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$3.50 buys your choice OF 800 Mems
Finest Tailormade Suits, such as
Fine Imported Clay DiagonaIs, satir
lined, neat Pin-striped WOrsteds, COST
S2o.Oi to- manufacture, Bankrupt Price
only $3.50.
Sl4.uU buys Fine Custom made Suits,
all Nobby Rich Effects, any style coat,
every SUIT in this lot worth from $40. 90
to S35. Bankrupt Price, only Sl4.00.
Knee Pants, all sizes only two pair
TO customer: none sold 10 children
Per pair, only SC.
only 69c.
$3.50 buys Mems Fine TaiIor-made
OyercOats, III rIcn blue black, and all
The latest shades, made equal to the
finest. and cost SlS to manufacture
Bankrupt Price, Ss so.
SonIeJhing special-your choice Of
zoo Mems Fine Sample Suits and
OyeTcoats, cost from S12 to Slb to
manufa ctUre. Bankrupt Price, $500
5s cents buys Mems Pants, cost 81
to manufacture. Bankrupt Price, CSC.
Sl.5O buys Mems Ali-wooI Pants,
Sost s. to manufacture. Bankrupt
S:.2o buys Mems Fine Tailor-Inade
Pants. cost $3.50 to manufacture.
Bankrupt Price. So
S2.95 buys Mems Fine Tailor-made
Pants, cost 81 90 To manufacture. Bank
rupt Price, S285.
Mems Heavy Storm 0vercoais, at less
thaD one-half cost OF manufacture.
A special liue OF Fine Prince Albert
Suits.
Mems Pants, all sizes. made good and
strong, only Ale.
S2.95 buys Mems Overeoats, cost to
sssb. ssS'u'' S''0'' 'a"Af'p' ''eo
s1.Is buys Guilds Knee-Pant Suits.
cost 81. so TO manufacture, Bankrupt
Price. only 81. 10.
seas buys your croice of 200 Fine
CtildS' KDee-Pant Suits, all made and
trimmed uobby, size 10 10. cost st. 90
to manufacture, Bankrupt Price only
$24S.
Nobby line OF ChildreB's Fine Refer
Goats and Oyercoats, all a less than one
half cost OF manufacture.
Knee Pants -iu fine all-wool ma
terial. size 4 to 16, every pair guar
anteed never to rip. worth S1.Oo, only
45c.
90 cents buys ChiIdren's Knee-Pant
Suits. all sizes, cost 81 so TO inanufac-
ture. Bankrupt Price, only So.
1895 buys Boys Long-Pant Suits,
sizes, IA to 19, cost $3.50 to manu-
facture Bankrupt Price. only S2.Sb.
S4.OO buys BOYS Fine Dress Suits,
long pants. any style coat, cost oO
TO manufacture. sizes, a to l9, bank
rupt Price, $500.
S. 80 huys Boys Fine Tailor-made
Suits. in fine worsteds aud cassiIneres,
size, Il to 10, cost 81 D 90 To Inanufac-
ture Bankrupt Price. only $50.
S2.75 buys Boys Overcoats. sizes,
Il to 10. cost ST. 90 to manufacture,
Bankrupt Price, S2.T5.
A full line of Suits anG- pvercoats. Tor
long and lean men. for short and stout
men. and alsotheextra large men
too numerous to menti on, so call AM
!, Fancy Dressed Show " indOws, 81
al
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BALTr1ORE MERCHANDISE co.

in the affairs of the turf began To la;,
1t : beginning to look as II the promoters
OF cycle racing have made mistake IN
havIng so many short dashes-
a good distance race ridden properly VIII
attract the public every time. This was
illustrated at the big meet in New YORK
city last week. Wnen the hour race was
suggested mauy people said IT. would be
a tedious affair. II was Just the reverse,
and sucn excitement was never before
witnessed on a cycle track as that which
greeted little Michael. the Welsh wonder.
aud starbuck during the last twenty miles
OF their great struggle.
The evening times., 1896-09-25

The varnish with which wood rims are
coated may be the finest quality, but con-
slant exposure to the weather and to mud,
water and dust will affect it in course of
time. No wood rims should be allowed to
run more than a season without good
coat of coach varnish. Ordinary shellac
or furniture varnish will not do. In var
nishing rims especial attention should he
given to the points where the spokes pass
through. Here careful application of var
nish should be made so as to prevent the
entrance of water to the inside Of the
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Dute CabaUnc and Willie Coburn viii ride
three races at the tournament of the A $50
ciated Cycling Clubs, Of ST. LOUIS. winch
is tn take place Thursday, October :.
The distances to H. ridden have not
been satisfactorily determined upon
1t has been settled. however, that
II Jhirdniile and a one-mile race will
be run CatInnc has said that he would
prefer TO have the last race nve-mile
event, while Coburn wanted it to he at
two miles. Cabanne said that he would
consent 10 ride three miles. He afterward
agreed to toss 4 coin with Coburn 70 decide
whether the race should lee at two miles or
three. These riders are both speedy, and
as il is TIE first competitive riding Cabanne
has done since his suspension WAS raised,
the result of the meeting viii no doubt
tie awaited with interest by his friends all
over the cycling circuit
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In the Neutrality-suspicious. bicycle race at
the Coliseum, Chicago, which was begun
last night. the score at o'clock this morn
ing, the first twelve hours, was as follows:
Gimm, 2G5 miles; Schinner. 255, lap;
Miller, 254, 2 laps; Waller, 242, 3>laps;
Myers, 24O, lap; Schock, 225; Harding,
$50. 2 laps; Hansen, 221, laps; Bakeslee,
oO7; Hyde, 1873, laps. All American rec
ords from % miles up broken. -Four men
now ahead of record.
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A German decision has fixed the purueii
of the responsibility in case OF an acciueh,
upon the front man OF taEhcm teaH-
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COOPER DOWNED JOHNSON
Postponed CycleRaces Run Off
at Waverly, N. j.
CABANNE TO MEET COBURN

SERIES of Races TO he Ridden at ST.
Louis in October-Rnnd Rules in
Massachusetts of W Ood Rims.
How to Keep Spokes Bright-GOs-
sip Of the Wheelmen.
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Yesterdays Results.

Yesterdays Results.
Washington, IL; Boston, 8.
brooklyn, 2; Philadelphia, 4.
New York, s; Baltimore, 3.
Louisville, ID; Cleveland, Z.
St Louis, Il; Pittsburg, o.
Chicago and Cincinnati, not scheduled.
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This is the stock OF one OF the Largest
Wholesale Clothing Manufacturing Houses
in this country, which recently failed in
business, and the trustee, in order to turn
same into cash and make a speedy settle
ment with the creditors, has, by order OF
the court, and with consent OF creditors
placed the entire stock with the Balti-
more Merchandise Company to be sold at
once without regard 10 cost or value It's
Cdsii tnty Manu aiu taSH Jney It,usJ have,
no matter how great the slaughter.
TINS house Is known throdghou, this coun-
try for its High Standard OF Tailor-Inade
Clothing adapted only Ior the best retail
trade. the Stock consists or Thousands of
TaiIor-made Suits and Oyercuats for men,
THOUSANDS OF TaiIor-n ade suits and over
coats for boys, Thousands or Tailor-made
SUITS and OVercoats for children, ThoH-
sands or Tailor-iEade PantaIoous for men
and boys. Al made up expressly Tor this
seasons trade. No old stock, but al ST rict-
ly this seasons productions. Recollect. .
sale willlaSt a short tire only.
We have come to stay. The Baltimore
Merchandise Company, the great money
savers for the people, have leased from MIR.
Carl j. +. Graft, attorney. OF Washington.
u. c., the large double building, Nos. 427
and 429 Seventh street northwest, and Will
at all times only conduct strictly bona
fide sales. No fake. No humbug. And this,
our opening bankrupt sale, Will lie the great
est slaughter Of fine tailor-made clothing
that ever took place in Washington. Re
member, 1000 worth OF fine tailor made
clothing for men, boys, and children. TO
De sold at retail at 40 ceots on the dollar
OF manufacturers cost.
Railroad fares of all out-of-town Gus
toners paid by showing return ticket at
office.
The company, through its manager, Mr..
n stern, gives n guarantee that every arti
Gle bought at their sales and found TO be
not as represented, can he returned and
your money will be refunded.
II will pay you to take advantage of this,
our Great Opening Sale. A saving OF 10
cents on every dollar invested guaranteed
10 you Note the folio wing prices. Weigh
in your mind all that is stated here. Bring
this paper with you, point out the article
you wish, and IL will be shown to you ex-
aCtly as described. Don't wait. Don't put
off coming, as goods must be sold in very
short time ReCollect. there is always
choice. Better get the first.
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other Bargains too 10 Ho WSdoMs
Signs door, Sale will last snort time 0ny
First Choice Store open 10
body m. Saturdays IL p.
DO NOT BE MSLED-LoOk for Nos AT and 429 9TH ST. NV
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How do you keep spokes bright" In
the first place, spokeS should bc well nickel
ed else it is very difficult to keep them from
rusting especially near the seashorc. Ere
quent rubbing with a cloth that is slightly
greasy viii usually do the business, but for
the rider who doesn't care to spend much
time in the care of his wheel, the spokes
may he thnly coated with vaseline and
used in that condition, or they may be
protected by light coat of varnish. Proper
nickeling in the first place, however, is the
"stiich in time that saves much annoy
ance-L A. w. Bulletin.
The evening times., 1896-09-25
INSURANCE STATEMENTS.

STATEMENT of the condition OF the
United states Branch Of the NANCHES-
TER FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY, or
Manchester. England on the Both day of
June. 1896, as required by law
Assets -------..--S-,lo',oo'o 90
UueIrned premium reserve i, ,4OS, go "a
Reserve for unpaid losses
and claims ...-.-........-. IoI, - 60
All other claims against
the company, commissions,
brokerage, etc .-..-..---.. 6I.l3S AZ
Net surplus . 73l ,569 80
Expenses and disbursements
for six months ending June
80, is9s ................. 1852 FL
G. w WENSLEY, Manager.
Subscribed and sworn tu before me this
23d day OF September, 1886.
(Seal.J ROBERT l. wENSLEY,
Notary Public
WOLF & COHEN, Agents.
STATEMENT of the condition OF the
PENN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COM
PANY, OF Philadelphia, Pa, on the 3Gth
day of June, 1896, as required by law
Assets ---......--......-. ..--S-o, 4,-Sc %
Reserve premium fund. "a, 1910 20
Death claims awaiting
proof premiums paid i'll
advance, etc.......-..--.. $50, 10 80
Net surplus ........-.-....- 3-524 Eo5 81
Divideuds and current eX-
penses for six months end
ing June 80, 1S96.-.-.... go, $50 II
E NJ. NEEDLES, President
HENRY c. BROWN SEE. and Treas.
Subscribed and affirmed to before mS
this 10th day OF September, 1896.
,Seal.) WAYNE p. RAMBo
Notary Public.
WOLF & COHEN.
TJANNEY BROWN,
General Agents.
STATEMENT of the condition OF The
United States Branch of the CALIFORNIAN
INSURANCE COMPANY of Edinburgh,
Scotland on the Both day of June 1896,
as required by law.
Assets -................--.--.. ,oo3,6IO AZ
Liabilities ................. l ,214.670 "a
Net surplus .................- 7SS ,999 So
Dividends and current ex-
pcuscs for six months end
ing June 80 1SS6........ 692 ,S26 55
N A MCNEIL Asst. Manager.
Subscribed aud sworn To before me thie
Sth day of September 1896.
A. OPPENHEIMER
Notary Public.
WOLF & COHEN, Agents.
STATEMENT of the condition of the
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE
3Oth day of June 1896, as required by
law.
Assets S622 ,666 81
Capital OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 25O,UO0 90
Liabilities OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 269 ,571 90
Net SurpIus Observation-Disclosures. 103 $50 81
Dividends and current ex-
penses for six months ending
June 30. s96. 6....... 7O,316 80
SAMUEL NJ CRAFT, Vice Pres.
Subscribed aud sworn To before me this
10th day OF September. 1896.
iScal) JOSEPH L. WHITE,
Notary Public.
WOLF & COHEN, Agents.
STATEMENT of the condition OF the
NEW YORK PLATE GLASS INSUR-
ANCE COMPANY. OF New York, ON the
3Oth day of June. 1sS6, as required by law
Assets .. =. :. =. $500, ,s7272
Capital.. =. =. :. =. :. 100000 90
Net surplus . . . .. 16,301.74
Dividends losseSand allother
expenses for six months,
ending June 80. 1896 =. =. 93,s56.13
MAX DANZIGER. President.
MAJOR A. WHITE. Secretary.
Subscribed aud sworn 10 before me this
22d day of September. 1896.
tSealJ cHAS. F. FISHBECK.
80 Notary Pubic.
OLE & COHEN, Agents.
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Games Today

Games Today.
Boston at Washington.
Brooklyn at Philadelphia.
Baltimore at New York.
Pittsburg at st. Louis.
Louisville at Clevel land.
The evening times., 1896-09-25

The rules governing the road in MasSa-
chusetts are OF interest. and govern cyclists
as well as Other users OF public high ways
The sections quoted are from tie public
statutes:
when persons meet each other on a
bridge or road, travelling with carriages,
wagons, carts, sleds, sleighs or other We
hicles, each person shall seasoDably drive
his carriage or other vehicle to the right
of the middle of the travelled part of such
bridge or road, so that their respective
carriages or other vehicles may pass each
other without interference.
1.-The driver of carriage or other ve-
hicic passing carriage or other vehicle
passing in the same direction, shall drive
to the left of tie middle OF the Travelled
part of the bridge or road, and If the
bridge or road is OF sufficient width for
the two vehicles to pass, the driver OF the
leading one shall not willfully obstruct
the same.
Whoever Offends against the provisions
of the preceding sections shall for each Of
fense forfeit a sum not exceeding S2o and
be further liable to any party for all dam
ages sustained by reason of such offeuse:
but every complaint thereof shall be made
within three months after the commission
OF the offense and every action for dam
ages shall be commenced within twelve
months after the cause of action accrues."
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tiiorous ushbred began to cut down the dis
tauces in the races the general interest
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velati's Branch Store,
4OS 1-2 G NV. CaramelS fresh daily.
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HELPING BRYAN ALONG.
Wolf Hunting In South Dakota for
Campaign Money.

"oA huntlnR In south Dakota for
Campaign Money.
From the Boston Globe
When the wolves howl in South Dakota
the free silver farmers Of that part of the
country begin to whet their scalping knives
and shove shells loaded with buckshot in
to the breech-loaders. new scheme for
raising campaign money has been evolved
out that way. and every wolf killed means
SO many dollars more toward placing Mr..
Bryan In the presidential chair.
People out in the Dakotas are roor, but
intensely in earnest They are in the sill
yer fight to stay, and they are putting in
their best blows for what they think will
be for theirs and the country's interest
Wolves are plenty in most of the counties,
and whenever their bowls are heard that
place is an exceptionally good spot to keep
an eye on the sheep. In order to eXtermin-
ate them the state offers bounty Of 81
per scalp.
About ten days ago some genius who lay
awake nights Matching plans for the pro-
motion OF the free silver crusade conceived
the idea of wolf-hunting parties. The
scheme caught on. and several hunts are
said to have taken place. Whenever a wolf
Is killed the scalp skin with the ears at
tached is removed as proof that there is
one wolf less In the state. A county war
rant issued In payment Of the bounty
money Is turned over to the managers Of
the campaign. Those out in the Dakotas
whose opinions carry weight believe that
before election the howl Of the wolf in
South Dakota will have been hushed for
ever
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disappears below the horizon in the south
west. between Sagtttarius and the Scor-
plon. All the way along your course you
VIII md stars. stars innumerable, and here
and there patch Of exceptional richness.
which you will pause to examine more par
ticularly. As you approach the constella-
ton Sagfttarfus you will come across sew
erai nebulous patches. which a larger in
strument would resolve into beautiful star
clusters: but nowhere will an opera glass
bring out the richness Of the Milky Way
more strikingiy than In the neighborhood
OF the Swan. Now direct the glass to some
region OF the heavens at q distance from
the Milky Way. say upon the bowl of the
Upper. and note the contrast You will
fnd In the bowl Of the Dipper ten or a
dozen stars not visible to the naked eye;
out IN an equal area Of the Swan the stars,
as you See them through an opera glass,
might be counted by the hundred, and the
background Is still milky with the light Of
stars far beyond the reach of an opera
glass. 1t has been estimated that the num-
Der OF the stars down to the fourteenth
magnitude. inclusive, is somewhere in the
neighborhood of 2O.OO0.O0O. and that of
these about 100000 lie in and along the
Milky Way
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UNDERNEATH THE LAKE.
How the King Of Siam Keeps Cool
During the Summer.


From the Chicago Chronicle
The King Of Siam understands how to
keep cool in warm weather. and having
an abundance of means at his command
he can indulge in the luxury Of a cool re-
treat that has never before had an equal
in the world. When a hot wave strikes
Siam, and that every summer. his mai
esty devotes his entire energies to the
task Of keeping comfortable. There may
be business to do. but 1t may wait His
palace Is dark and cool and yet airy And
If the heat grows too burdensome, or per-
haps only for a change, his majesty goes
under water and remains there until things
cool off.
He doesn't don a bathing suit or a div
ing bell for the purpose. but goes under wa
ter in full state. throne. bag and bag
gage. not forgetting q full supply of wines.
The way he works. it is very simple. A
pavilion built. with the exception Of tho
iron and cement floor, entirely Of sheets
Of bent glass. floats by means Of air cham
bers in the bottom Of q large lake in the
palace grounds. When the thermometer
reaches certain height, as indicated by
his majesty's degree Of discomfort. the
court moves to the glass pavilion. The air
chambers are filled with water and this
pavilion. with all on board. or rather In
side. sinks gracefully to the bottom.
There all hands remain until word Is
brought that showers or east winds have
cooled things above. This word comes by
means Of speaking tubes that connect with
the shore. continuous supply of fresh
air Is also brought down from shore by
flexible tubes. AS for provisions. a plenti-
fIl supply Is brought In before the pavilion
is sunk. but it is not infrequently the case
that trip has to be made to the surface
to get more. There Is not much trouble
In making the ascent The air Chambers
are filled by means Of connecting pipes
from above. and soon the royal household
is gliding upward with q gentle swaying
motion.
The King Of Siam would not permit any
subject. no matter how wealthy or infiu-
entail. to copy his method Of keeping cool
He also tries to keep the matter a secret
so no other oriental potentate may initiate
him
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been a political manager himself in all
sorts Of elections and. Incidentally, it may
be mentioned that he was the only man
ever nominated for the presidency by any
cept Martin Van Buren,. Mr.. Tilden said
as little as possible publicly, but he fire.
quently gave advice to his managers, which
never failed to strengthen the democratic
lines and help the ticket.
In the campaign of 1880 neither candi-
date was seen or heard very much Both
Hancock and Garfield were closely watched
by their respective managers, who feared
their candidates activity for different rea-
sons. Garfield was impulsive and Hancock
inexperienced. Yet. with all the watching.
Garfield took trip to New York that was
beset with dangers narrowly missed.
Hnncock'e Soup.
Hancock. on the other hand. wrote a let
ter to friend. which caused so much
amusement over the, country that 1t seri-
ously belittled the dignity Of the candidate.
The letter began. Your favor received
just az I was partaking Of a hasty plate
of SOUP
The mental picture of q diynified general
of the army and presidential Candidate par
taking Of - hasty plate of SOUP" not to
Of soup could be hasty. caused a verItable
roar of laughter to echo from the Atlantic
to the Pacific.
What might have happened If Gen. Han
SSA Aio~A hot Oesa ACSdAluS hlInS6lt with
soup at the time Of the recent of the lef
ter is mere conjecture. but 1t is quite GER
tain that he would have received a larger
vote.
So they said. after the election. che is in
the SOUP" Whence arose the expression.
Although the unfortunate Incident which
defeated Blaine was Unforeseen. and not
In any sense his fault. his managers blamed
themselves. nevertheless. for permitting
him to appear SO frequently In public, and
especially mathematical the stupidity of
holding a reception upon the very eve of
the battle Their candidate had spoken in
many places. and his magnetism had CAP
tured the country. He returned to New
York with the golden apple virtually with
IN his grasp. Republicans were iubilant
and democrats were hopeless Then came
the luckless reception. when the Rev. DR.
Burchard. with his famous ALTERATION.
turned the laundering tide Of opinion and
changed the policy. and perhaps the des-
tiny-who shall say?-of the nation.
What may happen in this campaign no
to indicate that the course being fol-
lowed by Mckinley is the course least
calculated to bring about trouble In
the way OF too much talk or i'm
prudent action, but 1t Ia contended by The
managers of Mr.. Bryan, and admitted by
his opponents. that many things seem to
make an active campaign on his part tho
most advisable He himself is said TO be-
lieve that he will get all the votes In the
country II he can just see all the voters
he puts great faith in the power of oratory.
speech that is Silver" or the silence that
is golden shall win In this Campaign
only time, which reveals all things, can
tell
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r.ent the substance of which Is mere given.
Perhaps not q single reader OF this ar
ttcle is aware of the fact that nearly
twenty years ago Professor Bell made the
discovery of a method by which he might
hear a shadow fall. He found In following
up the researches of DR.. Werner Siemens
that the rare metal called selenium pos
sesses the peculiar quality OF varying lts
electrical conductivity under the action OF
light. That is to say. its resistance to the
passage of a current of electricity differs
widely when it was exposed to the light or
hid in the dark.
1t was from this discovery that the In
ventor devised an instrument as simple as
its powers were astonishing. Ee found
that by connecting a cell made OF this
metal. selenium, with the ear. by means of
an ordinary telephone. and then directing
upon this cell an interrupted beam Of light,
that it produced sound. 1t was at first
supposed that this rare metal was the only
one which possessed this quality of being
sCnorous. that is to say, OF giving out
sounds. under the action of light. but in
series of beautiful experiments Prof. Bell
found that all substances possess 1t more
or less in the same way when made up in
the form of thin discs or diaphragms. In
a word, the great inventor laid bare for the
first time new principle of matter.
The Transmitter.
1t was out of these researches that the
wonderful instrument upon which Prof
Bell Is now again at work sprang. He gave
IT originally the name of the photophone.
Put in the broadcast way 1t aimed to SUBJ
stitute for the ordinary telegraph or tele
phone wire ray of light. Doubtless there
is many a man who would question the
sanity of any one who would claim to be
able to talk for a long distance over sun
BEAM And yet this is exactly what Prof
Bell has succeeded in doing. The mechan-
ism which he devised does not differ widely
from the telephone in it's general principles
save In the fact indicated that 1t substi-
tutes ray of light for the usual copper
wire The illustration which accompanies
this article gives a very fair iSea of IT'S
mechanical features
There is first of all transmittaHihich is