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The evening times., 1896-08-27
COMING TO THE THEATERS.

The Steiner Opera Company is succeeding
well at the Grand Opera House, and good
performance at popular prices is prosper
ing and proving that the prescription is
well adapted to Washington's case.
Next Monday evening the bill will be
changed to perhaps the most desirable opera
that could be given at this time. Gilbert
and Sullivan's Old-time success, III. NJ. S.
Pinafore,' will be put on, This opera has
the best story, most popular rhymes and
most lasting music OF any of this famous
firms productions.
The company will be distributed on this
occasion as follows: Josephine, .'the lass
who loved a sailor" Carrie Roma; Hehe,
zone of the sisters, cousins and aunts, -
Miss Handy; Buttercup, 1.-The knowing bum
boat woman, who practiced baby farming "
Alice Gailiard; Sir Joseph Porter, "who
polished up the handle of the big front
door," Frank David, and Ralph Rack.
straw. the tar who loved above his sta
ton. Francis Gaillard. The minor parts
will be well distributed.
The evening times., 1896-08-27
THE EVENING TIMES THURsDAY, AUGUST q, 1896.
RIDERS BAD LUCK
Delay Of an Hour Caused by Tumbles
in the Dark
Roads Almost Impassable-Great In
terest Manifested by the People
of Nevada Cities.

Lovelock, New, Aug. 27.-At 800 o'clock
this morning the Examiner-J Journal traus-
continental bicycle relay reached Lovelock,
about one hour behind schedule time.
After leaving Hot Springs the couriers met
with'a series of mishaps in the formofpunc-
tured tires and crippled wheels caused by
ugly tumbles in the darkness over rocky
roads.
The $50 miles from San Francisco to
this place We're covered in thirty-nine hours
and Six minutes, phenomenal time consider
ing the almost impossible roadway for the
latter part OF the distance.
At every city in Nevada nearly the en-
tire population turned out to cheer the In
trepid riders.
The evening times., 1896-08-27
"THE LADY IN BLACK"
Eugene lDeMontrevilie's Mother and
Her Place In FandOm.

Her Place In FandOm.
No matter whether the Senators are
in the midst of a Joyous winning streak
or in the blue maZes of a sequence of de-
feats, there is always one faithful spec
tator in the grand stand, She always oc-
cuples the same seat, and evidences her
intense interest in the games IN n way that
cannot he mistaken. Attired in mourning.
with widows cap, relieved by narrow
friIl of white. she is a familiar figure
to all the regulars
''The lady in black is Eugene DEMON
treville's mother. All OF Washington be-
leves, that this youDgstcr is the coming
shortstop, and the forecast is probably not
very far out OF the way. When Tim Hurst
was circulatiDgaroundinthe he Ea stern Lea @.e
last year he spied DeMontrevilie, who had
been tired and turned adnft by Pitts
burg as not quite up To Monte Cross
speed. 'Sir Tim" then made the proph-
ecy that DeMontreviiie was a conner
Earle Wagner pasted that saying Of Tins
in his scrap book, grabbed him and has
never regretted his action,-Cincinnat Post
The evening times., 1896-08-27

There is one thing to which 4 wheel
woman cannot devote too much care and
study-to wit, a graceful dismount. Few
are able, or rather. few do, disnount in a
graceful and easy manner. Nineteen tines
out of twenty tie woman jumps down
from her wheel as though il were a dog
cart or some other vehicle equally high.
There is no need OF this. She will find it
infinitely easier and far more becoming To
her dignity and modesty to step off light
ly and at the proper time, with the down
stroke OF the pedal Another thing, how
many women riders are taught that they
should not dismount on a street until
they have wheeled to a curbstone on
the right side OF the road? Women very
often jump from their wheels In the mid
die of the road. as If every vehicle in the
rear must come to n standstill and wait
until they have walked to the curb. The
common rules OF the road should be i'm
pressed upon all riders. and many women
who are not accustomed to driving. .
have spent all their previous existence US
pedestrians or passengers on cars, have
yet to learn that there is code of rules
for the control of the highway. When a
woman dismounts in the middle of the
road, she has no regard for her own safe
ty, and should not expect others to think
for her.
The evening times., 1896-08-27
DEFEATED BY ONE BALL.

Lewis williams Wins / II an Exciting
Game of Pool.
Bernie Harding, who is regarded the
champion pool player OF the District, met
defeat last night. Lewis Villa ms handled
the cue that Won the game. The contest
was for purse of $50 and i25 balls.
There was large crowd present and in
tense excitement prevailed throught the
whole game. 1t was nip and tuck during
the early part of the game. Near the close
Harding drew away from his opponent, but
Williams mastered himself and made a reg
ular Garrison finish, winning by one ball.
The evening times., 1896-08-27
MATT TAYLoR's scnApE.
May BE Confronted by Breach OF
Promise Suit.


Promise Suit.
Richmond, Va, Aug. 27.-Itis now prob
able that Matt DeKalb Taylor, the h:Si;-
rolling young man from YaZoo, Miss, who
wound up a sixty days spree here by nar-
rowly escaping a marriage, only to fall
into the handsof tn hepolice and be committed
to jail to sober up, will have a suit for
breach of promise on his hands, unless he
is persuaded to marry Miss Pattie Mullan.
OF Fourth street.
His friends are now discussing the merits
OF such case, and seem to have no doubt
that the suit will be Instituted. One OF
young Taylor's closest friends says that
the Mississippian had declared to him that
he would not marry the young woman un-
der any circumstances. Taylor says that
the girl will have to folio W him to Missis-
sippi to marry him. She visited him in jail
Tuesday night, and there was a pathetic
weeping scene.
The evening times., 1896-08-27

The opening Of the Bi iou Theater is only
two days removed, and the people who love
the sterling class OF melodrama and the
broad class OF farce. and who don'tcare To
buy the show to see II, will have another
Thespian temple at which to worship.
Mr.. Whitesell has everything in readiness
to make gala occasion of Saturday night,
and the sale of seats already indicates that
the man who comes late will stand up on
the outside.
An old Washington favorite. Daniel Sui
ly, is the star attraction OF the occasion.
and the performance Saturday night will
not only open the Bijou's season, but also
the company's. The play is his popular
success. ''The Millionaire" ," from the pc n of
Leander Richardson.
The evening times., 1896-08-27

Bicycle chainmakers are reported as
saying that If bicycle manufacturers woald
cut the teeth OF the sprocket wheels as
carefully as the chainmakers are COM
PEELED to make the chain links, the running
qualities OF bicycles would show marked
Improvement. Bicycle manufacturers re-
ply to that by saying that if the chain
makers could agree upon certain pitch
and would make the chains OF different
manufacturers interchangeable, so as to fit
all makes OF bicycle sprockets, all difficult
ties would be removed.
The evening times., 1896-08-27
Fus,on Eff.cted in Minnesota.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Aug. 27-The Pop
ulist State convention lasted long into the
night. John Lind silver Republican and
nominee of the Democratic convention, was
nominated for governor by acclamation.
Major ]. N. Bowler was nominated for
lieutenant governor The action of the
Peoples party convention completes the
fusion OF the Democrats and Populists In
this State.
The evening times., 1896-08-27
Yesterdays Results.

Washington, 8; Pittsburg, 4.
New York, IL, st. Louis, 4.
Baltimore, "A; Cincinnati, 3.
Philadelphia, 10; Cleveland, 1.
Chicago, IL; Boston, {.
Brooklyn, 9: Louisville, 9
Brooklyn, 10; Louisville, g
The evening times., 1896-08-27
RATE-CUTTING CONTEST.
Bay Line Delivers Freight Free l.
Richmond Consignees.

Another move was made yesterday in
the rate cutting between the Bay line and
the York river line.
As evidence of its determination to stay
In the fight until one or the other is slain,
the Bay line has cut passenger rates from
Baltimore to Norfolk, Old Point Comfort
and Portsmouth TO 81 each Way and S1.5O
round trip.
This meets the slash of the York river
line, the ally of the Southern railway,
which was made Saturday.
The case now pending in court does not
affect in the slightest the water lines, and
any water branch is at liberty TO cut its
rates every minute If it desires or transport
people free and pay them for their COM
pany aboard the boat.
There is no telling where the fight will
end. 1t will asst as long as the money back
ing the different companies is ready for
expenditure, and, from what the managers
say. il will not end until one OF the other
OF the water lines suspends business.
As the fight now stands, both the Bay
line and York River line have the same
rates TO Norfolk, Old Point Comfort and
Portsmouth.
A new feature in the contest was an
nounced by the Bay line. 1t stated that all
freight shipments made to Richmond by the
Bay lines James River route will be de-
livered free OF charge to consignees in
Richmond BY the new arrangement freight
sent from Baltimore in the afternoon will
be in the warehouses of the purchasers by
noon the next day.v
The second days session of the South
ern States Freight Association convened
yesterday at the Hotel ChamLerlin, Old
Point Comfort. The executive board met
TO consider the important matter of cut
rates, but adjourned without taking def
mite action its hands still being tied by
Judge Simonton's temporary injunction
The board, therefore, adjourned to
meet in New York at the call of Commits
eioDer Haines.
This meeting will be called Immediately
upon the disposal OF the temporary injunc-
ton. and If the decision of the court should
be favorable to a continuation of the cut.
rate. 1t is asserted, upon the best authority,
that the so per cent cut decided on at At
lapta several months ago will be immedi
ately put into effect.
In this event the members OF the associa
ton expect the fight TO be sharp and fierce
but short. They regard the quickest means
OF ending the war the best. The bay steam.
er routes are now carrying freight at less
than the cost OF handling il, but the asso
ciated rail lines are holding up their rates
until the executive board meets.
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The evening times., 1896-08-27

They are riding very high gears at pres
ent on the other side. The lowest is 81;
Pontecci, the Italian. rides at Sc, and Len
ton at los. The gears used on tandems and
quads Will open the eyes OF the American
cycling public, as, for instance, tandems
are geared to 120 and quads to 14O inches.
The evening times., 1896-08-27
Match Game of Pool.

The match game of pool between Hard
ing and Littleton will take place this even
ing. at No. sos Seventh street northwest
They will play 100 points for purse OF
$50. Game will commence at $50 sharp.
Admission free
The evening times., 1896-08-27
To G. A. r. Encampment via Penn
aYlvanIa Rai lr0ah

For this occasion the Pennsylvania Rail-
road will sell, August 20. 80 and 81, ex.
cursion tickets to st, Paul at rate OF $26. 90,
good for return passage until September 16,
with privilege Of tension, II ifdeposited with
joint agent, until September so.
au22-9tem
The evening times., 1896-08-27
Y0uhGsMFF#ARIs|NG STAR
Ren MulfarGs Estimate Of
Juyce's Successor.
BETTER NAN THAN SCRAPPY

Pen Picture of Eugene DeMontre-
ville's Mother by Bright Base
Lady In Black'-Crisp Notes About
Various Players ON the Diamond.
The evening times., 1896-08-27

What the American cyclists know as the
L or I posts for saddles has been something
OF a rarity among British riders, where
the directsaddle post was the only kind used.
A funny incident in connection with the L
post is thus narrated by correspondent of
Bicycle Rider: "A pretty little aDecdote
about the L-piD or saddle pillar has Just
come to my notice. Saddle pillars are no W
fitted so that the saddle cannot be put back
beyond the center OF the back wheel, but in
the case to which ] refer the pillar was
turned in the reverse direction, so that
the august cyclist could sit well back. The
workman who put on the saddle, pro badly
deeming 1t unnecessary to fit il well for
ward, as this matter would be arranged
when the machine reache ed its destination,
left it well back. The owner, ho owever,
understood very little about the adjust
ment OF cycles, and consequently started
Off for his little jaunt, oblivious OF the fact
that, owing 10 his very back ward positio n.
his front wheel was barely touching the
ground. Very soon, no wever, 4 slight up
ward gradient necessitated him pulling at
the handle bar. with the result that for the
first time in his life he turned backward
somersault. the machine falling on his
manly chest" 'i'"" ''
The evening times., 1896-08-27
Games Today.

Games Today.
Pittsburg at Washington
Cleveland at Philadelphia.
Cincinnati at Baltimore.
Louisville at Brooklyn.
Chicago at Boston.
st. Louis at New York.
The evening times., 1896-08-27
Money TO Loan

At 6 per cent on approved real estate IN
the District of Columbia. The Times Real
Estate Bureau. Tenth and Pennsylvania
avenue northwest.
The evening times., 1896-08-27

Charles NJ. Murphy and Earl Kiser ar
rived in New York on Tuesday from France.
The evening times., 1896-08-27

Thomas Cooper, having paid his fine, has
been renstated by the L. A W.
The evening times., 1896-08-27

SI.c5 to Baltimore and Return via
Pennsylvania Railroad.
Tickets will be sold Saturday and Sun
day, August 90 and 80, and will be valid
for return passage until Monday August 81 :
Good on any train.
The evening times., 1896-08-27

Is your house vacant? Do you want a
tenant? Is your house FOR sale? Do you
want purchaser? Do You want to borrow
money on your real estate? Or, have you
lots for sale. city or country. Place them
with The Times Real Estate Bureau
and get quick returns. Office, Tenth aud
Pennsylvania avenue northwes
The evening times., 1896-08-27
GOSSIP Of THE NhE[:[lNEN ELM
Cracks to Come Together at
the Quaker City Meet.
JOHNSON AGAINST TIME
WIN Make His First Attempt for q
Record Since His Return From
EurOpe-Graceful Dismount for wo-
men-Bicycle Chains-Tom Cooper
Has Been Reinstated

The next big race meet in Philadelphia
will be the fifth annual diamond and gold
tournament OF the Quaker City Wheelmen,
tobe held at Tioga next Saturday afternoon.
Not only will AL the local crackaJacks come
together, including Church, starbuck, Aker.
Jack and McCurdy, but there are several
men from out of town among the COM
petitors, the most notable of whom is John
s. Johnson, the fastest rider in America
today, who will have to meet not only the
local men mentioned but ]. W. Parsons,
theciiampion OF Australia, and Teddy Good
man, the famous New York flyer In ad
dirion TO competing in the races, johnson
will make IN attempt on the. worlds iaf-
milepaced record. johnson is acknowledged
TO be the fastest man against time that the
world has ever seen. and this will be his
first attempt to reduce record since his
return from Europe. Parsons, who de-
feated Zimmerman when the latter was in
Australia, VIII attempt to establish new
figures for the mile, paced. Hrr '~~-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-02
SOME SHORT LETTERS

Hilnh Wheat is little girl of Rich
nond, who Is admitted 10 the rlHb She
In ~ years old
Fred W hohomherg wiites from
Willow Nprng He viii he y years old
nn December 10
Robert Bean ~ Ranger nsks this rid
die what is II with a tongue and cant
talk aud four legs aud cant walk
James and Johnnle jackson are two
new Ilappyhnmners who live at tolum-
ha. James IL y and johnnie ] years Of
age.
Frank Weaver OF Warren writes His
first letter to The club. lie muh' uhe
pon and ink next time, Frank has two
Hoain.
Morn Nelson is a new member of the
club who lives al Clancy, in Mbtngurdh
county Che reyds all the letters from
the IlnlS
Dudley Weaver writes another little
letter from Warren, II" IN working IN
the otirr of the Warren Land and ium.
bee company,
i,olah Mitchell Ia little orphan hoy
Of Bryan who becomes a ihppyhamlner
this week lie ie Ia years old and lives
With his aunt aud uncle,
Emily Moch is admitted 10 the club
She IN now staying with her brother AZ
Richmond and going TO scho0l, Her
parents live at Damon.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-02

The hoy who's always wishing
\ That this or that might he,
But never tries his meitie,
u the hoy that's bound TO sec
His plans all come 10 failure,
His hopes end IN defeat
For that's what comes when wishing
Aud working fall 10 meet.
The hoy who Wishes ibis thing
Or that thing with u will
That spurs him On to action,
And keeps him trying SUI
AVbeD efforts meet with failure,
viii some day surely win,
For he works out what he wishes,
Z, And that's whore luck" comes ln'
THE Tuck" that ! believe in
IL that which comes with work,
And no one ever hnds II
Who's content 10 wieil and shirh
file men the world calls lucky"
VIII tell you, every one
That success comes not by wishing,
But by hard work, bravely done,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-02


TN hazard naval yw-sris marines are
stationed rs sentrios an Vnrinus Part ut
the upper deck During the night they are
Obliged every halt hour, when the ships
he'll N struck ia call ant the name at
their station and then add the words
ANS we'll
Some Nenrs RHo the iinpship Nrooklsn
was at anchor one stormy Muirr'e night,
IA Hampton itoada, Virginia. Tn lhe top
phllRM torc,Nailc at the irWttr was
stationed German mAriue " hosc fAmtl
mrty with the Nuglsh lansuago was
none too generous l'or Ions tiuo he
paced io aud fro on the snow covered
platform, Mhllo the gale flung the big
white flakes agNint his tnce and the hit
ter gold numhed lhc hanie that held tho
musLct
At last the sentry stood hi~ rifle against
the ainN IN order Ia heNt hia fingers aud
nrnS into warmth aud while oupupod
"a TINT exercise the ship gave a mrch tht
rifle alprcd aud pitrhed overheard.
Frightened, ami not LuuNlng exactly
how 20 report his lass, the poor toinw
waited uNtll the shp's hell oonnded, aHd
u cNine his turn 10 report concerning his
station the oftVer ot The dnCk lis
tened Ia catch the hnil truntioA voice
honted out of the darkness forward
FORT cethpNd, and all ish not very
gootW
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THAT OLD MlsEn, Tnn rorAro.

I'h yuu ever loni, very closely at Il
pnlaio ns you mashed II on yaur plate at
the diuner table,
II you dad ypu cav that II was made
up Of me grainA ut a1,noihlng II you
were 10 place these gfhnh Under II micro
acnna of nigh mngnINiug puWer you
would discover that each nt them waa
composed ~ many hundreds OF nmellcr
grains Of irregular shape aud covered
WIN minute cracks, cnuHrd hy cn0hlug
Now, II Yen took 49, very ANAL piece
OF tnw potato and pnrri II under the
MICROSCOPIC YOU Would see that these
graina Mrr" smooth aud shaped some
thing HE clamHholl In one rnd YOU
would dinroNer n little round white dot
called the nu,lrus around which run a
number Of hlach and white hands
Ihse bands are ~ different shades hc-
catlHo they contain different amounts Of
water,
These sfnlns are starch granulra for
the common potato H. nlmaHe entirely
uulnpoard st starch AID water They arn
net move than three one ihousHndtha uf
an Inch long
When the potato IL growing these
starch grains are formed Ia the lcavo~
at the plant and cNtrlvd dawn to the
roots Which hovr HWpllng out until
they hecame hE pntntocs Won seo the
potato plant IN u mlscr u saves np alt
iis earnings by hurylng tirm IA the
earth iiui the tnrmor got- them In the
ond II ho dldnt tho pointura would
arrout in the spring aud the Young planr
wNuld make it, hrsi mchls from the store
so thoughtmih laid up hy the mothtr
t.lant
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A CARRIER rlonoN NrwsrArrn

NnchrSier l'Nat lApless,
There Is u silver mine AZ Nacosar. la
Mexico, which Is two days ride ia a
wagon tfom the neNr'at railroad aud
telegraph station, u Jolt ot u hundred
mlirS Rink uf that, Sou girls aud hoSs
who Vet news from an parts ot the glnu,
every day, What would YOU du il YOU
Thought that great thinga we're hnpponing
and yeu could not kuow about them lur
DAYS aud daysg
Well instead Of two days Journey
Of wagon n two hours tlght VI pigeon
vii, bring the minlng people of Naco~at
the news Thew n 60 he a pigeon post
at each end of the route so WORT can hc
sent from one plpce 60 tho other at any
time, Sixteen birds have gone from rhil,
adclrhia 60 live la the lofts at these
places, The baby hrds are 10 be tho
mcssengers because they are more casil,
trained than the older ones,
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TREES AND nooKS

thNrp, IeNnA l'rar llnpmmmcr As
| have not written u Tho Post tor sone
time | viii try ia write ppW ! am glad
thoro S ponA tA tr another CONTEST
thWb the llnphnmmor IL SO kind Ia let
~, have - phVe ia 'i'hr rost Ny choi,e
ol trrrs did not win hut | am Wrti
plcaord As II j. think the live nnk Ia
a NcrS pretty trce. We have great
spnt shade nearly all the wear I
think Il II go nice Ia have LARGE trur
IA the summer 60 go ANA iii mdtr aud
wad Nee hooks Nour liitlN tueni
l.H IullrV
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HAFFYHANNG
thinner happiness when and wherever you con-.

, velously adept AZ constructing the hang
Ing ball of grass which constitutes ito
home, swinging safe out of reach Of
proving animals, The nests ara usually
IN colonies, aud are hung 10 trees which
grow over rivers aud marshes, While
building the wenyer birds have singular
habit of hanging by their feet from their
nests, dropping aud lultcring with wings
erinnded, while they sway themselves
slowly from side Ia slide, producing a
very pretty effect, especially when num-
her OF the neeia sro close together.
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run INCEST NUTS.

Nioelrk, feNas bear ilnpliammerA
AZ have not written since thu tree can
test aud Il you will allow me would
like to chat while with The llaps. |
Maa vary sorry NY mynrtc tr,r, the
iwran, did not win, but the yah In III, Ia
q n0hie, useful tree ! ought Ia frgl salts
n'H g,.i az s,I , s''Ny " us ,i'ar' sGssost
the hicrst, aud ny hNorlics are prrnns
as iheS are ~ rich nnd easy to olcn also,
aud the Nnly kmd that We have Ia this
pArt of IeNas ! Nm iuat 10 wears Old
aud ~ 10 schooi, hut as | ana siel a
great deal have not been able 10 attrnd
regularly, enjoy reading the lettors
~ the liaps department very much; "a
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-02-02

WAC long tlme before We eou,a al.ni..
mn Nision from our minds "''"''~
sn wno iiaes'a ON for u number of week,
when o o","s , nhe two mmlhs, think
hmon' QUE morning, while We vera nn,i,,,
'Ve9,hiasi We. all stopped and Ns1,"n''l ns
said mother WV ""'' rocking
ocro md" w. we NJ heard II again ana with nc
,.rahda And would Won hr al', 10 !he
W,v,G vas Edrc mounted an III n -,
Iem,l'ar table, his fcel Sorc an "" hi ns "ia
IL ' his S'o ala I Gn from iustSs, Ga, back
10 meet us, hin feel Ware ~" w., SIRIUS down
S'n should have seen Ma ilI uusr' nn,
IOWA. LOW aud bathing his feet snt nm
OWEN S@ ' S% ana welcr nyeN mother % cri"j
pCs. rugs 10 sleep on "'' QUE OF her
for sou don't often ..o
'piiNsNS aS that" she sald 'u'h iallh'
'a0 weary road be had travelled o,.,