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The Indianapolis journal., 1895-07-02

up her head and rushed away on me for
the help that was needed. The doctor
laughed softly as the young man was tell
ing all this to him, and he looked at him
rather queerly, ! thought, for a physician
to do in time of such awful danger, for
my lady looked like she was dead, she was
that white.
"Is she. your wife?" asked the doctor,
still smiling.
"Oh. no." replied the young man. blush
ing furiously.
II thought it hadn't gone quite that far
said the doctor. and he laughed so that
the young man got mad and began to say
That's all right" laughed the doctor
again. 'I like to see your interest in her.
She will be your wife some day, or I'm no
carriage think by the time we get her
to my office she will be sufficiently recov-
cred to go home"
Going back, the young man wheeled right
pended on him. ] don't think / ever saw
so young a man that had quarreled with a
girl take such an interest in her. He even
forgot me at the Doctors ofiice, and and they hey
my lady was all right, and that was enough
glory for both. Of us.
Postscript-Didn't 1 begin this by saying
that 1 was bicycle for hire? / wish to
correct that. My lady and the young man
came into my place to-day, and she put her
pretty white head on me and patted me as
the man in charge of the place to send me
UP to her house and send the bill along.
MY husband will pay for It," she SAID.
and the young man smiled radiantly on hei,
and giving me sounding slap on the sad
die. remarked: "old fellow you're cork
err
don't know what that is, but I guess ! !
must be, for he would hardly tell a NO In
'Ao Detroit Free Press.
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likely to be materially Increased during the
height of the season. To begin with twen-
ty-two young women are employed as
clerks in the eleven booths and depots
Then eight men and two boys are needed
upon the trucks which are constantly busy
carrying the milk from the railway termi-
nails to the central distributing point, and
thence to the booths and depots- Tons of ice
are consumed daily in keeping the milk
cool, and the cost Of construction of booths
and rent of depots is a considerable item
In the expense total. Taken altogether
cent per glass is only a fraction or the
cost, but Mr.. Straus cheerfully shoulders
the remainder and even struggles for the
privilege with officials who think they see
ulterior designs in his benevolence.
The practical charity of the enterprise
can be seen best in the. depots in the
crowded sections. These are thronged at all
hours by mothers, some with children in
arms, who have found that the milk there
dispensed can be given even TO nursing
infants without any bad results. Last
years experience taught this and this year
they take their stand in long queues of
waiting women and work patiently toward
the dispenser. 1t means to them healthier
children, fewer calls upon the doctor and
the removal of the grimmest menace that
belongs to herding together in crowded and
poorly ventilated tenements. It-will be in
teresting to watch the effect of Mr.. Strauss
beneficence upon the death rate Of ithS dis
tricts he relieves.
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AS TT is DONE IN CHINA.
"Declfned with ThanI-s" Is There q
Matter of Much FormaIfty.

Philadelphia Press.
When British editor rc iects your man.
uscript he does IL either by means OF a
curt declined with thanks" or else sends
you a printed slip Oh which he presents
mis- compliments. which you oon't want. and
regrets that he canIot grant you what you
do, that is. an opportunity OF seeing your
self in print But when a Chinese editor
finds that your article or poem or short
story isn't worth the paper that IL Is writ
ten upon he sends you a letter like this
glish newspaper offices: ''Illustrfous Brother
Of the Sun and Moon-Behold thy servant
PROSTATE at thy feet. i bow TO thee and
beg that OF thy graciousness thou mayst
grant that 1 speak and live. Thy honored
manuscript has deigned TO cast the light OF
its august countenance upon me. With
raptures / have perused IL. BY the bon IS
or my ancestors never have / encountered
such wit, such pathos, such lofty thought.
With fear and trembling 1 return the writ
ing. Were / TO publish the treasure you
sent me the Emperor would order that IL
should be made the standard. and that
none be published except as equaled H.
Knowing liteEature I do, and that IL
would be impossible in ten thousand years
10 equal what you have DONE / send your
writing back Ten thousand times i crave
your pardon. Behold, my head is at your
feet. Do what you will. Your servants
1t would be a positive pleasure to re-
ceive back rejected communications II they
were accompanied by such letters as this
The ingenuity OF the excuse for returning
this particular manuscript is quite beyond
all praise. II Is no less tnan stroke Of
genius.
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BICYCLES IN LOVE MAKING.
A Large Number of "Seorchers" Fall
Easy Victims to -Cupid's Shafts.

New York World.
"All our best racers are getting married
like winking; In fact, there is an epidemic
of marriages going on among them just
now." That is the testimony that comes
over from London, and 1T would seem to
be an undoubted fact that throughout Eng
land and France at least the wheel is
rapidly augmenting marriage and giving in
marriage. The London County Cycling Club
has recognized this tendency and has pro-
vided for it by offering prizes for the sea-
sons racing that gentlemen competitors
may find acceptable and suitable to pre-
The trouble As that while a cyclist is
still in his cycle days, and before he thinks
of matrimony, he Is greatly interested in
racing. and delights in posing as a cham
pion '.scorcher' for the benefit of lady cy-
clists who are there to view. If there is
anything a wheelwoman appreciates it is
a man who is strong. powerful and endur-
ing on his cycle, and who can put up a cen
gry at very nearly ~ record ts tn century speed
favorites for women to ride with. Long
trips, the participants being a man and a
few of these engagement results.
After marriage the "scorchers'' begin to
nd her of he eaaes
OF London have lost many Of their swiftest
members through marriage: In an attempt
prizes for the one-hundred-mile race which
is to take place In London on the Herne
Hill track have been so. designed that they
can be either used as clasps for gentlemen
or as brooches for ladies' 1t is hoped that
the married women desirous of acquiring
these will force their husbands to practice
and enter.
The effect of cycling on the matrimonial
market in this country has not been espe-
cially marked here. but it is likely to be
within a few months That is. if one may
judge from the, number of engagements
that are probably ION" at the present
time Claremont and the Casino In the
park have countless couples who dismount
shyly from their wheels and como into the
restaurant each evening with a Don't
speak TO us; don't look at US, please style.
Daisy Bells bicycle that was built for two
never panned out half so we'll as these
solitary wheels that scurry around through
the darkness of New York in pairs.
The bicycle wedding pictured the other
day in one of the comic papers, wherein
everybody in the, wedding procession was
cycling TO the church may yet be wit
messed in New York. This picture was a
joke. but, as a matter of fact, there was a
bicycle wedding a few days ago in the
sleepy little village of Astead, in Surrey.
Every member of the bridal party went to
the church mounted on a bicycle.
When the procession started from Leath-
erhead about two miles from the town,
where the ceremony was to take place, 1t
aroused the utmost enthusiasm among the
villagers, who cheered ii vociferously.
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sTERILIzED MILK CHARITY.


New York Commercial Advertiser.
The fourth of the sterilized milk booths
for which Mr. Nathan Straus has the per-
mission of the park Department., Is In pro-
and tomorrow morning will dispense the
refreshing and healthful fluid to thirsty
wayfarers at l cent per glass
Three others are already IN operation IN
the Battery Park. Paradise Park and Tomp-
kins square and the fifth will soon be built
in Central Park. These, In connection with
six depots for the sale OF milk specially
steriiized for infants, which are located m
as many different crowded sections or the
city, form the working plant OF one OF the
most practical of the many schemes for
helping the poor that have eInanated from
the benevolent mind of Mr.. Nathan Straus,
whose study is to take the bitter sting out
of charity.
Not the poor alone enjoy the benefits OF
thale almost free fountains OF pure milk. Il
would give 10 cents a glass In preference
to that from the ordinary sources OF sup
ply" many man says, but there is no
to the young women VINO clerk in the
The "other sources Of supply" were out
in force this morning. and their owners
viewed with outspoken disgust the invasion
Of their privilege These were the proprietors
OF two-wheel vans from the counter Of
which butter milk is sold at 3 cents, sweet
milk and milk shakes at cents per glass.
The prices show how far from paying
business is Mr.. Strauss plan. Although the
many Of the booths were In operation barely
two months last year, total of 60.000
glasses Of milk were sold With the earlier
start this year E end.fhe s mere, increased popularity
The scheme has heavy expenses aside
from the cost Of the milk There IL = pay
roll Of those engaged solely In this work
which 1cots up 800 = week now and y
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zsst which only healthful appetite can give.
road ea YORK and
are Claremont. the West End Hotel. the
suburban Club at Inwoos, the Country Club
at Westchester and Coney island, and
scarcely fine day In the outdoor season
passes without scores OF bicyciists visiting
these places.
The early morning In Central Park and on
Riverside drive is much favored. partic-
ularly by New York women riders, and
astride their wheels and in The most fetch
ing and nattiest OF costumes they flash up
and down the wooded drives of the park or
along the Hudson's banks. sometimes in
often with an attendant cavalier. and form
a still novel picture to onl0okers. Then,
too. there are excursions TO delightful
suburban retreats-to Englewood and Hack
ensack, TO YOnkers, and even Nyack, TO
Summit and all through Staten and Long
discover good roads and runs and to enjoy
their facilities
So has cycling added to the pleasure of
me life OF society men and women in our
American cities. particularly in New York.
1t has brought to them new and fascinat-
ing form of exercise. and enjoyment, and
has, for a time at least, superseded the
horse to really surprising extent, as is
evidenced by the low prices of saddle horses
alone. For this silent steed'' rarely goes
lame, except through an easily mended
punctured tire, is always ready, always
willing, runs up no expense account for
path a horse could not follow and leaves
the animal far behind in distance and even
in continuous speed. To the man or
woman who rides the wheel for pleasure
and exercise there is no sport comparable
10 cycling. He or she does not feel II
necessary to acquire or give the impression
OF having acquired curvature OF the spine,
and is obliviou5 TO the charms of racing
or 'scorching," as fast riding on the road
is called. To sit erect and glide gracefully
and swiftly along with almost a minimum
of exertion is to this class of cyclists keen
enjoyment They know little and care less
for Glass A" or 3D." for the constant
wrangles of professional bicyclists and the
jealousieS OF manufacturers. They enjoy
the sport for the health which it brings
and for the opportunity which it affords
for seeing the land alone or in congenial
company, and in an easy way.
1t is as yet too early to predict the
future of cycling from the social stand
point. Every indication thus far points to
its growing popularity and that we have
not as yet reached the crest of the wave
in the sports development. There are those
who argue that society women, with their
many other distractions, will soon tire of
the wheel and even the slight exertion IL
keep at riding sufficiently long to acquire
that hardness of muscle and endurance
necessary TO enjoy outdoor riding to its
full extent. The justice of this argument
remains TO be proved, but certainly present
sales of wheels to society women and the
crowded state of the riding schools would
disprove 1t. The average mans need of
exercise-and especially when possible out
door exercise-leaves little room to doubt
| of the lasting popularity of the wheel with
| the sterner sex.
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nets on walls, but that is because they re-
gard them as things of use, and not as
things of beauty"
pointed with my stick at the three lone
" ornaments on the solitary table. "Then
If you were to put the blue and white jar
on the right of the Buddha, instead of on
the left" asked, 1.-The whole room would
"of course" answered my friend. Cant
even you see that?'
l tried to see it. but L could not. I had
only just arrived in Paris.
There was another artist with a studio
across the bridges. and his love of art cost
him much money and some severe trials.
His suite of rooms was all in blue, gray,
white and black. He said that if you looked
at things in the world properly, you would
see see tnat sd they thew; were all gray. blue or black;
dress, with blue parrot on her shoulder.
She had brown lips and grayish teeth. He
was very much disappointed in me when
either pink or red. He explained that by
saying that my eyes were not trained prop
erly. 1 resented this, ard told him that my
eyes were as good his own, and that
recruiting officer had once tested them with
colored yarns and letters of the alphabet
eSe up IN basee for and had
for anything else. He said it was not
question of colored yarns; and that
ns %se sergeant might thai satisfy could Result sistn
guish an ammunition train from a
travelling circus, 1T Gid not render me
critic on art matters. he pointed out tnat
the eyes of the women in the Caucasus
who make rugs are trained to distinguish
a hundred and eighty different shades of
colorS that other eyes cannot see; and in
time, he added, l would see that every
thing in real life looked fiat and gray I
took red carnation out of my coat and
put it over the gray lady's lips and asked
him whether he would call it gray or red,
and he said that argument.
He suffered great deal in his efforts to
live up to his ideas. but assured me that
he was much happier than I in my igno-
rance of what was beautiful. He ex-
plainsd, for instance, that he would like to
put up some of the photographs of his
family that he had brought with him
around his room but that he could not do
it. because photographs were undeco-
rative. So he kept them in his trunk. He
also kept a green cage full of doves, be-
cause they were gray, and white. and dec
orative, and in spite of the fact that they
were a nuisance, and always flying away.
and being caught again by small boys. who
brought them back and wanted franc
for so doing. He suffered, too. in his in
ability to find the shade of blue for his
chair covers that would harmonize with
the rest of the room. He had covered the
furniture five times, and never success
fully and hence the cushions of his
lounge and stiff chairs were still as white
as when they had last gone to the up
holsterers.
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HIS SCHOOL ON THE ASPHALT
Recently n High SaIaried Clerk Now
Teacher of the Bicycle.

Most any evening about dusk when the
weather is fine, dark-comple xioned young
man Of good figure may be seen over on
the North Side coaching a party of half
a dozen young ladies and gentlemen in the
mysteries OF bicycle riding. One evening
ne takes his pupils for ride on Pennsyl-
vania street, near Home avenue and an
other evening utilizes the smooth asphalt
in the neighborhood OF Delaware and St.
Clair streets. Either Of these localities Of
fers desirable wheeling for the amateurs
The dark-complexioned young man does
not teach for amusement. His pupils are
the sons and daughters of wealthy peo-
pie. and they pay him well. He is a thor
ough master of the wheel, and guarantees
his patrons that they will be able to
mount and lmanage the most fractions
cycle after four or five lessons. 1t is not
from choice, but rather from necessity,
that this young man spends his evenings
out on the asphalt with school, of
awkward young men and chattering girls
department clerk at Washington. Through
the regular course of political changes he
was recently relieved of his place and
dollars to his credit He possessed an ed
ucation, the bearing OF gentleman, and
was an expert bicycle rider, but il did
not occur to him until he came to Indian
apolis in search of employment that his
talent as a wheelman' might turn him an
honest penny. He conceived the idea of
starting a bicycle school, but, having no
funds available, was unable TO provide
place suitable for his purpose. Finally he
hit upon the scheme of utilizing the as
phalt pavements, and put it into effect
at once. The novel idea proved a sue
cess from the start. His list of patrons has
grown SO large that he is unable TO in
struct the entire school together. and
sets apart night for each class. During
the day he is employed in one of the
bicycle factories, where he performs COM
mon labor at a small salary. His pupils
come from the most aristocratic quarter
~ of+x
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ART STUDIOS IN PARIS.
A Phflistine Runs Across Some Amer
lean ImpressiOnist.

Richard Harding Davis, in Harper.
One of these young men, whom l nad
known at college took me to .l MS s,,s sthdlo hdn
1 liked it. 1t was most embarrassing
question to me. for to my. unframed eye
erty. and so bare as to appear untenanted.
/ said at last that he had very nne
view from his windows.
itself" he protested; "and / have spent
SO much time and thought on it. have
been a year and a half in arranging this
"But there is nothing in IT," objected;
"you couldn't have taken a year and
half to ar hfse # shouldn't have
more than half an hour"
He smiled with sweet superior smile
and shook his head at me- Il s am afraid; raid
who like studios filled with tapestries; and
armor. and palms, and huge hideous chests
sort of person who would hang a tennis
racket on his wall and consider II deco,
rative. We believe in lines and subdued
coiors and broad bare surfaces. There is
nothing in this room that has not mean
ing of its own. You are quite right; there
is little in IT 6qa what Is nere eGne
the harmony of the whole, and nothing in
it could be replaced or improved upon =.
re eoa ried the studio with renewed in
teresf at this, and took mental inven-
tory of its contents for my own improve
ment. 1 was guiltitly conscious that once
over nv doorway, and what made 1t worse
was. that l did not play lacrosse. and
that they had been borrowed from the man
upsta.rs for decorative purposes solely. /
hone5 INV artist friend would not question
me too closely. His room had bare floor
and gray walls and green door. There
was a long low bookcase. and straight
legged table, on which stood, ranged against
the wall. a blue and white jar, a gold
Buddha. ard jade bottle. On one wall
hung gray silk poke bonnet. of the fashion
of the year 1880. and on another an empty
gold frame With the exception of three
chairs there was nothing else in the room.
I moved slightly. and with the nervous
fear that il l disturbed or disarranged
anything the bare gray walls might faii in
not put a picture In his frame.
.Ah. exactlyv' he exclaimed, triumphant
lv: that shows exactly what you are: you
are an American philistine. You cannot see
that a picture IS beautiful thing in itself.
and that a dead-gold frame with It's four
straight lines Is beautiful also; but to-
Kether they might not be beautiful. That
gray wall needs e spot on It. and 50 1
Il was frame. but because Il was beautiful:
for the same reason I hung that 1880 bonnet
on the other wall. The two Grays harmon
lie. People do not generally hang bon-
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(fltlc LOuHSeT.
One smiles occasionally at the length OF
the names that some authors print upon.
their title pages, but this display has its
advantages. IL A. r. Montague is a sue
cessful author. and there is any other A.
F. Montague with an itching for literary
fame. the latter Is very likely TO sign HIS
initials. IL that is the style Of his successful
namesake's signature. If. however. the
well-known authors name Is Augustus
FIorrell Montague, there Is not much dan
ger of our mixing those authors up. Mr..
W. H. Bishop Is very much annoyed by
another Mr.. w. II. Bishop. who writes
stories of socialistic nature that-arc ere
roneously attributed to him The well
known W. II. B. wants TO know what II
''the law and morality on this subject"
i suppose that he has right TO 81. and
that there Is nothing for the author OF
The Golden Justice" TO do but 20 grin
and bear the annoyance II parents only
knew when child was born that his name
was going to be worth something TO him
a trademark. they could name him ac-
cordingly. Think what a protection Rud-
yard Kipling's name has been TO him. and
Rider Haggards and Conan Doyie's- 1
don't believe that N you hunted In the df-
rectories OF the world you would md these
names Duplicated Parents will do well 10
bear this fact In mind II would be ex-
ira precaution. II The child. when he be-
comes a well-deyeloped author. could write
trademark registered after his name.
to protect himself effectually against In
fringement.
The Indianapolis journal., 1895-07-02
THE LANGUAGE OF FLAGS.
What They Signify of Death or Life
Among All Nations.

School Journal
To strike the flag is to lower the ma
tional colors in token of submission.
Flags are used as the symbol of rank and
command, the officers using them being
called flag officers. Such flags are square. to
distinguish them from other banners.
A flag of truce is a white flag displayed
TO an enemy to indicate a desire for a parley
or consultation.
The white flag is the sign of peace. After
battle, parties from both sides often go
out to the field to rescue the wounded or
bury the dead, under the protection OF a
white flag.
The red flag is a sign OF defiance and is
often used by revolutionists. In our service
it is mark of danger, and shows a vessel
to be receiving or discharging her powder.
The black flag is the sign of piracy.
The yellow flag shows a vessel TO be at
quarantine, as is the sign Of contagious
disease.
A nag at half-mast means mourning. Fish
ing and other vessels return with flag at
half-mast TO announce the loss or death OF
some of the men.
Dipping the flag is lowering it slightly and
thel hoisting ii again, to salute vessel or
fort
If the President Of the United States goes
afioat, the American flag Is carried in the
bows of his barge or hoisted at the main Of
the vessel on board of which he is
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gets three or four OF his chums 10 stand
with him. When the cent is dropped in
the slot the hands of the dial whirl around
until they designate the figure represent-
ing the combined weight of the crowd.
Then one OF the boys steps of, at which
the hands whisk briskly about as before
and the adverdupois OF the remaining boys
is registered. Then the small boy sub
tracts the latter number from the former
one and so learns the weight OF the boy
who stepped of. One by one the other
boys step of and a small in subtraction
each time tells their weights also. The
weight OF SOME three or four boys is thus
revealed at the same expe nditvre for which
less enterprising individuals would find out
the weight OF but one.
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This Would Do for Most OF Us.

Robert Grant, In Scrlbners-
A iistie house With very little In IT. viii
a modest piazza. skin or saiibcat which
does not pretend 10 be a yacht. garden
mock. a rod which is not TOO precious Or
costly TO break. one nag OF pleoeian blood
and something TO harness him 20. RABBITS
In the barn and sunhowers IN the garden
a walk 10 sunset hill and dialogue with
the harvest moon-why should We not set
our summer life 10 such tune. rather
big steam yacht and polo ground for tHo
fringe OF the fashionable bathing beach.
for the dust OF the stylish eQuipaGe. and
means. to follow the pace which II -
for us by others7