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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-13

Same braid was used IN giving finish 70
the edge Of the Jacket In this costume
tho sleeves were fuller ana dll not III
so closely from the elbow 70 the Wilsl'
II the indoor bicycle track does prove a
success there will be more elaborate cy-
eve costumes than mOdistcs ever dream
cd Of and the rivalry in tohettcs Will
bring forth all sorts ofo new designs from
Tho hold which the bicycle has upon
people IS best illustrated by ID visit 10 the
shops. 20 the daytime functions Of soclc-
~ and even 20 the churches and the re-
captions Here you see bicycle costumes
worn freely Women DO not apologize ior
them. Outside the doors of the most
fashionable houses stand bicycle racks
for holding the machines. and neat
servant Keeps guard over them
The distinctive feature Of all these
dresses is their length. This is above
shoG-t0p. but never 10 the knees There
IS "a pretty length where q girrs CATERS
stop and her skirt begins. u is only that
Outcast Of cycling society the GIL
sc0rcher. who wears the knee skirts
All tho skirts are full. And all tne
waists have little ruff setting out stLly
below the belt. This waist frisk Is very
becoming, as 10 sets nicely over the sad
die and covers mp any awkward place.
The waist may, like a riding habit. De the
bodice OF any tailOr-made suit. but the
skirt is a. thing by itself This must DE
made To order. and as neatly as piAmc-
made costume and as nicely as ball
dress.
SIX Innings are not favorites with tho
wlce'wOmon. Tho silk Sits too easily.
and at the mount catches the heel of
the cycllst and makes an awkward disc
mount for her. If nothing worse. When
ever possible skirts are left unlined and
made smart 10y fullness and elegance OF
material.
The economy Of tho new cycling dresses
IS great Ut YOU 20 10 q fashionable
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-13

Their Cradles Far from the Madains
lrnMI.

Their Cradles Far From the Mad@ins
Crowd.
Tho cradles Of most Of our Presidents
stood in small towns or villages. very
seldom has ono of the bigger cities gwen
10 the country The highest cA lufe on,
Ger This is fact with the n lce-f, ieal-
dents. also. and the defeated President
for both offices. declares the New YORK
Herald The house of the first President
was on ID plantation in Virginia, far away
from Mt Ncraon. the nearest town.
Both Adamsos came from quincy Mass
jefferson had his home in Monticello.
Va. Madison was am ordinary country
gentleman. whose homestead was near
NronfnoHer Va The mother ~ tha
Presidents" vas. no the juvenile age or
the republic. tile state of virginia. Mon
roe came from oak Hin. Va. hnt with
him closes the list Of Presidents from
Jackson, called himself fai.ner u
TENNESSEE His country place 'Ihe her
mifaeo" was near Nashville. Tenn van
Buren, lived in the village of kinderhoch'
on the Hudson. the first Harrison, IN
North Bend Polk in Nashville, Tenn. .
T4vIo-. after quitting the army as an
officer. made his home in Baton Rouge.
"A great number OF Presidents came
from the North. Pierce came from CON
cord. y. IT,; buchanan. from Springlie
PA. Grant. from Galcna, Hayes. IRON
Fremont. n small place in Ohio. and Car
fold came from the little village or Mem
tor. The three Nice-presidents who. after
tho death of the Pre- sidents elected WIN
Them took their offices came also from
tho country. Tylers home was IN VII
lamshure Va. J0hnson's. in GregnLlilf,
n small place in The mountains or Ten
nessoo and Arthur was born IN llamll-
ton county. Ohio. c.cvollnds birth
place WAS Kew Jersey
This is owing perhaps 20 the small
3D. D D. .HNH o. x
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-13

Here we reach the domain OF speculation
The bicycle has changed many times %
JOS form. and always Tor The better, each
form has taken on it's multitude or I'M
pIoNcmcuts, and 40 part OF the modern
wheel has escaDNi the ingenuity OF the
mechanic iu his aim TO secure better ma
tera. stronger connections. Ugh er vs.. sut,
greater speed, grace Of design, and com
IOrt 10 tln rider Every uay ls DAY
OF new records and of the leVcalment OF
new possibilities. -Four hundred and odd
miles for "a single day. thirty miles IN an
hour. hundred niles in three hours anu
fOriy-scvcl minutes. a single mile IN one
minute and-but statement of the sec
onds here would be true only for tho
week ia which 10 was written.
SIX years ago one Of the bpst-infOrned
and most progressive OF our cycling au-
th0ritits. Mr. T.. l.. Prial, editor of 1.-THE
Wheel writing Of The safety bicycle OF
that day. mentioned the draw backs of the
Pneumatic tire as being Its large SIZE
and the necessity OF repleuishiug The air
TO keep IL properly distendcl." He advls-
ca that the ideal safety should not be
geared too hich. but oniy~to nfty-fOur or
hfty-seNon inches except In the case OF
strong riders. Tho gearing oil tie man 5
wheel OF 1896 is from sINty-thrrc inches
upward. n gearing OF seventy inches being
uncommon. while the WOmals vince of
to-day when gcarod 90 sixty. is easily pro-
PEELED hy new and Inexperienced riders
saddles. tires. frames. bearings handle
bars. cuuks. sp0kcs. and rims have been
4shtcned. eimpliied. improved. and from
year TO year made 10 disniace the crudcr
product az the year before.
Where IS the limit? No man can tell.
but SO far as 10 relates 10 the common
pedomotiye bicycle Of to-day. the practi-
cal limit would seem 10 be not far dis
tant. 4 year or two hence will probably
witness The Introduction Of a practical
motor bicycle and the more general adop-
ton of motor carriages I'm certain parts Of
the country where ihe roads have been
Improved. Meanwhile the bicycle now in
common use will hold its way, with such
Improvements I'm detail, and perhaps IN
form. as viii add 20 its usefulness and 10
the comfort. convenience. and security Of
the rider.-Septembe Century
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-13

The Season Now Nearly Over-IIappenings
During the Week,

cd SWEET SPRINGS. VA. Sept. 10.
Special The season Is nearly over
though there are many families who will
remain until the lst Of October The
weather IS glorious and the mountains
pictures Of grandeur and beauty. The
leaves are turning. making US think OF
autumn and coy fires.
Bowling parties are stu the fashion.
Mrs. Claiborne, Of Richmond. gave one
last week.
Friday night Mrs. Barley, OF Alexandria
who has contributed SO much 70 our
pleasure, got UP a delightful progressive
euchre party. There were about forty
eight persons playing. and ten handsome
prizes were given. The winners were
Mrs. Manley. Miss Barret Millions, Miss
Kirk, Mrs. Clark. Mrs. White. Mrs. Clai-
borne, Miss Ethel Moore, Mr.. Gray Iun-
stall, Mr.. Whitney Tunstall and Mrs.
Clark. The evening was thoroughly e.
joyed. On Saturday afternoon Mrs.
Brent and Mrs. Barley Of Alexandria
entertained their friends from the swe%
Chalybeate. After playing cards, d.
nghtful supper was served. After the
dance Miss Stella White entertained her
friends in a most charming manner.
ANFlH Wtlt ABOUT tullNg lNA"Nii' .. ~-''t+'i
who drank her health most heartily, wish
ing her many more happy birthdays. and
that they might be fortunate enough 10
he present. After that. Mrs. Brent and
Miss Parker gave quite an imDromDtu
SUPPER 10 a few Of their friends.
OTHER ENTERTAINMENTS.
Monday night, after the dance. Mr.
Louis Atkinson. DR.. Miles. Mr.. Tunstall
Mr.. Blankenship. and Mrs. Bragg gave a
champagne suppzr 20 a few OF their young
lady friends, which was thoroughly en-
toyed. Those present were Miss Tucker
and Miss Fisher. Of Baltimore. Miss Par
ker. OF Richmond: Mrs. Harren and MIS-.
Brent, OF Alexandria.
On Tuesday afternoon Mr.. ST. Clair' OF
West Virginia. delivered, on the lawn q
very stirring address on the silver ques'
ton. He was cheeOd very heartily
Whether he convinced his opponents,
know not. The silver question mas peer
n God-send to people this summer-whei
YOU have discussed every other thihs
there is still the silver question. 80
few know anything about IL that YOU
can talk for hours and hours and SUI
not know where you are'
Two little children were talking the 9th
er day. and one said. My mother and
father are going 10 celebrate either thelI
gold or silver wedding. but l don'i
know which" The other one. whose
father Is running for Congress on the
silver ticket. from this district. replied
quickly ~Oh. ! m sure Il must DO silver.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-13
mn rochnRIDGA INV.
The Past week Exceptionally Gay Inter
tainments-Guests Registered.


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ciu.tlag those young doctors MIN 1"e'
wilsome wlles"
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ing in from tle Wet ana Hisl ~ 49, 1'
most On the list D ila! HirH-l''l -. 81
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sweet imrsc durlUg tho fepa"l' anu
rlavoI "a stirring alr composed Tor the
occasion. which brought Mr. Johnson
favorlte game Cf poker most vlYiily 10
mind.
The Misses sorpeu gave n large recep-
tion at tie Grand, ana very siaee.r..s
ceiyed their numerous Nis.lots' y. WHO ar.
rived arrayed DO h-l.-1. t'.''.,',
Ihis entertainment H''y Do
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and distinguished. nfaliiy -lookihg set OF
men lheY are on uoS-1' ,,'Yi'lns' al
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-13
SOCIAL AND OTHERWISE
THE PAsT WEEK ASSPEyT IN FASH
IONABLE CIRCLES.
The Hepairs On the Woman's Club Rooms
Now Completed Open for The Season.
Personal Mention.


Win me coming OF OCTOBER we shall
have our OLD laVorite-Mrs. Charles Dana
GibsOn-with us again. She Will be the
guest OF her sister, MIS-. Moncure Per
k'r. who las taken one Of the TODD
Row houses for the season. ana now oc-
cupies it. recent issue OF LIE pays
IFS respects 20 our gool TASTE py PfeSout-
ing 10 us' as wei worthy 10 oe IooheH az
pictures or Nis. 'lnaoh ana a4so OF t"e
charming little sister, whose dHDnt viii
/ not he lot some years va Mss -N@'ll,''
LangAorre. Inc central pace I'D lHe
pictured group Is given ms 4allcI youHs
! lady.
Mrs. W. James Walker has returned
10 the city.
Mrs. Clement Darlington McPhail and
Mrs. James Armstrong Wcich have taken
a house i'm Todd Row f1r.thc winter
Miss Iucie Wormley is visiting friends
ia Lynchpuig.
Repairs on me woman ''''- o'.i''s
are now "l'', WY ,,... -,
inE ana D,,1s 80 t,i.rt etc have
'ri''9 .,l ,,,r,c, r,or3rnma together
pm -, ~ tho nonber.hio. of
WhoIn uo,I -,., an tblv know ."
si''''l' 30 cot ,be rooms are OK
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.Id roeo with bordering of
'n' Juno >1...,.'.l.i.. for tl,e striking con-
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49,. ''' 49,. ,,.oi,elfione az last win
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,onnoed The panorinr has extended 90
This room. new heating apparatus has
h.on introduced. the windows nicely cur
tsired and tho roetrum, from which
cio,e,. Mrs Caeke Cahcll discOursed so
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t,,. ,,-a+ors under the earth. has been fitted
v- .,,itsllv
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I'iiil'l i"'''''s' ar
Mrs. John :. wise ana her cnarin'"s
'er''f' '--'- -'+'' ''-' ~ '-' --
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inc hai' iino'e gu" nas w ~" 'DF
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ton:
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No't'h 10 'N' '''.' ,'''
military strategy IL NHs p'eA cl'lInea.
conirIurf ID much 10 ihe success oi tho
Union during thu civil War was NOT
member az the family OF which charles
Carroll Of CarfoIlton. was the founder.
An account of Miss Carrots career ap-
pearod in The sun OF Last Monday.
She was a native OF Somfrset county.
and her father was Thomas King car
roll, who was Governor or Maryland IN
1879. or all the members Of her family
she alone espoused the cause of the North
during me war. All OF her relatives were
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-13

for you Know silver Is the best thing for
this country"
Tuesday night there was another small
champagne supper given. These Will
about wind up the season. Tor the other
people here are only looking for health
and quiet. must confess l should like
10 STAY until the list, for tho weather Is
glorious.
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-02

(The building floating down towar
reach the roof. The building held togeth-
er for some time and Beede kept his
perilous position until it grounded for a
moment below ASH street, when he
slipped off, and reached dry land, or as
he pnt it, "The direct line went no
further and so took a transfer
Of course this sensational incident
called the people out, but in short time
Others had quite enough to attend to.
The opening loss, that of the building
and stock, was about $4,000. but that was
small matter compared to what fol-
lowed.
All the buildings along the water front
were rapidly flooded. The house of
Hans Smith, on the flats was almost the
first to be in danger of
BEING ENTIRELY CUT OFF,
and 1t was with some difficulty that his
family and their household goods were
removed.
1t was time of excitement. Scores of
families found their tenements threat
ened, and it was question of immedi-
ate Importance with them when to 60
The proprietor Of the Boston Branch
store, on Bridge street. moved his stock,
fearing the Immediate wrecking of the
building. Express teams were in de-
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-02
On the kennebec.

Augusta, March 1.-The Kennebec riv-
er is badly swollen by the heavy rains the
past forty y-eight hours. No damage is
yet done here, but uprlyer the reports in-
dictate that the ice may come down which
would cause, great damage Merchants
and manufacturers have been forced to
remove their goods from basement and
buildings near the river. The Belfast
bridge is reported carried away. Rock
land reports the highest tide every
kcown. There are numerous washouts
on the railroads, and the Maine Central
has cancelled all trains. The Kennebec
at Waterville at minight was within six
feet of the highest point known, rising
eighteen inches an hour and the storm
still fierce. Should the storm continue
record breaking freshet is expected. A
special to the Kennebec Journal from
Bath, says that cottages at Popham
Beach, at the mouth of the Kennebec,
are In great danger, some bel ng under
mired.
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-02

Mill '95, when the bridges gave way.)
would have bean had they been mile
from the shore.
Then the water made its way into the
basement OF the New England Furniture
Company building, and cut off and for
time threatened the old L. P. Warren
saw mill. not an important matter in
itself. but cause of great anxiety be-
cause if taken out 1t would have made
ginRham mill was also su bmerged and
the basement of the building of the Hosi-
cry Company was flooded and that badly.
The lower floor of the Westbrook Man
ufacturing Company was threatened in
two directions. directly and by way of
Bridge street. The basement was thor
oughly wet down, and the electric line
bridge owned by the Westbrook Manu-
featuring Company, and the Portland
Il Rochester railroad was threatened,
but held for time.
But above the mills and the bridge
was still
ANOTHER IMPENDING DANGER
A great mass of Ice had formed for
miles. "You could skate five miles up
the river" said one young fellow and
certainly thore was enough Of it not
only to threaten the country below: but
to make the position of those in the mill
and electric light station one Of great
danger. The ice broke of little at 3
time and eyery:time the pieces halted be
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-02

| missiles of enraged nature, hurled by the
mig Ety power of the floods.
But what are tho expert measurements
of this disastrous storm? Observer Jones
at the United States signal office, says
that the storm began at $50 O'Clock Sat-
urday morning. Up to a. m. it had
rained II of an inch. From a. m. to s
p. M, it rained IA inch. From D. m.
till a. m. Sunday it rained .93 inch,
From s a. m. till $50 p. m. it rained
LII inches, making total of 8. So inches
An excessive rain fall so-called in the
United States weather service is 254
inches in twenty -four hours.
In the twenty hours from o. m.
Saturday till p. M. Sunday it rainei
oessive rate.
In October. 1873 there was a fall of
$50 inches in twenty-four hours. In
1877, on November 21st there was 3.76
inches. In 1882, September "a, there was
S.04 inches. In 1884, April 10th, there
was 3.s2 inches. In 1889 on November
2Sth, there was 40 inches.
The biggest rainfall in February, here
tofore in the history of the Portland sig
nal office was 500 inches for the whole
month in 1884, only twice as much as fell
during this one storm. The greatest
amount of precipitation in any twenty
four hours in the month of February
was 3. 95 inches ,on Febr uary 10th, 1885.
This storm began at 2 a. m. and ended
at 2. 45 p. m.
THE STORM IN PORTLAND.
In Portland the storm did no very
great damage. OF course there were the
usual little washouts of the street and
sidewalks. g
The water did a good deal of damage
to the paving on the long hill on the
western Of Congress street. 1t under
mined them AID swept the sand down
the hill, the tracks of the electric railroad
serving as channels for the water. So
much of this sand collected in the curves
at the foot of the hill, at the corner of
the West End hotel, that two men were
kept busy sweeping them cut all day
| long and the sand accumulated in 40 big
pllo Al uuo SuI60u, Uldb III 0AQ TO be
hauled off by the cartload. Whole Sec
tions of the undermined paving on the
hill alongside the track, fell in. There
will have to be great deal of repaving
done.
1 At about s O'Clock last evening a report
was in circulation that Tukey's bridge
had been swept away. This luckily
proved unfounoed. What the story grew
out of was that the water had swept
down from the Eastern Promenade across
Washington street just above and below
the bridge over the Grand Trunk railroad
track, and had worn great cutters, sew
eral feet wide and three feet deep, so that
the road was impossible. Street Com
missioner Staples went to the scene,
hung lanterns"and shut off the street. He
feared that tho bridge over the track
woald be SO thoroughly undermined that
1t would fall before morning. The lower
end of Washington street was full of deep
Ngutters, worn by the water, and there
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-02
SITUATION GRAVE.
So Says the Imparcia1 Madrid News
paper.

So Says the impartial. n Madrid News
paper.
Madrid, February 80 The Impartial,
referring to the action of the United
States Senate in regard to Cuba, says
that the international situation is very
grave, adding that the recognition of
the Cubans as belligerents by the United
States involves the danger of daily con-
ficts.
The impartial also accuses the Span
ish Minister, Senior Canovas del Castilol,
of "excess of patience before Yankee
pride. " "Spain, continues the Impair
cial, must prepare for every eventuality.
Our maritime resources are not great;
but we have not before us gigantic nav
al power. Our humility has been badly
construed. and our enemy, instead Of
being appeased, thinks she could treat
Spain as she could Turkey.
ga firm and resolute attitude would
have gained us more consideration, for
we are not so weak as to render our hos
tility Indifferent to trading people who
have no warlike qualities. Moreover.
Spain is not isolated in Europe"
The Portland daily press., 1896-03-02
A TRAGIC DEATH.
Charles H. Otis Carried Over . Dam, AL
most Saved and Thsn Swept to Death.
ESPECIAL TO THE pnEss.1

ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.1
Springvale, March 1.-The foods
brought death to Springvale. The VIC
time was Charles II. Otis, master me-
ohanic of the Springvale Cotton mills.
During the efforts to strengthen the va
rlous bridges and dams, Mr.. Otis finding
the big dam to be in danger, went out to
IL and started to cut away some of the
Hush boards. As he was at work he
MADE A MISSTROKE,
lost his footing and was swept over the
dam.
Now comes one of the most aggrayat-
ing features of the terrible accident. 1t
seems when Otis went out on the dam to
work, as precautionary measure, he tied
a rope about his waist and gave the end
of 1T into the hand of mum ber Of peo-
pie on the shore to hold, and to pull him
out Of the water with, should he happen
to fall. In their excitement, or through
carelessness, the men let 60 of the rope
and Otis was lost.
He was apparently not hurt by his fall
AAOoA oAAo AuA]s esAA oOOA oDpOd4O0 OA uuo
SURFACE OF THE WATER
and as luo K would have it, was carried by
the water directly onto a large rock which
projects out of the water at some distance
from the dam.
A shout went up from the people as
they saw Otis regain his footing, and
they at once made efforts to try and get
him toi land. A chain OF hands was
formed and line or pole Of some sort
was passed to the man, and he was
hauled to within four feet Of shore, when
in some way (the exact particulars of
which could not be learned) something
went wrong, or somebody slipped and the
poor man, SO near to land and rescue, was
SWEPT TO HIS DEATH.
1t was most distressing accident, and
it seems. such needless one. and 1t has
cast a gloom over the whole town. He
was forty eight years old and leaves a
wife and two children. He was mem-
ber of the Grand Army Post, which at
once telephoned the Post at Sanford to
look for the body, but at late hour it
had not been recovered.
The story of the flood in other respects,
is the same in Springvale, as In other
places, bridges are swept away; cellars
flooded. The mills. it Is hoped are in
no danger il things grow no worse. The
Mousam Valley railroad (eleotrio) will
not run for sometime, the power house is
flooded, and there are bad washonts.
Nothing like the present. state of affairs
has been seen in Springvale.