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The morning times., 1896-06-21
BICYCLE TENNIS.
An Exciting and Popular Game
Played on Wheels.

Pmyeu on w heels
Does bicy cling bring wrinkles?
That was the question hotly discussed
by little knot of women. resting on a log
by the roadside the other day. SCme OF
them were plainly alarmed at the sugges-
ton. others doubtful as to whetherit ought
to he allowed to interfere with the days
run or not, and a feeble minority OF one
remained openly defiant and skeptical.
We'll. for my part, whether it's the
solemn truth or wicked ficticn." said the
girl in lively looking golf stockings. as she
pumped away earnestly and persistently at
her hind tire. Its too serious matter to
have to chance, and to counteract any pos
sib,e danger OF wrinkles 8m going to Join
a bicycle tennis team.
ut was an eminent face specialist who
frightened me about the wrinkles. She
didn't know even my name, occupation OF
special predictions. but directly took Off
my veil in her operating chair the other
morning she calmly asserted that had been
wheeling too much When insisted n hear
ing how she knew / had been wheeling ut
all. she Just handed me powerful hand
glass and be gan to point out the almost in
perceptable indi tions OF fine creases about
my fore head. between the eyes and around
the mouth and nose. It requires only three
to six months whe cling. she told me, to
Tx thOSe nalr-1lne creaseS into long in
delible wrinkles. had just taken private
heart-breaking VOW never to touch the
pedals again when she cheerfully suggested
that countera ct the effect of the bicy cling
by aiterna ting or combining 1t with some
other outdoor sport.
"'Try something she said; that viii
lift your eyes off the unconsciously steady
and frowning gcontempIationoft the road be-
fore you, that will bring your arms into
free play and raise up your chin. Bicycling
is routine sport. Give a woman ten miles
of good road and away she will spin, her
fa.e drawn up in knot, her body In
flexible, her lips tightly shut, too inter-
ested, short of breath and intent on her
road to speak. laugh or even change her ex-
preston and the result is natural, wrinkles;
quick, deep, ugly fellows, hard to rub out
and rapid in reappeariDg.' Do you see
I have been warned in time and In order
to at once keep up my wheeling and main
tain my youthful smoothness of brow
and chin I've taken to bicycle tennis"
THE COURT.
Even the skeptical girl under brown veil
demands to know something of this game.
''Oh its new thing" explained she of the
golf stockings. "It originated only this
The morning times., 1896-06-21
First Six Months of 1896 Has Witnessed Remarkable
Growth of the Fad.

that stay, figuratively, near shore or which
are not in the mood to make the suburban
trips. Nothing is prettier than a view
up or down one of the big boulevards In
the dusk, when the Washington gas Is
constructively shining, than the multi
tudinous glitter OF the bicycle lamps, for
ali the world in the distance like a swarm
of fireflies or will-o'-the- wisps out for
the witches frolic.
The particularly picturesque lamp is, OF
course, that or the wobbler, which stag
gers its various and variegated way at
short and easy stages.
The moonlight night is, of course, the
harvest time for the northwest. The streets
are fairly alive then with hundreds of
riders In all the stages of proficiency. A
very common sight is the group which
surrounds the young lady who is only
learning to ride, and who, IL fall she must,
will be caught in the arms OF half a
dozen ormore experts OF the other gender.
INCREASE IN SALES.
Another measure OF the phenomenal in
crease of sales is had from tine records of
the dealers. The record OF one OF these is
as follows: In 1892 he sold IL machines;
in 1898, 80; in 1894, 124; in 1895, $50;
and 635 SO far in the present year. He ex
poets to make a record Of 800 sold for
the whole year 1896.
There is no telling what the results of
the general desire to sit astride of the new
horse will be. At the present ratio OF in
crease there will probably be at this time
next year in the city at least 150, 600
bicycles. 1t is, of course, the widest con-
lecture to suppose that in the meanwhile
anything better will have been invented.
The French '.ceierette,' which, it is
claimed, anybody can ride and anybody can
make, is such an ungainly thing that it will
have no chance with the beautiful, trim
and fleet steed of the century.
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ont collateral aud notified TO appear in the
police court on the following morning. In
one case he accompanied Il youthful rider
under arrest to a bicycle establishment,
where he left his wheel for So ami put that
sum up as collateral at the station house.
Mr.. Estes does not discriminate between
rich and poor, influential or lowly. Since
his connection with the bicycle squad he
has made thirty-two arrests.
Policeman John W. Robertson, OF the
squad, was born in Kansas. He is twenty
eight years of age, and has been on the
police force six years and four months.
During that time he kerved in the First,
Second, Fourth and Ninth precincts, being
at present in the Fourth or South Washing
ton precinct Robertson has resided In
Washington for twenty years, and attended
the public schools here. He is married and
has one child, a bright little girl. He served
six years as bugier In the Marine ser
vice, and made "a long cruise over the South
Atlantic. At one time he was also de-
tailed with the police guard at the White
House.
Policeman Robertson has had some long
races after scorchers. One OF the longest
was from Third street and Pennsylvania
avenue northwest to Tenth street and New
York avenue, after three colored men who
had been racing along the Avenue. He sue
ceeded in capturing all three, however.
Since his connection with the bicycle squad
Mr.. Robertson has made thirty-nine arrests.
A MARYLAND BOY.
Policeman james A. Duvall is a sporty,
handsome looking young man in his natty
bicycle costume, including golf stockin gs
and a nobby looking little cap. He is twenty
nine years OF age, and was born in Prince
George county, Nd, near Upper Marlboro.
Mr. Duvall has resided in Washington eleven
years, but gained his schooling in Prince
George. He is married, and has two inter-
esting children. He has been on the police
force five years and served in the Second,
Third and Eighth precincts.
Policeman Duvall has had some exciting
experiences as u bicycle copper Recently
a reckless wheelmaD ran against a boy and
knocked him down. The wheelman had a
long lead on Duvull but the gritty officer
got down to work and pursued the fellow
along street TO First street northeast.
The steam railroad gate there was being
lowered as u train was approaching, but
the reckless rider darted beneath itand came
near being caught under the locomotive.
When Duvall reached the gate 1t was
down and the train was passing. The
reckless fellow on the other side took ad-
vantage OF this and made his escape.
ON another occasion Policeman Duvall
had a long chase after an offender, ex-
tending from Fourteenth and Q streets
northwest, down Fourteenth street to
Massachusetts avenue, thence TO the Ma
tional Guard armory, on L street between
Fourth and Fifth, where he was captured.
The bicycles ridden by the police squad
are owned by the men thems>--, and
they are also compelled to foot the bills
for repairs, etc. An effort is being made
10 have the District authorities buy
supply OF bicycles for the men, which
seems to be but Just, considering the great
amount of wear and tear the wheels
are subjected to in running down violators
OF the law.
The morning times., 1896-06-21
A LOVERS VAIL.

Lucinda has the cycle fad,
And weekly worse IL growDs
She wants o wheel and wantsie ba1b ]
And likewise bloomer clothes.
I'd like to please her. but feel
Opposed to cycling quite;
To me woman on a wheel
Js not pretty sight ID
The thought OF 1t my temper stirs;
know would not like
To see that stately form Of hers
Bent over On a bike.
: do not fancy hiking humps,
Aud feel my grief 'twould crown
: To see those beauteous legs, Ike pumps
Go working up and down.
No, wheels are not for such as she,
Though they are speedy things.
Far more appropriate twould b0
We're she equipped with wings
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OVER 10000 0WHEELS RIDDEN tn WASH JNGToN
MAu D MULLER.

maui 01uANls OA - ouhnAhSt odys
Mounted her wheel and rode away. -
Beneath her blue cap glowed wealth
Singing, she rode, and her merry glee
frightened the sparrow from his tree.
But when she was several miles from town,
Upon the hillslope, coasting down,
The sweet song died, and vague unrest
And a sort of terror filled her breast
A fear that she hardly dared to Owl,
For what IL her wheel should strike stone!
The Judge scorched swiftly down the road
Just then she heayd his tire exploded
he carried his wheel into the shade
or the apple tree, to await the maid.
And he asked her II she would kindly loan
Her pump to him, as he'd lost his own.
She left her wheel with a sprightly jump,
And in less than u Jiffy produced her pump.
And she blushed as she gaveit, looking down
At her feet. once hid by a trailing gown.
Then said the Judge, as he pumped away,
" 'Tis very fine weather we're having to-
day."
He spoke OF grass and flowers and trees;
or twepty-mile runs and centuries.
And Maud forgot that no trailing gown
was over her blOomers hanging down.
But the tire was fixed, alack-a-day!
The Judge remouDted and rode away.
Maud Muller looked and sighed. "Ah. me!
That 1 the Judges bride might be!
MY father should have braDd-new wheel
OF the costliest make and the finest steel
And I'd give one to ma of the same design,
So that she'd cease to borrow inine."
The Judge looked back, as he climbed the
hill,
And saw Maud Muller standing stin.
"A prettier face and a form more fair
I've seldom gazed at, I declare!
would she We're mine, and / today
Could make her put those blOomers awayr'
But he thought of his sisters, proud and
cold,
And shuddered to think how they would
scold
II he should, one of these afternoons,
Come home with a bride In pantaioons.
Who never succumbed TO the boomers
power;
Yet Oft, while watching the smoke wreaths
curl,
OF the way she stood there, pigeon-toed,
While he was pumping beside the road.
She married a man who clerked in store,
And many children pia yed round her door;
And then her bloomers brought her Joy!
She cut them down for her Oldest boy.
But still OF the Judge she often thought,
And sighed DER the loss that her biOomers
wrought,
Or wondered IL wearing them was a sin,
And then confessed, 1T might have been"
Alas for the Judge! Alas for the maid!
Dreams Were their only stock in trade.
For of all wise words of tongue or pen,
The wisest are these: Leave pants for
menl'
All, well! For US all hope still remains
For the bloomer girl and the man of brains;
Buffalo Commercial
The morning times., 1896-06-21
MY CYCLE.

Dear other self, SO silent, swift and sures
Ny dumb companion Of delightful days.
Might fairy fingers from thy orbit rays
or steel strike music, as the gods Of yore,
From reed or shell; what melodies would
pour
On my glad ears; what songs Of woodland
ways.
OF summers wealth OF corn, or the sweet
lays.
or Aprirs budding green; while evermore
We twain, one living thing, flash like the
light
Down the long tracks that stretch from
sky to sky,
Thou hastily music, too; what ttimethenoon
Beats sultry on broad roads, when gather
ing night,
We drink the keen-edged air; or, dark
ling fly,
'Twixt hedgerows blackened by q mystic
moon.
-Adriel We're, In Spectator.
The morning times., 1896-06-21
A BENEDICTIoN.

God bless the wheel! the whrring wheel!
That wakens the worlds unmeasured zeal,
And makes a man Of my torture feel
Like praising the same Away,
For it's taken the maid next door, who
sought
To daily pound the piano-forte,
To another brand of athletic sport
That bears her miles away.
-Boston Courier
The morning times., 1896-06-21
MADE 1T CHRONIC.

He was bent on having a wheel. they said,
And To purchase one was straightway led,
And now, as his daily feats have shown,
He's bent till the same has chronic grown.
The morning times., 1896-06-21
MARY.

Mary had little lamb,
But both have long been dead;
II Mary were alive today,
Shed want a wheel instead.
-Somerville Journal.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-06-03

Men talk fiippantly of boiling the ac-
ton of party convention as If these or
CARNATIONS were mere marts of trade
in which there is no element of good
faith required until the transaction has
been closed and the goods delivered.
This is wholly erroneous and pervert-
ed view of the obligations and duties
arising out of party association. The
object of a convention is to ascertain
and give expression to the wishes and
opinions of a majority of the party rep
resented, and it is the duty of the
minority to acquiesce and accept the
result in absolute good faith. It would
be dishOnorable for any man to par
ticipate in a convention with any other
purpose in view, for in doing SO he
would degrade the party council into
a thimble- rig affair of "heads l win,
tails you lose" The man who feels
that he cannot yield entire submission
to the will of a majority fairly ascer-
tanned and expressed ought not to en-
ter q convention at all He stultifies
himself in doing so, and goes there un-
der false pretenses, for he is not willing
to do unto others as lie would have
them, as indeed he expects them, to do
unto him. Let no man deceive him
self in this matter. Honor and good
faith require him to accept and to sus-
tain the action of the party convention
or to refrain from having anything to
do with it whatever.-IntleG-AppeG5.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-06-03
Death Of Capt. John G. Boude.

Capt. John G. Boude. clerk of the
Circuit Court of Rockbridge County,
died at his home, in Lexington, at an
early hour last Thursday morning af-
ter an Illness of three weeks, the cause
of death being heart failure. He had
filled the Office of circuit clerk for
thirty odd years. He was born in
Clarke County, November 49, 1888 lie
was graduate of the law school of
Washington College, now Washington
and Lee University. in the class Of
1870. At the opening Of the civil war
he left Lexington with the Rockbrldge
Rifles, and was afterward assigned to
the famous "Stonewali Brigade" and
with that company fought oil through
the war to Charlottesville, where ne
lost a limb After the war he was elect
ed Circuit Court clerk, and ia addition
to this office he, with others, conduct
ed a successful newspaper. He was a
prominent official of the Confederate
Camp OF Veterans of the State and
grand commander of Lee-Jackson
Camp OF this place. He was a Mason
and Odd-Fellow and held high Official
place in those organizations. He was
president ofthe Association of Virginia
Court Clerks.
Deceased was brother of the Rev.
A. P. Boude of the NJ. E. Church South.
On last Monday Judge VIM. McLaugh-
lin appointed to fill the unexpired term
of Mr.. Boude.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-06-03
Narrow Escape.

News has been received here of a
thrilling adventure experienced by
bride and groom at Davis, Tucker coun
tv. this State. The couple had gone
on walk to Black Water Falls, two
miles distant, and were returning to
town ia a different direction over a
mountainous path, when they espied
flowers blooming in an open space some
distance away While engaged in
plucking the blossoms they were star
tied on discovering that the great for
est fires which have been raging in that
section had closed in upon them. shut
tiog off what seemed to them every
avenue of escape.
As quick as flash the flames encir-
cled them, setting their clothes and the
lat of the bride on fire, and smuggling
off the eye lashes Of both bride and the
groom. In their frightened condition
they became 50 bewildered that they
gave up to die, and We're both on their
knees in prayer when two woodsmen
wao were fleeing from the fire happen
ed by, and being acquainted with the
locality. managed to get the couple to
place of safety, but not before all
concerned were more or less burned.
The groom, whose name is L. H. Ash,
was married to Miss Carrie Osborne
only two weeks ago. They had just
taken up their denee in Davis
Roncererte (W. Va Messenger.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-06-03
TOrnadOeS.

Never in the history of this country
have SO many, and such destructive
tornadoes prevailed. The papers for
weeks have described them as occur.
ring in many western, northern and
Southern States. Texas was visited
by a cyclone, then smaller ones in va
rious parts of the country, the crown
ing and eliminating one in fury and
destructiveness being the one which
visited st. Louis, and the city of East
st. Louis on the Illinois side of the
Mississippi on last Wednesday night
an account of which appears in our
columns elsewhere. The destruction
of lives and property was the most Sc
rious ever yet recorded in the United
States. Some years ago Louisville,
KY, was swept by a similar storm but
the loss was not so great. Now the
loss in the two cities of st. Louis
amounts to 500 dead, 1900 wounded,
and the destruction of 100000 of
property. Some idea may be gained
of the destruction to property by the
following comparison. If eight cities
the size of Stanton were laid in ruins
the loss would not equal that caused
in St. Louis and East st. Louis, whilst
the losses in other towns and the sur
rounding country has also been very
great, but overshadowed by that in
the two cities named.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-06-03

A posse of men from Franklin, w.
Va, led by the Sheriff and the energetic
Commonwealth Attorney of Pendle.
ton, came to town Tuesday morning in
pursuit of Israel Cole. who broke Jail
there on the night of the Oath instant.
Cole is an Ohio man, and was convicted
of house breaking and burglary, COM
mitted while tramping through Pen
dleton county last fall, and sentenced
to five years in the penitentiary.
The Jail from which he made his
escape is an old log structure, and it is
supposed that large nail was the
only tool used in effectiDg the exit.
With this he picked the end from one
of the logs, splinter at time, until an
opening large enough to let his body
pass was made. Cole, it is thought,
worked a month or more, removing the
log, and during the day fitted a plank
, into the opening SO as to prevent
detection.
He was traced to within four miles
of Monterey, and it is believed he is
now hiding in one of the mountains
near town.
A reward of $50 has been offered by
the Pendleton authorities. This man
is said to be of an excellent family, of
Columbus, o.
State Senator Charles P. Jones and
Sheriff E. M. Arbogast are taking a
weeks outing on Greenbrier river,
near Travellers Repose, angling for
trout. Their wives accompanied
them.- Monterey (Va.) correspondent
to Richmond Dispatch, 29th of May.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-06-03
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by loca! applications. as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure Deafness,
and that is 10y constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an infiamed con-
dition OF the mucous lining of the
Enstachian Tube. When this tube
gets infiamed you have rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing, and when
it is entirely closed Deafness is the re-
suit and unless the inflammation can
be taken out and this tnbe restored to
its normal condition. hearing will be
destroyed forever; nine cases out OF ten
are caused by catarrh, which is nothing
but an inflamed condition of the mu-
cous sufaces.
Wewiil give One Hundred Dollars for
any case Of Deafness Caused by catarrh)
that can not be cured by Hall Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars, free.
+. J. CHENEY & Co.,
Toledo, o.
eE Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-06-03
A Lame Excuse.

Some excuse for the defeat of So
many of the old council was, of course,
sought, and the Times, which knows
it all. has found it in the way the names
were printed on the ticket. The names
of all the candidates for the various
offices were certified to the electoral
board by the city clerk without refer
ence to party. The question: OF course
the board as to how they
should be printed on the tickets. Ii
they had been printed as they came
from the clerk the board felt that just
complaint might be made. Had they
been printed, punched as democrats
and Independents, the question arose
as to whether alphabetical order shoule
be used in each bunch, and which
bunch should have precedence. Thf
electoral board being democrats, L
they had placed the de mocratic prlma
~ ticket first on the ticket, great com
plant would have been made and vel
it had as good a right to be SO placed
as the other.
After much perplexity,i it was decided
! to place all the names on the ticket il
alphabetical order, and they were 81
printed. And let us remark right her
that this arrangement lost the demo
Gratis councilman in the LIST ward an
probably two or three in the second.
In the first ward, the name of Al
mentrout, came first, and Fretwe
third. In the second, R. P. Bell, Oar
| iel Crimmens, and O. M. Goode wer
the first three names on the ticket, an
| the name of Hammond came befOr
Hoge or Hughes, and this led Target
to the election of Goode and Han
mond. If the names had been place
on the ticket according to partisan di'
tates, they would have been punched
and the primary nominees would hav
been the first on the ticket. Had tn
been done not single councilman
the first ward would have been electe
and probably not more than two
the second.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-06-03
Police Justice.

It has been stated since the recent
election that Capt. A. H. Fultz would
be a. candidate for Police Justice Of
this city, an office purely within the
gift of the present council, land that he
would probably have some show OF
success. It is known that Capt. Fultz
went upon the Independent ticket not
because he cared for the Mayoralty, he
did not, but because he believed the
"Old Council'' would be re elected, and
thereby he would be re elected Police
Justice. Having followed the opposi-
ton for this purpose, having cast his
lot with them. he can have no claim
on the generosity of the victorious
Democrats. It is asking little too
much to stand out as Capt. Fultz did,
fight the Democrats as he did and then
expect after the battle has ended to be
honored with the most lucrative Office
within the gift of the council, and to
have sent away empty handed those
who bore the burden and heat of the
day. If Capt. Fultz is chosen Police
Justice, the seven Democratic coun-
cilmen had as well turn the fruits of
the whole victory over to the van
pushed.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-06-03
Give Us A Recnnnt.

The Democrats of Staunton have
been maligned and abused about the
result of the election. Fraud has beer
charged with partisan fury which
has been the stock in trade of that DIV.
ing and disintegrating conglomeration
in this city, for a good while past, and
in order that the Democratic party
may be absolved from the odium which
might otherwise attach to the conduct
of its officers in the recent election.
let us have recount of the ballots, in
broad day light, in the presence of all
who may have the right to be present,
and see whether it will not give the
lie to the claims of some of these polit
ical martyrs who have been whining,
and damning everything and every
body. We sincerely hope somebody
having the right, will demand re
count in both Wards.