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THE JUNTA HEADQUARTERS.
Contrast Between the War Depart
 ment of Msdrid and of Cuba.
Directing ff.e War In Hall Bedroom Lack ss Arms and Ammunitioz, But Not Money Which Wor-
 ries Cubap Leaders.
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It's long-distance war, this present conflict in Cuba. The Spanish forces are, of course, directed and supplied from Madrid, while the reyolutionists are kept at it by a coterie of men whose headquarters are right in New York city.
 The contrast between the head cen ters of these opposing forces is as- founding.
 In Madrid the war is directed with all the pomp and circumstance pos sible. There are half a dozen magnifi- cent palaces and ministeries, where thousands of officials are busy at it. The ministers, secretaries and com handlers all have a big retinae of sub ordinates. There are nearly 60,00o sol diers stationed there all the time to give dignity and splendor to the work of crushing out the rebellion. They are only for show, as there is absolutely nothing for them to do i'll the way of guarding property or people. The g. GOO police and civil guards are amply sufficient to do all of that sort of work Indb IS ueEeSSdl Ae tiiC "hu NANt Royal palace, whose magnificence astounded even Napoleon, the insurrec- tion is about the only topic of any in- terest or any importance. The same is true at the senate building, in the cham Der of deputies, in the presideneia, where Canovas reigns supreme, at the big palace of the minister of war, on the broad Alcala, at the rambling old cavalry barracks, now occupied by the minister of marine, and at the palaces of the colonial minister and the minis ter of finance. Several government plants for the manufacture of arms are worked to their utmost capacity, while at three shipyards men-of-war are con- stantly being fitted out. A big fleet of
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NEWS FOR THE CYCLER.
He May Now Be Insured Against
 Accidents on the Road.
4 Hamper for His Provisions-New in- ventions to increase the Speed and Comfort of BicycIers-New
 Ice Bicycle.
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A new bicycle hamper which has just been imported from England is per feet pantry in miniature. About every thing that is needed by wheelmen i'll the shape of lunch can be placed in the new hamper and, so far as bicyclists are concerned. the road house with it's eN- pensive prices is likely to be thing of the past.
 Naturally the main feature of the English invention is compactuess. 1t fits comfortably in the luggage carrier, and has all the appearance of simple, ornamental tool box. But when it is opened the wonders appear. Even this opening of the hamper is not done in q conventional way. Taking it from the luggage carrier and setting it on the ground, a spring is pressed, which re- leases q bolt and then the sides and top drop away to lie fiat on the ground even with the bottom of the hamper and these being eanvas-covered from table apparently readY-spread for q substantial meal. Little compartments nest together, taking up about half the space, and contain biscuits, sugar, tea and coffee. In this remaining space is spirit lamp, coffee pot, a cup and saucer, knife, fork, spoon and plate; while in the little angles and corners there ese spaces especially designated bv snae.es so as to avoid mistake, in which are tube of milk, and a long thin pot of butter Even the after dinner smoke is not overlooked, for a little metal clasp beside the tea chest holds firmly in place a cigar, with several matches in one side and some wooden tooth picks in the other.
 nInsuranee Against Bicycle Smash-U Ups.
 There should be no terror in the bicycle smash-up now. The greatestob-
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A New Light for Bicycles.

The latest electric light or lamp for use on bicycles is compact, ornamental and efficient in operation.
 In appearance it does not differ ma terially from the majority of it's prede- cessors except that it is smaller in bulk and at the same time throws a stronger light when in use.
 The lamp is set on the lamp bracket just in front of the handle bars, while the battery is set just above the forks and beneath the horizontal bar of the frame The lamp proper is a small cir eular arrangement which much resem- bIes the bulls-eye of an ordinary dark lantern. The front is of glass while the back and sides are of metal.
 The battery is a rectangular one com posed of two cells of the standard chlo- ride-of-lead storage battery, inclosed within hard rubber case. Two feed wires connect the batteries with the lamp and serve to carry the current which supplies the light.
 Within the circular frame of the lamp is small incandescent light behind which is placed reflector concave in shape and bent far over the top of the light, the object of this being to throw the light downward as well as forward In both sides of the lamp are lights of colored glass arranged opposite the cen ter of the incandescent light within the case.
 By removing a small cap at the top of the light case, the electric lamp can be -l,., T tor can also be removed by the same means whenever it is necessary to clean it. The great advantage claimed for this light is that |. does not easily getou. of order, is compact, and occupies little space and there is no smoking of the lamp or leakage of oil over the machine
 The same arrangement can be applied to ladies' machine, the battery being strappediu just below and behind the han dle bars and the insulated wires passing around the handle of the fork. Rough roads in no way affect the light or the power of the battery, as the two cells of the battery are tightly sealed, and even if the machine is turned upside down or laid for any length of time on it's side the lights will continue to burn as long as the wires connecting the light with the battery are unbroken, or for ten hours, which is the supply limit of the battery.
 Renewing the battery is very simple and easy matter The top of the metal case unscrews, and the porcelain plate within is removed, uncovering the cells of the battery. The plates can be had at any electric power house or supply shop, and the light is good for another ten hours. Incandescent lights can also be had at any electrical supply shop and in almost any size desired. so that the fear of running short cf power" C, light need not bother the ,sneraman
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seat which ib set directly over the cen. ter of the track between the rails.
 The sprocket wheel in tAe ordinary road bicycle is located directly beneath the seat and connects with a smaller wheel set in the center of the rear axle.
 While the machine is new, railroad men have not been slow to appreciate it's manifold advantages, and it is a boon to inspectors and track walkers who now mount their railroad cycle and spin along up or down the line about the companies business entirely indepentl- ent of timetables and trains.
 Should occasion demand it, the front wheels can be controlled by the handle bar as is customary in the ordinary road machines. A small metal basket or tray is suspended at the front of the machine
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Pumping While scorcbing.

No necessity exists longer for yeXa- tious delays to ;ntiate the bicycle tire. By new invention which scorchers are welcoming, that operation can be per formed without minutes delay. It is called the automatic bicycle pump, and does it's work rapidly and well.
 It weighs two ounces and is attached to the wheel. When the air goes out, it immediately begins to supply the need and with human precision stops pump ing the instant the tire is filed The cY- cler can speed on as though nothing had happened, and he will not have ex- perienced the slightest annoyance. The pump is 8 neat affair, looking like a simple rod, and does not appear cum bersome.
 It is a certain ally, always to be de pended upon and never failing to do its duty, and no more. It obviates delay, bruised fingers and soiled clothing.
 The actual pump is a small affair, which looks like diminutive oil can. inverted and placed over the air vent on the inner rim of the wheel The pump rod or piston extends from the pump to the aXel of the wheel, where IL is at tached to a peculiar fork-shaped ar rangement with an elbow or bend in it.
 As the wheel revolves this bend is worked in and out, and operating on a joint in the pump rod causes it to work up and down within the small pump. The faster the wheel revolves the faster the pump works, and by this means the tire is kept filled with air to it's fullest extent. Even should there be small puncture in the tire, the pump, by con stantly working, would keep the tire blown up and thus avoid the necessity of a stop and perhaps a fruitless hunt for some means of stopping the leakage
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fast and modern transatlantic steam CTS is used exclusively to carry men and supplies to the island.
 Without the aid of powerful infu- ences and the consumption of a great deal of time and patience it is almost impossible to have an interview with high Spanish official, much less Ga novas, the premier. Soldiers and po- licemen in gaudy uniforms bar your progress at every turn. Unless the wis itor wore the regulation frock coat and silk hat he would get but seant courtesy from any of the officers or underlings on duty.
 That's the way the war is carried on at Madrid with all the winding and un- winding of red tape and eircumlocu- tion possible in an old and pow erful nation.
 Now look at the other picture.
 It isn't so attractive or showy, but by contrast it's much more interesting. Probably not one American in 10000 knows where the headquarters of the Cuban junta are, that peculiar and modest little organization which has for neary year carried on more or less successful contest with Spain and captured three-fourths of the Island of Cuba. There is nothing magnificent about the offices of the junta. They are confined to the five rooms on the second floor of dingy little building near the lower end of New street The number is 56. The building is of brick, painted an uncertain color which suggests clay. It was once a dwelling house and was so occupied when Bowling Green was still fashionable neighborhood. Since then it has been turned into offices and some enterprising landlord has man aged to squeeze an elevator into the end of the hall.
 The rent of these offices probably does not exceed S1,0oo year. The floors are bare and there is no superfuous furni- lure. One hundred dollars would easily buy all the desks, tables and chairs in the whole place. The walls are dec- orated only with maps of Cuba, adver- tisements and few portraits. The back room, through which en- trance is had, is the largest in the suite. 1t is used as a sort of anteroom and ktoreroom for merchandise incident to the cause. In one corner, nearly hiding a youth who manipuiates typewriter. Is big pile of cases containing little
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Only one wheel, the rear one, is used the place of the front wheel being taken by d. long. slender, steel runner which more nearly resembles a Norwegian racing skate than anything else. The familiar fork is also missing, it's place being taken by q much longer bar in the end of which the steel runner is set. This bar is bent backwards instead of forward. as is customary with the fork.
 Attached to the base of the saddle post is a strong steel spring to which an L shaped steel rod is attached, the other end of which is connected by a pin to the frame work of the machine at the pedals. From that point short piece of steel drops below the pedals, to connect with two steel rods, which pass back on either side of the rear wheel, where they meet two steel points running from the rear axle, which form the support of two steel runners.
 The rear wheel which runs between these two runners or skates, has small projections on the tire which take hold of the ice and force the machine along as the wheel is worked by the pedals. It
 
 is claimed with this machine there is no possibility of slipping, and much higher rate of speed can be obtained on the ice than can be had from an ordi- nary machine on the roadway.
 An ordinary road machine can be very readily changed into machine for use on the ice by removing the wheels and adjusting the ice wheel and skates. It is an easy matter to adjust the rear skate and their connecting rods, while peculiar attachment has been devised to run from the end of the fork to the first runner. The regular ice bicycle, however. is builtand intend ed solely for use on the ice. and in all such machines the fork is missing.
 It is claimed by the inventor that the new ice bicycle can be used on the thick snow crust or on well beaten snow cov- cred roads. as well as on the ice.
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boxes of salve to be shipped to the reb- els. At long table in the center a vorng Cuban was enrelessly tossing around and examining some sticks o5 dynamite. Boxes of souvenir Cuban flags and buttons, piles of circulars ana l stacks of blank forms are also much ID ! evidence. In the corner Of the room, facing the hall is a ledger desk where MT. Smith presides MT. Smith is sort of general secretary and bookkeeper. He affects shirt sleeves and a brmrWood pipe and has the accent appearance ana general good humor of downeast storekeeper. He will promptly intro duce you to anyone you want to see' and give you any information yol' may ask for. Formality and circumlocuhon have no place in the home of the Junta. Then comes a little room where the sec retary has his desk, neXt'to the treasur- CTS room, while the room beyond that l which was originally a front bed- room is used as a reception room and council chamber. A little room off that, at the end of the hall, is the private of 1 flee of Senor Palma, the head of the 1 Junta and the representative of Cuba in the United States. It's about ten feet long and six wide and is lighted by one window at the end overlooking New street. The only furniture in the room is a $25 roller-top eak desk, swinging office chair, another chair for @ visitor and table.
 As the Cubans have no resources on the island all the money, arms, muni- tons and supplies necessary to carry on the revolution have to come from the outside It is Senor Palma's busi- ness to see that they are furnished. Without them the revolution would col lapse in short order and consequently it is Senor Palma and his associates in the Junta who are conducting the war;
 Senor Palma is a little man. with iron gray hair, a closely cropped little gray mustache, brown wrinl1led face, q defective left eye and a pronounced Spanish accent. He wears black frock coat and a little fat derby hat of the vintage of 1890.
 What does it cost a. year to carry on the revolution ?'' l asked.
 Not such large sum. Much less
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than you would think. You see our sol- diers all work without pay and they live off the country. Our main expense is for arms and ammunition. At a, rough estimate it costs us about S50O,- 900 a year. Of course this does not in- clude losses we sustain in filibustering expeditions which are unsuccessful. That is always an uncertain quantity. On the other hand it costs Spain S75,- 0oo,ooo a year to fight us, so you see we have one big advantage anyway"
 What system do you use in raising money?"
 A very simple one. We get it by direct but voluntary tax. The Cubans in this country and there are & great many of them largely employed in the cigar business, pay us tax of ten per cent. of their income. Of course there are a great many large contributions to the cause also. The Cuban-Ameriean are well organized for our support. l Wherever in the country any number of them are living Cuban club is formed With a president, secretary and treas urer who collect the tax and forward it 10 us. They also render any other help they can and report regularly to this o11ice"
 What then do you need most?
 Arms, or rather g. way to get them to our troops. We have plenty of men in Cuba, but we are short of arms and ammunition. In the whole island there are probably 100000 men who would enlist at once if we would only arm them. In the eastern department Gen. Gareia has had to refuse to take any more recruits. He reports that he could enlist 20,000 men who are anxious to join the Cuban army if he had the nec- essary supply of arms. As our flag is not recognized, the only way we can get supplies to the army is by filibusterine expeditions. These are by no means al- ways successful, for Spain has soma 50 war ships constantly patrolling the Cuban coast"
 Although there are always dozen or so of Cubans waiting in the anteroom to talk with some member of the iunta the actual number of people at the headquarters is very small. It com prises less than a dozen people in all. including clerks and messengers And this handful of men are successfully. combating the statesmen, diplomats and soldiers of naughty Spain.
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NEW BltYt L E AAnPER

iection to the collision, slip, tumble, or any other of the numerous accidents to which the cycler is natural heir, has breaks down, you take it to your re- pairer and send the bill to your insur- ance company. If you break your leg, fracture a rib or disloeate your verte- brae, you can have them paid for, spot eash. All you have to do is to prove shat yon broke something, find out what it is, and present your bill. You are promptly reimbursed for the dam age to your anatomy and as soon as you are able to leave your bed, you go your way rejoicing. It is all matter of business.
 There is company in Boston which undertakes to insure bicycle riders against accident charging a semi annual premium of three dollars for a policy with thousand dollar limit.
 One thousand dollars is what the com pany considers the life of bieyclef te be worth. and that is what his family receives if, the faithful pilot, he sticks to the wheel and meets his death.
 Upon the theory that man who can not ride might as well be dead, the eom- pany also pays S1,ooo for the loss of both legs.
 The loss of both hands is estimated to be worth the same amount, as is also the destruction of both eyes. He who comes out of the wreck with only one leg left to pull, or one foot. will receive $500.
 A disputed point is settled as to the value of two hands, the ratio being estimated at two to one in favor of the right. Should the right hand be lost its former proprietor can spend $500 learning to become left-handed, but should he be compelled to part with his left hand he only gets $25o for it. It will be readily seen that it pays bet ter to lose the right hand, and it is therefore suggested that cyelers pass to the left of cable cars and dangerous vehicles, after the English fashion. This would bring the high-priced hand into the greatest danger, and S25o clear profit to the pocket of its proprietor should it be severed
 If one eye is knocked out Ss5o is con sidered ample compensation. The fore going has reference to the capital prizes only. In addition to these the insur- snce agent offers a long list of 'sap-
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A New Ice Bicycle.

The latest ice bicycle is a curious looking contriyance of skates, a. wheel and springs.
 Many attempts have been made to perfect a machine which can be utilized for winter use on well-beaten snow and ice: but until now all have, more or less, failed in their purpose.
 A sort of combination ice wheel has however recently been patented which, it is claimed can be used on the snow or ice with all the freedom, safety and speed of ordinary road machines.
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A Railway ouadracycle.

The new railway machine can hardly be called bicycle. as it has four wheels, two on either side, and more nearly re- sembles two bicycles running side by stde, than it does single machine.
 This machine has fianged wheels, very much like the ordinary car wheel. but much lighter in construction, and they are set at the standard railroad gauge. X light iron framework supports the
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By Steamer, Train or Ro.. .

Which of these have you select., means of trayel2 No matter Sisgssa WSe, as { 1t Is, recollect that for sea.sicl,panalesn nnleneys
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Expensive Flowers at : ,----

The floral offerings at the bs'al fDas
 Col. North, 'sthe nitrate Y, luneral estimated to be worth sss n'ng as vel king of the Belgians sent ssp'UuO' II eight feet in diameter. He alao wreaI duplicate made in artificial +lao ee sent take the place of the real ,g~sra ,shss E flowers had withered.-N. Y gpen ws, ! !
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COMBINATION. you just opo,. \ see our flat" she exclaimed, eutbussss.i issi sa ly We've the lovelest SssGs' eomhisaaa kitchen and folding bed that ever 14sgpa was s 2 Detroit Tribune. eas |
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FAIR INDIoATIoN.-sDoes ar, ington's father look with fagon 59,ss GusI suit2" ,sl think SD, he alwapss lTsIe Ia4e on vol for the drinks. .n-Detroit Free f9 pTam iss me ppss
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Frs stopped free and permanently cnre,
 No fits after first days use of pr, KIisais G Great Nerve Res eorer. Free 8 trial bOtils C treatise. DR. KLINE, 933 Arch st. Phia Ps
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'sTnERE Is q report that Buzbee has larrs floating debt,8 announced tie cashier to tfs teller. Yes, sir: an $s0,0(0 steam yachta Detroit Free Press.
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PIso's CURE cured me of Throat sDd' Lung trouble or three. years standing -E| CADY, Huntington, Ind, Nov. F, 1894.
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"THE doctors seem always happy.p uob doctors don't take life seriously Detms Tribune. 's'V's
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"WHY does Miss Antique lool, :. ,.l glass so mucha" aShe is afraid iVof of n n tH| ing vain. .'-Detroit Free Press Ps.0 Ol Oecom
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FLATTERY Is often a traffic of mutual meanness. s.-Coiton.
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Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally. Price 75c.
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nInsurance Against Bicycle smash-Ups.
 There should be no terror in the bicycle smash-up now. The greatestob-
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nDIESM aud WHISKY habits bMssrs. sHrsaA Atlanta, s'