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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-05

Towns is bound to keep himself before the
public In one way or another His latest per-
formancc is to chai snge Mr.. Edward NJ. Shep-
ard to joint debate. IN the name OF Bryan
and Sewall Club No. |. at the other end Of the
Bridge Mr.. Shepard is not unwilling to accept
the challenge In the hope OF doing missionary
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-05

pocket to meet the expenses Of Candidate Bryan
and the cost Of the Madison Square Garden meet
ing. He has cheerfully assumed the onerous
duties Of treasurer Of the National Committee
and paid the rent Of headquarters. Yet SUD
denly and without warning there swooped down
on his Office yesterday an assistant treasurer
sent here from Washington to take charge Oh
all moneys contributed to promote the cause OF
Bryanisn 1t was cruel blow. and we fear
Mr. Snjun may not bear up under 1t. tan II DE
that he has made all these sacrifices i'll VAIN !:
What future is there for him in Popocracy alter
this!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-05

Arthur Sewall. the silent man of Maine, sit
ting upon an unopened barrel. ought to make
a splendid campaign device.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-05

Brother Bryan did not utter word IN puonc
yesterday Notwithstanding that ne arrived III
Chicago For this relief much thanks
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-05

Watterson is the most picturesque figure In
Kentucky history since Daniel Boone. and on
any ticket would run like an Arabian drome-
dairy on one which stands for public faith and
onasty. against Reputation and dishonesty,
like that which the indianapolis Convention
put forward his pace would exhaust all SMILES
of velocity.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-05

rn,p,rSE TERMS TO MAIL SUBSCRIBERS.
The morning times., 1896-11-15
PENALTY OF SOARING,
Fate of Men Who Tried to BE Gen.
tee1 on S64.


II always uphold and like wise maintain
that an able seaman should stick To the
trade for wOt he is built declared Mr..
Barnacle. .'and not go for to cruising around
in unchartered waters No good ever
comes OF mariners getting above their
calling and shaping a course to lie gen
teel''
solve heard, !" remarked the lubbcr. by
way OF a feelcr, 'and I've seen some cases
of it III ySelf''
Did you happen to know Joe Ecams?"
asked BILL
II cannot recall him now. though that
name does sound familiar the Iubher ad-
mitted.
lie was one OF EN-" Mr. Barnacle went
on lInpresSively. "uot naughty because he
had S64, quits the sea and is now q proper
ruin. ! knowed him well, too"
Was Mr.. Reams very haughty?"
We'll, should say 50. ON quitting the
sea forever this here frivolous EeaTns moves
inland, at least Il mile from the docks.
That's wot he done. For month he
wears his hest clothes every day. and
loafs around in a drug store, imbibing OF
these here pink chemicals with bubbles
into 'eIn. Rcams said only low down
people infested saloons and got robbed.
whereas he grows chumny with the drug
clerk and pulishes his mind immense, so
he says
'All his tim ice Beams keeps his eye
out for eenteel berth, so he ships as sec
ond mate on Il ice wagon, and intimates
that he is prominent citizen himself.
The other officer does the navigating and
Beams he carries the ice to the cunsignces
One day he huStles some ice up to a lady
what lives on the hurricane deck of a top
heavy tenement house. Being 4 tidy per
son she places the lump On the wind,r sill
to dry-juSt ike a lady, too-and when
Eeams cmerECs on the street again this
here lump Of ice slides off and hits him on
the figcerhead.''
"Hnrrihler' exclaimed the lubler. Ibid
it kill him.
Not quite hardly said Mr. Rarnacle,
in regretful accents. "Hc Slumbers in a
franc" 1T the hospitals for eight DAYS, while
the doctors are graphing for slivers of
skull bone watts droveintnhi brains Then
Joe rouseS up and set round like OWL
and likewise dizzy and doubtful. He don't
say nothing and he can't think, neither"
''No wonder,' murmured the lubber.
I'm about six weeks Beams is disch arged
from the hospital. but he has no more
no more. wat is it you call it,"
"Ambition?"
Yes; no more ambition than hard
boiled egg. Joe is somewhat bIeachad and
feeble, too. but this here genteel idea Still
harnesses him bad. Instead Df going back
to sea like a man Joe Beams signs rs food
passer i'll South street restauran and
wears white aprons"
Mr.. Rarhacle shuddered and clapped both
tarry hands over his eyes to shut out the
disgusting spectacle of an able seaman in
a white apron.
But on the very first day" Bill con-
tinued, slowly. and impressively, "this fool
of IA Beams scalds both his Thumb nails off
carrying soup to 'longshoreman. Now
look at him. He can't ship us no A. -
the horspittal wont take him back, and
wat is the end of this being genteel? Wy,
the union has to stand by Joe till his
bloomingthumb nails sprouts gain. That's
watt
The morning times., 1896-11-15

the air of about eighteen inches, While
the forward impetus carries us easily 10
the other side. II put the lever on strong
| can take a jump OF six or seven feet: While
the full power means leap OF anything
from twelve to twenty-five feet in height.
In point of fact, it would only require
hard run of about n couple of miles to gen
crate sufficient power To carry me over
telegraph wire or small house
,..PreposterouS!' l calculated. ''llow on
earth are you to come downfro that height
without smashing both the machine and
yourself2' ..a...
.There!'' he cried. triumphantly. knew
you'd say that. Bat have prepared for
every contingency in this machine: and
have not onl v been successful in overcoming
the lar caused by falling from a great height.
but | have SO arranged ii that tile very
impact of alighting stores up sufficient force
to make fresh jump
Nothing can be simpler in action he
continued. toying with thelittie lever which
reguia ted the le6pinS molten, The gentlest
pressure suffiCes.
At this point there was loud olang and
hiss of escaping air, and the bicycle made
n vigorous dash for freedom The genius
was pulled violently up the garden anu over
turned, while the bicycle made several
futile attempts to leap the fence at the end
1t failed. howcver. and the genius after
ting the.lever back TO stop" In a lit
of absent rnindedness he had shifted it to
easy
He led che machine back and began
explaining breathlessiy-
-',unfe,nu tEc mig he growlea: -
only, just touched the lever to see if it was
in proper order, and it went off. Oh,
for goodness sake. don't stand laughing
there like an idiot! believe you are the
most Irritating man in the wuyld. Here,
hold this. whlle ]. brush myself
When he hail finished he said he would
not try the bicycle until O'Clock.
/ assented to tire wisdom of this. and
said that then, rotcdy would lie about if
the thing ran q way with him again.
He turned on me ficrcely.
Il tell you I Rave the machine under
the most ars,intc. perfect cuntiol."
I replied that, this WIS obvious.
sThereupon he completely lost his temper,
and er making several lunfounded sugges-
tions as to otheconsiitioIsofm OF my mind. stalked
into the house. However, at tea ne gen
erously fcrgave ne. and became "nthds-
iastic once more and said he wenltf write
out an agreement giving me a third share
in his invention tefore ne went To led
which share represented, according 10 some
close and intrica:e calculations nf his. a
capital sum of R240,G00 Then lie Tor
rowed half sovereign f1Gm me for a
couple of days, III the kindest possible
The morning times., 1896-11-15
QUEER WI EELMEN.
Their HousewarminG Was a Great
SucceSS-Many Ladies' Present

The Queer Wheclmen gave house
warming Thursday night. 1t was one
of the most brilliant successes OF club
life this fail. Despite the weather the
house was filled with the fair friends of
the members.
After refreshments We're served dancing
was INDUCED in. The clubhouse is u
gem and the Queers should feel proud
uf their new quarters. Among those
present Were:
Mrs. W. c. Gray, Mrs. ]. 6. Balm, Mrs.
Harry Murray, the Misses Clukcy. Miss
Campbell. Miss Pitkin, Miss Turpin, Miss
Douglas, Miss Eppley, Miss Corhin, Miss
Gardner, Miss Helmus, Miss Bessie Swain
son, Misses Lizzie and Ada NeumeYer,
Mis-, Tharp, Mss Viola Latham, Miss
Della Tate, Miss Annie Kirby, McsSrs.
C!okey, Atkinson, Slack, Gardner, Chi
SELL, Turpin, Gray, Epplcy, Barker, Phehus,
Newyahr. Ilaghlet, oppenhcimeT, Parker,
Maxwell, Sullivan, Blair, Craig, Linfoot,
Robertson, Simpson.
The morning times., 1896-11-15

to hurl himself from the demonical machine
and risk the consequences.
He didn't hear me, or, If he did, he
paid no attention He had an intense.
far-away look in his eyes, and seemed
to have no interest i'll mere earthly mat
tiers. The machine, rejoicing in its newly
found power, put ,n an extra squirt, and
drew well ahead Of me, making The most
extraordinary leaps from time to tine.
We were now close TO the village and
the few people still lingering about COM
meuced 10 take a lively interest in the
proceedings; especially the constable, who
is Il very stubborn and officious person
and seems 10 think that if it were not for
him the nation and the law would fall
10 pieces: so / cannot say feel very sorry
for him he should attend more to his
own business. When he saw the bicycle
coming, he shouted to the rider to stop.
To this the genius gave no heed and the
constable prepared for action. He ran
out into the middle of the road and clutciled
at the genius as he flew by. Unluckily for
han he missed completely. and the front
wheel Of the machine Smote him heavily
IN Tie loose ritlS .,Ieayilg HIM a uusty and
dishevelled wieck on the side of the read
When l passed him he was slowly rccov-
erng, and L judged from his expression
that his emotions We're violent and
mingled. We fled along the main street
amid horrible clatter. AT the end of
The village, the road makes sharp turn
10 the LETT. and / knew that this would lie
the decisive point in the genius furious
career. If he could but turn the corner he
would have a nearly straight road i'll front
of him for three miles.
If he could not, there was the ten-foot
Wall of the ladies' seminary to be sur
mounted. confess had no hopes whatever,
either OF his turning the corner or of his
forcing the bicylce to take the jump. The
machine now scanned to be pulling itself to-
gether for a final struggle: which fact -the
genius seemed to grasp. and lie groaned
audibly as he tIied to pull the handles round
IN order to take The turn. But tie bicycle
was too much for him.
1t was a splendid effort indeed, I never
saw such. tremendous jump SO gallantly
attempted. But, as it happened, ,stle plucky
bicycle Just landed on the top of the wall,
and, with Il l.orrid crash, both machine and
rider fell 1T the feet of procession of four
teen young ladies who were about to take
their Gaily airing. TIE bicycle used the last
Of the compressed air in the cylinder to de-
liver several violent kicks at the genius as
he lay on the ground.
He wiltbe carried down from his bedroom
into the. garden some time tomorrow after
noon; and the doctor says that If his collar
bone sets WILL he will be fairly sound in
about another week.
The morning times., 1896-11-15

Ger Bateman, who passed thai way, shot
him through the heart. Even then the
suffering little animal had enough OF life
left to yelp several times before yielding
up the ghost.
NINE BIC YCLE ACCIDENTS.
There have been nine bicycle accidents
near The monument in the past two weeks,
ineach case collision bet tween two wheels.
In every case one or the other of the
riders had TO be taken to a drug store
or a hospital for repairs.
A dog tried TO get out of the way of
cable car last Thursday, and lost its head.
1t ran between the revolving spokes of
Il wagon wheel as the vehicle moved up
the hill. and was thrown into the air to
height of six or eight feet, falling di-
rectly in the way OF Il lady bicyclist. The
lady was going too fast to avoid the ami
NAL and she was THROWN receiving several
severe injuries
The morning times., 1896-11-15
THE
JUMPING
BICYCLE.
BY ]. H. BERNARD.
Copyright, 1867


He was genius-at any rate, he him
self often said so, with considerable fer
yor, and we tacitly agreed TO allow him
the privileges, accorded to all geniuses.
One evening he came in, tired and hot,
and very grimy, but fairly brmmipg over
with joy. ~
Hello. Jim!r he cried. ITS all right
I've succeeded at last!'
What's the tiiatler?" inquired.
He smiled quietly and confidently.
''oh, You want to know, do you?" he
said. ''You'relHery curious. for wonder.
But there is no reason now why should
not tell you about 1T, and even show you
the working orthl. machine And YOU can
prepare yourself, to be very much aston
ished."
Then he went in to clean himself up
He was right in saying that was very
| curious about his machine L was; and,
following his instrctions, l was in the gar
| den the next Afternoon at O'Clock, anx-
| ious to see Ihef invention that was to
revolutioniZe the i,yorld.
When lie came he brought with him a BIZ
| cycle.
'H ello!'' he cried. as soon as he saw me.
What DO you think of this? a beauty,
| Isn't it?"
i looked 1t was not an ordinary bicycle,
bui one more heavily built, with numerous
additional cogs and cranks, and an air
cyiinder like that OF j Westinghouse air
brake. ........ .,s@ -, -.
what on earth is this clumsy thing for?"
I exclaimed I4i,, Ai
Clumsy, he hanged!' he replied, irri-
| tably. My dear fellow If you will start
| cri ticisins anything before you under
| stand 1t, how can you ever expect to get
On in life2 Now follow me, and l will
| explain it all. Yon remember my remark
| ing some weeks ago how extraordinary
1t was that as yet no one had had the
intelligence 10 invent travelling ma
chine which could surmount obstacles in
It's path, like horse, by jumping over
them. Very well Here you have the
| first mechanical invention to do So This
bicycle iS- nut@an ordinary wheel, which
! loses half its usefulness and charm by
being compelled to keep 10 the roads.
This is the famous jumping bicycle 1
have had in my head SO long Observe,
| this cylinder is full OF air at i high
pressure. As you see by this little gauge,
1t now stands at $50 pounds to the square
inch The cylinder is constructed TO bear
pressure of 400. These four bars with
FONTS IN them are connected with the cyl
inder by means Of the cranks and cogs
which You see. They play the part of
a borse'S legs; tie joints are, of course.
the knees. Now, how simple the whole
thing is. AT my right hand l have Il
tiny lever, with the power marked easy,
strong and 'full.' Oh, by the way,
forgot TO remark that. as even YOU can
possibly understand, there is an immense
waste OF power in the ordinary bicycle.
Going down a steep hill, Tor instance,
enough power is generated to run the hi
cycle ON a Level road for four to five
miles. All this hitherto wasted energy l
have utilized in COMPRISING the air in
the cylinder.
..WhenI come TO an obstacle-sayI want
to get across ID ditch-l press the lever to
easy, and the machine takes d leap i'll
The morning times., 1896-11-15
AS OLD AS HUMANITY.
Men in All Ages Delighted In Hunt
ing and Fishing.
Neic York journal

'eiC ~ OIh cOUTHu.
Somebody has asked which was the CID
est sport and started discussion that
has already put the antiquity. OF games
beyond the middle ages. Hunting and fish
ing were primitive mans chief occupa-
ton.
These, as civilization developed, We're
gradually converted from being me ans
of livelihood into pastimeS- But it is
impossible To tell exactly when the change
took place. for il is not even yet complete
and what is sport 10 the squire and anna
teur is necessary work to the Camckeepcr
ard professional soldier.
Nimrod, Noah's great grandson, was
Mighty hunter before tne Lord" and
as he was mighty one on the earth he
probably hunted for pleasure. This is the
Oldest record Of a sport.
The stag and its kind, which make the
greatest demand on the skill and endurance
Of the hunter would probably be the first
animals pursuedi for pleasure. To hunt
the lion was kingiy sport from the earliest
times.
The Egyptian monuments show that all
kinds of hunting, as we'll as fowling, were
followed for pleasure. The Olympic
games wereprobabiy the oldest III antIquity
They are said TO celebrate Jupiter's defeat
of the Titans.
The morning times., 1896-11-15

the obstacle, and landed astridr Of The
pile Of lumber. 1t was no little trouble to.
get the animal down to terra firma.
The death Of more than one runaway
horse has been caused 10y couta L with trees
and lamp posts 10 the near vicinity of 'he
munum ent.
An incident of which passing mention
was made three weeks ago serves TO illus
tratc the tcnacity with which an unfurtu-
nate little yellow cur clung to lis miserable
life. The animal was not in anywise re-
lated TO TIE feline tribe, but it certainly
possessed vitality that was equal to the
traditional mine lives"
4 grip car and trailer had run over
the cur, cutting off it's nose and one leg
and breaking another leg.
As an act If mercy, one of the railroad
men knocked the animal in the head, Civ
ing him a blow that was thought Ia be
quite sufficient to eud his struggling hfe,
and then placed the carcass beside Il tree
ON the sidewalk. Ten minutes aftcrward
the animal was seen making an effort TO
Getup. and policeman II was asked to shoot
IT, and did su, firing three shots, each
taking effect in the dogs head.
1t was thought the eur was dead. Every
body believed il and had no hesitation in
declaring il. But il was a mistake, for
the poor little beast still fingered and Off
The morning times., 1896-11-15
LEAGUE MEETING.
Officers for the Coming Year Have
Been Chosen

The District division of the league has
elected its officers for the coming year
They are:
Chief consul, William 7. Robertson;
vice consul. William X. Larrimore, Secre-
tary-treasurer. Charles Z. Wood, and rep
resentative, e. a Mansfield, ir.
The division could not have made q
better selection mt this time. The vote
was unanimous and showed that the mem
bcrS appreciated the efforts of Chief
Consul Robertson during the past year
in building up the division.
The meeting deemed it advisable 10
have a new constitution, so a COMMITTEES of
five was appointed TO draft it. The conn
mittcc consists OF: McSSrS +. E. Simpson
Il. A. Mansfield. ir.. j. A. Degges, John
L. Steele, and a. Girouard.
The morning times., 1896-11-15
Needless of the Result.

The old officials have given great satisfac-
'on and il is more than probable they yin
be rcnOminated.
The members are taking great interest
III The clubs basketball team. The team
now has Il percentage of one thousand. but
does not know how long i Will keep II. 1t
has plh yea one game with the Corroran
Cadets and Won 1t plays again tomor-
TOw night with the Washington Athletic
Club NJ its club house, South Gapitoi and
o streets.
No runs have been mace for the last
Sunday or two. If the weather permits
some of the riders will go out. today
The morning times., 1896-11-15
An nIncinient PIntocrat

Hungry Higcins-I see Chicago Jerry to-
day Wit both his lamps bIacked an rose
like sausage What happened i'm,
wonder?
Weary Watkins-IIe tried to git too pIT-
tocratic- Found a empty box car an
thought he wouldn't let none 0f tht. est II
the gang in Said he was goin' TO try
traveliu' in his own private car onst--
Indianapolis Journal.
The morning times., 1896-11-15
ARLINGTON NyHEELMEN.
Will Give q Club Road Race Thanks
giving Day.

The Arlington Wheelinen propose to wind
up the season with a handicap road race
Thanksgiving Day. 1t is to be purely a
club affair.
The race Will be over 4 10-mile course.
The start will be made from the spring
at Chautauqua. The run will then be to
the Anglers Clubhouse and hack to
Cabin John. The start will he made at
10 o'clock. Six minutes is. to be the time
limit. Mr.. Larcomb will act as handi-
cappcr. A number of prizes will be offered.
The morning times., 1896-11-15

The club held its regular monthly meet
ingat the Losekam Tuesdaynight. Twenty
nine members were present and all had
"a most enjoyable time. Two new members
were elected.
Word has been received that the two
sick members OF the club Mr.. Fred Stone
and Mr.. Eppa Coombs, are improving rap
idly.
The morning times., 1896-11-15
EASTERN ATHLETIC CLUB,
Boys Are Having a Great Time
With Basketball

The Eastern Athletic Club is enjoying
quite boom now. The new pool table
has been put in Tie club house and is much
admired
me gymnasium has been fitted up and
will be enlarged by knocking out one side
OF the room and taking IN tie corridor
There is now an instructor and d boxing
master has been engaged
The first Tuesday in December officers
will be nominated for the coming year.
The morning times., 1896-11-15
SIX Club.

The Six Club is off to Marlboro to-
Cay. The Chat, has for its guests ten mem
bers of the Harlem Wheelmen. Several
of them came over Hast night and We're en-
tertained by the members. The remainder
were to arrive this morning ready for
the run.
The morning times., 1896-11-15
WASHINGTON ROAD CLUB.
Fair VIII BE Held In February In
SfaoI nf nonanhnr

The Washington Road Club fair will be
held in February instead of in December, as
at first intended A large corps of young
ladies have the preparations in charge.
Mr.. ]. c. Wood is down South and will
not return until spring. 4a
Mr.. Billie Jose left yesterday for a trip
through some of the neishDoring States
The prizes won at the road race Were
presented last night at the Morton's fair.
The morning times., 1896-11-15
Nothing Difficuh About That

First awyer-Is 1t a difficult ease2
Second Lawyer-No, dead easy. All we
have to do. is to convince the jury that
black Is white.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The morning times., 1896-11-15
CAPITAL Bi club.

The Capital Ri Club is devoting most of
its time to whist nowadays. Last Sun
day WAS too rainy for riding, but the
The morning times., 1896-11-15
MADE THEM CONFESS

Sunday afternoon, May 4, 1891 the re-
porter had returned to the Chcstertown jaiI.
and before two hours had passed had Sc
cured two more confessions, but not a word
could he secure that would impIicate Brown
Mr.. Harrison W. Nickers, the assistant State
attorney was present when every confes-
sion was made, except the two made IN
the train going TO Baltimore. He was in
clIned to believe that Moses Brown was not
IN the crime. The reporter thought Giffer-
emily, and determined totry an experiment
Moses Brown was brought Fl ON an so
lated cell, where he had been kept ara TT
from the other prisoners, into the jail
office. Mr.. V!ckerS sat at a desk in enc
corner Of the re ON partly in the shadow
to make notes. A chair was placed in
the center Of the room facing the window,
and on this Brown was told o sit Gown
where the light would sGuarely strike his
face. He did SO, curious rs to what was 10
happen next. The reporter took a char
and placed it directly in front Of Grown
Looking him squarely in the eyes he said.
Moses. whenever man cCmmitsa crime.
God has SO fixed it that photograph of
what he does is taken On his BRAIN which
can never he hidden. Do you know what u
voodCo man is"''
vas. sar; knows what veuGoO is, sar,"
nervousiy responded The negro.
Moses, am vCCCoo man-one to whom
God has given the power to look through
the eyes Of a criminal and see the pictures
OF the crimes to commits. You We're pres
ent when Or. Hill was hurt?'
The negro started to make denial
Don't lie. 1t is useless. / can see the
picture on your brain. and to Prove to YOU
that am not deceiving you, will de
The morning times., 1896-11-15
A FLYING LEAP

a few days later a frightened horse at
tach"d To buggy came tearing up First
street and turned into Pennsylvania ave
nue.. When it reached Second street its path
was blocked by a lumber wagon. Peing
uud'jlr v..rt "it.tsr t,. ttt I-Ua Or lei
the runaway horse attempted TO leap over
The morning times., 1896-11-15

boys will take spin today, the weather
permitting. Next Friday night the first
ladies whist drive will be held.