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Lodge" left Kansas last spring and visited
New York to teach the stock brokers and
other moneyed men there certain unknown
truths about sound finance, he unwittingly
fell in with the single tax apostle. who in
due time made him familiar with the pleas
ures of the wheel. Representative john
son likewise recently came under the spell
of Georges influence, and he, too, became q
convert to the bicycle craze. Representa-
tive johnson happens to sit next to Repre-
sentative Washington in the House, and
through his rapturous praises of bicycle
riding, daily repeated, he soon induced tho
young Tennessean to tempt fate on the re-
volving wheel. Ex-Speaker Reed was also
prevailed upon by Johnson's eloquence to
forego his scruples and link his fortunes in
sport with the budding organization.
In this way the charmed circle, first
formed but little over a month ago, has been
gradually but steadily enlarged until now
1t is gaining several new recruits every
week and promises eventually to embrace
Representatives from nearly every State In
the Union. The expansive streets and ave-
nues OF Washington. paved with the finest
asphalt and the smoothest of concrete
blocks, afford ideal facilities for bicycling.
1t Requires No Little Nerve.
More than an ordinary amount of nerve
and courage is required of Congressman in
indulging such a frivolous diversion as
bicycling in this capital city of the nation.
Indeed, such a deep-seated prejudice exists
in many agricultural communities in the
West against bicycling, tennis playing and
kindred mild forms of ornamental athletics
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plaza at the east front of the Capitol, when
they all have happy-go-lucky race over
the smooth asphalt. Then after they have
sufficiently enjoyed the keen air whlstling
about their ears, they return to the House
in time to vote, depositing their wheels in
convenient hooks and crypts on the base
ment floor They couldn't have done this
in the last Congress, for Speaker Reed,
who hadn't at that time experienced
change of heart in the matter of public
bIctcling, made an infexible rule against
the storage of bicycles inside the House end
of the building, to the discontinue OF the
page-boys and clerks who had made prac-
tice of riding to and from their daily WORK.
Springer Likes the Exercise.
Chairman Springer. of Ways and Means,
is an old hand at the wheel, and is one of
the pioneers among Congressman in the use
of the rapid vehicle. He early initiated
his youngest son in the mysteries Of its
management. ynluckily his late illness
has prevented him from joining his col
leagues in their regular practice, but his
heart has been with them just the same, and
when he fully RECEIVERS his health he will
make up for lost time.
Representative Washington from the out
set exhibited marked degree of pluck and
energy in addressing himself to the diff
culties that always beset beginners on the
wheel With the assiduous coaching and
encouragement of Representative johnson,
however, he has become one of the best riders
in the club. He uses a very light machine
and discards all the unnecessary appliances.
Ex.Speaker Reed, who has the reputation
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 author1ta-
lively that when he first essayed to ride the
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looking around him, or he may, perhaps,
exchange word or two with . neighbor.
But he must not enter into a regular con-
versation. If he does he will find mark
charged against him, which means an un-
desirable effect upon his chances of getting
into the first grade, or, being already there,
of being reduced.
In some of the large shops the process of
making mats requires that the workmen
shall use large, keen knives. Each man
has his knife and a milestone, on which he
keeps it as sharp almost as a razor You
look along the room and you see that there
are over 100 men, each with dangerous
knife. Then you observe that there are
only two officers, one at each end. What is
to prevent the prisoners rising against their
keepers, numbering them, and then, knives
in hand, fighting their way to freedom?
Here we see the influence of that respect
for the law that exists in the bosom of every
man living in a civilized community. If
one or two men were to attempt anything of
the kind the other prisoners would fy to
the rescue of the guards 1t is safe to say
that 75 per cent of the inmates of the West
ern Penitentiary would be on the side of the
authorities were there to be an outbreak.
Human nature in a prison is very like that
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-24
HOW A MUSICIAN Is MADE,
Paderewski Began Study at Six and He
Studies Even Yet

Paderewski Began Study at SIX and He
Studies Even Yet
Paderewski began to study at si1-his
first teacher being fiddler who helped out
his living bv giving lessons on the piano,
which he could not play. After a year or
two another teacher was engaged, but he
had as little notion of technique as his pre-
decessor. He thought it sufficient to bring
with him collection of four-hand and six
hand pieces, which Paderewski and his
sister played at sight There the boys
early instruction ended. But the student
did not then relax his efforts. He played,
listened, compared and thought, and he was
rewarded with the success which always at
tends continuous effort His marvellous
tone-quality has been wholly his own dis
covery, guided by an exquisitely sensitive
ear.
When IL he went to the Conservatory at
Warsaw, where he studied harmony and
counterpoint with Roguski, and took piano
lessons OF Janotha, the father of Natalie.
At 16 Paderewski made tour through
Russia, and going back to the Conservatory
at 18 became a professor there. At % We
find him Professor of Music in the Con-
servatory at Strassburg. Resolving to be-
come virtuoso, he sought Leschetitzky in
1886, and set to work with his accustomed
energy. He was with him only seven
months, making his debut in Vienna in
1887. With Paderewski practice and study
never cease. Before every concert he is &C.
customed to shut himself up and to practice
all night, going carefully oyer his whole
programme. ;,
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hundreds of white servants of the States
employed in the far interior, Legat alone
has never asked for vacation. For ten
years he has not seen the sea He is now
almost in the geographical center of Af-
rica, the sole representative Of the State in
King Msiri's country, northwest of Lake
Bangweolo. No agent of the State has
seen him for year, but it is supposed that
Delcommune's expedition, carrying sup
plies to the lone Belgian, will soon reach
him.
Eegat is now 80 wears old. He is so COM
pletely isolated from his fellow officers that
If he were to start for the nearest post it
would take him three and a half
months to reach it; and he could
not reach q steamer for Europe in less than
/ 200 days. For two years he lived without a
single European assistant at Luebo, on the
Upper Kassai liver. nearly 500 miles above
Stanley Pool. Twice a year steamer
visited him to replenish his supplies, and
learn how he was hourishing in the wilder
ness These were red letter days for Legat,
tor then he received letters from his mother,
and news from the outside world. Fatigues,
privations and isolation apparently have
had no effect upon Legat's iron frame. He
was born 10 pioneer the way and he intends
to spend years yet in Africa
The Congo Free State has twelve agents
in its service who have spent nine years in
the Dark Continent, but every three years
they have returned to Europe to recruit
their health. The case of Legat is so excep-
tional that King Leopold II. has honored
him with a special medal to commemorate
his services His rank is that of lieuten-
ant in the public force, and he is the most
striking example yet known of the possi-
bility Of men of certain temperaments and
rugged health living uninterruptedly in
Africa without suffering from the trying
olin,ata
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outside Convicts are not all murderers,
and goodly proportion of them are decent
fellows, save for the one crime that has
placed them behind prison walls.
Revolvers and Winchesters Handy.
So the men with knives cut the fbers of
the mats and think no more of using their
tools as weapons than would any set of men
in a workshop elsewhere. There have been
instances of prisoners quarreling and at
tacking each other murderously, but these
cases are very rare. Ofcourse, every officer
has his six-shooter ready to his hand, and
the guards that walk along the tops of the
walls have Winchester repeating rifles, so
that they can sweep the whole interior of
the yard, and concentrate their fire on any
spot where it might be necessary. But it is
not the knowledge of these weapons that in
f1uences the prisoner. He is part of we'll
regulated system, and he does not contcm-
plate desperate acts now more than he did
when he was free man-in many cases not
30 much.
One of the matshops, that was formerly
used as shoeshop when the contract system
was in force, is said to be the finest work.
shop in the State. 1t is 25S feet long, two
stories high and has 4, 100 lights of glass in
its windows. What workman could desire
a more pleasant place in which to work?
The men working ali day must be fed, and
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LORE ABOUT COFFEE.
The Rule Is to Age Green Berries but
Use the Roast Promptly.
HOW TO BUY A GOOD ARTICLE.
The Connoisseur Begins With Cold Water
and Heats Gradually.
SKILL REQUIRED FOR TEE BREWING
WRITTEN FOR THE prspArcH1

WRITTEN FOR THE DIsPArcH.1
To make sure Of good coffee you need to
comprehend these two facts-green coffee,
like wine, is the better for keeping; roasted
coffee, contrawise, cannot be used too soon
after coming from the fire.
The Grand Turk to whom coffee drinking
is in some sort religion, requires that his
beans shall be pounded while smoking hot,
put into the water without cooling, boiled
very quickly and Dunk at blistering heat.
Though his method would not commend
itself to the American housewife, she will
do well to embody the seed-thought of it in
her own. Unless, though, she is much bet
ter off for service than the average of her
sisters, she must content herself with fresh
roasted coffee once week in place of twice
day.
That need not be calamity if she will
put the beans piping hot into close canis-,
ter and let them cool slowly with heavy
cloth well wrapped over it. Do not put on
the lid until the coffee is cold, but be sure
the cloth covers the mouth. Afterward see
that the top is kept screwed down tight so
as to preserve the fine subtle aroma which
gives to the beverage its refreshing fra
GRANGE.
1t Is Well to Buy by the Sack.
If you can possibly find space for 1t In
your storeroom buy your coffee by the sack.
If you are ten years in using it up the last
roasting will be better and more favorous
than the first, provided, of course, that your
room is dry and well aired. Dampness is
ruinous to coffee. On that account look
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that the riding Congressman from those
sections especially men like the Alliance
advocate, Simpson, deserve to be con gratu-
lated on the grit they have displayed in
joining the club. The members, while not
seeking to conceal their fondness for the ex-
hilirating exercise, have not courted pub
Gcity on the subject or sought to be inter
viewed as to their accomplishments on the
wheel.
Congressman johnson is the most versatile
rider in the club, despite the fact that he is
handicapped with fully 500 pounds of flesh.
He is one of the most jovial men in the
present House, with ruddy, smooth-shaven
face, curly black hair and rotund figure.
Unlike Henry George, who prefers light
running English machine, he uses q strong
wheel of standard American make, ball
bearings and cushion tire Notwithstanding
bis ponderous avoirdupois, he has mastered
the difficult feat known as "the pedal
mount" and in addition is able to execute
to perfection some of the most intricate
figures in fancy riding. So enthusiastic a
not only his wife but three of his little
children to ride, and frequently takes his
whole family out for an airing "on the
road"
Veritable Philosopher on Wheels.
Representative Jerry Simpson, on the
other hand, cares nothing for speed and
fancy figures, but finds an infinite amount
of delight in cantering straight ahead at a
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 ottenest alone, in solitary med
itation, "iancy free" He turns the street
corners wariAy, in the most leisurely man.
ner possible, and in general conducts him.
self literally like philosopher on wheels.
and when the debates in the House happen
to grow unbearably dull, as they frequently
do, be slips over home,-gets out his cycle
and takes quiet little spin by way of
mental and physical refreshment.
Occasionally he meets other members of
the club by prearrangement on the open
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full Cabinet officers nave no show in it. and
were even President Harrison to apply
humbly for admission he would be peremp-
torily rejected, 50 exclusive is this unique
organization and so sharply does it draw
the line against all but Congressman.
ALI the members are enthusiastic wheel
men, and several of them are exceedingly
skillful riders Among the most expert,
besides Jerry Simpson himself, the head
chief, are Congressman Tom L. johnson, OF
the Twenty-frst Ohio district; Joseph E.
Washington, Of the Sixth Tennessee-a
lateral descendant of the immortal George
John A. 7. Hull, Of the Seventh Iowa;
Lewis Sperry, of the First Connecticut;
Warren. F. Daniel, of the Second New
Hampshire; and William NJ. Springer, Of
the Thirteenth. and Owen Scott of the
Fourteenth Illinois districts.
Henry George Responsible for 1t.
The idea of the club originated primarily
with Henry George, of New York. When
the genial sockless "SAge of Medicine
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deftness with which the prisoners manage
their machineS Not a word is spoken save
an occasional remark connected with the
work. Unnecessary conversation is strictly
forbidden. Some of the men look at rs
curiously, while others bend over their
woik as if they cannot bear to meet the eye
of outsiders They are there to e1piate
their ofenses, whatever they may be, and
they feel their position SO keenly that even
the casual glance of a stranger is painful. 1t
is noticeable that there isvery little of that
bold, defiant expression peculiar to prisoners
in institutions where the terms are short.
Every man seems to feel that penitentiary
sentence is serious thing, and that pre-
tense of indifference would be unbecoming.
1t seems to be the etiquette of the Western
Penitentiary to take life quietly and in q
well-behaved manner that is all too rare
outside prison walls We stop at one
machine and examine the work closely.
In the World but Not OF 1t.
"Busy, eh, Jim?" saws Mr.. Stewart pleas
antly, and the thoughtful looking man, with
O heavy black mustache, who would pass for
bright business man but for his gray suit,
smiles, and, in obedience to a request,
shows how the material goes through the
loom and how the shuttles fly back and
forth in the manufacture of the mating.
But he does not speak to the visitors or
make any sign that he sees them. He stops
the machine, illustrating whatever Mr..
Stewart may be explaining, and when we
move on resumes his work in a matter-of-
fact way, as if he were part of his machine.
There is something ine1pressibly sad in his
tacit acknowledgment that, although in the
world, he is not of it.
Each man has so much work to do each
day, and when it is finished he goes to his
cell, to stay there till he leaves it the next
morning. The task is not heavy one, and
if man works hard he can be finished by
or o'clock in the afternoon. But while
ne is in the shop he is at work continuously.
It Is against the system to have men idling
outside their cells. Occasionally, however,
a man may have a few moments to stand
still in the course of the day. But he does
not move from the part of the shop where
his work lies
How the Graded System WorkA
He may lean against the wall, or seat
himself on bench or bundle of mating,
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rheumatism Cured in Three Days.

Miss Grace Littlejohn is little girl, aged
eleven years, residing in Baltimore. Ohio.
Read what she says: 81 was troubled with
rheumatism for two years, but could get
nothing to do me any good. was so help
less that had to be carried like a babe when
lain's Pain Balm. got it from our drug
gist, Mr.. j. A. Kumbler, and in three days
was up and walking around. I have not
felt any return of it since and my limbs are
as timber as they ever were" Fifty cent
bottles for sale by druggists Trsu
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We will step into the cookhouse. The cooks
are all prisoners, and in one stout, pleasant
faced man, with silverv hair and dropping
blonde mustache, we recognize well-known
''sport," who, while intoxicated one night
some years ago, managed to shoot and kill q
colored man.
He is serving ten years sentence His
name would be remembered at once by most
Pittsburgers were it mentioned. He looks
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HE newest fad
am ong our ma
tional statesmen
is '..The Congress-
mems Bicycl e
Club, +" of which
Hon: Jerry Simp-
son is president
and Hon. Thomas
B. Reed its latest
tender nursling.
Only full -fedged
Congressman are
eligible to men,
lbership. August
sand reverend Sem
,fora opA nnuor
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ENITENTIARY I
cried the conduc-
tor as he stopped
the car.
A bright spring
daytime Ohio river
sparkling in the
sun, q robin CAROL
ing in the enjoy
ment of the sweet
morning, gr e e n
sward fresh after
the sprinkling of
the early dew, and
a headland across
the river dlvested
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AFRICA CANNOT KILL HIM.

A Man Who Has Lived Longer In Central
Africa Than Any Other White.
This is picture of man Of iron ply
slque who has lived longer in Central At
rica than any other white man. 1t is IL
years since Amedee Legat entered the
service of the Congo Free State. OF the
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Coaching Reed for a Racer.

Coaching Reed for a Racer.
He still has an aversion to riding in the
fierce gaze of publicity which obtains in
Washington, and it is only rarely that he
consents to little run, and then only in
the least frequepted rendezvous of the club.
The other members of the club are anxious
that he shall excel, for they have it in mind
to deputize him to represent them should
they be called upon to annihilate some out
side competitor for wheelmen's honors.
They know he would be able to do the job
effectually.
Representatives. Daniell, of New Hamp-
shire, Sperry, of Connecticut, and Scott, of
Illinois, can be seen on their wheels almost
any bright day now, bowling swiftly over
the delightful boulevards of the fashionable
Northwest. Mr.. Sperry affects wheel OF
Yankee home manufacture, while Mr.. Scott
is pleased with an imported one. Several
of the Extremely young" Congressman
from New England and elsewhere have an
equal liking for both uprights and ''safe-
ties" and are regarded as connoisseurs as
to best styles and makes.
While the asphalt streets leave nothing
to be desired for ease and comfort in riding,
the clubs favorite trysting place is .he
magnificent driveway called the "White
Lot" inclosing 80 odd acres of beautiful
level park, between the Executive Mansion
and Washington Monument.
JOHN d. CREMER
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WHEELS In CONGRESS.
Brainy Statesmen Who Have Formed
an Exclusive Bicycle Club.
TON REED WILL BE ITS RACER.
Boetless Simpson Rides With the Dignity
Of . Philosopher.
HENRY GEORGE STARTED TIE CRAZE

rcoRHEsroNDENc1 OF THE D1srArcH.1
WASHINGTON. Anril a
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a Guard House

of its usual gray hue by the light of the
glorious dayI Rising above US q massive
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monster in Maine he "dished" his wheel
twice and broke the delicate attachments
with the same easy grace and inimitable
sang froid that characterized him in his
fracture, when Speaker, ofthe parliamentary
traditions and precedents of hundred
years.
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PAYING THE PENALTY
How Life Goes on Inside the
Great Forbidding Walls
of Riverside.
A FIRM BUT KINDLY RULE.
Busy Workshops Where an Unnec.
esSary Word Means Trouble
EINY C0Ev1CTS WHO USE KNIVES.
Pen Picture Of the Little Squads Getting
Their MONDAY Neal
RELIGIOUS AND SECULAR TEACHING
A FIRM BUT KINDLY RULE,
HANY C0EV1CTS WHO USE KNIVES.
Pen Picture Of the Little Squads Getting
Their MONDAY Neal
RELIGIOUS AND SECULAR TEACHING

twnrrEN FOE THE prsrArcH.I
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He may lean against the wall, or seat
himself on bench or bundle of mating,
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driver was ordered to ride over them, which
he did, bruising and injuring many youths
and women.
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attract the greatest number OF wOrshlpers;
and on many occasions have been scarcely
able to pass beneath these huge arches
owing to the crowds packed like panicky
sheep upon their knees against the shrines.
Round about and within the old city at
this season of the year, just as the foliage is
beginning to show along the banks of the
Vistula and among the gigantic trees of the
ancient promenades, casual glance gives
the impression of serenity and even bright
ness. One feels as though quiet and salts
fed content must reign within and without
But, once inside the massive gateways, the
heart sickens at what the eyes continually
behold.
A justification OF Dynamite.
Soldiers are everywhere. Gay in their
rich trappings they spurn their fellow civil
ians as though they were beasts Were
one of these human animals beneath them I
would surely answer their insults with dyna-
mite or melanite; and one has only to move
about these streets an hour to und erstand
and condone the awful revenges the goaded
humans of some of these Old World hi YES
are taking upon their oppressors. No Pol
ish lowly woman can walk these streets
without beastly insult. No Hebrew maiden
is safe in her own doorway from these uni
formed jackals. have witnessed outrages
by the Austrian military without number
too unspeakably horrible to be put in print.
They are SO common, their victims are so
helpless, the slavishness of their powerless-
ness is so hopeless tor change, or attention.
or justice, that their tormenters have even
ceased to smile at their own devilish inge-
nuity of outrage.
Some Of these things cannot be repeated.
Here are few instances of simple brutality
out Of scores I have myself witnessed in
Cracow. A landlord, offended by the awk