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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-16
ENTRIES AND RACES.
List of Contestants in the Races and Prog
rRmmes.

list of Contestants in the Races and Prog
rAmmes.
The programme of races of the state [
\. w. meet opened this afternoon at
o'clock. The list of entries are as fol
ows:
J. B. Doncyson, Topeka.
w. L. Yancey, BroOktield, Mo.
Bert Hacket, Olathe.
Thomas Smith, Ottawa.
Elmer HilGerbrand, Chanute.
Jesse Hendricks, Thayer.
w. 4. PixIey, Omaha.
Jake Fogel, Topeka.
Geo. D. Bartel, Topeka
A. G. Harding, St Louis.
C. C. Claudy, Topeka
J. s. Walker, Lsavenworth.
c. B. Fisk, Atchison.
Louis Wikidal, Topeka.
NJ. ]. Cunning ham, Chanute.
Fl. Kamerzel, Pittsburg
]. w. HAST. Holton.
Fred Campbell. Kansas City, Mo.
Jack Mercer, Topeka.
E. j. Rawson, Topeka.
Fred Edwood, Omaha.
o. o. Haymon, Grand Island, Neh.
Thomas King, Holton.
Aug. c. Pohl, Kansas City, Mo.
{. P Edwards, Topeka
H. S. Hale, Denver.
Harry Mcknight, Humboldt,
A. Beauchamp, Holton.
Paul E. Walker, HoIton.
E. P. Moriarity, Kansas City, Mo.
Webb Stevenson, Topeka.
Hal Hazlett, Topeka
Gus Miller. Kansas City, Mo.
Chas. s. Smith. ST. JoseDh
Bert Rothfuss, Fort Scott.
Ed Kubitscheck, Salina.
w. P. Felix, Salina.
Frank L. Eberhardt, Salina,
Fred F. Eberhardt, Salina
Leslie GIunz, Fort Scott.
Emil Bachman, Kansas City, Mo,
Frank Baier. Saliua
Geo. Winterbotham, Salina
G. P Moore, Kansas City, Mo.
Jos. Fl. Hooker, Jr.. Kansas City, Mo.
]. A. Talbot, Kansas City, Mo.
Will C. Talbot, Kansas City, BIO.
o. A. Repass, Wamego.
0. V. Vernon, Salina.
Ed T. Feist. Fort Scott.
c. A Devins, Ottawa
R. s Arid, Topeka.
E. J. Lee, St. Soseph.
w, NJ. Hapler, Salina.
Herman r Holmes, SaIina.
Dan E. Myers. Fort Scott
Chas. F. Williams, Mcpherson.
j. Archie Woodleif, Ottawa.
NJ. Stephenson, Topeka
A. F. Palm, Kansas City, No.
Aleck Arid, Topeka.
Hugo Felix, Salina.
L A. Travis. Seneca
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-16

cles have been stolen there md that it is
supposed that the thieves have come to
Topeka to dispose of them during the
bicycle meet. The police will keep a
sharp lookout for them, as we'll as watch
for any other thefts that may be
reported. There will probably be
many crooks in the city during
the big L. A. W. meet today and tomor-
row, and it behooves every wheelman to
take pretty good care OF his bicycle.
Judge Ferry swore in about fifteen
extra men today to do special police duty
today and tomorrow, so the city will be
we'll protected. Herman Lescher, the
bicycle man, is the treasurer OF the l. A.
". here, and he wanted to hold special
authority during the meet, SO Judge
Ferry swore him in. Now he is on the
force, but he won't do any police duty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-16
THE BICYCLE FACE.
It Is Not New. For Even Alexander Had
One With Him.


elbow many persons have been an
noyed by the criticisms of cycling and
jests about the so called bicycle face?''
said an enthusiastic sportsman. For
centuries it has been known to close OBJ
servers that all men and women who
ride horses, camels or elephants have
set faces. When Alexander commanded
his orderlies to face Bucephalus toward
the sun that he might not see his shad
ow and mounted the fretful charger,
does any one believe that the king
features were relaxed and that the face
of the mighty conqueror wore a grin?
A hundred times no. The great general
wore the so called bicycle face. Did not
Julius Caesar say that the stern, war
like features of his cavalry were a host
when his troopers confronted the in
fantry of Pompey?
Ibid anybody ever see an ancient bas
relief or sculpture in which the features
of the equestrian figures did not bear
the stamp of the bicycle face? Down
through the ages every rider bears the
set face of the cyclist. Nobody can ride
any animal or any machine that re-
uuires the Capitalization of thought
without MS features reuecU1DR GQ0 con-
centration. Railroad engineers, sailors,
drivers Of trotting horses in races, jock
eys, cavalrymen and all other eques
TRANS have the bicycle face.
1.-The boys who ride or exercise thor
oughbreds acquire the bicycle face in a
few weeks. Consequently all successful
jockeys have the bicycle face. The Mex
leans, who ride as we'll as the Indians
on the plains, have pronounced bicycle
faces So have the Moors and Egyptians,
who ride the horse Of the desert. In the
Russian Cossack the bicycle face IS he
reditary, as the race is practically born
in the saddle. To sum up, anybody who
rides every day on wheel and does not
acquire the bicycle face lacks character
and is a menace to himself and every
body else when on the road or on the
track. The bicycle face denotes strength
of mind in the persons who possess it.
It means alertness, quick perception
and prompt action in emergencies. -
New York Tribune
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-16
SURPRISE TO BICYCLIsTs.
NJ. c. Lawrence, the Trick Rider, Arrives
Unexpectedly.

M. G. Lawrence, the Trick Rider, Arrives
Unexpectedly.
This morning NJ. e. Lawrence, one of
the greatest trick riders in the world,
made his appearance at the league head
quarters His identity was not known at
first, as he was enroute from Manitou to
Kansas City, and stopped off here unex-
pectedly, but when he borrowed wheel
of someone in the crowd of cyclers con-
gregated in front of the Copeland this
morning and mounting itrode down Kan
sas avenue back wards. it Immediately
became known that it was Lawrence,
the great trick rider. Though many
have tried it, there are but three men in
the world who can ride a safety bicy-
Gle backwards. and Mr.. Lawrence is one
of them.
Besides riding backward, he removed
the handle bars from the wheel he was
riding, and apparently by the slightest
movement of his hand he would guide
the machine. His control over it Is such
that the bicycle in his hands seems more
like a perfectly trained saddle horse
than a machine.
Mr.. Lawrence's home is at Geneva, n.
Y. but he has been in Denver and Man
itou since the wheelmen met at Denver
last year.
Immediately after learning of his
meet made arrangements for him to give
an exhibition of trick riding at the
track and that will be a feature of to-
morrow's programme.
TO-Day's Arrivals.
Among the new arrivals this morning
were E. A. Garlick, Emporia d. E. My
ers, Ed Feist, Leslie Glunz, Fort Scott;
Jesse Barker, s A. D. Cox, Harry Nc
Knight, Humboldt; Fl. A. Garsuch, Kan
sas City, Mo-; R. C. Manley and Fl. B.
Bullene, Lawrence; W. W. Harper and
S. L Munsen, Leavenworth; john Pur-
cell, Manhattan; Frank Greenwood, Sen
eca; W. N. Glenn, Tribune; Fred L Ba-
ker, o. A Repass and Duke A Rogers,
Wamego; NJ. II. Burt, c.. E. Sharpe, j.
F. West, Thomas Shaw, T. B. CLOSER, 7.
Cossitt and r. P. Mccain.
NJ H. Burt is the holder of most of the
championships, but Woodleif, Hackett
and NJ Stevenson will run great races in
the state championship contests. Hale
of Denver is the favorite in the open
races.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-16
What They Said About One B1oomer Girl.

A West Side bloomer girl with a
mathematical turn of mind has made a
tabulated record Of the remarks that
greeted her first appearance in boomers:
Shameless creature! - 81 times; "Just
look at herl' so times; "Whose little
boy are you?" 100 times; ''What a
freak!'' 40 times, and so on. Her cata-
1ogue contains but one favorable men
ton, but she still wears them in spite of
the critics.-Chicago Tribune
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-16

Nationally attired women predomi-
nate on the Coney Island cycle path these
days. The other afternoon out of 40
riders counted in a short time, there
were 38 of them riding diamond frame
wheels. In one group recently eight
women were mounted on these ma
chimes. New York Recorder
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-16

It has been suggested that back pedal
ing racks and ruins wheel If some
one who knows will please tell me how
back pedaIing strains wheel more than
climbing the same hill, shall be under
everlasting obligation to him. L A.
Bulletin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-16
And She Did.

GOOD morningl'' chirped the sum-
mer girl as she examined the saddle of
her newly bought wheel and prepared
to don her boomers for her first ride on
a bicycle. ''I'll take fall out of you
presently Wheel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-16

TORONTO, Ont. Aug. 16-Sir William
Rowland, eX-lieutenant governor of On
tario, was quietly married Yesterday aft
ernoon to Mrs. Bethune, widow of the
late Mr.. Bethune. The bridal couple im-
mediately left for a tour through the
states. The bridegroom, who is So years
of age. is well known throughout the
United States and Canada. The bride is
so Years old.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-16
and There Ave Cthers.,,

Vhe milkmaid in Switzerland wears
boomers and the Partisan milkmaid is
following her example. America
WheeIman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-16
First Kansns Bicxclist.

Mr.. W. W. Glenn, one of the members
of the Kansas legislature who has always
been in favor of good roads, is here at
tending the L A w. meet Mr.. Glenn
says he was one of the first Kansans to
ride a wheel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-16
RICYCLE THIEVEs

They Are Expected Here and There Are
Special Policemen Duty.
Chief Wilkerson has received word
from Kansas City that = couple of bicy-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-16

One Fare TO Boston and Return
By the Union Pacific. Choice of routes,
Sold Aug. 18th to gath
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-16

Smoke Little Gen." beat SC cigar made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-16

Arrangements Made for Observing
WashfrSton's Birthday.

Nathan Bickford, department commander
Department of the Potomac, G. A. r., in
general orders. No. u, of date February
9, 1895, announced and directed as follows:
'In pursuance of the resolution of the
twenty-seventh national encampment, and
orders from the commander-in-cl,ief, and
action of the twenty-sixth encamprlent of
this department, Washingtons birthday
will be appropriately celebrated by the
Grand Army of the Republic in this de-
partment. To this end the following COM
mittee of arrangements, to elect from their
own number a chairman and secretary is
announced Past Department Commanders
A. II. G. Richardson. Jerome s. Burke and
]. n. Pipes; Post Commanders George H.
Boston, Charles T. Yoder and J. w. Brad
bury; Comrades John McElroy, j. w. Kirk
ley and j. NJ. Cults"
The committee organized by the election
Of Past Department Commander A H CT.
Richardson as chairman and Comrade j.
Madison Cults as secretary, and appointed
subcommittee to report upon the various
details necessary to secure an imposing
celebra ton.
The subcommittee having performed
their duties reported to the general COM
mittee, which has completed a program
for the anniversary, which provides for
public meeting in the Metropolitan Church,
corner of c and AZ streets, at 80 o'clock
on the evening of the 22d of February.
Invitations from the department head
quarters will be sent to all the orsaniZa-
tons mentioned in the resolutions, and
also to the President and his cabinet, both
houses of Congress, the United States Su-
preme Court, Commissioners of the Dis
trict, the District judiciary, the lieutenant
general of the army, admiral Of the navy,
officers of the army and navy, the District
National Guard, the press and Association
of the Oldest Inhabitants. The teachers
ard scholars of the public schools are in
vited. Members of the G. A r. will APP
pear in uniform. The department COM
mander has given the committee his coun-
sci and has directed an abundant supply OF
souvenir programs to be distributed in the
church
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-16
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

Mr. James Hodges ex-mayor of Balu-
more died last night at his home there.
| Mr.. Hodges had filled many places of hon.
| or and trust both national and state, and
| was in business in Baltimore since the
| founding of the firm of Hodges Bros, in
1876
More sensational developments In the
sos 900 shortage in the Kings county, NY,
treasurer's Office have been brought to
light by the discovery that two OF the
bonds of County Treasurer Harry II Adams
are missing from the county clerks Office
In Brooklyn The bonds are for sl00, 900
each.
Judge Pryor. in the court of common
pleas at New York yesterday, refused to
natura!ize two Italians because they could
not speak English. He announced that for
eigners who could not speak the language
of the United States need not apply to him
for citizenship papers.
Charles Morganfield and Charles J. Scar
cey, the Aqua Creek train robbers, have
been indicted in Arkansas for robbery. with
Sam Martin, who was with them before
the AQUA Creek robbery.
Dennis Mclaughlin, Gotfried Walbaunl,
Nicholas Crcsius and John Carr. convicted
Of running disorderly house, in maintain
ing the Gutenberg, \. j., race track, have
been condemned to one years imprison-
ment in the county Jail and to pay a fine
of 500 each. WalbaUm is at present in
Germany, but his attorney has promised
that he would return Immediately. Tie race
track was closed two years ago. There
will be an appeal to higher court
Advices received from Samoa say that
German firm, Frinss q Spatz have been
importing and selling the rebels rifles
and ammunition. The lebels are enabled
to maintain an armed opposition to the
Malietoa government. The rifles imported
from Germany were labeled toys and pass
ed the customs. The German consul fined
each partner only $3.50, although the Of
Tense was a direct controversion of the
Berlin treaty.
The committee on woman suffrage of the
Massachusetts Legislature yesterday decid-
eds to 3-to report bill in favor of mu-
nicpal suffrage for women.
The police of Pittsburg have rounded up
a gang of thieves who during the past
three months have pilfered from the Pitts
burg, Virginia and Charleston and the Pan
Handle railroads to the extent of several
thousand dollars. A raid made on a
fence kept by Mrs Woods. where a large
amount of goods stolen from cars were
found. Another fence, kept by Tiny IL
rich. was raiGed. and more of the stolen
goods were found. Already ten arrests have
been made, and more will follow.
Three employees of the True American,
the A. P. A. paper at st. Louis, we're hand
cuffed by three masked men early yester-
day morning and the subscription books of
the paper stolen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-16
Tour of the Marine Band,

E. S. Conner has been engaged to handle
the business management of the tour of
the United States Marine Band, and is in
the city arranging the preliminary details.
1--WE will make a special southern trip"
said Mr. Conner, embracing all the large
cities. Letters from local managers, which
arrive in every mail, offer the most fiat
tering terms for dates and assure me that
the band will meet with very pleasant re-
ception. 1 will leave here Wednesday and
complete the bookings. The band is in
better condition than it has ever been, and
Prof Fanciull is working hard upon
very delightful musical program The tour
will begin some time in March,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-16
The Brightvood r.. Il. Co. Transfers.

To the Editor of The Evening Starr
The suburban residents and others visit
ing the country are principally indebted to
The Evening Star for the adoption Of the
reciprocal transfer system.
The Metropolitan Railroad Company's
bill, just passed the House of Representa-
tives does not compel the Washington and
Georgetown Railroad Company to transfer
at 18th and Boundary with Brightwood road
Many suburban residents, whose places of
business are remote from the Metropolitan
railroad, will not be benefited by compelling
them to go out of their way to take the
Metropolitan railroad. l hope the Senate
will compel the Washington and George
town Railroad Company to transfer at eth
and Boundary with Brightwood road.
TAKOMA PARK.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-16

was llleO almost 10
overlooking W i t h d
concourse of people,
two-thirds of whom
probably did not hear
anything that w a s
said. The great pc
tition, which forms
SO large a part of
the occasion, w a S
festooned from gable
to caves in long,
sweeping chords, a
hundred and twenty
feet long on every
arch, and a 10 n &
stretch of festoonS
swung from north TO
south overhead maxi
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-16

bi'iolol luiiS "aS iSiiA
edied as rapidly as
possible by giving
these people seats
along the central
AiSle and in front.
The platform was &C.
,upied by the leading
officers of the organ
iZation and by noted
citizens from all
parts of the country.
Among them sat Sem
utors PETER and Mar
tin, & n e r esSmen
Morse, Picker, Blair
and Taylor, t'reder-
lex Douglass, DIR.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-16

Ao AicS upon 1t DN
attestation; the Uni
versal Peace Union
has signed it in this
way, and innumer-
able societies and
conventions h av e
swelled the list; tie
United Society of
Christian Endeayor
h a S alone a d d e d
100000 names. while
! n n u m e r a b ] e
churches and church
societies will swell
the total by 100 90
more. Even from
far-off Ceylon came
signatures of $1,000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-16
Grand Mass Meeting of White Rib
bon Believers.
CON VENTI0N HALL FILLED
Powerful Addresses by Leading
Temperance Orators.
ESTOONS OF AMES

The scene last evening in Convention Hall
when the grand mass meeting Of White
Ribbon people assembled to present the
huge polyglot petition in a public way to
Congress and the government of the United
States was one long to be remembered by
those present. The vast floor of the hall
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-16

ing twenty-six of these huge festoons In
every part of the hall the national colorS
and the flags of all nations hung in great
profusion of color. The stage was itself
like big flower garden, which at a distance
made the scene one of great beauty. The
choir was 800 strong, and under the direc
ton of Mr.. Percy Foster rendered at in
tervals through the program selections
from the Gospel Songs with excellent eff
feet.
Unable to BE Present.
There was long wait after the great
audience had gathered, in the hope that by
some chance of good fortune Miss Frances
f. Willard, president of the Worlds and
Somerset, president of the British Women's
Temperance Association, might reach the
city from Boston in time to participate in
the exercises. Both these ladies' were de-
tanned by an attack CT the grip, and Were
forbidden by their physician to undertake
the journey hither. A few minutes before
the hour for opening the meeting, however,
a telegram was received from them, max
ing it certain that they would not be
preSent.f
In the absence Of Miss Willard, Mrs. L..
NJ. N. Stevens of Maine, vice president of
the National W. c. 4. u, presided There
was some confusion at the outset, owing
to the fact that at o'clock the ushers
threw open all parts of the great hall to
the waiting throng of people who had not
secured reserved seats, and later hundreds
came only to find that their seats, which
they had bought, had been given up to
others. Mrs. LaFetra announced that it
was mistake on the part of the ushers,
who were furnished by the owners of the
hall, and the ladies of the w. c. 7. u.
were in no way responsible for It, This
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-16
Hill I'm ILuuity.

A bill in equity has been filed by Henry
D. and Belle J. Burch against Mary Burch
Gordon and others fer an accounting and
for the sale and partition Of lots 46. IL, 50
and 60, square 80, iGetown. Of the es-
tate Of the late Rebecca Burch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-16

T. NJ. Ferris. one Of the largest suear
planters in Louisiana. died on Tuesday
afternoon at his residence on ST. Charles
avenue, New Orleans, as q reS:I,r OF a
wound in his right forearm. which was
inflicted with a pistol by Henry NJ Payne
on January q at Franklin, La.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-16

An explosion of natural gas at Meadyille
Pa, Wednesday morning wrecked the store
and duelling of G. IL. Cutler. killed one
man and seriously injured three others.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-16
NAVAL Lodge Eair.

Last night was Georgetown night at
Naval Lodge fair, in their new temple, cor
ner Pennsylvania avenue and 4th street
southeast, the members of Potomac Lodge,
No. 5, F. A. A. NJ, and Potomac Com
mandery, No. 8, Knights Templar. both
from the West End, attending with their
friends in large numbers, and materially
adding to the pleasure and profit of the
evening.
The feature of the evenings entertain
ment was the appearance of Mrs. Mollie
Greenwich and Miss Alice Irwin in recita-
tions, which were most happily rendered
and elected repeated encOreS.
This afternoon a free matinee for the
school children is in progress, and the
youngsters have complete possession of the
building and are enjoying themselves thor
oughly after the manner of their kind. A
Punch and Judy show has been provided
for their amusement and will be repeated
at the second matinee next Friday at .
pm.
Tonight particularly attractive program
will be offered, and large attendance is
expected.
On Monday evening the fair will be visit
ed by the First Regiment, U. r. K. p,
headed by the Mt. Pleasant Drum Corps,
and from the number of friends and
shekels they intend bringing with them the
evening promises to be notable one.
1t is but due to the committee having the
matter in charge to note the admirable ar
rangements for the preservation of order
and the comfort of visitors, everything
having been done along this line that ex-
perience could suggest, with the result that
there has not been the slightest disturb
ance or annoyance to the patrons Of the
fair since the opening.
National Geographic Society Election.
Amongst the newly-elected members of
this society are the following: Mr.. L. A.
Thurston, the Hawaiian minister; Mr.
Hugh Cough, secretary of the British en-
bassy; Capt r. b. Bradford U.S.N.; Mr..
w. j. Boardman. DIR. JAS r. Sothoron,
Paymaster A. K. Michler, U.S.N.; Col.
Arson Mills, Lieut.. Palmer Tilton, Maj F.
H. Bates and Lieut.. r. G. Carter U.S.A.;
Judge Chas. w. Needham, DR.. J. H. De-
Merritt, Col. VIM. H. Owen, Dr. Robt. Rey
burn, Capt Paul ST Clair Murphy, U.SM.
c.; Mr.. Colin Studds Mr.. R. Ross Perry,
Mr.. Seaton Perry, Chief Engineer w. H.
Shock, USN; Mr.. F. l.. Moore, Mr.. F. J.
Deudonne, Mrs. Mary NJ. Barclay Medical
Inspector j. B. Parker and Lieut.. G. A.
Stone, U.SN.; and Mr.. Joseph r. Bien, G.
E., of New York.