cap
itol, when they all have a hapyy-go
lucky race over the smooth asphalt.
Thon, after they have sufficiently ell
joyed the keen air whistling about their
ears, they return to the House in time
to vote, depositing their wheels in con-
venient hooks and crypts on the base
ment floor.
Chairman Springer, OF Ways and
Means, is an old hand at the wheel and
is one Of the pioneers among Congress-
men in the use of the rapid vehicle. He
early initiated his youngest son in the
mysteries Of riding. Unluckily his late
illness has prevented him from joining
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Tho biggest Guns Have Failed.

The heaviest modern ordnance, the
English 110-ton gun, has failed to
fulfill its initial or experimental
promises In more serious handling or
application, for reasons now undergo
ing careful investigation. With a
charge Of nearly 900 pounds best pris-
matte gunpowder and cylindrical
steel shot of the enormous weight of
1900 pounds, it was found at the
final test that this prodigious shot
penetrated entirely through COM
pressed armor-steel-fac iron-of
twenty inches thickness, then through
an iron backing some five inches
thick, after which it pierced wholly
through twenty foot of oak, five feet
of granite, eleven feet Of hard con-
crete, and three feet into brick
wall. 1t was concluded, of course,
that no existing fortress, much less
armored vessel, could withstand such
a shot, but the difficulty of sea han
ding has proven so formidable a fac
tor that the most sanguine expecta-
tions as to the efficiency Of such vast
ordnance In practical service seem
doomed to disappointment. = New
York Sun
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ington, paved with the finest asphalt and
the smoothest Of concrete blocks, afford
ideal facilities for bicycling, and the
club avails Of these superior conditions
to the fullest extent.
More than an ordinary amount OF
nerve and courage is required OF Con-
gressmen from certain parts OF the
country in contemplating for themselves
such frivolous diversion as bicycling
in this capital city Of the nation, where
the eyes Of the entire public, so to speak,
are constantly centered upon them. In
deed, such a deep seated prejudice exists
in many communities against bicycling,
tennis playing and kindred mild forms
Of ornamental athletics that the
riding Congressman from those sec
tons deserve to be congratulated
on the grit they have displayed
in joining the club. The members,
while not seeking to conceal their con-
nection with it, have not eourted pub
licity on the subject or sought to be
interviewed as to their accomplishments
on the wheel. Down in Kentucky q few
years ago a certain capitalist from the
East, filled with enterprising ideas Of
progress and invention, undertook to
make the race for Congress In one of
blue grass districts, using bicycle OF
primitive pattern on his stumping tours
from place to place. He announced to
his prospective constituents that he be-
lieved in all sorts Of innovations and
improvements, and cited bicycles as an
illustration, prophesying that they would
in short time largely supersede the
use of horses and mules rs a mode of
locomotion. The voters thereupon, as
might be expected, grew frightened at
the prospect of losing their livelihood in
raising horses and mules and at the
polls unanimously showed him out of
sight under an avalanche OF adverse
votes. Times have changed somewhat
since then, but in these unsettled days
for statesmen the dear people still insist
on knowing both the personal and pub
lie careers, and even the sports, of their
representatives In Congress.
Congressman johnson is the most ver-
satile rider in the club, despite the fact
that he Is handicapped with fully 300
pounds OF flesh. He Is one Of the most
jovial men in the present House, with a
ruddy, smooth-shaven face, curly black
hair and rotund figure. Unlike Henry
George, who prefers a light-running
English machine, he uses strong wheel
of standard American make, ball bear
ings and cushion tire. Notwithstanding
his ponderous avoirdupois. he has mas
tered the difficult feat known as the
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best the market affords upon his table.
He Is not O rich man, but possesses
enough of this worlds wealth to enable
him to crafty his desires in this direc-
ton. He is not selfish. and likes to
have his friends about him and to dis
pense hospitality with liberal hand.
AS yet he is new to the capital, and his
future mode of life is not yet known,
even to himself. Circumstances will
have to determine such questions. In
the meantime he lives in modest and
unassdming though comfortable quar-
tiers, entertaining as expediency may
dictate or pleasure command. Those
who know him best say that Governor
Boyd will not be lacking in the social
amenities Of his position.
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An Improved Horseshoe.

The London General Omnibus Com
pany is about to make thorough
trial of an improved horseshoe, which
is said to have been subjected to Sc
we're tests on the European Continent
with very satisfactory results. The
idea, which is the invention Of a
Frenchman named Pigot, is very
simple one, consisting merely Of the
affixing to the underpart Of the shoe
of two strips Of cork, one on each
side. ",The cork strips" says print
ed description, "are held in position
by two very thin sheet-iron plates
firmly fastened together by rivet.
The outer edges of these plates are
slipped between the shoe and the
hoof The inner edges are turned up.
wards, forming flanges, between
which and the inner edge OF
the shoe the cork blocks are tightly
fixed. Between these flanges is fitted
a screwed bolt with nuts at either
end, so that when the nuts are tight
ly screwed against the flanges the
whole is perfectly immovable. In
order to hold the cork still flrmer in
position the corners of the flanges are
turned down over it, thus forming a
couple of sockets, into which the cork,
which at first sight slightly projects
over the surface Of the shoe, is
damned and compressed more firmly
every day by the weight of the horse. "
These shoes are said to enable the
horse to obtain such a grip upon a
slippery surface that slipping is al
most impossible and straining is
greatly diminished. The Brussels
Tramway company, after trying them
for six months, has adopted them for
general use. The extra expense is
estimated at $3.50 year for each
horse, against which must be put a
saving on the wearing of the shoe and
a prolongation of the life Of the ami
NAL
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successive terms), John M. Hamilton,
and Richard j. Oglesby again. 1t was
we'll planned, and although an old struc-
ture the building was SO thoroughly
overhauled. inside and out, about two
years ago that it still makes creditable
and comfortable, if not an elegant, ex-
ecutive mansion. 1t Is a plain Trick
structure, and is situated on the south
end Of an entire block OF ground. The
ground to the north slopes gently to the
street, the lawn is thickly studded with
fine shade trees, and fountain plays in
front OF the house between the grace
fully curved carriage drives.
The present occupants OF the mansion
are Governor and Mrs. j. w. Fifer, their
daughter Florence, aged about fifteen
years, and son Herman, who is perhaps
seventeen years of age. The house is
comfortably and tastefully, though not
extravagently, furnished by the State,
and the State also pays the expense Of
heating, lighting, and of caring for the
grounds. The other household expenses
are paid by the Governor out OF his
private purse. Governor Fifer and his
family are what may be called plain
livers, and yet they live in manner be-
fitting their station. Mrs. Fifer is an
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the residence embrace more than an
acre, and are always maintained in ex-
cellent order. The house is very roomy,
and is furnished in handsome style
Governor Peck lives quietly, yet ele-
gantly, and ontertains but little. The
absence OF social entertainments Is,
however, due chiefly to the delicate
health Of the mistress OF the establish
ment, who twenty years ago was the
wife OF an impecunious printer,
occupying humble home on a
back street Of La Crosse. That printer,
however, is the present Governor of the
commonwealth. The Governor is par
ticularly at home at dinner party or
banquet, where the men have things all
their own way. Then he overflows with
fun and is a delightful neighbor. He
tells story in rafting fashion and has
a big stock of good ones always on tap.
He enjoys humor wherever IL develops,
and Is an admirable auditor to the droll
variations OF others. The house In
which the Governor lives was the same
In which Ole Bull, the famous violinist,
courted Miss Thorpe, and 1t was there
that he won and welded that talented
young lady. ole Bull died abroad
about ten years ago, and soon afterward
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his colleagues In their regular practice,
but his heart has been with them all
the time, and when he fully RECEIVERS
his health he will make up for lost time.
Representative Washington from the
outset displayed marked degree Of
pluck and energy in addressing himself
to the difficulties that always beset be-
ginners on the wheel. With the assidu-
Gus coaching of his friend Johnson,
however, he has become one of the best
riders in the club. He uses q very light
machine and discards all the unneces sary
appliances.
Ex-Speaker Reed, who has the repu-
tation Of riding the biggest upright
wheel in the State of Maine when at
home in Portland, is content here in
Washington with low seated safety"
1t is related authoritatively that when
he first learned to ride in Maine he
"dished" his wheel twice, and broke the
delicate attachments. He still has an
aversion to riding in the fierce gaze of
publicity which obtains in Washington,
but he nevertheless consents to a little
run now and then in the less freQuented
rendezvous Of the club.
Representatives Sperry Of Connecti-
cut and Scott Of Illinois can be seen on
their wheels almost any bright morning
now, bowling swiftly over the delightful
streets OF the fashionable northwest.
Mr.. Sperry affects wheel of home man.
ufacture, while Mr.. Scott Is pleased with
an imported one. Several of the very
young" Congressman from Massachu-
sets and elsewhere have an equal liking
for both uprights and "safeties" and are
considered commissioners "a To The hest
styles and makes.
While the asphalt streets leave moth
ing TO be desired for ease and comfort
in riding, the clubs favorite trysting
place is the magnificent driveway called
the White lot, inclosing fifty acres Of
beautiful level park, between the Execu-
tive mansion and the Washington monu-
ment. Thither the Congressman repair
when the House adjourns at five o'clock
in the afternoon, and enjoy themselves
immensely, with comparative immunity
from observation and interruption. The
only drawback there is the fact that the
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Worlds Fair Notes.

JAMAICA has increased its World g
Fair appropriation to $685. 900.
ONE HUNDRED tons of exhibits for
the Exposition have already been col
lected and are awaiting shipment az
Lima and Callao.
AN effort is being made to collect
$25, 900 with which to build the EXPOSE
ton headquarters for the Sunday
schools Of the United States.
A COMPANY from the National Militia
ry Institute OF Colombia, South Amer
lea, wants to attend the Exposition and
camp on the Werld's Fair grounds.
THE lofty stone monolith, which Wis
consin will exhibit at tho Fair, will re-
main at Jackson Park permanently, the
park commissioners having given their
consent. The monolith Is 107 feet high
and out from q solid block Of stone.
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- v.
married. His first wife, Adella King,
died in Erie County before he came to
Waterloo A daughter survived her,
who is now Mrs. j. w. Carson, living at
Mount Vernon, Iowa. His second wife
was the daughter of DR.. Barber, for
merly Of Erie County, but who had
located at Waterloo before his daugh-
ter's marriage. He had come West for
her health, and it was this circum-
stance that probably had much
to do with the final location of
Mr.. Boies at Waterloo, Three
children survived her-two sons and
one daughter. +. l.. and Herbert Boies
are two bright young men who are
carrying on with the help OF their
fathers advice a large law practice
which he had built up at Waterloo. Miss
Jessica Boies presides over the Govern
or's household, and is the only member
of the Governors family who displays
any interest in his official position. This
young lady is about 26 years old, and
spends considerable time with her
father in Des Moines. She is a most
interesting young woman, very popular
in society circles both at Waterloo, Des
Moines, and throughout the State. She
is known in the best society in all the
different cities in Iowa. Tall and state
ly, she is handsome brunette with an
especially graceful carriage and pleasing
manners. She is an active member OF
the Congregational Church and takes an
earnest interest in the promotion of re-
ligious work.
Governor Boies has two splendid
farms in Iowa, which he operates by
means of tenants and by the cultivation
of great many acres himself. His
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Sharp Sayings.

Sharp Sayings.
IT is lamentable fact that Pride
often wears patent-leather boots and
begs it's tobacco. Post.
IT Is an easy matter for a man to
tell who his friends are in politics,
but not who they are going to be-
Washington Star. >
"HAs your father er-considered
our-my prOpOsal?" "He has. He
considered it piece Of impudence. -
indianapolis Journal.
SHE-Will you take a partin our
theatricals? w-weally-I-
should so like to. What shall l take?
She-Tickets.-
Mrs. ENPEC-You cannot say
did the counting; you were crazy to
marry me- Enpec i must have
been-a gibbering lunatic.-New
York Herald.
BRIGGs-"Are you going back to
the Bangup Hotel this year," Griggs
Mot much. i came away from
that hotel last year and forgot to tip
the head waiter. Life.
MRS GRUMPPs Cooking over new
house)-"What in the world is this
vast attic for?" Mr.. Grumpps-"It
is to hold the things that you buy
and can't use. New York Weekly.
"AND you want a pension?" That's
what" "How long were you In the
WARP" well, sir, / wur married
long in $50, an peace amt been de-
clared yit; so you kin jes' calkilate
fer yerself!"-Atlanta Constitution.
STAeeERs Coming in at a. m. y
Look out o. this window, m dear,
and see the glorious aurora borealish."
Mrs. Staggers (waked out of a sound
sleep)-"Windowp That's q mirror
you are looking into, and the aurora
you see is your own highly decorated
nose. brooklyn Life.
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one very favorably, and can on occasion
express the kindness and gentleness OF
woman. His hair is iron-gray and a
mustache of like color adorns his face
and sets off, very attractively, pair OF
bright eyes that seem to inspire conf
dence in the man.
When away from the capital city the
Governors time is generally spent at
his handsome country home, one mile
out from Hamburg, Livingston County,
and which comprises farm OF 400acres
of the best of farming land, and is de-
voted almost entirely to diversified
farming.
In Nebrasla's Capital.
Nebraska has no executive mansion,
and Governor Boyd resides at the Lin
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whole landed possessions aggregate
about $500 acres, most of which he ac-
quired when Iowa was a young State
and lands were cheap. Governor Boies'
tastes and habits are of the simplest
kind. He is a plain, everyday Ameri-
can citizen.
Pes.ered by CraDks.
Kansas boasts OF one of the finest
capitol buildings in the country. 1t is
nearing completion and will cost $4,-
100000. The first of the four wings was
built twenty-three years ago and appro-
priatons for continuing the work have
been made at each session OF the Legis-
lature. At several sessions bills have
been introduced providing for the pur-
chase or the erection of an executive man
sion, but they have invariably failed Of
passage, so that the Governor has been
compelled TO either rent and furnish his
own home or take up his residence at
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rich in historic associa-
tons. AS the illustra-
ton shows, the house
is located among tow
erlng elm trees on the
bank of a lake-Men-
dota, in the euphonious
language of the Indians
with whom its banks
were in primitive times
favorite haunt. The
location is charming in
til @ extrem me. The
UrOundQ Surrou N Al N o
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Improbable.

ImprobabIc.
Peddler-Madame, / have some
very fine notices for the house.
Woman Cat depot restal "a lt)-What
have you got?
Peddler-Here's a beautiful one:
IF You Don't See What You Want,
Ask for It." How's that for the din
ing-room?
Woman-It's no good for me, young
man. This is a railroad boarding
house. Manager.
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Slavery Hotel in Des
Moines. The Gov
ernor's home is at
Waterloo. For many
years he lived in a
m o d g s t one-story
cottage, with broad
verandas ope min g
out on spacious and
we'll kept lawns, but
during the last year
he built a new home.
He has been twice
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of his invalid wife, and his unfaltering
devotion to her is shown by his every
effort to provide for her comfort, and so
far as possible make her life one of
constant sunshine.
Governor Peck's Home.
Governor Peck occupies, perhaps, as
handsome home as any State Execu-
tive in the country, and it is, too, home
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coin Hotel, which is
the most pretentious
hostelry in the city,
and here he can re-
ceive and entertain
his friends in a
handsome manner.
Governor Boyd is
fond OF good living,
though not given to
extravaganza, and
olxuouo xuapta fha
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The Three Graces.

"There go two of the three things
that 1 most admire in this world, -"
said Kentuckian, pointing to lady
on horseback, "a flne-looking woman
and good horse"
"And what is the third thing, Colo
mel, which you most admire?"
The Colonel crooked his finger sig
niflcantly, and his friend said he
didn't care if he did.-Texas Siftinss.
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III, Surely Didn't Know.

Van Cure-Some young men, when
they call on young lady, don't know
when to go home.
Stella-Yes, 1t seems so. / used to
have a young man call on me once,
and he would go home every evening
at Q o'clock.
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unaffected and refined lady-a splendid
type of the American wife and mother
and is very much in love with her hus
band and children. She is an excellent
performer on the piano and entertains
charmingly.
I Governor Mckinley.
Governor Mckinley has his homo at
the Chittenden Hotel, as the state Of
health Of his wife prevents keeping
house. The Governor lives very quietly,
and is not much given to society. He
walks from the hotel to the State House
for the sake of the fresh air and the
exercise. He seldom goes out in the
evening Ever since he has been Gov
ernor he has been almost overwhelmed
with demands upon his time. He really
is not given sufficient time for his
meals, and he finds it impossible to give
proper consideration to his mail. Gov.
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was first occupied
by William III. Bis
sell, who was elect
ed Governor of the
State in 1856, and
who died i'm Office.
Then followed John
Wood, r C h n r d
Yates, Richard j.
Oglesby. John Nj.
Palmer, Richard j.
.Oglesby, John l..
Beverage, Shelby
Nj NullnDa (tWn
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Governor Mckinley.

and Mrs. McKin-
Icy have a pretty
suite Of rooms at
the Chittenden. In
addition to parlor
and private rooms,
the Major has a
snuggery or libra
ry, and there is
also a priv a t Q
diningroom, where
G ov. and Mrs.
nj G X inley take
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gantly than were any WV 0hASE'
of his predecessors. When the new
capitol was erected, at cost Of So ,0O0.-
coo, apartments were arranged for the
judges of the Supreme Court not resi-
dent in the city, and for the Lieutenant
Governor. The latter was supposed to
be there only during the meetings of the
Legislature, and he was provided with
two rooms, one for his private Office and
the other for sleeping apartment. AS
Lieutenant Governor, Chase took pos
session of these apartments, and
when Governor Hovey died he al
so succeeded to the latter's elegant par
lors. He still continues to occupy the
rooms allotted to him as Lieutenant
Governor. The office is furnished with
q desk, bookcase and chairs, and q
Brussels carpet covers the floor. Fold
ing doors connect it with his sleeping
apartment, which is similarly carpeted,
and contains a folding bed, easy chairs
upholstered in damask and plush, marble
top washstand and dresser, and small
writing table and wardrobe, the furni-
ture being in oak to correspond with the
finishing of the room. The windows are
draped with damask, and altogether
the Executive has apartments that are
hardly surpassed in the city. The Gov
ernor's family reside at Danville. Mrs.
Chase had the smallpox some eighteen
years ago, and when she recovered from
the disease it was found that her sight
had been very seriously impaired. She
continued to grow worse, and some eight
years ago became totally blind. The
family is comfortably domiciled at Dan
Vile, and it is understood that Mrs.
Chase is averse to taking up her resi-
dence in Indianapolis.
Governor BOies.
Iowa as yet has no gubernatorial
mansion, and Gov. Boies lives at the
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Could Not Account for 1t.

She-You seem rather blue this
evening, Jack.
He-Yes, | have had headache
all day, and 1 don't know how l came
to have it.
She-What were you doing last
night, eh, sir?
He-I don't know what / was do
ing after about 10 oclock.-General
Manager.
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Indiana's Executive.

residence suitable TO
the dignity of the office
TO which the suffrages
of her people have
called them. But, while
a mansion is not pro-
vided for the residence.
of its Governor, it s
present executive, b y
an odd coincidence, is
domiciled more @ ! e.
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OUR BUDGET OF FUN
HUMOROUS SAYINGS AND DO
INOS HERE AND THERE.

Jokes ana Joksiets that Are Supposed tn
Have Been Recently Born Sayings and
Doings that Are Odd. Curious and
LaughatIo.