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The Washington times., 1895-05-12
Ii Was the Pioneer of Cycling in
the District of Columbia.
WHIST, PHOTOGRAPHY, DANCING
These, Allied to wheeling and Litera-
ture, Make the Organization One of
the Most Perfect in CIubdom-B
Against Persecution-Inter
Story OF Its Formation.

When the ill-fated L'Eufant planned this
Capital City of ours on such a magnificent
scale, there was nothing in his dream of
its glorious possibilities TO tell him that
it would one day become the delight of
10000 riders OF the silent steed. yclept the
bicycle. he could not know that in 100
years the American people would be living
in an almost horseless age, when mans
best friend would be relegated to that
horse heaven, where the cruel cease from
troubling, TO give place to a ''metalsome" "
thing OF marvellous symmetry and grace,
which, easily carrying its burden of 200
pounds, more or less, can in turn be shoul-
dered as lightly as a boys toy and borne
over rocky road, rustic fence, singing stream
ana marshy field. He could hardly fore
see that mis- City OF MagniE / cent Distances"
would become the mosa beautiful of mans
urban abiding places, with miles Upon
miles OF smooth and broad and glistsning
asphalt pavements, uear by to firm and
wide-stretching suburban roads, upon which
Mother Nature had been coaxed 90 shower
her choicest kisses in the form OF trees aud
flower and ali the rich aud colorful things
that come from her fair bosom TO make US
echo the prayer of the poet:
''This world is very beautiful. Oh, my God:
i thank thee that live"
No, che talented and dmuch-abuse ed French
man, even though allied to his great en-
gineerInS genius with the poetic Fancy OF
ms race, could not picture the fruition Of
his work; but that work made il possible
Tor Was hington to become the paradise OF
wheelmen, who ought TO make pilgumages
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Real Estate Transfers.

Deeds of real estate were filed yester-
day, for record as follows: Mary A Bates
and husband, TO Ellen Mannix, lot 3, Wal
ter sub, square $50, $2,5O0. l. BlOd-
gett TO A A. Dutton, squares SOC, 334
aud half square 393, north OF 393, north
Of sos, north of 337, east of 277, south
Of $50 aud $50, S292, ,5SI. Belle Bate
man aud husband and T. w PearsaH to
Katherine j Biackmau, lots 10 TO Is,
block / Fairview Heights, $4,000. NJ.
Elizabeth Browning and husband TO Frank
Nixoa, lot %, Bro wuiag 'ssub., Whittingham,
$3.50 George N Beale aud husband to
Violet B. Bloomer, lot 80. Beale's sub,
square 8, BloOmingdale, S1,1OO. John
B. Collier and husband TO Mary E. Hershey,
lots la and 115. Warmers sub, square
$50, SO. M. j. Colbert aud G. II. Parker
trustees, to VIM. II. Johnsou, lots % and
81, Colbert sub, square 542, $4,000
James S. Davidson aud wife to RebeCca
j. Nelson, part original lot 10, square
SIG. SO George w Horton aud wife
To NJ j. Cay wood, part original lot 81,
square S7S, S100. a. H. Hoover aud
wife TO John c. Weldon, lots % aud -
Bla gden's sub. square 740, $40. Charles
NJ B. Harris aud wife to j. B. Winner,
lot s, square 3, lexington, SO. VIM. NJ
King aud wife to F. G. Haines, part lot
80, Auacostia, 81, ,07S.50. T. 2. McGin-
uis and wife TO A. NJ. Bell. lots $50, 6S2,
$50, 6S4, McGinuis sub, Anacostia, S.
O0O Charles Payson and wife to SulSon
Hutchius, lot r, MorriSou's sub, square
1873, SO N B. Parks and wife to Harry
Walther, half lot 8, block "a, Brookland,
| $40. Mary c. Prcut aud others to Rebecca
]. Nelson, part of lot 10, square ST6, S21O.
Susie r. Suite aud husband TO L. j. Quill,
part of ST. Elizabeth, S275 j. c. Weedon
to J. N aud Bridget Cooney, parts lots 23
aud "a, Blagdin's sub. square T40. subject
to trust, $40 S. II. Walker and husband
to j. G. Johannes, lot Al, Clark's sub,
square $50, No 124 Sixth street uorth-
east, $G,5OO Henry WaIthcr aud wife
to Nataiia N Parks, half lot ,, block "a,
Brooklaud, $40.
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racket" was instituted as club custom;
here the new stove was unveiled with
much ceremony, chief feature oil whlch
was the famous overture composed, as
well as the instruments upon which it was
performed. by a musical member. The
event of this time TO which the greatest
interest attached was the arrival ana
opening of box containing six Imported
bicycles OF the latest improved patterns, the
first full -nickeled machines in Washington,
the possessors of which Were, indeed, the
wheeling princes of the city. In 1886
The last of these machines in the club was
replaced by q modern wheel, having car
ried its owner faithfully for five years.
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The local chess club has issued a chal-
Ienge for a series OF games by telegraph
with the Franklin Chess Club, of Philadel-
phia, the strongest club in that city
and probably in the State.
a business meeting OF the club was held
last Wednesday to consider the challenge
made by the Richmond club, to play cor
Tespondeuce match of three games for the
championship of the District of Columbia
and Virginia. The decision arrived at was
that the challenge will be accepted IL
the number of games to be played be
changed to four Instead OF three, with the
question OF championship omitted. The
Washington club is willing TO play half the
games in Richmond. 1t is hoped that
satisfactory arrangements Will be effected.
The whisttournamentis progressing finely.
| There were thirty-twc players participating
| last Thursday. The side captained by
Prof Hurd, consisting OF eight players, won
| by five tricks. or ten points, over the team
/ of equal number, capitalized by MIR. Craw
/ ford. Five new members Joined the touTna-
ment last Thursday. These games are open
| to all whist players in the District aud
the play takes place each Thursday.
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The Capital Bicycle Club is not only an
institution for wheelmen, but it is a gen.
tlemens club in every sense of the term,
having in its membership the true club
spirit, ana within its spacious walls every
thing that pertains TO the thorough enjoy
ment of the highest type OF club life. The
first floor, which IL entered through a mas
siye arch of imposing masonry, is devoted
10 the wheels of the members, and all the
floors above are arranged with a sole
view TO their social comfort A handsome
parlor aud music room, whist room, a
generously equipped library, reading and
conversation rooms, occupy the second
floor, and above this are the billiard and
pool rooms and other apartments. The So
cial features of the club are always promi-
nent, and during the past year reached
high state of perfection under the guidance
OF the amusement committee, consisting
Of Messrs. E. c. Qua ckenbush E. N.
Burns, L. L. Harlan, j. B. Hills and B. III.
Taylor. An interesting entertainment is
given once every two weeks, which may
take tie form of a lecture, musical pro-
grann1e or dancing, and it may be men-
toned that the club germans are among
the most notable in the city. On these
occasions ladies are invited, and indeed,
everything possible is done to make life
pleasant for the feminine friends and rela
tives of the members, who take keen
interest in the welfare of the club The
club boasts many noted riders, but the
organization as a Whole, while for q long
time prominent in road and track events,
does not now take an active participation
in them regarding their steeds more for
their usefulness than their flying qualities
However, three aud four-day trips are not
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Potion was q Poor Convict.

Ernest Patton, who was jailed by Judge
Miller on April II last, for sixty days, in
default of fine of S25, was released at
O'Clock yesterday afternoon under the pro-
visions of the poor convict act. Patton was
convicted, aud went before Judge Mills,
sitting as United States Commissioner,
after serving the required thirty days, aud
made oath that his worldly possessions did
not exceed $50.
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The predictions OF many OF the members
for the noble game of whist led 10 the
formation ofa W hist club. and its simportance
may be inferred from the fact that it holds
membership in the American Whist League,
and that the numerous trophies won by it
adorn the club rooms. One of the club char
ter members held the whist championship
afew years ago. Anotherprominent' wheel"
within this organization, so to speak, is the
Camera Club of the c Bi. c." Together
with the Capital Camera Club. a photo
graphic club exclusively, il attended the
nationalgatherlngo photographers
at Brooklyn last fail, ard, with sixty pic
lures of the l 200 exhibited there, won
four medals-two for each club-more than
any other city in the country. The editor
OF a leading New York magazine devoted
to this art recently declared that Washing
ton and San Francisco led the country in
amateur photography. In the Capital BIZ
cycle Club house complete dark room has
been fitted up for the use of its artists of
the camera The two organizations OF am
ateur photographers named work together
in perfect harmony.
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uncommon, and every Sunday a run is made
TO some point near Washington. An in
estimable service has been rendered by
the club in the pla att1ug and mapping OF the
roads in and around the city. II may be
added that close scrutiny is exercised
over the qualifications of candidates for
admission to membership, and the result is
very desirable aud congenial fellowship
A reciprocal membership is had with the
AnaloStan Boat Club.
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During all these years of renting the
question of some day owning clubhouse
of their own was never lost sight of by the
members. In September, 1855, an in
itiative looking to this result was taken by
the standing house committee, in the propo-
sition of a plan for the purchase and re-
modelling of a house on street. This scheme
was not favorably considered by the club,
but it lead TO such an agitation of the sub
ject of permanent club quarters as resulted
in the appointment OF a building committee,
instructed to select a location ard to pre-
sent a financial scheme to enable the club
to build This committee reported in full
at a special meeting held December 2l,
1855, recommending, among other things.
the purchase of the lot at 409 Fifteenth
street. opposite the White House Park, or,
as it is more popularly known, the White
Lot. The committees report was adopted,
and during thefollowing month the purchase
of this lot was effected. At special meet
ing. held March 26. 1856, the plans Of the
new clubhouse were adopted, and May 8
ground was broken for its erection, the
cornerstone being laid May Is, 1856. The
result is the present luxurious and COM
modious home of the Capital Bicycle Cl ub;
some idea Of the imposing proportions of
which may be had from the accompanying
illustrations from photographs taken by
Washington's talented amateur photog
grapher, Mr. Charles r. Dodge, prominent
Official of the Agricultural Department
and president of the club up to last night,
when he declined to be candidate for re-
election.
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SIPS. Baltimore and Return SIPS.
via PennsYlYa MIA RailrOhd.

For the accommodation OF those attend
ing the Southern Baptist convention, the
Pennsylvania Railroad will sell excursion
tickets to Baltimore, Md, May 10 to IA
inclusive, good only on date CT sale, at S1.25
for the round trip.
The Washington times., 1895-05-12

ANY mention OF the Capital Bicycle Club
without be incomplete without a reference
TO the "Club Kat" the counterfeit present.
meut OF which looks at you from these col
umns This individual is a cherished insti-
tuition among the wheelmen, and is re-
garded with something akin to affectionate
should the kat" get away from the club
house disaster would surely follow, and this
superstition is based on the fact that the
few occasions when the club has had any
trouble were during the absence of the
feline mascot The kat" always occupies
a position of honor at club banquets.
The Washington times., 1895-05-12
THREE TIMES THE VICTORS
Local Checker Experts Again Defeat
the Baltimore Team.
Important Chess Games in Prospect
Progress MadeinLibbey Cup Tour
ney-w hist Players Contest.

The Baltimore Checker Club was again
represented at the rooms OF the Washing
ton Club on Twelfth street last Friday
evening, only to receive the usual dose.
The Washington players have defeated them
twice, but they did not feel satisfied.
This much may be said, however, if they
can't play checkers with our local cracks,
they are gentlemanly set of young men,
and are always welcomed.
The Baltimore players consisted of
MessFs. Bokee, Pryor and Ritter The Wash
ington club was represented by Messrs.
Mundelle, McHardy and Ward Each con-
testant played four games, with the fol-
lowing result:
Baltimore. Washington.
Bokee, o. McHardy, 4.
Drawn, o.
Bokee, 1. Muudelle, 2.
Drawn, 1.
Bokee, 1. Ward, q
Drawn, 1.
Pryor. 0. McHardy, 2.
Drawn, 2.
Pryor, o. Muudelle, 8.
Drawn, 1.
Pryor, 1. Ward, L.
Drawn, e
Ritter, L. McHardy, 2
Drawn, 1.
Ritter, 2. MundeIIe, 2.
Drawn, o.
Ritter, 2. Ward, 1.
Drawn, /.
Total-Baltimore, 6; Washington, 19
Drawn, 8.
/ In miscellaneous series between BOkee
and Reed the score stood Bokee, l; Reed, 3;
I drawn, 2.
The only change made in the status OF
the Liberty Cup Chess Tourney this week is
the decision of the game between ThaTp
and Molstad, Tbarp winning. The games
between Messrs. Wright VS. O'FarreII and
Hanna VS.. Gwyer Were started last We'd
nesday, but being unable TO finish, the
! contest was postponed until Saturday,
May IL.
Observations of the games between
| Messrs Wright and 0'Farrell Indicate
| that Mr.. Wright Will probably win.
Announcement has not yet been made
| OF the time for playing off the postponed
| games occurring in the regular schedule.
| The score OF the tourney To date is given
| in the following table:
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Following is completeroster ofthe mem
bars Of thp cluh.

berS OF the club:
Active memhers-Clarence e. Allen,
Claude Allen, l.. Seward Bacon, Charles
NJ. Barrick, Edward H. Berry, w. + Biehl,
W T. Bingham, James Mex. Borden, Frank
NJ Boteler. ]. A. Boteler, John b. Bou-
teIle. Clarence A Brandenburg. Al"& an
der Britton, Frank Wilson Brown, Ed
ward y. Burns, Eugene Byrnes, Henry Cal
yer, ID. J Carr, William ID. Chadwick, l..
L. Chandlee, Herman j. Clark, -Iaddeus
S. CLARK, B. F. Cole, Charles z. Cooke,
Harrison E. Crook, Clarence E. Dawson,
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In January, 1882, a growth in member
ship made necessary move 10 rooms 10,
IL, and Is, LIE Droit building, where two
years OF increasing prosperity were spent.
In April. 1884, the club moved into the
house 9I9 G street, just in time to extend
its hospitalities TO the fifth annual meet
of the League of American Wheelmen. AT
that event the club turned out more uni
formed wheelmen than any other club at
any meet since or before.
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The Capital Bicycle Club, now compos ed
of ONE OF the most respected and mllu-
entiaI citizens of Washington, and which
las night elected an admirable set OF Of
ficers { o govern il for the coming year, was
the firs TO make cycling so popular that
this city came to be affectionately dubbed
tswheele rviIle." Its history is the his
tory OF cycling in the United States. 1t
brought il from the narrow by-ways of
success to the high plane OF popular ap-
proval. making it not only the mos health
giving OF 4xercis es but one Of the greatest
OF modern aids to the acceleration OF busi-
ness For prejudice of a now almost in
conceivably bitter ort had To be fought
down. Legislators did their best TO crush
cycling as they are now doing their best TO
fos ter it, Horse owners sent up a loud
wail agains it, and, in brief, every cyclisG
was looked upon in the nature OF public
enemy. The wheel was misused OF course,
but organizations like the Capital Bicycle
Club denuGed il of all its evils, so that
public feeling oon changed from antago-
nism O neutrality, and then grew into the
admiration which every one now feels for
cycling in all its forms.
The Washington times., 1895-05-12

to his neglected grave as to a shrine, and
ii may be remarked, in pas sing, that the
road there is a good one. Perhaps some
day the wheelmen OF the National Capital
will take the lead in a 6 successful movement
to erect a fitting monument to the great
engineer 'smemory.
The annu al election of the club was held
at the club building, with the following
result.
President, Williamson Irving.
Vice esident, F. II. Stephens.
Secretary, b. II. Taylor.
Treasurer, A. J. Henry.
Captain, j. b. Hills.
Executive committee, j. NICK. Borden,
c. R. Edmons ton, L. l. Harlan, E. C.
QUackelbush.
The Washington times., 1895-05-12

The Capital Bicycle Club was organized
under the shadow of the dome Of the Cap
itol on January 81. 1879, by II. S. Owen,
Max Hansmau, +. ID. Owen, L. p. Einolf,
r. G. Wood, L. n Jesunofsky aud Charles
Krauskopf. II was. therefore, one Of the
first clubs of the kind in the country there
being but five organizations ahead Of it
in point Of time, and of these the writer
does not know that any now exist. A de-
sire for mutual protection inspired the for
nation OF the club, for these gentlemen
were heartily tired of being prosecuted sn-
dividually, and banded together with the
earnest intention of making the public and
the authorities alike respect their rights.
There was nothing in the signs of the
times to warrant prophecy that to-day
the club would have attained it's present
Importance aud standing, and that the
sport OF which il was the patron would
have reached such proportions. The club
early took q course calculated to disarm
public suspicion toward wheeling, and,
while endeaYoriug in every legitimate
way to gain for the wheel its proper pi ice
in popular estimation. and TO make IL,
what 1T is now generally recognized TO he,
an instrument of convenience as well as
pleasure, endeavored by its example and
Influence to restrain and TO discountenance
every attempt on the part of the growing
body Of wbeelmen to Inconvenience or to
interfere with the rights of the public.
The Washington times., 1895-05-12

The new club met at first in the rooms
of It's members, but soon located on Tenth
street above Il, which rooms were occa-
pied for about a year, when, in April,
1sA9. move was made 10 the ground
floSr OF 4l2 Eleventh street. The le-
cends clustering around the occupancy
OF this place are still related to new MEM
bers with zest. Here the watermelon
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-05-29
The Wrecking Business Over.

1HE business generally speaking
IS better throughout tho country
which is largely owing to the elec
tons having resulted in the election
of Republican Congress. The fact
that the Republicans will have the
coatrol of legislation in the next
Congress, is taken by tho country IS
a certainty that there will be no
more Legislation of such nature
that the great industries are 20 be
uProoted by being brought in com
petition with European Industrial
all things are conducted on n lower
scale Of wages While Cleveland is
IN flee, he cen veto any aad all Re
publican legislation for industrial
protection, but thas is all he can do.
HIS business wrecking Congress will
be out Of power, and naxt year r.
publican President will be elected,
and then uplifting legislation will
again be begun. It is blessing that
the Democracy did not elect the in
comins Congress. Ii ttey had won
the new Congress, the business and
industrial affairs would have b4en
scaled down to correspond with
European rates and European living.
1t Is the ceming of a Republican
Congress that has given assurance
that the wrecking business of the
Democracy is over.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-05-29
A Rush for Land.

Oklahoma City, o. T, May 23.-
Sharp at noon today at lecst 15.000
men, with a large number Of women,
made the grand rush from all sides
Of the Kickapoo Reservation for the
450 claims open to white settlement.
In less than aa hour afterward there
We're scores of contestants on eBch of
these claims in addition to the soon
ers, who had already taken posses
sion Of the lands long coveted by
them
Tie scenes at the opening We're
similar to those at previous openinge.
There were the mad rush, the Wild
yelis and the misshapS, more or less
serious. So fer cs is known, no lives
were lest in the race, but it is too
esrly yet TO hear from the interior of
the new country.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-05-29
To Keep Sunday Whole.

Efie-Pleasc. Uncle Arthur. do come
and play chc-.; with mc.
Uncle Artlrrlr-Oh. Efiiel Don't you
remember? It's Sunday.
Efie-Well. we can let the bishop
win Pail Nall Gazette
An English author says that man of
middle age with whom he is acquainted
found one Of his eyes affected, rs he
thought, by reading small print at night
and applied to a famous oculist for adj
vice The doctor examined him very
carefully and presently inquired vlieth
er he hal ever suffered any inconven
icnce from The other eye. the right one.
None whatever, was the reply.
"Still," said TIE ocuiist dryly, lit is
very important for you to preserve the
sight Of your left eye, inasmuch as you
have never seen with the cher since
you Were ornr'-Youth' Companion
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-05-29
Wonders of Minute Animal Lie.

TIE following. which might very ap-
propria,ciy bc.r the beading Of "A Won
der cf Wonders" is from the pen OF Sir
Robert 5. Ball, Z. Il. S, astronomer
royal Of Ireland: The microscope
teaches u5 that there are animals so Won
dcrfully minute that if Il thousand Of
them were ranked abreast they could
easily gw i'm, without being thrown ont
Of order, through the eye Of the finest
can,bric needle over made. Yet each CT
tic minute creatures is highly organ
lied number of particles, capable of NOV
ing about, Of finding and devourinS food
and of behaving in all respects as be-
comes an animal Us distinguished from
a fragment OF unorcanized matter. The
human mind is utterly incapable of real
iziug the structure Of these little crca-
tures and Of fully apprcciating their
marvellous adaptation to the life they arc
destined TO lead.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-05-29
About Butter.

Tha Worlds Fair Dairy Tests held
at Chicago, have demonstrated be-
yond possibility of question the ab,
solute unreiiabiiity OF test by churn
or oil test for one single day as an
evidence Of the capacity Of the COW
for, say, a week or n month. The
data obtained in these tests clearly
shov that COW which was making
an average Of two pounds per day,
without the slightest evidence of any
cause therefore, will II ke as high as
% to 23.bs., ond sometimes close TO
3lbs., IN twenty-four hours. There
Is 10 apparent reason why such
should be the c,se, bat there are al
ways causes for results in dairy cows
1t may be the fore runner of some
sickness, something that has excited
the COW, which causes the butter fat
to be abnormaiiy great upon shat
particular day: IL may be sudden
change III feed whicl disturbs her,
and while such change may not prove
beneficial, the result Of it is that for
that particular reason twehiy-four
hours it does not decrease the flow of
milk, but, being Il disturbing element,
increases the fat in the milk.
1t was very noticeable that when a
COW Was shipped by express to the
barn, and was tested the day follow
ing her reaching there, she almost in
yariably gave L larger percentage OF
fat than at any time subsequent.
The question that arises is. how far
are tests that have been conducted at
fairs throughout the country IF any
value rs Il criterion Of the butter ca
paeity of the cows? Cows are at times S
shipped some considerable distance,
and are tested the next day, and il
not tested OF that day, then within
few days after arrival. All the
time the cows are subjected to excite
ment and other disturbing causes,
which would certainly have the tend
ency to the production of an excess
amount of fat in the milk, as eompar
ed with their normal condition. Fol
these reasoEs it is claimed that one
day \ test of o COW is practically val'
ueless as basis for Judging her ca
pacity for any more heightened pc
riod, aud the Facts of the Worlds
Fair Dairy Tests bear this out.